According to Osho, spiritual traditions express realization either affirmatively (“I am Brahman,” “Ana’l Haqq”) or negatively (silence, “not this,” “I am not”). Both are still proclamations—and both can be hijacked by ego; therefore a claim neither proves nor disproves realization. When authentic, the affirmative means the ‘I’ has vanished and only the Divine is. The wise emphasize inner transformation over statements and caution against being misled by proclamations.
Different paths may say “I am God” or “I am not,” but words can fool us; what matters is ego dropping and real inner change.