According to Osho, the first cause is the subtle—an invisible blueprint from which the gross world condenses. The subtle precedes, shapes, and sustains manifestation; it is the model and framework upon which the entire expanse unfolds. Matter, events, and forms are expressions of this prior, finer reality; change the subtle, and the gross follows.
First comes the hidden plan, then the solid things appear on top of it—like building a house from an unseen blueprint.