Baba
Jobs to avoid
Note: This letter is only for those who have reverence for Sadguru Baba Shrii Shrii Anandamurti ji and try to follow His Ananda Marga ideology.
Namaskar,
I recall how one of my friends Kripal was always complaining that he could not concentrate in sadhana and then after some time I saw him again and inquired about his sahana. He replied that his sadhana is very good these days. I was surprised to hear this and asked how he remedied the situation. Kripal told, “It was very easy. Earlier I was working in payday lending, and when I came to know this was one of the negative occupations then I quit my job and got a proper job; and, ever since then my sadhana has been better.”
Some confused people think that if they are not directly involved in negative occupations like loansharking, payday lending etc, and not directly involved in and harassing the common people, then it is ok. They feel it is fine to give money to a loansharking company to do such things, while they themselves remain in “safe territory.” Those persons do not think they will incur any bad samskara. But that is simply not true.
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All are involved
To get a better idea, let’s take a wide-angle view of the situation. In this modern era, everything is happening on a large scale. Various companies and agencies within the financial sector - like hedge funds and certain stock brokers - are doing this type of negative work. So if you deposit your money with them and you are gleaning the rewards of a high interest return with those who are loansharking and doing payday lending, then you are also 100% culpable, albeit indirectly.
It is just like if the mafia boss is sitting far away from the scene and ordering one of his hitman to murder someone. Then certainly the mafia boss is involved in that attack. Some dumb people might think that only the hitman or goondha is accountable. But that is not true - the big boss is also implicated as he ordered the hit.
The conclusive idea is that when a murder happens, then all those involved - directly or indirectly - are criminals, irrespective of how how remotely involved they are. Thousands of years ago, killers would choke people to death with their bare hands. Nowadays, people use advanced weapons like guns, rockets, missiles, and drones, etc to kill others. And in some cases, they may be sitting thousands of miles away from the attack scene. Even then they are wholly culpable for their sins.
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This same theory applies with investing in today’s ultra-capitalistic economy. If you are depositing monies in hedge funds that do loansharking, then you are also involved in that sin. In that case, your food is also untouchable. You will have to face the consequences from parama prakrti. The main guiding factor is that in these types of jobs the public is undeniably cheated, exploited, and harmed. They are preyed upon. So labeling such negative occupations as sinful is for the protection of the vulnerable people, i.e. the common public.
Conclusion: list of sinful jobs
Remember, these points were given by Lord Buddha 2500 years ago. Society has since advanced - times have changed. Now anti-social elements are moving about in civil dress as seemingly respectable citizens. When in reality their entire job is aimed at exploiting the unsuspecting masses. The need of the day is to enlist all such jobs of this type, and warn everyone.
For starters, here are a few: Porn industry, brothels, illegal wildlife trade, gambling, lottery, tobacco, illicit drugs, legal marijuana business, meat industry etc. Please help formulate this list. Verily, the list is so long these days. All should open their eyes and not deposit or invest money, directly or indirectly, in any field where the public is harmed. Otherwise one will have to face the consequences of prakrti. In that case, cheap money will be very costly.
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Ananda Marga ideology states, “One must have a clean occupation, that is, one must not do anything antisocial, one must not encourage anything antisocial, anything that goes against collective interest. That is samyak ájiiva in physical sphere. One may earn money by selling wine. One may earn money by stealing. These are not samyak ájiiva. Your occupation should be neat and clean – not going against the interest of the society.” (1)
in Him,
Mayadhiish
Reference
1. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 30, Ideological Flow and the Eight-fold Path
== Section 2: Prabhat Samgiita ==
Propagate the glories of the Supreme
"Áloker path cháŕibo ná ámi, áloker path cháŕibo ná..." (Prabhat Samgiita #0337)
Purport:
My Parama Purusa, by Your grace, I will not leave the path of sadhana, bhakti, or the path of refulgence. I will tread on the path which You have shown me. By Your mercy and guidance, I will mold myself according to Your desire and make my mind straight and simple. My thoughts, speech, and actions will be one, not three. I shall never bow down before human-shaped animals, to those sinful forces. By Your krpa, I will fight and destroy them.
Baba, the Supreme Entity, I shall move on the straight path, the road of satya, not the ways of duplicity or hypocrisy. I shall speak the plain satya - frankly, and deeply engage in Your thought, in Your sadhana. I will not extol myself in front of anyone, nor eulogize my own existence, nor propagate my own personality on any occasion. I will never promote myself or invite acclaim. My Lord, You have taught me to propagate the glories of the Supreme. I will sing the grandeur of Parama Purusa - not anyone else - and l will refrain from praising myself.
Parama Purusa, I have come on this earth to do Your work. My Lord, Your váńiis, Your teachings are the vital force of my life. They are my prana dharma and very important for me. I will meditate on my Guru and propagate His greatness. Baba, the Parama Purusa, whether sleeping, dreaming, or when awake and conscious, by Your sweet will I shall not recite, chant, or sing anything but Your holy name...
"Áloker path cháŕibo ná ámi, áloker path cháŕibo ná..." (Prabhat Samgiita #0337)
Purport:
My Parama Purusa, by Your grace, I will not leave the path of sadhana, bhakti, or the path of refulgence. I will tread on the path which You have shown me. By Your mercy and guidance, I will mold myself according to Your desire and make my mind straight and simple. My thoughts, speech, and actions will be one, not three. I shall never bow down before human-shaped animals, to those sinful forces. By Your krpa, I will fight and destroy them.
Baba, the Supreme Entity, I shall move on the straight path, the road of satya, not the ways of duplicity or hypocrisy. I shall speak the plain satya - frankly, and deeply engage in Your thought, in Your sadhana. I will not extol myself in front of anyone, nor eulogize my own existence, nor propagate my own personality on any occasion. I will never promote myself or invite acclaim. My Lord, You have taught me to propagate the glories of the Supreme. I will sing the grandeur of Parama Purusa - not anyone else - and l will refrain from praising myself.
Parama Purusa, I have come on this earth to do Your work. My Lord, Your váńiis, Your teachings are the vital force of my life. They are my prana dharma and very important for me. I will meditate on my Guru and propagate His greatness. Baba, the Parama Purusa, whether sleeping, dreaming, or when awake and conscious, by Your sweet will I shall not recite, chant, or sing anything but Your holy name...
== Section: Important Teaching ==
Europe is also banning veils
Ananda Marga philosophy states, “Perhaps you know that in ancient India, there was no custom of using veils among the women. During the last part of the Pathan rule and in the early days of the Mughal period [16th-19th c.], the veil was forcibly imposed on the women of some aristocratic families in Burdwan, so that others could not see the ladies’ faces. Burdwan was the capital of Bengal.”
“Over a period of time, the use of the veil spread to other areas. Muslim rule was not firmly established in south India, so the veil was not introduced there. You will notice that even today the women of south India use garbhakas in the evenings.”
“I remember some years ago at Anandanagar I said that my daughters coming to Anandanagar need not cover their heads because it is the home of their father. Girls do not use veils at their parents’ house. I remember that it was the first time for the married women of north India to give up their veils. Many years have passed since then. The custom of using veils has disappeared from many urban areas of north India and is fast disappearing from the rural areas as well. That particular incident at Anandanagar set a healthy trend in this regard. This was a step forward in the direction of women’s emancipation [in north India]. An auspicious beginning indeed!” (1)
Note: Many countries in Europe have just passed and implemented laws banning veils.
Reference
1. Shabda Cayaniká Part 20, “Garbhaka”
== Section: Attachment ==
Attached video: Converting Hindus into Muslims
Namaskar,
See how this speaker is saying how they should recruit Hindus into Muslims in order to gain a majority in India. If every Muslim converts five Hindus then they will capture the majority in India.
Ananda Marga philosophy is against any type of conversion. Ignorant people convert others for the wrong reasons. Those getting converted do not know what they are doing. This type of approach is not good as it brings chaos and unrest in the society.
In all the religions you have to lock up your thinking power and throw the key into the ocean. In Ananda Marga everything is logical.
Ananda Marga is a way of life and does not convert anybody. It is not a religion.
in Him,
Ramdeva
(Rafiq Mohamed)
== Section: Important Teaching ==
Higher post should not be entrusted to debased & corrupt persons
Please read Baba’s following teaching which gives a clear indication about the type of leadership needed in Ananda Marga. Specifically, can XYZ type of persons be the leader - whether that be on the village, regional, sectorial, or global level - or are special qualifications needed? If so what are those traits and characteristics required of a leader. All these answers and more are addressed in Guru’s below teaching.
Ananda Marga philosophy states, “A rśi [sage] has said: Samamantreńa jáyate iti samájah [“Society is the collective movement of a group of individuals who have decided to move together towards a common goal”]. That is, whether people are pápii or tápii [sinners or victims], thieves, criminals, or characterless individuals, they are so only superficially; internally they are filled with the potential for purity. The principal object of the sadvipras is to explore and bring this potentiality into play. They will accord human value to everyone without exception. Those who have done hateful crimes must be punished, but sadvipras will never hate them, or put an end to them by depriving them of food, because sadvipras are humanists. The pandits puffed up with vainglory could turn their attention to their books instead of attending on the ailing non-Hindu Haridas, but Chaitanya Mahaprabhu found it impossible to remain indifferent to him. He took Haridas in his arms and nursed him carefully, and thus showed respect to human value.”
Ananda Marga philosophy states, “However, when the question of social responsibility arises, it must be considered with great care. Irresponsible people cannot be entrusted with social responsibility, because those who shoulder social responsibility will have to lead humanity on the path of development, and correct the ways of sinners. If they themselves are of evil mentality, it will not be possible for them to discharge their social responsibility. It has been said: “The collective body of those who are engaged in the concerted effort to bridge the gap between the first expression of morality and establishment in universal humanism is called society.” So social responsibility should be entrusted to those who are capable of discharging it creditably. If moralism is the starting-point of the journey of society, then those who are at its helm must be moralists. And since society aims to establish universalism, those people must be universalists. And if the gap between moralism and universal humanism is to be bridged, spiritual sádhaná is a must, so those people must practise rigorous sádhaná. Their philosophy of life must be, “Morality is the base, sádhaná is the means, and life divine is the goal.””
“This great responsibility must never be entrusted to those who are themselves criminals. Unless and until such people correct themselves, they will not be given any social value, though in no way will they be denied human value. At present social value is given importance, but those who are selected to discharge social responsibility do not possess the aforesaid qualities. They have occupied their posts on the strength of their money or on the basis of patronage, but this has not resulted in any collective welfare. That is why there is an instruction in our social scripture:”
Ananda Marga philosophy states, “Do not be misled by anyones tall talk. Judge merit by seeing the performance. Remember, whatever position one is in offers sufficient opportunity to work. One whose character is not in accordance with Yama-Niyama should not get opportunity [[to become]] a representative.… to [[vest]] an incompetent person with power means to push society towards destruction knowingly and deliberately.”
“The sadvipras will install qualified persons in power, and the social order which will be evolved by virtue of their leadership will give due importance to one and all. In this new society based on Neohumanism, everyone will find their life worth living. All will regain their lost positions of honour.” (1)
Reference
1. A Few Problems Solved - 2, Social Values and Human Cardinal Principles
== Section 3: Links ==
