Let us all accept religions are a philosophy, and philosophy is a branch of knowledge taught in educational institutions as any other subject listed in the syllabus.
Teachers in schools or professors in universities do not stick to any peculiar dress code or any particular hairdo to teach physics or philosophy. The self-proclaimed Gurus and Swami's are unqualified teachers of religion, so why do they need a typical paraphernalia to teach religion? Isn't it true that only professionals are allowed to wear a distinctive dress for people to spot them as a doctor in a hospital or a lawyer in the court? Similarly, people identify the wearer of ‘Holy Robes’ as a religious person mistakenly, even if, he is a rogue. This is how phony pretender’s trade faith deceitfully, under the cover of holy robes, they rob the gullible and lead a luxurious life as parasites on the earnings of the faith-followers. Religion is a lucrative business for the shameless liars and cheats. Even people with mental disorders do well, without any risk, and make a fortune, in the business of religion, a trait clearly visible in most Godman. Then why the government allows these scoundrels to live on tax-free benefits? They are the black sheep who are contaminating the ethics of Vedic heritage, with their turncoat theatrics, memorized and mechanical, repetitive and routine oratory. This is a social evil. Law must take strict action against Godmen, so that no one dares to befool innocent people any more in future. Now, the time has come, when a spiritual seeker will walk 'Alone' on his self-chosen, individual spiritual path, without seeking the help of Gods, priests, mullahs, pundits, gurus, baba or any self-proclaimed godman, prayers or chanting, or visiting places of worship, or reading holy books or scriptures, or performing rituals or offering sacrifices or following false religious beliefs or dogmas or superstitions with blind faith. I’m not a mystic or a philosopher, nor a wise man or a foolish person, nor a theoretician or a theologian, nor a scholar or an illiterate, nor inferior or superior to an average person on the street is. I’m not a god-man or a con-man. I’m a 'Common-man', and I’m a truth seeker who respects social norms and the rule of law. None of the highly advertised Baba’s or Swami’s or Guru's, in any way, are to be regarded as spiritual leaders. Only a common man among us is the one, people should look up to tag on. The world cannot have a real spiritual teacher until people are ready for him. So, don’t disbelieve a common man who reminds the world, at least read the message he wants to convey or else people are themselves to be blamed for their delusion. The only deliverance, the only escape is internal transformation, the change of one’s heart, only then peace and love will settle within and around
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Godman is an imposter he not only looks so much like a holy man but also pretends to be too much holy, actually he is not. The main characteristics of a Godman are as under :
Godman displays virtue but he himself does not practice virtue, instead he cheats others in the name of virtue. Godman is a covetous wretch, a deceitful person, one who brags of his greatness before others, one who bears malice to others, one who mixes with all kinds of men both good and bad, such a person is considered a crook. Godman’s sole aim is to accomplish his selfish interest by fraud, unfairness and pretense, so he persists in his obstinacy, even though, he knows he is wrong. He has a false demure and puts on a saintly appearance to deceive others. Godman quotes from holy scriptures to convince people. Their real teaching does not lie in their words but in their personality. They are unable to hide their inner vibrations, penetrating people discern the concealment under their mask. Godman distorts truth, casually his argument seems sound. Yet, we can easily sense in him, a strange agitation and unease, his eyes are restless and dull, his voice grates, his gait suggests inner turmoil and tension, and his posture indicates a state of mind centered not inward but, on the world around him. These signs manifest in their disciples too, who submit themselves to their influence and contradict what they outwardly endorse. Godman prescribe acts of charity to their supporters, and then appropriate the gifts themselves. A charmed bangle or a locket cannot ward off the evil nor spells do it. So, it behooves all, to do away with, all false and superstitious practices. The tricks of Godman are downright fraud, everyone should reject them. When deceitful advantage is taken then that fraud becomes more wicked in the hands of an evil person disguised as Godman, who is full of sinister tricks and thrives by cheating trusting people by the eloquence of speech, and fluent and persuasive smooth talk. It is like some crafty, corrupt and bad minds undertaking goodness to sidetrack, leading it to discord and discontentment. Even the enchanted ashrams of Godmen are full with suspicion. Godman is wealthy and survives because religion is drilled in the mind of people from childhood, etching that religion alone is everything, rest all is nonsense. This propagation is so effectively carried out so that the psychologically troubled and trusting people become slaves of the Godman. Their hypocrisy is fed on the culture of silence and traditional conditioning. Religious values should be protected, but certainly not at the risk of being cheated. Godmen fleece money. These swindlers are good for nothing unemployed conmen, who extract hard earned money, from the pockets of innocent people. The world salutes money and success. Therefore, in the rat race, when people meet failure, they take shelter of Godman, who fully exploits and extorts money from them. People should stop going to Godman for assistance. They should stop being fooled. External authority can never help or enrich their spirit. People must cultivate self-reliance step by step like an ant gradually raises an ant-hill. Human self-effort is crucial in the quest of knowledge. Buddha had gone to the sages for guidance, alas their teaching did not satisfy him. Even Gandhi writes in his biography he could not find a person he could enthrone in his heart as his Guru. So, he read books, pondered over them, and applied suggestions to his life, that appealed him. Ultimately, in the final stages of the path, we walk alone. So, walk alone like a rhino, as there is no mentor-guide association. Spiritualism is nameless. Selfish people blinded by self-interest mistake diabolical deeds for good actions, they are not alive to their true self, so they begin to look upon Godman like a shepherd who treats his disciples like sheep. It is only when there is no law to punish Godman, such frauds have become so rampant. State should enforce law to curb ‘Religious Frauds’ perpetrated by a Godman on innocent, easy to fool, trusting people. Politicians and media trivialize this problem. Politicians do so for votes, and Media for money. we need a ‘Regulatory Authority’ to deal the problem of deception under the grab of religion with stringent laws, or else, the gullible will continue to fall in the trap of Godmen. Unless corrective measures are not taken this social ill will continue unabated. State should introduce suitable legislation and enforce punitive action against the fake holy man known as the Godman. Godman create psychic groups, which act like drugs on the dull and the dumb, fiddling to fraud them in its fold. They entice and entrap simple spiritual seekers by disturbing and dangerous means to pocket their money. Truth does not depend on salesmanship but Godman acts as a salesman using his ambiguous aptitude. He clothes his disciples in unusual dresses, making them sit in strange postures and force them to surrender and submit to the Godman’s command.
Truth is not attained by strenuous efforts or by the stupid suggestions of a Godman, who himself doesn’t know what truth is. The uneducated and the unemployed with dubious background having little or no knowledge of religious scriptures think themselves fit enough to be a Godman. The Vedic sages did not preach for money, they spoke about renunciation, while today’s Godman is commercial and lustful, he forces people to give donations, and accept expansive gifts. He sits on a lavishly decorated throne placed in a huge auditorium and reaches out to his audience through television, as well. It is fashionable among the ‘Indian Elite’ to have a Godman, who can enhance their social standing, even if, they have nothing to do with religion or spirituality. It’s true, the Godman himself is not liberated, how less he can liberate others. The Godman is loud and shallow and spends a lot of time and money to build his image as a Godman, enabling him to be in the company of the cream of the crop and politicians in power, as birds of a feather flock together. All popular Godman of India have a dubious track record, clearly implying that only the shameless liars with criminal background qualify to be the best Godman. Godman propagates false doctrines others believe, the gullible follow and gift their land and money and cause others to commit depravities with destructive deviation and thoughtlessly exploit people with false beliefs and superstitions. Outwardly the Godman is in a sheep’s clothing but inwardly he is a ravenous wolf. Religious people are simple and naive so the Godman takes full advantage of this shortcoming. Even though the Godman himself is flawed, so he fumbles and fails, when exposed. Yet he churns out ready reckoners for God Realization. In addition, we have a clan of clerics, prelates and pseudo saints, who play havoc with the life of the believers. These men of God virtually sell religion. They have also devised queer ways of earning faith and loyalty from their followers and bullyingly warn from the podium, if, their devotees’ switchover to another Guru, then they should prepare to face the divine wrath. Only wicked people become Godman. Therefore deceitfulness, fraud, hypocrisy, irreligion etc. obviously tends to increase. They hold mass gathering and insist if they are the object of worship, only then a disciple can attain salvation, so if a disciple fails to serve the Godman, he will go to hell. Godman concocts cock and bull stories and simpletons believe, and are ensnared by their pretense, and thus are brought under his control. The Godman should neither be trusted nor served. An amulet or a locket or any magical charm cannot ward off our misfortunes. These are false and superstitious practices; people should not pay attention to it. The alchemists, the magicians, the sorcerers, the wizards, and the Godman are cheats. People, society, State and its rules and regulations should expel and eliminate them from our social system.
Godman’s crooked knowledge and corrupt conduct bring misery in the life of innocent people economically, mentally and physically. As people are gullible so they are vulnerable. The Godman blatantly plays on the gullibility of innocent and trusting people. Therefore, the Godman should neither be trusted nor served. Godman put on a show to stage virtue, actually they hardly practice any virtue themselves and cheat others in the name of virtue. They are greedy, deceitful and show offs, such wicked people must be considered as rouges, rascals and rapists. If their followers do a reality check, they can easily find out the criminal and unethical acts of the Godman they blindly follow. A mere glimpse of the Godman or just being in his presence is considered not only holy by his devotees but is sufficient to fulfill their worldly wishes too. Such lies cunningly circulated by the paid gang of chela’s hired by the Godman, who spread false reports that the Godman is the storehouse of divine energy, so just being in his company, or by his mere sight on the devotee, can remove all problems, unburden all sorrows, and rejuvenate the devotee with joy and bliss. In terms of verbal communication, the Godman is essentially an eloquent, fluent and fine orator, who speaks with a sweet honey tongue, and wears a mask of virtue over a crafty and a corrupt mind, which dwells on dirt, diverting and defiling truth and wisdom of Vedic sages. Followers trust the Godman but the Godman himself is full of mistrust. Godmen are often wealthy and live a luxurious life because they know how to trade faith profitably as a commercial enterprise. They drill the minds of innocent people stressing their teachings are the panacea of life and they are Godsend custodian of their destiny. The conventional conditioning by religions and the culture of silence on religious matters make their wicked ploy work easily, and the fools follow and serve them like slaves. Religious matters should not be protected at the risk of being cheated by a Godman. People go through the process of refutation before they can expose the Godman. Therefore, public awareness is required. Personal efforts are vital in the pursuit of self-realization. Many spiritual seekers go to the Godman for guidance, but his teaching does not satisfy them, and their search to find a sagacious Guru goes in vain. They may read books, reflect over it, and relate to suggestions, but eventually on the path of self-realization one has to walk alone like a rhino. There is no guru-disciple involvement on this path. It is said that a Godman is a trickster who sits by the river bank selling water in plastic bottles. Anybody can go directly to the river and fetch water without going to the Godman. This analogy suggests that the seeker has to walk alone on the spiritual path to attain self-realization. When the spiritual urge grows, ever so often, a seeker tends to knock the door of a Godman. Once in his cult and commune, carried by the created hype, he starts revering and obeying the Godman. Sooner or later, he realizes the buildup of covert activities, contrary to what is being preached. He gives up being fooled and realizes that one should follow his own self-paved path, rather than seek any external assistance and outside authority. Sex, money, murder and other scandals are linked with the Godmen. They are the biggest liars, thieves, bullies, hiding under the cloak of a holy man, who manage multimillion-dollar assets by trading religion. Godman cheat people. They are lazy at leisure, they are chronic sex addicts and uneducated good for nothing unemployed people, coming from disturbed families, who don the robe as rogues to extract money from the pockets of trusting people. People should stop going to the Godman for his guidance and blessings. Remember a real Holy man will never deceive people nor will he seek their favor nor will he mislead innocent people to earn name, fame or money. |
AuthorSuresh Kumar Soni is an ex- Banker, a truth-seeker, leading a retired life. He dabbles in philosophy and is receptive to idealism and pacifism. He is the author of the Book ' A RELIGIONLESS WORLD ' which stands for the spiritualization of mankind. Archives
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