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The Book of Understanding [Book]

    The Book of Understanding By Osho

    By: Osho

    From this Book: 24 Quotes

    Book Overview:  The path to freedom is filled with questions and uncertainty. Is it possible to truly know who we are? Do our lives have a purpose, or are we just accidental? What are we meant to contribute? What are we meant to become, to create, and to share?  In The Book of Understanding, Osho, one of the most provocative thinkers of our time, challenges us to understand our world and ourselves in a new and radical way. In this groundbreaking work, Osho identifies, loosens, and ultimately helps to untie the knots of fear and misunderstanding that restrict us—leaving us free to discover and create our own individual path to freedom.

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    Post(s) Inspired by this Book:

    1. 23 Profound Osho Quotes from The Book of Understanding
    2. Osho Quote on Meaning and How It Arises (Beyond the Quote 85/365)
    3. Buddha: On Getting Insulted [Excerpt]
    4. Abraham Lincoln: On Being the Son of a Shoemaker [Excerpt]
    5. How To Find The Lion Within — An Ancient Parable About a Lion and a Sheep [Excerpt]

      “When you walk with purpose, you collide with destiny.” ~ Bertice Berry

        “I think when people say they dread going into work on Monday morning, it’s because they know they are leaving a piece of themselves at home. Why not see what happens when you challenge your employees to bring all of their talents to their job and reward them not for doing it just like everyone else, but for pushing the envelope, being adventurous, creative, and open-minded, and trying new things?” ~ Tony Hsieh, Delivering Happiness

          “Love is eternal – the aspect may change, but not the essence. There is the same difference in a person before and after he is in love as there is in an unlighted lamp and one that is burning. The lamp was there and was a good lamp, but now it is shedding light too, and that is its real function. And love makes one calmer about many things, and that way, one is more fit for one’s work.” ~ Vincent Van Gogh

            “Remember this your lifetime through:
            Tomorrow there will be more to do.
            And failure waits for all who stay
            With some success made yesterday.
            Tomorrow you must try once more,
            And even harder than before.”
            ~ John Wooden

              “We are travelers on a cosmic journey, stardust, swirling and dancing in the eddies and whirlpools of infinity. Life is eternal. We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share.  This is a precious moment. It is a little parenthesis in eternity.” ~ Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

                “Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure.” ~ Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

                  “It is we who nourish the Soul of the World, and the world we live in will be either better or worse, depending on whether we become better or worse.” ~ Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

                    “It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.” ~ Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

                      “The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.” ~ Joseph Campbell

                        “The key to a good life is this: If you’re not going to talk about something during the last hour of your life, then don’t make it a top priority during your lifetime.” ~ Richard Carlson, Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff

                          “It’s not what you do, it’s how you feel while doing it.” ~ Ralph Smart, infinitewaters.net

                            “Life is not just the passing of time. Life is the collection of experiences and their intensity.” ~ Jim Rohn

                              “It’s not enough to be busy; so are the ants. The question is: what are we busy about?” ~ Henry David Thoreau

                                “The sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.” ~ Carl Jung

                                  You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars... You have a right to be here.

                                    “How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in your life you will have been all of these.” ~ George Washington Carver

                                      "Believe in your dreams. They were given to you for a reason." ~ Katrina Mayer

                                      What is our biggest fear?

                                        What is our biggest fear?

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                                        “I discovered that people are not really afraid of dying; they’re afraid of not ever having lived, not ever having deeply considered their life’s higher purpose, and not ever having stepped into that purpose and at least tried to make a difference in this world.” ~ Joseph Jaworski, Synchronicity