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Swamis and Godmen / True or Fake ?

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Fake Hindu swamis, sanyasis, babas, gurus and godmen thrive in a

society which lacks awareness about the true essence of Hindu

spirituality. Therefore Hindus and other sections of the society

which provide the opportunity and fertile ground for fraudsters to

thrive in the name of Hinduism are equally at fault. No fake swami

can survive without ignorant and fortune-seeking followers.

 

 

The Bhagavad Gita which narrates the essence of Hindu spirituality

contains only 700 verses. There are excellent translation and

commentary of Bhagavad Gita which cost less than 100 rupees. But

majority of the Hindus have no time to read the 700 verses but spend

money, energy and time visiting ashrams and spiritual centers of such

fake babas and gurus.

 

 

If you make this an issue, immediately comes the answer, Bhagavad

Gita is hard to digest for common people like us, we are ignorant. It

is for the common people that the learned men of yesteryears have

translated the Gita into all regional languages. They have provided

excellent translations and have interpreted the great dialogue

between Arjuna and Krishna into the simplest language.

 

 

Is not understanding Gita the real issue? NO

 

 

The real issue is that Gita doesn't talk about methods to become

super rich overnight. Neither do Gita have mantras to find treasures

hidden underground or to get promotions or provide miracle cure to

diseases. Gita also does not recommend pujas to destroy your enemies.

And above all Gita does not predict the future.

 

 

But the fake swamis and godmen only talk about future, money and

predictions, pujas and innumerable homams to cure diseases where

medical science has failed. Sadly, this is what many Hindus want to

hear.

 

 

Daily we get to hear about such fake swamis and their notorious

activities – which include rape, amassing wealth through dishonorable

means – but this has not deterred many Hindus from approaching

fraudsters. But, why?

 

 

Both the fake Godmen and his followers are fortune seekers. Godmen is

using religion to become rich and conduct other antisocial

activities. Followers are fortune seekers who want the help of an

outside agency to reach God and bribe God and amass wealth and know

future.

 

 

Shri Krishna never fought for Arjuna. Arjuna had to do all the

fighting in Kurukshetra. The ultimate truth that we have to do our

work and no God will come to do it is not still acceptable to many.

 

 

A true Sanyasi will never advertise. He/She is like a flower. People

reach them following the fragrance. They will not even bother to talk

to fortune-seekers. Silence is there best weapon which frustrate most

fortune seekers in minutes. They might open up the knowledge treasure

to a genuine seeker whom a true Sanyasi will easily identify – just

like Ramakrishna identified Vivekananda.

 

 

No Sanyasi or Godmen has said anything new that is not found in the

Upanishads, Gita, Ramayana, Yoga Vasishta and Mahabharata. All these

texts are readily available in the market. Pick any of these Holy

Scriptures and read a few pages daily. Soon we will realize the

futility of going to such fake gurus.

 

 

Hinduism believes in individual self realization and not borrowed or

rented or bought self realization. Always remember the Brahman that

resides in the most respected guru or spiritual leader also resides

in us. The only difference is that we have not bothered to realize it.

 

 

If we are falling into the trap of fake Sanyasis and Godmen, it is

our fault. And if you find that a swami is fake, never hesitate to

report it to the authorities. Such fake swamis and Godmen should not

find protection in Hindu religion.

 

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Posted by Abhilash in Hindu Blog

 

 

Jai shree krishna !