What is the difference between love and lust in the context of bhakti-yoga?
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"Lust is the restless chase of many objects, while love is the stillness found in the singular focus on the divine, where multiplicity dissolves into the oneness of pure existence."
According to Osho, in bhakti-yoga lust is the restless urge that survives by chasing many objects, while love is what remains when that urge is gathered to a single divine focus and evaporates. By fixing all desire on God (initially conceived outside), multiplicity dissolves; then even that outer God disappears, revealing the inner oneness beyond 'inside' and 'outside'—pure love.
Lust keeps wanting new things; if you aim it all at God, the wanting fades and real loving peace appears inside.
Why this matters practically
- Redirect scattered cravings into one uplifting focus to calm restlessness.
- Practice one-pointed remembrance/prayer so desire settles and ego walls thin.
- Use the outer image of God as a step to discover inner unity and peace.
- Practice one-pointed remembrance/prayer so desire settles and ego walls thin.
- Use the outer image of God as a step to discover inner unity and peace.
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