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Why is it difficult for sannyasins to have deep relationships with non-sannyasins?

Real relationships are born not from persuasion, but from the deep compassion and acceptance of our outsiderhood in a world that often cannot see.

— Osho
According to Osho, it’s difficult because sannyasins are ‘deprogrammed’ while others are conditioned; their worldviews share no common language. As meditation deepens, misunderstanding and condemnation grow: the majority may even try to silence you. Like the seeing among the blind, you know what they deny. Real relating then rests not on persuasion but on compassion and acceptance of outsiderhood.

You’ve changed how you see life, so talking with people still following old programs feels like speaking different languages—be kind, don’t force, and accept some distance.

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