Rajneesh Quotes

The measure of charity may be taken from the want of desires. As desires diminish in the soul, charity increases in it; and when it no longer feels any desire, then it possesses perfect charity.

Anyone who is practicing understanding and compassion can exemplify true power. Anyone can be a Buddha.

Always do good to others. Be selfless. Mentally remove everything and be free. This is divine life. This is the direct way to Moksha or salvation.

No true search for enlightenment ignores the suffering of other sentient beings. Ever. We simply need to create a way to address that suffering while remaining in a blissful center.

Compassion has been advocated by all the great faiths because it has been found to be the safest and surest means of attaining enlightenment. It dethrones the ego from the center of our lives and puts others there, breaking down the carapace of the selfishness that holds us back from an experience of the sacred. And it gives us ecstasy, broadening our perspectives and giving us a larger, enhanced vision.

Love makes you empty - empty of jealousy, empty of power trips, empty of anger, empty of competitiveness, empty of your ego and all its garbage. But love also makes you full of things which are unknown to you right now; it makes you full of fragrance, full of light, full of joy.

Truth, wisdom, love, seek reasons; malice only seeks causes.

The life of Gautama Buddha illustrates the power of service, compassion and, most importantly, renunciation. He was convinced that material wealth is not the sole goal.

Throwing away Zen mind is correct Zen mind. Only keep the question, 'What is the best way of helping other people?'

Refraining from all evil, not clinging to birth and death, working in deep compassion for all sentient beings, respecting those over you and pitying those below you, without any detesting or desiring, worrying or lamentation - this is what is called Buddha. Do not search beyond it.

To study the Way is to study the Self. To study the Self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to be enlightened by all things of the universe. To be enlightened by all things of the universe is to cast off the body and mind of the self as well as those of others. Even the traces of enlightenment are wiped out, and life with traceless enlightenment goes on forever and ever

Tonglen dissolves your solid sense of "I'm the wise person, I'm going to help this poor, unfortunate loser."

I doubt God keeps track of how many arguments we win; God may indeed keep track of how well we love.

Compassion is a spiritual technology.

Anyone who seeks success or greatness should first forget about both and seek only the truth. The rest will follow.

We all should rise, above the clouds of ignorance, narrowness, and selfishness.

If you want to serve the universe, the obvious place to begin is right where you are. That's where I began. I looked at every situation I came into and wondered, 'What can I do to be of service in this situation?' Sometimes there was nothing I could do, but often there was - a helping hand, a word of cheer, a pleasant smile. Then, after I had given a lot, a most wonderful spiritual receiving began - giving me more to give.

Let there be as little materialism as possible, with the maximum of spirituality.

Philanthropic people lose all sense of humanity. It is their distinguishing characteristic.

To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to be enlightened by the ten thousand things.

We celebrate our intelligence, possessions, looks, talent, and achievements. Heaven celebrates how we used all of it.

It's only when you become love - in other words, when you have dropped your illusions and attachments - that you will "know." As you identify less and less with the "me," you will be more at ease with everybody and with everything.

Kindness is the power that moves us to support and heal someone who offers nothing in return.

Self-denial is taught much better by inspiring the love of our neighbor, than by the prohibition of innocent comforts and pleasures. Spirituality is much better taught by making spiritual things the objects of supreme desire, than by commanding an ostentatious avoidance of the enjoyments of life.