Of Gods and godmen

Recent scandals relating to a south indian teacher has sparked lots of controversy, anger and confusion. I found myself asking the question, how to trust and like a teacher anymore? I've liked Eckhart Tolle's teachings. If someday in future, he does something that's questioned legally, would it make his teachings less true? I have to admit that I did like what Nithyananda taught. Not because of who he was, who he claimed to be or who he will be in future. I dont think the law of gravity is any less so, if Newton had wronged someone. We just have to separate the message from the messenger and discern right from wrong on our own.

I'm a firm believer of everybody being innately divine and intelligent. Sometimes our dormant wisdom gets a spark if we hear it being said by someone in a succint and clear manner. We merely remember what we already knew, when we hear messages that ring true.

The spark of deja vu happened to me, when I heard Louise Hay say that our thoughts create our future, when I heard Abraham say that the law of attraction is one of foremost truths of our universe, when Eckhart talked of the present moment being the only thing that's real - any message that celebrated human spirit and reiterated that happiness is the only true goal worth pursuing, resonated well with me.

Nithyananda's message was one such - it focused on personal freedom, scientific basis for spirituality and concepts that my head and heart could concur on. His personal life is under attack now. I don't know his personality, so I don't want to pass judgment, but I can talk of messages from him, that seemed true to my being. And to all my teachers, even those that are flawed in personal life, I'm thankful for making a difference. I'm not defending or deflecting what Nithyananda did or didnt do - its just that it does not matter to me, as I want to place faith, not in the teacher, only the essence of what's taught.