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Bageshwar Dham Sarkar – A Scientific Perspective

Disclaimer: Please remember that this is neither a religious nor a political commentary but just an academic endeavor to inform the public about Bageshwar Dham Sarkar.

Chapter 2: Is Shri Dhirendra Krishna Shastri Performing Magic?

Magic is based on absolute scientific principles. The practitioner of magic is an artist who has mastered the application of science. However, despite their prowess, the practitioners attribute their finite skill to a deity or force.

Initially, as science was in its infancy, it was thought that magic happened because of some supernatural or mysterious force. Even today, this is the same meaning magic carries (See magic – supernatural phenomenon).

However, as science progressed into a materialistic framework, it was felt that these forces are unexplainable and hence should be kept out of the realm of science. This was prevalent for a long period where actual instances of magic were nullified.

This is the belief that the WIPs (Well-informed Ignorant Persons) continue to have even today despite all supernatural events being studied scientifically. We shall come to that a little later.

The safest explanation the materialistic scientists gave was that it was beyond their understanding. As real supernatural events could not be nullified completely, the so-called modern magicians started imitating these feats.

In modern-day vocabulary, magic means the one orchestrated by stage or field magicians. They started becoming famous because they could create an illusion and entertain the masses. They were efficient in using deception, sleight of hand, misdirection, illusion, conjuring, and trickery.

As they started becoming famous and successful, they and the other so-called scientists began negating supernatural occurrences. It is like artificial jewelers one day saying that the original golden jewels are faked. When every individual is now forced to wear artificial jewels, probably this may become true.

The greatest criticism against Shri Dhirendra Krishna Shastri is that the individuals he picks up are planted by him and his team.

Modern magic is dependent on make-believe. Magicians cannot perform without the 4 Ps – planning, preparation, practice, and perfection. They will need sufficient gadgets and props to successfully perform their magic. Almost all these magicians perform to a small crowd (or close-up groups) when they use planted colleagues. Let them try to plant someone in a crowd of lakhs of people!

Let us see what they are capable of doing. They will prompt you to mentally recall a name or a set of numbers and then they tell out loudly or write down what that name or the set of numbers is. However, Shri Dhirendra Krishna Shastri writes down before the devotee says anything and lists out a series of problems the individual is facing. I don’t think any modern magician can do this!

Another criticism against Shri Dhirendra Krishna Shastri is that he is ‘mind reading’.

All magicians know that the mind reading they do is an illusion but they keep putting up shows and showing off their skills as ‘Mentalists’. If anyone watches the videos on Shri Dhirendra Krishna Shastri’s Divya Darbar, they will immediately come to know that he says something that is not even known to the individual.

The mentalists force the audience to remember without which they can’t perform the tricks. Let them write something beforehand in so much detail as Shri Dhirendra Krishna Shastri does and claim to read the mind!

Most mentalists claim that they can read the mind of a person. What if the information is not known to the individual? For instance, Shri Dhirendra Krishna Shastri told a woman where to find her missing husband! I have witnessed such instances happening elsewhere at different places around Bengaluru. A poor villager has lost a cow that is essential for his survival. And the seer tells him exactly where to find the cow. I once again don’t think any modern magician can do this!

Some of them even gave demonstrations on national TV to emphasize that they could also do what Shri Dhirendra Krishna Shastri is doing. Once they came to know that Bageshwar Dham Sarkar had cards up his sleeve (where journalists were asked to choose the person and the order in which the writings are read), they disappeared from the scene.

In addition, the amount of information Shri Dhirendra Krishna Shastri reveals is something that modern mentalists cannot fathom.

The present scenario has changed. Science has progressed enough to include Parapsychology in the realm of science. (See Chapter 1: Is Shri Dhirendra Krishna Shastri scientifically comprehensible?) What was once considered supernatural is no longer so and is quite natural. (See Bageshwar Dham Sarkar – A Scientific Perspective)

The skeptics and materialists argue that if it is a natural phenomenon then everyone must be able to do it. Just like only professionals can become astronauts, only a handful can participate in the Olympics, and only a few can climb the Himalayan mountain, similarly only a few can perform these so-called miracles.

Shri Dhirendra Krishna Shastri is not an exception but he is exceptional.

Ancient Indian texts talk about such feats as visualizing a person’s life thoroughly. There are thousands of such Siddhas (enlightened beings who have accomplished Siddhis). However, each Siddha is specialized in different Siddhis.

Shamans, mystics, and “witch” doctors also come under this category. There is a whole lot of scientific literature that keeps getting published. It is even studied under Occult Sciences, and those who are doubtful can go through the Encyclopedia of Occult Sciences or Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology.

Such accomplished people are found throughout the world, each one catering to the needs of the local populace. One such instance can be found in the following video.

Modernization is slowly killing these skills all over the world including in India. Several countries have been wiped out of spirituality but a considerable amount still exists in India. All one has to do is go through the book “Autobiography of a Yogi” written by Paramahansa Yogananda. Though modernization is spreading like cancer, now and then people like Shri Dhirendra Krishna Shastri keep throwing up challenges to the WIPs.

India is the only place on earth where every ancient literature is oriented towards spirituality. Where else do you have so many types of Siddhas like rishi, naga sadhu, sadhu, siddhar, sanyasi, sant, Guru, Yogi, Rishi muni, Sant, Tapasvi, baba, mantrik, tantrik, and scores of other words depicting different types of their accomplishments?

What Shri Dhirendra Krishna Shastri does is different from those that are practiced throughout the world. In most cases, the individual is possessed by a deity and he goes into a trance. This state of trance is explained as an “Altered State of Consciousness” by modern parapsychologists.

Shri Dhirendra Krishna Shastri does not go into any trance but is very well aware of the surroundings. He keeps the devotees in a good sense of humor and now and then greets Hanuman or Balaji Maharaj or Sanyasi Baba or Jai Sriram or Sitaram.

While in most of the cases throughout India, the individual is possessed by a female deity, in Bageshwar Dham we can see that Lord Hanuman is guiding the whole process, as claimed by Shri Dhirendra Krishna Shastri.

In some places a different deity is present and several people are affected by them. One such example can be found in Theyyam, a practice prevalent in Kerala. The video below shows how these people are dressed while going through the process.

This is quite similar to the “Bhoota Kola” performed in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi of Karnataka, India. This has become famous through the film Kaantara.

In most cases, it is a kind of ‘question-and-answer’ session where people can ask questions and find solutions to their problems. However, in Bageshwar Dham, Shri Dhirendra Krishna Shastri himself lists out the questions and then provides solutions.

Every tribe and every ancient civilization has these practices. However, it is continuing in India despite the attacks on India’s culture for over a thousand years. At least in South India, we can witness such occurrences within every 50 to 100-kilometer radius. Of course not all of them are genuine. There are charlatans present here too, like in all fields, as a large number of people are involved. There are quacks pretending to be doctors and similarly, there are impostors here, too.

The invaders were more or less successful in other parts of the world, where they could eliminate the indigenous culture from its roots. Only those tribal societies and settlements that could escape the genocide continue to have these practices.

The joke below tells us that not all is forgotten by the modern world. Despite scientific developments, they trust tradition more than science.

For hundreds of years, there were systematic attempts by Westerners through propaganda to undermine magic. They attributed it to superstitious beliefs, primitive practices, and lack of education. They even encouraged witch-hunting and killed lakhs of innocent people.

Ancient Indian texts mention Indrajala, which has been in vogue since time immemorial. However, there are two forms of magic – white magic and black magic. both these were classified under Occultism and it is quite unfortunate that they were relegated as unscientific. Occult, sorcery, spirit possession, voodoo, witchcraft, spiritism, etc., can be used for both evil and good purposes but somehow they were all labeled as primitive and dangerous.

Shri Dhirendra Krishna Shastri only uses Shukla Indrajala (white magic) and does not use it for selfish or evil purposes.

In addition, he removes the ill effects of black magic over the person/s and gives them specific mantras (chants) to ward off further damage. Watch the video below to understand how this is done.

To answer the question of whether Shri Dhirendra Krishna Shastri performs magic or not, it is a ‘no’ if you mean magic from the modern perspective. However, from a traditional viewpoint, without ascribing any negative connotations, Shri Dhirendra Krishna Shastri performs magic, which is called supernatural but can be understood through natural scientific laws and is more spiritual.

To summarize, Shri Dhirendra Krishna Shastri of Bageshwar Dham is a pure professional who uses “white magic” for the benefit of the masses by listing out their problems and offering them solutions.

Bageshwar Dham Sarkar – A Scientific Perspective

Chapter 1: Is Shri Dhirendra Krishna Shastri Scientifically Comprehensible?

Chapter 3: Is Shri Dhirendra Krishna Shastri Encouraging Superstition?

Chapter 4: Is Shri Dhirendra Krishna Shastri a Mystic?

Chapter 5: Is Shri Dhirendra Krishna Shastri Removing Possession?

Chapter 6: Is Shri Dhirendra Krishna Shastri Religious?

Chapter 7: Is Shri Dhirendra Krishna Shastri Genuine?

To know more about different Siddis, Sadhana, and Sadhaka:

Parapsychological Phenomena Based on Patanjali's Yoga Sutras