Is service not love?
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definition
"Love is the fragrance that naturally flows from a blossoming heart; service is its effortless expression, not a duty that weighs down the spirit."
According to Osho, love is service, but service is not love. When love flowers, helpful action flows naturally and egolessly, like fragrance from a flower; you scarcely know you are ‘serving.’ Duty-based service comes from the head, carries weight, feeds ego, and can humiliate the receiver. You cannot manufacture love by performing service; light the lamp of love and service appears by itself.
Why this matters practically
- Check your motive: if helping feels heavy or self-conscious, reconnect with love first.
- Cultivate love (presence, empathy); let action arise spontaneously.
- Meet people as equals; avoid egoic ‘service’ that humiliates.
- Cultivate love (presence, empathy); let action arise spontaneously.
- Meet people as equals; avoid egoic ‘service’ that humiliates.
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