▁path ▁to ▁en light en ment : ▁as ▁Sarah a ▁put ▁it , ▁" That ▁bl iss ful ▁delight ▁that ▁consists ▁between ▁lot us ▁and ▁v aj ra ... rem ov es ▁all ▁def ile ments ". ▁More ▁so ber ly , ▁the ▁H indu ▁tradition ▁of ▁friendship ▁as ▁the ▁basis ▁for ▁love ▁in ▁marriage ▁can ▁be ▁trac ed ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁early ▁times ▁of ▁the ▁V ed as . ▁Conf u cius ▁is ▁sometimes ▁seen ▁as ▁art icul ating ▁a ▁philosophy ▁( as ▁opposed ▁to ▁religion ) ▁of ▁love . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁Thomas ▁Jay ▁O ord , ▁Def ining ▁Love ▁( 2 0 1 0 ) ▁ ▁C . ▁S . ▁Lewis , ▁The ▁Al leg ory ▁of ▁Love ▁( 1 9 3 6 ) ▁ ▁The odor ▁Re ik , ▁Psych ology ▁of ▁Sex ▁Rel ations ▁( 1 9 6 1 ) ▁ ▁Camil le ▁P aglia , ▁Sex ual ▁Person ae ▁( 1 9 9 2 ) ▁ ▁Glen ▁P ett ig ro ve , ▁F org iveness ▁and ▁Love ▁( O x ford ▁University ▁Press , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ). ▁ ▁Thomas ▁Jay ▁O ord , ▁The ▁Nature ▁of ▁Love ▁( 2 0 1 0 ) ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Love ▁and ▁Re asons ▁( Special ▁issue ▁of ▁Ess ays ▁in ▁Philosoph y ) ▁" Ph il osoph y ▁of ▁Love " ▁article ▁in ▁the ▁Internet ▁Encyclopedia ▁of ▁Philosoph y ▁S inger ▁& ▁Sant ay ana ▁On ▁Love ▁Stan ford ▁Encyclopedia