Number Of Deras And Holy Men Of India And Punjab

[harryss]

There are 9,000 deras in punjab

http://www.outlookindia.com/printarticle.aspx?234750

and 3 to 4 million sadhus in india

my questions are, are they doing anything good for sikhi or india

it seems to me with 3 to 4 million sadhus  they can accomplish alot

but for thousands of years they have not changed but the socity around

them have.

Think 100 years ago we were riding on horses and know were going to space

and have jets that can take us across the world in record time.

why hasen't the sadhus have done more for the society there still doing

the same things they were doing hundreth year ago begging for something

to eat and saying they can remove curses from us.

don't you see that most of the sadhus are corrupt and that the true ones don't tell you.

how many times did Guru Nanak and our Gurus say they are among the lowly.

people should stop following these sadhus and begain to read the Guru Granth Sahib and follow it.

Please note that i am only talking of corrupt sants and sadhus.

[mohinder pal]

HUKAME ANDAR SAB KO BAHAR HUKAM NA KOE, NANAK HUKME JE BHUJE TA HAUME KAHE NA KOI.

Out of 100% Fake and Lies; Only 1% or less than 1% is Truth. I eman to say out of the figure you have provided in ur post; Out of this only 1% or less than that would be Truth in terms of Real Sadhu or Sant who is actually doing Seva for the Panth; Rest maybe just doing it for the sake of Money. God Knows bcz Manmukh and Gurmukh are creation of the Akal Purakh. AKAL KNOWS IT BETTER THAN US.

[Singh559]

This makes me feel pretty bad...Punjab's situation is horrible...Sant Jarnail Singh Ji Bhindranwale, we need you, or more importantly we need ourselves!

We have the power to make changes as well.

[harryss]

Maybe someone knows if there is a real saint who works for the panth and is gupt. And doesn't care about the money or fame.

I think maybe Giani Thakur Singh Ji Damdami taksal wala is doing excellent seva for the panth.

[sikhthetruth]

Theres loads of mahapursh that do excellent seva for the panth but we wont be able to recognise them without having some kamai ourselves as kaljug and maya are doing their job and pulling the wool over our eyes!!

[ssinghuk]

Waheguroo jee kaa Khalsaa Waheguroo jee kee Fathe

'SikhTheTruth' thats very true! (Pardon the pun) also Mahapursh don't like to publicise their sewa.

Please note, if you read closely, this article uses comments from people Dilgeer, Spokesman as well as 'Prof' Darshan 'Singh' so take with a LUMP of salt!!!

Waheguroo jee kaa Khalsaa Waheguroo jee kee Fathe

[Bundha]

my questions are, are they doing anything good for sikhi or india

it seems to me with 3 to 4 million sadhus they can accomplish alot

but for thousands of years they have not changed but the socity around

them have.

bhaiyaa, if it wasn't for Sant Mahapurshes and their simran and tapasia mother earth would be in a worst terrible state then it is in now.

Gurbani says (I think Bhagat Kabir Ji) that this earth was made for simran and those who jap naam, but it has been taken over by thieves and robbers.

It is due to the naam that is being japped on the dharti of India that India is being saved.