How can we drop the give-and-take in relationships of love?
Synthesized from Source
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"Drop the borrowed morals and embrace your own experience; only then can love blossom beyond the confines of give-and-take."
According to Osho, love turns into give-and-take when it’s driven by borrowed morals and repressed sexuality. Drop secondhand ideals, end hostility toward sex, and trust direct, aware experience. When you honestly see what brings joy, sublimation happens naturally; love flowers beyond calculation, respect arises authentically, and the bargaining mind dissolves on its own.
Stop living by others’ rules about love and sex; be honestly aware yourself, and love won’t feel like a deal.
Why this matters practically
- Reduces conflict by replacing expectations with present-moment awareness.
- Heals shame around sexuality, allowing genuine intimacy and respect.
- Encourages organic transformation instead of forced techniques or bargains.
- Heals shame around sexuality, allowing genuine intimacy and respect.
- Encourages organic transformation instead of forced techniques or bargains.
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