According to Osho, ignorance persists despite degrees because academic ‘knowledge’ is second‑hand, mind-based information that inflates ego but lacks lived awareness. Universities serve society’s vested interests by producing compliant, ‘stuffed’ scholars rather than free, wise individuals. Real wisdom comes from inner awakening—no‑mind, direct experience—not from certificates. Thus one can be highly educated yet remain blind to truth.
Degrees give you facts, but only your own awareness and experience remove inner blindness.