According to Osho, politicians misunderstand spiritual teachings because their minds are conditioned by power, fear, and suspicion. Incapable of grasping the non-political, they project politics onto everything, interpreting spiritual communities as threats. Driven by inner trembling, they seek control to mask fear, so they read gatherings, growth, and devotion as power moves, creating paranoid interpretations that distort spirituality.
They’re scared and only think in power games, so they mistake peaceful spiritual groups for political threats.