What is the perception of sannyasins by mediocre people?
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"Mediocre minds label sannyasins as 'brainwashed' because they cannot comprehend the freedom that comes from dropping the mind; true awakening is not a hypnosis, but a return to simplicity, innocence, and love."
According to Osho, mediocre people see sannyasins as 'brainwashed' or 'hypnotized' and try to condemn them by throwing such labels. They speak without experience, clinging to their own misery and 'hell.' Osho says to own the charge—it's a deeper 'mindwash,' a dropping of mind through meditation—because it yields simplicity, innocence, love, and rejoicing.
Many ordinary people call sannyasins brainwashed, but Osho says it really means they’ve dropped old mental baggage and found a happier, kinder way to live.
Why this matters practically
- Handle criticism by accepting labels calmly and pointing to lived results.
- Favor direct experience over arguments—invite testing, not debating.
- Letting go of mental clutter opens space for joy, love, and simplicity.
- Favor direct experience over arguments—invite testing, not debating.
- Letting go of mental clutter opens space for joy, love, and simplicity.
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