Why mocked & ridiculed
Note: This letter is only for those who have reverence for Sadguru Baba Shrii Shrii Anandamurti ji and try to follow His Ananda Marga ideology.
Namaskar,
Sadhana is difficult because it is not easy to harness the mind in a singular direction. So when some sit to do sadhana they feel completely overwhelmed. But instead of getting frustrated and giving up, one should take it as a challenge. After all, sadhana does not mean realisation; it means effort. So as sadhakas we have to put forth the proper effort and not concern ourselves with the results. Naturally, however, the more sincere effort we put forth, the more we shall progress on the path. And this is the chief endeavour of life.
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Misunderstanding of A & B
Here are two common misunderstandings about what is the main work in life.
(a) In rural areas, those doing manual work like digging soil or manually breaking stones feel that is the top-most job. In that same vein, some Wts think, “We are doing the real work. Those sitting in the office or in the shade at the table don’t do anything. Just moving their pen, or dancing their hands on the typewriter is meaningless. That is not the work. The work we do here in the sun, in the scorching heat, in the rain, in the hail, outside cutting wood with our hands, or directly digging soil or breaking stones in the rain and wind is the real work. It is a tough environment. In reality others don’t do anything.” Those manual laborers, and some Wts they talk among themselves in this way.
(b) Those employed in offices as well as some Wts talk among themselves that, “Oh, we are extremely busy doing hard work. So many plans and programs we have to arrange. We do the real work. Those practicing long sadhana, just sitting quietly under the tree or in their room, are doing nothing. Their sadhana is not the real work.” They laugh at those doing sadhana and pass remarks, ”Lazy people just sit quiet for hours doing sadhana, and waste the time. They don’t do any work.” Those intellectual office workers and some Wts talk among themselves in this way.
Ananda Marga ideology states, “Human life is for spiritual sádhaná only.” (1)
Sadhana is the toughest work
- So group A type of people (manual laborers and some Wts) have a limited understanding and cannot understand the utmost importance of spirituality. They think doing work with their muscles and expending physical energy is the only work.
- And group B thinks that sitting in the office doing office management, planning, engineering etc are the main works. They believe that intellectual work is the main work. Some Wts think in this way.
Those manual laborers who could not grow intellectually think physical work is everything. And those white collar workers and some Wts who could not grow spiritually think psychic work is everything. Those office workers & some Wts feel they are running this whole world. With their intellectual contribution the sun and moon are rising and setting.
So in a misguided way both group A (manual laborers & some Wts) and B (office workers & some Wts) think that just sitting and doing long sadhana is not the work. This they comment in a negative way due to their lowly understanding of and incapability of practicing spiritual sadhana. After getting samvit by the grace of Taraka Brahma, one fine morning when they advance in the higher realm and start doing real sadhana, they realize that to tame the mind and goad it towards the Supreme Entity ie sadhana, is the toughest job.
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Ridicule others’ long sadhana
Ananda Marga ideology guides us, “Human life is for spiritual sádhaná only.” (2)
Some fickle-minded and unfortunate people could not reach even the boundary of the spiritual realm. In their degenerated state, they ridicule others’ long sadhana and hurl foul epithets about those who sit in long sadhana and mock them. But in the future they will repent and feel sorry for their lowly dealings.
In their lifetime, every Ananda Margii will realise that sadhana is the real work. And if they could not grasp this, it means they have to go back and join in the primary school of spirituality.
Why degenerated people deride others’ sadhana
Similar things happen in other realms also. Bad people criticize the philanthropy of good people, due to fear that those who are doing good work will be appreciated by the public. Such criticizers fear they will lose that whatever respect they have in the society, and that others will have more respect than they.
In the general society, among the company of runners, some can run fast and some cannot. And there is a tendency for those who cannot to try to pull the leg of those who can. Similarly, due to the influence of avidyá máyá, those who can’t do sadhana try in some or other way to disturb those doing long sadhana. By this harmful action, they incur very negative samskaras.
Sometimes WTs or LFTs jeer at others, that “Oh, Mr. so and so does not do any work. He/she just does long sadhana.”
You might have marked some people who can’t do sadhana have no control on their mind. And whenever they try to do sadhana they feel completely overwhelmed. Such types of people, in order to hide their incapability, try to demean committed sadhakas, i.e. those capable of doing long sadhana. By putting down the real sadhakas, such degenerated people feel psychic satisfaction. And so they go on discouraging others from doing long sadhana. In this way the fickle-minded try to save their prestige.
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Lack of sadhana: even murder
The irony is that according to Ananda Marga philosophy the main thing is spirituality. And due to lack of sadhana and spiritual mind, all sorts of problems have erupted in our AMPS: groupism, infighting, scriptural distortion, selfishness, even murder. And according to Baba, the solution is a cosmic vision. Such an outlook gets cultivated by long hours of spiritual practice, by which mind can be trained.
Ananda Marga ideology states, “All the psychological diseases of humanity are the result of not having bhúmadrśt́i (Cosmic outlook) in life. The diseased persons do not consider others, but think only about themselves. They are busy thinking about their own families, employers, etc., and they forget everyone else. This is a terrible malady. But it is a mere expression and symptom of narrow-mindedness, the real root and reason for psychological disease. The cure is to reverse the trend of behaviour to rid the fallen human beings of narrow-mindedness. The medicine is one and only one: Brahmabháva [ideation on Supreme Consciousness].” (3)
So on one side, Ananda Marga philosophy teaches us that sadhana is the main thing; that is the reason one has come in human form. And on the other side, certain in-charges cannot manage sadhana. And because of this, they mock those who can. The whole situation is sad, preposterous, and pathetic.
With the grace of the almighty Baba, we will overcome this nightmare in the very near future.
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Conclusion
According to Ananda Marga philosophy, spiritual practice, i.e. sadhana, is the real and toughest work. Teasing others for practicing long sadhana is a veritable sin.
Ananda Marga ideology guides, “Human life is for spiritual sádhaná only.” (4)
In Him,
Ananda
~ In-depth study ~
Ananda Marga ideology guides, “Human life is for spiritual sádhaná only.” (5)
Ananda Marga Caryacarya teaches us, “An animal life is given to carnal pleasure, human life is for sádhaná.” (6)
A similar situation occurs in college and university student dormitories. Those incapable of studying properly and no patience or ability to concentrate cannot get good marks in their courses. They don’t like that others should get good grades and to prevent others’ success they mock and belittle them for studying, with the goal of blocking their progress. The very same thing occurs in the spiritual realm regarding sadhana. If they had been good persons, they would have been happy by seeing others’ progress.
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Wise people must do long sadhana
Ananda Marga ideology states says, "Those who are incapable of stopping the extroversive tendency of their organs are dull-witted, being constantly preoccupied with external activities. As their objective is physical, their whole mind cannot absorb itself in the supreme bliss of consciousness (Caetanya Sama'dhi). As a result they constantly bemoan the threefold causes of pleasure and pain, material, psychic and spiritual. So wise people must direct their minds towards the Cosmic Entity. They must withdraw their minds from objects that ensconce themselves in their own characteristic self after introverting all their vrttis or desires. To be ensconced in one’s characteristic self is the supreme attainment of a unit being." (7)
References
1. Ánanda Vacanámrtam Part 23, Oṋḿkára and Iśt́a Mantra
2. Ánanda Vacanámrtam Part 23, Oṋḿkára and Iśt́a Mantra
3. Ananda Vacanamrtam 31, The Conduct of an Ácárya
4. Ánanda Vacanámrtam Part 23, Oṋḿkára and Iśt́a Mantra
5. Ánanda Vacanámrtam Part 23, Oṋḿkára and Iśt́a Mantra
6. Ananda Marga Caryácarya Part 2, Sádhaná (Intuitional Practice)
7. Ananda Marga Ideology and Way of Life in a Nutshell Part 5, Matter and Spirit
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The 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 ==
When I think about You
"Tomári kathá bheve mármik anubhave..." (Prabhat Samgiita #3006)
Purport:
O' Parama Purusa, by thinking of You with all the feelings of my heart, my thrilled mind is ensconced in bliss and floats towards the godly realm. O' the Controller of the eternal and mortal worlds, the hope of the hopeless, even a wee-bit of Your mercy and love is enough to overfill my core with spiritual bliss and give me goosebumps, horripilation, throughout my being. Baba, is it You who brings that deep spiritual surge of bhakti within me.
O' Supreme Entity, thinking about You, my mind is ensconced in bliss.
Baba, You are incomparable in rhythm and most pleasant in aroma. You have no comparison. In all vibrations, in the quintessence, deep down, You are the Dearest One to all and the nucleus of all the vibrations. In the garland, You are the flower; and in the necklace, the jewel. In everything, You are the best in all things. Remaining in viitara'ga, You smile with the beauty of prema, heavenly love like flowers.
O' Divine Entity, thinking about You, my mind is ensconced in bliss.
O’ my Eternal Friend, in the severe heat, You are those first, cool showers that bring relief and respite. In the space between the monsoon clouds, You are the refulgent polestar. In the darkness, You are the beauty of the moon's enchantment. Under the hot sun, You are cool shade beneath the trees. In each and every circumstance, You are the Saviour. Baba, even staying afar, You remain in my mind’s precious haven.
Prabhu, thinking about You, my mind is ensconced in bliss.
O' Parama Purusa, keep me eternally at Your lotus feet...
Notes for Prabhat Samgiita #3006:
[1] Ba'ndha-bha'unga' mana: This is when the mind is overwhelmed with joy. Such as when one is extremely happy and bursts into tears or when one jumps for joy or exclaims or dances. In actuality though it is more than the joy experienced in worldly circumstances. It is that inexpressible bliss from the spiritual flow. It happens in the spiritual realm when one's mind is fully ensconced in His bliss and one starts crying uncontrollably. This is a state wherein one completely loses their composure.
[2] Viitara'ga: This is the state of being beyond any worldly attachment or attraction - i.e. perfect equanimity in all circumstances. One of the qualities of Parama Purus'a is vaera'gya.
== Section 3: Important Teaching ==
Quiz about AM
Ananda Marga philosophy states, “In places where, for whatever reason, intellectual clashes among the vipras were not very intense, their philosophy was very simple. They would say to the people directly, "I am the angel or incarnation of God. The things I have said are not the words of a human being but the words of God," or "I have received the divine revelation that you will eat this and not that, worship in this way and not that, and offer this to God. If you obey my commandments God will bless you and you will go to heaven; otherwise you will be burnt to death in the fire of hell." The people were fooled this easily.”
“The vipras used to tempt people with an imaginary heaven and inject in them the fear of an imaginary hell. In this way they would accomplish their objectives; their exploitation would proceed smoothly; and moreover the fear they aroused in people's minds would turn those people into fanatics.”
“It is noticeable that in the fanatical religious communities that we see in the world today, there is very little intellectual clash among the vipras. However, whenever fanatical religious communities made systems of social rules and regulations – in other words, whenever they made some effort to build a social structure – their social systems would be stronger than those of societies which followed a subtle philosophical theory or those of kśatriya societies.” (1)
Answer:
In His above teaching, Sadguru Baba is talking about the semitic religions: Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.
Reference
1. Human Society - 2, The Vipra Age
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