Jamdagni Uvaach - 5

Double Standards on Religion: Why Is Hindu Dharma Judged Differently?

In today’s society, a troubling pattern has become increasingly visible. Whenever an individual from a particular religion commits a wrong act, people are quick to separate the individual from the religion. If a Maulana does something wrong, people say the person is wrong but the religion is pure. If a Pastor commits a mistake, it is said that it is his fault but Jesus remains great. If an atheist behaves badly, people claim it is an individual issue and atheism is still humanistic.

However, when a wrong act happens in the context of Hindu Dharma, the reaction suddenly changes. Instead of blaming the individual, people label the entire religion as superstitious or backward. The core problem behind this mindset is lack of knowledge. Many of these judgments come from people who have never studied the Vedas, Puranas, or the philosophical depth of Hindu Dharma. They neither practice it nor understand it, yet they confidently criticize it.

Even more concerning is that many Hindus remain silent during such criticism. This silence is not because they agree, but often because they themselves have not studied their own scriptures. Without knowledge, they cannot explain or defend their tradition. Traditionally, Hindus do not interfere in or criticize other religions. This reflects a value of tolerance. However, when their own tradition is questioned or misrepresented, many choose to remain silent. This silence is not strength; it is often a result of lack of awareness.

If people had studied their own scriptures such as the Vedas, Upanishads, and Puranas, they would not be easily misled. Knowledge gives clarity, and clarity builds confidence. It is important to understand the difference between blind faith and true faith. Blind faith means believing something without understanding. True faith is based on study, reflection, and personal experience.

Hindu Dharma offers a vast body of knowledge for learning and understanding. When a person studies it sincerely, they develop the ability to think independently and make informed decisions. Fraudulent individuals take advantage of ignorance. They use religion as a tool to manipulate people who are emotionally weak or driven by greed and quick gains. Such people are not true followers of any faith. They exploit religion for personal benefit.

A truly spiritual person does not deceive others in the name of God. Instead, they focus on self-discipline, understanding, and inner growth. If someone genuinely wants to grow spiritually, the path is simple. Study the scriptures, reflect on their meaning, and practice sincerely. No one can mislead a person who has knowledge and awareness.

At the same time, spirituality should not be treated as a business or a shortcut to earn money or gain power. If someone approaches spirituality with greed, they themselves become part of the problem. The real solution to all these issues is knowledge and awareness. Instead of blindly reacting or remaining silent, individuals should educate themselves about their own tradition.

If an individual does something wrong, hold that individual accountable. Criticize the action, question it, and oppose it. But blaming an entire religion without understanding it is neither logical nor fair. Respect for one’s own tradition begins with understanding it. When a person understands their roots deeply, they neither fall into blind faith nor into blind criticism.

In the end, ignorance is the root cause of both superstition and division. Knowledge is the only way forward.

जमदग्नि उवाच - 5

जब कोई मौलाना गलत हरकत करे, तो वो इंसान खराब है मजहब तो पाक है।

अगर कोई पादरी गलत काम करे तो वो उसका गलती है, यीशु तो महान है।

कोई नास्तिक गलत काम करे तो वो उसकी गलती है, नास्तिकता तो मानवतावादी है।

पर अगर हिंदू धर्म में कोई नाली का कीड़ा गंदगी करे, तो हिंदू धर्म अंधश्रद्धा है।

और ये वो लोग बोलते है जिन्होंने कभी वेद पढ़े नहीं, पुराण पढ़े नहीं, और ना ही वो हिंदू धर्म मानते है। इसपर हिंदू चुप बैठ जाते है क्यों कि उनको ही उनके धर्म के बारेमे ज्ञान नहीं। 

हिंदू कभी दूसरों के धर्म या मजहब के बारे में नहीं बोलता। पर जब लोग हिंदू धर्म पर सवाल उठाते है तो हिंदू लोग सुन लेते है।

क्यों कि इन्होंने खुद कभी वेद और पुराण नहीं पढ़े है अगर पढ़ते तो कोई इनको पागल बना ही नहीं सकता था। 

दोष किसी धोखेबाज का नहीं है, वो तो नास्तिक है तभी तो देवी देवता की मूर्ति के सामने गंदा काम किया। एक आस्तिक व्यक्ति तो मंदिर में जाकर अगर गंदा विचार भी आए तो आत्मग्लानि से भर जाता है।

दूसरे धर्म और मजहब वालों को हमारे धर्म के बारेमे बोलने से रोको क्यों कि हम किसी के धर्म के बारेमे नहीं बोलते। 

हिंदुओं ये नपुंसकता तुम्हे शोभा नहीं देती, अंधश्रद्धा तब होती है जब किसी भी व्यक्ति, वस्तु या बात पर आंखे मूंदकर भरोसा किया जाता है।

पर यहां भरभर के शास्त्र, वेद, पुराण पड़े है अभ्यास के लिए, अगर पढ़ लोगे तो ज्ञान मिलेगा और वो अंधश्रद्धा नहीं कहलाएगी।

ढोंगी उसी व्यक्ति को लूट सकता है जिसे उसके धर्म का ज्ञान नहीं और जिसके मन में लालच है, बिना कुछ किए बहुत कुछ पाने की लालसा है।

और एक बात याद रखना इन ढोंगी सदैव नास्तिक ही होता है, वो धर्म को मोहरा बनाकर अज्ञानी लोगों की लालच का सहारा लेके उनको लुटने के तरीके ढूंढता है। आस्तिक व्यक्ति कभी भी ईश्वर का नाम लेके किसीको लूटने की मनीषा नहीं रखता।

अगर सच में आध्यात्मिक होना चाहते हो तो शास्त्र, वेद, पुराण पढ़ो अभ्यास करो।

ढोंगी लोग सिर्फ आपकी मानसिकता देखके आपको लुट सकते है, अगर आप खुद साधना उपासना में जुड़े हो तो इनकी औकात नहीं आपको लूटने की क्यों कि इतनी अकल तो आ ही जाती है।

पर अगर अध्यात्म को करियर की दृष्टि से देख रहे हो, पैसा कमाने के लिए सोच रहे हो, तो तुम भी ढोंगी हो। तुम भी पेले जाओगे।

बस इतना कहना चाहूंगा,

व्यक्ति गलत है तो व्यक्ति को गाली दो, विरोध करो।

पर अगर हिंदू होकर अपने ही धर्म को अंधश्रद्धा बोलोगे (वो भी बिना शास्त्र, वेद, पुराण पढ़े) और कोई बोले कि तुम्हारा धर्म तो अंधश्रद्धा है और तुम सुन रहे हो और साथ भी दे रहें हो तो तुम वो नपुसंक हो, जिसकी माता को लोग भरे बाजार में गाली दे रहे है और वो खुद हिजड़े के जैसे ताली बजा रहा है। 

व्यक्ति को कोई गाली दे बुरा बोले तो कोई फरक नहीं पड़ता क्यों कि लोग केवल व्यक्ति के स्वभाव, व्यक्ति के देह, या व्यक्ति के कर्मों को गाली दे सकते है।

पर मेरी आत्मा मेरे सनातन धर्म को कोई गाली दे तो वो मेरी मां है। और मै यहां धर्म की बात कर रहा हु जाती या caste की नहीं सो जातिवादी लोग मेरे से दूर रहे।

और मेरे धर्म को गाली देने वाले हर इंसानी कीड़े को मेरे आत्मा के कण कण से श्राप है। 

शांति!

Jamdagni Uvaach Part - 4

The things written below are completely fictional (for now)

These days the entire world is talking about war and everyone says war should be stopped. On one hand you want change and on the other hand you do not want destruction. But without complete destruction new creation is impossible. Right now the whole world is in a transitional phase. Creation itself wants change. Total destruction will happen and from it a new creation will emerge. Along with the wicked good people will also die and that is how it should be. War does not discriminate between good or bad children or the elderly. An enemy’s bullet will not stop after seeing a child an old person or a woman and a bomb will not ask questions before falling.

Some people used to say nothing will ever change. And now that change actually seems to be coming they are already terrified wondering what will happen next. Now these same people talk about stopping war. The real thing has not even started yet. All countries are just doing net practice. Yet people are already panicking. Right now teams are only being formed about who will stand with which side. The day the teams are finalized the war will truly begin. At that moment no political party or individual will have any control. It will be about survival. Whoever has the strength will live whether that person is a sinner or a virtuous one.

And yes spirituality is just as ruthless. It does not matter how many ritual offerings you performed to Shiva or how many times you went to Kedarnath or Amarnath. The only thing that matters is how much inner spiritual power you possess. Just like in elections it does not matter who served the people. What matters is who received the most votes. The one with greater spiritual power will win not the one who merely lights lamps day and night in devotion or keeps going on pilgrimages.

As for me I fully support war. It should happen. Only then will the garbage be cleared and the endless complaining will end. Some people will lose their lives just hearing the news that war has begun. By 2030 the war will already have happened. Until then Kali will move Baglamukhi will move Bhairavi will move and all the blood thirsty Bhairavas will move. Spirits of the cremation grounds witches and dark forces will dance upon the dead bodies and blood will be consumed. The thirst accumulated across many ages will be quenched.

After that one morning will arrive. The war will end and everything will become quiet. And then another phase will begin. The era of natural disasters like earthquakes floods famine and tsunamis. After a very long time the Earth will begin to shift again and natural calamities will start unfolding. At that time there will be no talk of the future no development and no political parties. The only thought in people’s minds will be survival at any cost. No family no wife or children. If someone manages to stay alive until evening that itself will feel like enough. No one will care about retirement. No one will care about property.

Those who are mentally and physically weak will collapse in the middle of the war itself. The weapons in the hands of Hindu gods and goddesses are not just decorative poses. All gods are warriors whether male or female. If you seek non violence while living in spirituality you will have to die. Because that is what you deserve. Sheep and goats exist mainly to be sacrificed. During the age of war no one will have time to listen to lectures on non violence. Imagine someone organizing a lecture on peace and non violence and suddenly a bomb from the enemy country destroys the entire hall and every peaceful idealist disappears in a moment. I would say that is exactly how it should be. As for meditation contemplation and samadhi even the gods practice them. But in times of war only war. No nonsense please.

During war there will be no rules and no laws. Everyone should arrange for their own protection. You still have one or two years left. Instead of worrying about storing food and water worry about staying alive. You may store supplies but someone could simply kill you and take them away. If you cannot protect yourself how will you protect the supplies you collected. So keep weapons and learn how to use them. Practice. Do it yourself and teach the women in your family too. At that time nobody will care about how educated your daughters in law are how many followers they have how well they dance or what makeup they wear.

The enemy could be anyone. I am not targeting any specific community or person. I oppose all human parasites equally whether they come from a gutter or from the Ganga. Bad bacteria or good bacteria it will not matter. Everyone’s intentions will turn corrupt because in this age of Kali there is hardly any conscience left in humans. Enemies will be watching your women waiting for war to begin so they can seize an opportunity. And you are busy storing food supplies. Good go ahead collect them. Someone else will benefit from them.

At that time no one will care whether someone is a neighbor a friend or a relative. Relationships exist only as long as social order exists. In war social order is the first thing to collapse. Nobody will care what others think about them. Only hunger and the urge to survive will matter. And the only one who deserves to live will be the one who fights.

My words may sound fictional but they will turn into reality. And when they do you will remember my words. But by then there will be no time left. It will already be the moment for you to depart either toward heaven or toward hell.

From my side in advance may the souls of such non violent idealists find peace. Om Shanti Shanti Shanti.

I believe in war not in morality.

Har Har Mahadev Shambho Shankara.

Jamdagni Uvaach Part - 3

It is a misconception that every educated person is right. A degree is not a certificate of character. Many people graduate from universities yet remain internally incomplete, imbalanced, and arrogant. Books have given them vocabulary, not understanding. They can argue, but they cannot live the truth. Their IQ may be high, but in ordinary life situations their patience collapses. Being educated and being aware are two different things. The most dangerous person in society today is the one who knows half and lives under the illusion of knowing it all.

Not every 80-year-old is wise. Do not forget that even donkeys grow old. White hair is not proof of intelligence. Age grows on the body, not automatically on consciousness. If an old man has spent his entire life feeding his ego, hiding his mistakes, and blaming others, then even at eighty he remains foolish. Many elderly people hide their ego behind the word “experience.” What experience? They do not want to change, they do not want to learn, yet they demand respect. Time has tired them, but it has not refined them.

Those who call themselves modern are not the owners of truth either. Dressing a monkey in clothes and teaching it manners does not make it well educated; it only makes it a well trained monkey. Speaking English, quoting science, and mocking tradition is not intelligence. Many so called modern thinkers dismiss spirituality as superstition without understanding either the soul or science. They talk about laboratories but lack the courage to look within. In the name of logic, they have become insensitive. They believe that what cannot be seen does not exist. This is the modern form of ignorance.

The truth is that a person’s worth is not defined by a degree, age, or modern outlook. If there is no morality, no compassion, no balance, and no self reflection within, then no matter how educated, old, or progressive someone appears, they are hollow inside. High IQ can inflate ego. Intelligence without emotional maturity can become destructive. Modernity without spiritual grounding becomes directionless.

Completeness does not come from words; it comes from balance. There must be intelligence, but also compassion. Logic, but also humility. Power, but also restraint. Anyone who does not strive to cultivate these qualities is merely performing humanity, not embodying it. The bitter truth is that educated people are increasing, but awakened people remain rare.

The principle of the horse and the donkey explains this clearly. A horse is fast, attractive, and can charge across a battlefield. It has speed, energy, and impact. But can it carry heavy loads all day across rocky terrain? Every strength has its domain. A donkey is slow and ordinary looking, yet it possesses endurance. It carries weight silently, walks steadily, and tolerates exhaustion. One who worships speed alone will never understand the value of resilience.

Human beings also possess multiple dimensions. The ability to think and analyze, IQ, is not enough. IQ provides intellect, but not direction. EQ gives the power to understand one’s own emotions and those of others, allowing relationships to survive. SQ builds sensitive social connection. CQ, creativity, enables new perspectives and innovation. AQ teaches a person to grow stronger instead of breaking under crisis. MQ provides clear moral judgment between right and wrong. SLQ awakens the thirst to understand life’s ultimate truth.

Without balance among these, a person becomes one dimensional. Intelligence without compassion creates harshness. Emotion without reasoning creates confusion. Social skill without morality creates manipulation. Spiritual language without practice creates hypocrisy. In Indian ideals, such balance is described in the lives of Rama and Krishna. Rama represents moral integrity, discipline, patience, and duty at its peak. Krishna represents strategic brilliance, emotional depth, social mastery, and profound spiritual wisdom. One stands for unwavering righteousness; the other reflects flexible intelligence aligned with higher consciousness.

To say that IQ alone is everything is like saying physical strength alone is enough. Life requires strength guided by wisdom, wisdom softened by compassion, compassion empowered by courage, and courage anchored in self realization. A human being is like a musical instrument. If only one string is tightened while the others remain loose, there will be no music. Harmony arises only when all strings are tuned in proper proportion.

That balance is called completeness.

Jamdagni Uvaach Part - 2

Spirituality is not a bed of roses. It is a battlefield. And the most dangerous part of this battle is that the enemy does not always stand in front of you. It sits inside you. In your thoughts. In your desires. In your so-called spiritual progress. Even the learned get trapped in the illusion of ignorance. The moment someone thinks, “Now I understand,” that is often the moment they are most deeply deceived.

The spiritual path begins softly. A little peace in meditation. A few subtle experiences. Some heightened intuition. And the mind immediately declares, “You are awakened.” This is where the seed of downfall is planted. Attaining siddhis or spiritual powers is not the final goal. But many seekers get stuck there. They experience energy, visions, influence, and assume they have arrived. Getting entangled in powers and abilities is itself a form of illusion. And piercing this illusion is not easy. Even great scholars and advanced practitioners have failed here. Because this trap is not made of iron. It is made of ego. As spiritual abilities grow, a subtle superiority begins to grow with them. The seeker starts seeing others as ordinary and themselves as extraordinary. That division marks the beginning of decay. On the spiritual path, sin is not the greatest danger. Spiritual ego is. When you sin, you know you have fallen. But when ego lifts you up and tells you that you are elevated, you can be falling while believing you are rising.

Here, the enemy is not one. Your mind is your enemy. The mind decorates experiences, creates stories, and crowns you enlightened. Illusion is your enemy because it does not hide truth in darkness. It wraps falsehood in beauty. Negative forces are enemies because they attack precisely where you believe you are strongest. They study your weaknesses hidden behind your strengths. The material world and the people in it can also feel like enemies. Every interaction is a test. Someone insults you and exposes how alive your ego still is. Someone praises you and tests your stability. Someone rejects you. Someone worships you. Each situation is designed to reveal what still binds you. The world becomes a mirror reflecting your unfinished work.

As you cross deeper spiritual levels, an even harsher truth emerges. The guru may begin to appear like an enemy. Not because the guru wishes you harm, but because the intensity of your tests increases. When you move from the physical realm into subtler dimensions of awareness, the examinations become more dangerous. Fear surfaces. Doubt surfaces. Your very identity feels threatened. You may think your teacher has become too harsh. You may feel misunderstood. But in reality, the guru is dismantling your false self. There comes a moment in spiritual awakening when you want to give up. You feel exhausted. You feel stripped. You feel like everything you relied on is collapsing. If you quit at that moment, it may appear that you protected yourself. But spiritually, you failed at the exact doorway you were meant to cross. On the spiritual path, giving up is not passing the test. It is walking out of the examination hall before completing it. Thinking “the guru will handle it” while you retreat is not surrender. It is escape.

True surrender is different. True surrender is when you remain standing even while breaking. When everything feels like it is being taken away, and yet you refuse to abandon your practice. When experiences disappear. When powers go silent. When darkness surrounds your inner world. And still, you do not run. Because beyond that darkness lies real illumination.

The seeker who becomes attached to spiritual powers stops evolving. The one who enjoys siddhis becomes stagnant. The one who declares themselves awakened falls asleep at that very point. On the spiritual journey, progress belongs only to those who can renounce every achievement. Who allow every experience to come and go. Who refuse to define themselves by any state. This path creates the illusion of independence, but walking it alone is nearly impossible. A true spiritual teacher is essential. Yet a real guru does not carry you. A real guru pushes you. A real guru allows you to fall. A real guru gives you the opportunity to rise, but will not walk in your place.

In this spiritual battle, the inner enemies are more dangerous than any outer force. The mind. Ego. Illusion. Fear. Spiritual powers. Praise. Insult. Even the severity of the guru. At every level, there is a test. At every level, there is deception. Anyone who wishes to walk the path of true spiritual awakening must accept this reality. There is no safe zone. Constant awareness is required. Every achievement must be questioned. No experience should be treated as final. The moment you think you have reached the ultimate truth is often the moment illusion tightens its grip.

Getting trapped in ignorance is easy. Getting trapped in knowledge is even easier. But going beyond knowledge is rare. That is real spiritual growth. That is real inner transformation. That is real awakening.

Jamdagni Uvaach Part - 1

The greatest war of life is not against an enemy, but against the demons within yourself. The one who does not understand this will keep losing for lifetimes. Inside every human there is an Arjuna who wants to run away, and a Krishna who says, fight and tear through it. The one who seeks comfort has already fallen. Pleasure, attachment, love, taste, name, hope and all these are merely chains that bind the soul. The world says there is life in love, but the truth is that in love there is bondage. Detachment alone is true freedom. Let everything remain as it is. Abandon the disease of trying to change the world, wisdom lies in changing yourself. Nothing outside is wrong, the disturbance is within you. The one who becomes upset at everything should understand that he is a slave to emotions. A seeker is the one who commands his mind, not the one who takes orders from it.

Ego is the root of every war. As long as “I” is big, every truth of the world remains small. Arjuna understood nothing until he bowed himself, until he abandoned the “I.” And that is the moment of awakening of the soul when a person says, whatever has to happen, let it happen now. When you accept reality as it is, you begin to flow with the Divine and stop fighting. Jealousy, complaints, regret, these are the symptoms of the human insect who has not known himself. The true seeker does not compare himself with anyone. The one who has known himself cannot feel envy. He knows that every soul has a different path. The one who is disturbed by the happiness of others is the creator of his own misery.

There are countless people who run away on seeing death, but very few who can smile at it. The one who fears dying is not worthy of living. Learn the art of dying like Bhishma, when you decide, when you resolve, then leave your breath, because then death comes under your command. Death frightens you only as long as you think you are the body. The day you understand that you are not the body but consciousness, death itself bows to you. Money, respect, security, all these are deceptions. The more you accumulate for the future, the more you disconnect from the present. The seeker who lives in fear of tomorrow loses today’s life. There is only one mantra of life, let go of what you do not truly need. Every object, every relationship, every habit that feels like a burden, cut it away. Freedom does not come from decoration, it comes from renunciation.

Respect the gods, but do not beg from them. The Divine is not the companion of beggars, it is the witness of warriors. The one who does no action and remains drowned only in prayer is deceiving himself. God will not move you, when you rise yourself, God stands behind you. That is the state of witness. Love, lust, and emotion are the three sweetest poisons. The one who rises above them is the yogi. The one who considers love as possession is misguided. The one who mistakes lust for love is an animal. The one who observes all of this yet does not get bound is the messenger of the Divine. Place has no meaning, state has meaning. Whether you sit in a palace or in a cave, if the mind is steady, that itself is a pilgrimage. If the mind is restless, even heaven becomes hell. There is no geography to spiritual practice, only balance of mind.

Always place honor above the body. The body is मिट्टी, but dignity is immortal. The one who compromises his truth, no matter how long he lives, is already dead. The one who does not deviate from his path is truly alive. The value of life is not measured by breaths, but by resolve. Dharma does not mean worship, it means remaining firm on your path. Arjuna fought a war, Rama lived in exile, Krishna smiled in the battlefield, their truth was one: the one who did not move from his dharma became free. That is yoga, that is meditation, that is Brahman.

The world will try every moment to make you fall. People will say be emotional, love, be sensitive, but the truth is that the more sensitive you are, the weaker you become. The path of spirituality is hard like iron. It does not require sentiment, it requires clarity. It does not require emotion, it requires witnessing. Detachment does not mean running away, it means understanding. When you see that everything is temporary, attachment falls on its own. The one who takes the world too seriously has understood nothing. Life is a game, but the one who thinks it is ultimate loses it. Every day observe the war within you, when the mind feels fear, when it feels jealousy, when it wanders. That is your Kurukshetra. There, you are Krishna and you are Arjuna. When you win the war within, the outer world will bow.

A seeker is the one who walks alone, neither in desire of praise nor in longing for company. The one who stands firm in solitude is connected to Adi Shiva. The one who appears strong in the crowd is broken within. To be alone is a penance. To remain silent is a war. Detachment is a victory. The secret of life is this, hold nothing, ask nothing, fear no one. There is no one born of any mother who can even bend a hair of yours. Just keep watching, keep burning like a volcano, and keep moving forward. And when death stands before you, look at it with the same calmness with which you look at the rising sun. Because for the one who has witnessed life in awareness, death is just another transformation.

Shivansh Haryaksh Jamdagni