Being in Love: How to Love with Awareness and Relate Without Fear »

OSHO, known for his revolutionary contribution to the science of inner transformation, continues to inspire millions of people worldwide in their search to define a new approach to individual spirituality that is self-directed and responsive to the everyday challenges of contemporary life. The Sunday Times of London named him one of the “1,000 Makers of the Twentieth Century,” and novelist Tom Robbins called him “the most dangerous man since Jesus Christ.” For more information about Osho and his work, please visit www.osho.com.

What Is Love?

In this thoughtful, provocative work, Osho—one of the most revolutionary thinkers of our time—challenges us to question what we think we know about love and opens us to the possibility of a love that is natural, fulfilling, and free of possessiveness and jealousy.

With his characteristic wit, humor, and understanding, Osho dares us to resist the unhealthy relationship patterns we’ve learned from those around us, and to rediscover the meaning of love for ourselves. “By the time you are ready to explore the world of love, you are filled with so much rubbish about love that there is not much hope for you to be able to find the authentic and discard the false.”

By answering the questions that so many lovers face, Osho shares new ways to love that will forever change how you relate to others, including how to:

• Love without clinging
• Let go of expectations, rules, and demands
• Free yourself from the fear of being alone
• Be fully present in your relationships
• Keep your love fresh and alive
• Become a life partner with whom someone could continue to grow and change
• Surrender your ego so you can surrender to love

Being in Love will inspire you to welcome love into your life anew and experience the joy of being truly alive by sharing it.

Introduction: What Is Love?     1
The Journey from "Me" to "We": Understanding the Nature and Nurture of Love
Beyond Dependency and Domination-Breaking Out of the Shell of the Ego     15
The Natural Stages of Life and Loving     25
The Candle of Awareness     39
Love Is a Breeze: Making the Most of Romance
Nonsense Ideas in Your Head     45
"Love Hurts" and Other Misunderstandings     65
Attraction and Opposition     89
Dropping Out of the Lonely Hearts Club     101
Soul Mates or Cell Mates?     131
Love and the Art of Non-doing     169
From Relationship to Relating-Love as a State of Being
"Love" Is a Verb     199
Couples Counseling-Insights for Living and Growing in Love     207
Only Love Remains     233
About the Author     241
OSHOL: International Meditation Resort     243
For More Information     245