Love, freedom, and solitude

How can we reconcile our need for freedom with our yearning for intimacy and the experience of relationships? "It''s wonderful to be alone, it''s wonderful to be in love, and it''s wonderful to be with people. These things complement each other, they are not contradictory. When you''re spending quality time with others, enjoy it, enjoy it to the fullest; there''s no need to worry about solitude. And when you''ve had your fill of others, turn to solitude and enjoy it to the fullest." - From Love, Freedom, and Solitude: Freedom is our essential condition for finding love in today''s world, and until we learn to live with that freedom, and learn to live with and for ourselves, we will not be able to find love and happiness with anyone else before we experience freedom. Only through freedom, and in conjunction with a deep respect for ourselves and others, can love occur. Is it possible to be alone and not be lonely? Where are the boundaries that define "lust" in relation to "love"? And can lust grow within love in any way? In love, freedom, and solitude, you will find insightful and unique perspectives that tend to bring about revolutionary changes in prevailing ideas and customs, relating to these and other fundamental questions. We have a golden opportunity to redefine and revitalize the very foundations of our lives in our intellectually stagnant world, where our old moral systems have become obsolete. We have the potential to set ourselves and our relationships with others anew, and to achieve accomplishment and success on both the individual and societal levels. Osho is one of the most famous and inspiring spiritual teachers of our time. Since the early 1970s, he has captivated the minds of young people in the West who wanted to experience meditation and transformation. More than a decade after his death in 1990, the influence of his ideas continues to expand and spread, reaching seekers of all ages in almost every country in the world.