Kanchi case: Leave it to Law & let Conscience work
by S. Sankara Subramanian, Melbourne Wednesday, December 15 2004 17:44 Hrs (IST) - World Time
Everything on earth is uncertain. Nothing will accompany when we leave from this earth. Whatever the good deeds we do to the society will stay on earth even after our departure.
If anyone wants to do some good thing to the society then he/she must be a selfless one. That's why every religion preaches that we must quit the worldly affairs. Once we do that we will become selfless people. An ordinary man can't get away from the worldly affairs. Anyone who gets away from such affairs acquires the fundamental qualification to become a Saint.
News about Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi keeps coming like flood in the river. The flood sweeps and carries all unwanted rubbish from the banks of the river.
Shankaracharya's news also carry unthinkable issues like involvement in murder case, news related to sexual harassment, procurement of vast stretches of land, whereabouts of remaining gold which was donated for manufacturing the chariot, and news associated with mysterious deaths of young girls and boys. A Saint supposed to get rid of desires towards land, lady and gold now seems to be in the midst of all these desires.
Highly educated people, high ranking personalities and well-known celebrities who were once treating the Shankaracharya like God are all now not only turning themselves away but also running as much as they can with their heels touching their back.
Keep all the accusations levelled against him aside and leave it to the law to deal with it and allow the conscious to act on its own to get the answer.
If he is really honest and innocent, then the people who had surrounded him all the time will certainly stand with him till the end of the episode.
Now only religious-coated politicians and people like him sailing in the same boat are making a hue and cry. Religion is a sensitive issue and always should be kept inside the place of worship and/or inside four walls of the house.