--- title: "6 Asking Quotes By Rajneesh" description: "6 Asking quotes by Rajneesh. Plus more from Rajneesh and more Asking sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d66/rajneesh-54_absence_meditation-is-like-light-when-meditation_218520.jpg" --- > [Meditation is like light: when meditation comes, politics disappears. So you cannot be meditative and political. That is impossible: you are asking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/meditation-is-like-light-when-meditation-comes-politics-disappears-so/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d66/rajneesh-54_absence_meditation-is-like-light-when-meditation_218520.jpg) > [To live moment to moment is the life of meditation. Then life becomes spontaneous without any effort; then nobody can make you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/to-live-moment-to-moment-is-the-life-of-meditation-then-life-becomes/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87f/rajneesh-54_asking_to-live-moment-to-moment-is-the-life-of_2731577.jpg) > [This is the deepest experiment of life. And whatever has been discovered in regard to life, this is the most significant finding…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/this-is-the-deepest-experiment-of-life-and-whatever-has-been/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a69/rajneesh-54_asking_this-is-the-deepest-experiment-of-life-a_2734522.jpg) > [You are asking, 'Is the concept of soul mates more useful than marriage?' Concepts don't matter. What matters is your understanding. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/you-are-asking-is-the-concept-of-soul-mates-more-useful-than-marriage/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b7/rajneesh-54_asking_you-are-asking-is-the-concept-of-soul-ma_2746315.jpg) > [We ask for happiness but what we get is unhappiness. We all put our efforts into trying to be happy but we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/we-ask-for-happiness-but-what-we-get-is-unhappiness-we-all-put-our/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5d/rajneesh-54_asking_we-ask-for-happiness-but-what-we-get-is_2791113.jpg) > [And this has been man's stupidity - a very ancient one: whenever he gets into difficulty, he changes the word. Change the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/and-this-has-been-man-s-stupidity-a-very-ancient-one-whenever-he-gets/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3d/rajneesh-54_ancient_and-this-has-been-man-s-stupidity-a-very_3103616.jpg) ## Other authors on Asking ## More by Rajneesh > [Because of the womb being a central phenomenon in the feminine body, the whole psychology of woman differs: she is non-aggressive, non-inquiring, non-questioning, non-doubting,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/because-of-the-womb-being-a-central-phenomenon-in-the-feminine-body/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) > [It all depends on you. You can go on sleeping forever, you can wake up right this moment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/it-all-depends-on-you-you-can-go-on-sleeping-forever-you-can-wake-up/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) > [The greatest mystery in life is not life itself, but death. Death is the culmination of life, the ultimate blossoming of life. In death…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/the-greatest-mystery-in-life-is-not-life-itself-but-death-death-is/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) > [This mind is a prison. It cannot find any freedom anywhere. It must die before freedom comes to you. But we have taken the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/this-mind-is-a-prison-it-cannot-find-any-freedom-anywhere-it-must-die/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) > [Never belong to a crowd; Never belong to a nation; Never belong to a religion; Never belong to a race. Belong to the whole…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/never-belong-to-a-crowd-never-belong-to-a-nation-never-belong-to-a/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) > [Money should not be in the hands of individuals; otherwise it will create this problem of being burdened with guilt. And money can make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/money-should-not-be-in-the-hands-of-individuals-otherwise-it-will/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) > [Marriage is going to disappear, should disappear. And now the point is coming in the history of humanity where it becomes possible that marriage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/marriage-is-going-to-disappear-should-disappear-and-now-the-point-is/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) > [A mature mind is one who understands the impossibility of knowing the ultimate, and with this understanding there is a new dimension: the dimension…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/a-mature-mind-is-one-who-understands-the-impossibility-of-knowing-the/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) > [The word religion comes from an origin which means "coming together." But priesthood has been doing just the opposite, it has created splits in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/the-word-religion-comes-from-an-origin-which-means-coming-together/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) > [Love and laughter go together; and laughter is one of the greatest medicines.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/love-and-laughter-go-together-and-laughter-is-one-of-the-greatest/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) > [There are people who want to become rich; they become rich. If you persist you can fulfill any kind of stupidity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/there-are-people-who-want-to-become-rich-they-become-rich-if-you/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) > [Just take one thing out and the whole palace, the whole edifice of the human mind collapses. Take effort out of it and desiring…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/just-take-one-thing-out-and-the-whole-palace-the-whole-edifice-of-the/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) > [To me, man means awareness of death. I am not saying become afraid of death; that is not awareness. Just be aware of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/to-me-man-means-awareness-of-death-i-am-not-saying-become-afraid-of/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) > [So your life becomes a vital celebration, your relationship becomes a festive thing. Whatsoever you do, every moment is a festival. You eat, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/so-your-life-becomes-a-vital-celebration-your-relationship-becomes-a/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) > ["Serenity" is the flavor of meditation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/serenity-is-the-flavor-of-meditation/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/asking/rajneesh/#itemlist", "name": "6 Asking Quotes By Rajneesh", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Meditation is like light: when meditation comes, politics disappears. So you cannot be meditative and political. That is impossible: you are asking for the impossible. 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