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Academy Resources Glossary of Philosophical Terms Timeline of Philosophy A Timeline of American Philosophy Diagram: Development of Philosophic Thought Diagram: Divisions of Philosophy The Philosophy Resource Center The Religion Resource Center Books about Philosophy in The Radical Academy Bookstore Books about Religion in The Radical Academy Bookstore Click Here for New & Used College Textbooks at Discount Prices Click Here for College Education Information & Study Resources Shop Amazon Stores in the Radical Academy Bookstore Magazine Outlet Music Store Classical Music Store Video Store DVD Store Computer Store Camera & Photo Store Computer/Video Games Software Store Musical Instruments Outlet Store Cellular Phones Toys & Games Tools & Hardware Automotive Store Outdoor Living Consumer Electronics Home & Garden Kitchen & Housewares Baby Superstore Apparel & Accessories Gourmet Food Grocery Store Sporting Goods Jewelry & Watches Health & Personal Care Beauty Store		On Love by Raymond Lully [Raymondus Lullus]   Long and perilous are the paths by where the Lover seeks the Beloved. They are peopled by cares, sighs and tears. They are lit up by love. Between Hope and Fear, Love made her home. She lives on thought, and when she is forgotten, dies. So unlike the pleasures of this world are their foundations. There was a contention between the eyes and the memory of the Lover. For the eyes said that it was better to see the Beloved than to remember Him. But Memory said that remembering brings tears to the eyes, and makes the heart to burn with love. The Lover asked the Understanding and the Will which of them was the nearer to his Beloved. And the two ran, and the Understanding came nearer to the Beloved than did the Will. The keys of the gate of love are gilded with cares and desires, sighs and tears; the cord which binds them is woven of conscience, devotion, contrition and atonement; the door is kept by justice and mercy. The path of love is both long and short. For love is clear, pure, and bright, subtle, yet simple, strong, diligent, brilliant, and abounding both in fresh thoughts and old memories. "What meanest thou by love?" said the Beloved. And the Lover answered "It is to bear on one's heart the sacred marks and the sweet words of the Beloved. It is to long for Him with desire and with tears. It is boldness. It is fervor. It is fear. it is the desire for the Beloved above all things. It is that which causes the Lover to grow faint when he hears the Beloved's praises. It is that in which I die and in which is all my will."   Excerpted from The Book of the Lover and the Beloved, by Raymond Lully Raymund Lully, by Arthur Edward Waite Enrich Your Life With a Philosophy Book... Enrich Your Life With a Philosophy Magazine... Academy Showcase Specials   Introduction & Directory
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