According to Osho, the maxim is misleading if taken to mean “follow others,” because deciding who a mahājan is already rests on your own discernment. Psychologically you can never walk behind another; the final authority is your consciousness. Thus, the true mahājan is your own soul—follow its voice. If it points to a master, you still follow yourself.
You can’t truly copy someone else’s path; you have to listen to your own inner voice to choose any path.