We start making every child ambitious, and ambition means you cannot love; ambition is anti-love. Ambition needs fight, ambition needs struggle, ambition needs you to use others as a means.
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They were afraid of your authentic love, because authentic love is beyond their control.You are possessed by it. You are not the possessor, you are the possessed. And every society wants you to be in control. The society is afraid of your wild nature, it is afraid of your naturalness, so from the very beginning it starts cutting your wings. And the most basic thing which is dangerous in you is the possibility of love, because if you are possessed by love you can go even against the whole world.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Authentic love is powerful and uncontrollable, which can threaten societal norms that demand control.
This quote by Rajneesh emphasizes the transformative and wild nature of authentic love. It suggests that love, when genuine and deep, can liberate one from societal constraints and fears, as it embodies a natural force that challenges the status quo. Society tends to discourage such love because it can lead individuals to act in ways that defy conventional expectations, thus leading to a fear of losing control over individuals who are truly in love.
Themes
Authentic LoveControlNatureSocietyFreedom
In practice
Example use cases
During a speech on love and relationships, to emphasize the power of true affection.
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