[2####]"The real thing is the third part of astrology, which is the quintessence of everything, which belongs to the innermost, and which is absolutely predetermined. The more one moves toward one's center, the nearer one comes to the essential, predetermined part. If one moves toward the periphery, one moves toward coincidence. The more one talks about external happenings, the more coincidence there is. But when one talks about inner phenomena, things become more and more decisive; they begin to appear scientific, as if based on a definite law.

[2####]"Between these two conditions – the essential and the peripheral – there is ample room to effect changes by exercising one's freedom of choice. Here, someone with awareness will make the correct choice, whereas a person in the darkness of ignorance will drift into his destiny, putting up with whatever comes his way.

[2####]"So there are three areas of life. In the essential core, everything is predetermined – to know this is to know the essence of astrology. On the periphery everything is uncertain – to know this is to know the everyday, unpredictable world. The other area is in the middle – by knowing this, a person can save himself from trying the impossible, and can do what is possible. If a person lives in the peripheral and middle areas in such a way that he begins to move toward the center, he will become religious. But if he lives in such a way that he is never able to move toward the center, his life will remain irreligious. " Osho