Core Insight:
According to Osho, a beard has no spiritual significance; it belongs to the body, not to who you are. Zen uses the paradoxical koan “Why does Bodhidharma have no beard?”—despite his bearded image—to shatter fixation on appearances. True insight (satori) arises when the visible dissolves and the invisible essence—consciousness, which has no beard—is recognized. Look beyond form to the formless.