Rajneesh Quotes

The child seeks for independence by means of work; an independence of body and mind.

There is one thing you and I as parents cannot do, not do we want to do if we really think about it, and that's control our children's will--that spirit that lets them be themselves apart from you and me. They are not ours to possess, control, manipulate, or even to make mind.

Human freedom is realized in the adoption of humanity as an end in itself, for the one thing that no-one can be compelled to do by another is to adopt a particular end

The child's conquests of independence are the basic steps in what is called his 'natural development'.

No lasting gain has ever come from compulsion.

To some, freedom means the opportunity to do what they want to do; to most it means not to do what they do not want to do. It is perhaps true that those who can grow will feel free under any condition.

When a child is given a little leeway, he will at once shout, "I want to do it!" But in our schools, which have an environment adapted to children's needs, they say, "Help me to do it alone." And these words reveal their inner needs.

We must clearly understand that when we give the child freedom and independence, we are giving freedom to a worker already braced for action, who cannot live without working and being active.

Children need parents who will let them grow up to be themselves, but parents often have personal agendas they try to impose on their children.

No one can be free unless he is independent. Therefore, the first active manifestations of the child's individual liberty must be so guided that through this activity he may arrive at independence.

. . . besides love, independence of thought is the greatest gift an adult can give a child.

From the freedom to explore comes the joy of learning. From knowledge acquired by personal initiative arises the desire for more knowledge. And from mastery of the novel and beautiful world awaiting every child comes self-confidence.

For what is liberty but the unhampered translation of will into act?

Children should have enough freedom to be themselves - once they've learned the rules.

I think it is important to let your kids have independence and ownership. Let your kids do what they have a passion for.

The free man cannot be long an ignorant man.

You will not make a man wiser by taking freedom of action from him. A man can only learn when he is free to act.

To become self-aware, people must be allowed to hear a plurality of opinions and then make up their own minds. They must be allowed to say, write and publish whatever they want. Freedom of expression is the most basic, but fundamental, right. Without it, human beings are reduced to automatons.

Atlas was permitted the opinion that he was at liberty, if he wished, to drop the Earth and creep away; but this opinion was all that he was permitted.

Having children, they're not your property. They need to figure out their own views. I think my daughters have a pretty healthy self-awareness, but I can't speak on their behalf.

I'm for absolute autonomy of the individual, and an adult, competent woman has absolute autonomy. It's her choice.

I started my career in parent education with the idea that we needed to let our kids go. I believed that parents were suffocating for their children. There was no room for individuality and personhood.

We have built our State on the freedom of personal adventure.

I definitely wanted to earn my freedom. But the primary motivation wasn't making money, but making an impact.

Freedom is coming to mean little more than the right to ask permission.