Occupation: Guru Birth: December 11, 1931 Death: January 19, 1990
Love says respect the other as an end unto himself or herself; never use the other as a means. Nobody is a means for you, everybody is an end. But th….
Jainism is the first religion that has made vegetarianism a fundamental necessity for transforming consciousness. And they are right. Killing just to….
When you are in deep meditation you don't feel meditation, you feel bliss. When you are deep in meditation, when you are deep in awareness, you don't….
Heaven and hell are not geographical. If you go in search of them you will never find them anywhere. They are within you, they are psychological. The….
To be choiceless is to be in meditation. To be choiceless is to enter the eternal..
Relaxation is one of the most complex phenomena - very rich, multidimensional. All these things are part of it: let-go, trust, surrender, love, accep….
No, I don't want to give my people sticks. I want to give them eyes..
I would like you to accept only one prayer, and that is laughter, because when you are totally laughing you are in the present. You cannot laugh in t….
In rain during a dark night, enter that darkness..
A sannyasin is one who has no prejudices, who has not chosen any ideology to be his own, who is choicelessly aware of all that is. In this choiceless….
Through meditation one discovers one's own light. That light you can call your soul, your self, your God—whatsoever word you choose—or you can remain….
Guilt simply says that you are a sinner. And the feeling of shame simply shows you that you need not be a sinner, that you are meant to be a saint. I….
Experiment with this a little. During these days that you are here with me, don't nourish any desire for happiness, and then see how your heart becom….
Your torch of consciousness should be burning continuously; then there will not be any darkness..
I am less interested in your chain-smoking; I am more interested in your habit. Any habit that becomes a force, a dominating force over you, is a sin….
Meditation cannot be purchased and no one can give it to you. You have to achieve it. It is not something outer, it is something inner, a growth, and….
Be a loving person rather than in a love relationship - because relationships happen one day and disappear another day. They are flowers; in the morn….
Money should not be in the hands of individuals; otherwise it will create this problem of being burdened with guilt. And money can make people's live….
The heart knows nothing of the past, nothing of the future; it knows only of the present..
The knowledgeable person lives with a question mark '?' and the man of awe and wonder lives with an exclamation mark..
I teach you that there is no other aim than to live with such totality that each moment becomes a celebration. The very idea of "aim" brings future i….