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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Laughter is more sacred than prayer, dancing more spiritual than chanting mantras, loving existence more cosmic than going to a church.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote emphasizes the spiritual significance of joyful experiences over traditional religious practices.
Rajneesh suggests that the essence of spirituality can be found not in formal rituals or institutions, but in the pure and joyful experiences of life such as laughter, dance, and love. He posits that these elements connect us more deeply to the cosmic nature of existence than conventional religious activities do, promoting a more joyous, unbounded form of spirituality.
Themes
LaughterSpiritualityDanceLoveExistence
In practice
Example use cases
During a spiritual retreat, a speaker quoted this to highlight the importance of joy in our lives.
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