Core Insight:
According to Osho, monkhood (sadhu) grows out of the foundational discipline of being a shravak—the listener and practicing lay seeker. You cannot jump directly; first embody the shravak’s training. From there, one may become a true sadhu inwardly while still a shravak, or adopt the conventional outer form of a monk. Either way, no obstacle exists once the shravak discipline matures.