Why is there fear and objection to drinking with drunkards?
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definition
"The intoxicated saint reveals our deepest insecurity: to join their celebration, we must abandon control and embrace our solitude."
According to Osho, people fear and object to drinking with drunkards because their ecstatic, uncontrollable energy threatens our dependence on crowds, tradition, and self-control. The intoxicated saint exposes our insecurity: to join their celebration we must drop control and stand alone. Fear hides in groups; ecstasy dissolves them. Hence society resists the drunkard’s freedom and condemns his company.
We avoid drinking with drunks because their joyful wildness makes us let go of control and crowd-comfort, and that scares us.
Why this matters practically
- Notice where fear makes you cling to groups and control.
- Practice moments of aloneness or meditation to grow inner courage.
- Loosen labels and conformity; allow safe surrender to joy.
- Practice moments of aloneness or meditation to grow inner courage.
- Loosen labels and conformity; allow safe surrender to joy.
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