Insight Meditation Enlightenment Ashram
Emotional sentimentality is from the ego, which is to give loving emotions conditionally. When you do what I like then I will love you. However if you do not do what I like then I will not love you. By comparison spiritual love has its origins from the soul. Which is to give loving emotions; that are unconditional. You may do as you choose in free will and I will love you anyway. Its nature is totally and completely unconditional.
Correct discrimination between emotional sentimentality and love is essential for a successful life. Since the origins of time the wisdom of the ancients has always been: [As a man thinketh in his heart so is he]. Therefore it is seen right here; the intimate interconnected relationship between thinking and feeling. We have emotion in order to enrich our life and not to rule it. As we all know a life without love is a pointless existence.
Since the origins of time the eternal choice for everyone; who finds himself in incarnation. Is either to enjoy the illusion of what you see outside yourself; which is a personality focus. Or face the truth within the self; which is a soul focus? It is all a question of which manifestation energy state that you wish to create. Perhaps we may consider the choice between the atheist or the initiate?
Importantly the focus of the personality; is to view energy. In terms of how it impacts emotionally in particular. In common words this is called emotional sentimentality. Which means that the ego or personality; has an attached emotional level focus. Therefore the natural result of this approach is to chase; after what you like and find appealing. Conversely what you dislike or find unappealing; you then attack or run away from. Above all it is only the detached mental level focus. That will provide holistic solutions with serious spiritual development.