According to Osho, we need a master because we’re not yet sensitive or intelligent enough to let existence teach us directly; we don’t know how to listen or stay open. A true master is only a beginning—he warms you with love, trains your listening, and serves as a jumping‑board—then leaves when you can walk alone and let life itself be your master.
We need a guide until we can truly hear life ourselves; then the guide steps back.