Baba
More love, more punishment
Namaskar,
On one particular day while taking report from a supervisory worker for the welfare of one Wt, Baba suddenly became quite serious and demanded that a specific worker be brought before Him. Right away that worker came forward and did sastaunga pranam to Baba. Then GS Dada told the worker to give report. As this Dada began giving his report then all-knowing Baba started pointing out and lovingly scolding this worker for not properly following various aspects of 16 Points. Sadguru Baba was telling that this worker is not practicing all the lessons of sadhana.
That time many in attendance were feeling surprised that Baba was only pointing out this Dada. Because those days a number of workers were not properly doing all their lessons of sadhana. Due to their extreme busyness, they were negligent in this regard. Yet here, on this occasion, in front of all, Baba was only pointing out and lovingly scolding just this one Dada. No one else was directly getting benefited by this liila of punishment on that occasion. Naturally, they were wondering why this was happening.
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Baba's liila of punishment is His special blessing
Thereafter it was discovered that the worker being punished was previously suffering from a serious disease - i.e. tuberculosis - and that since receiving this blessing of punishment from Baba, all signs and symptoms of that disease had completely disappeared. This was the amazing development. By that way, some understood that all-knowing Baba's liila of punishment was His special blessing on that particular Wt as that worker was permanently cured of his ailment.
Side by side, they got the clear-cut message that it was mandatory and very much needed to practice all the lessons of sadhana - in each and every sitting. This was Baba's universal teaching that day. And veritably speaking, this was a regular theme in countless sessions of reporting with Baba: All sadhana lessons are to be done properly and regularly.
How much can humans understand
In this magical and unique manner those reporting sessions were unfolding. By lovingly punishing workers and watching for their welfare, Baba was showering His divine grace - and simultaneously He was giving an eternal teaching for all to follow. Ultimately, all we can really say is that Baba's display of punishing sadhakas was His unfathomable liila. Baba is Parama Purusa; and, we human beings cannot fully explain how or why He was doing everything.
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Reason behind His way of “punishment”
Those who are fortunate and received Baba’s punishment know this was so-called punishment as it was really His divine blessing. After such so-called punishment, one experienced tremendous progress in all realms - physical, psychic, and spiritual. In 100% of the cases there was tremendous positive change.
Some may then ask what was the need to do this drama. After all, this same effect could have been achieved in a very quiet, soft, and loving manner, without any remnant of scolding or punishment. But then so many worthless people would have come and those qualified sadhakas would have been pushed aside. So Sadguru Baba created this system and all the while unworthy people were keeping themselves at bay due to their imagined fear. If you have not experienced this personally you can find someone who got this direct blessing and ask them.
Conclusion: 16 Pts brings welfare in all spheres
The moment Sixteen Points and sadhana become a dominant factor in anyone's life then automatically everything will become better and better in each and every sphere of one's existence. And one central way for the Guru to keep the disciple on the path of Sixteen Points is through showering His grace, and displaying His liila of so-called punishment as well.
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Once established in the discipline of Sixteen Points, in all regards and in all circumstances, that sadhaka will be met with success - on all the levels from their personal life to their dharma pracara activities etc. Then their whole existence will grow and shine in a positive and sparkling way. This is Baba's grand blessing and ultimate guarantee.
Ananda Vaniis states, "...In order to march ahead on the road of human welfare, we will have to strengthen ourselves in all the arena of life. The complete seeds of welfare in all the spheres - physical, mental, moral, social and spiritual - are embedded in the sixteen points. Hence be firm on the sixteen points." (1)
Namaskar,
In Him,
Tapas Deva
Real Guru loves & blesses by show of punishment
Ananda Marga ideology states, "Hitárthe shásanam anushásanam – that is, “Anushásanam means that degree of rectificatory punishment which will be conducive to one’s well-being.”"
"A spiritual guru must be well-acquainted with all the processes of sádhaná, must have the capacity to convince others, must possess complete knowledge of the scriptures, must know many languages, and must have comprehensive knowledge and intellect, plus some extra qualifications. What are those qualifications? Nigrahánugrahe shakto gururityabhidhiiyate – “the guru must possess the capacity both to punish, and to love, or bless, his disciples.” Punishment alone, without love, is not good. Love and punishment should go together, and the degree of punishment should never exceed the degree of love. Then only can one be called a real spiritual guru." (2)
Ananda Marga ideology states, "The first class guru is one who gives the teachings, certainly, and keeps track of his disciples as well, but who also lets them know that he will punish them to set them right. This is the first class guru. How is it? Nigrahánugrahe shakto gururityabhidhiiyate. One who loves very much, who loves with all their heart, but who meets out strict punishment when he sees impropriety or mindless action, is the true guru. Here the shloka is talking about this best class of guru, not the middling or lowest class of guru." (3)
Ananda Marga ideology guides us, "The preceptor must also be nigraha (capable of inflicting punishment) and anugraha (capable of bestowing grace). One who punishes only or who bestows grace only is not an ideal preceptor." (4)
Ananda Marga Caryacarya states, “The quantum of punishment must not exceed the quantum of love.” (5)
Love & drama / punishment are both required
Ananda Marga teachings guide us, "Today human beings must be inspired and motivated, and thus discipline is essential. To impose discipline is not bad. It has been said in the scriptures: Hitarthe shásanam ityarthe anushásanam. “That discipline which leads to the welfare of all human beings is called anushásanam.” Society requires enforced discipline. In the scriptures it is also said: Nigrahánugrahe shakto gururityabhidhiyate: “One who is capable of punishing or rewarding one’s followers is called a Guru, a true teacher”. Only one who can discipline as well as love a person, can be called a Guru."
"One who only punishes a person is not a Guru, and one who only loves is also not a Guru. Rather he or she is an enemy, for excessive love and affection spoils a person. Only one who does both these things is a real Guru. That is why people should be trained with both love and liila of punishment. Where love fails, punishment helps. Medicine is not necessarily always sweet; sometimes bitter medicines are necessary as well. Patients often refuse to swallow bitter medicines; they cry in protest. But the ideal physician will force the patient to swallow the medicine. This is the proper way." (6)
Ananda Marga ideology qualifies that "The guru teaches us to follow a methodical way of life. To love is not the only work of the guru. One who only loves you is your enemy, and one who only punishes you is also your enemy. But the one who both loves and punishes in a balanced way is the real guru." (7)
References
1. A'nanda Va'nii #45
2. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 21, The Criteria of a Guru
3. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 9, The Primary Causes of Success
4. Ananda Marga Ideology Way of Life - 9, Tantra and Sadhana
5. Ananda Marga Caryácarya Part 2, Society, Point #39c
6. A Few Problems Solved - 5, Shravanii Purnima
7. Subhasita Samgraha - 18, The Cult of Spirituality – the Cult of Pinnacled Order
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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 ==
Eternal Saviour
“Tumi, dúr ákásher dhruvatárá, path khunje páy tomár kripáy, jiivane je jan path hárá…” (Prabhat Samgiita #0555)
Purport:
Parama Purusa, Baba You are the Polestar of the distant sky. Those who fix their vision on You never lose the path of Supreme Blessedness. Their life’s journey is assured. But when they focus on something other than You and adopt things like name, fame, money, and wealth as their goal, then they fall. Even then, for those who have lost their way, if they again fix their vision on You, they will regain the path, by Your compassion. If those plunged in dogma and drowned in narrow sentiments surrender to You, they will rediscover the path of neo-humanism. By Your krpa, they will again come onto the path of dharma and tread the path of divinity.
Baba, when, due to stormy winds in the forest those terrified birds flying fearfully in the vast sky and lost the path; due to stormy winds, the boat is rocking violently on the sea, by Your supreme kindness in all situations, and all regain the proper path. It is exclusively Your infinite prema. Supreme Entity, regardless of the circumstances, You save everyone. When due to the onslaught of materialism and the storm of mundane attraction, the sadhaka falls from the path of enlightenment and adopts the ways of sin, in that dire situation, You rescue them. You shower them with samvit shakti and bring them back onto the path of divinity, onto the right path. Forests and mountains all want Your blessing.
Baba, Parama Purusa, when the mind is tormented by sorrow and grief and loses the path in the boundless ocean, by Your mercy, it finds the shore. Seeing their trouble, You come closer with Your exquisite smile and soothing touch and quickly remove their sorrow and fill their life with bliss. Without Your love and guidance, nothing is possible.
Note for Prabhat Samgiita #0555:
[1] Samvit Shakti: "Samvit means spiritual consciousness, spiritual awakening. A man engaged in bad things all of a sudden feels that “No, I shouldn’t do all these things. No, I should be a good man henceforward.” Such an idea all of a sudden comes in his mind. And this thing, this change of mental tendency, is brought about by samvit shakti of Vidyámáyá. Do you follow? This is what is called samvit shakti. “No, henceforward I must be a good man. No, henceforward I must be a spiritualist. I must not encourage any depraving idea.” Samvit shakti." (1)
[2] Those who keep Parama Purusa in their forefront never drift from the path. They make their human life successful. Whereas, those who fail to keep Parama Purusa as their Polstar waste their time accepting mundane things as their goal of life. They destroy their potential. Ultimately, in the end, they die in misery and hopelessness.
Reference
1. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 23, Brahma Cakra
== Section 3: Important Teaching ==
Feasting after death
Ananda Marga Caryacarya states, “Shráddhánna: Shráddhánna (food offered at a memorial service) is neither priityanna nor ápadanna, hence it is not to be taken.” (1)
Note: In the wilderness when an animal dies a natural death then vultures come and eat that corpse. But humans are civilised, and after the death of a family, friend, or colleague etc, they should not host a feast. Unfortunately, uncivilised people do so mindlessly. If somebody dies and the deceased was the sole breadwinner then those children will suffer a lot. In that case, if the tradition is to host a grand feast at the time of death, then that penniless widow and those impoverished children have to give up their food in order to feed those vulture brand humans, i.e. so-called friends and relatives who coerce the family of the deceased to arrange a feast for them. That is why the dogma of feasting after death is not only inhumane but cruel also.
This nasty uncivilised way is rampant across the various religions. Since the birth of Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha it was a non-issue, but unfortunately started after 1990 by some opportunistic, crafty enemies of AMPS. Their actions are prohibited by Caryacarya. Those participating in the annual death day feast are committing unpardonable sin.
Reference
1. Caryacarya, part 2, Society chapter, point #37
== Section: Important Teaching ==
Namaskar,
In spiritual life, ideation on the Great is very important; Cosmic ideation is the main thing, but all too often human beings forget the Supreme Entity in the course of their daily duties. In His discourse, Baba has given a very simple method for sadhakas to remember their Guru mantra. Baba’s guideline is that to remember anything then one should associate it with a particular physical action.
For example, when entering or leaving the home then it is important to repeat Guru mantra. But often we forget, while only sometimes we remember. The solution then is to employ a physical action and that will trigger your memory to recite Guru mantra. So when leaving or entering the house, then do namaskar mudra before touching the door. And this namaskar mudra will automatically alert the mind to recite Guru mantra. So the first step is to cultivate the habit of doing namaskar mudra before touching the door. Once this habit is established, then you will be regular in repeating Guru mantra when entering and leaving the house. And the operative point is the use of the namaskar mudra as a reminder for doing Guru mantra.
Naturally, this same technique can be instilled at various junctures throughout the day such as when getting on a bicycle, taking food, going to sleep, answering the phone etc. When a physical action like namaskar mudra is done before those engagements, then one will automatically recite Guru mantra. Try this in your own life and see how it goes.
Without the use of a physical reminder, then most of the time sadhakas forget their Guru mantra. And that is a problem because imbibing the mind with Cosmic ideation is the main essence in the life of a sadhaka.
Ananda Marga Caryacarya states, “Namaskára is done by bringing the palms together and touching the ájiṋá cakra [the mid-point of the eyebrows] with the thumbs.” (1)
In Him,
Viniit Deva
Reference
1. Caryácarya Part 1, Methods of Salutation
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