Osho – Whatsoever you know will really hinder your search
Osho – Mind is incapable of knowing the truth. It can gather all kinds of information about truth, but to know about truth is not to know truth. To know…
Osho – Everything that you can watch is part of the mind
Osho – My sannyasins have to do only one thing, that is, they have to become watchers of the mind, not controllers, just watchers. and then allow the process to…
Osho – It was mind crucifying the heart when Jesus was crucified
Osho – Mind is always old. Even a one-day-old child has a one-day-old mind, because mind means the past. It accumulates the past; it is accumulative it goes on accumulating…
Osho on Rest and Relaxation – Never go against rest and relaxation
Osho – Meditation is rest, absolute rest, a full stop to all activity — physical, mental, emotional. When you are in such a deep rest that nothing stirs in you,…
Osho – When personality disappears, individuality appears
Osho – Man remains a beggar unless he knows what the truth is. And the truth is only one. It is neither mine nor yours; it does not belong to…
Osho on Truth – It is a quantum leap, a jump from mind to no-mind
Osho – Man can come to truth only through meditation. Truth is not something that mind can know. Mind can theorise about it, but ‘about’ means around — and mind…
Osho – The desire to exhibit is the desire of an ignorant mind
Osho – The desire to exhibit is the desire of an ignorant mind. Why do you want to exhibit? Why do you want people to know you? What’s the cause…
Osho – Seekers have always moved into solitary existence
Osho – It has been happening always, that a Buddha moves to the mountains, a Jesus moves to the mountains, a Mahavira goes into the mountains. Why do they move…
Osho – Whatever you live unconsciously becomes a hangover
Osho – The first thing to remember is how to drop thoughts and become thoughtless — thoughtless but alert, because in deep sleep also you become thoughtless, and that won’t…
Osho – The more egoist a person is the more he has to remain lonely
Osho – The ego is cowardice. Cowardice is not an essential part of the ego, it is the whole of the ego. And it is bound to be so, because…
Beloved Osho, Are the Upanishads and Zen the same?
Question – Beloved Osho, Are the Upanishads and Zen the same? Osho – They are not. The upanishad is a happening between the master and the disciple, Zen is the…
Osho – The greatest fear in the world is the fear of the unknown
Osho – The greatest fear in the world is the fear of the unknown – and mind is a coward. Hence, the world at large perhaps may never be ready.…
Osho – If the master becomes a guest within you, your whole life is transformed
Osho – All that is needed on the part of the disciple is not to repeat old patterns of many kinds of relationships with the master. Let it be a…
Osho – It is certainly the master who chooses the disciple
Osho – It is certainly the master who chooses the disciple, but his choosing always remains indirect. He always gives a chance to the disciple to choose. The disciple is…
Osho on Home – The being who is born homeless, and will remain always homeless
Question – Beloved Osho, What is Home? Osho – There is no home, there are only houses. We try to make homes out of houses, but in fact, home is…
Osho – Parents are not consciously exploiting their children
Osho – We cling to the circumference, so much so that we have completely forgotten about the centre. Unless the circumference disappears completely we are not going to be reminded…
Osho – A sannyasin has to learn to live life moment to moment with total intensity
Osho – Religion has been dominated by ill and pathological people for centuries… My approach to religion is totally different. It is rooted in celebration, in wholeness, in health. I…
Osho – Love has to be not only love but meditative love
Osho – Love can arise only in the climate of trust. When you are full of doubts love is impossible. Doubt belongs to the mind and trust belongs to the…
Osho – let meditation become the very focus of your life
Osho – We are gods. If we know that, we live an ecstatic life; if we don’t know, we live in agony. The only difference is of knowing; there is…
Osho – Contentment means ‘This moment is enough’
Osho – Mind is discontentment, it is never contented. It goes on saying ‘Get this, get that, and I will be contented,’ but by the time you get it, it…
Osho – The most important thing in life is to discover your truth
Osho in Young days Osho – Bliss is a rebellion and also a victory. It is a rebellion against the stupid society in which we are brought up, against the…
Osho – The philosopher is in a turmoil, The mystic is absolutely silent
Osho – There are two ways to seek the truth: one is mind, the other is meditation. If you choose the mind you land in the world of philosophy. Then…