Baba
Namaskar,
When Parama Purusa comes on this earth as Mahasambhuti He creates the vibration and sets in motion so many dramatic shifts to propel humanity forward. At present, we are witnessing one of those shifts as the irate public pulls down statues of numerous exploitative leaders from decades and generations ago. Here are some of the points we should take note of as this scene unfolds.
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Should statues be preserved? No
(a) Some might wonder if those statues should be preserved in a museum. The clear answer is no. All that is needed is to keep one very tiny version of a statue with a placard that details all the horrors and atrocities that person committed. After all, those racist leaders pillaged society, stood on the backs of the suppressed masses, and erected countless statues to glorify themselves. They filled every corner of their land with those monuments. So there is no need to keep all those statues in a museum as cultural artifacts. So again, the clear answer is no. All that is needed is to keep one very tiny version of a statue with a placard that details all the horrors and atrocities that person committed.
(b) Bear in mind, in the case of national tyrants / politicians like Stalin and Gandhi who did irreparable harm to society, there might be hundreds of thousands of statues of them. And even with racist confederate leaders in the deep south of the US, there might be dozens, hundreds, or more statues. Why should public money be used to haul, store, and show those statues in museums. That is a complete misuse and abuse of public funds. The clear solution is not to keep them. All that is needed is to keep one very tiny version of a statue with a placard that details all the horrors and atrocities that person committed.
https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com
Wrong way to record history
(c) If we were to construct new museums to house all of those statues of those tyrants etc, in the future despotic leaders would also erect countless statues of themselves if they knew those statues would be preserved and maintained in some museum. We should not give ruthless rulers this negative motivation. Otherwise, heinous exploiters will be keen to make more and more statues of themselves if they knew all those statues would be enshrined forever. So all that is needed is to keep one very tiny version of a statue with a placard that details all the horrors and atrocities that person committed.
(d) Verily keeping a grand number of those statues is the wrong way to record history. Baba guides us that history should recount the tales and trials of the common people and should not falsely glorify heinous leaders in the form of statues etc. A massive display of those statues would also overshadow the historical record of benevolent social leaders and seers who worked for the welfare of society.
(e) The statues of such tyrants should be yanked down, smashed into pieces, or ground down into dust - or left to crumble and decay in some desolate location etc. All that is needed is to keep one very tiny version of a statue with a placard that details all the horrors and atrocities that person committed.
https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com
Conclusion
Due to the advent of Mahasambhuti, the era of neo-humanism is fast on the rise. The public has become awakened to the systemic exploitation and exerted tremendous energy to tear down the barriers that have separated people for ages. They are tired of being subjugated to the savagery, hatred, and barbarity of bigotry and racism etc. People are quickly rallying around a common human sentiment, unknowingly embracing Baba’s given ideals of neo-humanism. Verily, Sadguru Baba has come, given the teachings, and created the vibration, and now in very short order we are witnessing its manifestation.
https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com
In Him,
Rasadeva
The case of religious statues
In general, statues of deities should be preserved. If there are so many statues of the same deity, then they need not all go in a museum etc, but at the very least those statues should be removed in a respectful manner and dealt with in a psychological setting. Baba guides us not to go against the religious sentiment of those dogmatic followers; rather, that will only incite them to follow their dogmatic religion in a more fervent manner. The case of heinous generals, ruthless dictators, and political opportunists is completely different. Those statues can be yanked down and destroyed. And the history should be rewritten. All that is needed is to keep one very tiny version of a statue with a placard that details all the horrors and atrocities that person committed.
https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com
The Propounder of Ananda Marga philosophy says, "I suggest that in the writing of history there should be a radical change. The history written so far is a history of kings and monarchs. It should be thoroughly overhauled and completely rewritten – rewritten in the interest of humanity and the universal well-being of the human race. If the chronicles of history merely describe who succeeded to the throne and when, who plundered the neighbouring countries or kingdom, and who became a minister, they will be of no importance whatsoever, nor, indeed, of any interest to the common masses. If human beings are to profit from the study of the annals of history, they must reflect the weal and the woe, the hopes and aspirations of the masses."
"The annals of human history should show which communities brought about which amount of progress and prosperity in which area of social life and in which part of the world – only such significant events are worthy of being recorded. History should also maintain special records of the trials and tribulations which confronted human beings, how those trials and tribulations were overcome, how human beings tackled the numerous obstacles to effect greater social development, and so on. Only such history would I call the complete history or complete cultural history of the human race." (1)
Reference
1. A Few Problems Solved - 4, Let History Be Rewritten
मैं तुमको दिल की सारी बातें सुनाऊँगा
"Tomáy ceyechi ámi gopane, niirave maneri gahane..." (Prabhat Samgiita #3047)
नोट :- कोई जो दूर है तो उसका ध्यान आकर्षित करने के लिए ‘हे’ बोलकर उसे पुकारते हैं, जैसे “हे, रामू”। लेकिन अगर कोई मेरे सामने है और मेरी तरफ़ देख रहा है उसे ‘हे’ बोलकर सम्बोधित नहीं किया जाता है। परमात्मा सदा साथ हैं और हमको लगातार देख रहे हैं इसलिए उनसे बात करते समय “हे, परमात्मा! हे, बाबा,” बोलकर भक्त कभी सम्बोधित नहीं करता।
बाबा ! तुमसे मैं एकांत में मिलना चाहता हूँ , मेरे मन के निर्जन एक कोने में तुम आ जाओ वहीं पर तुमको मैं दिल की सारी बातें सुनाऊँगा। बाबा, तुम्हारे सिवा इस संसार में कोई मेरा अपना नहीं है जो मेरे सुख दुःख में सदा साथ रहे।
प्रभु, मैंने अपने जीवन में कितने लांछना निंदा झूठा आरोप आदि सहा है, जिसके कारण दुख से कष्ट से आँसू बहाए है, मेरे उन आँसुओं को पोछनेवाला और कोई नहीं था, सिर्फ़ तुम थे । बाबा, तुम्हारे सिवा मेरा कोई नहीं है।
बाबा ! तुम तीनों लोकों में सदा विराजमान हो, पहले भी थे आज भी हो भविष्य में भी सदा रहोगे। अन्य लोग आते हैं जाते है पैदा होते हैं मरते है तुम हमेशा विराजमान हो, तुम मेरे हो इसलिए मैं तुम्हें पाना चाहता हूँ। बाबा, तुम्हारे सिवा इस दुनिया में कोई मेरा अपना नहीं है।
प्रभु, अनादि से अनंत तक तुम हो, जीवों को प्यार से भरपूर करते हो, इसलिए मैं सुख दुःख में तुम्हारा गुण गाता हूँ। बाबा, तुम्हारे सिवा इस दुनिया में कोई मेरा अपना नहीं है, सिर्फ़ तुम मेरे हो।
- Gopi
Destruction of statues of devils: wrong or right
Namaskar,
When Parama Purusa comes on this earth as Mahasambhuti He creates the vibration and sets in motion so many dramatic shifts to propel humanity forward. At present, we are witnessing one of those shifts as the irate public pulls down statues of numerous exploitative leaders from decades and generations ago. Here are some of the points we should take note of as this scene unfolds.
https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com
Should statues be preserved? No
(a) Some might wonder if those statues should be preserved in a museum. The clear answer is no. All that is needed is to keep one very tiny version of a statue with a placard that details all the horrors and atrocities that person committed. After all, those racist leaders pillaged society, stood on the backs of the suppressed masses, and erected countless statues to glorify themselves. They filled every corner of their land with those monuments. So there is no need to keep all those statues in a museum as cultural artifacts. So again, the clear answer is no. All that is needed is to keep one very tiny version of a statue with a placard that details all the horrors and atrocities that person committed.
(b) Bear in mind, in the case of national tyrants / politicians like Stalin and Gandhi who did irreparable harm to society, there might be hundreds of thousands of statues of them. And even with racist confederate leaders in the deep south of the US, there might be dozens, hundreds, or more statues. Why should public money be used to haul, store, and show those statues in museums. That is a complete misuse and abuse of public funds. The clear solution is not to keep them. All that is needed is to keep one very tiny version of a statue with a placard that details all the horrors and atrocities that person committed.
https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com
Wrong way to record history
(c) If we were to construct new museums to house all of those statues of those tyrants etc, in the future despotic leaders would also erect countless statues of themselves if they knew those statues would be preserved and maintained in some museum. We should not give ruthless rulers this negative motivation. Otherwise, heinous exploiters will be keen to make more and more statues of themselves if they knew all those statues would be enshrined forever. So all that is needed is to keep one very tiny version of a statue with a placard that details all the horrors and atrocities that person committed.
(d) Verily keeping a grand number of those statues is the wrong way to record history. Baba guides us that history should recount the tales and trials of the common people and should not falsely glorify heinous leaders in the form of statues etc. A massive display of those statues would also overshadow the historical record of benevolent social leaders and seers who worked for the welfare of society.
(e) The statues of such tyrants should be yanked down, smashed into pieces, or ground down into dust - or left to crumble and decay in some desolate location etc. All that is needed is to keep one very tiny version of a statue with a placard that details all the horrors and atrocities that person committed.
https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com
Conclusion
Due to the advent of Mahasambhuti, the era of neo-humanism is fast on the rise. The public has become awakened to the systemic exploitation and exerted tremendous energy to tear down the barriers that have separated people for ages. They are tired of being subjugated to the savagery, hatred, and barbarity of bigotry and racism etc. People are quickly rallying around a common human sentiment, unknowingly embracing Baba’s given ideals of neo-humanism. Verily, Sadguru Baba has come, given the teachings, and created the vibration, and now in very short order we are witnessing its manifestation.
https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com
In Him,
Rasadeva
The case of religious statues
In general, statues of deities should be preserved. If there are so many statues of the same deity, then they need not all go in a museum etc, but at the very least those statues should be removed in a respectful manner and dealt with in a psychological setting. Baba guides us not to go against the religious sentiment of those dogmatic followers; rather, that will only incite them to follow their dogmatic religion in a more fervent manner. The case of heinous generals, ruthless dictators, and political opportunists is completely different. Those statues can be yanked down and destroyed. And the history should be rewritten. All that is needed is to keep one very tiny version of a statue with a placard that details all the horrors and atrocities that person committed.
https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com
The Propounder of Ananda Marga philosophy says, "I suggest that in the writing of history there should be a radical change. The history written so far is a history of kings and monarchs. It should be thoroughly overhauled and completely rewritten – rewritten in the interest of humanity and the universal well-being of the human race. If the chronicles of history merely describe who succeeded to the throne and when, who plundered the neighbouring countries or kingdom, and who became a minister, they will be of no importance whatsoever, nor, indeed, of any interest to the common masses. If human beings are to profit from the study of the annals of history, they must reflect the weal and the woe, the hopes and aspirations of the masses."
"The annals of human history should show which communities brought about which amount of progress and prosperity in which area of social life and in which part of the world – only such significant events are worthy of being recorded. History should also maintain special records of the trials and tribulations which confronted human beings, how those trials and tribulations were overcome, how human beings tackled the numerous obstacles to effect greater social development, and so on. Only such history would I call the complete history or complete cultural history of the human race." (1)
Reference
1. A Few Problems Solved - 4, Let History Be Rewritten
== Section 2: Prabhat Samgiita ==
मैं तुमको दिल की सारी बातें सुनाऊँगा
"Tomáy ceyechi ámi gopane, niirave maneri gahane..." (Prabhat Samgiita #3047)
नोट :- कोई जो दूर है तो उसका ध्यान आकर्षित करने के लिए ‘हे’ बोलकर उसे पुकारते हैं, जैसे “हे, रामू”। लेकिन अगर कोई मेरे सामने है और मेरी तरफ़ देख रहा है उसे ‘हे’ बोलकर सम्बोधित नहीं किया जाता है। परमात्मा सदा साथ हैं और हमको लगातार देख रहे हैं इसलिए उनसे बात करते समय “हे, परमात्मा! हे, बाबा,” बोलकर भक्त कभी सम्बोधित नहीं करता।
बाबा ! तुमसे मैं एकांत में मिलना चाहता हूँ , मेरे मन के निर्जन एक कोने में तुम आ जाओ वहीं पर तुमको मैं दिल की सारी बातें सुनाऊँगा। बाबा, तुम्हारे सिवा इस संसार में कोई मेरा अपना नहीं है जो मेरे सुख दुःख में सदा साथ रहे।
प्रभु, मैंने अपने जीवन में कितने लांछना निंदा झूठा आरोप आदि सहा है, जिसके कारण दुख से कष्ट से आँसू बहाए है, मेरे उन आँसुओं को पोछनेवाला और कोई नहीं था, सिर्फ़ तुम थे । बाबा, तुम्हारे सिवा मेरा कोई नहीं है।
बाबा ! तुम तीनों लोकों में सदा विराजमान हो, पहले भी थे आज भी हो भविष्य में भी सदा रहोगे। अन्य लोग आते हैं जाते है पैदा होते हैं मरते है तुम हमेशा विराजमान हो, तुम मेरे हो इसलिए मैं तुम्हें पाना चाहता हूँ। बाबा, तुम्हारे सिवा इस दुनिया में कोई मेरा अपना नहीं है।
प्रभु, अनादि से अनंत तक तुम हो, जीवों को प्यार से भरपूर करते हो, इसलिए मैं सुख दुःख में तुम्हारा गुण गाता हूँ। बाबा, तुम्हारे सिवा इस दुनिया में कोई मेरा अपना नहीं है, सिर्फ़ तुम मेरे हो।
- Gopi
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