According to Osho, comparing Rabindranath’s poetry with the Upanishads was a deliberate mirror: praise that flatters identity is eagerly accepted, while critique is rejected as hurtful or reduced to 'mere symbols.' He uses this exalted comparison to expose the ego’s double standard and invite seekers to value truth over national, religious, or aesthetic pride and sentimental attachment.
It shows we like compliments that boost our group pride and resist anything that questions it, so we should seek truth instead of flattery.