I have great faith in Saibaba, both Shridi and Puttaparthi. Miracles have happened in my life.But i don'd question any of his doings. But some devotees are not happy about his visit to the house of Karunanithi. Was it okay?
sundararajan.
As far as I am Concerned,I never believe Sai Baba or any other God Man,but I strongly believe God and have maximum faith over Elders and our Ancestors. Saibaba,Nityananda or any other God Man can never be compared to God...............
So is this reincarnation similar to the rebirths of the Tibetan lamas (like Panchen Lama)? Also is His Holiness the Dalai Lama comparable to Sai Baba since presumably he will be reborn again as another Dalai Lama?
So is this reincarnation similar to the rebirths of the Tibetan lamas (like Panchen Lama)? Also is His Holiness the Dalai Lama comparable to Sai Baba since presumably he will be reborn again as another Dalai Lama?
This is the inevitable result of superstitious religious beliefs. You say Aham Brahmasi, everyone is god. This is what these unscrupulous godmen also say. Some of them perform slights of hand and other tricks and the disciples are ready to elevate such charlatans to the status of gods. His every last word take on special meaning, he lives on even after dead and gone, continues to make magic.Why this fascination with so called godman/ godwomen?
dear sir, pardon me, I am a very happy person trying to lead a happy life, trying my best to bring happiness to my children and grand kids around me. Talking of religion, there is only bathwater, there is no baby.Nara, you are bitter..
dear sir, pardon me, I am a very happy person trying to lead a happy life, trying my best to bring happiness to my children and grand kids around me. Talking of religion, there is only bathwater, there is no baby.
Let me ask you sir, can you name one thing, one little thing, that is good, that a person cannot pursue unless he/she adopts a religion?
On the contrary, there is a whole host of hateful stuff that even otherwise good people do, just because they try to be true to their religion.
Once again sir, religion is nothing but dirty water, we will all be better off throwing it away, wholesale.
Cheers!
You sir, have no idea who I am or what my life experiences are, yet you generously offer personal advice to me. On the other hand you have simply ignored to even attempt to answer the most pertinent question I posed to you. I shall repeat it below, try to answer it if you can, and leave me to my devices as to what I should be doing..... You sir according to your comprehension should be able to pick and choose your own personal religion (and faith).
Dear drb sir, we are in agreement with godmen/godwomen. They amass huge wealth in the name of charity, but keep wealth no common person can even get their heads around, in secret personal possession -- yet they attract adulation from all sorts of people, rich and poor, uneducated and highly educated, ordinary clerk and CM/PM. If we look at what turns all these people into fireflies attracted to fire, we see it is the readiness with which they accept superstitions, a mental condition nurtured by religion.....
Nowadays, even my kid has better reasoning power than people who fall for self-proclaimed God or God men.
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To sum it up, we cannot blame religion for one's wrong and meaningless choices and principles in following these 'false' godmen.
Nara,
Humbly, I have to disagree. Maybe I misunderstood. One cannot blame religion for these sprout of unscrupulous people. Instead of a tonsure, one cannot chop of the head.
Religion (whatever it maybe) is what reminds us of the path that we have to take. Unscrupulous people who claim themselves as 'God" cheat people to do business and build a profitable self-sustaining empire for their generations.
I am surprised why people who wouldn't reason these.
Nowadays, even my kid has better reasoning power than people who fall for self-proclaimed God or God men.
It is truly sad!!! no wonder - kali kalam muthi vittathu.
To sum it up, we cannot blame religion for one's wrong and meaningless choices and principles in following these 'false' godmen.
yet they attract adulation from all sorts of people, rich and poor, uneducated and highly educated, ordinary clerk and CM/PM. If we look at what turns all these people into fireflies attracted to fire, we see it is the readiness with which they accept superstitions, a mental condition nurtured by religion. Cheers!
Dear Shri Nara,
Not all the people who flock to the godmen/godwomen (gm/gw) are fools, as rajprasad brackets all. I believe that as soon as a certain gm/gw is able to attract a certain critical mass of following, a coterie forms around him/her. From then onwards, it is this coterie's business to organize and manage the gm/gw show and the latter becomes a mere puppet dancing to the coterie's set tunes. It is only the outer circle of devotees who are gullible beyond correction.
There is reason to suspect that in most cases of gm/gw this coterie has or develops links with drug-, arms-, building-, real estate-, etc. mafias and it is this linkage which is behind the unbelievably huge amassing of wealth, cash, gold etc., as also patronisation by politicians, aspiring as well as established. In effect the gm/gw becomes a contact and his establishment, a clearing house for various vested interests. And what will normally attract the suspicion of enforcement authorities, becomes a completely blessed congregation beyond any doubt whatsoever.
The two facilities provided by the establishment of the gm/gw (which will usually have more than 5-star comforts) viz., providing a contact point, facilitating financial transactions like a clearing house and ensuring safety from the prying eyes of the law-enforcement authorities, brings a lot of moolah for the coterie (gm/gw) in return. In order to hoodwink the gullible following, some crores will be spent on a hospital with state of the art technology and facilities, then a medical college attached, other educational institutions and so on. The expenditure on setting up these various outfit, which will be an astronomical sum for the common man, is but a small part of the enormous profits of the gm/gw financial empire. The recurring expenses will almost always be generated by these different units and the "empire" spends only on capital outlays. The followers assiduously justify and glorify the gm/gw saying, see how much public benefit is being done by that selfless gm/gw? Only perverted and sinful minds will find any fault with such avataars (and those people will surely be roasted in hell-fire till the end of time).
Since the godman/godwoman business has become somewhat stereo-typed nowadays, we will find more and more entrepreneurial interest in this line, in future too, imho.