What is your opinion on the phenomenon of people putting faith in saints and spiritual leaders?

According to Osho, trusting saints and godmen isn’t a new surge but a timeless human habit; if anything, fewer do it today. All ideologies—even communism—mirror religion, with scriptures, leaders, and pilgrimages. What’s promising is people shifting beyond inherited labels, choosing through personal inquiry. Religion, he insists, should never be birth-assigned or imposed on children; authentic spirituality begins with free, conscious choice.

People have always believed in holy leaders, but what matters now is not to inherit a faith at birth—choose for yourself when you’re ready.