This perspective closely parallels the early writings and discourses of Osho. He once noted that when the British first arrived in India, they were surprised to find many intellectuals and sadhus engaged in long-term meditation. The British argued that true value comes from external action—such as building schools and hospitals. Osho remarked that many Indians began adopting this Western ideal without realizing that constructing institutions holds little genuine value if the mind itself remains unexamined and unrefined through meditation (Dhyan).