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Osho Quotes on Ambition

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When ambition for greatness consumes you, you become a caricature of yourself, a puffed-up ego that innocent eyes can see through; true dignity arises from simplicity and presence, not from titles or power.

Ambition is born from fear and the illusion of inferiority; when we embrace our uniqueness, the race for status falls away, and love blossoms in its place.

Ambition is the greatest poison, a relentless urge that suffocates your true self and replaces love with competition, leaving no room for joy or celebration.