Rajneesh Quotes

When there are thoughts, it is distraction: when there are no thoughts, it is meditation.

Meditation is a state of mind which looks at everything with complete attention, totally, not just parts of it. And no one can teach you how to be attentive. If any system teaches you how to be attentive, then you are attentive to the system, and that is not attention.

Meditation, then, is a state of mind in which the 'me' is absent. And therefore that very absence brings order.

In order not to leave any traces, when you do something, you should do it with your whole body and mind; you should be concentrated on what you do. You should do it completely, like a good bonfire. You should not be a smoky fire. You should burn yourself completely. If you do not burn yourself completely, a trace of yourself will be left in what you do. You should not have any remains after you do something. But this does not mean to forget all about it.

When there is no mind, you are in yoga; when there is mind you are not in yoga. So you may do all the postures, but if the mind goes on functioning, if you go on thinking, you are not in yoga.

You can't think about presence, and the mind can't understand it. Understanding presence is being present.

Not thinking about anything is Zen. Once you know this, walking, sitting, or lying down, everything you do is Zen.

A Zen student asked his roshi the most important element of Zen.The roshi replied, "Attention." "Yes, thank you," the student replied. "But can you tell me the second most important element?"And the roshi replied, "Attention."

I'm pretty much done with mindfulness. I'm just going to start paying attention.

The degree of freedom from unwanted thoughts and the degree of concentration on a single thought are the measures to gauge spiritual progress.

Everywhere I go, I still have time to meditate. People think meditating is sitting there, nobody bothering you, but you can even talk and still meditate.

When reading, only read. When eating, only eat. When thinking, only think.

Writing is a very focused form of meditation. Just as good as sitting in a lotus position.

Being fully present is the best guarantee for a bright future.

I meditate and I'm passionate about it.

Golf is a spiritual game. It's like Zen. You have to let your mind take over.

I had tried to get focused on other things. But I always ended up back in the same place, and it wasn't making me happy. I needed to get the focus back.

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

When I'm acting, that's all I'm doing. When I'm not acting, I'm not thinking about acting. If I'm writing, I'm just writing.

I can meditate anywhere, anytime, even whilst talking to you.

Be still with yourself until the object of your attention affirms your presence.

If you know how to worry, you know how to meditate. It means to think of something over and over.

Life consists in what a man is thinking of all day.

Meditation helps me see things clearer. When things are going fast, it helps me slow them down.

Meditation is about breathing, it's about clarity, taking your time and not rushing through your thinking.