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ls workshop) Quest In Reality………-140
His disciples had taken on lease, at a very exorbitant price, a top-class hotel and converted it into a temporary commune for their Master. He was enjoying its serenity though it was costing his disciples a fortune. Though he did seem to enjoy the comforts of the material world and engaged them conspicuously, these left no mark on his philosophy.
Umeshwari was originally attracted to her Master by his sheer intellect. He was an intellectual giant in flesh and blood. Thereafter from a mere curious onlooker, she had gradually graduated to a chief disciple. Her Master had observed in her, perseverance competency and commitment to his philosophy. Her Guru too had transformed from a philosopher to a Master, who was living by his gospel. She had also witnessed thousands of disciples, graduating his philosophy and becoming full grown members of the communes. His word had spread to western world and he had become a living gospel.
Though people, ignorant people, criticized his style of living, they did not realize that stream of his followers were from the West so it was logical, he would live in their style! It was just to please them. He loved his followers so he often allowed them to take liberties with him jus out of love.
The media and the politicians, whom he affronted mercilessly, spread foul rumors about him. But he cared less and continued in his style. Dirty propaganda was aired that he spent millions a month whereas his countrymen were dying of starvation, malnutrition and disease!

He also retaliated by openly branding the politicians as a corrupt lot for looting the country and its poor folk.
Such kind of controversies accompanied him wherever he went, and he even seemed to relish in his misery. He was a living legend and he enjoyed it.
Umeshwari often took liberties with her Master by engaging him in dialogues.
‘Guru Dev’ it is said God only incarnates in India, which is a country of Devatas (Gods/Goddesses)’ Umeshwari once asked.
‘Forget about God, concentrate only on yourself. For your realization do you need a place of worship! Billion and billion of rupees have been spent on building places of worship in this country. For centuries country men of this nation had been investing their fortunes in building temples which every invader ransacked and looted. If only they had avoided this colossal waste which ultimately filled the coffers of the invaders and instead invested that wealth for the betterment of its people no invader would have dared to attack and loot this country. But despite this all, ignorant people of this country willfully wasted their resources in the restoration of temples rather than in the building of the Nation. This country had vast resources but religious heads amassed them in temples for their selfish gains by exploiting the common folks. These religious heads became so powerful that they created their own chiefdoms and ruled like kings. Their exploitation of poor was so systematic that they installed religious regimentation by way of ritualism in every sphere of their lives. Right from birth to death services of priests were needed to perform religious rites. Fear of death, calamity, misfortunes, and sorrows were the basic tools and they (Priests) devised rituals for their own amelioration. By this way their grip on their people was complete. They exploited them, from birth to death, not only their grains, free services and wealth but their lives also. People not only surrendered their hard earned grains for the temples but fought for their defense against every invader. None fought against the defense of this country.
Had these resources been utilized in improving the lot of the poor people of this country, it would have ushered in an affluent society and a wealthy country.
But alas nothing is changed even now! In place of priests, political lords have taken over this country and in the name of socialism they are fleecing the poor and filling their own coffers. Goons, ruffians are ruling today. They are feeding the poor with tall slogans but in return are erecting tall buildings for themselves by swindling the national resources and massive foreign aid. (Till the early nineties India needed massive foreign aid but only a pittance came-by but with a lot of strings)
For the last two thousand years India’s society has been ruthlessly fleeced by its own people, whether in the garb of priests or politicians or by foreign invaders by exploiting its major weakness of religion. Religion has been the cause of its downfall. If it were to resurrect itself again, it shall have to forego its religious inheritance and adopt the western system otherwise it is doomed.
‘Master, if religion were to go, what would replace it?’
‘The ‘Reality’ my dear child!’ Was the calm reply of the Master.
Tbc…..