What is the significance of love in meditation?
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"Love is the natural fragrance of meditation; when you simply watch and wait, love overflows like a raincloud, unbound and free from attachment."
According to Osho, love is not a separate path from meditation but its natural fragrance. When watchfulness ripens (just watch and wait), thoughts fall away, existence opens, and an unaddressed, universal love overflows like a raincloud. Don't chase love or even the master; focus wholly on meditation. Then love arises non-possessively, to stars, trees, people, free of attachment that 'blackens' addressed love.
Sit quietly and watch your thoughts fade; then love naturally spills out to everyone and everything without trying.
Why this matters practically
- Stop chasing or possessing others; reduces jealousy and conflict.
- Simplify practice: prioritize watchful meditation and let love emerge.
- Cultivate universal compassion that improves daily relationships and choices.
- Simplify practice: prioritize watchful meditation and let love emerge.
- Cultivate universal compassion that improves daily relationships and choices.
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