Those Gurus who glorify themselves as God and collect money by promising people instant realization are frauds. +

Some Gurus and self-declared Godmen say: "I am God." This presupposes that they have the same miraculous and creative powers of God. They do not, however, display possession of such power. Such is the fallacy of their logic.

The Gurus who declare “I am God or “I am Brahman" are merely repeating like parrots words which they have read in the scriptures or heard. It does not prove that they have realized the ultimate truth or Brahman or God in truth.

With bookish or hearsay knowledge, it is unable to prove that everything is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. One has to do lots of homework to realize the Soul, the Self.

A Guru who speaks of knowing Brahman within the body is thinking only of his head or heart, i.e., of his body. He is hallucinating.

Some religious Gurus give medicinal herbs and cure people, the latter then fall into the fallacy of attributing their cure to the Swami's spiritual power, status, or greatness. Those Gurus may have expert knowledge of herbs, but that does not prove they are Gnanis.

The stories of nonbelievers coming to a Guru, denouncing him as a deceiver, and then suddenly being converted to faith in him are easily explicable. Both attitudes are merely emotional. One emotion succeeded another; it is in the nature of emotion to change. People are emotionally carried off their feet when they first visit a famous Guru.

Gurus who propagate Samadhi through sexual intercourse are not Gnanis. Sexual intercourse has nothing to do with the invisible Soul, which is the ever formless, timeless, and spaceless existence.

Those who indulge in sexual activities to get enlightenment will permanently remain in the prison of the dualistic illusion. They are unfit to acquire Self-knowledge.

Those Gurus who glorify themselves as God and collect money by promising people instant realization are frauds.

Whoever speaks of knowing Brahman within us is thinking only of his body. He is hallucinating about getting instant realization because he is an intellectual. He thinks he has read and understood everything. Gurudom has nothing to do with Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Religious Gurus are concerned with the welfare of humanity, propagating love, peace, harmony, and compassion to the populace.

Humanity belongs to the dualistic illusion. Spirituality is beyond the dualistic illusion. Mixing religion and spirituality is like mixing oil and water. Religion has nothing to do with spirituality. Religion has nothing to do with the ultimate truth or Brahman. : ~Santthosh Kumaar