According to Osho, controversy is natural and arises because he opposes tradition, scriptures, and the authority of gurus. He insists religion is a living, personal experience that cannot be borrowed, codified, or transferred, and that only discipleship—a readiness to learn from anywhere—matters. By rejecting dead, hand-me-down truths and sectarian claims, he challenges entrenched structures, which inevitably provokes resistance.
People argue about Osho because he says real religion is your own fresh experience, not old books or gurus, so he won’t support traditions.