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Osho Quotes on Transcendence

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Deepen your roots and the heights will arrive by themselves; transcendence is not a climb but a surrender to the ground beneath you.

Context: Why do saints talk about transcendence as going upwards while Lao Tzu speaks of going downwards? Read Original Discourse →

Transcendence is not found in the opening of the Sahasrar; it lies beyond the mind's last peak, where truth remains unsayable and enlightenment is realized only in the silence of the mind's cessation.

Context: Does transcendence occur with the opening of the Sahasrar? Read Original Discourse →

To transcend sex is to awaken to the life-energy within it, transforming unconscious compulsion into a natural flow of trust and delight.

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Transcendence is the art of letting go, where the absence of struggle reveals the joy and clarity that arise when we align with existence.

Context: What is the significance of transcendence in overcoming life's misery and confusion? Read Original Discourse →

True transcendence is not in escaping form, but in realizing that surface and depth, world and God, are one. Embrace what is, and the formless will shine through the form.

Context: Can a disciple transcend form and be in tune with the essence of the Creator? Read Original Discourse →