Bhaktas akin to fish in water + 4 more

Baba

Bhaktas akin to fish in water

Namaskar,

In Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha, many presume that they are great bhaktas, but that is not always the case. Some are great bhaktas, while others are not; and, there are various grades in between. It is important for us to be able to measure and recognise who is a true bhakta. And the way to achieve this is to adhere to Baba's guideline about bhakti.

In Ananda Marga philosophy, bhakti means love for the Supreme Entity; that is the mark of a true bhakta. Certainly all have bhakti, yet so often humans misdirect their inner feeling towards material pleasures.
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Bhakti is the life of the bhakta

For the bhakta, by constantly involving in the thought of Parama Purusa, a unique transformation occurs: bhakti becomes his very life.

Bhaktih bhaktasya jiivanam
Meaning: Bhakti is the life of the bhakta

Ananda Marga ideology teaches us, "For a bhakta, bhakti and his life, his vitality, his vital energy, his very existence, are inseparable." (1)

Thus living a spiritual life is what sustains a bhakta. It is not that sometimes they do bhakti, and sometimes they do ásakti (worldly attachment). Rather, always they are in that flow of bhakti, and that is energizing - life supporting - for them, not something tiresome.

The relationship between a bhakta and bhakti is just like that of a fish and water. Fish do not feel burdened by living in the water. For them, that water supplies them with all their energy and vitality. It is their life force. Similarly, bhaktas always want to think and live in that spiritual flow - remaining in Parama Purusa's contact. They see all as the expression of the Divine. Bhaktas always ideate in that way. And that gives them tremendous energy; it is the pulse of their existence.
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So bhakti is not something extraneous or something burdensome. Rather it is their very life: Bhaktih bhaktasya jiivanam


Who is a fake bhakta

So bhaktas keep the closest link with Him all the time in order to serve Him, directly and indirectly. This service occurs on three basic levels.

Level #1: While living in this world, bhaktas indirectly do seva to Parama Purusa by serving His creation through the four sevas - shudrocita seva (physical service), ksattriyocita seva (security or martial service), vaeshyocita seva (economic service), and viprocita seva (spiritual service). Serving His creation in one of these four ways is physical service to Parama Purusa. That means viewing each and every expression as the manifestation of Supreme Consciousness and helping them according to their greatest need. That is physical service to Parama Purusa.

So if one does one or all four of these sevas then they are performing physical service to Parama Purusa because they are serving His manifested creation. Thus each of the aforementioned four sevas performed by human beings means serving Parama Purusa in one arena, i.e. the physical sphere.
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Levels #2 & #3: And in kiirtan, the bhakta lovingly sings the name of Parama Purusa and calls Him into their heart. This is serving Him in the mental sphere. In dhya'na, the bhakta channelizes all their love and all their desires unto His divine Self and by this way they are serving Parama Purusa in the spiritual realm.

In the latter two above aspects, dhyana and kiirtan, the bhakta is rendering service to Parama Purusa directly. Hence in all ways at all times, bhaktas are involved in serving the Lord - i.e. pleasing Parama Purusa.

So if one is not serving society in one or more of the four ways, they are not doing physical service to Parama Purusa; and, if they are not doing kiirtan then they are not doing psychic service to Parama Purusa; and, if they are not doing sadhana then they are failing to serve Parama Purusa in the spiritual sphere. If anyone is lacking in any of these aspects, they are fake bhaktas because they are not serving Parama Purusa. Serving Him is the measure of one's bhakti.


Conclusion

In countless discourses and in numerous shlokas, Baba has supremely told that bhakti is the greatest treasure and that if one has bhakti then they have everything.

It is interesting then to know: What is it about the path of bhakti that makes it so special; how is it that bhakti differs from the path of material pleasures etc; and, why is it that ordinary people in the society do not place an iota of emphasis on bhakti while Baba gives it top priority.

The overall message is that all have bhakti - all human beings and even some animals. But their bhakti is misdirected; they run towards worldly things. That is why they are never satisfied. Their desire is never quenched. They never feel a sense of true and lasting satiation. Just their longing changes from one object to the next. They are not true bhaktas. They misdirect their bhakti for something material, and do not goad it towards the Supreme Entity.
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With true bhakti, i.e. bhakti, where a sadhaka's longing is pointed only towards the Supreme, then only can one feel His grace and feel satiation. Only that unlimited Supreme Entity can satisfy infinite human longing. All should come onto the path of bhakti - till that time their longing will never be satisfied.

Those who are fortunate become bhaktas and the less fortunate waste their time - and in the end they repent. Baba guides us that bhakti is everything.

Namaskar,
At His lotus feet,
Ananda

~ In-depth study ~

Ananda Marga Ideology guides us, "Love and passion are mutually antagonistic tendencies. The attachment for a finite thing is an expression of extroverted energy, whereas the attraction for the Infinite is an expression of the introverted energy. That is why these two can never co-exist. Therefore the aspirant has to skillfully transform passion into love. Do you love your son? No, no you don’t love your son. You love Brahma in the form of your son. By loving your son as a son, you cannot love the Lord. Where there is the feeling of son, there is no Lord and where there is the Lord, there is no son. Where you exist He does not and where He exists you are no more." (2)


True bhaktas view world as expression of Parama Purusa

Ananda Marga Ideology teaches us, "The true devotees love the world, the society and everything around because they perceive each and every manifestation of the artful Prakrti with one universal spirit. They also love the finite, since it is also a portion of the Universal. They perceive worldly pleasures as divine bliss varied by time, place and person. They keep their mind-stuff absorbed in the eternal currents of the divine flow. Such devoted aspirants are the only true enjoyers or rasika and their object of enjoyment is the Supreme Brahma."

"The Veda says: Rasah vae sah."

"Only the knower of the Supreme Nectar is the enjoyer. If the divine bliss is viewed with a vile selfish motive, it turns into poison. If viewed with expanded vision, then it is attained in terms of divine bliss. Those who enjoy the Supreme Eternal are alone the true enjoyers, the true aspirants." (3)

   Ananda Marga Ideology states, "O Human beings, in that state, no finite object can colour your mind. You will be beyond all colours or Varńátiita. Then you will be able to give proper treatment to any finite being that you may come in contact with. Give proper treatment to the expression of Brahma in the shape of your father by serving him and paying attention to his comforts. Give proper treatment to the expression of Brahma in the shape of the earth by cultivating it and increasing its fertility. If you give such proper treatment to the different objects, they will not be able to degrade your mind. This is called true Vaerágya."
   "Vaerágya does not denote renunciation, desertion or escaping to the Himalayas after leaving one's spouse, child and family. Ananda Marga staunchly opposes such an escapist mentality. According to Ananda Marga, the practice of Dharma by means of Vaerágya is a part of family life." (4)

Baba guides us that bhakti is everything; according to Baba's given measuring rod, everyone can evaluate for themselves how far they are a true bhakta or not.
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References
1. Subhasita Samgraha - 24, Bhakti, Mukti and Parama Puruśa
2. Subhasita Samgraha - 1, Bhaktitattva
3. Subhasita Samgraha - 1, Bhaktitattva
4. Subhasita Samgraha - 1, The Base of Life

== Section 2: Prabhat Samgiita ==

Bright new era

PS Intro: In this song Parama Purusa is addressing the bhakta and giving him all sorts of guidelines to gain success on the path of spiritual attainment.

“Cir nútane yatane mánas ratane, paráńa bhariyá sájáye dáo…” (Prabhat Samgiita #0577)

Purport:

O’ bhakta, exquisitely decorate the Ever-New Divine Entity, the inner jewel of your mind, up to your heart’s content. By your kiirtan, japa, sadhana, and dhyana, prepare a place for the Supreme One in Your Guru cakra and serve Him. Forget about the sludge of the past; do not think about those dark days of old. Welcome the new refulgence, and warmly embrace this bright new era of neo-humanism.

O’ sadhaka, those old worn-out dogmas are like torn rags. Shake off those dirty blankets like illogical ideas and cast them away from your mind. Leave all those isms and irrational beliefs. The call of the Ever-New’s message of radiant beauty is resonating. Dye your mind with the sweet call of the Supreme, and then colour the whole world. Spread that eternal message to all the four corners. Let everyone bask in the song and bliss of the Divine.

O’ spiritual aspirant, do not try to bring back the rotten ideas of those lost, bygone days. Give up the dream to be intoxicated by that old wine. Why waste your time thinking about those good and bad recollections of the past. The vibrant sun rays are like a new tonic. Arouse and awaken one and all with this brilliant new vision of neo-humanism.

O’ spiritual soldier, the journey, which began in the past, marches forward and will never stop. It goes on and on. In the blissful new joy of the rhythmic waves of t'al, fill your heart with the melody of the Ever-New by singing the glory of Parama Puruśa - that Eternal Entity...

== Section: News of June 2018 ==

Margii uprising against Rudranada in Tatanagar jagrti

Namaskar,

Tatanagar margii Dharmendraji was asked by RS not to come to Ananda Marga Ashram. Margiis protested against his expulsion. Please find below message posted by Dharmendraji in WhatsApp group:-

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 कल टाटानगर में 3 घंटे का अखंड कीर्तन था और bhukti कमेटी का मीटिंग भी रखा गया था bhukti कमेटी के मीटिंग के अंत में r s दादा  न वरूनlनंद  Jee    ने आश्रम आने पर हम पर सवाल जवाब करने लगे उनका कहना था कि हमें तो ऊपर से आर्डर मिला है आप के प्रतिबंध  का उसी समय सभी मार्गी  ने RS दादा का जमकर विरोध किया अब यह राजनीति फील्ड तक भी पहुंच चुकी है मार्गी संस्था की संपदा है अगर अपनी संपदा को इसी तरह नष्ट करते चले गए वह दिन दूर नहीं कुछ स्वार्थी तत्व के कारण  रणभूमि में परिणित हो जाएगा जो की संस्था के हित में नहीं है

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in Him,
Sambhuti

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== Section: Comment ==

Alert: faulty Guru Puja video

Namaskar,

One video was circulating on Youtube and here is the comment.

#1: See the below screenprint from their presentation. Their explanation about Guru Puru in their youtube video is wrong; their meaning is off the mark. Do not play it. Quacks are busy in polluting our dharmashastra. It is obvious what will happen in giving the loudspeaker to donkeys - only the hee-haw sound comes. So watch out. To know about Guru puja you have to go through Baba's discourses.

#2: Appended after the image are Baba's dharmic teachings on this point from His Guru Puja discourse. 

Ananda Marga ideology states, "What is the meaning of the incantation that is used in Guru Púja? In that incantation the first line is “Akhańd́a mańd́alákáraḿ vyáptaḿ yena carácaraḿ.” I told you in Ánanda Sútram, “Brahmaeva Gurureka náparah”. The secrets of Brahma, His macropsychic and cognitive secrets, are known only to Him, and unless and until He expresses Himself through some physical form, how can His secrets be known to others? And that is why it is said, “Brahmaeva Gurureka náparah”. That is, Brahma Himself is the Guru. There cannot be any second Guru. His secret is known to Him only, and He expresses Himself through a framework, a form. Now generally people say that the form is Guru, but the form is not Guru, Guru is expressing Himself through that form."

"As I have already told you, the expressed universe, this quinquelemental expression of this universe, is very big, but it is not infinite. While creating this universe of ours static Prakrti, the static attribution of Prakrti, had to be used and will be used. Because of the static attributions it cannot be infinite. Certainly there will be bondage because bringing something under bondage is the wont of static Prakrti. Further, because of its shape being to some extent elliptical, it is called “Brahmáńd́a” in Saḿskrta. “Ańd́a” means “oval-shaped”. “Brahma” + “Ańd́a” = “Brahmańd́a”, that is, “the elliptical expression of the Cosmic Entity”. It is the partless expression of Parama Puruśa, which is “Mańd́alákáram”. Parama Puruśa has this type of quinquelemental expression, the universe, and is all-pervasive in nature. Parama Puruśa is all-pervading. For this the English is “pervasive”, the Saḿskrta root verb is “vis” and that is why this all-pervading Entity is also known as “Viśńu”. “Viśńu” means all-pervasive."

"“Tadpadaḿ darshitaḿ yena tasmae Shrii Gurave namah.” You also know that this all-pervasive Entity, this Viśńu, remains untouched by the microcosm. Microcosms cannot come into contact with this Entity without the help of Guru, who is the link between jiiva and Shiva. This link is also a part of Shiva, that is to say, Shiva is Guru. “Tadpadaḿ darshitaḿ” – this link, actually or noumenally, is Parama Puruśa, is Táraka Brahma. It is He who is to be followed. “Tasmae Shrii Gurave namah” means, “I surrender myself at your altar”."

"“Ajiṋánatimirándhasya jiṋ" (Ananda Vacanamrtam - 3, Guru Pújá)

In Him,
Tarakanath

== Section: Important Teaching ==

Use of Injections in Homeopathy Etc

In Shabda Cayanika, Baba says,

“Nowadays, in those cases where there is difficulty getting the desired effect by swallowing the medicine or ingesting it in some other way, or where the effect is delayed, the system of introducing the medicine into the body through injection is widely prevalent. If anything is injected into the body through a needle it is called súcikábharańa. Súcikábharańa existed in Ayurveda in ancient times to a small extent, but this science could not advance much in those days, chiefly due to the influence of certain superstitions among the people at that time. They did not want to allow anything into their bodies through injection, so this science remained unappreciated. Nowadays it is possible to save the patient's life with injections in the case of diseases that are difficult to cure or treat, or in the case of life-threatening disease. Thankfully, modern practitioners of Ayurveda and Homeopathy, willingly or unwillingly, have accepted the use of needles and themselves use them.

Now let us return to the matter of kulyá. Those medicines that need to be kept dry, but which are difficult to make into tablets, were preserved as powders. Medicines preserved as powders are called cúrńa in Ayurveda, for example, bháskara salt cúrńa, gámbharii múla cúrńa, gud́ucii sharkará cúrńa. Medicine preserved in powder form is also called kulyá." (1)

Reference

1. Shabda Cayanika, Kulya to Kuvela (Discourse 34)

== Section 3: Links ==

Postings to Read

Story: kiirtana saved us

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2016/06/story-kiirtan-and-flooded-river-5-more.html

Ista mantra workings

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2016/10/auto-suggestion-or-outer-suggestion-4.html

Prepping for teenage years

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2013/09/what-one-must-know-before-adolescence.html

Comer: enfoque basado en principios

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2025/05/comer-enfoque-basado-en-principios-ps.html

Best time to teach dharma + 5 more

Baba

Best time to teach dharma 

Namaskar,

Sadguru Baba places great importance on education - and, in particular, imparting neo-humanistic education to children in Ananda Marga primary schools. That is why Baba gives tremendous emphasis to the creation of a maximum number of primary schools. It is not that Baba merely wants us to have more primary schools than high schools. The difference is far greater than that. First, we are to create Ananda Marga primary schools in every village across the entire globe - down to the block level. When that is complete then - and only then - can we consider creating more high schools, colleges, and universities.

Per Sadguru Baba’s direction, the priority lies in the creation of ideal primary schools. That has the greatest impact on the overall development of a person. At a young age children need to be instilled with the values of neo-humanism and that will positively shape their entire life. Remember, every religion indoctrinates innocent young kids into their communal theological preachings. They start at an extremely young age, and that keeps them for the course of their life. That is how they spread their teachings. We should pay heed.
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Teaching AM dharma: When kids are young ready to learn

We should not miss the opportunity to instill a neo-humanistic system of education when those kids are young. That will bring monumental yield. If we don’t, our pracara will suffer drastically and the number of margiis and sympathizers will be very low.

Ananda Marga philosophy states, “We must start primary schools throughout the entire world to create a spiritual urge amongst the little pupils. I am not in favour of starting colleges; I am in favour of starting primary schools. In the entire world we have got one degree college at Ananda Nagar and thousands of kindergarten schools. That is why it is desirable in the first phase to start many primary schools instead of colleges. Merely opening high schools and colleges without a proper system of education will not serve the purpose. Rather, thousands of kindergarten and primary schools must be started with this new system of education, to create a spiritual urge amongst children throughout the entire world.” (1)

This is the approach to change the society: Impart the teachings of neo-humanism and universal dharma to primary school aged children. At that time their minds are open, flexible, and ready to grasp those teachings.

Whereas it is very difficult, almost impossible, to untrain dogmatic adults and make them into margiis. Young students in our Ananda Marga primary schools will easily become sympathizers and margiis. By this way, so many from the general public will come close. It is through primary schools that the masses can be brought into the fold of Ananda Marga ideology. That is why there is a great need for a maximum number of primary education centers.
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Ideal formula for creating margiis

As soon as a primary school is created in any locale, that has a big effect on the number of Ananda Margiis in that region. The first generation that the school is in operation the ground is made fertile. Within a few years, those students grow up and become sympathizers and supporters of Ananda Marga - and some try hard to follow Sixteen Points and become bonafide Ananda Margiis. The big change comes in the very next generation. Those kids grow up with parents who are eager for their children to learn dharmic guidelines. And those kids flourish in our Ananda Marga primary schools and readily become Ananda Margiis. They do Ananda Marga pracara, bring their friends, set up clubs, organise community events, and perform social service activities. Following this pattern, in a short while there will be many margiis in that area. This is the formula for creating and generating margiis in regions where people are not inclined to take initiation and enter into Ananda Marga.

The whole family is connected with the small child. When a primary school is started then teachers and administrators invariably become linked with the family and those family members can easily become sympathizers and sometimes margiis too. Remember, the parents are far more involved with the lives of their small kids than with their high school or college-aged children. Parents will drop off and pick up their small children at the school on a daily basis, while over the course of an entire year those parents may never even go once to the high school. So with primary schools, the whole family is involved and that is why the creation of primary schools is very, very important.
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Conclusion

We see these days how kids raised in a materialistic environment are not inclined towards spiritual inquiry and progress. The root cause is a system of education that is matter-centered. So we should be vigilant to build up more and more primary schools as by this way we will create a whole generation of children and adults whose minds are inclined towards proto-psycho spirituality. In that stage they will be ready to learn Ananda Marga philosophy, meditation, neo-humanism, and bhagavad dharma.

Namaskar,
in Him,
Anandeshvar

~ In-depth study ~

Those who scare children are not well-wishers

Ananda Marga philosophy states, “The method of extracting work by terrorizing the minds of children is not only made use of by a particular type of teacher, it is also often still more harmfully practised by parents. They frighten their children, tell them lies, engage in scurrilous brawls before them, and deceive and torment them; but they still expect that some day their children will become respectable members of society – that their children will bring glory to their family name. When their children are reluctant to drink milk or sleep, they terrify them by invoking imaginary goblins or frightful ghosts. Children initially have no fear, yet a fearful panorama is played out before them. Through this practice the parents may achieve some temporary gain, but even if the children wait a lifetime, they can never be compensated for the harm done to them. Even when these same children attain young adulthood, the thought of ghosts will not leave their minds – ghosts will become their permanent companions.” (2)

Ananda Marga philosophy says, “For this purpose we should have a two-fold approach. For the purpose of training this turbulent mind, what is to be done? One is to get proper education, one is to be imparted with proper education — not general education — in the gospel of, in the idea of Neo-Humanism. This will help human beings in training the mind. And at the same time spiritual practice should go on for proper psychic remoulding. This is what we require most. There is no alternative.” (3)


Baba's order: No co-education after adolescence

Here following in yellow highlight is Baba’s Procedural Order which states that our Ananda Marga schools must not be co-ed once children have reached the age of puberty.

A’NANDA MA’RGA PRACA’RAKA SA’MGHA (Central)
A’NANDA NAGAR
PLO no. 1A/4.2.1969

As per rules, co-education is allowed in our Schools up to Standard V. but boys who are learning in Std. V or below but have crossed twelve years of age will not be permitted to study in any of our lady managed Schools. Similarly girls who are learning in Std. V or below but have crossed 12 years of age, shall not be allowed to study in our Schools (for boys).

Feb 4, 1969

Note: Standard V is the equivalent of 5th grade or 5th class in the western system.

Why the need for gender-separated classrooms once children reach adolescence? This will aid greatly in the transfer of knowledge as students will focus on the lesson and not be diverted towards the opposite sex etc.


Example of worthless teachers

Here Baba guides us that our teachers in our Ananda Marga schools must represent the ideals of neo-humanism; every school must be taught or led by bonafide Ananda Margiis. But these days 50% of teachers in our Ananda Marga schools are non-margiis and about 5% of them smoke. This is a very bad situation.

Ananda Marga philosophy guides us, “Speaking of ideals, yet another point comes to my mind, and that is the moral character and conduct of teachers. Many teachers demonstrate a flagrant lack of restraint over their language. There are also teachers who, after discussing the abuses and evils of intoxicants in the classroom, immediately go outside and start smoking. This sets an extremely bad example. If the teachers would just use intoxicants, without saying anything about them, it might not be so bad. But this approach naturally encourages the students to be undisciplined. They will think that the use of such things must be enjoyable, and that their teachers deprive them so that they can enjoy them alone.” (4)

Ananda Marga philosophy states, “It must be the teachers’ responsibility to impart knowledge, teach restraint in social life, and give instruction about all the various aspects of collective endeavour, but the parents will have to take on most of the responsibility for the moral and spiritual education of the child.” (5)


We should enroll our own children in AM schools

Baba verily put His own laokik family members in Ananda Marga schools. His example is enough to show us that this is the way to proceed. When discussing schooling with others then we must recommend our Ananda Marga neo-humanistic system of education. And we should enroll our own children. Other alternative schools do not possess the requisite curriculum, nor all-round qualities of our neo-humanistic educational system. Due to the lack of a proper education, the present society could not develop in the right way.
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We should never be shy to wave the flag of Ananda Marga education. Rather it is our explicit duty to make everybody aware about the beauty and utility of the system of neo-humanistic schools:

Ananda Marga philosophy states, “It is the birthright of everybody to march in this universal march, to move along this path of righteousness. Just show the path to all– just tell them, ‘Oh, human beings, the path is ready for you, you just come!’ Whoever is endowed with a human mind and a human body is entitled to follow this path.” (6)


School with non-margii teachers defeats the purpose

Before 1990, we had only a few high schools approved by Baba - and then after 1990 certain opportunistic and ignorant wts started making many more highs schools relying almost exclusively on non-margii teachers. Verily such high schools sprouted up all over the place like weeds after a rainstorm. But this is not the right approach. Some workers did this for money and glory, and some did this because they did not know Guru’s teaching about the need for maximum primary schools. But here, all should be clear, the way forward is to create more and more primary schools with proper Ananda Margii teachers who can implement a neo-humanistic curriculum. Making a primary school with non-margii teachers defeats the purpose of making a neo-humanistic school.
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References
1. Discourses on Neohumanist Education: Prama - 4
2. Human Society - 1, Education
3. Prout in a Nutshell – 18, Humanity Is at the Threshold of a New Era
4. Human Society – 1, Education
5. Human Society – 1, Education
6. Neo-Humanism in a Nutshell – 1, Existential Flow and Its Culminating Point

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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: Important Teaching ==

Workings of avidya

Ananda Marga ideology says, "It is a fact that the force of Avidyá disturbs a spiritualist more than it disturbs an ordinary person. Various situations arise in life such as material difficulties, family unrest, abundant wealth, tremendous reputation, acute financial distress, or extreme humiliation. Sádhakas will have to bravely confront these mundane situations....They must never think in terms of retreat – it would be fatal, for the Avidyá force would stab them as soon as their backs were turned. In all circumstances one must continue the process of sádhaná to gradually enhance one's latent psychic and spiritual power.” (1)

Note: In this world, if you do bad things, then vidya maya will come and try to disturb you. If a new thief tries to commit a robbery, then vidya creates fear in your mind that you will be arrested and sentenced to jail. And if you do good things, then avidya maya will come and disturb you more fiercely. If you do sadhana then avidya maya will become furious and attack you in one or more of the below mentioned ways:

• material difficulties
  
• family unrest
  
• abundant wealth
  
• tremendous reputation
  
• acute financial distress
  
• extreme humiliation

The work of avidya is not limited to the above listed points. There are numerous ways in which it can attack you. Avidya maya wants you to give up your sadhana. That is why we see that in the aforesaid situation, 99% margiis run from the field of battle and avidya maya stabs them in the back, i.e. they leave their sadhana. Verily they are defeated by avidya maya. 

So the only way is to fight back. If a sadhaka gets a lot of money or prestige, or undergoes acute financial distress, then they should be vigilant and pointedly understand that this is the trap of avidya maya. And they should be more strict in Sixteen Points. But we see before our very eyes that so many sadhakas after facing the above situations become pseudo-margiis or leave the path of Ananda Marga entirely. If you watch carefully, you will see that various people get the Sadguru and the path of tantra only to run away due to material difficulties, family unrest, abundant wealth, tremendous reputation, acute financial distress, or extreme humiliation, as well as other related reasons. 

Reference
1. Ananda Marga Ideology & Way of Life - 8, The Supreme Question – 1

== Section: Important Teaching ==

Common point of ignorance

Here following is an English summary of Baba’s teaching from Shabda Cayanika - 10, originally given in Bengali. 

When one suddenly finds any jewel - any rare and costly jewel - then immediately they pick it up and keep it close to their breast - leaving everything else behind, forgetting all other things, not even caring about their prestige. As far as possible one then keeps it hidden from others. Among all the jewels, the most precious is Parama Purusa.

Note: The common trait amongst all humans is that they love themselves the most. If they are inside of a burning building then first they will run out to save themselves, and then think about saving others. Even a loving mother who dotes on her small infant will think first about saving her own life. Because people are most protective of their own existence. For them that is most precious. What people fail to realise is that their own unit “I-feeling” is embedded in something greater than themselves. That’s to say, Parama Purusa is their greater self as He has taken His seat deep within their inner “I”. But due to the darkness of avidya maya, people fail to realise this truth. So they run after a plethora of worldly temptations, but never get satisfied. Whereas, the moment they get a small taste of Parama Purusa, then they do not want anything else. When by His grace, the sadhaka becomes fully ensconced in sadhana then they feel fully satiated and do not want anything else. And verily that is why they have been blessed with human life: To do sadhana and attain Him. In that case, no mundane attraction can ever bring satiation. Only the infinite Entity Parama Purusa can satisfy one’s yearning. And verily, Parama Purusa is not far; rather, He is your most precious and nearest One, embedded within. The aspirant should think that, “Parama Purusa is mine and mine alone.” And one should cultivate that feeling in their sadhana and hold Him in a deep embrace. Then one’s life will be successful.

== Section: Important Teaching ==

Importance of military

Prout philosophy states, “Everywhere in the manifested or unmanifested universe there is a ceaseless fight going on between Vidyá and Avidyá. For running a government we require strong military and police forces, for in society there is also the fight between Vidyá and Avidyá. Even within one’s self such a fight will continue. Those countries which cry for disarmament are also preparing within for war. Even after the establishment of a universal government we will require military and police forces for maintaining peace.” (1)

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

== Section: Important Teaching ==

Ananda Marga has spread across many different planets

Ananda Marga ideology states, “जहाँ एक छोटे-से शहर में [आनन्दमार्ग धर्म का ] छोटा-सा एक ‘nucleus’ था, वह nucleus तो उतना ही रह गया | मगर दायरा अब छोटा-सा शहर नहीं; समूचा दुनिया और सिर्फ़ यह नहीं, अब तो यह ग्रह-ग्रहान्तर में भी फैल गया है | फैल रहा है | फैलता जाएगा |” [मार्गियों की गूँज  "बाबा, बाबा, बाबा !"] (1)

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

The small nucleus of Ananda Marga dharma which we first started in Jamalpur has extended its circumference far beyond the limited frontiers of that small town, and has now spread not only all over the world, but it has spread across many different planets and still it is spreading and will go on spreading.

Reference
1. Spiritual Truth Surpasses Everything, V7-14 (E), MGD 3 January 1979 Patna

== Section: Important Teaching ==

Blindness, ignorance, & fear in religious worship

Unfortunately, ignorant, superstitious people cannot see through the fog of avidya maya - and see Parama Purusa. The following is a description about gods & goddesses that are mostly worshipped in Bengal.

Ananda Marga philosophy states, “In many cases people are devoted to upadevatás out of fear and sometimes they are worshipped in the hopes of obtaining something. Banabibi [The Lady of the Forest] is there to save one from the grasp of the tiger. Besides her, there is Dakśińa Ráya; out of fear of cholera people worship Olái Cańd́ii; out of fear of smallpox they worship Shiitaládevii; out of fear of snakes, Manasá. These are all upadevatás. The women of a household will sometimes worship Lakśmii year-round to bring happiness in the family; Śet́erá as well as Suvacanii is worshipped in the ritual peace ceremony; Śaśt́hii and Niila are worshipped to bring welfare to one’s children; and out of fear of illness Shmashánkálii and Rakśekálii are worshipped. In Sanskrit they are all classified as upadevatás because they are not Parama Puruśa, the object of meditation in the spiritual world. Besides these, there are many other upadevatás such as Mangalacańd́ii, Áshánbibi, Satyapiira, etc. Upadevatás are also called folk [laokik] gods and goddesses. Some of them have dhyána mantras and some do not; some of them also have dhyána mantras in the local or state language and some do not have that either. In many cases the gods and goddesses of the Buddhist and Jain eras came or are coming to be worshipped as upadevatás in the post-Buddhist and post-Jain eras.” (1)


What bhaktas do

  Ananda Marga philosophy states, “Those spiritual aspirants who follow the paths of knowledge, action and devotion, of course, do not bow their heads to upadevatás. They practise the sádhaná of the singular Parama Puruśa.”
  “Some people call ghosts upadevatás out of excessive fear, that is, they accept them as minor gods and goddesses lest they be angered by being called ghosts. In Sanskrit, however, the word upadevatá is not used to mean “ghost” – for ghosts the word apadevatá is used. Upa means “near” and apa means “just opposite”. Apadevatá means “one whose nature is just opposite to that of a god”.” (2)


Reference
1. Shabda Cayanika - 2, Ui to Uluka (Discourse 9)
2. Shabda Cayanika - 2, Ui to Uluka (Discourse 9)

== Section: Prabhat Samgiita ==

बाबा, तुम्हें याद करते हुये मैं तुम्हारा कार्य करता  जाऊँगा, 
तुम्हारी सेवा करता  जाऊँगा

प्रभात संगीत 2181: तोमारे स्मरिया, सुपथ धरिया कोरिया जाबो आमि तोमारी काज...

भावार्थ

बाबा, तुम्हें याद करते हुये मैं सत्य के रास्ते पर चलता जाऊँगा । इस प्रकार कार्य करता  जाऊँगा,  तुम्हारी सेवा करता  जाऊँगा, और  तुम्हारी इच्छा पूरी करता  जाऊँगा ।  हे मेरे मन के परमप्रिय रत्न ! मैं तुम्हारी कृपा से हमेशा  तुम्हारी ही ओर बढ़ता  जाऊँगा । मैं भूतकाल और जड़ता को भूलकर सबप्रकार की कुप्रथाओं को दूर फेक  दूँगा। हे मनोराज! मैं तुम्हारी निकटता पा-लूँगा ।

हे परमपुरुष ! तुम्हारी कृपा से अब मैं अपनी स्वार्थपरता को पैर की एक ठोकर से चूर चूर कर दूँगा । मैं सब की आवश्यकताओं की ओर ध्यान दॅूंगा और सबकी सेवा में ही अपने को व्यस्त रखूंगा । आज के बाद मैं यह नया विचार अपने मन में हमेशा  चिंतन करूंगा कि सबकी भलाई ही मेरी भलाई है । आज आज से मैं स्वार्थी नहीं रहॅूंगा ।

हे परमपुरुष !  बाबा! तुम्हारी कृपा से तुम्हारे बारे में सोचते हुये , तुम्हारे प्रेम और महानता से तुम्हारे ही समान हो जाऊँगा । मेरी संकीर्णता नष्ट होकर मेरा पूरा अस्तित्व व्यापक हो जावेगा । तुम्हारे  आनन्द दायी   स्पर्श  से  मेरा पूरा अस्तित्व आनन्द से स्पन्दित हो जायेगा । तुम जैसा आशीष दोगे उसी के अनुरूप मैं रूपान्तरित हो जाऊँगा । मैं तुम्हारी इच्छानुकूल तुम्हारी ही सेवा करूँगा ।

बाबा! तुम्हें याद करते हुए मैं साधना सेवा और त्याग पूर्वक सच्चाई के पथ पर बढ़ता जाऊँगा।

टिप्पणी- मनोराज, परम पुरुष का एक नाम है जिसका अर्थ है जो मन में निवास करता है। 

Note: As every sadhaka knows one may serve Parama Purusa in three realms. Rendering service to society is serving Parama Purusa in the physical sphere. Singing kiirtan is serving Him in the psychic sphere. And dhyana sadhana is serving Him in the spiritual realm.

== Section 3: Links ==

Postings to Read

Story: kiirtana saved us

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2016/06/story-kiirtan-and-flooded-river-5-more.html

Ista mantra workings

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2016/10/auto-suggestion-or-outer-suggestion-4.html

Prepping for teenage years

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2013/09/what-one-must-know-before-adolescence.html

Comer: enfoque basado en principios

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2025/05/comer-enfoque-basado-en-principios-ps.html

Baba's grace: spreading of AM ideology

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2016/05/story-pre-ananda-marga-4-more.html

Posture of full surrender

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2015/04/sastaunga-pranam-right-way-wrong-way-3.html

Fundamental spiritual teachings

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2017/10/download-babas-audio-file-devotional.html

Cantando kiirtana en voz alta + PS #4116 (español)

Baba

Cantando kiirtana en voz alta

Namaskar,

En nuestro sistema de sadhana de Ananda Marga, ciertas prácticas se hacen en voz alta, mientras que otras se hacen en silencio. La primera parte de esta carta trata de las prácticas que se hacen en voz alta, y la segunda parte examina las prácticas que se hacen en silencio.

~ Parte I ~

Cuando los Ananda Margiis cantan kiirtan en voz alta, no lo hacemos porque sentimos que Parama Purusa está lejos, es decir, arriba en el cielo, etc. No sentimos que Él esté lejos y no es por eso que cantamos kiirtan en voz alta. No sentimos que Él esté lejos y no es por eso que cantamos kiirtan en voz alta. Cantamos kiirtan en voz alta para que otras personas puedan escuchar el glorioso nombre del Señor. Por eso cantamos kiirtan en voz alta: Para propagar la gloria del Señor a los que nos rodean.

En un resumen en español de Ananda Vacanamrtam - 9, “Always Do the Kiirtana of the Lord”, la filosofía de Ananda Marga dice: ¿Por qué el kiirtana tiene que ser vocalizado? La ciencia detrás de esto es que cuando haces kiirtana en voz alta tu mente permanece ocupada. No puede hacer otra cosa. En ese momento no es posible abusar de alguien o tener una conversación mundana. La mente está ocupada vocalizando, más bien diré que está entregada a la vocalización. Las cuerdas vocales están ocupadas en eso, la mente está empleada en ese pensamiento, y los oídos lo están oyendo, no tienen ninguna posibilidad de ir aquí y allá. Por esta razón la regla de vocalizar kiirtana en voz alta hace que se escuche y se cante. El kiirtana no se hace en voz baja. (resumen en español)

Kiirtana es más beneficioso que bhajana

En un resumen en español de Ananda Marga Ideology & Way of Life - 11, "Taking the Opposite Stance in Battle", la ideología de Ananda Marga nos guía: La manera más fácil de hacerlo es cantar las glorias de la Entidad Suprema, cuyo solo pensamiento eleva automáticamente la mente. Cantar el nombre de Parama Puruśa en voz alta se llama kiirtana; Pues, la vibración creada en la atmósfera por el kiirtana influirá también en los demás. Pero si la ideación mental de uno se transmite sólo a Parama Puruśa sin afectar a otros seres humanos, esto se llama bhajana. Así que bhajana es puramente personal; no tiene aspecto colectivo. Kiirtana es más beneficioso que bhajana, y de ahí que se diga kiirtaniiyah sadá harih: siempre que encuentres tiempo, haz kiirtana en voz alta y nunca te degenerarás porque cantando el santo nombre del Señor la mente permanece elevada. (resumen en español)

En Ananda Marga, cantamos kiirtana en voz alta para que otros puedan escuchar - y ser beneficiados. No le cantamos en voz alta porque pensamos que está en un mundo lejano. Por lo tanto, nuestra razón para cantar kiirtan en voz alta es sólo para que este mantra kiirtana también llegue a los oídos de los demás.

~ Parte II

En esta parte, Baba está describiendo varios acercamientos que se hacen en silencio como japa, dhyana, iishvara pranidhana, y otras lecciones y prácticas.

Recitar oraciones en voz alta no tiene sentido

En un resumen en español de Ananda Marga Ideology & Way of Life - 6, "Microcosm and Macrocosm", la ideología de Ananda Marga nos guía: Aquellos que llaman en voz alta para alcanzarlo a Él creen erróneamente que Él está lejos de ellos. Por muy fuerte que llamen, su llamada nunca lo alcanzará. Para llamar a esa Entidad Suprema la mente debe estar introvertida con la ideación adecuada. Las escrituras describen tres tipos de encantamiento: vácanik (repetición verbal), upáḿshu (repetición murmurante), mánasik (repetición mental). Repetición verbal significa llamar a Parama Puruśa en voz alta suponiendo que Él está lejos, muy lejos. En la repetición murmurante hay un ligero movimiento de los labios que hace que el encantamiento sea audible sólo para uno mismo. En la tercera categoría de encantamiento es la mente la que pronuncia y escucha el encantamiento; nadie capta siquiera el menor indicio de que estás ocupado en iishvara prańidhána. (resumen en español)

En un resumen en español de A Guide to Human Conduct, "Iishvara Prańidhána", la ideología de Ananda Marga afirma: Quizá sepas que el japa es de tres clases: vácanika, upáḿshu y mánasika. El vácanika japa, el intento de atraer Su atención recitando oraciones en voz alta, carece absolutamente de sentido. El respeto, el afecto, la sinceridad y la devoción son atributos del corazón interior y no deben expresarse en voz alta en el lenguaje de los aduladores. Vácanika japa, por lo tanto, no sirve para nada. (resumen en español)

Tu Iishvara no es sordo

En un resumen en español de Ananda Vacanamrtam - 4, "He Is Even Nearer Than You Think", la ideología de Ananda Marga afirma: Aquellos que no tienen este sentimiento y piensan que Parama Puruśa está lejos, pueden llorar roncamente, pero sus sollozos no serán escuchados por Él. La verdad real es que la Entidad Suprema yace encubierta en el pequeño sentimiento "yo" de todas las criaturas vivientes. Así pues, Él no está lejos de nada, sino que es el propio "yo" de todos y cada uno de los microcosmos. Con esta idea o sentimiento en mente, los aspirantes espirituales deben comenzar su práctica espiritual. Instalarse en esta idea suprema es el punto culminante de toda sadhana. (resumen en español)

En un resumen en español de A Guide to Human Conduct, "Iishvara Prańidhána", la ideología de Ananda Marga afirma: Iishvara prańidhána significa moverse con velocidad acelerada hacia ese Refugio Supremo, Dios. Por lo tanto, Iishvara prańidhána se basa absolutamente en bháva, o ideación -es un esfuerzo mental en su totalidad. Gritar al límite de nuestra voz para que se reúna una gran multitud, o mostrar devoción tocando tambores, etc., no tiene lugar en Él. Tu Iishvara no es sordo. No grites para transmitirle tus sentimientos mentales. (resumen en español)

Madre e hija

Algunos seguidores religiosos llaman o gritan fuertemente para alcanzar a Dios, ya que piensan que está arriba en el cielo. Piensan que su Dios está lejos, por lo que se necesita una voz estruendosa para llegar a Él. Eso es dogma.

Es como si una madre y su hija estuvieran sentadas una cerca de la otra y hablaran en voz baja, y si estuvieran muy lejos físicamente, gritarían para transmitirse el mensaje. Lo mismo es el caso de aquellos que gritan a Parama Purusa con la esperanza de obtener Su favor o bendiciones, etc. Trágicamente, no sienten que Él esté cerca.

Todo verdadero bhakta se ha dado cuenta de que puede comunicarse con Él silenciosamente en dhyana - o en cualquier momento. Porque siempre Parama Purusa está presente - Él es consciente de cada uno de tus pensamientos. Sabemos y sentimos que Él está dentro y que Él escucha nuestro más silencioso susurro e incluso nuestras comunicaciones mentales.

Conclusión

(A) Kiirtana debe hacerse en voz alta para que otros puedan escuchar. No debe hacerse mentalmente o con voz susurrante. El propósito de cantar kiirtana es elevar la gloria de Parama Purusa en voz alta para que otros puedan oír.

(B) Al mismo tiempo, puesto que Parama Purusa está muy cerca no hay necesidad de llamarlo en voz alta para comunicar tus sentimientos. La sadhana y el japa se hacen en voz baja.

(C) Mientras cantan bhajans, los bhaktas cantan al Señor con voz suave para expresar su propia satisfacción. Parama Purusa puede oír cualquier cosa que el bhakta piense, pero al bhakta le gusta cantar con voz suave.

Así que el kiirtana debe hacerse en voz alta; la sadhana y el japa deben hacerse en silencio; y los bhajans deben cantarse con voz suave.

En Él,
Shefali Roy

~ Estudio en profundidad ~

Cuando cantamos bhajans (Prabhat Samgiita), pensamos que Parama Purusa está cerca y simplemente deseamos transmitir lo que está en la mente. Así que la selección de canciones debe ser bien pensada, que refleje el sentimiento de tu corazón. Y ciertamente, con el tiempo, eso puede cambiar y uno puede tener un sentimiento diferente para transmitir a Parama Purusa.

En Ananda Marga, los sadhakas cantan bhajans pensando que "Parama Purusa está muy cerca y que Él está escuchando todo lo que pienso y digo, ya sea que cante en voz baja o alta, no hay diferencia. Él siempre escucha mi flujo mental.

- Here is a link to the original English posting: Loudly singing kiirtana

== Sección 2: Prabhat Samgiita ==

Tu gracia cósmica

"Tumi kato liila' kare calecho..." (Prabhat Samgiita #4116)

Significado:

Parama Purusa, Tu supremo liila es inimaginable e interminable. No tiene principio ni fin: Tú sigues jugando Tu juego cósmico de muchas maneras, incesantemente. Has creado flores suaves y tiernas llenas de fragancia y néctar, y has decorado el cielo con la brillante y fresca luna. En Tu creación, no dejaste ningún lugar desatendido o sin cuidar. Todo está lleno de dulzura y encanto. Tu presentación panorámica es incomparable.

Baba, la flauta de mi corazón nunca fue tocada, y mi núcleo interno nunca sintió ningún anhelo por Ti. Ahora, Tú has despertado asombrosamente ese corazón tan seco llenándolo de bhakti y saturándolo de dicha. La flauta que nunca fue tocada y cuyo amor no floreció, Tú la has despertado y llenado de sentimientos afectuosos coloreados de bhakti. Es Tu gracia cósmica. Ahora ese corazón mío tan seco está lleno de bhava.  

Parama Purusa, Baba, aquellos ahogados en la oscuridad cimeriana y sumergidos en el dogma no fueron capaces de reconocer su estado real - lo que son y a lo que han venido. Incluso sin que ellos lo desearan o pidieran, Tú los despertaste con Tu verdad eterna. En su ser interior, derramaste néctar, incluso sin que lo desearan o pidieran.

Has bendecido a todos y cada uno. Baba Tu divina liila es única e incomparable...

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