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What is the true nature of jealousy?

Jealousy is the shadow of possessiveness; when love is genuine and free, it cannot coexist with fear.

— Osho
According to Osho, jealousy is not primary; it is a byproduct of sex without love—fear born of mutual exploitation and possessiveness. When you try to secure and control a partner, you kill freedom, turn a person into an object, and jealousy feeds on that fear. In real love there is trust and freedom; transform sex into love, and jealousy naturally disappears.

Jealousy shows up when we try to own someone instead of loving them freely; with real love and trust, it fades away.

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