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Love and loneliness || Acharya Prashant (2016)
Acharya Prashant
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Loneliness
Aloneness
Attraction
Suffering
Self-deception
Redemption
Desire
Hypocrisy
Description

Acharya Prashant explains that love and loneliness are fundamentally linked as a continuous movement of the mind. Love is described as an irresistible urge and a tendency of the mind to be drawn toward objects, people, or ideas because it feels incomplete and 'not at home.' He distinguishes between love for specific objects and a perennial, objectless love that seeks a final peace beyond the material world. This constant seeking is a response to an inner suffering or a feeling of homelessness that the mind tries to cure by 'running' toward various distractions like work, relationships, or entertainment.