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The Connection Between Romantic Love and Spirituality
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The impulse to fall passionately in love with another person is the same impulse as falling passionately in love with the divine. Music and poetry both represent this longing for the divine and the metaphor of the love of a woman has long been used to explain love for God in Sufism.
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The spoken language in Ethiopia is Amharic which belongs to the Afro-Asiatic Semitic group.
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Ethiopia
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The spoken language in Ethiopia is Amharic which belongs to the Afro-Asiatic Semitic group. Onychos is also a language used by some people in Ethiopia.
ChapterThe Connection Between Romantic Love and Spirituality
Episode#583: Susan Cain on Transforming Pain, Building Your Emotional Resilience, Exploring Sufi Wisdom, Tapping into Bittersweet Songs, and Seeking the Shards of Light
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The impulse to fall passionately in love with another human is the same impulse as falling passionately in love with the divine.
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Spiritual Connection
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The impulse to fall passionately in love with another human is the same impulse as falling passionately in love with the divine. Sufis have used the metaphor of the love of a woman as a metaphor for the love of God, and poetry and music often represent this longing for both types of love.