According to Osho, though divinity may be glimpsed at once, nearness must ripen through distance and time. Like water needing 100 degrees to become steam, longing must deepen until it is unconditional. Early closeness remains unripe, burdened by conditions, and will not endure. Distance is an ally: it intensifies thirst, burns away demands, and prepares you to come without conditions—only then can true union happen and stay.
We stay away so our love heats up enough to last—like water that must fully boil—otherwise we come too early and can’t remain.