Baba
Fast to death: Avt capitulates to Gandhian
way
Namaskar,
You may know that Dada MC and his core supporters, under his direction, have declared to fast unto death, i.e. Gandhian style. And that is against the basic fundamentals of Prout. It helps the enemy because Dada MC and his supporters are destroying their own existence by declaring a hunger strike. Nowhere in Ananda Marga philosophy, or the teachings of neo-humanism, nor in Prout philosophy will you find any guideline that says to fight exploiters by doing a hunger fast. Rather, when fighting enemies one should strengthen themselves in all sorts of ways. The Gandhian way of fasting is just the opposite; it is suicidal.
Outlandish idea
You can imagine that you are attacking an enemy and in the middle of the war you announce the outlandish idea to adopt a Gandhian method whereby from now on, “All my commanders, troops, and soldiers will begin a fast unto death. And by this way we will march to victory and defeat our enemies.” However, by this outlandish Gandhian approach you are actually destroying your entire army and helping your enemy. That is why the Gandhian approach is suicidal.
Here the point is that with the strength of the body, mind, and intellect you are trying to defeat the exploiters. But the Gandhian way is to starve that same body, which in turn will adversely affect the mind and intellect. After a few days that person will lose their strength; in a short span they will become so depleted they will be unable to think or walk. That is why this type of protest is not only ignorance but suicide. Only the enemies are benefited by this slow, steady death of a Gandhian hunger fast.
That is exactly what is going on in AMPS protest movement. They are going to fast unto death. So it is a failed strategy.
Actually, the spirit of Dada MC’s overall plan of fighting against injustice is very good. But his approach is bad. Let me explain further. MC is trying to fight against all sorts of exploitation in AMPS. Indeed that is the need of the day. But his modus operandi, i.e. Gandhian approach of fasting to death, will harm all his fighting troops.
Conclusion
Nowhere in Ananda Marga philosophy, or the teachings of neo-humanism, nor in Prout philosophy will you find any guideline that says to fight exploiters by doing a hunger fast. Rather, when fighting enemies one should strengthen themselves in all sorts of ways. The Gandhian way of fasting is just the opposite; it is suicidal.
In Him
Kripal Singh
Ananda Marga philosophy says, “Some people are of the opinion that only humanistic appeals and no other approach can effect a change of heart. Although the principles of such people may be high, in reality the soil of the earth is extremely hard. Their appeals to do good cannot easily gain support. What are humanistic appeals, or satyágraha?...in simpler language, they are a way to compel people to move.” (1)
Dada MC: As you probably know this refers to Dada Mantracetanananda who has declared that he will fast to death and some of his supports have declared they will accompany him.
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