According to Osho, a master tests the disciple to prevent dreamy, ego-gratifying illusions of awakening, sever the weight of the past, and block projections into the future. These trials verify real wakefulness—a silent witnessing of the razor-thin present—so realization is not a new dream but direct, uncontaminated experience. Testing thus safeguards, sharpens, and purifies self-realization.
The master checks you so you don’t fool yourself and can truly wake up to the present.