Core Insight:
According to Osho, jealousy is a complex mix—cowardice, ego, possessiveness, competition, and fear of inferiority—but at root it is cowardice: the unwillingness to face the truth about your love. In genuine love, jealousy cannot exist; love grants freedom, respects privacy, and celebrates the beloved’s happiness elsewhere. What people call “love” is usually possessiveness, which breeds control and conflict.