The idea of “god man” is very confusing to me…the men of honour, the men whom thousands follow and admire. The all smiling, all knowing, guru the great—enjoy tremendous status and priviledges in the society. They embody sacrifice and virtue. Sometimes they are seen with politicians or sometimes with sportsmen or at times with bollywood divas. They serve humanity and nonetheless take our message or complaints about our lives to God. But truth sometimes turns out to be stranger than fiction. These men in the garb of serving the humanity are actually cooking up something else. Aren’t they? Some of these men possess acres and acres of land, some have investments worth millions in real estate, some run prostitution racket.
Religion is a tricky issue in our country. My existence will be questioned if I say anything offensive about Lord Rama. In the name of religion all sorts of things happen in India. If you need to grab a piece of land construct a temple there. You know that the local civic body can’t touch the temple, leave alone demolishing…so the land become yours. In course of time you build up a shop there all start something “noble” within the temple itself if you wish to continue with the temple. The “temple” economy is flourishing even in times such as this. This parallel economy is run with the help of our contribution. And I need not say it here how.
Faith is something which should come from within. And one should have faith in God and oneself and not in these worthless god men. The great Swami Vivekananda said, “Religion is the manifestation of divinity, already in man”…So think again next time when you bow in veneration in front of a God man. Who knows what’s beneath the smile...
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