Nowadays, no Godmen are good men Nowadays, it is very difficult to find out whether the God men abuse

people or the media are exploiting Godmen. One thing is quite sure; Godmen and the faith in them have come to a standstill. If not satisfied with one guru, he has an option to switch his disciples to other guru, more powerful than the previous one. Number of religious gurus are being caught in sex scandals. ho will punish them and what should be the punishment for these fraud !babas" who indulged in wrong doings in the name of religion and hurt the sentiments of disciples# $saram, who is %&'( on news channels giving hint to all those )abas to escape their sin and come on right path. *he law is supposed to be enforced uniformly and without sorting the guilty on the basis of their economic and social bac+ground. ,uch an order is sure to spar+ a debate.

It"s high time, there is need to +eep a trac+ on fraud religious gurus. *here should be a minimum qualification to prevent everyone from becoming a !baba". $ sex video of ,wami Nithyananda created uproar across the country. *eenagers are visiting these sites to see the baba"s act. *hey are not even bothered about spiritual Guru"s moral or immoral conduct, they are visiting these sites to en-oy pornography. .nfortunately, these displays are not controlled in our country. *he media went random on showing such things. ,ame is happening in the case of $saram, media is displaying it as soft porn story.

,ome religious guru, Icchadhari )aba, was arrested by the /elhi police for running sex rac+ets in different parts of the country and even abroad. It indicates the flaw in governance. ,o far, there is no follow up by media on these once highlighted stories. No one +nows where is Nityananda now. *here is no update on this Icchadhari baba. 0overty, financial crunch, discrimination, depressions and unemployment are the reasons why people are falling prey to such places because this is done on spiritual couch. *he plight of women is even more horrible, these women perhaps feel a little better +nowing that the person exploiting her is a spiritual guru who perhaps could come to her rescue when she needs monetary aid. Or some must be getting exploited out of fear and compulsion.

*here is the need for launching a nation1wide campaign against blac+ money that flows through these swamis and also there must be provisions to rehabilitate a woman who is caught in such sex scams by babas. 2eligion and

spirituality are tenets by which people should live as opposed to war and crime. ,hould we measure the value of a Godman by the many good things that he has done for the society or by the one moment of wea+ness that he has perhaps indulged himself in# ,hould public figures be entitled to their privacy# $fter all, Nitayananda or $asaram or whosoever are caught in sex scandals did not destroy the national integrity or massacre people.

On the other side, illicit affairs with devotees should be considered ob-ectionable as it defies values of the institution. It is similar to a teacher in college having an affair with his student. *he same is the case of the use of drugs and casual sex by college students or alcohol and promiscuity by call center employees. *he purpose of an Institution stands defeated.

It is a fact that people have an unusual attraction for tawny robes, flowing beards and saffron. 3oreigners also get attracted to our Indian Gurus. *he reason for the foreigner"s attraction can be easily guessed. esterners are adventurous and want to +now new things, try new ways of living. $n Indian"s attraction for a Guru has varied reasons. hen life becomes difficult and when one wants a quic+ solution to their problems, one see+s the aid of some Gurus who can alleviate hurdles with a divine loo+ or touch. I don"t want to say that Godmen are unholy. *here are divine Gurus who have the power to melt down your troubles by their wisdom. 4owever, the search to find one is a 4imalayan tas+ and one may not be successful at all throughout their life.

,everal Godmen become rich, but no one +nows how. It may be because of rich followers donating money for the ashrams. hat do these Godmen do to convince rich disciples# 4ow do they convince the foreigners# *o become a Guru one needs an attractive personality and a glib tongue, that"s for sure. Once a foreigner is spotted as a disciple of the Guru, the others start believing that the Guru must be really great as he has foreign followers. *hese things increase his popularity. ,anathan /harma is the mode and methodical way suggested by our ancestors to feel, perceive, realise and get closer to God. In fact, what we call 4induism is not a separate religious faith that our forefathers contended or invented. It is a broad minded .niversal 0ath the soul should follow to reach its ultimate goal 56o+sha or ,alvation7. Initially, there was a complaint by a secular lot that 4induism was preached through ,ans+rit. *he elite body of learners preserved it as their cherished property. Indeed, a section of them misused and exploited the commoners. *he 0re18edic followed by 0ost18edic period, witnessed oppositions and

radical changes.

/isappointment was lured by )uddhism and 9ainism. 0eople found solace in the simple codes of conduct followed by these two religions. hatever was told by these preachers were comprehensible and these faiths flourished. 6eanwhile, Islam entered the motherland through foreign invasion. 3urther, through 8asco da Gama, followed by other :uropeans, ;hristianity too entered India. 2eligion has become the order of the day.