In order to be in love, we must have someone to love. And of course, that person is supposed to love us back. We get really hung up on this part—forming our idea of love through positive and negative reinforcement, much the way we do as children, always seeking our parents’ approval, yearning for their acceptance and shrinking from their disapproval. This kind of love has so many conditions attached that suffering is inevitable. And, in this way, love becomes the biggest demon of all.
