Does devotion, like meditation, also begin with loneliness?

According to Osho, devotion does not begin with loneliness but with solitude, an inner aloneness brimming with joy and self-sufficiency. Whether the path is devotion or meditation, religion starts when the 'crowd' inside dissolves, dependence on others drops, and a living, dancing peace arises. One can be outwardly among people yet inwardly solitary, open to the Divine.