According to Osho, Lao Tzu’s teaching isn’t for the defeated or anguished; it’s for those ready to understand directly. Lao Tzu rejects remedies, paths, and struggle because our bondage is only an illusion sustained by desire. When understanding dawns, devices are unnecessary—the cup of poison is dropped at once. Methods serve ignorance; Lao Tzu speaks to the alert who can simply see and let go.
Lao Tzu says you’re not really sick—just confused—so if you truly understand, you stop suffering without needing special tricks.