Comments on: cats, sanskrit, and 9 kinds of love – or was it 96? http://www.moritherapy.org/article/cats-sanskrit-and-9-kinds-of-love-%e2%80%93-or-was-it-96/ making lives better, making better lives Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:02:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: gati http://www.moritherapy.org/article/cats-sanskrit-and-9-kinds-of-love-%e2%80%93-or-was-it-96/comment-page-1/#comment-767132 gati Sat, 02 Oct 2010 16:36:00 +0000 http://www.moritherapy.org/article/cats-sanskrit-and-9-kinds-of-love-%e2%80%93-or-was-it-96/#comment-767132 the sanskrit words seem like definitions for varieties of love not synonyms for love. In which case I guess English also has various words for love: akagkaram means egotism which would be narcissim in English. The other words we have for love might be: infatuation, desire, adoration, passion. I think it is the idea that love is meant to define something pure and unconditonal that makes us think the only word that fits that definition is "love" . So you could say "I adore Thai curry!" or like my generation has made popular, "I heart Thai curry!" lol the sanskrit words seem like definitions for varieties of love not synonyms for love. In which case I guess English also has various words for love:
akagkaram means egotism which would be narcissim in English. The other words we have for love might be: infatuation, desire, adoration, passion.
I think it is the idea that love is meant to define something pure and unconditonal that makes
us think the only word that fits that definition is “love” .

So you could say “I adore Thai curry!” or like my generation has made popular, “I heart Thai curry!” lol

]]> By: teejdancer http://www.moritherapy.org/article/cats-sanskrit-and-9-kinds-of-love-%e2%80%93-or-was-it-96/comment-page-1/#comment-669928 teejdancer Sat, 10 Oct 2009 06:27:02 +0000 http://www.moritherapy.org/article/cats-sanskrit-and-9-kinds-of-love-%e2%80%93-or-was-it-96/#comment-669928 Very interesting post. I often try to explain the love I have for my ex husband, who I still live with very harmoniously with my 2 children. I love him dearly, respect him, care for him but the physical love no longer remains. He is not 'family' in the sense that we are not connected by blood, manner or character....so it is not that type of love . Suggestions as for an appropriate term. Looking forward to following some of these links. Very interesting post. I often try to explain the love I have for my ex husband, who I still live with very harmoniously with my 2 children. I love him dearly, respect him, care for him but the physical love no longer remains. He is not ‘family’ in the sense that we are not connected by blood, manner or character….so it is not that type of love .

Suggestions as for an appropriate term.

Looking forward to following some of these links.

]]> By: isabella mori http://www.moritherapy.org/article/cats-sanskrit-and-9-kinds-of-love-%e2%80%93-or-was-it-96/comment-page-1/#comment-596990 isabella mori Sun, 07 Dec 2008 16:57:24 +0000 http://www.moritherapy.org/article/cats-sanskrit-and-9-kinds-of-love-%e2%80%93-or-was-it-96/#comment-596990 thanks for all the comments, guys! evan, i have NO idea what the five tracts of land refer to. i just found it interesting (and amusing) that what looks like real estate played into romantic love (well, i guess that hasn't changed much since sanskrit times) job, i agree with you. indeed, i am one of those people who likes to throw the word "love" around. ("i LOVE thai curry!") thanks for doing the research, raj! i'll look into it. the upshot is that we need to create more words of love ... hm. material for yet another blog post ... will, shannon and lynn, thanks for dropping by! thanks for all the comments, guys!

evan, i have NO idea what the five tracts of land refer to. i just found it interesting (and amusing) that what looks like real estate played into romantic love (well, i guess that hasn’t changed much since sanskrit times)

job, i agree with you. indeed, i am one of those people who likes to throw the word “love” around. (“i LOVE thai curry!”)

thanks for doing the research, raj! i’ll look into it.

the upshot is that we need to create more words of love … hm. material for yet another blog post …

will, shannon and lynn, thanks for dropping by!

]]> By: Raj http://www.moritherapy.org/article/cats-sanskrit-and-9-kinds-of-love-%e2%80%93-or-was-it-96/comment-page-1/#comment-596960 Raj Sun, 07 Dec 2008 10:14:14 +0000 http://www.moritherapy.org/article/cats-sanskrit-and-9-kinds-of-love-%e2%80%93-or-was-it-96/#comment-596960 Very interesting post. I searched for love and found 100 entries in a dictionary. http://www.sanskrit-lexicon.uni-koeln.de/mwquery/index.html They say that a language has more synonyms for something of which there is an abundance! <em>Raj's last blog post..<a href='http://rajkashana.blogspot.com/2008/11/bologna-casa-lontano-da-casa.html'>Bologna : Casa lontano da casa</a></em> Very interesting post. I searched for love and found 100 entries in a dictionary.
http://www.sanskrit-lexicon.uni-koeln.de/mwquery/index.html

They say that a language has more synonyms for something of which there is an abundance!

Raj’s last blog post..Bologna : Casa lontano da casa

]]> By: Lynn http://www.moritherapy.org/article/cats-sanskrit-and-9-kinds-of-love-%e2%80%93-or-was-it-96/comment-page-1/#comment-596739 Lynn Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:01:10 +0000 http://www.moritherapy.org/article/cats-sanskrit-and-9-kinds-of-love-%e2%80%93-or-was-it-96/#comment-596739 I would probably use "apatyasneha love of one’s own children" for the love of my cat. I would probably use “apatyasneha love of one’s own children” for the love of my cat.

]]> By: Shannon H. http://www.moritherapy.org/article/cats-sanskrit-and-9-kinds-of-love-%e2%80%93-or-was-it-96/comment-page-1/#comment-596727 Shannon H. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:13:11 +0000 http://www.moritherapy.org/article/cats-sanskrit-and-9-kinds-of-love-%e2%80%93-or-was-it-96/#comment-596727 Hello, Michele errr I mean NetChick sent me. <em>Shannon H.'s last blog post..<a href='http://shaycv.blogspot.com/2008/12/camera-critters-cold-doggies.html'>Camera Critters: Cold Doggies!</a></em> Hello, Michele errr I mean NetChick sent me.

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]]> By: will betheboy http://www.moritherapy.org/article/cats-sanskrit-and-9-kinds-of-love-%e2%80%93-or-was-it-96/comment-page-1/#comment-596725 will betheboy Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:07:55 +0000 http://www.moritherapy.org/article/cats-sanskrit-and-9-kinds-of-love-%e2%80%93-or-was-it-96/#comment-596725 Hi There, NetChick sent me. <em>will betheboy's last blog post..<a href='http://betheboy.com/2008/12/05/be-the-boy-holidays-2008-no-sanity-claus/'>Be The Boy Holidays 2008 - No Sanity Claus</a></em> Hi There, NetChick sent me.

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]]> By: Job http://www.moritherapy.org/article/cats-sanskrit-and-9-kinds-of-love-%e2%80%93-or-was-it-96/comment-page-1/#comment-596717 Job Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:46:48 +0000 http://www.moritherapy.org/article/cats-sanskrit-and-9-kinds-of-love-%e2%80%93-or-was-it-96/#comment-596717 Interesting post. I feel that we need as a society to start using less general terms than just love. When someone says I love something or someone they really could mean way to many things. Interesting post. I feel that we need as a society to start using less general terms than just love. When someone says I love something or someone they really could mean way to many things.

]]> By: Evan http://www.moritherapy.org/article/cats-sanskrit-and-9-kinds-of-love-%e2%80%93-or-was-it-96/comment-page-1/#comment-595229 Evan Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:44:55 +0000 http://www.moritherapy.org/article/cats-sanskrit-and-9-kinds-of-love-%e2%80%93-or-was-it-96/#comment-595229 Just for the purposes of clarification: what are those five tracts of land exactly? <em>Evan's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Wellbeingandhealthnet/~3/473100857/'>From Demolition to Authenticity</a></em> Just for the purposes of clarification: what are those five tracts of land exactly?

Evan’s last blog post..From Demolition to Authenticity

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