--- title: "2 Absolute freedom Quotes By Osho" description: "2 Absolute freedom quotes by Osho. Plus more from Osho and more Absolute freedom sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72c/osho-519_absolute-freedom_the-capacity-to-be-alone-is-the-capacity_359044.jpg" --- > [“The capacity to be alone is the capacity to love. It may look paradoxical to you, but it's not. It is an existential truth: only those people who are capable of being alone are capable of love, of sharing, of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/osho/the-capacity-to-be-alone-is-the-capacity-to-love-it-may-look/) [Osho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/osho/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72c/osho-519_absolute-freedom_the-capacity-to-be-alone-is-the-capacity_359044.jpg) > [“A mature person has the integrity to be alone. And when a mature person gives love, he gives without any strings attached to it: he simply gives. And when a mature person gives love, he feels grateful that you have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/osho/a-mature-person-has-the-integrity-to-be-alone-and-when-a-mature/) [Osho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/osho/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/033/osho-519_absolute-freedom_a-mature-person-has-the-integrity-to-be_383366.jpg) ## Other authors on Absolute freedom - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-roald-dahl-79338.jpg) Roald Dahl 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/absolute-freedom/roald-dahl/) ## More by Osho > [“That which is of great value cannot be attained through aggression. You will be able to find the mystery of life only if you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/osho/that-which-is-of-great-value-cannot-be-attained-through-aggression/) [Osho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/osho/) > [“If you love a person, you project things which are not there. If you hate a person, again you project things which are not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/osho/if-you-love-a-person-you-project-things-which-are-not-there-if-you/) [Osho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/osho/) > [“The first step in awareness is to be watchful of your body. Slowly,slowly one becomes alert about each gesture,each movement. And as you become…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/osho/the-first-step-in-awareness-is-to-be-watchful-of-your-body-slowly/) [Osho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/osho/) > [“Whenever one starts meditating, the mind becomes rebellious. It starts all types of arguments: “What are you doing, why are you wasting time? Use…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/osho/whenever-one-starts-meditating-the-mind-becomes-rebellious-it-starts/) [Osho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/osho/) > [“Whatever has been said about you by others, simply drop it. It is absolutely crap. They don’t know about themselves; what can they say…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/osho/whatever-has-been-said-about-you-by-others-simply-drop-it-it-is/) [Osho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/osho/) > [“They happen only when you are distant,aloof. They happen, they cannot be brought. They happen you cannot force them to happen. They are spontaneous…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/osho/they-happen-only-when-you-are-distant-aloof-they-happen-they-cannot/) [Osho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/osho/) > [“The ego is possible only in conflict, struggle. If you have nothing to fight about, you will create some way or other to fight.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/osho/the-ego-is-possible-only-in-conflict-struggle-if-you-have-nothing-to/) [Osho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/osho/) > [Politics is mundane; politicians are servants of the people. Religion is sacred; it guides peoples spiritual growth. Politics is the lowest as far as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/osho/politics-is-mundane-politicians-are-servants-of-the-people-religion/) [OSHO](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/osho/) > [“There is a great need to be needed. Remember, you feel good whenever you are needed. Sometimes, even if it brings misery to you,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/osho/there-is-a-great-need-to-be-needed-remember-you-feel-good-whenever/) [Osho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/osho/) > [“All possible resources have to be used, so that you can learn to use your anger in such a way that it becomes compassion,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/osho/all-possible-resources-have-to-be-used-so-that-you-can-learn-to-use/) [Osho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/osho/) > [“The three religions born outside India don’t have any name for it because they never went far in search of oneself. They remained childish,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/osho/the-three-religions-born-outside-india-don-t-have-any-name-for-it/) [Osho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/osho/) > [“Shiva is saying: the body is a product of nature and your will to do. The nature is merely the source, the womb. Your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/osho/shiva-is-saying-the-body-is-a-product-of-nature-and-your-will-to-do/) [Osho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/osho/) > [“No, life is meant to be a celebration; celebration is its central note. If someone asks you, better ask this question of yourself: ”Do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/osho/no-life-is-meant-to-be-a-celebration-celebration-is-its-central-note/) [Osho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/osho/) > [“Imagination is a great force. On the path of meditation, imagination is a barrier; on the path of love, imagination is a help. On…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/osho/imagination-is-a-great-force-on-the-path-of-meditation-imagination-is/) [Osho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/osho/) > [Yoga means that now there is no hope, now there is no future, now there are no desires. One is ready to know what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/osho/yoga-means-that-now-there-is-no-hope-now-there-is-no-future-now-there/) [OSHO](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/osho/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/absolute-freedom/osho/#itemlist", "name": "2 Absolute freedom Quotes By Osho", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The capacity to be alone is the capacity to love. It may look paradoxical to you, but it's not. 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There is no politics involved, no diplomacy, no effort to dominate. How can you dominate the person you love? Just think over it. Domination is a sort of hatred, anger, enmity. How can you even think of dominating a person you love? You would love to see the person totally free, independent; you will give him more individuality. That’s why I call it the greatest paradox: they are together so much so that they are almost one, but still in that oneness they are individuals. Their individualities are not effaced; they have become more enhanced. The other has enriched them as far as their freedom is concerned. Immature people falling in love destroy each other’s freedom, create a bondage, make a prison. Mature persons in love help each other to be free; they help each other to destroy all sorts of bondages. And when love flows with freedom there is beauty. When love flows with dependence there is ugliness. Remember, freedom is a higher value than love. 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