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Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Baba & palmistry story + 5 more

Baba
Baba & palmistry story

Namaskar,

In the 1950s at the Jamalpur railway office, I decided to approach Baba about reading my palm, as it looked like He had a free moment. So I sought His permission and gently extended my hand. Baba looked at me.

In a soft and reverential tone, I said, "Baba, I humbly seek Your guidance. If You desire, I respectfully request You to read my palm."

What happened after that is of great interest to each and every Ananda Margii. Indeed, the below story of Ac.Tarachand Ganguli's interaction with Baba on this topic of palmistry is of great significance. We should all know Baba's response.

Here following is that story...

Person's past, present & future: all in His mind


Those days, in the 1950's, I, Tarachand Ganguli, was working in the Jamalpur Railway office alongside Baba. In due course I was initiated, became a practicing margii, and went on to become a family acarya, by His grace. But in the 1950s I was a relatively new margii.

While working in the railway office, I personally witnessed how Baba would help everyone with their personal problems and family matters. He would regularly solve all kinds of issues. Naturally word about this spread, and gradually more people from the area would seek out Baba for His counsel. Baba was very gracious and would lovingly guide them in various ways. Not a day passed where He did not relieve someone of their troubles and worries.

Baba would employ distinct avenues for imparting guidance. Sometimes He would simply speak kind words and calm their concerns that way, and sometimes He would guide them in various other ways. Certainly, Baba would not need to see the palm to know that person's past, present, and future. Already that was in His mind.

Baba maintained a set window of when He would see them. Often it had to be early in the morning, on a particular day and those coming had to follow certain rules and restrictions such as arriving on an empty stomach. In that way, Baba would accommodate and give advice and guidelines. The people were very grateful to Baba after meeting with Him.

I approach Baba


I sought His permission and gently extended my hand towards Him. Baba looked at me.

In a soft and reverential tone, I said, "Baba, I humbly seek Your guidance. If You desire, I respectfully request You to read my palm."

Immediately, in His grand liila, Baba's mood changed.

Baba looked at me, "What! You are an Ananda Margii! You have come under My shelter. Things like fortune telling and palmistry have no meaning for you. You are a sadhaka so these things are not relevant for you. Being an Ananda Margii, you should not resort to things like palmistry and fortune-telling."

I immediately withdrew my hand in shame and mentally begged His forgiveness. Baba then smiled at me. Internally I thought, "Yes, this is quite clear. I should not do this. When I am under Baba's eternal shelter then He is managing everything. He is watching out for me in all kinds of ways. My future is safe and secure in Him. There is no need for me to resort to palmistry, i.e. bowing down to my own samskara from past life."

Again I closed my eyes, and mentally offered my everything to Baba. I thought, "How blessed I am to have come under You divine shelter. With You by my side, there is no need for anything else. Baba, You are so gracious."

Such was the story of our dear, respected brother, Tarachand Ganguli.

Every sadhaka requiting samskaras at incredibly fast rate


As you may be aware, here is a very simple and rational explanation why palmistry and fortune-telling have no value in the life of an Ananda Margii. Everyone who receives tantric diiksa and practices Ananda Marga sadhana is burning samskaras at an incredibly fast rate. They are going to get mukti in this life, per Baba's guarantee in the Supreme Command. Just one needs to be sincere in their sadhana.

Margiis samskaras are getting exhausted very rapidly. Plus, Baba being Hari, steals the samskaras of His devotees. That is why for sincere Ananda Margiis, palmistry and fortune telling are wholly meaningless.

- Worry: If one is worried about their future and resorts to palmistry for an answer or consolation, then it means that sadhaka is not depending on Parama Purusa. It means that person is surrendering to fate, not surrendering to the sweet will of the Divine Entity.

- Lethargy: Those who believe in palmistry often become lethargic. If the prediction is unfavourable, they think that there is nothing they can do and they resign themselves to their poor plight. It becomes like a self-fulfilling prophecy. And if they get a positive reading then they think that since everything is good there is nothing more they need to do. So in both cases people become extremely lethargic and inactive. But in Ananda Marga, our manner is to stay ever-active and always engage in positive endeavours. We always move forward in life; we never resign ourselves to fate.

- Fate: In essence, those who resort to palmistry become fatalists. They surrender to fate, i.e. their past samskaras. We do not surrender to fate or past samskaras, we surrender to Parama Purusa Baba. One should never chase after fate.

Ananda Marga ideology says, "A fatalist means a worshipper of fate – a worshipper of fortune or fate. They are worse than nature-worshippers. What is fate? There is nothing such as fate in this universe.. No, a person must not be a fatalist, a fate-worshipper, a person must be bold and bravely face all troubles, all consequences. No one should be a fatalist. So fate cannot be the object of meditation. Fight against fate." (1)

Conclusion


Ananda Marga ideology says, “So, the best way is the path of devotion, complete surrender. Say “O Lord, I am your creation, I’m a small being, I am a unit being, completely depending on your mercy. I want psycho-spiritual progress, I want to move along the path of psycho-spirituality. Please help me.” And when one wants this aim sincerely, from the core of the heart, certainly it will happen. And that’s why I say nobody is insignificant, nobody is weak, nobody is helpless. The Supreme Lord, Parama Puruśa, is with you, He will always be with you. So, this progress, this psycho-spiritual progress, which is called “Mokśa” in Saḿskrta, is not a very difficult path, is not at all a thorny road. What is it? It is a very easy and very pleasant journey. Depend solely on Him, as a little child depends solely on the mother.” (2)

Namaskar,
at His lotus feet,
Krsnasundaram

~ In-depth study ~

Fate is not our way

Here is more from Baba's discourse on fate and worshiping fate. As sadhakas, we should never give in to such a mentality. We are to take active and pointed steps in life. That is how we are to proceed.

Ananda Marga ideology says, "Fate. There are many people who are fatalists. They are worshippers of fate. A fatalist means a worshipper of fate – a worshipper of fortune or fate. They are worse than nature-worshippers. What is fate? There is nothing such as fate in this universe. So far as the philosophy is concerned there cannot be anything called fate. What is fate? Everyone has to undergo the reaction of his or her past actions, the reaction of the original action. Suppose your finger comes in contact with fire; you will feel pain, you will have to suffer but, at that moment one will say that because your finger came in contact with fire, that’s why you are suffering. But when the reaction takes place after a long gap, and when the original action is not known or has been forgotten, or when the original action took place in another past life, and you do not know what was the original action – in that case you say, it is fate, it is fate. But actually there is no fate. What you call fate is actually the reaction of our past actions. In saḿskrta, it is called saḿskára, in Latin “reactive momenta”. So the third thing is, fate cannot be the object of ideation – fate is simply the reaction of the original action. So when there is no original action, there cannot be any reaction. The reaction is a creation of your own action. When the reaction is a creation of your own action, you are the creator of the action. So, how can the reaction be your object of ideation? No, a person must not be a fatalist, a fate-worshipper, a person must be bold and bravely face all troubles, all consequences. No one should be a fatalist. So fate cannot be the object of meditation. Fight against fate." (3)


For all-knowing Baba, palmistry was just His liila

In the early 1950’s before AMPS had started, in order to feed the poor, Baba used to see others palm. In return people would give money. Baba would use 100% of that money to feed others and for social service activities. When Baba created AMPS He also used other methods for doing social service. 

Those days palmistry was very common in Indian monks. After 1955 to draw people and bring them onto the path of Ananda Marga, sometimes Baba used the method of palmistry. And later on He stopped. Baba also commented that in this present age palmistry is useless. Actually this whole era of palmistry was just His drama as all-knowing Baba already knew everything. There was no need for Him to see anyone’s palm to know their past, present, and future.


More about why Baba stopped giving astrology readings

Naturally, even before founding AMPS, all-compassionate Baba had great concern for public welfare and whatever money He could save He would donate for philanthropic work from His own paycheck. Palmistry was a way to collect extra donations and serve and feed needy people and supply them with food and medicine etc. After creating AMPS, He ultimately stopped doing astrological readings because to do real social service both temporary and permanent methods are needed to alleviate people’s suffering. By seeing His below example, one should take the teaching that no matter the circumstances one should think about the well-being of all and try and help. That is the guideline to take to heart. And if that mentality spreads the world will be a wholly different place. 


Following is an English summary of Baba’s teaching in Bengali from MGD, 18 June 1979, Kolkata. 

Baba explains: There was a time when a lot of people knew Me as an astrologer. I told them their past, present, and future. The readings were accurate and so many came to have them done. The donations poured in as those days around Rs 20,000 to Rs 25,000 was coming in every day. And I donated all that money then and there. Upon further consideration, I found that the public welfare cannot be achieved in the real sense by this way. And that very moment I stopped doing those astrology readings. Even if requested 1000 times, I would not do them. Because that is not the way to bring public welfare.


References
1. Subhasita Samgraha - 12, Microcosm and Its Object of Ideation
2. Subhasita Samgraha - 13, Subjective Approach and Objective Adjustment
3. Subhasita Samgraha - 12, Microcosm and Its Object of Ideation

Plagiary?

It is the accepted international standard and Baba's system not to copy another's work and publish it in your own way. Baba has given a very strict rule on plagiarism. Why is Baba against plagiarism or stealing someone's work? There are many reasons:

1) It is against the code of asteya (non-stealing).

2) Countless stories of bhaktas need to be published. But some do not want to do the hard work of compiling and writing these stories, so they just steal them from others. But new stories need to be told, otherwise so many unpublished stories of sadhakas will be lost and forgotten forever. So watch out for story thieves, and kindly help them not to steal by posting on social media in their own way. If you want to forward this story then attach the following yellow section with the story: 

“Courtesy of unknown bhakta via Ananda Marga Universal (https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/)”

This will be treated as the standard protocol.



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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 ==

Only hope

“Avadha gaye paryág gaye, mana ná bhará hamárá…” (Prabhat Samgiita #4512) 

Purport: 

I visited various so-called holy lands like Avadh, Prayag, Kashii etc, but my mind did not get satiated. I just wasted my time. I also went to those so-called tiirthas like  Mecca, Rome, Jamalpur, Ananda Nagar, Varanasi, Jerusalem, Bodhagaya, and Kolkata and did penance there, but I could not get His darshan or feel even an inkling of the presence of my Dearmost. In the absence of getting my most adored One, my heart remained dry like a desert.

 O’ Lord, please come, please come, please come, O’ Citcor, You are the moon of the universe, and I am the little cakor bird, which just stares incessantly at the moon all night long. My and Your relation is intrinsically linked and intertwined like the nag and nagiin, i.e. two types of cobras. This is the essence of our deep, intimate feeling. You are the only hope, base, and shelter of my life. Please come, please come. 

O’ Lord, in thinking of You and basking in Your infinite love, I have left everything else behind - all my worldly relatives, friends, and known people. I no longer have any interest in keeping those relations. People mock me, but I do not care about what others say. I have lost all public shyness and shame. My link with those worldly close people has evaporated. All the attractions of this mundane world have vanished. Now only one thing remains in the mind: Your divine refulgence. Day and night, all the 24 hours, I cannot think about anything other than Your eternal kindness and grace…


Notes for Prabhat Samgiita #4512

[1] Avadh: Birthplace of the mythological Ramchandra of the epic, The Ramayana. 

[2] Praya’g: 5000 year old town near Allahabad. Aryans settled in Prayag, the most central place of their religious activities.

[3] Citta-cor / Chit-chor / Citcor: In His role as 'Citcor', Parama Purusa is the Thief or Stealer of the bhakta’s mind. How does He steal the mind? He captivates their mind and attracts the bhakta by His exquisite spiritual charm - whereby the sadhaka cannot think of anything or anyone else. The sadhaka has lost control of his own mind: It incessantly and unknowingly rushes towards Parama Purusa. The One who makes this happen is Citcor - the Stealer of the mind.

And to some degree this happens in the mundane realm as well, though it is degenerating and not long-lasting. There are numerous worldly examples where a person's mind is stolen. For instance, if they lost money, if they are infatuated with mundane attraction, if they are anxious about something - in all such cases when the person's mind runs again and again in that direction. So to some degree their mind has been stolen. The person's mind is no longer their own - they do not have control over it. Over and over, their mind is thinking of something - yet that something is not eternal but rather short-lived. So the effect is degenerating. Because their I-feeling has become attached to something mundane. In the real sense that is not citcor, but rather a reflection of a reflection of the stage of citcor.

The Entity that causes someone to lose control of their mind is Citcor - the stealer of the mind. And this is a deeply spiritual state. In the sphere of bhakti, only Parama Purusa is Citcor. The sadhaka thinks of Him, unknowingly. Always the mind is goaded in that direction. Even if the bhakta intentionally tries not to think in this way, still his mind becomes ensconced in the thought of the Supreme, i.e. Parama Purusa. This is an elevating experience and has a wholly beneficial result.

Ultimately, when this condition climaxes, in that culminating state the unit mind - the jiiva'tma - becomes one with Supreme Consciousness.

Lastly, another name of Citcor is Makhan Cor (Butter Thief).

A number of dogmatic worshipers think that Lord Krsna is a butter-thief and they portray Lord Krsna as a small child who has stolen butter whereby the child Krsna is eating a lot of saturated fat. The sages tried to teach the common people with analogies but due to a very low standard the people took it in a literal way until finally it became an entrenched dogma. They do not like to hear the real truth of the matter.


== Section: Important Teaching ==

Special guideline


Ananda Marga philosophy states, "Do not tolerate injustice. This will...will cause a serious carbuncle to grow on the vast body of society. That carbuncle will be so poisonous and infectious that it will infect the entire society. Do not allow such a thing to happen under any circumstances. Now that your eyes are opened, keep following the practical path." (1)

Reference
1. Ananda Marga Philosophy in a Nutshell - 5, Yatamána – 2


== Section: Important Teaching ==

Selfishness will ruin western civilisation


Prout philosophy states, “The curse of capitalism engulfs the whole of society. Thus capitalism is anti-human.” (1)

Here below are quotes from various on-line sources that delineate the ways of selfishness.
  • “Adam Smith: Capitalism’s Founding Father: Adam Smith held that individuals acting in their own self-interest would naturally seek out economic activities that provided the greatest financial rewards. Smith was convinced that this self-interest would in turn maximize the economic well-being of society as a whole.” (Courtesy of Vision(dot)org)
  • “Self-interest is related to the Golden Rule: simply acting toward all others the way one wants them to act toward oneself. The reasoning, for example, is "I will not steal because if I steal then others may steal from me and the creation of a thieving society will likely hurt me”.” (Courtesy of Wikipedia)
  • “Self-interest is a philosophy in ethics which states that persons who act to further the interests of others (or the interests of the group or groups to which they belong), ultimately serve their own self-interest.” (Courtesy of Wikipedia)
Note: Capitalism is an outdated defective philosophy based on selfishness that is causing problems in the entire society. The qualities that are highly needed to properly run the society like generosity, helping others, and selflessness etc are not only absent but discarded in capitalism. The base of capitalism is selfishness. That is causing western society to downward spiral into complete degeneration and disintegration.

Week in and week out there are mass shootings across the US, yet the mass of the population does not want to do anything about gun laws and regulation. This is one tiny example of selfishness. As long as they did not get hurt they do not care.

References
1. Prout in a Nutshell - 12, The Transformation of Psychic Pabula into Psycho-spiritual Pabulum


== Section: Important Teaching ==

Most useful and scientific script at present

Prout philosophy states, "In the present world there are four types of scripts – Indo Aryan, Semitic, Occido-Aryan and Mongolo-Chinese scripts."

"The Mongolo-Chinese scripts are pictorial scripts – all the letters of the scripts are pictures. They contain about 1055 letters. In the Occido-Aryan scripts there are 20 to 35 letters. In the Indo-Aryan scripts there are about 50 letters, and in the Semitic scripts there are 20 to 30 letters."

"The Chinese and Japanese practice of using Romanized Mongolo-Chinese script is unscientific."

"Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Sindhi, Kashmiri, etc. come under the Semitic scripts and are written from right to left. This is difficult to write and takes a long time to print. Malaya has abandoned Arabic script and adopted Roman script to overcome this difficulty."

"The scripts of Tibet and South-East Asia come under the Indo-Aryan scripts. They are quite good but difficulties arise in joining letters. Through practice it has been experienced that Roman script is the best script. It is the most scientific. Those who oppose it do so out of local sentiments. Proutists won't go against any local script, but they will encourage the most scientific script as the world script. At present Roman script is the most scientific script. Future generations may evolve a new script." (1)

Reference
1. Talks on Prout


== Section ==

পদবী হিসাৰে মেয়েরা দেবী লিখুন

“এক কালে, এমন ছিল যখন কোনও মানুষ সাধনা বিজ্ঞানে কিছুটা এগিয়ে গিয়ে ছিল, {ঐশ্বরীয়} [ঈশ্বরীয়] তরঙ্গগুলো সংস্পর্শে আসৰার মত আরও কিছু ৰেশী যোগ্যতা অর্জন করেছিল | মানুষ শ্রদ্ধা করে তাদেরও দেব ৰলত | এবং আমরা আনন্দমার্গেও তো ৰলেছি যে সৰাই পদবী হিসাৰে পুরুষরা দেব লিখুন মেয়েরা দেবী লিখুন | কারণ দেব হওয়াটাই তো তার লক্ষ্য | তাই দেব পদবীকে মানুষের আদর্শ সম্যক্‌ রূপে প্রতিভাত হয় |” সম্যক্‌ রূপে উন্মোচিত হয় | (1)

Reference
1. MGD 15 February 1981 Krishnanagar



== Section ==

बाबा! तुम बृहत्  से भी बृहत् अनन्त हो, फिर भी तुम अपने दिव्य लीला से,
गोपनीय ढंग से मेरे मन के एक कोने में  छिपे हुये हो।


प्रभात संगीत 617, मनेर कोने रोेयेछो गोपने, बृहतेर चेये तुमि  बृहत्....

(जो साधना का 6th पाठ नहीं करता, वह यह गाना नहीं समझ सकता )

भावार्थ

बाबा!  हे परमपुरुष!, तुम बृहत्  से भी बृहत् अनन्त हो, फिर भी तुम अपने दिव्य लीला से, गोपनीय ढंग से मेरे मन के एक कोने में  छिपे हुये हो। बाबा! तुम न केवल  प्रेम से संतृप्त हो वरन् तुम तो प्रेमावतार हो और अपने दिव्य प्रेम में तुमने पूरे विश्व  को संतृप्त कर रखा है। तुम्हारी लीला अतुलनीय है।

 हे, बाबा तुमने जड़ता और तन्द्रा को हटा दिया है। हे अखंड सत्ता! हे परमपुरुष! तुम खंड की सीमा में आ गये हो। तुमने कृपा कर मेरे ध्यान में पदार्पण किया। तुम मेरे मानसिक कमल के आसन पर विराजमान हुये,  हे, बाबा  करुणासागर, तुम संवेदनातीत और महत हो।  ।

बाबा! तुम कुहासा से ढके, सफेद अति उच्च पहाड़ की तरह, मनके भीतर में, अमृत सार के रूप मे हो । तुम पराज्ञान के मूल में, आनन्द स्वरूप हो । तुम केवल मेरे हो, मेरे मन में विलकुल व्यक्तिगत ढंग से प्रकट होकर, तुमने मेरे ऊपर कृपा की है, और......।


== Section ==

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Why sadhakas suffer more

“Reactions in requital to past actions normally occur more in a spiritual aspirant’s life than in an ordinary person’s life. The reason is that when all original actions are surrendered to Brahma, there remain only the reactive actions. The reactions may be good or bad [according to whether they are resultants of good or bad original actions]. But think about how many of the deeds you performed before coming to the path of sádhaná were good and how many were bad. To tell the unpleasant truth,         ninety-nine percent of your deeds were bad. Hence it is often the case that sádhakas have to suffer much more from bad reactive momenta than get to enjoy good ones. It can even be said that the more one suffers from reactions, the more one is progressing along the path of sádhaná.”

“Of course, the requital of the reactive momenta may possibly be pleasurable instead of painful; it all depends upon the nature of one’s actions. In either case, the more one surrenders one’s actions to Brahma, the shorter will be the period of requital caused by the reactions. In this case the intensity of the requital will be greater than normal; but this is a good sign, because intense requital means the exhaustion of the requital within a short period.” (1)


Reference
1. Ananda Marga Ideology in a Nutshell - 8, Sádhaná

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== Section 3: Links ==

Postings to Read
Self-examination: jinani or not? 
Daily-life hypocrisy
Planned dying
Gandhi's monkeys





Monday, July 7, 2025

Self-examination: jinani or not? + 2 more

Baba
Self-examination: jinani or not?

Namaskar,

In our Ananda Marga, Baba has clearly declared in countless discourses that bhakti is the best. We have all heard or read how Baba proves the superiority of bhakti over the paths of karma and jinana. The Ananda Vacanamrtam series alone is filled with dozens of discourses along this theme. Naturally then, all in the Marga aspire to be top-grade bhaktas. Every sadhaka wishes to consider themselves as a bhakta. Invariably, though, some fall in the category of being a karmi or jinani. So the question is: How to tell who am I? How can we know what we are.
https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/

This letter is a "Self-Test" for determining how far one is a tried and true jinani or not. The goal is not to judge anyone else, but to learn more about oneself. After all, if one thinks "I am a bhakta" when in true sense they are something else, like a jinani, then they are just cheating themselves. No one should be confused about who they are. All should be able to answer this question: "Am I a bhakta, karmi, or jinani?" Then one can best address one's own personal progress on the path. To get the proper answer, honesty is needed, as well as some critical points detailed below.
 

Bad: being a jinani


Some may foolishly reason that it is not important to know whether "I am a jinani or not". However, by reading Baba's strong statements below, it becomes quite evident that one should know whether or not they suffer from being a jinani. Without knowing, one will be unable to take steps to rectify the situation, in which case their efforts for spiritual attainment will be totally wasted.

Ananda Marga ideology says, "Unless a spiritual aspirant is able to get rid of these defects [of jin'a'nam], the aspirant cannot be established in kevala' bhakti [non-attributional bhakti], which is absolutely essential for the attainment of Parama Purus'a. The wise will, therefore, adopt such a conduct as to save themselves from the evil effects of jin'a'na." (1)

Ananda Marga ideology says, "In order for sa'dhakas to save themselves from the evil effects of jina'na, they must learn how to get rid of those effects, and thus preclude the possibility of allowing their jina'na to be converted into bandhya' jin'a'na [sterile knowledge], which is so much in evidence among the intellectuals of today." (2)

Thus, no one should suffer the horrors of being a jinani. All must know their true colour and advance along the path of bhakti - that is the only way. Being caught in the whirlpool of jinana only means ruining one's spiritual life, as Baba clearly warns above. Thus everyone one of us in AMPS should know their own nature, and in particular if one is a jinani or not. This is self-test to be done internally. This is not about looking at others.
https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/


Ways to identify a jinani


Typically we might classify a jinani as one who creates their own theory or someone who thinks that "I know" etc. But there is a more telling attribution of jinanis than that. First and foremost, a jinani is one who accumulates knowledge only for knowledge sake, and not for practical use. This may sound unusual, but actually many do like this, including a few in our Ananda Marga.

For instance, there are some who are eager to learn all the ins and outs of sadhana only so that they can deliver a high sounding talk on meditation - or write a fancy article. In their own life they have absolutely zero desire to perform sadhana. Such a person is a classic jinani. So one should all ask oneself: Have I ever done like this - even to a small degree? Then there are those who seek out all kinds of philosophical knowledge about Baba's teachings only in order to preach to others and impress them. In their own heart, they themselves neither wish to apply those principles nor do they even believe those precepts.

Once again, one should reflect and think: Have I ever done like this - even to a small degree? Then there is this dramatic characteristic of a jinani: Such a person will vigorously lecture or convince others about points which they themselves do not believe in their own heart. Yet they will preach those words in order to gain the respect of others. Such a person is a classic jinani. For instance, a jinani can give a big talk on samskara theory without even an ounce of feeling in their heart that there is such a thing as samskaras. Likewise, a jinani can deliver a resounding oration on Taraka Brahma without even feeling in their heart that Baba is Parama Purusa. And not just that, but jinanis can talk about asanas, diet, yama-niyama etc, even when they themselves do not care about those practices. That is why Baba speaks so strongly and disparagingly of such jinanis.
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Ananda Marga ideology says, "It has been observed that those engaged in the acquisition of jin'a'na lose touch with practicality." (3)

They chase after knowledge merely to enhance their own prestige - not for any greater good like social service nor for their own spiritual practice. So one has to frankly think about one's own motivation for acquiring knowledge and decide if "I fall in the above categories", even remotely so. If one does, then that means I am either a full-blown jinani, or at the very least, jinana-oriented. Of course, the proper approach to acquiring knowledge is to enhance one's ability to serve others and to practice in one's individual life. Knowledge for the sake of prestige etc is just a huge liability. No one should walk around like this. They may posture themselves as being smart, but in reality they are ruining their life.

Ananda Marga ideology says, "The wise will, therefore, adopt such a conduct as to save themselves from the evil effects of jin'a'na." (4)


Many religious professionals are jinanis


Actually, these days many religious professionals are jinanis, especially in the west. They read huge piles of books, preach the word of god, but live a most ordinary or even degrading existence. In all the dogmatic religions this happens - to some or more degree as most religions have drifted far from whatever spiritual base they may have had in the beginning. Now many religious professionals preach and study to earn money or to enhance their career - not to share what they themselves have practiced and realised. And they get huge prestige for their knowledge.

Whereas in AM, bhakti is the highest quality, but even then many fall prey to jinana. Please excuse me but we see this phenomenon with various Central Workers and other top Dadas. They can gracefully deliver a phenomenal lecture on the importance of Guru and dharma - or so many other topics - yet when they leave the lecture hall or the book signing, they pay little heed to Guru's teachings. They have little or no desire to practice those divine words in their individual life. This is the classic sign of being a jinani. So in our own everyday life, one should pay heed and evaluate what one's aim is in gaining knowledge. If it is for anything else other than serving others and practicing, then that accumulation of knowledge falls in the category of jinani. Then one is seeking out knowledge for selfish reasons: prestige, ego satisfaction, social standing etc. In that case when one gains knowledge one will think, "I am great, I know so much."
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When in reality as sadhakas, one should think that Parama Purusa is great. After all, all one's energy comes from Him, without His divine force, no jiiva con do anything. So it is foolish to think that, "I am great." But tragically this is the classic jinani mentality. They forget Parama Purusa is doing everything and instead believe that they themselves are great. In that case it is extremely difficult if not impossible for one to surrender to the Supreme. And without surrender, spiritual success is nothing but a distant dream. Thus one should not fall prey to a jinana oriented mentality. That is disastrous.
 

Knowledge has value when...


Learning or acquiring knowledge is only useful and beneficial if (a) done to serve Parama Purusa and His creation and (b) applied to one's practical day to day existence. Beyond that the gaining of knowledge is nothing but a liability and turns one into a jinani. Rather we are to follow Baba's below premises. Firstly Baba guides us that bhaktas are to use their knowledge and skills for service only, and not to enhance one's prestige as jinanis do.

Ananda Marga ideology says, "When devotees serve the universe they do it with the feeling that they are serving the manifestation of Na'ra'yan'a only to please Him...The direction of Jina'nii is not working here." (5)

Secondly, Baba guides us that learning and knowledge only have value when applied to our own way of living.

Prout philosophy says, "Educated are those who have learnt much, remembered much and made use of their learning in practical life." (6)


We should all ponder


We all want to get success in spiritual life. So one should all honestly consider one's own status and motivation. What is my aim in acquiring knowledge. How sincere am I to practice what I have learned. Or do I fall in the category of the jinani - the person who acquires knowledge merely to show others? If so then maximum efforts should be made to remedy this. And it is possible to rectify one's status. Someone who is a jinani today will be a great bhakta in the future. All are on the move and the sooner one knows their own status, the faster they can move on the path of bhakti. Sometimes people think jinanis are only those who are scholarly. And while it is true that scholars are prone to the path of jinana, in addition, anyone seeking knowledge for the sake of petty gains (ego, bragging rights, prestige, status) is certainly a jinani. With a little bit of honesty one can easily discern where they stand. This is the self-test we should administer to ourselves - today. We should not waste any time. One should find out: What am I.
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Conclusion


By Baba's grace, all have the potential to walk, nay, speed, ahead on the path of bhakti. No one should get caught on the path of jinana, knowingly or unknowingly. The above test can help address this.

Ananda Marga philosophy says, "You are not a small or insignificant human being, you are the very child of Parama Purus'a. It is your birth right to be established in the immortality of infinite life. Keeping this supreme fixed in your memory, proceed to the supreme goal with utmost devotion, and you are destined to attain the greatest fulfillment." (7)

In Him,
Liiladhar

References
1. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 23, Safeguards against the Defects of Jiṋána and Karma
2. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 23, Safeguards against the Defects of Jiṋána and Karma
3. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 23, Safeguards against the Defects of Jiṋána and Karma
4. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 23, Safeguards against the Defects of Jiṋána and Karma
5. Subhasita Samgraha - 19, Salvation and Devotion
6. Prout in a Nutshell - 18, Talks on Education – Excerpt F
7. Ananda Marga Philosophy in a Nutshell - 4, Bhakti and Krpá


== Section 2: Prabhat Samgiita ==

My deepest thoughts

"Eso eso bandhu eso jiivaner prati nishva'se..." (Prabhat Samgiita #0213)

Purport:

O’ my dearmost Bandhu, please come in my heart - in each and every breath of my existence. I want to remember Your name as my Ista mantra always. When You come in my mind and sit on the white lotus, then Your sweet fragrance permeates my whole being.

O’ Parama Purusa, except You I have no one. You are the only one who tells me most loving things, in my internal thoughts, privately. It is only You with whom I can open the core of my heart. In these intimate moments, I tell You all those things which I never reveal with anyone. I express to You all my inner feelings. With nobody else can I do like this; just I share my deepest thoughts with You, secretly.

Baba, my dear most, please continue singing the song of hope and fill the air with that aroma. I request You to joyously take away everything from me. 

Baba, O’ my Bandhu, I do not have anyone other than You...


== Section: Important Teaching ==

Prout’s response to imperialistic schooling by the west


Prout philosophy says, "The British wanted to bring the entire Indian race under their colonial grip to make the people slaves. They reformed the old educational system of India and bluntly introduced the English system of education. The English education system was contrary to that of India, because it was based on an objective approach and the complete denial of the subjective approach. The British colonial masters educated the subjugated race on the lines of their own education system, and produced a peculiar group of people who were neither Indian nor civilian nor serviceable. These so-called educated people of India were a complete departure from the mass of Indians in their habits, behaviour, thoughts, modesty and personal integrity. That is why a gulf of difference developed between the so-called educated people and the village people of India. By applying these subtle tactics, a group of people in India became European in attitude although they were Indian in colour, and this group were instrumental in perpetuating the British Raj in India."

"The British colonialists applied the same tactics in China. The Chinese people, before the Kuomintan regime, were laborious and dexterous as well as religious. But by introducing opium, the British made the entire Chinese race inactive and indolent. Afterwards the communists, under the leadership of Mao Zedong, killed the religion of the Chinese people and deprived them of their práńa dharma. In this way, the British and the communists brought the entire Chinese race under their grip."

"PROUT does not want to turn the hands of the clock back. PROUT does not reject the western educational system. But at the same time, the western education system utterly failed to inculcate a sense of morality, reverence and a high standard of behaviour among the students of India during the time of the British Raj. That is why in PROUT’s system of education, we stress the need to start “Ashramic Schools” in every village of India. If this is done, the corrosive tendency introduced by the British can be checked at an early stage. In the post-independence period of India, the leaders and educationists could not deeply understand the prevalent crisis of the Indian education system. This crisis was largely due to the defective British education system which was fundamentally against the práńa dharma of the Indian people. All the attempts to reform the education system proved futile and led the nation towards further degradation. This was because India’s educationists could not reform the education system according to the práńa dharma of the Indian people. Our Ananda Marga school curriculum is based on the práńa dharma of the people of India."

"...During the British rule, both in the social and spiritual spheres, the people were deprived of their práńa dharma. Some so-called western educated people even now look down upon villagers for their simplicity and naivete. These so-called educated people were misguided away from práńa dharma because they were denied any subjective approach in the western education system. This is why such people have failed to become one with the mass." (1)

Reference
1. Prout in a Nutshell - 18, Talks on Education – Excerpt B


== Section 3: Links ==

Postings to Read
Daily-life hypocrisy
Planned dying
Gandhi's monkeys
Comparative: allopathy vs ayurveda
Specialty of AM schools
Unique marriage



Sunday, July 6, 2025

Daily-life hypocrisy + 4 more

Baba
Daily-life hypocrisy

Namaskar,

Now in this age of overt materialism, superficiality and kapat'ata' [hypocrisy] is a normal aspect of daily living. This manner of expression is rampant in society. Here following is how the problem has become an epidemic and an everyday affair in this modern era.

Ananda Marga philosophy says, "Apologizing with 'Oh, sorry!', after knowingly or unknowingly bumping into a person, without inquiring to what extent the person is hurt, is considered enough refinement, and this is the Law of so-called Good Manners. But this does not reflect a really sincere expression of heart." (1)

With the rise of uncontrolled materialism, it is commonplace for people to hypocritically say something that they do not really mean. And that gets accepted also. Unfortunately, this is the way things have become normalised nowadays. The entire society is not at fault. Rather, step by step, a few have sown the seeds of hypocrisy and goaded millions into adopting it. Gradually over time innocent, naive, and well-intentioned people have gotten caught in this web. By looking around we can easily see that this "oh sorry" expression is not the only case; so many similar phrases exist such as: "excuse me", "pardon me", “I did not mean to…” etc. All these are regularly used in materialistic society.
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Lost capacity of deep thinking


Ananda Marga philosophy states, "Generally we see that the human thinking capacity becomes somewhat dull in the wake of a major catastrophe. This accounts for the present psychic state of the human race which, as a result of two major wars which took place within a short period of time, is suffering from various miseries and tribulations. Humanity is at present unable to think, read or comprehend anything serious. Even artists and sáhityikas who are capable of thinking or discussing serious matters do not feel any urge to do so, thinking that if they do, they will not get any encouragement or patronage from the public." (2)

These days most people cannot think deeply on any given subject. Due to a lack of analytical thinking skills, when a fad comes into existence then mindlessly people start following that trend. That is what happens with hypocrisy and other superficial displays in day to day modern life. If you talk with anyone about this they may become irritated and think this is fine. Unfortunately, this shows their shallow way of thinking. Because in reality, no form of hypocrisy should be appreciated.

This brings up a related matter: In certain geographical areas, people hug and kiss when they see each other. When they have true love and affection for one another - such as how a mother kisses her baby then that is genuine; but doing this hypocritically is not appropriate. Due to a lack of deep thinking, the general population gets latched on to these types of dogmas. We should be careful.
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How Baba deals with hypocrites


For Ananda Margiis, spiritual progress is the aim of life. That is the main thing: To reach the Goal - Parama Purusa. In spirituality, simplicity is the key quality. In Ananda Vanii #54, Baba guides us to keep all our dealings in life straight like sastaunga pranam. There should not be an ounce of duplicity or hypocrisy. Yet in today's materialistic era, hypocrisy has become an essential aspect of daily life. There are numerous examples of how hypocrisy works in day to day life in this present era. We should be aware and keep our distance from this dark element of materialism. In the last 5 - 6 decades, advertising and materialism have increased multifold and people in the west / materialistic nations began suffering more on the mental plane.

The tricky part is that hypocrisy spreads like wildfire. To invent it is one thing - but once invented then invariably others start doing it, consciously or unconsciously. That is why we should all be alert because these habits and trends can easily get latched onto one's personae. And that destroys the whole personality. So everyone should be aware as this is spreading all over. And this is just one of the many aspects of pseudo-culture that is getting exported to all corners of this earth.

Baba deals very strongly with those following the path of hypocrisy. Those present remember how during dharma samiiksa hypocrites were pointed out strongly and cured. In contrast, simple people who committed innocent errors were not dealt with in that way - rather, quite mildly in comparison to those hypocrites.

To ensure that hypocrisy did not take root or thrive in our Marga, the first thing Baba did in any reporting session was to expose any and all hypocrisy. Those who did wrongs but were not hypocrites were often pardoned mentally, while those who were hypocrites were dealt with more fiercely. This was Baba's normal mode of doing. This set the tone that no one should resort to hypocrisy in any form as it erodes the entire human personality.
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Bhakti & hypocrisy cannot co-exist


When people become introduced to new fads, right or wrong, quickly they become habituated. In particular, in this era, people have become habituated with hypocrisy. This has become the norm, unfortunately. In this present era, people think hypocrisy is a part of life. Hearing this assertion about hypocrisy, some may feel reacted and contend: "What is the need to raise this point - hypocrisy is OK."

The main concern is that if we embrace hypocrisy then our spiritual life will be hampered. Simplicity will disappear; yet that quality of simplicity is needed in order to lead a  proper spiritual life. In its place, hypocrisy will rear its head; but hypocrisy is poison. If hypocrisy makes its nest, our spiritual life will suffer. Hypocrisy and true spirituality cannot co-habit. Where there is one, the other cannot remain. Hypocrisy means being self-engrossed and only thinking about one's own little existence. This is the well-known fact: Hypocrisy itself entails presenting oneself in a false manner in order to get some "self-glory". In that case God is distant; because then one's own unit mind is only absorbed in one's own selfish thoughts - not Parama Purusa.
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Conclusion

We should always encourage straightforwardness and sincerity in life. Hypocrisy of any sort only rots one's mental arena and inner feeling.

Ananda Marga philosophy states, "Indulging in hypocrisy is not beneficial- rather harmful and negative. To be civilized means to give a refined form to everything, and it is inseparably connected with education. But if refinement takes second place and hypocritical behaviour becomes the primary means of expression, that cannot be called civilization or education. If a man who is invited to a dinner party only nibbles at the savouries, saying, “I am sorry, I cannot eat any more,” then goes home to devour a hearty meal and later brags that he eats very little, an impression of abstemiousness may be created in the minds of others, but there is a complete lack of straightforwardness in his behaviour. In modern society many aspects of civilization and education are of this sort." (3)

Namaskar,
In Him
Anubhuti Verma


~ In-depth study ~

Baba's teachings on hypocrisy

Here Baba explains how the hypocrisy can be controlled from ana'hata cakra.

Ananda Marga philosophy says, "The ana'hata cakra, situated in the centre of the chest, which controls twelve propensities: [including] kapat'ata' [hypocrisy]." (4)

Ananda Marga Caryacarya says, "Do not forgive [a hypocrite] till his / her nature is reformed." (5)

Here are more of Guru’s teachings and warnings about hypocrisy.

Ananda Marga philosophy guides us, "Some people wear a mask of culture [of civility] in public, but in private pursue personal or class interests. This hypocrisy has no place in the human society." (6)

Ananda Marga philosophy states, "Hypocrisy in the human mind is also increased as a result of the influence of negative microvita." (7)

Neo-Humanism teaches us, "Such people attempt to cover their harmful or defective sentiments under a veil of hypocrisy. This concealing mentality is one aspect of hypocrisy." (8)


Fake concern a veneer of sympathy


   Ananda Marga philosophy states, “If you consciously or unconsciously bump into someone and say, “Oh sorry,” without enquiring whether the person is hurt, that is enough to show one’s refinement. Although this is a sign of what we call courtesy, it does not reflect genuine magnanimity of mind. The person’s education will only be seen if he or she liberally applies a healing balm to the wound of the injured person – if the offender tries his or her utmost to mitigate the troubles of the injured person, even at his or her own expense. Then even the omission of the words “Oh sorry” will not matter.”
   “Many things that are done in the name of education and refinement are simply hypocrisy. For example, instead of trying to remove the distress of their neighbours, some people merely ask, “What did you have with your rice today?” When the child replies, “Mummy only cooked spinach,” the enquirer merely replies, “Oh what a pity! Your family must be in great difficulty.” As they say “great difficulty” they emphasize the words to give their fake concern a veneer of sympathy. This is hardly an indication of genuine social concern or magnanimity of mind.” (9)


Hypocrisy: later brags that he eats very little


   Ananda Marga philosophy states, “The main feature of what, in the modern sense, we call education or civility is that one does not have to take on the burden of others’ troubles; one only has to pay lip-service to them. If people actually do something constructive to alleviate the distress of others, this may hurt their own interests to some small extent; but if people merely take up the cause of others in parliament, they can accomplish two things at one time. First, they will not be put to any trouble themselves, and secondly, they can gain adulation very cheaply. Those who protest against such hypocrisy are extremely vulnerable to accusations of incompetence or of being the agents of vested interests. If hypocrites declare that others are fools, should we accept their pronouncements with bowed heads?”
   “To be civilized means to give a refined form to everything, and it is inseparably connected with education. But if refinement takes second place and hypocritical behaviour becomes the primary means of expression, that cannot be called civilization or education. If a man who is invited to a dinner party only nibbles at the savouries, saying, “I am sorry, I cannot eat any more,” then goes home to devour a hearty meal and later brags that he eats very little, an impression of abstemiousness may be created in the minds of others, but there is a complete lack of straightforwardness in his behaviour. In modern society many aspects of civilization and education are of this sort.” (10)


How it all got started

Here is another example to note. Those doing business want to promote and masquerade themselves as the well-wishers of society. Toward that end, they say they are "serving the community", when in fact their each and every action is aimed toward exploiting others for personal profit. So this is another form of unbridled hypocrisy these days.
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The basic formula is that once any trend gets started then simple, innocent members of the general public get pulled in that same direction. The general people are not malicious or mal-intended; just they become habituated to that tradition or dogma. So many dogmas get introduced in this way. One person started it, and then it became common.

Smiling for the camera

Senselessly smiling into the camera is not good as that is a superficial display and undermines one's real happiness. Some people, who are habituated to smiling superficially, may get overwhelmed by hearing that we should not follow this type of hypocrisy. About this we should be clear. I do not say if anyone is attending a jovial function and they are smiling and someone takes a picture then that is bad. That is not the point. Smiling in and of itself is not the problem. It has become the custom "to smile for the camera" in order to show others that they are really happy, regardless of how they feel internally. This is all one superficial display - sheer hypocrisy. Yet this became the norm.

Not just in front of the camera, but in standard conversations this started happening as well. People feel the need to smile in order to show their happiness, when in fact they are really feeling empty inside. This is the sad state of affairs.

Regarding the dogma of smiling into the camera, we cannot say that all Europeans / westerners are like that, but most got carried into that flow. Even then, it is not limited up to the Americas and Europe or the USA. As western pseudo-culture spreads more and more, this dogma of smiling in front of the camera is also spreading to various parts of the globe. And not just this trend, but numerous others like it.

So although this "smile at the camera" epidemic is primarily a disease of materialists, this hypocritical approach can and is leap-frogging all around this globe.

Likewise, when you go to the 'customer service desk' of any large or small business, then the attendants there always put on a big smile and "promise" to help you. But their smile and their help is limited up to the extent that they feel it is profitable for their business - nothing more than that. Straightaway, it can be said that hypocrites started this negative trend. It began when individuals, who want to present themselves as something that they are not, adopted this way of dealing.

References
1. Human Society-1, '87 Edition, p.37
2. Prout in a Nutshell - 10, Art and Literature
3. Human Society - 1, Social Justice
4. Yoga Psychology, Glands and Sub-Glands
5. Caryacarya - 2, Society, Pt #6
6. A Few Problems Solved - 6, 'Spirit of Society'
7. Microvita in a Nutshell, Microvita and Their Influence on Micropsychic and Macropsychic Corporal Structures
8. Liberation of Intellect - Neo-Humanism, Awakened Conscience (Discourse 9)
9. Human Society - 1, Social Justice
10. Human Society - 1, Social Justice


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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 ==

Tune of Your songs

 "Ogo, prabhu, tomár liilá apár, bojhár buddhi neiko ámár..." (Prabhat Samgiita #2615)

Purport:

Parama Purusa, Your divine liila is infinite and limitless and has no bounds. Baba, You are the Supreme Entity and I am a little human being. I do not possess the requisite intellect to understand Your cosmic play. It is far beyond the realm of my understanding. I ask for many things - some good and some bad. You are so gracious - You only bestow those which are for my welfare. When I ask for anything harmful, You never fulfill my request. You graciously overlook my baser and degrading desires. 

Supreme One, I am floating on and on in the rasa (flow) of Your cosmic liila. Only by Your wish have I been granted the language to express myself. Baba, when I am burdened in pain, suffering, and sorrow, I always find comfort and solace in the tune of Your songs, by Your grace. In my happiness, Your musical compositions always bring more joy.

Parama Purusa Baba, You are so near and dear to me. You help me in all my troubles and circumstances. You are the most resplendent One and revered in all the various layers - on all planes and in all circumstances. Baba, You're the essence of nectar... 


Note for Prabhat Samgiita #2615

Parama Purusa has an infinite number of qualities and attributions. One of them is amrta or sudha sar, i.e. essence of nectar. 

Ananda Marga ideology guides us, "Every spiritual realization – from the higher spiritual realm to the comparatively low psycho-spiritual realm – comes about through the medium of hormones secreted by the ájiṋá cakra and the sahasrára cakra (these hormones are called sudhá in scriptural language). The hormone secretion of the Brahmarandhra, the supreme gland of the human body, is partly controlled by the moon, and the moon is also called soma; hence that nectar is called somarasa or somadhárá. This somadhárá invigorates the lower glands of the human body and intoxicates a spiritual aspirant with joy. Ordinary people cannot experience this divine joy, because crude thoughts result in somarasa being burnt up in the mental sphere (in the pituitary gland and vicinity). But a sádhaka feels a great intoxication at the time this amrta is being secreted. When those who are not sádhakas observe this condition, they mistake it for something else." (1)

Parama Purusa is sudha sar, i.e. essence of nectar.

Reference
1. Ananda Marga Ideology & Way of Life - 9, Tantra and Sa´dhana´


== Section: Important Teaching ==

How to become superman

Ananda Marga ideology says, "Spiritual thirst is the speciality, or rather the special characteristic of human beings. And there lies the difference between man and the other animals. Where there is no spiritual thirst in a man, physically he may be like a man, but actually, psychologically, he is not a man. So this special determination of human beings should always be encouraged so that a man may develop from an ordinary human being to a superman." (1)

Reference
1. Ananda Vacanamrtam -12, The Four Kinds of Approach


== Section: Hindi Quote ==

नास्तिक?

“सामान्या भक्ति, हर जीव में है | और, कोई जीव जो सत्यवादी हैं, जिसे हम साधु कहते हैं, वे क्या करते हैं ?  यह जो उनकी स्वाभाविकी मुहब्बत है परमपुरुष के लिए, वे खुलेआम कहते हैं, कि---"मेरे मन में परमात्मा के प्रति परमपुरुष के प्रति, प्रेम है, गहरी मुहब्बत है | मैं यह मानता हूँ, और मैं यह मानता रहूँगा |" और कुछ लोग हैं, जिसको psychology की भाषा में hypocrite कहते हैं, वे कपटाचारी | वे लोग क्या कहते हैं, वे भी तो इनसान है जी, उनके मन में भी तो परमात्मा परमपुरुष के प्रति मुहब्बत है | किन्तु वह है कपटाचरण | वह दिल का यह जो भाव है, यह जो दिल का सही भाव है, उसे छिपाने की कोशिश करते हैं | कहते हैं---"मैं परमात्मा को नहीं मानता हूँ | परमात्मा के लिए मेरे मन में प्रेम नहीं है |" तो, मुँह में तो ऐसा ही कहते हैं | वह क्या हुई---न, मुँह की भाषा |
और, मन में कहते हैं---"परमात्मा तुम तो जानते हो, मैं तो तुम्हारा हूँ | और, अगर ऐसा बाहर में कहता हूँ, तुम तो क्षमा ज़रूर करोगे |"

[यह प्रवचन-अंश, बाबा के कैसेट से सीधे लिखा गया है । बाबा का यह असली प्रवचन, अमृतोपदेश है। आनन्दमार्ग हिन्दी पुस्तकों में छपे प्रवचन तो नक़ली प्रवचन हैं, असली नहीं हैं -- बंगालीकरण (बँगलाइजेसन) के तहत उनकी बर्बादी की गई]Reference
1. 1 January 1981 DMC Ananda Nagar


== Section: Prout ==

Why minimum requirements

Prout philosophy states, “Diversity is the law of nature. So there cannot be any hard and fast rule about guaranteed minimum requirements. They will vary according to time, space and person. A few persons with extraordinary physical, metaphysical or intellectual ability may demand something more than ordinary people. Special amenities have to be provided for them. Certain items like food, housing, education, clothing and medical facilities are minimum requirements.”

“Nothing is stationary; everything is moving. So the minimum requirements and special amenities will also undergo changes with the changes in time, space and person. What should be the approach of Proutists? There should be a never-ending endeavour to minimize the gap between minimum requirements and special amenities. Minimum requirements will take the place of special amenities and extraordinary persons will get more items as special amenities.”

“The third Five Year Plan prepared by the planning commission of India presents an unwholesome picture – it presents unsystematic and unplanned government activities and the planned exploitation by vested interests. Though there has been inordinately high investment, the purchasing power of labourers has not been sufficient for them to meet the minimum requirements. Hence, while on the one hand labourers received less consumable goods due to less purchasing power, on the other hand entrepreneurs have captured excessive purchasing power and consumable goods causing excessive disparities in wealth. Economic balance has been upset. The major part of the capital investment went to the entrepreneurs and a microscopic fraction went to the labourers. There is therefore no middle class people in India of the type that existed in pre-independence days. Today well-dressed labourers have become the so-called middle class.” (1)

Reference
1. Talks on Prout


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