According to Osho, true perception sees everyone as already a Buddha; the mind’s labels—‘not a Buddha’ or ‘I am a Buddha’—are equally ignorant pretenses. From his eyes, people are Buddhas playing games of hiding and showing, yet their essence remains untouched. Real understanding drops thinking and becomes simply, ordinarily present. Thus, perception is a relaxed, non-judgmental seeing-through to intrinsic awakeness.
He sees everyone as already awake and good inside, and all our pretending is just make-believe.