35 Quotes from Osho on Love & Relationships

Did you know that Quotes from Osho on Love & Relationships have changed millions of people’s perception of love and relationships around the world? Yes! Osho (Rajneesh) was a revolutionary spiritual master who spoke about love in a very different way.
But what did he say? Osho said that what we think is love is not really love. They are rights, dependence, and fear. True love is freedom, joy, and celebration.

Inspirational Quotes from Osho on Love, Life, and Meditation

Today, we will learn 35 powerful quotes that will break all your misconceptions about love and relationships. You may feel uncomfortable reading these quotes because Osho speaks the truth. And the truth is always uncomfortable.
Today's spiritual discussion includes - Guruji (65 years old, meditation teacher and follower of Osho philosophy), Pranjal (25 years old, young man confused in relationships), and Nayana (28 years old, young woman frustrated in love)
Pranjal: Guruji, I have spoken to my girlfriend. She says I don’t give her enough time, I don’t love her enough. What shall I do?
Nayana: And my boyfriend always wants to control me. Wherever I went, whoever I talked to - I stuck my nose everywhere. What is this love?
Guruji: (smiles calmly) You two don’t know what true love is. What you think is love is actually possessions, dependence, and fear.
Today I am going to listen to you, Osho’s profound quotes on love and relationships. These quotes will change your entire outlook.

SPECIAL NOTE: These quotes are gleaned from books, lectures, and teachings of Osho (Rajneesh). Every quote reveals the real truth about love and relationships.

Not love, but Property - the First Truth

Pranjal: Guruji, what doesn't love mean? Explain that first.
Guruji: All right. Osho said what love is not:
1.“Love is not a relationship. Love relates. It is not a possession. It is a gift.”
2.“You can possess my body, but not me.”
3. “The moment you say, ‘You are mine,’ love has disappeared.”
Nayana: (surprised) But Guruji, we always say "you are mine." Is this a mistake?
Guruji: Osho said that when you call someone "mine", you are transforming him from a human being into a thing. To love is not to possess, to love is to set free.
4. “Love is freedom. Love gives freedom.”

Love and freedom - two sides of the same coin

Pranjal: But Guruji, if I give my girlfriend complete freedom, she can leave me.
Guruji: And that is your fear. But Osho said:
5. “The capacity to be alone is the capacity to love.”
6. “If you love a person, you give him or her freedom.”
8.“To be in love is to be in a state of perceptual anesthesia.”
9.“Only those who love are fearless and free.”
10.“Two persons who are truly in love remain two together, yet alone.”
Nayana: This is beautiful. But Guruji, isn’t it normal to be in love?

Jealousy - the enemy of love

Guruji: Jealousy? Osho could not compare jealousy to love:
11. “Is jealousy a proof of love? No, it’s a proof of possessiveness.”
12. “If you have any possessiveness in your love, it is not love.”
13. “Love knows no jealousy. Love is vast like the sky.”
Pranjal: But Guruji, if my girlfriend talks to someone else, I feel bad. Isn't this normal?
Guruji: That is your insecurity, not love. Osho said:
14. “The mind that is in love is the mind that knows no fear.”
15.“When you’re in love, you’re not afraid of anything.”
16. “Unless meditation happens, love remains misery.”

True love - selfless and unconditional

Nayana: Guruji, then what is true love? How do I know I’m in love?
Guruji: Osho has given the signs of true love:
17. “Love is not something you do; it is something you are.”
18. “Love is the greatest miracle in existence.”
19. "Love is your nature. Meditation is your flowering."
20. “When you love, love as if the person is a god — no less than that.”
Pranjal: (worried) This is very deep. We fight about little things.

Unity and independence in relationships

Guruji: That is the problem. Osho said that the two people in a relationship should live together but remain separate: 
21. “Be — don’t try to become.”
22. “Love the person, but give the person room to be himself or herself.”
23.“Never become a carbon copy of someone else. Just be yourself.”
24. “Love is mature only when it gives freedom.”
25. “You are alone, I am alone. But when two alonenesses meet, they create a togetherness.”
Nayana: (emotionally) Guru ji, this is so beautiful. I mean, we will live together, but we will have independent existence.

Love and meditation - two sides of the same coin

Guruji: That's right. And Osho said that love and meditation are the same:
26. “Love is the beginning; meditation is the peak.”
27.“When love and meditation merge, you become whole.”
28.“Meditation is love without an object.”
29.“First learn to be alone. First, learn to be so full that you don’t need anybody.”
30. “Only a meditator can truly love.”
Pranjal: I mean, Guruji, to make true love, you have to know yourself first?
Guruji: That's right. Osho said:
31. “If you love yourself, you will love others. If you hate yourself, you will hate others.”

The true meaning of love - the last lesson

Nayana: Guruji, then how to love? What is the realistic way?
Guruji: Osho said:
32. “Love is a celebration, not a duty.”
33. “When you love someone, you love the whole person, not just a part.”
34.“Love is not a need; love is overflow.”
35. “Authentic love cannot be controlled; it flows naturally.”

Conclusion - A new perspective on love

Pranjal: (emotionally) Guru ji, today I realized that what I thought was love was actually right. I wanted to control my girlfriend.
Nayana: And I realized that I was dependent. I thought I was incomplete without my boyfriend.
Guruji: (smiles) This is the power of Osho’s teachings. He teaches us that:
Basic Education:

• 1. Love is not property - you can't call someone "yours" 
• 2. Love Freedom - True love gives complete freedom 
• 3.  Celebrating Love - Love is a joy, not a duty
• 4. Jealousy is not love - jealousy is insecurity and rights. 
• 5. Love yourself first - you can't love others if you don't love yourself.

Pranjal and Nayana: (together) Thank you, Guruji. This teaching of Osho will change our lives.