According to Osho, imitating even the highest ideals kills your authenticity: you become a carbon copy, acting a role, wearing a mask, committing psychological suicide. Imitation replaces spontaneity with borrowed patterns, blocking growth and intelligence. Learn from Buddhas and Christs, drink their presence, but live your own unique way; even a successful imitation leaves you empty, while authentic living brings contentment.
Copying great people makes you a fake—learn from them, but be yourself.