What does it mean to call Lao Tzu total?
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"To call Lao Tzu total is to recognize the beauty of wholeness that transcends the mind's need for perfection, embracing all opposites and revealing the profound wisdom in innocence."
According to Osho, to call Lao Tzu total means he embodies wholeness beyond the mind’s perfectionism and ego; he contains and reconciles opposites—wisdom with foolishness, knowledge with acknowledged ignorance—choosing nothing, excluding nothing. In such inclusiveness, the living whole appears; perfection’s selective cutting disappears. Hence Lao Tzu’s innocence may look foolish, yet it is consummate, paradoxical wisdom.
Being total means welcoming all of you—smart and silly, knowing and not knowing—without picking sides.
Why this matters practically
- Frees you from perfectionism and the ego’s pressure, easing stress and self-judgment.
- Integrates “foolish” and “wise” parts, making you more authentic, relaxed, and creative.
- Allows opposites to coexist, so you respond spontaneously instead of rigidly choosing sides.
- Integrates “foolish” and “wise” parts, making you more authentic, relaxed, and creative.
- Allows opposites to coexist, so you respond spontaneously instead of rigidly choosing sides.
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