Hisar, April 12: Rampal, the head of the Satlok Ashram, has released his first video message for his devotees since being released from jail. In this message, which lasts approximately eight minutes, Rampal has made several bold claims. Rampal stated that while he did indeed go to prison, it was all part of his divine play.

“God caused us to be uprooted so that we could advance even further.” During this address, recalling the events at the Rohtak Karotha Ashram in 2006 and the Satlok Ashram in Barwala in 2014, Rampal recounted how they were driven out and displaced from those locations. “We left the ashram with nothing but a single sheet to cover ourselves, and today look at where we stand before you. When we were displaced in 2014, we possessed only one ashram; today, we have between 13 and 14 ashrams.”

Rampal asserted that while the truth may certainly face adversity, it can never be defeated. Reflecting on his days of struggle, he remarked that the path of devotion is established only after undergoing a phase of desolation much like a grain of wheat sown in a field, which must itself perish in order to yield a manifold harvest.

Key Highlights of Rampal’s Video Message…

• Everything Was Destroyed in 2006 and 2014: Recalling the setbacks of the past, Rampal stated, “In 2006, we were utterly devastated. We couldn’t even retrieve our clothes; we left with nothing but a single sheet. Subsequently, by the grace of the Almighty, we arrived in Barwala and, starting with just 4 acres, built an ashram spanning 12 acres. In 2014, everything was destroyed once again, and between 900 and 1,000 of our ‘children’ (followers) were crammed into prisons.”
• Claim of ‘Playing the Game’ from Behind Bars: Boasting of his influence, Rampal asserted that when he was first incarcerated in a smaller prison, he had declared right then that he would “play the game from within the jail itself.” He remarked, “One who knows the Almighty intimately possesses the complete formula. Over the course of six and a half years, we imparted such knowledge that we left everyone astounded. Today, on the strength of that very knowledge, this humble servant has returned after eleven and a half years.”
• The Entire Earth Will Become Our Ashram: Citing his growing strength, Rampal noted that while in 2014 he possessed only one ashram, today their number has risen to 13 or 14. Speaking in a prophetic tone, he declared that in the times to come, the entire Earth itself would become his ashram, and during the next ‘upheaval,’ the whole world would stand with him.