According to Osho, passing through every samadhi stage isn’t essential; many—or all—can be bypassed, even awakening instantly. Progress depends on your total intensity and wholehearted receptivity. Being with a true Master can dissolve methods entirely, but only if you open in love, trust, and surrender. Physical proximity is irrelevant; inner openness is everything. Expectation blocks; conscious, choiceless receptivity allows the transmission now.
You don’t need every step; if you give your whole heart and open trustingly to a real master, waking up can happen right now.