--- title: "22 Names Quotes By Rajneesh" description: "22 Names quotes by Rajneesh. Plus more from Rajneesh and more Names sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb2/rajneesh-54_ego_then-relationship-happens-before-that-it_3153085.jpg" --- > [Then relationship happens. Before that it is just an empty name. Relationship cannot happen before the egos are gone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/then-relationship-happens-before-that-it-is-just-an-empty-name/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb2/rajneesh-54_ego_then-relationship-happens-before-that-it_3153085.jpg) > [In the name of celibacy, sex has been repressed for centuries and you have become just full of sexuality. Rather than transcending…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/in-the-name-of-celibacy-sex-has-been-repressed-for-centuries-and-you/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f67/rajneesh-54_boiling_in-the-name-of-celibacy-sex-has-been-rep_196670.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) > [Freedom is not to be destroyed in the name of love. Freedom is a far higher value than your so-called love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/freedom-is-not-to-be-destroyed-in-the-name-of-love-freedom-is-a-far/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/348/rajneesh-54_destroyed_freedom-is-not-to-be-destroyed-in-the-na_2169218.jpg) > [Past and future are two aspects of the same coin. The name of the coin is mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/past-and-future-are-two-aspects-of-the-same-coin-the-name-of-the-coin/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea9/rajneesh-54_aspect_past-and-future-are-two-aspects-of-the-s_1204953.jpg) > [Why do people hanker for the home? - security, safety. But in the name of security and safety, they don't make homes,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/why-do-people-hanker-for-the-home-security-safety-but-in-the-name-of/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/02e/rajneesh-54_crime_why-do-people-hanker-for-the-home-securi_1556555.jpg) > [You can call it tathata, suchness. 'Suchness' is a Buddhist way of expressing that there is something in you which always remains…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/you-can-call-it-tathata-suchness-suchness-is-a-buddhist-way-of/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d46/rajneesh-54_buddhism_you-can-call-it-tathata-suchness-suchnes_880488.jpg) > [Man has to create marriage because man is afraid of the unknown. On all levels of life and existence, man has created…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/man-has-to-create-marriage-because-man-is-afraid-of-the-unknown-on/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5da/rajneesh-54_believe_man-has-to-create-marriage-because-man-i_3083506.jpg) > [Meditation is the art of awareness. And once you are aware, out of your awareness your actions will arise - not out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/meditation-is-the-art-of-awareness-and-once-you-are-aware-out-of-your/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de6/rajneesh-54_accord_meditation-is-the-art-of-awareness-and-o_1468003.jpg) > [One of the names of Buddha is TATHAGATA - one who lives in suchness, one who has become free from all the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/one-of-the-names-of-buddha-is-tathagata-one-who-lives-in-suchness-one/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/376/rajneesh-54_awareness_one-of-the-names-of-buddha-is-tathagata_1220118.jpg) > [People have a very limited idea of what being creative is - playing the guitar or the flute or writing poetry -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/people-have-a-very-limited-idea-of-what-being-creative-is-playing-the/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7e/rajneesh-54_be-creative_people-have-a-very-limited-idea-of-what_3112211.jpg) > ['I am' is nothing but another name for the ego. Now you will be getting into trouble. If the ego is convinced…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/i-am-is-nothing-but-another-name-for-the-ego-now-you-will-be-getting/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abc/rajneesh-54_convinced_i-am-is-nothing-but-another-name-for-the_2162229.jpg) > [Greed arises only because your present moment is empty, and to live in an empty moment hurts very much. To forget it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/greed-arises-only-because-your-present-moment-is-empty-and-to-live-in/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/778/rajneesh-54_arise_greed-arises-only-because-your-present-m_3027686.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) > [Through meditation one discovers one's own light. That light you can call your soul, your self, your God—whatsoever word you choose—or you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/through-meditation-one-discovers-one-s-own-light-that-light-you-can/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ad/rajneesh-54_beautiful_through-meditation-one-discovers-one-s-o_533132.jpg) > [Drop envy and jealousy, otherwise there is no possibility - because love cannot exist where envy and jealousies exist. Then your search…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/drop-envy-and-jealousy-otherwise-there-is-no-possibility-because-love-2/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fe/rajneesh-54_certain_drop-envy-and-jealousy-otherwise-there-i_2206717.jpg) > [It is better to use this available energy for your observation, inner observation. Just watch everything - and it is good because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/it-is-better-to-use-this-available-energy-for-your-observation-inner/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/979/rajneesh-54_art_it-is-better-to-use-this-available-energ_3169276.jpg) > [Will power is nothing but another name of ego power. A man of wisdom has no will, just as he has no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/will-power-is-nothing-but-another-name-of-ego-power-a-man-of-wisdom/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/367/rajneesh-54_ego_will-power-is-nothing-but-another-name-o_3092272.jpg) > [I would like you to drop the ego, to dissolve, to disappear, because only then is there fulfillment. The ego knows only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/i-would-like-you-to-drop-the-ego-to-dissolve-to-disappear-because/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7a/rajneesh-54_attainment_i-would-like-you-to-drop-the-ego-to-diss_1259126.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) > [So if you are seeking something else in the name of creativity, then drop the idea of being creative. At least consciously,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/so-if-you-are-seeking-something-else-in-the-name-of-creativity-then/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/04d/rajneesh-54_activity_so-if-you-are-seeking-something-else-in_1696051.jpg) > [Zen says that if you drop knowledge - and within knowledge everything is included; your name, your identity, everything, because this has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/zen-says-that-if-you-drop-knowledge-and-within-knowledge-everything/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/791/rajneesh-54_child-abuse_zen-says-that-if-you-drop-knowledge-and_778774.jpg) ## Other authors on Names ## 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/names/rajneesh/#itemlist", "name": "22 Names Quotes By Rajneesh", "numberOfItems": 22, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Then relationship happens. Before that it is just an empty name. 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Just watch everything - and it is good because you have nothing much to do. You have not to go here and there and visit people and become a member of the Rotary Club. You are saved from so much nonsense that I felt really jealous of you! Enjoy it! And feel sorry for everybody else! They are poorer and you can become immensely rich. And the art of that richness is witnessing. 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