[Buddha-l] Being in Love

[Gad Horowitz]

don't make the silly mistake of thinking that you understand freud


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wong Weng Fai" <wongwf at comp.nus.edu.sg>
To: "Buddhist discussion forum" <buddha-l at mailman.swcp.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 6:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Buddha-l] Being in Love


>
>
> On Tue, 19 Feb 2008, Franz Metcalf wrote:
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> > Celibacy is effectively a purified polyamory: polyamory without the sex.
>
> Oh come on... that's over-stating it. One may love his/her spouse,
> parents, children, nephews and nieces, the pet dog, the kids he/she
> teaches in school, his/her computer, his/her hobby - that's polyamory?
> Don't make the silly mistake of Freud and see sex and lust in everything.
> Human beings are capable of some purity.
>
> Weng-Fai
>
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