Baba
Which is best marriage
Namaskar,
This summary statement contrasts dogmatic religious marriages with our dharmic, revolutionary marriage system in Ananda Marga.
Comparative study - 1
(1a) Religious marriages regard the bride as lowly.
(1b) Ananda Marga revolutionary marriage give equal status to girls.
(2a) Hindu religious dogmatic marriages may rely on a dowry payment.
(2b) Ananda Marga revolutionary marriage system opposes the use of dowry.
(3a) In Hindu marriages the bride is treated as something material that is donated to others, hence the name kanya’da’n.
(3b) In our Ananda Marga revolutionary marriage system the bride is treated as a human being.
(4a) In religious marriages, the audience has no role in the marriage ceremony.
(4b) In our Ananda Marga revolutionary marriage system all attendees of the marriage ceremony play a vital role.
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Comparative study - 2
(5a) In Hindu marriages, the bride and bridegroom are not of equal status.
(5b) In our Ananda Marga revolutionary marriage system both bride and bridegroom are of equal status.
(6a) Religious marriage are filled with baseless dogmas and illogical edicts etc.
(6b) In our Ananda Marga revolutionary marriage system there is no dogma.
(7a) Religious marriages are costly affairs.
(7b) Our Ananda Marga revolutionary marriages are completely free - no cost.
(8a) Hindu and Muslim marriages are forced upon the bride and groom.
(8b) In our Ananda Marga revolutionary marriage system, there are no forced marriages. Both bride and groom marry by choice.
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Conclusion
In the general society, there are so many flaws and defects in the way marriages are arranged and performed. For this reason, Baba has given the Ananda Marga revolutionary marriage system that is 100% dogma-free and grants full rights and freedoms to women. That is why our revolutionary marriage system is the panacea.
A pseudo-culture "love" marriage is not a revolutionary marriage.
In Him,
Liila
~ In-depth study ~
License should not be encouraged in the name of liberty
Ananda Marga philosophy says, “It must always be remembered that freedom, or liberty, and license are not the same thing. The concept of women’s freedom is good, but license should not be encouraged in the name of liberty. Giving license to either men or women could destroy the social structure in a short time. Hence those who are the most vocal in proposing the freedom of women must carefully consider the form this proposed freedom shall take.” (1)
It may result in great social disaster
Ananda Marga philosophy states, “When we pay recognition to any simple truth, we should not be carried away by sentimentality. Only rationality based on humanism is acceptable. As children of nature, women should have the same access as men to light, air, earth and water. In fact, it is not a matter of granting rights to women, but rather a case of recognizing their rights. If, however, the recognition of women’s rights is treated sentimentally, it may result in great social disaster.” (2)
Pointing out religious loopholes
Here below Baba guides us to point out the philosophical defects of religious preachings using a rational and respectful approach.
Ananda Marga philosophy states, “Read any so-called religious book: one will seldom find anything resembling tolerance of the religious beliefs of others...If necessary, different views can be compared and presented in philosophical books. The philosophical and psychological loopholes in an argument may be pointed out without being disrespectful.” (3)
References
1. Human Society -1, Social Justice
2. Human Society -1, Social Justice
3. Human Society - 1, Moralism
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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.
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 ==
बाबा ! दर्शन दो
“Prabhu, dhará kii kabhu debe ná,bhávite bhávite kata yuga jábe, bháváro ki náhi siimá ná…” (प्रभात संगीत: #0387)
हे प्रभु बाबा, क्या तुम मेरी पकड़ में कभी नहीं आओगे? मुझे कभी दर्शन नहीं
दोगे! तुम्हारा नाम गान जप करते करते कितना वर्ष बीत गए, युगों से मैं
तुम्हारा चिंतन ध्यान साधना कर रहा हूँ, तुम्हें पुकार रहा हूँ , परन्तु
तुम नहीं आए। पता नहीं और कितना समय इंतज़ार करना पड़ेगा ! क्या मेरी साधना
की कभी समाप्ति नहीं होगी, क्या तुम मुझ पर कृपा नहीं करोगे?
बाबा, मैं माया मोह जाल में फँस कर बहुत दुःख झेल रहा हूँ। मेरे मन से
भक्ति की ख़ुशबू भी जा चुकी है। मेरी हालत एक झरे मुरझाए फूल के समान हो गई
है। अब मेरी भाव भक्ति का क्या होगा ! क्या मुझे कभी दर्शन नहीं दोगे!
बाबा, मैं दुनिया की चमकीली तथा क्षणभंगुर मृगतृष्णा के पीछे दौड़-दौड़ कर
मर रहा हूँ। बाबा, बचाओ ! तुम मेरा हाथ पकड़ कर मुझे इस नरक से बाहर
निकालो। माया मोह जाल में मुझे फँसने मत दो। हे प्रभु, मुझे कभी दर्शन
नहीं दोगे!...
--गोपी
== Section 3: Important Teaching ==
This is a classic example. Here below Baba points out how the rich cannot understand the problems of the poor. Those wealthy persons have a very small mind - sunk in greed and always hungry for more.
Right now, heated talks are going on regarding increasing minimum wage. The amount low-end workers currently earn is paltry. Some political leaders have proposed a minimum wage increase. Even then no one can live on such wages. You cannot have a small house, get medical care, and raise children on such a wage. It is impossible.
Still other politicians - who support wealthy capitalists - remain unmoved and have no empathy. Rather they are shocked about a potential increase in wages. Meanwhile, CEO's and top executives earn thousands of times more than that each hour.
Here is the point of view of Prout philosophy followed by excerpts from news articles about the heated exchange in Washington and this critical issue.
Prout philosophy says, "What a dangerous outlook! What a rosy philosophy of capitalism! God save humanity from such perverted philosophy. Man’s desire for worldly pleasure does not cease until he finds a really great ideal. His hunger is insatiable. The wolf in him seems to say over and over again, “I am hungry, I am hungry.” His mouth is agape all the time and the fools of the earth, resigned to their belief in predestination, are swallowed by it. These wolves eat up their flesh and blood and cast away their insipid bones. Are we to support this wolfish philosophy? The dirty-clothed laborers, their faces lined with hard labor and fatigue, are not human beings in the eyes of those who have Mammon by their side. The characteristic of a vested interest is that it has no other thought but itself. The selfish man is the eater, the others are his food. His needs are never-ending. Out of his salary the poor man has to pay his house rent, support his family, educate his children, provide milk for his baby, marry his daughters. Are those necessities only for the people of the upper classes? Are these not the minimum necessities of life? Yes, but these thoughts of the poor are no concern of the rich! Such thinking involves some sacrifice, does it not? From where would objects of luxury for the rich come, if hunger were not the hard task-master of the poor? Let the daughters of the poor collect cow-dung forever and their sons be slaves in the households of the rich. What a fine arrangement! The high hopes of the poor?–pooh! pooh!! Aren’t they all moonshine?" (1)
Just now you read from the 1987 edition of Human Society. Next please read from the below passage from the latest Electronic Edition of Baba'a books 7.5. Some say the above version is good, and others say this below one is better. Let us know which version you prefer.
Prout philosophy says, "Just imagine what a dangerous idea this is! What a wonderful capitalistic argument! Perhaps some academic stooge on the payroll of these self-seeking capitalists may even try to concoct a philosophy to support this proposition. God save humanity from such perverted philosophies! People’s physical longings are not satisfied until they come in contact with a truly great ideology. Till then, people’s wolf-like hunger is insatiable, as if they are incessantly repeating, “I am hungry, I am hungry.” Their jaws are always open, and the foolish people of this world resign themselves to their own fatalistic beliefs and fall into them. The ferocious wolf-pack devours their flesh and blood and casts away the unpalatable bones. Should we support this wolfish philosophy? The day-labourers, porters and gate-keepers around us who wear dirty rags and have fatigue etched on their faces are not considered human by those who are rolling in luxury. It is a characteristic of vested interests that they never bother to think of anyone except themselves. They must eat and the rest of humanity only exists to be eaten. They want increasingly more objects for their gratification. Those who earn three thousand rupees a month think that this is an extremely meagre amount, but they never stop to consider the needs of those who earn a negligible thirty rupees a month. A poor man has to pay his rent, maintain his family, educate his children, buy milk for his babies, and save something to put towards the cost of his daughter’s marriage, all out of thirty rupees. Are these needs only applicable to the upper stratum of society? Are they not the minimum necessities of life? Rich people do not want to consider the needs of the poor, because if they do they will have to make some sacrifices. Where will their luxuries and comforts come from if hunger does not burn the bellies of the poor? Is it not a fine idea if the daughters of the poor go on collecting cow dung forever, and their sons work like slaves in the houses of the rich for generations together? Is this not a fine arrangement? As for the high hopes of the poor, aren't they ridiculous? Aren't they out of touch with reality?" (2)
References
1. Human Society, Social Justice, 1987 Edn
2. Human Society - Social Justice, Electronic Edition of Baba's books 7.5
== Section: Important Teaching ==
Warped mentality of brutes in human form
Ananda Marga philosophy guides us, "There are people, however, who have opposite feelings. They burn in envy to see someone happy, and make an all out effort to put them in danger. On seeing someone in distress, they think: “Rightly served. As you sow, so you reap. Let their troubles augment.” Such human-shaped animals are prowling about in many fields of life, including the field of politics."
"There are some people who, on seeing someone engaged in noble work, try to stop that person; for example, when someone belonging to the opposite camp is trying to help the neglected, downtrodden, people badly hit by famine or flood, they think that [through their philanthropic acts] their adversaries may become popular, and so they must be opposed. There are people who, on seeing someone engaged in harmful activity or malevolent endeavours, encourage them in crude, bestial activities so that they can directly exploit the opportunity for their own benefit." (1)
Reference
1. Shabda Cayaniká Part 4, Disc: 27
== Section: Hindi Quote ==
जाति पाँति
”दो भाई का दो जात नहीं हो सकता है | यह common sense है | यह साधारण बुद्धि से ही मनुष्य समझेंगे, कि एक पिता है, दो भाई हैं, राम और श्याम---राम का एक जात, श्याम का एक जात नहीं हो सकता है | कभी नहीं हो सकता है | कोई अगर बोले कि “राम और श्याम दो अलग जात हैं”, तो बाप भी दो हो गए तब | तब वह तो बाप को नहीं मानता है |
[हँसी]
आँऽ ? जो बाप को नहीं मानता है, वह तो जारज है | तो, जो बाप को मानते हैं, परमपिता को मानते हैं, वे जात नहीं मानेंगे | जो परमात्मा को मानते हैं, जो धार्मिक हैं, उनके पास जात नहीं है |”
[यह प्रवचन-अंश, बाबा के कैसेट से सीधे लिखा गया है । बाबा का यह असली प्रवचन, अमृतोपदेश है। आनन्दमार्ग हिन्दी पुस्तकों में छपे प्रवचन तो नक़ली प्रवचन हैं, असली नहीं हैं -- बंगालीकरण (बँगलाइजेसन) के तहत उनकी बर्बादी की गई] (1)
Reference
1. [परोपकारात् महत्, Paropaka'ra't Mahat, V28-19, GD 2 January 1970 Patna
== Section: Bangla Quote ==
কি করৰ ভেবে পাচ্ছি না
“এই যে কীর্তন, এ কীর্তন যেমন মানসিক জগতে পরমপুরুষকে আনন্দ দিচ্ছে, তেমনি মানসিক জগতে একক ভাবে জীবকে, এবং সমষ্টি ভাবে জীবকেও কল্যাণের পথ দেখাচ্ছে | জটিলতা থেকে মানুষকে মুক্ত করছে, মানুষের ৰুদ্ধিও নির্মুক্ত হচ্ছে | মানুষ সহজ ভাবে, যথাযথ ভাবে চিন্তা করৰার সুয়োগও পাৰে |
তাই ৰুদ্ধিমান ব্যষ্টি যত ৰেশী পারে, কীর্তন করুক | {মা} কোনও একটা মানসিক জটিলতা এসেছে, চিন্তায় জট লেগে গেছে, “কি করৰ ভেবে পাচ্ছি না”---এই অবস্থা এসেছে, কোনও ব্যষ্টি বা সমষ্টির | তারা ৰসে, ক্ষণিক ক্ষণ প্রাণ ঢেলে, কীর্তন করুক [confirm book], মানসিক জটিলতা দূর হয়ে যাৰে | সমাধানের সূত্র সামনে এসে পড়ৰে |” (1)
Reference
1. V22-2C,MGD 17 May 1982 Calcutta
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