Osho (Rajneesh)

Spiritual Master Indian 1931 – 1990

Indian mystic; founded Rajneesh movement; controversial leader.

383 quotes

"The birds don't sing because they have answers. They sing because they have songs."
Art
"Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self."
Solitude
"Love is not a relationship. It is a state of being."
Love
"Your work is to discover your own world and then with all your heart give yourself to it."
Work
"Doubt is a necessary step in understanding."
Knowledge
"The door to paradise must be approached either totally blind or totally conscious."
Faith
"People are afraid of themselves, of their own truth."
Truth
"When you are grateful, fear disappears and abundance appears."
Gratitude
"The mind is a beautiful servant but a dangerous master."
Wisdom
"To be creative means to be in love with life."
Creativity
"Happiness is the absence of the feeling that you should be somewhere else."
Happiness
"Time is a created thing. When we say it is running out, we betray our fear of death."
Time
"Drop the idea that you are not good enough."
Strength
"Death is not the opposite of life; it is the opposite of birth."
Death
"Your body is a temple, not a battleground."
Health
"The person who says it is impossible should not interrupt the person doing it."
Perseverance
"Patience is not about waiting. It is about your attitude while waiting."
Patience
"A warrior and a saint are the same thing."
Courage
"The more you understand kindness, the less you need rules."
Kindness
"Power is not about domination. It is about self-mastery."
Power
"Money is useful. But possessions are a curse if they possess you."
Money
"Adventure is the only true education."
Adventure
"Imagination is more important than a very good memory."
Imagination
"Technology is a tool, not a master or servant."
Technology
"History is what happened. Truth is what remains eternal."
History
"Philosophy is the art of asking better questions."
Philosophy
"Literature mirrors the soul of civilization."
Literature
"Politics is the dance of power, not the path of truth."
Politics
"War begins in the mind before it begins on the battlefield."
War
"Motivation comes from within; inspiration comes from beyond."
Motivation