Baba
Real cultural programme
Namaskar,
Here we examine the significance of our Rawa programmes. The "R" in RAWA stands for "Renaissance." In the present day general society, so-called cultural activities like song, dance, drama and film have become crude. Life is fast going in the wrong direction - everything is backward. The pseudo-culture dance, drama, movies and novels that dominate the world today push the mind far, far down. "Cultural" life has verily reached its degenerated state. We should not let this same downward momentum strike at our RAWA programmes. That is the height of all irony.
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Aim: direct mind to higher cakras
Baba has given RAWA because a renaissance is needed in the visual and performing arts. Without this, people cannot easily move on the path of spirituality. So Baba has brought forth a renaissance movement in the spheres of song, dance, drama, literature, and more. This is our RAWA: Renaissance Artist and Writers Association.
According to Baba, our cultural / RAWA programmes are to direct the mind from the lower cakras to the higher ones; ultimately, that helps deepen one's spiritual practices. So if any dance, music or song does not lead the mind toward divinity and instead submerges the mind towards the lower cakras, i.e. carnal and worldly attractions or animal propensities, then that is not at all a cultural programme, but something else. That may be called an "uncultural" programme, or you can say a "rude" programme.
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Baba's guidelines: male - female relations
Here is what our Sadguru Shrii Shrii Anandamurtiji guide us about RAWA and our cultural programmes:
Baba says, “Men and women should not jointly participate in theatrical performances.” (Caryacarya-1)
Baba says, “It should be remembered that a woman’s friend is a woman and a man’s friend is a man. The more distant the relationship between men and women, the greater should be the courtesy maintained in mutual conversation and behaviour between them.” (Caryacarya-1)
According to Baba, our cultural programmes must be consistent with Ananda Marga ideals and must be of a requisite standard. Baba has told what constitutes a real RAWA programme.
Let’s take a moment to further reflect on His divine guidelines for our cultural programmes.
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Baba's stated guideline
On this point – before calculating things with our own brain – let’s see what our Guru says.
“RAWA by its sentient vibration will create a taste for spirituality in the society.” - ERAWS guidebook
Baba’s guideline is that when dance or music channelises the mind to a devotional outlook, and the mind starts thinking about Parama Purusa, His divine love, and parabhakti (highest devotion), then that type of display of dance and song and music is called a cultural programme. It raises the mind from the ajina cakra to the sahasrara cakra. That defines a true RAWA programme according to Baba.
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Namaskar,
Viplava Deva
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