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What should be done when love is perceived as lust?

Embrace your desires with awareness, for in the acceptance of life’s energy, lust can be transformed into love and intimacy.

— Osho
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Core Insight:
According to Osho, if love is judged as lust, recognize this as a product of repressive, life-negative conditioning. Don't deny or condemn the energy; say a wholehearted yes to life and meet it with awareness. Through watchfulness and acceptance, raw desire is refined into love, intimacy, and prayerfulness, while egoic moralizing, built on nos, dissolves. Come closer to existence, not away from it.
Instead of suppressing, say yes to life and watch your feelings; then what seems like lust can grow into real love.
Why this matters practically
- Reduces guilt and inner conflict born from moralistic labels.
- Transforms sexual energy into compassion and connection through awareness.
- Weakens ego by practicing a trusting yes to life.
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