REALISATION OR DELUSION ... 4
There are so many who claim to be realised souls but so few actually are. I am inclined to believe that even the famous ones among them are deluded souls or are hypocrites who pretend realisation to get a following, and I include here historical characters of eminence from the recent past as well. The Babas and the Matas abound even as their followers proliferate. Hinduism has been held to ransom in the global market by fraudulent individuals who profit by people's gullibility.
For a Guru to claim that 'I am That' (Aham Brahmasmi) or to say to a disciple that 'That thou art' (Tat tvam asi) is easy but to actually realise the principle rather difficult. Between saying something and doing it, between doing something and realising its essence lies a gulf that is often not bridged despite tall claims so effortlessly made. Pretence is one, perception another ; perception is one, realisation quite another ; realisation is one, to help another realise so very much another. This is the truth and must be clearly understood.
...to be continued...
Written by Sugata Bose
There are so many who claim to be realised souls but so few actually are. I am inclined to believe that even the famous ones among them are deluded souls or are hypocrites who pretend realisation to get a following, and I include here historical characters of eminence from the recent past as well. The Babas and the Matas abound even as their followers proliferate. Hinduism has been held to ransom in the global market by fraudulent individuals who profit by people's gullibility.
For a Guru to claim that 'I am That' (Aham Brahmasmi) or to say to a disciple that 'That thou art' (Tat tvam asi) is easy but to actually realise the principle rather difficult. Between saying something and doing it, between doing something and realising its essence lies a gulf that is often not bridged despite tall claims so effortlessly made. Pretence is one, perception another ; perception is one, realisation quite another ; realisation is one, to help another realise so very much another. This is the truth and must be clearly understood.
...to be continued...
Written by Sugata Bose
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