We should get away from the wicked saint externally. We should also get away from the wicked saint internally from our mind. If we keep a wicked saint in our mind or thoughts, our mind will for sure be spoiled.
A wicked saint should be considered dead. They are dead bodies and are not worth a touch. Their view of Bhagwan is lifeless. We should get away from them as soon as possible.
If any of our relatives is dead and if we keep the dead body at home for longer durations, there will be no problem for the dead body, but we will all be in trouble. All the relatives would complain, “Let us do the cremation as soon as we can. If not, the body will start smelling foul.” So, we don’t keep a dead body around for a longer duration.
It is exactly the same with a wicked saint. If we keep the wicked saint inside our mind, the wicked saint will remain undisturbed, but our mind will be spoiled with a foul smell.
So, Nishkulanand Swami says, discard them as soon as possible. Don’t delay it. Discard them and never think of them.
If someone we know dies, we think about them. We think, “They were so good,” “They did those works,” and so on. Even if the dead person is an unworthy soul, he is said to be a great soul, though we will not go into the details (as we don’t know how exactly he is great).
Don’t even tell others that that wicked saint is great. Otherwise, people might really think he is great.
Nishkulanand Swami says that “I am not telling you blindly. I did enough research and analysis before bringing it in writing.”
How can we call a living wicked-saint as dead?
Wicked saints are roaming around us. How can we say they are dead? A person is called dead when they are unconscious, senseless, and immovable, right?
A snake even if dead will keep moving its tail for quite some time. It looks as if it is alive though it is already dead.
When someone beats a snake to death, where do they beat? They beat at the upper and middle parts of the snake. If the upper and middle parts of the snake are dead, then it is dead. Yet, it might keep moving its tail for quite some time. And so, we can’t say a snake is alive by seeing its moving tail.
Similarly, a wicked saint might follow rules and regulations up to the mark. Then, how can we say they are dead?
Saintliness is not about living as per rules and regulations. The breath of saintliness is good intentions that are dead in a wicked saint. With good intentions dead, consider that all the other parts of their body are dead and keep away from them.
Good intentions are the life of a saint. If intentions are good, saintliness is alive in him; if intentions are bad, saintliness is dead in him.
An ocean has whales, sharks, large fishes, small fishes, and other water-living animals. Until when does the ocean keep those animals inside waters? Until they are alive. Once they are dead, the ocean throws the dead animals out of the water toward the bay.
Similarly, satsang is a form of the ocean in which all the big and small devotees live in. Making Maharaj happy is the life of everyone in satsang; Following the teachings and instructions of Maharaj is the breath of everyone in satsang. The one who lives such a life and the one who has such a breath is safe in satsang. Once we stop having such a life and stop breathing such a breath, we will be dead, and we will be thrown out of satsang.
So, Nishkulanand Swami says that, look at your own self and make sure you are not in the category of the dead.
References:
- Chosathpadi Katha Part 27 (Pad 41-42).
- Chosathpadi Katha Part 28 (Pad 43-46).