Sadhus, the inspirers of BKWSU

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Sadhus, the inspirers of BKWSU

Post23 Sep 2012

At the very early stages of starting his religion/cult, Lekhraj Kripalani was believed to be meeting with a "sadhu" who is also believed to have taught him the tricks of acting like a god, including influencing people by hypnosis techniques and sending them into trances .

Who are the SADHUS ..? Interesting book by Dolf Hartsuiker titled, "Sadhus, Holy men of India" ....
"Holiness is still common in India. In most Hindu households, shops and businesses are alters and shrines, and the day is routinely started with the worship of gods and gurus.

Many mountains, rivers, stones and trees are sacred. Dozens of cities are holy and, of course the millions of temples and idols. Quite a few animals are holy, so it may come as no surprise that people can be holy too, though they have to become holy.

The Indian concept of holiness is quite different from that in the West. It is not necessarily (though often) associated with the "good". There is a long tradition of "divine madness" in Hinduism.

To Hindus, spiritual enlightenment has always represented the highest goal in life, the one thing that gives it meaning and purpose. The average individual, however, would need many incarnations to be enlightened, to see God, to become one with the Absolute, to merge ones's mind with Cosmic consciousness -- in short to become holy.

But since time immemorial shortcuts have been available for people wanting to become enlightened in this life rather than next. Those who follow the fast track, mostly men, are the SADHUS, the "holy men of India.

For thousands of years they have been around and today there are about four to five million sadhus, organised in various sects, they passed on the wisdom of old, the method of Yoga, that is "ÿoking"soul and Soul together. Usually they live by themselves, on the fringes of society, and spend their days in devotion to their chosen deity.

Some perform magical rituals to make contact with the gods, others practise intense forms of Yoga and meditations to increase their spiritual powers and acquire mystical knowledge. Successful sadhus are even worshipped as "gods on earth".

Believers only have to "behold"a sadhu --as a kind of living idol -- to receive a spark of his spiritual energy. They give donations to the sadhus --regarded as offerings to the gods --and get their blessings in return ".

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