Who is a lazy man?
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"True laziness is not idleness, but a profound non-doing that saves the world from the restless mischief of compulsive doers."
According to Osho, “lazy” is a relative label: to workaholics almost everyone seems lazy, yet true laziness simply means non-mischievous non-doing—refusing unnecessary fuss, interference, and restless conquest. The lazy person, like Diogenes, lives simply, harms no one, and doesn’t chase egoic ambitions. Such idleness can be wisdom, saving the world from the hyperactive mischief of compulsive doers.
A lazy person, to Osho, doesn’t fuss or chase needless things, lives simply, and therefore doesn’t hurt anyone.
Why this matters practically
- Drop judgment and addiction to busyness.
- Choose harmlessness, rest, and simplicity over egoic chasing.
- Avoid burnout and conflict by doing only the essential.
- Choose harmlessness, rest, and simplicity over egoic chasing.
- Avoid burnout and conflict by doing only the essential.
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