The United States of America continues to be big market for godmen of all shades, Buddhist and Hindu. It has been indeed the India’s cutting-edge exports since Rajneesh of Osho fame landed in the U.S. in 1990s, followed by the Karmapa cult of the Tibetian Buddhists finding a ready and prosperous market. Here is an interesting story about the miraculous powers of godmen which has the potential of entrancing willing audiences, fed up with the materialistic pursuit and searching for a solace in the company of godmen.



One of the favoured godman went to tend thousands of distressed souls in Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu province of India just after the area was hit by the devastating tsunami. As his cavalcade of countless cars neared the spot, someone, possibly an evil rationalist, set off a wicked rumour. A second tsunami was about to strike. The godman made a quick assessment of his own powers versus those of the cosmos. Finding these a total mismatch, he turned his car around to hightail it to safety. The result of the entire caravan doing the same in panic caused the biggest traffic jam seen on that stretch of the highway.



via The Hindu