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According to Osho, Zorba symbolizes our natural, celebrative human animal—“eat, drink and be merry,” enjoying small things without spiritual anxiety. Osho loves Zorba as the essential foundation from which a Buddha can arise; even Gautam Buddha lived as a Zorba for twenty-nine years before seeking truth. Thus Osho embraces Zorba as the first step: rooted in life’s joy, ripening into awakening.
Zorba is the fun-loving side that Osho says we should live fully first, because enjoying life becomes the ground for waking up like Buddha.