--- title: "21 Relax Quotes By Rajneesh" description: "21 Relax quotes by Rajneesh. Plus more from Rajneesh and more Relax sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/489/rajneesh-54_asks_don-t-seek-don-t-search-don-t-ask-don-t_1745051.jpg" --- > [Don't seek, don't search, don't ask, don't knock, don't demand - relax.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/don-t-seek-don-t-search-don-t-ask-don-t-knock-don-t-demand-relax/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/489/rajneesh-54_asks_don-t-seek-don-t-search-don-t-ask-don-t_1745051.jpg) > [A sannyasin has to relax to that total state of let-go when everything happens and nothing is done.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/a-sannyasin-has-to-relax-to-that-total-state-of-let-go-when/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1b/rajneesh-54_done_a-sannyasin-has-to-relax-to-that-total-s_3126187.jpg) > [Respect your uniqueness, and drop comparison. Relax into your being.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/respect-your-uniqueness-and-drop-comparison-relax-into-your-being/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/054/rajneesh-54_comparison_respect-your-uniqueness-and-drop-compari_2768969.jpg) > [Relaxation is the point. And if you can relax with an enlightened person his enlightenment will start penetrating you, because when you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/relaxation-is-the-point-and-if-you-can-relax-with-an-enlightened/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61f/rajneesh-54_buddhism_relaxation-is-the-point-and-if-you-can-r_1720581.jpg) > [First the body has to become utterly relaxed, like a small child, then only start with the mind. Move scientifically: first the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/first-the-body-has-to-become-utterly-relaxed-like-a-small-child-then/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64e/rajneesh-54_body_first-the-body-has-to-become-utterly-rel_933657.jpg) > [Concentration is not the approach towards God. Concentration is a mind approach. God is everywhere, so you have to relax, you have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/concentration-is-not-the-approach-towards-god-concentration-is-a-mind/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6d/rajneesh-54_approach_concentration-is-not-the-approach-toward_895290.jpg) > [Buddha says: Remember, you have to do much, but the ultimate always happens when you are not doing anything. It happens in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/buddha-says-remember-you-have-to-do-much-but-the-ultimate-always/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9b/rajneesh-54_causes_buddha-says-remember-you-have-to-do-much_1925924.jpg) > [Just do two things: meditate, watch your thought processes; become just a spectator of your mind. That is meditation, becoming a witness.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/just-do-two-things-meditate-watch-your-thought-processes-become-just/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab5/rajneesh-54_becoming_just-do-two-things-meditate-watch-your-t_2434280.jpg) > [If you become capable of relaxing the body voluntarily, then you will be able to help your mind relax voluntarily. Mind is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/if-you-become-capable-of-relaxing-the-body-voluntarily-then-you-will/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/413/rajneesh-54_able_if-you-become-capable-of-relaxing-the-bo_1599977.jpg) > [Life as such has to be taken as a cosmic joke - and then suddenly you relax because there is nothing to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/life-as-such-has-to-be-taken-as-a-cosmic-joke-and-then-suddenly-you/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8be/rajneesh-54_change_life-as-such-has-to-be-taken-as-a-cosmic_163873.jpg) > [Meditation is not concentration. It is simple awareness. You simply relax and watch the breathing. In that watching, nothing is excluded. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/meditation-is-not-concentration-it-is-simple-awareness-you-simply/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79f/rajneesh-54_accepting_meditation-is-not-concentration-it-is-si_188966.jpg) > [You will have to relax from the circumference. The first step in relaxing is the body. Remember as many times as possible…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/you-will-have-to-relax-from-the-circumference-the-first-step-in/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f15/rajneesh-54_body_you-will-have-to-relax-from-the-circumfe_1928087.jpg) > [When you don't cling to anything, there is nowhere to go - all boats have been abandoned, you cannot go anywhere; all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/when-you-don-t-cling-to-anything-there-is-nowhere-to-go-all-boats/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41c/rajneesh-54_abandoned_when-you-don-t-cling-to-anything-there-i_3142593.jpg) > [Buddha says: Remember, you have to do much, but the ultimate always happens when you are not doing anything. It happens in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/buddha-says-remember-you-have-to-do-much-but-the-ultimate-always-2/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f3/rajneesh-54_can-do_buddha-says-remember-you-have-to-do-much_3205540.jpg) > [You cannot stop smoking directly because it has many related things, implications. You are tense, and if you stop smoking you will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/you-cannot-stop-smoking-directly-because-it-has-many-related-things/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c45/rajneesh-54_absurd_you-cannot-stop-smoking-directly-because_1187941.jpg) > [The playfulness that I talk about comes very slowly. You cannot just jump out of your seriousness which you have accumulated for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/the-playfulness-that-i-talk-about-comes-very-slowly-you-cannot-just/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a80/rajneesh-54_anguish_the-playfulness-that-i-talk-about-comes_122068.jpg) > [One man has discovered that by running there is no need to meditate, just by running meditation happens. He must be absolutely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/one-man-has-discovered-that-by-running-there-is-no-need-to-meditate/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d66/rajneesh-54_armchairs_one-man-has-discovered-that-by-running-t_2011580.jpg) > [To live out of understanding is compassion. Never try to practice it, simply relax deep into meditation. Be in a state of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/to-live-out-of-understanding-is-compassion-never-try-to-practice-it/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e73/rajneesh-54_able_to-live-out-of-understanding-is-compassi_1789131.jpg) > [The first step is: accept yourself as you are; drop all shoulds. Don't carry any ought on your heart! You are not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/the-first-step-is-accept-yourself-as-you-are-drop-all-shoulds-don-t/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b27/rajneesh-54_accept-yourself_the-first-step-is-accept-yourself-as-you_2229823.jpg) > [A man who thinks that death is against life can never be non-violent. It is impossible. A man who thinks that death…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/a-man-who-thinks-that-death-is-against-life-can-never-be-non-violent/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7be/rajneesh-54_around-the-corner_a-man-who-thinks-that-death-is-against-l_2112658.jpg) > [Relaxation means allowing yourself to fall into a state where you are not doing anything, because if you are doing something, tension…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/relaxation-means-allowing-yourself-to-fall-into-a-state-where-you-are/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f6/rajneesh-54_allowing_relaxation-means-allowing-yourself-to-fa_1141201.jpg) ## Other authors on Relax ## 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/relax/rajneesh/#itemlist", "name": "21 Relax Quotes By Rajneesh", "numberOfItems": 21, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Don't seek, don't search, don't ask, don't knock, don't demand - relax.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rajneesh" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/don-t-seek-don-t-search-don-t-ask-don-t-knock-don-t-demand-relax/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/489/rajneesh-54_asks_don-t-seek-don-t-search-don-t-ask-don-t_1745051.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/489/rajneesh-54_asks_don-t-seek-don-t-search-don-t-ask-don-t_1745051.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/489/rajneesh-54_asks_don-t-seek-don-t-search-don-t-ask-don-t_1745051.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Don't seek, don't search, don't ask, don't knock, don't demand - relax.” — Rajneesh", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A sannyasin has to relax to that total state of let-go when everything happens and nothing is done.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rajneesh" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/a-sannyasin-has-to-relax-to-that-total-state-of-let-go-when/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1b/rajneesh-54_done_a-sannyasin-has-to-relax-to-that-total-s_3126187.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1b/rajneesh-54_done_a-sannyasin-has-to-relax-to-that-total-s_3126187.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1b/rajneesh-54_done_a-sannyasin-has-to-relax-to-that-total-s_3126187.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A sannyasin has to relax to that total state of let-go when everything happens and nothing is done.” — Rajneesh", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Respect your uniqueness, and drop comparison. 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It is simple awareness. You simply relax and watch the breathing. In that watching, nothing is excluded. The car is humming - perfectly okay, accept it. The traffic is passing - that's okay, part of life. The fellow passenger snoring by your side, accept it. Nothing is rejected. You are not to narrow down your consciousness.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rajneesh" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/meditation-is-not-concentration-it-is-simple-awareness-you-simply/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79f/rajneesh-54_accepting_meditation-is-not-concentration-it-is-si_188966.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79f/rajneesh-54_accepting_meditation-is-not-concentration-it-is-si_188966.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79f/rajneesh-54_accepting_meditation-is-not-concentration-it-is-si_188966.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Meditation is not concentration. It is simple awareness. 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