Osho – Only a brave man can accept that he is a coward
Question : You made me realise i was a coward and i accepted it and was happy. Now i am…
Osho on Buddha Disease – When you love Buddha you want to imitate
Osho : Buddha means one who is enlightened, and prem means love — love for the enlightened one, or love…
Osho on Suicide – I will teach you the real suicide
Question : I want to commit suicide. Osho – Then first take sannyas. And you may not need to commit…
Osho – Why we tend to forget the beautiful moments
Question : Beloved Osho, Being with you in discourse, i feel so nourished, and have finally found the rest i…
Osho on Failure and Failing Attitude, Osho on Negative Trips
[A sannyasin says that he feels a failure ‘cos he hasn’t got ‘a nice girl’.] Osho – There is no…
Osho on Rationalization, Rationalization is a trick of the Mind to deceive
Question – Osho, What is rationalization? I am asking this question because my husband is a professor of philosophy and…
Osho on Fatalistic Attitude – The fatalist is one who has not understood life
Question – What is the difference between being a fatalist and just floating, feeling everything is beautiful? Osho – A…
Osho – You have great expectations about yourself, that you should relax so much
[A sannyasin says: I’m afraid of going crazy… Then I get uptight inside… I can’t relax and I can’t find…
Osho on Negativity – When the negative moments come, just remain watchful
[A sannyasin has asked about his negativity.] Osho – Remember one thing: when the negative moments come, just remain watchful;…
Osho – The secret of immortality is to die as an ego
Osho – The secret of immortality is to die as an ego. Be just a zero and you have attained…
Osho on Forgiveness, Why is it so difficult to forgive, to stop clinging to hurts
Question – Osho, Why is it so difficult to forgive, to stop clinging to hurts long since past? Osho –…
Osho – What is Neurosis? Not being happy with yourself is Neurosis
Osho – Just see the ordinary people. But it is very difficult to find ordinary people, very difficult, because everybody…
Osho – Nobody should in any way interfere in anybody else’s life
Question – Osho, I know I should be unattached. Now I judge myself for having bought beautiful orange material rather…
Osho on Unconditional Love – Love people but love unconditionally
Osho – Attachment, clinging, possessiveness are like rocks, hindering the path of your inner spring. But these are big rocks…
Osho – Men would like to be exploited, to be cheated, to be deceived — but not ignored
Question – Seeing the way the media works, One gets the impression that man loves to be manipulated. Why does…
Osho – A Pessimist is an optimist who has become frustrated with his optimism
Question – Beloved Master, What is the definition of a Pessimist? Osho – Shivananda, a pessimist is an optimist who…
Osho – Once the idea of uniqueness spreads in the commune, there will be nobody who will try to enforce authority
Question – Beloved Osho, How can we Avoid being Authoritative? Osho – It is very simple. The people who are…
Osho – Your whole interest is exhibition: how to show that you are better than others
Osho – Not only do you go on moving in the same small circles, you repeat, you imitate other people…
Osho – Unless you know the truth in its totality, your inferiority complex remain
Osho – You are asking me, what is my secret. There is no secret. Or you can say this is my open…
Osho – I dont want to do Meditation, It is too Much of an Effort
[A sannyasin says she is not doing the meditations because: It feels too much of an effort. I enjoy just…
Osho – A talented person is almost always in trouble. His very talent is a struggle
[A sannyasin asked Osho about her father who is an artist, and had been diagnosed as schizophrenic.] Osho – I…
Osho – Everybody has a Murderer in him
[A sannyasin said she had enjoyed two groups but not the encounter because she felt condemned for not bringing up…