Core Insight:
According to Osho, Shankaracharya is fully enlightened - no less than Buddha - but his expression is conventional and mediocre, appealing to the crowd. Enlightenment itself has no grades; only the artistry of expression differs, like different painters depicting the same Himalayas. Buddha, Tilopa, Saraha, Hakuin are masterful expressers; Shankara offers a few diamonds amid much routine, hence Osho dropped the series despite acknowledging Shankara’s realization.