O J’s Corner
God is sold for a price
Satan quotes the bible more often than the evangelist, so goes the saying. Frauds thrive during kaliyug. Everything is out there for a price. Faith, salvation, healing, miracle all are offered for a price. In the bargain, fraudsters become millionaires overnight. They take advantage of the gullible, whose mounting problems, diseases, hardships and the like force them to grab any offer of a panacea.

Some people’s promise of the Lord showering a boon every time the mediator asks for it is simply unbelievable. Many healers profess and offer cure for any incurable malady. Naturally, people fall for it. Any kind word or deed showered on a hapless person is more valuable than millions of dollars offered in return for a cure.

The whole universe is the property of God Almighty. That super-power has the authority to do anything with the brahmandakadaaham. Why should that power receive a bribe from the mediator in the form of an offering?

Frauds are there in every religion. Hindu sanyasins are the best of the self-less. Likewise, the Christian, the Muslim and the Buddhist philosophies stand for the betterment of the human race. The black sheep among the leaders of these religions destroy the real philosophies.

The fraudsters are selling off the sanctified philosophies to fetch quick money. Numerous charities and institutions are springing up in the name of the worthy philosophies. These are times of the end of the world as revealed in various scriptures. False leaders would thrive during the times immediately before total destruction.