World has seen that the Hindu religion and belief being constantly attacked by outsiders for thousands of years. Yet this religion was able to withstand all the onslaughts mounted and preserve its identity with changing times.
However in the present day scenario, there is nothing to feel happy about when this great religion is being attacked from ‘within’ by the so called god men and women (I don’t want to take any one particular name as this list seems to grow by the day). It is deeply anguishing and saddening to read newspaper or watch television, when the so called god men commercially exploit the religion for their selfish greed and more shockingly the sex and sleaze life of some of these people – their steaming videos played out repeatedly by the media, hungry for sensational news.
Of course the role of media in such cases and its effect on the society in general and young children in particular is altogether different issue. The very same television/media houses allot time slots for some of these god men to telecast advertisement programmes about themselves and help them spread their tentacles. So it is double advantage for these media houses – to earn advertisement bucks from these fake god men and women and crucify them when it is convenient.
Coming to the issue of fake god men, gullible devotes worship them with the belief that these god men will show them the path to their ultimate mukti or nirvana or provide at least some mental solace for their day-to-day troubles. So, when these so called ‘gurus’ fail the believing public, it is natural that one gets a sinking feeling followed by outrage and anger. When emotions cloud logical thinking, it is worrying that, some weak minds might tend to attach the unholy acts of few of these fake god men to the religion itself.
Some others may argue that, even these fake god men are part of our society and reflect the general declining moral standards which the society as whole is witnessing. They may be partly true also. While in our society even a commonman is expected to adhere to certain moral standards, this bar is still set higher for persons holding high offices, judiciary and other public figures – not to mention god men who have to set personal example with their conduct and behaviour.
Yet for many of these fake god men in our society, hope is that there may be some good souls, who never proclaim themselves as incarnations of god but rather selflessly serve the role as ‘aacharyas’ in educating, enlightening and serving people with righteousness which is Hindu religion all about.
Amidst all these apparent chaos, scandals and worry about declining moral standards, it is easy to lose hope and get dejected. We can forgo hope on fake people, but can’t afford to lose hope on our gods. Let us be good human beings and help each other wherever possible. That is the bare minimum one can do in our journey towards self-realization as shown in our scriptures and which I am confident, will ultimately take us one step closer to the lotus feet of god.
Hari Om!!!
However in the present day scenario, there is nothing to feel happy about when this great religion is being attacked from ‘within’ by the so called god men and women (I don’t want to take any one particular name as this list seems to grow by the day). It is deeply anguishing and saddening to read newspaper or watch television, when the so called god men commercially exploit the religion for their selfish greed and more shockingly the sex and sleaze life of some of these people – their steaming videos played out repeatedly by the media, hungry for sensational news.
Of course the role of media in such cases and its effect on the society in general and young children in particular is altogether different issue. The very same television/media houses allot time slots for some of these god men to telecast advertisement programmes about themselves and help them spread their tentacles. So it is double advantage for these media houses – to earn advertisement bucks from these fake god men and women and crucify them when it is convenient.
Coming to the issue of fake god men, gullible devotes worship them with the belief that these god men will show them the path to their ultimate mukti or nirvana or provide at least some mental solace for their day-to-day troubles. So, when these so called ‘gurus’ fail the believing public, it is natural that one gets a sinking feeling followed by outrage and anger. When emotions cloud logical thinking, it is worrying that, some weak minds might tend to attach the unholy acts of few of these fake god men to the religion itself.
Some others may argue that, even these fake god men are part of our society and reflect the general declining moral standards which the society as whole is witnessing. They may be partly true also. While in our society even a commonman is expected to adhere to certain moral standards, this bar is still set higher for persons holding high offices, judiciary and other public figures – not to mention god men who have to set personal example with their conduct and behaviour.
Yet for many of these fake god men in our society, hope is that there may be some good souls, who never proclaim themselves as incarnations of god but rather selflessly serve the role as ‘aacharyas’ in educating, enlightening and serving people with righteousness which is Hindu religion all about.
Amidst all these apparent chaos, scandals and worry about declining moral standards, it is easy to lose hope and get dejected. We can forgo hope on fake people, but can’t afford to lose hope on our gods. Let us be good human beings and help each other wherever possible. That is the bare minimum one can do in our journey towards self-realization as shown in our scriptures and which I am confident, will ultimately take us one step closer to the lotus feet of god.
Hari Om!!!
