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Friday, July 10, 2026

Story: all get Baba’s bliss + 3 more

Baba
Story: all get Baba’s bliss

Namaskar,

Baba has always given importance to sadhana. And as we know, in human life there are three spheres: physical, psychic, and the top-most level which is spiritual. The spiritual controls the mental sphere directly, and the physical sphere indirectly. And the psychic sphere controls the physical arena. So although all are important, the most important is the spiritual realm. And that is the exact training we have directly received from our Guru. In this regard, one story about the importance of spirituality comes to mind.
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Attending Dr would visit Baba in jail

When Baba was living in jail, during certain periods and on various occasions He was not surrounded by many margiis, rather only non-margiis were there. Baba used to guide some of them on various spiritual points.

During one such period, Baba's jail doctor was Dr. KL. Bear in mind that Dr. KL is not the nasty jail doctor who later poisoned Baba. Rather Dr. KL was a simple and innocent man who had deep reverence for Baba. Dr KL's mother tongue was Maethilii, and he was a non-margii. As the official doctor for the jail, his duty was to care for Baba and watch over His health. For this reason, Dr KL went to check in on Baba everyday. So he was there on official duty. However, because Dr. KL also revered Baba as a great master, on some of those occasions, Baba would tell him bhakti-purn' stories and experiences of great bhaktas from the past.

The unique thing is that in the presence of Dr. KL, Baba would sing some of the bhakti-purn' songs written by the great poet Vidyapati, who was also one great bhakta of Lord Shiva. Of course Baba's grand stance is that of the Sadguru Parama Purusa. So His chief purpose was to guide Dr KL about how great bhaktas like the great poet Vidyapati would address the Lord. One of the reasons why Baba chose the poetry of Shrii Vidyapati was because both Vidyapati and Dr KL shared the Maethilii language as their mother tongue.
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As you may be aware Baba has cited the great poet Vidyapati on numerous occasions in His Subhasita Samgraha series of discourses. Here the point is that Baba with full heart would sing Vidyapati's bhakti-purn' songs in order to show how the great poet Vidyapati used to long for the Lord. Thus Baba's approach was purely instructional. And on certain select occasions, Parama Purusa Baba would demonstrate this in the presence of Dr. KL.


The song that Baba would sing

And in so doing most of the time Baba would graciously sing the following song. By this way, He could verily instruct and guide Dr KL on bhakti-purn' life. This was Baba's great blessing on Dr KL. Here below is one of the songs Baba would sing for instructional purposes.

Ananda Marga ideology says:

Vrtha' janma goina'yaluin
hena Prabhu na' bhojaluin
Khoya'yalu soha gun'anidhi,
Hama'r karama manda
na milala eka bunda
Premasindhu rasaka abadhi.

Meaning:

Fruitless, O Lord, hath been my life
That sang not, Oh, of glories Thine;
Lost in the worldly rueful strife
And Lost Thee, alas, Ye Treasure-Mine.
                            
Fate's long portentous hand
With compassion, cold and daft,
Strayed me out of Thy Love's strand,
Deprived, alas of a single draught. (1)

I wasted my entire life and did not meditate on my Prabhu
Running towards worldly things I lost You.
I was indulged in lowly and useless  pursuits.
Alas, I could not get the beat of Your Grace,
Oh my most Beloved Parama Purusa.

This above teaching was given to show how the great poet Vidyapati used to long for the Lord. And then years later some of these lines were used in Prabhat Samgiita #340: 'Vrtha' janma gama'yalun, heno prabhu na'...". Such bhakti-purn' compositions were written so bhaktas would learn how to express their inner heart feeling to the Lord.
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Dr KL felt blessed: Baba would often sing

So in the presence of Dr. KL, Baba would graciously sing the above song to guide Dr KL. In response, Dr. KL - who despite being non-margiis had a bhakti-purn' heart - would later recount that, "I was so fortunate to hear Baba sing; the melody and sound was just like the pouring of nectar. It was so charming and attractive and it had such a divine vibration."

Then with tears rolling down his cheeks, KL told that, "Even for someone who has a dry heart like me, this was very beautiful and I never felt such a fluttering feeling in my heart and a quivering sensation throughout my entire existence."

So on a select occasions, he would listen to Baba sing for 20 minutes or half-an-hour. All the while Dr. KL would sit quiet and listen. Then after that he would have to attend to other cases etc. So he with a heavy heart he would have to depart, and Baba would lovingly bless him and grant him permission to attend to his other duties.

In this manner, Dr KL would regularly attend to his medical duty and check Baba, and on special occasions Baba blessed Dr KL with the opportunity to discuss bhakti-purn' topics.

All in all, in this grand liila of the Lord, Dr KL had an assigned role, and he was playing his role very diligently. This doctor was very helpful in certain organisational activities in those difficult days.
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Dr. KL became ensconced in Baba's grace

Then on one occasion Dr. KL could not reach at the proper time. He arrived a little late and noticed that the door of Baba's cell was closed. After considering the situation for a moment, Dr KL thought that, "Let me see what Baba is doing."

With strong curiosity, very quietly with one finger, he gently removed the curtain in front of Baba's cell door. What he saw was indescribable. Dr KL witnessed a huge flood of light emanating from Baba's existence. It was brilliant beyond words.

Dr. KL could not keep his eyes open. In that strong burst of light, overwhelmed by the whole atmosphere, he could not remain standing. So he sat down. His whole body was shaking - in a blissful state - he could not understand what was happening. Next, that effulgent light began shining inside his mind as well. After 20 minutes or so, he regained his conscious state - still divinely intoxicated by the experience. Then he mentally did pranam and went away.

Afterwards, Dr KL recounted, "That day I saw Baba doing sadhana then He showered His great blessing on me and the feeling I had that day continued on and on for six months. Whenever I used to think about Baba then my whole body used to begin to quiver and goosebumps would come and a deeply soothing feeling would permeate deep into my heart and flood my entire existence. And that light I could never forget. It was a  blissful feeling which I had never felt earlier in my heart. And still today - months and years later - these strong divine feelings arise when I think of Baba's sweetness."
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Mystical reflection

So this is one story about how Baba blesses non-margiis also. That happened in those days and in this present time. Baba's fathomless grace is always showering on all.

Ananda Marga ideology says, "Grace has been showering on you. It is like a continuous rain that He has been showering on you. In order to feel His Grace, you have to remove the little bit of ego which is unnecessarily covering your head like an umbrella. It is your duty to punch a hole in the umbrella. Punch it with courage. Make many holes in the umbrella; then you will be drenched by the rain of His grace. Once you realize His grace, then you are in Him, you are totally absorbed in Him, you have become one with Him. That is a total victory. That is the final victory for all of us. And let His Grace be always with you, because He loves [all] His sons and daughters equally. His love is perennial. It is always there." (2)

Namaskar,
In Him,
Gurupada

Baba appreciates all

Baba does not just appreciate the great poet Vidyapati but so many great bhaktas like Bhakta Surdas, Mirabai and others - Baba appreciates all. So this gives one picture how with bhakti one can bind Him, otherwise not. So bhakti is the top-most and if anyone has bhakti, whether margii or non-margii, then that is great because bhakti is everything. And Baba recognises and blesses all sadhakas who have a bhakti-purn' heart.
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In a deeply melancholic mood, the great poet Vidyapati used to express remorse that, 'My life has become wasted as I did not worship Parama Purusa.' In this way he used to cry for the Lord.

Some of the teachings of Vidya pati

"Vidyapati says that while thinking of Krśńa, Rádhá was so radically changed inwardly that her entire mind become transformed into Krśńa. When the microcosmic point comes in close proximity to the Macrocosmic nucleus there can no longer remain two points – they merge into one. The jiiva merges with Krśńa. Thus ultimately there can be no duality – it simply cannot survive." (3)

"Vidyápati said, “Thinking of Mádhava (Krśńa) every moment, gradually She herself became Mádhava”. By constantly ideating on Mádhava, Rádhá gradually merged into Mádhava. This is why different scriptures and renowed philosophers have proclaimed, “Prakrti sá nitya nivrttá”. In other words, Prakrti gradually dissolves each and every moment. As a result of constant ideation on Parama Puruśa, portions of Prakrti gradually merge in Him." (4)

"Vidyapati Thakur says –

Kiye mánuś pashu pákhii kiye janamiye
Athavá kiita patauṋga;
Karama vipáke gatágati punah punah
Mati rahe tuyá parasauṋga.

Ananda Marga ideology teaches, “I become a man, a bird or a worm according to my actions. O Lord, I have only one prayer for you. Whether I become a man, animal, bird or worm, let my mind always remain in you.” This is the way of the most intelligent. For this you should remember that when you are doing sadhana, you are then engaged in sadhana. But when you conduct your worldly activities, beginning with buying supplies from the ration shop, buying tickets for a sporting event or buying a railway ticket, everything is fraught with anxieties. Whatever you do, repeat your Guru mantra in your mind. In other words, while doing your work take the name of Parama Puruśa so that your action will be sanctified. If you find that you are not in a position to do anything else, then sing kiirtana loudly. In this way you will always remain close to Lord." (5)

How to reduce the distance with the Lord

Ananda Marga ideology states, "All entities, living or non-living, are rotating around Parama Puruśa – some consciously, some unconsciously, – with so many thoughts and idiosyncrasies, so many bodies and structures. When will their movement come to an end? It will end only when they realize that Parama Puruśa and they themselves are one and inseparable; then will they become one with Parama Puruśa. The more sincerely people will follow the spiritual cult, the more their distance from Parama Puruśa will decrease; and when that distance becomes nil, the microcosms will merge in Macrocosmic Consciousness – jiiva will become Shiva. This is the parágati, the supreme culminating point of all microcosmic movement." (6)

Ananda Marga ideology guides us, "O human beings, you are fortunate. The clarion call of the Universal has reached you. Not only has the call come, but you are hearing it and it is vibrating in every cell of your body. Will you now lie in the corner of your house as an inert being and waste your time by clinging to old skeletons and bemoaning them? The Supreme Being is calling you in the roar of the ocean, in the thunder of the clouds, in the speed of lightning, in the meteor’s flaming fires. Nothing good will come from idleness. Get up and awake the clouded chivalry of your dormant youth. It may be that the path is not strewn with flowers and that inferiority complex will be attempting to hold fast your each advancing step, but even then you have to proceed onwards tearing the shroud of darkness. You will tear the thick darkness of despair as you advance in the racing chariot radiant with the Sun’s brilliance towards the attainment of the Supreme state." (7)

Attain bliss by surrendering unto Him

Ananda Marga ideology says, "Only one who has love for Parama Puruśa can take His ideation. Love is the expressed form of devotion. When does this expressed form occur? When it has its root or seed, only then it can occur. When there is seed, only then it will sprout. That seed is devotion. So, only that one can make oneself great, only that one can take the correct ideation of Parama Puruśa, who has the seed of devotion within. Let us see it from another view point. If one, after transforming mind into a point, without making it vast, merges it into Parama Puruśa, surrenders it to Parama Puruśa, then, in that case, individual mind does not exist. Then what happens? Mind merges with Parama Puruśa; there remains only Paramátma and not the mind. This is called Nirvikalpa Samádhi. In Savikalpa Samádhi the mind enjoys bliss because of its greatness. That bliss is called “Liilánanda”. When the mind is given to the Parama Puruśa, it is surrendered unto Him, in that condition the bliss or supra-mundane ecstasy is called Nityánanda. So devotion is essential to get Nityánanda or Liilánanda." (8)

Ananda Marga ideology guides us, "The pleasure derived from eating a rasagolla is limited: while it sits on the tongue it is satisfying, but as soon as it goes down the throat, the pleasure ends. A rasagolla is ephemeral; only Parama Puruśa is infinite. No matter how you attempt to judge. Him, be it from the standpoint of His learning, education, love, temperament or authority, you will fail to fathom Him. He is immeasurable, He is infinite. When one comes in contact with Him one attains infinite ánanda, not the limited pleasure of a rasagolla. When one experiences just a little extra joy, one tends to forget oneself. When one experiences infinite joy, what happens? One merges in the ocean of infinite joy thus attaining “savikalpa samádhi”. When that flow of joy becomes so great that one loses. one’s own identity and existence, it is called “nirvikalpa samádhi”. This happens due to extreme joy." (9)


About samadhi

Ananda Marga ideology says, "Samádhi: While practising spiritual sádhaná, the mind is progressively withdrawn from the physical to the psychic and then to the spiritual. The trend in spiritual practice is to merge the extroversial propensities of the indriyas [sensory and motor organs] into the citta [objective mind, mind-stuff], the citta into the aham [doer “I”], the aham into the mahat [“I exist”], and the mahat into consciousness. In the case of samádhi, the conscious mind merges into the subconscious, and the subconscious into the unconscious. In the case of savikalpa samádhi, the unit unconscious mind becomes one with the Supreme Mind, whereas in nirvikalpa samádhi the unit unconscious mind becomes one with Supreme Consciousness." (10)

Ananda Marga philosophy states, "When the mental flow of a spiritual aspirant moves along the introversial phase of Macrocosmic meditation, one’s animative force, having the potentiality of divinity itself, rises above all tendencies – all saḿskáras – and proceeds towards Eternal bliss. In this state the mind is vibrated with Cosmic feeling. The unexpressed divine qualities of the higher glands find expression and the resonance of the mind vibrates the nervous system. This gives rise to pious expressions in the physical body. In the case of those people whose occult feelings are not physically expressed due to causes associated with the nerves, the mental vibrations cause certain radical changes, in the various glands within the body. These occult feelings are basically of eight types: stambha (astounding), kampa (trembling), sveda (sweating), svarabheda (hoarseness of voice), ashru (tears), romáiṋca (horripilation), vaevarńa (change of colour) and pralaya (fainting fit). There are other feelings associated with these major feelings. For examples, nrtya (dancing), giita (singing), viluńt́hana (rolling), kroshana (weeping), huḿkára (roaring), lálásráva (salivating), jrmbhańa (yawning), lokápekśá tyága (indifference), at́t́ahásya (bursting into laughter), ghúrńana (whirling), hikká (hiccoughing), tanumot́ana (relaxation of the physical body) and diirghashvása (deep breathing)." (11)

References
1. Subhasita Samgraha - 3, Vibration, Form and Colour
2. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 31, Dharma Sádhaná
3. Namami Krsnasundaram, Disc: 17
4. Ananda Marga Karma Sannyasa, Action, Reaction and Doership
5. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 10, The Supreme Entity – the Non-Doer
6. Subhasita Samgraha - 12, To Whom Do You Belong? Where Do You Come From?
7. Subhasita Samgraha - 1, Call of the Supreme
8. Subhasita Samgraha - 19, The Supreme Aesthetic Science and the Cult of Devotion
9. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 7, Devotion Is the Life-Force of a Devotee
10. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 33, Samádhi, Senselessness and Sleep
11. A Guide to Human Conduct


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: Important Teaching ==

Warning: left hand for backside, not food

Note: Here eating means holding the food and putting that food in the mouth with that hand.

Ananda Marga ideology says, "There is a difference, however, between the cave-dwellers and the aboriginal human beings of the prehistoric period, and present day human beings. Human beings have brought more subtle beauty into the daily tasks and habitual behaviour, which they used to do in a crude way. Before eating, prehistoric human beings did not wash their hands, and they used both hands to eat. Today, we wash our hands, and use the right hand, or a spoon and fork. We enjoy eating in a more subtle fashion." (1)

In some parts of the world people eat using both hands - i.e. they touch their food with both their left and right hands, and use both hands to directly put food into their mouth. That is poor hygiene. Humans have two hands - one of which is used for cleaning their backside. So one should not use that hand for eating purposes - i.e. holding food and placing that hand into the mouth etc. The only exception can be on medical grounds or if one has only one hand. Otherwise, if one has two hands then only use the right for eating - not for the back side. The left hand will be for that purpose. Think of it this way: No matter how clean the bathroom sink is, no one will like to use the sink basin as a bowl to hold your food and eat out of that sink. So those who eat and place food into the mouth using both hands are dirty. Their behaviour is uncivilised. 

Reference
1. Subhasita Samgraha - 19, The Supreme Aesthetic Science and the Cult of Devotion


== Section: Important Teaching ==

Necessary to build up numerous self-sufficient units

Prout philosophy states, "We cannot neglect even a single living being in this creation, nor can we ignore the smallest part of the universe. So, as far as possible, the industrial system should be organized according to the principle of decentralization. Industrial development in one part of the world cannot satisfactorily eradicate poverty or unemployment in another part. Therefore, in the industrial system, it is necessary to build up numerous self-sufficient units, at least for those industrial and agricultural commodities which are considered to be essential for maintaining life. Otherwise people will have to suffer tremendous hardships during war and other abnormal circumstances. With the development of transportation and communication, the size of these units can be expanded." (1)

Reference
1. Problems of the Day #7


== Section: Important Teaching ==

Why collective salvation not possible

“To continue the flow of His divine play, it is not desirable that all entities of the vast universe should attain the Supreme stance at one time; neither is it the natural process. Thus human beings must strive to attain individual salvation. If Parama Puruśa is pleased, they will surely succeed in their efforts.” (1)

Note: Many things can be done collectively like bhajans, sadhana, meal, bath, and kiirtan etc. All these can be collective endeavours. But not everything can be done collectively. For instance, collective salvation is not possible. Why? Because then creation will cease to exist and Parama Purusa does not want creation to end. Those who are fortunate will use their free will to do sadhana. Unit beings will get salvation on an individual, case by case basis, not collectively.

Reference
1. Ananda Marga Philosophy in a Nutshell - 5, Equalization of Saḿskáras


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Thursday, July 9, 2026

Disease: I must beautify myself to become ok + 4 more

Baba

Disease: I must beautify myself to become ok

Namaskar,

In various spheres of life, people are brainwashed by exploiters. For instance, the media, fashion industry, entertainment business etc project an image for how people should look. Sadly, many get duped and victimised. They fall into that trap. After being bombarded with glossy pictures and catchy phrases, people begin to think that, "I am not good enough as I am." In turn, they develop an inferiority complex about who they are and how they look.
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Our youths are especially vulnerable and impressionable in this regard, especially females. So many of our sisters and daughters have gotten caught up in the false notion, "I am not up to the standard; I must beautify myself to become worthy." This is their tragic and deplorable condition these days.

Inferiority complex imposed by exploiters

Along these lines, Baba has made the following declaration.

Ananda Marga philosophy says, "Selfish men, however, have disregarded the value of women; they have taken full advantage...Although men have publicly declared that women should be respected as the mothers of society, they have actually relegated them to the status of domestic cattle and sheep." (1)

In result, some of our sisters feel they should look a certain way. They are taught by exploiters to think that various parts of their body - their hair, nose, belly, or height etc - should be adjusted to match the popular pseudo-culture trends of the day. Men are not out of this loop; they are also affected, i.e. victimised. They can certainly talk about this. But it is the women who are the hunted in this industry. To make matters worse, various doctors and other exploiters capitalise on the situation and have turned cosmetic surgery and so-called beauty enhancement products into a lucrative, mega-billion dollar industry.
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Fashion industry take advantage 

Via television, movies, advertisements, billboards, and especially social media etc, people are taught by the exploiters to believe that they must beautify themselves according to certain standards. High-heeled shoes, lipstick, teeth whiteners are some of the more basic methods for enhancing female beauty. These views are imposed as a result of an inferiority complex that has already been planted in the mind. Because of the inferiority complex imposed on them by exploiters, women feel, “I am not worthy.”

More "advanced" strategies include liposuction (sucking fat cells from various body parts), hair removal, hair implants and the like. It is due to this deplorable situation that black-skinned females may straighten their hair to look like white females. But we should not let today's degraded societal values impose such feelings of inferiority complex on any human being. We should not let exploiters and the fashion industry take advantage of the common mass - the good people of the world.
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Ananda Marga philosophy says, "A woman who is "unattractive" but is mentally elevated or has a loving nature will look beautiful to others." (2)

Ideal definition of beauty

The basic definition of beauty for our human society needs to be shifted toward the psychic and spiritual realm. We should not let any person feel they are worthless and or undesirable due to some physical characteristic.

Ananda Vanii says, "Those entities in whom psychic and intellectual powers are looked upon as more gorgeous than the physical ones are called humans – predominantly mental beings. Hence, to bring about the real well-being of humanity, greater attention has to be paid to the psychic and intellectual expressions of human beings, for that will lead to perfect spiritual composure and all-round fulfilment in human life..." (3)

Parama Purusa has made human beings in all shapes and sizes - all designed by Him. So all have their beauty and reflect His vibration. To allow scores and scores of women to fall into the ever-increasing abyss of plastic surgery for purely superficial cosmetic reasons is to go against the natural order of Parama Purusa. He thinks, “We are beautiful as we are” - according to His original design. When one understands this, they will no longer suffer from an inferiority complex and will not become a victim of the exploiters.
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People should not get lost in the maze 

Our duty as Ananda Margiis is to bring society onto the right track and correct all the ills such as feelings of inferiority due to a person's look or skin colour. Every human being is to be respected, honoured, and encouraged to grow. We should tackle the exploitation that poisons our society by implying that people are not worthy or good enough as they are.

Instead the various sizes, shapes, and colors of people are to be celebrated. Baba loves all human beings and we are to help create the vibration on this earth that everyone is a dignified and beautiful member of our human family.

One should not get lost in the maze of trying to gain perfection through physical presentation - we are beautiful with whatever physical imperfections we may have - and instead strive to embrace our inner beauty. Our value of being human is our psychic and spiritual qualities. That is what we should emphasize, not one's external presentation.
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Conclusion

To exploit the innocent public, greedy capitalists use their propaganda machinery to impose an inferiority complex upon women regarding their body. With their media, capitalists propagate how many women’s bodies are not up to the mark. By this way women are exploited emotionally and an inferiority complex has been injected. In response, some psychically affected women get caught in the trap of such capitalists and opt to operate on their body to suit their demands. On this front, women are pressured and forced to get operated on unnecessarily. By this way, greedy capitalists, in cahoots with cosmetic surgeons, exploit women and cheat them into getting surgery that was not even needed.

Namaskar,
In Him,
Ruplekha’

Exploitation: leg lengthening, body extension

The leg-breaking, body extension will help ordinary females reach movie star height and glamour. Here is how it works. First they break your legs while under anesthesia - both the shin bones and the large femur bone. That is the least painful part. Then they partially detach the legs from the joints which sets one up for a year-long therapy process wherein the legs are stretched more and more and the broken bones are pulled apart and forced to grow back in a longer way in order to fill the space. Often a rod is inserted that extends by a twisting process and the bone grows around the extending rod. That is what is meant by limb-lengthening procedure. The latest in cosmetic surgery.
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But do not get fooled - this is no simple affair. It is an excruciatingly hurtful process that is filled with painful therapy sessions and months and months of rehab - not to mention the very real threat of permanent nerve damage as well as a host of other complications and side-effects. On the top, there is absolutely no guarantee that the procedure will be successful. That is quite a risk to take given its cost of nearly $200,000.00. But due to massive propaganda about beauty etc, this is what people, and especially women, are willing to do.

The irony is that such a procedure will not change the genetic makeup of a person. That female who had a leg lengthening procedure will have "short" children. Thereby setting up another generation to potentially undergo a leg lengthening procedure in order to fit in with her family.

References
1. Human Society - 1, Social Justice
2. Microvita in a Nutshell, Disembodied Souls and Microvita – Excerpt B
3. Ananda Vanii #73


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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 ==

Heart full of hope

"Tumi je esecho álo sáthe enecho, sabár maner kálo dúr karecho..." (Prabhat Samgiita #2201)

Purport:

My Parama Purusa, You have come to me with grand, divine refulgence. By Your august presence, all are in spiritual bliss and their blackness has been removed from the mind. You have wiped away the staticity and Cimmerian darkness from all existence. Now people have become neo-humanists, leaving behind their narrow and group sentiments. My Supreme Entity, You never give credence to desha’ca’r or loka’ca’r and never pay heed to worldly protocol and or the traditions of reception. Overlooking those things, You have come to me and showered Your grace. Baba, You love all - good and bad, sinners and sadhus - equally.

Baba, in the vast, infinite, spiritual sky, You are that single, shining star that attracts every person. The Cosmic Nucleus of this entire creation You are that singular and unparalleled Entity. The entire creation dances around You in Your sublime rhythm. The ekta'ra' (one-string instrument) of each person's mind is being played to fully satisfy and satiate You. Baba, You have filled each-one’s mind and heart with hope.
 
Parama Purusa, please come closer and closer in new and newer form, colour, and adornments. Nutan, the ever-new, You have given a voice to those who are helpless and dumb - unable to speak and incapable of protesting or fighting against exploitation - and have given everybody the right to sing and chant the glories of the Supreme Entity, which they did not have in the past. You have blessed one and all.

Baba, my Parama Purusa, Your greatness and magnanimity are beyond all imagination. Please remain eternally in my heart...


Note for Prabhat Samgiita #2201:

[1] Desha'ca'r & Loka'ca'r: The particular traditions of an area, country, or land are known as: desha'ca'r; and the popular and commonly followed customs of the people are known as: loka'ca'r. As we have all seen, in various countries and places there are so many social norms and rules which govern social life. Some of those codes are just, and some are exploitative. For example in some areas, the so-called low caste, the females, and the people of colour do not have the right or privilege to go to the temple, or learn meditation, etc. They are forced to live as second-class citizens and denied the opportunity to participate in spiritual practices. All these various customs and traditions fall within the dual categories of desha'ca'r and loka'ca'r. But Parama Purusa never pays heed to such things. He never cares about those dogmatic codes and rules. By the loving heart of the bhaktas, He gets pulled towards them. In that way, He comes into the abode of the bhakta.


== Section 3: Important Teaching ==

Integral outlook & bhakti

Ananda Marga ideology states, “Parama Puruśa looks deep into the inner thoughts and feelings of human beings. He is omniscient, forever watching throughout the creation those who are meditating upon Him with undivided attention, and those who have been patiently waiting with an unwavering mind to realize Him. These are expressions of those with an integral outlook. Only such people, irrespective of caste, colour, creed, community, national or geographical barrier, etc. can look upon each and every human being as their own kith and kin. They are free of all discrimination. They even treat the animals and plants as being intimately related to themselves.” (1)

Note: In His original Hindi discourse of this above teaching, it is explained how Parama Purusa only evaluates a person based on their degree of bhakti. That is the chief criteria for judging a sadhaka.

Reference
1. Ananda Marga Philosophy - 5, Integral and Non-Integral Outlook


== Section: Important Teaching ==

Who suffers this arduous & torturous punishment

Ananda Marga philosophy guides us, "There are seven kinds of luminous bodies: yakśa, siddha, gandharva, kinnara, vidyádhara, Prakrtiliina and videhaliina. They are categorized according to their respective psychologies. Suppose there is a very elevated person who often ideates on the Supreme Consciousness, but who has some greed for wealth. He does not, however, express it openly to the Supreme, nor does he even think of it directly. He thinks indirectly, "Oh, since I am a devotee of the Supreme Consciousness, He will certainly give me enormous wealth and make me immensely rich." Those who harbour this sort of covert desire are reborn as yaks'as." (1)

Note: Yaksas are one type of degraded being - i.e. those unfortunate ones who cannot get human framework because they are under punishment. Only after extreme punishment, after exhausting so many negative samskaras, may they again get human life. Once they attain human form they will need to get tantric initiation, adhere to the code of yama and niyama, and do maximum sadhana. Then after much effort, only by His grace, may they get moksa. So theirs is a long and arduous journey as they must suffer for millions of years. That is why meditating on money is very bad.

Some sadhaka businessmen and money-minded sadhakas who are indulged day and night in money matters will suffer in this way. They will be degenerated into yaksas. After facing punishment for millions of years, then who knows on which planet they may get the opportunity to live human life and do proper work and service. But if they again indulge in money matters, they will become yaksas (degraded beings) and this cycle will be repeated. They will spin round and round in this torturous pattern.

That is why Baba warns us that when one has a human body then the goal must be Parama Purusa - not money.     

Reference
1. Yoga Psychology, Are Ghosts Hallucinations?


== Section: Important Teaching ==

This kind of sleep is as bad as death

Ananda Marga philosophy states, “Those who do a lot of mental labour combined with a little physical labour, also fall asleep immediately upon going to bed, due to the tiredness of their nerve cells. But those who perform some mental labour, but proportionately less labour of the nerve fibres [that is, physical labour], suffer from insomnia. They use various types of drugs and injections to induce sleep by forcing the nerve cells and nerve fibres to stop functioning. So it can be imagined how dangerous and harmful is the effect of those drugs and injections.”

“Getting the amount of sleep necessary to maintain physical and mental health should not be criticized. But as with any of the four vrttis, if sleep is encouraged, people can spend twenty-three out of the twenty-four hours of their day in sleep. This kind of sleep is as bad as death. Human beings have come onto this earth to do some work. Now if they spend most of their time in sleep, when will they work? If a major portion of life is spent only in sleep, is that not another name for death?”

“Human beings want to emerge from the dark chasms of sleep and death into the world of light – golden flashes of light piercing the heart of darkness. That golden light is a dynamic and spirited life, which people can enjoy only in the waking state.” (1)

Reference
1. Namah Shiváya Shántáya, Disc: 16


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Dhyana metaphor explained + 4 more

Baba
Dhyana metaphor explained

Note: This letter is only for committed, sincere sadhakas.

Namaskar,

Ananda Marga sadhana has all eight limbs, as well as other special practices like cakra shodhana. And it is very nicely depicted in this following teaching:

Ananda Marga philosophy states, “That’s why on the path of spiritual practice, and particularly in the practice of astáuṋga yoga (the eight fold path consisting of yama, niyama, ásana, práńáyáma, pratyáhára, dhárańá, dhyána, and samádhi).” (1)

So one of the limbs of our sadhana system is dhyana. It is also called anudhyana. This is an important aspect of tantric meditation. Following are two passages illustrating this process of anudhyana. As sadhakas, we should pointedly understand how this relates with our own sadhana practice.
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Ananda Marga philosophy states, "When a sadhaka feels that the object of meditation [Parama Purusa] is trying to escape, but as that Entity is the life and soul of the sadhaka he will not allow Him to escape. Thus the sadhaka runs after Him and tries to catch Him. This is called anudhyana." (2)

The above guideline should not be taken literally; it is just a metaphor. The sense is that Parama Purusa is coming in your vision and then fading from your sight. It does not mean that really you are chasing or running after Him. Now here see how the next teaching leads in that same direction.

Ananda Marga philosophy states, "Your Lord does not want that you should get Him, He will try to dart away from you, but in that case you will have to chase Him mentally. This chasing of yours is called Anudhyána. You must say, "O my Lord...I must catch You". When this mentality functions it is Anudhyána. So without anudhyána one cannot get Him." (3)


What is chasing?

So these spiritual teachings should not be taken literally. The idea expressed in the above guideline is that anudhyana is a bit of a difficult process for some, but with a little effort one can get success. As the sadhaka tries to concentrate on the Goal, the mind might run somewhere else. So one should try again. On this point, here is more explanation.
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In the above passages, it is stated that if in your meditation your object of ideation - i.e. Parama Purusa - runs away then you should chase Him. If anyone takes this literally, they may think they should run after their object of ideation in sadhana the way the police chase after a thief, parents run after their children, or the way marathon runners chase after the leader. But this is not the way. One should not take this teaching in such a literal manner.


Anudhyana: making efforts to see Him

As every sadhaka knows, there is a scientific process of doing meditation. One has to bring the mind to a particular cakra, visualise Him, and repeat one's mantra etc. Not only that, the practice is systaltic; it ebbs and flows. So when practicing meditation, and in particular anudhyana, sometimes one easily visualises the Entity which they are meditating on, and sometimes it takes a little more effort.

In that case, one must again and again try to visualise the Entity and bring Him into the mind. In this process of anudhyana, He may come and go numerous times. Sometimes appearing and other times slipping away, but always one should continue making efforts. This ongoing endeavor of trying to visualise Him in the mind is a key aspect of anudhyana.
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The above cited discourses express this process in the form of an allegory or metaphor: "He is running away and the sadhaka is chasing Him." This is a metaphor whereby in anudhyana one should try again and again to hold Him in mind. It does not mean that one should literally run after Him as He is running away. Rather this metaphor of running and chasing Him depicts a sadhaka's repeated attempts to visualise Him in anudhyana. So the metaphor and the step-by-step process of doing anudhyana are not two different approaches. Rather they both represent the same practice and process.


Conclusion

One should adhere to the process of doing dhyana at a particular cakra - following a specific set of guidelines as told by the acarya. That is what one should do. Side by side, it is important to know that in the metaphor of anudhyana described above, the idea is to persevere in visualising and holding Him in dhyana, not chase after Him like a marathon runner.

in Him,
Haribhakta

For newcomers: The Ananda Marga process of sadhana is taught by tattvikas, acaryas, family people, or Wts etc. It is not written in the books. So those who do not know how to start should communicate at the above address and we will refer you to someone near you.
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Related key point

Related to the above topic is one very important point: Namely, when doing sadhana one should think that, "Parama Purusa is seeing me - not that I am seeing Him. Whatever I am doing, He is watching me." That is the proper outlook in dhyana and anudhyana. Unknowingly, people do the exact opposite. They think that they are seeing Him and they consider themselves to be the subject when in fact He is the Supreme subject and the sadhaka is the object. This is very important in being able to properly serve Him in dhyana.

References
1. Ananda Marga Philosophy in a Nutshell - 6, Ekendriya - 6
2. Ananda Marga Philosophy in a Nutshell - 5
3. Subhasita Samgrahaha - 18, The Stance of Salvation and How to Attain It


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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 ==

Golden down comes

"Pathik eseche a'ji a'loker desh theke..." (Prabhat Samgiita #0370)

Purport:

The Divine Entity - Parama Purusa, Ajana Pathik - has come today. He has taken advent on this dusty earth from the world of divinity. He is graciously bestowing a new dharmic message to the entire world. He is blessing all living beings of this transitory mortal world. His words are filled with brilliance, hope, and optimism.

Let’s go ahead collectively and receive that Divine Entity, Ajana Pathik Parama Purusa. Let us adorn and receive Him. When will the blackness of the dark vanish – we will hear it from His mouth directly. When the darkness of this mortal world is pulverized and golden dawn comes, He will tell us. He is our Saviour; He is our guide; He is our well-wisher. We should go and receive Him.
 
We should march forward and give Him our word that, by His grace, we will no longer lag behind. We will promise Him that we will fight against all sinful forces - tooth and nail, without compromise. We will combat the evil forces face-to-face and defeat them. We will follow His guidelines and His teachings. We are on the march to defeat the demons in human form. The Ajana Pathik Parama Purusa Baba has come; we should go and receive Him....   


Note for Prabhat Samgiita #0370:

Aja’na’ Pathik: The term Aja'na' Pathik means 'The Divine Entity Parama Purusa Who moves around this entire universe, and resides everywhere and knows everything; irrespective of where one goes, He remains along with you'. That is one of His many unique attributions and that is the speciality of the name 'Ajana Pathik'. The name 'Ajana Pathik' denotes this special quality.

Literally, Aja'na' means 'unknown' and Pathik means 'traveler' or ‘tourist.’ But this is just the word by word, literal translation; and, proper nouns are not meant to be translated. So we cannot call Him the ‘Unknown Traveler’ or ‘Unknown Tourist', or Unknown Vacationer', or 'Unknown Backpacker', or 'Unknown Visitor', or 'Unknown Globetrotter', or 'Unknown Daytripper', or 'Unknown Hitchhiker.’ The spirit and meaning is then lost.

The inner sense of the name Ajana Pathik is that Parama Purusa is always moving throughout this vast cosmos and He is constantly present with everyone, all the time. He is in the Cosmic Nucleus, yet at the same time through His ota and prota yoga He is everywhere - carefully watching & lovingly guiding everyone. This unique aspect of His grand Personality is treated as Aja'na' Pathik. Because He is constantly traveling yet present everywhere. He is in the nucleus as well as throughout this entire universe.

As the Ajana Pathik, Parama Purusa Baba moves and moves and moves. In their spiritual approach bhaktas feel that wherever they go the Aja'na' Pathik will always be there to shower His blessing. By His grace, bhaktas can always get His intimate company and companionship. With this mystical link, sadhakas understand that Parama Purusa is present everywhere, yet side by side He travels on and on throughout this entire cosmos. Thus He is Aja'na' Pathik.

Overall, the name Aja'na' Pathik has one special and unique meaning that goes far beyond its literal translation. And in our hearts we A'nanda Ma'rgiis know and feel that Baba is that Aja'na' Pathik. Indeed in His discourses, in Dharma Samiiksa, and in reporting, in DMC, and in numerous ways Baba has shown this very fact that He is ever-present and always along with us. He is always moving, and wherever we go then He will also be there. Parama Purusa has infinite attributions and one of them is this special quality where He always remains along with us wherever we are in this vast universe. In this way, He is known as - Aja'na' Pathik. In the true sense, as the omnipresent Entity, He does not go anywhere because He is everywhere; but, in a more literal manner, He goes from place to place.

Those who use ‘Unknown Traveler’ or ‘Unknown Tourist’ in place of Aja'na' Pathik are naive and ignorant.


== Section 3: Important Teaching ==

Death & samskara theory

Ananda Marga philosophy states, "Action, whether good or bad, causes deformity in the mind, and in the process of regaining its normal form, one experiences as reactions good results for good deeds and bad results for bad ones. After death mind takes the shelter of unit consciousness as reaction in its potentiality (saḿskára). The unit consciousness, in order to have those potential reactions expressed, will have to seek a body suitable for the expression of these reactions. For instance, Rama dies, and his mind takes the shelter of his unit consciousness (átman) as reactions in their potentiality (saḿskára).” (1)

Ananda Marga philosophy states, "It is important to clarify here that the actual form of suffering is not predetermined. It cannot be said what might be the actual reaction of a particular action. For example, it is not preordained that if one commits theft his things of the same value will be stolen as a reaction. The suffering is measured in terms of mental suffering to the extent which was inflicted on others by stealing their property. Thus the measure of experiencing the result of an action is mental and is in terms of pleasure and pain, and the actual form of experience has relatively no importance.” (2)

Ananda Marga philosophy states, “Rama has to experience the pain and pleasure of all these happenings, and so his unit consciousness will have to seek a body on rebirth, where an opportunity to experience all this will be available.” (3)

Ananda Marga philosophy states, “It is seen that unit consciousness and the potential reaction (saḿskára) cannot take shelter in any body for rebirth indiscriminately. A suitable body where the opportunity and field for experiencing their reactions (karmaphala) is available will have to be sought out. It is only in such a body that unit consciousness, along with total reactions in their potentiality, will seek shelter and be reborn." (4)

Note: In His above teachings, Baba gives much of the groundwork about samskara theory, including His guideline in the second quote that it is not based on the theorem “an eye for an eye”. 

References
1. Ananda Marga Elementary Philosophy, What Is My Relation with the Universe and the Cosmic Entity?
2. Ananda Marga Elementary Philosophy, What Is My Relation with the Universe and the Cosmic Entity?
3. Ananda Marga Elementary Philosophy, What Is My Relation with the Universe and the Cosmic Entity?
4. Ananda Marga Elementary Philosophy, What Is My Relation with the Universe and the Cosmic Entity?


== Section: Important Teaching ==

How selfish teachers behave

Ananda Marga philosophy states, "There is a secret technique to raise this serpentine coil. Previously this technique was not clearly given. At that time some people thought it proper to keep it secret. If something harmful to individual or collective life is not given, that is good; but the useful things have to be given. People will be more attracted to do sádhaná."

"The first thing is that this kulakuńd́alinii rises slowly from the múládhára cakra to the sahasrára cakra in eight steps, it passes through eight cakras, and the sahasrára cakra is the ninth. Just below the sahasrára cakra is the guru cakra. When one meditates at the guru cakra, the kuńd́alinii takes one jump upwards, and the mind goes to the other side of the cakra [i.e., to the sahasrára.] This is the technique of sádhaná, but it has previously neither been explained nor written in books."

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

Note 1: The prevailing dogma in the past in India was that so-called gurus did not want to share all of their knowledge or reveal all of their techniques to their disciples. Those dogmatic gurus were thinking they should keep something 'special' for themselves, otherwise their prestige and own value will be lost. So they withheld certain key teachings and ultimately died with those special techniques.

In that case, their disciples only got 99% or so of what the guru had - not everything, not that last 1%. Gradually, then from one generation to the next, 1% kept getting withheld until finally everything was completely lost.

And now in places like India in the name of spirituality, only dogma is left. This is why the withholding of vital information is very negative. This applies to other fields as well such as medicine, law, chemistry, physics etc. Unfortunately, this same type of withholding of information occurs in many fields. All done by selfish people to "enhance" their own prestige. When, in truth, it undermines their greatness. This dogmatic and defective way must be stopped.

Note 2: Baba has given the idea in Namah Shivaya Shantaya that when one gets proper students who are eager and capable, then in that case tell them everything. Do not withhold any information or keep anything secret. That will be a disservice to the society.

References
1. Discourses on Krsna & The Giita, Krśńa Unparalleled


== Section: Important Teaching ==

Misguide in name of mission

Ananda Marga ideology says, “Human life is a mission; life itself is a mission; one’s very existence is a mission. A’tmamoks’a'rtham’ jagaddhita’ya ca: ‘Whatever one is to do, one is to do for a’tmamoks’a– for their own liberation– and for the elevation of the entire world, elevation of the entire human society’. One is to do both of these things; that is, these two things are one’s mission.” (1)

Note: By Baba’s above teaching it is clear that the AMPS organisation is not the mission. But for certain reasons, some try to misguide or take advantage of the margiis by making them think that AMPS is the mission. But that is not correct. In His above guideline, Sadguru Baba explicitly tells us what is the mission.

Reference
1. Ananda Vacanamrtam – 30, The Four Kinds of Service


== Section: Important Teaching ==

Copying old blunders of forefathers

Note: In His following teaching, Baba guides us that pseudo-spirituality severely hampers one's progress on the path of true spirituality. Unfortunately, we see some instances of this taking shape in our AMPS.

For instance, a few Ananda Margiis born into Hindu families copy their ancestors on the point of annual shraddha ceremonies. Confused sadhakas feel that as their forefathers did like this so they should carry on the tradition. Thus each year confused sadhakas organise programs and mass feedings in the name and honour of their deceased relatives. But this goes wholly against Guru's mandate and guideline. Tragically, their mind has been stifled; these confused sadhakas cannot see this matter in a dharmic way. Just some are stuck on their old, dogmatic family tradition of observing annual shraddha ceremonies.

Same is the case for those who follow so-called mahaprayan. Some confused sadhakas think that, "In the past my ancestors honoured their gurus and teachers by making a yearly shraddha ceremony so I should do this too.” In their confused state the thought arises, “Now my Guru is gone so I should organise an annual death day / tomb worship / shraddhainjali commemoration." In that way some emulated the dogmatic religious worship carried out by their forefathers and re-created that in our AMPS. That is the tragedy which has occurred. As this runs wholly contrary to our Ananda Marga teachings.

Here again, the ill effects of pseudo-spirituality from old traditions have caused the mind to freeze and overlook all logic and reasoning. In Ananda Marga, Parama Purusa is the Guru, and He is eternal. Then where is there scope for so-called mahaprayan. There isn't; it is utterly baseless.

But when the mind is blocked by pseudo-spirituality one cannot think freely on such matters. Hence some become prone to dogma. Sadly, some confused sadhakas think they are getting benefited by such annual shraddha ceremonies and so-called mahaprayan programs, when in fact such confused sadhakas are ruining their own spiritual progress.

According to Baba, the real homage to our ancestors is to fix their flaws so society can progress in the physical, psychic, and spiritual realms.

Ananda Marga philosophy states, "Pseudo-spirituality cannot help us in our free thinking either, for our thinking is badly affected by dogma. When a human being sits alone and thinks, if the person thinks for the collective interest, then such thoughts are proper; but usually people do not think in this way. Usually they lament over the worn-out skeletons of the past. “This was done by, this was imposed by, our forefathers – when our forefathers have said this, why should I break with the old traditions? It was written in this way in the scriptures; and moreover if I follow these old conventions and traditions, what is the harm?” These types of dogmatic and dogma-ic thoughts will naturally stifle the free flow of human thought. And that is why whenever there is dogma, human thinking cannot be free; and for want of, for paucity of, free thinking, there cannot be any proper psycho-spiritual progress either. So here what we want is perfect spirituality and not pseudo-spirituality. Pseudo-spirituality cannot promote the cause of human welfare; the seed of welfare does not lie there. The seed of welfare cannot exist where the seed of dogma exists." (1)

Reference
1. A Few Problems Solved - 5, Pseudo-Spirituality and Neohumanism


== Section: Important Topic ==

Readying for revolution

Prout philosophy states, "In a democratic system non-educationalist politicians poke their noses into university affairs. They do not know what education is, but they interfere to create a sentiment amongst the people to gain support for the particular ism they preach. They have no other motivation. In the democratic system public support has to be purchased to secure votes and this is the reason why politicians make an all out effort to create sentiments in the minds of the people. In communist countries, no other ism other than Marxism can be preached. People are forced to support it. Institutions which have educational value should be controlled by educationalists and not by politicians. Educationalists should also control the radio, otherwise the party in power will have the opportunity to propagate their ism through the radio system, just as they do in the books approved by university boards." (1)

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


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