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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So let it be a criterion if you follow the path of awareness, let love be the criterion. When your awareness suddenly blooms into love, know perfectly well that awareness has happened, SAMADHI has been achieved. If you follow the path of love, then let awareness function as a criterion, as a touchstone. When suddenly, from nowhere, at the very center of your love. a flame of awareness starts arising, know perfectly well... rejoice! You have come home.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote suggests that love and awareness are interconnected and serve as benchmarks on one's spiritual journey.
In this quote, Rajneesh emphasizes the transformative power of love and awareness. He suggests that true spiritual achievement, or 'samadhi', occurs when one allows love and awareness to guide and inform their path. By recognizing these qualities in ourselves, we can understand that we are moving closer to our true essence and spiritual home. The integration of love and awareness not only enriches our lives but also leads us to profound realizations about our existence.
Themes
LoveAwarenessSamadhiSpiritualityTransformation
In practice
Example use cases
Using this quote to inspire a discussion on self-awareness in a relationship seminar.
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