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Ustat-the main reason behind success of baba culture


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17 hours ago, Ranjeet01 said:

There have  always been these sant baba types in Punjab but it seems that over the last few decades it has mushroomed.

I think that this could be due certain factors:

As Punjab has got more materialistic and people have become more aspirational, this has resulted in increased problems such as health, wealth etc and people have got more desperate.

So they have fallen into the trap of going to these babas for a quick fix of their problems.

I wonder when there was less of rat race, less materialism, less complications and generally more contentment whether people followed these babas

 

I forget where this originates in Gurbani or Vaaran, but one of the characteristics of a Guru, Saint, Master, is they don't need your money. 

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Baba/Dera culture is largely cult of personality.

Punjab and India has been going through this for thousands of years.

It is not a uniquely a religious phenomenon, it's a human phenomenon. 

Even the non-religious secular people do this. That Noam Chomsky has many followers and people treat him like a Baba (he looks like one these days). People deify him and these are atheists. 

 

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1 hour ago, Premi5 said:

There are genuine Sants though that can deliver Sangat towards Sikhi/Sachkhand direction much quicker/more easily than if they try without such Guru/teacher. 

Whoever is laughing, please reply and explain yourself ?

You know for example, there are whole Astpadhis in Sri Sukhmani Sahib telling of the greatness and importance of 'Sant'

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2 minutes ago, shastarSingh said:

No doubt there are great gurmukhs and saints.

A true sant will never enjoy his own ustat.

He will inspire people to do ustat of the Great Guru and the Akal Purakh ji.

Only God and Guru Sahib ji are perfect.

Even an accomplished saint can make mistake.

Respect a true saint but only give space to ustat of Guru Sahibaan and Akal Purakh in your mind.

 

 

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