“Never belong to a crowd, never belong to a nation, never belong to a religion, never belong to a race. belong to the whole of existence. Why limit yourself to small things? When the whole is available.” – Osho
Osho, With the President of the United States being impeached for abuse of power, would you please speak about the misuse of power? “There is the famous statement of an English philosopher: ‘Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely.’ “I do not agree with him. My analysis is totally different. Everybody is full of violence, greed,...
“Friends, today I am going to talk first about religion and the crime that it has committed against humanity, nature, environment, ecology. “Religion’s crimes are many, innumerable, but the worst crime is that it has placed man at the center of existence. It has given the idea to the whole of humanity that the whole...
“The deceiver is not only the person who deceives others. In a far more fundamental sense the deceiver is one who deceives himself. Deception begins there. For decades Osho has exposed Mother Teresa of Calcutta and the ideology behind her work – her agenda of religious conversion, her socially sanctioned child indoctrination – which is...
“God is not proved objectively. What is proved objectively – the electron, neutron or proton? Nobody has yet seen electrons, neutrons, protons, but the scientists say they are. If nobody has seen them why do you say they are? “Scientists say, ‘Because though we cannot see them, we can see their effect.’ The mystics say...
From Politics to Science “In the future, democracy is not going to last long, because the politician is already ignorant before the scientist; he is already in the hands of the scientist. The future belongs to the scientist, not to the politician. “That means we will have to change the word democracy. I have a...
A New Paradigm for Education “The education that has prevailed in the past is very insufficient, incomplete, superficial. It only creates people who can earn their livelihood but it does not give any insight into living itself. It is not only incomplete, it is harmful too – because it is based on competition. “Any type...
Looking at news headlines it’s easy to get dispirited over how we are treating our planet. Our use of modern technology has resulted in dire warnings on climate change, the dead garbage of plastic, pollution, and so on. And isn’t it ironic that for increasing numbers of us this news is brought to our attention...
Attack on Literature Draws Outrage From Around the Globe Warsaw, Poland: What sounded originally like an April Fool’s Day joke turned out to be a serious and real event – in the year 2019! On Sunday after mass, a group of Catholic priests, accompanied by altar boys (who probably had no choice to refuse participation...
Those in Power Lie about Ultimate Truths without Knowing They’re Lying and Have Created Great Burden on the New Generation “It is a complex phenomenon ― complex not because of itself, but because you are brought up by parents, by society, by schools, colleges, universities. Before you have even asked any significant question about life,...
I Am for Religion but Against the Religions Osho,Are you against all the religions? What is their most fundamental mistake? “Yes, I am against all the so-called religions because they are not religions at all. I am for religion but not for the religions. “The true religion can only be one, just like science. You...
