Osho Quotes on Consciousness

Awareness is the key to higher consciousness; by turning your clarity inward and practicing steady watchfulness, you can rise above the conditioned mind and discover the depths of your true being.

You are not a wave in the ocean of consciousness; you are the ocean itself, where individuality dissolves and all boundaries vanish.

Higher consciousness does not guarantee perfect health; the realized one often transcends the body, viewing it merely as a temporary shell while focusing on the eternal being within.

The insentient and the conscious are not separate; they are two poles of the same reality, where matter is the unmanifest consciousness and consciousness is the matter revealed.

To be drunk in consciousness is to be in a state of permanent ecstasy, where pure awareness becomes the ultimate intoxication that transforms not just yourself, but everyone around you.

The Whole is not conscious or unconscious; it is supra-conscious, a state where awareness exists without a knower, merging restfulness and alertness into a single, profound experience.

Consciousness is but a ripple on the vast ocean of the unconscious; when the ego dissolves, we awaken to the totality of existence beyond duality.

A thought-free state of consciousness is not inert; it is pure, centerless awareness—alive and expansive, while inert existence is merely a shadow of life, devoid of awareness.

Your consciousness is just the beginning; it is your volitional effort that will transform it into a higher awareness and shape your destiny.

Enlightened consciousness is not less intense; it is the only genuine intensity, while what you call 'ordinary consciousness' is merely a mechanical sleep.