According to Osho, a guna-dominant seeker is one still governed by the three qualities—even by sattva—so they remain a sadhu, not a sannyasin. Their goodness, merit, and discipline are “golden chains”: helpful for the journey but still binding. True sannyas is nirguna—non-grasping, unattached witnessing beyond body and mind. Until that quality-less awareness flowers, guna-based virtue signals aspiration, not attainment.
It’s someone who’s still shaped by qualities (even goodness), so they’re virtuous but not yet free like a true sannyasin who lives as pure, unattached awareness.