The Godman is a crafty cheat, a self-proclaimed sage attired in holy robes, he is commonly known as Swami, Guru, Baba, Sadguru etc. He lives in luxury mansions called ashrams.
These pseudo-sages are a growing tribe in India, therefore this is not good for the revival of Sanatan Dharm in its unspoiled form. The amount of wealth and the number of followers of a Godman determine his status and power, this is against the ‘ Sadhu Parampara ’. A Godman lacks formal spiritual teaching, he picks up spiritual ideas from here and there and without understanding it, he juggles them with words, superficially he projects himself as spiritual teacher, but in secret, he excels in the art of deceiving people. Since its quite easy to cheat a stupid crowd so thriving on the financial support of the mass isn’t a difficult task for the Godman to manage. India is changing, therefore, we cannot allow our ‘ Vedic Heritage ’ to be sabotaged by the charlatans, we have to end, the pestering perception of these imposters. The real sage will not pretend, he prefers to remain ordinary as one among all, and not as somebody but as a nobody. Just for the sake of care and caution so that people do not fall into the trap of the Godman, it would be in fitness of things to narrate the following story for consideration : Once Upali, the millionaire approached Buddha and was so pleased with the Buddha’s exposition of the Dhamma that he instantly expressed his desire to become his follower. But Buddha advised him, saying : "O Upali make a thorough investigation. It is well for a distinguished man like you to make a full investigation." Hearing this, Upali was overwhelmed with joy at this unexpected utterance of the Buddha and said : "Lord, if I had become a follower of any other teacher, his followers would have taken me round the streets in a procession, proclaiming that a millionaire had embraced their teacher. But Lord, you advise me to investigate further. The more pleased am I with your advice." It is true that : The Buddha always emphasized, how important it was to gain ‘Right Understanding’ and advised that no one should impulsively rush into becoming a follower of any spiritual teacher. One should take enough time to decide, ask appropriate questions to clear doubts, have a proper investigation done with full facts, and then judiciously take the right decision. Or else it is prudent to stay away from the Godman.
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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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