Core Insight:
According to Osho, the belief that Indians are more spiritual arises from centuries of poverty being rationalized and glorified as holiness. With little else to boast of, India elevated renunciation, fasting, and bodily endurance into signs of superiority. Cultural conditioning makes such austerities look impressive to outsiders, who confuse deprivation and self-torture with spirituality, mistaking historical hardship for inner awakening or authentic insight.