What has destroyed love?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-7JSIDgcLk

"You may never have expected what has destroyed love. It is the continuous teaching of love that has destroyed it. Hate is still pure. Love is not. When you hate, your hate has an authenticity. When you love, it is only hypocracy. This has to be understood. For thousands of years, all the religions, politicians, pedagogues have been teaching one thing, and that one thing is love. Love your enemy. Love your neighbor. Love your parents. Love God.

Why in the beginning did they start this strange series of teachings around love? They were afraid of your authentic love. Because authentic love is beyond your control. You are posessed by it. You are not the possessor, you are the possessed. And the society wants you to be under 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 that is dangerous in you is the possibility of love. Because if you are possessed by love, you can go even against the whole world."

-Osho

Osho is one of my friends on myspace haha, I read his stuff sometimes hes pretty wise. I get what hes saying there its almost like people understand what hate is more than what love is..and even if they think they understand what love is chances are very great that they are wrong.

I don't think it's that people don't understand what love is. I think that people often believe that the only kind of (platonic) love that exists is the kind they've been taught about. It's not a matter of personal intelligence. It's just that many of us have been conditioned to try to love our enemies, families and neighbors. The point I think Osho's trying to make is that the act of trying in itself destroys the possibility of true sincerity, and thus it can never be authentic love.

that is very interesting, something tells me i will be thinking about this and probably telling someone about it at the bar later tonight.

its very true....people really through the word love around with experiencing the true feeling

I'd be much more comfortable reading his views than viewing him attempt to speak upon them. He isn't the most captivating speaker, in english at least.

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Originally Posted by afghooey

I don't think it's that people don't understand what love is. I think that people often believe that the only kind of (platonic) love that exists is the kind they've been taught about. It's not a matter of personal intelligence. It's just that many of us have been conditioned to try to love our enemies, families and neighbors. The point I think Osho's trying to make is that the act of trying in itself destroys the possibility of true sincerity, and thus it can never be authentic love.

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agreed, that is what i meant but i'm not good with words.

Being authentic in today's world is hard. I've been in trouble more than once for not faking love, even in the smaller things in life. It's not always appropriate, and sometimes it can be downright rude, but I'd much rather be true to myself than be well-liked by everyone I meet. It has its consequences, but it also is very rewarding - especially when you find that you are in fact truly happy or truly loving.

the american government.