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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Whenever you feel happiness it is always from the inner. Then mind immediately jumps in and takes control and says, 'It is because of me.' When you are in love, it is like death, you feel blissful. Immediately mind comes in and says, 'Okay, this is me, this is because of me.'
Interpretation
What this quote means
True happiness and love come from within, but the mind often claims credit for these feelings.
This quote by Rajneesh highlights the idea that genuine emotions such as happiness and love originate from our inner selves rather than external circumstances. The moment we experience these profound feelings, our mind attempts to take ownership, attributing them to itself, which can distort our understanding of where true fulfillment comes from. Essentially, it's a reminder to recognize that the essence of our joy and love is intrinsic, not contingent upon outside validation.
Themes
HappinessLoveInner PeaceMindSelf-Awareness
In practice
Example use cases
Using the quote in a motivational speech about finding inner happiness.
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