According to Osho, Poona withers beside a living Buddha because proximity breeds postponement and indifference; fear of public opinion and family, plus pundit-like stiffness and ego, block the courage to enter this 'tavern.' Only when distance or the threat of loss appears do people value what is near—until then, they hesitate and miss the connection.
They’re so close they keep putting it off, and they’re scared of what people will say—so they never come and miss the chance.