What is the interrelationship of meditation, samadhi, and love?
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"Meditation and love are the paths we choose, while samadhi is the destination; whether you start with the mind or the heart, both routes lead to the same profound awakening."
According to Osho, meditation and love are methods; samadhi is the goal. Choose the path aligned with your nature: the mind-centered begin with meditation, reach samadhi, and then love flowers; the heart-centered begin with love/devotion, enter samadhi, and meditation arises by itself. Either route culminates in samadhi and yields the other. The essential task is self-study to take the first step rightly.
Pick the way that suits your heart or mind—love or meditation—because both lead to samadhi, and each eventually gives birth to the other.
Why this matters practically
- You choose a practice that fits your temperament, making growth effortless.
- You avoid wasted effort by taking the “right first step.”
- You trust that love and meditation will naturally complete each other as samadhi matures.
- You avoid wasted effort by taking the “right first step.”
- You trust that love and meditation will naturally complete each other as samadhi matures.
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