Tale of those days
Namaskar,
A life based on bhakti has no parallel, and while His vibration is with
us always, the sweet reminiscences of our time on this earth with Baba
hold special value.
Remembrances full of bhakti
Who can forget those blissful days when bhaktas were seated at Lord
Parama Purusa Baba's lotus feet and we were all singing with deep, deep
bhakti. Such spiritually stirring remembrances can never leave me, nor
do I feel those are days bygone. The mere recollection invites a whole
new tidal wave of blissful feelings, by His grace.
While in His divine presence, Parama Purusa Baba especially blessed us
with those bhajans charged with bhakti, kiirtana, and Prabhat Samgiita;
they were and remain a tremendous boon for all bhaktas across our entire
world. The remembrances of those who were there brings a unique
snapshot of history as they depict the deeply loving scene of how our
bhaktas used to sing in front of Baba and what type of vibration was
created, by His grace.
Bhaktas would congregate for general darshan or DMC etc, and all were
wholly charged and saturated with divine love. Baba was just showering
His grace incessantly. Whether one was there or not, still this same
experience is available to all by His grace. Omnipresent Parama Purusa
Baba showers His ever-flowing love upon all who sing with sincere
bhakti.
How special life was in Baba's presence, and today also margiis and
workers who never had the opportunity to see Baba physically experience
this same bliss. So our remembrances stand as a special record of
opportunity of how things were those days - of the divine resonance of
those days - plus new and old sadhakas alike can still experience His
spiritual magnetic attraction. Baba's grace knows no bounds.
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One should sincerely request His grace
When in His presence, it was His divine liila that sometimes He would
shower His grace whereby effortlessly a scene of hari pari manda was
created, i.e. an environment ensconced in bhakti where all were
spiritual magnetically drawn to His exquisite self, by His grace.
Getting a sweet glimpse of that occasion holds great historical value
for all bhaktas, and reminds us that nowadays also that same spiritual
experience is available to all sadhakas. Just one should sincerely
request His grace.
We know that just by remembering His sweet touch, then every sadhaka
will naturally gravitate and run towards Him, as it will awaken and
kindle one's spiritual yearning.
Today also, with Parama Purusa all-encompassing presence, everyone will
get a surge of bhakti by sincerely singing kiirtan. Still today Baba is
showering His grace so this is not a remembrance of the past but a
veritable avenue for feeling His sweet touch in this present moment, and
far into the future also.
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That special quality of bhakti unique to songs
And in His discourses, Baba beautifully describes this phenomenon of
singing with bhakti: In that case He transfers His cosmic nucleus to
that very spot. That is the magical spiritual reaction that happens. And
still to this very day, this is the case. Parama Purusa places His
nucleus wherever the bhaktas sing His name.
Madbhakta' yatra ga'yante tatra tis't'ha'mi na'rada
Ananda Marga ideology guides us, “Where bhaktas sing my name, there
alone I remain. I transfer my nucleus to that place... I transfer my
nucleus to the place where my bhaktas sing my name. Why? Because in
bhaktas there is upsurge (ucchava'sa) and emotion (a'vega). With the
help of that emotion, I radiate vibrations in the universe." (1)
So these days when we sing our Prabhat Samgiita or when we sing our
kiirtan, then naturally, He graciously brings Himself to that very place
and creates a spiritually charged environment. It is not that this only
happened in the past and now those days are gone. Still today, this is
the sweet result that occurs when bhaktas sincerely sing His name.
Our duty
Ananda Marga ideology guides us, “He has given you your organs. Utilize
them for Him. With your voice sing His name, His praise, His kiirtana.
With your mind think of Him. One who does not do this wastes one’s life.
And where people have only human frame but not human mind, tell them
this [aforesaid] message. Go to village after village, town after town.
This is your duty." (2)
By Baba's grace, now as well as back then, when we sing and dance with
full sincerity and bhakti, then He shifts nucleus to that very place and
showers His fathomless grace. So we should all be eager to do more and
more kiirtan and Prabhat Samgiita and realise His special presence in
our life.
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Ananda Marga ideology states, "He is everywhere, but that vibration
originates from that place where His nucleus is. He seats that nucleus
at that place where bhaktas sing His name." (3)
Namaskar,
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That blissful flow can descend even today
All in all, gathering with other bhaktas and singing & dancing
kiirtana inculcates that divine resonance and touches the inner core of
the heart. When in front of Baba, sadhakas would forget about all of
life's difficulties and troubles, and with one pointed bhakti they would
get swept up into His blissful flow. That unique vibration has been
felt pervasively in Ananda Marga. And still that blissful feeling is
available to all, by His grace. So everyone should be vigilant to
participate in all kinds of bhakti programs where people gather to sing
kiirtana.
Nectar and the vishuddha chakra
Here is the spiritual science behind this expression: From the vishuddha
cakra, nectar (amrta) emanates. This is part of the bhakti science of
Ananda Marga. When the mind is elevated, then by Baba's grace a sweet
vibration is created in the throat, which is controlled by the vishuddha
cakra. Then all the words and sound waves emitted by the throat are
very sweet and loving. That is what happens when one ideates on Him and
sings with a lot of bhakti. It is like nectar. In contrast, if the mind
is in a debased state, then poison (vis) is emitted. But, on occasions
full of bhakti, when one sings with deep bhakti, then nectar (amrta)
emanates.
And if you listen to any bhajan sung with sincere bhakti for the Supreme
Entity, you will find this happening just like so many other times when
bhaktas were singing in front of Baba, such as during His visits to
Ananda Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, South America, Philippines, Tamil Nadu,
Europe or wherever. By His grace, by His showering of love, wherever He
was He would attract bhaktas then naturally those bhaktas would sing
with deep bhakti for Supreme entity.
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Dry studio recordings
These days often times various artists go into the studio to record
kiirtans etc and sometimes their minds are more involved with the sound
of their own voice or the quality of their music etc. Because of this
the overall quality of bhakti is less. It is a often outcome,
unfortunately.
Whereas when bhaktas gather en mass and sing His name then there are no
feelings of self - only they are thinking of Him. And that makes those
live kiirtans very loving and full of bhakti for Parama Purusa. And it
is this spirit and vibration that is so readily captured on the bhajan
(“Baba Teri Mahima…” of that DMC in Mumbai in 1971. That is why I wanted
to share this with you.
So when in the studio those recording artists must take special care to
take a strong ideation when making a professional recording.
Full of bhakti : Song uploaded to blogsite
To remind us all and rekindle the bliss of singing to Him, I have
uploaded a bhajan full of bhakti for all to enjoy. This particular scene
is from DMC in 1971 Mumbai and the song is “Baba Teri Mahima Kis Vidhi
Gaun”. Those who wish to
listen will find it here... - in the lower left sidebar of the blog.
Vibration goes beyond language
Ours is a global community and bhajans are generally sung in one's
mother tongue. Yet due to Baba's divine presence, the blissful waves and
spiritual vibration touches all. Whether one is singing in Hindi,
Tagalog, English, German, Oriya, or Spanish, the bhakti vibration shines
forth. It is His grace. Plus, in many songs one will hear the bhaktas
sing the name 'Baba', as that is often one of the lyrics of the song. So
even if one does not understand the language of a particular bhajan,
any bhakta will easily be able to soak up the bhakti- feeling of that
scene.
Hari Pari Mańd́ala
5 January 1979, Patna
Ananda Marga ideology says, “In the scriptures and kiirtanas
the word “Haripari mańd́ala” is often mentioned. You know that for a
bhakta, the dearest entity is Parama Puruśa or Hari as He is the only
entity in this universe which lasts for eternity. Parama Puruśa alone
remains with humans until the end; all other entities are finite,
limited. Only Hari and Harikathá [discussion about Parama Puruśa] are
endless. That is why intelligent people should establish a relationship
of deep love with the Infinite Entity.”
“Hari is an internal entity, residing in the innermost core of
everyone’s heart. Be it the heart of a bird, a fool, a scholar, a good
person or a bad person, Hari’s throne is there. He only considers one
thing – whether that heart has love and bhakti. Suppose a certain person
commits so many sins; rather, is totally immersed in the ocean of sin:
Hari resides even in such a sinner’s heart and will reside there in the
future, too. He will examine that heart to see how much love and bhakti
there is.”
“Whenever the bhaktas of Hari assemble together they do not like to
gossip, but prefer to do Hari kiirtana, and nothing else. Whoever comes
within the circumference of that spiritual gathering will certainly feel
an irresistible desire to participate in that spiritual dance. The
sweet spiritual environment created by the kiirtana is called
Hariparimańd́ala in the scriptures. Hari resides at its nucleus.”
“Those in the Hariparimańd́ala are by nature bhaktas. When they
participate in the kiirtana they become even more [involved in] bhakti.
Whenever Hariparimańd́ala is created, be it for five minutes, three
hours or twenty-four hours, due to the intense collective bhakti, the
environment becomes so sweet and blissful that it becomes highly
congenial for spiritual ideation (dhyána). At that time Hari moves His
nucleus there and becomes the focal point of dhyána, the object of
ideation.”
“From the point of view bhakti, it is certainly Hariparimańd́ala, and
from Hari’s point of view it is also Hariparimańd́ala. As these two
viewpoints coincide at one point, every spiritual aspirant enjoys
endless bliss. Thus it is said, “Bhaktih bhaktasya jiivanam”. Just as a
fish cannot live without [[water, a human being cannot live without]]the
earth, and a bird cannot live without the sky, a bhakta cannot live
without bhakti. Without Hari the very existence of a bhakta is
endangered. If bhaktas are estranged from Hari, or separated from
bhakti, they become as miserable as a fish out of water.”
“The worst calamity that can befall a bhakta is to be separated from
bhakti. Those who try to deprive people of bhakti, who tried in the
past, and will try in the future, certainly invite their own
destruction. Hari never wants to harm anyone, nor do His bhaktas.
However, if an individual or a force tries to disturb the
Hariparimańd́ala of the bhakta, or will try to do so in the future, they
will certainly meet their destruction; it is a natural law. It is not
at all necessary to harbour any thought of others’ destruction.
Destruction comes as a matter of course.” (4)
References
1. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 1, Opening, Not Closing, the Heart With Kiirtana
2. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 30, You Live According to God's Desire
3. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 1, Opening, Not Closing, the Heart With Kiirtana
4. Ánanda Vacanámrtam Part 7, Hari Pari Mańd́ala
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below sections are entirely different topics, unrelated to the
above material.
They
stands on their own as points of interest.
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== Section 2: Prabhat Samgiita ==
Repentance of a groupist
Prabhat Samgiita Intro: This song depicts one person who was very good in the remote past, but then became very bad - sinful - and committed many heinous crimes for a long period. Now that same person feels repentant for all those wrongs. That is what is expressed in the below song. In contrast, this song is not for those who did demonic work and do not have any repentance.
"Ámi, tomáy bhúle ándhár tale, taliye kothá giye chinu,
tumi dáo ni keno bádhá more..." (Prabhat Samgiita #1050)
Purport:
O’ Divine Entity, forgetting You, I became deeply immersed in the filth of the bottomless dark chasm. I started propagating isms based on geo, socio, and linguistic sentiments and turned away from the path of dharma and neo-humanism and did the opposite of what You taught me to do. I tried to befool people by imposing dogmas and infusing groupism in order to cultivate the greatness of my land. To that end I created various tiirthas - i.e. so-called holy lands. O’ Parama Purusa Baba, why didn’t You stop me from doing sinful deeds.
Baba, I lost all my tenderness and kindness and became a cruel demon, a monster. I harassed, abused, threatened, harmed, and expelled so many of my innocent brothers and sisters. I lost my basic humanity, gave up all those dharmic values which You instilled within me, and followed the path of sin. Baba, how could You tolerate this so calmly?
I was not focusing on the supreme refulgence of Parama Purusa, nor was I following the path of rationality. Due to deep infatuation with power, post, and prestige etc, in my vanity and blind ego, I was thinking, “I am extraordinary and can do no wrong.” I tried to destroy those who opposed me. I wholly ignored the rational objections of others. Rather I tortured them. I went against all Your given codes of morality and ethics. I was wholly absorbed in my own pride and arrogance; I was cast under the spell of allurement and became blind. Baba, why did You not prevent me?
O’ Parama Purusa, I did not try to rectify my own sin. Deliberately I went on committing more and more misdeeds. I thought that I was above all codes of morality and justified to myself that I was within the bounds of dharma and felt that no matter the degree of my damaging and actions, it was all approved. My feeling was that I was beyond reproach and could commit no sin. In my shoddy state I believed I could do anything - even kill others for personal gain and my devilish interest. I smugly justified that it was all dharmic. I spoke ill of others for their errors and wrongdoing, and ridiculed, criticized,lambasted them and magnified their small mistakes as being very big. But I did not try to rectify my own sin. Baba, why did You not stop me from committing such crimes?
Baba, forgetting You, I became engrossed in wretched behaviours and slipped into the deepest depths. Baba, how could You allow this to happen to me...
== Section 3: Important Teaching ==
Link between dog & fox
Ananda Marga philosophy states, “The Alsatian dogs are close relatives of foxes.”
“Although a fox belongs to the dog family, its relation with the dog is
very remote. In spite of some similarity between a dog and a jackal in
appearance, there is a wide gulf of difference in their natures.”
“The dog has been a companion of human beings since ancient times.
History tells us that dogs have been of use and continue to be of use to
people in different ways in their prosperity as well as in their
adversity. In the scriptures, a dog has sometimes been shown respect by
presenting it as a symbol of dharma. Of course, there is no dearth of
people who are opposed to dogs. In northern India some people say: “Only
one who is a dog himself maintains a dog.”” (1)
Reference
1. Shabda Cayaniká Part 4: Discourse #27
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