Osho (Rajneesh)

Controversial spiritual teacher.

A controversial spiritual teacher who established a large commune in Oregon, USA, known for its dynamic meditation techniques and unconventional views on spirituality, sexuality, and social norms. His teachings often challenged traditional beliefs and emphasized the importance of individual freedom and self-expression. Despite facing legal and ethical issues, he attracted a large following and made a significant impact on contemporary spirituality. His approach combined elements of Eastern mysticism with a modern, often provocative, perspective on personal and spiritual growth.

Osho (Rajneesh) Quotes about Zen

If your creativity comes out of your silence, out of your Zen, out of your meditations, then it is authentic, original. If it comes only as an occupation because you are feeling lost and there is nothing to do - a long holiday, so you start doing something... That is not coming out of your silences, it is coming out of your crazy mind.
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Zen is all-inclusive. It never denies, it never says no to anything; it accepts everything and transforms it into a higher reality.
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Zen is not effort. Effort is tension, effort is work, effort is to achieve something. Zen is not something to achieve. You are already that. Just relax, relax so deeply that you become a revelation to yourself.
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Zen is the only religion in the world that teaches sudden enlightenment. It says that enlightenment takes no time, it can happen in a single, split second.
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Zen lives in the present. The Whole teaching is: how to be in the present; how to get out of the past which is no more and how not to get involved in the future which is not yet, and just to be rooted, centered, in that which is.
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