According to Osho, he attained Buddhahood solely through meditation; devotion (kirtan) was not the path but the flowering of what meditation discovered. Meditation is silent like a desert; devotion is its fragrant garden, a way to share the inner abundance. His songs arose from deepening silence—the roots in meditation, the blossoms in devotion—realization within, celebration without.
He woke up through meditating; the singing and devotion came after, to share his joy with others.