Holier-Than-Thou: Dalai Lama, Sadguru, Sri Sri And Whatnots

By Sumit Paul, New Age Islam 11 April 2023 "No Human, Whoever He May Be, Is Particularly Holy Or Pious. All Humans Are Flawed And Those, Who're Called Religious And More Holy Than Others, Often Let Us Down By Doing Something That's Outright Stupid, Lewd And Embarrassing." Famous Christian missionary C F Andrews' letter to M K Gandhi "Show Me A Single Flawless Person, Including Those Whom We Foolishly Call Prophets And Reincarnations, Who Graced The Earth And Left It Gracefully Without Committing Even A Tiny Transgression. " Albert Camus Dalai Lama apologises after viral video of him kissing a child ----- This pertains to ' His Holiness' Dalai Lama's now universally viral 'suck my tongue' (Good gracious, he said 'tongue', not something else!) video. However hard his followers and spokesman may try, it was a faux pas that cannot be glossed over. In fact, an attempt to justify or explain it away will only exacerbate it. But if the truth must be told, fault is ours. We give unnecessary importance to all 'holy' and 'religious' people and when they do something shocking and slimy, we find that difficult to reconcile to. We never question the outlandish claims of all these 'holy', ' divine ' and 'stainless' characters and accept their words as oracular truths. We dare not ask this 14th Dalai Lama as to why no woman could ever reach that level of enlightenment as to become the Dalai Lama? Why only men become Dalai Lama? But that will be an act of rank blasphemy. This 'holy' gentleman made many gaffes in the past but got away with them as light-hearted bantering! Now kissing and licking is also a part of this innocuous banter! By giving grovelling respect to all these creepy religious characters and also the ' prophets' of yore, we subconsciously exonerate them of all their misdeeds and sexual capers. Fault is ours because we emboldened these guys. Bring them down to earth and treat them as plain humans. These people thrive on our collective credulity. Strip them of all big titles like Dalai Lama, Sadguru, Sri Sri and whatnots. These religious people have a clandestine physical side. Since almost all religions expect celibacy from their preachers and religious heads, natural carnal desires remain unfulfilled, repressed and suppressed. These pent up desires often erupt as sexual perversions and paedophilia. This is an anatomical fact that cannot be ignored. See, what has been happening in Catholic churches for many centuries. So, get married or have a partner and then preach spirituality. We should also not extol celibacy, esp. the celibacy of religious people. They're sexually the most dangerous and dirty characters. Stop venerating this 88-yr-old Dalai Lama who was sheltered by Nehru which permanently angered China. ------ A regular columnist for New Age Islam, Sumit Paul is a researcher in comparative religions, with special reference to Islam. He has contributed articles to the world's premier publications in several languages including Persian. URL: https://newageislam.com/spiritual-meditations/holier-thou-dalai-lama-sadguru/d/129531 New Age Islam, Islam Online, Islamic Website, African Muslim News, Arab World News, South Asia News, Indian Muslim News, World Muslim News, Women in Islam, Islamic Feminism, Arab Women, Women In Arab, Islamophobia in America, Muslim Women in West, Islam Women and Feminism