Rajneesh Quotes

The time of wisdom cannot be measured, and for me, wisdom is the garden. There is no time in the garden.

Inner silence is not just the absence of thoughts. No! Silence is the blossoming of our indomitable inner will. Silence is our inner wisdom-light.

This watchfulness, this witnessing is the ultimate secret of creating a religious life, of creating a life of transcendence, a life of spirituality, of enlightenment, of buddhahood.

Finding Nirvana is like locating silence.

Meditation is the soul's perspective glass.

Everything has to do with meditation. It's a conversation; it's a joy - it's everything.

Through the portals of silence the healing sun of wisdom and peace will shine upon you.

Zen is everywhere.... But for you, Zen is right here.

Enlightenment is nothing but your consciousness being concentrated on a single point - now and here.

Only when you are relaxed can you see what's going on.

To listen to the silence, wherever you are, is an easy and direct way of becoming present. Even if there is noise, there is always some silence underneath and in between the sounds. Listening to the silence immediately creates stillness inside you.

When the mind is totally still, there's only bliss. I got a piece of that reality from my first yoga class, from smiling and breathing in every difficult pose. I went, "Oh my God! I'm clear! I love this!"

Don't indulge in careless behaviour. Don't be the friend of sensual pleasures. He who meditates attentively attains abundant joy.

Stillness is your essential nature. What is stillness? The inner space or awareness in which the words on this page are bieng perceived and become thoughts. Without that awareness, there would be no perception, no thoughts, no world. You are that awareness, disguised as a person.

To meet everything and everyone through stillness instead of mental noise is the greatest gift you can offer the universe.

What is true stillness? Stillness in movement.

Every breath we take, every step we make, can be filled with peace, joy and serenity.

Mindfulness is a quality that's always there. It's an illusion that there's a meditation and post-meditation period, which I always find amusing, because you're either mindful or you're not.

Now I meditate twice a day for half an hour. In meditation, I can let go of everything. I'm not Hugh Jackman. I'm not a dad. I'm not a husband. I'm just dipping into that powerful source that creates everything. I take a little bath in it.

Every day I try to do breathing exercises, meditation, and yoga. These things sound awfully cliche, but they help me slow down and try to point to a truth.

There's something Zen-like about the way I work - it's like raking gravel in a Zen Buddhist garden.

I try to meditate.

Meditation is an essential aspect of my life.

I don't have to go to a mountain to meditate. I'm meditative in every moment of my life.