Sympathy for my lost bullets + 2 more

Baba

Sympathy for my lost bullets

Namaskar,

Ananda Marga philosophy states, “In one country, for instance, if somebody shoots another person, people would say how wrong it was and even the assailant would feel ashamed, regret it and try to run away. In some other country it may be that when someone has shot another and is asked why he did so, he will reply, “Why are you speaking against me? The person I shot has died and you feel much sympathy for him, while you have no sympathy for me, although I have lost so many bullets!”” (1)

Randomly shooting crowds in public spaces

Those who do not know the far reaching effects of materialism may be surprised by this above teaching. Yet in the US, there are so many people who fall in this category. Such persons are very self-centered and do not care about others. The extreme case of this is when a crazed gunman starts randomly shooting in public spaces where there are crowds of people. Those gunmen do not have any sympathy for all the destruction they cause. Only they are preoccupied with their own deluded desire to inflict harm upon others. This is their common response to their random attacks and shooting sprees. They are numb to how their actions impact innocent people.
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Dirty trend: People openly brag about their so-called greatness

The question is: Why has this mentality developed? Essentially, when materialism was not so pervasive then the citizens embraced certain human values. But once materialism spread to each and every corner of life, then selfishness became paramount. People openly brag about their greatness and they are publicly hailed and respected for this. That's to say, the people rally around and respect those who are the most selfish. It is a sad state of affairs. Thus people completely lost their human qualities; verily those qualities - i.e. those refined aspects of the human personality - are no longer valued. Not all in the US come in this category, there are many good people - but nonetheless this is a prevailing trend.


Because materialism is self-centered philosophy

Actually this situation will crop up anywhere extreme materialism is in vogue - wherever materialism is adopted as the be-all, end-all of life. In that case, people only care about themselves - not their progeny, not their spouse, not their friends, nor anyone else. Because materialism is a self-centered philosophy.

Ultimately, a day comes when those selfish people come into hard times and get very depressed - they feel suicidal etc. In that condition, they may decide to randomly kill as many people as possible - before eventually killing themselves.

Some think that law and order will resolve this matter. But that is not possible. In the US there are more than 300 million people, and approximately 1% of the population is in jail, i.e. 2 - 3 million people. Even then, even with so many already in jail, crime is rampant and serial killers make their mark every day. So the rule of law is not the answer.
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Solution

The solution lies in neo-humanism and the cultivation of cardinal human values. The people need to be redirected from extreme materialism and taught how to think and act in a new way - according to the ideals of neo-humanism. Failing that, selfishness will continue at its present course and society will be under siege by these serial shooters on a regular basis.

In Him,
Liilashankar

References
1. A Few Problems Solved - 6, Expression and Symbolization

== Section: Prabhat Samgiita ==

मैं अपने मन के सभी रङ्ग तुमको समर्पित करते हुए आगे बढ़ते जाना चाहता हूँ

PS Intro: Human beings are attracted to one one thing or another, right or wrong. When one’s mental occupation is something worldly, then the mind is coloured in that way. For example, suppose a person is thinking about the lottery then their mind will be coloured by the colour of the currency note of that country. Or if you are building a home or thinking of a car, then the mind will be coloured accordingly.

Parama Purusa is colourless. Offering the colour of one’s mind means offering all one’s personal desires. Suppose a person has mundane desires and that is disturbing their mental peace. If they offer those desires to Parama Purusa and if He accepts them then that person will be in bliss because they will be 100% tension-free. When the mind is colourless that is the state of god-realisation. That is what is depicted in the first stanza of the below Prabhat Samgiita.

Ananda Marga philosophy states, ““By surrendering all the colours of my mind to You, I want to become colourless.” ” (1)


प्रभात सङ्गीत 2368 तोमार रंगे रंग मिशिए  चले जेते चाइ सुमुखे …

भावार्थ

हे परमपुरुष बाबा ! तुम्हारी कृपा से मैं अपने मन के सभी रङ्ग तुम को ही समर्पित करना चाहता हूँ।  मैं अपनी सभी इच्छाएँ, मोह,   और मानसिक लगाव, सब कुछ तुम्हारे चरणों में समर्पित करना चाहता हॅू । तुम्हारे रङ्ग  में अपने मन को रंगते हुए अपनी हर इच्छा को तुम्हें ही सौपकर आगे बढ़ते जाना चाहता हूँ।  तुम्हारी कृपा से परमात्मा की ओर बढ़ता जाना चाहता हॅूं। हे प्रभु ! मैं अपने सभी मोह, वृत्तियाॅं और चाह सब कुछ तुम्हारे चरणों में  भेंट करना चाहता हॅूं। मेरी केवल एक ही  इच्छा है कि तुम्हारे लय में नाचते हुए तुम्हारे रास्ते पर चलूॅं। लेकिन, पता नहीं क्यों मैं  किसी न किसी तरह तुम्हारी लय और तान भूल जाता हॅूं। मैं तुम्हारे लय के साथ मिलकर एक हो जाना चाहता हॅूं परन्तु पता नहीं कैसे मैं हमेशा  कोई न कोई गलती कर ही बैठता हॅूं।

हे परम सत्ता ! बाबा ! तुम्हारी कृपा से मैं अपने हाथ में तुम्हारे आनन्दमार्ग  का झण्डा जोर से पकड़े हुए हॅूं। तुमने मुझे तेज इच्छाशक्ति और सहनशीलता दी है। इसके सहारे  मैं अपना कर्त्तव्य मानते हुए  तुम्हारे आदर्शों और शिक्षाओं का पालन और उसका प्रचार  प्रसार भी करूँगा  । तुमने मुझे यह अच्छी तरह समझा दिया है कि यदि कोई भी साथ न दे तो भी अकेले ही तुम्हारे बताए  रास्ते पर मैं बढ़ता जाऊँगा । हे बाबा ! तुम्हारे आशीष की कृपा वर्षा के कारण मुझे किसी का डर नहीं है। मेरा हृदय  तुम्हारी दी हुई शक्ति से भर गया है और मैं अकेला ही आगे बढ़ता जा सकता हूँ।  तुम्हारा प्रेम मेरे ऊपर हमेशा बरसता रहता है।  तुम मेरे साथ हमेशा रहते  हो मैं अकेला नहीं हूँ। तुम मुझे आगे बढ़ते जाने की ताकत देते  रहते हो। हे प्रभु ! तुमने मेरा हृदय प्रेरणा और साहस से भर दिया है।  यही कारण है कि बाधायें और अवरोध तुच्छ लगते हैं।  वे मेरे रास्ते को रोकने के लिए  कभी नहीं आ सकते हैं।

हे परमपुरुष बाबा ! मैं भूतकाल में अकेला नहीं था और न ही कभी भविष्य में रहॅूगा। तुम  मेरे साथ हमेशा रहते हो। जब तुम मेरे साथ हो तो किसका डर और कैसा भय? बाबा ! तुम्हारी कल्याणकारी  कृपा वर्षा में डूबकर, तुम्हारा काम करते हुए मैं तुम्हारे गीतों  को गाता हुआ आगे बढ़ता जाऊंगा। बाबा ! मैं तुम्हें अपने  हृदय में हमेशा रखते हुए सच्चे रास्ते पर बढ़ता जाऊँगा।  हे परमपुरुष ! तुम मेरे साथ हर क्षण रहते हो।  तुम परम  कृपालु  और अलौकिक सुन्दर हो ।

References
1. Liberation of Intellect - Neo-Humanism, Inner Asset
2. Hindi purport translated by Dr. T.R. Sukul from original English purport by Ananda Marga Universal.
3. Sadguru Baba says (in GD, Delhi, 26 Feb 1984) that when writing a Prabhat Samgiita purport then very simple words should be used so that the common mass may understand. The above Hindu purport has been written according to that guideline.

== Section 3 ==

साधना करता है मनुष्य का अहंतत्त्व

“आलोच्य विषय है---"साधना मार्ग, तन्मात्र, और संवृत्ति” | यह साधना, micrivitum नहीं करता है | साधना करता है मनुष्य का अहंतत्त्व | इसलिए कहा गया है, कि यद्यपि अहंतत्त्व और जीवों में भी है, मगर उनमें यह अहंतत्त्व अविकशित है | अविकशित होने की वज़ह, वह अपनी प्रधानता स्थापित नहीं कर सकता है | कुत्ते, गाय, और बन्दर, ऐसे कुछ जीव-जन्तु हैं, जिनमें अहंतत्त्व कुछ विकशित हैं, और-जीवों के बनिस्बत; मगर अधिक नहीं | हमें उम्मीद है कि निकट भविष्य में वे साधनामार्ग को अपना सकेंगे |”

[यह बाबा के कैसेट से सीधे लिखा गया, बाबा का यह असली प्रवचन, अमृतोपदेश है। आनन्द मार्ग हिन्दी पुस्तकों में छपे प्रवचन तो नक़ली प्रवचन हैं, असली नहीं] (1)

Reference
1. हिंदी, अप्रकाशित 4 June 1989 DMC Ananda Nagar