Chandni Samani

The ability to observe without evaluating is the highest form of intelligence.

This quote refers to the idea that true intelligence is the ability to observe a situation or a person without immediately passing judgement or interpretation. It suggests that being able to simply witness and gather information without letting our preconceived…[Read more]

Love the person, but from the very beginning make it clear that you are not selling your freedom.

This phrase highlights the importance of maintaining individual autonomy and independence within a romantic relationship. It emphasises the idea that love should not require sacrificing personal freedom or compromising one’s values and b…[Read more]

Love the person, but give the person total freedom.

This quote emphasises the importance of balancing love and freedom in relationships. It suggests that while it is essential to love someone wholeheartedly, it is also crucial to respect their individuality and give them the space to be themselves.

When you love someone, it means caring for…[Read more]

A master helps you to be yourself.

This quote suggests that having a mentor or a guide, often referred as a “master” can aid in one’s journey of self-discovery and personal growth. A master is someone who can offer guidance, support, and knowledge to help an individual uncover their true identity, talents, and potential.

A master can provi…[Read more]

Meditation needs infinite patience.

Meditation indeed requires infinite patience, for it is not an act but a flowering, and flowering does not happen hurriedly. It is a gradual unfolding of your consciousness. Like a flower that does not rush to bloom, meditation cannot be forced or expedited. It happens in its own time and space.

To be in…[Read more]

Each moment of life brings you two alternatives: to be miserable or to be happy. It depends on your choice.

Life, indeed, is an unending procession of moments, a flowing river that never ceases. In each of these transient moments, there is a subtle power of choice, endowed to each being who is conscious and aware. This choice is the very…[Read more]

To be creative means to be in love with life.

To be creative, to truly engage in the act of creation, is to be in a deep, intimate communion with existence itself. When you create, you become a channel for the life force that courses through every atom in the universe. It is a dance with the divine, a symphony where you are both the composer…[Read more]

The proportion of your love is the proportion of your being.

To love is not just an action but a state of being. When Osho says the proportion of your love is the proportion of your being, it means that your capacity to love is a direct reflection of your existence, your essence, and your consciousness.

Your being, in its totality, is like a…[Read more]

Love more and you will be more; love less and you will be less. You are always in proportion to your love.

The quote encapsulates the philosophy that love transcends mere emotion, embodying a state of being that radiates from within to encompass all of existence. To love more is to expand your capacity for experiencing life, relationships, and…[Read more]

Your body and mind are the field, suffering is the seed, wisdom the sprout and Buddhahood the grain.

This aphorism is like a koan, an intricate garden of existential mysteries. Let’s walk through this garden together, shall we?

“Your body and mind are the field,” means that your existence, the physical form that you inhabit and the mind…[Read more]

Every suffering is a Buddha-Seed.

Every suffering is a Buddha-seed because it carries within it the potential for growth, for enlightenment. Suffering is part of the human experience. It is the fire of life that burns away the illusions, the ego, the attachments that keep us from realising our true nature.

When you look closely at a seed, it…[Read more]

Love means a relationship when one need not wear any mask.

Love, in its purest form, is the space where all pretences fall away and where the soul can dance in its truest light. To wear a mask is to put on a façade, to present an identity that is not your true self, for the sake of societal acceptance, personal protection, or even to…[Read more]

The ocean refuses no river.

The ocean is vast, boundless, and accepting. It does not judge the rivers that flow into it; it does not inquire about their origins or scrutinise the quality of water each brings. The smallest stream and the mightiest river are received just the same. This is the nature of true acceptance, an unconditional welcoming…[Read more]

Dropping the mask and bringing out your original face is the whole alchemy of meditation.

The human condition is such that we often adopt numerous masks throughout our lives. These are the personalities, the images, the roles that society expects of us and that we adopt in order to fit in, to achieve success, to be loved, or to avoid conflict.…[Read more]

The quality of being alive, that’s God.

The very essence of existence, the pulsating energy that runs through every living being, is what you may call God. God is not a person or an entity separate from you; God is the life within you, the consciousness that makes you aware, the vitality that makes your heart beat and your breath f…[Read more]

God is not someone special; God is not a person but existence itself.

The statement that God is not someone special, and God is not a person but existence itself, invites you to reimagine the divine not as an entity separate from the world but as one with the very essence of life and reality.

In the traditional sense, many perceive God to be…[Read more]

Each man is god, each woman a goddess, because only God exists.

This quote holds deep significance and contains the essence of many spiritual teachings that see the divine in all of existence. The idea that “Each man is god, each woman a goddess, because only God exists” is a way of expressing the non-dualistic perspective that underpins the…[Read more]

Happiness is not a question of size, it is not a question of quantity – it is the quality of your being.

Happiness, an elusive butterfly often chased but seldom caught, is not a function of the grandeur or the volume of one’s possessions or experiences. It is easy to fall into the trap of believing that more will make us happier – a bigger h…[Read more]