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Saturday, March 20, 2021

Comiendo tamasiko sin saberlo

Baba

Comiendo tamasiko sin saberlo


Namaskar

En el camino de Ananda Marga, son necesarias la disciplina y la firmeza. Eso te dará el poder de la voluntad o icca shakti, y con esa fuerza mental, uno podrá alcanzar la Meta, con Su gracia.

En dos puntos de disciplina, Baba fue bastante estricto: Relaciones sexuales ilícitas y comida inapropiada. La razón fue que ambos afectan gravemente tanto al cuerpo como a la mente. Cuando la mente se encuentra consumida por estos vicios, la mente se torna contaminada y no puede concentrarse en Parama Purusa. Esa es la ruina de cualquier sadhaka, y eso explica por qué Baba es especialmente estricto en estos puntos. Así que debemos estar atentos tanto en asuntos de sexo como de comida. Esta es la idea principal.

Este artículo se centra en una de las enseñanzas únicas de Baba de sus discursos de microvita y comida sensible.


Los alimentos sensibles se degradan por contenedores negativos

Baba categoriza la comida en tres clasificaciones. Sensible, mutativa, y ta'masika. (Referencia (a) Caryacarya III, y (b) Comida, Células, Desarrollo físico y mental) Todos los Ananda Margiis son conscientes sobre estos puntos y en consecuencia siguen estos principios. Aquí, sin embargo, hay otro factor que es igualmente importante pero que a menudo se puede pasar por alto.

Lo siguiente es un resumen en español de una cita de Baba en la publicación en inglés, "Microvita in a Nutshell, Some Examples of Microvita in Daily Life – Excerpt C": 

Estrictos vegetarianos evitan usar cualquier contenedor que haya sido usado antes para comida no-vegetariana. (Resumen en español)

En este principio anterior, Baba nos está diciendo que incluso la comida sútil se convierte en Ta'masika si toca un utensilio, olla, contenedor, tupper o cualquier otro objeto que haya sido usado antes para comida estática/ta'masika. Eso significa que si se preparan vegetales al vapor en una olla que anteriormente se uso para pescado, los vegetales se convierten en ta'masikos/estáticos. De la misma manera si un pedazo de fruta es cortado con un cuchillo que se usó anteriormente para champignones, ese pedazo de fruta es ahora ta'masiko/estático.


Tratando ollas de cocina

Una simple limpieza de las ollas o cuchillos no servirá, de hecho tendrán que ser esterilizados profesionalmente de la misma manera que los médicos esterilizan su equipamiento, y pocos tienen lo necesario para poder hacer esto.

La segunda opción es calentar la olla entera (no solo la parte de abajo) a una alta temperatura en tu cocina u horno y luego sumergirla en algún tipo de ácido o peróxido de hidrógeno para destruir los residuos de comida estática/ta'masika. Luego  la olla deberá ser lavada minuciosamente con un agente limpiador naturalmente abrasivo. Finalmente, asegúrese de examinar la olla con una lupa y que se encuentre realmente limpia.

Uno debería de recordar que muchas medicinas ayurvédicas y homeopáticas son realizadas quemando hasta las cenizas esos mismos medicamentos. En ayurveda, este proceso es llamado bashma. El punto aquí es que incluso después de haber quemado hasta las cenizas estos medicamentos, sus características permanecen intactas, de la misma manera si comida ta'masika/estática fue cocinada y quemada en una olla en particular fueron creadas cenizas, y entonces la olla o utensilio se torna ta'masiko/estático, por qué el residuo ta'masiko/estático de la comida aún permanece en la olla. Este es el defecto de intentar quemar los elementos contaminados. Así que si un trozo de carne fue cocinado en una olla los residuos permanecen allí. Tenemos que ser muy conscientes en este punto: Mientras la carne/ta'masika y sus cenizas estén presentes, o las manchas de carne permanezcan en la olla, seguirá siendo tamasika.

No haciendo estos dos enfoques (usar equipo de esterilización profesional o usar una temperatura alta y dejar la olla impecable), todos los utensilios, ollas, platos y tenedores que se usaron para comida no-vegetariana están fuera de los límites de los verdaderos Ananda Margiis, infringir este código significa que uno no está siguiendo los 16 puntos, y uno estará contaminándose a sí mismo dejando que su comida sutil se convierta en ta'masika/estática.


Siempre debes estar precavido

Debemos ser cuidadosos porque las ramificaciones del mandato de Baba tratado anteriormente son vastas.

No comer en la casa de otra familia si ellos no siguen estrictamente dieta sutil/sensible. A veces somos invitados a comer algo en la casa de alguien que no mantiene un hogar sutil/sensible. Esa persona puede ser un amigo, colega, vecino, familiar o quien sea. De buena fé y con las mejores intenciones, la persona puede ofrecernos "voy a preparar solo comida sensible/sutil cuando vengas." Pero esa garantía no es suficiente. Porque el mandato de Baba nos dice que si la comida sutil llegase a tocar comida no-vegetariana o utensilios que fueron tocados por comida no-vegetariana se arruinaría la comida sutil. En ese caso, uno debe negarse a la invitación o ofrecer preparar la comida y llevarla a la reunión, esa es la única manera.


Nunca comas en ningún hotel o restaurante, y evita comer comida de fábrica


De hecho también es una regla de conducta de Avadhutas, y realmente esto es algo que cada Ananda Margii debería de seguir. En estos días cada vez más restaurantes ofrecen comida vegetariana, pero en la mayoría de los casos, la comida es manipulada con ollas y utensilios usados en comida no-vegetariana/no-sutil, también muchas veces directamente tiene hongos/champignones

Como sadhakas, nuestra regla básica debería de ser: nunca comer en ningún restaurante y nunca comprar comidas preparadas/fabricadas en serie. Esta es la única manera de asegurarse de que lo que estamos comiendo es comida sutil/sensible/satvika. Quizás la única excepción es comer en un restaurante de Ananda Marga.

Sabemos que esta es la era capitalista, lo único que quiere cada compañía es hacer dinero. Con ese fin muchas cosas suceden en el nombre de la producción de comida. Una fábrica se utilizará para una amplia variedad de comida, y las mismas máquinas que empaquetan la carne también empaquetan lo que llaman "comida vegetariana". El asunto principal es que el proceso es completamente misterioso, está sucediendo a puertas cerradas. No podemos saber cómo lo están haciendo o cómo la comida es tratada a menos que trabajemos allí, es por esto que es mejor asumir que todas las compañías contaminan la comida de alguna u otra manera.


Conclusión


Mientras somos tentados a adquirir productos de varias compañías que pensamos que son seguramente satvikos como pan, pasta, yogur de soja u otros sabrosos alimentos, deberíamos buscar maneras alternativas de preparar estos mismos alimentos en nuestras propias casas. Esa es la mejor y la única manera de asegurarse de que lo que comemos es verdaderamente sensible/sutil/satvik. Por otra parte, los alimentos industriales podrían estar afectados por modificación genética de alimentos.

Es el deber de los sadhakas sinceros el ser realmente estrictos en su práctica de la comida sensible/sutil/satvik, y la única manera de lograr esto es revisar de la A a la Z que la comida que comes es preparada, cocinada, y servida de acuerdo a las pautas de Ananda Marga.

Namaskar
Sastaunga pranam a Baba

Liila

Sunday, March 14, 2021

Mahaprayan of Ac. Acintananda Avt.

Baba


Mahaprayan of Ac. Acintananda Avt.

Namaskar,

It is with much sadness that we share the news of the mahaprayan of respected Acarya Acintananda Avadhuta. Our dear Dada ji's mahaprayan occurred on 15 Mar at 4:30am IST. His mahaprayan was due to sudden cardiac arrest in Mangalam Hospital (Bhagalpur). 

Ac Acintananda ji was a senior purodha who was truly dedicated to serve Lord Shrii Shrii Anandamurti ji according to his capacity. And he inspired many onto the path of tantra yoga. So it is really a tragic loss that Dada ji is no longer on this earth. He was well regarded and loved by all who knew him; Dada ji will be greatly missed. 

May we all take solace in the fact that respected Acarya Acintananda ji was a bhakta of Sadguru Baba. Certainly he will attain mukti or moksa, accordingly. Baba will lovingly bestow His infinite grace.

in Him,
Caetanya Deva 

Note: Here is an alert for those cremating a dead body in India or Indian managed cremation homes around the world. Their custom is to put the fire in the mouth of the deceased to initiate the burning of the body. This is prohibited in AM as it is uncivilised. So watch out; do not allow this. If you are not careful, they will end up cremating the body in this manner. Make them aware ahead of time. 

Ananda Marga Caryacarya states, "The practice of putting fire into the mouth of the dead body is repulsive, it should not be encouraged." (Caryacarya - 1, Disposal of the Dead Body)


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We have seen that when somebody dies then in offering their condolences people say now Mr So-and-so is sitting on Baba's lap. On other occasions when telling a Baba story people also say, "Such and such person sat on Baba's lap." But these days the trend is that "sitting on Baba's lap" is used more in connection with death. And that causes some confusion in reader's mind. To unknot the situation please read below. 

Dogma: if "on Baba's lap" only used for death

Here are quoted lines from recently posted emails on various forums, wherein the writer uses the phrase - "in Baba's lap" - with the occasion of death:

- "May Parama Purusa Baba accept her in HIS divine lap"

- "We pray to Baba - please give him shelter in his lap... "

- "May his soul rest in the lap of our beloved BABA"

- "Now she is taking rest in Baba's Lap."

- "May Baba accept him in HIS divine lap....."

- "May he rest in HIS loving lap of eternity."

- "We are sure that Baba has taken him in His loving lap."

- "May his soul rest in Baba's lap forever."

- "Let her rest peacefully in Baba's Lap - which she always desired."

- "now he is in beloved Baba's lap"

- "May his soul get peaceful place in His lap"

- "He is now in Bábá's loving lap"

- "May Baba bless him with a seat in His lap."

- "May BABA accept him in HIS divine lap!"

- "May Baba take him in his eternal loving lap."

- "May his soul rest in peace taking shelter in Baba's lap."

- "Please keep him on Your lap forever."

- "We all collectively pray to Baba to take him on Baba's divine lap forever.”

All of the above lines are commonly written in eulogizing the deceased. These days mostly it is used in a eulogy and rarely used to recount one's intimate spiritual experiences - unfortunately. By this way, the phrase "in Baba's lap" is being misused and step by step the real meaning is being forgotten as now people more commonly use the phrase to eulogize those who have died, and much less so to express their inner feelings of bhakti. Unfortunately, the meaning and inner spirit of the phrase is getting lost.


Baba story: "sitting on Baba's lap"

Some time ago after dharmacakra, a senior margii was recounting his experiences of having dharma samiiksa with Baba. He said, "After being lovingly scolded by Baba for my wrongdoings, then He called me close and placed me on His lap - I remained there for some time soaking up His love - and He blessed me."

We all enjoyed hearing about his personal account with Baba during dharma samiiksa. When he finished telling his factual and historical event, there was a call for questions. Various people posed their queries. Towards the end, one new margii raised his hand and asked, "How did Baba bring you back to life?"

Everyone stared at the new margii in amazement. There was a look of astonishment all around - people were really shocked to hear him say this. The new sadhaka sensed that something was wrong He said very matter-of-factly, "I thought that sitting on Baba's Lap means that he (the margii) died - that is why I asked that question."

This was quite eye-opening for those of us in the room: Through our language and expression we had unknowingly taught someone to think that being on Baba's lap is the equivalent of death. Because it seems that nowadays people only use the phrase "Baba's lap" when a person has died, such as "Let him rest peacefully in Baba's lap", as if in order to sit on Baba’s lap one has to die. But that is false. Sincere sadhakas regularly sit on Baba’s lap in their meditation. It is His grace. It is just like a child need not die in order to sit on his father’s lap.

The idea is that this phrase - Baba's lap - has been linked with death due to extreme overuse. So for some time if sadhakas use this phrase exclusively for spiritual purposes, that will be best. The phrase, "sitting on Baba's lap", should not meet a similar fate. It should not lose its pure spiritual quality and just refer to one's death. That will be very negative.

Baba would bless bhaktas and place them on His lap


There are tens of thousands of recorded stories by sadhakas where they use the phrase, "on Baba's lap", when describing their experiences of being with Baba: He used to bless them and bring them on His lap. People should understand the deeply mystical value of this expression, and not just think that Baba's lap means death, i.e. that you can only sit on His lap at the time of death. Still today there are thousands of margiis walking this earth who sat in Baba's lap. And not only that, there are countless more sadhakas who were blessed by Baba in dreams and sadhana wherein they sat in His lap. And still today this deeply intimate experience is attainable by sadhakas, by His grace.

There are so many ways an aspirant can reach unto Baba's lap including in sadhana. That is the main idea that should be preserved. Sadhana is a spiritual practice and one can sit on Baba's lap in sadhana. We should make it cent-per-cent clear to one and all that the phrase, "sitting on Baba's lap", does not mean death.

"Mahaprayan" means death of mortals - confirm for yourself
from the Samsad Bengali-English Dictionary


Mahaprayan (Death): Many are aware that mahaprayan (death) is the common term used in India and especially in our Bengal to describe the death of any human being, even ordinary people. In that way, the obituary columns of the newspapers of Bengal regularly cite the mahaprayan (death) of various persons of society who died or passed away.

Some may get confused and wrongly think that the word 'mahaprayan' (death) is one extraordinarily term of bhakti to be used in association with Parama Purusa. But that is not at all the case. Rather to do so is only to undermine the eternal presence of Parama Purusa. That is why no bhaktas ever use the word 'mahaprayan' in reference to Lord Shiva or Lord Krsna. Because Lord Shiva and Lord Krsna exist eternally. Then there is no question of Their mahaprayan (death).

Baba is Parama Purusa so He is eternal and there is no question of His mahaprayan.

Here it should be known that the convention of an annual death day ceremony (i.e. shraddhainjali or mahaprayan) is a foundation of the Islamic tradition. Muslims are well known for this, and their approach of an annual death day ceremony was adopted by the leader of a particular group in AMPS. So no one should think that mahaprayan is some type of sacred event. It is done on the death day anniversary of Muslims.

And for those who need still more technical proof then all this can be clarified quite readily by referencing the dictionary. Specifically in the Samsad Bengali-English dictionary 3rd edition on page 848. Checking there it will be confirmed that the word 'mahaprayan' means death. Which is why it is used to refer to the passing away of even common citizens. And that is the case in this letter also. The term mahaprayan means death and this is the ideal term for this purpose.

Mahaprayan is only for humans not for Sadguru


Here it should be qualified that there is both real mahaprayan and fake mahaprayan. Real mahaprayan marks the death of any ordinary human being, just like the aforesaid news. This is the proper use of the term: To note a person's departure from this earth. That is the meaning of the mahaprayan term and that is the standard way the term is used in Indian languages.

Then there is the fake, or so-called, or dogmatic mahaprayan. That is when certain vested interests try to apply the mahaprayan term to Parama Purusa. This is grossly inappropriate because when Parama Purusa Sadguru Baba is that Divine Entity who is beginningless and endless and resides always in our heart, then it is entirely wrong to proclaim that He is gone.

That is why rational margiis are protesting; because the Oct 21st program is so-called mahaprayan. So-called means that something is fake. Parama Purusa is eternal, thus for some vested interests to declare "mahaprayan of Parama Purusa" is nothing but so-called mahaprayan.

Mahaprayan only really happens in the case of human beings, not Parama Purusa. Those doing mahaprayan for Sadguru are hypocrites. On the one side in meditation they ask His grace thinking that He is ever-present, and on the other side they think that Baba has passed away. That is their hypocrisy.


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