According to Osho, the claim that a devotee can never become God is not a final doctrine but a pedagogical method. It is adopted to protect the ignorant mind from inflating the ego with 'I am God,' which derails devotion. By insisting on separation, traditions cultivate humility and surrender until awareness ripens—though in truth, the devotee already is God but unaware.
Teachers say “you can’t be God” to keep beginners humble and safe from ego until they’re ready to realize the divinity already within.