Baba
This email contains three sections:
1. End Quote: Uncivilised habit
This email contains three sections:
1. End Quote: Uncivilised habit
2. PS #619: O' Parama Purusa, You came here to give love and hope...
3. Links
Namaskar,
“We may call those human acts and behaviours “civilized” that give evidence of this discriminative judgement, in a great measure.” (AFPS-6, Civilization, Science and Spiritual Progress)
Smoking is not healthy. Medical research has proven that cigarettes are carcinogenic and toxic. They are poisonous and cause disease and premature death. So the habit of smoking cigarettes is not supported by logic and reasoning.
According Ananda Marga philosophy, when one acts in a way that is not based on rationality, then that action is uncivilised. Thus smoking itself is uncivilised - whether one is aware about the dangers of smoking or not. Those who do not smoke are civilised - in this particular aspect of life.
It does not matter that he was Pope Benedict XVI; his habit of smoking is uncivilised. In other avenues of life, he may be civilised; but on this particular act of smoking he is not civilised. This is just one example.
The overarching rule is that if any behaviour is not supported by rationality then that action is uncivilised. If the majority of one’s actions are uncivilised, then that individual is an uncivilised human being.
In Him,
Yataman
Jesse Reynolds
Note: And persistent reports over the last few years indicate that Pope Benedict XVI enjoys an occasional cigarette – Marlboro Red, it is claimed – in quiet moments, away from prying cameras. For this reason I am reproducing the distasteful photograph above, which I found on the internet: I apologise if it causes offence to anybody. During World Youth Day in Australia in 2008, a bodyguard claimed that the Holy Father had smoked three cigarettes in quick succession. To think of the Pope enjoying a relaxing draw on a King Size cigarette packed with smooth Virginia tobaccos… it only makes me admire him more. (Courtesy of Telegraph)
~ O' Parama Purusa, You came here to give love and hope
to the depressed, the forlorn, the desperate, and the hopeless ~
"Esechile álor srote, hatásháy áshá bhálobásá dite..." (PS 619)
Purport:
O' Parama Purusa, You came here from the source of effulgence to give love and hope to the depressed, the forlorn, the desperate, and the hopeless. O' my Lord, You have come to caress, soothe, and inspire suffering humanity. O' Divine Entity, it is Your grace: I am floating in the divine world of blissful ideation - thinking of You; I am spiritually intoxicated in Your love and affection. You have made me Yours.
O' Parama Purusa, in cimmerian darkness, I was looking for You; I sought “Your help”. I was drowned in misery and nightmares. In the pool of sorrow, I found You very close to me. In my hour of dire need, You were there by my side - to help me. O' Parama Purusa, I have seen You in a musical residue of melody. I have seen You in Your most attractive and intoxicating form - and also in formless rhythms. You are the most attractive Entity in the entire universe. Having fallen in love with You, I am not attracted towards anything else. It is Your grace.
O' Parama Purusa Baba, in storms and cyclones, I was completely desperate for Your help; then by Your grace, I found You in the soft gentle breeze. After overcoming my drowsiness, I have listened to the mystical sounds of Your captivating flute. My mind was completely ensconced in Your divine tunes - in Your various transcendental melodies. I have found You in various forms - in happiness as well as in sorrow.
Baba, You are always with me - it is Your causeless grace...
3. Links
Uncivilised habit
Namaskar,
“We may call those human acts and behaviours “civilized” that give evidence of this discriminative judgement, in a great measure.” (AFPS-6, Civilization, Science and Spiritual Progress)
Smoking is not healthy. Medical research has proven that cigarettes are carcinogenic and toxic. They are poisonous and cause disease and premature death. So the habit of smoking cigarettes is not supported by logic and reasoning.
According Ananda Marga philosophy, when one acts in a way that is not based on rationality, then that action is uncivilised. Thus smoking itself is uncivilised - whether one is aware about the dangers of smoking or not. Those who do not smoke are civilised - in this particular aspect of life.
It does not matter that he was Pope Benedict XVI; his habit of smoking is uncivilised. In other avenues of life, he may be civilised; but on this particular act of smoking he is not civilised. This is just one example.
The overarching rule is that if any behaviour is not supported by rationality then that action is uncivilised. If the majority of one’s actions are uncivilised, then that individual is an uncivilised human being.
In Him,
Yataman
Jesse Reynolds
Note: And persistent reports over the last few years indicate that Pope Benedict XVI enjoys an occasional cigarette – Marlboro Red, it is claimed – in quiet moments, away from prying cameras. For this reason I am reproducing the distasteful photograph above, which I found on the internet: I apologise if it causes offence to anybody. During World Youth Day in Australia in 2008, a bodyguard claimed that the Holy Father had smoked three cigarettes in quick succession. To think of the Pope enjoying a relaxing draw on a King Size cigarette packed with smooth Virginia tobaccos… it only makes me admire him more. (Courtesy of Telegraph)
== Section 2 ==
~ O' Parama Purusa, You came here to give love and hope
to the depressed, the forlorn, the desperate, and the hopeless ~
"Esechile álor srote, hatásháy áshá bhálobásá dite..." (PS 619)
Purport:
O' Parama Purusa, You came here from the source of effulgence to give love and hope to the depressed, the forlorn, the desperate, and the hopeless. O' my Lord, You have come to caress, soothe, and inspire suffering humanity. O' Divine Entity, it is Your grace: I am floating in the divine world of blissful ideation - thinking of You; I am spiritually intoxicated in Your love and affection. You have made me Yours.
O' Parama Purusa, in cimmerian darkness, I was looking for You; I sought “Your help”. I was drowned in misery and nightmares. In the pool of sorrow, I found You very close to me. In my hour of dire need, You were there by my side - to help me. O' Parama Purusa, I have seen You in a musical residue of melody. I have seen You in Your most attractive and intoxicating form - and also in formless rhythms. You are the most attractive Entity in the entire universe. Having fallen in love with You, I am not attracted towards anything else. It is Your grace.
O' Parama Purusa Baba, in storms and cyclones, I was completely desperate for Your help; then by Your grace, I found You in the soft gentle breeze. After overcoming my drowsiness, I have listened to the mystical sounds of Your captivating flute. My mind was completely ensconced in Your divine tunes - in Your various transcendental melodies. I have found You in various forms - in happiness as well as in sorrow.
Baba, You are always with me - it is Your causeless grace...
