Thus the struggle with self-love is the struggle with the...

Thus the struggle with self-love is the struggle with the limitations of the self; and therefore self-love is nothing else but a limitation of the conceptual and motivational process. Love turns man's affections and drives towards what is outside his self; it enlarges his existence and changes the focal point of his being. For the same reason, love is a great [^1]: . Rumi, Mathnavi, bk. l Previous…