Views of Saints on Pujya Bapuji and the Propaganda against Sanatana Culture
Thursday, October 16th, 2008The so called media left no stone unturned to spread that Saints are against Pujya Bapuji & Ashram. To combat this false propaganda, many Respected Saints expressed their concerns.
Sri Ramadevji Maharaj - “Today I have been blessed with the darshana of highly respected and revered Sant Sri Asaramji Bapu who has elevated the hearts of, and bestowed peace to millions of souls. I have been filled with a great sense of fulfilment by having the darshana of such a great, learned saint. How can I ever skip the opportunity to have darshana of that great soul, established in Divine Consciousness, who has reinstated dharma, culture, spirituality and the sublime Indian traditions back into this land with full force. It is therefore that I am feeling blessed and fulfilled by coming to this place. His affection towards me is in itself a blessing. The elders are always affectionate towards the youngsters. I have come here especially to seek His blessings.
“It is my understanding that probably every individual is dejected and frustrated with life and he needs the blessings of Asharamji (Asha = hope, Rama = the Lord), the Lord of hope. If some day the nation scales great heights and becomes prosperous and well developed, it will be solely through our ancient traditions and moral values and ideals, the awakening of which will be possible only by becoming Asharam, i.e. by becoming supremely hopeful. Therefore, revered and adorable Maharaj Sri ‘Asha’ ramji is the crying need of the whole world. With prayers at the holy feet of Bapuji for His guidance, through which I may keep following His footsteps and sure enough will reach the goal as well. I pay my obeisance at His holy feet once again!”
Expressing his views on the conspiracy against Sant Sri Asaramji Bapu, Shankracharya Jagadguru Shri Jayendra Saraswati of Kanchi KÍmakoti Peeth said: “The cause of the confusion is politics. May it be resolved as early as possible.” He stressed that it is necessary to thwart the attempts of conspirators trying to shake the faith of believers, by repeatedly attacking our saints who form the foundation of Sanatana culture. He added: “We are expressing our views, taking action, and yet there is much more to be done. It is very necessary for the saints to spread awareness in villages and cities. There is strength in union in Kaliyuga. All should make a collective effort. If all saints and religious leaders work together, the wicked slanderers will be put off. That is why it is necessary for everyone to try to be united.He said, “I have been intimately acquainted with my extremely dear friend Sri Asaramji Bapu for a long time. For all people, it is essential to have good physical health and peace of mind to enjoy a happy life. It was for showering the blessings of peace, health and happiness that the divine incarnation of this great saint has taken place. Bapuji, my beloved friend and clearly the foremost among the present day saints, has been ceaselessly travelling day and night for the upliftment of the Indian nation, Hindus, the common people, and in fact the whole world by enlightening them on various subjects through satsanga, bhajans, and kirtanas etc. His whole life has been dedicated to the cause of promoting health and mental peace amongst the masses. They are indeed blessed who carry out the divine work of bringing people to satsanga in the holy company of Bapuji.
”Sant Shri Baba Harpal Singhji Maharaj, Ratvada Sahib, Mohali (Punjab): “The allegations levelled against Pujya Sant Bapuji are baseless. I am very closely acquainted with Bapuji and have deep love for Him, and those who level false allegations against such spiritual personalities, and great souls, are utterly contemptible. We of all the ashrams in Punjab strongly protest against this.
“Bapuji propagates religious unity for all and He has a very universal approach. Hence we strongly appeal not to slander such a great soul. Today all the Sikh people and all the Sikh organisations are united in their decision to sacrifice everything for Bapuji.”
Shri Shri 1008 Mahamandaleshwar Swami Achyutanandji Maharaj, Haridwar : “The act of slandering great souls is an attempt to break our culture, unity and integrity. May God bestow good sense upon those people who talk such false things.”
Anantshri Mahamandaleshwar Balyogi Swami Arjunpuriji Maharaj, Haridwar: ‘Sant Sri Asaramji Bapu is a great ascetic. He has contributed a lot to the service of the Hindu world and people have great faith in Him. Some people do not like to see the fame and prosperity of others. Such miscreants take undue advantage of such opportunities. Asaramji’s endeavours for social service are very praiseworthy.”
Shri Shri 1008 Mahamandaleshwar Sanjivdas Hariji Maharaj, Nirmal Dera, Haridwar and National President of Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Suraksha Samiti: Today, foreign powers have employed all their strength and faculties throughout the country to malign and disintegrate the Sanatana Religion. One can also sense political play behind all this as elections are nearing. The media is not playing its role properly.
A journalist of ‘Press ki Taqat’, spoke to the local saints regarding this issue. Mahant Shri Rameshwardasji Maharaj of Jagannath Temple, Amdavad said: ‘The institution of Asaramji Bapu is being defamed. It is very bad. Those who are involved in politics defame Dharma, religious people, and as a part of their political strategy, they even plot against supporters of the civilization of the nation.”
Shri Hariharanandji Maharaj of the famous Swaminarayan Mandir, Amdavad, spoke of the role of the media: “I would like to say that some people are conspiring to destroy Hindu culture. They are unable to tolerate anyone who commands respect in society. By making allegations against them, they misrepresent facts. When the real story emerges, then you can print it.”
Shri Shivananda Saraswati of Gita Mandir, Ahmedabad told the journalist of ‘Press Ki Taqat’, in a special meeting: “These people who are committing violence, what are they burning? They are burning buses, but who bears the loss? Who has to suffer through all this? We as individuals alone will have to suffer. Taxes will be imposed, etc.… Whose Government is it? It’s ours, isn’t it? Whichever Government it is, be it Congress, be it BJP, the loss will ultimately be suffered by the individuals. Inflation will occur. So, people who read the paper should discriminate between what is right and what is not and then express their thoughts. Some news is printed in the paper. You have to wait and watch till the truth emerges. Then investigate to find out what is right and what is not and oppose whatever is not right.”
When Rakesh Aggrawal, a journalist of ‘Press Ki Taqat’ asked Shri Bhaskaranandaji Maharaj, Gita Mandir, Amdavad for his thoughts on the death of the two children of Pujya Asaramji’s Gurukul, he replied, ‘In the incident in which the children died, this is just an accident that could have happened at any time. Whether the ashram has a hand in this or not, the point is that there was such a violent uproar around the temple, there was destruction, there was loss within us, Hindus itself… This violent outbreak is absolutely wrong. It should not happen. Some political strategy or a political party had its hand in it. I am fully confident of this.
I’d like to tell everyone that you should not get deluded like this and make allegations against anybody. For the people who are incensed by this who are getting violent, taking out rallies – all this is very wrong.’
“This is not the first time that I have come for the darshana of highly revered Pujya Bapuji. His pious darshana reminds me of the sloka- Day by day it grows in intensity every moment i.e. Bapuji is an ever new and every growing fountain of bliss which I am presently, and naturally experiencing right now. Many obeisances at His holy feet.
-Sant Shri Morari Bapu.
A human birth is attained only through the grace of God. The desire for liberation is attained through His supreme grace. Only when God’s supreme grace is coupled with religious merits accumulated over a number of past births does one get to listen to the divine satsanga on Self-knowledge, as rendered by revered Sant Sri Asaramji Bapu.”
- Renowned KathaKar Kanakeshwari Devi
Bapuji’s Company is akin to the pious stream of the Holy Ganga
“I am immensely delighted, exhilarated… blissful… and ecstatic… sitting in the pious vicinity of Pujya Bapuji on the holy banks of the rippling Ganga. The Ganga is the sushumna nadi of India. It is the sanjeevani (life giving herb) of India. The Ganga, emanating from Lord Vishnu’s feet, and making its way through the ‘Kamandalu’ of Lord Brahma to the tufted hair of Lord Shiva, is a bestower of perfection in the triad of yoga. She, having emanated from the feet of Lord Vishnu, gives a glimpse of devotion, and being situated on the head of Lord Shiva, inspires one to become established in the higher stage of JnÍna Yoga. Today, while listening to Pujya Bapuji’s discourses, I feel like I am taking a dip in the holy Ganga, because His discourse and His company is like the pious stream of the Holy Ganga.
“He is a God-intoxicated saint, very natural and spontaneous. He is very simple externally, yet inside He is very occult and mysterious. He has the loftiness, the purity and excellence of the Himalayas, and serenity like the deep sea. He is an invaluable asset to the nation. His pious darshana reminds us of the great tradition of our ancient rishis. In Him, we occasionally have glimpses of saints like Gautam, Kanaad, Jaimini, Kapil, Dadu, Meera, Kabir, Raidas, etc.
“We are sitting in the vicinity of such a rare one who establishes one effortlessly in yoga. It is of such saints that someone has aptly said:
‘When you move, the earth, the sky and the whole universe move in tandem…’
“When such a great man moves, the sun, the moon, the stars and the planets naturally become favourable to him. When we sit near the pious feet of such a saint, who is beyond the senses, beyond the three qualities of Nature, Transcendent, beyond description and beyond all states of consciousness… All of you are greatly fortunate that you are sitting at the holy feet of such a great soul, where one’s fortune is made and divine personality is developed. This is the place, where you can attain the true fulfilment of life.
Swami Avadeshanandji, Haridwar
The Magic of the Divine Name
“Throngs of people come and listen to Sant Sri Asaramji Bapu. The reason is that He possesses the magic of the chanting of the divine name, simple behaviour, sweet affectionate eloquence, and on top of all, the answers to the fundamental questions of life.”
- Leading ascetic Saint, Shri Vamdevji Maharaj
Swami Asaramji Bapu gives us the outlook to eradicate delusion.”
- Yugpurush Swami Shri Parmanandji Maharaj
“Sri Asaramji Maharaj possesses such spiritual power, that through a mere glance of His, he paves the way for lakhs of people to open their eyes of Knowledge.”
- Renowned Swami Shri Brahmanandagiri Maharaj
Sadhvi Ritambhara
Let the Media Show the Saints’ Altruistic Activities as well !
A well designed and well planned conspiracy has been undertaken at an international level against the saints of India. One or the other issue is sensationalised every now and then – some time it is an alleged murder, then it may be the allegation of money laundering, and at yet another occasion, there are attempts to destroy the respected mission of a yogi to create a disease-free world with the help of yoga, and to level vicious allegations of his medicines containing bones. A deep reflection reveals that all this is nothing but the ghost released from the bottles of multinational companies like Coca Cola, which has been exposed by saints like Baba Ramdevji. After His revelation, the sale of ‘Coca Cola alias toilet-cleaner’ received a huge setback, at least in India. This was bound to lead to some conspiracy or the other being hatched against the spiritual saints of India.
I have full respect for journalism. It holds an important place as the fourth pillar of democracy. But I want to ask my journalist brethren a few questions. Have you ever shown the alertness and alacrity with which you carry out your ‘sting operations’ to check on alleged money laundering, to capture in your ‘sting operation’ cameras, the endeavours of saints of India to uplift the tribal people, and the less fortunate sections of society living in forests and hills? Do the lights of your cameras ever flash on the untiring efforts of saints to fight the darkness of poverty and helplessness with the lamp of their philanthropic activities?
Round the clock, and with nauseating repetition, you are showing to the people of this country ‘sting operations’, the truth of which is yet to be verified. I want to ask – have you ever shown a free medical aid camp organised by a saint in a hospital round the clock? Have you ever focussed your cameras on the temples of parental love and child care set up by saints with untiring effort, where endeavours are being made day and night with a purely selfless motive to inculcate good traits in neglected and destitute children?
No… You do it only rarely because there is no sensation in this. If at all you show these things, you will dispose of the matter showing a documentary for a few minutes. I am not levelling allegations against the media, but some bitter incidents are recalled to my mind as to how news is collected and video footage recorded to spread sensation. Even today I can recollect the fearful and horrifying incident of self-immolation of an anti-reservation student that I saw on television news – the student being engulfed by fire after setting himself alight by pouring petrol on his body, and the cameramen running after him in a bid to film the incident! Just imagine what a horrible scene it would have been! 4-5 people are running after him trying to film the helpless student. Nobody took pity on him; nobody thought of throwing a bucket of water on him to put out the fire. I want to ask – had the student been a son or brother of one of the cameramen, would he still have continued to film when he was caught in flames? Where do you want to lead this country by showing such horrifying ‘exclusive photographs’?
Today, when India is heading towards becoming a Vishwaguru (world leader), a vicious attempt to destroy the ancient cultural values of India, even now possessed by the saint community of India, is being made. Taking advantage of Hindus’ liberality, the places of Hindu pride are being attacked. Try to make a comment on Muslim or Christian faiths and their followers will instantly take to the streets. I want to make a submission to the electronic media personnel – do a ‘sting operation’ on a cow being slaughtered and show it repeatedly on your channels. Tell the people of the country what a great contribution this slaughtered cow had in the economy of the nation!
Do a ‘sting operation’ on the Madrasas where the poison of hatred is being infused into the veins of the new generation in the name of religious teachings. Show the valour of ‘sting operation’ in the deep forests and hills, where hungry tribal people are proselytized for a handful of rice. Turn your ultra-modern cameras, once in a while, to the simmering north-eastern states of the country, where fires of separatism are being fanned.
This is my humble submission to the journalist community of India. You know very well what types of vicious efforts are being made at international level to alienate from the masses, the saints, who are determined to preserve and maintain the integrity of India, saving her from cultural degeneration. I ask you to track the conspiracies that are afoot to eliminate a saint who brought into light the poison in Coca Cola. Painting a negative image of the whole community of saints is unjustifiable and the media has the responsibility to halt those efforts.