Living on Your Own Terms

What Is Real Rebellion?
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People can be happy only in one way, and that is if they are authentically themselves. Then the springs of happiness start flowing; they become more alive, they become a joy to see, a joy to be with; they are a song, they are a dance. Osho
People can be happy only in one way, and that is if they are authentically themselves. Then the springs of happiness start flowing; they become more alive, they become a joy to see, a joy to be with; they are a song, they are a dance. Osho

Excerpt from: Living on Your Own Terms, Chapter 1

“The first thing to be understood is the difference between rebellion and revolution.

“Revolution is an organized effort to change the society forcibly, violently. But the trouble is, you cannot change the society through violence, because it is violence that is the very life current of the society. That’s why all the revolutions have failed. And there is no possibility of any revolution succeeding, ever.

“Rebellion is individual, nonviolent, peaceful. It is out of love. Rebellion is not against something, but for something. Revolution is against something, but not for something. Revolution is so much engaged in being against, it forgets for what all this fuss is being made. It is anger. But anger cannot create a better society. Rebellion is not oriented against the society, but is oriented toward a new man, a new humanity.

“Revolution is fighting with the past.

“Rebellion is meditating for the future.

“I have said rebellion is out of love, silence, understanding, compassion—all the qualities that make a person divine. Revolution is based on all the qualities that make man again an animal. Because rebellion is individual, there is no need of any struggle, of any fight. The society will not even be bothered by one individual being different than others. But even single individuals meditating, loving, hoping for a new sunrise, can create the possibility of a new society. Their very presence will be enough to transform others. Their love cannot fail—love never fails. Their understanding, their intelligence, their compassion are bound to succeed.” Osho

In this title, Osho talks on the following topics:
rebellion… revolution… freedom… society… humanity… compassion… responsibility… understanding… meditation… love…
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Type Zusammenstellung
Publisher St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN-13 978-0312595500
Dimensions (size) 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
Number of Pages 208