By and by love becomes not a relationship, it becomes a state of your being. “Falling in love you remain a child rising in love you mature. Whenever there is love, the lover and the beloved both disappear into love.” And whenever there is the lover and the loved, love disappears. Only in egoistic love are there two persons, the lover and the loved. In real love there is only love, a flowering, a fragrance, a melting, a merging. “In real love there is no relationship, because there are not two persons to be related to. Because if you pick it up it dies and it ceases to be what you love.
Here are some of his most potent quotes on life, love and happiness. Instead, we need to embrace who we are on the inside and then can we live a meaningful life. Most of us think that if we reach our goals and become materially rich then we will be happy. His teachings often go against what we are taught in the west. Osho was a spiritual teacher who travelled the world speaking about mindfulness, love and how to live a fulfilling life.