Beware of Fake Swamis and Hindu God Men
Fake Hindu swamis, sanyasis, babas, gurus and
godmen thrive in a society which has not understood the true teachings
of Sanatana Dharma (Hindu Religion). Therefore Hindus and other sections
of the society which provide the opportunity and fertile ground for
fraudsters in the guise of swamis to thrive in the name of Hinduism are
equally at fault. Ignorant, miracle and fortune-seeking followers are
the ones who help such fake swamis to prosper in our Hindu society.
Before Going to a Swami Read the Bhagavad Gita - the Greatest Guru
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 thousands of
rupees, hard earned 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 and holy 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.
Reading and understanding the Bhagavad Gita is not the real issue. If one has time and patience this can be easily achieved.
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.
Gita only teaches to you to attain Moksha and how to live a life of bliss on earth.
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.
Majority of Hindus who go after Swamis are fortune seekers
Daily
we get to hear about such fake swamis and their notorious activities –
which include rape, illicit relationships, amassing wealth through
dishonorable means – but this has not deterred many Hindus from
approaching fraudsters in the guise of Swami. Why?
Both
the fake Godmen, his followers and those who go after such swamis 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,
cure diseases, solve social problems and above all know the future.
The True Sanyasi
Shri
Krishna never fought for Arjuna in the Mahabharata. Arjuna had to do
all the fighting in Kurukshetra. Krishna is always there to remind us
the Truth and give sane advice. The ultimate truth is that we have to do
our work and no God will come to do it. Sadly this is not 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 their 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.
A true sanyasi lives in the present - he will not have possessions - he might not even have the money to buy his next meal.
There is nothing new to say
Sanyasi
and Godmen does not say anything new. Everything is found in the Hindu
scriptures. All their words are borrowed from the Upanishads, Gita,
Ramayana, Yoga Vasishta and Mahabharata. All these Holy Scriptures are
readily available in shops and now on the internet for free. 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 (God or Supreme
Truth) 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 and write about it on the internet. Such fake swamis and God
men should not find protection in Hindu religion.
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