Contrasts in how law enforcement and media handled Bapuji case and those of others

Law enforcement forces in a democracy are expected to be impartial and unbiased in their job and for most part they, exceptions arise when strong political forces are at play, calling shots from behind the curtain. Many times in the past we have disparities in the carriage of law and some of these have been very high profile ones that force us to sit up and take cognizance.

Case in point here is Sant Shree AsaramJi Bapu the holy Hindu Saint who has done so much for the poor and downtrodden of our nation and yet the media chose to crucify him without looking for reasons or logic, which is not only pathetic and silly but also belittling of our cultural heritage because this is a direct attack on an important religious figure of the nation. In what appears to be a controversy of with an anti-nationalist innuendo, BapuJi was implicated in a false rape cases. The law enforcement swings into action and swoops him up spectacularly. Thereafter, he is confined in jails and subjected to humiliation and hardships that are meted to hardened criminals.

This was just the beginning, soon after media doubled its effort to malign and bring disrepute to the name of AsaramJi Bapu and later even his son. It was clear that anti-BapuJi forces were at play here and media was happily playing second fiddle in spreading false news about Bapu and everyone else connected to him. The aggression which media and law enforcement displayed was extraordinary in many aspects. To begin with media took for granted that Pujya Shree AsaramJi Bapu was guilty and there was nothing to prevent the downfall of an innocent man who is considered a saint by millions of his followers all over the globe. In the days that followed more such false news was spread unstopped. Only recently has the NBSA heeded to these outrageous incidents and pulled the leash on TRP hungry news channels for spreading wrong information. In a very recent case, three news channels, India TV, News Nation and News 24 were taken to task by a family that was falsely portrayed as willing participants of sex rackets and scandals that are totally unfounded and false.

In stark contrast, several criminal cases of similar nature are pending in court that require attention but for reasons best known to law enforcement forces, these cases do not get as much importance as the bogus case against Bapu is getting. One very recent example of this is the Gurgaon Sadhak family case. On 16th December, a family lodged an FIR against three news channels viz: News 24, India News and News Nation for showing morphed video on national TV, implicating them of being involved in salacious scams involving the Bapu. 13(C) POCSO, IPC 469, 471, 120B and 671 IT acts were invoked but no action has been taken against the CEOs of the news channel yet. The question we ask today - why such disparity in carriage of legal action. There is no doubt in our mind that some deep conspiracy is at play against Sant Shree AsaramJi Bapu.

Sant Sree Asaramji Bapu to finally receive medical attention for fothergill's disease

At the end of a long wait, HH AsaramJi Bapu is finally all set to receive medical attention for his neurological disease commonly known as Trigeminal neuralgia or Fothergill's disease or Trinadi Shool in Hindi. It must be noted that the saint has been suffering from severe headaches and discomfort for the last decade or so and this fact was brought to light by his physician Neta Dwara in court. Conditions aggravate after prolonged tours, loss of sleep or because of change in environmental conditions.

The reason for this neurological discomfort can be traced deep into the human brain where three nerves ophthalmic nerve, the maxillary nerve, and the mandibular nerve come together and become the cause of discomfort ('shool' in Hindi means pain). Reference to this disease can be found in Ayurvdic discourses like 'Charak Sanghita', 'Madhab Bidhan' and 'Asthang Sangrah'.  To know more about Trigeminal neuralgia or Fothergill's disease consult a neurologist or neurosurgeon.

Sant Shree AsaramJi Bapu have been asking for medical attention all these while but the media and those that were busy with maligning his good name did not pay much heed to it. Furthermore, it must be noted that Trigeminal neuralgia cannot be detected with MRI scans, renowned physician Neta Dwara and many others has opined that the only way to get to the core of the issue is through diagnosis. There are several pathological problems of similar nature which medical equipment fails to detect and the only way physicians detect such diseases is by diagnosis.

Thanks to the untiring efforts put by Bapu's lawyers and medical expertise of physicians, the court has finally agreed to refer him to medical attention. The only known successful way to treat this medical condition is an Ayurvedic process known as ShiroDhara and his holiness is all set to benefit from it soon.

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.

Clarification of Charges Levelled Against Asaramji Bapu

On 6th of November 2013, charges were levelled against his holiness, our spiritual leader AsaramJi Bapu at the Jodhpur session court. The details of that charge sheet have already been presented by the media more than once, but there is a need to present it in the true light, details are as follows:

1. The primary charge sheet consists of 15 pages, which consists allegations levelled against AsaramJi Bapu by a female complainant who is a resident of Shahjahanpur.

2. The charge sheet also contains accounts provided by 58 witnesses. Altogether, the charge sheet consists of 1012 pages.

3. Sections and clauses mentioned in the charge sheet are following:

i) IPC (Indian Penal Code) Section 342, 376(2)(f), 376(D), 370(4), 109, 120B, 506

ii) POSCO Act Section 5(f)(g)/6, 7/8, 17

iii) JJ Act Section 23 and 26

It must be noted that there the charge sheet does not contain any charges of rape, it therefore begs the question - why has authorities slapped IPC sections related to rape?

These charges and allegations have been applied because law enforcement authorities were under pressure from the media and conspirators who are planning to malign the good name of the holy saint. The truth is far from these allegations and it will be brought to light once the case is brought to court of law.

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

Question Mark on the Credibility of Accuser of Narayan Sai

Less than a month ago, Satish Wadhwani, the driver, cook and body-guard of Sant Asaramji Bapu's son Narayan Sai brought allegations against his employer that were of similar nature as those level against the saint Asaramji Bapu. 37 years old Wadhwani was picked up by Indore police following a complaint by a woman who claims Wadhwani molested her. This case of violation of decency is crucial to the case pending against Narayan Sai because Satish Wadhawani, the complainant in this case is himself under the scanner after questions have been raised against his moral forthrightness.

Satish Wadhwani - The accuser who became the accused

Not much is known about Satish Wadhwani. It is said that he was in employment of Narayan Sai from 1994 to 2011 and currently works as a broker for betel trade products in the Siyaganj Mandi in Indore, MP. He is a resident of Manik Bagh locality in Indore.

This person shot into limelight thanks to indiscreet attention bestowed to him despite his less than upright credentials. He alleged that Narayan Sai was running money lending and sex rackets from his Khandwa Road ashram.

Turn of events

In less than a month since allegations were raised against the son of Asaramji Bapu, the accuser was nabbed by Indore police and grilled on charges of molestation and sexual assault on a woman.

The question we need to be asking ourself post this turn of events is should the media have given so much weight to the accusations of a person who cannot be credited with a clean moral, let alone compare his work with the selfless service and humanitarian tasks accomplished by Narayan Sai or the saint Asharamji Bapu.

It is rather scary to realize the fact that the media has lost its discrimination in conducting impromptu trials of leading spiritual saints and leaders of our nation. This trial by media should be shunned and brought to end because it encourages fame-hungry crowds to sling mud on dignitaries and leaders for a few minutes in lime light.

Has the media become tool for everyone to use to attain cheap fame? Why was the credibility of the source not ascertained before portraying him as an upright whistle blower? Will the media apologize for the irreparable damage it has brought upon the good name of the saint and his followers? This remains unanswered.

Ruling Over Your Mind – Teachings of Holy Saint Asaramji Bapu

The holy saint Asaramji Bapu explains in his simple teachings how we are lost in the glamour of the west and letting go of our priceless tradition and heritage in our pursuit of the wealth and worthless pleasures. When a person is engaged with the worldly glamour of things around him, he is in being deceived by his restless mind to seek more of the same glittering falseness.

Asaram ji Bapu teaches that if one wishes to attain supreme goodness, he must train his mind to be quiet and steady. The urges of mind must be brought under control because a mind that is allowed to roam freely prevents you from attaining true happiness. To elucidate his teachings, his holiness Asaram ji Bapu uses the example of Prince Uddalak.

Prince Uddalak realized deceptions of the mind at a very early age and he often retreated to the calmness of mountain caves to reflect upon the failures and foolishness to which his mind led. He would take his mind to task every single day and counsel it to stop wandering and running after sensory pleasures of the five senses. Good perfume, taste and good music often distracted him and took his focus away from the all-important task of self realization. Transitory happiness was not what the Prince sought and so he rebuked his mind for impairing his energy, intellect and health. 

Saint Asaram asks a simple question to all his followers who are still strung to the shackles of worldly senses - why doesn't the simple fact dawn on you that all happiness in this world are short lived and transient? You have lost or abandoned all of that in your previous lives, why is it then that you still run after them? Only meditation will lead you to the path of self realization of the true self and that alone should be your sole task. The mind is very deceptive and so it should not be trusted. You should keep a strict vigil on your mind and make it follow all your commands and never let it work the other way round.