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Distinctive way to make margiis
Namaskar,
Sadguru Baba places great importance on education - and in particular
imparting neo-humanistic education to children in Ananda Marga primary
schools. That is why Baba gives tremendous emphasis to the creation of a
maximum number of primary schools. It is not that Baba merely wants us
to have more primary schools than high schools. The difference is far
greater than that. First, we are to create Ananda Marga primary schools
in every village across the entire globe - down to the block level. When
that is complete then - and only then - can we consider creating more
high schools, colleges, and universities.
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Per Sadguru Baba’s direction, the priority lies in the creation of ideal
primary schools. That has the greatest impact on the overall
development of a person. At a young age children need to be instilled
with the values of neo-humanism and that will positively shape their
entire life. Remember, every religion indoctrinates innocent young kids
into their communal theological preachings. They start at an extremely
young age, and that keeps them for the course of their life. That is how
they spread their teachings. We should pay heed.
Teaching AM dharma: When kids are young ready to learn
We should not miss the opportunity to instill a neo-humanistic system of
education when those kids are young. That will bring monumental yield.
If we don’t, our pracara will suffer drastically and the number of
margiis and sympathizers will be very low.
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Ananda Marga philosophy states, “We must start primary schools
throughout the entire world to create a spiritual urge amongst the
little pupils. I am not in favour of starting colleges; I am in favour
of starting primary schools. In the entire world we have got one degree
college at Ananda Nagar and thousands of kindergarten schools. That is
why it is desirable in the first phase to start many primary schools
instead of colleges. Merely opening high schools and colleges without a
proper system of education will not serve the purpose. Rather, thousands
of kindergarten and primary schools must be started with this new
system of education, to create a spiritual urge amongst children
throughout the entire world.” (1)
This is the approach to change the society: Impart the teachings of
neo-humanism and universal dharma to primary school aged children. At
that time their minds are open, flexible, and ready to grasp those
teachings.
Whereas it is very difficult, almost impossible, to untrain dogmatic
adults and make them into margiis. Young students in our Ananda Marga
primary schools will easily become sympathizers and margiis. By this
way, so many from the general public will come close. It is through
primary schools that the masses can be brought into the fold of Ananda
Marga ideology. That is why there is a great need for a maximum number
of primary education centers.
Ideal formula for creating margiis
As soon as a primary school is created in any locale, that has a big
effect on the number of Ananda Margiis in that region. The first
generation the school is in operation the ground is made fertile. Within
a few years, those students grow up and become sympathizers and
supporters of Ananda Marga - and some try hard to follow Sixteen Points
and become bonafide Ananda Margiis. The big change comes in the very
next generation. Those kids grow up with parents who are eager for their
children to learn dharmic guidelines. And those kids flourish in our
Ananda Marga primary schools and readily become Ananda Margiis. They do
Ananda Marga pracara, bring their friends, set up clubs, organise
community events, and perform social service activities. Following this
pattern, in a short while there will be many margiis in that area. This
is the formula for creating and generating margiis in regions where
people are not inclined to take initiation and enter into Ananda Marga.
The whole family is connected with the small child. When a primary
school is started then teachers and administrators invariably become
linked with the family and those family members can easily become
sympathizers and sometimes margiis too. Remember, the parents are far
more involved with the lives of their small kids than with their high
school or college-aged children. Parents will drop off and pick up their
small children at the school on a daily basis, while over the course of
an entire year those parents may never even go once to the high school.
So with primary schools, the whole family is involved and that is why
the creation of primary schools is very, very important.
Conclusion
We see these days how kids raised in a materialistic environment are not
inclined towards spiritual inquiry and progress. The root cause is a
system of education that is matter-centered. So we should be vigilant to
build up more and more primary schools as by this way we will create a
whole generation of children and adults whose minds are inclined towards
proto-psycho spirituality. In that stage they will be ready to learn
Ananda Marga philosophy, meditation, neo-humanism, and bhagavad dharma.
Namaskar,
in Him,
Anandeshvar
~ In-depth study ~
Those who scare children are not well-wishers
Ananda Marga philosophy states, “The method of extracting work by
terrorizing the minds of children is not only made use of by a
particular type of teacher, it is also often still more harmfully
practised by parents. They frighten their children, tell them lies,
engage in scurrilous brawls before them, and deceive and torment them;
but they still expect that some day their children will become
respectable members of society – that their children will bring glory to
their family name. When their children are reluctant to drink milk or
sleep, they terrify them by invoking imaginary goblins or frightful
ghosts. Children initially have no fear, yet a fearful panorama is
played out before them. Through this practice the parents may achieve
some temporary gain, but even if the children wait a lifetime, they can
never be compensated for the harm done to them. Even when these same
children attain young adulthood, the thought of ghosts will not leave
their minds – ghosts will become their permanent companions.” (2)
Ananda Marga philosophy says, “For this purpose we should have a
two-fold approach. For the purpose of training this turbulent mind, what
is to be done? One is to get proper education, one is to be imparted
with proper education — not general education — in the gospel of, in the
idea of Neo-Humanism. This will help human beings in training the mind.
And at the same time spiritual practice should go on for proper psychic
remoulding. This what we require most. There is no alternative.” (3)
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Baba's order: No co-education after adolescence
Here following in yellow highlight is Baba’s Procedural Order which
states that our Ananda Marga schools must not be co-ed once children
have reached the age of puberty.
A’NANDA MA’RGA PRACA’RAKA SA’MGHA (Central)
A’NANDA NAGAR
PLO no. 1A/4.2.1969
As per rules, co-education is allowed in our Schools up to Standard V.
but boys who are learning in Std. V or below but have crossed twelve
years of age will not be permitted to study in any of our lady managed
Schools. Similarly girls who are learning in Std. V or below but have
crossed 12 years of age, shall not be allowed to study in our Schools
(for boys).
Feb 4, 1969
Note: Standard V is the equivalent of 5th grade or 5th class in the western system.
Why the need for gender-separated classrooms once children reach
adolescence. This will aid greatly in the transfer of knowledge as
students will focus on the lesson and not be diverted towards the
opposite sex etc.
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Example of worthless teachers
Here Baba guides us that our teachers in our Ananda Marga schools must
represent the ideals of neo-humanism; every school must be taught or led
by bonafide Ananda Margiis. But these days 50% teachers in our Ananda
Marga schools are non-margiis and about 5% of them smoke. This is a very
bad situation.
Ananda Marga philosophy guides us, “Speaking of ideals, yet another
point comes to my mind, and that is the moral character and conduct of
teachers. Many teachers demonstrate a flagrant lack of restraint over
their language. There are also teachers who, after discussing the abuses
and evils of intoxicants in the classroom, immediately go outside and
start smoking. This sets an extremely bad example. If the teachers would
just use intoxicants, without saying anything about them, it might not
be so bad. But this approach naturally encourages the students to be
undisciplined. They will think that the use of such things must be
enjoyable, and that their teachers deprive them so that they can enjoy
them alone.” (4)
Ananda Marga philosophy states, “It must be the teachers’ responsibility
to impart knowledge, teach restraint in social life, and give
instruction about all the various aspects of collective endeavour, but
the parents will have to take on most of the responsibility for the
moral and spiritual education of the child.” (5)
We should enroll our own children in AM schools
Baba Himself put His own laokik family members in Ananda Marga schools.
His example is enough to show us that this is the way to proceed. When
discussing schooling with others then we must recommend our Ananda Marga
neo-humanistic system of education. And we should enroll our own
children. Other alternative schools do not possess the requisite
curriculum, nor all-round qualities of our neo-humanistic educational
system. Due to the lack of a proper education, the present society could
not develop in the right way.
We should never be shy to wave the flag of Ananda Marga education.
Rather it is our explicit duty to make everybody aware about the beauty
and utility of the system of neo-humanistic schools:
Ananda Marga philosophy states, “It is the birthright of everybody to
march in this universal march, to move along this path of righteousness.
Just show the path to all– just tell them, ‘Oh, human beings, the path
is ready for you, you just come!’ Whoever is endowed with a human mind
and a human body is entitled to follow this path.” (6)
School with non-margii teachers defeats the purpose
Before 1990, we had only a few high schools approved by Baba - and then
after 1990 certain opportunistic and ignorant wts started making many
more highs schools relying almost exclusively on non-margii teachers.
Verily such high schools sprouted up all over the place like weeds after
a rainstorm. But this is not the right approach. Some workers did this
for money and glory, and some did this because they did not know Guru’s
teaching about the need for maximum primary schools. But here, all
should be clear, the way forward is to create more and more primary
schools with proper Ananda Margii teachers who can implement a
neo-humanistic curriculum. Making a primary school with non-margii
teachers defeats the purpose of making a neo-humanistic school.
References
1. Discourses on Neohumanist Education: Prama-4
2. Human Society - 1, Education
3. Prout in a Nutshell – 18, p.42
4. Human Society – 1, Education
5. Human Society – 1
6. Neo-Humanism in a Nutshell – 1, p.66
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The below sections are entirely different topics, unrelated to the above material.
They stand on their own as points of interest.
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== Section 2: Prabhat Samgiita ==
Again and again - to please You"Gán geye jái tomár tare shunabe tumi ei ásháte..." (Prabhat Samgiita 4799)
Purport:
O' Parama Purusa, I am singing Prabhat Samgiita for You. I sing on and on with this hope: That You will come and listen. You are ever-resplendent. On this moonlit night, I have lighted the lamp of bhakti and in this ambience of darkness, I am sitting here conveying all my feelings to You.
Baba, O’ my eternal Supreme Friend, theoretically I know that You are with me always and that You are my eternal Sakha' [1], but still I wonder what type of relation is this of ours. You never spend time with me, and You stay quiet. Just You keep me all alone. And in that desperate state I become utterly dry inside and I think that without You my entire life is like the burning desert, with no relief in sight. Without You by my side, in Your absence, I am completely miserable. Please sit near me.
O' my dearest One, please give me a sign that You are listening to the calling of my heart. Parama Purusa, please come and tell me whether You are hearing me or not. After that, You are free to go wherever You like. O' my dearmost Baba, please be gracious and shower Your sweet smile directly in my mind so that it makes a permanently blissful impression - imprinted forever in my memory - like the wonderful colours and decoration of alpana' [2].
Baba, please come and reside always in my mental abode - up till eternity...
Note for Prabhat Samgiita #4799[1] Sakha': Ananda Marga ideology says, "'Samapra'n'a'h sakha' smrtah'. Where love and devotion are so overwhelming that it appears as if there is only one entity in two bodies, such a pair of persons is known as 'sakha''. The bhakta, the devotee, is the sakha of Parama Purus'a, because the bhakta can never think of himself as a separate entity from Him. Here he altogether forgets that he is separated from God. That is why Parama Purus'a is also a sakha' to His bhaktas and the bhakta is the sakha' of Parama Purus'a." (1)
[2] A'lpana': These are the colourful motifs, sacred art, or decorative painting done on a horizontal surface (walkway, patio etc) on auspicious occasions. Those who have attended DMC might have witnessed how on walking path across the stage leading up towards Baba's dais there are some very decorative, colourful, attractive designs. In an artistic manner there is brilliant array of flower pollen, flower petals, or any colorful scented fragrance which are soft and upon which someone can walk comfortably. This beautiful and colourful decoration is known as a'lpana' and it is meant to pay high respect and adoration to the Divine Entity. In our Marga this is used for Baba's holy and auspicious arrival. In common social settings and religious life the general population makes such decorations for the arrival of any respected guest. It is also employed in the temples.
Reference
1, Ananda Vacanamrtam - 6, Parama Puruśa – the Only Bandhu
== Section 3: Important Teaching ==
Ananda Marga has spread across many different planets
Ananda Marga ideology states, “जहाँ एक छोटे-से शहर में [आनन्दमार्ग धर्म
का ] छोटा-सा एक ‘nucleus’ था, वह nucleus तो उतना ही रह गया | मगर दायरा
अब छोटा-सा शहर नहीं; समूचा दुनिया और सिर्फ़ यह नहीं, अब तो यह
ग्रह-ग्रहान्तर में भी फैल गया है | फैल रहा है | फैलता जाएगा |”
[मार्गियों की गूँज "बाबा, बाबा, बाबा !"] (1)
Here below is an English summary of Baba’s above Hindi teaching.
The small nucleus of Ananda Marga dharma which we first started in
Jamalpur has extended its circumference far beyond the limited frontiers
of that small town, and has now spread not only all over the world, but
it has spread across many different planets and still it is spreading
and will go on spreading.
Reference
1. Spiritual Truth Surpasses Everything, V7-14 (E), MGD 3 January 1979 Patna
== Section 4: Important Teaching ==
Blindness, ignorance, & fear in religious worship
Unfortunately, ignorant, superstitious people cannot see through the fog
of avidya maya - and see Parama Purusa. The following is a description
about gods & goddesses that are mostly worshipped in Bengal.
Ananda Marga philosophy states, “In many cases people are devoted to
upadevatás out of fear and sometimes they are worshipped in the hopes
of obtaining something. Banabibi [The Lady of the Forest] is there to
save one from the grasp of the tiger. Besides her, there is Dakśińa
Ráya; out of fear of cholera people worship Olái Cańd́ii; out of fear
of smallpox they worship Shiitaládevii; out of fear of snakes,
Manasá. These are all upadevatás. The women of a household will
sometimes worship Lakśmii year-round to bring happiness in the family;
Śet́erá as well as Suvacanii is worshipped in the ritual peace
ceremony; Śaśt́hii and Niila are worshipped to bring welfare to one’s
children; and out of fear of illness Shmashánkálii and Rakśekálii
are worshipped. In Sanskrit they are all classified as upadevatás
because they are not Parama Puruśa, the object of meditation in the
spiritual world. Besides these, there are many other upadevatás such as
Mangalacańd́ii, Áshánbibi, Satyapiira, etc. Upadevatás are also
called folk [laokik] gods and goddesses. Some of them have dhyána
mantras and some do not; some of them also have dhyána mantras in the
local or state language and some do not have that either. In many cases
the gods and goddesses of the Buddhist and Jain eras came or are coming
to be worshipped as upadevatás in the post-Buddhist and post-Jain
eras.” (1)
What bhaktas do
Ananda Marga philosophy states, “Those spiritual aspirants who follow
the paths of knowledge, action and devotion, of course, do not bow their
heads to upadevatás. They practise the sádhaná of the singular
Parama Puruśa.”
“Some people call ghosts upadevatás out of excessive fear, that is,
they accept them as minor gods and goddesses lest they be angered by
being called ghosts. In Sanskrit, however, the word upadevatá is not
used to mean “ghost” – for ghosts the word apadevatá is used. Upa means
“near” and apa means “just opposite”. Apadevatá means “one whose
nature is just opposite to that of a god”.” (2)
Reference
1. Shabda Cayanika - 2, Ui to Uluka (Discourse 9)
2. Shabda Cayanika - 2, Ui to Uluka (Discourse 9)
