{"id":213692,"date":"2025-08-04T20:58:36","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T15:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsmakhani.com\/?p=215271"},"modified":"2025-08-04T21:00:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T15:30:05","slug":"saints-are-the-true-custodians-of-our-culture-haryanas-energy-transport-and-labour-minister-sh-anil-vij","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsnarad.com\/pa\/saints-are-the-true-custodians-of-our-culture-haryanas-energy-transport-and-labour-minister-sh-anil-vij\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cSaints are the true custodians of our culture\u201d \u2013 Haryana\u2019s Energy, Transport and Labour Minister, Sh. Anil Vij"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Saints have been carrying forward the eternal values (Sanatan) and knowledge across centuries and ages \u2013 Anil Vij<\/strong><\/h5>\n
A human being needs religion, and true knowledge of religion can only come from a saint \u2013 Vij<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Chandigarh, August 4, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

Haryana\u2019s Energy, Transport, and Labour Minister, Sh. Anil Vij said today, \u201cSaints are the custodians of our culture. It is saints who have preserved and spread Sanatan values and knowledge across centuries. Just as a man needs food, he also needs religion \u2014 and that true understanding of religion can only come from a saint.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sh. Vij was speaking to media persons today in Chandigarh in response to their questions.<\/p>\n

He said that\u201c There\u2019s a vast difference between a saint and a storyteller (kathavachak). Anyone can read four books and become a kathavachak, but that doesn\u2019t mean they possess complete spiritual knowledge.\u201d Referring to the recent remarks made by Aniruddhacharya Ji Maharaj about women, he said, \u201cSuch statements cannot be accepted by our religion, our culture, or our country under any circumstance.\u201d<\/p>\n

Explaining the true meaning of a saint, Sh. Vij said that \u201cA saint is one who, after renouncing worldly desires, freeing themselves from the traps of illusion (maya), performing penance, and attaining scriptural knowledge, connects their soul with the Divine. That\u2019s where true wisdom lies.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added that \u201cMany people do go to kathavachaks for listening, and if it\u2019s for entertainment, then that\u2019s fine. But if someone is truly in search of knowledge, then they must seek a saint. I\u2019m not here to declare who is a saint and who is a kathavachak \u2014 that\u2019s for each individual to decide using their own discretion.\u201d<\/p>\n

He further reiterated that \u201creligion also is hunger to a person, religion too is a human necessity. But true religious knowledge can only be acquired from a saint \u2014 not from a kathavachak.\u201d<\/p>\n

Clarifying his stance, he said that \u201cI\u2019m not stopping anyone from listening to kathas (spiritual discourses), nor am I imposing any restrictions. But as per my understanding, there is a difference between a saint and a kathavachak. Still, every individual has the right to make their own decision.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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