Osho – Do you have the courage and maturity in you to be like your own self?
Osho – A child asked me: ”I want to become like the Buddha. Can you show me the way to reach my ideal?” That boy was very aged. He had…
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 – 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 on Religion and Religiousness – Religiousness is an individual affair.
Question – Beloved Osho, What is Religion? Osho – Milarepa, religion is not what people understand it to be. It is not Christianity, it is not Hinduism, it is not…
Osho – Loneliness is darkness, impotence; aloneness is light, potence
Osho – Asango means absolute aloneness. It does not mean loneliness. Loneliness is a negative state, it is miserable. You are hankering for the other and the other is not…
Osho – One has to learn to respect oneself
Osho – The message is to never think about yourself in any way which condemns. One has to learn to respect oneself; that is the beginning of a great change.…
Osho – Man comes with all the ingredients to become an enlightened person
Question – Beloved Master, Could Religio be termed as Neo-Education? Please comment. Osho – No, because education is something very ordinary. Religio will remain religio. It cannot be replaced by…
Osho on Personality and Individuality – Don’t cling to Personality
Question – Beloved Osho, Is It really worth putting any energy into improving my personality? Osho – Anand Tarika, have you ever heard me? I have been constantly telling you…
Osho – my message to my sannyasins is: be unique, be individuals
Osho – The word ’nija’ has many meanings: one is self, another is individual.When a person is just his own self, when a person has an individuality – when a…
Osho on individuality and ego – Where do individuality and ego separate?
Question – Where do individuality and ego separate? Osho – Individuality means your uniqueness — not compared with anybody else. Your incomparable uniqueness: that is individuality. Individuality is beautiful; that’s…
Beloved Osho, When i die, does my individuality remain?
Question – Beloved Osho, When i die, does my individuality remain? Osho – Yes, your individuality remains, but your personality disappears — and you have to understand the difference between…
Osho – If you can be ordinary, You are successful
Question – What is your view of being successful in ordinary life? — i am afraid you are against success! Osho – I AM NEITHER AGAINST ANYTHING NOR FOR ANYTHING.…
Osho on Loving Oneself, What does it mean to Love Myself?
Question – Beloved Osho, What does it mean to Love Myself? Osho – Prem Kabir, one has to begin not by loving oneself, because you don’t know who you are.…
Osho – Never reduce anybody to being just a sexual object
Osho – The whole thing seems to be either money or sex. And everybody seems to be reducing life to be just a whorehouse. All sacredness of life is damaged.…
Osho – Do not search for religion; search for yourself
Osho – Do not search for religion; search for yourself. Religion will then automatically come to you. Does religion exist in scriptures? No. Religion does not exist in scriptures. Scriptures…
Osho – I stand for absolute freedom, individuality
Question – Do you have any message for us in this new beginning? Osho – Just remember one thing: the sannyas movement has entered a critical stage. It is a…
Osho – Risks should be one of the basic foundations of a real man
Question – Beloved Osho, You are an ever-changing, unpredictable Master — How can we be your contemporary fellow travelers? Osho – In the same way! Be unpredictable and be ever-changing.…
Osho – Once the idea of uniqueness spreads in the commune, there will be nobody who will try to enforce authority
Question – Beloved Osho, How can we Avoid being Authoritative? Osho – It is very simple. The people who are authoritarian are the people who are suffering from an inferiority…
Osho – How can I be nothing and unique?
Question – How can I be nothing and unique? Osho – You can be unique only when you are nothing. If you are something, you are comparable. If you are…
Osho – The roots make you an individual, and the wings give you the freedom
Question – Beloved Osho, What are the roots and what are the winds of a meditators? Osho – Meditation is a way of settling in oneself, at the innermost core…
Osho on Being Oneself – Beloved Master, How can I be Myself?
Question – Beloved Master, How can I be myself? Osho – That should be the easiest thing in the world, but it is not. To be oneself one need not…
Osho on Compromise – I am absolutely against compromise. Death is far more beautiful than a life of compromise.
Osho - Try to find your individuality, your integrity, and make the effort of not compromising. Because the more you compromise, the less you are an individual. You are only…