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Osho on Do wise individuals avoid the company of enlightened beings?

Do wise individuals avoid the company of enlightened beings?

The truly wise do not seek the company of enlightened beings; it is the foolish who, recognizing their ignorance, approach with humility to learn.

— Osho
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Core Insight:
According to Osho, the truly wise need not approach an enlightened one; those who come are the “foolish” who recognize their ignorance and thus begin to know. The utterly foolish stay away, blocked by ego. Near a Buddha, humility is essential—seek to understand, not to ossify teachings, or they degrade into sects and disputes.
Wise people don’t need a teacher; those who admit they don’t know go to one and become wise, while the proud stay away and remain stuck.
Why this matters practically
- Admit you don’t know to start learning.
- Stay humble with teachers; keep listening.
- Don’t turn teachings into rigid arguments.
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