Communists Missed The Point About Infatuation Vrtii
Quiz: Who is Baba talking about?
"Those who believe in the equal distribution of the world’s wealth, naively underestimate the power of moha vrtti. The human mind can be sublimated only by spiritual ideation, not by any high-sounding philosophy. This utopian idea has proved ineffective in the past and in the present and will continue to prove so in the future." (Ananda Marga Philosophy - 8)
Answer: In His above teaching, Baba is indirectly referring to the communists. It was those communist leaders who underestimated moha vrtii, with regards to one's attachment to land. Those communists were fascinated with their own philosophy and hence could not understand that the people would not like giving up their land. So when it was taken from them, the farming suffered. Not enough food was produced; and the end result was widespread starvation and strife. The root cause of the problem was that those communists could not understand that the people were attached to their land, i.e. moha vrtti. Forcibly taking their land set off this entire negative chain of events.
