Kripalu's speeches take breath away if one were to be swung by his byheart recitation os slokas from all over and telling the stanza number of the same, like the biblical or islamic discourses.

Let's remember that those who attain spiritual knowledge don't need the scriptures, and those who have not are not going to get it from scriptures alone. However, a spiritually aware person enjoys the pleasure of satsang, and nothing like listening to scriptures.

Kripalu maharaj is simply cynical, worked up and does not allow the soul to wonder. He's mostly in the boothkaal giving his own opinions and reason for everything.

Surely he must have gotten the recognition like shankaracharya for his byheart knowledge and verse numbers of entire scriptures. He is a new face of the so called brand "hinduism" to stand shoulder to shoulder with the preachers of islam and christianity. Most have lost the focus on spirituality, and settle for evoking guilt, victim-painting, and reason-thinking in devotees.

We can live without a branded religion follow sanatana dharma, be theists, and focus on spirituality and good service.