Does love ever perish?
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"Only love that arises from the soul is deathless; it is the eternal music within, realized through thought-free meditation."
According to Osho, love on the body and mind levels inevitably perishes—lust and romantic emotion are born and thus must die. Only love arising from the soul is deathless; he calls it prayer, an unborn, inexhaustible presence within. It is realized not through thought, rituals, or relationships, but through meditation: thought-free, choiceless awareness revealing the eternal music within.
Most love we chase fades, but a quiet love inside never ends, and you find it by sitting still and aware.
Why this matters practically
- Lowers clinging and heartbreak by seeing body–mind love as temporary.
- Directs you to meditation to uncover a stable inner source of love.
- Helps relationships become sharing from fullness, not dependency.
- Directs you to meditation to uncover a stable inner source of love.
- Helps relationships become sharing from fullness, not dependency.
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