Those who mock people for treating gurus as Gods are fools & barbarians: Madras HC Judge

NEW DELHI: A sitting justice of the Madras High Court, making a striking claim, said that those who bash not judge spiritual Gurus arsenic divine are “barbaric.”Justice GR Swaminathan declared that those who disregard the reverence for gurus arsenic unworthy(Ayogya), fools (muttal) and barbarians (kaattumurandi) are, successful fact, the existent barbarians themselves, LiveLaw reported."In Tamil Nadu, determination are definite rationalists who telephone america unworthy(Ayogya), fools (muttal) and barbarians (kaattumurandi) for treating Gurus arsenic Gods. But I americium saying, those who are saying truthful are the existent unworthy(Ayogya), fools (muttal) and barbarians (kaattumurandi)," helium said.The remark, made successful Tamil during a “Guru Vandanam Utsavam” organised by the Hosur Satsangh, followed an anecdote of the judge's idiosyncratic spiritual experience, which, according to him, changed his knowing of faith.Recalling an incidental from his daughter’s graduation travel to Punjab, helium said that helium and his woman were warned against travelling astatine night, though they inactive went up with the journey. "The roads were misty, visibility was poor, and past — the car tyre got punctured,” helium said.His woman knew however to alteration the tyres; thus, she, on with the driver, worked to hole it successful the freezing fog portion helium was chanting “Gurunatha” for astir 30 minutes.

“That chant gave maine strength,” helium said, describing it arsenic a infinitesimal of helplessness that drew him person to his content successful the guiding powerfulness of a guru.Justice Swaminathan past built connected this acquisition to marque a larger spiritual point. “God is abstract,” helium said. “But a Guru is the surviving beingness of God. You cannot interaction the feet of God — but you tin interaction the feet of your Guru.”It was aft this reflection that the justice took purpose astatine what helium described arsenic Tamil Nadu’s self-styled rationalists claiming they are the ones who are barbaric, unworthy and fools.The justice had precocious made headlines for different remark — that helium would “carry Sanatana Dharma adjacent to his heart” for the remainder of his tenure.