Quotes from Rajneesh

Don't try to force anything. Let life be a deep let-go. God opens millions of flowers everyday without forcing their buds

Life in itself is an empty canvas; it becomes whatsoever you paint on it. You can paint misery, you can paint bliss. This freedom is your glory.

Nobody else can destroy you except you; nobody else can save you except you. You are the Judas and you are the Jesus.

Be - don't try to become. Being is enlightenment, becoming is ignorance.

Tantra is the science of transforming ordinary lovers into soul mates. And that is the grandeur of Tantra. It can transform the whole earth; it can transform each couple into soul mates.

Science is concerned about quantity; religion is concerned about quality. Religion is concerned with the art of how to live life and how to die life.

Unless you drop your personality you will not be able to find your individuality. Individuality is given by existence; personality is imposed by the society.

One has just to be oneself. That's my basic message. The moment you accept yourself as you are, all burdens, all mountainous burdens, simply disappear. Then life is a sheer joy, a festival of lights.

Possessiveness destroys love. And they should not be possessed, because that again destroys your love.

Life is a balance between rest and movement.

Life is a mirror, it reflects your face. Be friendly, and all of life will reflect friendliness.

Life is a mystery,but man wants to reduce it to a problem!

Death is the greatest illusion of all.

Don't seek, don't search, don't ask, don't knock, don't demand - relax.

Sadness comes, joy comes, and everything passes by. What remains always is the witness. The witness is beyond all polarities.

To remain absolutely free is what a true and authentic life is. So never gather any character - remain characterless.

Death is more important than life. Life is just the trivial, just the superficial; death is deeper. Through death you grow to the real life, and through life you only reach death and nothing else.

Never be ashamed of your tears. Be proud that you are still natural. Be proud that you can express the inexpressible through your tears.

No meditation, no life. Know meditation, know life.

Be realistic: Plan for a miracle

If you have difficulties making a decision, choose the lesser of the two evils.

Ordinary society is like a paperweight on you: it won't allow you to fly.

True freedom is always spiritual. It has something to do with your innermost being, which cannot be chained, handcuffed, or put into a jail.

The less the head, the more the wound will heal. No head there is no wound. Live a headless life. Move as a total being, and accept things.