Bhagawan Nityananda: mirAcle, mirAcle On tHe waLL ~ Once, a lady visited the home of Dr. Gopalkrishna Shenoy at Vajreshwari. She appeared to be very pious and her looks were resembling an ascetic. She wore a ochre saree, left her hair loose and adorned her forehead with a very large vermilion tika. The ladies of my house were pleased at her impressive presence and got overwhelmed by her elaborate sermons. Her entry into our house was instantaneous and the members of the family treated her with respect due to a visiting saint. She also performed some miracles like materializing kumkum in her palm. All the womenfolk were mesmerized by her charisma and surrendered to her demands. However, one fine morning the lady disappeared, as dramatically as she had appeared and so did some of the valuables at home. There was no trace of her. The family was saddened that a stranger could dupe them so easily. Within no time, our family rushed to #Ganeshpuri have the darshan of Bhagawan #Nityananda. ~ Baba Nityananda was staying at Vaikuntha at that time. The moment they stepped inside the hall, Baba muttered.. Bunch of fools. Trusting all and sundry ! Blindly watching a magic show !... They all felt ashamed. Even after having a Guru of Nityanandas stature, it was indeed very stupid to get carried away by someone merely in the name of so called ‘miracles. Without mincing words, Bhagawan Nityananda admonished them. Because somebody has acquired some siddhis (spiritual powers) and exhibits some magical powers, it does not mean that he can be a Guru !. Cautioning about the pitfalls in spiritual path, He added Before you accept anyone as Guru, you should first ask him Can you show me God in His entire splendor with shanka (conch), chakra (wheel), gadha (mace) and padma (lotus) ? Only the one who has tyag (renunciation) can be a true Guru! Only the One who has seen God and can show God to others can be taken as Guru ! ~ Miracles often pass off as spiritual achievements in the eyes of gullible public. It is very easy to fall into the trap of impostors who pose as saints and lure devotees through such cheap gimmicks, often at their cost. ~ sOurce: babanityananda.hpage.co.in
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