Core Insight:
According to Osho, the 'do-it-yourself' stance toward sannyas is mostly a defense of fear: a way to rationalize not leaping. Sannyas is a quantum jump into the unknown—life-affirmative, not escapist—and, being unprecedented, you cannot assemble it from past ideas. First, honestly admit your cowardice; in that acceptance fear dies. Then gather courage and take the jump, rather than hiding behind independence.