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Saturday, July 12, 2025

About spiritual path: must know + 4 more

Baba

About spiritual path: must know

Namaskar,

The other day in our unit, a number of margiis were telling stories about their sweet journey since coming onto the path of sadhana. Some talked about their personal, spiritual experiences in sadhana, and others shared the Baba dreams they had. One common theme, along with the joy and bliss of spiritual life, was the remarkable difficulties and high hurdles faced, as well as the good fortune experienced, since embarking on the path of sadhana. All due to the ripening and burning of their samskaras. Here below is one such story.
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Story: boils left as quickly as they came


One brother recounted how when he first started doing sadhana, suddenly boils formed on his rear. In his life, he had never had boils before, so this was a big surprise for him. They were so tender and sensitive that it was too painful to sit down and do sadhana. And when he told his acarya about this, his acarya directed him that no matter what he must continue with his sadhana.

So that margii adjusted and began doing sadhana from a lying position. Soon the boils began to form on the back of his legs and across his back. The margii was thinking that this was unbearable and again he went to his acarya and told that it was too difficult to forge on with meditation. But his acarya would not relent and instead told that, "This is a good sign - you are cleaning and purifying your body and burning samskaras. At any and all cost you must continue with your sadhana."

Not knowing what else to do, the margii started doing sadhana from a prone position, lying face down on his stomach. But then again trouble found him out as boils began to appear on his belly, thighs, and torso. When he approached his acarya this time he was ready to give up sadhana and quit entirely, but his acarya outrightly told him that, "Great things are happening. You are getting purified to pursue the path of Ananda Marga - all those negative samskaras are oozing out. So keep going."

With renewed vigour, that margii continued his sadhana, and by Baba's grace despite having painful boils all over his body, his sadhana improved and, amazingly, within a week all the boils  disappeared - leaving as quickly as they came. In the 25 years since, he has not had a single boil; and, to this day he remains a committed sadhaka, a fully dedicated traveler on the path of Ananda Marga.
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Good sadhaka - more requital


In the above account, the newly initiated margii was well-coached by his acarya; and, by that way, he courageously adhered to the path. Because the whole point here is that as soon as one takes initiation and gets diiksa', then the annihilation of both good and bad samskaras begins in an accelerated fashion. And this continues throughout the course of one's life.

Ananda Marga ideology states, "When a spiritual aspirant moves from the most negative point towards the ultimate positivity, what happens? His accumulated sam'ska'ras start to become exhausted. That is, all his sam'ska'ras start to wane." (1)

So as soon as one starts sadhana up until the time they attain liberation, one will invariably undergo the speedy exhaustion of samskaras. The tantra of Ananda Marga means the imminent burning of all samskaras - both good and bad ones - so one can move quickly and reach their cherished Goal, i.e. becoming one with Parama Purusa.
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So many come onto the path of Ananda Marga and immediately their life undergoes radical change - at an accelerated rate. They may lose their job, or have their property stolen, or so many things might happen - challenging, unexpected events, both good and bad. For lack of a proper guide, one might not understand they are getting purified and progressing. Instead, they become worried or scared, and end up leaving their sadhana and Ananda Marga. They wrongly conclude that it has brought them bad luck and too many difficulties. Certainly, we all know so many cases of this nature.


Will not drift away from sadhana


There are an equal number of cases where sadhakas undergo the burning of good samskaras and due to their success in the mundane world they lose sight of the real Goal and leave their sadhana. Infatuated with worldly riches, property, or professional successes, they mistakenly think that such wealth and prestige will give them lasting happiness and they fail to pursue the path of sadhana. This also happens.

In the case of good samskaras, people lose their sadhana due to their self-satisfaction with their worldly life; and, in the case of bad samskaras, people lose their sadhana due to their sorrows of living in this relative world. But it does not have to be this way. It does not have to be that so many sadhakas are lost from the path of Ananda Marga. If we are vigilant and educate new and old margiis - including our wts - about the path of sadhana, then our attrition rate will be much less. Then far fewer wts will leave, and we will be able to retain a greater number of our newly initiated margiis.
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This can all happen as we educate others about how samskaras are exhausted very quickly while on the path of sadhana and how they should not be sidetracked - either due to our worldly happiness or mundane sorrows. Just we have to keep our mind focused on the Goal. In that case, everyone will be sure to maintain their sadhana - regardless of what may be happening in their life, regardless of the way their samskaras get exhausted.

The takeaway is that we must be vigilant to coach new and senior margiis alike about the inevitable changes that are going to occur while on the path of sadhana. Speedily sadhakas will get cleansed and purified and our job is to support and guide them through this process. By that way, they will not lose sight of the Goal and not drift away from their sadhana.


Conclusion

The condition of non-sadhakas is like slaves. They are slaves of avidya maya - goaded by animal propensities and living like brutes. By this way they are under the bondage of avidya maya. Maya is very happy seeing their situation and such ignorant people do not recognise their plight. Due to their ignorance they are in misery but they are also happy. They are slaves and avidya maya is their master. But when that non-margii becomes a sadhaka then avidya maya resists. No master wants their slave to walk away free. So avidya maya creates all sorts of problems to stop their sadhana. Newly initiated sadhakas face all kinds of problems; but if they are sincere in their sadhana, avidya maya gives up. And maya will also aim to stop anyone whose sadhana is accelerating. So every sadhaka should be careful: When obstacles come, do not runaway - persevere in sadhana. After some time the obstacles will disappear and you will be victorious.
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Namaskar,
in Him,
Ananda Sagar

Ananda Margiis are fortunate


Let us then take a moment to reflect on how fortunate we Ananda Margiis are to be on the path of sadhana - because only sadhana can bring lasting peace. After all, every human being - whether margii or non-margii - has infinite desires; and only through satiating that infinite longing can one get true happiness. Hence mundane, finite things like worldly riches etc can never bring lasting happiness or peace.

The chief difference is that non-margiis remain unaware of this truth and they pass their days immersed in mundane allurements thinking that will bring them happiness; whereas, true Ananda Margiis ensconce the mind in sadhana and exhaust all samskaras. By that way, we are blessed to experience that infinite bliss that gives permanent satiation to our infinite desires and leads one to a stance of perfect peace.

Thus no sadhaka should fall by the wayside and become frustrated or intoxicated by the burning of their bad or good samskaras. These samskaras should find expression - and very quickly - because that is the only way to reach liberation in this very life. So our only duty, our only aim is to keep the mind fixed on Him by holding onto our sadhana. Only then we will experience infinite anandam or bliss.
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Progress is very fast


As soon as one gets tantric diiksa' and starts doing sadhana and leading our Ananda Marga way of life, then their wheel starts moving quickly. Lifetimes of old samskaras become ripe and ultimately get exhausted. By that way one becomes free of so many fetters and they are able to advance very, very rapidly. Then His grace becomes ever resplendent in their life and they are able to reach their ultimate divine realm. This is the ideal destiny of every Ananda Margii.

In this lifetime, every Ananda Margii will have to reach their Goal. That is why their speed is so great. And that is why in the life of Ananda Margiis the cycle of happiness and sorrow rotates quickly: only by exhausting all these good and bad samskaras can one reach their ultimate abode. So our movement is very fast, by His grace. Because in this very life we are going to get Him.

In contrast, the road for non-margiis is vastly different. Rather than racing towards the Cosmic Nucleus in a straight line, they move slowly, slowly around the periphery. The ripening of their samskaras occurs in a very gradual way where one can hardly see any movement in their life. What they are when they were born is not much different from how they are when they die. Their progress is negligible.
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When one does not have a Tantric Guru


When one does not have a Tantric Guru and when one does not have sadhana, then they have no path of movement to race forward. So they live their life shackled by old samskaras and their rate of change is very minute. They will have to undergo life after life - thousands and millions of lives. Their journey will be extremely slow and mostly uneventful.

Whereas in Ananda Marga, due to Baba's grace, we are racing towards Him with tremendous speed - in which case all the fetters rapidly fall away as one after another samskara gets annihilated. Such is the great transformation that takes place within the life of every Ananda Margii. And that is why amidst the various obstacles and difficulties, joys and pleasures, those moving on the path of Ananda Marga will reach their cherished goal in one life.


Full cycle


Our Ananda Marga is the path of tantra where, by Baba's unfathomable grace, the sadhaka has the opportunity to attain liberation in this life itself. Indeed this is the guarantee Sadguru Baba has given in The Supreme Command. So really we are blessed.
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Human desires are infinite and as this infinite desire gets channelised toward the spiritual realm and spiritual yearning is awakened, one will begin the spiritual journey, exhaust all their samskaras, and reach unto Parama Purusa. At the same time, we should understand the underlying philosophy and science. Then we can better anticipate and understand how and why our lives transform as we speedily move towards the Cosmic Nucleus.

Most importantly, by this way we will be able to support and guide new and old margiis on the path when they invariably undergo the accelerated ripening of samskaras in their movement towards the Goal.


Occult powers, name, fame


Here is an outline of the different stages of sadhana:

(a) When a person initially starts sadhana those obstacles come from the external world - people will oppose them and disturbances will come from without, i.e. from the external world.

(b) After gaining victory from external problems then obstacles arise from within. In that case, no one will disturb you but one will face mental hurdles like lack of concentration etc. But if you continue your sadhana with greater speed those problems will also be defeated.
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(c) Then in the third stage occult powers (name, fame, prestige) come and in this stage most get defeated. But if still one goes on doing sadhana they will get success.

All these stages occur when one is really sincere in sadhana and if you are not sincere then throughout your whole life you will remain in the first stage - beset by external struggles. You will sit in sadhana and others will create problems for you. External problems will always harass you and if you cross that and you may get stuck in stage 2 and problems will come from within. Here again you must accelerate your sadhana to overcome this problem, and ultimately, success will arrive and the mind will become like an obedient pet.


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Only way of requital


Here below Baba beautifully explains how those on the path of sadhana reach unto the Supreme Goal of life and attain Him.

Ananda Marga ideology guides us, "Now how to get liberation from these bondages? It’s possible only when the reactive momenta get exhausted, and this is possible only through sa'dhana'. When one walks in the sphere of actional bondages one’s movement is from subtle to crude. The sa'dhana' for liberation from bondages is a movement from crude to subtle. The 'saincara' process is a movement from the supreme positivity to the supreme negativity, a flow from fundamental negativity to fundamental positivity. But, what is this movement for? This movement is for the exhaustion of actional bondages. It is movement from darkness to light and truth. One has to march towards truth." (2)

Ananda Marga philosophy states, "Sometimes it may happen that a man was a degenerated man. When he was a bad man, he was eating, drinking, and making merry, but as soon as he starts Sádhaná, he is to face so many obstacles, so many hardships. He has become good, but be has to undergo so many troubles, so many problems. What is this? Why? Do you follow what I said? Why? The reason is that the pendulum moves. When it starts coming in the opposite side when its upward movement ends and the downward movement starts. The moment he becomes a good boy, becomes a Sádhaka, the reaction of his bad actions starts." (3)


Without obstacles progress is a dream


Ananda Marga ideology says, "Sádhaná is the effort to free oneself from the qualifying influence of Prakrti. Avidyámáyá is also a quality, and that too has to be renounced. If a tenant has been occupying a house for a very long time it will be extremely difficult to suddenly evict him by force, particularly if he has been treated as a respectable tenant for a long time. He will never leave the house willingly and will place all sorts of obstacles in your path. You will have to fight against all his manoeuvres, and only when you have completely defeated him will the bully allow you to enter the house. Similarly, as one has been at the mercy of Avidyámáyá for many lives, it will not leave easily when one starts intuitional practice. Like the bullying tenant, Avidyámáyá will throw all possible obstacles across one’s path when one tries to destroy its influence. Sádhaná or intuitional practice as taught by a great preceptor is the way to remove Avidyámáyá. Only success in sádhaná can make Avidyámáyá loosen its hold. So the beginning of true sádhaná is marked by great resistance from Avidyámáyá, which, through the obstacles it creates, tries to compel one to give up sádhaná. In its attempts to subdue Avidyámáyá, sádhaná will naturally meet resistance from the evil force of Avidyámáyá. Obstacles in sádhaná (intuitional practices) should be regarded as an indication of one’s success in one’s attempt to remove Avidyámáyá. Obstacles are not created by God or the great preceptor (sadguru), as they wish every one of the units to become emancipated like themselves. They are created by Prakrti, against whom one is waging war. If one is to win, Prakrti has to be defeated with the weapon of sádhaná, against which Avidyámáyá defends itself by placing obstacles in one’s way. Obstacles in sádhaná should be regarded as good signs, indicating that the influence of Avidyámáyá is beginning to wane." (4)


How sadhakas get victory

Ananda Marga ideology states, "The avidyá force declares war on those whose desire or inclination is towards vidyá; this gives rise to a hostile tendency in the recesses of their minds, against which they have to struggle. At home the husband, wife or the other members of the family become dissatisfied with them, and create various obstacles. In the field of their activities the opportunities arise for depravity, meanness, bribes etc., and they have to maintain their self-control. The locusts of desires come swarming in to destroy the very bud of their sádhaná. So they must carefully avoid such temptations for their own safety. But those whose movement is truly towards vidyá, who are determined to follow the path of vidyá by sacrificing their all, will eventually become immune to all obstacles. No amount of scornful taunts or diatribes will be able to check their lightning speed. They will emerge victorious, weathering and defying all storms, and eventually stand firm and erect like the Himalayas; and the storms and squalls will rebound back in disappointment." (5)

Ananda Marga ideology says, "When the Sádhaka or the spiritual aspirant will stand untrammelled and resolute, with the courage of his conviction, and self-confidence, all snags and dangers will gradually wither away – will timidly disappear from his path...Obstacles are the concomitants of sádhaná, struggling is a good sign. By these obstacles sádhakas can understand that their spiritual practice is on the right track. Spiritual philosophy comes into being only when sádhakas struggling with avidyá’s hindrances, vindicates their move towards Brahma after defeating the base propensities of avidyá by their own intellect and judgment." (6)

References
1. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 25, The Importance of Diikśá
2. Subhasita Samgraha - 19, Salvation and Devotion
3. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 14, Action and Reaction
4. Ananda Marga Elementary Philosophy, Intuitional Practice and Its Necessity
5. Subhasita Samgraha - 3, Supreme Benevolence and Mundane Pleasure
6. Subhasita Samgraha - 3, Supreme Benevolence and Mundane Pleasure


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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 ==

Your beautiful presence

"Shrit́i dhárá dháy tomári karuńáy, liilá racanáy tumi advitiiya..." (Prabhat Samgiita #3600)

Purport:

My Parama Purusa, this flow of creation is moving ahead by Your endless karuńá. Because of You, everything is formed, nourished, and withdrawn back to its origin. This entire cycle of brahmacakra is nothing but Your causeless grace on everyone. In the generation of Your cosmic liila, You Yourself are unparalleled; You have no comparison. You are Alaks'yaca'rii, Cittaviharii, Sarvadukhaha’rii, my adored One.

Supreme Entity, there are many similarities between us - between You and I - even though I am 'unit' and You are 'Cosmic'. In Your vibration with the most charming aroma of candan permeating all around, and with Your beautiful Presence, my atoms and molecule, my entire being has started dancing in bliss.

Baba, You are so gracious, we are so close; there is no difference between You and I. My existence is depending solely on You. Because You are, that is why I am. My Infinite Entity, if You would not have been, then I would have floated away somewhere into the vast oblivion.

Baba, You are the nucleus of this vast cosmological order. Because of You, everything is existing and flowing around You in bliss. You have no equal...


Notes for Prabhat Samgiita #3600:

[1] Alaks'yaca'rii: This is one of the names of Parama Purusa and refers to His attribution as the Entity who always moves invisibly - secretly - around the entire universe. The following explains why He moves around secretly:

Ananda Marga ideology says, "He [Parama Purusa] can never be fully discovered; He has concealed most of Himself. If He were to express Himself fully, He would face many difficulties in carrying out His work and thus the collective interest of humanity would suffer. In the interest of human society, He will have to keep Himself secret." (Ananda Vacanamrtam - 7, p. 30)

[2] Cittaviha’rii: This denotes one of the beautiful attributes of Parama Purusa whereby He lives in each and every unit mind, ensconced in His eternal bliss. In this divine & playful stance of His, Parama Purusa is called: Cittabiharii.

[3] Sarvduhkhaha’rii: This name of Parama Purusa represents His great compassion wherein He takes away & removes all the sufferings and pains from each and every being of this entire creation. In that role, His presence serves as a balm of bliss. That is why Parama Purusa is often called: Sarvadukhaharii, (Sarva= all; dukha= sorrow; Harii= He who takes).

[4] Candan: sandalwood.


== Section: Important Teaching ==

Source of the sun’s energy

Ananda Marga ideology says, “Because each and everybody in this universe gets energy from Parama Purusa, He is the Supreme Source of energy.”

“This earth and all the other planets and satellites of this solar system get their energy from the sun. The sun is the source of their energy. But He is the source of the sun’s energy. And that’s why He is jvalantam.”

“And that’s why I have said that there won’t be any thermal death of this universe. Because He is jvalantam, He is present, and He will be present forever. So there won’t be any shortage of energy in this cosmic system, though there may be a shortage of energy in some particular portion of the earth or the cosmos.” (1)

Reference
1. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 3, The Fear of Him


== Section: Important Teaching ==

Common occurrence in present era

Ananda Marga philosophy states, “Those who are egotistic will not accept their mistake even when they discover it. They will say, “You see, it seems I made a mistake and So-and-so has pointed it out. This is a great insult to me – I cannot tolerate it! Though he may have spoken the truth, it is beneath my dignity to accept it. It is too humiliating! If I even admit that I have harmed the people, that will be a great slur on my character – how can I allow that to happen? So I will continue to maintain that what I have done is right. This may harm people, but I must make sure that my prestige is not injured.” (1)

Reference
1. Liberation of Intellect - Neohumanism Is the Ultimate Shelter (Discourse 11)


== Section: Important Teaching ==

Priests: worst enemies of humanity

Note: In religion, there is nothing positive. It just a bag full of negative things. In the name of God religious agents exploit the common mass and innocent people, in endless ways. They camouflage their dealings in various shapes and forms. Those with keen eyes can understand the falsehood that religions propagate. History bears testimony that religion has been the cause of so much human suffering. And still it is going on.

Ananda Marga ideology guides us, “If someone argues that an arum dish rather than a potato dish should be offered in the temple of Jagannath because potato is non-indigenous it is the height of absurdity. Does Jagannath make any discrimination between different countries? Is there any difference for Him between the river Ganges and the Jordan?”

“All lands are His own land; everything is within His mind, created with His own atoms and molecules, and resonated with His sacred ideation. Those whose preachings encourage such discriminatory feelings are the worst enemies of humanity.”

“These are the people who in every age in the name of religion have caused blood to flow, and have injected the fear of heaven and hell, of ghosts and demons into the human mind. These are the people who made human beings lifeless puppets.” (1)


Greed and cruelty of vultures

Ananda Marga ideology guides us “And even today these vested interests are still trying to perpetrate discrimination in a thousand and one ways. It is said, “One who knows Brahma becomes a Brahman.” But this definition of a Brahman is inconvenient for them so they have declared that the son of a Brahman is a Brahman and the son of a Vipra is a Vipra, whether they merit the title or not. In this way they have cheated the simple, mute and gullible masses for centuries together.”

“They do not have the key to salvation; no, they hold only one thing in their hands: the binding rope. They don’t possess the spirit or the valour to sing the songs of human emancipation. Their eyes do not shine with the radiance of universalism, but squint with the greed and cruelty of vultures. Buddha was the first person to revolt against their cruelty and devouring greed.”

“He declared unequivocally...Nobody is born low, nobody is born a bráhmiń. Human beings are considered low only because of their bad actions. But when they see Brahma in each and every finite entity, and act accordingly, they attain the rank of bráhmiń, they become established in integral knowledge. A bráhmiń is not a caste, it is not a rank; it is the vast Cosmic Entity established in universalism.” (2)

Note: In religion, there is nothing positive. It just a bag full of negative things. In the name of God religious agents exploit the common mass and innocent people, in endless ways. They camouflage their dealings in various shapes and forms. Those with keen eyes can understand the falsehood that religions propagate. History bears testimony that religion has been the cause of so much human suffering. And still it is going on.


About Islamic cruelty

Ananda Marga ideology guides us, “Humanity, in its all-out quest for this aesthetic science, attained spirituality. One must acknowledge this. Herein lies the excellence of aesthetic science. For this reason, I have given my whole-hearted and explicit support for nandana vijiṋána. You know that there are certain religions which do not encourage aesthetic pursuits. You will notice that in those religions inertia, inferiority complexes and a sense of violence are predominant.” (3)

References
1. Ananda Marga Ideology & Way of LIfe - 6, The only way to Salvation
2. Ananda Marga Ideology & Way of LIfe - 6, The only way to Salvation
3. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 10, Yatamána – the Stage of Perseverance


== Section: Important Teaching ==

Not doing sadhana defeats purpose of existence

Ananda Marga philosophy says, "So humans were created only to do sadhana and attain emancipation. Those who do not do sadhana for their mukti (emancipation)
even though they were created for this purpose, go against the wishes of the Supreme Entity. They defeat the very purpose of the creation of human
beings." (1)

Reference
1. Ananda Marga Elementary,What Is This World?


== Section 3: Links ==

Postings to Read
Action theory: determining your future
Baba & palmistry story
Self-examination: jinani or not? 
Daily-life hypocrisy
Planned dying
Gandhi's monkeys



Thursday, July 10, 2025

Action theory: determining your future + 5 more

Baba

Action theory: determining your future

Namaskar,

There are some sadhakas who think that, “I should do many good deeds so that after my death I may return to this earth and reap the fruit of all those virtuous deeds.” And Ananda Marga philosophy supports this premise that those who accumulate good deeds will experience the rewards in their next life. Indeed, this type of psychology is quite common in those regions that subscribe to the concept of reincarnation also. They think they should accumulate a lot of virtue so that they can enjoy the rewards in their next life. 
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According to Ananda Marga philosophy, this is a foolhardy approach. One should not desire to accumulate virtue / good samskaras. The accumulation of such virtue is wholly bad. The problem is that those good deeds are also binding. 


How sadhaka can become exploiters & then pigs


After death, those sadhakas come back again in human form and soak up all kinds of material benefits from their good deeds: money, prestige, influence etc. And while enjoying all that post and power, they may exploit humanity and do untold harm to others. 

The basic equation is that anybody who gets prestige, power, wealth, command over others, then they develop vanity. They think they are super-great and beyond reproach. In that condition, they grossly misuse their power. As everyone knows, animals just behave in the way that they were programmed to behave by the Cosmic Operative Principle. Animals have no such scope to go outside that track. In contrast, humans have free will and due to their sense of vanity they misuse their power and harm others. Thereafter, because of their disastrous misdeeds, they are reborn as an earthworm etc. That is the irony: Two lives back they performed all kinds of good deeds. Then in their next life they reaped the rewards and vanity as they tortured innocent people. Then in their next life they became an earthworm. In that case they ultimately ruined and destroyed themselves. 

The outcome is that after their death they take birth as an animal or even an inanimate object. For instance, suppose someone acculated a lot of virtue and in their next life was reborn as a dictator, king, or emperor, then in that top post they may misuse their powers. In that case, they will be reborn as a pig, or donkey, or lizard, or earthworm, or even an inanimate object like a fence post etc. 
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Use Guru mantra


So then what is the way out? According to Ananda Marga teachings, every sadhaka should use Guru mantra before each and every action and surrender all the results unto the lotus feet of Taraka Brahma Baba. This will save them from creating any new samakaras. So the basic rule is that sadhakas should only do good works - never bad  actions - and surrender the fruits of those blessed deeds unto Him. By this way one can avert the trappings of accumulating virtue, and instead become one with Parama Purusa. 


Part II: Importance of fate


In the general society, many people think that their "fate" is created by some unknown force and that they have no recourse to affect or change their destiny. That is what is meant by a fatalistic outlook. Here we have to think how far this is helpful, and, whether, as Ananda Margiis, we should adopt a similar manner or not.


The origin of “fate”


According to Ananda Marga philosophy, humans have free will, perform actions per their choice, and undergo the reactions of their original actions. When you do something and face the consequences that is your "fate". It is entirely self-created. You do something, and you face the consequences --- that is fate, whether the reaction comes in this life or the next life. But commonly, only when people are not aware of their original action then they call it fate.
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In that way, people are inclined to call it fate when they undergo the reaction in their next life. Because then they cannot recall their original action that caused that reaction. However, this is all samskara theory.  Ananda Marga philosophy does not give an ounce of credence to the dogmatic notion of fate: i.e. that fate is something doled out by another outside entity, as if fate is something that humans have no control over. There is always scope for people to redirect the course of their life by making sentient and conscious life choices.

Ananda Marga ideology says, "Those who are fatalists are also misguided. It is wrong to leave everything to fate without taking any initiative at the time of grave danger. Once a person has created his or her fate through his or her own actions, it is certainly not proper to completely surrender to that self-created fate." (1)

You are the father of your fate


By all of Baba's above teachings, we can understand that fate is just the reaction of one's past actions. Fate is not something that is distributed by some other entity. You yourself are the father of your fate. That is the overarching idea of Baba's samskara theory. Yet commonly, the term 'fate' is misused and abused. In the name of fate, people suffer from all kinds of dogma and opportunists and exploiters use fate as their tool to suppress the people. Those aware about the real meaning of fate do not get exploited. So it is our duty to educate ourselves and others about fate so they do not get exploited, become confused, or suffer from so many psychic ailments. By this way we can eradicate all kinds of individual and social problems.
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Part III: Mistaken equation of free will


There are some who think that our free will is limited because our life circumstances are comprised of three factors: 

(a) 33.33% societal and familial influence 
(b) 33.33% samskaras (stain in the mind) Note: Whenever, with our free will, we perform any action, that act creates a stain in the mind. That mental stain is our samskara. And that stain disappears when we undergo the reaction to that action.
(c) 33.33% free will

By the above percentages, some wrongly conclude that only ⅓ of our life is based on free will. But that is not correct. 

First off, the family and society we are born into is a result of the actions that we performed based on our free will in previous lives. Hence, in the past we exercised our free will, created stains, and those stains led to our next birth in a particular family / society. 

Secondly, the samskaras (stain in the mind) we have were formed exclusively by past actions we made with our free will. For instance, if Shyam is walking down the street and a wild dog bites him, then that samskara  (stain in the mind) to be bit by a dog was due to Shyam’s free will. Specifically, in the past, Shyam used his free will to perform an action that created a samskara (stain in the mind) that led to Shyam’s being bit by a dog. 
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Thus, it is wrong to say that free will is responsible for only ⅓ of our life circumstances. With our free will, we are wholly responsible for every situation we find ourselves in, as well as every reaction we face in life. There is nothing that we do or undergo that is not a direct result of actions we undertook with our own free will, from either this life or previous lives. Thus, our free will from this life or previous lives is the only cause behind our each and every life circumstance, whether good or bad.  

Namaskar,
In Him,
Laksman

~ Somewhat related points ~

Tool of bad people to manipulate & exploit

In the past and in the present also, those in power have used the notions of fate and predestination as a tactic to exploit the common people. If everyday citizens feel that the bad reactions they are facing in their day-to-day life is a matter of fate and there is nothing to be done about, then those people will be easier to control and manipulate.

Now in the height of this materialistic era, those capitalists employ the clergy, chaplains, and counselors etc, and those paid clergy, chaplains, and counselors are effectively able to convince the common people to sit back and accept their fate. By infusing this psychology upon the masses, the vaeshayas [capitalist exploiters] feel assured there will not be any uprising against them.
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Ananda Marga philosophy says, "The vaeshyas [wealthy exploiters] use the vipras to try to spread intellectual propaganda among the masses to prevent them from finding any philosophical justification for their suppressed grievances against the vaeshya [wealthy exploiters] structure. This intellectual propaganda aims to convince people that they are the victims of circumstance. It argues, “Everything is destiny. Everything is preordained.” Such doctrines help the vaeshyas [wealthy exploiters] to perpetuate their structure. They destroy the personal force of people and make them the playthings of fate. People accept the idea that everything is preordained, and support the status quo." (2)

References
1. Ananda Marga Ideology and Way of Life - 11, The Omni-Reflective Cognitive Consciousness
2. Human Society - 2, The Vaeshya Age

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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: Important Teaching ==

Free initiation in AM

Ananda Marga Caryacarya states, “To ensure the subsistence of ácáryas (spiritual teachers), all kinds of sacrifice should be accepted.” (1)

Note: Sadguru Baba has given the rule that acaryas are not to charge or accept remuneration for giving sadhana lessons, initiations, or presiding over any social ceremony like baby naming, marriages, death, or house entrance etc. So the question arises how will they survive? The answer is that it is the duty of family margiis to provide Wts with their basic requirements. By this system, Wts can perform their duties per Baba’s guideline. Unfortunately we see that some fake Wts like Dada N* etc are charging money for the aforesaid duties. Teaching sadhana has become his business. It is disgraceful. 

Baba made initiation without charge because in the society some are economically poor and some are economically healthy. So Baba made Ananda Marga sadhana and social ceremonies equal for all. That is why there should not be any charge. In a mundane manner, just think what would happen if firefighters started asking for money and charging before putting out the fire. In that circumstance, the whole society would collapse and crumble.

* The Dada N in the above note is Nabhanillananda.

Reference
1. Caryacarya, part 2, Society, point #11  


== Section: Important Teaching ==

Cause of decline


Ananda Marga ideology states, “Those who have the responsibility to show the path to others should be of superlative character with the most refined conduct. They and their followers must move constantly towards all-round development and shreya [ultimate spiritual attainment]. Persons who teach such well-regulated behaviour to others by their own conduct are called ácáryas.” (1)

This below section is not for all. It is for those who want to fix the problem. 

The most negative part is that many good margiis with superior conduct - who follow all do’s and don’ts, are strict in yama and niyama, and dedicate maximum time for the propagation Ananda Marga ideology - are not given a tattvikaship or family acaryaship. This is all due to the prevalence of internal group politics and related problems etc. In a one word we can say that these days acaryaships and tattvikaships are mostly bestowed upon stooges. That is why they are fake family acaryas and fake tattvikas. Such fake acaryas have lost their charm in the eyes of general margiis. In the past, margiis used to see the ideal conduct and dedication and had a lot of respect for family acaryas. But that era has gone by. Now these fake family acaryas are looked down upon as lowly puppets, and even referred to as so-called family acaryas. Unfortunately, this is the bitter truth. With our collective efforts we have to resolve this horrible situation.

Reference
1. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 31, The Conduct of an Ácárya


== Section: Important Teaching ==

Spiritual approach needed

Ananda Marga philosophy states, "The establishment of a classless society is only possible for those who accept Parama Puruśa [Supreme Consciousness] as the goal of their lives, for those whose entire mental power is ceaselessly directed towards one supreme goal. In a society where there is no class struggle, the remaining classes will have to disappear and all people will have to unite under the banner of one common ideology. This can only be done by sadvipras." (1)

Reference
1. A Few Problems Solved - 2, Synthesis and Analysis


== Section: Important Teaching ==

Quality of marriage: man & woman

  Ananda Marga philosophy states, "Another Sanskrit equivalent for “woman” is nárii, which is feminine gender. But Shiva used the term kalatra, in the neuter; for to her husband a woman is a wife, but to her children and other members of the society, she is as dignified as her male counterpart. So by declaring a married lady to be kalatra, Shiva gave her special status, and addressed her in neuter terms."
   "The liberal meaning of the term viváha is “live one’s life in a new way with a special type of responsibility”. This is the underlying significance of the Shaeva system of marriage."
   "In His life, Shiva Himself married with this commitment. We can say without the least hesitation that Shiva was the first person in this world to marry in the proper sense of the term. He was eager to see that the married women did their duties properly towards their husbands, that is, that they always took care to remove the difficulties of their husbands."
   "Thus it was His strict instruction, Yad bharttureva hitamicchati tad kalatram [“If in the mind of the wife, there is the sincere desire for the welfare of her husband, the family will be blissful and a thatched house will become a golden home”]." (1)

Reference
1. Namah Shiváya Shántáya, Shivokti - 3


== Section: Important Teaching ==

Why fake yoga is dangerous


Ananda Marga ideology says, "Suppose, one is a great Yogii but if there is no love for his goal, then those suspended propensities will finally be converted into crude matter. That is, the subtle human existence becomes like iron; it becomes like wood; it becomes like sand. What a deterioration! What a downfall! This particular type of yoga where a yogii does not bear love for the Supreme Entity is called 'Hatha Yoga' in Samskrta. It is dangerous for human elevation." (1)

Note: Nowadays, all around the globe and especially in the west, in the name of teaching yoga certain pseudo-yoga people are becoming entrepreneurs and selling their unholy ways to the public by opening so-called yoga and meditation centres. But in those places, they do not do bhakti yoga; theirs is not a God-centered approach. Rather they teach bogus lessons such as misguided pranayama etc. Sadly, when the Goal is not Parama Purusa then that type of fake yoga, meditation, and pranayama ultimately bring terrible degeneration. Neither is the unassuming public aware nor do these culprits realise what dangers they are inviting. It is our duty as far as possible to warn everyone for their welfare.

Reference
1. Ananda Vacanartam - 2, Love – the Essential Prerequisite


== Section ==

अगर परमपुरुष के लिए मुहब्बत नहीं है, तो सब बरबाद

“जो तगड़े भक्त हैं, उनके लिए जीवन का एकमात्र धर्म है क्या ? परमपुरुष के साथ रहना, उनसे मुहब्बत करना, और इस तरह की मुहब्बत करना, कि मुहब्बत करते-करते ख़ुद को खो बैठे हैं—मानसिक स्तर के अनुसार आध्यात्मिक स्तर में भी शिक्षा दी जाती है इसी तरह से | किन्तु, आख़िर तक यह बात माननी पड़ेगी कि साधना का जो मूल केन्द्र, साधना का जो मूल लक्ष्य, साधना की जो आधारशिला तथा लक्ष्य-बिन्दु, वे एक ही हैं—परमपुरुष | इसमें कोई किसी दो सत्ताओं का कोई अवकाश नहीं है—एक ही हैं | एक के लिए तुम्हें काम करना है, एक की ओर चलना है, और याद रखोगे कि साधना जो कुछ भी करते हो—अगर परमपुरुष के लिए मुहब्बत नहीं है, तो सब बरबाद हो जाएगा | एक मुहब्बत पर समूचा साधनामार्ग स्थित है | इसमें और भी एक बात याद रखनी है, कि मन को सूक्ष्म बनाता है सबसे अल्प समय में, कीर्त्तन | इसलिए साधना के पहले कुछ देर तक कीर्त्तन अवश्य करना है |”

[यह बाबा के कैसेट से सीधे लिखा गया, बाबा का यह असली प्रवचन, अमृतोपदेश है। आनन्द मार्ग हिन्दी पुस्तकों में छपे प्रवचन तो नक़ली प्रवचन हैं, असली नहीं] (1)

Reference
1. हिंदी, आध्यात्मिक साधना के साथ मानसिक स्तर का सम्पर्क, S14-09, DMC 27 June 1980 Saharsa


== Section ==

পরমপুরুষের চিন্তার ফলেই 

“যেখানে আমরা কারণ খুঁজে পাই না, তাকেই ৰলি লীলা | কারণ খুঁজে পেলে তাকে ৰলি ক্রীড়া | এই পরমপুরুষের লীলা-বিবর্তনে জড় থেকে মানসিকে, মানসিক থেকে চেতনে, আর চেতনা থেকে চরমতম চেতন পরমপুরুষেই এক দিনে সে মিশে যাৰে | এক থেক অনেক; অনেক থেকে এক | জীবের উপর পরমপুরুষের নিশ্চয় কৃপা আছে | কারণ, পরমপুরুষের চিন্তার ফলেই জীবের উদ্ভূতি | আর তিনি তাঁর চিন্তারই শেষ-পর্যায় জীবকে নিজের মধ্যে মিলিয়ে নিচ্ছেন | তাঁর থেক ৰেরিয়ে তাঁতেই মিসছেন |” (1)

Reference
1. DMC 1 January 1989 Ananda Nagar


== Section ==

How to satisfy yourself that you never wasted your time

“After millions of animal lives, a created being attains the human form. That is why all the sacred books speak of the rarity of human life. The wise properly utilize all objects and this utilization alone makes the existence of the object worthy. You have achieved the human frame. You must make it meaningful by your sádhaná, service and sacrifice. Engage yourself in such useful pursuits that even your worst enemies have hardly any chance to despise you. Utilize yourself in such a manner so as to satisfy yourself mentally, that you never wasted your time uselessly on this earth.” (Ananda Vanii #33)

Note: 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 which are fabricated by most of the groups - H, B etc.


== Section 2: Links ==

Postings to Read
Baba & palmistry story
Self-examination: jinani or not? 
Daily-life hypocrisy
Planned dying
Gandhi's monkeys




Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Baba & palmistry story + 5 more

Baba
Baba & palmistry story

Namaskar,

In the 1950s at the Jamalpur railway office, I decided to approach Baba about reading my palm, as it looked like He had a free moment. So I sought His permission and gently extended my hand. Baba looked at me.

In a soft and reverential tone, I said, "Baba, I humbly seek Your guidance. If You desire, I respectfully request You to read my palm."

What happened after that is of great interest to each and every Ananda Margii. Indeed, the below story of Ac.Tarachand Ganguli's interaction with Baba on this topic of palmistry is of great significance. We should all know Baba's response.

Here following is that story...

Person's past, present & future: all in His mind


Those days, in the 1950's, I, Tarachand Ganguli, was working in the Jamalpur Railway office alongside Baba. In due course I was initiated, became a practicing margii, and went on to become a family acarya, by His grace. But in the 1950s I was a relatively new margii.

While working in the railway office, I personally witnessed how Baba would help everyone with their personal problems and family matters. He would regularly solve all kinds of issues. Naturally word about this spread, and gradually more people from the area would seek out Baba for His counsel. Baba was very gracious and would lovingly guide them in various ways. Not a day passed where He did not relieve someone of their troubles and worries.

Baba would employ distinct avenues for imparting guidance. Sometimes He would simply speak kind words and calm their concerns that way, and sometimes He would guide them in various other ways. Certainly, Baba would not need to see the palm to know that person's past, present, and future. Already that was in His mind.

Baba maintained a set window of when He would see them. Often it had to be early in the morning, on a particular day and those coming had to follow certain rules and restrictions such as arriving on an empty stomach. In that way, Baba would accommodate and give advice and guidelines. The people were very grateful to Baba after meeting with Him.

I approach Baba


I sought His permission and gently extended my hand towards Him. Baba looked at me.

In a soft and reverential tone, I said, "Baba, I humbly seek Your guidance. If You desire, I respectfully request You to read my palm."

Immediately, in His grand liila, Baba's mood changed.

Baba looked at me, "What! You are an Ananda Margii! You have come under My shelter. Things like fortune telling and palmistry have no meaning for you. You are a sadhaka so these things are not relevant for you. Being an Ananda Margii, you should not resort to things like palmistry and fortune-telling."

I immediately withdrew my hand in shame and mentally begged His forgiveness. Baba then smiled at me. Internally I thought, "Yes, this is quite clear. I should not do this. When I am under Baba's eternal shelter then He is managing everything. He is watching out for me in all kinds of ways. My future is safe and secure in Him. There is no need for me to resort to palmistry, i.e. bowing down to my own samskara from past life."

Again I closed my eyes, and mentally offered my everything to Baba. I thought, "How blessed I am to have come under You divine shelter. With You by my side, there is no need for anything else. Baba, You are so gracious."

Such was the story of our dear, respected brother, Tarachand Ganguli.

Every sadhaka requiting samskaras at incredibly fast rate


As you may be aware, here is a very simple and rational explanation why palmistry and fortune-telling have no value in the life of an Ananda Margii. Everyone who receives tantric diiksa and practices Ananda Marga sadhana is burning samskaras at an incredibly fast rate. They are going to get mukti in this life, per Baba's guarantee in the Supreme Command. Just one needs to be sincere in their sadhana.

Margiis samskaras are getting exhausted very rapidly. Plus, Baba being Hari, steals the samskaras of His devotees. That is why for sincere Ananda Margiis, palmistry and fortune telling are wholly meaningless.

- Worry: If one is worried about their future and resorts to palmistry for an answer or consolation, then it means that sadhaka is not depending on Parama Purusa. It means that person is surrendering to fate, not surrendering to the sweet will of the Divine Entity.

- Lethargy: Those who believe in palmistry often become lethargic. If the prediction is unfavourable, they think that there is nothing they can do and they resign themselves to their poor plight. It becomes like a self-fulfilling prophecy. And if they get a positive reading then they think that since everything is good there is nothing more they need to do. So in both cases people become extremely lethargic and inactive. But in Ananda Marga, our manner is to stay ever-active and always engage in positive endeavours. We always move forward in life; we never resign ourselves to fate.

- Fate: In essence, those who resort to palmistry become fatalists. They surrender to fate, i.e. their past samskaras. We do not surrender to fate or past samskaras, we surrender to Parama Purusa Baba. One should never chase after fate.

Ananda Marga ideology says, "A fatalist means a worshipper of fate – a worshipper of fortune or fate. They are worse than nature-worshippers. What is fate? There is nothing such as fate in this universe.. No, a person must not be a fatalist, a fate-worshipper, a person must be bold and bravely face all troubles, all consequences. No one should be a fatalist. So fate cannot be the object of meditation. Fight against fate." (1)

Conclusion


Ananda Marga ideology says, “So, the best way is the path of devotion, complete surrender. Say “O Lord, I am your creation, I’m a small being, I am a unit being, completely depending on your mercy. I want psycho-spiritual progress, I want to move along the path of psycho-spirituality. Please help me.” And when one wants this aim sincerely, from the core of the heart, certainly it will happen. And that’s why I say nobody is insignificant, nobody is weak, nobody is helpless. The Supreme Lord, Parama Puruśa, is with you, He will always be with you. So, this progress, this psycho-spiritual progress, which is called “Mokśa” in Saḿskrta, is not a very difficult path, is not at all a thorny road. What is it? It is a very easy and very pleasant journey. Depend solely on Him, as a little child depends solely on the mother.” (2)

Namaskar,
at His lotus feet,
Krsnasundaram

~ In-depth study ~

Fate is not our way

Here is more from Baba's discourse on fate and worshiping fate. As sadhakas, we should never give in to such a mentality. We are to take active and pointed steps in life. That is how we are to proceed.

Ananda Marga ideology says, "Fate. There are many people who are fatalists. They are worshippers of fate. A fatalist means a worshipper of fate – a worshipper of fortune or fate. They are worse than nature-worshippers. What is fate? There is nothing such as fate in this universe. So far as the philosophy is concerned there cannot be anything called fate. What is fate? Everyone has to undergo the reaction of his or her past actions, the reaction of the original action. Suppose your finger comes in contact with fire; you will feel pain, you will have to suffer but, at that moment one will say that because your finger came in contact with fire, that’s why you are suffering. But when the reaction takes place after a long gap, and when the original action is not known or has been forgotten, or when the original action took place in another past life, and you do not know what was the original action – in that case you say, it is fate, it is fate. But actually there is no fate. What you call fate is actually the reaction of our past actions. In saḿskrta, it is called saḿskára, in Latin “reactive momenta”. So the third thing is, fate cannot be the object of ideation – fate is simply the reaction of the original action. So when there is no original action, there cannot be any reaction. The reaction is a creation of your own action. When the reaction is a creation of your own action, you are the creator of the action. So, how can the reaction be your object of ideation? No, a person must not be a fatalist, a fate-worshipper, a person must be bold and bravely face all troubles, all consequences. No one should be a fatalist. So fate cannot be the object of meditation. Fight against fate." (3)


For all-knowing Baba, palmistry was just His liila

In the early 1950’s before AMPS had started, in order to feed the poor, Baba used to see others palm. In return people would give money. Baba would use 100% of that money to feed others and for social service activities. When Baba created AMPS He also used other methods for doing social service. 

Those days palmistry was very common in Indian monks. After 1955 to draw people and bring them onto the path of Ananda Marga, sometimes Baba used the method of palmistry. And later on He stopped. Baba also commented that in this present age palmistry is useless. Actually this whole era of palmistry was just His drama as all-knowing Baba already knew everything. There was no need for Him to see anyone’s palm to know their past, present, and future.


More about why Baba stopped giving astrology readings

Naturally, even before founding AMPS, all-compassionate Baba had great concern for public welfare and whatever money He could save He would donate for philanthropic work from His own paycheck. Palmistry was a way to collect extra donations and serve and feed needy people and supply them with food and medicine etc. After creating AMPS, He ultimately stopped doing astrological readings because to do real social service both temporary and permanent methods are needed to alleviate people’s suffering. By seeing His below example, one should take the teaching that no matter the circumstances one should think about the well-being of all and try and help. That is the guideline to take to heart. And if that mentality spreads the world will be a wholly different place. 


Following is an English summary of Baba’s teaching in Bengali from MGD, 18 June 1979, Kolkata. 

Baba explains: There was a time when a lot of people knew Me as an astrologer. I told them their past, present, and future. The readings were accurate and so many came to have them done. The donations poured in as those days around Rs 20,000 to Rs 25,000 was coming in every day. And I donated all that money then and there. Upon further consideration, I found that the public welfare cannot be achieved in the real sense by this way. And that very moment I stopped doing those astrology readings. Even if requested 1000 times, I would not do them. Because that is not the way to bring public welfare.


References
1. Subhasita Samgraha - 12, Microcosm and Its Object of Ideation
2. Subhasita Samgraha - 13, Subjective Approach and Objective Adjustment
3. Subhasita Samgraha - 12, Microcosm and Its Object of Ideation

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.



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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 ==

Only hope

“Avadha gaye paryág gaye, mana ná bhará hamárá…” (Prabhat Samgiita #4512) 

Purport: 

I visited various so-called holy lands like Avadh, Prayag, Kashii etc, but my mind did not get satiated. I just wasted my time. I also went to those so-called tiirthas like  Mecca, Rome, Jamalpur, Ananda Nagar, Varanasi, Jerusalem, Bodhagaya, and Kolkata and did penance there, but I could not get His darshan or feel even an inkling of the presence of my Dearmost. In the absence of getting my most adored One, my heart remained dry like a desert.

 O’ Lord, please come, please come, please come, O’ Citcor, You are the moon of the universe, and I am the little cakor bird, which just stares incessantly at the moon all night long. My and Your relation is intrinsically linked and intertwined like the nag and nagiin, i.e. two types of cobras. This is the essence of our deep, intimate feeling. You are the only hope, base, and shelter of my life. Please come, please come. 

O’ Lord, in thinking of You and basking in Your infinite love, I have left everything else behind - all my worldly relatives, friends, and known people. I no longer have any interest in keeping those relations. People mock me, but I do not care about what others say. I have lost all public shyness and shame. My link with those worldly close people has evaporated. All the attractions of this mundane world have vanished. Now only one thing remains in the mind: Your divine refulgence. Day and night, all the 24 hours, I cannot think about anything other than Your eternal kindness and grace…


Notes for Prabhat Samgiita #4512

[1] Avadh: Birthplace of the mythological Ramchandra of the epic, The Ramayana. 

[2] Praya’g: 5000 year old town near Allahabad. Aryans settled in Prayag, the most central place of their religious activities.

[3] Citta-cor / Chit-chor / Citcor: In His role as 'Citcor', Parama Purusa is the Thief or Stealer of the bhakta’s mind. How does He steal the mind? He captivates their mind and attracts the bhakta by His exquisite spiritual charm - whereby the sadhaka cannot think of anything or anyone else. The sadhaka has lost control of his own mind: It incessantly and unknowingly rushes towards Parama Purusa. The One who makes this happen is Citcor - the Stealer of the mind.

And to some degree this happens in the mundane realm as well, though it is degenerating and not long-lasting. There are numerous worldly examples where a person's mind is stolen. For instance, if they lost money, if they are infatuated with mundane attraction, if they are anxious about something - in all such cases when the person's mind runs again and again in that direction. So to some degree their mind has been stolen. The person's mind is no longer their own - they do not have control over it. Over and over, their mind is thinking of something - yet that something is not eternal but rather short-lived. So the effect is degenerating. Because their I-feeling has become attached to something mundane. In the real sense that is not citcor, but rather a reflection of a reflection of the stage of citcor.

The Entity that causes someone to lose control of their mind is Citcor - the stealer of the mind. And this is a deeply spiritual state. In the sphere of bhakti, only Parama Purusa is Citcor. The sadhaka thinks of Him, unknowingly. Always the mind is goaded in that direction. Even if the bhakta intentionally tries not to think in this way, still his mind becomes ensconced in the thought of the Supreme, i.e. Parama Purusa. This is an elevating experience and has a wholly beneficial result.

Ultimately, when this condition climaxes, in that culminating state the unit mind - the jiiva'tma - becomes one with Supreme Consciousness.

Lastly, another name of Citcor is Makhan Cor (Butter Thief).

A number of dogmatic worshipers think that Lord Krsna is a butter-thief and they portray Lord Krsna as a small child who has stolen butter whereby the child Krsna is eating a lot of saturated fat. The sages tried to teach the common people with analogies but due to a very low standard the people took it in a literal way until finally it became an entrenched dogma. They do not like to hear the real truth of the matter.


== Section: Important Teaching ==

Special guideline


Ananda Marga philosophy states, "Do not tolerate injustice. This will...will cause a serious carbuncle to grow on the vast body of society. That carbuncle will be so poisonous and infectious that it will infect the entire society. Do not allow such a thing to happen under any circumstances. Now that your eyes are opened, keep following the practical path." (1)

Reference
1. Ananda Marga Philosophy in a Nutshell - 5, Yatamána – 2


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Selfishness will ruin western civilisation


Prout philosophy states, “The curse of capitalism engulfs the whole of society. Thus capitalism is anti-human.” (1)

Here below are quotes from various on-line sources that delineate the ways of selfishness.
  • “Adam Smith: Capitalism’s Founding Father: Adam Smith held that individuals acting in their own self-interest would naturally seek out economic activities that provided the greatest financial rewards. Smith was convinced that this self-interest would in turn maximize the economic well-being of society as a whole.” (Courtesy of Vision(dot)org)
  • “Self-interest is related to the Golden Rule: simply acting toward all others the way one wants them to act toward oneself. The reasoning, for example, is "I will not steal because if I steal then others may steal from me and the creation of a thieving society will likely hurt me”.” (Courtesy of Wikipedia)
  • “Self-interest is a philosophy in ethics which states that persons who act to further the interests of others (or the interests of the group or groups to which they belong), ultimately serve their own self-interest.” (Courtesy of Wikipedia)
Note: Capitalism is an outdated defective philosophy based on selfishness that is causing problems in the entire society. The qualities that are highly needed to properly run the society like generosity, helping others, and selflessness etc are not only absent but discarded in capitalism. The base of capitalism is selfishness. That is causing western society to downward spiral into complete degeneration and disintegration.

Week in and week out there are mass shootings across the US, yet the mass of the population does not want to do anything about gun laws and regulation. This is one tiny example of selfishness. As long as they did not get hurt they do not care.

References
1. Prout in a Nutshell - 12, The Transformation of Psychic Pabula into Psycho-spiritual Pabulum


== Section: Important Teaching ==

Most useful and scientific script at present

Prout philosophy states, "In the present world there are four types of scripts – Indo Aryan, Semitic, Occido-Aryan and Mongolo-Chinese scripts."

"The Mongolo-Chinese scripts are pictorial scripts – all the letters of the scripts are pictures. They contain about 1055 letters. In the Occido-Aryan scripts there are 20 to 35 letters. In the Indo-Aryan scripts there are about 50 letters, and in the Semitic scripts there are 20 to 30 letters."

"The Chinese and Japanese practice of using Romanized Mongolo-Chinese script is unscientific."

"Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Sindhi, Kashmiri, etc. come under the Semitic scripts and are written from right to left. This is difficult to write and takes a long time to print. Malaya has abandoned Arabic script and adopted Roman script to overcome this difficulty."

"The scripts of Tibet and South-East Asia come under the Indo-Aryan scripts. They are quite good but difficulties arise in joining letters. Through practice it has been experienced that Roman script is the best script. It is the most scientific. Those who oppose it do so out of local sentiments. Proutists won't go against any local script, but they will encourage the most scientific script as the world script. At present Roman script is the most scientific script. Future generations may evolve a new script." (1)

Reference
1. Talks on Prout


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পদবী হিসাৰে মেয়েরা দেবী লিখুন

“এক কালে, এমন ছিল যখন কোনও মানুষ সাধনা বিজ্ঞানে কিছুটা এগিয়ে গিয়ে ছিল, {ঐশ্বরীয়} [ঈশ্বরীয়] তরঙ্গগুলো সংস্পর্শে আসৰার মত আরও কিছু ৰেশী যোগ্যতা অর্জন করেছিল | মানুষ শ্রদ্ধা করে তাদেরও দেব ৰলত | এবং আমরা আনন্দমার্গেও তো ৰলেছি যে সৰাই পদবী হিসাৰে পুরুষরা দেব লিখুন মেয়েরা দেবী লিখুন | কারণ দেব হওয়াটাই তো তার লক্ষ্য | তাই দেব পদবীকে মানুষের আদর্শ সম্যক্‌ রূপে প্রতিভাত হয় |” সম্যক্‌ রূপে উন্মোচিত হয় | (1)

Reference
1. MGD 15 February 1981 Krishnanagar



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बाबा! तुम बृहत्  से भी बृहत् अनन्त हो, फिर भी तुम अपने दिव्य लीला से,
गोपनीय ढंग से मेरे मन के एक कोने में  छिपे हुये हो।


प्रभात संगीत 617, मनेर कोने रोेयेछो गोपने, बृहतेर चेये तुमि  बृहत्....

(जो साधना का 6th पाठ नहीं करता, वह यह गाना नहीं समझ सकता )

भावार्थ

बाबा!  हे परमपुरुष!, तुम बृहत्  से भी बृहत् अनन्त हो, फिर भी तुम अपने दिव्य लीला से, गोपनीय ढंग से मेरे मन के एक कोने में  छिपे हुये हो। बाबा! तुम न केवल  प्रेम से संतृप्त हो वरन् तुम तो प्रेमावतार हो और अपने दिव्य प्रेम में तुमने पूरे विश्व  को संतृप्त कर रखा है। तुम्हारी लीला अतुलनीय है।

 हे, बाबा तुमने जड़ता और तन्द्रा को हटा दिया है। हे अखंड सत्ता! हे परमपुरुष! तुम खंड की सीमा में आ गये हो। तुमने कृपा कर मेरे ध्यान में पदार्पण किया। तुम मेरे मानसिक कमल के आसन पर विराजमान हुये,  हे, बाबा  करुणासागर, तुम संवेदनातीत और महत हो।  ।

बाबा! तुम कुहासा से ढके, सफेद अति उच्च पहाड़ की तरह, मनके भीतर में, अमृत सार के रूप मे हो । तुम पराज्ञान के मूल में, आनन्द स्वरूप हो । तुम केवल मेरे हो, मेरे मन में विलकुल व्यक्तिगत ढंग से प्रकट होकर, तुमने मेरे ऊपर कृपा की है, और......।


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Why sadhakas suffer more

“Reactions in requital to past actions normally occur more in a spiritual aspirant’s life than in an ordinary person’s life. The reason is that when all original actions are surrendered to Brahma, there remain only the reactive actions. The reactions may be good or bad [according to whether they are resultants of good or bad original actions]. But think about how many of the deeds you performed before coming to the path of sádhaná were good and how many were bad. To tell the unpleasant truth,         ninety-nine percent of your deeds were bad. Hence it is often the case that sádhakas have to suffer much more from bad reactive momenta than get to enjoy good ones. It can even be said that the more one suffers from reactions, the more one is progressing along the path of sádhaná.”

“Of course, the requital of the reactive momenta may possibly be pleasurable instead of painful; it all depends upon the nature of one’s actions. In either case, the more one surrenders one’s actions to Brahma, the shorter will be the period of requital caused by the reactions. In this case the intensity of the requital will be greater than normal; but this is a good sign, because intense requital means the exhaustion of the requital within a short period.” (1)


Reference
1. Ananda Marga Ideology in a Nutshell - 8, Sádhaná

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== Section 3: Links ==

Postings to Read
Self-examination: jinani or not? 
Daily-life hypocrisy
Planned dying
Gandhi's monkeys





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