--- title: "6 Being true Quotes By Rajneesh" description: "6 Being true quotes by Rajneesh. Plus more from Rajneesh and more Being true sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c6/rajneesh-54_being-true_the-first-thing-i-would-like-to-tell-you_52833.jpg" --- > [The first thing I would like to tell you about death is that there is no bigger lie than death. And yet,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/the-first-thing-i-would-like-to-tell-you-about-death-is-that-there-is/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c6/rajneesh-54_being-true_the-first-thing-i-would-like-to-tell-you_52833.jpg) > [True celebration should come from your life, in your life. And true celebration cannot be according to the calendar, that on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/true-celebration-should-come-from-your-life-in-your-life-and-true/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/123/rajneesh-54_anxiety_true-celebration-should-come-from-your-l_1382534.jpg) > [It cannot be, because the way man has treated woman has been basically wrong. Only between two equal persons is there a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/it-cannot-be-because-the-way-man-has-treated-woman-has-been-basically/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/163/rajneesh-54_arise_it-cannot-be-because-the-way-man-has-tre_1615523.jpg) > [If you really want a life which has no boredom in it, drop all masks, be true. Sometimes it will be difficult,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/if-you-really-want-a-life-which-has-no-boredom-in-it-drop-all-masks/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee8/rajneesh-54_being-true_if-you-really-want-a-life-which-has-no-b_1947968.jpg) > [These firecrackers outside and these lights outside cannot make you rejoice. They are only for children; for you, they are just a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/these-firecrackers-outside-and-these-lights-outside-cannot-make-you/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/778/rajneesh-54_allowing_these-firecrackers-outside-and-these-lig_2835050.jpg) > [But ordinarily you think otherwise: you think if you are silent you will be sad. Ordinarily you think, how can you avoid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/but-ordinarily-you-think-otherwise-you-think-if-you-are-silent-you/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/512/rajneesh-54_being-true_but-ordinarily-you-think-otherwise-you-t_2908047.jpg) ## Other authors on Being true ## 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/being-true/rajneesh/#itemlist", "name": "6 Being true Quotes By Rajneesh", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The first thing I would like to tell you about death is that there is no bigger lie than death. And yet, death appears to be true. It not only appears to be true but also seems like the cardinal truth of life - it appears as if the whole of life is surrounded by death. 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