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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The world is not religious because religion is imposed upon us. The parents are in a hurry to impose; the church, the state, the country - everybody is in a hurry to impose a certain religion on the child. How foolish! How stupid! Religion needs maturity, great understanding, before one can choose.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Religion should be a personal choice made with maturity rather than an imposed belief.
This quote by Rajneesh emphasizes the importance of personal choice in matters of faith. He critiques the societal tendency to impose religious beliefs on children, suggesting that true understanding and acceptance of religion can only come with maturity and thoughtful consideration, rather than blind adherence to doctrines imposed by parents, institutions, or society.
Themes
ReligionFreedomUnderstandingMaturityChoice
In practice
Example use cases
In a discussion about religious education in schools.
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