He had produced great books. But he could not produce great life for himself. He lived in utter misery.

“He had produced great books. But he could not produce great life for himself. He lived in utter misery.”

- Osho on Soren Kierkegaard

Wonder how many "great" thinkers, writers & scientist this applies to. One name which comes immediately to mind is Leo Tolstoy. Man who inspired Gandhi with his writing was so miserable.

Osho about these great misers

"He is a great mind but he had no concept of awareness. He can think and think very deeply, but he cannot just be silent and watch. That poor fellow had never heard about watching, witnessing, awareness. Thinking was all that he had heard about and he had put his whole genius into thinking."