Most important thing
Namaskar,
We have come on this earth for a very short time. In this brief
period there are many things to be done. Indeed there are many great
works to do. All Ananda Margiis - family person or Wt - are aware
about this fact.
"You have been speeding towards the funeral pyre"
Ananda Marga ideology guides us, “The only duty of one who has
attained human body in whom human potentiality is present, is to
progress on the path of sádhaná. No one of intelligence should waste
even an iota of time. With every respiration your longevity is
diminishing. From the day of your birth as an infant you have been
speeding towards the funeral pyre. Every moment is taking you closer
and closer to death. So I say do not waste your time.” (1)
#1: Yet in various conversations sometimes you can hear people
saying, “kill the time”, or “pass the time”, or so many things they
say. Or by their action they say like that. Plus to cure their
boredom they may involve in so many activities just to pass the
time. We see this in various ways whether one is playing a
traditional meaningless games like checkers or chess, or passing the
time by computer gaming or surfing the web in degrading or senseless
ways.
#2: Then there is a second type of person that acts as though what
they are doing is very important, when in their heart of hearts they
know they are just wasting away their time. To justify their actions
they convince themselves that what they are doing is really
important. For example, there are some people who watch degrading TV
programmes. And some margiis raise the matter by saying, "Brother,
please such films are against the word and spirit of moral codes."
However, those people justify that they must watch such programmes
and films to understand the mindset of the people and establish
Prout. It is clear they are viewing those programmes and movies for
their own personal entertainment but they convince themselves that,
"I am watching these degrading TV programmes and experimenting with
other vices to establish Prout." This type of hypocrisy you may have
seen or heard about now and again.
In any event, in both of the above cases, one’s time is not being
properly utilised - though for obvious reasons the second case is
worse than the first as that wastage of time is intertwined with
self-deception and hypocrisy.
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Time: once passed, it does not return
About maximizing our use of time we should refer to Baba's poignant
guideline. Sadguru Baba guides us, "I advise you not to waste your
time any longer. Utilise your time in worthwhile pursuits...While
you are executing your noble task do not waste your time. In this
practical world, in this relative world, the most valuable relative
factor is time. Once the time has passed and gone, it does not
return again, so never misuse time." (2)
By this guideline it is quite clear that Baba directs us not to
waste the time - period. So who has time to waste in any type of
personal entertainment such as watching degrading TV programmes,
reading junky romance novels, and gossiping. When one has been
blessed with the inclination for sadhana and social service - as
every sadhaka has - then time should be spent in higher pursuits not
degrading ones. For a sadhaka, the time should be spent in serving
and pleasing Parama Purusa and His creation - not just in ways to
entertain oneself etc.
Goal-less pursuits are not at all appreciated in our Ananda Marga.
Baba is very strict on this point as it makes the mind dull and soft
and one loses their inner vision of life.
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Valuable time wasted in undesirable thoughts /
psychic extravaganza
Here it is important to note what happens when one wastes their time
in idle and useless pursuits like petty games like chess and other
forms of entertainment. They become dull-minded and lethargic.
Actually this is the speciality of materialism - entertainment for
entertainment's sake. In that case one has no higher goal; life is
just an aimless journey filled with useless entertainment.
Unfortunately these days many are involved in such activities such
as going to the cinema, joining in gossip, and participating in
various other pursuits with no greater goal in mind. Just they waste
away their precious time - time just gets utterly wasted. See here
Baba's distinct warning.
Ananda Marga ideology states, "Now, everywhere, in cent-per-cent of
the cases, there is wastage of human psychic potentiality. The
psychic potentialities of human beings are immense, but people do
not utilise them because most of their valuable time is wasted in
undesirable thoughts, in psychic extravaganza." (3)
Baba is says that we must not waste our time in useless pursuits
such as chess, wandering==websites, playing computer games, watching
degrading TV programmes. The tragedy here is that even sadhakas do
such things yet convince themselves that what they are doing is
really important. We must not fall into such an unfortunate
circumstance. Rather cent-per-cent honesty is needed.
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Conclusion: “I must not bother about petty things”
Baba guides us that direct intervention is need to stop this
degenerating free-fall into crudity.
Ananda Marga ideology states, "This psychic extravaganza should be
checked either by physical approach, or psychic approach, or by
spirituo-psychic approach." (4)
So Baba strongly commands us not to waste our psychic faculty
because if anyone fails to stop such type of mental extravaganza,
then ultimately they cannot follow the path of sadhana - they will
become totally lost.
Ananda Marga philosophy states, “The worship of Brahma should be
done scrupulously, or else you will later regret and bemoan the
futility of your life with the last drop of your tears at your last
hour. You should make your life worthwhile through your Sádhaná. How
much can your worldly friends and relations do for you? After your
death your relatives may perhaps ask, “How much money has he left
behind?” Your friends may go to the crematorium and indulge in
flattering reminiscences about you. Your husband or wife may cry for
you for about ten or twelve days and then regain their normal
composure. Your lot will be only a profound sigh – a record of the
futility and frustration of your life. So do not waste your time
lest you later have to repent.” (5)
Namaskar,
in Him,
Jagadiish
Story of the king
Here is the historical account how one king was intoxicated and
addicted to chess to such a degree he lost his freedom and kingdom.
One story comes to mind of one debauched king who was deeply
involved in the game of chess. The king would wallow away his time
all day long playing chess. Several weeks ahead of time, the king
got an important report from his ministers that the British army was
going to raid his kingdom. But when the king got this information
from his intelligence officers then his only answer was: “How far
are they?” And then after that the King again joined his chess game.
From that point forward, the king's military advisers were
constantly giving him updates and info about the advancement of the
British army. Yet the only thing the king continued to tell them
was, “Ok, the enemies are far off, let me continue my chess - the
enemies are far away.” Like this the king was responding.
And when the situation developed to such a degree that the British
soldiers reached just nearby in the local area. Then the king's
intelligence advisers were giving more and more warnings. And the
king replied, “It is okay, I can still play chess till they come
closer.”
Then when upon hearing the news that the British army actually
reached to the door of their fort / kingdom, all the other chess
players quickly left the king's palace. In fear they escaped. And
the king remained there alone.
The king was completely oblivious of the impending threat. Instead
the king was just calling out to those chess players who left. The
king was yelling and abusing those who escaped, “Why have you left!
Come here and play chess.”
Finally on that fateful moment when the Britishers reached into the
compound itself and actually entered into the king's room, then the
British Army personnel surprisingly exclaimed, “O, King, you are
alone here.” And the British commanders saw that next to the king
was his chessboard. And the king was still busily yelling into the
void at those who had left the chess game.
This was the way the British Army officials were introduced to that
King. And the king said, “There were many persons here but they
escaped.”
Then the senior British officer asked, “What are you doing here
alone?”
Then the King replied, “I am waiting for them to return in order to
resume our chess match.”
In the last the British arrested the king and took him away to the
jail. And they told the king, “Finish your chess game here; indeed
here you will get a lot of opportunity to play chess.” And so
accordingly the king passed the whole rest of his life locked up
there in the jail.
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Do glorious deeds
Ananda Marga philosophy states, [When you came to this world, it
smiled and you wept. Continue your noble deeds so that when you die,
you will laugh and the world will weep.] “When a child is born, the
members of the family laugh joyfully, but the child itself cries.
You should live such a benevolent life and do such glorious deeds
that when you leave this world, smiles will blossom on your face
while the people mourn your departure with copious tears. The people
will feel bereaved at the loss of a person who truly helped them in
their hour of need. All of you should take such a vow to do noble
deeds as long as you are alive, and thus leave this world with a
smiling face.” (6)
Here, Baba guides that we should always cleanse the mind of needless
thoughts and mental engagements.
Ananda Marga ideology states, "From the psychic sphere also,
unnecessary waves are to be removed. This will remove many burdens
from the mind. 'I must not bother about petty things, because that
will waste my time' -- people should remember this. This removal or
rather withdrawal of unnecessary and undesirable thoughts emanated
from the mind, will help you in rationalising the major portion of
your mental faculty, and so this must also be practised." (7)
Make life meaningful by your sádhaná, service
& sacrifice
Baba guides us how when good sadhakas gather for satsaunga then they
never like to waste time in useless activities like chess or
needlessly roaming the web, rather they prefer to goad their minds
toward that Supreme entity, the Parama Purusa.
Ananda Marga ideology says, "Whenever the devotees of Hari assemble
together they do not like to gossip, but prefer to do Hari Kirtana,
and nothing else." (8)
Ananda Marga ideology guides us, "So kiirtaniiyah sadá harih – that
is, you are not to engage your mind in any psycho-physical or
physical pabulum. Utilize that time, utilize each and every
aspiration of your existence, in doing the kiirtana of the Supreme."
(9)
Ananda Marga ideology says, "You have come for a very short span of
time. Therefore utilize the time to the maximum. Serve the world
with the feeling of service. Render service in all the spheres of
life – physical, psychic and spiritual." (10)
Ananda Vanii states, "After millions of animal lives, created beings
attain human forms. That is why all the scriptures speak of the
rarity of human life. The wise make proper utilization of all
objects - this utilization alone makes the existence of the object
worthy. You have achieved human frame – you must make it meaningful
by your sádhaná (spiritual practice), service and sacrifice. Engage
yourself in such useful pursuits that even your worst enemies hardly
has any chance to despise you; utilize yourself in such a manner so
as to have satisfaction in your mind also, that you never wasted
your time uselessly on this earth." (11)
When to procrastinate
Ananda Marga ideology says, "The sixth and last defect is
procrastination – the psychology of delaying tactics: not today, but
tomorrow always tomorrow. Defer everything until tomorrow. Though
procrastination is a very serious defect according to the
scriptures, personally, I do not totally accept this view. In my
opinion, the capacity to delay noble deeds is a vice, but the
capacity to delay sinful deeds is a virtue. If I waste time and
postpone good deeds until tomorrow, it is extremely bad. But if I
postpone bad deeds until tomorrow, it is good. While delaying
something bad, one's mind may change and one may decide not to do it
after all. Hence, procrastination in the case of bad deeds is a
virtue." (12)
Proper restraint
Ananda Marga ideology guides us, “'One must have restraint over
one’s sensory and motor organs.' 'I must not see that object, that
may pollute my mind. I must not hear that sound, that may pollute my
mind.' These are all restraints over sensory and motor organs"
Cakkhuna' sam'varo sa'dhu
"O sa'dhu, O spiritual aspirant, you should have proper restraint
over your eyes [and all your motor and sensory organs]" (13)
People waste time in useless thinking
Ananda Marga ideology says, “[Tadekam japáma.] You say so many
things, and major portions of what you say are meaningless, simply a
wastage of time and energy. And not only do you say things, but you
speak in your mind. And that is also a wastage of energy. Before
going to Stockholm, you may say within your mind a thousand times,
“I have to go to Stockholm, I have to go to Stockholm, I am to go to
Stockholm” – a mere wastage of time and energy. “
“What is thought? Thought means to speak within. Thought is closely
related to soliloquy. Suppose there is nobody to hear you and you
are speaking. What is that? It is just like a thought. When you are
speaking to yourself, it is called “soliloquy”. Thought is also like
that. Some of your thoughts are of such a nature that, if others
hear them, they will say you are insane.”
“So here the Tantric says, “Look, what I am to say within my mind,
speak to myself, I should speak regarding You, and not regarding
this or that, that or this; so my time will be properly utilized –
there will not be any wastage of time and energy.””
“Tadekam' smaráma. You may be remembering, “Oh, when I went to
Alaska, my host served me a very delicious menu.” You are thinking
like this – a story of, say, twenty, or perhaps twenty-five or
thirty, years ago. You are remembering – what? It is a sweet memory.
What is the necessity?”
“Memory should be of – what? A tactual experience that took place in
my mind in the course of my sadhana, or the bliss that I enjoyed
during kiirtana. Memory should be like this. “My memory should also
be centred around You, so there will not be any wastage of time and
energy.” What do people do generally? People generally remember past
stories of pain and happiness, sweet stories of near and dear ones.
But all those things are a mere wastage of time and energy.” (14)
Worse than not doing sádhaná at all
Ananda Marga ideology guides us, "The first mental faculty is that
the mind thinks: the mind discovers and invents newer modes of
thinking, the mind thinks with concentration, that is, the mind
meditates. Regarding this faculty of thinking, if it is done in a
methodical way, the result is certainly positive: a negative result
is achieved only in certain rare cases. But if it is not done in a
methodical way, the general result is negative: only in very rare
cases do we get a positive result. So our students, our boys and
girls, our ladies and gentlemen should be taught how to think in a
methodical style, otherwise there will be wastage of mental
potentialities. We do not want such wastage to take place in this
age of science." (15)
Ananda Marga ideology says, "Unless there is genuine love for Parama
Puruśa, the repetition of holy chants is useless and leads to
wastage of both time and energy. Moreover, if during the repetition
of holy names, Parama Puruśa is not the goal of one's mind, then the
power attained from that japa or repetition may also be misused.
Suppose someone is sitting in meditation for one or two hours and
thinking all sorts of undesirable thoughts – this is worse than not
doing sádhaná at all because in this way the Sádhaka's mind becomes
even more degraded. There is a local proverb, “Gela bhaesá pánii me
khuńt́ásamet” – when the buffalo runs into the pond, it drags its
binding rope and stake with it." (16)
Start sadhana early in life
Ananda Marga philosophy states,"Now everywhere, in cent per cent of
the cases, there is wastage of human psychic potentiality. The
psychic potentialities of human beings are immense, but people do
not utilize them because most of their valuable time is wasted in
undesirable thoughts, in psychic extravaganza. Suppose human life is
an average of sixty years. Twenty years of that is spent in sleep,
and the remaining forty years are wasted in petty or useless
activities. How much time do people really get to devote to
worthwhile tasks?" (17)
Ananda Marga ideology says, "The human body is the rarest of all,
and thus the most difficult to acquire. Only after passing through
millions of lives, through constant clash and cohesion, does one
attain a human body. Human life is rare, but rarer still is the
person who has realized the meaning of life through spiritual
practice. Thus, Narada, human beings should start spiritual
practices as early as possible in their lives. They should not waste
time by waiting until old age. That would not be wise. Hence it has
been said, “Durlabham' mánuśam' janma tadapyadhruamurthadam”." (18)
Purify the mind with sadhana
Ananda Marga ideology says, "Learned people know that the requitals
or consequences of deeds (karmaphala) are inevitably bound to follow
one's actions, and so they do not waste time uselessly thinking
about them. Fortified with courage and instilled with Brahmabháva
they face all calamities of retribution bravely. They always
consider themselves pure, for they have purged their minds of the
past. Those who have tasted even a little of the flowing nectar of
Brahma, know that they can never be impure. This constant thought of
self-purity greatly helps to exhaust their sam'skáras or reactive
momenta, as a result of which the sam'skáras held in the sthirabhúmi
of their práńa are gradually destroyed. With the help of sádhaná or
spiritual practice the spell of pleasurable and painful requitals
ceases both internally and externally. Sádhakas call it the
combustion of the seed of action in the fire of sádhaná." (19)
Baba has graciously blessed us with all the psycho-spiritual tools
to become 100% successful in life. Toward this endeavour His
varabhaya mudra remains eternally with us by His grace.
Baba says, "Inner channelisation and one-pointed conversion into
psycho-spiritual pabulum brings about radical changes in individual
and collective life. The psycho-spiritual approach makes a person
deeply introversial, one-directional, strong and dynamic." (20)
References
1. Ananda Marga Ideology & Way of Life - 5, The Chariot and the
Charioteer
2. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 8, Sadvipra, Táraka Brahma, Sadáshiva and
Shrii Krśńa
3. Yoga Psychology, The Cult of Spirituality – the Cult of Pinnacled
Order
4. Yoga Psychology, The Cult of Spirituality – the Cult of Pinnacled
Order
5. Subhasita Samgraha - 3, Vibration, Form and Colour
6. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 8, What Should Human Beings Do?
7. Yoga Psychology, The Cult of Spirituality – the Cult of Pinnacled
Order
8.. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 7, Hari Pari Mańd́ala
9. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 34, The Best Mental Engagement
10. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 1, The Three Factors for Spiritual
Elevation
11. Ananda Vanii #33
12. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 8, Bad Habits Which Should Be Given Up
13. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 23, How to Concentrate
14. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 12, What Are You
15. Yoga Psychology, The Mind Grows in Magnitude
16. Subhasita Samgraha - 11, The Path of Salvation
17. Yoga Psychology, The Cult of Spirituality – the Cult of
Pinnacled Order
18. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 8, The Earlier One Starts Dharma Sádhaná
the Better
19. Subhasita Samgraha - 4, The Chariot and the Charioteer
20. A Few Problems Solved - 8, The Transformation of Psychic Pabula
into Psycho-spiritual Pabulum
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The below sections are entirely different topics, unrelated to the above material.
They stands on their own as points of interest.
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== Section 2: Prabhat Samgiita ==
I am singing for YouNote: Only those who sincerely practice the higher lessons of sahaja yoga meditation can understand this song in the depths of their heart.
"Je gán tomáke shonái,tumi ki shono ná priya..." (Prabhat Samgiita #4471)
Purport:
Parama Purusa, my Dearmost, don't You listen to the song which I am singing for You? That tune which is coming from my heart, is that to be neglected? The song which expresses my innermost, heart-felt longing and yearning for You, is that to be ignored? Please tell me, Dear.
Divine Entity, the flower blooms and blossoms on this earth and emanates a sweet aroma all around. But after some time that same flower is just lying in the dust crying. Then can this be overlooked - should it just be forgotten?
Baba, Parama Purusa, after showering all sorts of blessings upon me, if You make me impoverished then please remember the request of that impoverished fellow sometimes. In the past we were close, but now, because of my shortcomings, You have forgotten me. Our love should be beyond all merits and demerits, so kindly don’t neglect me. I humbly request You not to forget this request...
News: revolution in AM
starts
(WTs were not invited from any group - All
margiis attended kiirtan)
*Dear All, Cordial Namaskar...🙏*
By the grace of ever-present Almighty Baba, we just concluded 24hr
Akhand Kirtan and Margii Meeting at Katihar, on 21st & 22nd
September, 2019, is a land mark event, which will write a new
chapter in AM history. Bro. Ajay Dev, BP and Katihar Bhukti took a
strong ideological stand calling margiis from all factions including
Ac.' Visheshwarji, Araria, Sri Sushil Ranjan, GS, PSS, Rajesh Singh,
PF and Shivnarain ji, President, PBI Bihar along with Bro.
Chandrashekhar ji, Gorakhapur, Bro. Dharmendra ji, Jamshedpur, Bro.
Diwakarji, BP, Bokaro, Sri Kalicharan Ranaji, Hajipur. Margiis from
near by Bhuktis attended the program in large numbers, nearing 300.*
*One more bold decision was, keeping Margii Meeting in mind, not to
invite any of the WTs. After a vibrant, charged and devotional
Kirtan and DC, Sushil ji spoke on organizational situation and
Margii rights. After that, Rajesh Singh elaborately described
difference between Anand Marga and AMPS, causes of division,
deletion of chapter 'AM a revolution' and distortion in other
discourses, destroying every Grihii institution- ACB, creation of
Grihii Acarya and Tattviks and LFT structure.*
*Margiis were in tears when "Baba" and HIS disciples ordeal was
shared by Rajesh Singh. Margiis vowed to work for Prout and to
celebrate 100th 'Anand Purnima' in 2021 unitedly and at grand
scale.*
*I take this opportunity to thank Ajayji, Katihar Bhukti,
Chandrashekhar ji, Diwakarji, Dharmendra ji, Kalicharan Rana ji and
everyone present.*
at Baba's feet,
Regards,
Ekbuddhi
