What is the nature of love beyond the polarity of love-hate?
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"True love arises from the recognition of our shared being, transcending the duality of love and hate, leading us to communion and inner silence."
According to Osho, love in its deepest nature springs from our underlying oneness—one oceanic existence—not from the mind’s love-hate polarity. Polarity creates attraction, dependence and the political game of domination; it gives momentum but not freedom. When love is rooted in shared being, it is communion rather than possession, equality rather than dependence, and tends toward inner silence—a non-dual presence beyond love-versus-hate.
Why this matters practically
- Shifts relationships from control to mutual respect and freedom.
- Reduces conflict by recognizing dependence and domination as ego patterns, not love.
- Cultivates inner peace by grounding love in shared being rather than emotional swings.
- Reduces conflict by recognizing dependence and domination as ego patterns, not love.
- Cultivates inner peace by grounding love in shared being rather than emotional swings.
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