Osho Quotes on Sexuality
Authentic excerpts and distilled wisdom curated from original discourses.
← Back to Topic Deep DiveSexiness is the fragrance of your being, not a mechanical performance; when you embrace relaxation and presence, your energy becomes magnetic beyond any physical limitation.
The pursuit of trivial pleasures distracts us from the profound truths of existence; let your questions elevate your awareness rather than indulge the mind's whims.
Sexual energy, when embraced and transformed through awareness, becomes a silent, radiant bliss, leading to a peace that transcends worship and belief. True spirituality is not about repression but the conscious shift of life-energy into higher awareness.
Infrequent sexual climax is not a loss, but a blessing that allows you to turn inward, shedding old leaves for new growth and discovering the freedom of your innermost self.
At seventy, recognize your sexual urges as mere thoughts, smile at them, and let them pass; true acceptance comes from witnessing rather than acting.
The fixation on incestuous questions reveals more about the asker's inner turmoil than a genuine curiosity; true wisdom lies in understanding that distance in relationships fosters vitality and intelligence.
Suppression breeds obsession; recognize your sexual energy as vital and transform it through awareness, not repression.
Only truth leads to truth; meet your sexuality consciously, for understanding it is the path to authentic brahmacharya, while repression only deepens obsession.
Love the person for who they are, not for the labels we impose; true maturity unfolds naturally through lived experience, beyond the confines of sexuality.
Embrace your sexual fantasies during meditation, for they are a natural expression of life-energy; allow this energy to flow, transforming it from sexuality into love and ultimately into the silence of samadhi.
Sex is not a perversion; it is life-energy waiting to be understood and transformed into consciousness through awareness and meditation. Embrace your impulses without guilt, and let them guide you toward creative and spiritual growth.
Sexually free societies are not degraded but rather more honest, confronting the truth of sex without hypocrisy, while so-called moral societies often hide behind a veil of dishonesty.
True freedom lies not in indulgence or repression, but in the middle way where the pendulum of desire finds stillness.
Sexual perversion arises when the conscious mind represses the vast energies of the unconscious, leading to distorted expressions of our instincts; true transformation comes not from condemnation, but from awareness and the restoration of natural flow through understanding and meditation.
True freedom from sex is not found in suppression, but in the natural flow of life and meditative awareness, where love becomes a doorway to higher consciousness rather than a prison of compulsion.
In the journey from Zorba to Buddha, intimacy becomes a sacred dance of love, transcending the physical to reveal the essence of transformation.
Drop guilt and stop hiding; truthful acceptance is the doorway to transformation. Embrace who you are, for in that relaxed awareness, true transcendence unfolds.
When sex-energy is repressed, it distorts into perversion and suffering; but when consciously uplifted, it transforms into the sacred fire of bliss.