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Osho Quotes on Repression

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Repressing your existential experiences fractures your being, creating a chaos of hypocrisy and anger; only through non-repressive spontaneity can you reclaim your original childlike trust and naturalness.

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Liberation arises not from repression, but from awakening; true peace and bliss are the fruits of non-repressive release.

Context: Did Mahavira know that repression doesn't work, as concluded by Freud and modern psychologists? Read Original Discourse →

Repression is the tool of the priest to keep you in chains; when you embrace your naturalness, the authority of the priest crumbles.

Context: Why have all the religions used repression as a basic strategy? Read Original Discourse →

Repression is the slow suicide of living against your own nature; true vitality blooms when you trust and express your authentic self.

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Drop the masks of thought and social reward, and in the silence of non-reactive awareness, your original face will be revealed.

Context: How can we learn to distinguish between a false image and a real one in ourselves? Read Original Discourse →