According to Osho, yes—sadhana is ultimately as unreal as a ghost: the goal has always been yours, and the bondage was never real. Yet the master won’t dismiss practice, because an illusory method can still function as a device to dispel illusion. Given our bias to doubt the right and embrace the easy, practice remains a necessary skillful means.
Even if the chains are pretend, you still use a pretend key to realize you were free all along.