Rajneesh Quotes

What you are aware of you are in control of; what you are not aware of is in control of you.

Do you want to be right more than you want to know the truth? It's the truth that set me free. Acceptance, peace, and less attachment to a world of suffering are all effects of doing The Work. They're not the goals. Do The Work for the love of freedom, for the love of truth.

I had to let my ego go a long time ago.

When you can take away the ego, you learn a lot about yourself and the world around you.

To surrender your ego, you have to have one first.

It is good and very grand to conquer external nature, but grander still to conquer our internal nature.... This conquering of the inner man, understanding the secrets of the subtle workings that are within the human mind, and knowing its wonderful secrets, belong entirely to religion.

Individuals who were submerged in reality, merely feeling their needs, emerge from reality and perceive the causes of their needs.

Instead of indulging in mere speculation, devote yourself here and now to the search for the Truth that is ever within you.

I wrote a book called The Taste of New Wine because I couldn't find a book that talked about the reality of the situation and how we were dishonest and afraid.

It's very healthy to be aware of your ego.

I have always preferred the reflection of the life to life itself.

Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment.

Not being anxious requires a level of humility, doesn't it? It does, I think. It's not all about you.

I believe in nurturing the inner world.

I want people to find their inner depth.

My journey is not to be a star but to become as aware a person as possible.

Focus your mind on what your Highest Self chooses to be.

Become alert about desire and non-attachment begins to appear. This is not to be made to happen, it follows naturally from awareness of attachment. Each one of us has to become aware of his attachments, and keep being so! Nothing should be done unconsciously.

Maturity, one discovers, has everything to do with the acceptance of ‘not knowing.

Knowing yourself is to be rooted in Being, instead of lost in your mind.

humility is beyond our reach. if it were a product of reaching, we would instinctively be proud of reaching it. it is a gift.

Knowing who you are begins in the mind.

As we learn to bow, we discover that the heart holds more freedom and compassion than we could imagine.

Humility is the doorway 2 truth & clarity of objectives... it's the doorway 2 learning.