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What is love? || Acharya Prashant, on Jiddu Krishnamurti (2018)
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Love
Subject and Object
Duality
Giving and Receiving
Doer
Sacrifice
Truth
Self-preservation
Description

Acharya Prashant explains that the object of love is so gigantic and total that it leaves no space for the dualistic subject to survive, rendering the object a non-object. He clarifies that in love, there is neither giving nor receiving because both actions require the presence of a separate self to act as a giver or receiver. Instead, love is the absence of the doer, which he describes as the highest action of the individual. Using the analogy of a small civilian who destroys an enemy ammunition depot at the cost of his own life, he illustrates that love involves attempting the impossible and requires the total sacrifice of oneself. He emphasizes that love is a process of demolition where great structures collapse and formidable enemies are defeated, asserting that one cannot attain something beyond their measure if they prioritize their own safety or survival.