Core Insight:
According to Osho, not all priests are enemies of God; only the powerful, cunning hierarchs—the popes and shankaracharyas—oppose truth by preserving institutions and blocking awakening. Most priests are poor ritual workers earning a living, neither friends nor foes of God, simply ignorant and overburdened. Critique manipulative authority, feel compassion for ordinary priests, and seek direct, experiential spirituality beyond profession and dogma.