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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When you are self-conscious you are in trouble. When you are self-conscious you are really showing symptoms that you don't know who you are. Your very self-consciousness indicates that you have not come home yet.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Self-consciousness reflects a lack of self-understanding and identity.
This quote by Rajneesh suggests that being overly self-conscious is a sign of not fully knowing oneself or one's place in the world. It implies that true self-acceptance and understanding lead to a sense of belonging and comfort within oneself, while self-consciousness signals inner turmoil and confusion about one's identity.
Themes
Self-ConsciousnessIdentitySelf-AcceptanceUnderstandingWisdom
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in a motivational speech focusing on the importance of self-acceptance.
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