Osho: “People go from one guru to another, from one teacher to another, from one temple to another—not because they are great seekers, but because they are incapable of deciding. So they go from one thing to another. This is their way to avoid commitment. The same happens in other human relationships: a man goes […]
“The mystery of love gives rise to countless false stories… However, when we abandon these false theories, we open ourselves to experiencing love in all its richness. Of all the misconceptions about love, the most widely held is the belief that falling in love is love. The fact is that the only reason for falling […]
“This happened in a remote village. A young boy, the son of a poor man, was healthy and very strong. He was so strong that when the King passed through the village on his elephant, the boy would grab the elephant by its trunk, and the animal could not take a single step. This caused […]
“How do we find a holy relationship? Not by asking God to change our partner, but by asking Him to change our thinking… The prayer looks something like this: ‘Dear God, You know and I know that in this area I have more potential for neurosis than in any other. Please take my attraction, my […]
“The most loving person is the person who is Self-centered. Therefore, your first relationship must be with your Self. You must first learn to honor and cherish and love your Self… You must first see your Self as worthy before you can see another as worthy. You must first see your Self as blessed before […]
From Erich Fromm’s book “The Art of Loving”: “Love is the mature answer to the problem of existence. The awareness of human separation, without the reunion by love, is the source of shame. It is at the same time the source of guilt and anxiety. The deepest need of man, then, is to overcome his […]
“Love is an activity, not a passive affect; it is a ‘standing in,’ not a ‘falling for.’ In the most general way, the active character of love can be described by stating that love is primarily giving, not receiving. The most widespread misunderstanding is that which assumes that giving is ‘giving up’ something, being deprived […]
The story as told by Osho: “A great king had three sons and he wanted to choose one of them as his heir. It was very difficult because all three were very intelligent, very brave. Whom to choose? So he asked a great sage for advice, and the sage gave him an idea… The king […]
Below, I am sharing a definition of love that has profoundly influenced my life. It comes from an American psychiatrist who writes about the connection between psychotherapy and spiritual growth. His name is M. Morgan Scott Peck, and the book is called The Road Less Traveled. This is the author to whom I owe so […]
From Erich Fromm’s book “The Art of Loving”: “Love is a feeling which a person can hardly afford, regardless of their degree of maturity. Our intention is to convince the reader that all their attempts to love are doomed to failure if they do not actively strive to develop their total personality in order to […]
“Dr. N: All right, tell me the most important recognition sign you have to remember from this prep class. P: Melinda’s laugh. Dr. N: Who is Melinda? P: My future wife. Dr. N: What is so memorable about Melinda’s laugh? P: When we meet, her laugh will… sound like little bells… tinkling… I can’t really […]
“First you have to love yourself. Only then will others love you. And you should love yourself so boundlessly, so totally, that not even the smallest particle of self-hatred remains in you. Only then will the grace and love of God become accessible to you.” — Osho “It is widely discussed that we must love […]
