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Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Historia de Baba: Esos días en Patna

Baba

Historia de Baba: Esos días en Patna

Namaskar,

En los días de Jamalpur, Baba con Su gracia dio yama y niyama para nuestra conducta, para nuestro mejoramiento. En esa fase, Él, por supuesto, también entregó tantas gemas filosóficas como "Filosofía elemental", "Idea e ideología", "Ananda Sutram", "Sociedad humana", "Una guía para la conducta humana", "Subhasita Samgraha", “Caryacarya”, etc. Anteriormente, lo que podíamos hacer o no en la vida personal se limitaban esencialmente a yama y niyama.

Cómo empezaron los 16 puntos

Alrededor de 1971, Baba comenzó a dar sistemáticamente muchas enseñanzas relacionadas con la conducta, los tratos personales y la forma de vida, en particular los 16 Puntos. Antes de eso, algunos trabajadores de tiempo completo todavía bebían té, etc., pero en 1971 todo eso se detuvo.

Antes de 1971, algunos habían aprendido e implementado ciertas pautas de salud e higiene y prácticas de estilo de vida de Caryacarya, tratamientos yóguicos, etc. Así que algunos ayunaban ocasionalmente y algunos habían comenzado a usar laungota, etc. varios códigos de conducta se hicieron obligatorios y, por lo tanto, se practicaron ampliamente.

Muchos recordarán que antes de 1971, para tener el darshan de Baba, entonces VSS y los encargados se aseguraban de que todos hubieran memorizado perfectamente el Mandato Supremo. Había que repetirlo perfectamente. Entonces, y solo entonces, se les permitiría entrar en la sala o habitación de darshan. Pero en 1971, eso cambió. Todos tenían que recitar perfectamente los 16 Puntos en su orden exacto. En ese momento, Baba también comenzó a pronunciar muchos discursos sobre varios aspectos de los Dieciséis Puntos.
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Baba está revisando los 16 Puntos - 1

Fue en Patna donde Baba con gracia revisó por primera vez nuestros Dieciséis Puntos de tantas maneras diferentes para asegurarse de que todos nos moviéramos y progresáramos correctamente en el camino. Recitar la mera lista de 16 Puntos no era todo lo que se esperaba, también teníamos que seguir y practicar esas pautas.

En la segunda mitad de 1971, después de cambiar la oficina de Ranchi a Patna debido a la extrema tensión y malestar social, llegábamos regularmente, casi a diario, a Baba's Quarters o al jagrti para darshan. El gobierno y los periódicos publicaban e imprimían mucha propaganda falsa sobre Baba y AMPS. Sin embargo, durante todo este tiempo, 20 o 30 de nosotros llegábamos todas las mañanas y tardes para ver a Baba. Luego, Él gentilmente tomaría Su asiento y todos estaríamos dentro del recinto amurallado de Patna sentados en un área abierta para recibir Su darshan. Fue todo bastante hermoso. Y esos eran los días en que Baba revisaba estrictamente los 16 puntos, ya que Baba, que todo lo sabe, sabía muy bien que los días malos se avecinaban inquietantemente en el horizonte.

A Su manera divina, Baba miraría a los margiis presentes y nos preguntaría abiertamente sobre nuestras prácticas. Y se haría de una manera muy especial.

El omnisciente Sadguru Baba decía: "Gopal, muéstranos tu shaoca manjusa. Tienes una shaoca manjusa tan hermosa. Es muy bonita. Muéstranosla para que todos puedan verla; después de todo, este es uno de nuestros 16 puntos". Baba había llamado intencionalmente a Gopal porque sabía que Gopal no tenía un shaoca manjusa.
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En respuesta, en el transcurso de este amoroso liila en el que Baba velaba por el bienestar de todos, Gopal se sentía un poco humillado o avergonzado. Gopal se ponía de pie con la cabeza gacha de vergüenza. E internamente entendió que tendría que ser más estricto en el punto de shaoca manjusa. Y de esa manera, todos los demás margiis presentes también entendieron que tendrían que ser estrictos, para que no los llamaran delante de todos.


Baba está revisando los 16 Puntos - 2

Baba haría lo mismo con el punto de laungota/langota. Si alguno de los presentes no llevaba puesta una laungota, entonces esa era la persona a la que Baba, que todo lo sabe, llamaría. Baba diría: "Oh, Chandra Mohan, entiendo que eres muy sincero al usar un laungota todos los días. ¿No es así? ¿No usas siempre tu laungota? Muéstranos la cola de tu laungota".

Entonces todos supieron, al ver el rostro pálido de Chandra Mohan que no llevaba puesto un laungota/langota. Además, todos sabían que si la próxima vez no usaban uno, los llamarían. Una vez que se abordaron todos los aspectos físicos de esta manera, desde la comida hasta el ayuno, el baño adecuado, etc., Baba elevó el estándar a los planos psíquico y psicoespiritual. Verificaba para asegurarse de que todos repitieran su Guru mantra antes de entrar a la habitación y que todos estuvieran haciendo sadhana, todas las lecciones, según las instrucciones.

Entonces, al aplicar presión con amor, Baba estaba enseñando y asegurándose de que participáramos activamente en 16 Puntos. Nadie quería ser señalado públicamente así que paso a paso, punto por punto, todos empezaron a seguir. Así eran las cosas en esos días. Baba estaba  preparando a todos.

Y no solo eso, en Su amorosa liila, Baba fingía reprender a los encargados y regañaba amorosamente a los encargados Dadas y VSS por permitir la entrada de margiis sin seguir los 16 Puntos. Entonces ellos, a su vez, comenzaron a verificar atentamente para asegurarse de que todos los margiis usaran laungota, llevaran shaocamanjusa, hicieran pracara y siguieran correctamente todos los diversos elementos de los 16 puntos. De esta manera todos se volvieron fuertes Ananda Margiis y pudieron soportar la tormenta que estaba por venir.
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Cómo obtener fuerza perenne


Hoy también se aplica el mismo sistema. Dieciséis Puntos nos salvarán de todas las dificultades y nos mantendrán en la dirección correcta.

En un resumen en español de Subhasita Samgraha - 12, “Man and His Ideological Desideratum”, Baba nos dice: Para progresar en el flujo de entidades, uno debe llevar una vida pura, una vida moralista, una vida basada en principios morales. No hagas nada malo. ¿Qué es malo? Malo es lo que deprava la existencia humana. Sigue un estricto código de moralidad. Vive una vida pura, una vida ordenada y limpia. Sé estricto en 16 puntos. ¿Qué sucederá? Tu flujo entitativo se purificará y estará en paralelismo con tu onda psíquica. (resumen en español)

Y aquí abajo, Baba afirma que nuestra fuerza y resistencia se multiplicarán al adherirse a los Dieciséis Puntos.

En un resumen en español de Ananda Vacanamrtam - 7, “An Exemplary Life”, Baba nos dice : Cuanto más estrictamente sigas los 16 Puntos, más aumentará tu fuerza mental. Aumentará tanto que será más poderosa que la fuerza mental colectiva de 100.000 personas. En un choque psíquico tendrán para concederte la victoria. Una persona que es físicamente fuerte puede luchar contra ocho, diez o veinte personas como máximo, pero no más que eso. Una persona psíquicamente desarrollada, en cambio, es capaz de luchar contra muchas más personas. Entonces debes esforzarte para desarrollar tu fuerza psíquica: este es tu deber ineludible. Cuanto más estrictamente sigas los 16 Puntos, más fuerza psíquica adquirirás. No te llevará mucho tiempo. (resumen en español)

De la misma manera que los 16 Puntos le dieron a los sannyasis y margiis la fuerza para administrar, sobrevivir e incluso prosperar durante la Emergencia, hoy también 16 Puntos nos fortalecerán en todas las formas necesarias para difundir Sus enseñanzas y lograr el éxito. No olvidemos que Baba está observando y aquellos que sigan Sus enseñanzas de los Dieciséis Puntos tendrán la gracia para seguir adelante.
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Conclusión


El nuestro no es el camino de preya (placer mundano), sino el camino de shreya (benevolencia suprema). Dieciséis puntos es el camino a seguir. Nuestro deber es seguir y asegurarnos de que otros margiis también lo sigan. Entonces nuestro AMPS será fuerte, tanto a nivel individual como colectivo.

En un resumen en español de Prout in a Nutshell - 18, “Sadvipra Boards”, Baba nos dice: En varias ocasiones he dicho que los sadvipras son aquellos que siguen los principios de Yama y Niyama, los principios de la moralidad espiritual, y están dedicados a la Conciencia Suprema. La gente reconocerá a los sadvipras por su conducta ejemplar, servicio desinteresado, deber e integridad moral. Solo los sadvipras pueden servir a todos los seres humanos desinteresadamente y guiar a otros por el camino del avance integral. Estos sadvipras, aquellos que siguen una filosofía de vida correcta y practican un sistema correcto de sádhaná o prácticas espirituales, serán los líderes de la sociedad en el futuro. (resumen en español)

Namaskar,
Én Él,
Kaevalya

Baba nos ha dicho una y otra vez que la vida no siempre es tranquila. El progreso y el movimiento de uno son de naturaleza sistáltica: arriba y abajo. Así que siempre habrá altibajos. Todo el mundo experimentará tales patrones en su vida. La historia de Baba aquí no es solo el recuento de un período muy espiritual y tántrico en nuestra historia de AMPS, sino también un método práctico sobre cómo debemos proceder en la vida cotidiana.
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Los margiis pensaron que todo estaría bien

Durante esos días previos a la emergencia en 1971 en Patna, Baba estaba preparando a todos para las dificultades que se avecinaban. Él estaba enseñando tantos pros y contras y luego revisando esas cosas como solo Sadgurú puede hacerlo. La escena estaba llena de amor y felicidad.

Todos sabíamos que Sadguru Baba es Parama Purusa y con razón sentimos que nada podía dañarnos. Escuchamos las advertencias de Baba sobre el futuro, pero al mismo tiempo realmente no las escuchamos. Es como si el clima fuera perfecto, el sol brilla, hay una brisa suave y no hay una nube en el cielo, entonces si alguien dice que se acerca un ciclón, pocos, si es que hay alguno, lo tomarán en serio.

Lo mismo sucedió con nosotros en 1971. Baba estaba allí y eso fue suficiente. No podíamos pensar que días tan difíciles estaban en el horizonte. Sin duda había problemas, pero pensamos que con Baba al timón todo estaría bien.
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Algunas reglas ya estaban presentes


Aunque los Dieciséis Puntos se dieron formalmente durante el período de tiempo anterior en 1970-71, muchas de esas enseñanzas ya estaban presentes en la forma de varias reglas de conducta para trabajadores y margii, tratamientos yóguicos y otras enseñanzas. Al dar 16 Puntos, Baba codificó y enumeró explícitamente todas estas reglas y regulaciones en una lista especifica.

¿Plagio?

 Es el estándar internacional aceptado y el sistema de Baba no copiar el trabajo de otro y publicarlo a tu manera. Baba ha dado una regla muy estricta sobre el plagio. ¿Por qué Baba está en contra del plagio o de robar el trabajo de alguien?  Hay muchas razones:

1)    Va contra el código de asteya (no robar).

2)    Es necesario publicar innumerables historias de bhaktas. Pero algunos no quieren hacer el arduo trabajo de recopilar y escribir estas historias, por lo que simplemente se las roban a otros.  Pero es necesario contar nuevas historias, de lo contrario, muchas historias inéditas de sadhakas se perderán y olvidarán para siempre.  Así que tenga cuidado con los ladrones de historias y ayúdelos amablemente a no robar publicando en las redes sociales a su manera.  Si desea reenviar esta historia, adjunte la siguiente sección amarilla con la historia:

 “Cortesía de un bhakta desconocido a través de Ananda Marga Universal (https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/)
 
Esto será tratado como el protocolo estándar.


- Here is a link to the original English posting: Those days in Patna

- Here are more Spanish postings

- Here is a link to Spanish Prabhat Samgiita

Sunday, March 19, 2023

Preya + 3 more

Baba
Preya 

Namaskar,

In their life, people do many things. Ordinary humans are commonly propelled by their baser propensities and run towards material allurements without thinking deeply. That is why they often invite trouble. Why is this happening? Because Parama Purusa has given humans the power to choose - people have a lot of options. Whereas animals do not have such choices. Animal life is basically pre-programmed. But human life is different. People have the power of choice and that freedom can be one’s most dangerous enemy or one’s most helpful friend.
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Preya brings disease, cancer, & untimely death


For instance, humans have the option to choose between junk food or a sentient and balanced diet. Eating junk food will cause the body to become sick and diseased, and eating sentient food will enable the body to maintain a good state of health. Unfortunately, most often people choose the wrong one - and they suffer. If you watch carefully, you will notice that those things that are alluring to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, and taste) generally yield a bad result. For instance, candy is very sweet and tasty, but those who eat it regularly suffer from poor health, disease, and premature death. And verily any type of addiction like tobacco, drugs, and liquor etc are initially very enjoyable but the end result is horrific. People suffer from illness, cancer, and untimely death.

The unfortunate thing is that ordinary people are attracted towards and captivated by these mundane allurements, without considering the end result. In turn, they destroy themselves. Such allurements are deemed as preya (mundane pleasure). But true sadhakas keep distance from preya (mundane allurements) and go towards shreya (supreme benevolence). In the beginning, shreya may not seem so alluring, but the end result is extremely beneficial and long-lasting.

Choosing preya means going against dharma


Bear in mind cigarettes, drugs, and liquor do not represent a complete list of preya materials. Preya (mundane pleasure) constitutes anything other than following the path of bhagavad dharma. And each and every day we are always confronted by these choices. Here are a few hypothetical examples:

(a) It is a fasting day and you get tempted to eat food. If you eat that food that is preya (mundane pleasure), whereas being disciplined in fasting is shreya (supreme benevolence). If you do not fast then initially you might enjoy eating food that day, but over the long haul by not fasting you will suffer from various ailments and diseases.

(b) You are doing sadhana and the urge comes to break your sadhana before completing all your lessons. If you act on the urge and curtail your sadhana that is preya (mundane pleasure), and if you persevere and do all your lessons that is shreya (supreme benevolence). If you do decide to leave your sadhana, then initially you might enjoy your time doing something else, but over the long term your spiritual flow will wane and you will be more prone to all kinds of material pursuits that degrade the mind.
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(c) It is time for your evening kaoshikii practice, but you want to watch TV instead. If you skip your kaoshikii then that is preya and if you do kaoshikii that is shreya. If you do choose to skip kaoshikii then you will initially like watching TV etc, but ultimately you will suffer various maladies (physical and psychic) as kaoshikii is the cure of 22 diseases.

(d) The alarm clock rings for paincajanaya. If you just turn it off and go back to bed that is being captivated by preya (mundane pleasure), and if you wake up, do Guru Sakash and half-bath, and go to paincajanya then that is shreya (supreme benevolence). If you do go back to sleep then you might initially enjoy that extra time sleeping but invariably the end result is that your body and mind will become more static and lethargic.

(e) You are in the store and there is shiny object that catches your eye. Already you have one at home and you do not need another. So if you purchase that shiny object that is preya (mundane pleasure), whereas not purchasing it is in line with aparigraha and is therefore shreya (supreme benevolence). If you do decide to violate the code of aparigraha then initially you might get some fleeting satisfaction from your purchase but ultimately that will lead to being spendthrift, going into debt, and becoming mentally depressed.

How to recognise preya


To recognise preya (mundane pleasure) is very simple. That means falling away from the path of bhagavad dharma and giving way to mundane desires. By the end result it is easy to understand what is preya and what is shreya (supreme benevolence). If the outcome is negative, then that is preya (mundane pleasure) and one should reject that. Eating junk food and drinking alcohol are preya because they have a very negative effect. And if the outcome is positive, then that is shreya and one should follow that path. For instance, drinking lemon water in the early morning is very advantageous for human health so that is shreya (supreme benevolence). And doing yoga asanas according to the prescribed system is shreya as that makes both body and mind more sentient.
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At first, one may not be attracted to the path of shreya (sadhana, fasting, 16 Points, etc) but with practice one will gain a keen desire to follow that path; and by following shreya the outcome will be extremely beneficial. True sadhakas always run away from preya (mundane pleasure) and move towards shreya (supreme benevolence). By seeing their conduct one can easily recognise who is a preya sadhaka and who is shreya sadhaka.


Conclusion

Everyone should be vigilant to avoid getting captivated by all forms of preya (mundane pleasure) and be keen to help others do the same. As disciples of Shrii Shrii Anandamurti ji we should follow that path of bhagavad dharma keep away from the path of preya. By this way, we will progress on the path of shreya sadhana and set a practical example to others as well. This is our moral duty.

Remember, those things which are preya are initially extremely alluring and tantalizing but later on they are certain to cause a lot of suffering and pain; verily, the long-term effect of the pursuit of preya is absolutely horrific. Preya (mundane pleasure) means acting on those negative, materialistic desires (junk food, Hollywood movies, alcohol, skipping sadhana etc).

In stark contrast, those engagements which are shreya may be a little difficult or tough at the outset but they are highly beneficial and get easier with time as the body and mind get accustomed to this pursuit. For instance, when one first sits for sadhana they may feel pain in their knee, their back may be uncomfortable, and their mind may be unable to concentrate, but with some effort their body will feel comfortable in that posture and their mind will drift in bliss. Shreya (supreme benevolence) means adhering to Guru’s guidelines like Sixteen Points, yama and niyama, Ananda Marga conduct rules, Caryacarya etc. Sadguru Baba is the dharma Guru so following any of His teachings means adhering to the path of shreya.
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Namaskar,
In Him,
Tapeshvar
(Tim Garrison)

Consider the immediate delight of eating sugar, yet over time that will cause all your teeth to decay and will rot your overall bodily system. That is why eating sugar is preya. Whereas eating neem leaves may be distasteful as it is bitter, but by eating that neem one's body will become healthy and vibrant. That is why it is shreya. 

Example of preya: E-cigarettes

Due to indulgence in preya, unfortunately this person in the below photo has destroyed his face by using an e-cigarette. It is so painful to see. Now all should take lesson that no one should run after preya. See below how this e-cigarette blew up in this person’s face. For more information, please continue reading.




Due to indulgence and geting captivated by preya (mundane pleasure), unfortunately this person  in the above photo has destroyed his face. It is so painful to see. Now all should take lesson that no one should run after preya. For more information, please continue reading.


Many forms of preya - all are harmful

Even after a lot of warning about e-cigarettes and their dangerous blasts and explosions, sadly these people harm themselves with the material of preya. These are not isolated cases - there are millions upon millions of sub-humans who run towards preya.
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Due to indulgence in preya, unfortunately this person in the below photo has destroyed his face by using e-cigarettes. It is so painful to see. Now all should take lesson that no one should run after preya. For more information, please continue reading.




Due to indulgence in preya, unfortunately this person in the above photo has destroyed his face. It is so painful to see. Now all should take lesson that no one should run after preya. 

~ In-depth study ~

Ananda Marga ideology states, "What do the wise people do? First, they judge within themselves with cool heads which is shreya and which is preya. The way of discrimination and judgment is to distinguish shreya from preya after close analysis. Humans are not inanimate but conscious beings. Their dominant feature is their mind with its power of judgment, and through this judgment, their intellect finds proper expression. It is not the way of human beings to run heedlessly after things regardless of whether they are shreya or preya; in every human action there should be the appreciable stamp of their intellect." (1)

Ananda Marga ideology states, "Preya, which is one attained with little or no difficulty, will one day recoil on them with the fiery scourge of a thousand scorpion stings." (2)

References
1. Subhasita Samgraha - 3, Supreme Benevolence and Mundane Pleasure (Shreya and Preya)
2. Subhasita Samgraha - 3, Supreme Benevolence and Mundane Pleasure (Shreya and Preya)


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They stand on their own as points of interest.

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== Section 2: Important Teaching ==

Irredeemable debts

Ananda Marga Caryacarya states, “Four kinds of debt are irredeemable – debt to father, debt to mother, debt to ácárya, and debt to guru (divine debt)."

"(a) The only way to do service to one's father after his death is to help every male member of the universe to progress on the path of highest development."

"(b) The only way to do service to one's mother after her death is to help every female member of the universe to progress on the path of highest development."

"(c) The best service to the ácárya is to work for the comfort and benefit of one's ácárya and his/her family."

"(d) The best service to Márga Guru is to work according to His wishes. But however much service one renders, one will not redeem the four debts until Mokśa (salvation) is attained.” (1)

Reference
1. Caryacarya, Part 2, Society, Point #20


== Section: Important Teaching ==

Cause and cure of psychic undesirable thoughts


  Ananda Marga philosophy says, "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...wasted in petty or useless activities. How much time do
people really get to devote to worthwhile tasks?"
  "This psychic extravaganza should be checked either by physical approach, or psychic approach, or by spirituo-psychic approach..."
  "I have already said that the scope of rationality and rationalization should be increased more and more, and for this, unnecessary waves should be removed from the plane of physicality. 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 rationalizing the major portion of your mental faculty, so this must also be practised." (1)

Verily, in Baba’s above guideline He he clearly sets forth some key concepts:
(a) One should think of Parama Purusa all the time - i.e. all the 24hrs;
(b) When engaged in any type of mundane work - personal, family, social etc - then one must think and ideate that it is His work.

When a person adheres to the these aforementioned principles then that is proper use of one’s psychic potentiality; failure to follow these principles results in misuse of one’s psychic potentiality, i.e. extravaganza.

Next Baba guides how to treat one who suffers from this type of improper thinking or extravaganza:
(a) Firstly, one should be removed - or remove oneself - from that physical environment;
(b) Next, such negative thinking must be removed from one’s own mind;
(c) Then one must goad the mind to Parama Purusa.
In result, one will have proper sadhana and be free from worry.

References
1. Yoga Psychology, The Cult of Spirituality – the Cult of Pinnacled Order


== Section: Important Teaching ==

Those who die for prestige can't serve humanity

   Ananda Marga teachings guide us, “When for age after age society spins in the murky eddies of evil and vice, when individual and collective knavery masquerades as intelligence, when hypocrisy, bribery and fraud are the yardsticks for measuring the ability to lead – it is then that the genuine followers of Bháratii [the goddess of learning] must struggle on in spite of constant humiliation. Only taunts and insults will be their fate. Those who are afraid of these insults are incapable of offering anything really lasting to humanity. How can people who lack moral strength, under whose feet the soil is not hard and strong, invite anyone into a cool, refreshing shelter and impart happiness to them? It may be possible to drag oneself through life by sucking the blood of others like social parasites, but this will not bring fulfilment to either sáhityikas or their readers.”
   “The artist or sáhityika who assumes the responsibility of leading humanity along the path to light from the caverns of darkness will have to heed the road signs on that path. It is not possible to guide others with mere cheap, superficial knowledge, like a half-baked pandit who reads a half-a-dozen books and then spouts a few mouthfuls of grandiloquence, and who has obtained a doctorate by plagiarizing others’ works. Rather it is necessary for the sáhityika or artist to have a keen and vigorous insight, without which all their endeavours will prove fruitless. Merely juggling words or depicting defects in society will not satisfy the hunger of the human mind – and such creations of art are indeed valueless for social progress as well. One must know the path, and one must also know how to move on it. If those who have not comprehended what the form of society will be, allow the trends of the past that have shaped the present to proceed unchecked, they can never lead society to the path of perfection. They will in fact thrust society into darkness in the name of social reform; they will encourage license in the name of freedom. Instead of modelling a woman after the ideal of a goddess, they will mould the image of the goddess after the ideal of a harlot.” (1)

Reference
1. A Few Problems Solved - 1, The Practice of Art and Literature


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