5 Books on the Psychology of Love

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January 24, 2012 a project of ServiceSpace Your task is not to seek love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it. - Rumi - 5 Books on the Psychology of Love "It's often said that every song, every poem, every novel, every painting ever created is in some way 'about' love. What this really means is that love is a central theme, an underlying preoccupation, in humanity's greatest works. But what exactly is love? How does its mechanism spur such poeticism, and how does it lodge itself in our minds, hearts and souls so completely, so stubbornly, as to permeate every aspect of the human imagination? Today, we turn to 5 essential books that are 'about' love in a different way -- they turn an inquisitive lens towards this grand phenomenon and try to understand where it comes from, how it works, and what it means for the human condition." Cultural curator Maria Popova shares further. { read more } Be The Change An insightful piece on "giving somebody your heart -- the real you, your presence, your true attention. This is the hard thing to do. The risky thing to do." { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Four Ways to Respond in an Argument Benefits of Rising Early -- and How to Do It 25 Reasons to Embrace Criticism How to Transform Negative Emotions A Change of Heart Changes Everything The Science of Self-Control Planning & Other Paths To Less Stress Sleep Helps Us Remember What We Need To DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 111,655 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More