“Today there are ever so many fake swamis.....possible to identify and ostracize them?”

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Dear All,

 

1. “Today there are ever so many fake swamis. Is it not possible to identify and

ostracize them?”

 

Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji:

 

“Once Sri Chandrasekhara Saraswati Swami of Kanchi Mutt (Sri Periyava) had

camped in North India. The then Prime Minister, Smt. Indira Gandhi, came to have

His darshan.

 

The Prime Minister of India placed a similar question in front of Sri Periyava,

“If you would pinpoint the persons who, in the name of spirituality, lead the

people in a wrong way I will take action against them.” Sri Periyava laughed and

said, “No! It should not be handled in this manner. Those who approach such fake

swamis will themselves, after a time, understand their standard of maturity.”

 

Sri Periyava knew that this reply did not satisfy Smt. Indira Gandhi. Someone

had offered a basket full of mangoes to Periyava. It contained many unripe and a

few ripe fruits. Many devotees waited outside for Sri Periyava’s darshan. Sri

Periyava instructed the

attendants to bring a child from amongst these devotees. A child of about 5

years was brought to Him. Pointing to the basket Periyava smilingly said to the

child, “Take whatever you want.” After a search the child picked up a ripe

fruit.

 

Sri Periyava pointed out to Smt.Indira Gandhi who was watching this, “Just as

the way a child knows what is ripe and what is unripe, so too would those who go

out in search of Truth recognize a true Mahan at some point of their life.”

 

 

Regards

 

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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