What happens when sannyasins behave negatively despite receiving love?
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"When love is given and yet negativity arises, it reveals the deep poison of ambition within; true transformation can only come through the painful weight of remorse."
According to Osho, when disciples act negatively despite receiving love, it springs from the unconscious poison of ambition that grows strongest near a living master. Yet love does its work afterward: awareness returns, and crushing remorse arises—the heart feels a rock-like weight. This pain can drive repentance and transformation, or, if misused, self-destruction—as in Judas, who betrayed love and then killed himself within a day.
If you harm someone who only loved you, your heart wakes up later and the guilt hurts so much you either change or collapse.
Why this matters practically
- Recognize and drop egoic ambition before it turns love into betrayal.
- Use remorse as a signal to awaken and correct course, not to punish yourself.
- Stay alert near teachers or mentors; closeness can amplify hidden cravings.
- Use remorse as a signal to awaken and correct course, not to punish yourself.
- Stay alert near teachers or mentors; closeness can amplify hidden cravings.
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