Is love a feeling of being?
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"Love is not a feeling; it is the essence of your being, a state of purity that transcends emotions and needs no other to exist."
According to Osho, love appears on three levels: body (sex), mind/heart (emotion and sentiment), and being (your eternal self). Only the first two are feelings; the third is a state of being—non-chemical, non-psychological. Transcending mind and emotions does not remove love; it purifies it. What remains is love as your very nature, effortless, choiceless, not dependent on the other.
Real love isn’t a passing feeling; when you go beyond body and emotions, love stays as the quiet, natural warmth of who you are.
Why this matters practically
- Clarifies the difference between chemistry, sentiment, and authentic love, guiding wiser relationships.
- Removes the fear that inner growth will kill love; it actually deepens and purifies it.
- Encourages meditation and presence so love arises from your nature, not dependency.
- Removes the fear that inner growth will kill love; it actually deepens and purifies it.
- Encourages meditation and presence so love arises from your nature, not dependency.
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