One of my friends is a staunch devotee of a “godwoman” who commands a large following all over the world.This godwoman, or Mother as she is called is different from other successful godmen or masters having a large following. Most of these masters are either scholars in the scriptures, or well read, or are very good speakers. Some of them show “miracles” like creating ash or ornaments out of nowhere. But this mother, she is not a persuasive speaker, she is definitely not a learned scholar, and she is not known to have shown any miracles. Yet she commands a very large international following.
I asked this friend of mine who is her devotee how it is that such an ordinary woman can attract so many followers, among them being many well educated professionals.
This is what he told me: You think she is not performing miracles because she does not create things from air in front of people. She is performing miracles of a different kind every day. These are all personal miracles.People come to her for solutions to their problems, and after they go back with her blessings they see changes in their lives, their problems miraculously resolve themselves. To these people, the mitigation of their problems for which they have sought her blessings is nothing short of a miracle, and so they continue to be her devotees.
She is performing miracles, but these are private miracles.
What do you think? Please comment below.