Why does love for the Lord make one mad?
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outcome
"Love for the Divine is a madness that transcends the mind, an ecstasy that intoxicates the soul and frees us from the chains of reason."
According to Osho, love makes one mad because true love oversteps the mind's limits: it dissolves logic, loosens control, and becomes an inner wine of ecstasy distilled within. Ordinary love already intoxicates; love for the Divine is supreme love, thus supreme ecstasy, so the lover sways beyond reason, captured by beauty, self-sufficiently drunk without any external tavern.
Loving God fills you with so much joy that thinking and control drop, so you look crazy but are really drunk on inner love.
Why this matters practically
- Stop overthinking spiritual practice; lean into heartfelt devotion and surrender.
- Find inner joy instead of chasing outer stimulants; let love energize daily actions.
- Accept appearing unconventional; prioritize aliveness over social approval.
- Find inner joy instead of chasing outer stimulants; let love energize daily actions.
- Accept appearing unconventional; prioritize aliveness over social approval.
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