Baba
Always feel His bliss
Namaskar,
In very clear words Baba is guiding us that those who adopt the path of materialism can never achieve the stance of peace or bliss. Rather, their lives will always be full of frustration and misery.
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Ananda Marga philosophy says, "The characteristic (dharma) of the mind is to seek the infinite. The mind attains this goal by concentrating on a particular ideation. As material objects are finite, those who accept them as the aim of life eventually feel frustrated. They fail to attain bliss because neither wealth nor material objects can be enjoyed infinitely." (1)
Two special techniques
To counteract the ill-effects of materialism and goad the mind towards pure spirituality, in His discourse, Baba has given two very unique points:
(a) keep the mind fixed on the goal (Ista) of life; and,
(b) do abhidhyana intermittently throughout the day.
In this way, we will always feel His bliss.
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Baba’s query: What do you want?
Baba questioned, “Do you want worldly success or peace?”
Before anyone present could answer, Baba told, “Everyone wants peace.”
And Baba graciously outlined the aforementioned two points for attaining peace in life. And it is these two points - i.e. keeping the mind fixed on the Goal and intermittent dhyana - that are so significant and fundamental. That is why each and every Ananda Margii must be acutely aware of what Baba has discussed.
Conclusion
The key point we should remember is that He has granted us life and placed us on this earth; we have come here for Him. So whether we are at our job, involved in our family life, attending dharmacakra, engaging in social service work, or attending to our regular duties, then we need only remember we are doing this to please Him - to make Him smile. He is the Goal of life.
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The main theme is that we should associate Him with our each and every thought and action. Then, in a very short while, it will become automatic and our days will be ensconced in keeping mind fixed on Him. This will no doubt bring peace and bliss into the life.
In Him,
Gopii
Practical approach
But how to do it in practical life? How to make this theoretical concept into a tangible practice. Actually, He graciously has made it quite easy for us. Because for us, the Goal of life is something quite specific and personal. Every Ananda Margii has an inner link with Him. We all hold Baba as our Beloved Guru. In that case, keeping the mind fixed on the Goal of life is not at all difficult. All we have to do is bear in mind that we have come on this earth to please Him and make Him happy. Because we all love Baba, it is quite easy to think like this. And when the mind is fixed on Him, then doing intermittent abhidhyana throughout the day is very natural. The mind will easily flow in that direction.
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Note: This discourse is titled, Ka'rya Siddhi Ke Tattva (Ananda Vacanamrtam-24, Ch 22, p.135-145) in the 1995 Hindi edition, and Ka'rya Siddhir Kaoshala (Ananda Vacanamrtam-24, Ch 22, p. 139-153) in the 1994 Bengali Edition.
References
1. Tattva Kaomudii Part 1, Questions and Answers on Ananda Marga Philosophy, Q & A #45
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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 ==
Bhaktas realise this truth
"Ke ghumiye áche, tumi jáno, d́ák diye jáo..." (Prabhat Samgiita #2179)
Purport:
My Parama Purusa, You are well aware about who is sleepy and drowsy in following 16 points, has lost the path of divine refulgence, sadhana, service, and sacrifice, and who has drifted from the cosmic Goal, drowning in materialism; You always call and show them the right way. As the Saviour and Controller of the whole universe, with Your infinite compassion, You lovingly show the proper path to those crying bitterly in misery so they can proceed on their forward journey. You are the Sadguru who knows everything.
Baba, all created beings under the blue sky are within Your expansive mind. You listen to their grieving and laughter - their sadness and joy.
Those sinners who remain forgetful about You as well as those great bhaktas who are always calling You with deep adoration full of longing and tears, You shower Your divine grace on all - without any differentiation. Parama Purusa, Your krpa is for everyone, but some do not realise that You are gracious on them, whereas bhaktas realise this supreme truth. Baba, Your greatness and glory is beyond explanation…
== Section 3: Important Teaching ==
Four root languages
Ananda Marga philosophy states, "When a swift horse runs its hooves make a turtur sound. That which makes a turtur sound as it moves is called turaga or turaunga or turaungama (that is, "horse"). That animal which makes a kurkur sound as it runs is called kuraga or kuraunga or kuraungama (that is, "deer"). In this way human beings have created many word forms and verb forms to express their mental ideas. This process of word formation is called "acoustic derivation" and the original verbal roots in all the world's languages were created in this way."
"The first word forms in all the world's languages were the original verbal roots. By adding prefixes and suffixes many different words were derived. Among the established languages of the world, mainly four can be considered as the root languages. They are Vedic, Latin, Hebrew and old Chinese. If one examines the derivation of the vocabulary of these languages one will find that their method or process is identical." (1)
Here Baba is explaining that these 4 languages (Vedic, Latin, Hebrew, and old Chinese) are root languages. The words and vocabulary of these languages are based on the natural sounds those inhabitants heard, such as when a horse runs. In that way those early people created root verbs. Time passed; daughter and granddaughter languages were formed. And those subsequent languages were built upon the root verbs of those four original root languages.
For example, Sanskrit / Saḿskrta came from the Vedic language and from Sanskrit / Saḿskrta so many Indian languages were created: Hindi, Bengali, Gujurati, Malayalam, and all the Indo-Aryan languages. They are all based on Sanskrit / Saḿskrta and follow the same root verb from the original Vedic. This also happened with Latin, Hebrew, and Old Chinese. So many languages were formed upon the root verbs of these 3 other root languages, just as occurred with Vedic.
Reference
1. Varn'a Vijina'na, Disc: 19, p.270
== Section: Important Teaching ==
Why some intellectuals are fools?
Baba says, "When the human mind is filled with positive tendencies, it integrates everything which it receives as real and claims that it has seen an object-an elephant or a camel. Now suppose that the mind is obsessed with negative tendencies, what happens? In that case, though the mind projects an elephant within, it cannot experience that elephant. Even if the mind thinks of it, still it cannot see that object. Because of this psychic defect or disorder, the mind suffers from positive or negative hallucinations. In your mental thoughts as well sometimes such positive or negative hallucinations can occur. Obviously, whatever an intellectual thinks in his or her arena of intellect is complete defective. There always remain scope for doubt in intellectuality. So intellectuality is also baseless because the very movement of the ectoplasm is baseless." (1)
Reference
1. Prout in a Nutshell - 14, p.18-19
== Section 4: Links ==
