(Post 18)
(http://literature.awgp.org/akhandjyoti/2004/Nov_Dec/v1.ShikhaSutra_II)
What we now see everywhere and also follow in practice is mostly a mockery of our religion.
Look at the Kumbha Melas for instance!
Lots of crowds and commercial fan-fares! Hordes of people bathing in the rivers without even taking minimum care of hygiene; and instead, dirtying the holy rivers in an effort of purifying themselves!
Or the hordes of the so-called sadhus and sanyasis fighting with each other to have the honored privilege of taking the first dip into the sacred waters... and so on!
In their original form, the Kumbha Melas used to be the truly rare and auspicious occasions, of the majestic gatherings and conferences, of the great saints, sages and sincere devotees from all parts of India.
Disciples and other people used to reach there, despite all difficulties in traveling far distances, to be blessed by the nectar of knowledge, spiritual light and affectionate guidance, from the discourses and meetings of these noble masters, the saintly scholars and accomplished sadhaks.
Personal and social problems of the pilgrim-devotees used to be resolved by their eminent guidance; these altruist seers also used to focus on global problems and find amicable solutions for the welfare of the whole world, of all beings - men, women, birds, animals, plants, trees, rivers, mountains, everything in the Nature.
(http://literature.awgp.org/akhandjyoti/2004/Nov_Dec/v1.ShikhaSutra_II)
What we now see everywhere and also follow in practice is mostly a mockery of our religion.
Look at the Kumbha Melas for instance!
Lots of crowds and commercial fan-fares! Hordes of people bathing in the rivers without even taking minimum care of hygiene; and instead, dirtying the holy rivers in an effort of purifying themselves!
Or the hordes of the so-called sadhus and sanyasis fighting with each other to have the honored privilege of taking the first dip into the sacred waters... and so on!
In their original form, the Kumbha Melas used to be the truly rare and auspicious occasions, of the majestic gatherings and conferences, of the great saints, sages and sincere devotees from all parts of India.
Disciples and other people used to reach there, despite all difficulties in traveling far distances, to be blessed by the nectar of knowledge, spiritual light and affectionate guidance, from the discourses and meetings of these noble masters, the saintly scholars and accomplished sadhaks.
Personal and social problems of the pilgrim-devotees used to be resolved by their eminent guidance; these altruist seers also used to focus on global problems and find amicable solutions for the welfare of the whole world, of all beings - men, women, birds, animals, plants, trees, rivers, mountains, everything in the Nature.
