What is lacking in the Christian churches that attracts young people to new religious movements?
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"The young are drawn to new movements because they seek the living presence of consciousness, a direct experience of the divine that is often absent in the rituals of established religions."
According to Osho, what’s missing in Christian churches is the living presence—the Christ-consciousness itself. The institutions preserve scriptures, rituals, and theology, but the inner light, the ‘bridegroom,’ is absent. Youth instinctively seek a living Master and a direct taste of awakened consciousness, so they turn to new movements where spirit feels vibrant, risk-worthy, and real.
The churches kept the rules and buildings but lost the living spark, so young people look where it still feels alive.
Why this matters practically
- Seek a living experience of truth, not just tradition or authority.
- Measure a path by its felt aliveness and transformation in you.
- Stay psychologically young: question, risk, and follow authenticity.
- Measure a path by its felt aliveness and transformation in you.
- Stay psychologically young: question, risk, and follow authenticity.
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