Rajneesh Quotes

I'm not a super nervous guy in general. I don't live a ton of my life in my head.

Relaxation is the doorway to both wisdom and compassion.

There is no possibility of relaxation if you have a mind and an ego; the ego is the center of the mind. You will be tense, you will remain tense. How to relax? Is there any way to relax? There is no way unless understanding is there. If you understand the nature of the world, the nature of the very existence, then who are you to worry, and why be in a worried state continuously?

Meditation is just being delighted in your own presence... where you are not doing anything. The moment doing enters, you become tense; anxiety enters immediately. How to do? What to do? How to succeed? How not to fail? You have already moved into the future.

There is no such thing as inner peace. There is only nervousness or death. Any attempt to prove otherwise constitutes unacceptable behavior.

How do I relax? Meditate, I guess. I quit golf. You twist your back and get all cranked up.

We experience moments absolutely free from worry. These brief respites are called panic.

True relaxation, which would do me the world of good, does not exist for me.

We all need to relax more, but I don't find it easy.

Many people could benefit from meditation.

I don't know how to relax, that's my problem.

You can't be in the zone in front of 12 million people, you've got to be chill.

In the past, I may have felt quite trapped - rebelled a little bit and been quite defensive and not known how to relax.

When you're tense and you're forcing the issue, you kind of cloud your vision, so I think just being confident and super relaxed, waiting for my timing, has really helped me.

I don't have a radio or TV going all the time. It's very important to have awareness, to know when you tense up and then to stop that.

I'll worry about something and get stressed whereas Ant is usually a bit more chilled about things.

I could actually be wasting my time by not meditating, as I'd be more stressed out.

I don't feel pressure.

It is not necessary to do things in a state of anxiety or anguish. That is not the way to be aligned with life.

I don’t think there’s ever what could be called a "chilled state" in my head.

He knows that it is impossible to live in a state of complete relaxation.

Meditation gives you an opportunity to come to know your invisible self. It allows you to empty yourself of the endless hyperactivity of your mind, and to attain calmness. It teaches you to be peaceful, to remove stress, to receive answers where confusion previously reigned.

I meditate at airports because those are the places where I’m extremely tense, and I often meditate while I’m walking down the street. I have a thought and become aware of that thought and thereby create another level of awareness.

Remember, don't start trying to relax; that is the most absurd thing in the world. And there are many stupid people writing books about relaxation. I have come across one book - the name of the book is YOU MUST RELAX! Now that very word 'must' is enough to keep you tense. Relaxation cannot be a "must," it cannot be an effort.

My nerves could use a drink.