I do not see the need for another thread.
Love is a longing for, no?
No, that's obsession, lust, loneliness, etc.
Are you not supposed to feel lonely if gone without a person you love for some time?
Loneliness and love are not the same.
Only your ego makes you feel lonely when a person you love is gone for some time.
With no ego involved (the ego can be systematically dismantled, just as it has been systematically constructed throughout the course of your life), there is no requirement to feel lonely when a person you love is gone for a long time.
I didn't say love and loneliness were the same but that love can cause loneliness. So is love, according to you, the feeling that one should care for another? Does that mean it is compassion?
Compassion, yes, that's a good word for it. It's unconditional compassion. Why love a person who does cruel things to you? Because wisdom can tell you that a person who does cruel things only does cruel things because they are not happy inside, or because they are ignorant, etc., and so you can begin to feel compassion for the poor state they are in. You want them to become better, to become happier, and then they will not do such cruel things. It is no wonder why happier people have more patience with others, are more tolerant of others, and are more willing to sacrifice their time or possessions to those who need them.
Love only causes loneliness when the ego gets involved. The ego is what identifies with things. The ego tells us, "Hey, I invested MY time and MY feelings and MY effort into this relationship, and now the object of my investment is gone. NO!!!!!!!!" But, we can systematically train the ego to sit the fuck down
