Fondly called as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh by his followers, Chandra Mohan Jain, Osho was born in Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh on December 11, 1931. He was a great visionary and the leader of a religious movement who was praised and followed by many.
He not only has followers in India, but in many other countries such as the U.S., U.K., Canada, and many more. His words attracted people, and he gave them an eye-opening experience.
Although Osho’s life was not as easy as it seems to many. In advocating a more open attitude to human sexuality, he caused controversy in India during the late 1960s and became known as “the sex guru”
Despite all, Rajneesh Osho inspires a lot of people to follow the path of spirituality with his words.
On his birth anniversary, here are some of the thought-provoking quotes by the great visionary:
“If you love a flower, don’t pick it up. Because if you pick it up it dies and it ceases to be what you love. So if you love a flower, let it be. Love is not about possession. Love is about appreciation”
“Friendship is the purest love. It is the highest form of Love where nothing is asked for, no condition, where one simply enjoys giving.”
“Truth is not something outside to be discovered, it is something inside to be realized.”
“The less people know, the more stubbornly they know it.”
“Millions of people are suffering: they want to be loved but they don’t know how to love. And love cannot exist as a monologue; it is a dialogue, a very harmonious dialogue.”
“Many people have come and left, and it has been always good because they emptied some space for better people. It is a strange experience, that those who have left me have always left places for a better quality of people. I have never been a loser”
“The real question is not whether life exists after death. The real question is whether you are alive before death.”
“Whatever you feel, you become. It is your responsibility.”
“To avoid pain, they avoid pleasure. To avoid death, they avoid life.”
“When I say be creative I don’t mean that you should all go and become great painters and great poets. I simply mean let your life be a painting, let your life be a poem.”
