LOVE

The word "Love" can mean two completely different things - not only different, but diametral contrary to set. The meaning is love as a relationship; the other meaning is love as a State of being. In the moment when love becomes the relationship, it becomes the pastern, because expectations are there, there are claims and there are frustrations- and on both sides of the attempt to prevail. It is a power struggle. Relationship is not right, at least not for my people. But love as a State of being is a completely different word. It means that you just love, you do no relationship from this. Your love is just like the fragrance of a flower. It makes no relationship thereof; She do not require from you, to be either way you so or so to behave, so or so to act. It is not calling. You simply shares. And there is no desire in the parts to any reward. Sharing itself is the reward. If love is like a fragrance for you, then it has tremendous beauty, she has something that is far beyond the so-called humanity. It has something divine. If love is a State, can you nothing "make". She will light but it is for anyone to prison, nor will she admit that you will be infected by someone in the prison. Relationship as such, whether real or imagined, is a very subtle psychological enslavement. You versklavst the other, or you're going even a slave. Another point, which is, is that you can enslave not another without even a slave. Slavery is a double-edged sword. One may be stronger, the other may be weaker, but each relationship you're going to the prison, and the other is a prisoner. From his side, he is the prison, and you're the prisoner. And this is one of the reasons why mankind is such a tragedy, lives in a so dismal state. Let love be your state of being. Not you you verliebst but you are simply loving, it's just your nature. For you, love is simply the scent of your existence. Even if you're alone, you're surrounded by loving energy. Even if you touch a dead subject, such as the Chair, your hand love rains - wen it is true, does not matter. The loving State is addressed to anyone. But you can only be in the State of love, if you give up the old ideas about relationships. Love is not a relationship. Two people can be together very lovingly. They are loving, the less possible is a relationship. They are loving, the more freedom there is between them. They are loving, the lower is the possibility any claim, any paternalism, any expectation. And of course, any frustration is excluded. ♥ Osho ♥