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The Journal of the Royal Institute of Thailand Vol. 27 No. 3 Jul.-Sept. 2002 §«“¡√— ° ¯Úˆ Abstract Love Sanan Chaiyanukul Associate Member, the Academy of Moral and Political Sciences, the Royal Institute, Thailand It is not easy to understand love because its true nature and greatness cannot be described in words. It is a pure and delicate feeling or emotion, which can be experienced only by one who is in love. It is beyond the capacity of the tongue or the pen to describe it in any human language. Actu- ally, love is another name of God. And, just as it is not possible to reduce God’s greatness to mortal dimensions, so also is it not possible to describe adequately in any words known to man, the gran- deur and sublimity of love. It is the natural desire of all human beings to be happy, and happiness is the fruit of concentra- tion of the mind. This treasure of concentration and happiness of the mind can easily be obtained through love, because these qualities are natural attributes of love. Without love, everything in this world becomes subject to misery and misunderstanding, which causes domestic quarrels, religious disputes, bloodshed and even wars among nations. Wherever there is love there is life. Where there is no love, life is worthless. Actually a man is not a true man unless he has within him the divine spark of love. God, in the form of love, is within everybody. Love is of two kinds. One is physical and man-made and the other is spiritual and divine. Physical love is the love of worldly people who are continually tied to the world and its objects. Divine love is that of the devotee of God and it establishes a permanent connection with God. To obtain a further understanding of love it may be studied in a series of examples: love and lust, love and attachment, love and beauty, love and knowledge, love and detachment. Key word : love ‡Õ° “√ª√–°Õ∫°“√‡√’ ¬∫‡√’ ¬ß Ò. Singh G, translator. §— ¡¿’ √å Õ“∑‘ §√— π∂å . Four volumes. Delhi: Gur Das Kapur & Sons Private Ltd.; 1960. 1,430 p. Ú. ¡À“√“™®√— π´‘ ßÀå . The master answers. 7th ed. New Delhi: Baba Barkha Nath Printers; 1993. Û. Puri JR. The teachings of Guru Nanak. °‘ ‡≈ µ— ≥À“ „®°Á °≈— ∫‡µÁ ¡‰ª¥â «¬ §«“¡√— °. ∫ÿ §§≈∑’Ë ¬÷ ¥µ‘ ¥‚≈°·≈–«— µ∂ÿ ¢Õß‚≈°‰¡à “¡“√∂®–‡ªì πºâŸ √— °æ√–‡ªì π ‡®â “‰¥â . §π∑’ Ë «¥Õâ Õπ¢Õ ‘ Ë ß¢Õß‚≈° ‡¢“°Á ‰¡à „™à §π√— °æ√–‡ªì π‡®â “‡™à π°— π. 2nd ed. New Delhi: Baba Barkha Nath Printers; 1993. Ù. ¡À“√“™ «— π´‘ ßÀå . Philosophy of the master. 5th ed. New Delhi: Rakesh N.I.A. Phase II; 1997. ı. Singh I. Philosophy of guru nanak. New Delhi; Raivjit; 1976.