Why we should not care about sin + 3 more

Baba

This email contains four sections:

1. End Quote: Why we should not care about sin
2. PS #201: उच्च कोटि के भक्त के भक्ति का वर्णन इस प्रभात संगीत में
3. PS #1904: You broke the staticity
4. Links

Why we should not care about sin

Ananda Marga ideology states, “Another thing to bear in mind is that “sin” in the English language is not the pápa of Sanskrit. As already said, “sin” means to go against that prescribed in the Bible. But pápa is explained in the phrase Paropakárah puńyáya pápáya parapiid́anam – that is, “Any action by one individual which leads to the development of others is puńya [virtuous deeds], and any action which does the opposite is pápa.” (1)

Reference

1. Subhasita Samgraha - 21, Niiti and Dharma

== Section 2 ==

उच्च कोटि के भक्त के भक्ति का वर्णन इस प्रभात संगीत में

प्रभात संगीत  201 चैती हवाय मन जारे चाय, से जे गो कतो दूर…

परिचय 1- भक्त तीन प्रकार के होते हैं, तृतीय प्रकार के भक्त परमपुरुष से भौतिक उपलब्धियाॅं माॅंगते हैं , द्वितीय प्रकार के भक्त उनसे सिद्धियाॅं और मुक्ति मोक्ष माॅंगते हैं और प्रथम प्रकार के भक्त केवल परम पुरुष को ही चाहते हैं  उनकी कृपा से वे उनसे उनको ही माॅंग लेते हैं और अपने आपको उनको देकर उन्हीं में मिल जाते हैं। भक्ति की यह चरम अवस्था कहलाती है।

परिचय 2- प्रभात संगीत में अधिकाॅंश  स्थानों पर परम पुरुष और भक्त सीधे ही परस्पर वार्तालाप करते पाये जाते हैं। कुछ गीतों में यह वार्तालाप परोक्ष रूप में भी पाया जाता है, पर इसका अर्थ यह नहीं है कि भक्त किसी दूसरे भक्त से बात कर रहा है बल्कि भक्त परमपुरुष से आमने सामने ही परोक्ष भाषा में बात कर रहा है। इसी प्रकार इस प्रभात संगीत में भी भक्त परमपुरुष से अपनी विरह वेदना की व्यथा को आमने सामने कह रहा है।

भावार्थ
ओह!  जिसको मेरा मन सबसे अधिक चाहता है, वे  दिव्य अलौकिक सत्ता मुझसे कितनीे दूर हैं । और इस चैत्र मास की, बसंत ऋतु की सुखद सुगन्धित हवा के मौसम में मेरा मन उन प्रभु के साथ मिलना चाहता है। इस प्यारे मौसम में वे बहुत अधिक दूर हैं। मेरा मन दुखित है और बार बार उनके आने के पथ में उनकी एक झलक पाने के लिये आॅंखें गड़ाये है।

वे मेरे सबसे अधिक प्रिय हैं, फिर भी मुझसे बहुत दूर क्यों रहते  हैं? जिसको इसका उत्तर पता है मुझे कृपा कर बताइए  कि वे मुझसे दूर क्यों  हैं। मैं उनकी  याद  में भावविभोर हॅंू, उनकी  याद  में डूबा हुआ हॅंू। मैं विवश  हूॅं ,उनके प्यार में फंस कर बंध गया हूॅं, मैं उन  प्रिय को  भूल नहीं सकता हॅू।

वे  मेरे हृदय के भी हृदय और मेरे सबकुछ हैं। उनकी चाह में मैं अकेला इस पूर्णिमा की रात में अपार कष्ट में रो-रोकर  मर रहा हॅूं। यद्यपि मुझे आशा  नहीं है कि उनसे कभी मुलाकात होगी, पर काली मधुमक्खियाॅं मधुर स्वर में सुरीला गाना फुसफुसा कर, मुझे आशान्वित कर रही हैं कि तुम्हारा प्रियतम परम पुरुष तुम्हारे पास शीघ्र ही आएगा ।

ए मेरे परम प्रिय बाबा! तुम इतनी दूर क्यों बने हुए हो मेरा हृदय बेचैन है, कृपया मेरे सामने आकर अपनी कृपा की वर्षा करदो।

== Section 3 ==

O' Parama Purusa, You broke that staticity with the warmth of Your divine love
By Your karuna, by Your divine compassion

"A'gun la'giye dile pha'gune e madhuma'se..." (Prabhat Samgiita #1904)

Purport:

O' Parama Purusa, in the grand & stunning beauty of this spring season, You have sparked a fire deep inside my heart. O' my Lord, I am longing for You and crying in pain, desperately wondering why You are not coming. You have suddenly broken the slumber of my sleeping heart - and I yearn for You all the 24 hrs.  

O' Supreme Entity, the thin threads of crudity were keeping me in a state of deep slumber and drowsiness. But, You broke that staticity with the warmth of Your divine love. By Your karuna (1), by Your divine compassion, I am awake and live in the hope of receiving Your grace.

O' my dearmost Bandhu, in this universe You are incomparable. You are beyond space and time. You are cida'ka'she; You are in my mental plate. O' Parama Purusa Baba, in this spring season, when the whole atmosphere is drenched in the sweet aroma of flowers, You are not coming. Baba, please grace by eternally remaining along with me...


Note for Prabhat Samgiita #1904

[1] Karun'a': This is when one is pained by seeing another's suffering and feels, "I should help them get rid from the trouble they are facing." This type of empathetic feeling is karun'a'. For example, suppose you saw one beggar who is suffering. By seeing his pitiful situation then you felt in your heart that "I should help him and remove his suffering – he should get some help right away." This very feeling of the heart towards that suffering beggar is the expression of karuna'.

Suppose a bhakta is suffering in the spiritual realm because of so many problems and difficulties, and they are unable to move ahead in sadhana and devotional life. In such circumstances, Parama Purusa cannot bear to watch His bhaktas go through so much struggle and strife. When devotees are helpless and trying hard to progress in sadhana but their pathway is completely obstructed and they cannot advance in the spiritual sphere or any sphere of life – overcome by various complexes, bondages, and obstacles – then a feeling of deep, deep empathy develops in the mind of Parama Purusa.

This feeling or mind-set, motivated by seeing their suffering, is karun'a' bha'va. Parama Purusa feels He must rescue them immediately from their spiritual retardation. In that moment, the help He gives to the devotee is the showering of His karun'a'. With His immense feeling of karun'a', He blesses His devotees and relieves them of their pain and suffering in their devotional life. This is nothing but His divine karun'a': Wherein Parama Purus'a cares for the devotees and removes their troubles and hindrances so that once again they can move ahead on the path of sadhana. That is the meaning of karun'a'.


Difference Between Krpa' & Karun'a'

In the case of karun'a', Parama Purusa is moved by a bhakta's suffering and comes forward to save that bhakta from their difficulties. With krpa' (grace), the bhakta is not suffering but even then Parama Purusa is bestowing His blessing.

It is just like if a baby is sick and with great empathy a neighbor selflessly gives that infant more attention without expecting anything in return. That neighbor just lovingly places the sick baby on her lap in a very special way and feeds the baby. That is karuna. Because the neighbor is moved and motivated into action by seeing the sick child's suffering. In contrast, if that same baby is not sick, and the neighbor just wishes to bring the baby on her lap to feed the baby, then that is krpa.

Similarly, when out of empathy Parama Purusa lovingly comes to the aid of His suffering devotee to relieve them of their spiritual strife, that is His karuna; and, if that same devotee is not suffering devotionally, yet Baba still bestows His blessing, that is His krpa.

So there is a distinct difference between krpa (grace) and karuna (compassion).

When Parama Purusa showers His karuna He helps that suffering person and relieves them of their pain and agony - in all spheres of life.

== Section 4 ==

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