I read it in one sitting, and after I finished it, I went to Amazon and bought all of his other books and this book on audio version. I now listen to it On my way back-and-forth to work. It makes me feel good.
With proximity comes the possibility for connection. If we are in close contact with someone, there is the potential for an intuitive alignment to flourish. After spending a bit of time with someone, we may desire to spend more time with them. Or we may simply be crossing paths. As the connection deepens, so does the desire to treat each other well.
Even within families and friendships, the bonds we experience are built on connection. However, the mind also contains a strong drive to crave, which ends up conditioning our perceptions of what we encounter and our reactions to what we feel.
The deep connections that we feel toward our loved ones are often wrapped up and mixed in with attachments, not because we wish to make things difficult, but because the mind has a strong tendency to crave and control.
Attachments cloud the true love that deep connections emanate. Attachments create much friction in relationships because they stand in the way of individual freedom. There is nothing wrong with wanting certain things in a relationship, but we must resist coercing others. Instead we should build strong pathways of honest and calm communication so that both people can feel clearly understood. It is through this mutually shared understanding that each individual commits voluntarily to supporting the harmony of the relationship.
