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    Perfectionism is a neurosis

    Question 4 : I am so confused. I want to perfect myself, but have lost all idea what effort to make in what way. Your presence makes me want to let go, but much else urges me toward a desperate programme of self-renewal. what can i do? Perfectionism is a neurosis. It is an illness. And the more you try to become perfect, the more frustrate...
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    What is the Desire for Perfection?

    Question 1 : What is the Desire for Perfection? ADHEERA, THE DESIRE FOR PERFECTION is the search for the lost womb. The paradise — lost. The child is utterly happy in the mother’s womb; that memory persists. It is not just a memory in the brain, it is in every cell of the body, every fiber of the body. It is all over you. That memory persi...
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    Accept your limitations, accept your imperfections

    Accept your limitations, accept your imperfections Create fear... create as much fear as you can. That has been the policy of the society. Hells have been created just to catch hold of you; heavens have been created just to reward those who will follow the dictates. All are imaginary: there is no hell, no heaven. But these rewards and puni...
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    on Stress and Strain – Stress comes when one is result-oriented

    [The ashram doctor who is setting up a medical laboratory says that while he really enjoys his work he tends to feel a certain amount of stress with it too… ] No, that must be just an old habit. You have to drop the stress. The work has to be just a joy. There is no need to be in any stress or strain, because we are not performing anything...
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    Imperfection is the root of all growth; perfection can only be death

    Question : Osho, In this phase of your work, are you giving the final touch to the painting of your whole life, for the transformation of the new human being? My work is not like a painter’s work. It is not that I can complete the painting; it is one long painting. And I will be giving touches to the painting even when I am breathing my la...
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    on Stress and Strain – Stress comes when one is result-oriented

    [The ashram doctor who is setting up a medical laboratory says that while he really enjoys his work he tends to feel a certain amount of stress with it too… ] No, that must be just an old habit. You have to drop the stress. The work has to be just a joy. There is no need to be in any stress or strain, because we are not performing anything...
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