--- title: "8 Concepts Quotes By Rajneesh" description: "8 Concepts quotes by Rajneesh. Plus more from Rajneesh and more Concepts sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09e/rajneesh-54_concepts_sin-is-a-technique-of-the-pseudo-religio_435779.jpg" --- > [Sin is a technique of the pseudo-religions. A true religion has no need of the concept at all. The pseudo-religion cannot live…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/sin-is-a-technique-of-the-pseudo-religions-a-true-religion-has-no/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09e/rajneesh-54_concepts_sin-is-a-technique-of-the-pseudo-religio_435779.jpg) > [For a prayer oriented religion the concept of a personal God is needed - to relate to. For meditation-oriented religions God is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/for-a-prayer-oriented-religion-the-concept-of-a-personal-god-is/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0e/rajneesh-54_concepts_for-a-prayer-oriented-religion-the-conce_643672.jpg) > [The Earth is beautiful. If you start living its beauty, enjoying its joys with no guilt in your heart, you are in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/the-earth-is-beautiful-if-you-start-living-its-beauty-enjoying-its/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a59/rajneesh-54_beautiful_the-earth-is-beautiful-if-you-start-livi_1783919.jpg) > [Marriage has failed because you could not rise to the standard that you were expecting of marriage, of the concept of marriage.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/marriage-has-failed-because-you-could-not-rise-to-the-standard-that/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89f/rajneesh-54_brutal_marriage-has-failed-because-you-could-no_1909899.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) > [My whole effort is to help you to disappear. My whole effort is to help you to be so empty: anatta -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/my-whole-effort-is-to-help-you-to-disappear-my-whole-effort-is-to/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a1/rajneesh-54_be-you_my-whole-effort-is-to-help-you-to-disapp_2830787.jpg) > [She is fragile, she is soft, she is weaker, she is afraid. All around is a man-created world, and she is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/she-is-fragile-she-is-soft-she-is-weaker-she-is-afraid-all-around-is/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/787/rajneesh-54_concepts_she-is-fragile-she-is-soft-she-is-weaker_2899929.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 Concepts ## 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/concepts/rajneesh/#itemlist", "name": "8 Concepts Quotes By Rajneesh", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Sin is a technique of the pseudo-religions. A true religion has no need of the concept at all. 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