According to Osho, the enlightened one is the one who is actually awake—aware in this very moment—not the person dreaming or boasting about enlightenment. In his playful answer, it’s the attentive girlfriend, not the sleeping seeker. He underscores wakefulness as the criterion and invites honoring feminine wisdom and real attentiveness over claims, roles, or fantasies.
The truly enlightened person is the one who’s awake and paying attention right now, not someone snoring and imagining it.