On Love

Recording Location
Lone Pine, Calif.
Recording Date
31 August 1970
Recording Information

Franklin Merrell-Wolff examines the principle of love by making a distinction between an orientation to Eros and an orientation to Logos. He portrays the meaning of love as a sympathy for the suffering of humanity that can express itself in two ways: first, as a desire to be like a bambino in the arms of God where one is released from his personal suffering; and second, as a motivation to become identical with the Divine whereby one may help to alleviate the suffering of humankind by picking up their portion of the load. He next reads a passage from Aurobindo's Savitri that describes the anguish and helplessness of love unsupported by wisdom and power that can only solace but cannot save. He questions the orientation of our young people today and encourages us to seek divine wisdom and power in addition to divine love.

Transcript
Recording Duration
40 min
Sort Order
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