Baba
Unite all groups: bogus idea
Namaskar,
Many margiis and Wts openly declare, “I do not belong to any group.” This is not an uncommon proclamation these days. And indeed, in most cases, such a declaration is to be appreciated; since, as we all know, groupism is terribly harmful. Thus when any margii says, “I do not belong to any group”, that is highly commendable. Theirs is a positive stand.
At the same time, we should be aware of a common pitfall that occurs with some of these margiis and Wts because some get stuck in creating fake unity. So we should all be able to easily recognise this detrimental approach.
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Margiis & Wts who sink into fake unity
So one ailment that affects a few of our margiis and Wts who state, “I do not belong to any group.” They fall into the dogma of fake unity. Yet, as we all know, unity can only be created through following AM ideology.
Baba says, "Human unity is purely an ideological unity." (1)
But what some margiis and Wts do is try to create unity by bringing together various groupist elements. They think by tying such groups (H, B, EC etc) into one flower garland, then a wonderful unity will result. But that is wrong. Because ideological unity can never result by blending various dogmas together.
And here, in this below question and answer sequence, Baba describes this point very clearly.
Baba says, "How far is the unification of all religions possible?" "Ans.: – To seek infinite bliss is the only dharma of humanity. Humanity has but one dharma. Thus, the question of the unification of religions does not arise. The apparent dissimilarity between various religions arising due to differences in their ritualistic practices is not a spiritual difference. Whenever rituals dominate and efforts to attain bliss are feeble, whatever that may be, it is not spirituality." (2)
Thus, no matter how hard one tries to create unity by gluing together various groupist factions, they can never be successful. Because just as it is impossible to create dharma by merging the various dogmatic religions, similarly it is impossible to create unity by sticking all the various groups in one hall. That is one doomed proposition.
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Unfortunately, a few margiis and Wts declare, “I do not belong to any group.” And then, side by side, they begin describing how they are creating unity in their area by bringing all the groupist parties together under one roof. But this is not unity. Rather, those groups are vying for supremacy and scouting out the opposition. Whereas unity can only result when all those party members renounce groupism entirely. But that they fail to do.
So the plan of bringing B, H, and other factions together and stating that unity has been achieved is just one fake show - nothing more. That is exactly what Baba is referring to in His above teaching when He says that the unity of the dogmatic religions is not at all possible.
Gandhi favored Muslims
Mahatma Gandhi once declared, “I do not belong to any religion, I honour all religions”, and in that way he created temples where all the dogmatic religions could pray. But the result was not unity. Rather, more and more animosity was created while Muslim and Hindu tensions escalated, as they were both encouraged to follow their dogmatic ways. and, in the end, gandhi himself was gunned down by a radical hindu because Gandhi was favouring Muslims. He gave Pakistan a large part of India and then declared that Muslims can stay in India in Hindu areas. In this way, Muslims derived tremendous benefit. Yet, on the other side, Pakistan kicked out all Hindus by declaring Pakistan as a Muslim state. Thus, Gandhi’s faulty dream of unity just shattered and drowned in the spilling of his own blood.
Similarly, those who declare, “I do not belong to any group, I honour all the groups”, then their way is going to create trouble as they are validating the existence of those various groups. If one invites various group leaders to a conference or table talk - without first ensuring that those elements have truly renounced groupism - then that conference or that table talk will just validate the existence of those very groups. In a phrase one is saying, “It is ok for you to be groupist.” When in fact groupism is a disease and should never be tolerated or honoured, neither implicitly nor explicitly.
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One other way of thinking about it is if one says, “I am a vegetarian, but I honour and respect all meat-eaters and they are allowed to come and cook in my kitchen.” In that case, who can think that that person is keeping a vegetarian kitchen.
Likewise, those margiis and Wts who say, “I am not a groupist”, yet invite recognised groupist / factional elements into their meetings or living rooms, then who can think that really that person is a proponent of unity. Because unity itself does not allow the existence of any group.
Conclusion
So these above are some of the recognised flaws and pitfalls of those who declare, 'I do not belong to any group'. Of course this is not the case with all margiis and Wts, but some. And we should all be aware so that we also do not fall prey to any faulty plan that actually gives more power to groupist elements.
We all want true unity in our AMPS, and by His grace it is going to happen soon. The more we strictly adhere to His ideological tenets, the more we do not feed the fire of groupism, then the faster our march to unity will reach its sacred home. Victory, victory to Ananda Marga.
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Ananda Marga philosophy says, "To live in peace and harmony, there must be a supreme ideology accepted by all, because whenever there are ideological differences, physical conflicts between individuals and groups are bound to occur, and peaceful social life becomes impossible." (3)
In Him,
Punya
References
1. Prout in a Nutshell - 15, Talks on Prout
2. Tattva Kaomudii - 1, Questions & Answers #49
3. Namah Shivaya Shantaya, Disc: 2
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They stand on their own as points of interest.
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The below sections are entirely different topics, unrelated to the above material.
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== Section 2: Prabhat Samgiita ==
Parama Purusa Baba is here
"Ábár kii? re álo elo, dhulor e dhará te..." (Prabhat Samgiita #0615)
Purport:
O' human being, look what a liila? See the great refulgence. Behold! Parama Purusa has come again onto this dusty earth. The flood of the Divine Entity has appeared. Open your eyes. Look, gaze, with heartfelt longing, the Lord of Radiance, the Supreme Entity has manifested. The One you have been waiting for since ages has taken advent.
The trees and creepers throughout this wilderness are filled with colours. Now everywhere - on land, in water, and in the sky - in this heavenly intoxicating night the dance of panorama has created a divine vibration. He has ascended on this mortal earth again.
Because of His supreme presence, everything has changed. The minds and hearts, which were crying in sorrow and pain, are now dancing in joy with rhythm and melody. The sweet breeze is blowing full of fragrance. With flashes of smiling brilliance, the fountain is dancing. He is in this world to remove all suffering and establish dharma. On this dusty earth, Parama Purusa Baba is here...
== Section 3: Important Teaching ==
Nefarious agenda of family planning
Prout philosophy states, "Vested interests do not favour population growth because this will mean sharing mundane property at the cost of their hoarding. Capitalism would like the extinction of the intellectual class as this would give it free scope for exploitation. The intellectual class usually belongs to the middle income group. Capitalists encourage family planning and birth control to check the growth of this middle class, thus these measures are a creation of the capitalist order."
"Due to age-old superstitions the common people does not take help of these measures. It is the middle class intellectuals who adopt these practices and become the victims of them. A Proutistic order would vehemently oppose this move. There is immense potential for maintaining the population of the world. By scientific advancement it may be possible for human beings to live on tablets. The real glory of humanity lies in creating conditions for adjustment with natural processes rather than in curbing normal processes by artificial measures."
"Artificial sterilisation means making males or females artificially sterile. This has certain adverse effects on the mind and body of human beings. Sterilisation brings glandular changes and changes in the hormone secretion of the glands which ultimately affects mental expression. Due to these changes a man may become like a eunuch. According to PROUT only severely handicapped people and born criminals should be sterilised." (1)
Reference
1. Prout in a Nutshell - 15, Talks on Prout
"Ábár kii? re álo elo, dhulor e dhará te..." (Prabhat Samgiita #0615)
Purport:
O' human being, look what a liila? See the great refulgence. Behold! Parama Purusa has come again onto this dusty earth. The flood of the Divine Entity has appeared. Open your eyes. Look, gaze, with heartfelt longing, the Lord of Radiance, the Supreme Entity has manifested. The One you have been waiting for since ages has taken advent.
The trees and creepers throughout this wilderness are filled with colours. Now everywhere - on land, in water, and in the sky - in this heavenly intoxicating night the dance of panorama has created a divine vibration. He has ascended on this mortal earth again.
Because of His supreme presence, everything has changed. The minds and hearts, which were crying in sorrow and pain, are now dancing in joy with rhythm and melody. The sweet breeze is blowing full of fragrance. With flashes of smiling brilliance, the fountain is dancing. He is in this world to remove all suffering and establish dharma. On this dusty earth, Parama Purusa Baba is here...
== Section 3: Important Teaching ==
Prout philosophy states, "Vested interests do not favour population growth because this will mean sharing mundane property at the cost of their hoarding. Capitalism would like the extinction of the intellectual class as this would give it free scope for exploitation. The intellectual class usually belongs to the middle income group. Capitalists encourage family planning and birth control to check the growth of this middle class, thus these measures are a creation of the capitalist order."
"Due to age-old superstitions the common people does not take help of these measures. It is the middle class intellectuals who adopt these practices and become the victims of them. A Proutistic order would vehemently oppose this move. There is immense potential for maintaining the population of the world. By scientific advancement it may be possible for human beings to live on tablets. The real glory of humanity lies in creating conditions for adjustment with natural processes rather than in curbing normal processes by artificial measures."
"Artificial sterilisation means making males or females artificially sterile. This has certain adverse effects on the mind and body of human beings. Sterilisation brings glandular changes and changes in the hormone secretion of the glands which ultimately affects mental expression. Due to these changes a man may become like a eunuch. According to PROUT only severely handicapped people and born criminals should be sterilised." (1)
Reference
1. Prout in a Nutshell - 15, Talks on Prout
== Section 4: Links ==
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