I am free. If I want to be sad, it is my freedom. If I want to be happ…

Rajneesh
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I am free. If I want to be sad, it is my freedom. If I want to be happy, it is my freedom. Once you know that you are your world, you have penetrated into a different kind of understanding. Then nothing else matters - all else is games and excuses.
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