Rajneesh Quotes

Only no-mind can be without any duality, because it is empty. The no-mind is choicelessness. The no-mind is pure awareness. It is just the empty sky.

Let your mind alone, and see what happens.

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.

To remain caught up in ideas and words about Zen is, as the old masters say, to stink of Zen.

The mind has to be empty to see clearly.

Eastern meditation is an attempt to empty the mind; Christian meditation is an attempt to fill the mind. The two ideas are quite different

In doing zazen it is desirable to have a quiet room. You should be temperate in eating and drinking, forsaking all delusive relationships. Setting everything aside, think of neither good nor evil, right nor wrong. Thus having stopped the various functions of your mind, five up even the idea of becoming a Buddha.

In the East we call this state meditation: no belief, no thought, no desire, no prejudice, no conditioning - in fact, no mind at all. A state of no-mind is meditation. When you can look without any mind interfering, distorting, interpreting, then you see the truth. The truth is already all around; just you have to put your mind aside.

The mind is a monkey, hopping around from thought to thought, image to image. Rarely do more than a few seconds go by in which the mind can remain single-pointed, empty.

It's been my experience that the longer I do yoga, the more I want to know, the more I am able to understand and the less judgmental I am.

There is no need to have a deep understanding of Zen.

I try not to think about anything special while running. As a matter of fact, I usually run with my mind empty. However, when I run empty-minded, something naturally and abruptly crawls in sometime. That might become an idea that can help me with my writing.

Vipassana taught me how to maintain equanimity in all situations of life.

What you learn about pain in formal meditation can help you relate to it in your daily life.

While you are meditating, if your mind wanders, gently bring it back to the present moment.

The more space and emptiness you can create in yourself, then you can let the rest of the world come in and fill you up.

If you have too many quotes from other people in your head, you can't create. You have to keep your head empty. That's why I am constantly enjoying the sky, the park, the walk.

I've been practicing modalities of Eastern philosophy since about 1972. What I've learned through my meditation is a sense of equanimity, a sense of all things being equal.

Through meditation and by giving full attention to one thing at a time, we can learn to direct attention where we choose.

One thing I like about Zen. It doesn't believe in achievement.

Zen, per se, is not just an art, it's not just a religion, it's a realisation.

Remember that breath walking - as with any meditation technique - should not be pursued with a grim determination to 'get it right.' The point is to cultivate openness, relaxation and awareness, which can include awareness of your undisciplined, wandering mind.

The next time you have a thought... let it go.

Meditating has taught me to sit with my thoughts, my feelings, and just observe them.

You cannot turn your brain off or stop your thoughts, but you can try while meditating not to become too invested in them. This is called transcendental meditation, which is the kind I practice.