What defines a great man?
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definition
"Greatness is an illusion; the only true distinction lies in being awake or asleep, aware or unaware. Embrace your ordinariness and focus on your own awakening."
According to Osho, no one is inherently 'great'; hero-worship is a distortion that shrinks you. He calls himself utterly ordinary. The only distinction is being awake versus asleep—awareness versus unawareness—but that confers neither superiority nor inferiority. Drop the idea of greatness, stop projecting heroes, and turn attention to your own awakening and ordinariness.
Why this matters practically
- Ends idolizing others and restores your self-respect and agency.
- Focuses your energy on personal awareness instead of comparison.
- Prevents cultish dependence and encourages authentic, ordinary living.
- Focuses your energy on personal awareness instead of comparison.
- Prevents cultish dependence and encourages authentic, ordinary living.
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