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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When a man is able to be alone he is also able to love. And his love has a totally different quality, a different beauty, a different fragrance to it. It is something divine, it is something of the beyond. It is deeply fulfilling. It brings great contentment.
Interpretation
What this quote means
True love can only flourish when one is comfortable with solitude.
This quote by Rajneesh highlights the importance of self-sufficiency and inner peace as prerequisites for deep, meaningful love. It suggests that when one is capable of being alone and embracing solitude, they develop a purer form of love that is more profound and fulfilling, ultimately enriching both themselves and their relationships with others.
Themes
LoveSolitudeSelf-SufficiencyInner PeaceContentment
In practice
Example use cases
In a relationship seminar, to emphasize the importance of self-love before loving others.
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