How society is getting degenerated + 2 more

Baba

This email contains three sections:
1. End Quote: How society is getting degenerated
2. PS #3042: I was thinking that nobody cares about me and that I do not have any future
3. Links

How society is getting degenerated

In materialistic societies, the visual and performing arts (movies, pop songs, theater, dance, drama, paintings etc) become a primary vehicle of degradation. That is because degenerated people become the stars and the youths emulate what those degrading artists do. In this way, from one generation to the next, baser values are inculcated. It is a self-perpetuating cycle of steeper and steeper decline until all art forms essentially become lewd displays. The only way to positively affect society is to harness this art and entertainment industry and goad it towards sentient pursuits. Thus, artists must not be allowed to go against the strict moral code of yama and niyama. That is the only way to save society from a torturous fall. If degraded artists become venerated stars in society, that will surely ruin those impressionable youths and bring about the downfall of society. That is why Baba has given this strict warning: Artists must be of impeccable character.

"The youth of a country are attracted to artists; it is therefore the duty of society and the state to monitor these artists ideals and character. Otherwise they may exert a harmful influence on young men and women who are the future hope of society. For this reason it is essential for artists to have impeccable conduct, a healthy lifestyle and strength of character. If those whom youths respect as ideal men and women possess an ideal character, the characters of those whom they influence will no doubt also be positively affected. In addition, ideal artists and actors who have a strong character will be able to express their artistic brilliance more sweetly and completely. Characterless, drunken or greedy artists will be considered liabilities by their fans and society." (1)

Reference
1. Human Society - 1, Various Occupations

== Section 2 ==

I was thinking that nobody cares about me and

that I do not have any future - Then suddenly You arrived

"Aandhakár ghare mor,ke go ele tumi ke go ele,
dekhite páini jánite párini, kemane ele kakhan ese chile...” (PS #3042)

Purport:

O' Divine Entity, who are You who came into my dark cottage. I was there by myself in a lonely, depressed state. I was thinking that nobody cares about me and that I do not have any future. Then suddenly You arrived. I did not see by which path You came - Your arrival was unknown to me. O' my Lord, how and when did You come here. Please tell me.

O' Supreme Entity, You did not knock on the door. Without any hint and unbeknownst to me, with Youzr silent footsteps, You entered into my home - You came into my heart. O' Supreme One, with Your splendid and radiant beauty, You illumined everything with Your divine presence. With Your grandeur, You showered Your divine krpa' [1] - causeless grace - on an undeserving sadhaka like me who is worthless, and does not follow your dharmic guidelines.

O' Parama Purusa Baba, captivated by Your exquisite beauty, I gazed in awe of You. I was overwhelmed with bliss in Your liila rasa. [2] O' Parama Purusa, O' Baba, I got You. It is Your grace. You are the ocean of liila. This is what is called Your karuna [1]. You are Karunamaya - compassion personified. I do not have words to express my feeling. Only one wish I have: Please keep me forever in Your divine shelter...


Notes for Prabhat Samgiita #3042:

[1] Krpa & Karuna: When a sadhaka does sadhana, follows Sixteen Points, and adheres to all conduct rules etc, and Parama Purusa is satisfied by his efforts, then He showers His grace. That is krpa'.

When a sadhaka tries to follow Guru's teachings and He blesses that is His krpa. Without His krpa', one cannot reach the Goal. So to get His krpa one must do sadhana. But even then it is not a guarantee. And without doing anything, you may not get His grace / krpa'.

But, no matter how much sadhana one does, one cannot challenge or demand that Parama Purusa must shower His grace / krpa'. For instance, one has no recourse to say, “O' Parama Purusa, I did this, this, and this so You must grace / krpa' me.” One cannot put forth such a demand. The showering of krpa is His sweet will.

Karuna is different. If you do not do anything and you are in a terrible state and suffering a lot, then by seeing your suffering if He showers His blessing then that is called His karuna - divine compassion. That is also per His wish. Nobody can say, “I am suffering so much so You must shower Your karuna on me” - as if this is one's expectation. Only one may plea unto Him, “O Parama Purusa, please shower divine, causeless karuna if You so wish.”

Thus no one has any logical claim or just cause to demand His karuna. It is not based on cause and effect - or some type of barter system. No matter how much social service one renders, no matter how much sadhana one does, and no matter how terrible a situation one endures, no one can therefore say, “Now You must grant me Your karuna.” It is not like that; that is why His karuna is causeless.

Ultimately, both His krpa and karuna are non-causal.


Making A Joke About Krpa

Here below Baba is making a joke about krpa to make us laugh; it is not our real philosophy - just humour. Many will recall how after composing every song then Baba would request everyone’s permission for that song to be included in the Prabhat Samgiita collection - otherwise He said He would throw the song away. Those days all understood that this was Baba’s humorous approach. Nobody thought that really if they did not approve then that song would be tossed away. In the same light, Baba has shared this below joke with His bhaktas.

   “What is krpá? You know, Ramakrishna Paramahansa was not a learned man in the mundane sense. Once upon a time a very learned man said, “Oh, Ramakrishna, people say everything depends on His krpá.” …. “So, what is the meaning of krpá?””
   “Ramakrishna said, “You know, I am an illiterate fellow, but according to my view, krpá is made of two syllables, kr and pá. Kr means Karo, karo, karo – ‘Do, do, do – Do your sádhaná, do your sádhaná, do your sádhaná.' And pá means Páo – ‘Get'. ‘Get it, get it, get it, get it.' That is, ‘Get it by doing sádhana' – Kr-pá.”” (1)


Liilá Rasa & Rásaliilá Not Same

[2] Liila Rasa: This literally means the flow of liila. When Parama Purusa makes His devotees dance there is a mental flow. The mind reaches a certain stage, by His grace. The devotee feels unfathomable bliss and that flow continues on. In that sweet flow, one cannot forget Parama Purusa as the bhakta is ensconced in His ocean of bliss.

In mundane life, you can think of it this way. Suppose someone is involved in a worldly problem and the mind is completely consumed by that tragedy such as a death of loved one. Then one is immersed in that loss and one cannot think of anything else.

In contrast, in spiritual life when one is wholly ensconced in His divine bliss then we can say that bhakta is floating in His liila rasa.

At the same time, liila rasa is not to be confused with ra'sa liila whereby Parama Purusa is playing with His entire creation. The key difference here are the two terms: rasa & ra'sa.  Rasa means flow and ra'sa means grand or cosmic. On quick look, they may look like the same word but actually they are two completely different terms - hence the great difference in meaning.


Rásaliilá: Controlling Entity Standing In The Middle Of This Divine Ocean

So liila rasa and ra'sa liila are not the same thing. Here below Baba describes the former - i.e. rasa liila.

“This entire Cosmological order is an infinite ocean of divine nectar. And the so many vibrations created in this universe, so many waves are different devas. And the life of an individual moves---goes up and down---just like the boat in a sea, according to the rhythms of the waves. This rhythmic expression of the divine nectar, of the divine wave has got an acoustic counterpart also. It is not only moving, it is not only dancing, it is singing also. And these movements, these vibrations, these waves, these acoustics are being controlled by the divine flute of the Controlling Entity...”

“...according to the rhythms created, according to the rhythms emanated from His divine flute. And He is in the center of this ocean of divine nectar. In the ocean, this kśiirasamudra, in sudhárasam. So He is standing in the center playing on this divine flute, and all the jiivas are dancing according to His desire. One will have to dance according to that Cosmic rhythm. One may or may not like it, but one will have to dance. This liilá of that Parama Puruśa, who is the controlling entity standing in the middle of this divine ocean, is known as His rásaliilá.” (2)


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References
1. AV-23, Rádhiká Shakti
2. SS-24, Cosmological Order

== Section 3 ==

Links

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