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What happens when I get closer to my beloved and myself?

When love matures, it transcends possessiveness and leads you closer to your own being, unveiling the divine within.

— Osho
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Core Insight:
According to Osho, when love is happening, give yourself wholly to it—one world at a time. The first, bodily love ripens into mental friendship where possessiveness drops and you both face something higher. Eventually this love evaporates like dewdrops, and a new, deeper, objectless love arises. Only that mature love brings you nearer to your own being—and to the Master.
Enjoy your love fully now; as it matures, jealousy fades, it becomes friendship, and finally melts into a quiet love that brings you close to yourself and to truth.
Why this matters practically
- Lowers jealousy by viewing love as a ladder to maturity.
- Trains presence: focus on what is, not fantasies.
- Turns relationship into a path to self-knowledge and deeper connection.
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