Why are knowledgeable individuals compared to parrots?
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"Knowledgeable individuals often resemble parrots, repeating borrowed words without the depth of conscious experience; they mistake information for wisdom, living like machines rather than true beings."
According to Osho, 'knowledgeable' people are compared to parrots because they merely repeat borrowed words without living, conscious experience. Their minds are stuffed with secondhand facts, yet the 'man'—awareness—has not arrived; they function like computers, not beings. He even calls it unfair to parrots, who at least display intelligence, while scholars mimic mechanically, mistaking information for wisdom.
Why this matters practically
- Seek direct experience through awareness/meditation rather than collecting quotes.
- Question secondhand beliefs; speak only from what you have lived.
- Shift from mechanical habit to presence and intelligence in daily actions.
- Question secondhand beliefs; speak only from what you have lived.
- Shift from mechanical habit to presence and intelligence in daily actions.
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