I have never been a serious person… I am not serious at all because existence is not serious. It is so playful,… — Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh Copy Share Image
“There is a story told of one old wise man, whose name was Mencius. He was a follower of Confucius and he died when he was very, very old. Somebody asked him: If you were given life again, how will you start it? Said Mencius: I will pay more attention to my needs and less attention to my desires. And… — Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh Copy Share
“Needs can be fulfilled, but desires cannot be. Desire is a need gone mad. Needs are simple, they come from nature; desires are very complex they don’t come from nature. They are created by the mind. Needs are moment to moment, they are created out of life itself. Desires are not moment to moment, they are always for the future.… — Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh Copy Share
“Life can become a celebration if you know how to live without concern. Otherwise life becomes a long prolonged disease and illness… — Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh Copy Share Image
“Your life is enough, don’t be concerned with others. And I tell you that if you can live unconcerned your life will… — Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh Copy Share Image
“Now everything is done by machines, technology has relieved you of much work. What to do? You become aggressive, you fight, you get angry. Without any reason or rhyme, you become angry – suddenly you flare up. Everybody knows that this is foolish, even you in your cooler moments know that that was foolish. But why did you flare up… — Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh Copy Share
I have never been a serious person… I am not serious at all because existence is not serious. It is so playful, so full… — Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh Copy Share Image
“There is a story told of one old wise man, whose name was Mencius. He was a follower of Confucius and he died when he was very, very old. Somebody asked him: If you were given life again, how will you start it? Said Mencius: I will pay more attention to my needs and less attention to my desires. And… — Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh Copy Share
“Needs can be fulfilled, but desires cannot be. Desire is a need gone mad. Needs are simple, they come from nature; desires are very complex they don’t come from nature. They are created by the mind. Needs are moment to moment, they are created out of life itself. Desires are not moment to moment, they are always for the future.… — Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh Copy Share
“There is no need to say: Love, I love you. Let your whole being say it. If you love, it will say it, words are not needed at all. The way that you say it will express it; the way that you move will express it; the way that you look will express it. Your whole being will express it.… — Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh Copy Share
“Don’t be worried about the future. Live this moment so totally that the next moment comes out of it golden.” — Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh Copy Share Image
“Life can become a celebration if you know how to live without concern. Otherwise life becomes a long prolonged disease and illness which culminates… — Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh Copy Share Image
“DO! Don’t be concerned about what you are doing – do it so wholeheartedly that the very doing becomes a bliss. And don’t think of great things, there is no such thing as great or small. Don’t think that you are to do great things, play great music, paint great paintings, that you are to become a Picasso or a… — Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh Copy Share
“If you say, ’If those conditions are fulfilled then I will be blissful’, then these conditions are never going to be fulfilled. And, secondly, even if these conditions are fulfilled, by that time you will have lost the very capacity to celebrate and enjoy. And moreover, when these conditions are fulfilled – if ever, because they cannot be fulfilled –… — Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh Copy Share
Doubt helps your intelligence, sharpens it. Questioning makes you aware of many possibilities of which you may not have been aware before. — Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh Copy Share Image
“I am an anarchist in a totally different category from that of all anarchists who ever lived on the face of the earth. I am a category consisting of myself, because my focus is completely different. I am not against the government, I'm against the need for government. I am not against the courts, I am against the need for… — Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh Copy Share
