"Man by nature is born absolutely innocent, neither ugly nor cultured, just a tabula rasa. Whatever you want to write on him he will become."
Author: Anahad
Is the Original Sin Really Not a Sin but the Original Crime?
“You have been conditioned to hate yourself, to condemn yourself, to reject yourself…. So from the outset, rejection.”
Now Many of You Are Ready to Accept Me as the Friend
"I had always wanted not to be a master to anybody. But people want a master, they want to be disciples; hence, I played the role. It is time that I should say to you that now many of you are ready to accept me as the friend."
The Art of Witnessing – Illness and the Fear of Death
"It is beside the point that a man dies following an illness, but one need not be mistaken and think that illness causes death. Perhaps the reverse is the case."
The Art of Witnessing – Turn Your Suffering into Moments of Meditation
"Moments of pain can become moments of spiritual discipline, can be turned into moments of meditation."
Why Am I Throwing God Down the Toilet?
"Existence is enough unto itself. That's what I teach. And then we cannot throw the responsibility on anybody's head: there is no God, then the whole responsibility falls on us."
Trust and Doubt – The Pillars of Inquiry and Wisdom
"First I taught you about trust, and now I am teaching you about doubt, reason, intellect, because I would like you to be a whole man"
The Trouble with The Watcher
"This is the trouble: when there is everything to watch, the watcher is not there; when the watcher comes in, there is nothing to watch."
Why Is Fanaticism Central to Every Religion
"The future no longer belongs to religions; the future is of righteousness. Now people will be simply religious; just as someone is a scientist. Do not become fanatics."
Be a Flame onto Yourself – The Last Hope for Humanity
"Each sannyasin has to be a flame unto himself, but the light of all the sannyasins will be the same: the light that I want to be spread all over the earth – because that is the only hope."