From Personality to Individuality

Man is born with a question mark in his heart

My religion is pure mysticism. All other religions demystify existence with bogus answers. Man is born with a question mark in his heart—it's his privilege, his separation from animalhood. Religions force you down to buffalo level: 'undoubting faith.' I prefer turmoil over dead peace. Mysticism means living with the question, not killing it with answers.

To define is to confine -- existence has no boundaries

Life is neither meaningful nor meaningless. The question arose this century because old lies died. Kierkegaard, Heidegger, Jaspers, Marcel, Sartre—existentialists who saw meaninglessness. To define is to confine—existence has no boundaries. Aloneness feels empty because your personality (borrowed from others) evaporates. Your individuality is meaning enough.

Beware! I am here to destroy your dreams

Dreaming is a substitute for the real—a mind device to console you. A Christian dreaming of Christ, a sannyasin dreaming of me—it indicates hunger, not fulfillment. Chuang Tzu dreamed he was a butterfly and awoke wondering: am I a butterfly dreaming I am Chuang Tzu? Beware! I am here to destroy your dreams, not feed them. Dreams won't nourish you—only reality does.

Jealousy: society's device to divide and rule

Jealousy is society's device to divide and rule. Every child is taught comparison from birth—crushing his uniqueness. Jealousy shows you are far from aloneness; it depends on comparison. The jealous person cannot be alone because their identity depends on the other. Drop comparison and jealousy disappears. Society needs jealousy to keep you in bondage.

Sannyas: the odyssey of aloneness -- a journey to the center of your being

Sannyas is the odyssey of aloneness—a journey to the center of your being. Traditional ashrams were originally places of relaxation, not austerity. Monasteries renounce life; my commune celebrates it. The commune's function: a womb for individuality, not a cage for personality. We live together as individuals, not as a crowd. The commune is a launching pad, not a destination.

Anxiety: Who are you? Anguish: Who am I?

Anxiety is about 'this or that'—particular objects, indecisiveness. Anguish is deeper: 'Who am I?'—no object, no choice. Anxiety is universal; anguish is felt only by the genius, the highest intelligence. Anxiety: Who are you? Anguish: Who am I? Anguish is the door to self-knowing. Animals have anxiety; only man can have anguish—and only rare men do.

Conditioning: socially-sanctioned child abuse

Krishnamurti is enlightened but something is missing—the luggage arrived but he is missing. Conditioning is socially-sanctioned child abuse: society paints on the innocent child's mirror. Once enlightened, you should be finished with all conditioning. Krishnamurti remained conditioned against methods, against masters—a condition itself. Conditioning: socially-sanctioned child abuse.

Rajneeshism: womb for transformation

An orthodox Rajneeshee is a contradiction in terms—the first quality is being totally unorthodox. Rajneeshism: womb for transformation, not a creed. The orthodox Rajneeshee is committed to rebellion, fights dead burdens on consciousness, accepts nothing on authority. The more ancient a dead thing, the stronger its grip. Rajneeshism is not a religion but a religiousness.

The law of karma: A conspiracy of the priests to manipulate your mind

The law of karma is not a law—it's a hope, a conspiracy of priests to manipulate your mind. Good and bad are socially defined, not absolute. Action brings reactions, but not moral justice. The priest uses karma to make you afraid: do good or suffer next life. Existence is neutral. The real law: live consciously, and consequences follow naturally—not from moral blackmail.

Christianity: just a nice Jewish boy's hang-up

Nietzsche said Christ was the last Christian—he was also the first. Every individual is unique, never repeated. Christianity: just a nice Jewish boy's hang-up. Jesus was a Jew, not a Christian; Christianity was created by followers who didn't understand him. Am I the last Rajneeshee? No—because I don't create a fixed pattern to follow. Individuality means nobody can repeat you.

God -- the phantom fuehrer

God—the phantom fuehrer. Alan Watts stole leela (God's play) from Hinduism. All other religions say God creates seriously; Hinduism makes it a game. But who is playing? If God is everything, then he plays hide-and-seek with himself. The concept of God as creator implies a dictator. God is not a person but the juice of existence—raso vai saha. No phantom fuehrer, just this beautiful play.

Death: The ultimate orgasm

Death: the ultimate orgasm. Pseudo-religions fear both life and death—they're anti-life. Death is not the end of life but an incident in it; life continues. The moment you know death, you know immortality. Death is the ultimate relaxation, the final letting go. Authentic religion talks of death freely and happily—it knows death is the peak of life, not its termination.

The new man: intellect in harmony with the heart

I don't ask you to believe in the soul—I ask you to enquire. The soul transmigrates through desire: it's not you but your unfulfilled desire that is born again and again. When all desire is fulfilled, the soul dissolves into existence. The new man: intellect in harmony with the heart. The West developed intellect, the East developed heart—both lopsided. The new man is whole.

The only hope: the enlightenment of humanity

I hate the word religion—it stinks of exploitation. I was known as atheist, irreligious, amoral—but it became an impenetrable wall. I had to change strategy: use the word religion to destroy religion. The only hope: the enlightenment of humanity. Not belief, not faith—enlightenment. I chose religion to reach people who would otherwise be closed. The word is a vehicle, not the truth.

Truth said, truth dead

I am preparing you for everything and nothing—nothing being more important. Everything leads to nothingness, the blessed state. Truth said, truth dead: the moment truth is expressed in words, it's killed. The first fundamental is rebellion—religions slaughter it. Without rebellion, you live posthumously. The rebel spirit is your real spirit. Truth can only be lived, not said.

Superman: the fantasy for the inferior

The new man is not the superman. Superman is continuity with the old man—better, stronger, but the same world. The new man is discontinuity—the death of the old. Superman: the fantasy for the inferior, a refinement of ego. The new man comes when the old man dies. Nietzsche's superman is still mind; the new man is no-mind. The difference is not of degree but of dimension.

Holy Scriptures: wholly Bullshit

Madness and enlightenment are both out of the mind—madness below, enlightenment above. 'Out of his mind' applies to both. Holy scriptures: wholly bullshit. Scriptures are dead words of living masters, interpreted by the unenlightened. The difference: madness is a fall, enlightenment is a jump. The madman is fragmented; the enlightened one is whole. Both are beyond mind, but in opposite directions.

The good shepherd -- the butcher's friend

I am especially against Christianity because it's the ugliest manifestation of religion—well-organized, bureaucratic, hierarchical. Truth cannot be organized; to organize truth is to kill it. The good shepherd is the butcher's friend: Jesus says 'you are sheep,' which is fascist. Christianity worshipped Christ's death, not his life. The cross, not his teachings, became the symbol. Christianity is power politics, not religion.

Hell hath no fury like a Christian scorned

Hell hath no fury like a Christian scorned. Bible-bashing Christians show anger, narrow-mindedness, inability to listen, lack of humor. For two thousand years they killed millions; now they can only be angry. Their love is conditional—follow or face cruelty. What did Jesus do to deserve such followers? He was a beautiful man; Christianity is his misfortune. Belief systems cripple intelligence—retardation is required to be a Christian.

Fear of hell, greed for heaven, the saviors soft sell

Is it wrong to save somebody? Compassion includes saving others—but first you must be saved. A blind man can't lead blind people. Saving against will is domination, not compassion. Fear of hell, greed for heaven, the saviors' soft sell: salvation is a business. The savior industry exploits fear. True compassion gives freedom, not salvation—it helps you find your own way, not follow the savior's.

Priest and politicians: from genesis to genocide

Past masters seem like pygmies because religion is now having its birth. They were like primitive scientists who discovered fire—not comparable to Einstein. Priest and politicians: from genesis to genocide—they collaborate to exploit humanity. My secret? No secret—I am the first authentic religiousness in an age mature enough for it. Past masters were limited by their time; now humanity is ready for the real thing.

Countdown to catastrophe: global suicide, or sannyas

I do not think—thinking fell away three decades ago. The day I died as a person, the explosion happened; only presence remained. My chest hair turned white overnight—I became ancient. Countdown to catastrophe: global suicide, or sannyas. Now is the right time because humanity has reached the brink—either evolve or die. Authentic religion is born at the edge of extinction. Thinking is the barrier; no-mind is the door.

Bored to death? -- you're on the trail to transformation

Only man can be bored—it's a by-product of intelligence. Idiots and enlightened ones are not bored; everyone in between is. Boredom means you see life's futility—writing your signature on water. Bored to death? You're on the trail to transformation. Boredom is the first step toward seeking meaning beyond the mundane. Don't escape boredom—go into it; it's the door to meditation.

Infallibility: just a popedream

I'm not against the pope—I have no vested interest. Infallibility: just a popedream. The pope is called infallible, which is absurd—he's a politician in religious dress. I call him 'Pope the Polack' because he deserves it. The papacy is power politics, not religion. No human being is infallible. The claim of infallibility is the most dangerous ego trip—preventing all inquiry, all growth.

My day: the juice, the whole juice, and nothing but the juice

There is nothing beyond the juice. The Upanishads say raso vai saha—that which is nothing but juice. God is not a person but a taste, a feel. My day: the juice, the whole juice, and nothing but the juice. My daily life is not ascetic—it's filled with joy, humor, play. Religion is not seriousness but juice. The ultimate is not a philosophy but a taste on the tongue of existence.

Only one sin -- to forget your being. Only one virtue -- to remember it

I've been blissed out for thirty-three years—the length of Jesus' life. Bliss cannot be answered, only tasted. Only one sin—to forget your being. Only one virtue—to remember it. Bliss is your nature, not an achievement. You forget your being through mind, through identification with personality. Remember your being through awareness. Bliss is not pleasure (body), not happiness (mind)—it's beyond both, the state of pure being.

Seek and ye shall miss; relax and ye shall find

The American Constitution's 'pursuit of happiness' is a birthright misunderstood. Seek and ye shall miss; relax and ye shall find. Pursuit implies future; happiness is here-now. The three old men and their diminishing pleasures—pursuit of happiness is the pursuit of diminishing returns. Relaxation is the door: when you stop seeking, happiness arrives. You cannot pursue happiness; you can only be happy.

Knowledge is information; knowing is transformation

I know that I do not know who I am. Knowledge is information—borrowed, repeated like a parrot. Knowing is transformation—your own experience, existential. Knowledge is information; knowing is transformation. Do we never know who we are? You can know, but not through knowledge—only through knowing. Knowing transforms the knower; knowledge just stuffs the mind. The Upanishads: 'Know the one by which all else is known'—that knowing is self-knowing.

Belief -- just a blind man's bluff

I don't deal in theories. Is reincarnation true? Your question seeks support for belief. Belief—just a blind man's bluff. Reincarnation is my experience, but don't believe it—enquire. Truth needs no support; belief always does. Theories are about and about, never at the center. If reincarnation is your experience, it's knowing; if borrowed, it's belief. I provoke inquiry, not faith. Drop beliefs and enquire directly.

The only authentic democracy: the dictatorship of the enlightened ones

I'm against communism because it's not communism—it's just anti-capitalism. Anything basically negative cannot help man. The only authentic democracy: the dictatorship of the enlightened ones. Democracy by votes is mediocracy—the mediocre majority elects the mediocre. Communism destroyed individuality for the collective. Real commune-ism is conscious individuals living together, not a state dictating. The enlightened ones don't rule—they guide through presence, not power.