Core Insight:
According to Osho, saints and mystics retreat to unnoisy, uncrowded places because, until realization ripens, they are seekers who need protective conditions to grow inner strength. Noise and crowds can pull a fragile consciousness back. Solitude crystallizes a center; then one returns, untouched by disturbance. For siddhas, place is irrelevant—their silence travels with them—but for beginners, temporary seclusion is skillful.