According to Osho, hypocrisy isn’t bowing to an idol; it’s bowing outwardly while the heart stays untouched. When love and inner knowing bend you, even a stone is divine; when only custom or intellect bends you, even “God” becomes wood. True worship is inner-outer harmony; hypocrisy is their split—one thing within, another without.
If your heart truly feels love, bowing to a statue is real; if you bow just to please others or out of habit, it’s pretend.