What is the difference between love and like?
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"Love is choiceless and all-embracing, while like is a narrow preference that divides and excludes."
According to Osho, love is choiceless, non-dual, and all-inclusive; it embraces everyone without competition or exclusion. 'Like' belongs to the dual mind of preference—where liking one implies disliking another—so it is narrow and divisive. Love is vast enough to hold the whole of existence; liking is a selective choice that inevitably creates its opposite.
Liking is picking favorites, but love is a big open heart that doesn’t have to choose or leave anyone out.
Why this matters practically
- Reduces conflict by shifting from preference to inclusive care.
- Helps you relate without comparison, jealousy, or competition.
- Cultivates a spacious heart, easing judgment and improving harmony.
- Helps you relate without comparison, jealousy, or competition.
- Cultivates a spacious heart, easing judgment and improving harmony.
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