When you listen to a sage, don't listen to his words; they are secondary, they are superficial, they are only peripheral.
Listen to him, don't listen to his words. When the words reach you, just put them aside, as the traveler will do who has crossed the sea — he leaves the boat there and goes on. Leave the boat there and go on. If you carry the boat, you are mad.
Then your whole life will become a burden, you are burdened by the boat. A boat is not to be carried on the head. Feel grateful, that is okay, but carrying the boat on your head is too much.
How many boats are you carrying on your head? Your whole life has become static because of the weight. You cannot fly, you cannot float.
OSHO
