Saturday, 4 May 2013



GOD, GODMEN AND WE


I am addressing one of the hotter topics today, often discussed more emotionally than just logically or intellectually. To begin with the issue, I present a comment made about Shri Aniruddha Dhairyadhar Joshi alias Sadguru Shri Aniruddha Bapu. I am presenting the comment and some reactions posted in support of the comment. The reasons of choosing these pieces are mainly two. One is that none of the people contributing have given their real names. So they cannot be identified. Since their identities are hidden, there is less chance of having a personal score to settle with them. So I am likely to be looking more to the contents and less to the people here. Second prominent reason is that most of the issues and comments given by both the writers are those that are raised typically by many of our fellow persons. I have heard these so many times that I realized that these issues are in many minds. So it was necessary to address them some time or the other.

The original statement posted by one Mr. Papillon goes like below. (The bold type as well as italics in the contents is my addition. I can assure all that my only contribution to this piece is these edit items.)

“Another prominent maharaj (Godman) is Sadguru Aniruddha. Sadguru means 'Good Guru'. Aniruddha is a physician & was a general practitioner. He had a clinic in Parel area of Mumbai. But suddenly he got greedy and formed his coterie. They called him avatar (reincarnation) of Sai Baba.

His simple funda was that medical practise wasn't going to give him more money. I have talked with his previous patients. He is good doctor, No doubt. His following is primarily well educated marathi people. The crowd primarily consists of Bramhins (Upper caste). With his popularity increasing his wife also jumped into limelight. Devotees also attributed divine powers to her. One of disciples of Aniruddha is Vaidya, also can be seen in focus.

So in short everyone connected with him has so called divine power. His source of income is money donated by devotees. He charges hefty amount even to visit home of devotees. If you can't afford his fees then his wife or Vaidya will do the favour at less cost. Previously seen as smoker sitting idly in Dadar area he has now bought properties in dadar and Bandra area.

His shoes are carried in Rathyatra (chariot tour) all over Dadar area and you can see the mad crowd.

Now people have started seeing in them reincarnation of Lord Rama, Sita and Laxman. what a way to go man ! One of his disciples Satish Pulekar has also started his own practice of Buwabaji. A decent actor of films, theatre he sports beard and has number of disciples in dadar area.”
Posted 2nd September 2005 by Papillon

It is obviously apparent that Mr. Papillon has clear mind in some issues. But he has allowed his vision to be shadowed in few others. According to him, “Aniruddha is a physician & was a general practitioner. He had a clinic in Parel area of Mumbai…… I have talked with his previous patients. He is good doctor, No doubt.” It is indeed heartening that Mr. Papillon has taken pains to know how was Dr. Aniruddha before he chose to be Sadguru Shri Aniruddha Bapu. So his admission that he (Aniruddha) is a good doctor is based on his interaction with the patients of the latter. Where Mr. Papillon kept himself away from the inferences, this is what he got.

But then there is a catch! Mr. Papillon adds “But suddenly he got greedy and formed his coterie……. His simple funda was that medical practice wasn't going to give him more money…. So in short everyone connected with him has so called divine power.” Now we are in for a trouble. All the above statements are the impressions of Mr. Papillon. How he got this information or what made him believe this way is absolutely obscure. None other than Mr. Papillon has contributed to it; or at least that’s how it appears from the content. Mr. Papillon is totally silent on how he arrived at these conclusions. One answer can, therefore, be these are his impressions, whatever they are worthy of and whatever the reasons be. At best, they are impressions, the reasons of which we don’t know. At worst, they are baseless allegations, recorded at a free space with no supporting evidence mentioned at all. If we have to believe all that is posted here, then the real Avatar will be Mr. Papillon only. He knows the minds of others. Reasons and intentions of anyone are available to him like an open book. He knows why Shri Aniruddha stopped his medical practice and came to be a Sadguru. He knows how he (Aniruddha) earns his money. He knows how the crowd attending rathayatra is mad. It is no wonder then that he knows everything about everybody.

Now, if these are his personal impressions and he has every right to have them, then others have equally valid rights to have impressions that may differ from those of Mr. Papillon. Moreover, the worth of those impressions need not be anyway more or less of the worth of Mr. Papillon. It then becomes a simple matter of difference of opinions or different likes and dislikes. If I like apple and somebody else likes pineapple, both are equally fine, no matter what is worth how much and to that extent it’s democratic. No question of large-scale acceptance or rejection arises in these cases, leave away universal acceptance or rejection. On the other hand if they are baseless allegations, then it talks about the person putting them on the free space for whatever reasons. As Bernard Shaw rightly observed, Peter’s statement about Paul reveals more about Peter than about Paul. It talks volumes about the person who does such an act and not about the person about whom the statements are made.

One need not go far for getting more about the holders of this opinion. On one hand Mr. Papillon has accepted that Dr. Aniruddha is good doctor, no doubt.’ In the very next paragraph, Mr. Papillon says Dr. Aniruddha was a ‘smoker sitting idly in Dadar area. Now, that’s a problem. How a person who is a good doctor, can, at the same time, be a smoker sitting idly? When someone starts contrasting himself, the motives obviously become doubtful. Has Mr. Papillon seen what he wants to see? Is it a case of deciding the inferences first, then choosing the impressions that suit those inferences and then putting them without any objective evidence? I really don’t know. But a serious doubt on the credibility of the person arises.

Another subsequent post of Mr. Papillon, on the same issue, goes something like this.
“Many readers have responded on the post. Shreeyashsinh, your comment that lakhs follow him. Even if crores follow that does not mean he is right. Thats the way Gurus work social compliance. That might work in case of fire and emergency to follow people. But it does not work always. The recent sex scandals of Baba in karnataka are prime examples. He also had lakhs of followers.

When someone claims to have extraordinary powers then the proof also must be extra ordinary.”

You are fair Mr. Papillon to the extent that following of lakhs does not make someone automatically right. But do you think unsubstantiated blogs of a few prove somebody wrong? If you do, then it’s a serious problem. No number can prove something right. But at the same time no words can prove it wrong either. If lakhs follow him, at least there is a serious possibility that the man has contributed to change the lives of his followers for the better. What do allegations without proofs show?

One may argue here that how a common man should get proof. Fair enough! But if a common man knows something or has reasons to doubt the credentials of another like this case, there are ways and means of addressing the issue. Take the example of Mr. Papillon’s above remarks. Titles and changing hands of properties is the information available with revenue authorities in every city. Mr. Papillon can surely get records of properties that he suspects. This information is available under Right to Information Act since it falls under public domain. Mr. Papillon is free to post this information and ask for the source of funds to Shri. Aniruddha. It will at least serve the purpose of his ordinary allegations getting substantiated. I, for one, know surely enough that nothing is charged from the devotees for satsang and discourses (Pravachan) on Thursdays. In Guru Purnima and Aniruddha Purnima festivals also nothing is accepted from devotees of Aniruddha. I have seen cases of gift items brought by visitors to Aniruddha being returned. This is ‘aankho dekhee’. If Mr. Papillon has some other information, it’s the moral responsibility of Mr. Papillon to share the concrete information and save all the innocent devotees from being exploited. Why is he shirking of his responsibility?

The last comment is, however, beyond all imagination. “When someone claims to have extraordinary powers then the proof also must be extra ordinary.” It’s extremely hard to fathom what is expected here. Shri Aniruddha has put-up his entire philosophy in a three-volume book viz. Shreemad Purushaarth. In this book, he has said in black and white that he considers himself ‘friend of his friends’. He does not claim to have any extraordinary powers. In fact, in his speeches, he always speaks against the so called ‘Chamatkaars’ that the likes of Satya Sai Baba are known for. He has categorically said in so many discourses and lectures that he can do no chamatkaars. Only his followers talk of many experiences associated with him which have no rational explanation. But if one wants to go into it, one may verify and check the reasons that the followers attribute to their experiences and if they are not satisfactory, refuse to believe them. It might be fair to do only this much and nothing beyond. Whenever, I come across such logic, it always raises two questions in my mind. One is that even today, Shri Aniruddha does not talk about the people who refuse to accept him or believe in him. Why then the non-believers have to talk so much about him? And second issue is that can we ask someone to produce proof for what his friends talk about him? Or even if we can, why would someone pay heed to us? What is so great about you Mr. Papillon that a person like Aniruddha would listen to you and would want your acceptance stamped to him and would strive for that? A small sub-question of this question is that is it always possible to prove what exists? Can everything that is around us be proved? Or absence of proof is often construed as proof of absence? Social facts are so tricky that measuring all by the one yardstick is often misleading. So it’s advisable to allow every aspect of life to grow by its own set of rules. Whether you agree and accept the rules or not is a different story altogether. But let us not force one set on all.

The post of Mr. Papillon has evoked many responses, as was to be expected. Some of them are from the supporters of the post and some from opponents, again as could be expected. I am dealing with only two of them- one about news and newspapers and the other about beliefs and faiths in thinking. The first one is given below.

“Anonymous
He is fraud dear. A Big Big fraud. Please check how many police cases are registered against him and his trust. This was published in news paper.

Kavita
Hello everyone, Yes, there are few police cases again this man and Aniruddha trust. This is confirmed. This is a big big fraud which no one can imagine.”

What does the above reaction suggest? We will be greatly obliged Mr. Anonymous and Ms. Kavita if you give us some insight into the types of Police cases against the big big fraud viz. Aniruddha and his trust. Are they the cases of extortion or disproportionate assets or money laundering; what are they? At least give some information that you remember. Don’t rely solely on newspapers. I can show you well-established national newspapers, giving blatant false information. So if you remember any details, we shall follow it up by calling for the information under RTI Act. Let us do a sincere attempt for the benefit of one and all. Why not? I am aware of the limitations of demands for proof. So all that we can do, is, building-up a prima-facie case only. Rest of it will be decided by the times. (And finally, if it is a big big fraud no one can imagine, except Ms. Kavita, the most likely probability is that this is her imagination only.)

The other reaction is interesting and often heard typical reaction. It is given below.

“Abhay
PROOF:ANIRUDDHA BAPU-A BIG RASCAL,HIGH QUALITY CHEATER
1) Aniruddha Bapu is a social worker who has falsely claimed to be god.
2) I don't think that he has siddhis and even if he has siddhis, he cannot speak any real philosophy that can benefit others.
3) If he is god, then why is he opening an eye donation center ? Why has he written a book on world war 3 ? Does god write books on World War 3 ?
4) If he is Krishna and his brother is Balarama, why do they wear leather chappals and leather belts ? Krishna and Balarama are protectors of cows.
5) Actually there is no need of quoting scriptures for this particular nonsensical person. He has allowed his followers to superimpose his photo on the virata rupa of the Lord using photoshop. He claims that he is Krishna and Sai Baba simultaneously. Therefore it cannot get stupider than this.
6) Just because his name is Aniruddha, does not mean that he is one of the caturvyuhas. If that were so, anyone called Aniruddha or Krishna could become the Supreme Lord.

Srimad Bhagvatam (5.14.29)
kadäcid éçvarasya bhagavato viñëoç cakrät paramäëv-ädi-dvi-parärdhäpavarga-kälopalakñaëät parivartitena vayasä raàhasä harata äbrahma-tåëa-stambädénäà bhütänäm animiñato miñatäà vitrasta-hådayas tam eveçvaraà käla-cakra-nijäyudhaà säkñäd bhagavantaà yajïa-puruñam anädåtya päkhaëòa-devatäù kaìka-gådhra-baka-vaöa-präyä ärya-samaya-parihåtäù säìketyenäbhidhatte
Translation : The personal weapon used by Lord KrÌ£sÌ£nÌ£a, the disc, is called hari-cakra, the disc of Hari. This cakra is the wheel of time. It expands from the beginning of the atoms up to the time of BrahmÄ
's death, and it controls all activities. It is always revolving and spending the lives of the living entities, from Lord Brahmā down to an insignificant blade of grass. Thus one changes from infancy, to childhood, to youth and maturity, and thus one approaches the end of life. It is impossible to check this wheel of time. This wheel is very exacting because it is the personal weapon of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Sometimes the conditioned soul, fearing the approach of death, wants to worship someone who can save him from imminent danger. Yet he does not care for the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whose weapon is the indefatigable time factor. The conditioned soul instead takes shelter of a man-made god described in unauthorized scriptures. Such gods are like buzzards, vultures, herons and crows. Vedic scriptures do not refer to them. Imminent death is like the attack of a lion, and neither vultures, buzzards, crows nor herons can save one from such an attack. One who takes shelter of unauthorized man-made gods cannot be saved from the clutches of death.
This statement has been given by JadaBharata himself, who is described in the sastras as a paramhamsa vaisnava.

7) If he is Krishna, can he speak Bhagavad Gita and explain all the purports? Can he speak 1 chapter completely?

8) If he is Vishnu, where are his associates? Where is Garuda? And to completely seal the issue, I ask, where is the Vrishni kula??

9) If he is simply a social worker, he should order his followers to stop calling him god. He may have some academic ability, but that does not make anyone god.

10) Sometimes, his followers call him an incarnation of Swami Samarth (who claimed to be Dattatreya, which is another high quality nonsense). If this is true, then where are the mystic powers of Dattatreya ?? Dattatreya is yoga-nÄ
tha - the master of mystic yoga. How is it that, a master of mystic yoga has to open eye-donation hospitals? How is it that he has been seen to be worshipping demigods ? Is Dattatreya a worshipper of demigods ? Does Dattatreya have a brother who is also incarnation of Vishnu? Dattatreya has only 2 brothers, Candra and Durvasa.

11) Such people, who claim to be God, while simultaneously not following any scripture, have not heard about the great responsibility that an incarnation of God executes :

Bhagvad Gita 3.22-24
na me pärthästi kartavyaà
triñu lokeñu kiïcana
nänaväptam aväptavyaà
varta eva ca karmaëi

yadi hy ahaà na varteyaà
jätu karmaëy atandritaù
mama vartmänuvartante
manuñyäù pärtha sarvaçaù

utsédeyur ime lokä
na kuryäà karma ced amah
saìkarasya ca kartä syäm
upahanyäm imäù prajäù
Translation : O son of PrÌ£thÄ
, there is no work prescribed for Me within all the three planetary systems. Nor am I in want of anything, nor have I a need to obtain anything — and yet I am engaged in prescribed duties. For if I ever failed to engage in carefully performing prescribed duties, O Pārtha, certainly all men would follow My path. If I did not perform prescribed duties, all these worlds would be put to ruination. I would be the cause of creating unwanted population, and I would thereby destroy the peace of all living beings.

Prescribed duties means performing duties according varna and ashrama. This Aniruddha Bapu is a modern doctor by profession, which comes in a shudra category. Why has the Supreme Lord descend as a shudra ?? To do social service and open eye banks ??

12) The only difference between Paundraka and his followers and Aniruddha Bapu and his followers is that Paundraka did not have Adobe Photoshop, so he had to make cardboard caturbhuja rupa and pose like that. Aniruddha Bapu is indeed indebted to Adobe for making him god. Without Adobe, he could not have probably have so many variegated forms and incarnations.

13) If you want to read what a real siddha can do, you should read the Chapter of kardama muni in srimad bhagavatam.

14) Ok, so let me for a moment believe that he is a rebirth of SaiBaba (who is just another nonsense, a disturbance to the bhagavatas and follower of no particular philosophy. His only philosophy is that, I am --- and I am great. I will do social service and prove myself to be god)... So let’s say Aniruddha Bapu is SaiBaba. But SaiBaba could cure people's eye problems using magic. Why does this new incarnation have to open eye donation hospitals ???

15) After the disappearance of Tukarama Maharaja, many Maharashtrians have become grossly foolish, taking anyone and everyone to be god. These foolish people of Maharashtra do not know that if there were scheduled to be such an incarnation, many saintly personalities would have described that personality, his father, mother, dynasty in advance. They do not practise what Tukarama Maharaja taught :

harer name harer nama harer namaiva kevalam, kalau nasty eva nasty eva nasty eva gatir anyatha (Brahma Vaivarta Purana)

16) If I am an ordinary man, and I don't know who God is, then how will I know who is God (Aniruddha Bapu or that RaviShankar or Sathya Sai Baba or RamaKrishna) ?? 

17) So, in conclusion, if Aniruddha Bapu is not god, then is he a servant of God ? Yes, but he is not acting in that position. And if he is not acting as a servant of the Lord, then is he acting like a jnani ? No, because he never speaks from sastra. If he is not a jnani, is he a karmi ? No, because karmis are atleast honest enough not to claim to be god. So if he is not a karmi, then is he a yogi ? No, because yogis can demonstrate mystic feats in public, which he has not yet done. So is he one of the members of lower castes ?? No, because the members of lower castes like yavanas and mlecchas do not claim to be god. Then under what category does he fall ?? The conclusion is that he is a pasandi, a complete disturbance to society, a Photoshop version of Paundraka, and this time, not fit to be killed by the Lord. Such people can be delivered if they accept themselves as servants of Krishna and chant Krishna's names themselves, thinking themselves to be servants of Krishna.

bhagavata ye na mane, se yavana sama
tara sastra ache janme janme prabhu yama (Caitanya Bhagavata)

"One who does not accept Srimad Bhagavatam, is a yavana. He will be punished by yamaraja life after life".

Therefore, he shall definitely go to hell, unless he surrenders to Krishna, and his followers will faithfully follow him to that place.”

This is a very interesting reaction. The whole long write-up can be summarized into a simple one-liner. Aniruddha does not behave according to my beliefs or he does not go by the scriptures that I believe are right. So he is no God, but is a rascal and a cheater. Mr. Abhay has a problem of understanding. There is no scripture that wrote how Krishna should behave, before He was born. Scriptures always follow the Lord not precede Him. Basically, according to my information, Aniruddha himself never said he has Siddhis. If he has, then it will make sense to ask for proof. But if ‘I don’t think, so it’s not there’ is the thought, then the real incarnation or ‘Avataar’ has to be Mr. Abhay, simply because what he thinks is the final truth and what he thinks is the only truth. Otherwise, which scripture said or who told him that God doesn’t open an eye donation centre or does not write books? Who, he thinks, is the author of Bhagawad Geeta? Is it Ved Vyaas? No. Vyaas just penned it down. And is it obligatory that God or Sai Baba should always behave the same way and cure all problems by magic alone? Is it that they can’t change their system? Logically nobody can dictate what God should do. It’s solely his wish, his choice. Even creation of Universe is not his duty. When you are thinking at that level, there is no duty, no job nothing; all that remains is his choice, his wish that is supreme. No other rule ever exists. It is stupid to ask whether Aniruddha can speak Bhagawad Geeta. Abhayji, you can visit Ved Paathashaalaas and get scores of students who have entire Bhagawad Geetaa by heart. None of them ever claims to be God. Gods are the ones who create their own Geetaas, not the ones who recite it. None has ever dictated Lord Vishnu, to be born always with Vrishni Kula and Garuda with him. Ram had no Garuda, but had an aero plane instead. Parshuram did not bring Vrushni Kula. Then were they not Vishu’s incarnations? In fact, Mr. Abhay, you have committed several grave mistakes of information in your arguments. Medical profession was never a job of ‘Shudras’. Ayurved is the upa-ved of Rigveda. From humans like Charak and Sushruta to Gods like Ashwinikumars, all practiced medical science and none was a shudra. The facts are far otherwise. Krishna chose to be a chariot driver (saarathee) for Arjuna. That is a shudra activity. He personally entered battlefield to kill Chaanur, Mushtik and Kans. These are khatriya activities. Putting up a trade-based state of the people (Ganaraajya), the Dwaarakaa, is a vaishya activity. It does not matter, however. Krishna is still the same incarnation of God, the Avatar. Fault is at your end, not with the God, Mr. Abhay. He knows what to do and when and how. He arrives to create scriptures and modify them whenever required.

There are some positives of the reaction, nonetheless. Mr. Abhay admits Aniruddha to be a social worker. At many places he has used the term Aniruddha Bapu. That sounds little more sensible. Rest of it is the rhetoric of an “I specialist”.

Mr. Abhay has not considered other fall-outs of his arguments either. According to some of the ardent followers, if Aniruddha has to go to hell, they will gleefully follow him and will be happy doing that. They believe, Aniruddha will convert that hell into heavens and will make it a joyous place. According to some others, only those who talk about Aniruddha in a derogatory way will, in fact, land into hell. What sense does it make to fight on who is going to which hell, when there is no way of verifying it? We better do our duties well and leave the rest to Chitragupta. Let’s not encroach upon his decision and his territory.

Before summing up, I would like to touch one more aspect I always think contributes to such reactions. It is a sad fact in the history of India that we had over six hundred years of foreign rules. I am not referring to the Hoons, Kushans and Shaks. By foreign rule, I mean the Khiljis, the Ghulams, the Mughals and so on until the British. It finally ended by the mid of 20th century. The problem here was that these foreign rulers had a philosophy of their own, unlike the Hoons, Kushans and Shaks. Islam and Christianity are both religions born in the Middle East. They both originated in similar situations in the Palestine area and therefore have some striking similarities. One similarity I am talking about is the approach towards individuals. Both these religions believe that all human beings are lower ranked and they need agencies of higher ranked people called prophets for their upliftment. Their fundamental assumption is that nobody can reach the Almighty or God without surrendering to the prophets and the prophets defined by the scriptures are the only prophets. None can even imagine that he can be equal and be on the same plane as that of Paigambar or Christ. So there are at least 3 different entities viz. God, prophet and common man. India, on the other hand, is dominated by a different faith, the Hinduism. Hinduism believes that every individual, howsoever significant or insignificant it may be, is a part and parcel of the God. ‘Ansh’ or small piece of the universal consciousness called God is the real nature of every individual, irrespective of any differences between individuals. In the ultimate sense, this belief boils down to the assumption that everyone is God. It’s not only Sai Baba or Aniruddha or Tukaram or Nanak or anybody for that matter that are Gods. Each and everybody is God. Our entire philosophy is based on this principle that is termed as Adwait. During about 600+ years of the foreign rule, however, we have taken over their approach to the relation between God and man and have forgotten ours. It’s the difference between ‘None can reach God unless going through me’ and ‘Aham brahmasmi’. If each person is a small portion of the same God and if everyone has to reach the same stage at some or the other time, where is the issue? Sadguru is only a means to improve the speed of this upliftment and transformation. That’s why, according to our philosophy, Sadguru can produce a disciple who is a better individual than the Guru himself since ability of Guru is less important; the dedication of disciple is much more a necessity. ‘मन्त्रे तीर्थे द्विजे देवे, दैवद्न्ये भेषजे गुरौ, यादृशी भावना यस्य - सिद्धिर्भवति तादृशी’ is the fundamental rule. So everybody is on the same path, but in different state of upliftment, is the presumption. If you believe in the values of Hinduism, everyone can claim he is God, albeit under development.

Unless you accept the value statements of philosophies propagating dwaita, (clear-cut  distinction between God and others) you have no way of finding fault with somebody declaring himself as God. You cannot quote from Bhagawat, Bhagawad Geeta and still call a person cheat because he says I am the God. I have to state here that I’m not at all interested in proving that Aniruddha is God or saint or somebody else. All that I am trying to say is that inconsistent logic, ego and self-proclaimed hybrid value systems prove (or disprove) nothing. It only goes to prove what has been quoted earlier from Bernard Shaw. ‘Peter’s statement about Paul speaks more about Peter, than about Paul.” How true it is!

45 comments:

  1. I can counter attack your all (baseless, contradictory) answers but I don't want to that. Because you are devotee of Bapu and you have given completely to him. So I can't break your bond and prove how you are wrong! I even don't want to do that.

    But I would suggests 3 important things (My wife follows this so called godmen so can comment better way. As what I have seen it closely )

    1. Don't waste your TIME and MONEY (especially donations OR Pooja's. like, in 2011 year, Bapu, suchit dada collected money from Pooja of 50000 rupees)

    2. Most important, give importance to your family members first. Godmens later. Always remember your family is going to with you in bad time and day-to-day life! Family should be your priority than Bapu..

    3. Bapu arrange different functions every week/month to gather and celebrate. Instead that, take your family to different locations. You will see new places, ppl, thr life, enjoyment.

    I know my comments are going to affect you if you are real bapu follower (same is happening with me :( )

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    1. correcting as:
      I know my comments are *not* going to affect you if you are real bapu follower (same is happening with me :( )

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    2. Completely agreed..!! My girlfriend & her family wastes almost all money, time & energy behind his shitty programmes, poojas like dattayag.. 1 dattayaag costs around ₹1500.. & they ask to do minimum of 3 or 5 dattayags compulsorily.. Which costs around 4500-7500. Such a nonsense thing.

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    3. Completely agreed..!! My girlfriend & her family wastes almost all money, time & energy behind his shitty programmes, poojas like dattayag.. 1 dattayaag costs around ₹1500.. & they ask to do minimum of 3 or 5 dattayags compulsorily.. Which costs around 4500-7500. Such a nonsense thing.

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    4. Guys if u dont know the real aniruddha bapu is then shut your mouth don't comment�� if u dont want to go there dont go. but dont
      comment .....

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    5. Guys if u dont know the real aniruddha bapu is then shut your mouth don't comment�� if u dont want to go there dont go. but dont
      comment .....

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    6. Mr. Amol, I agree with your. Well written.

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  2. http://www.maayboli.com/hitguj/messages/103384/125069.html?1177352286

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  3. There is no body like sadguru.. only Guru who teach u & that helps u in life for that they get fix month income... but sadguru means it's a business of fraud..

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  4. what a a fraud,another scamster making money by teaching crap.

    no wonder this country has no future.

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    1. Nobody prevents our people Priya ji to use their conscious above all. The biggest virtue I have observed about Aniruddh Bapu is that he neither asks anybody to pay money in any form (give gifts, purchase his books or souvenirs or any other products) nor does he instruct his fellows to follow him blindly. Conscious above all, is one thing I have heard from him many times. And nobody, neither Bapu nor anybody else, has ever asked me how much I have contributed monetarily to the welfare of Bapu Pariwar. What will you call this?

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    2. Hi Ganesh Prasad
      i do understand he never ask for money. But have this simple logic when u guys go to his place where u pray there are stores wheres he sells every thing. Not a single indian worship his god without offering him r her anything its logical. hence his followers with their wish buy stuff from aniruddha foundation to offer god which r recycled every time that makes money plz understand simple calculation.
      OTI of MOTHI AAi per person 40 rs which is just touched to AAI feet and kepy aside for recycling
      minimum of 500 people visit gurushetram regularly out of that 250 people buy products of 40 rs Minimum so per day income minimum is 10,000 on off days weekends its more than three times. this is minimum calculation bro. Now u will tell me he do medical camps and other things he has to do it but only 20% he is spending on all this rest 80% is in his pocket. He dont have to pay salary to volunteers as they all call it shram daan. i Have no problem with it as all temples make money and take advantage of the innocent population. Done forget Babu Follower are marring Babu followers so that this undhvishvas never ends

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    3. Hi Ganesh Prasad
      i do understand he never ask for money. But have this simple logic when u guys go to his place where u pray there are stores wheres he sells every thing. Not a single indian worship his god without offering him r her anything its logical. hence his followers with their wish buy stuff from aniruddha foundation to offer god which r recycled every time that makes money plz understand simple calculation.
      OTI of MOTHI AAi per person 40 rs which is just touched to AAI feet and kepy aside for recycling
      minimum of 500 people visit gurushetram regularly out of that 250 people buy products of 40 rs Minimum so per day income minimum is 10,000 on off days weekends its more than three times. this is minimum calculation bro. Now u will tell me he do medical camps and other things he has to do it but only 20% he is spending on all this rest 80% is in his pocket. He dont have to pay salary to volunteers as they all call it shram daan. i Have no problem with it as all temples make money and take advantage of the innocent population. Done forget Babu Follower are marring Babu followers so that this undhvishvas never ends

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    4. Ketan D... very well said.. I gave divorce to husband because he was ready to leave me and my unborn child for him.. This is what they learn there and they will never change. i feel pity on them

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    5. Sorry for a late reply Ketan D. The point is at every temple and religious place, we find shops for offerings. The devotees are free to buy something or ignore them. I would have agreed with you, if even once I had heard some inner-circle people or long time devotees would even had uttered one word about what they offered to Bapu and how they were benefited from it. I am now in a position where I can very humbly say that almost all the senior executives of all the organisations under Aniruddha Upasana umbrella know me. None ever has asked me about any offerings nor have I heard a single word about any purchases anywhere. My personal experience is that a person is identified by abilities and dedication- no matter how much money he spends. If we come, see and experience without prejudices, we can differentiate between common man's needs and the Godman's needs. If the common man feels good having bought something, it's his or her limitation as a person. How can we blame somebody else for that?
      The reaction of unknown is even more vague. Right from 13th Century, when Saint Gyaneshwar's father left home for Varanasi, people have dedication in various forms. Its the nature of that person. Bapu, as far as I know, has never ever preached of dumping one's family and leave them. Can't we differentiate between a person's trends and the Guru's teachings. Alas, why common sense is so uncommon in our senses?

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    6. Hello Mr. Ganesh Prasad,
      So you are a regular writer in Prateksha The paper issues by Mr. Aniruddha Bapu and a banker by profession, a very senior man too. Great To know that. Let talk on a serious note now.

      Firstly i would like to apologise to reply so late on your comment.

      Kindly Clear my Point one by one as i feel you are very much associated with his trust and know things clearly about him.

      1. He says he is not god (True) then what is aniruddha chalisa a new version of hanuman chalisa
      why he sells his photos and why his sleepers are carried on head twice a year, for which you guys pay. why his photos are always decorate with flowers. why people do arati on his name below guru shetram and he allow that. if he is not god i suppose he should stop it right Mr. Ganesh Prasad. Atlese Arati of Anirudha name. please od not tell me aniruddha is gods name in vedas n all give clear answer.

      2. Yes he do lot of social work that true, but the money flow from his followers dear. Remember the pooja he told to do for good health of family costing 35,000/- and people blindly did it. one who cant afford hv to stand behind and watch plus people can pay in EMI also. So u get EMI option also. Its not compulsory i agree he doesn't force anyone I agree but why he has to say this to people to do pooja. N if he want to do make it free y payable. God dont ask anything right where that money goes please explain.

      3. Poojas are conducted in Hari guru gram, Jui Nagar , Gurushetram by his followers not for free sir. All cost money which goes in his pocket or should i say Suchit dada, vaibhav Karnik & the big man Swapnil (adopted by Suchit Dada) if he wanted to adopt he would have adopted a child from adoption centre why he adopted a man who already have parents and is more than 25 years of age whats the logic behind it please explain.

      4. Kolhapur Medical Camps n all i agree its indeed a good job done by him on the money and donations received by his followers. people take leave from offices and work to attend all this camps he arranges working people right. and then this people dont have time for their family members.

      5. What is Aniruddha Pornima. Just because he was born on that day it becomes aniruddha poornima. what sense does it makes.

      6. There is a video on you tube where in aniruddha bapu is talking abt rape prevention after nirbhaya incident there he mentioned chant Aniruddha Chalisa to prevent rape & if thats not possible just chant Aniruddha Aniruddha n no on can touch you. If this is the case i guess our mumbai police should take a leave and enjoy vacation right.

      Kindly address this queries.

      Thanks in Advance .

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    7. Very good observation.... I also don't believe in all these things... This is all bullshit. People r just blindly mad with aniruddha name.... Yellow guys there is a concept like science and please go and refer some science books... Some scientist blogs... Go and search for universe documentary rather than aniruddha... There r many things which r yet to know.. Go and find them. Don't find magic in so called aniruddha Bapu. He is nothing but just a common man... Get that straight in ur minds... Thank u...

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  5. I totally agree with u priya ji. If it is Goin on like this. India will never grow.. It's a shame of Indian mentality. Even so called educated people they also attend such useless functions. Padhelikhe gava
    gavaar.

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    1. No need to worry for the growth of the country. From Chhatrapati Shivaaji to Netaaji Subhaash, scores of shraddhaavans have done the country and its people proud in the world. In fact, today's India is known in the world as Gandhiji's India. And Gandhiji was also a padha-likha gavaar by your definition. the quantum of work performed by these gavaars is many many times more and better than the rationals who take pride in finding faults without ever being able to substantiate them.

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    2. Ganesh Prasad has no answers so he starts blabbering and diverting the topic.

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  6. I totally agree with u priya ji. If it is Goin on like this. India will never grow.. It's a shame of Indian mentality. Even so called educated people they also attend such useless functions. Padhelikhe gava
    gavaar.

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  7. This zholu bapu has no sense,as of he behaves to be god or avtaarr of sai baba.. but the good thing is even sai baba is rejected by Shankaracharya as god.. and its true as far as scriptures go.. so indirectly this bapu is also fake.
    he earns by selling some bank book kind of books to right gods name .. again collects them and recycle them again sales them and so on and indirectly makes money.
    next he sells cashew , badam etc and make people feed it to the false cow .. again recollects it from back sides and again repacks it again for sale..... so on 20 rs he can earn @2000 rs.
    he prints some newsletter which is full of his glories ..just to brain wash peoples... and followed by some of his blind followers comments or experience which can happen with any one .. but credit given to mr. bapu. ..... and also some fake articles by some sujit dada.... the main zholar of the trust..
    sale some bangles, buttons, soaps, etc which are purchased by followers ....and makes good profit.
    compromises with all the rules of scriptures... and only tells to take his name to be saved...as if he is god..... but in truth none of his followers are living pure devotional life.... they Drink wine, Gamble, chew Tobaacco, eat flesh, etc.. which is forbidden by any true religion....
    from the close associates of bapu it is also known that this bapu himself consumes liquor every night ... which is brought to him by his drivers or peons. And you can see him in mumbai five star hotels dealing busssiness with builders from the money collected from followers.
    he is the middle for politicians who want to convert black money to white , which provides him backing in case of any problems..
    as far as history goes the avtarr of god or messengers of god say christ, budha, mahavir, etc came alone to play their role how come this bapu recived a family packoffer + friends pack offer ... that people even worship his wife, son, friends etc...
    So to the conclusion this Bapu is A total fake .. looting poor Maharashtrian peoples all over...

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  8. Anirudhas principals and the reply too…
    • I am not an avatara, not of anybody. I was always Aniruddha, I am ANIRUDDHA and Aniruddha I will always be .
    Mr. joshi as far as hindu scripture go every one is a soul ..one takes a body in this life time … lives.. at death the soul letgo this body and takes another body…. So how were u anirudha….or how will you be aniirudha afterwards… so in directly you are making people feel as if you are GOD…
    • I am your FRIEND.
    You are only friend of those who bring you money… but god is fair for all.
    • I am the one who SERVES all those who love the divine principles and have unshakable faith in them.
    God says that he serves those who love him as well as those who hate him… you have faith or not….. so who wants your service.
    • I am neither a juggler nor a magician. I can neither do jugglery nor magic. Then what do I have ?
    What I have is LOVE, sheer love and love again. I have nothing but love.
    You are good in jugllery of words, as seen in your lectures and newsletter which brain wash people to see you as god .. and make the remove god from there home and replace your family photo instead.
    • I am a WARRIOR. I enjoy teaching the art of warfare to all those who wish to fight their destiny.
    We are here to achive the destiny… even MBA colleges teach the same.
    • Purity is indeed the one single decisive norm.
    Purity is the force for those who are truthfull, not for cheaters like you, who make money on peoples emotion.
    • Spirituality along with loving and selfless support.
    Spirituality is loving good and depending on gods will .. not any fake person like you….

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  9. Yes I read all the comments.My Brother n his family us totally blindly belive on this bapu. My bro is well educated but waste his time , money & energy by following the so-called sadguru. He used to go @ attend every function conducted by them. Do the vratas told by bapu. That vardhaman varta is totally fake in which u can not eat certain cereals but u can eat non-veg in the dinner. They used to write note book of naam-jup. Instead of writing notebooks take the name of God sincerely. His wife id their Mother called mandai. I am fade up of their so-called andh shraddha. They used to say 'aniruddha gayatri mantra, bachana, aarti n so many things loudly which irritates me.

    The question arises in my mind is why this educated pol waste their time, money n energy on such bhondu buwa n bapu.
    If somebody tries to the to told them they will not listen but get annoyed even my brother also.

    Jab tak in jaise buwa bapu ka bhanda nahi fut jata tab tak unke bhakt log bahi sudhrenge.
    That bapu pariwar use marketing funda to increase bapu's followers.

    For their puja n padukapujan n all other functions where the money came from...Their devotees blindly donate every time.

    I was searching for that topic the fact about the bapu & I find the right place to write.

    Thank u all

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  10. Very true..m with u..how people are blind that they not believe their hard work but utmost trust his bapu n bua like person.

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  11. Just don't understand that I have seen mostly well educated people are following him..

    Wearing lockat of his pic..

    Reason for my last break up was that bapu.. because she was one of his biggest followers..

    N I used to say bad words about that bapu..


    Some times I felt like to slap his followers first..

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  12. I welcome all my friends to express their opinions freely here irrespective of what they want to say (provided there is no gaali-galoch). I apologise to all for not being able to reply in time. But the reasons (discussed in the reply itself) were beyond my control. Kindly bear with me for some more time and I will be back with you. Thank you all!

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  13. These Babas are smart operators.
    Know psychology & eventually will say that it was destiny - next life good correction will take place.

    This life 1 main event will take place
    Debit Bhakta bank a/c && Credit Bapu Bank a/c that's all.

    Whoever charges money BEWARE

    Don't think Krishna charged for lifting govardan or took EMI from Pandavas :)

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  14. What a foolish n kiddish reply Ganesh Prasad.

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  15. Look at his own father brother history at chandansar and bombay hospital.

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  16. Bapu is fake and his followers are stupid westing their time in such buaabazi some say that bapu is Lord Ram his wife is Sita brother is a Laxmana as well as his late mother is one of decimal and also one stupid named Pipadada was employed as Lord Hanuman but he made some fraud, So he was immediately removed

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  17. My husband too has no guilt of physical n mental.agony he caused me..for him bapu is the whole n sole..if i want divorce it just my karma n bapu will look after his well being...such a stupid fake person n fools like my husband surround him..donate not only money but blood n in few years he will.donate body as well

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  18. They say bapu dont ask..but why than selling stores...he uses all deities mantras n in end adds his name....many lost their family ....even the biggest devotee or fan of bapu cannot behave well with daughter in laws how come...if ppl fight its bad karma if forgive n come together thann its bapu ashirwad...u dont get well from illness its ur karma..if u get well than bapu blessed..wah

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  19. Aniruddha means fraud waste of time and money

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  20. This bapu himself called as, "Sai Babab Avtar". But, it is nowhere mentioned in the Shirdi Temple about aniruuddha. He has developed his own mantras, prayers, lockets, soaps, shampoos, lipstick, cosmetics etc. What sense it makes?? Just to make money. There are 33 Crores devtas to pray for. Who are these "Adhunik Baba's"? The people who are following these fake baba's are irritating and behaving like fool in their day to day life and spending huge amount on their poojas, their name writing note-books, billas etc. Study instead and get degree. Instead of fooling people and you have divine powers give them good jobs. The follower of bapu spoiling other families as well when they get married. Instead of buying their "Names Writing Note-Books", buy blank note books from stationery and give to poor children whom are in need. This will be a true blessings. Why there are prayers highlighting their names? Who has written those?? Nanda,a wife of aniruddha is "Cosmetic Devi". What non-sense is this? People following these baba's not even recognise importance of their own parents, but recognise these bhondus as Bapu and Aai. What is Trivikrama? Trivikram is an art of making people Chakrama..!! Shree Sai Baba has given three things to him. Who knows this fake news? There own peoples are spreading these rumers and people are blindly believing. These baba's are even salient to contribute on natural calamities.

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  21. Very true, even I am surprised no where mentioned about him in Shirdi and how people r blindly following him. Why government not taking action against him, where are his bhakts now in such medical crises..?

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  22. aniruddha bapu is 108 percent faken fraud no doubt about that. a doctor doing such things. how can india become a superpower like this.

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  23. choke all his financial sources n reality will automatically come out

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