Blind Faith And Doubting Toms Poem by Aniruddha Pathak

Leading a herd of ‘sheep' he comes,
A shawl may hang from his shoulder,
He thinks he's virtue's sole upholder,
Old refrains, much chewed stuff he hums:
It helps to doubt not what is said,
Questioning may help you not,
Nor thinking a heretic thought,
Wavering mind sits on devil's head,
Invest in me your trust, cultivate faith,
To think otherwise worst is than death;
God in me speaks truth ultimate,
Sin it is doubting guru's word—
A sure way to heavenly world,
So, gather up to feather your fate.

He cares little for a thinking mind,
Nor yet for an intellectual,
He prefers a pilgrim perpetual—
A trailing sheep trudging behind;
And creates unquestioning clones
Upon a garden path to lead,
Ensures, all sheep the same path tread,
A guru's glory goes by sheep he owns.
But it's soul that guides man to grow,
Followers like sheep scarce would know,
Nor know, ignorance by such men is spread—
He knows, they butter their ashram's bread;
‘Follow me after-life to enjoy,
‘Beware, doubting Toms self-destroy'.
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In Bhagavad-Gita, Krishna told Arjun: I've taught you what the truth is. Ponder over and whatso ye wish do. But most of us hardly remember this. More often we keep in mind what Krishna said: the faithless doubting souls shall get destroyed. And this is what is exploited by many a god-man today.
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Reflections | 03.07.2017 |