Search This Blog

Saturday, September 14, 2024

Aspecto integral de la meditación + PS #4182 (español)

Baba

Aspecto integral de la meditación

Namaskar,

Cuando un sadhaka se sienta a meditar, a veces le resulta difícil concentrarse. La razón es muy simple. Cuando la mente está preocupada por otra cosa, entonces esos pensamientos perturban la mente y la desvían de la sadhana. En ese caso, la repetición del mantra se vuelve seca e ineficaz y la mente corre de aquí para allá.


Piénsalo de esta manera

(a) Si alguien tiene tantas ambiciones y piensa: "Quiero ser médico", "Seré un rey", "Empezaré un negocio", "Seré un héroe de cine", "Seré un bailarín", entonces no podrá lograr nada. No pueden aspirar a ser médicos en un momento y al siguiente aspirar a convertirse en estrellas de cine y esperar tener éxito. Si uno piensa de esta manera voluble, cambiando siempre de objetivo, nunca progresará.

(b) Del mismo modo, si un estudiante piensa: "Voy a ser campeón de fútbol", "Voy a sacar la nota más alta en mi examen de la universidad", "Voy a ser agricultor", "Me gusta pescar", "Voy a ir de caza", "Voy a convertirme en líder de una banda", entonces, de nuevo, esa persona no hará nada. No se puede cambiar de plan a cada momento y esperar tener éxito. No sucederá.

Aquí el punto es que la mente es una. Los seres humanos sólo pueden hacer un trabajo a la vez. Para tener éxito en la vida, hay que concentrarse en un esfuerzo a la vez, de forma sostenida. Este teorema se aplica también a la sadhana.


Un solo deseo en la sadhana

Antes de comenzar la sadhana uno tiene que estar plenamente convencido en su propia mente de que, «No tengo ningún otro trabajo en este momento. Sólo tengo que hacer mi sadhana - sin entretener ningún otro pensamiento». Por encima de todo, la convicción de uno debe ser: «Quiero realizar a Parama Purusa ahora». Si esta idea es firme en la mente, entonces el éxito es seguro. Entonces la sadhana de uno será apropiada.

Hay que entrenar la mente para pensar en la Meta. Entonces, a su debido tiempo, este sentimiento firme se desarrollará y la mente se orientará hacia Parama Purusa. Cuando sólo hay un 1% de convicción, entonces se consigue un 1% de éxito; y cuando hay un 100% de convicción, entonces hay un 100% de éxito.

Esta es la receta de cómo el Señor Buddha obtuvo la realización. Cuando él tuvo un solo deseo, su mente se concentró y se realizó. La idea central es que para hacer una sadhana adecuada se necesita la agudeza mental. Y la agudeza viene cuando tu mente está enfocada: Enfocada en una ocupación, sin entretener otras ideas.

Aquellos individuos con personalidades duales o múltiples no pueden enfocar su mente y por lo tanto no pueden tener éxito. Es por eso que solo las personas simples, honestas, veraces y directas pueden alcanzar fácilmente la realización de Dios. Aquellos de mente voluble, desenfocada, hipócrita y aquellos con personalidades múltiples nunca alcanzan la realización de Dios.

Eso es lo que Baba ha descrito en Su enseñanza: Para tener éxito en la sadhana, satyas'hreyii es una necesidad. ¿Qué es satya'shrayii? Satya significa veracidad benevolente; ashreya significa refugio; y, el sufijo ii significa el que. Así satya'sharyii es el que se refugia en satya. Sólo tal persona puede obtener el éxito verdadero. Así que uno debe abandonar toda hipocresía. Entonces iccha shakti (fuerza de voluntad) se desarrollará y la mente se concentrará fácilmente. Entonces en su práctica de sadhana experimentará un rápido progreso, por Su gracia.


Buddha iccha shakti y sadhana

Por lo tanto, sólo aquellos que son estrictos en el dharma y se refugian en satya, es decir, satya'shrayii, pueden desarrollar iccha shakti (fuerza de voluntad) y así alcanzar el objetivo de la vida.

En un resumen en español de Ananda Vacanamrtam – 1, "Be Firm", Baba nos dice: Cuando el Señor Buddha se sentó por primera vez en contemplación, su meta no estaba fijada. Había duda y confusión en su mente. No estaba seguro de lo que quería. Y así, todo lo que quería, no estaba seguro de conseguirlo. Pero más tarde, cuando Buddha se sentó en contemplación, tomó un sam'kalpa completo. Fijó su meta y tomó la firme determinación de alcanzarla. Resolvió que no se levantaría de su meditación hasta alcanzar la realización espiritual, aunque su cuerpo pereciera. Entonces logró alcanzar su meta. (resumen en español)

Del mismo modo, cuanto más firmes seamos en nuestros 16 Puntos, etc., más iccha shakti (fuerza de voluntad) desarrollaremos y mayor resolución tendremos en la sadhana. El aspirante pensará: "Debo alcanzar a Parama Purusa", y eso será apoyado por un flujo interno de la mente. Por el contrario, si sólo vemos la sadhana como algo que se hace para comer o ir a dormir, etc., entonces esa sadhana nunca nos llevará a Brahma. No es que por hacer sadhana a medias durante 25 o 50 años entonces mágicamente un día uno obtendrá moksa.


Fuerza de voluntad y sadhana

La sadhana progresa según el grado de compromiso interno. Cuanto más se adhiere un aspirante a las directrices del Guru sobre dharma y satya, etc., más iccha shakti desarrolla. Y entonces con esa fuerza de la mente, la sadhana se vuelve fructífera, de lo contrario no. Por lo tanto, si uno es constantemente ineficaz en seguir los Dieciséis Puntos, o si uno es irregular en el ayuno, se salta las lecciones de sadhana, come mal, o no hace kaoshikii, tandava, y asanas etc, entonces uno sufrirá de una severa debilidad de la mente. Y eso obstaculizará o detendrá el progreso en la sadhana. Así que todas las prácticas dhármicas de Ananda Marga son instrumentales en el desarrollo del iccha shakti requerido (fuerza de voluntad o resistencia psíquica y determinación) con el fin de avanzar en el camino de la sadhana y llegar a Él.

La gente suele tener dificultades para hacer sadhana, ya sea por falta de deseo, falta de concentración, letargo o problemas de gestión del tiempo como la procrastinación, etc. Sin embargo, la sadhana es la clave de nuestro éxito. Sin sadhana la vida se convierte en una miríada de compromisos mundanos y egoístas. Mientras que con la sadhana, cada una de nuestras respiraciones tiene sentido y avanzamos hacia Dios. Para mantener la sadhana en el primer plano de nuestras vidas, todo aspirante debe prestar estricta atención a los ideales de Baba de satya'shrayii e iccha shakti. Esto ayudará a alimentar el viaje de la vida espiritual.


Conclusión

La idea general es que antes de la sadhana uno debe pensar que no tiene otro compromiso - "Tengo que hacer sadhana". Así que uno debe asignar el tiempo y comenzar la sadhana. Si vienen pensamientos extraviados, entonces esos pensamientos no serán alimentados. Solo uno debe mantenerse enfocado y comprometido en el mantra japa. Si un sadhaka practica de esta manera regularmente, entonces la sadhana será natural, fácil y dichosa.

Namaskar,
En Él,
Shankar Deva

Sadhana: mantener la columna recta


#1: En el capítulo del Diario del Acarya Mayor sobre Iishvara pranidhana, sección - "shuddhis", Baba está describiendo que al sentarse en meditación (padmasana, siddhasana, viirasana) uno debe mantener la espalda recta para que la kundalini pueda el paso para subir hacia arriba desde muladhara a sahasrara.

#2: En un resumen en español de Caryacarya-1, "The Process of Initiation", Baba nos dice: Se les debe enseñar a sentarse en padmásana [postura del loto], pero en lugar de entrelazar los dedos, pueden apoyar una palma sobre la otra; y mantener la columna erguida. (resumen en español)

#3: En un resumen en español de Yoga Psychology, "The Human Body Is a Biological Machine", Baba nos dice: A los simios sin cola se les puede enseñar sádhaná después de algún esfuerzo. Los bípedos con cola no podrán hacer sádhaná como los bípedos sin cola porque la columna vertebral de los bípedos con cola, que contiene los puntos de control de los cinco factores fundamentales, no viene en una sola línea recta. Los puntos de control caen en una línea curva, de ahí que no puedan realizar sádhaná correctamente. (resumen en español)

#4: En un resumen en español de Yoga Psychology, "The Human Body Is a Biological Machine", Baba nos dice: Los seres monocordes, rectos o erguidos pueden realizar sádhaná muy bien porque todos los cinco puntos controladores de los factores fundamentales caen sobre una línea recta... Ya ves lo afortunado que eres por tener una estructura biológica humana. Tienes una estructura humana. Los humanos deberían estar obligados a la Conciencia Suprema por este favor. (resumen en español)

#5: En un resumen en español de Namami Krsnasundaram, "Párthasárathi Krśńa and Vishiśt́ádvaetaváda"(Discourse 16), Baba nos dice: Aquel que ha seguido el camino recto del canal sus'umna' hacia arriba se convierte en uno con Parama Purus'a. (resumen en español)

#6: En un resumen en español de Ananda Marga Karma Yoga in a Nutshell, “Kurvanneveha Karmmáńi”, Baba nos dice: "Ujure uju cháŕi ná leo re báḿka". La palabra "uju" en Saḿskrta se deriva de la palabra Saḿskrta "rju". "Rju" significa recto. El significado de esta línea es "no aceptes el camino torcido rechazando el recto". Es decir, sólo procede por el camino de "suśumná" no por el camino de "id́á" y "piuṋgalá". (resumen en español)


~ Estudio en profundidad ~

Como todos sabemos, satya es el segundo principio de yama sadhana y significa 'veracidad benevolente', o actuar siempre con espíritu de bienestar. Y a'shreya significa 'refugio'. Y el sufijo ii significa el que. Así que satya'shrayii significa 'el que se refugia en satya', o es siempre fiel al dharma.

Baba ha tenido la gentileza de darnos la interpretación correcta del dharma en forma de claros mandatos como los Dieciséis Puntos, las reglas de conducta y los 15 Shiilas, etc. Sabemos qué comer, cuándo beber, cómo actuar, qué es la sadhana, cuándo hacer kiirtan, etc. Baba nos ha dado todas las direcciones posibles para que podamos seguir el camino del dharma. De esta manera, podemos establecernos fácilmente en satya'shrayii, el camino de la benevolencia.


Fuerza de voluntad y sadhana

Siendo fiel al dharma y estableciéndose o refugiándose en satya, ocurre otro desarrollo: uno cultiva iccha shakti o fuerza de voluntad, por Su gracia. En la sadhana uno empieza a pensar, cada vez más, que «debo alcanzarle a Él». Resulta una fuerza mental o determinación firme. Porque la base de la vida de uno está cimentada en la verdad y el dharma. Eso trae convicción, integridad de mente e iccha shakti, es decir, fuerza de voluntad.

Todos sabemos que seguir los mandatos de Baba y adherirse al dharma es integral para cualquier sadhaka. De esta manera podremos elevar nuestra sadhana, alcanzar nuestra Meta Suprema, por Su gracia. Baba explica con más detalle cómo funciona esto, tanto dentro de la mente como externamente. En Su explicación Baba utiliza términos como satya'shreyii e iccha shakti. Al comprender la esencia interna de estos conceptos, podemos ser más precisos en nuestra búsqueda de alcanzarle en sadhana y ser una fuerza dhármica en la sociedad.

La idea central es que, para realizar una sadhana adecuada, es necesaria la agudeza. La agudeza necesaria surge cuando la mente se centra en un único objetivo. Hacer una cosa a la vez; no se debe permitir que otras ideas bifurquen la mente. En esa situación la fuerza de voluntad o iccha shakti se desarrollará y la mente se concentrará. Eso hará que la vida de uno sea totalmente nueva en la que la sadhana sucederá de una manera muy natural.

- Here is a link to the original English posting: Integral aspect of meditation


== Sección 2: Prabhat Samgiita ==

Vigila mi existencia

"Vane páháŕe saritá dháre, tiirthe ságar tiire, khunjechi tomáy báre báre, ámi..." (Prabhat Samgiita #4182).

Significado:

Parama Purusa, en el bosque, sobre las colinas, en la corriente de los ríos, también fui a varios tiirthas falsos - Varanasi, La Meca, Roma, Puri, así como Jamalpur, Jerusalén, Ananda Nagar y Tiljala en busca de Ti. Y también Te he buscado una y otra vez en los llamados lugares santos y a lo largo de las costas - en todas partes. Desgraciadamente, no me has bendecido ni siquiera con una mirada, porque no estabas allí. Tampoco te acercaste ni me miraste un instante.

El ritmo de la melodía en la cual el universo se mueve, la guirnalda de amor que cautiva el corazón, y el maha' mantra que derrite incluso piedras, porqué no me diste esa melodía, la guirnalda de amor, y el gran mantra. Esas técnicas las hubiera usado para mantenerte cerca de mí en mi corazón.

Baba, Tú te escondes en lo más profundo de mi mente. Si Tú no quieres venir a mí cara a cara, entonces quédate allí. Sólo te pido que vigiles siempre mi existencia y mi mente. Durante las tormentas, tifones, ciclones, sustos, tornados y rayos, por favor rodéame y manténme en Tu refugio...




Recent Spanish Postings: 

Friday, September 13, 2024

PS: “written with ink of the heart” + 4 more

Baba

PS: “written with ink of the heart”

Namaskar,

Prabhat Samgiita beautifully fulfills one important role in our spiritual life. After half-bath and before starting kiirtan, Prabhat Samgiita serves as one special practice whereby the sadhaka can share the feeling of their heart with Parama Purus'a.
https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/


Prabhat Samgiita: expression of one’s intimate feeling


Kiirtan itself is the expression of one idea: singing the glory and greatness of Parama Purus'a. And it is to be done out loud with a maximum number of people. Every Ananda Margii yearns to sing His name and dance kiirtan. And our kiirtan mantra is a siddha mantra. Certainly, we are blessed to have our Baba Nam Kevalam kiirtan. At the same time, as sadhakas we are not wholly satisfied with just the singing of kiirtan. Because every bhakta also wants to express some personal, intimate, sentimental feelings of the heart to their most loving Parama Purusa. Because He is the Dearest One, the Heart of hearts, and the Soul of souls. So it is natural that a sadhaka wants to pour their whole inner wealth unto Him. And this can only be done by sitting in a lonely place, singing to Him directly, and communicating with Him. And in this way Prabhat Samgiita is the perfect medium.

Ananda Marga ideology states, "Prabhat Samgiita is the feeling of the heart, and the expression of the heart, and it has been written with the ink of the heart." (1)

In the life of a sadhaka, a wide range of personal feelings arise and those need to be expressed and goaded towards Parama Purusa Baba. And every bhakta has their own way in which they wish to communicate their personal longing for Him. It depends upon a person's standard and relation with Him. Some bhaktas have a special intimate relation with Parama Purusa and some practice another type of bhava with Parama Purusa. (For details about bhava kindly refer to chapters 25, 26, & 27 in the book, Namami Krsnasundaram.) This bhava varies from one sadhaka to the next. And the vast world of Prabhat Samgiita compositions enable every sadhaka to express their own unique personal feeling for Parama Purusa Baba.
https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/


Prabhat Samgiita: an intimate communication


At the same time, not every song is appropriate for every aspirant - one has to choose those compositions that match their mental feeling of that moment. Because everybody has their own personal relation with Parama Purusa Baba - and that waxes and wanes as well. So in individual life, every sadhaka is encouraged to select songs that best suit their bhava, or personal feeling, at that time. And it is also true that some songs are collectively oriented like social songs, festival songs, and seasonal songs, as well as some of the mystical songs. By and large though, the vast majority of the grand collection of Prabhat Samgiita is comprised of personal songs, i.e. the heartfelt sharing between the bhakta and Parama Purusa.

Prabhat Samgiita makes an intimate link between the bhakta and Parama Purusa. It is the ideal practice for sadhakas to express their unique personal feelings for Him. It is a way for bhaktas to feel Him more close. Although Parama Purusa is infinite, but true bhaktas do not feel that He is infinite. They feel that: “He is mine and mine alone.” In that case, there is a deep need to communicate their inner feeling with Him, otherwise how can there be intimacy. Without intimacy, one cannot progress in sadhana. Such a feeling is bhakti. And that only comes with the pouring of the heart to Him - He who is most close. To this end, the gift of Prabhat Samgiita is the ideal medium for sadhakas.
https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/


Why Parama Purusa is dearest


Parama Purusa is Dearest because He is that Permanent Entity; He does not come and go. Many run after mundane objects thinking those things will satisfy them. They do not realise that those are just fleeting allurements - nothing more. Only Parama Purusa can satiate infinite human longing. So one's real longing is for Parama Purusa Baba, not any material object or temporary allurement.

Even then some misplace their inherent bhakti for Him with mundane allurements. Not realising this, they rush after worldly objects. And when they are not satisfied by a particular object they move on and pick up another one. In this way they move from one mundane allurement to another.  It is just like if you are searching for a particular object, mistake it for something else, and then later realise your mistake; in that case, you drop what you got and continue on in your search.

Or it is like how a child wants food but in their search for food that infant will put so many other items in their mouth - like toys, pencils, rubber, paper, etc. And the child will go on trying until finally it gets food. That is how human life gets expressed in this material world: People move on from one longing to the next - until they finally long for and attain Parama Purusa. Humans want infinite happiness and bliss and when they run toward something transitory and do not get that lasting happiness, they move on until ultimately their journey culminates in the attainment of Parama Purusa. Then and only then are they satisfied. Only then has their longing been quenched. That is why Parama Purusa Baba is Dearest - not any other entity. And Prabhat Samgiita is the ideal way to communicate one’s intimate longing for that Supreme Entity.
https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/


Conclusion


The spiritual compositions of Prabhat Samgiita are one of the ways to express the feeling of the heart. So that is why Prabhat Samgiita is much needed. Sadhakas have always had an inner feeling for Him, and by the diverse offerings of Prabhat Samgiita they can proceed. That is His special gift which graciously began on 14 September 1982.

Here is an English summary of a paragraph from the Bangla edition of Subhasita Samgraha part 16, chapter 4: 

In order to be one with Him, what is required is one must ask for His grace. And because He is within your mind in the smallest form, He hears whatever you think. And so certainly your desire and your hopes and aspirations are heard by Him.  And as He is your nearest relative He is your greater self.  So certainly He is to fulfill your logical demands.

Namaskar,
in Him,
Ananda

~ In-depth study ~

Prabhat Samgiita stands as an ideal personal practice for each sadhaka - whereas kiirtan is more applicable to a collective flow. This is another essential difference between bhajans (i.e. Prabhat Samgiita) and kiirtan. One’s sentimental feeling and unique tales of the heart cannot get expressed in the collective flow. Only Prabhat Samgiita satisfies this special need.
https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/

For instance, although philosophically, every bhakta will admit that, "Parama Purusa, You are great and infinite"; but, at the same time, it is Prabhat Samgiit that lends itself to the feeling of their heart, "Toma're ca'i ye ekante...": My Dearmost, I want to have Your closeness in an isolated place. Infinite Parama Purusa, I want to have You in a very personal way - in a secluded place - so I can open my heart, and share my feelings with You. Parama Purusa Baba, You are mine and mine alone.

So Prabhat Samgiita fulfills a distinct need as it expresses the yearning of the human heart. Even then we can say that kiirtan is even a little higher because there is only one idea: Name of  Parama Purusa is everything. That is the singular central theme of our kiirtan.


Parama Purusa Baba is mine & mine alone


Ananda Marga ideology guides us, "The bhaktas of the highest category think, “Parama Puruśa is mine only and He belongs to no one else.” This is the sign of an excellent sádhaka, and the spiritual progress of this category is inevitable. “He is mine and mine alone and He does not belong to anyone else” – this assertion is undoubtedly true." (2)

Ananda Marga philosophy states, "The bhaktas say, “No, no I can share all my belongings with others, but not my Parama Puruśa. He is mine and mine alone – He belongs to no one else. I cannot even think of sharing Him with anyone.”" (3)


References
1. 02 Jan 1983, Morning General Darshan
2. Subhasita Samgraha - 11, What Is the Way?
3. A Few Problems Solved Part 3, Verse, Mythology, History and Itihása


*        *        *

The below section is an entirely different topic, unrelated to the above material.
It stands on its own merit as a point of interest and ideological awareness.

*        *        *

== Section 2: Important Teaching ==

Why government help is not needed in pracára


Ananda Marga ideology states, “If a person who takes bribes starts an anti-bribe campaign he will become an object of ridicule. One will have to make an earnest endeavour to develop oneself thoroughly; mere rhetoric will not do. Only those endowed with sincerity and devotion can be called righteous, and can successfully propagate dharma. For the propagation of dharma, government help is not required." (1)

Reference
1. Ananda Marga Ideology & Way of Life - 8, The Macrocosmic Stance and Human Life


== Section: Important Teaching ==

Racism: root cause & why still rampant


Ananda Marga philosophy says, "As human beings were not able to unravel the mystery of this diversity, they wrongly preached the doctrine of racial supremacy, resulting in hated of their fellow human beings and heartless cruelty, and indulged in savagery and bloody warfare - these were the darkest and the most lamented chapters in human history."

"Sometimes people are wrongly led to believe that the white people are perhaps superior to the black population, and that the blacks are only a little higher than our animal ancestors on the scale of evolution."

"Even today in Europe, particularly in Spain and Portugal, and in the U.S.A., South Africa and Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), one unmistakably notices the curse of this ignorance. But is racial supremacy..." (1)

Note: The same disease is working with caste dogma. 

Reference
1. A Few Problems Solved - 2, Human Society Is One and Indivisible – 1


== Section: Important Teaching ==

About real Guru

Ananda Marga philosophy states, “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 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.” (1)

Reference:
1. A Few Problems Solved - 5, Shrávańii Púrńimá


== Section: Prabhat Samgiita ==

हे प्रभु! सभी लोग तुम्हारे दिल को छूने वाले गीतों से बहुत आनन्द पा रहे हैं

प्रभात संगीत 0385 तोमारी सुरेते तव करुणाते तोमारी आलोते सबे...

भावार्थ

हे परमपुरुष! सभी तुम्हारी रागिनी में नहा  कर तुम्हारी करुणा में डूबे हुए हैं ।  वे तुम्हारी सुन्दर  आभा, और आकर्षण  की शरण में  हैं। हे प्रभु! सभी लोग तुम्हारे दिल को छूने वाले  गीतों से बहुत आनन्द पा  रहे हैं।  सभी लोग तुम्हारे अपार  प्रेम के आकर्षण में डूब कर  आशीर्वाद से लबालब भर गए  हैं।

हे परमपुरुष! बाबा! अंधेरे कोहरे से छाये हुए  महासागर के उस पार  से, तुम्हारी अमृत की वर्षा करती हुई  आभा झिलमिलाती है।  सभी तुम्हारे मधुर प्रेम से मोहित हो गये हैं। तुम्हारी यह हमेशा नई  लगने वाली  अनोखी  लीला क्या है?

बाबा! हे परम सत्ता! बहुत दूर के  सुनसान स्थान से  तुम्हारी लहराती  रागनियाॅं बार-बार आगे बढ़ रही हैं । तुम्हारे रथ का पहिया इन्ही मोहने वाली  और मन को आनन्द से बेसुध  कर देने वाली धुनों में चलता है। सभी ने अपने आप को उन मधुर राग रागिनियों में पूर्णतः खो दिया है।
बाबा! तुम बहुत कृपालु हो, तुमने सब पर अपार  स्नेह और आशीर्वाद  की वर्षा की है। (1)

टिप्पणी

१-  कृपा और करुणा एक समान नहीं हैंः-

जब साधक 16 विंदुओं और आचरण नियमों का पालन करते हुए साधना करता है और परमपुरुष उसके प्रयासों से सन्तुष्ट हो आशीर्वाद देते हैं तो इसे कृपा कहते हैं । गुरु की शिक्षायें पालन करते हुए गुरु का आशीर्वाद प्राप्त होना उनकी कृपा है। इसलिये उनकी कृपा पाने के लिये साधना का अभ्यास करना ही होगा।  परंतु  फिर भी, कृपा पाने की कोई गारंटी नहीं दे सकता । कृपा करना बाबा की इच्छा पर निर्भर करता है।  हाॅं यह अवश्य  कहा जा सकता है कि हे परमपुरुष! बाबा, आप चाहें तो कृपा कर दें।

२- करुणा इससे भिन्न है। मानलो साधक कुछ नहीं करते अर्थात न तो वे १६ विन्दुओं का पालन और न ही उनकी शिक्षाओं के अनुसार चलते हैं और  कष्ट पा रहे हैं। इस स्थिति में यदि  उनके अपार कष्ट को देखकर, बाबा आशीर्वाद देकर कष्ट दूर कर देते हैं तो इसे उनकी करुणा कहेंगे। ध्यान रहे यह भी उनकी इच्छा पर ही निर्भर है ।  कोई यह नहीं कह सकता कि मैं अपार कष्ट पा रहा हॅूं  इसलिये हे बाबा! मेरे ऊपर करुणा की बौछार कर दो। हाॅं यह अवश्य  कहा जा सकता है कि हे परमपुरुष! बाबा, आप चाहें तो करुणा कर दें।
कुल मिलाकर कृपा और करुणा अकारण, अहैतुकी ही होती है।


== Section: Important Teaching ==

Women: status of caged birds

Ananda Marga philosophy, “The social and religious rights of women were curtailed in numerous ways so that they would be kept forever in thrall to the men. They were even forbidden walking in the open space under the open sky. Covered in burkas and veils, they were reduced to the status of caged birds living on seeds and water. It was decreed that they were not entitled to their ancestral property. The girls were given much less than the boys. It was categorically declared that they were not entitled to mukti or mokśa; that women go to heaven, it’s true, but the men get all sorts of privileges there that women cannot get. These rubbish ideas have died out due to various circumstances. In some places they are in the process of extinction, and in other places they are totally extinct.” (1)

Reference
1. Shabda Cayaniká Part 10, “Kramalaya”

== Section 3: Links ==

Thursday, September 12, 2024

Story of sacrifice: early days in AM + 4 more

Baba
Story of sacrifice: early days in AM

Namaskar, 

It is a well known fact that tremendous work went into building up our Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha. Baba was giving so many guidelines and programs and countless Ananda Margiis responded to His call and worked night and day to implement those plans. By such tireless efforts something great was able to be done.

Ananda Vanii states, "Fight for your Ideology. Be one with your Ideology. Live for your Ideology. Die for your Ideology." (Ananda Vanii #14) 

Verily, there are so many cases where margiis and Wts overcame obstacles and challenges in order to spread the name and teachings of Ananda Marga. There is a long list of courageous efforts and inspiring tales and in that way Baba’s mission spread. Ideology is the binding force and as long as Ananda Margiis were strict and dedicated, then to that degree our mission got established.
https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/

Here following is one example among many where a margii rallied against so many trials and tribulations for the sake of ideology. 


Horrors of the caste system 


Baba has recounted how India is the worst place around the globe for so-called caste discrimination. Nowhere else does this problem exist to such an extent. Various types of discrimination are present in other countries based on race, colour, gender etc. And in India, casteism is very heinous and strong. Here are more details about the matter so you may understand how horrifying it is. 

In the dogmatic Hindu society, there are four basic categories of caste: a) brahmin / vipra, b) vaeshya, c) ksattriya, d) shudra. But this is not according to the Prout social cycle. This caste system takes the terms in a completely negative manner. These differences are based on birth - not on one’s quality. Quality has no value in this Hindu dogma. 

For example, if anybody is born in the shudra community of the Hindu religion, they will be treated as an untouchable. Even today, upper caste people will scoff at marrying families of the shudra community. Even the food cooked by one so-called shudra is inedible. It is immaterial how much cleanliness has been maintained. That has nothing to do with why it is inedible. 
https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/

In the society, so-called shudras are treated worse than animals. For instance, you can touch animals, but you cannot touch those persons of the shudra caste. Very conservative, dogmatic Hindu families consider their house impure if a so-called shudra is even outside the premises, what to say about inside of the house. Then the whole house will be treated as impure and must be washed by the Ganges water to purify everything.

The caste system has nothing to do with quality or merit. Suppose a person is born in the so-called shudra caste then he will be treated as an untouchable. Yet that person might have so many dharmic qualities, i.e he is sentient, doing sadhana, and following yama and niyama etc. But in the villages nobody will go to his house and sit and take food along with him. Whereas if a person is born in a brahmin family and doing all sorts of degrading activities such as eating meat and drinking alcohol, even then he is well respected. It is the duty of so-called castes like ksattriyas / vipras / vaeshyas, to touch the feet of that brahmin, morning and evening, and get his blessing.


Ananda Marga declares all humans are one


In the face of this casteism, Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha was born in 1955. Baba gave the slogan "Ma'nav Ma'nav Ek Hai", i.e. "Human Human, All Are One". The sense is that in our Ananda Marga way of life there is no scope for injustice and division. Seeing this, the dogmatic people became furious. And they held all the top posts in the  government, financial sector, and education. Everything was in the hands of these dogmatic persons. They started hating and attacking Ananda Marga Pracarka Samgha on all the fronts. 
https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/

In the society, there was also untouchability and separation on the basis of food. So Baba gave the system, "Ek Chulha' Ek Chaoka' Ek Hai Ma'nav Samaj". The sense is "One Kitchen, One Stove, One Human Society". This was another point that made dogmatic persons more furious. And then dharmic fights ensued to wipe out division and injustice. So many physical clashes happened. I don't think nowadays Ananda Margiis are facing such types of physical attacks and humiliation, which in the beginning they suffered.

Excuse me, those thinking that the Jamalpur days were just peaceful days are in dreamland or naive. Innumerable incidents happened whereby Baba had to leave the pandal, and DMC could not be held because of people throwing stones, committing arson, or making bloody attacks etc. Ananda Margiis faced various types of outlandish tortures. So it is wrong to think that those days Baba was in Vraja Krsna and there was no struggle going on. All along from 1955 to '90, Baba always waged a ceaseless battle against injustice and heinous dogmas. 


The story of DN: caste differences & revolutionary marriage


Let me come to my original subject. Because of these serious so-called caste differences, the dogmatic Hindu society was balkanized. And the majority of so-called low caste people, became completely fed up with the dogma. Many of them joined other religions like Christianity and Islam, etc. Otherwise, hundreds of years ago, in India the population was nearly 100% Hindu. And Baba wanted to make one human society so destroying the caste system was highly essential. But dogmatic Hindu people were fighting against AMPS, tooth and nail. When Baba gave the revolutionary marriage system, that was more fuel to the fire.
https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/

Acarya DN jii was one of the victims of dogmatic Hindus on the point of revolutionary marriage. There is a long history and here is a glimpse of what happened. 

Ac. DN jii's daughter had a revolutionary marriage with someone from a  so-called lower caste. In response, the whole village attacked Ac. DN jii's house. And he had to leave his village home for several months and could not return. He was kicked out from his own house. In that village, there was a mud hut jagriti where Baba had planted one mango tree several years back. The villagers were so furious that they cut down that tree and wanted to destroy each and every sign of Ananda Marga from the village. They stoned the tile house, and so many hellish things happened. See how much torture DN ji faced in order follow Baba's system and guidelines. 


Our respects to those following ideology 

So those countless margiis / Wts were ready to endure huge suffering and undergo tremendous sacrifice to uphold ideology. Due to their noble efforts Ananda Marga got built up and established. Those who dedicated themselves to ideology have built up and established Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha by their service and sacrifice. 

Baba gives the following blessings, which have inspired and will inspire sadhakas eternally, to move along the path of dedication to Ananda Marga ideology. 

Ananda Vanii states, "Life represents Ideology. Life should be sacrificed for Ideology." (1) 

Ananda Vanii states, "It is action that makes a person great. Be great by your sa'dhana', by your service, by your sacrifice." (2)


Conclusion


This entire letter has discussed how those trying to do great works while moving on the path of dharma always face all kinds of problems. In India, the caste dogma was extremely strong. But in AMPS it was destroyed by various practical approaches like revolutionary marriages, not documenting caste, not giving post or privilege based on caste, creed, colour etc, and not creating family acaryas or Wts not on the basis of caste or class etc. In our office, there is no trace of one’s caste in our documentation or records. That is why even margiis do not ask each other about their caste because we do not recognise it or give it any importance. Whereas amongst non-margiis, this is all quite common.
https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/

The central idea is that to break the dogma of caste and untouchability, those early Ananda Margiis had to sacrifice a lot. They were mocked, harassed, beaten, and punished in various ways. In India, being an Ananda Margii was a very difficult job, especially in the villages. Other villagers shunned and even stoned them. Verily, they faced so much backlash and torture. This is the short yet stark history. To do great things, one has to struggle and overcome negative things. Dharma always gets victory; that is why we see that across the entire world that the dogmas of casteism and racism dogma are slowly collapsing. Now it is coming towards its final doom. Soon the slogan that ‘all human beings are one’ will be established before our very eyes. 

   Ananda Marga philosophy states, “Human society is continually striving to arrive at a synthesis through analysis, some sort of unity through diversity. The natural obstructions of small clans, narrow communal interests, geographical distances and intractable customs and usages – none of these obstacles could hinder the steady and silent movement towards a supreme goal. That is why the policy of apartheid, the vanity of racial superiority, national chauvinism or regionalism – these relative doctrines or social philosophies – could not thwart the progress of human society. The outdated ideals of nationalism are crumbling to pieces today.” 
   “The newly awakened humanity of today is anxious to herald the advent of one universal society under the vast blue sky. The noble and righteous persons of all countries, bound by fraternal ties, are eager to assert in one voice, with one mind, and in the same tune that human society is one and indivisible. In this voice of total unity and magnanimity lies the value and message of eternal humanism.” (3)

In Him, 
Padma’


Horrible humiliation: keep spit pot on head


Those who are not familiar with the Hindu dogmatic system  may not like to believe all these things. But what I am telling is the hard reality and fact of present village life of India. Here I am not writing anything which is age-old historical events. All these things are still going on especially in the villages, and to some degree in the towns and cities also. In short we can say that it is still existing everywhere. Although a lot of change happened in the last fifty years. And so-called shudras have gotten more recognition. 
https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/

Let me say something more about the period 50-100 years back, which is the historical background to what was the situation of so-called lower caste people in India. In those days, so-called shudras had not been given the right to walk on the road. So they had to follow a certain discipline to make others aware that those so-called low shudras are walking and non-shudras should be alert so they should not go close and become impure. Even the shadow of shudras was treated as sin. That means if anybody touched the shadow of a shudra, then they had to take a bath in the Ganges to purify themselves. 

Next I am writing what so-called shudras strictly had to follow in a slightly earlier period. While they were walking on the road going to see their friends, they had to keep one earthen pot on their head. Because, they were not allowed to spit anywhere. And cleanliness was not the reason because other so-called castes were allowed to spit anywhere. Even you will find that inside high, respected government official buildings like Patna high court, where in the corner of the court building spitting is quite common. You will see the mark of betel nuts. So those low-caste shudras had to keep an earthen pot to spit. When they wanted to spit they had to bring down the pot in their hand and spit into the pot, and then bring the pot back up, keeping the spit on top of their head. And when they reached their home, then only could they clean the pot, not anywhere else.


Why broom tied to backside of shudras


Also in that earlier period, while walking, shudras have to carry one long broom which is hanging from their back side like a monkey's tail, touching and sweeping the ground. When the person is walking, then the ground is being swept so that the mark of his foot on the soil should be erased. Because if any brahmin or other caste people touch that footprint, they will be made impure. 
https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/

The torture on shudras was not limited to just this point. While they were walking on the road, they couldn't use their shoes either. And they had to put one bell which was ringing constantly, on their neck, just like many may keep on their pets. So it will constantly ring while walking, so everybody should be alerted that some low-caste person is coming. Otherwise if any other caste person is touching the shadow, they will be made impure. 

The humiliation did not stop there. The so-called upper class people hated shudras. If by mistake shudras asked for something from the higher caste, they will be beaten up. There was no end to the torture in those days. How much humiliation, how much injustice happens to one human being. The situation was so painful and unjust. It is hard to believe that just 50 - 100 years ago all these things were going on in India.

Baba has given clear-cut proof that those very negative things were going on in the Hindu dogmatic religion in the past. Please read the Ananda Marga Revolution chapter on the point of caste differentiation. Baba has told how if one harijan / shudra commits an illicit relation he will be hanged and killed. While if a brahmin commits the same crime he will only have to shave his head and be paraded through town on a donkey. 

This is the story of family Acarya Diip Narayan jii, who is from Saharsa in Northeast Bihar. He is a committed senior family acarya from the Jamalpur days. One horrific incident happened years ago when he organised his daughter's marriage according to the Ananda Marg revolutionary system.


References
1. Ananda Vanii #15
2. Ananda Vanii #20
3. A Few Problems Solved - 2, Human Society Is One and Indivisible – 1


*        *        *

The below section is an entirely different topic, unrelated to the above material.
It stands on its own merit as a point of interest and ideological awareness.

*        *        *

== Section 2: Important Teaching ==

For mental balance

Ananda Marga ideology states, “Actually the owner of everything is Parama Puruśa, and the Supreme Doer of each and every action is that Parama Puruśa. He is the Supreme Fountain of all energies.” (1)

One should do the work all the while remember that it is not yours. It is His work; the results are for Him to manifest when He wishes. With a light mind go on doing your daily duties. One should feel this work is not theirs, nor are the results in their hand. This is the work of Parama Purusa, and so they should do it sincerely, yet without any worry or anxiety. The responsibility for the results lies with Him alone. This ideation will remove all mental tension.

Reference
1. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 14, The Supreme Truth


== Section: Important Teaching ==

Just a female from Vrindaban?

Ananda Marga philosophy states, “Parama Puruśa is the only real entity, the only absolute entity. The further the jiivas move towards Parama Puruśa, the more elevated their minds become. When they reach a very subtle stage of elevation, their concentrated mind-stuff speeds towards Him with the one-pointedness of an arrow. Such a mentality is called Rádhá....What is Rádhá bháva? When devotees feel in their heart of hearts that their existence is meaningless without attaining Lord, that they cannot survive a single moment without feeling His blissful presence, they have attained the stage called Rádhá. Such devotees know nothing other than árádhaná [total mental absorption” (1)

Note: Some ignorant people think that Radha is a female of Vrindaban. But that is not true. 'A-grade' bhaktas are Radha, whether they are male or female or anyone.

Reference
1. Namami Krsnasundaram, Vraja Krśńa and Sáḿkhya Philosophy (Discourse 7)


== Section: Comment ==

Re: Only story is not enough

Namaskar
So true so true . Well said .
That is why we were chosen by Him. We understood what BABA wanted. 
Sadhana Service Sacrifice.
Not a magic show. So let's get to work.
In BABA
govinda

Here is a link to the initial letter on this topic: Only story is not enough


== Section 3: Links ==




SUBJECTS TOPICS