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 whole art of meditation is, how to leave the personality easily, move to the center, and be not a person. Just to be and not be a person is the whole art of meditation, the whole art of inner ecstasy.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Meditation involves transcending the ego to connect with a deeper state of being.
This quote by Rajneesh emphasizes the transformative nature of meditation, which encourages individuals to move beyond their personal identities and engage with a more profound essence of existence. The essence of meditation is not merely about achieving relaxation but is about experiencing a state of inner ecstasy and unity with the self that transcends individuality.
Themes
MeditationEgoSelfTranscendenceInner PeaceBeing
In practice
Example use cases
In a mindfulness workshop, one might say this quote to explain the deeper purpose of meditation.
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