Baba
How dogma starts
Namaskar,
Dogma is one of the most insidious things that pollutes and ruins our human society. The image appended below shows how a particular dogma takes birth and ultimately gets rooted in the minds of the masses. Here is the overall idea / English summary of the below scan.
One day a person was walking down the street, and he accidentally tore his shoes. In frustration, he threw that ripped pair of shoes up in the air, and they got stuck on a tree branch; those shoes were just hanging from that tree. Then he attached a note there as well which stated that if anyone hangs their shoes from this tree then they will immediately gain full control over their wife. After reading that note, numerous husbands who had marital problems began hanging their shoes from that very same tree. Now that tree is completely filled with old shoes.
The above tale perfectly embodies how so many dogmas have been imposed on this earth, most notably by the various religions. Baba's below guideline demonstrates this.
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Ananda Marga philosophy states, "You all know that the most detrimental thing for human society and human progress is dogma. What is dogma? Where there is no logic, where there is no support of intellectuality, where there is no debate and free discussion, but there is only a severe imposition forcing people to accept something, there is dogma. What type of people preach this sort of dogma? The answer is: the blind followers of religion." (1)
In conclusion, Baba guides us that we are to be very strict and vigilant to outrightly reject all dogmas and establish human thought and erudition in a higher realm that is 100% from all dogmas.
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Baba says, "You boys, you girls, you the spiritual aspirants, must always remember that you must never surrender at the altar of dogma. In the past, dogma committed so many nuisances, dogma created so many fissiparous tendencies in this human society. Your slogan should be “Dogma – No more! Dogma – No more!” Establish yourselves above the boundaries of dogma, and be established in the excellence of human glory." (2)
in Him,
Purusottoma
References
1. Neo-Humanism in a Nutshell - Part 1, What Is Dogma?
2. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 14, Dogma – No More
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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 ==
Prout philosophy poses the query: "Question – What are the drawbacks of well irrigation?"
Prout philosophy states: "Answer – Well irrigation causes the level of the water table to go down until the subterranean flow of water eventually dries up. Shortages of water due to well irrigation are not easily perceptible."
"The negative effects of well irrigation include the following:"
"(1) All neighbouring shallow wells dry up creating the problem of the lack of drinking water."
"(2) Trees, orchards and large plants don’t get sufficient water so they may wither and die. Green countryside will become a desert after 30 to 45 years of intensive well irrigation."
"(3) In some deep tube wells elements or minerals which are harmful to the soil get mixed with the water, causing salinity, for example. As a result the land becomes unfit for cultivation and eventually becomes infertile."
"(4) When the flow of well-water stops, irrigation tanks supplied by these wells also dry up."
"Well irrigation should be used only as a temporary measure because of the devastating effects it can have on the surrounding environment. Alternative methods of irrigation are river irrigation, irrigation from reservoirs, shift irrigation and lift irrigation." (1)
Note: There is a limited supply of underground water. Around the globe, people are using underground water for drinking and irrigation by using deep pumps etc. Using underground water for drinking is ok, but it is extremely harmful to use underground water for irrigation purposes. By this way, the water table is rapidly diminishing and a severe water crisis is threatening the earth.
Due to a lack of proper knowledge, serious problems are cropping up around the globe. Our duty is to follow Baba's guidelines and educate others. To overlook the problem is to invite disaster.
Because of deep well irrigation, the water table is dropping. Plants and trees become dry and brittle. Extreme dryness invites fires. The vegetation gets destroyed. Without trees, there is no more rain. This brings drought which then leads to starvation, and ultimately death. This is the eventual outcome wherever groundwater irrigation is in vogue.
So then what is the answer? How to irrigate? According to Prout philosophy, rain water should be collected in ponds and reservoirs and used locally. That will solve the problem and offer an environmentally sound, renewable resource for our water needs, most critically, irrigation.
In Chennai, one must drill down 2,000 feet for well water yet drilling to such depths has been forbidden by the government because of the inherent environmental hazards and dangers. While in Indore the wells have reached 1,000 feet, but the common citizens cannot construct wells that deep.
Reference
1. Prout in a Nutshell - 14, Questions and Answers [on Society] – 3
== Section 3: Links ==
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