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Why did Bhagwan Buddha not use the word 'love' in place of avair?

True love is not an act or a relationship; it is the natural state that emerges when we drop enmity and allow our true nature to shine forth.

— Osho
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Core Insight:
According to Osho, Buddha avoided the word 'love' and chose avair (non-enmity) because telling people to 'love' triggers egoic doing that merely masks hostility. Like a physician removing disease to reveal health, he prescribes dropping enmity; then genuine love arises by itself—not as an act or relationship, but as one's nature—unchanging regardless of others’ praise, insult, help, or harm.
Don’t try to ‘do’ love; just drop hatred, and real love shows up by itself.
Why this matters practically
- Stops fake niceness by focusing on clearing resentment. - Practical path: notice anger and let it dissolve instead of performing love. - Cultivates steady, unconditional goodwill that stabilizes relationships.
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