90 Best Osho Quotes on Love, Life and Happiness

Read the best collection of Osho quotes and sayings (with images and pictures) that will inspire you to lead a better and positive life.

Osho, an influential spiritual teacher, and philosopher of the 20th century captivated the hearts and minds of countless seekers with his unconventional approach to spirituality and self-discovery.

Rajneesh Chandra Mohan was born in India, and emerged as a prominent figure, advocating for meditation, mindfulness, and the pursuit of inner growth.

Shree Rajneesh also known as Osho, Acharya Rajneesh, or simply Rajneesh, was a leader of the Rajneesh movement.

He was a spiritual teacher who traveled the world speaking about how to live a fulfilling life.

Most of his words of wisdom were about life, love, relationship, meditation, lessons in life, religion, spirituality, and more.

He was a spiritual leader and a philosopher, who traveled throughout India in the 1960s as a public speaker and abroad.

As a spiritual leader, most of his words inspired many people who later on shared and passed them to the next generations.

These meaningful quotes remind us of the infinite potential for growth and transformation that lies within every human being.

Top 10 Osho Quotes to Inspire You

  1. “Be realistic: Plan for a miracle.” – Osho                                                                                                                           

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    osho quotes on life
  2. “Life begins where fear ends.” ― Osho                                                                                                                                     

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    osho quotes
  3. “Be — don’t try to become.” ― Osho                                                                                                                                    osho quote
  4. “A certain darkness is needed to see the stars.” – Osho                                                                                                    osho quotes morning
  5. “Courage is a love affair with the unknown.” – Osho                                                                                                      osho love quotes
  6. “Creativity is the greatest rebellion in existence.” – Osho                                                                                                       

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    osho wisdom quotes
  7. “There’s no greater ecstasy than to know who you are.” ― Osho                                                                                 

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    osho quotes images
  8. “Get out of your head and get into your heart. Think less, feel more.” – Osho                                                                                    osho quotes on love
  9. “Be a lotus flower. Be in the water, and do not let the water touch you.” – Osho                                                                  rajneesh osho quotes
  10. “Drop the idea of becoming someone, because you are already a masterpiece.” — Osho                                                     

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    quotes by osho

Best Osho Quotes On Love

  1. “Love is the goal, life is the journey.” ― Osho
  2. “Lovers have known sometimes what saints have not known.” ― Osho
  3. “Lovers never surrender to each other, lovers simply surrender to love.” ― Osho
  4. “Love needs two things: it has to be rooted in freedom and it has to know the art of trust.”― Osho
  5. “Love and freedom are two sides of the same coin. It is one flower, and it can blossom only.”― Osho
  6. “If you love a flower, don’t pick it up. Because if you pick it up it dies and it ceases to be what you love. So if you love a flower, let it be. Love is not about possession. Love is about appreciation.” ― Osho
  7. “Love is not a relationship, love is a state of being; it has nothing to do with anybody else. One is not “in love”, one is love.” ― Osho
  8. “Friendship is the purest love. It is the highest form of Love where nothing is asked for, no condition, where one simply enjoys giving.” ― Osho
  9. “Love can never possess. Love is giving freedom to the other. Love is an unconditional gift, it is not a bargain.” — Osho
  10. “Love needs immense consciousness. Love is a meeting of two souls, and lust is the meeting of two bodies. Lust is animal; love is divine. But unless you know that you are a soul, you cannot understand what love is.” – Osho

Famous Osho Quotes On Life

  1. “Awareness functions almost like magic.”— Osho
  2. “The mind a beautiful servant, a dangerous master.” – Osho
  3. “The moment you accept yourself, you become beautiful.” — Osho
  4. “Freedom is the ultimate value in the human soul.” — Osho
  5. “Whatever you feel, you become. It is your responsibility.” – Osho
  6. “Life repeats itself mindlessly – unless you become mindful, it will go on repeating like a wheel.” – Osho
  7. “Commit as many mistakes as possible, remembering only one thing: don’t commit the same mistake again. And you will be growing.” ― Osho
  8. “I love this world because it is imperfect. It is imperfect, and that’s why it is growing; if it was perfect it would have been dead.” – Osho
  9. “I live my life based on 2 principles. One, I live as if today was my last day on earth. Two, I live today as if I am going to live forever.” ― Osho
  10. “The greatest fear in the world is of the opinions of others. And the moment you are unafraid of the crowd you are no longer a sheep, you become a lion. A great roar arises in your heart, the roar of freedom.” ― Osho

Inspirational Quotes By Osho

  1. “Tomorrow never comes, it is always today.” ― Osho
  2. “Life is a musical instrument, and awareness is its greatest music.”— Osho
  3. “Don’t say this is good and that is bad. Drop all discrimination. Accept everything as it is.” — Osho
  4. “Truth is not something outside to be discovered, it is something inside to be realized.” — Osho
  5. “Nobody has the power to take two steps together; you can take only one step at a time.” ― Osho
  6. “Respect yourself, love yourself, because there has never been a person like you and there never will be again.” — Osho
  7. “The moment you become innocent, you have found a direct line to the divine. Your heartbeat synchronizes with the heartbeat of the universe.” — Osho
  8. “Don’t seek, don’t search, don’t ask, don’t knock, don’t demand – relax. If you relax it comes, if you relax it is there. If you relax, you start vibrating with it.” ― Osho
  9. “Experience life in all possible ways — good-bad, bitter-sweet, dark-light, summer-winter. Experience all the dualities. Don’t be afraid of experience, because the more experience you have, the more mature you become.” ― Osho
  10. “You cannot destroy inner emptiness. It is your very being. You can cover it with things, but sooner or later you will have to encounter it. And it is better if you encounter it sooner.” — Osho

Osho Quotes

  1. “A man who is 100% sane is dead.” ― Osho
  2. “The less people know, the more stubbornly they know it.” ― Osho
  3. “If you cannot enjoy your own company, who else is going to enjoy it?” ― Osho
  4. “Life is a mirror, it reflects your face. Be friendly, and all of life will reflect friendliness.” — Osho
  5. “No thought, no mind, no choice — just being silent, rooted in yourself.” ― Osho Rajneesh
  6. “My meditation is simple. It does not require any complex practices. It is simple. It is singing. It is dancing. It is sitting silently.” – Osho
  7. “True freedom is always spiritual. It has something to do with your innermost being, which cannot be chained, handcuffed, or put into jail.” – Osho
  8. “I love this world because it is imperfect. It is imperfect, and that’s why it is growing; if it was perfect it would have been dead.” – Osho
  9. “Discover yourself, otherwise you have to depend on other people’s opinions who don’t know themselves.” – Osho
  10. “That which makes you miserable is the only sin. That which takes you away from yourself is the only thing to be avoided.” – Osho
  11. “The real question is not whether life exists after death. The real question is whether you are alive before death.” ― Osho
  12. “A comfortable, convenient life is not a real life – the more comfortable, the less alive. The most comfortable life is in the grave.” – Osho
  13. “Millions of people are suffering: they want to be loved but they don’t know how to love. And love cannot exist as a monologue; it is a dialogue, a very harmonious dialogue.” – Osho

Deep Osho Quotes On Happiness

  1. “Only laughter makes a man rich, but the laughter has to be blissful.” – Osho
  2. “Sadness comes, joy comes, and everything passes by. What remains always is the witness. The witness is beyond all polarities.”– Osho
  3. Yes, I would like you to love yourself, because unless you love yourself you cannot love anybody else. You don’t know what love is if you have not loved yourself.” – Osho
  4. “You should live in the world but remain untouched by it. You should remain in the world, but the world should not remain in you.” ― Osho
  5. “Don’t try to understand life. Live it! Don’t try to understand love. Move into love. Then you will know – and all that knowing will come out of your experiencing. The more you know, the more you know that much remains to be known.” ― Osho
  6. “Sadness gives depth. Happiness gives height. Sadness gives roots. Happiness gives branches. Happiness is like a tree going into the sky, and sadness is like the roots going down into the womb of the earth. Both are needed and the higher a tree goes, the deeper it goes, simultaneously. The bigger the tree, the bigger will be its roots. In fact, it is always in proportion. That’s its balance.” ― Osho Rajneesh
  7. “Each person comes into this world with a specific destiny–he has something to fulfill, some message has to be delivered, some work has to be completed. You are not here accidentally–you are here meaningfully. There is a purpose behind you. The whole intends to do something through you.” ― Osho

More About Osho’s Life & Writings

Osho was a prolific writer, and his works have been published in various languages around the world. His teachings cover a wide range of topics, including love, meditation, enlightenment, and the nature of the self.

Here are some of Osho’s most popular and highly regarded book;

  • The Book of Secrets (1974)
  • The Art of Living and Dying (1989)
  • Freedom: The Courage to Be Yourself (2004)
  • Intuition: Knowing Beyond Logic (2001)
  • The Empty Boat: Encounters with Nothingness (1978)
  • Creativity: Unleashing the Forces Within (1999)
  • Tantra: The Supreme Understanding (1975)
  • Zen: The Path of Paradox (1977)

While this list highlights some of Osho’s most popular works, it is essential to note that his teachings span thousands of hours of discourses and numerous books.

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Osho’s teachings continue to inspire millions of people around the world. His focus on self-awareness, mindfulness, and love has encouraged many individuals to explore their inner selves and strive for personal growth and spiritual awakening.

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