Baba
Overthrowing vaeshyas & historical lessons
Namaskar,
Now that we are in the midst and nearing the climax of the vaeshyan era, before conducting any type of revolution, we should remember the lessons of the past. Here is an important sequence of teachings given by Baba about waging revolution.
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Key guidelines for revolutionary action in vaeshyan era
#1: First Shrii Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar guides that a true revolutionary will have to have genuine love for humanity, and to look upon others with sincere sympathy.
Prout philosophy says, "Like any other problem, great or small, there is only one way to solve economic problems, and that is through genuine love for humanity. This love will give people guidance; it will show them what to do and what not to do. It is not necessary to study great numbers of books or to rely upon those who speculate with the future of the silent masses. The only essential requirement is to look upon humanity with genuine sympathy." (1)
#2: Next Shrii Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar warns that true revolutionaries should focus on transforming the human condition and not engage in violence for violence sake, disregarding the economic plight of the fallen.
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Prout philosophy says, "Those who, on the other hand, believe in violence, but do not believe in changing human hearts through spiritual practices and spiritual education, argue that the capitalists have plundered the wealth of society for so long that the question of compensation does not even arise. Those who have genuine love for humanity, however, cannot accept either of those viewpoints." (2)
#3: Then Shrii Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar warns us that not all landowners are millionaires etc, many of them are physically weak, economically needy, and compromised in other ways, so they should be compensated for their losses as a result of any revolutionary action.
Prout philosophy says, "Not all those who own land or industry are healthy, able-bodied or young. Many of them are sick, invalids or elderly, and some are widows and minors. If all their property is forcibly confiscated without compensation, what situation will they be in? Furthermore, not all property owners are rich. Many are poor or belong to the lower middle class. Even if the policy of compensation or exchanging one property for another of similar value is not accepted, those who cherish genuine love for humanity will take a sympathetic view of the plight of those who find themselves in difficulty due to nationalization, and will act accordingly. A monthly pension or a lump sum should be allocated to old people, invalids, children and destitute women. Opportunities to earn a decent livelihood must be provided to all those, young or middle-aged, who are able-bodied and healthy, if they have no alternative means of support. Such employment opportunities should take into consideration their abilities as well as their needs." (3)
Horrors of French Revolution should not be repeated
A similar situation is happening now, as occurred in the pre-French Revolution era, whereby a minute portion of the population controls all the wealth and the masses are starving. This type of economic polarisation is occurring today. Should a similar type of revolution happen in this present era, then certain blunders must not be repeated.
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Unfortunately, during the French Revolution, when the people revolted against the monarchy, all the exploiters and their kith and kin were mercilessly killed - including the king and queen, their advisors, the high priests, the noble class, as well as their elderly parents and young children. All suffered miserable torture during the bloody uprising.
Now, in this vaeshyan era, a similar mistake should not be repeated. When, due to a rise of social consciousness, the common people take aim at those capitalist exploiters, then it is imperative that they do not unduly harm or punish those ruling exploiters, their confidants, nor the elderly parents and / or young offspring of such exploiters. Just as patients suffer in different ways - physically or psychically etc - we should treat capitalists as patients who suffer from a psychic disease. Sadly, they goaded their infinite (psychic) desire toward finite (physical) things. We should help cure them of this ailment. That should be our aim - not to harm them.
Conclusion
All should be cared for and given scope to participate in the new social order. No one should be persecuted, banished, or killed. Rather, once rectified of their capitalistic tendencies, they should have the opportunity to pursue a proper social life. This type of humanitarian approach is essential.
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Prout philosophy states, “We are to fight capitalism and not the capitalists. We are to wipe out this ism from human society because this ism is paralysing humanity. The capitalists are suffering from a sort of mental ailment, and it is our foremost duty to radically cure them by diverting their physical thirst towards psychic and spiritual pursuits.” (4)
In Him,
Sukhadeva
The above is our Prout policy as given in "Human Society - 1." If you are interested to learn more then read Prout in a Nutshell parts 1 - 21.
Cunning exploitative strategy
Prout philosophy states, “Psycho-economic exploitation is the latest form of dangerous and all-devouring capitalist exploitation. It is a special type of exploitation which first weakens and paralyses people psychologically in various ways, and then exploits them economically. Some of the methods of psycho-economic exploitation include, first, the suppression of the indigenous language and culture of local people; secondly, the extensive propagation of pseudo-culture, exemplified by pornographic literature which debases people’s mind and particularly undermines the vitality of the youth; thirdly, the imposition of numerous restrictions on women, forcing them to be economically dependent on men; fourthly, an unpsychological education system with frequent political interference by vested interests; fifthly, the negation of dharma in the name of secularism; sixthly, the balkanization of society into numerous castes and groups; seventhly, the damaging of society by the use of unnatural and harmful methods of birth control; and eighthly, placing the control of different mass media, such as newspapers, radio and television, in the hands of capitalists. Both intellectual exploitation and psycho-economic exploitation are great dangers to the human race today.” (5)
References
1. Human Society - 1, Social Justice
2. Human Society - 1, Social Justice
3. Human Society - 1, Social Justice
4. Prout in a Nutshell - 5, Discourses on Prout
5. Prout in a Nutshell - 13, Capitalism in Three Spheres
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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: Important Teaching ==
Humans: when tail disappeared
Ananda Marga philosophy states, "In that era people used to live in trees. They used to secure themselves to the tree or the tree branch with their tail so that they would not fall out of the tree while they were asleep. Later on, when human beings began to build temporary dwellings in the trees, the possibility of falling out diminished. Naturally, since the need for a tail diminished, the tail became smaller. Later still, when human beings learned to build permanent dwellings on the ground the need for a tail completely disappeared. Since there is no need for a tail now, there is no tail. The need for a tail disappeared some hundreds of thousands of years ago. There is, however, a truncated bone at the base of the backbone which is a carryover from that past time. It is present in the fetus while it is in its mother's womb. Thereafter the tail does not grow in proportion to the rest of the body. By the time the human child is born the tail is no longer outside the body. A somewhat similar thing happens with frogs. The tadpole has a tail but when it gets bigger it falls off. This all happens in the path of emanation." (1)
Reference
1. Shabda Cayaniká Part 1, Disc 1
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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: Important Teaching ==
Beware of this type of desire
Ananda Marga philosophy guides us, "There are seven kinds of luminous bodies: yakśa, siddha, gandharva, kinnara, vidyádhara, Prakrtiliina and videhaliina. They are categorized according to their respective psychologies. Suppose there is a very elevated person who often ideates on the Supreme Consciousness, but who has some greed for wealth. He does not, however, express it openly to the Supreme, nor does he even think of it directly. He thinks indirectly, "Oh, since I am a devotee of the Supreme Consciousness, He will certainly give me enormous wealth and make me immensely rich." Those who harbour this sort of covert desire are reborn as yaks'as." (1)
Note: Yaksas are one type of degraded being - i.e. those unfortunate ones who cannot get human framework because they are under punishment. Only after extreme punishment, after exhausting so many negative samskaras, may they again get human life. Once they attain human form they will need to get tantric initiation, adhere to the code of yama and niyama, and do maximum sadhana. Then after much effort, only by His grace, may they get moksa. So theirs is a long and arduous journey as they must suffer for millions of years. That is why meditating on money is very bad.
Some sadhaka businessmen and money-minded sadhakas who are indulged day and night in money matters will suffer in this way. They will be degenerated into yaksas. After facing punishment for millions of years, then who knows on which planet they may get the opportunity to live human life and do proper work and service. But if they again indulge in money matters, they will become yaksas (degraded beings) and this cycle will be repeated. They will spin round and round in this torturous pattern.
That is why Baba warns us that when one has a human body then the goal must be Parama Purusa - not money.
Reference
1. Yoga Psychology, Are Ghosts Hallucinations?
== Section: Important Teaching ==
External rituals cannot bring spiritual gain
Here Baba condemns the use of such dogmatic malas and rosary beads etc.
Ananda Marga ideology states, "I have said it before and I say it again, that Sádhaná means fight against Avidyá. This fight is internal, not external. External or ostentatious fight will achieve nothing. In such a fight one's entire capability culminates in the acrobatics of dressing and decorating of one's exterior with málá (a rosary or string of beads for saying prayers), tilaka (a conspicuous mark between the eyebrows with sandalwood-paste or vermilion, jholá (a little sack for the rosary) and candan-chápa (or the mark of sandalwood paste on the forehead, arms and chest). Instead, spiritual aspirants have to fight against their inner, base propensities, and when they will wear the crown of victory, they will then realize that there is absolutely no difference between them and Brahma – they have become Brahma Himself." (1)
Reference
1. Subhasita Samgraha - 3, The Intuitional Science of the Vedas – 6: Avidyá
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