Instead of finding clear truth the need seems to be to provide interesting substitutes.

Sannyas is not immune to this kind of sharing, but Osho was…if you almost forget his old works, where he may have wanted to attract late hippies and Deadheads

As far as UFOs are concerned, they might well be humans from another time or dimension. Now that we know that matter is intelligent, perhaps there are ways the shamans can persuade it to form orbs of fast-travelling substance or even light.

Have you ever seen the film ‘Gattaca’? It’s a fascinating story about a society in which people’s destiny is determined at birth by their genetic make-up. It makes you wonder whether a society like that is likely, it is ultimately a meritocracy and in fact where we seem to be heading is a mix of plutocracy and idiocracy.

But really we are not making much progress. Rockets are still the dominant form of transport to orbit, and beyond a few robot explorers there have not yet been any significant forays into the outer Solar System. The propulsion technology just isn’t there, and there isn’t much reason to be hopeful on this front.

So perhaps we should tell stories of a different kind of future, one where we stay on this planet and instead our civilisation gets old. What if we have a thousand years of books and movies to choose from, instead of just two hundred? What will AI look like in a thousand years? What will our culture look like, shaped by that?

Enlightened asshole is the thesis,
If a Guru’s spreading faeces!

Yo, check it, they call me Zen G,
Spittin’ truth bombs in a Ben Z
Got Osho on the dash, with enlighten-Minted cash
But wait up, ain’t no halos, just shit flyin fast
Cuz that Zen master said it best,
Put your mind to the test:
“You can be woke as fuck,
You’ve seen the light
But still be an enlightened Asshole
Day and night!”

See, y’all thinkin’ enlightenment’s a Disney flick with flowers
With unicorns ’n heart emojis ’n rainbow showers
Nah, it’s a battlefield, ego’s on the ropes
You might reach the summit, then you’re down on the slopes
We idolize these gurus, put ‘em on a pedestal high
Expect ‘em to be perfect, then wonder why they lie
They fully human, a flawed twisted blend
Like Osho in his Rollers, pretendin’ to transcend.
He dropped some truthful bangers, with some soulful namaste
But he went kinda cray cray, in a lot of ways.
Controversy his middle name, mystique his disguise
Hid the man behind the guru, right before our eyes.
He had the charisma, the following was vast,
But behind the velvet curtain, shadows from the past.
Built a cult of personality, it was doomed to fail
Hid the flaws in the applause, behind a mystic veil.

Enlightenment ain’t a magic wand, “poof!”, then you’re a saint
It’s a fuckin’ process, dealin’ with what you ain’t
Embrace the journey, the mess, the grace
Enlightened assholes, welcome to the human race.
We all imperfect, striving for something more,
With wolves for the sheep at the spiritual store.
Next time you’re seekin’ wisdom, from some enlightened dude
Don’t just swallow the kool-aid, check his attitude.
Is he preachin’ liberation, while livin’ in excess?
Is he talkin’ ’bout compassion, while gettin people stressed?
Projectin all our fantasies, on a spiritual charade.
Enlightenment ain’t a bug-free software update
Gotta sharpen up the third eye, trust your own gut
Check yourself, before you wreck yourself, use your nut,
Find your own truth, not just served up on a plate
Be a GPS unto yourself instead of blind faith
So when you see a guru, with an ego out of control
Remember what the Zen guy said, “he’s just an enlightened asshole”.

Word up, Zen G out, peace.

As for describing the universe as “an immensity of death”, I hear that cutting-edge science is discovering that the universe is in fact very much alive, far from being just ‘dead space’. But although these findings are mind-blowing, knowing this isn’t going to help the likes of William Shatner or us until we realise that we are Life itself, that the forms of life are mortal, not our essence. Or so I’m told….

I was absolutely wrong. The strongest feeling, that dominated everything else by far, was the deepest grief that I had ever experienced.

I understood, in the clearest possible way, that we were living on a tiny oasis of life, surrounded by an immensity of death. I didn’t see infinite possibilities of worlds to explore, of adventures to have, or living creatures to connect with. I saw the deepest darkness I could have ever imagined, contrasting so starkly with the welcoming warmth of our nurturing home planet.

This was an immensely powerful awakening for me. It filled me with sadness. I realized that we had spent decades, if not centuries, being obsessed with looking away, with looking outside. I did my share in popularizing the idea that space was the final frontier. But I had to get to space to understand that Earth is and will stay our only home. And that we have been ravaging it, relentlessly, making it uninhabitable.”

(William Shatner, actor)

So if you are lucky enough to meet an enlightened person, it’s one thing to recognise them, and another to assess their personality. Especially if like Osho they choose to hide certain things from view.

Here is something about ego.
Special at 3:27.

https://youtu.be/NumTAjoJnDI?si=vur1t2s-eDIqvBEs