According to Osho, people pour scorn because they function unconsciously like machines, clinging to comforting beliefs and fearing transformation. Whenever truth or a transformative presence exposes their lies, they react defensively, attacking the messenger to protect their identities, crowds, and social structures. For the realized, insults lose sting; truth ultimately prevails despite persecution.
People mock what threatens their comfortable illusions; if you truly know yourself, their insults can’t hurt you.