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Osho Quotes on Power

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When you allow women to hold power over you, you are seeking the grounding of the earth to stabilize your drifting wings; true freedom arises only when you discover your inner feminine and transform dependency into love.

True power is not about domination but about service; only through a transformation of consciousness can we prevent the corruption that arises from the ego.

Real power is not about domination; it is the love that flows when you awaken the lion within, transforming fear into creativity and struggle into bliss.

True personal power is the quiet strength of self-knowledge, free from the desire to dominate, while power over others is rooted in insecurity and breeds suffering; true responsibility begins with nurturing your own being.

Power and spirituality cannot coexist; true spirituality thrives on truthfulness, not on the hypocrisy of control and violence.

Freedom lies not in seizing power, but in transcending the very institutions that bind us.

True power is the inner flowering of being, a self-radiant energy that thrives in contentment and gratitude, needing no audience or recognition.

True religion is the freedom from fear and greed; when you drop fear and embrace love, you escape the grip of those who exploit you.

Power reveals the hidden desires within us; true prevention lies in self-awareness and the design of systems that prevent absolute authority.

Power is the rising life-energy that becomes a burden only when hoarded; share it freely as love and joy, and it transforms into a celebration of existence.

True meditation brings clarity and compassion; if one is corrupted by power, it reveals they were never truly meditative.

Your power does not come from an imagined God; it arises from the depths of your own being, waiting to be recognized and embraced.