Rajneesh Quotes

It's my belief that sanity lies in realizing that reality is not exactly what we had in mind.

I have no illusions of the future. Or maybe it's all illusion. I don't know. I've always been ready for it.

We accept the reality of the world with which we are presented.

Important thing to realize is the world is not here to make me happy. When you don't demand that the situation, or place, or person should make you happy, then actually the situation, place, or person is quite satisfying.

We ought not to desire the impossible.

Life is suffering. We have desires and expectations and egos, and we compare the reality we have, which is miraculous and wondrous, with this reality we desire. That somehow distances us from actually taking part fully with the reality we do have, and that creates suffering. For me, the thing that I love is that it's all about the present moment.

It doesn't have to be like that but mostly it is.

We never get upset over what happens. Never. We get upset because of preconceived ideas as to what we think should happen, what we want to happen. When our preference clashes with the reality, we get hurt. Rid yourself of all preconceived ideas as to what should happen. You are then at peace whatever happens.

There isn't a way things should be. There's just what happens, and what we do.

When you release your expectations that the world should fulfill you, your disappointments vanish.

No, it's not fair, but what makes Earth feel like Hell is our expectation that it should feel like Heaven. Earth is earth. Dead is dead. You'll find out for yourself soon enough. It won't help the situation for you to get all upset.

People say things like "it wasn't supposed to go this way" and "this isn't what I wanted." They're just making noise. There's no such thing as "supposed to," and what you want doesn't matter. All that matters is what happened.

You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you might find, you get what you need.

You can't always get what you want.

The world is what it is, no less and no more, and therein lies its entire and sufficient meaning.

There can only be a relationship between human beings when we accept what is, not what should be.

Anything that happens, happens.

We don't have to convince people how screwed they are.

I said once that if they gave me enough money to read the phone book, I'd do it. I live in a total state of non-expectation. I don't expect things, and I keep my expectations very low about everything.

Expect nothing. Today: that is your life.

I have no expectations. None at all.

The virtue of contentment is the acquiescence of the mind in the lot God has given

You can have all you can expect and accept.

What can I do to see Reality as it is?" The master smiled and said, "I have good news and bad news for you, my friend." "What's the bad news?" "There's nothing you can do to see it is a gift." "And what's the good news?" "There's nothing you can do to see it is a gift.

What Is, is more important than What Should Be.