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Religion Quotes by Rajneesh

102 Religion quotes by Rajneesh

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Never belong to a crowd, a nation, a religion, or a race – Rajneesh urges us to join the whole existence instead. He says devotion is a love that overflows onto chairs, tables, and walls, even when no one watches. He also claims that God laughs at life, and that true peace comes from quiet meditation, not armies or doctrines.

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Jesus was a crackpot.

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The whole search of religion is for that witness: how to find that which is real.

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Sharing is the most precious religious experience. Sharing is good.

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Religion can be condensed in a single phrase: total freedom to be oneself.

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A religious person is a desireless person.

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My religion is a religion of sharing, not of following

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Laughter is the real religion. Everything else is just metaphysics.

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Religion has only one answer and that answer is meditation. And meditation means how to empty yourself.

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The authentic pagan has no need of religion because, whatever religion can provide, he already has it.

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Religion is consciousness-raising. It raises you higher than the problem, it gives you a bird's-eye view.

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At its highest, love is a religious state of consciousness. I love you too, Buddha loves, Jesus loves, but their love demands…

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Life exists without rules; games cannot exist without rules. So real religion is always without rules; only false religion has rules, because…

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Laughter is more sacred than prayer, dancing more spiritual than chanting mantras, loving existence more cosmic than going to a church.

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Humanity will never be religious unless all organized religions disappear and religion becomes an individual commitment towards existence.

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In the East, all the religions preach egolessness. So in the East, everybody is against the ego from the very beginning.

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Zen is a totally different kind of religion. It brings humanness to religion. It is not bothered about anything superhuman; its whole…

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During the first seven years, every society tries to condition the mind - and conditioning means nothing but hypnosis: forcing authority, law,…

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The essential religion is taking the whole responsibility for whatsoever you are. And immediately an insight arises: 'If I am responsible for…

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For a prayer oriented religion the concept of a personal God is needed - to relate to. For meditation-oriented religions God is…

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God is always joking. Look at your own life - it is a joke! Look at other people's lives, and you will…

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I conceive of a world without poverty, without classes, without nations, without religions, without any kind of discrimination. I conceive of a…

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Any human being who is becoming independent of conditionings, of religions, scriptures, prophets and messiahs, has arrived home. He has found the…

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God has a tremendous sense of humor! Religion remains something dead without a sense of humor as a foundation to it. God…

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It is the other way round: food cannot make you spiritual, but if you are spiritual your food habits will change. Eating…

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When two persons open up to each other just as they are, friendship grows. When two persons are ready to drop their…

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Religion is a valid inquiry; whether society accepts it or rejects it, it doesn't matter. Man is a religious animal and is…

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Jesus was not famous in his day. If there were no Bible, there would have been no record of him. The record…

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You have to be an original individual; you have to find your innermost core on your own, with no guide, no guiding…

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LAUGHTER is the very essence of religion. Seriousness is never religious, cannot be religious. Seriousness is of the ego, part of the…

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The really creative person is not interested in dominating anybody. He is so utterly rejoicing in life - he wants to create,…

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In the East all the religions preach egolessness. So in the East everybody is against the ego from the very beginning. Because…

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Religion is nothing but a science to attain wisdom, understanding, to know what life is, and to live it in utter celebration.

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The authentic religion teaches you to discover your immortality, to discover the god within you.

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A really religious person has no theology. Yes, he has the experience, he has the truth, he has that luminosity, but he…

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

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Zen is the only religion in the world that teaches sudden enlightenment. It says that enlightenment takes no time, it can happen…

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All the religions of the world say God is the creator. If he is really the creator, then the only way to…

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Sannyas is only a declaration. The work is meditation. In one single word, my religion is complete, and that is meditation.

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Religion is not knowledge. Religion is love. The word 'religion' comes from a root which means binding together - falling into love,…

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

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Never belong to a crowd; Never belong to a nation; Never belong to a religion; Never belong to a race. Belong to the whole…

Money should not be in the hands of individuals; otherwise it will create this problem of being burdened with guilt. And money can make…

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A mature mind is one who understands the impossibility of knowing the ultimate, and with this understanding there is a new dimension: the dimension…

The word religion comes from an origin which means "coming together." But priesthood has been doing just the opposite, it has created splits in…

Love and laughter go together; and laughter is one of the greatest medicines.

There are people who want to become rich; they become rich. If you persist you can fulfill any kind of stupidity

Just take one thing out and the whole palace, the whole edifice of the human mind collapses. Take effort out of it and desiring…

To me, man means awareness of death. I am not saying become afraid of death; that is not awareness. Just be aware of the…

So your life becomes a vital celebration, your relationship becomes a festive thing. Whatsoever you do, every moment is a festival. You eat, and…

"Serenity" is the flavor of meditation.