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title: "6 Awakened Quotes By Rajneesh"
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> [There is no evil and there are no evil forces in the world. There are only people of awareness, and there are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/there-is-no-evil-and-there-are-no-evil-forces-in-the-world-there-are/)

[Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/)

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> [The other world is hidden in this world. The Buddha is asleep in the Zorba. It has to be awakened. And nobody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/the-other-world-is-hidden-in-this-world-the-buddha-is-asleep-in-the/)

[Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/)

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> [These are only outer symptoms. Death is the transfer of the soul from one body to another body, or in cases when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/these-are-only-outer-symptoms-death-is-the-transfer-of-the-soul-from/)

[Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/)

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> [Heaven and hell are not geographical; they are not something outside you, they are something that belongs to your interiority. If you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/heaven-and-hell-are-not-geographical-they-are-not-something-outside/)

[Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/)

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> [Meditation makes you innocent, it makes you childlike. In that state, miracles are possible. That state is pure magic. A great transformation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/meditation-makes-you-innocent-it-makes-you-childlike-in-that-state-2/)

[Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/)

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> [ The witnessing soul is like the sky. The birds fly in the sky but they don't leave any footprints…\[The\] man who is… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/the-witnessing-soul-is-like-the-sky-the-birds-fly-in-the-sky-but-they/)

[Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/)

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## Other authors on Awakened

## 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/)

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