According to Osho, the rise of cults and new religions signals the collapse of outworn traditions like Christianity and exposes religion-as-conditioning. Their appeal to youth provoked deprogramming, which inadvertently revealed that belief systems are programmable mind-games rather than inner realization. Thus, new movements function as a disruptive mirror: they catalyze questioning, unmask institutional hypocrisy, and push seekers toward authentic, experiential spirituality beyond dogma.
New groups show old religions are outdated and that beliefs can be installed like software, so real spirituality must be personally felt, not forced.