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Anand Krishna
Not too long ago, I faced a situation, when for the first time, I realized that to some people love and loins are inseparable. To them, lovemaking is the only possible expression of love. They cannot think of love as anything else other than the meeting of human genitals. I have this habit of signing my books with love always. Having done that for more than a decade, I faced a situation when even that line was being questioned. Thus, I was being projected as the perfect blend of Caligula and Casanova.
the ancients our inner causal body. It took me some time to realize that those who misunderstood love were actually missing the very word in their mother tongue. Yes, love is missing in the Javanese lexicons. The Balinese, later adopted the word asih from the Malay kasih to describe a higher form of love, above the sensual craving type trisna. Not bad. However, generally speaking, both the Javanese and Balinese lovers still use the word trisna to express their love for each other. So, I began to..
Each of these has an equivalent in Sanskrit. Prema (Agape), Kama (Eros), Karuna (Philia), Mamta (Storge), Karuna (Xenia), indeed, there are many more words for love in Sanskrit than any other language, ancient or modern. Rati, Asakti, Moha these are the attachment-based love. But, above all is: