The Whispers Of My Heart

I strongly believe that no amount of good company can reform a bad person. A bad person, replete with vices, reforms on his own, unaided.  An opportune time comes when he cognizes that his spite, wickedness are infact more damaging to him. With this realization a sea change takes place in him. Valmiki was doing sins, looting, killing people so that his family members could live comfortably. When he discerned that only he, none of his kith and kin, had to pay for his wrongdoings, he mended his ways. He turned to spiritualism, became a renowned saint (महर्षि) and wrote the well known Sanskrit epic,  "Ramayana". Well, I have written the following lines to support my viewpoint : अच्छी संगत का गर असर होता तो ऐ हुज़ूर खुशबू आती गुलाबों सी, ख़ारों से भी ज़रूर ख़ार : thorn Good company seldom changes a bad person. Alhough the thorns and roses coexist together, they are intrinsically distinct. Unlike the velvety texture and sweet aroma found in the roses, the

In the name of religion, gullible people are exploited in umpteen ways, in the present times. Fake religious leaders not only swindle the hard earned money of their impressionable followers, but also exploit them - sexually as well as physically. Believe me, majority of the contemporary religious leaders are plain fraudsters, owning vast business empires. During my spiritual odyssey, I have interacted with, listened to, many saints Astonishingly, I have discerned that all the authentic spiritual persons : (a) believed in simple living, hid themselves away from the public gaze as they wanted no distractions in their meditations, introspections. (b) gave very little importance to their perishable, physical bodies. Swami Ramakrishna Paramhans had throat cancer. He was an ardent devotee of Goddess Kali and interacted with Her on regular basis. One of his pupils once asked, "Master, Why don't you request Goddess Kali to cure you of your cancer ". Ramakrishnaji s