What is the relationship between love and indulgence?
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"Love is not indulgence; it is the conscious enjoyment of oneself that transforms into compassion, leading us from personal ecstasy to cosmic oneness."
According to Osho, love is not sinful indulgence but a conscious enjoyment that overflows into compassion. Tantra teaches that unless you delight in yourself, you only spread misery; repression breeds sadism, while the act of love can open the door to bliss and even transcendence. Enjoy love fully, then use its ecstasy as a stepping-stone from personal pleasure to cosmic oneness.
Loving joyfully isn’t bad; when you enjoy love deeply and consciously, you become happier and kinder, and that joy can lead you beyond mere pleasure.
Why this matters practically
- Prevents guilt and repression that turn care into control or cruelty.
- Grounds spirituality in real joy; turns sex/love into a doorway to meditation.
- Makes your happiness contagious, improving relationships and community.
- Grounds spirituality in real joy; turns sex/love into a doorway to meditation.
- Makes your happiness contagious, improving relationships and community.
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