Rajneesh Quotes

The secret of awakening is to unconditionally accept this moment as it is.

Man is almost mad-mad because he is seeking something which he has already got; mad because he's not aware of who he is; mad because he hopes, desires and then ultimately, feels frustrated. Frustration is bound to be there because you cannot find yourself by seeking; you are already there. The seeking has to stop, the search has to drop.

Don't observe yourself too closely. Don't be too quick to draw conclusions from what happens to you; simply let it happen.

Mindfulness is not about getting anywhere else.

Change no one. Change nothing. React to no one, react to nothing. Do not live in the past and do not, worry about the future. Stay in the eternal now, where all is well. After all you are me and I am you. There's no difference. Do not react to the world. Do not even react to your own body. Do not even react to your own thoughts. Learn to become the witness. Learn to be quiet.

A simple but radical spiritual practice is to accept whatever arises in the Now, within and without.

If there is to be any peace it will come through being, not having.

I'm learning how to live in the present and be grateful for what's working rather than look for the 'what's not working' piece.

When you stop comparing what is right here and now with what you wish were, you can begin to enjoy what is.

I really have learned to live in the moment. I don't question things too much or try to project into the future. That's how life should be.

Rejoice in the things that are present; all else is beyond thee.

My main hope for myself is to be where I am.

I'm just dealing with what's happening, with what is. Joy, happiness, good, bad, all those terms are meaningless to me.

I just see what's in front of me. That's what I'm happy with.

I live in the present.

At the Cruiserweight Classic finale, I said... I don't know if people had looked it up, or if they had heard it before, but it was an old Zen proverb. 'Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, you chop wood, carry water.' It can be interpreted a lot of ways, but for the most part it's about staying in the moment.

When we let go of our battles and open our heart to things as they are, then we come to rest in the present moment. This is the beginning and the end of spiritual practice. Only in this moment can we discover that which is timeless. Only here can we find the love that we seek. Love in the past is simply memory, and love in the future is fantasy. Only in the reality of the present can we love, can we awaken, can we find peace and understanding and connection with ourselves and the world.

There is "what is" only when there is no comparing and to live with "what is" is to be peaceful.

The true purpose of Zen is to see things as they are, to observe things as they are, and to let everything go as it goes. Zen practice is to open up our small mind.

Peace of mind comes from not wanting to change other, but by simply accepting them as they are. True acceptance is always without demands and expectations.

A man becomes a Buddha the moment he accepts all that life brings with gratitude.

That man lives happy and in command of himself, who from day to day can say I have lived. Whether clouds obscure, or the sun illumines the following day, that which is past is beyond recall.

The only way to find happiness is to understand that happiness is not out there. It's in here. And happiness is not next week. It's now.

Without our stories, we are not only able to act clearly and fearlessly, we are also a friend, a listener. We are people living happy lives. We are appreciation and gratitude that have become as natural as breath itself. Happiness is the natural state for someone who knows that there's nothing to know and that we already have everything we need, right here now.

Whatever is your present experience, you can recognize the spaciousness that allows it to be. You are this spaciousness, this awareness, this love. Deeper love and more spacious awareness is the best lesson you can get from any experience.