Baba’s sadhana example + 6 more

Baba

Baba’s sadhana example

Namaskar, 

Here Baba recounts his own experiences of doing sadhana outside.

Sadguru Baba says, "I used to go for a walk nearly every day in the mountains east of Jamalpur. I used to sit on the second mountain. One after another, several small and large mountains run parallel to each other. The summit of the second mountain was the highest place among them. I used to arrive there in the middle of the afternoon and stay there until about eight at night." (1)

Here Baba is indirectly teaching us to do sadhana outside:

"I was sitting on the peak. It was the bright lunar fortnight...In front of me, that is to the west, on the slope of the mountain, was a dense ga'b forest...The mountain in front of me was completely bare...I was probably the only person for several miles, completely alone...the peak that I was seated on..." (2) 

Of course there was no need for Baba to do sadhana at all but just to show us that doing sadhana outside was good, He did like this.
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Ananda Marga ideology says, "He needs no sadhana, but just to set an example to others, He performs sadhana." (3)

By doing meditation outside we are following Guru's divine example.


Sadhana lessons 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th etc 
must not be done sitting beside others

As sadhakas, we are greatly benefited by going out and doing proper sadhana in an isolated place. Sadhana will be better - i.e. the time, length, and quality of sadhana will be multiplied. Baba says that an isolated place is very conducive to spiritual practice.

Ananda Marga philosophy states, "It cannot be denied that the noise of the bustling world is a hindrance to intuitional practice and makes solitude very desirable." (4)

Ananda Marga philosophy states, "It is desirable to practise various lessons of sa'dhana' alone, in a lonely place." (5)

The sahaja yoga sadhana lessons 3rd, 4th, 5th 6th etc must not be done sitting beside others. Everyone will have their own experience about better and better sadhana when they start doing in an isolated place.
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These days the opportunity for sadhana is far greater than it was in the past. Various obstacles that made it very difficult to do sadhana are no longer present in society. We should be vigilant to take advantage of and utilize this unique opportunity.

Namaskar,
at His lotus feet,
Kevalam

~ In-depth study ~

Why one must do committed sadhana

  Ananda Marga philosophy states, "This quinquelemental universe is a relative truth, a changing reality, a passing phenomenon – a passing flow of constantly changing events. It rests on the three pillars of the relative factors – time, space and person. Space is always changing. It is composed of countless atoms and molecules. With the change in the movement of atoms and molecules, space also changes. That is why numerous rich and beautiful cities of the past are now buried under the earth. Many splendid palaces and mansions, many churches, temples, mosques and synagogues, and many pyramids have been reduced to rubble. With the constant change in the flow of time, how many major changes have occurred in the universe? Similarly, with the change in time and space, people also change. A small two-year old child becomes a smart and active twenty-five year old youth. And the same energetic youth becomes an infirm, inactive, old person in due course. Thus, nothing in this universe is permanent. Many gigantic animals in the past have become totally extinct from the surface of the earth. Royal pomp and opulence, the pride of power, the vast knowledge of mighty scholars have become things of the past, thrown into the dustbin of history. Many objects emerged in the past, remained on earth for a short time, and then disappeared according to the inexorable law of nature."
   "The only eternal truth is Parama Puruśa. He is anadi, beginningless, endless, all-pervasive; an entity beyond the scope of time, place and person. He is the only eternal, undecaying, imperishable, immutable entity. He is the Supreme Source from which the inanimate, plant and animal worlds have emerged. He is the starting-point and the culminating point of everything. Hence, wise people should utilize their physical, psychic and spiritual power to realize that Supreme Omni-Telepathic Entity to become one with Him." (6)

Realise the Supreme Entity in this life

Ananda Marga philosophy states, "Later on, with the further development of philosophy and science the number of impediments and obstacles faced by humans became fewer than those which the ancient humans faced while moving along the path of spirituality during the days of backward science and philosophy. The people of today do not have to labour quite as hard as Vaishishta and Vishvamitra had to do in order to discover the way to move ahead, because modern science and philosophy today are valuable aids to human progress. The people of today are able to realize the Supreme Entity in one life, or maybe in 15 to 20 years, for which they had to practice penance for lives together in the past." (7)

Ananda Marga ideology states, "Spiritual progress is the only real progress. Those who deem mundane or psychic movement to be true progress are misguided and are wasting their time. Whatever [mundane thing] Ka'l Purus'a giveth with one hand He taketh with the other." (8)

References
1. Shabda Cayanika - 1, Discourse: 4
2. Shabda Cayanika - 1, Discourse: 4
3. Discourses on Tantra - 2, When Does He Appear?
4. Elementary Philosophy, Why Are People Afraid of Intuitional Practice?
5. Guide to Human Conduct, Iishvara Prańidhána
6. Ananda Marga Philosophy in a Nutshell - 4, Prápta Vákya and Ápta Vákya
7. A Few Problems Solved - 3, The Evolution of Human Civilization
8. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 12, Towards the Noumenal Entity

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The below section is an entirely different topic, unrelated to the above material.
It stands on its own merit as a point of interest and ideological awareness.

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== Section: Important Teaching ==

Rare kiirtana 

Ananda Marga philosophy states,“শুধু যদি কীর্তন ৰলা হয়, কীর্তন মানে নাম-কীর্তন | আর এ যে, “গান-টান গাও,” ওগুলোকে ৰলা হয় পদ-কীর্তন | আর কোনও একটা sketch নিয়ে যা তৈরি করা হয়, তাকে ৰলা হয় পালা-কীর্তন | সকালে আমি ৰললুম, “কীর্তন করো” | না, সৰাই শুরু করে দিল, পদ-কীর্তন | না | শুধু কীর্তন ৰললে নাম-কীর্তনকেই ৰোঝায় |" [1]

Here is an English summary of Baba’s above Bangla teaching.

If it is told to only sing kiirtan then it means nam kiirtana, i.e. Baba Nam Kevalam. If it is told to sing songs etc that means Prabhat Samgiita or pad kiirtana Prabhat Samgiita. If it is based on the sketch of a storyline that means pala kiirtan. In the morning, I told you to do kiirtana, and everyone started singing pad kiirtana, but that was wrong. If I say do kiirtana then that only means nam kiirtana.

Here is more on this topic as there are three main types of kiirtana: 

(a) Na'ma Kiirtana: This is the singing of Baba Nam Kevalam, in its many forms including avarta kiirtana, nagar kiirtana, katha kiirtana (see note below), and akhanda kiirtana etc. 

(b) Pad Kiirtana: This is when a poetic verse is put into a kiirtana form. Various margiis turn a stanza so their bhajans into this type of kiirtan in order to glorify the Lord. And there are many PS compositions, between the numbers of #0140 -> #0160, that fall into this category as well. 

(c) Pa'la' Kiirtana: Pa'la' literally means “turn”. First one person sings then the audience responds. Thus pa'la' kiirtan is done in the style of call and response, where the main singer sings a stanza of Baba Nam Kevalam and the general public responds. But there is another aspect as well. In between the audience's participation, the main singer(s) perform at length, singing the glories of the Lord and recounting His tales and stories in the form of a dialog or prose that is often sung. And then it will go back in BNK kiirtana where all join in and sing. So it is a spiritual account or history about Parama Purusa that is led by trained sadhakas, who invite the audience to join in and sing.

Note: Katha kiirtana is when a collection of people gather to sing kiirtana and share stories in between singing BNK kiirtana. 


Reference
1. बनावटी आध्यात्मिकता और नव्यमानवतावाद Pseudo-spirituality and Neohumanism NH 1-13 (E,B) (NP) // Abhi 5-13, RU [EGD] 31 December 1982, A'nanda Nagar

== Section : Important Teaching ==

Blaming others for own mistakes

Namaskar,

Ananda Marga scripture says, “I have already said that the sadhaka’s sufferings are caused by the samskaras which one created oneself. One should not therefore be afraid of experiencing these reactions or accuse Brahma of injustice on this account. Humans very often complain, ‘God, so you had this in store for me. Is this my reward for so much worship and so much charity?’ Such complaints are foolish, even sinful...That is why I say you must not find fault with others because of your own samskaras; they are merely the reactions caused by your own mistakes and misbehavior.” (1)

Some people do not like to admit their own sins and faults. And in due course when they face the samskara (consequence or reaction), they blame God, i.e. Parama Purusa Baba, for their wrongdoing – thereby committing another sin. That is the central idea of the above teaching.

Pseudo bhaktas blame others for their sin

Here is one such example: In 1970, Dada T lost faith in Baba because of his own bad actions of the past. That time he was very frustrated and he started blaming Baba and accusing Him: “He (Baba) confused my mind and that is why I lost faith in Him.” But, falsely accusing and blaming Guru in this way is sinful. Yet, that is what Dada Tapeshvaranandji did in his book. 

But true bhaktas do not blame God for the suffering which they faced for their own sins. That is the essence of the above cited Ananda Marga scripture. So it is sinful to blame Baba by stating He gives tests, harasses, and creates problems and puts thorns on the path

Again, in our Ananda Marga, there is no scope for blaming Parama Purusa; humans create their own life circumstances. Unfortunately some do not like to admit their own mistakes and faults. And in due course when they face their own samskara (consequence), they blame God, i.e. Parama Purusa Baba, for their wrongdoing - thereby committing sin. And even worse, there are some who put forth their own philosophy wherein they blame God for creating so many problems. Some Dadas come in this later category. They have invented their own false philosophy that “Guru gives tests” whereby disciples must undergo so many arduous rigours.

Thus such Dadas are putting forth their negative teaching in Guru’s name - so that is a double sin. First because the teaching itself is sinful, and second because they are attributing that sinful teaching to Guru.

in Him, 

Pradiip

References

1. Subhasita Samgraha - 2, The Intuitional Science of the Vedas – 1

== Section: Important Teaching ==

Way to create world government

Prout philosophy states, "The question may arise, Is it possible to establish the world government and Ánanda Parivára without struggle? In reply I will say, “Yes.” The greatest social welfare for the human race will be accomplished if those who aspire to establish the world government or Ánanda Parivára engage themselves only in constructive activities and selfless service, instead of wasting their vital energy in the vortex of politics, or in political conflicts. They will have to go on rendering social service with steadfast commitment, without any ulterior motive in their minds." (1)

Reference
1. Problems of the Day #32

== Section: Prabhat Samgiita ==

बाबा, मेरे मन में ही निवास करो

प्रभात संगीत 358

Dakhin'a' va'tas'e malay suva'se mridu hese hese ese chile

दखिन वातसे मलय सुवासे मृदु हेसे हेसे ऐसे छिले।

भावार्थ :-

महकती तरोताजा समुंदरी हवा में मधुर मुस्कान लिये तुमने मेरे हृदय की गहराई में प्रवेश कर मेरे ऊपर कृपा की। ए बाबा ! तुम सर्वाधिक दिव्य हो, मैं तुम्हें नहीं भूल सकता और न ही भूलना चाहता हॅूूं। तुम्हारी कृपा से तुम्हारी दिव्य स्मृति को, मैं अपने मधुर प्यार में डुबोये, अपने हृदय और मन में हमेशा जीवित रखता हूँ।

हे  मेरे प्रभु तुम   मधुर मुस्कान लिये मेरे हृदय की गहराई में आये।

हे परमसत्ता, ए मेरे प्रभु, ए मेरे मन के सबसे प्यारे! ए मेरे मन के सबसे पूजनीय! मैं तुम्हारी पूजा अपने मन के अंदर  करूंगा और तुम्हारी भक्ति के अमृत को इस विस्तीर्ण संसार में सब जगह  फैलाऊंगा। बाबा! तुम अपनी दिव्य लीला की सुगंध लिये, मेरे प्रति कृपालु होकर , मेरे मन में ही निवास करो और अपने लीला छल के द्वारा अपनी दिव्य  सुगंध से मुझे मदहोश कर दो।

हे मेरे प्रभु तुम  मधुर मुस्कान लिये  मेरे हृदय की गहराई में आये।

हे भावातीत के प्रभु! कृपा कर मुझे भावातीत लोक   में मेरा मन और हाथ पकड़कर सदा ले चलो। हे बाबा! आज, भय और लाज को भूलकर मैं तुम्हें अपने हृदय में बसाये और मन में याद करते हुये तुम्हारे चरण कमलों में बैठा तुमको ही स्मरण कर रहा हॅूं । कृपा कर, मुझे भूल न जाना मैं तुम्हारा ही हॅूं। 

== Section: Bangla Quote ==

মুরলী-ধ্বনি সাধকের কানে ধরা দেয়

“পরমপুরুষ যে অভিব্যক্ত হচ্ছেন ছন্দে, সেই ছন্দে রয়েছে রূপ, রাগ, বর্ণ, আৰার সেই ছন্দেই রয়েছে মাধুর্য় ভারা শাব্দিক স্পন্দন | এই শাব্দিক স্পন্দন বিভিন্ন ভাবে, বিভিন্ন সৃষ্টির মাধ্যমে, বিভিন্ন রকম অভিব্যক্তি ঘটাতে-ঘটাতে এগিয়ে চলেছে | এবং তার ফলে, তার ভেতর দিয়ে এই যে শব্দ, অনুরণিত হচ্ছে, তাকে ৰলা হয় কৃষ্ণের মুরলী-ধ্বনি, বংশী-ধ্বনি | এবং সামগ্রিক ভাবে, তা ওঁকারের নামান্তর মাত্র | এবং বিভিন্ন স্তরে, সে বিভিন্ন ভাবে মানুষের কানে সাধকের কানে, সাধকের কানে ধরা দেয় | ঠিক, এটা তোমরা সাধনায় যখন যেমন এগোৰে সেই ধ্বনিটাও শুনতে পাৰে | এই সকরর্ণেই শুনৰে |” (1)

Reference
1. ১ মার্চ ১৯৮০ Vasantotsava

== Section 3: Important Teaching ==

Zero occult powers for Him

Ananda Marga ideology says, "For living beings, omniscience (evedaḿ) is certainly a recognized occult power. That is right. But for the Supreme Entity it is not a recognized occult power; He does not get it as a result of cult…To know everything is His nature. That is why He is omniscient." (1) 

Note: The entire creation lies within the mind of Parama Purusa so Parama Purusa sees everything. Because it is all in His mind. Whereas human beings acquire knowledge from outside themselves. For humans, knowing something entails the psychic assimilation of external objectivity. According to the definition of the faculty of knowledge, for a person to know something then they must look outside the scope or periphery of their own mind. But with Parama Purusa nothing is outside His mind. That means that He does not 'know' anything per se; rather, He intrinsically sees everything as it is all going on within His own mind.

Reference
1. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 5, The Omniscience of the Causal Matrix

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El poder curativo de la sadhana

Baba

El poder curativo de la sadhana

Namaskar,

Trágicamente, ahora el mundo está lleno de graves injusticias donde la gente es terriblemente agraviada y sufre mucho. El término "trastorno de estrés postraumático" (TEPT) se ha convertido en un fenómeno común, especialmente en occidente. Pero, por desgracia, en Oriente también está empezando a arraigar este problema.

Básicamente, cuando las personas se sienten abrumadas por una experiencia traumática o aterradora del pasado, como (a) la muerte de su hijo, (b) el violencia matrimonial, (c) las tragedias de la guerra, (d) el abuso sexual, o (e) ser rehén, etc., entonces su mente se paraliza y a menudo quedan sepultados en un estado de agitación psíquica, revisitando esas horribles escenas una y otra vez. Sufren una terrible crisis mental y un sufrimiento prolongado. Como resultado, no consiguen recuperar un estado mental normal y son incapaces de seguir adelante adecuadamente en la vida.
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Trastorno de estrés postraumático

A estas víctimas se les suele diagnosticar trastorno de estrés postraumático (TEPT), una terrible enfermedad psíquica. Se han intentado muchas técnicas para curar a estos pacientes mediante asesoramiento, rehabilitación, programas de trabajo, fármacos, grupos de apoyo, relajación, hipnosis e incluso varios tipos de meditación. Pero a menudo esos pacientes siguen sufriendo de su desesperada situación mental y el TEPT durante el resto de su vida. Nunca vuelven a ser los mismos.

Los profesionales de la psiquiatría y la sanidad no tienen un enfoque ni una cura adecuados.

Ananda Marga tiene el remedio

Cuando los enfoques occidentales tradicionales (asesoramiento, fármacos, terapia, hipnosis, etc.) y cuando otras prácticas meditativas no pueden curar a esos pacientes, entonces hay que probar algo más. El mundo está buscando un remedio para el TEPT, ya que esta enfermedad mental es rampante y cada vez más frecuente a medida que aumentan las presiones y tragedias de la actualidad. Como Ananda Margiis sabemos que Sadguru Baba ha dado el verdadero remedio. Y ese remedio es la sadhana de Ananda Marga y el culto devocional. Sólo la sadhana de Ananda Marga puede remediar la situación y devolver al paciente a un estado mental adecuado.
http://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/


Cómo sólo la sadhana de Ananda Marga puede ayudar

La pregunta entonces es cómo la sadhana Ananda Marga es el remedio y no cualquier otro tipo de meditación. La respuesta es que sólo la sadhana Ananda Marga se basa en el poder encantador, la fuerza pulsativa y el método ideativo. Para más información sobre esto, lee los discursos espirituales de Baba como "Mantra Caetanya", "Tantra y Sadhana", etc. Además, sólo la sadhana de Ananda Marga está alimentada por la gracia de Parama Purusa y utiliza mantras siddha. Incluso nuestro mantra Baba Nam Kevalam es suficiente para curar a los pacientes de TEPT.

En la sadhana de Ananda Marga, la mente es vibrada por un mantra e impulsada hacia Brahma. Entonces la mente ya no puede aferrarse a viejos pensamientos hirientes. La mente se ve obligada a alejarse de aquellos trágicos días de tortura, mientras se instala en una vibración pacífica y dichosa.

De hecho, hay una vasta base filosófica y racional detrás del sistema científico de nuestra sadhana de Ananda Marga. Cuando la mente está comprometida en este enfoque, entonces todo tipo de enfermedades psíquicas pueden ser curadas, incluyendo el TEPT. Por la gracia de Baba, pronto el mundo descubrirá esto.
http://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/


Ayudar a crear un entorno propicio

Para curar a los pacientes de TEPT, lo principal es que esas víctimas de la tortura y el dolor deben ser colocadas en un entorno adecuado para practicar correctamente la sadhana del tantra de Ananda Marga. Los campamentos de sadhana, sadhana shivir, akhanda kiirtan, retiros espirituales son la atmósfera perfecta para dirigir la mente en prácticas psico-espirituales. Se debería animar a las personas con TEPT a asistir a estas actividades. Entonces, con orientación y práctica, podrán curarse realmente de sus males psíquicos. Entonces no mirarán hacia atrás a esos eventos pasados de dolor, sino que su mente surgirá hacia adelante en un flujo positivo que traerá equilibrio psíquico, estabilidad y la capacidad de saludar a la vida de una manera nueva.

Nuestra sadhana de Ananda Marga tiene esa fuerza necesaria. Y es nuestro deber crear el entorno adecuado para aquellos que lo necesitan. Gracias a nuestros campamentos de sadhana y retiros espirituales, muchos pacientes de TEPT pueden curarse y se curarán.
http://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/

En la cárcel: sannyasis y margiis disfrutan del flujo espiritual

No presentamos esto sin pruebas prácticas. Quién puede olvidar aquellos días cuando Ananda Nagar estaba bajo asedio en 1967. Nuestra Ananda Marga estaba bajo el ataque de los comunistas. Muchas cosas nefastas sucedieron e innumerables Ananda Margiis fueron encarcelados y torturados. Pero esas cárceles se convirtieron en refugios espirituales para nuestros hermanos y hermanas de Ananda Marga y se crearon tantos sannyasis. Fue realmente un fenómeno.

Esto fue más evidente durante el periodo de Emergencia. Aquellos días, muchos grupos, religiones y radicales fueron encarcelados por el régimen dictatorial de Indira Gandhi. Y esos detenidos cayeron a menudo en la desdicha y el sufrimiento. Pero no los Ananda Margiis. Más bien en la cárcel, esos trabajadores y margiis crearon un torbellino de flujo espiritual. Se celebraban enormes dharmacakras y akhanda kiirtanas. Los margiis de fuera venían a asistir. Y hubo una oleada de fuerza psicoespiritual.

De hecho, era el tema de conversación de la ciudad: la gente se preguntaba por qué los Ananda Margiis no estaban desanimados, deprimidos o hundidos en la desdicha. La respuesta, por supuesto, es la sadhana de Ananda Marga y las prácticas intuitivas. Por eso los Ananda Margiis podían elevarse por encima de la tortura de la vida en la cárcel, mientras que otros detenidos estaban deprimidos y eran presa de enfermedades psíquicas como el trastorno de estrés postraumático, etc.
http://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/

La sadhana de Ananda Marga es el remedio de hoy en día

Hoy en día hay tantas enfermedades psíquicas, enfermedades, síndromes y aflicciones que están haciendo que la gente pierda su equilibrio mental. Hasta ahora, los profesionales médicos occidentales y los enfoques meditativos orientales no pueden aliviar a los pacientes de su sufrimiento mental.

Y los fármacos occidentales y las sesiones de terapia no son el camino correcto. Los fármacos acarrean muchos problemas y efectos secundarios, mientras que los asistentes a la terapia acaban hablando de sus problemas, empapando de nuevo la mente con esos recuerdos dolorosos. Por eso, a día de hoy, los veteranos de la guerra de Vietnam y otros tipos de víctimas similares siguen sufriendo desequilibrios mentales, depresión, recuerdos fatídicos, etc. Pueden probar técnicas orientales o enfoques occidentales, pero no se encuentra una cura.

Sin embargo, el mundo no ha dejado de buscar soluciones y muy pronto se darán cuenta de que nuestra sadhana de Ananda Marga es el remedio. Entonces mucha gente podrá ser beneficiada, incluyendo aquellos que sufren de TEPT.

En un resumen en español de Problems of the Day, Point #36, Baba nos dice: Una ideología espiritual correcta es la única solución a los problemas a los que se enfrenta el mundo. Desde esta perspectiva, podemos llamar a la ideología de Ananda Marga la piedra filosofal. Así como la piedra filosofal está destinada a transformar todo en oro, la ideología Ananda Marga puede, con toda seguridad, encontrar una solución justa y racional siempre que se aplique a cualquier problema. (resumen en español)

Namaskar,
En Él
Dayasagar

Este es otro ejemplo sorprendente de cómo nuestra sadhana de Ananda Marga -y no cualquier otra sadhana o terapia- es realmente la panacea para el mundo moderno de hoy.

- Here is a link to the original English posting: Sadhana's healing power

Tenderness of bhakti: example + 6 more

Baba

Tenderness of bhakti: example

Namaskar,

The following Baba story contains three key aspects:

a) It beautifully describes how the relation between Sadguru and disciple relation is very sweet and loving.
b) It offers a good explanation as to why dogmatic organisations and people vehemently oppose Ananda Marga.
c) It demonstrates how in the life of a sadhaka there is a constant struggle against avidya maya.
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Here begins that Baba story

This is an excerpt from the book, "Travels With the Mystic Master":

While waiting for the cars, I stood next to Baba, offering what little security I could provide.

Ignoring my intention, He said, “Sit down, Dharmavedananda.”

Like a small boy, I happily put my stick down and sat next to Him. As He turned to speak to me, He accidentally brushed His hand against my shoulder and said, “Oh, pardon me.”

I laughed and said, “You’re welcome to do it again, Baba.”

He smiled. I was happy, together with my Baba, oblivious of whatever complications we were undergoing.

“Tell me, Dharmavedananda, what is the great good which will come out of this deportation.”

I was surprised at his question. I thought for a moment and then replied, “I don’t really know, Baba. But I suppose the hundreds of devotees who were waiting for You in the Milano airport are now frustrated and disappointed. They’ll surely feel very bitter toward their own government, and they will better understand how corrupt their system is. As a result, they’ll be much more encouraged to work hard for the establishment of Sadvipra Samaj.

He said, “Yes, you understand a little something.”

.....

The cars arrived. Baba entered one car and I entered another.

For the first time in several hours I was separated from Him. For the first time, I started to think in a normal way.

As we drove down the highway toward the jagriti, I turned gloomy. My mind sank deep within itself, and in that moment I remembered the thought I’d had in the morning while lying on the floor: How can I continue another three days? Would that this were the last day. Oh, why did I think such a stupid thing? Now here it was happening according to my idiotic wish. His flight to Bombay was already fixed for the evening.

I was so sad that I started to weep softly. I thought, Baba, I miss you already. Then I thought, Please, You have to give me one last chance to be alone with You again. Please, when You call someone to massage You, let it be me. This thought ran on uncontrollably until we arrived at the jagriti.

As we entered, the place seemed deserted compared with how it had been when we left that morning. Already most of the decorations had been taken down, and in every corner lay the remains of a yet uncompleted clean in effort.

Baba entered His room. I sat on the floor alone, alone with my sorrow. After a few minutes He came out and went for His bath.

When He returned to His room, I continued to sit alone, sure that He would soon summon me.

Ramanandaji came out, saying, “Karunanandaji, Baba is calling you for massage.”

What was this? I was so much into my own world that I never considered He might call another worker. I became distraught and dismayed.

A moment later though, Karunanandaji opened the door and rushed out saying, “Dharmavedanandaji, Baba is calling for you to come also. The electric fan is not working for some strange reason, so you should fan Him with, with …” He didn’t know what to use as a fan.

I grabbed a newspaper, ran into His room, and started fanning Him with it. Meanwhile, Karunanandaii also came back to do the massage. Baba was in a blissful state. I was now as high as I had been down a few moments before.

At first Baba was in a quiet mood. He began speaking about the suffering He and His mission had undergone from the very time of His childhood. But His voice carried no resentment. It had all been necessary and ultimately good.

Then He returned to the present. “What is the cause of this deportation?”

“I believe the Indian government fed bad information about Ananda Marga to the Italian government,” Karunanandaji said.

“Well, it may be, it may be,” Baba said with eyes half-closed. Then He opened His eyes and said, “But it may be a religious institution.” He told the exact name of that institution.

We were both surprised. Though He said “it may be a religious institution,” we understood Him to mean that it definitely was that institution.

“You see those priests,” He said, “they teach the people to think, ‘I am a sinner, I am a sinner. Lord, save me, I am a sinner.’ Thus they infuse inferiority complex. Even if one is not a sinner, praying like this, identifying with sin, he or she will become a sinner. Today’s young people don’t like this approach.

“Whereas Ananda Marga gives a revolutionary call to the youth. We say that everyone should think, ‘I am the son or I am the daughter of the Supreme Father. Lord, no matter what I’ve done, You have to take me on Your lap.’”

He was silent for a few moments. Then He sat up, looking serious and said, ‘Why do they fear us?”

By His word they, we understood He was no longer talking of any single religious institution, but rather of all the people and groups that fear Ananda Marga. The question was rhetorical, so we didn’t try to answer.

.....

In the evening some of the local Margiis came. As usual, a large procession formed, accompanying Baba to the airport. But this time He was not traveling on another leg of the journey. He was leaving us.

I was so involved in the arrangements that it again slipped my mind that the final moment was approaching. I remained busy until Baba began the passport check. Though I was not flying, I somehow managed to enter the passengers-only area.

I walked next to Baba in silence. As each moment passed, I became more heavy-hearted. Finally, He and the others entered the gate to board the plane. I forced myself to smile at Him. He smiled back and gave a slight wave of His hand. Then He turned the corner and was out of sight.

I walked some distance to where I could be alone and cried.

(Courtesy of: "Travels With the Mystic Master", p. 222-225)


What is needed to write a proper Baba story

- #1: It is important for us to consider what is needed to write a proper Baba story. First and foremost, one must ensure that the Baba story is itself true. After carefully making this assessment, these following criteria are needed: (a) deep bhakti for Baba, (b) pointed understanding of Ananda Marga philosophy, and (c) literary skill.
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- #2: Bhakti allows a person to write with proper flow and prana. Ideology brings the right direction and philosophical consistency. Literary skill brings artistic value and beauty.
 
- #3: Of these three characteristics, if one has only bhakti and lacks philosophical understanding and lacks writing skills, then sometimes their story will not have philosophical support. And in some cases the story may even be dogmatic. And, certainly without literary skill, the story will be rough and jagged and will lack proper expression. If one has only philosophical understanding and lacks bhakti and is shy on writing skills, then their Baba story will be dry and poorly expressed.
 
- #4: So if there is a proper degree of bhakti along with ideological understanding, then one's literary skill will help make that story shine. While if one uses all their literary talent on a story that lacks the inner feeling of bhakti and philosophical understanding, then that story will be a mess - i.e. useless and poisonous.
 
- #5: Unfortunately, nowadays there are some who fall in this last category. They may or may not have the writing skills, yet utterly lack proper spiritual, heartfelt feeling and ideological understanding. In that case, the intimate component of the story is ruined or left out entirely, or one will write something contrary to the ideological fundamentals of Ananda Marga teachings. If one has bhakti then that literary skill gives a proper spiritual flow to the story, but if one does not have bhakti then that literary skill is meaningless. So when those lacking both bhakti and philosophical understanding write a story, then the outcome will be like applying cosmetic make-up to a dead person - there will not be any charm. It will be useless and dogmatic.
 
- #6: Best is to cultivate or have all the qualities: (a) requisite bhakti, (b) understanding of Ananda Marga philosophy, and (c) literary skill. Then one can write a beautiful and loving account that will inspire so many readers across the ages. And again, the first and foremost point is to ensure that the original material - i.e. the Baba story itself - is true and accurate.
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Namaskar,
In Him,
Cakreshwar

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The below section is an entirely different topic, unrelated to the above material.
It stands on its own merit as a point of interest and ideological awareness.

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== Section 2: Important Teaching ==

Cleaning upper respiratory passage

Ananda Marga Caryacarya says, "Dhaotii: Immediately after Nasapana, at a time when your stomach is empty and you are washing your face, the throat should be cleaned with the middle finger of the right hand, inserting it as far as possible." (1)

Since the practice of nasapana is required in order to practice dhaotii, here following is a reminder about that:

Ananda Marga Caryacarya says, "Nasapana: Draw in clean water through the nostrils and pass it out through the mouth. This water may be swallowed, but it is better to spit it out." (2)

References
1. Caryacarya - 3, Different Yoga Practices, Point #5
2. Caryacarya - 3, Different Yoga Practices, Point #4

== Section: Important Teaching ==

When most are Ananda Margiis

Ananda Marga philosophy states, "You should be careful not to hurt the religious sentiments of others, even if in the future most people become A'nanda Ma'rgiis. Deities should be preserved in museums, and temples should be restored to maintain the cultural and historical heritage of the country." (1)

Note: With the coming rise of our Ananda Marga way of life we should not suppress or eliminate the various legacies and traditions of any people or community etc. All should be honoured and respected and taught the ways of neo-humanism.

Reference
1. Prout in a Nutshell - 16, Three Cardinal Socio-Political Principles

== Section: Important Teaching ==

Do you know this aspect of AM teachings

Instructions: Kindly read the below quote from Baba's teachings. At the end of the quote a question has been posed. If your answer to the question is correct then it means you read Baba's books carefully; and, if your answer is wrong or you do not know the answer, then it signifies that you need to pay more attention when reading Guru's teachings. After all, if sadhakas are not diligent in studying Baba's books then who is going to read them - non-margiis?

Ananda Marga philosophy states, “Cunning vipras [religious priests], whom I call intellectual satans, tried to turn the minds of the people from practical reality towards an imaginary void by preaching contrived philosophies. The essence of their voluminous treatises and verbose annotations to lengthy aphorisms was: the world is an illusion; therefore renounce the world and do not be attracted to its illusions. Become desireless, detached and self-abnegating by offering all your wealth at the feet of the vipras [religious priests]. Of course such philosophies did not preach that the world was also illusory for the vipras [religious priests] who received the offerings – clearly because it was through such ploys that they were able to achieve their objectives.” (1)


Question: Who is Baba referring to in the above quote?

Most probably, as an Ananda Margii, you know what the answer is. But if not, or if you want confirmation, read on below for the answer for the answer


Answer: In His above teaching, Baba is talking about the dogmatic, exploitative priests from the Buddhist and Hindu traditions. Those Buddhist priests (a) preach the doctrine of nihilism and (b) misguide people to empty the mind and meditate on nothingness. In a similar vein, Hindu priests imposed their faulty view that this entire world is an illusion, mayavada. Thus people were indoctrinated into the idea that they should not protest against exploitation, but rather focus only on the afterlife etc.

References
1. Human Society - 2, The Vipra Age

== Section: Important Teaching ==

Ongoing fight in this cosmos

 

Prout philosophy states, “Fight is the essence of life. Biologically, life is an expression of inner stamina, and externally or physically, it is a ceaseless fight to restore an unstable equilibrium. Anywhere and everywhere in the universe there is conflict. Why? If one looks at the process of creation, one will observe that creation originated from the nucleus. In the first phase of creation, that is, the phase of expansion, it is Avidyá or material force which supplied stamina to the Cosmic Mind, which is the cause of the process of creation. However, it cannot be denied that Vidyá or spiritual force is totally absent in this phase. In fact, in the struggle between Vidyá and Avidyá the former is suppressed by the latter and the resultant is expansion from the original nucleus. In the second phase, namely the phase of withdrawal, it is Vidyá which supplies the life juice for an interial move to the nucleus. Here also Avidyá is fighting a losing battle. In essence, in every sphere there is fight between Vidyá and Avidyá, and the resultant is interial or exterial progress. When Avidyá wins the process of crudification goes on; when Vidyá wins the process of introversion goes on.” (1)

 

Reference

1. Prout in a Nutshell - 15, Talks on Prout

== Section: Bangla Quote ==

করৰ না 
“আর তৃতীয় জিনিসটা হচ্ছে কি ? না, সেবা | মনকে নির্মল করতে গেল, নিস্বার্থ ভাবে, সেবা করতেই হৰে | যারা মনে করেন যে---“মানুষের বিপদে, মানুষকে সেবা করৰ না | আরও ৰেশী বিপদের মুখে তাকে ঠেলে দেৰ | বিপদের মধ্যে ঠেলে দিলে, সে মরিয়া হয়ে, আমার ঝণ্ডা হাতে নিয়ে, আমার পিছনে-পিছনে ছুটৰে |” তারা মানুষের শত্রু | কারণ ? তাদের আচরণ সেবা ধর্ম বিরোধী | মানুষকে কেন মরিয়া করে তুলৰ ? মানুষকে কেন বিপদে ফেলে তাকে মরিয়া করে তুলৰ, আমার ঝণ্ডা বহন করৰে জন্য ? কিছুতেই এটা করৰ না | তার সামান্যতম দুঃখ দেখলেও, ওটাকে সেবা করে, তার দুঃখ দূর অরে দৰ | এইটাই মানবধর্ম সম্মত জিনিস |” (1)

Reference
1. [অপ্রকাশিত, 28-Nov-1970

== Section: Special Teaching ==

Who will do what

Prout philosophy says, “The method of utilization should vary in accordance with the changes in time, space and person, and the utilization should be of a progressive nature. Take a particular example. Suppose a physically strong person serves the society as a rickshaw puller or a market porter. As the rickshaw may become out dated some day, the method of utilizing their physical strength should vary. If a person is intellectually developed but has the same physical strength as others, their intellectual potentiality should be utilized. Thus the process of utilization will not be the same for all people. Better methods of utilization should be continually developed, but the process of utilization should be progressive in nature.” (1)

Reference
1. Talks on Prout

== Section: Ananda Vanii ==

Spread the ideals of dharma

“The purport of Dharma Sádhaná is to look upon every person, every object of this universe as one integral entity. To jeopardize the unity of the human race by creating factions is not the purpose of Dharma. Those who encourage vested interests survive on the mental weaknesses of people and their dissensions, and that is why they are scared of the spread of the ideals of Dharma and exhibit their intolerance towards it in all sorts of immoral ways, such as abuse, false propaganda and lies. People must not be cowed by this, they have got to march ahead. It is to be borne in mind that hindrances are beneficial to human beings on the path of righteousness and to continue to fight against them is what is sádhaná.” (Ananda Vanii #4)

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.

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