The media coverage on Nithyananda has been so biased and one sided. Both sides have not been represented. It is all anti-Nithyananda. We have been associated with Paramahamsa for many years. By repeatedly airing these sleazy 4 minute video clippings of Paramahamsa on public television, the media has not exercised any restraint. So many children and public are watching. It is a visual impact. Anything that is visual has a tremendous impact on the people. By repeatedly telling a lie 10 times it becomes the truth. In this case the media has done this. For those who are not associated with Nithyananda, they will go by what the media says and more importantly what it shows. If people are reacting so negatively to this whole thing, we can’t blame them. The media is responsible for it because of its coverage. It is pathetic, biased act on the part of the media to air these clips and news without exercising restraint. That too on public television. Why was that video clip televised again and again without any restraint? This clearly shows that this is a deep rooted meticulously planned conspiracy to cheat the people and defame Nithyananda and create fear among them for gurus and enlightened masters and bring down Nithyananda’s popularity.
It is not only that. Enlightened masters work on removing the veil of ignorance of the people. Nithyananda was clearly removing this veil and bringing this awakening amongst the people. People have slowly begun to see that their true nature is nothing but bliss. They had also begun to understand how power is in the hands of a few who work for their vested interests and how they are misleading the country and taking away the truth of their existence from them. Too much truth given by the enlightened masters to common man puts these vested individual’s existence in jeopardy. In their utter desperation and insecurity, they indulge in these acts of airing such videos. By doing this they have misinterpreted ruthlessly the beautiful institution of sannyas and enlightened masters. The sanctity of sannyas has been misrepresented. Many do not know or have not experienced the depth and intensity of this institution.
I have lost respect for the media in many ways. What the media telecasts is different from what actually happens. Why are they not looking into both sides involved, investigating and talking to them and finding out the truth? Why are the statements given by Nithyananda’s ashram not being telecast?
Within a short span of 7 years, Nithyananda has touched millions of lives and has transformed it for the better. He has removed the depression and sadness of the people. After meeting him and being touched by his grace they have imbibed the right mental set up to live life joyfully. His life is one of sacrifice, compassion and dedication.
Enlightened masters are only interested in awakening the divinity that lies dormant within each of us. They are not interested in anything else. Nithyananda is one such enlightened master.
Nobody can touch or take away the truths that each of us has experienced with Nithyananda and his teachings. Truth will triumph it is only a question of time.
Annapurani Ramanathan
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Paramahamsa Nithyananda’s Resurrection is not only essential to the great Being’s message of love, compassion and deep sense of gratitude, but it is equally essential to the repair and rehabilitation of the shattered souls like us, His disciples. Nithyananda has come to our succour time and again, whenever we cried and beseeched him for his help, “…… like a bridge over troubled waters……. when friends just can’t be found…..”, etc. as in the famous lines of Simon & Garfunkel. So this is the way we pay back a Being, who until one day was your answer to every problem, real and imagined; and, the next day you trample upon the fallen, without even waiting to hear the other side of the story!
The media feeds on people’s taste for prurience. Godless politicians are ready top pounce on titillating tidbits – after all, they own and therefore manipulate the public taste and the craving for relentless sleaze and key-hole morality. It serves the godless, self-serving politicians’ purpose of selling their newspapers or TV channels better. They stoop to such levels and take the flock of mindless sheep, the public, with them. Isn’t there a law somewhere that says, no man is guilty until proved? No, not in India, the “great” land of tolerance and patience. In our country, your are guilty until proven innocent – because that’s what the media and the salivating politician waiting for vendetta have you believe! Tomorrow it could be anybody, it could be your picture in the news channels – in this age of high- tech morphing, cut-and-paste.
Having Swamiji in our midst again is as essential to man’s faith in spirituality as Jesus' resurrection was to the Christian faith. St. Paul writes in his first letter to the Corinthians "For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures" (1 Corinthians 15:3-4). Paul emphasizes the importance of the Resurrection with his statement "And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain. Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not"
(I Corinthians 15:14-15).
Let’s not forget Swamiji’s core message – follow my teachings, don’t hold on to my being. I don’t believe that his message taught us to be judgmental - to pre-judge and to bury the man that still breathes. We have learned nothing from the great Being! We are writing the epitaph of a Being that cannot die. We are demonstrating true gratitude, aren’t we? Aren’t we, who are now ready to run away and seek yet another ashram or abode, the truly ungrateful? Let us all, for God’s sake, stand behind the great Being and show our solidarity when He is in need.
Nithyanandam!
Dr. N. Ramchandran (a disciple)(posted on 6th Mar., 2010)
Beloved Swamiji,
The negativity that the media is churning out is their problem and the viewers who are supporting it are also joining the rat race. What you have taught us and the love and compassion you have showered upon us cannot be verbalised and the teachings are incomparable. Our gratitude swamiji for being in our lives and transforming us. We will continue to radiate enlightenment.
Nithyanandam
Ma Ananda Jyothiswari
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