Enlightenment in a Mercedes S-class

The title might seem weird but it’s a fact that is driving me crazy. I’am referring to all these so called Maharajs , BABA’s and BAPU’s (Asaramji babu, sudhanshu maharaj, Shri Ravi shankar………..and the tones of others) who portray the looks of an enlightened being , messenger of god……. And hide the underlying mentality of a dacoit. These guys are worse than the plunders and daku’s as they operate incognito to discount the masses of truck loads of money.

India has always been a reglious heaven which has been exploited by frauds to siphon off money from the devotees under the promise of attainment of enlightenment. To add to the above point I also feel it’s the people who are equally responsible. To just give you an idea these so called modern day sadhu’s travel in business class jets and some of them even own their own private jets, As far as the road is concerned nothing less than a S-class Mercedes will suffice , and the means of accommodation the presidential suite of the 7 star hotel will be sufficient. The way these guys operate is simple and evident, but with the masses blind folded with the blinkers of faith they get through clean. These guys operate by organizing free satsanghs . They start off small, organizing small satsanghs which are mostly free for all. The next step is to expand the number of followers they have by means of talking about what is right what is wrong , what is and what ought to be……..the path to fulfillment, and the masses who act kinda dumb walk straight into the trap. Once they have a strong fan following it’s the time for them to start the extraction process. These guys act like leaches that suck your life blood keeping you clueless of what they are upto! To make matters worse unlike the leaches they don’t fall off when they are content.

The thing that bugs me the most is even educated people fall pray to all this non-sense. These sadhu’s charge money on hourly basis for spiritual consultancy (a niche area where even mskinsey has failed to break into) and the amount charged is ludicrously large some of them charge such a lot that it gives the term profitability a whole new meaning (or demeaning ) ☺. The thing that torments my soul the most is these guys are extremely influential and even though every now and again some of their deeds come to light they are instantly shoved under the carpet.

That leaves me wondering is this the same land where gautam Buddha, Mahavir once treaded where enlightenment was more than just a bottled item could sell like bottles of coconut oil.