Action theory: determining your future + 5 more

Baba

Action theory: determining your future

Namaskar,

There are some sadhakas who think that, “I should do many good deeds so that after my death I may return to this earth and reap the fruit of all those virtuous deeds.” And Ananda Marga philosophy supports this premise that those who accumulate good deeds will experience the rewards in their next life. Indeed, this type of psychology is quite common in those regions that subscribe to the concept of reincarnation also. They think they should accumulate a lot of virtue so that they can enjoy the rewards in their next life. 
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According to Ananda Marga philosophy, this is a foolhardy approach. One should not desire to accumulate virtue / good samskaras. The accumulation of such virtue is wholly bad. The problem is that those good deeds are also binding. 


How sadhaka can become exploiters & then pigs

After death, those sadhakas come back again in human form and soak up all kinds of material benefits from their good deeds: money, prestige, influence etc. And while enjoying all that post and power, they may exploit humanity and do untold harm to others. 

The basic equation is that anybody who gets prestige, power, wealth, command over others, then they develop vanity. They think they are super-great and beyond reproach. In that condition, they grossly misuse their power. As everyone knows, animals just behave in the way that they were programmed to behave by the Cosmic Operative Principle. Animals have no such scope to go outside that track. In contrast, humans have free will and due to their sense of vanity they misuse their power and harm others. Thereafter, because of their disastrous misdeeds, they are reborn as an earthworm etc. That is the irony: Two lives back they performed all kinds of good deeds. Then in their next life they reaped the rewards and vanity as they tortured innocent people. Then in their next life they became an earthworm. In that case they ultimately ruined and destroyed themselves. 

The outcome is that after their death they take birth as an animal or even an inanimate object. For instance, suppose someone acculated a lot of virtue and in their next life was reborn as a dictator, king, or emperor, then in that top post they may misuse their powers. In that case, they will be reborn as a pig, or donkey, or lizard, or earthworm, or even an inanimate object like a fence post etc. 
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Use Guru mantra

So then what is the way out? According to Ananda Marga teachings, every sadhaka should use Guru mantra before each and every action and surrender all the results unto the lotus feet of Taraka Brahma Baba. This will save them from creating any new samakaras. So the basic rule is that sadhakas should only do good works - never bad  actions - and surrender the fruits of those blessed deeds unto Him. By this way one can avert the trappings of accumulating virtue, and instead become one with Parama Purusa. 


Part II: Importance of fate

In the general society, many people think that their "fate" is created by some unknown force and that they have no recourse to affect or change their destiny. That is what is meant by a fatalistic outlook. Here we have to think how far this is helpful, and, whether, as Ananda Margiis, we should adopt a similar manner or not.


The origin of “fate”

According to Ananda Marga philosophy, humans have free will, perform actions per their choice, and undergo the reactions of their original actions. When you do something and face the consequences that is your "fate". It is entirely self-created. You do something, and you face the consequences --- that is fate, whether the reaction comes in this life or the next life. But commonly, only when people are not aware of their original action then they call it fate.
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In that way, people are inclined to call it fate when they undergo the reaction in their next life. Because then they cannot recall their original action that caused that reaction. However, this is all samskara theory.  Ananda Marga philosophy does not give an ounce of credence to the dogmatic notion of fate: i.e. that fate is something doled out by another outside entity, as if fate is something that humans have no control over. There is always scope for people to redirect the course of their life by making sentient and conscious life choices.

Ananda Marga ideology says, "Those who are fatalists are also misguided. It is wrong to leave everything to fate without taking any initiative at the time of grave danger. Once a person has created his or her fate through his or her own actions, it is certainly not proper to completely surrender to that self-created fate." (1)

You are the father of your fate

By all of Baba's above teachings, we can understand that fate is just the reaction of one's past actions. Fate is not something that is distributed by some other entity. You yourself are the father of your fate. That is the overarching idea of Baba's samskara theory. Yet commonly, the term 'fate' is misused and abused. In the name of fate, people suffer from all kinds of dogma and opportunists and exploiters use fate as their tool to suppress the people. Those aware about the real meaning of fate do not get exploited. So it is our duty to educate ourselves and others about fate so they do not get exploited, become confused, or suffer from so many psychic ailments. By this way we can eradicate all kinds of individual and social problems.
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Part III: Mistaken equation of free will

There are some who think that our free will is limited because our life circumstances are comprised of three factors: 

(a) 33.33% societal and familial influence 
(b) 33.33% samskaras (stain in the mind) Note: Whenever, with our free will, we perform any action, that act creates a stain in the mind. That mental stain is our samskara. And that stain disappears when we undergo the reaction to that action.
(c) 33.33% free will

By the above percentages, some wrongly conclude that only ⅓ of our life is based on free will. But that is not correct. 

First off, the family and society we are born into is a result of the actions that we performed based on our free will in previous lives. Hence, in the past we exercised our free will, created stains, and those stains led to our next birth in a particular family / society. 

Secondly, the samskaras (stain in the mind) we have were formed exclusively by past actions we made with our free will. For instance, if Shyam is walking down the street and a wild dog bites him, then that samskara  (stain in the mind) to be bit by a dog was due to Shyam’s free will. Specifically, in the past, Shyam used his free will to perform an action that created a samskara (stain in the mind) that led to Shyam’s being bit by a dog. 
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Thus, it is wrong to say that free will is responsible for only ⅓ of our life circumstances. With our free will, we are wholly responsible for every situation we find ourselves in, as well as every reaction we face in life. There is nothing that we do or undergo that is not a direct result of actions we undertook with our own free will, from either this life or previous lives. Thus, our free will from this life or previous lives is the only cause behind our each and every life circumstance, whether good or bad.  

Namaskar,
In Him,
Laksman

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Tool of bad people to manipulate & exploit

In the past and in the present also, those in power have used the notions of fate and predestination as a tactic to exploit the common people. If everyday citizens feel that the bad reactions they are facing in their day-to-day life is a matter of fate and there is nothing to be done about, then those people will be easier to control and manipulate.

Now in the height of this materialistic era, those capitalists employ the clergy, chaplains, and counselors etc, and those paid clergy, chaplains, and counselors are effectively able to convince the common people to sit back and accept their fate. By infusing this psychology upon the masses, the vaeshayas [capitalist exploiters] feel assured there will not be any uprising against them.
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Ananda Marga philosophy says, "The vaeshyas [wealthy exploiters] use the vipras to try to spread intellectual propaganda among the masses to prevent them from finding any philosophical justification for their suppressed grievances against the vaeshya [wealthy exploiters] structure. This intellectual propaganda aims to convince people that they are the victims of circumstance. It argues, “Everything is destiny. Everything is preordained.” Such doctrines help the vaeshyas [wealthy exploiters] to perpetuate their structure. They destroy the personal force of people and make them the playthings of fate. People accept the idea that everything is preordained, and support the status quo." (2)

References
1. Ananda Marga Ideology and Way of Life - 11, The Omni-Reflective Cognitive Consciousness
2. Human Society - 2, The Vaeshya Age

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The below sections are entirely different topics, unrelated to the above material.
They stand on their own as points of interest.

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== Section: Important Teaching ==

Free initiation in AM

Ananda Marga Caryacarya states, “To ensure the subsistence of ácáryas (spiritual teachers), all kinds of sacrifice should be accepted.” (1)

Note: Sadguru Baba has given the rule that acaryas are not to charge or accept remuneration for giving sadhana lessons, initiations, or presiding over any social ceremony like baby naming, marriages, death, or house entrance etc. So the question arises how will they survive? The answer is that it is the duty of family margiis to provide Wts with their basic requirements. By this system, Wts can perform their duties per Baba’s guideline. Unfortunately we see that some fake Wts like Dada N* etc are charging money for the aforesaid duties. Teaching sadhana has become his business. It is disgraceful. 

Baba made initiation without charge because in the society some are economically poor and some are economically healthy. So Baba made Ananda Marga sadhana and social ceremonies equal for all. That is why there should not be any charge. In a mundane manner, just think what would happen if firefighters started asking for money and charging before putting out the fire. In that circumstance, the whole society would collapse and crumble.

* The Dada N in the above note is Nabhanillananda.

Reference

1. Caryacarya, part 2, Society, point #11  

== Section: Important Teaching ==

Cause of decline

Ananda Marga ideology states, “Those who have the responsibility to show the path to others should be of superlative character with the most refined conduct. They and their followers must move constantly towards all-round development and shreya [ultimate spiritual attainment]. Persons who teach such well-regulated behaviour to others by their own conduct are called ácáryas.” (1)

This below section is not for all. It is for those who want to fix the problem. 

The most negative part is that many good margiis with superior conduct - who follow all do’s and don’ts, are strict in yama and niyama, and dedicate maximum time for the propagation Ananda Marga ideology - are not given a tattvikaship or family acaryaship. This is all due to the prevalence of internal group politics and related problems etc. In a one word we can say that these days acaryaships and tattvikaships are mostly bestowed upon stooges. That is why they are fake family acaryas and fake tattvikas. Such fake acaryas have lost their charm in the eyes of general margiis. In the past, margiis used to see the ideal conduct and dedication and had a lot of respect for family acaryas. But that era has gone by. Now these fake family acaryas are looked down upon as lowly puppets, and even referred to as so-called family acaryas. Unfortunately, this is the bitter truth. With our collective efforts we have to resolve this horrible situation.

Reference
1. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 31, The Conduct of an Ácárya

== Section: Important Teaching ==

Spiritual approach needed

Ananda Marga philosophy states, "The establishment of a classless society is only possible for those who accept Parama Puruśa [Supreme Consciousness] as the goal of their lives, for those whose entire mental power is ceaselessly directed towards one supreme goal. In a society where there is no class struggle, the remaining classes will have to disappear and all people will have to unite under the banner of one common ideology. This can only be done by sadvipras." (1)

Reference
1. A Few Problems Solved - 2, Synthesis and Analysis

== Section: Important Teaching ==

Quality of marriage: man & woman

  Ananda Marga philosophy states, "Another Sanskrit equivalent for “woman” is nárii, which is feminine gender. But Shiva used the term kalatra, in the neuter; for to her husband a woman is a wife, but to her children and other members of the society, she is as dignified as her male counterpart. So by declaring a married lady to be kalatra, Shiva gave her special status, and addressed her in neuter terms."
   "The liberal meaning of the term viváha is “live one’s life in a new way with a special type of responsibility”. This is the underlying significance of the Shaeva system of marriage."
   "In His life, Shiva Himself married with this commitment. We can say without the least hesitation that Shiva was the first person in this world to marry in the proper sense of the term. He was eager to see that the married women did their duties properly towards their husbands, that is, that they always took care to remove the difficulties of their husbands."
   "Thus it was His strict instruction, Yad bharttureva hitamicchati tad kalatram [“If in the mind of the wife, there is the sincere desire for the welfare of her husband, the family will be blissful and a thatched house will become a golden home”]." (1)

Reference
1. Namah Shiváya Shántáya, Shivokti - 3

== Section: Important Teaching ==

Why fake yoga is dangerous

Ananda Marga ideology says, "Suppose, one is a great Yogii but if there is no love for his goal, then those suspended propensities will finally be converted into crude matter. That is, the subtle human existence becomes like iron; it becomes like wood; it becomes like sand. What a deterioration! What a downfall! This particular type of yoga where a yogii does not bear love for the Supreme Entity is called 'Hatha Yoga' in Samskrta. It is dangerous for human elevation." (1)

Note: Nowadays, all around the globe and especially in the west, in the name of teaching yoga certain pseudo-yoga people are becoming entrepreneurs and selling their unholy ways to the public by opening so-called yoga and meditation centres. But in those places, they do not do bhakti yoga; theirs is not a God-centered approach. Rather they teach bogus lessons such as misguided pranayama etc. Sadly, when the Goal is not Parama Purusa then that type of fake yoga, meditation, and pranayama ultimately bring terrible degeneration. Neither is the unassuming public aware nor do these culprits realise what dangers they are inviting. It is our duty as far as possible to warn everyone for their welfare.

Reference
1. Ananda Vacanartam - 2, Love – the Essential Prerequisite

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अगर परमपुरुष के लिए मुहब्बत नहीं है, तो सब बरबाद

“जो तगड़े भक्त हैं, उनके लिए जीवन का एकमात्र धर्म है क्या ? परमपुरुष के साथ रहना, उनसे मुहब्बत करना, और इस तरह की मुहब्बत करना, कि मुहब्बत करते-करते ख़ुद को खो बैठे हैं—मानसिक स्तर के अनुसार आध्यात्मिक स्तर में भी शिक्षा दी जाती है इसी तरह से | किन्तु, आख़िर तक यह बात माननी पड़ेगी कि साधना का जो मूल केन्द्र, साधना का जो मूल लक्ष्य, साधना की जो आधारशिला तथा लक्ष्य-बिन्दु, वे एक ही हैं—परमपुरुष | इसमें कोई किसी दो सत्ताओं का कोई अवकाश नहीं है—एक ही हैं | एक के लिए तुम्हें काम करना है, एक की ओर चलना है, और याद रखोगे कि साधना जो कुछ भी करते हो—अगर परमपुरुष के लिए मुहब्बत नहीं है, तो सब बरबाद हो जाएगा | एक मुहब्बत पर समूचा साधनामार्ग स्थित है | इसमें और भी एक बात याद रखनी है, कि मन को सूक्ष्म बनाता है सबसे अल्प समय में, कीर्त्तन | इसलिए साधना के पहले कुछ देर तक कीर्त्तन अवश्य करना है |”

[यह बाबा के कैसेट से सीधे लिखा गया, बाबा का यह असली प्रवचन, अमृतोपदेश है। आनन्द मार्ग हिन्दी पुस्तकों में छपे प्रवचन तो नक़ली प्रवचन हैं, असली नहीं] (1)

Reference
1. हिंदी, आध्यात्मिक साधना के साथ मानसिक स्तर का सम्पर्क, S14-09, DMC 27 June 1980 Saharsa

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পরমপুরুষের চিন্তার ফলেই 

“যেখানে আমরা কারণ খুঁজে পাই না, তাকেই ৰলি লীলা | কারণ খুঁজে পেলে তাকে ৰলি ক্রীড়া | এই পরমপুরুষের লীলা-বিবর্তনে জড় থেকে মানসিকে, মানসিক থেকে চেতনে, আর চেতনা থেকে চরমতম চেতন পরমপুরুষেই এক দিনে সে মিশে যাৰে | এক থেক অনেক; অনেক থেকে এক | জীবের উপর পরমপুরুষের নিশ্চয় কৃপা আছে | কারণ, পরমপুরুষের চিন্তার ফলেই জীবের উদ্ভূতি | আর তিনি তাঁর চিন্তারই শেষ-পর্যায় জীবকে নিজের মধ্যে মিলিয়ে নিচ্ছেন | তাঁর থেক ৰেরিয়ে তাঁতেই মিসছেন |” (1)

Reference
1. DMC 1 January 1989 Ananda Nagar

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How to satisfy yourself that you never wasted your time

“After millions of animal lives, a created being attains the human form. That is why all the sacred books speak of the rarity of human life. The wise properly utilize all objects and this utilization alone makes the existence of the object worthy. You have achieved the human frame. You must make it meaningful by your sádhaná, service and sacrifice. Engage yourself in such useful pursuits that even your worst enemies have hardly any chance to despise you. Utilize yourself in such a manner so as to satisfy yourself mentally, that you never wasted your time uselessly on this earth.” (Ananda Vanii #33)

Note: The above is one of Baba’s original Ananda Vaniis. These original and true Ananda Vaniis are unique, eternal guidelines that stand as complete discourses in and of themselves. They are unlike Fake Ananda Vaniis which are fabricated by most of the groups - H, B etc.

== Section 2: Links ==

Postings to Read

Baba & palmistry story

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2015/11/baba-story-about-palmistry-4-more.html

Self-examination: jinani or not? 

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2019/10/am-i-bhakta-2-more.html

Daily-life hypocrisy

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2013/11/hypocrisy.html

Planned dying

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2014/02/killing-oneself-is-slippery-slope.html

Gandhi's monkeys

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2016/08/gandhijis-three-monkeys-defunct.html

Baba & palmistry story + 5 more

Baba

Baba & palmistry story

Namaskar,

In the 1950s at the Jamalpur railway office, I decided to approach Baba about reading my palm, as it looked like He had a free moment. So I sought His permission and gently extended my hand. Baba looked at me.

In a soft and reverential tone, I said, "Baba, I humbly seek Your guidance. If You desire, I respectfully request You to read my palm."

What happened after that is of great interest to each and every Ananda Margii. Indeed, the below story of Ac.Tarachand Ganguli's interaction with Baba on this topic of palmistry is of great significance. We should all know Baba's response.

Here following is that story...

Person's past, present & future: all in His mind

Those days, in the 1950's, I, Tarachand Ganguli, was working in the Jamalpur Railway office alongside Baba. In due course I was initiated, became a practicing margii, and went on to become a family acarya, by His grace. But in the 1950s I was a relatively new margii.

While working in the railway office, I personally witnessed how Baba would help everyone with their personal problems and family matters. He would regularly solve all kinds of issues. Naturally word about this spread, and gradually more people from the area would seek out Baba for His counsel. Baba was very gracious and would lovingly guide them in various ways. Not a day passed where He did not relieve someone of their troubles and worries.

Baba would employ distinct avenues for imparting guidance. Sometimes He would simply speak kind words and calm their concerns that way, and sometimes He would guide them in various other ways. Certainly, Baba would not need to see the palm to know that person's past, present, and future. Already that was in His mind.

Baba maintained a set window of when He would see them. Often it had to be early in the morning, on a particular day and those coming had to follow certain rules and restrictions such as arriving on an empty stomach. In that way, Baba would accommodate and give advice and guidelines. The people were very grateful to Baba after meeting with Him.

I approach Baba

I sought His permission and gently extended my hand towards Him. Baba looked at me.

In a soft and reverential tone, I said, "Baba, I humbly seek Your guidance. If You desire, I respectfully request You to read my palm."

Immediately, in His grand liila, Baba's mood changed.

Baba looked at me, "What! You are an Ananda Margii! You have come under My shelter. Things like fortune telling and palmistry have no meaning for you. You are a sadhaka so these things are not relevant for you. Being an Ananda Margii, you should not resort to things like palmistry and fortune-telling."

I immediately withdrew my hand in shame and mentally begged His forgiveness. Baba then smiled at me. Internally I thought, "Yes, this is quite clear. I should not do this. When I am under Baba's eternal shelter then He is managing everything. He is watching out for me in all kinds of ways. My future is safe and secure in Him. There is no need for me to resort to palmistry, i.e. bowing down to my own samskara from past life."

Again I closed my eyes, and mentally offered my everything to Baba. I thought, "How blessed I am to have come under You divine shelter. With You by my side, there is no need for anything else. Baba, You are so gracious."

Such was the story of our dear, respected brother, Tarachand Ganguli.

Every sadhaka requiting samskaras at incredibly fast rate

As you may be aware, here is a very simple and rational explanation why palmistry and fortune-telling have no value in the life of an Ananda Margii. Everyone who receives tantric diiksa and practices Ananda Marga sadhana is burning samskaras at an incredibly fast rate. They are going to get mukti in this life, per Baba's guarantee in the Supreme Command. Just one needs to be sincere in their sadhana.

Margiis samskaras are getting exhausted very rapidly. Plus, Baba being Hari, steals the samskaras of His devotees. That is why for sincere Ananda Margiis, palmistry and fortune telling are wholly meaningless.

- Worry: If one is worried about their future and resorts to palmistry for an answer or consolation, then it means that sadhaka is not depending on Parama Purusa. It means that person is surrendering to fate, not surrendering to the sweet will of the Divine Entity.

- Lethargy: Those who believe in palmistry often become lethargic. If the prediction is unfavourable, they think that there is nothing they can do and they resign themselves to their poor plight. It becomes like a self-fulfilling prophecy. And if they get a positive reading then they think that since everything is good there is nothing more they need to do. So in both cases people become extremely lethargic and inactive. But in Ananda Marga, our manner is to stay ever-active and always engage in positive endeavours. We always move forward in life; we never resign ourselves to fate.

- Fate: In essence, those who resort to palmistry become fatalists. They surrender to fate, i.e. their past samskaras. We do not surrender to fate or past samskaras, we surrender to Parama Purusa Baba. One should never chase after fate.

Ananda Marga ideology says, "A fatalist means a worshipper of fate – a worshipper of fortune or fate. They are worse than nature-worshippers. What is fate? There is nothing such as fate in this universe.. No, a person must not be a fatalist, a fate-worshipper, a person must be bold and bravely face all troubles, all consequences. No one should be a fatalist. So fate cannot be the object of meditation. Fight against fate." (1)

Conclusion

Ananda Marga ideology says, “So, the best way is the path of devotion, complete surrender. Say “O Lord, I am your creation, I’m a small being, I am a unit being, completely depending on your mercy. I want psycho-spiritual progress, I want to move along the path of psycho-spirituality. Please help me.” And when one wants this aim sincerely, from the core of the heart, certainly it will happen. And that’s why I say nobody is insignificant, nobody is weak, nobody is helpless. The Supreme Lord, Parama Puruśa, is with you, He will always be with you. So, this progress, this psycho-spiritual progress, which is called “Mokśa” in Saḿskrta, is not a very difficult path, is not at all a thorny road. What is it? It is a very easy and very pleasant journey. Depend solely on Him, as a little child depends solely on the mother.” (2)

Namaskar,
at His lotus feet,
Krsnasundaram

~ In-depth study ~

Fate is not our way

Here is more from Baba's discourse on fate and worshiping fate. As sadhakas, we should never give in to such a mentality. We are to take active and pointed steps in life. That is how we are to proceed.

Ananda Marga ideology says, "Fate. There are many people who are fatalists. They are worshippers of fate. A fatalist means a worshipper of fate – a worshipper of fortune or fate. They are worse than nature-worshippers. What is fate? There is nothing such as fate in this universe. So far as the philosophy is concerned there cannot be anything called fate. What is fate? Everyone has to undergo the reaction of his or her past actions, the reaction of the original action. Suppose your finger comes in contact with fire; you will feel pain, you will have to suffer but, at that moment one will say that because your finger came in contact with fire, that’s why you are suffering. But when the reaction takes place after a long gap, and when the original action is not known or has been forgotten, or when the original action took place in another past life, and you do not know what was the original action – in that case you say, it is fate, it is fate. But actually there is no fate. What you call fate is actually the reaction of our past actions. In saḿskrta, it is called saḿskára, in Latin “reactive momenta”. So the third thing is, fate cannot be the object of ideation – fate is simply the reaction of the original action. So when there is no original action, there cannot be any reaction. The reaction is a creation of your own action. When the reaction is a creation of your own action, you are the creator of the action. So, how can the reaction be your object of ideation? No, a person must not be a fatalist, a fate-worshipper, a person must be bold and bravely face all troubles, all consequences. No one should be a fatalist. So fate cannot be the object of meditation. Fight against fate." (3)

For all-knowing Baba, palmistry was just His liila

In the early 1950’s before AMPS had started, in order to feed the poor, Baba used to see others palm. In return people would give money. Baba would use 100% of that money to feed others and for social service activities. When Baba created AMPS He also used other methods for doing social service. 

Those days palmistry was very common in Indian monks. After 1955 to draw people and bring them onto the path of Ananda Marga, sometimes Baba used the method of palmistry. And later on He stopped. Baba also commented that in this present age palmistry is useless. Actually this whole era of palmistry was just His drama as all-knowing Baba already knew everything. There was no need for Him to see anyone’s palm to know their past, present, and future.

More about why Baba stopped giving astrology readings

Naturally, even before founding AMPS, all-compassionate Baba had great concern for public welfare and whatever money He could save He would donate for philanthropic work from His own paycheck. Palmistry was a way to collect extra donations and serve and feed needy people and supply them with food and medicine etc. After creating AMPS, He ultimately stopped doing astrological readings because to do real social service both temporary and permanent methods are needed to alleviate people’s suffering. By seeing His below example, one should take the teaching that no matter the circumstances one should think about the well-being of all and try and help. That is the guideline to take to heart. And if that mentality spreads the world will be a wholly different place. 

Following is an English summary of Baba’s teaching in Bengali from MGD, 18 June 1979, Kolkata. 

Baba explains: There was a time when a lot of people knew Me as an astrologer. I told them their past, present, and future. The readings were accurate and so many came to have them done. The donations poured in as those days around Rs 20,000 to Rs 25,000 was coming in every day. And I donated all that money then and there. Upon further consideration, I found that the public welfare cannot be achieved in the real sense by this way. And that very moment I stopped doing those astrology readings. Even if requested 1000 times, I would not do them. Because that is not the way to bring public welfare.

References
1. Subhasita Samgraha - 12, Microcosm and Its Object of Ideation
2. Subhasita Samgraha - 13, Subjective Approach and Objective Adjustment
3. Subhasita Samgraha - 12, Microcosm and Its Object of Ideation

Plagiary?

It is the accepted international standard and Baba's system not to copy another's work and publish it in your own way. Baba has given a very strict rule on plagiarism. Why is Baba against plagiarism or stealing someone's work? There are many reasons:

1) It is against the code of asteya (non-stealing).

2) Countless stories of bhaktas need to be published. But some do not want to do the hard work of compiling and writing these stories, so they just steal them from others. But new stories need to be told, otherwise so many unpublished stories of sadhakas will be lost and forgotten forever. So watch out for story thieves, and kindly help them not to steal by posting on social media in their own way. If you want to forward this story then attach the following yellow section with the story: 

“Courtesy of unknown bhakta via Ananda Marga Universal (https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/)”

This will be treated as the standard protocol.

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The below sections are entirely different topics, unrelated to the above material.
They stand on their own as points of interest.

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== Section 2: Prabhat Samgiita ==

Only hope

“Avadha gaye paryág gaye, mana ná bhará hamárá…” (Prabhat Samgiita #4512) 

Purport: 

I visited various so-called holy lands like Avadh, Prayag, Kashii etc, but my mind did not get satiated. I just wasted my time. I also went to those so-called tiirthas like  Mecca, Rome, Jamalpur, Ananda Nagar, Varanasi, Jerusalem, Bodhagaya, and Kolkata and did penance there, but I could not get His darshan or feel even an inkling of the presence of my Dearmost. In the absence of getting my most adored One, my heart remained dry like a desert.

 O’ Lord, please come, please come, please come, O’ Citcor, You are the moon of the universe, and I am the little cakor bird, which just stares incessantly at the moon all night long. My and Your relation is intrinsically linked and intertwined like the nag and nagiin, i.e. two types of cobras. This is the essence of our deep, intimate feeling. You are the only hope, base, and shelter of my life. Please come, please come. 

O’ Lord, in thinking of You and basking in Your infinite love, I have left everything else behind - all my worldly relatives, friends, and known people. I no longer have any interest in keeping those relations. People mock me, but I do not care about what others say. I have lost all public shyness and shame. My link with those worldly close people has evaporated. All the attractions of this mundane world have vanished. Now only one thing remains in the mind: Your divine refulgence. Day and night, all the 24 hours, I cannot think about anything other than Your eternal kindness and grace…


Notes for Prabhat Samgiita #4512

[1] Avadh: Birthplace of the mythological Ramchandra of the epic, The Ramayana. 

[2] Praya’g: 5000 year old town near Allahabad. Aryans settled in Prayag, the most central place of their religious activities.

[3] Citta-cor / Chit-chor / Citcor: In His role as 'Citcor', Parama Purusa is the Thief or Stealer of the bhakta’s mind. How does He steal the mind? He captivates their mind and attracts the bhakta by His exquisite spiritual charm - whereby the sadhaka cannot think of anything or anyone else. The sadhaka has lost control of his own mind: It incessantly and unknowingly rushes towards Parama Purusa. The One who makes this happen is Citcor - the Stealer of the mind.

And to some degree this happens in the mundane realm as well, though it is degenerating and not long-lasting. There are numerous worldly examples where a person's mind is stolen. For instance, if they lost money, if they are infatuated with mundane attraction, if they are anxious about something - in all such cases when the person's mind runs again and again in that direction. So to some degree their mind has been stolen. The person's mind is no longer their own - they do not have control over it. Over and over, their mind is thinking of something - yet that something is not eternal but rather short-lived. So the effect is degenerating. Because their I-feeling has become attached to something mundane. In the real sense that is not citcor, but rather a reflection of a reflection of the stage of citcor.

The Entity that causes someone to lose control of their mind is Citcor - the stealer of the mind. And this is a deeply spiritual state. In the sphere of bhakti, only Parama Purusa is Citcor. The sadhaka thinks of Him, unknowingly. Always the mind is goaded in that direction. Even if the bhakta intentionally tries not to think in this way, still his mind becomes ensconced in the thought of the Supreme, i.e. Parama Purusa. This is an elevating experience and has a wholly beneficial result.

Ultimately, when this condition climaxes, in that culminating state the unit mind - the jiiva'tma - becomes one with Supreme Consciousness.

Lastly, another name of Citcor is Makhan Cor (Butter Thief).

A number of dogmatic worshipers think that Lord Krsna is a butter-thief and they portray Lord Krsna as a small child who has stolen butter whereby the child Krsna is eating a lot of saturated fat. The sages tried to teach the common people with analogies but due to a very low standard the people took it in a literal way until finally it became an entrenched dogma. They do not like to hear the real truth of the matter.

== Section: Important Teaching ==

Special guideline

Ananda Marga philosophy states, "Do not tolerate injustice. This will...will cause a serious carbuncle to grow on the vast body of society. That carbuncle will be so poisonous and infectious that it will infect the entire society. Do not allow such a thing to happen under any circumstances. Now that your eyes are opened, keep following the practical path." (1)

Reference
1. Ananda Marga Philosophy in a Nutshell - 5, Yatamána – 2

== Section: Important Teaching ==

Selfishness will ruin western civilisation

Prout philosophy states, “The curse of capitalism engulfs the whole of society. Thus capitalism is anti-human.” (1)

Here below are quotes from various on-line sources that delineate the ways of selfishness.

• “Adam Smith: Capitalism’s Founding Father: Adam Smith held that individuals acting in their own self-interest would naturally seek out economic activities that provided the greatest financial rewards. Smith was convinced that this self-interest would in turn maximize the economic well-being of society as a whole.” (Courtesy of Vision(dot)org)
• “Self-interest is related to the Golden Rule: simply acting toward all others the way one wants them to act toward oneself. The reasoning, for example, is "I will not steal because if I steal then others may steal from me and the creation of a thieving society will likely hurt me”.” (Courtesy of Wikipedia)
• “Self-interest is a philosophy in ethics which states that persons who act to further the interests of others (or the interests of the group or groups to which they belong), ultimately serve their own self-interest.” (Courtesy of Wikipedia)

Note: Capitalism is an outdated defective philosophy based on selfishness that is causing problems in the entire society. The qualities that are highly needed to properly run the society like generosity, helping others, and selflessness etc are not only absent but discarded in capitalism. The base of capitalism is selfishness. That is causing western society to downward spiral into complete degeneration and disintegration.

Week in and week out there are mass shootings across the US, yet the mass of the population does not want to do anything about gun laws and regulation. This is one tiny example of selfishness. As long as they did not get hurt they do not care.

References
1. Prout in a Nutshell - 12, The Transformation of Psychic Pabula into Psycho-spiritual Pabulum

== Section: Important Teaching ==

Most useful and scientific script at present

Prout philosophy states, "In the present world there are four types of scripts – Indo Aryan, Semitic, Occido-Aryan and Mongolo-Chinese scripts."

"The Mongolo-Chinese scripts are pictorial scripts – all the letters of the scripts are pictures. They contain about 1055 letters. In the Occido-Aryan scripts there are 20 to 35 letters. In the Indo-Aryan scripts there are about 50 letters, and in the Semitic scripts there are 20 to 30 letters."

"The Chinese and Japanese practice of using Romanized Mongolo-Chinese script is unscientific."

"Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Sindhi, Kashmiri, etc. come under the Semitic scripts and are written from right to left. This is difficult to write and takes a long time to print. Malaya has abandoned Arabic script and adopted Roman script to overcome this difficulty."

"The scripts of Tibet and South-East Asia come under the Indo-Aryan scripts. They are quite good but difficulties arise in joining letters. Through practice it has been experienced that Roman script is the best script. It is the most scientific. Those who oppose it do so out of local sentiments. Proutists won't go against any local script, but they will encourage the most scientific script as the world script. At present Roman script is the most scientific script. Future generations may evolve a new script." (1)

Reference
1. Talks on Prout

== Section ==

পদবী হিসাৰে মেয়েরা দেবী লিখুন

“এক কালে, এমন ছিল যখন কোনও মানুষ সাধনা বিজ্ঞানে কিছুটা এগিয়ে গিয়ে ছিল, {ঐশ্বরীয়} [ঈশ্বরীয়] তরঙ্গগুলো সংস্পর্শে আসৰার মত আরও কিছু ৰেশী যোগ্যতা অর্জন করেছিল | মানুষ শ্রদ্ধা করে তাদেরও দেব ৰলত | এবং আমরা আনন্দমার্গেও তো ৰলেছি যে সৰাই পদবী হিসাৰে পুরুষরা দেব লিখুন মেয়েরা দেবী লিখুন | কারণ দেব হওয়াটাই তো তার লক্ষ্য | তাই দেব পদবীকে মানুষের আদর্শ সম্যক্‌ রূপে প্রতিভাত হয় |” সম্যক্‌ রূপে উন্মোচিত হয় | (1)

Reference
1. MGD 15 February 1981 Krishnanagar

== Section ==

बाबा! तुम बृहत्  से भी बृहत् अनन्त हो, फिर भी तुम अपने दिव्य लीला से,
गोपनीय ढंग से मेरे मन के एक कोने में  छिपे हुये हो।

प्रभात संगीत 617, मनेर कोने रोेयेछो गोपने, बृहतेर चेये तुमि  बृहत्....

(जो साधना का 6th पाठ नहीं करता, वह यह गाना नहीं समझ सकता )

भावार्थ

बाबा!  हे परमपुरुष!, तुम बृहत्  से भी बृहत् अनन्त हो, फिर भी तुम अपने दिव्य लीला से, गोपनीय ढंग से मेरे मन के एक कोने में  छिपे हुये हो। बाबा! तुम न केवल  प्रेम से संतृप्त हो वरन् तुम तो प्रेमावतार हो और अपने दिव्य प्रेम में तुमने पूरे विश्व  को संतृप्त कर रखा है। तुम्हारी लीला अतुलनीय है।

 हे, बाबा तुमने जड़ता और तन्द्रा को हटा दिया है। हे अखंड सत्ता! हे परमपुरुष! तुम खंड की सीमा में आ गये हो। तुमने कृपा कर मेरे ध्यान में पदार्पण किया। तुम मेरे मानसिक कमल के आसन पर विराजमान हुये,  हे, बाबा  करुणासागर, तुम संवेदनातीत और महत हो।  ।

बाबा! तुम कुहासा से ढके, सफेद अति उच्च पहाड़ की तरह, मनके भीतर में, अमृत सार के रूप मे हो । तुम पराज्ञान के मूल में, आनन्द स्वरूप हो । तुम केवल मेरे हो, मेरे मन में विलकुल व्यक्तिगत ढंग से प्रकट होकर, तुमने मेरे ऊपर कृपा की है, और......।

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Why sadhakas suffer more

“Reactions in requital to past actions normally occur more in a spiritual aspirant’s life than in an ordinary person’s life. The reason is that when all original actions are surrendered to Brahma, there remain only the reactive actions. The reactions may be good or bad [according to whether they are resultants of good or bad original actions]. But think about how many of the deeds you performed before coming to the path of sádhaná were good and how many were bad. To tell the unpleasant truth,         ninety-nine percent of your deeds were bad. Hence it is often the case that sádhakas have to suffer much more from bad reactive momenta than get to enjoy good ones. It can even be said that the more one suffers from reactions, the more one is progressing along the path of sádhaná.”

“Of course, the requital of the reactive momenta may possibly be pleasurable instead of painful; it all depends upon the nature of one’s actions. In either case, the more one surrenders one’s actions to Brahma, the shorter will be the period of requital caused by the reactions. In this case the intensity of the requital will be greater than normal; but this is a good sign, because intense requital means the exhaustion of the requital within a short period.” (1)


Reference
1. Ananda Marga Ideology in a Nutshell - 8, Sádhaná

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== Section 3: Links ==

Postings to Read

Self-examination: jinani or not? 

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2019/10/am-i-bhakta-2-more.html

Daily-life hypocrisy

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2013/11/hypocrisy.html

Planned dying

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2014/02/killing-oneself-is-slippery-slope.html

Gandhi's monkeys

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2016/08/gandhijis-three-monkeys-defunct.html

Self-examination: jinani or not? + 2 more

Baba

Self-examination: jinani or not?

Namaskar,

In our Ananda Marga, Baba has clearly declared in countless discourses that bhakti is the best. We have all heard or read how Baba proves the superiority of bhakti over the paths of karma and jinana. The Ananda Vacanamrtam series alone is filled with dozens of discourses along this theme. Naturally then, all in the Marga aspire to be top-grade bhaktas. Every sadhaka wishes to consider themselves as a bhakta. Invariably, though, some fall in the category of being a karmi or jinani. So the question is: How to tell who am I? How can we know what we are.
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This letter is a "Self-Test" for determining how far one is a tried and true jinani or not. The goal is not to judge anyone else, but to learn more about oneself. After all, if one thinks "I am a bhakta" when in true sense they are something else, like a jinani, then they are just cheating themselves. No one should be confused about who they are. All should be able to answer this question: "Am I a bhakta, karmi, or jinani?" Then one can best address one's own personal progress on the path. To get the proper answer, honesty is needed, as well as some critical points detailed below.
 

Bad: being a jinani

Some may foolishly reason that it is not important to know whether "I am a jinani or not". However, by reading Baba's strong statements below, it becomes quite evident that one should know whether or not they suffer from being a jinani. Without knowing, one will be unable to take steps to rectify the situation, in which case their efforts for spiritual attainment will be totally wasted.

Ananda Marga ideology says, "Unless a spiritual aspirant is able to get rid of these defects [of jin'a'nam], the aspirant cannot be established in kevala' bhakti [non-attributional bhakti], which is absolutely essential for the attainment of Parama Purus'a. The wise will, therefore, adopt such a conduct as to save themselves from the evil effects of jin'a'na." (1)

Ananda Marga ideology says, "In order for sa'dhakas to save themselves from the evil effects of jina'na, they must learn how to get rid of those effects, and thus preclude the possibility of allowing their jina'na to be converted into bandhya' jin'a'na [sterile knowledge], which is so much in evidence among the intellectuals of today." (2)

Thus, no one should suffer the horrors of being a jinani. All must know their true colour and advance along the path of bhakti - that is the only way. Being caught in the whirlpool of jinana only means ruining one's spiritual life, as Baba clearly warns above. Thus everyone one of us in AMPS should know their own nature, and in particular if one is a jinani or not. This is self-test to be done internally. This is not about looking at others.
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Ways to identify a jinani

Typically we might classify a jinani as one who creates their own theory or someone who thinks that "I know" etc. But there is a more telling attribution of jinanis than that. First and foremost, a jinani is one who accumulates knowledge only for knowledge sake, and not for practical use. This may sound unusual, but actually many do like this, including a few in our Ananda Marga.

For instance, there are some who are eager to learn all the ins and outs of sadhana only so that they can deliver a high sounding talk on meditation - or write a fancy article. In their own life they have absolutely zero desire to perform sadhana. Such a person is a classic jinani. So one should all ask oneself: Have I ever done like this - even to a small degree? Then there are those who seek out all kinds of philosophical knowledge about Baba's teachings only in order to preach to others and impress them. In their own heart, they themselves neither wish to apply those principles nor do they even believe those precepts.

Once again, one should reflect and think: Have I ever done like this - even to a small degree? Then there is this dramatic characteristic of a jinani: Such a person will vigorously lecture or convince others about points which they themselves do not believe in their own heart. Yet they will preach those words in order to gain the respect of others. Such a person is a classic jinani. For instance, a jinani can give a big talk on samskara theory without even an ounce of feeling in their heart that there is such a thing as samskaras. Likewise, a jinani can deliver a resounding oration on Taraka Brahma without even feeling in their heart that Baba is Parama Purusa. And not just that, but jinanis can talk about asanas, diet, yama-niyama etc, even when they themselves do not care about those practices. That is why Baba speaks so strongly and disparagingly of such jinanis.
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Ananda Marga ideology says, "It has been observed that those engaged in the acquisition of jin'a'na lose touch with practicality." (3)

They chase after knowledge merely to enhance their own prestige - not for any greater good like social service nor for their own spiritual practice. So one has to frankly think about one's own motivation for acquiring knowledge and decide if "I fall in the above categories", even remotely so. If one does, then that means I am either a full-blown jinani, or at the very least, jinana-oriented. Of course, the proper approach to acquiring knowledge is to enhance one's ability to serve others and to practice in one's individual life. Knowledge for the sake of prestige etc is just a huge liability. No one should walk around like this. They may posture themselves as being smart, but in reality they are ruining their life.

Ananda Marga ideology says, "The wise will, therefore, adopt such a conduct as to save themselves from the evil effects of jin'a'na." (4)


Many religious professionals are jinanis

Actually, these days many religious professionals are jinanis, especially in the west. They read huge piles of books, preach the word of god, but live a most ordinary or even degrading existence. In all the dogmatic religions this happens - to some or more degree as most religions have drifted far from whatever spiritual base they may have had in the beginning. Now many religious professionals preach and study to earn money or to enhance their career - not to share what they themselves have practiced and realised. And they get huge prestige for their knowledge.

Whereas in AM, bhakti is the highest quality, but even then many fall prey to jinana. Please excuse me but we see this phenomenon with various Central Workers and other top Dadas. They can gracefully deliver a phenomenal lecture on the importance of Guru and dharma - or so many other topics - yet when they leave the lecture hall or the book signing, they pay little heed to Guru's teachings. They have little or no desire to practice those divine words in their individual life. This is the classic sign of being a jinani. So in our own everyday life, one should pay heed and evaluate what one's aim is in gaining knowledge. If it is for anything else other than serving others and practicing, then that accumulation of knowledge falls in the category of jinani. Then one is seeking out knowledge for selfish reasons: prestige, ego satisfaction, social standing etc. In that case when one gains knowledge one will think, "I am great, I know so much."
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When in reality as sadhakas, one should think that Parama Purusa is great. After all, all one's energy comes from Him, without His divine force, no jiiva con do anything. So it is foolish to think that, "I am great." But tragically this is the classic jinani mentality. They forget Parama Purusa is doing everything and instead believe that they themselves are great. In that case it is extremely difficult if not impossible for one to surrender to the Supreme. And without surrender, spiritual success is nothing but a distant dream. Thus one should not fall prey to a jinana oriented mentality. That is disastrous.
 

Knowledge has value when...

Learning or acquiring knowledge is only useful and beneficial if (a) done to serve Parama Purusa and His creation and (b) applied to one's practical day to day existence. Beyond that the gaining of knowledge is nothing but a liability and turns one into a jinani. Rather we are to follow Baba's below premises. Firstly Baba guides us that bhaktas are to use their knowledge and skills for service only, and not to enhance one's prestige as jinanis do.

Ananda Marga ideology says, "When devotees serve the universe they do it with the feeling that they are serving the manifestation of Na'ra'yan'a only to please Him...The direction of Jina'nii is not working here." (5)

Secondly, Baba guides us that learning and knowledge only have value when applied to our own way of living.

Prout philosophy says, "Educated are those who have learnt much, remembered much and made use of their learning in practical life." (6)


We should all ponder

We all want to get success in spiritual life. So one should all honestly consider one's own status and motivation. What is my aim in acquiring knowledge. How sincere am I to practice what I have learned. Or do I fall in the category of the jinani - the person who acquires knowledge merely to show others? If so then maximum efforts should be made to remedy this. And it is possible to rectify one's status. Someone who is a jinani today will be a great bhakta in the future. All are on the move and the sooner one knows their own status, the faster they can move on the path of bhakti. Sometimes people think jinanis are only those who are scholarly. And while it is true that scholars are prone to the path of jinana, in addition, anyone seeking knowledge for the sake of petty gains (ego, bragging rights, prestige, status) is certainly a jinani. With a little bit of honesty one can easily discern where they stand. This is the self-test we should administer to ourselves - today. We should not waste any time. One should find out: What am I.
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Conclusion

By Baba's grace, all have the potential to walk, nay, speed, ahead on the path of bhakti. No one should get caught on the path of jinana, knowingly or unknowingly. The above test can help address this.

Ananda Marga philosophy says, "You are not a small or insignificant human being, you are the very child of Parama Purus'a. It is your birth right to be established in the immortality of infinite life. Keeping this supreme fixed in your memory, proceed to the supreme goal with utmost devotion, and you are destined to attain the greatest fulfillment." (7)

In Him,
Liiladhar

References
1. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 23, Safeguards against the Defects of Jiṋána and Karma
2. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 23, Safeguards against the Defects of Jiṋána and Karma
3. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 23, Safeguards against the Defects of Jiṋána and Karma
4. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 23, Safeguards against the Defects of Jiṋána and Karma
5. Subhasita Samgraha - 19, Salvation and Devotion
6. Prout in a Nutshell - 18, Talks on Education – Excerpt F
7. Ananda Marga Philosophy in a Nutshell - 4, Bhakti and Krpá

== Section 2: Prabhat Samgiita ==

My deepest thoughts

"Eso eso bandhu eso jiivaner prati nishva'se..." (Prabhat Samgiita #0213)

Purport:

O’ my dearmost Bandhu, please come in my heart - in each and every breath of my existence. I want to remember Your name as my Ista mantra always. When You come in my mind and sit on the white lotus, then Your sweet fragrance permeates my whole being.

O’ Parama Purusa, except You I have no one. You are the only one who tells me most loving things, in my internal thoughts, privately. It is only You with whom I can open the core of my heart. In these intimate moments, I tell You all those things which I never reveal with anyone. I express to You all my inner feelings. With nobody else can I do like this; just I share my deepest thoughts with You, secretly.

Baba, my dear most, please continue singing the song of hope and fill the air with that aroma. I request You to joyously take away everything from me. 

Baba, O’ my Bandhu, I do not have anyone other than You...

== Section: Important Teaching ==

Prout’s response to imperialistic schooling by the west

Prout philosophy says, "The British wanted to bring the entire Indian race under their colonial grip to make the people slaves. They reformed the old educational system of India and bluntly introduced the English system of education. The English education system was contrary to that of India, because it was based on an objective approach and the complete denial of the subjective approach. The British colonial masters educated the subjugated race on the lines of their own education system, and produced a peculiar group of people who were neither Indian nor civilian nor serviceable. These so-called educated people of India were a complete departure from the mass of Indians in their habits, behaviour, thoughts, modesty and personal integrity. That is why a gulf of difference developed between the so-called educated people and the village people of India. By applying these subtle tactics, a group of people in India became European in attitude although they were Indian in colour, and this group were instrumental in perpetuating the British Raj in India."

"The British colonialists applied the same tactics in China. The Chinese people, before the Kuomintan regime, were laborious and dexterous as well as religious. But by introducing opium, the British made the entire Chinese race inactive and indolent. Afterwards the communists, under the leadership of Mao Zedong, killed the religion of the Chinese people and deprived them of their práńa dharma. In this way, the British and the communists brought the entire Chinese race under their grip."

"PROUT does not want to turn the hands of the clock back. PROUT does not reject the western educational system. But at the same time, the western education system utterly failed to inculcate a sense of morality, reverence and a high standard of behaviour among the students of India during the time of the British Raj. That is why in PROUT’s system of education, we stress the need to start “Ashramic Schools” in every village of India. If this is done, the corrosive tendency introduced by the British can be checked at an early stage. In the post-independence period of India, the leaders and educationists could not deeply understand the prevalent crisis of the Indian education system. This crisis was largely due to the defective British education system which was fundamentally against the práńa dharma of the Indian people. All the attempts to reform the education system proved futile and led the nation towards further degradation. This was because India’s educationists could not reform the education system according to the práńa dharma of the Indian people. Our Ananda Marga school curriculum is based on the práńa dharma of the people of India."

"...During the British rule, both in the social and spiritual spheres, the people were deprived of their práńa dharma. Some so-called western educated people even now look down upon villagers for their simplicity and naivete. These so-called educated people were misguided away from práńa dharma because they were denied any subjective approach in the western education system. This is why such people have failed to become one with the mass." (1)

Reference
1. Prout in a Nutshell - 18, Talks on Education – Excerpt B

== Section 3: Links ==

Postings to Read

Daily-life hypocrisy

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2013/11/hypocrisy.html

Planned dying

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2014/02/killing-oneself-is-slippery-slope.html

Gandhi's monkeys

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2016/08/gandhijis-three-monkeys-defunct.html

Comparative: allopathy vs ayurveda

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2014/03/whatt-to-do-when-sick-1.html

Specialty of AM schools

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2015/02/why-baba-wants-primary-schools.html

Unique marriage

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2025/07/unique-marriage.html