I was fortunate to have managed to take an early morning dip at the Kumbh the last time it took place in Haridwar. A group of Italian journalists had come to cover the event and were staying at my hotel. They were excited to meet people who had achieved or were on the path of salvation. When the group returned to the hotel in the evening, I noticed that some of them had bandages on their heads, one had a swollen eye, another a plastered arm. I knew what had happened, but out of politeness, I asked them. One of them said, “A sadhu hit me. Why would he do that?” I inquired if he had met a specific kind of man and was told not to click his picture, but he still did. His reply was a yes. I explained to him that real sadhus do not meet or talk about their experiences to people, least of all to journalists. It is only wannabes (people like me, at that time) who want to show off their half-baked knowledge or the ones who have no idea about yog but want to sell their disto...
Journey of the spirit 'Sanatan Kriya'