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What is the difference between love and lust in the context of bhakti-yoga?

Lust is the restless chase of many objects, while love is the stillness found in the singular focus on the divine, where multiplicity dissolves into the oneness of pure existence.

— Osho
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Core Insight:
According to Osho, in bhakti-yoga lust is the restless urge that survives by chasing many objects, while love is what remains when that urge is gathered to a single divine focus and evaporates. By fixing all desire on God (initially conceived outside), multiplicity dissolves; then even that outer God disappears, revealing the inner oneness beyond 'inside' and 'outside'—pure love.
Lust keeps wanting new things; if you aim it all at God, the wanting fades and real loving peace appears inside.
Why this matters practically
- Redirect scattered cravings into one uplifting focus to calm restlessness.
- Practice one-pointed remembrance/prayer so desire settles and ego walls thin.
- Use the outer image of God as a step to discover inner unity and peace.
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