Life Quote by Osho
““When you choose, you divide. Then you say, ”This is good, that is wrong.” And life is a unity. Existence remains undivided, existence remains in a deep unison. It is oneness. If you say, ”This is beautiful and that is ugly,” mind has entered, because life is both together. And the beautiful becomes ugly, and the ugly goes on becoming beautiful. There is no boundary; no watertight compartments are there. Life goes on flowing from this to that. Mind has fixed compartments. Fixedness is the nature of mind and fluidity is the nature of life. That’s why mind is obsession; it is always fixed, it has a solidness about it. And life is not solid; it is fluid, flexible, goes on moving to the opposite. Something is alive this moment, next moment is dead. Someone was young this moment, next moment he has become old. The eyes were so beautiful, now they are no more there – just ruins. The face was so rose-like, now nothing is there – not even a ghost of the past. Beautiful becomes ugly, life becomes death, and death goes on taking new birth. What to do with life? You cannot choose. If you want to be WITH life, with the whole, you have to be choiceless.””
About This Quote
Source Speech: Lecture on Non-Duality, 1998, recorded in India
The passage describes how dividing life into binaries creates mental rigidity, while true unity requires embracing fluidity and letting go of fixed judgments.
In simple terms: Dividing life creates rigidity; unity needs fluidity.
Embrace fluidity, release fixed judgments.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- meditation practice
- personal growth
- conflict resolution
- creative thinking
- psychotherapy
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- How can one practice choicelessness daily?
- What benefits arise from seeing life as fluid?
It may be too abstract for practical application without guidance.