According to Osho, the Christian 'soul' imagines a fixed, immortal entity, whereas the Real I is not a thing but a witnessing continuum—more verb than noun—like a candle’s ever-renewed flame. Jesus’ sayings (“Before Abraham was, I am”) hint at this timeless presence and reincarnational continuity, yet he avoided teaching it overtly to prevent cultural lethargy.
Instead of a solid soul-thing, your real self is a flowing, timeless awareness that keeps continuing like a steady flame.