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Tuesday, July 29, 2025

For all sadhakas: the gunas + 4 more

Baba
For all sadhakas: the gunas

Namaskar,

When you feel inspired to do more sadhana and be more vigilant in 16 Points then in that phase you are more dominated by sattvaguńa; and, if you feel lethargic to do asanas but eventually do them in a halfway sort of manner, then you are more dominated by rajoguńa; and, if you feel a complete lack of interest in spiritual life and are instead attracted to mundane and sensual pleasures, then you are more dominated by tamoguńa. If most of the time you are dominated by sattvaguńa then you are a sattvaguńii.
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How guńas affect a person's life choices

Ananda Marga ideology says, "A sattvaguńii person always finds sattvaguńa in everything. Similarly, a rajoguńii finds rajoguńah, and a tamoguńii finds tamoguńa. On visiting Káshi a righteous person [sattvaguńii] shall associate with the sages and saints on the bank of the Ganges and will find Káshi to be the most sacred place. A tourist [rajoguńii] will go round the city and find it a city like all others, while a cheat [tamoguńii] will find this city a proper place for his operations. The same city is visualised in three different ways by three persons according to their respective temperaments." (1)

Thus, sattvaguńa will lead one along the path to the Divine; tamoguńa pushes one along the path of severe degradation; and rajoguńa is more of a neutral enterprise, neither high nor low.

Ananda Marga ideology guides us, "With the help of prakrti’s sattvaguńa, the aspirant can gain access into the universal, imperishable consciousness. When his mind merges in universal mind, this state is called “savikalpa samádhi”. According to natural principles, if the aspirant takes something limited and perishable as the object of his attainment and adopts it as the goal of their life, they unconsciously proceed toward tamoguńa – toward crudeness, and eventually towards animality. Tamoguńa alone is crudeness, and rajoguńa can be called dynamism, and sattvaguńa the harmonious enlightenment." (2)

So, there are three guńas, i.e. binding principles governed by prakrti; and all three guńas are present within each and every human being - and every entity of this cosmos - but to varying degrees. Accordingly, they influence the mind of each and every sadhaka in various ways. And the aforementioned teachings provide a background about the nature of the three guńas and how they affect human thought and action.
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Which guńa is dominating you?

As noted, everything in this universe is bound by all three guńas, yet one is usually more dominant than the other two. For instance, if a normal person one day wakes up with the ardent desire to learn meditation, then it can be said they are now dominated by sattvaguńa. And if after some months or years on the path, they get tempted by alcohol and plunge themselves into a drunken stupor, then it means they regressed and became dominated by tamoguńa.

Not all examples are quite so stark; this whole process exists along a continuum and you may recognise in your own life when you feel more dominated by the sentient principle (sattvaguńa), and when more dominated by the mutative principle (rajoguńa), and when more dominated by the static principle (tamoguńa).

Ananda Marga ideology guides us, "All the three attributes operate together in everything, although in varying proportions. Those things where sattvaguńa predominates are called “sattvika”, those where rajoguńa dominates are called “rájasika”, and those where tamoguńa is dominant are called “támasika”." (3)

But whatever may be, ultimately these three guńas are all binding principles operated by prakrti - the cosmic operative principle. They have their own limitations. These guńas themselves cannot liberate you from bondage. They cannot grant you mukti or moksa, not even sattvaguńa. And they can't bring you to the abode of Parama Purusa.
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To best illustrate this in a clear manner, Baba has recounted the story of the three thieves in various discourses. Here below is a summary of Baba's story.


Story of the thieves

Once a general citizen, i.e. an ordinary man, lost his way and found himself crossing a deep, dark, forested jungle. While meandering through the jungle - lost and confused, the man was accosted by three thieves - Mr. Tamoguńa, Mr. Rajoguńa, and Mr. Sattvaguńa.

The thief named Mr. Tamoguńa wanted to kill the man and steal everything he had. And verily Tamoguńa was about to murder him when the thief named Mr. Rajoguńa intervened. Mr. Rajoguńa was not in favour of killing the person; instead, Mr. Rajoguńa merely wanted to tie him up and rob him. Mr. Sattvaguńa remained quiet and watched.

Mr. Tamoguńa and Mr. Rajoguńa then harassed and tied up the traveler, and then all three thieves went hunting in the jungle. While the other two thieves were still out hunting, the thief named Mr. Sattvaguńa returned to the scene of the crime. With much remorse he looked at that helpless man and said, "Oh dear, you are in terrible trouble. I am so sorry. I wanted to help you earlier, but with those other two guys around I could not intervene. So I had to keep quiet."

Then Mr. Sattvaguńa quickly untied the man and gave him back his belongings. He then led the innocent victim through the dark jungle and stopped at the very edge. From that vantage point, Mr. Sattvaguńa showed the person the path to the city of lights - he helped him become a sadhaka. But Mr. Sattavguńa himself could not leave the darkness at the edge of the jungle, as he was, after all, a thief. So the helpless traveler was saved from the dangers of the jungle by Mr. Sattvaguńa, and was brought onto the path of sadhana, but then still had to advance further to the city of lights.
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Significance of each of the three thieves

(A) We can liken the thief named Mr. Tamoguńa to that aspect of maya that leads one to utter degeneration: drinking liquor, harming others, eating meat, torturing animals, etc. When one is dominated by tamoguńa, their degradation is sure.

Many, many non-margiis fall in this category as they are quite satisfied with mundane allurements and lesser tendencies, and altogether oblivious about spiritual life. Within this camp, there are definite degrees. Some are just animals in human form deluged in primal instincts whereas others might be demons in human form as they wish to undermine the welfare of others.

That is why Baba paints such a gruesome picture of the thief tamoguńa in his above story. Because those dominated by tamoguńa get ruined, even destroyed. They are just like the living dead, killed by tamoguńa.

(B) Mr. Rajoguńa is not quite as nasty or mean-minded as Mr. Tamoguńa, but we cannot think that Mr. Rajoguńa is very helpful either. Mr. Rajoguńa did not want to kill the traveler, rather he robbed him and left him tied up to suffer in the dark.

In the practical sphere, we can think of human beings dominated by rajoguńa as those who run after name and fame, are bound largely by their ego, and are mostly living for their own self-indulgence. They are neither service-oriented nor interested in higher ideals. Nor though are they plotting another's complete destruction. On occasion, those dominated by rajoguńa may even do decent works in life, but those works will still keep one in bondage.
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(C) Then we come to the thief Mr. Sattvaguńa. In the above story, Mr. Sattvaguńa is basically portrayed as the hero. He helps the traveler get out of the dark jungle and march towards the city. He helps people out of the shadows of avidya maya and with the help of samvit shakti brings one onto the path of self-knowledge. He turned that lost traveler into a veritable sadhaka.

However, one should not then think that sattvaguńa can then liberate any person from all bondages. It cannot. Sattvaguńa itself is a binding principle - it keeps jiivas in bondage. As the story shows though, sattvaguńa will bring human beings onto the right path. Those dominated by this binding principle will find the Guru, get initiation, have an appreciation for spiritual life, and live a sentient, God-centered existence.

Sattvaguńa can help you just little bit only

Even then a person who is 65% sentient, 20% mutative, and 15% tamasik may fall prey, on occasion, to the ways of tamoguńa. So being dominated by sattvaguna is not liberation. Still one is bound and prone to downfall.

Only if one is fully immersed in the thought of Parama Purusa - day and night, i.e. 99% sattvaguńa - are they not prone to degrading activities. Then they are still in bondage to some degree (i.e. food, death etc), but they have almost zero chance of falling into the mire of tamoguńa.

Crossing the bhavasa'gar

So the three binding principles - sattvaguńa, rajoguńa, and tamo'guńa - have their own agendas and function and keep the jiiva bound to the cycle of life and death. We must not forget that even good and noble actions are binding. Good actions reap good samskaras that then have to be exhausted.

Here Baba describes how maya can deliver one to the doorstep of the kingdom of Parama Purusa, but it cannot grant liberation. For that, one must cross one last hurdle, and to cross that bhakti is needed.
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Ananda Marga ideology guides us "Ma'ya' has three guńas – operative principles through which it works – viz., sattvaguńa (sentient principle), rajoguńa (mutative principle) and tamoguńa (static principle). They work and lie in an ascending order on the road to the Absolute. The sentient principle (sattvaguńa) has the capacity to take the sa'dhaka very near Him (Nira'ka'ra Brahma) by making the mind more and more subtle. But there still lies a gap between this point and Nira'ka'ra Brahma. This gap is known as bhava or bhavasa'gar. This gap can only be bridged with the help of devotion. Thus we see that ma'ya', channelized properly (in its sentient operating principle) can take the sa'dhaka to a point very near Ishvara, from which point the domain of devotion begins." (4)

So there is only one way to free oneself from the three thieves or three binding principles. And that is to develop a link with the Supreme Entity, for only He is beyond the binding faculties. Only by ideating on Parama Purusa can one cross the ocean - bhavasa'gar - and reach unto Him.


"One will have to depend on God"

Ananda Marga ideology says, "So one must remember that one may or may not attain salvation by dint of one’s own spiritual practices: one will have to depend on His Grace. And because He is one with each and every expressed entity through His ota and prota yoga, He is your nearest and dearest one. You may depend on Him completely, and your dependence on Him is called sharan'a'gati. This sharan'a'gati is the only reply to all spiritual questions. Thus He clearly says,

Api cet sudura'ca'ro bhajate ma'mananyabha'k
So'pi pa'pavinirmukto mucyate bhavabandhana't.
Daevii hyes'a' guńamayii mama Ma'ya' duratyaya'
Ma'meva ye prapadyante Ma'ya'meta'm' taranti te.

Ananda Marga ideology says, “This ma'ya' is a dangerous force. The dexterous hands of ma'ya' create so many problems, and these problems are dangerous: Aghat'ana ghatana pat'iiyasii ma'ya'. It is very difficult for human beings to surmount the effect of ma'ya'. But I am there. Those who have resorted to sharan'a'gati, who have taken shelter in me, will easily surmount these waves of difficulties, of worries and anxieties in life. Even sinners should depend upon me – I am here to help them.” U'ta'mrtasyesha'no: He is not only the Lord of heaven, He is the Lord of hell also. U'ta' means hell. So even a sinner of hell should not become mentally disturbed because the Lord of hell is with him. Api cet sudura'ca'ro bhajate ma'mananyabha'k. “Even if the sinner of sinners resorts to sharan'a'gati, to complete surrender, then so'pi pa'pavinirmukta – they will be freed from all kinds of sins”: mucyate bhavabandhana't. “They must attain salvation, for I am the granter of salvation.” (5)

Namaskar,
at His altar,
Tiirthapati Deva

References
1. Subhasita Samgraha - 1, Prakrti Tattva and Onmkára Tattva
2. Subhasita Samgraha - 1, Prakrti Tattva and Onmkára Tattva
3. Subhasita Samgraha - 1, Prakrti Tattva and Onmkára Tattva
4. Subhasita Samgraha - 19, Máyá and Mokśa
5. Subhasita Samgraha - 11, Who Is the Liberating Entity of Human Society


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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 ==

Still from monkey era

Ananda Marga philosophy says, "“Monkey”. On the slightest occasion, either due to fear or excitement, a monkey grimaces with clenched fist. So it is called kikhi. This habit of the monkey is prehistoric. Although the ancestors of human beings and monkeys are the same, they were separated at least one million years ago. So a human being also, when frightened or excited, clenches the fist and grimaces. A small child keeps its fist clenched most of the time, and the habit of grimacing also remains predominant in childhood." (1)

Ananda Marga philosophy says, "When people become agitated they clench their fists and gnash their teeth. These are examples of the traditional legacy or structural legacy of human beings. They have been passed down from preceding stages of evolution. Grimacing and grinning are other examples, but these can be gradually controlled." (2)

Even today, one million years later, still humans carry those same monkey characteristics and instincts. For instance, monkeys bite and scratch when they are angry or fighting one another. That's why infants keep their fists clenched. And some humans also bite and scratch as their chief method of attack / self-defense. Hence the proverb: Fight tooth and nail. Because those days humans were using their teeth and fingernails as their primary weapons, just like monkeys do. And still today some humans resort to these monkey tactics.

References
1. Shabda Cayanika - 4, Kálii to Kikhi (Discourse 25)
2. Yoga Psychology, Questions and Answers on Psychology


== Section: Important Teaching ==

Effects of deforestation

Prout philosophy says, "Ecologists claim that some deserts are essential for keeping the global ecology in a balanced state. The high day temperatures and the cold night temperatures that occur in desert regions create a useful effect. The hot, dry desert air rises and creates a vacuum which sucks in cool air, generating a chain reaction. Moist air is sucked in from the sea and formed into clouds which then rain on the land. If deserts vanish entirely, the overall rainfall will be reduced." (1)

Note: Nowadays with the rapid increase of deforestation, there has been the rise of desertification across many land masses. This has had a horrific effect on the ecological balance and the fortune of human survival. However, one should not think that all deserts are inherently bad. Those regions that are natural deserts have a highly beneficial effect on the ecological balance. 

Reference
1. Prout in a Nutshell - 16, Integrated Farming

== Section: Important Teaching ==

Adopted communist strategy

Ananda Marga philosophy: "Question – Why is everything in the communist countries done under the dark veil of the iron curtain?"

"Answer – Because they are conscious of the inherent defects and loopholes in their system and they do not want the world to know what they are doing." (1)

Note: A similar thing is going on in Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha these days. To hide their hypocrisy, group leaders adhere to this same approach.

Reference
1. Prout in a Nutshell - 18, Questions and Answers [on Society] – 4, Question #12


== Section: Important Teaching ==

8 jumps: kundalinii & kiirtana

Ananda Marga philosophy says, "The kulakundalinii rises upward in eight jumps or phases, so with two syllables in a siddha mantra, the kundalinii will jump four times. But a general, or publicly-given, siddha mantra will make the kulakundalinii jump eight times or in eight phases. That is why such a siddha mantra has eight syllables. So you should understand that a proper kiirtana must have eight syllables, never seven or nine syllables." (1)

Note 1: Everyone knows there are eight syllables in our Baba Nam Kevalam mantra.

Note 2: The reason why the kundalinii jumps eight times is because it moves from the muladhara cakra all the way to sahasrara cakra - passing through one cakra after another until it reaches that final point. After it reaches the Guru cakra then one final jump is made to the sahasrara cakra. In total, 8 jumps are made - one for each syllable.
         
Reference
1. Discourses of Krsna and the Giita, Krśńa Unparalleled


== Section: Important teaching ==

Story: revolution

“O prince! Now there is no way to recede or retreat. Now we will have to fight with him face to face. Don’t worry at all. We four will create a stir among the young people 14 and they will help you in large numbers. Though the demons are powerful, they are very few in number. If human beings have a proper understanding of their rights, and unitedly stand to establish these rights, all the strength of the demons will disappear just like a piece of straw before a current!”

The four friends of the prince then set out on their respective duties. They sent the message of a famous poet of the Kingdom of Light to all the young people of that country. “Awake, brothers and sisters! Today you will have to awake and stand up against the tyranny of the demons! You will have to stand unitedly to fight against them. The hollow message of peace is meaningless today. As long as the demons are alive, the message of peace is sweet to hear, but is of no use to the society.

“The forces of destruction are spreading venom in all directions. The sweet gospels of peace have been reduced to mockery. Before I depart I send my clarion call to those who have been preparing themselves, in every home, for the battle against the demons.

“The huge wastes of the villains will never add any glorious chapter to human history.”

Young people joined the struggle in large numbers. They said, “We have promised our everything to bring an end to the reign of the demons. We have borne tyranny for a long time – but no more! Wearing ragged clothes we have supplied the commodities of enjoyment for the demons – but no more. We want to lead a life worth living. All the wealth of this universe is the common property of all living beings. We won’t tolerate deception any longer! We want food, clothes, shelter, medicine and education. We want to lead an honourable life.”

The prince said, “These are the very words I wanted to hear from you. We want the end of the Demonic Rule. But before discharging the final blow, the opponent party should be given a chance to amend itself; that’s why we want to give the Strange Demon a chance.”

Reference
1. The Golden Lotus of the Blue Sea


== Section 3: Links ==

Upcoming Festival: Shravanii Purnima - 09 Aug 2025
#3: Margiis also tantrikas
#2: Upcoming festival Shravanii Purnima
#1: Meaning behind Shravanii Purnima
Postings to Read
Realizing your spiritual power
Story: new bhakta hiding from Baba
Maximizing sadhana time
PS & prayer
Early days before Wts


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Sunday, July 27, 2025

Margiis also tantrikas + 3 more

Baba
Margiis also tantrikas

Namaskar,

The system of Ananda Marga sadhana is tantra sadhana. Hence each and every margii or Wt who is practicing namah mantra, sahaja yoga, or vishesha yoga is a tántrika.

Every margii is a tántrika

The sadhana which Baba has taught us is the very essence of the tántric sadhana practice. And not in one discourse but in so many discourses Baba has given the directive that all Ananda Margiis are tantrikas. And tantrikas visit the cemetery for sadhana.
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But those who do not know Ananda Marga ideology say that kapalika sadhana is the only tántric sadhana. But the reality is that every Ananda Margii is doing tantra sadhana. And all tantrikas should visit the cemetery to boost their sadhana. By this example of Shravanii Purnima, Baba is teaching us that even beginners learning sadhana on the very first day should go and practice sadhana in the cemetery. And Baba demonstrated this by giving diiksa to Kalicharan in the cemetery.

Countless sadhakas have realised that their concentration and ideation is better because by doing sadhana in the cemetery their mind gets more pointed; and, ultimately they feel more vibrated and gain a stronger spiritual feeling by doing cemetery sadhana. So altogether there is no comparison between sadhana inside the house and sadhana in the cemetery. And if one is not habituated with doing sadhana in the cemetery, then they can begin by going in the daytime and finding a nice, quiet place to sit. And when one is accustomed to going in broad daylight they can try the evening time and eventually in the nighttime.

Sadhana in the cemetery

Unfortunately, some oppose the idea of margiis going and doing sadhana in the cemetery as those persons think they will lose prestige. But this complex and dogma should be rooted out. And what better occasion than the upcoming celebration of Shravanii Purnima in August, to remind us that cemetery sadhana is very important. Because the birth of our Ananda Marga spiritual practices took place in the cemetery in 1939 when Baba gave the first initiation to Kalicharan ji in the cremation grounds. So in the true sense, Shravanii Purnima is the birth of Ananda Marga practices, and then after sixteen years the organisation, Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha, was formed in 1955.
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Sadhana is very important in human life. And by the unique event of Shravanii Purnima, Baba is giving the special guideline that everyone should do cemetery sadhana. Indeed, cemetery sadhana boosts one’s concentration.


Conclusion

When more Ananda Margiis are deeply involved in spiritual practices then with that enhanced spiritual feeling and expansive mind, all types of problems can be solved - both in individual life, social life, and collective life. Sadguru Baba has bestowed us with innumerable gifts and treasures, and among them cemetery sadhana is one that should be utilised by one and all.

Namaskar,
In Him,
Sundar

Note: This year Shravanii Purnima is on Saturday, 09 August 2025.


Narrow-mindedness is disease

Ananda Marga ideology guides us, "The diseases of humanity are the result of not having bhu'madrs't'i (Cosmic outlook) in life. The diseased persons do not consider others, but think only about themselves. They are busy thinking about their own families, employers, etc., and they forget everyone else. This is a terrible malady. But it is a mere expression and symptom of narrow-mindedness, the real root and reason for psychological disease. The cure is to reverse the trend of behaviour to rid the fallen human beings of narrow-mindedness. The medicine is one and only one: Brahmabha'va [ideation on Supreme Consciousness]." (1)

By doing sadhana all sorts of problems can be solved as well as countless issues of the collective humanity.
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Reference
1. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 31, The Conduct of an Ácárya


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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 ==

My yearning

“Bhálobáso shudhui mukhe, d́eke d́eke mari tabu ásoná, bojhoná tumi ámár duhkhe...” (Prabhat Samgiita #0357)

Purport:

O’ Parama Purusa, You only love me with Your words, not in the real sense. You say You have prema for me, but I do not see this by Your action. I call You over and over again, yet You do not come. There is nothing You do that makes me feel like You have deep affection for me. You remain far. So then how can I think that You care for me. You do not understand the pain of my yearning.

O’ Parama Purusa, with the help of Your spiritual science of sadhana and philosophy, I go on searching for You in the depths of my ‘I feeling’. But how can I get You when You just make my mind restless. In that condition, my mental plate becomes opaque. I cannot see You anywhere within. Lord, in the murky waters of my mind, You gleefully hide. This is Your liila. You are there in my mind, but I can’t see You.
 
O’ Baba, my Nearmost, this vast creation is very attractive and colourful. You have decorated this and arranged a festival of colour and form across this entire universe. You are engaged in displaying a myriad of divine liilas. People are captivated by Your liila, and they have no clue about Liilamaya. They do not know You. Yet, behind the curtain of Your liila, You smile softly, watching everything and everyone. My Supreme One, who can see You without Your grace? Parama Purusa Baba, please shower me with Your causeless mercy, so I can see You everywhere and get You from behind the curtain of Your liila.

O’ Baba, please satisfy my longing and bathe me in Your prema…

Note for Prabhat Samgiita #0357

When a bhakta has deep prema for Parama Purusa then they want Him in that most intimate and loving way. So when Parama Purusa does not respond or reciprocate in that intimate manner and does not come very close, then the bhakta lovingly accuses Parama Purusa that, "You do not love me the way I love You. Otherwise You would be coming close." This highly spiritual scene results only when one has a deep longing and desire to have Him close. It is similar to how a small child calls for his mother while she is busy. And when finally the mother returns home, the young child with tear-filled eyes will accuse her by saying, “Mother, you have no love for me; you do not love me at all; otherwise why were you gone so long.” This is the way the child will accuse its mother due to the child’s deep love for their mother. In this above Prabhat Samgiita, the bhakta is making the same type of accusation of prema towards Parama Purusa.


== Section 3: Important Teaching ==

This type of mixing food is deadly

Ananda Marga Yogic Treatments states, “If any person is long habituated to eating badly-combined foods, such as meat, fish, eggs and similar támasika foods immediately before or after milk, kśiira [a kind of rice pudding] and similar sáttvika foods, then those foods create a favourable condition in the body for tuberculosis.” (1)

Note: In His above teaching, Baba warns us how tamasika foods combined with milk etc make the body prone towards tuberculosis.

Virudddha ahar in AM is any food which causes a very bad reaction in the body, by mixing it with other food. For example, if one eats a full meal and then takes some sweets for dessert, that is okay; but, it will then be very negative to eat sour pickles on top of all that other food. Similarly, combining meat and milk is very negative. These are combinations that are bad for everyone, and there are many more as well. Then, on top of that those who have poor digestion have a long list of foods which they can't mix.

Ananda Marga Yogic Treatments states, “If any person is long habituated to eating badly-combined foods, such as meat, fish, eggs and similar támasika foods immediately before or after milk, kśiira [a kind of rice pudding] and similar sáttvika foods, then those foods create a favourable condition in the body for tuberculosis.” (Yogic Treatments and Natural Remedies, Tuberculosis)

In His above teaching, Baba warns us how tamasika foods combined with milk etc make the body prone towards tuberculosis.

Reference
1. Yogic Treatments and Natural Remedies, Tuberculosis


== Section: Important Teaching ==

Prevalent fish-eaters


Here is an English summary of Baba’s teaching from in Bengali from Shabda Cayanika - 20, (Bangla), Disc #156:


Fish quarrel so much among themselves; they are quarrel mongers. They eat each other; they feel jealous towards one another; and, they also have the tendency to wander around aimlessly in an undisciplined, disorderly manner. Because fish have these negative qualities, the general public has long thought that those who eat fish become contaminated by these same defects. (English Summary)


Note: Amongst all of India, the most densely populated fish-eating area is Bengal. Baba says that the majority of the population of Bengal is kaevarta (fisherman community). Throughout Bengal, there are a huge number of lakes, ponds, rivers, and water sources; that is why fish flourish there. In Bengal fish are known as "water fruit". Except for very strict, devoted margiis - which are very few in number there - most of them like to eat fish.



== Section: Important Teaching ==

Who has proper composure

Ananda Marga ideology says, “Imagine a scoundrel is standing in front of you. The man is such a rogue that you feel like slapping him, but do not actually do it. It is only when you decide, ‘Let me slap that scoundrel’, that your hands actually strike him. When the inner urge to externalise the feeling becomes strong enough, your hands leap into action. A great person is one who has complete control over the externalisation of thoughts. A thought will not always be expressed physically. One may have a desire to hit someone or a desire to steal, but never actually does it due to one’s self control.” (1)

Note: Various people react differently to the same set of circumstances. For example, if one person in the market suddenly abused Mr. A and Mr. Bhen Mr. A and Mr B will react differently. By listening to the unjust abuse, Mr A violently kicked the fellow in his stomach and that person died. So Mr. A got arrested and convicted in court on charges of capitalist punishment. In contrast, when the same person abused Mr. B then Mr. B remained calm and patient to see how the situation developed.

According to the above teaching, Mr A has a weak mind because of his hasty, knee-jerk reaction. Whereas Mr B has a stronger mind as he exercised restraint over his motor organs. The final teaching is, “Do not react immediately - try to have control over your organs and do not allow your hands and feet (i.e. motor organs) to quickly jump into action.” For that mental force is needed. Otherwise those organs will react automatically. This is the rare and greatest teaching that is described in the above guideline.

In Him,
Dayadhiisha Deva

Reference
1. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 8, Sádhaná, Abhidhyána and Kiirtana


== Section: Important Teaching ==

Tragic case of extermination

Ananda Marga philosophy states, “In India some rhinos still exist; they are found in the Duars region of North Bengal and upper Assam, the temperate plains of Bhutan and central Nepal. Everywhere they are counting the days until their final extinction. Human beings of ancient times believed that the medicine made from the rhino's horn could rejuvenate them. So the cruel practice of poaching rhinos prevailed in every age and continues to prevail even today. The situation has come to such a pass that the few one-horned or two-horned rhinos that still remain may disappear any time from the face of the earth. Although there is a slight increase in their population in the Kaziranga Sanctuary of Assam, one rarely comes across them in ordinary forests. The medicinal properties of the rhino horn are neither a verified truth nor has it any scientific basis. Is it not extremely abominable to exterminate an  innocent creature due to some wrong notion?” (1)

Reference
1. Shabda Cayaniká Part 4, Disc: 26


== Section : Prabhat Samgiita ==

तुम सुख और दुख दोनों में तुम्हारा सहारा पाने के लिये पुकारता रहता हॅूं।

प्रभात संगीत 3712 एक आलो.अन्धारेर खेला हे प्रभु तोमारे स्रष्टिते...

भावार्थ

हे प्रभु! तुम्हारी इस अनोखी दुनिया  में प्रकाश  और अंधेरे का खेल, दुःख और ख़ुशी की लुकाछिपी चल रही है।  प्रकाश अर्थात सुख को  चारों ओर अपनी चमक फैलाता देखकर  कुहरा अर्थात दुःख उसे ढंकने का प्रयास करता है।

पूर्णिमा के मुस्कुराते प्रकाश  भरे आकाश  में गहरा अंधेरा लिये अमावश्या  भी आ जाती है। खुशी  के बाद दुख आ जाते हैं , चमकदार पूर्णिमा के बाद गहरी काली अमावश्या  आ जाती है। काले आकाश  में दीपकों की तरह सजे चमकते तारों  की चमक के बाद ग्रीष्म और वर्षा आ जाते हैं। हे  परमपुरुष ! तुम्हारे अलावा कोई भी चीज स्थायी नहीं है, सब चल रहे हैं।

हे परमपुरुष ! तुम्हारी इस  रचना में  छोटे बच्चे  की हंसी पूरे  खिले हुए फूल की तरह लगती है पर हमेशा नहीं रहती । सुन्दर  इंद्रधनुष और शरद ऋतु का चंद्रमा भी अधिक देर तक नहीं रह पाते। वे हमेशा  नहीं रहते वरन  वे भी समय के साथ समाप्त हो जाते हैं। हे प्रभु! हे बाबा! केवल  तुम ही स्थायी हो, इसीलिये मैं सुख और दुख दोनों में तुम्हारा दिव्य सहारा  पाने के लिये पुकारता रहता हॅूं।

हे बाबा! मेरे ऊपर कृपा बनाये रखें। 


== Section 4: Links ==

Upcoming Festival: Shravanii Purnima - 09 Aug 2025
#2: Upcoming festival Shravanii Purnima
#1: Meaning behind Shravanii Purnima
Postings to Read
Realizing your spiritual power
Story: new bhakta hiding from Baba
Maximizing sadhana time
PS & prayer
Early days before Wts




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Saturday, July 26, 2025

Story: PC & Baba’s divine blessing + 4 more

Baba

Story: PC & Baba’s divine blessing

Namaskar,

I was initiated into Ananda Marga on 30th September 1978. After that whenever I used to meet my acarya, he used to inspire me to have personal contact with Baba. But since my semester exam was due in December, I used to express my inability to go to meet Baba.

My acarya impressed upon me that those who wished to dedicate their life for His mission and work as a wholetimer would get first preference to have PC with Baba. While those who were engineering, medical, and post-graduate or professional graduate students would get second preference to have PC with Baba. Acaryaji furthermore revealed to me that Baba was the all-knowing Entity.
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I immediately reasoned with him that since Baba is all-knowing then I need not meet Him because He already knows me. Plus, when He knows everything about me then what will I say to Him. Then I asked, “If I do not have anything to say to Him, will He still talk to me?” Then my acarya told me, “Yes, He will talk to you.”

Then he advised me that I would get some special experience and His blessing.

Since my childhood, with the inspiration of my father, I used to meet Chidanandasaraswati and followers of Sivanandasaraswati, the founder of The Divine Life society & gurus of Goudiya Vaisnava, to get their blessings. So I was determined to meet Baba in the future when my exam was over.

Soon my exam concluded, and I went home and returned back to my college in January 1979. A few days after that - towards the end of January - the students of our engineering college went on strike. They were protesting the proposal to abolish the junior engineer post in which graduate engineers were brought into the Odisha government.

So I got the golden chance to get involved in Ananda Marga activities. There was a 3-day, 1st diocese level seminar at the Ananda Marga school, Budharaja, Sambalpur from 23rd Feb to 25th Feb 1979. Acarya Sucida’nanda Avadhu’ta was the trainer. He had come from Kolkata. At that time my acarya was transferred from Sambalpur to Raigarh and a new WT was posted as DS there. My acarya also informed me about Baba’s tour programme for conducting DMC’s in India as well as outside India.

Attended DMC at Siliguri 1979

As per the schedule, I found Siliguri DMC was to be held on 1st, 2nd and 3rd March 1979. This place was the nearest for me because after Siliguri DMC Baba would go towards North India up to Jammu. Coincidentally, Ac Sucidananda told me he would attend this DMC at Siliguri. Immediately, I purchased a train ticket worth 56 rupees (round trip) from Sambalpur to New Jalpaiguri via Howrah. Ac Sucidananda further assured me that he would arrange food expenses in Siliguri on the condition that I would volunteer as a bookseller. I agreed.
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At that time I was determined to observe fasting on amavasya and purnima in addition to ekadashi. On 26th Feb, amavasya day, we travelled by train from Sambalpur to Howrah, and the next morning we reached Jodhpur park office. It was my first fasting. Along with Sucidananda Dada I broke my fasting with curd, banana, and chuda (beaten rice) after taking bath and doing sadhana. Then dada assigned me the task of sorting out the mail by sector. I was curious to know the inner activities of this controversial organisation. I found letters and telegrams had come from all over India, as well as outside India. In these letters, I observed information about the opening of schools, feeding the poor, and other social service activities etc. In this manner, I got confirmation that Ananda Marga was a social service organisation, not a group involved with terrorist activities.

In the evening, we started for Sealdah station to catch the train from Siliguri by taxi at about 5pm. After travelling 2 kilometers, I realised I had lost my train ticket. When I told Dada, he became annoyed and returned back to Jodhpur park office. I went upstairs to the room where I had sorted out the mail. By His grace, I found my ticket lying just below the entrance door. Quickly, I went back down. By that time, Dada was worried about traffic jams in downtown Kolkata. But, by Baba’s grace, we reached Sealdah station in time and caught the train with our luggage that was filled with books.

The general compartment in which we boarded was full of passengers. Somehow we could keep our luggage under the seats. And passengers invited us to share their seats. We reached New Jalpaiguri at 7am. I carried a bundle of books on my head just like a porter along with my small suitcase. It was 28th Feb 1979. We went to the Ananda Marga school, Bharatnagar, Siliguri by rickshaw. I was able to speak, read, and write Bengali because I had learnt Bengali in my school days in order to communicate with my grandparents, maternal uncles & aunties who belonged to the Chakraborty family who lived in Kolkata. So I was able to communicate with all of the Wt dadas (all of them were Bengali speaking) who were present there.

At 1pm Baba arrived 

I met Dadas Akshayanandji, Haratmanandji, and Tapeshvaranandji there. Dada Tapeshvarananda was speaking in Odia (Oriya) with me. All dadas were insisting that I become a WT so that I would get PC with Baba without any delay. I spent 28th Feb & 1st March in the school building. On the evening of 28th Feb, a big rally was held by Amra Bangali, and they moved around the small town. On 28th Feb & on 1st March I took food along with WT dadas in different margiis’ houses.
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I had no idea it would be very cold in Siliguri compared to Sambalpur so I had taken only one shawl and a light sweater. I spent 28th Feb & 1st March along with WT dadas, and they gave me blankets. But on 2nd March I was not allowed to stay in the school building because it was exclusively meant for WT dadas. So I shifted to the pandal where I met young boys of my age who had come from Coochbihar. I made friendships with them, and they were kind enough to share their blankets at night.

The pandal was arranged in an open ground adjacent to the school building. We were instructed to stand in the open ground outside the pandal in the morning at about 10am on 1st March. Mostly people were in vahini dress. We were taught PT parade before Baba’s arrival. At about 1pm Baba arrived there in front of this line of vahini. After He received “Salute to the Divine Father”, He asked in Bengali, “Can we establish a society free from exploitation? (Amra ekta sosanmukta samaj gadte parbo?). All of us replied, “Yes, Baba”. He became very happy.
 
I was standing a little far off from Baba. I could see He was very very lean & thin. In the evening on 1st March, margiis started pouring in from various areas of North Bengal. Up to 1st March I could take bath in the borewell since people were less in number. On 2nd March in the morning I went to the river Mahananda & found the water was very cold. So I returned. On the way I went to one house & I asked them to take bath in their house after giving my introduction that I had come from Odisha to attend Ananda Marga function. Though they were non-margiis they allowed me to take a bath in their house. They offered me a cup of tea as well. I was overwhelmed to see their hospitality to a stranger like me. When I expressed this to my mother & maternal uncles later on, they told me that family must have been originally from Bangladesh as they were famous for hospitality. Still today, decades later, I can’t forget them, though I don’t remember their exact names.

I went to the house where Baba was staying

Then I immediately proceeded towards the government circuit house where accommodation had been arranged for Baba. This is where those wishing to get PC with Baba had to go. When I was climbing the stairs, one WT dada shouted, ”Baba is coming.” Then he instructed me to go to the pandal as Baba will come for general darshan.
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I came back & saw that Baba was showing His rings & joking with WT dadas. I got His darshan & came back to the pandal. Baba came to the pandal after two hours. He delivered the discourse – Significance of Yuga. In the afternoon again I went to the circuit house where Baba was staying. It was about 4pm. When I entered one WT dada asked my name & whereabouts in Bengali. I replied. When he heard I had come alone from Odisha, he was surprised. His name was Ac Divyarupananda. He took me upstairs & when he introduced me to Ac Akshayananda Avt, PA to Baba, Akshayanandji told he knew me since I had met him in Bharatnagar at the Ananda Marga School.

Divyarupananda requested PA Dada to arrange my PC with Baba. Akshayananda asked me, “Will you go now for PC with Baba? Do you know sastaunga pranam and the Supreme Command. I replied, “Yes, dada.” He told me to wait in queue. One young boy came out weeping from Baba’s room, then Akshayanandji instructed me to go inside.


My PC with Baba: Introduction

When I entered the room, I saw Baba was sitting on a cot. I did sastaunga pranam & sat in the posture of Guru Puja. Baba told me to sit comfortably in bhojan asana.
 
Baba: What is your name?

Me: My name is Narayan Panda.

Baba: What is the meaning of Panda?

Me: In Odia...

Baba: No, no! That is not the meaning; it is a Samskrta word.

(Actually in colloquial Odia language in my village area, panda means buffalo. This is what I was going to tell.)
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Baba: Who is your acarya?

Me: Acarya Ranajit Brahmacari

Baba: What are you doing?

Me: I am reading in Birla Engineering college.

Baba: Oh! You are still studying in University College of Engineering, Birla.

(In fact, the name of my college was University College of Engineering, Birla, but usually we reply Birla Engineering college to avoid telling such a long name. Hearing this, I realised that Baba was all-knowing as my acarya had told me. I could understand that He corrected me by saying studying in lieu of reading.)

Baba: Do you know there was a great fight between University college of engineering & Veer Surendra Sai Medical college students on such a date in 1975. Two engineering students were killed.

Me: Yes Baba.

My PC with Baba: Punishment

Then, holding my ears, He told me about my defects & asked, “Should you not get punished?”

Me: Yes, Baba.

Baba: Look at My cane. Tell Me how many times I should cane you.

(I had not thought Baba would have a cane. I got frightened)

Me: Baba, as many times as You can.

Baba: Tell Me the number.

Again He insisted that I tell the exact number.

Me: Baba, five times.

At that time, I was charged as if with an electric shock. I was weeping. I was overwhelmed that I was so lucky to get the divine touch of my Great Guru who knows me for so many lives & who is all knowing. I had in my mind that I am a very good boy outside, but if anybody knows about my mistakes, they will hate me as a very bad boy.
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Baba: Do you think five times is sufficient for getting rid of your sins? Parama Purusa doesn’t know how to hate. Baba doesn’t know how to hate. I don’t know how to hate? Do you think the Supreme Father can see his son weeping?


My PC with Baba: Special grace

Then Baba touched His cane at a point on my body (below right armpit & in line with the vishuddha cakra).

Baba’s voice was so soothing, so affectionate, I can’t describe. I felt He is my all in all in my life. I felt He is my dearest & nearest person, more than my father & mother.

Then He instructed me to keep my hands touching my heart & repeat the following:

“I should do dharma pracar & manav samaj seva so that my sins will be atoned.”
 
I uttered as He told me to follow. But immediately He asked: “Couldn’t you understand atoned.”

I replied: "Yes, Baba."

He told me, “Prayascitta, could you follow?”

Then I told, “Yes, Baba.”

Again I did sastaunga pranam & came out of the room.

Afterwards, my body felt very very light and my mind was elevated, by His grace. I was weeping - with a steady stream of tears coming down.
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Conclusion

That very day I realised that the scriptures rightly state - Brahmaeva Gururekah Náparah. Only the Supreme Consciousness Parama Purusa is Sadguru - and He is always with everyone. At a certain point of my life I joined Ananda Marga, by His grace. Yet before that also, whatever I did Baba knew, and whatever I thought Baba witnessed. I came to understand that He knows absolutely everything about me. And verily, irrespective of whether one is a non-margii or margii, Baba witnesses everything - nothing is hidden from Him. Still today I feel that He is with me and watching me all the time, always. That is why I always feel that  I am under His shelter. It is His grace.

Namaskar,
at His lotus feet,
Narayan Panda

Note 1: Historical perspective

Ananda Marga ideology states, ““Panda” means self-knowledge “I am Brahma” – one who has attained this realization, one who has realized the self, is a pandit. Nobody becomes a pandit with the word “Pandit” affixed at the end of one’s name. One who is eager to attain this Panda, one who has indomitable urge for this attaining self-realization is known as “Pandeya”....Hence one who has yearning for self-realization, one who is a sádhaka (Spiritual practitioner) can alone be called Pandey. By adding the suffix “Sńeya” to the word “Panda” the word “Pandey” is derived”." (1)

Reference
1. Ananda Marga Karma Yoga, Service to Humanity Is the Supreme Ideology of Life

Plagiary?

It is the accepted international standard and Baba's system not to copy another's work and publish it in your own way. Baba has given a very strict rule on plagiarism. Why is Baba against plagiarism or stealing someone's work? There are many reasons:

1) It is against the code of asteya (non-stealing).

2) Countless stories of bhaktas need to be published. But some do not want to do the hard work of compiling and writing these stories, so they just steal them from others. But new stories need to be told, otherwise so many unpublished stories of sadhakas will be lost and forgotten forever. So watch out for story thieves, and kindly help them not to steal by posting on social media in their own way. If you want to forward this story then attach the following yellow section with the story: 

“Courtesy of unknown bhakta via Ananda Marga Universal (https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/)”

This will be treated as the standard protocol.



== Section 2: Prabhat Samgiita ==

You are mine

"Tumi esecho bhálobesecho, bholáye sakal vyathá sab háhákár..." (Prabhat Samgiita #0980)

Purport:
 
Parama Purusa, Baba, You have come showering Your blessing and affection. I was in sorrow and woe, just forlorn, having lost all hope - immersed in tears thinking, “I am all alone and in this world no one is mine.” With Your blessed arrival, You kindly assured me that You are mine. You smiled sweetly and made my heart and mind overflowing in Your exquisite bliss. By Your mercy, all my pains, lamentations, and miseries have been wiped away. You have responded to my call, filled my life with boundless joy, captivated all hearts, and come to me with Your sweet smile. Buoyed by Your infinite charm, You have won over everyone's inner feeling. You are so gracious. 

Parama Purusa, my love knows only You. This prema is reflected in Your tune, melody, and unique attraction - in pleasure, torment, honour, and dishonour. It is Your krpa: I am always ensconced in your love and only adore You. You are everything for me. There is no one else who can attract me. Although You belong to everyone, even then internally I know that You are only mine. You belong to me and me alone.

My Parama Purusa, Your presence is everywhere. The mark of Your prema is found on the flower and the leaves - on every spot in this panoramic world. The bee of my mind wants You alone. Baba, on my worst days, when all hope was gone and I had lost everything, in that desperate circumstance when no one else was there to help me, You always came and removed all my troubles, agonies, and sufferings. You are the sweetest of the sweet. You are only mine, mine, and mine alone.

Baba, Your coming is Your karuna...


== Section: Ananda Vanii ==

Remain vigilant about the evil forces - Ananda Vanii #47


Ananda Vanii states, “The struggle between the good and the evil forces terminates in the latter’s rout – this you have seen, are seeing and will see in future. Only remain vigilant that the evil forces under no circumstances receive any indulgence from your side.” (1)

Note 1: The above is one of Baba’s original Ananda Vaniis. These original and true Ananda Vaniis are unique, eternal guidelines that stand as complete discourses in and of themselves. They are unlike Fake Ananda Vaniis.

Reference
1. Ananda Vanii #47


== Section: Important Teaching ==

Banana: so many uses

Ananda Marga philosophy guides us, "Banana trees are known more for their fruits than for their fibre. Both the fruit and the flower can be eaten, and when the tree is young the inner trunk can be taken as a vegetable as well. The leaves are used for plates or for wrapping food. Sodium carbonate may be obtained from the banana tree by burning the trunk into ash, and sodium bicarbonate may be obtained by boiling the ash until the water evaporates. There are numerous products which can be made from the banana tree. The fibre is obtained from the trunk of the tree. The greater the size of a tree, the greater the quantity of fibre, but the same rule does not necessarily apply for the quantity of fruit produced by the banana tree. Not more than two offshoot saplings should be allowed to grow from one banana tree. The extra shoots should be cut. There are many varieties of banana." (1)

Reference
1. Ideal Farming - 2, Some Important Crops



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