Osho Quotes on Karma
Authentic excerpts and distilled wisdom curated from original discourses.
← Back to Topic Deep DiveThe battle with karma is a solitary journey; true freedom arises when you decline all support, for in seeking company, you betray your quest for inner liberation.
Tirthankaras act from a state of overflowing compassion, where doing becomes non-doing, free from the chains of intention and ego; their light simply shines, unbound by karma.
Happiness and unhappiness are not predetermined by karma; they are the fruits of your present choices and actions. Awaken to your power to transform your conditions and create a life of joy.
Your presence in a meditative field can dissolve the chains of past karma; embrace it with openness, or risk creating new layers of missed opportunities.
Enlightened beings do not suffer; their presence merely unsettles the ego, revealing the transformative power of love hidden within hostility.
The fire of knowledge does not erase karma; it ignites a willingness to face suffering, transforming the eternity of reaping into a brief, conscious endurance.
The ultimate fruit of past karma is not carried into the next birth; it is exhausted in the present moment, where you have the power to transform your reality. Live consciously now, for this moment is where all causes ripen.
True merit flowers as humility—'I did nothing; I am blessed.' Drop the doer and receive the grace that is given unasked.
Karmas exist only because we mistake the dream for reality; when awareness recognizes the seer as real and the seen as illusion, karma dissolves effortlessly.
Every action bears its own fruit in its own time; good cannot erase bad, nor can bad negate good—each deed must be lived through.
Death is not an accident; it is the culmination of your own karmic journey, revealing the intricate dance of cause and effect that shapes your existence.
What you give to others is never lost; it returns to you, often multiplied, for we are all interconnected in the dance of existence.
The enlightened radiate love without cause, while we approach them burdened by our own karmic chains. In their presence, all play-acting dissolves into the divine spontaneity of being.
Every action, whether conscious or unconscious, is rooted in your inner continuity of desire; thus, all doing is your karma.