According to Osho, memory and intelligence are fundamentally different: memory stockpiles facts, while intelligence understands, distills, and keeps only the essence—like extracting perfume from many flowers. The intelligent aren’t afraid to forget; they can meet new problems freshly. The unintelligent hoard information out of fear, using memory to compensate for lack of real understanding.
Memory collects things; intelligence knows what matters and can use it even if the rest is forgotten.