Osho on Marriage Divorce

Osho – An arranged marriage never brings joy. It brings Security

Osho on arranged marriage and love marriage

[An indian sannyasin has been invited to be a part of the ashram, but says, in Hindi, that her parents will not let her come.] Osho – First tell me your desire. I am not going to be guided by your desire, but I just want to know what you want…. The situation is such [...]

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Osho – Is it alright to get married and have children?

Osho on Marriage and Children

Question – Is it alright to get married and have children? Osho – Sudharka, Just meditate over a few of Murphy’s sutras. First: It is good to be married occasionally. Second: A clever man tells a woman he understands her, a stupid man tries to prove it. Third: Marriage is a three-ringed circus: engagement ring, [...]

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Osho – Each individual is unique, so unique that you have to discover yourself all alone

Osho - Each individual is unique

Osho – The greatest courage in life is needed when you go inwards, for many reasons… The first is: it is a flight from the alone to the alone, it is going deeper into your aloneness. And man is caught up in such a way that he becomes accustomed to company, to people, to family. [...]

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Osho on Intimacy – if marriage arises out of intimacy then it is beautiful

Osho on Intimacy

Question – Recently you talked again about the adverse aspects of marriage. Would you please talk about what you mean by intimacy? Particularly, when is staying together through difficult times positive and when is it negative? Osho – MARRIAGE is a way to avoid intimacy. It is a trick to create a formal relationship. Intimacy [...]

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Osho – Be authentic to yourself – sincere, honest

Osho - Be authentic to yourself

Osho – The first thing to be understood: you have to be authentic to yourself – sincere, honest. But that doesn’t mean that you have to hurt others through your honesty and sincerity, that doesn’t mean that you have to disturb others, that doesn’t mean that you have to disturb the rules of the game. [...]

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Osho – Being in Love means you have to Seduce the other person every day

Osho on being in love

[A sannyasin said that he had been living under a tree in Goa for five years, until he fell in love with a woman and tried to settle down with her, but has been too much for him. When they are apart he loves her; when they are together it is heavy.] Osho – This [...]

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Osho on Prostitution – Prostitution is a betrayal of the Body

[A sannyasin says she has been working as a prostitute in the West. Returning there now to earn money to return here, she wonders whether to return to prostitution or not. A voice inside her says no – on the other hand it is a quick way to make money.... ] Osho – Then do [...]

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Osho – Never fight over children because then the child starts feeling ’What is happening?'

[A sannyasin asks about returning to the West to take custody of her son, as she and her husband are divorcing.] Osho – This is my suggestion: if you feel that you are too disturbed you can go and do whatsoever you want to do. But this is my suggestion – that going and fighting [...]

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Osho – It is very difficult to communicate with a wife, with a husband

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[A sannyasin who was leaving for the West, said he would like to share what he has found with Osho with his wife. They have been separated for a long time, and plan to divorce. She is very negative against him.] Osho – I think divorce will be good and then there may be some [...]

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Osho – Marriage and Commitment are not both the same thing

Osho - Marriage and Commitment

[A sannyasin had written a letter about relationship with his girlfriend, who was living in London, and who wished to be married to him. He was uncertain as to what was the best thing to do as he had reservations about marriage but was in love with her.] Osho – One thing – don’t get [...]

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Osho on Marriage – Marriage should be transcended; only then real marriage happens

Osho on Real Marriage

Question – Why do you appear to put down Marriage and yet tell people to get Married? Osho – This is from Anurag. To me, marriage is a dead thing. It is an institution, and you cannot live in an institution; only mad people live in institutions. It is a substitute for love. Love is [...]

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Osho – My wife is utterly faithful to me, but still doubt goes on lingering

Osho on Faith in Partner

Question – Osho, I know for sure that my wife is utterly faithful to me, but still doubt goes on lingering somewhere inside me. What should I do to get rid of the doubt? Osho – Avinash,IN THE first place, why should you ask that she should be faithful to you? It is from there [...]

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