We start making every child ambitious, and ambition means you cannot love; ambition is anti-love. Ambition needs fight, ambition needs struggle, ambition needs you to use others as a means.
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Now they are a circle, and they vibrate together, they pulsate together. Their hearts are no longer separate, their beats are no longer separate, they have become a melody, a harmony. It is the greatest music possible, all other musics are just faint things compared to it, shadow things compared to it.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote illustrates the deep connection and unity between people, expressing how their hearts and souls can harmonize together.
In this quote, Rajneesh describes the profound bond formed when individuals come together, transcending their individual identities to create a harmonious collective experience. This 'melody' represents the deep emotional and spiritual connection that can arise in love, friendship, or community, suggesting that such unity is unparalleled, far surpassing any other forms of connection or communication.
Themes
LoveHarmonyUnityConnectionMusic
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about community, one might say, 'As Rajneesh brilliantly put it, they have become a melody, a harmony.'
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