Osho

Osho

Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh

1931-1990 • Indian

Non-Dual / AdvaitaTantra

Controversial Indian mystic known for dynamic meditation and synthesis of Eastern mysticism with Western psychology.

Key Works

  • Discourses
  • Books compiled from talks
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Quotes by Osho

118 quotes
Be — don't try to become.
beingThe Book of Secrets
Within and without and beyond is what you are.
selfThe Book of Secrets
Truth is not something that has to be achieved. It is your nature. You are it.
truthThe Book of Secrets
Life begins where fear ends.
lifeCourage: The Joy of Living Dangerously
The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before.
motherhoodThe Book of Secrets
The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new.
motherhoodThe Book of Secrets
Drop the idea of becoming someone, because you are already a masterpiece.
becomingDiscourses on Zen
You cannot be improved. You have only to be discovered.
improvementDiscourses on Zen
Friendship is the purest love. It is the highest form of love where nothing is asked for, no condition, where one simply enjoys giving.
friendshipThe Way of the White Clouds
The real question is not whether life exists after death. The real question is whether you are alive before death.
lifeThe Book of Secrets
Don't move the way fear makes you move. Move the way love makes you move. Move the way joy makes you move.
fearCourage: The Joy of Living Dangerously
Courage is a love affair with the unknown.
courageCourage: The Joy of Living Dangerously
Sadness gives depth. Happiness gives height. Sadness gives roots. Happiness gives branches.
sadnessJoy: The Happiness That Comes from Within
Happiness is like a delicate flower; if you cling to it, the flower withers.
happinessJoy: The Happiness That Comes from Within
Happiness is like a butterfly: chase it, and it will fly away. Sit silently, and it will come and sit on your shoulder.
happinessJoy: The Happiness That Comes from Within
Don't search for the truth; just drop your opinions.
truthThe Heart Sutra
The greatest fear in the world is the opinions of others.
fearCourage: The Joy of Living Dangerously
And the moment you are unafraid of the crowd, you are no longer a sheep, you become a lion.
fearCourage: The Joy of Living Dangerously
To be nobody is to be somebody real.
nobodyThe Mustard Seed
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