RE:Is it a religion?
by Palani on Jun 02, 2008 04:32 PM Permalink
ss dont become so emotional there are people to guide you. believe them . some messages about them following.
Swamis have been revered in India for thousands of years, originally as leaders of Hindu religious schools or sects who were often believed to have healing and other divine powers. But the latest cases have exposed the seamier side of many gurus, some of whom claim millions of followers — including top politicians — and become hugely rich from donations. They have also set the government of Kerala — one of two communist states in India — on a collision course with religious groups after a state minister declared that most swamis were frauds. “They’re conducting all kinds of criminal and material activities behind their spiritual exteriors,” G. Sudhakaran, Kerala’s minister for temples, told The Times. “Ninety per cent of them are fake and criminals. There are so many swamis who have enlightened the hearts and minds of people, but these people are fakes with no idea about spirituality. They are only interested in women and money and muscle power.” His comments outraged many devout Hindus, who consider swamis to be beyond reproach — even above the law.
RE:RE:RE:Is it a religion?
by Palani on Jun 02, 2008 04:41 PM Permalink
The founder of the Barsana Dham Hindu temple in Hays County has been arrested in Washington, D.C., after being accused of groping two underage girls on several occasions in the 1990s. Prakashanand Saraswati, 79, was taken into custody by U.S. marshals Thursday afternoon. Saraswati is in custody in Alexandria, Va., according to the Hays County sheriff’s office. “He’s waived extradition, and arrangements are being made to bring him back to Hays County,” where he has been charged with 20 counts of indecency with children, sheriff’s office spokesman Leroy Opiela said.
RE:RE:RE:RE:Is it a religion?
by sushmita on Jun 02, 2008 05:06 PM Permalink
palani
you are right, this one person is a bad person and needs to be punished by the law.
but the differences are:
1. we hindus admit this one person is a bad person and needs to be punished
2. the % of perverts as compared to % of normal peaceloving people who exist and let others exist is lower than 0.0001%, unlike the number of rigid terrorists who exist in your religion.
RE:Is it a religion?
by Palani on Jun 02, 2008 04:32 PM Permalink
Indian swami, or holy man, who was arrested last week for allegedly raping under-age girls and found to be keeping a tiger pelt, drugs and pornographic videos in his ashram. Then a second one in Kerala, upset by a local newspaper report, tried to shoot himself in the head in a police station in front of television cameras. A third swami from the same state is now on the run after being accused of failing to repay a loan of one million rupees (£12,000) that he took out in his former life as a film producer
