Baba
Defective thoughts are the cause
Namaskar,
Whenever anyone's mental plate gets polluted and deformed due to
defective thinking and faulty ideas then we say there is a deformity in
their objectivated mind. And when those ideas enter the objectivated
mind in an uncontrolled manner and people become obsessed with that
idea, then we say it is a psychic disease.
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So a psychic disease occurs when one is fully consumed by a particular
deficient thought process such as “everybody hates me”, or “there is a
ghost in the house” etc.
And this stems from a defect in the objectivated mind. By constantly
thinking about those faulty ideas, day after day, then a particular
psychic disease develops.
Tandava is the only exercise for the brain and this will help in both
curing and preventing the onset of brain disease. The medical community
should conduct research on this. Soon this is going to happen because
already the medical community is allotting money to investigate how yoga
asanas help prevent and cure diseases. So the day is not far when it
will become known that tandava is a great exercise for the brain.
Criminals suffer from psychic disease or brain disease?
Baba describes how criminals may suffer from either (a) a mix between
brain disease and psychic disease or (b) exclusively from a psychic
disease.
[A] Here below Baba guides us how in-born criminals suffer from both because brain disease and psychic disease.
Ananda Marga philosophy states, "Psychologists cannot treat the mental
diseases which inflict born criminals all alone; the cooperation of
physicians and sociologists is essential. Psychologists will diagnose
the mental disease and explain its origins, and they will also play a
role in helping cure it as far as possible. Doctors will be responsible
for curing the disease through medicine or surgery, insofar as it is
caused by physiological abnormalities. Then sociologists will have to
arrange for the social rehabilitation of the criminal after he or she
has recovered." (1)
With inborn criminals, the problem is two fold. They have defects in
their objectivated mind which makes it a psychic disease. Plus there is
often a faulty development in the formation of the brain organ, which
makes it a brain disease as well.
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[B] And here below in this next example Baba discusses how some
criminals - i.e. criminal by snap volition - suffer from kleptomania
which is exclusively a psychic disease.
Ananda Marga philosophy guides us, "Another type of crime occurs
occasionally. This is a temporary criminal urge, a special type of
mental disease which suddenly appears in a certain type of environment
and again subsides after a short time. Kleptomania is an example of this
kind of mental disease. After committing a crime kleptomaniacs feel
ashamed and are anxious to return the property that they have stolen to
the owner. They have sudden fantasies about stealing, abducting people,
becoming drunk or indulging in decadent activities. But analysis shows
that they do not in fact have the slightest personal interest in such
things." (2)
Conclusion
By ideating on Him we can overcome all defects and become pure and pristine - physically, psychically, and spiritually.
Ananda Marga ideology teaches us, "In Brahma, the Entity who liberates
one from all mundane ailments and the cycle of rebirth, lies the total
cessation of all afflictions, the freedom from all ailments. He is the
only dependable panacea for microcosmic distortions and imperfections;
there is none other than Him - Na'nyah pantha' vidyate ayana'ya." (3)
In Him.
Ananda Sagar
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Multidisciplinary approach for curing criminals
Ananda Marga philosophy states, “Psychologists cannot treat the mental
diseases which inflict born criminals all alone; the cooperation of
physicians and sociologists is essential. Psychologists will diagnose
the mental disease and explain its origins, and they will also play a
role in helping cure it as far as possible. Doctors will be responsible
for curing the disease through medicine or surgery, insofar as it is
caused by physiological abnormalities. Then sociologists will have to
arrange for the social rehabilitation of the criminal after he or she
has recovered. If psychologists only describe the nature of the disease,
or if doctors only diagnose the physiological disorders and nothing
more, it will not be possible to accomplish anything productive. Of
course at the present time the patient may not make a complete recovery
despite the concerted efforts of psychologists and sociologists, because
psychology is still in an underdeveloped state. Moreover, doctors have
not yet acquired the skills needed to remove the physiological
abnormalities responsible for mental disease. And furthermore, the
science of sociology has only just emerged; it is developing extremely
slowly. However, we must take the above measures for born criminals.”
(4)
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How burnt chillies can help
Ananda Marga philosophy states, “Knowing full well that a person who is
possessed by a ghost is suffering from a mental disease and a disease of
the nervous system, exorcists generally beat a "possessed" person to
reactivate his or her nerves, make him or her inhale the smoke of burnt
chillies in order to return him or her to consciousness.” (5)
Types of diseases cured by psychological treatment
Ananda Marga philosophy states, “A disease can be mental or can be
physical. Similarly, medicine may be mental or may be physical; hence it
is most desirable and productive if both kinds of medicine are
administered simultaneously in all diseases, whether they are physical
or mental. Those who only believe in psychological treatment for mental
disease know from experience that such treatment will not permanently
cure the disease and the patient will soon relapse. Only where, along
with psychological treatment, guidance concerning diet, bathing and
behaviour is given, and to normalize the diseased glands of the body
medicines prepared from the five fundamental factors are prescribed, can
the disease be permanently cured.” (6)
Ananda Marga ideology guides us, “After having analysed the various
types of ahaḿkára and their evil effects, we need to examine the ways
and means of getting rid of these defects. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu has
offered a psychological method to save oneself from the malady of
ahaḿkára. Ahaḿkára is really a mental ailment, and a person suffering
from this disease requires psychological treatment.” (7)
Ananda Marga philosophy says, “Epilepsy arises when a person comes in
sudden contact with something or some event completely outside the realm
of his or her experience. Through proper counselling, attacks of this
disease can be checked and through psychic treatment along with the use
of small amounts of medicine the disease can be treated.” (8)
References
1. Human Society - 1, Justice
2. Human Society - 1, '87 Edn, p.80
3. Ananda Marga Ideology in a Nutshell - 6, The Only Way to Salvation
4. Human Society - 1, Justice
5. Human Society - 2, The Vipra Age
6. Human Society - 1, Various Occupations
7. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 23, Safeguards against the Defects of Jiṋána and Karma
8. Shabda Cayanika - 1, Acala to Atha (Discourse 2)
== Section 2: Prabhat Samgiita ==
I want to receive You up to my full heart’s content"Paráń bhare barań kari,eso áji ámár ghare,..." (Prabhat Samgiita #0438)
Purport:O' Parama Purusa, please come in my mental abode, my Guru Cakra. I want to receive You up to my full heart’s content. After getting You, I will gaze upon You to my heart’s full satisfaction - until my soul is satiated. Baba, by Your grace, I will hold both of Your lotus feet, and always keep You in my heart.
O' Parama Purusa, in hopes of making You mine, my own, I have arranged a basket filled with flowers and fruits to receive You. And it has been saturated with my heart-felt love. In the corner of my mind, with full of sweetness, I want to have You forever.
Baba, today please sit in the lotus of my heart. I am calling You with shravana, manana, and niddidhyasana [1]. This yearning has been hidden in the depths of my heart for such a long time. All the while I have been waiting for You. Please fulfil that desire by coming to me. Fulfill my longing, which has been in the deep corner of my mind since ages. …
Baba, today, when You grace me by coming, that desire will be quenched forever….
Notes for Prabhat Samgiita #0438[1] Shravan, Manan, & Niddhidhyasana: Here below Ananda Marga ideology explains the special import of these three devotional practices.
Ananda Marga ideology says, "To attain Him human beings have to take recourse to shravana (constantly hearing His name), manana (constantly ideating on Him) and nididya'sana (constantly meditating on Him). The Supreme Entity is Gurha, that is, He is lying hidden in the innermost recess of the human entity. To attain Him one must penetrate deep within oneself, and for that the development of an introversial outlook is essential." (1)
Reference
1. Tattva Kaomudi - 3
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