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In relationships, it's important to understand that many problems ultimately stem from looking outside ourselves for what can only be found within. Whether it's a platonic, professional, or romantic relationship, the core issue often lies in differing understandings or experiences of love. Instead of viewing love as an exclusive relationship with one person, consider love as a state of being that can be experienced whether you're with others or alone. This perspective can shift the focus from depending on others for love and happiness to finding it within yourself. When navigating relationship issues, it may be helpful to explore this idea and examine how it applies to your specific situation. By understanding the deeper nature of love and happiness, you may find new insights and approaches for improving your relationships.

Robert Mack ~ Love from the Inside Out | Interview with Banyen Books

It's not even about being loving , it's about being love , being the source of love and then letting that love show up in whatever form and fashion that it wants that it dictates , right ? And so , and then every relationship problem in our lives ultimately doesn't matter if it's platonic or professional romantic . Every relationship problem is really just one problem and it's looking outside ourselves for what only exists within .

Robert Mack ~ Love from the Inside Out | Interview with Banyen Books

It's being the love that is the all that is God is the self , right ? So every relationship problem then is just one , really , every problem in the world ultimately is just one and it's looking or depending on others to feel love or feel loved . Another way to say that is looking or depending on or making contingent your experience of love or happiness or peace on anything or anybody else in the world , right ?

Robert Mack ~ Love from the Inside Out | Interview with Banyen Books

And so , and then every relationship problem in our lives ultimately doesn't matter if it's platonic or professional romantic . Every relationship problem is really just one problem and it's looking outside ourselves for what only exists within . It's looking for love where it doesn't live , where it doesn't exist .

Robert Mack ~ Love from the Inside Out | Interview with Banyen Books

We all explain , understand , describe love in different ways without knowing it . So every relationship problem really comes down to , it is reduced down to two people who have different understandings or appreciations or experiences of what it means when they say I love you . So when you say I love you , what do you mean by love ?

Robert Mack ~ Love from the Inside Out | Interview with Banyen Books

That it's something somehow is very different . And I discovered that as I was talking to people , uh couples and single people that we can almost reduce every single problem in our lives down , particularly every relationship problem down to one problem . That problem is how do I define or describe love ?