According to Osho, when you’re not aware during a discourse the mind rushes to manufacture ‘esoteric’ meanings, counts concepts instead of seeing, and proudly clings to clever but wrong conclusions. You miss the simple, living point. Awareness is the key: listen freshly, without hunting for secrets, and the message touches your heart; without awareness you only accumulate words, jokes, and misunderstandings.
If you’re not present, you’ll invent hidden meanings and miss what’s really being said.