The
desires of the people in the present times are not aimed at seeking God, but
they are secular in nature. So, they happen to meet not a True spiritual
Master, but secular hypocrites!
Now
a days, it is a trend to use the sacred platform of spirituality by various
professionals and traders. This trend has been followed from the Treta
Yug. We know, Ravan and Kalnemi used this
platform to cheat Devi Sita and Veer Hanuman. Therefore,
numerous Babas, Brahmagyani, Avatar, Himalayan Yogi are
available in the society. It is a great difficulty for a common man to
recognize who is real and who is cheater. Still, a true spiritual seeker should
watch properly the actions and motives of anyone before accepting him his Guru.
For example, Narendra examined Shri Ramakrishna
Paramhansa many times before surrender.
As
per the revelations in the sacred scriptures on the genuineness and the merit
of a Guru, such Babas and so-called saints are not at all entitled to be hailed
as “Gurus.” Such individuals are not “Gurus” but they are “traders.” And the
one that encourages such trades is the media! When a company launches some new
product, it does lots of advertising through the media, so that more and more
people are attracted towards the product. On the same lines, these so-called
Gurus of modern times use media to reach the common households. In the name of
spirituality, they are engaging in their private trade through lots of
advertisement via media to maximize profits. Among these, there are many who do
not know even the ‘a-b-c’ of spirituality; they simply make meaningless
arguments to cheat gullible devotees. What do they say? – Eat chutney
with samosa (an Indian snack) and you will get a job. Eat four
slices of bread instead of two and your cancer will be cured. Instead of
wearing the shoes of an X company, start wearing the shoes of a Y company and
you will be blessed with a son, and so on….. What silly assertions! Completely
senseless!
On
listening to such talks, I am reminded of a funny incident. Once, a supervisor
visited a school for conducting inspection. He went to one class and asked a
question to the students, “It takes ‘x’ number of hours to reach Mumbai form
Delhi. Now tell me, what is my age?” There was no link between the two
assertions. Children, therefore, failed to understand the meaning of the
question and so were unable to answer it. All of them remained silent. But
then, one student raised his hand and said, “I know the answer to this
question.” The supervisor was happy and said, “Tell me, what is my age?”
Student: Sir, fifty years!
Supervisor: Very good, my boy!
You are the most intelligent student in the class!
After
the supervisor left, the teacher who was highly confused asked that student,
“The question posed by the supervisor was without head or tail. There is
absolutely no connection between the time taken to reach Mumbai form Delhi and
the age of the supervisor. So, how did you manage to answer the question
correctly?”
Student: Sir, I have an elder
brother. His age is twenty-five. He is half-mad. So, on this basis, I thought
that the age of this supervisor must be fifty, because he was fully mad.
In
the same way, through such meaningless talks, these so-called Gurus and Babas
reveal their idiotic levels. By linking the wheel of karmas with things like
bread slice, chutney, shoes, etc. they testify their immature mind-set. What
more proof is needed for their ignorance? But, the unfortunate part is, not
only the uneducated, but also the educated class is getting entangled into
their glib talks and is becoming their followers. They sit at the feet of these
Gurus and offer the flowers of dedication and trust. They blindly abide by
their instructions. And, then what happens in the end? Something like this…..
Once, a so-called Guru told his disciples, “I will take you to the abode of
God, provided you follow my instructions by the letter and spirit, without
questioning. So, are you all willing to make this promise to me? Are you ready
to follow me with total obedience?” All the disciples gave an affirmative reply
in unison. Now, the hypocrite Guru reeled out his first command, “Sit
straight.” About 200 disciples that were gathered there hailed in one voice,
“Sit straight!” Taken aback, the hypocrite Guru surveyed all his disciples. The
obedient disciples also moved their neck in the similar fashion. The agitated
Guru said in an angry tone, “You do what I tell you to do.” The 200 disciples
also shouted, “You do what I tell you to do.”
Hypocrite Guru: Idiots! Sit quiet! Do not
imitate me!
200 Disciples: Idiots! Sit quiet!
Do not imitate me!
Whatever
that hypocrite Guru said and did, the disciples followed him action by action
and word by word. Greatly upset, that pseudo Guru lost the balance of his mind
and slapped a disciple sitting in front of him. Ah! What next? The entire
atmosphere reverberated to the landing of slaps on the face of that hypocrite
Guru in quick succession. That poor chap had to save his life somehow, and so
he ran from there. All the disciples also ran after him. In that mad rush, the
Guru fell down into a well. The 200 disciples, the faithful ones, also jumped
after him and, thus, all of them reached the abode of death together!
Such
is the plight of those who join the blind race and follow the hypocrite Gurus.
Without thinking, without contemplating, they repose faith on their assertions.
Referring to such disciples who follow blindly, Einstein has said, “Two
things are infinite in this world. One is space; another is man’s stupidity.” What
else would one call it if not stupidity? Without using the power of
discrimination, we confer the title of Saint on anybody and everybody.
Besides
ignorance, another important reason behind such unwise acts is the greed of an individual.
What do we desire? Prosperity in the business of a son, cure form diseases, the
marriage of a daughter, and likewise… the list is endless! And to fulfill these
unending desires, an unending number of Gurus have sprouted today. A wise man
has made a correct observation – “The ‘Logs’ are crooked and
therefore there are crooked ‘Saws’ for them.” Meaning, the desires
of the people in the present times are not aimed at seeking God, but they are
secular in nature. So, they happen to meet not a True Spiritual Master, but
secular hypocrites!
But,
the true inquisitives of God do not get caught in the trap of such hypocrite
Gurus. They identify them at the first sight itself. In this context, I recall
a real-life incident relating to Yogananda Paramahansa. At that time, Yogananda
was a child and his name was Mukund. A saint arrived at Kalighat, spread his
mat under a tree near the bank of the Ganga River, and established himself
there. Somebody told Mukund that the saint was 105 years old and possessed extraordinary
powers. Whoever bows his head before his feet in reverence, in a fraction of a
second, all his diseases are cured. As soon as Mukund came to know about this,
he got very curious. He along with his brother Sunanda Lal Ghosh and other
friends reached Kalighat. There, he saw the saint surrounded by a large number
of people. He had long hair in the form of matted locks and a flowing beard. He
had a glow on his face too. Mukund reached out to him and discussed spiritual
issues for some time. Then they all returned. On reaching home, Mukund told his
brother, “Today I visited a beautiful graveyard.”
“What
do you mean?” Mukund’s brother asked instantly.
Mukund: Have you observed the
graveyard carefully? From outside, it is constructed beautifully. It is laid
with sparkling white marble stone slabs. Flowers are offered to it. But, what
is within? The rotten flesh and decaying bones! Likewise, that saint was
beautiful from the outside. But when I talked to him, I realized that from a
spiritual standpoint, he was dead. Within him, there was no seed of divinity.
Dear
readers, if you will also observe from the lens of discrimination, you will
realize that the so-called Gurus of the present times are spiritually dead from
within. They claim that they will cure your ailments. Many people even come
forward to vouchsafe for their credibility. But, all this is a fraud and
stage-managed. They engage those who are unemployed, bribe them and bring them
before the media to lie.
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