According to Osho, calling man a machine means we live by conditioning: habits, past programming, and fixed ideas, not awareness or spontaneity. We react, we don’t respond to the present. Only a shock—through a Master’s devices or deliberate mindfulness—can spark a moment of awareness, exposing our mechanical life and opening the door to conscious, fresh responsiveness.
We act like robots, repeating old habits instead of noticing and choosing in the present—until something wakes us up to be aware.