Different era, different values + 3 more

Baba

Different era, different values

Namaskar,
These days money supersedes all values and do’s and don’ts of life. For money one can do anything. One’s social status is determined by money, i.e. bank account. Morality, kindheartedness, service, and magnanimity of mind are all expendable in the face of money. No matter how much sadhana, service, and sacrifice one does, and no matter the degree of one’s good conduct, that is all meaningless, if a person does not have money. In contrast, if one has money, no matter how notorious that person is, they will be honoured as great and respected. On the whole, people think this value system is normal and that it will be this way forever, and that it was like this in the past also.

The idea expressed in the above paragraph is the feeling of those who have never read or studied human history. Actually, each era has their own distinct set of values. Today money is everything and tomorrow it will be nothing. Rather those with huge money will be treated as lowly exploiters. To see how this happens, please continue reading.


“Might is right” to the power of intellect

For instance, in the ksatriyan era, the warrior class was in power. Those warriors and trained fighters held all the prestige in society. In that era, army commanders, generals, and those skilled in martial techniques were the most powerful. The slogan of the day was, “Might is right.” And everyone wanted to be viewed as a great fighter because that skill was accepted and respected as the loftiest attainment. The common people were eager to adopt the family names of famous warriors as a shortcut method towards gaining respect and social status. In hopes of being revered as a someone great, the ignorant masses wholly embraced the imposed propaganda about the glory of the ruling king.

Then, in the vipran age, the cunning intellectuals like mullahs and priests etc garnered the most prestige. They were the ruling class and deemed as the cream of society. The slogan of the day was, “Where there is intellect, there is victory.” In the vipran era, the cunning intellectuals held all the power and everyone bowed down to them. To garner respect people would put fake names, initials, and scholarly degrees by their name in order to be viewed as someone great.  And, in hopes of being revered, the ignorant masses embraced the imposed propaganda about the glory of the mullahs and priests etc. But ultimately that vipran age changed, giving way to a whole new era.

Money trumps everything

Now in this vaeshyan era, the wealthy are revered and the acquisition of material wealth is viewed as the top most quality of a human being. If a person has wealth, then they are great. That is the defining element of the vaeshyan era. So at present, in this vaeshyan era, everyone follows the ways and preachings of the capitalists. And the common people yearn and dream of becoming a top capitalists. In result, people want to show themselves as having more money than they have. Everything is done to display one’s wealth and present oneself as being wealthy. Because money is deemed as everything and the way to get respect. And, in hopes of being revered as a someone great, the ignorant masses embrace the imposed propaganda about the glory of the top capitalists, i.e. the billionaire class etc.

The overall point is that in this age of extreme capitalism, the great qualities of intellect, service, dedication, spirituality, kind-heartedness, and neo-humanistic feeling have zero value. Instead certain dogmas injected by capitalist exploiters have become the gold-standard. Money trumps everything. But take note, this too will change. A bright new era is looming on the eastern horizon.

Conclusion

According to the age, people run in a given direction in order to get respect and prestige. It is a type of sheep psychology and a mental ailment. Those who are ignorant drown themselves in the lure of a particular era. If it is the vaeshayan era, they do everything for money; in the vipran era, they aim for intellect; and in the ksatriyan era they want to gain physical might etc. So across the span of history, people become completely tainted with the disease of the ruling era for the chief purpose of gaining respect and honour. And when the era changes they will too will change. So if today people think money is everything, and tomorrow people think those with money are cheats, then the common people will change their tune. They are literally tools or beggars in any given era. They just get caught up in the transient aims of that era and the overall pettiness of life, and wholly forget the greater reason why they have been born on this earth.

So human values change from age to age. And when Mahasambhuti takes advent then a monumental shift occurs. This is known as the transitional period where all aspects of human life undergo a dramatic and revolutionary shift, including the social values. By His grace, the followers of Mahasambhuti help usher in this bright, new era of neo-humanism, and thereby establish sadvipra samaj.

In Him,
Pankaj

Ananda Vanii states, “Human history today has reached such a transitional phase that universal humanity, forgetting all spatial, temporal and personal differences, shall have to move, hand in hand, shoulder to shoulder towards the new dawn with rapid steps. Humanity must respond to this call. With the reddish glow of the dawn, the collective body, mind and soul will be radiant with joy. And that alone will be the real progress of universal humanity, the firm establishment of unified humanism.” (Ananda Vanii #61)

Ananda Vanii states, “The night of cimmerian darkness is bound to disappear seeing the advent of the dawn. That which is ever-true, which is eternal, is destined to be illuminated with the rise of the crimson dawn. Be ready for the grand ovation to that new crimson dawn in every house. Be prepared physically and mentally, armed with the force of righteousness, for the auspicious moment of the enthronement of the ever-new. Be ready to respond to the supra-cosmic trumpet.” (Ananda Vanii #69)

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== Section 2: Prabhat Samgiita ==

Sadly I could not distinguish between shreya and preya

"Tomáre cáhite giá bhúl kare,tava varadán ceyechinu..." (Prabhat Samgiita #0733)

Note: Only those who sincerely practice the higher lessons of sahaja yoga meditation can understand this song in the depths of their heart.

Purport:

O’ Parama Purusa, when I reached to Your doorstep to have Your darshan then, but due to my foolishness, I just asked You for some boons. So I could not get You. This was my mistake. I asked something from You, and did not ask for You Yourself. It is akin to if I wanted to have the vast ocean but by my own blunder I just got one small drop of saline water.

Baba, that time I did not understand the difference between matter and Parama Purusa. I could not distinguish between what is shreya and what is preya. Due to my ignorance, I was thinking that the intelligent approach was to get fruit from the tree, and not try to get the tree itself. But now I understand it would have been far better to have gotten the tree, because it is the tree that produces all the fruit.

* Note for 2nd stanza: The basic idea is that the sadhaka feels repentance for not giving importance to spirituality. Rather he thought that he could gain eternal peace by accumulating a lot of wealth. He thought that by offering large donations to the religious priests he could get the blessings of the great sages, accumulate virtue, and reserve a place in heaven. With that confusion, the sadhaka figured, “There is no need for me to concern myself with the Sixteen points, penance, sadhana, and following the various conduct rules and regulations. By visiting tiirthas like Ananda Nagar & Tiljala, and getting the blessing of monks, I can achieve everything. So there is no need of doing any penance.” That is the faulty frame of mind of some sadhakas. So here the poet is using the analogy of the fruit tree to represent all those righteous practices. But in today’s social milieu, the common folks wrongly think that with money you can get everything. That is what is depicted in the second stanza.

Baba, whatever worldly blessings You bestowed upon me with Your left hand, due to Your liila, in the course of time with Your right hand You took back all those boons. So in the end, I was just a beggar and unsatisfied. On the one side You gave me worldly attributions and on the other side I lost my peace and tranquility. The root cause is that these worldly things are not permanent. Today they are, and tomorrow they are not. So whatever worldly things You gave, in due course those things decayed and went away. After all these losses and gains, the final outcome is nil - zero. O’ Parama Purusa, by Your grace today I hear Your flute playing this eternal message: “O’ bhakta, remember, I am always with you, caring for you, watching over you, providing whatever is necessary, and ensuring your welfare. So you need not ask for anything.”

Baba, by Your grace, today I realise I should never ask anything mundane thing from Parama Purusa. Whatever I need You bestow upon me. Rather I utilize time in singing Your name...

== Section 3: Important Teaching ==

How to characterize fake bhaktas

False devotees think about themselves whereas true devotees think about God and want to serve Him. By this approach life becomes meaningful and they reach to the Goal; otherwise, they are just fake devotees who take birth and die again and again, suffering in this transitory world.

Ananda Marga ideology states, "True devotees can think only of Parama Puruśa – their every action is to please Parama Puruśa. For them, there is only sádhaná and selfless service to the universe – and because selfless service is to please the Lord, that also helps sádhaná. Tapah [selfless service] is part of sádhaná. True devotees are unable to think of right and wrong, but because they wish only to please Parama Puruśa, they can only do good, all their actions will be benevolent. So you are not just to worry about right and wrong, about dos and don'ts – you are to develop that true devotion for Parama Puruśa...But of course, until you develop such devotion, you must distinguish what to do from what not." (1)

Reference
1. Ananda Vacanamrtam-30, The True Devotee

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Scientific study on fasting + 4 more

Baba

Scientific study on fasting

Namaskar,
Fasting has long been a practice advocated by yogis. As the Sadguru, Baba has specially given the most ideal system of fasting. This practice of fasting gives us innumerable benefits. In a phrase, it allows the body to repair itself and that is why we always feel better after fasting. Now the scientific research community is finding evidence that corroborates our viewpoint. Modern day scientists are discovering how the fasting process cleanses, purges, and rejuvenates the physical body. It actually counteracts the aging process by enabling the cells to repair and purify damaged cells. Please read below.

Here following are two articles:


#1: How fasting increases longevity
by cleaning and repairing damages cells

"mTOR Theory: mTOR, a protein that inhibits autophagy has been linked to aging through the Insulin signaling pathway. It has been found, in various model species, that caloric restriction leads to longer lifespans, and it is thought that mTOR is the reason why. mTOR functions through nutrient and growth cues leading scientists to believe that dietary restriction and mTOR are related in terms of longevity. When organisms restrict their diet their mTOR’s activity is reduced which allows for more autophagy, or cell self-eating, to occur.”

“Autophagy is a cell’s way to clean house and recycle old or damaged cell parts, and keep the cells and the body running efficiently. When cells self-eat or clean up their damaged or old parts often, your body is healthier and functions properly which increases ones longevity and decreases the chances of being obese. This is thought to be because people can metabolize glucose better, never allowing glucose to spike in blood concentration. Since there is less glucose entering the body there will be less Insulin signaling occurs. This has been linked to less mTOR activation as well.”

“Therefore longevity has been connected to caloric restriction and insulin sensitivity inhibiting mTOR, which in turns allows autophagy to occur more frequently. Since autophagy cleans cells of damaged proteins and cell parts it may be that mTOR inhibition and autophagy reduces the effects of Reactive Oxygen Species on the body, which damaged DNA and other organic material. Since Autophagy recycles damaged or old parts of cells reactive oxygen species damage would be reduced and recycled to make functioning cells, and longevity would be increased."

Limiting caloric intake means living longer

"In 2007, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies identified a critical gene in nematode worms that specifically links eating fewer calories with living longer. Professor Andrew Dillin and colleagues showed that the gene pha-4 regulates the longevity response to calorie restriction.”

“mTOR inhibition and the frequent activation of autophagy has been shown to increase longevity in model organisms such as yeast, flies, and mice. mTor inhibition and autophagy have also been linked to insulin sensitivity and the reduction of reactive oxygen species damage, which is another major proposed cause to aging. It has become clear that autophagy activation in the body by mTOR inhibition increases longevity. mTOR inhibition reduces Reactive Oxygen Species damage by activating autophagy, which will recycle the damaged parts of cells and re use them for functioning parts.”

“This process reduces ROS damage to a reasonable amount, therefore increasing longevity. mTOR inhibition has also been linked to other major aging diseases. mTOR inhibition has helped treat neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s in mice. It has also been used to reduce tumor growth in several cancers including renal, breast, and several other rare cancers. Finally mTOR inhibition is also linked to reducing obesity and increasing immune function. The mTOR inhibition reduces the likelihood of diet induced and age induced obesity in mice, but in some cases led to glucose intolerance. Caloric restriction and exercise are two ways to activate autophagy and inhibit mTOR which can help resolve all of these common age related health issues.”

“Decreased mTOR activity has been found to extend aging in S. cerevisiae, C. elegans, and D. melanogaster. The mTOR inhibitor rapamycin has been confirmed to increase lifespan in mice by independent groups at the Jackson Laboratory, University of Texas Health Science Center, and the University of Michigan."


Dietary regimes like fasting extends lifespan

"It is hypothesized that some dietary regimes, like caloric restriction and methionine restriction, cause lifespan extension by decreasing mTOR activity. But infusion of leucine into the rat brain has been shown to decrease food intake and body weight via activation of the mTOR pathway.”

“In a systems biology study by A. Kriete et al. 2010, effects of mTOR inhibition on aging are modeled: According to the free radical theory of aging, reactive oxygen species cause damage of mitochondrial proteins and decrease of ATP production. Subsequently, via ATP sensitive AMPK, the mTOR pathway is inhibited and ATP consuming protein synthesis is downregulated, since mTORC1 initiates a phosphorylation cascade activating the ribosome. Hence, the proportion of damaged proteins is enhanced. Moreover, disruption of mTORC1 directly inhibits mitochondrial respiration. These positive feedbacks on the aging process are counteracted by protective mechanisms: Decreased mTOR activity (among other factors) upregulates glycolysis and removal of dysfunctional cellular components via autophagy." (1)


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#2: Life-extending effects of intermittent fasting

"It was the thoughts on the health and possibly life-extending effects of intermittent fasting in the last installment of this series that brought up the involvement of 5'-adenosine monophospate (AMP)-activated protein kinase (AMPK) in both the weight, or we should say, fat loss and possible life-extending and anti-cancer effects of (intermittent) fasting. Now, before we even delve into a more detailed discussion of its relation to its "antagonist", the mammalian target of rapamyacin (mTOR), it would appear prudent to begin today's 6th installment of the Intermittent Thoughts on Intermittent Fasting series with a brief review of AMPK's effect(s) on protein synthesis, adipose tissue metabolism and apoptosis.”

“We already know that both fasting and exercise trigger increases in AMPK enzyme expression, which in and out of itself acts as an intracellular sensor that registers elevated AMP/adenosie tri-phospate (ATP) and inorganic phospate(Pi)/phosphocreatine (PCr) ratios - in short, it registers when you are running out of fuel. It is thus obvious that the main function of AMPK within muscle cells is to maintain energy stores at homeostatic levels. In order to achieve that, the 5’-adenosine monophosphate (AMP)-activated protein kinase enzyme upregulates catabolic processes and downregulates anabolic processes. The (entailing) overall effects the phosphorylation, i.e. the activation, of AMPK has on your metabolism are yet more complex than this dichotomous distinction would suggest - its tissue specific effects are illustrated in figure 2:"

Allows the body to rebuild, repair and recycle

"The fast (regardless of whether its background is a religious one or not) breaks the vicious cycle of chronic mTOR (over-)expression and allows the body to start necessary and beneficial catabolic breakdown processes to rebuild, repair and recycle what got damaged and patched together raggedly in the course of the "anabolic" phase. Now, just as even someone with the repair-skills of Bob the Builder ("I can fix it!"), would obviously - at some point - be unable to make up for the wear and tear the furnishings in his house are exposed to, the well oiled cellular repair-machinery of our bodies will also hit a wall, when all the debris is cleared and the excess energy that had been stored away in times of nutritional abundance is either running short or cannot be accessed fast enough to satisfy acute energy demands (specifically of the brain). Yet, while the latter would obviously be much more likely, when after the "magical" ~16h, after which the glucose stores in our livers begin to dwindle (cf. Intermittent Thoughts - Myth 2), the undesirable result of the energy shortage, i.e. catabolism, would always be the same.”

“Without the presence of a chronical overabundance of energy and the consequent over-expression of mTOR in the presence of readily available substrates for fatty acid synthethase, fat storage would however not be a concern. Moreover, if the AMPK-mTOR cycle is intact, the excess energy that is not used for protein synthesis, but stored during the anabolic phase, will come handy to fuel the repair processes when (during a "fast") AMPK takes the reign.”

“A chronic overexpression of AMPK and consequent catabolism of metablically active tissue (muscle and organ tissue) is unquestionable as undesirable as the fattening, cancer-promoting and life-shortening effects of chronic activation of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR)." (2)


Conclusion

The above scientific articles asserts that fasting enables the cells of the body to repair and cleanse themselves. This enables the body to gain a greater level of health. And this entire process slows the aging process thereby increasing longevity. And the trigger point for this entire equation is limiting or completely stopping one’s caloric intake.

Namaskar,
In Him,
Kalyansundaram

References:
1. Wikipedia
2. Suppversity

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== Section 2: Prabhat Samgiita ==

I preached sermons to others; while I myself never followed

"Áloker ei jharańá dháráy,snána kare tumi esecho..." (Prabhat Samgiita #0966)

Purport:

O’ Parama Purusa, after bathing in the fountain of spiritual and divine effulgence, You have come. You are the Supreme Entity. O’ Lord, I was drowned in filth. I was completely caught in maya. You graciously lifted me up from the mud of maya, holding my hands. After cleaning me You loving placed me on Your divine lap.

About spiritual effulgence: Parama Purusa has no shape but in the language of philosophy it is expressed that He is the embodiment of spiritual effulgence. From time to time for the welfare of humanity and His creation He descends on this earth in human form as Mahasambhuti. So in the language of poetry, it is expressed that, O’ Mahasambhuti You have come after bathing in spiritual effulgence. You are blemishless, without any samskara. However You take Your samkalpa in that way You manifest Your liila in day to day life. Alternately, human beings are bound by their samskara, i.e. stains.

Baba, in my happiness, in my good days I remained forgetful of You. I did not do meditation or followed 16 Points. I only cried for Your help when I was caught in danger or in crises. In my days of happiness I enjoyed alone. But when I committed a mountain of sin then those sins I left at Your feet. I told all that the joy and credit of my attainments, of my victory, was due to my own hard labour. I bragged how I achieved everything due to my own efforts. Parama Purusa did nothing. And when I committed bad deeds and wallowed in sin, I told all that You were the cause. I said that You misdirected my mind. I blamed You for the mountain of my sins. I always remained puffed up with ego. I never surrendered at Your lotus feet. Even then You looked at me with so much love and affection. You love me so much.

O’ Parama Purusa Baba, I just sang of my own greatness, and remained busy in self-praise all the time. I never never thought of You. I always drifted in the crudity of selfishness. I didn’t do righteous, dharmic deeds. Just I taught and preached dharmic sermons to others; while I myself never followed those high ideals. But hypocritically I projected myself as a great bhakta before all to boost my image. Even then, You forgave my evil deeds and brought me to the path of righteousness, niiti, and dharma. Baba, You are so gracious...

== Section 3: Ananda Vanii ==

By your action, sadhana, & service

Original Ananda Vanii states: “It is action that makes a person great. Be great by your sádhaná, by your service, by your sacrifice.” (Ananda Vanii #20)

Everyone should render service to the world

In this following quote, here yajina means action

Ananda Marga ideology states, "Yajiṋa is performed to achieve emancipation from the consequences of action and to annihilate the Unit “I”. The fourfold services enumerated under Nr yajiṋa can be easily be performed by anyone. Every human being gets more or less opportunity for rendering services. If a poor man thinks that he cannot render Vaeshyocita type of service because he is devoid of money he is wrong. The charity of a few paise of the poor has the same value as a thousand rupees from a millionaire. Indeed the charity of these few paise is greater. Lord Krśńa attached greater importance to a handfuls of grains from Vidura than to the sumptuous royal dishes of Duryodhana. Even so, everyone should render service to the world in accordance with their capacity and work for the welfare of the living beings to the best of their ability. Perform viprocita type of service by projecting your convictions to others as best as you can. Let every person perform the four kinds of service as much as possible. Adhyátma yajiṋa is an internal yajiṋa and ultimately it terminates in Paramátman, the original self. Therefore, your Sádhaná should be with a detached sentiment. All types of Yajiṋa begin and proceed in an externalized manner, but ultimately they will reverse their course towards the inner self and will gratify your innermost entity on the jewelled throne attained by your birthright. Remember, no one yajiṋa is inferior to another." (1)

Note: Sadguru Baba has assigned a number to all His original and true Ananda Vaniis. In contrast, Fake Ananda Vaniis do not have any number. By this simple formula, one can easily recognise which is a true Ananda Vanii and which is fake. For the upcoming occasion of January 1st 2017, all Ananda Marga units should use one of Baba’s original and true Ananda Vaniis, not a fake one. By this way, one will surely get His blessing.

Reference
1. Subhasita Samgraha - 1, Yajiṋa and Karmaphala

== Section 4: Important Teaching ==

Why sin is irrelevant for us

Ananda Marga ideology states, “Another thing to bear in mind is that “sin” in the English language is not the pápa of Sanskrit. As already said, “sin” means to go against that prescribed in the Bible. But pápa is explained in the phrase Paropakárah puńyáya pápáya parapiid́anam – that is, “Any action by one individual which leads to the development of others is puńya [virtuous deeds], and any action which does the opposite is pápa.” (1)

Reference
1. Subhasita Samgraha - 21, Niiti and Dharma

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Song of A-grade bhakta + 3 more

Baba

Song of A-grade bhakta

"Nayaneri ainjan ma'nasranjain tumi janame maran'e sa'thii mor..." (Prabhat Samgiita #1370)

Purport:

Note: Those who don't do 6th lesson sadhana, they can not understand this song.

O' Parama Purusa, You are so gracious. You are the ainjan (ointment of knowledge) of my eyes; You are Manasrainjan [1], the One who saturates my mind with bhakti; You are with me life after life, in birth and in death, always - up to eternity. O' Divine Entity, in the vast sky of my mind, in my mental horizon, Your attractive and charming form is vibrating and shining. Seeing Your exquisite beauty and supreme vibration, I have become completely captivated and wholly ensconced in You.

O' Parama Purusa, in  this expressed universe which  is situated in the mirror of Your maya. Everything is resonating in Your divine sound - nu'pura [2]. Please grace me, by looking towards me; please shower me in Your supreme compassion. O' Citta-cor / Chit-chor [3], O' Parama Purusa, You are captivating my mind in all the ways.

Baba, O' my adored one, I want You and You alone. I do not want anything from You. I only have one desire: Please grant me parabhakti [4] and keep me at Your lotus feet, always. I want to surrender my entire being unto You. O' Lord, please grace me and allow me to concentrate all my feelings and surrender my whole existence at Your feet. You are my Goal; You are my Ista. You are like the moon and I am the like the cakor / chakor [5] bird, always involved in Your ideation.

O' Divine Entity, O' Baba, You are my everything; You are the Goal of my life. My only desire is that You please grace me and give me a place eternally at Your lotus feet by granting me parabhakti...

Notes For Prabhat Samgiita #1370:

How He colours the mind

[1] Ma'nasrainjan: The mind is affected or coloured by whatever one thinks about in day to day life. Every thought has a particular colour and that colour varies based on one's object of contemplation. If a businessman is thinking primarily about his business, then his mind is coloured in that way. A drunkard's mind is coloured with the thought of wine. When the mind is completely obsessed with a particular thought, the mind becomes fully coloured in that manner, whether it be tamasik, sentient, or spiritual etc.

When Parama Purusa graciously colours a sadhaka's mind with bhakti, they remain wholly ensconced in the thought of Parama Purusa. If a new sadhaka cannot do sadhana at all, then we can understand that their mind is not coloured with bhakti. And if someone longs to do more and more meditation, we can understand that their mind is deeply coloured with with divinity.

Depending on the nature of one's thought, their mental colour changes. It may be black, red, yellow or white etc. Those bhaktas who think of Parama Purusa exclusively will have a white-coloured mind; it will be white effulgence. A violent person's mind will be red in colour. Remember, this colour is not their skin colour, nor any other external colour. Here we are only talking about the colour of their mind - nothing else.

Baba has given countless demonstrations on this. He used to make two sadhakas sit facing one another. Then He would bestow upon one the power to see into the other's mind. Then that bhakta would be able to clearly see the colour of the other sadhaka's mental plate. Still today this is possible, by the grace of Parama Purusa. When one advances in sadhana, they can easily see another's mental colour. Immediately, they can understand what type of person they are. In that case, nobody can hide. There is no scope for hypocrisy.

Parama Purusa, in His role as Ma'nasrainjan, is that Divine Entity who colours and saturates the mind of sadhakas in the fountain of bhakti.

Ananda Marga ideology says, "'rainjana', which means 'the One who colours' - that which colours the mind." (1)

So He is that Cosmic Being who graciously showers unconditional love into the heart and mind of the bhakta. And by such overwhelming Cosmic grace, the bhakta becomes immersed in Supreme bliss and comes in the closest proximity with that Love Personified Entity: Parama Purusa.

We all know that bhakti is that unique ingredient which allows one to advance in the spiritual field. Without innate love for Parama Purusa one can never succeed.

About the sound of Omnkara

[2] Nu'pura: This universe exists in the mind of Parama Purusa and is marked by three processes: Creation, sustenance, and destruction. Those process are represented by three sounds: A - U - MA. That is the sound of omnkara. Thus Parama Purusa is dancing in the rhythm of creation, sustenance, and destruction. These are the sounds emanating from the ankle bell of Parama Purusa.

Ananda Marga philosophy states, “Listen to these three sounds of aum: a, u, ma. They represent the creation, the retention [or preservation], and the destruction. The first sound, a, represents creation; the second sound, u, represents retention; the third sound, ma, represents destruction. So all those innumerable sounds, all those fifty sounds, are represented by these supreme sounds, a, u and ma; and collectively a-u-ma becomes aum.” (2)

For unit beings the sound they hear depends upon the degree of their realisation. If, by His grace, their mind is in an exalted state then they will hear the full omnkara sound. If one's mind is less elevated they will hear a different type of sound like the roar of the ocean, the sweet melody of the flute, the chirping of the crickets etc. At different stages of realisation the sadhaka can hear these sounds as detailed in the discourse, “The Six Stages of Realization.”

So it is all dependent upon the quality of mind. That determines which sound a person will hear. It is similar to someone looking at a very colourful flower. If their eyes are perfect they will see all the colours of that flower. And if their vision is compromised in any way or if they are colour-blind they will only see one or two of the colours. It depends upon the quality of their vision. In the same way, hearing the omnkara sound is wholly dependent upon the quality of mind of the aspirant.


How He steals the mind

[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.

Conversation with Parama Purusa

[4] Parabhakti: Par means divine; and apara means worldly. The feminine is para and when combined with bhakti, it is parabhakti. That is the highest bhakti. In that blessed state, bhaktas want to do each and everything for Parama Purusa and give Him pleasure. In return, they do not want anything. Those sadhakas who got Parama Purusa, by His grace, have gotten everything. This is the highest type of bhakti where one wants only Parama Purusa and does not want anything from Him, whereas aparabhakti is when one asks the Lord for mundane gains.

Ananda Marga ideology says, "When one wants Parama Purus'a from Parama Purus'a,then that bhakti is para'bhakti..."
  "And what is para'bhakti? 'O Parama Purus'a, You know whether I am Your devotee or not. It is You who are to judge whether I am Your devotee or not -- but I want You...I want You. And why do I want You? Because I want to serve You'."
   "And when asked by Parama Purus'a, 'O my boy, why do You want to serve Me?"...The reply should be, 'By serving You I want to give You pleasure. That's why I want to serve You. I don't want to enjoy pleasure'." 
   "This is the highest phase of para'bhakti." (3)

Ananda Marga ideology says, “When people beseech the Lord to fulfil all their selfish desires, this is called aparábhakti. “Oh Lord, I am your devotee, help me to pass my examination… Oh Lord, my daughter has attained marriageable age – help me to find a worthy suitor… Let the bridegroom be ideal, let me not spend much on the wedding…” This type of showy devotion that simply asks for mundane objects, is no devotion at all, because it demands everything except Parama Puruśa. Such devotees never say, “Oh Lord, be mine… I want You and only You.” They always say, “I want this, I want that.” In fact this is no devotion at all. When one asks only for Parama Puruśa, this is the true devotion, parábhakti.” (4)


[5] Cakor / Chakor Bird: The red-legged Bartavelle bird or Greek Partridge that seems to subsist on moonlight alone. All night long the cakor bird looks and stares at the moon - wanting to soak up and drink each and every ounce of moonlight. It is completely linked with the moon (vidhu). That is why it is said that the cakor bird has a deeply loving relation with the moon. In the above composition of Prabhat Samgiita, the bhakta is compared to the cakor and Parama Purusa is likened to the moon.

References
1. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 1
2. Ananda Vacanrtam - 14, Acoustic Roots
3. Subhasita Samgraha - 24, p.97
4. Ananda Marga Ideology & Way of Life - 11, Taking the Opposite Stance in Battle

== Section 2: Ananda Vanii ==

March ahead crushing the towering peaks of obstacles

“The entire humanity must be looked upon as one integrated existence – and move collectively towards the all-round perfection of human life. All actions are bound to confront obstacles. It has to be borne in mind that the nobler the task, the mightier the obstacle. For human emancipation, there is no other way but to march ahead crushing the towering peaks of obstacles with a benevolent intellect and collective endeavour. Hence I reiterate, go ahead with courage and unity. You have to move on ensuring real justice to all individuals and all geographical people.” (Ananda Vanii #56)

Note 1: True Ananda Vaniis have a number whereas Fake Ananda Vaniis do not - just as a fake car license plate has no number. By this way, you can easily recognise a Fake Ananda Vanii.

== Section 3: Important Teaching ==

When Ananda Nagar was always snow-covered

Baba says, “In the distant past, some areas of India did not exist: There was neither northern India, nor D’aba’k nor Samatat’ areas of Bengal, but there was Old Gondwana. That was about 300 million years ago. At that time, the major parts of Sind, the Punjab, U.P., Bihar and Bengal did not exist. They were all submerged under the vast oceans. The Himalayas also did not exist. But the Vindhya mountain range and its sister ranges, Sa’tpura’, Sahya’dri, Rajmahal and Ra’mga’r’h did exist. These mountains were very high, and always snow-covered.” (1)

Reference
1. A Few Problems Solved - 3, The History of Bengal – 1

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Those who think they understand, they may not + 3 more

Baba

Those who think they understand, they may not

Namaskar,

Hindus think that brahamcarya means "celibacy", when in our Ananda Marga it means ensconcing oneself in Godhood. That is the dharmic understanding as given by Baba. This type of example is not unique; there are countless such cases.

As we know, Ananda Marga philosophy has its own vocabulary: Words carry a pointed dharmic meaning given by Baba Himself which is different from the general understanding of the common public and the various religions.

The term avatar

For example, take the term avatar. Here are three different definitions:

1) The dogmatic Hindus believe that an avatar is a divine being that has descended from heaven onto earth in flesh & blood.

2) Next, there is the pseudo-culture / video gaming definition of avatar, wherein an avatar is a created character who represents and is manipulated by a computer user in a computer game.

3) Finally in Ananda Marga, the term avatar refers to every created entity in this universe.

Baba says, "The fundamental stuff of the universe has emerged from Parama Purusa; hence all objects, big and small, are the sambhutis of Parama Purusa... When Parama Purusa is manifested in some physical object, that physical object is called the avatara of Parama Purusa." (1)

Thus the Ananda Marga definition of avatara is dramatically different from that of the dogmatic religions and pseudo-culture venues.

About the term tandava

Now let's investigate another term: Tandava.

The Hindu community thinks that tandava means destruction. In Indian newspapers, if they are describing some village that caught fire wherein the houses burned to ashes, then they say that it was tandava of fire.

So Hindus commonly use it in this way: "Tandava depicts Shiva's violent nature as the destroyer of the universe."

The general Indian society also adheres to this meaning. Therefore when destruction comes in the form of fire, the loss of blood, or an earthquake etc, then people use the term tandava, i.e. the tandava dance of destruction was going on.

But we know that this is not the true meaning of tandava.

In Ananda Marga, tandava is the name of one tantric dance which Lord Shiva invented. All male margiis practice this dance. So we use the term tandava in a very positive way: As one of the great gifts of Lord Shiva.

If in our Ananda Marga magazine or newspaper it is reported that margiis were doing tandava, it does not mean that margiis were killing, destroying or engaging in arson etc. Because for us tandava is something quite beneficial and positive. It is our duty to propagate this ideal to all.

Thus when we use the term tandava we should not use it as dogmatic Hindus do: They think that tandava means obliteration, destruction or disaster. Even in the newspapers, they will say that the fire’s dance of tandava happened if a huge blaze burned down an entire city.

As Ananda Margiis, we are not to be drawn into such dogmatic ideas.

Tandava dance is not about destruction

Here Baba below Baba talks about the meaning of the tandava dance. By His explanation it is quite clear that the tandava dance is not about destruction but rather life itself.

Baba says, "Now the fundamentality, or rather the primordial phase of Oriental dance, is táńd́ava. It is not a very easy job either. The knees must cross the navel. When they cross the navel it is called Brahma táńd́ava. When they cross the anáhata [mid-point of the chest] it is called Viśńu táńd́ava. When they cross this portion [indicates the throat], it is called Rudra táńd́ava. It is very difficult to dance Rudra táńd́ava. It requires long practice.”

“That is why Lord Sadáshiva is known as Nat́arája. And when these boys [indicates them] were dancing, it was just like a picture of Nat́arája in táńd́ava mudrá. It is called táńd́ava; táńd́ava is a mudrá.”

“Why is it called táńd́ava? In Sanskrit tańd́ means “to jump”. Tańd́u means “of jumping habit”. Táńd́ava means “having the use of tańd́u, the use of jumping”. But jumping in the proper style, not in a disorderly manner. You should learn it properly in a disciplined way.”

“And táńd́ava represents life; you know Tantra is a cult of life, it is not a cult of death. For Tantra you should be strong physically, mentally and spiritually. First in the present tense; Lord Shiva says all your expressions, all your manifestations, must be based on the present tense. So this táńd́ava is the starting phase of Tantra.”

“This táńd́ava I said represents life, it represents vitality. There are so many forces that want to destroy you, so many forces forces that are inimical to you by nature. Say a snake – a snake is a born enemy. There are many such born enemies. As Tantra represents life, táńd́ava says that one’s spirit should be based on vitality, based on the principle of survival.” (2)

Human skull represents death

Ananda Marga ideology further teaches us, “This human skull represents death. You are surrounded by death, but you must not be defeated, you must not develop the psychology of fear or defeatism. So the knife is with you to fight against death. Yours is a fight for survival. In the daytime one may also use a snake to represent death – not an ordinary snake, but a venomous snake. In India our boys dance with a snake. But at nighttime neither a skull nor a snake will be visible. Here there is light, they will be visible, but in a burial ground, in a cremation ground, where there is darkness, a snake or skull will not be visible. There you may use fire to represent death.”

“This is the spirit of Tantra. To fight, to fight for survival. [[It is the normal wont of all living beings to fight for survival.]] It is normal life moving towards the supreme state of abnormality.”

“Lord Shiva started this táńd́ava dance." (3)

Namaskar,

In Him,

Naviin

References

1. Ananda Marga Ideology & Way of Life - 10

2. Ananda Vacanamrtam - part 12, Dance, Mudrá and Tantra

3. Ananda Vacanamrtam - part 12, Dance, Mudrá and Tantra

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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 ==

Fountain of Prabhat Samgiita is flowing eternally

"Ga'nera jharn'a' boye ja'y, bela' abela' na'hi ma'ne..." (Prabhat Samgiita.#4868)

Purport:

Baba, Your divine fountain of Prabhat Samgiita is flowing eternally, completely independent of the normal cycle of time. Your blissful songs flow according to their own schedule, according to their own routine - not caring about day or night, summer or winter. The divine flow and sweet melody of Your Prabhat Samgiita is dancing on the jagged path. They lead one towards that vast Cosmic Ocean - towards the fountain of effulgence, towards Supreme entity...

== Section 3: Prabhat Samgiita ==

बाबा ! तुम्हारे अलावा मेरा कोई नहीं है ।

प्रभात सङ्गीत 2571 अरूपरतन तुमि प्रियो ..... ..

भावार्थ-

हे परमप्रिय परमपुरुष ! तुम, ऐसे रत्न हो जिसका कोई रूप नहीं है । तुम आकाश में मुस्काते और वायु में तैरते हो । हे रूपहीन रत्न ! मेरी एक ही विनती है कि तुम कृपा कर मुझे अपना बना लो।

बाबा ! बिना रुके मैं लगातार तुमसे तुम्हारी दिव्य करुणा का ही निवेदन करता हूँ । तुम्हारे अलावा मेरा कोई नहीं है। सब का भाग्य तुम में ही स्थित है। हे प्रभु ! कृपा कर दया भरी आँखों से मेरी ओर निहार लीजिए ।

हे परमपुरुष बाबा ! इस धरती पर मैंने बार बार आकर जन्म लिया। कितने बार धरती पर आया और गया यह नहीं जानता ।  यह सब मेरी क्षमता के बाहर है । तुम्हारे मन में ही यह सब जानकारी रहती है क्योंकि तुम ही वह परम पूजनीय सत्ता हो ।

हे अरूपरत्न बाबा ! तुम मुझे सबसे अधिक प्रिय हो ।

टिप्पणी- जब अरूप सत्ता परमपुरुष, महासम्भूति  का रूप और आकार लेते हैं तो वह रूपवान इस संसार और अरूप सत्ता परमपुरुष के बीच पुल का काम करते हैं। वही साधकों को परमपद  तक पहुँचाने का कार्य करते हैं। सचमुच उनका ध्यान करने पर मोक्ष मिल जाता है ।

References

1. Hindi purport translated by Dr. T.R. Sukul from original English purport by Ananda Marga Universal.

2. Sadguru Baba says (in GD, Delhi, 26 Feb 1984) that when writing a Prabhat Samgiita purport then very simple words should be used so that the common mass may understand. The above Hindu purport has been written according to that guideline.

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Prior to the start of creation + 4 more

Baba

You created srsti in Your own mind

“Sab priitite práńa bharecho, ke ná jáne ke ná jáne…” (Prabhat Samgiita #0813)

Purport:

O’ Parama Purusa, who does not know that You have filled every affection with warmth. You have showered Your blessings upon everyone, every unit being. And You have bestowed beautiful melodies into the world of music. Because of You, every song has a special resonance. Baba, it is Your grace. You have done everything. Everyone accepts this truth, and everyone realises it.

O’ Parama Purusa, prior to the start of creation, there was nothing in this manifested universe. In that vast festival of stark nothingness, there was only cimmerian darkness in all directions. In that night of nothingness, in that dark void, You created vibrations as fountains in a dream. You created srsti in Your own mind.

O’ Supreme Entity, prior to the start of creation, there was nothing - neither good nor bad, neither auspicious nor inauspicious. There was no flower fragrance, no dirty dust of the earth, and no chirping of the birds in that cimmerian dark night. Amid that nothingness, at the beginning of creation, You descended in the mind by shravańa, manana, and nididhyásana [1].

Baba, You descended through Your thought projection. And that is what we call creation...

Note for Prabhat Samgiita #0813:

[1] Shravan, Manan, & Niddhidhyasana: Ananda Marga philosophy says, "To attain Him human beings have to take recourse to shravana (constantly hearing His name), manana (constantly ideating on Him) and nididya'sana (constantly meditating on Him). The Supreme Entity is Gurha, that is, He is lying hidden in the innermost recess of the human entity. To attain Him one must penetrate deep within oneself, and for that the development of an introversial outlook is essential." (1)

Reference
1. Tattva Kaomudi - 3

== Section 2: Prabhat Samgiita ==

परमपुरुष के साथ भक्ति से भरा गहरा सम्बन्ध जोड़ लो

गुलाब के बगीचे में पौ फटते ही बुलबुल मधुरता से क्या सन्देश दे रही है

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भावार्थ

गुलाब के बगीचे में पौ फटते ही और गोधूलि बेला में  बुलबुल मधुरता से गाती है। मैं आश्चर्य से भरा सोच रहा हॅूं कि वह क्या सन्देश  दे रही है। वह जो कह रही है उसमें गुलाब के काँटों और फूलों के रङ्गों की सुन्दरता में समानता सी झलकती है। उसमें अच्छे और बुरे दोनों का मेल सा लगता है  ।

बुलबुल पुकारती है, हे मनुष्यो ! ध्यान से सुनो। सभी लोग खुले मन और हृदय से आगे आओ। सुनो ! परमपुरुष की आसमान को भेदनेवाली आवाज़ गूँज रही है। यह आवाज़ सभी दुखों और कष्टों को दूर करती है। यह वह अवसर है जब परमपुरुष खुद ही धरती पर आए हैं।  सुनो, सुनो !

हे मनुष्यो ! सभी प्रकार का रोना धोना छोड़कर परमपुरुष को हृदय की गहराई में बसा लो। उनकी मधुर इच्छा के सामने अपने को सौंप दो। उन्हें अपना सबसे प्यारा और  बिलकुल पास में ही रहनेवाला बना लो। पूर्णिमा का यह प्रकाश, भक्ति से भरी बेचैन भावनाओं को बार बार फैला रहा है। पूरा वातावरण आध्यात्मिक भावनाओं से भर गया  है। इस सुनहले अवसर में उन परमपुरुष के साथ भक्ति से भरा गहरा सम्बन्ध जोड़ लो।

References
1. Hindi purport translated by Dr. T.R. Sukul from original English purport by Ananda Marga Universal.
2. Sadguru Baba says (in GD, Delhi, 26 Feb 1984) that when writing a Prabhat Samgiita purport then very simple words should be used so that the common mass may understand. The above Hindu purport has been written according to that guideline.

== Section 3: Ananda Vanii ==

Arise, awake and waste no time in sleep

“In the crimson rays of the early dawn floats the trumpet sound from the distant blue void. The call resounds: Arise, awake and waste no time in sleep. Tear off the fog of dogma and march on smashing under your feet the sky-kissing challenges of the rocky mountains. Remember that victory does not come by itself. Victory has to be invited and welcomed with sweat, the warmth of the blood and the fiery flames of hard labour. The task you have undertaken has to be brought to its consummation. When the mission is noble victory is sure to come. So do not sit inert wasting your valuable time. Be ready to give a fitting response to the clarion call of the cosmos. Be ready from this very moment.” (Ananda Vanii #70)

Note 1: True Ananda Vaniis have a number whereas Fake Ananda Vaniis do not - just as a fake car license plate has no number. By this way, you can easily recognise a Fake Ananda Vanii.

== Section 4: Important Teaching ==

How jinanis can prove right as wrong and wrong as right

Here is a summary of Baba’s Hindi teaching: There is one defect in jinanis. Two jinanis cannot agree on any point. Among them, many jinanis believe that agreeing means accepting one’s defeat. Indeed there are some godly qualities in jinanis. Such as they can speak in flowery language. Or that with their grandiloquence they can prove day as night, and night as day. If in daytime one jinani tells to anyone that it is night, or if during the night they tell that it is day, and if the next person does not accept what the jinani is telling, then the jinani will use the their logic and reasoning to prove that person as a top-grade fool. And he (the jinani) will make it look like the next person could not understand this one simple thing. Because of this in the scriptures is it said, ‘Mathitva…’ Meaning: if an unfathomable amount of milk is turned into butter and whey, then jinanis argue and quarrel about the whey and in so doing the butter gets rotten and destroyed. (1)

Reference
1. Summary of Varna Victira (H), p.49-50

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Reminding oneself + 3 more

Baba

Reminding oneself

Those of a materialistic mindset think that power, post, money, and worldly relations are the base of life. They think, “I live and die for this - i.e. power, post, & money etc. For this, I have come on this earth to live happily and enjoy.” In this way, due to avidya maya they pass their whole life in drowsiness. They cannot comprehend this basic fact that what they are depending upon is not permanent. Those things cannot last forever.

In this universe, everything is moving and the speed of movement also varies. So when two people are moving in with a similar speed then they are called a family. But no two persons can maintain a similar speed for long. Either one moves away, dies, divorces, or their liking or disliking changes. What they formerly cherished has now become useless in their eyes.

That is why nothing in this created world can be the base of life. None of those things can provide permanent happiness. Animals cannot comprehend this simple truth - but humans can understand it. Those who fail to comprehend it are worse than animals. Only that Eternal Entity Parama Purusa alone is the base of life. He was with you, He is with you, and He will always be with you up to eternity. So when you have one Entity who always remains with You then why not cultivate a close and intimate relation with that Supreme Entity. That will signify the start of gaining real meaning and fulfillment of life.

Ananda Marga ideology states, "That which is finite cannot be the base of your life, because it will be used up and will leave your mind unsheltered. Thrusting you in the abyss of darkness, it will pursue its course on the unending path. Therefore, no one except Brahma, the beginningless, endless and infinite can be the object of your mind and the base of your life.” (1)

In Him,
Dhrti

References
1. Subhasita Samgraha - 1, The Base of Life

== Section 2: Prabhat Samgiita ==

Behold Ajáná Pathik has come

"Ánkhi mele ceye dekho, ajáná pathik eseche..." (Prabhat Samgiita #1550)

Purport:

O' human beings, behold, look, Parama Purusa the Aja'na' Pathik [1], has come. With His sweet, charming smile and infinite grace, He is pouring His endless compassion and love unto all. He is showering everyone with His divine blessing. All are getting bathed in His love. He is radiating love; He is pouring out His sweet smile. O' brothers and sisters, come hither and see, Baba, the Aja'na' Pathik has come and He is showering His causeless grace upon all.

Due to His divine arrival and august presence, the darkness which was in the mind has vanished somewhere - to one far distant place. In the past, where there used to be darkness, one stream of effulgence has come and blossomed in the colour of one rose. By His grace, the dry mind has become devotional and blissful. Baba, the Ajana Pathik has come and showered His grace.

Everyone is near and dear to Him. With His infinite love, everyone has a sacred place in His heart. Parama Purusa graciously holds each and every being in His bosom. O' brothers and sisters, do not waste your time running after name and fame, money, prestige, or any other transitory thing. Do not run after mundane longings. Come unto the path of bliss, and fulfill your hopes and aspirations by reaching unto Him. Baba is the Ista - He is the Goal. Only He can quench your infinite thirst with His boundless love. O' human beings, your life and death - your coming and going - on this earth is dancing in His Cosmic rhythm. Everything is blissful; everyone revolves around Him - nobody is alone. All are an inseparable part of Him. This is His divine liila and ultimately everyone is sure to become one with Him, by His causeless grace...


Note for Prabhat Samgiita #1550:

[1] Ajana Pathik: The term Aja'na' Pathik means 'The Divine Entity Parama Purusa Who moves around this entire universe, and resides everywhere and knows everything; irrespective of where one goes, He remains along with you'. That is one of His many unique attributions and that is the speciality of the name 'Ajana Pathik'. The name 'Ajana Pathik' denotes this special quality.

Literally, Aja'na' means 'unknown' and Pathik means ' traveler' or ‘tourist.’ But this is just the word by word, literal translation; and proper nouns are not meant to be translated. So we cannot call Him the ‘Unknown Traveler’ or ‘Unknown Tourist.’ The spirit and meaning is then lost.

The inner sense of the name Ajana Pathik is that Parama Purusa is always moving throughout this vast cosmos and He is constantly present with everyone, all the time. He is in the Cosmic Nucleus yet at the same time through His ota and prota yoga He is everywhere - carefully watching & lovingly guiding everyone. This unique aspect of His grand Personality is treated as Aja'na' Pathik. Because He is constantly traveling yet present everywhere. He is in the nucleus as well as throughout this entire universe.


Not ‘Unknown Traveler’ or ‘Unknown Tourist’

As the Ajana Pathik, Parama Purusa Baba moves and moves and moves. In their devotional approach bhaktas feel that wherever they go the Aja'na' Pathik will always be there to shower His blessing. By His grace, bhaktas can always get His intimate company and companionship. With this devotional link, by His grace, sadhakas understand that Parama Purusa is present everywhere, yet side by side He travels on and on throughout this entire cosmos. Thus He is Aja'na' Pathik.

Overall the name Aja'na' Pathik has one special and unique meaning that goes far beyond its literal translation. And in our hearts we A'nanda Ma'rgiis know and feel that Baba is that Aja'na' Pathik. Indeed in His discourses, in Dharma Samiiksa, and in reporting, in DMC, and in numerous ways Baba has revealed this very fact that He is ever-present and always along with us. He is always moving and wherever we go then He will also be there. Parama Purusa has infinite attributions and one of them is this special quality where He always remains along with us wherever we are in this vast universe. In this way He is known as - Aja'na' Pathik. In true sense, as the omnipresent Entity, He does not go anywhere because He is everywhere; but in a more literal manner He goes from place to place.

Those who use ‘Unknown Traveler’ or ‘Unknown Tourist’ in place of Aja'na' Pathik are going against the spirit of the term.

== Section 3: Prabhat Samgiita ==

बाबा! पहले  मैं तुम्हें क्यों भूला रहा

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

प्रभात सङ्गीत  0241: तुमि आमार कातो  आपन

भावार्थ

बाबा ! तुम मेरे इतने पास हो इसे मैं पहले नहीं जान सका। तुम तो मेरे बहुत ही नज़दीक हो और मेरे लिए सबसे अधिक प्रिय हो। बीत चुके समय  में, मैं इस सच्चाई को भूला हुआ था कि तुम मेरे सबसे अधिक निकटता के साथी हो। बाबा ! सब ओर से, हर समय तुम मेरे आजूबाजू में ही रहे हो। जहाॅं कहीं भी मैं रहा, हमेशा  तुम मेरे हर कार्य और प्रयास में साथ रहे। पर यह मेरा बहुत ही दुर्भाग्य है कि मैं तुम्हारी उस उपस्थिति से अनजान रहा। मैंने कभी सोचा ही नहीं कि तुम मेरे साथ हो। हे परम प्रिय ! मैंने तुम्हें क्यों नहीं पुकारा और तुम्हारी प्रेम से भरी निकटता क्यों नहीं पायी। बाबा ! तुम तो शुरू से ही मेरे  छोटे बड़े, सही या गलत हर काम को देखते रहे हो। पर हाय रे दुर्भाग्य ! मैंने तुम्हारी ओर देखा तक नहीं।

बाबा ! तुम मेरे गीतों, लय और तान में मेरे साथ रहे हो। ऐसा कोई अवसर नहीं रहा जब तुम मेरे साथ न थे। तुम्हारी वीणा का तार उस समय मेरे मन में कम्पित होता था और आज भी हो रहा है। अब मैं उसे सुन सकता हॅूं। पर यह कितना दुख देनेवाला है, कि इससे पहले  मैं तुम्हें क्यों भूला रहा। मैंने तुम्हारी वीणा की पुकार पर ध्यान नहीं दिया। मैंने सुना ही नहीं। हे मेरे प्रियतम ! मैंने क्यों नहीं  सुना ? ओह ! कितना अधिक आनन्द होता यदि मैंने तुम्हें तब जान लिया होता।

हे दिव्य सत्ता ! हे परमपुरुष ! तुम मेरे साथ उस समय भी रहे हो जब मैं घने अँधेरे में डूबा हुआ था। अब वह क्षण मेरे मन में बार बार जागता है कि तुम मेरे साथ थे। मेरे मन में बार बार यह आता है कि तुम मेरे निकट और मेरे साथ हो पर ओह ! भूतकाल में, मैं भूला रहा और तुम्हें कभी नहीं पुकारा। मैं भक्तिभाव से निकट न आकर दूर ही बना रहा, भले ही तुम मेरे साथ थे। बड़ा ही दुखद है यह। केवल अब जान पाया हॅूं कि तुम मेरे साथ हो और मैं तुमसे बातचीत कर सकता हॅूं।

हे मेरे परमेश्वर ! मेरा आध्यात्मिक जीवन, उसी समय क्यों नहीं शुरू हो गया। मैं बहुत पछता रहा हॅूं कि मैंने तुमको उन शुरुआती दिनों में ही क्यों नहीं पुकारा। चूॅंकि मैं तुमको नहीं पुकार रहा था शायद इसीलिए मुझसे नाराज होकर तुम मुझे अकेला छोड़ कर दूसरे स्थान पर बहुत दूर चले गए।  उस समय मैंने तुमको अपने हृदय में क्यों नहीं रखा लिया, तुम्हारे पैर क्यों नहीं पकड़ लिए। तुम्हारे प्रति मैंने अपने सभी भ्रम उसी समय क्यों नहीं दूर कर लिए। ध्यान में पकड़ कर तुम्हें अपना क्यों नहीं बना लिया। ओह ! मैंने यह क्यों नहीं किया। यह कितना दुखद है कि समय निकल गया और तुम दूर ही बने रहे। आज हम निकट हैं पर मैं इतना पछता रहा हॅूं कि यदि पहले से तुम्हारी यह निकटता मिल गयी होती तो मेरे जीवन में कितना आनन्द रहा होता ! मैं  यह दुख अपने हृदय में रखे हुए हॅूं।

बाबा ! तुम तो मेरे बहुत निकट हो, मेरे लिए सबसे अधिक प्रिय हो। (1) (2)

References
1. Hindi purport translated by Dr. T.R. Sukul from original English purport by Ananda Marga Universal.
2. Sadguru Baba says (in GD, Delhi, 26 Feb 1984) that when writing a Prabhat Samgiita purport then very simple words should be used so that the common mass may understand. The above Hindu purport has been written according to that guideline

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