“If you love a flower, don't pick it up. Because if you pick it up it dies and it ceases to be what you love. So if you love a flower, let it be. Love is not about possession. Love is about appreciation.”
— Osho
Widely attributed to Osho from his discourses on love and attachment. One of the most shared spiritual quotes on the internet.
I watched people come to Pune saying they loved me. They wanted to own my words, bottle my presence, control what I said next. That is not love. That is collection. In the ashram there was a garden. The flowers were beautiful because nobody cut them. When you grab what you love, you kill it. Let the people you love breathe. Your job is not to hold them. Your job is to see them.