Noble Realms — Relationships...

Re: Relationships...

2008-02-01T02:13:55Z

Good answers everyone. Daisy, I totally agree with you. And Auscastian, I think it's a great question. I wouldn't think that many members on this forum would be disturbed by it. I think that whatever we feel to be true deep in our hearts is the only thing in our existence that is not illusion. Ah, relationships - so complex and fleeting at times. But for me, I've grown tremendously as a person from experiencing the joys and pain of relationships.

Ellen

Re: Relationships...

2008-01-31T23:25:52Z

A part is and a part isn't.

A component of the part that isn't part of the illusion can speed some growth as you find out what "parts of you" you want to remain concrete and sacred to you and what parts can be whittled away. These will very from person to person.

Another component is, you may/can find those things that irritate you so, that might not otherwise happen. So in some regards you can learn "acceptance" of others and how to not take things personally a lot faster than you otherwise might as well.

Re: Relationships...

2008-01-31T22:26:48Z

Considering All is One... it would seem that all evidence to the contrary is merely illusion (i.e. the idea that there can even be an "other" to have a relationship with). And yet... every single relationship - between the various parts of what make up that Oneness - is sacred, Divine at essence, based in love and eternal. The trouble lies in our ability to perceive this essential truth... we tend to distort it as Daisy mentioned, through various aspects of our human make-up. So our perception of relationship, at this level, is illusion. The relationships themselves are not, nor is what we gain through exploring them.

Like so much else here, really.

Re: Relationships...

2008-01-31T21:44:56Z

My answer would be: yes and no. Yes in the sense that all romantic relationships are fleeting, as is everything else in this physical world; and so many human "love" relationships are based on needy attachment, resentment, jealousy, fear of being alone, or any other form of negativity you can think of - that is surely illusion. But I believe that in some cases, there can be a deeper spiritual bond between two souls which transcends illusory physical reality. And that kind of love is infinitely more real than the kind that is founded on ego and negativity.

Relationships...

2008-01-31T21:16:12Z

This might upset some members so I apologize for the inconvenience of the question, but to be blunt: Are relationships just another part of the illusion?

Relationships in the sense of a "romantic relationship" between two individuals.