Is there any relationship between preeti (pure love) and desire?
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definition
"Preeti is the pure essence of love, untouched by desire; when it becomes directed, it is colored by attachment and expectation. Stay with the source, and let love remain free."
According to Osho, preeti is pure, divine feeling—like light before it falls on anything—utterly desireless. When this undirected love is poured into a particular person or object, it takes forms (prem, sneh, shraddha) and the object’s “shadow” colors it with attachment, expectation, desire. Thus desire is not inherent in preeti; it appears when love is objectified. Stay with the source to keep love free.
Pure love has no cravings until we aim it at someone; then desires and attachments mix in.
Why this matters practically
- Recognize when affection has turned into desire and release expectations.
- Return to pure feeling via awareness/meditation to keep love non-possessive.
- Care deeply without turning people into objects of craving.
- Return to pure feeling via awareness/meditation to keep love non-possessive.
- Care deeply without turning people into objects of craving.
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