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Osho Quotes on Buddhahood

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The lotus of Buddhahood cannot bloom from the mud of politics; it requires the stillness of inner peace and the seeds of awareness, not the chaos of ego and power.

Every child is born a Buddha, but it is through the journey of losing that innocence that we come to truly value it; awareness is the anchor that prevents a realized Buddha from falling.

In the realm of Buddhahood, all measures dissolve; there are no higher or lower, only the boundless expanse of enlightenment.

In true awakening, there is no sense of attainment, no 'I' to boast; only the silent simplicity of being.

Meditation is the silent desert where the seeds of realization grow; devotion is the fragrant garden that blossoms from that inner abundance.

Women embody a spiritual genius of supreme surrender, realizing the depths of existence while often remaining silent, not inferior but simply the opposite of the yang impulse to proclaim.

You are already a Buddha; restlessness and confusion are mere distractions that veil your true essence, which is realized by turning your awareness inward.

Silence is the doorway to realization, but true mastery lies in the compassionate expression that follows; the Buddha spoke not from emptiness, but from the fullness of his being.

Buddhahood is the awakening from spiritual sleep, a return to formless awareness beyond all identities; even a small conscious effort can lead you home to your true self.

Buddhahood is not a gradual journey; it is a sudden explosion of realization that occurs when total contentment has ripened within you.

The sleeping Buddha resides not in the heart or third eye, but in the hara; awaken your awareness there, and watch the ego dissolve into pure, alive nothingness.