Baba
Most important thing
Namaskar,
We have come on this earth for a very short time. In this brief period there are many things to be done. Indeed there are many great works to do. All Ananda Margiis - family person or Wt - are aware about this fact.
"You have been speeding towards the funeral pyre"
Ananda Marga ideology guides us, “The only duty of one who has attained human body in whom human potentiality is present, is to progress on the path of sádhaná. No one of intelligence should waste even an iota of time. With every respiration your longevity is diminishing. From the day of your birth as an infant you have been speeding towards the funeral pyre. Every moment is taking you closer and closer to death. So I say do not waste your time.” (1)
#1: Yet in various conversations sometimes you can hear people saying, “kill the time”, or “pass the time”, or so many things they say. Or by their action they say like that. Plus to cure their boredom they may involve in so many activities just to pass the time. We see this in various ways whether one is playing a traditional meaningless games like checkers or chess, or passing the time by computer gaming or surfing the web in degrading or senseless ways.
#2: Then there is a second type of person that acts as though what they are doing is very important, when in their heart of hearts they know they are just wasting away their time. To justify their actions they convince themselves that what they are doing is really important. For example, there are some people who watch degrading TV programmes. And some margiis raise the matter by saying, "Brother, please such films are against the word and spirit of moral codes."
However, those people justify that they must watch such programmes and films to understand the mindset of the people and establish Prout. It is clear they are viewing those programmes and movies for their own personal entertainment but they convince themselves that, "I am watching these degrading TV programmes and experimenting with other vices to establish Prout." This type of hypocrisy you may have seen or heard about now and again.
In any event, in both of the above cases, one’s time is not being properly utilised - though for obvious reasons the second case is worse than the first as that wastage of time is intertwined with self-deception and hypocrisy.
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Time: once passed, it does not return
About maximizing our use of time we should refer to Baba's poignant guideline. Sadguru Baba guides us, "I advise you not to waste your time any longer. Utilise your time in worthwhile pursuits...While you are executing your noble task do not waste your time. In this practical world, in this relative world, the most valuable relative factor is time. Once the time has passed and gone, it does not return again, so never misuse time." (2)
By this guideline it is quite clear that Baba directs us not to waste the time - period. So who has time to waste in any type of personal entertainment such as watching degrading TV programmes, reading junky romance novels, and gossiping. When one has been blessed with the inclination for sadhana and social service - as every sadhaka has - then time should be spent in higher pursuits not degrading ones. For a sadhaka, the time should be spent in serving and pleasing Parama Purusa and His creation - not just in ways to entertain oneself etc.
Goal-less pursuits are not at all appreciated in our Ananda Marga. Baba is very strict on this point as it makes the mind dull and soft and one loses their inner vision of life.
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Valuable time wasted in undesirable thoughts / psychic extravaganza
Here it is important to note what happens when one wastes their time in idle and useless pursuits like petty games like chess and other forms of entertainment. They become dull-minded and lethargic. Actually this is the speciality of materialism - entertainment for entertainment's sake. In that case one has no higher goal; life is just an aimless journey filled with useless entertainment.
Unfortunately these days many are involved in such activities such as going to the cinema, joining in gossip, and participating in various other pursuits with no greater goal in mind. Just they waste away their precious time - time just gets utterly wasted. See here Baba's distinct warning.
Ananda Marga ideology states, "Now, everywhere, in cent-per-cent of the cases, there is wastage of human psychic potentiality. The psychic potentialities of human beings are immense, but people do not utilise them because most of their valuable time is wasted in undesirable thoughts, in psychic extravaganza." (3)
Baba is says that we must not waste our time in useless pursuits such as chess, wandering==websites, playing computer games, watching degrading TV programmes. The tragedy here is that even sadhakas do such things yet convince themselves that what they are doing is really important. We must not fall into such an unfortunate circumstance. Rather cent-per-cent honesty is needed.
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Conclusion: “I must not bother about petty things”
Baba guides us that direct intervention is need to stop this degenerating free-fall into crudity.
Ananda Marga ideology states, "This psychic extravaganza should be checked either by physical approach, or psychic approach, or by spirituo-psychic approach." (4)
So Baba strongly commands us not to waste our psychic faculty because if anyone fails to stop such type of mental extravaganza, then ultimately they cannot follow the path of sadhana - they will become totally lost.
Ananda Marga philosophy states, “The worship of Brahma should be done scrupulously, or else you will later regret and bemoan the futility of your life with the last drop of your tears at your last hour. You should make your life worthwhile through your Sádhaná. How much can your worldly friends and relations do for you? After your death your relatives may perhaps ask, “How much money has he left behind?” Your friends may go to the crematorium and indulge in flattering reminiscences about you. Your husband or wife may cry for you for about ten or twelve days and then regain their normal composure. Your lot will be only a profound sigh – a record of the futility and frustration of your life. So do not waste your time lest you later have to repent.” (5)
Namaskar,
in Him,
Jagadiish
Story of the king
Here is the historical account how one king was intoxicated and addicted to chess to such a degree he lost his freedom and kingdom.
One story comes to mind of one debauched king who was deeply involved in the game of chess. The king would wallow away his time all day long playing chess. Several weeks ahead of time, the king got an important report from his ministers that the British army was going to raid his kingdom. But when the king got this information from his intelligence officers then his only answer was: “How far are they?” And then after that the King again joined his chess game.
From that point forward, the king's military advisers were constantly giving him updates and info about the advancement of the British army. Yet the only thing the king continued to tell them was, “Ok, the enemies are far off, let me continue my chess - the enemies are far away.” Like this the king was responding.
And when the situation developed to such a degree that the British soldiers reached just nearby in the local area. Then the king's intelligence advisers were giving more and more warnings. And the king replied, “It is okay, I can still play chess till they come closer.”
Then when upon hearing the news that the British army actually reached to the door of their fort / kingdom, all the other chess players quickly left the king's palace. In fear they escaped. And the king remained there alone.
The king was completely oblivious of the impending threat. Instead the king was just calling out to those chess players who left. The king was yelling and abusing those who escaped, “Why have you left! Come here and play chess.”
Finally on that fateful moment when the Britishers reached into the compound itself and actually entered into the king's room, then the British Army personnel surprisingly exclaimed, “O, King, you are alone here.” And the British commanders saw that next to the king was his chessboard. And the king was still busily yelling into the void at those who had left the chess game.
This was the way the British Army officials were introduced to that King. And the king said, “There were many persons here but they escaped.”
Then the senior British officer asked, “What are you doing here alone?”
Then the King replied, “I am waiting for them to return in order to resume our chess match.”
In the last the British arrested the king and took him away to the jail. And they told the king, “Finish your chess game here; indeed here you will get a lot of opportunity to play chess.” And so accordingly the king passed the whole rest of his life locked up there in the jail.
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Do glorious deeds
Ananda Marga philosophy states, [When you came to this world, it smiled and you wept. Continue your noble deeds so that when you die, you will laugh and the world will weep.] “When a child is born, the members of the family laugh joyfully, but the child itself cries. You should live such a benevolent life and do such glorious deeds that when you leave this world, smiles will blossom on your face while the people mourn your departure with copious tears. The people will feel bereaved at the loss of a person who truly helped them in their hour of need. All of you should take such a vow to do noble deeds as long as you are alive, and thus leave this world with a smiling face.” (6)
Here, Baba guides that we should always cleanse the mind of needless thoughts and mental engagements.
Ananda Marga ideology states, "From the psychic sphere also, unnecessary waves are to be removed. This will remove many burdens from the mind. 'I must not bother about petty things, because that will waste my time' -- people should remember this. This removal or rather withdrawal of unnecessary and undesirable thoughts emanated from the mind, will help you in rationalising the major portion of your mental faculty, and so this must also be practised." (7)
Make life meaningful by your sádhaná, service & sacrifice
Baba guides us how when good sadhakas gather for satsaunga then they never like to waste time in useless activities like chess or needlessly roaming the web, rather they prefer to goad their minds toward that Supreme entity, the Parama Purusa.
Ananda Marga ideology says, "Whenever the devotees of Hari assemble together they do not like to gossip, but prefer to do Hari Kirtana, and nothing else." (8)
Ananda Marga ideology guides us, "So kiirtaniiyah sadá harih – that is, you are not to engage your mind in any psycho-physical or physical pabulum. Utilize that time, utilize each and every aspiration of your existence, in doing the kiirtana of the Supreme." (9)
Ananda Marga ideology says, "You have come for a very short span of time. Therefore utilize the time to the maximum. Serve the world with the feeling of service. Render service in all the spheres of life – physical, psychic and spiritual." (10)
Ananda Vanii states, "After millions of animal lives, created beings attain human forms. That is why all the scriptures speak of the rarity of human life. The wise make proper utilization of all objects - this utilization alone makes the existence of the object worthy. You have achieved human frame – you must make it meaningful by your sádhaná (spiritual practice), service and sacrifice. Engage yourself in such useful pursuits that even your worst enemies hardly has any chance to despise you; utilize yourself in such a manner so as to have satisfaction in your mind also, that you never wasted your time uselessly on this earth." (11)
When to procrastinate
Ananda Marga ideology says, "The sixth and last defect is procrastination – the psychology of delaying tactics: not today, but tomorrow always tomorrow. Defer everything until tomorrow. Though procrastination is a very serious defect according to the scriptures, personally, I do not totally accept this view. In my opinion, the capacity to delay noble deeds is a vice, but the capacity to delay sinful deeds is a virtue. If I waste time and postpone good deeds until tomorrow, it is extremely bad. But if I postpone bad deeds until tomorrow, it is good. While delaying something bad, one's mind may change and one may decide not to do it after all. Hence, procrastination in the case of bad deeds is a virtue." (12)
Proper restraint
Ananda Marga ideology guides us, “'One must have restraint over one’s sensory and motor organs.' 'I must not see that object, that may pollute my mind. I must not hear that sound, that may pollute my mind.' These are all restraints over sensory and motor organs"
Cakkhuna' sam'varo sa'dhu
"O sa'dhu, O spiritual aspirant, you should have proper restraint over your eyes [and all your motor and sensory organs]" (13)
People waste time in useless thinking
Ananda Marga ideology says, “[Tadekam japáma.] You say so many things, and major portions of what you say are meaningless, simply a wastage of time and energy. And not only do you say things, but you speak in your mind. And that is also a wastage of energy. Before going to Stockholm, you may say within your mind a thousand times, “I have to go to Stockholm, I have to go to Stockholm, I am to go to Stockholm” – a mere wastage of time and energy. “
“What is thought? Thought means to speak within. Thought is closely related to soliloquy. Suppose there is nobody to hear you and you are speaking. What is that? It is just like a thought. When you are speaking to yourself, it is called “soliloquy”. Thought is also like that. Some of your thoughts are of such a nature that, if others hear them, they will say you are insane.”
“So here the Tantric says, “Look, what I am to say within my mind, speak to myself, I should speak regarding You, and not regarding this or that, that or this; so my time will be properly utilized – there will not be any wastage of time and energy.””
“Tadekam' smaráma. You may be remembering, “Oh, when I went to Alaska, my host served me a very delicious menu.” You are thinking like this – a story of, say, twenty, or perhaps twenty-five or thirty, years ago. You are remembering – what? It is a sweet memory. What is the necessity?”
“Memory should be of – what? A tactual experience that took place in my mind in the course of my sadhana, or the bliss that I enjoyed during kiirtana. Memory should be like this. “My memory should also be centred around You, so there will not be any wastage of time and energy.” What do people do generally? People generally remember past stories of pain and happiness, sweet stories of near and dear ones. But all those things are a mere wastage of time and energy.” (14)
Worse than not doing sádhaná at all
Ananda Marga ideology guides us, "The first mental faculty is that the mind thinks: the mind discovers and invents newer modes of thinking, the mind thinks with concentration, that is, the mind meditates. Regarding this faculty of thinking, if it is done in a methodical way, the result is certainly positive: a negative result is achieved only in certain rare cases. But if it is not done in a methodical way, the general result is negative: only in very rare cases do we get a positive result. So our students, our boys and girls, our ladies and gentlemen should be taught how to think in a methodical style, otherwise there will be wastage of mental potentialities. We do not want such wastage to take place in this age of science." (15)
Ananda Marga ideology says, "Unless there is genuine love for Parama Puruśa, the repetition of holy chants is useless and leads to wastage of both time and energy. Moreover, if during the repetition of holy names, Parama Puruśa is not the goal of one's mind, then the power attained from that japa or repetition may also be misused. Suppose someone is sitting in meditation for one or two hours and thinking all sorts of undesirable thoughts – this is worse than not doing sádhaná at all because in this way the Sádhaka's mind becomes even more degraded. There is a local proverb, “Gela bhaesá pánii me khuńt́ásamet” – when the buffalo runs into the pond, it drags its binding rope and stake with it." (16)
Start sadhana early in life
Ananda Marga philosophy states,"Now everywhere, in cent per cent of the cases, there is wastage of human psychic potentiality. The psychic potentialities of human beings are immense, but people do not utilize them because most of their valuable time is wasted in undesirable thoughts, in psychic extravaganza. Suppose human life is an average of sixty years. Twenty years of that is spent in sleep, and the remaining forty years are wasted in petty or useless activities. How much time do people really get to devote to worthwhile tasks?" (17)
Ananda Marga ideology says, "The human body is the rarest of all, and thus the most difficult to acquire. Only after passing through millions of lives, through constant clash and cohesion, does one attain a human body. Human life is rare, but rarer still is the person who has realized the meaning of life through spiritual practice. Thus, Narada, human beings should start spiritual practices as early as possible in their lives. They should not waste time by waiting until old age. That would not be wise. Hence it has been said, “Durlabham' mánuśam' janma tadapyadhruamurthadam”." (18)
Purify the mind with sadhana
Ananda Marga ideology says, "Learned people know that the requitals or consequences of deeds (karmaphala) are inevitably bound to follow one's actions, and so they do not waste time uselessly thinking about them. Fortified with courage and instilled with Brahmabháva they face all calamities of retribution bravely. They always consider themselves pure, for they have purged their minds of the past. Those who have tasted even a little of the flowing nectar of Brahma, know that they can never be impure. This constant thought of self-purity greatly helps to exhaust their sam'skáras or reactive momenta, as a result of which the sam'skáras held in the sthirabhúmi of their práńa are gradually destroyed. With the help of sádhaná or spiritual practice the spell of pleasurable and painful requitals ceases both internally and externally. Sádhakas call it the combustion of the seed of action in the fire of sádhaná." (19)
Baba has graciously blessed us with all the psycho-spiritual tools to become 100% successful in life. Toward this endeavour His varabhaya mudra remains eternally with us by His grace.
Baba says, "Inner channelisation and one-pointed conversion into psycho-spiritual pabulum brings about radical changes in individual and collective life. The psycho-spiritual approach makes a person deeply introversial, one-directional, strong and dynamic." (20)
References
1. Ananda Marga Ideology & Way of Life - 5, The Chariot and the Charioteer
2. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 8, Sadvipra, Táraka Brahma, Sadáshiva and Shrii Krśńa
3. Yoga Psychology, The Cult of Spirituality – the Cult of Pinnacled Order
4. Yoga Psychology, The Cult of Spirituality – the Cult of Pinnacled Order
5. Subhasita Samgraha - 3, Vibration, Form and Colour
6. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 8, What Should Human Beings Do?
7. Yoga Psychology, The Cult of Spirituality – the Cult of Pinnacled Order
8.. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 7, Hari Pari Mańd́ala
9. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 34, The Best Mental Engagement
10. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 1, The Three Factors for Spiritual Elevation
11. Ananda Vanii #33
12. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 8, Bad Habits Which Should Be Given Up
13. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 23, How to Concentrate
14. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 12, What Are You
15. Yoga Psychology, The Mind Grows in Magnitude
16. Subhasita Samgraha - 11, The Path of Salvation
17. Yoga Psychology, The Cult of Spirituality – the Cult of Pinnacled Order
18. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 8, The Earlier One Starts Dharma Sádhaná the Better
19. Subhasita Samgraha - 4, The Chariot and the Charioteer
20. A Few Problems Solved - 8, The Transformation of Psychic Pabula into Psycho-spiritual Pabulum
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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 ==
I am singing for You
Note: Only those who sincerely practice the higher lessons of sahaja yoga meditation can understand this song in the depths of their heart.
"Je gán tomáke shonái,tumi ki shono ná priya..." (Prabhat Samgiita #4471)
Purport:
Parama Purusa, my Dearmost, don't You listen to the song which I am singing for You? That tune which is coming from my heart, is that to be neglected? The song which expresses my innermost, heart-felt longing and yearning for You, is that to be ignored? Please tell me, Dear.
Divine Entity, the flower blooms and blossoms on this earth and emanates a sweet aroma all around. But after some time that same flower is just lying in the dust crying. Then can this be overlooked - should it just be forgotten?
Baba, Parama Purusa, after showering all sorts of blessings upon me, if You make me impoverished then please remember the request of that impoverished fellow sometimes. In the past we were close, but now, because of my shortcomings, You have forgotten me. Our love should be beyond all merits and demerits, so kindly don’t neglect me. I humbly request You not to forget this request...
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Section 3: News ==
News: revolution in AM
starts
*Dear All, Cordial Namaskar...🙏*
By the grace of ever-present Almighty Baba, we just concluded 24hr Akhand Kirtan and Margii Meeting at Katihar, on 21st & 22nd September, 2019, is a land mark event, which will write a new chapter in AM history. Bro. Ajay Dev, BP and Katihar Bhukti took a strong ideological stand calling margiis from all factions including Ac.' Visheshwarji, Araria, Sri Sushil Ranjan, GS, PSS, Rajesh Singh, PF and Shivnarain ji, President, PBI Bihar along with Bro. Chandrashekhar ji, Gorakhapur, Bro. Dharmendra ji, Jamshedpur, Bro. Diwakarji, BP, Bokaro, Sri Kalicharan Ranaji, Hajipur. Margiis from near by Bhuktis attended the program in large numbers, nearing 300.*
*One more bold decision was, keeping Margii Meeting in mind, not to invite any of the WTs. After a vibrant, charged and devotional Kirtan and DC, Sushil ji spoke on organizational situation and Margii rights. After that, Rajesh Singh elaborately described difference between Anand Marga and AMPS, causes of division, deletion of chapter 'AM a revolution' and distortion in other discourses, destroying every Grihii institution- ACB, creation of Grihii Acarya and Tattviks and LFT structure.*
*Margiis were in tears when "Baba" and HIS disciples ordeal was shared by Rajesh Singh. Margiis vowed to work for Prout and to celebrate 100th 'Anand Purnima' in 2021 unitedly and at grand scale.*
*I take this opportunity to thank Ajayji, Katihar Bhukti, Chandrashekhar ji, Diwakarji, Dharmendra ji, Kalicharan Rana ji and everyone present.*
at Baba's feet,
Regards,
Ekbuddhi
== Section: Important Teaching ==
Here below Baba warns us that every action that is tied to the unit ego brings one deeper into bondage. To engage in so-called service for one's own glory or joy is binding. And one will have to undergo that reaction. In that case, liberation cannot be attained; instead one will have to undergo the reaction of those original actions.
Ananda Marga ideology states, "An original action begets a certain reaction, and simultaneously brings one within the bondage of actions. Unless those bondages are broken, the microcosms will have to keep moving in a cycle of action and reaction – they will have to be reborn again and again on this earth." (1)
References
1. Subhasita Samgraha - 12, How an Ideal Person Should Live
== Section: Important Teaching ==
Where there is selfishness there is no love
Ananda Marga philosophy says, "Suppose you rear hens, you feed them rice and of course you love them also. If someone takes one of your hens, you will fall out with him, and even come to blows. But it is that out of selfless love? Love must be untarnished and free from the least bit of selfishness. You feed the hens for your benefit; you are motivated by the thought that one day the hen will lay eggs and you will earn money by selling them. "Nija sukha la'gi ye kare pirite se ja'ni garala kha'ye" -- One who loves others for self-interest, swallows poison." (1)
Note: Everyone knows that this above teaching from Baba is the idea of 2nd lesson. But whether one follows or not one should ask oneself, and try to perfect it.
Reference
1. Tattva Koumudi
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