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आश्रमों को बदनाम करना बंद करो || आचार्य प्रशांत (2021)
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Dharma
Ashram
Media Conspiracy
Sanatana Dharma
Sadhu
Spirituality
Upanishads
Adharma
Description

Acharya Prashant responds to a questioner who claims that the greatest unrighteousness is found in ashrams, the centers of righteousness. The speaker challenges this assertion, asking how many ashrams the questioner has personally visited to form such an opinion. He suggests that this perception is not based on experience but is a result of media influence. He points out that if one searches for 'ashram' online, the results are dominated by images from a web series, not of actual saints or sages. This, he argues, is how a negative image of ashrams has been planted in the public mind. The speaker elaborates that over the past decade, the media has sensationalized certain incidents of wrongdoing in some ashrams. While acknowledging that these immoral and illegal acts did happen and were rightly punished, he contends that there was an agenda to use these isolated cases to defame righteousness (Dharma) itself, particularly Sanatana Dharma (Hinduism). He states that most Hindus today are so only by name, lacking a real connection to their scriptures like the Vedas or the Gita. This disconnect makes them susceptible to such propaganda. He argues that the public is made to believe they are receiving news, but they are actually being fed an agenda to discredit spirituality. Acharya Prashant contrasts this media-created image with the reality of most ashrams, especially in places like Rishikesh. He describes them as small, simple places where a few saints live austere lives, chanting God's name. He invites the questioner to visit these places and see for himself that they are not dens of unrighteousness. He asserts that the presence of a true saint can positively transform the atmosphere of a locality, reducing crime and negative thoughts. He laments that such true saints are disappearing, and the very words 'baba' (a term for a holy man) and 'ashram' have been vilified. He questions why those who make films defaming ashrams do not expose the corruption in their own industries, like Bollywood. He concludes that there is a deliberate conspiracy to destroy spirituality, and the public is unknowingly consuming this toxic ideology disguised as entertainment. He agrees that fake religious leaders who spread superstition must be opposed, as they also contribute to the defamation of Dharma. However, he points out that a media with an anti-Dharma agenda would not expose these fake gurus, because their existence serves the purpose of sinking Dharma itself. He uses a cricket analogy to explain that the opposing team would not want to get a bad batsman out, as it would bring a better player to the crease; similarly, the anti-Dharma forces are happy to let fake gurus continue their work.