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Why is cleverness viewed negatively?

Cleverness is merely a cultivated cunning that may yield short-term gains but ultimately traps you in a reactive existence; true intelligence blossoms from the silence of the heart, responding innocently to the present.

— Osho
According to Osho, cleverness is just cultivated cunning - a plastic, mind-based substitute for real intelligence. It pays in the short run but traps you later, reducing you to a reactive machine. True intelligence arises from meditative silence and the heart: an innocent, mirror-like response to the present. Be wise, not tricky; sow right seeds and consequences will bless.

Clever tricks might win today but hurt tomorrow; real smarts come from a quiet heart that meets each moment honestly.