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Osho on When and how do power and force become one?

When and how do power and force become one?

Power is the radiance of love from within, while force is the coercion of the external; when love becomes law, the heart's light dims into mere control.

— Osho
According to Osho, power and force never become one. Power radiates from within as love—healing, non-violent, dignifying, and freedom-giving. Force is external, coercive, and violent—an interference with others. We mistake them because living power can degenerate into force when love becomes law: a heart’s radiance reduced to social contracts, roles, and control. Then we keep the same words while the energy has changed.

They never join; we just confuse them when heartful love dries into control and rules, like romance turning into a contract.