US comedian Louis CK's comments about 'functioning poverty' in India; Poverty traditions of many Indian Sufi and Hindu spiritual missions
Today I saw this recent article in the news: Comedian Louis CK says India has ‘functioning poverty’ which is still better than New York: ‘Nobody looks at you’ . I think the remarks of Louis CK match my views. I have seen poverty in Mumbai and surrounding areas where I lived for most of my childhood and young adult years (till 2002), and in Puttaparthi and surrounding areas where I have lived over two decades now (from end 2002). In the 1980s and early 1990s, I have spent some time in the USA as well. It is with that background that I say that Louis' views match my views. This triggered me to lookup some old posts of mine. I was very happy to see this post: Shirdi Sai Baba's life and sayings on Sufi Maqaams (stations) of faqr (poverty), sabr (patience) and tawakkul (trust/surrender) , Sept. 2016. That's almost ten years back! The post clearly covers the emphasis Shirdi Sai Baba laid on leading a life of poverty ('faqr') and how that is part of the traditional Sufi li...