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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Life is not logic, life is not philosophy. Life is a dance, a song, a celebration! It is more like love and less like logic.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Life is an experience filled with emotions and celebrations rather than just rational thinking.
This quote emphasizes that life should be approached with joy and emotional richness rather than solely through logical or philosophical understanding. By likening life to a dance, a song, and a celebration, Rajneesh encourages embracing the fluidity and passion of existence, suggesting that love and happiness play a crucial role in our experiences.
Themes
LifeCelebrationLoveEmotionJoy
In practice
Example use cases
During a wedding speech to highlight the joyful nature of marriage.
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