From Eros to Love

Journey to the Source of Happiness

As we know, the need to receive and to give love is intrinsic to the nature of each living being. However, the meaning given nowadays to the term “love” requires an in-depth analysis of the social and cultural changes that we are going through. A stimulating psychological and cultural journey to return to the pure source of the true sentiment.

Contents:

Introduction p. 6
The nature of being and the perception of reality p. 7
Love and Life, Eros and Death p. 33
From Eros to Love p. 39
Masculine and Feminine: how to integrate and
overcome the opposites p.50
Categories of love p. 58
The function of sexual energy p. 65
The choice of affective relationships p. 81
Love: the culmination of the emotional evolution p. 92
Bibliography p. 107

Note on the Author:

"Founder and President of Centro Studi Bhaktivedanta and of its Academic Department of Traditional Indian Sciences is Prof. Marco Ferrini, Ph. D. Psychology. For over thirty years, he has been studying and teaching Vedic culture and his research has taken him in numerous study trips in India and long stays in the sacred Hindu sites. He has designed radio programs and appeared in television broadcasts focused on topics of Vedic culture. He is author of several essays and books on ancient Indian Philosophy, Sciences, Arts and Religion. (continue)