Collection of great sayings by Param Pujya Asaramji Bapu

Throughout his long and illustrious life as a spiritual guru and leader of the masses and in that role has spread the message of love, peace and among us. His words are precious because they emanate from the deepest recess of the hearts of enlightened saints. Here is a collection of a few precious spiritual gems that Bapu has delivered in the last several decades.

   Knowledge of Salvation

   If a man wants to attain salvation in this very life, he must do the work of thousands of years in a single life. He will need to move much faster than time. One experiences praise and insult, ‘mine’ and ‘yours’, good and bad in a dream. But once he is awake, they all cease to exist. Likewise, one has to experience the non-existence of the world in the waking state. Once you come to realize and understand this, you have accomplished the work of thousands of years. The petty samskaras of thousands of years, the illusion of ‘mine’ and ‘yours’ will all be obliterated once you find a saint who can instil this knowledge in you.

   Love thyself before loving others

   When a person becomes a lover of his true self, the worries regarding livelihood, thoughts about women and the painful memories of enemies cease to exist.

   Essential reality of self

   The moment you stop seeking pleasure in worldly things and become a true master of yourself, you will experience the essential reality of the Self. Then you will no longer have to seek God. God himself will come to you. This is the Divine law.

   Secret of happiness

   The secret of happiness lies in realizing the fact that the more you pursue worldly objects, the more distant they become. The more you become detached from desires, the more you become free from the need of such objects and in addition, these objects will therefore follow you themselves.

Our Pujya Sant Shree AsaramJi Bapu has also said: "I am the light of the world. My luminous nature pervades all objects.’ Constantly reflect on such thoughts. Such reflection will make you supremely pious."

Every divine word spoken by BapuJi instils spiritual, mental and spiritual bliss in us; we hope these divine words will most certainly flood your life with supreme contentment.

Sad deviation of media from the path of truth

Humans have been critical and noxious since time immemorial; there is little novelty in that. Even today with the enlightenment of education, nothing much seems to have changed, which is very unfortunate.

What is even more painful is the harsh truth that His Holiness AsaramJi Bapu who has spent the greater part of his life unto the service of mankind was not spared? The saint has always been advising his disciples about being truthful and remaining closely associated with a life that is filled with nothing but the truth. The kind Bapu never for a moment rested from his job of spreading the gospel of love, truth, honouring women, helping the poor and educating children. Following his teachings millions have chosen the right path and brought about positive changes in their societies, states and thus to the entire world.

Media, which is considered the fourth pillar of the Indian democracy, has lost sight of its aims. Instead, it has decided to embark on the path of falsehood and cheap publicity for monetary gains. Driven blind by ulterior motives, media has not even stopped from flinging mud on the kind Bapu. It is an abominable attempt at sabotaging Bapu's reputation and selfless service. This unfortunate deviation of the media from truth and sacrificing BapuJi on the altar of rumours heralds a sad day for Indian journalism. Perhaps this is the outcome of commercialization of media that has money at its true north instead of truth.

Nothing can be more detrimental to a nation's future than a corrupt media that does not stop at anything when it comes to making money. By actively spreading rumours and criticizing all and sundry for everything that comes across their path and by maligning reputation of spiritual leaders of the nation, the media has not only become less authentic and authoritative, it also increasingly inviting wrath of the almighty lord unto who His Holiness AsaramJi Bapu has dedicated his life and work.

Will the media ever get over its smear campaign

Journalism which is considered the fourth pillar of democracy is quickly becoming the cause of misery and trouble for the people of the country. In the west when media began doubting at the credibility and truth in the message of spiritual mentors, people began losing faith on them and gradually but definitely they went further and further from the truth and path of enlightenment. What has happened thereafter has since then become evident to all of us. History stands witness to the truth that each time men has asked questions or pointed fingers at a saint, it has lost its path and become corrupt. The lesson we need to draw from this is that frowning on saints and their selfless service based on the words of commercial media is the pall bearer of catastrophes. The strength of a united nation is well known to us, which is why we cannot afford to forget that the country we live has grown stronger and stayed united because of countless efforts and sacrifices made by holy saints like His Holiness AsaramJi Bapu.

Therefore, perhaps it would not be an exaggeration to say that this nation will always remain indebted to the great sacrifices made over ages to tie us all together with the string of love and devotion. The moment we forget that and begin questioning lessons taught by our gurus and raise eyebrow on their credibility because of a handful of money minded journalists choose to criticize them; we will have made their great sacrifices futile and entirely worthless.

It pains us to say that current developments in our nation have propelled us all down the wrong path and most of us are not even aware of it. Not too long ago conspirators of His Holiness Sant AsaramJi Bapu began an attack on his character and the media jumped at the chance of making money with this insane character assassination. Since then, media has been constantly dealing blows under the belt at every opportunity and conspirators of Sant AsaramJi Bapu gave ample moments to capitalize. Quite recently Bapu's son has come under attack as well. The question we ask - will there ever be an end to this smear campaign?

Millions in Bapu’s Family

AsaramJi Bapu has a family that has more than a million members in it. Over decades his holiness has spread love and kindness all over the world and drawn millions into his fold who come open handedly to receive and rejoice in his kindness and words of wisdom. But at the very core are 3 people who are as illustrious and kind as Bapu Ji and who have constantly stood by his side. Mata Laxmi Devi, illustrious son Narayan Sai Ji and kind-hearted Bharti Devi Ji are Bapu’s pillars of strength and they remain with Bapu Ji. In a recent interaction with her extended family of disciples Mata Laxmi inquired after and said how kind hearted and patient her husband was. She considers herself blessed to have BapuJi as her teacher, mentor and life partner. She is not alone who consider herself blessed, millions all over the globe who have been accepted within the fold of love and compassion by AsaramJi Bapu have similar views. To them, Mata Laxmi Devi and BapuJi are the shadows of none other than Goddess Parvati and Lord Shiva, It is true that Mata Laxmi Devi is an ideal Indian woman and inspiration to all who want a family as illustrious and happy as that of Bapu ji.

Bharati Devi, the daughter of His Holiness Bapu Ji and sister of Narayan Sai Ji calmly reflects on the recent incidents as nothing but attempts by a section of the media and her father’s detractors to weaken them. She says that no force on God’s earth is capable of doing any harm.

The need of the hour is to refrain from listening to false accusations of the media and make an effort to know the truth because what is being portrayed in media today is not the truth. The educated masses of our nation need to reserve their decisions until the honorable court has taken its rightful path, and when that happens we are sure that BapuJi will shine bright as the sun above the cloud of doubt.

Love and Devotion In BapuJi’s Family Strong As Ever

In the last several months we have seen attacks on His Holiness Asaramji Bapu and his family from many quarters. The most dastardly and maligning  in nature has that been of the media which has sold itself out to some people with vested interest in order to get quick and easy TRPs.  We have come across absurd allegations that have the potentiality of shaking the foundation of even the strongest family, but Sant Shree AsaramJi Bapu’s family is no ordinary one.

Those that have seen the true self of the kindly Bapu strike down all the recent media allegations and false cases as absurd and ridiculous. There is no doubt that AsaramJi Bapu’s success and rise as the foremost leader of the masses has displeased many and it is such people who have brought about a tsunami of accusations to deluge and wash away the truth, but little do they know that like the rising sun dispels darkness, the truth about Bapuji will conquer all falsehood. Detractors of Bapu and his family will not be pleased to know this, but what has been happening recently has only made the bond of love and devotion many times stronger and better. Besides, disciples from every nook and corner of the world have poured in their love and dedication to see that the name of Sant Shree Asaramji Bapu is cleared of all rumors.

Followers of the great spiritual leader do not believe in any of the rubbish spread by the paid media and to counter that and protect the name of Bapu and his godly family they have come together in an unprecedented manner. The love is overwhelming and very necessary for the supporters to keep fighting against massive waves of accusations that keep coming one after another.  The recent to have made the rounds in media is that Narayan Saiji, the illustrious and kind son of His Holiness AsaramJi Bapu was running away from the law. Nothing could be further from the truth. Saiji was contemplating with his legal advisors for the best path to collaborate and cooperate with the law because his sole aim was and remains to bring justice to his family and reinstate the sanctity of his family that had been violated by people with ulterior motives.

As the sun rises and conquers darkness, so will the truth defeat falsehood as soon as the law has taken its course. In the meantime, we, the extended family of Bapu need to support him with our love and devotion and not believe in false accusations.

Skewed Media Trials On Spiritual Gurus In India

There seems no end to how trivial and farcical some people can get just for the sake of proving points that are utterly baseless or based on the media that in our nation has never been known to be impartial or honest. For reasons best known to media houses they pick their favourite targets and go a mindless rampage stamping on everything that comes their way making a lot of money at the expense of the public who cannot decide the truth when they are bombarded by barrage of lies and skewed sentences and entirely rubbish rumours. The truth is - THE COURT HAS NOT TAKEN ITS COURSE YET!

Take a moment and think when Sankaracharya of Kanchipuram was implicated in a criminal case that he had allegedly masterminded the murder of the manager of the mutt. The truth took long to come to light, but when it did everyone was glad that truth had finally won. Back then media trials were not so uncontrolled, nevertheless there were serious allegations and the media played its part in maligning two innocent religious leaders of our country. Then again, in very recent memory we have the case of Yoga Guru Ramdev who mistreated by police and later dragged into false accusations because of crime that were supposedly committed by his sibling. One cannot find a better case of misuse of media power.

Similar unfortunate incidents are unfolding before our very eyes and this time media's involvement is quiet aggressive and that has already made it quite difficult for the masses in general to get to the core of the matter and seek the truth. One cannot be expected to see the truth when so many versions and untrue interpretations are making the rounds everywhere.

Camps Conducted for the Betterment of Children

In the year 2006, Pujya Asaramji Bapu highlighted the need for educating children with invaluable treasures from our ancient philosophy. To that end, Yoga and Intensive Meditation camps known as Vidhyarthi Ujjawal Bhavishya Nirman Shibirs. In the year 2006, 300 camps were organized all over the world including 4 cities In USA and 130 places worldwide.

Ever since, these camps have been organized every year all over the world regularly. This year the camps came to a conclusion on 10th November. It was a 6 day long camp that began on the 4th of November. These camps teach practical Yoga for healthy body and mind, Meditation, Prayers for peace and concentration along with Yogic procedures to augment intellect and wisdom. This also encourages children to participate in games and fun activities along with traditional exercises that promote, height, IQ, intellect and leadership quality. Special breathing techniques are also taught at these Shibirs which help in increasing height, longevity and promote healthy living.

These camps are a golden opportunity for children to gain spiritual and cultural knowledge during the duration of a few days. These camps are organized and supervised by sadhaks and volunteers who have received their knowledge first hand from Asaramji Bapu.

His holiness Asaramji Bapu has taken many initiatives in the last several years for the betterment of children and this is just one of many. Recent false allegations levelled against BapuJi has not only shocked hundreds of his followers it has also raised questions - does a saintly person who has done so much for human kind deserve such treatment at the hands of the media? It is a shame that Media has taken such a cheap step for its personal gains.

Differential Treatment of Media - Ceaseless Criticism & Attacks

The nature of the crimes committed makes this sensitive, but what we are about to say had to be said because it springs from questions that have been raised by the multitude who are at loss thanks to the duality shown by law enforcement authorities. Asaramji Bapu did not restrict the course of the law or evade arrest as alleged. He was either indisposed or busy with affairs that could not be avoided. He had to attend the cremation of a relative ion Thursday; moreover the holy saint suffers from a neurological disorder and high blood pressure. Bapu has since co operated completely with the law and his lawyers have ascertained the nation that he will not stand in the way of the law taking its course. The same however, cannot be said of other high profile criminals who have had their way in dealing with the law either because they were politically well connected or very wealthy with access to endless resources.

Ceaseless criticism and attack on Bapuji has come primarily because the saint is an easy target and the media finds targeting high profile individuals beneficial for their TRPs. If the recent crime history of the nation is checked, we will come across hundreds if not thousands of such similar allegations that were handled extremely leniently by authorities and interestingly the media did not seem to mind it then. The moment one dives deeper and compare the unfolding of events with his holiness Asaramji Bapu's case, it becomes evident that the law is not equal for all, or at least some people are allowed to be whimsical in their compliance of the law. Take the case of Tarun Tejpal which is still fresh in public consciousness.

One will recall how it did not take very long for the police to crack down on everything related to Bapu whereas when it came to Tarun Tejpal's case that sense of urgency was missing. Moreover, for someone who compares both cases with an impartial eye will realize that Tarun Tejpal and his entire organization was misogynist. Ex-employees of Tehelka point out that the discrimination against women was officially sanctioned. In stark contrast, Asaramji Bapu had always been an advocate of respect and equality for women. Why is it then one was allowed so many days to roam freely while an aged saint who has rendered limitless service for mankind criticized attending a funeral? This is nothing but differential treatment because revered Asaramji Bapu was an easy target for the media. It's high time that we #StopMediaTrial

 Reference:

India editor Tarun Tejpal arrested after bail rejected - BBC News, 30 Nov, 2013

Tehelka case: Tarun Tejpal taken for sexual potency test - NDTV December 2, 2013

Regulation of Electronic Media - - The Targeted Saints

In less than 2 decades Indian media has grown exponentially. In 1991, there were only a handful of channels and they were owned by the national broadcaster Doordarshan and apart from that there were just the BBC World service and VOA (Voice of America), since then the scene has changed beyond recognition thanks to thriving joint ventures taking place between Indian entities and foreign owned channels like Star, Zee and NDTV among many others. These new collaborations along with international, national and local broadcasters have multiplied by bacteria on a Petri dish! These channels, websites and news portals are run by powerful elite who have an interest in news that is published in newspapers and media channels they own. There is no overseeing body to oversee operations and news published by any of these media outlets. This has at times scared people and raised concerns  about censorship that is largely absent in electronic media. It has brought infamy to many including religious saints and social workers such as Asaramji Bapu.

In case of print media, The Press Council of India governs the conduct of what is published in print, but electronic media does not to date have anything comparable to the PCI. Despite concerns being raised to bring electronic media under the purview of PCI nothing concrete has happened till date. As a result of that a lot of harm has come and until a competitive body is formed there are very little hopes of electronic media refraining from circulating manufactured evidence for their personal gains. One such case of the Indian media doing harm than good is shameful handling of the Ishrat Jahan murder case. The Intelligence Bureau created fake evidence against the young student to which it admitted publicly, but the media could not lose out on the fact that the news was helping media companies generate immense public interest and hence money.

Even when irregularities and inconsistencies appear, the corrupt media houses that bend the truth for their benefit do not get anything more than a cursory finger wag or symbolic warnings that do not serve any purpose. The complicated, corrupt and unregulated media is not playing the role it was expected to, instead it is brining money into the coffers of these media bodies. The issue of regulating electronic media by the state is a sensitive one because doing so would be an anathema to democracy where putting media under the direct control of the state is not ideal or desirable. The desperation of the media houses to satisfy its need for TRPs do not stop at sullying dignitaries or leaders it goes beyond destroying the moral fabric of the society as well, hence some sort of legislation in electronic media is imminent.