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    The Fear of Intimacy
    The Fear of Intimacy
    The Fear of Intimacy
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    The Fear of Intimacy

    By Osho

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    Intimacy generally refers to the feeling of being in a close personal association and belonging together. Everybody is afraid of intimacy. It is another thing whether we are aware of it or not. Intimacy means exposing yourself before a stranger. We are all strangers -- nobody knows anybody. We are even strangers to ourselves, because we don't know who we are.This talk by Osho is an invitation to discover who you are.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOsho Media International
    Release dateApr 9, 2013
    ISBN9780880500258
    The Fear of Intimacy
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    Osho

    Osho is one of the most provocative and inspiring spiritual teachers of the twentieth century. Known for his revolutionary contribution to the science of inner transformation, the influence of his teachings continues to grow, reaching seekers of all ages in virtually every country of the world. He is the author of many books, including Love, Freedom, Aloneness; The Book of Secrets; and Innocence, Knowledge, and Wonder.

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      The Fear of Intimacy - Osho

      The Fear of Intimacy

      Osho

      Copyright © 1987, 2012 OSHO International Foundation

      www.osho.com/copyrights

      Images and Cover Design © OSHO International Foundation

      The Fear of Intimacy, by Osho

      From a series of OSHO Talks titled The Hidden Splendor, #4

      This OSHO Talk is complete in itself.

      The series The Hidden Splendor is available in audio format.

      The Fear of Intimacy is also available as an original audio recording under the same title, spoken by Osho.

      Published by

      OSHO MEDIA INTERNATIONAL

      an imprint of

      OSHO INTERNATIONAL

      www.osho.com/oshointernational

      ISBN-13: 978-0-88050-025-8

      The Fear of Intimacy

      Osho,

      Of my many fears, the one of which I am most aware is that of intimacy. I am like a hit and run driver in my relationships with people. Could you speak to me of my fear of intimacy?

      Everybody is afraid of intimacy. It is another thing whether you are aware of it or not. Intimacy means exposing yourself before a stranger. We are all strangers – nobody knows anybody. We are even strangers to ourselves, because we don’t know who we are.

      Intimacy brings you close to a stranger. You have to drop all your defenses; only then, intimacy is possible. And the fear is that if you drop all your defenses, all your masks, who knows what the stranger is going to do with you?

      We are all hiding a thousand and one things – not only from others but from ourselves – because we have been brought up by a sick humanity with all kinds of repressions, inhibitions, taboos. And the fear is that with somebody who is a stranger – and it does not matter, you may have lived with the person for thirty years, forty years; the strangeness never disappears – it feels safer to keep a little defense, a little distance, because somebody can take advantage of your weaknesses, of your frailties, of your vulnerability.

      Everybody is afraid of intimacy.

      The problem becomes more complicated because everybody wants intimacy. Everybody wants intimacy because otherwise you are alone in this universe – without a friend, without a lover, without anybody you can trust, without anybody to whom you can open all your wounds. And the wounds cannot heal unless they are open. The more you hide them, the more dangerous they become. They can become cancerous.

      Intimacy is an essential need

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