Baba
Special dhyana
Namaskar,
In very clear words Baba is guiding us that those who adopt the path of materialism can never achieve the stance of peace or bliss. Rather, their lives will always be full of frustration and misery.
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Ananda Marga philosophy says, "The characteristic (dharma) of the mind is to seek the infinite. The mind attains this goal by concentrating on a particular ideation. As material objects are finite, those who accept them as the aim of life eventually feel frustrated. They fail to attain bliss because neither wealth nor material objects can be enjoyed infinitely." (1)
Two special techniques
To counteract the ill-effects of materialism and goad the mind towards pure spirituality, in His discourse, Baba has given two very unique points:
(a) keep the mind fixed on the goal (Ista) of life; and,
(b) do abhidhyana intermittently throughout the day.
In this way, we will always feel His bliss.
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Baba’s query: What do you want?
Baba questioned, “Do you want worldly success or peace?”
Before anyone present could answer, Baba told, “Everyone wants peace.”
And Baba graciously outlined the aforementioned two points for attaining peace in life. And it is these two points - i.e. keeping the mind fixed on the Goal and intermittent dhyana - that are so significant and fundamental. That is why each and every Ananda Margii must be acutely aware of what Baba has discussed.
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Conclusion
The key point we should remember is that He has granted us life and placed us on this earth; we have come here for Him. So whether we are at our job, involved in our family life, attending dharmacakra, engaging in social service work, or attending to our regular duties, then we need only remember we are doing this to please Him - to make Him smile. He is the Goal of life.
The main theme is that we should associate Him with our each and every thought and action. Then, in a very short while, it will become automatic and our days will be ensconced in keeping mind fixed on Him. This will no doubt bring peace and bliss into the life.
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In Him,
Gopii
Practical approach
But how to do it in practical life? How to make this theoretical concept into a tangible practice. Actually, He graciously has made it quite easy for us. Because for us, the Goal of life is something quite specific and personal. Every Ananda Margii has an inner link with Him. We all hold Baba as our Beloved Guru. In that case, keeping the mind fixed on the Goal of life is not at all difficult. All we have to do is bear in mind that we have come on this earth to please Him and make Him happy. Because we all love Baba, it is quite easy to think like this. And when the mind is fixed on Him, then doing intermittent abhidhyana throughout the day is very natural. The mind will easily flow in that direction.
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Note: This discourse is titled, Ka'rya Siddhi Ke Tattva (Ananda Vacanamrtam-24, Ch 22, p.135-145) in the 1995 Hindi edition, and Ka'rya Siddhir Kaoshala (Ananda Vacanamrtam-24, Ch 22, p. 139-153) in the 1994 Bengali Edition.
References
1. Tattva Kaomudii Part 1, Questions and Answers on Ananda Marga Philosophy, Q & A #45
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The below sections are entirely different topics, unrelated to the above material.
They stand on their own as points of interest.
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== Section 2: Prabhat Samgiita ==
PS Intro: In this song, the term ‘bhaerava’ means thunderstorm.
“Bhaerava tumi duryoge ele, kapále krśńa tilake…” (Prabhat Samgiita #3778)
Purport:
O’ Bhaerava, You came at a bad time with a black mark on Your forehead. I see that the menacing, dark clouds have filled the sky. The earth has become enveloped in gloom. O’ Supreme Entity, whatever You found You snatched away, without even stopping even for a moment to take note of how that affected everyone. Everything was destroyed.
So many birds lost their nests, and innumerable animals lost their burrows, dens, and places of shelter. The entire natural world has fallen into disarray and wreckage. So many humans have lost their hearth and home. Countless tears were washed away in the flood; yet, You did not look at them even for a moment. How could You be so apathetic and heartless.
With rain water, the oysters got wet, and the pearls drowned and sunk to the deep bottom depths. Those compassionate human beings full of love came rushing to rescue all and bring relief to the suffering in this mortal world…
== Section 3: Important Teaching ==
Why some intellectuals are fools?
Baba says, "When the human mind is filled with positive tendencies, it integrates everything which it receives as real and claims that it has seen an object-an elephant or a camel. Now suppose that the mind is obsessed with negative tendencies, what happens? In that case, though the mind projects an elephant within, it cannot experience that elephant. Even if the mind thinks of it, still it cannot see that object. Because of this psychic defect or disorder, the mind suffers from positive or negative hallucinations. In your mental thoughts as well sometimes such positive or negative hallucinations can occur. Obviously, whatever an intellectual thinks in his or her arena of intellect is complete defective. There always remain scope for doubt in intellectuality. So intellectuality is also baseless because the very movement of the ectoplasm is baseless." (1)
Reference
1. Prout in a Nutshell - 14, p.18-19
== Section 4: Links ==
Other topics of interest
