--- title: "8 Mad Quotes By Rajneesh" description: "8 Mad quotes by Rajneesh. Plus more from Rajneesh and more Mad sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51c/rajneesh-54_awareness_to-me-marriage-is-a-dead-thing-it-is-an_167527.jpg" --- > [To me, marriage is a dead thing. It is an institution, and you cannot live in an institution; only mad people live…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/to-me-marriage-is-a-dead-thing-it-is-an-institution-and-you-cannot/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51c/rajneesh-54_awareness_to-me-marriage-is-a-dead-thing-it-is-an_167527.jpg) > [Try to understand why it is happening, from where it is coming, where the roots are, how it happens, how it functions,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/try-to-understand-why-it-is-happening-from-where-it-is-coming-where/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/859/rajneesh-54_add_try-to-understand-why-it-is-happening-fr_698193.jpg) > [Why is so much sex needed? Because you are tense, sex becomes a release. Your tensions are released through it - you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/why-is-so-much-sex-needed-because-you-are-tense-sex-becomes-a-release/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aaf/rajneesh-54_feels_why-is-so-much-sex-needed-because-you-ar_1380495.jpg) > [Man is almost mad-mad because he is seeking something which he has already got; mad because he's not aware of who he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/man-is-almost-mad-mad-because-he-is-seeking-something-which-he-has/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f6/rajneesh-54_bounds_man-is-almost-mad-mad-because-he-is-seek_1473932.jpg) > [It was Heraclitus' ideas that seized Nietzsche so totally that he became completely mad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/it-was-heraclitus-ideas-that-seized-nietzsche-so-totally-that-he/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea3/rajneesh-54_ideas_it-was-heraclitus-ideas-that-seized-niet_1825705.jpg) > [The perfectionist is another name for someone who is getting ready to become mad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/the-perfectionist-is-another-name-for-someone-who-is-getting-ready-to/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fb/rajneesh-54_excellence_the-perfectionist-is-another-name-for-so_2383752.jpg) > [A very sensitive person in this stupid world is bound to become mad… Only meditation can save him from becoming mad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/a-very-sensitive-person-in-this-stupid-world-is-bound-to-become-mad/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6b/rajneesh-54_anxiety_a-very-sensitive-person-in-this-stupid-w_2610401.jpg) > [If you are really spontaneous, people will think you are mad. If you go to a tree and start talking, or to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/if-you-are-really-spontaneous-people-will-think-you-are-mad-if-you-go/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ed/rajneesh-54_church_if-you-are-really-spontaneous-people-wil_3187213.jpg) ## Other authors on Mad ## 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/mad/rajneesh/#itemlist", "name": "8 Mad Quotes By Rajneesh", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "To me, marriage is a dead thing. It is an institution, and you cannot live in an institution; only mad people live in institutions. It is a substitute for love. Love is dangerous: to be in love is to be in a storm, constantly. You need courage and you need awareness, and you are to be ready for anything. 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