Baba
Baba approved this kiirtana
Namaskar,
In the below audio file from a general darshan, bhaktas are singing kiirtana to Baba in all kinds of rhythmic ways (4 min 31 sec mark to the 10 min 20 sec mark), and when it concludes, from the 10 min 26 sec mark to 10 min 28 sec mark, Sadguru Baba says, “Accha’ hua”, meaning - it was very good.
Verily, there are all styles of kiirtana: Kevalam Baba Nam Baba Nam Kevalam, Kevalam Baba Nam Baba Nam Kevalam, Baba Baba Baba Nam Baba Nam Kevalam-- or any sequence like Baba Nam Kevalam Baba Nam, Baba Nam Kevalam Baba Nam, Baba Nam Kevalam Baba Nam etc. Bhaktas sang as many ways as they wished, where it is not always the same sequence. But one should not distort the original mantra Baba Nam Kevalam to Bab-o Nam-o Kevalam-o etc.
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And when it concludes, at the 10 min 26 sec mark to 10 min 28 sec point, Sadguru Baba says, “Accha’ hua”, meaning - it was very good. This clearly demonstrates that Baba has given His approval of all styles of kiirtana: Kevalam Baba Nam Baba Nam Kevalam, Kevalam Baba Nam Baba Nam Kevalam, Baba Baba Baba Nam Baba Nam Kevalam-- or any sequence like Baba Nam Kevalam Baba Nam, Baba Nam Kevalam Baba Nam, Baba Nam Kevalam Baba Nam etc, as many ways as they wished or liked.
In the below general darshan audio file, from the 4 min 31 sec mark to the 10 min 20 sec mark, bhaktas are singing kiirtana to Baba, and Baba give His clear approval. Here is a link to that kiirtana sung in that pre-1990 era which is indicative of the type of kiirtana sung those days:
No restriction in kiirtana
#1: In Ananda Marga sadhana, kiirtana is the only practice where non-margiis are welcome to participate, i.e. there are no restrictions of any kind. And common people do not have that skill to follow a certain musical style. So to impose the notion that Baba Nam Kevalam should always be repeated in the same sequence defeats the purpose of its creation. Baba did not make any such rules. The rules which we hear these days are all dogma.
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When this dogma was born
#2: In the pre-1990 era, people were singing Baba Nam Kevalam in a variety of ways like: Kevalam Baba Nam Baba Nam Kevalam, Kevalam Baba Nam Baba Nam Kevalam, Baba Baba Baba Nam Baba Nam Kevalam. Or they sang any sequence like Baba Nam Kevalam Baba Nam, Baba Nam Kevalam Baba Nam, Baba Nam Kevalam Baba Nam etc. as many ways as they liked. Indeed, on the internet there are innumerable videos of DMC and General Darshana where thousands of margiis have gathered before Baba to sing kiirtana etc, and in those clips those bhaktas are always singing a dynamic style of kiirtana. They never sing in a monotonous manner in the same rigid order. That type of monotonous, mechanical kiirtana sung in the same boring and rigid order is dogma.
#3: And then after 1993, someone imposed the dogma that Baba Nam Kevalam will only be sung keeping the mantra in the same monotonous, pre-formatted order. Since then everyone was coerced to adhere to that code.
The example of pre-formatted order was not present in pre-1990 period. Bhaktas were not forced to always sing it always in the same order: Baba Nam Kevalam, Baba Nam Kevalam, Baba Nam Kevalam, Baba Nam Kevalam, Baba Nam Kevalam, Baba Nam Kevalam, Baba Nam Kevalam, Baba Nam Kevalam.
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#4: But to legitimize this dogma, one fictitious discourse was created. And due to this distortion, most sing our “Baba Nam Kevalam” kiirtana in the wrong way.
Proof: kaoshikii dance
#5: So we have to analyze the history. Following is the historical evidence.
#6: Some may immediately raise the point that the words must be recited according to a particular order as per the rule imposed in 1993, but the very simple response is how Baba has given the kaoshikii / kaośikii dance. In that dance itself, Baba has shifted the order of the way the kiirtan is called out.
#7: Furthermore, the discourse in Ananda Vacanamrtam part 30 titled - “Bio-Psycho-Spiritual System of Kiirtana” - is a fake discourse. Just someone created this with their fertile brain, with their imagination. So that fake discourse cannot be considered as authoritative.
For two decades, from 1970 - 1990, Baba presided over meetings and reportings when the kiirtana was sung in countless different ways, sequences like Kevalam Baba Nam Baba Nam Kevalam, Kevalam Baba Nam Baba Nam Kevalam, Baba Baba Baba Nam Baba Nam Kevalam-- or any sequence like Baba Nam Kevalam Baba Nam, Baba Nam Kevalam Baba Nam, Baba Nam Kevalam Baba Nam etc., as many ways as they liked.
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#8: There are thousands of occasions prior to 1990 when sadhakas used to sing kiirtana and Baba used sit and and listen, but there was never any occasion when kiirtana was sung in that mechanical, robotic way, which some people have imposed since 1993.
Conclusion
#9: Regularly, whenever and wherever any reporting, pravacan, or meeting was presided over by Baba, then almost every time bhajans and kiirtana were sung in a variety of ways. And still those recordings are available. They are unlike the monotonous, pre-formatted order / regimen.
In Him,
Dharmasiddha
Note: The dark forces responsible for ruining kiirtana by imposing robotic kiirtana are now terrified; they feel hunted. To cover up their black deeds they are changing Baba's original videos and dubbing in robotic kiirtana throughout. You may well have come across their nasty deeds - all done to cover up their sin. Watch out.
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Sound file: Baba approves of this kiirtana
In the aforementioned audio file, from the 4 min 31 sec mark to the 10 min 20 sec mark, bhaktas are singing kiirtana to Baba in all kinds of rhythmic ways, and all styles of kiirtana.
Kevalam Baba Nam Baba Nam Kevalam, Kevalam Baba Nam Baba Nam Kevalam, Baba Baba Baba Nam Baba Nam Kevalam. Or any sequence like Baba Nam Kevalam Baba Nam, Baba Nam Kevalam Baba Nam, Baba Nam Kevalam Baba Nam etc. as many ways as they wished.
And when it concludes, at the 10 min 26 sec mark to 10 min 28 sec point, Sadguru Baba says, “Accha’ hua”, meaning - it was very good.
This clearly demonstrates that Baba has given His approval of all styles of kiirtana. Kevalam Baba Nam Baba Nam Kevalam, Kevalam Baba Nam Baba Nam Kevalam, Baba Baba Baba Nam Baba Nam Kevalam. Or any sequence like Baba Nam Kevalam Baba Nam, Baba Nam Kevalam Baba Nam, Baba Nam Kevalam Baba Nam etc. as many ways as you like.
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One need not sing it in the same way again and again: Baba Nam Kevalam, Baba Nam Kevalam, Baba Nam Kevalam, Baba Nam Kevalam, Baba Nam Kevalam, Baba Nam Kevalam, Baba Nam Kevalam, Baba Nam Kevalam.
We should follow Baba, not any human being. So we should sing kiirtana in a variety of ways in all styles, such as: Kevalam Baba Nam Baba Nam Kevalam, Kevalam Baba Nam Baba Nam Kevalam, Baba Baba Baba Nam Baba Nam Kevalam-- or any sequence like Baba Nam Kevalam Baba Nam, Baba Nam Kevalam Baba Nam, Baba Nam Baba nam Kevalam Baba Nam etc, as many ways as one wishes, where it is not always the same sequence.
Video examples: Baba approves of this kiirtana
In each of the following three youtube videos, bhaktas are singing kiirtana to Sadguru Baba in all kinds of creative and rhythmic ways, and He is clearly approving of this style of kiirtana.
(I) In this video, listen from 15:55 => 16:47 to hear that type of kiirtana that is non-robotic:
(II) In this video, listen from 10:15 => 10:37 to hear that type of kiirtana that is non-robotic:
(III) In this video, listen from 1:51 => 3:26 to hear that type of kiirtana that is non-robotic:
== Section 2: Prabhat Samgiita ==
Incomparable reference
"Phuler ma'la'y ei avela'y dhu'la'y jharite dio na'..." (Prabhat Samgiita #3270)
Purport:
Note: Those who don't do 6th lesson sadhana, they can not understand this song.
O’ my Parama Purusa, with deep longing and heartfelt bhakti, I have threaded this flower garland especially for You. Lord, so much time has passed; at least now in these late hours do not let it just fall down in the dust and wither away. Yet, You have not come to me; this garland just remains lying, untouched. Please come and receive this mala. Supreme Entity, please do not forget and ignore the sweet feeling of my core and my incomparable reverence towards You.
O’ Baba, I have searched for blossoms in all the nooks and corners of my mental garden of my citta, collected them bit by bit carefully, and threaded this garland for You. Please do not reject it or let it go in vain. All the tender sentiments of my mind and soul I offer unto You with love and affection.
O’ Baba, I know that this offering of mine is comparatively quite meagre for You. Your abode is filled with gems and jewels. But my prema is soaked in this gift so please do not refuse it.
Baba, I am surrendering myself at Your altar....
Notes for Prabhat Samgiita #3270:
In the above song these following terms are used and below is the inner meaning of those terms.
[1] Flower Garland (Ma'la'): Here the ma'la' symbolically represents a sadhaka offering the fruits of all their virtuous, good deeds and benevolent works - including the fruits of sadhana - to Parama Purusa.
[2] 'Accept the Garland': In more personal, spiritual language, this phrase means: O' Parama Purusa, please accept my mind - I am offering You my mind.
[3] Your abode is filled with gems and jewels: Parama Purusa does not need anything; only He is hungry for love from His bhaktas. All the worldly things He already has in abundance. He is the Creator and Controller so by externally offering and giving Him worldly things nobody can satisfy Him. This shows that external ritualistic worship is improper.
"Phuler ma'la'y ei avela'y dhu'la'y jharite dio na'..." (Prabhat Samgiita #3270)
Purport:
Note: Those who don't do 6th lesson sadhana, they can not understand this song.
O’ my Parama Purusa, with deep longing and heartfelt bhakti, I have threaded this flower garland especially for You. Lord, so much time has passed; at least now in these late hours do not let it just fall down in the dust and wither away. Yet, You have not come to me; this garland just remains lying, untouched. Please come and receive this mala. Supreme Entity, please do not forget and ignore the sweet feeling of my core and my incomparable reverence towards You.
O’ Baba, I have searched for blossoms in all the nooks and corners of my mental garden of my citta, collected them bit by bit carefully, and threaded this garland for You. Please do not reject it or let it go in vain. All the tender sentiments of my mind and soul I offer unto You with love and affection.
O’ Baba, I know that this offering of mine is comparatively quite meagre for You. Your abode is filled with gems and jewels. But my prema is soaked in this gift so please do not refuse it.
Baba, I am surrendering myself at Your altar....
Notes for Prabhat Samgiita #3270:
In the above song these following terms are used and below is the inner meaning of those terms.
[1] Flower Garland (Ma'la'): Here the ma'la' symbolically represents a sadhaka offering the fruits of all their virtuous, good deeds and benevolent works - including the fruits of sadhana - to Parama Purusa.
[2] 'Accept the Garland': In more personal, spiritual language, this phrase means: O' Parama Purusa, please accept my mind - I am offering You my mind.
[3] Your abode is filled with gems and jewels: Parama Purusa does not need anything; only He is hungry for love from His bhaktas. All the worldly things He already has in abundance. He is the Creator and Controller so by externally offering and giving Him worldly things nobody can satisfy Him. This shows that external ritualistic worship is improper.
== Section: Important Teaching ==
How true seekers learn
Ananda Marga ideology states, “Undeveloped human beings consider themselves to be very intelligent and thus at every step they invite innumerable obstacles in the material world. Later on, after climbing some rungs up the ladder of evolution, they realize from the core of their hearts the hollowness of their psychic capabilities. It is the natural rule of the universe that those who possess immense knowledge are quite conscious of their intellectual limitations, whereas people with superficial knowledge think just the opposite. The genuine way of learning for seekers of knowledge is to consider always that they know nothing.” (1)
Reference
1. Ananda Marga Ideology & Way of Life - 10, The Cardinal Spirit of Action and the Supreme Stance of Devotion
== Section: Important Teaching ==
Those who crave prestige
In this teaching Ananda Marga philosophy graphically describes the state of one who desires prestige.
Ananda Marga philosophy says, "Pratiśt́há – the desire to make oneself known. A person influenced by [the desire for] pratiśt́há expects respect from everyone, and hankers after name and fame. This mental state can be easily compared with the mental condition of a beggar. The beggar asks money from others, while the person craving for prestige begs others to give him respect. [The person desires something that] is really meaningless and possesses no value, something that has been fitly compared to the excrement of a pig." (1)
Sadguru says, "Human beings are made of flesh and bones. If their heart or lungs stop functioning, in that case they will be lifted onto the shoulders of 4 other people in order to get thrown onto the funeral pyre. When this is the situation of human beings, where is the scope for self-glorification?" (2)
References
1. Ananda Vacamrtam Part 23, Safeguards against the Defects of Jiṋána and Karma
2. Ananda Marga Ideology & Way of Life - 11, Taking the Opposite Stance in Battle
== Section: Important Teaching ==
Heinous mark of capitalists
Ananda Marga philosophy guides us, "The path of the vipras [cunning intellectuals] is crooked and so is the path of the vaeshyas [greedy capitalists]. The difference between them is that since the vaeshyas' crooked intellect has no trace of spiritual consciousness, it often proves to be suicidal."
"A dreadful calamity will befall society if those who have intellectual capacity squander it by running after mundane pleasures instead of utilizing it to realize spiritual bliss – if they utilize all their intellect to fatten themselves by sucking the vital juice of others. So there can be no social welfare until this type of mentality is eradicated or rendered ineffectual through circumstantial pressure. No political leader or governmental or social system can build a welfare state, a socialistic state or an ideal society if they neglect this fundamental disease. If those who go around looking for opportunities to enlarge their stomachs by sucking the vital force of others continue to control society or the nation through their own group of sinners, what can one expect to see in such a society except a horrid picture of hell!" (1)
Reference
1. Human Society - 2, The Vaeshya Age
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