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Sunday, December 7, 2025

How to surmount any weakness + 4 more

Baba
How to surmount any weakness

Namaskar,

Getting stuck in harmful habits is a common problem these days, but especially so with teenagers because they are more impressionable. They are more prone and susceptible to falling prey to the negative aspects of their surroundings. Especially nowadays when our youths are hounded 24/7 by savvy business marketing teams. Those advertising professionals are constantly trying to allure and tempt our youths.
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When we think about what most affects a person's development, generally speaking, the formula is, "If one's company is good then people are involved in good works; but, if one's company is bad then the tendency is to get caught up in bad habits." Since the present social environment is filled with so many degenerative behaviors, many get adversely affected. And it is especially the youths who get allured.

When many houses are infested all get affected

In this circumstance, parents, family members, and friends may not know exactly how to solve the problem. When the problem is not checked, it mushrooms into a veritable crisis. And the root cause is exposure to negative vices, degrading tendencies, and harmful addictions etc. For instance, petty thievery, if not checked, may escalate into large-scale robberies and larceny; and, without any intervention, watching degraded films might also lead to more debased dealings.

That is why Baba's direction is that at the earliest possible moment a proper human society should be formed. Because if only a single house is clean, and all the surrounding houses are dirty and filled with flies, then the foul smell from those flea-infested houses will certainly envelop the clean house also. Given the current climate of degrading materialism, it is our duty to help our youths, and one and all. We should guide them and goad their minds in the proper direction.
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Solution: goad mind towards sentient engagements

To solve this problem of negative habits and addictive behaviours, Baba's teaching is to channelise and engage the mind in positive activities. Trying to solve the problem by inviting the patient to watch pseudo-culture movies or adopting "less negative habits" like cigarette smoking in the place of narcotics will not suffice. That will only create more temptation and further depravity. The best approach is to engage people in positive, sentient endeavours like music, art, discussion forums, sports, and healthy competitions in social service. These types of activities will help youths, and all people, break the downward spiral of depravity, and lead them in a healthy, more refined direction.

Baba also guides us that if a person does sadhana then a positive result will arrive more quickly. Even inborn criminals can be wholly transformed with the help of sadhana and asanas. By following Baba's guidelines, everyone will get the opportunity to progress rapidly and steer clear from negative habits and other weaknesses.
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In this following teaching from the discourse 'Vya'tireka-1', Baba is guiding us that the best way to cure addicts from their negative behaviors is not to remind them directly of their addiction but to engage their mind in healthier and higher pursuits.

   Ananda Marga philosophy states, "The best psychological cure for addicts is to put them in an environment where they will be unable to think of their object of addiction for any length of time. To proclaim, "Don't do this, it's bad," is futile, for it is a negative approach. If you say, "Don't drink wine", you are still injecting the concept of wine into the alcoholic's mind, thus making it impossible for him to forget it and kick (quit) his bad habits. You are giving alcohol negative publicity, and it again becomes his mental object. Thus whenever he gets the opportunity he will certainly drink it again. And it may be that this negative approach encourages the alcoholic to become even more addicted. It is a defective approach."
   "These days the sign "No smoking please" is placed in many public places, but it will not reduce the amount of smoking. If society wants people to stop smoking, its approach should be to divert the smoker's mind to other objects. A chain smoker should be encouraged to get involved in various pursuits such as music, dance, songs, culture of fine arts, etc., for if the mind remains engaged in these things it will forget its object of addiction. But the person who thinks, "I'll stop drinking wine the day after tomorrow-- no, let me see, why not tomorrow", can never kick the habit, for wine remains the mental object. The mind will try to materialise whatever it thinks about in the external world - this is its nature." (1)

Conclusion

Negative habits and tendencies should be replaced by positive ones. A person should not try to simply decrease the bad habit, rather that degrading tendency should be wholly exchanged for a sentient engagement. And the way to achieve this is by goading the mind towards uplifting pursuits that refine the mind. By this way, we will be able to help many who have gotten stuck in a rut of degrading materialistic tendencies, especially our youths.
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in Him,
Tattvika Dinesh Deva


~ In-depth study ~

Step by step: animal to human 

Animal tendencies are still dominant in many people as all have come from animal life. That is why most human beings easily get attracted to negative allurements. It does not need any special training or practice to plunge into degrading behaviours. You will not find many educational institutions that teach people how to rob, or cheat, or deceive, or how to drink wine, and use illicit drugs etc. People need not be taught those things as it is a natural tendency to lean towards degeneration. So in this condition it is the duty of those who have a more developed mind to help others progress.

Here below Baba shows how we may overcome various social ills and guide people along the path of welfare.
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Ananda Marga philosophy states, "There are certain common and natural tendencies in human life. Those tendencies are of either a degenerating or an exalting nature, that is, they are either of a depraving or an elevating nature. We should encourage the elevating tendencies and discourage the depraving tendencies. In certain portions of this world, depraving tendencies such as … exist. Protesting will not stop or check it unless we also do something positive to check it. If we do something positive, it will create a new stir in the human mind. … and other depraving tendencies will be completely discouraged and checked. That will be our course of action. We have to create new literature, new books, new music, new songs...we have to create a cultural stir. These are our immediate duties. We have to chalk out a programme and act accordingly." (2)

Why eyes are in front

One other important point to be aware of is that Baba tells us not to think about past misdeeds. One should forget about them. That is why He has designed human beings to have both eyes in the front: so every aspirant may look forward and march towards the Goal. Thinking about past negative events will cause those miseries and bad habits to come again and again in the mind.

Ananda Vanii says, "...No human being should ever belittle or slight themselves, rather they should make rigorous efforts to become worthy mediums (media). The wise and intelligent ideate less on their defects and demerits and more on the Supreme desideratum." (3)

To think over and over that, "I am a sinner - I am a sinner" is not good. This is the wrong psychology. Rather, one should entirely avoid thinking of that bad habit and directly engage the mind in higher pursuits. That is why in dharma samiiksa if anyone had committed some misdeed, Baba always first gave atonement. And then He guided their mind toward different social service activities. Only if He found that after this still people continued thinking and engaging in those same negative things, then He would feign anger and lovingly punish them for their welfare.
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According to Ananda Marga philosophy, the human mind has tremendous quality: What way the mind thinks, the whole personality can metamorphose in that direction. If a drunkard thinks only about poetry or feeding the homeless then he will become good; whereas even if an honest person thinks about his past misdeeds like stealing then that negative habit will again appear. That is why Baba has given the system of pratyaha'ra, 'offering of one's mental colors'. And this is exactly what we do in Guru Puja, so this is also one of the important practices.

AM teachings are the answer

All along, in His teaching in countless places, Baba has guided the entire society on this very point because in certain religions like Christianity they give a lot of preference to reminding people about their past sins. And most of the time that sin is unknown - what they did they do not know. This is present, in small or big form, in most of the religions. Because of this, Ananda Marga has given completely new ideas.

Baba has given the solutions to all the problems, so if ever anyone wants to solve any problem they should refer to Ananda Marga teachings.
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Sadguru Baba says, “A correct spiritual ideology is the only solution to the problems confronting the world. From this perspective we can call Ananda Marga ideology the philosophers’ stone. Just as the philosophers’ stone is meant to transform everything into gold, Ananda Marga ideology can, most definitely, find a just and rational solution whenever it is applied to any problem.” (4)

References
1. Ananda Marga Philosophy in a Nutshell - 6, Vyatireka – 1
2. Prout in a Nutshell - 12, 'Rule of Rationality'
3. Ananda Vanii #66
4. Problems of the Day, Point #36


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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.

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== Section 2: Important Teaching ==

Proper offering

“Prárthanárcaná mátraeva bhramamúlam.” (1)

Note: If one makes an external offering (fruit, garland, sweets etc) to Parama Purusa with the hope or expectation of getting something mundane in return, then that is the dogma of arcana. Arcana is forbidden in AM.

Whereas, when someone offers something material (fruit, garland, sweets etc) to Parama Purusa with love and affection and does not desire anything in return then it is not arcana. Rather, that is in accordance with AM teachings. And indeed, this type of offering is quite common and natural in mundane relations as well. 

Reference
1. Ananda Sutram, 3-11

== Section: Important Teaching ==

Tactic of religious cheats

Ananda Marga philosophy states, “The vipras [religious leaders] have invented and are still inventing new ways of exploiting different communities of people in different parts of the world. In some places they have lured people with the prospect of eternal heaven, injecting into them at the same time the fear of eternal hell. By claiming the doctrine of some particular vipras [religious] leader to be the word of God, they have blocked the natural expression of the human intellect and made people intellectually bankrupt. With the intention of permanently securing for themselves an exalted position in the eyes of the ordinary people, some vipras [religious] leaders have declared themselves to be the incarnation or the appointed prophet of God. Through their own so-called scriptures, they have indirectly let the common people know that no one can achieve the same proximity to God as they – so that an inferiority complex will remain forever in the minds of the masses, and due to this inferiority complex the masses will always follow their teachings, either out of fear or out of devotion. That is why even intellectual people have fallen into their trap and have been compelled to say, Vishváse miláy vastu, tarke vahu dúr [“The goal is achieved not by reason but by faith”] or Majhab men ákl ká dakhl nahii haen [“There is no room for reason in religion”]. (1)

Reference
1. Human Society - 2, The Vipra Age


== Section: Important Teaching ==

Entitlement: descendant of family acarya

Namaskar, 

Ananda Marga philosophy states, “With the noise of a bustling wind, people reminisce, “Oh, my grandfather accomplished this great feat… my aunt performed that marvellous work… our surname is Roychoudhury. For we were once great landlords…” Thus people always ruminate over their past and gloat over their ancestors, because they have no glorious present at all – everything is an empty void. When a community thus loses its inner wealth, then it tenaciously clings to the skeleton of its past and says, “I was this, I was that.” But they are unable to say, “I am this, I am that.” ... One must say, “Do not bother about what your ancestors have done. Why can’t you do...”” (1)

Ananda Marga Caryacarya states, “Táttvika, ácárya, purodhá and such terms represent one’s individual ability and are not hereditary.” (2)

Note: In His above teachings, Sadguru Baba is guiding us that in our AM way of life there is no scope to stand on the coattails of one’s ancestors. Doing nothing in the present moment and gloating about past glories is not our way. Moreover, in AMPS we do not hand the post from one generation to the next on a hereditary basis. So if one’s father was a family acarya, that same title, post, glory, and respect is not automatically bestowed upon the son or daughter. In our Ananda Marga, everything is earned based on one’s conduct, not one’s birth. 

The various dogmatic religions and racist approaches pass down their titles and supremacy in a very nasty way from one generation to the next. Verily, they use the   inherently exploitative tactic of one’s birth to suppress and denigrate others. This occurs with so-called whites exploiting so-called blacks, and so-called brahmins exploiting so-called shudras. Casteism and racism are based on this horrific edict ordained by sub-humans. 

Birth of new nasty dogma: AMPS India

Sadly, now this same disease is rearing its ugly head in our AMPS. A few are claiming that, “Since my uncle / great-grandfather / father was a family acarya, then I am of a special birth and fit to rule over AMPS.” And others say, “My family has been in AMPS for generations, and both my grandfather and my father were family acaryas etc, so on that basis I should also be granted a great seat in AMPS.” They think AMPS belongs to them due to their ancestry, and everyone else is a guest. Even though they themselves have not done anything in this life, they feel being the grandson of a family acarya is enough for all of AMPS to fall at their feet. This type of senseless, empty banter is crowding the airwaves on some forums. 

Those who are true Ananda Margiis understand well that in our AM way of life, no positions of power are granted on a hereditary basis. All are the sweet children of Parama Purusa, and one is only able to lead our AM society by their sadhana, service, sacrifice and dharmic conduct. 

In Him, 
Harideva

References
1. A Few Problems Solved - 5, On Festivals
2. Caryacarya Part 1, Táttvika, Ácárya/á, Purodhá and Their Concerned Boards


== Section: Important Teaching ==

Inevitability of world government

Prout philosophy states, "With advances in technology, the mastery of human beings over space and time will continue slowly to increase, so the necessity of a world government, also, will be profoundly felt. Gradually the people in one region of the world will have to interact more with the people in various other regions, and in the course of this interaction they will have to try to understand one another better." (1)

Here Baba is teaching how in a gradual and natural course the world government will be established on this earth. And in a mundane way things are already moving in this direction. For example, there are millions of international and global organisations. Similarly, hundreds of thousands of corporations have a global administration. And in many families, their relations are working and living in multiple continents. And that is growing every moment. On a daily basis, tens of millions of people are crossing borders and traveling across the planet for various reasons. By this way, individuals, corporations, and NGO’s are already global. And this will take place in the political sphere very soon. Not only that, there is hardly any country that is not connected with another country. So there is a need. Already numerous attempts have been made at uniting various countries - in various regions of the globe. And such approaches will only increase with greater and greater success. The formation of a world government will be a natural step in this process.

Reference
1. Problems of the Day, point #20


== Section: Important Teaching ==

How ghosts are fabricated

Ananda Marga philosophy states, “In a dream, due to the dormant state of kámamaya kośa, the thought-vibrations of manomaya kośa appear real (this we call a dream when we wake up). When, due to extreme fear, stupefaction, crudity, or an excessive expression of any ripu or pásha, the kámamaya becomes temporarily suspended in the next higher kośa and the imagined objects appear real. This is also the case when a person sees various gods and goddesses. Psychologically, seeing a ghost, god or goddess is the same thing; none of them actually exist.”

“When hypnotized by someone, a person starts perceiving things as per the commands of the hypnotist. In this state, when the kámamaya is dormant a person feels that his/her imagined objects are real. Often, weak-minded people see ghosts, gods or goddesses of relatives. Such visions are auto- or outer-positive-hallucinations. Conversely, when people declare the absence of things which are actually present, it is called auto- or outer-negative-hallucination.”

“This clarifies that those who emphatically claim that they have seen ghosts are not wrong. It is due to the illusions of the negative or positive hallucinations that they see these things.”

Reference
1. Tattva Kaomudii -1, Questions and Answers on Ananda Marga Philosophy


== Section: Important Teaching ==

Numerous defects of democracy

Prout philosophy states, "As a system of government, democracy cannot be accepted as the highest and best. Among all the systems human beings have been able to devise so far, democracy can be considered to be the best of a bad lot. If human beings can devise a better system in future, it will be proper to accept it wholeheartedly. Many defects in democracy have been discovered by human beings who have already started rectifying them." (1)

Reference
1. Problems of the Day, Point #33


== Section 3: Links ==

Postings to Read

Ever-present Baba always helps

Seeing Him: special tips

Upavasa & greed
How to remain healthy


Witnessing Baba's demonstrations + 3 more

Baba
Witnessing Baba's demonstrations

Namaskar,

The period of 1969-70 was a very special year for Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha. It was called “the year of demonstrations”. During this time Sadguru Baba demonstrated and explained many different spiritual powers and various samadhis. Again and again He told us that these powers are higher mental and spiritual states, and are not “supernatural or miraculous”; they are perfectly natural, but they are so rare that people are in awe of them. Baba recounted that our aim is Parama Purusa (Supreme Lord), and that if we desire occult powers, our downfall is certain. Those were the days that no one who was present can ever forget. I had recently come to India, and by long and intense meditation, my eyes were being opened to the greatness of Baba. What I saw and experienced changed my life completely.
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At that time, the central office of Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha (AMPS), where Baba stayed and directed its entire operation, was in a small town in northern India called Ranchi. The AMPS “world headquarters” was a small, concrete-block building with about five rooms. To me it looked like a dilapidated little shack, and at first I was shocked by its simplicity. It was only gradually, as I did more and more meditation, that I was able to realize that the greatness of Ananda Marga did not lie in external trappings of showy prosperity. It lay in the hearts of the margiis, burning with divine love and the indefatigable desire to serve humanity. I realized that the great movements of history have all started like this – not with buildings, but with an idea – not with external glamour, but with the invisible internal dynamism of its members.
 

Burst my heart with joy & flood tears into my eyes
         
About three-fourths of a mile down a narrow dirt road, that was impassable due to mud during the rainy season, was the jagriti and the Ananda Marga School, where Baba came twice a day to give His discourses and hold His demonstrations. Even as I write about this now, there is a deep stirring in my heart because those were the deepest experiences of my life. In those days, I was born again. I was irrevocably changed. I felt completely and totally in love for the first time in my life. Not human love – which compared to this seemed shallow and wavering. But the love that pours into and out of every cell of your body; the kind of love that sometimes feels like rock inside, so solid that nothing – not doubts or fear or pain – can budge it. This love Baba gave me, most undeserving me, who every day as I rode silently to the jagriti on the rickshaw, thought over and over to myself, “Why me? What did I do to deserve this? There must be some mistake!” 
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Twice a day, at about noon and again about 6:00 pm in the evening, Baba would come to the jagriti for His discourses. The jagriti was a large brick building; inside was a spacious dirt-floored hall with a stage in the front where the large Sunday morning discourses were held. Margiis from all the neighboring towns and villages would attend the Sunday discourses. There were several smaller rooms that still shine in my memory as one of the most special places on this entire planet. There was a little room about four square meters in size, with one or two windows and a wooden cot in the front covered by a blanket. Down the path alongside the building, past that little room, Baba used to walk, protected from the burning Indian sun by his bodyguard, dressed in crisp khaki uniform, walking beside Him and holding a black umbrella over His head. Baba’s clothes always seemed so white, whiter than any white I had ever seen before. His white figure was so radiant that sometimes my eyes could hardly see due to its brightness. How strange it was that just the sight of that small man walking slowly with measured steps under the umbrella down that corridor would burst my heart with joy and flood tears into my eyes – and make me freeze motionless as tremendous spiritual waves engulfed me, and I could not move or think – only dissolve in bliss.
    

When I sat before Baba, words cannot express

When Baba had sat down on the bed, various persons were called into the room for personal contact. There was a long list of bhaktas each day, and the rest of us waited anxiously outside the room, talking softly about Baba or doing meditation. There were different people there every day.  The dadas and didis who had come from distant parts of India to report to central headquarters and were now coming to see Baba, just as a calf, frolicking in the meadows all day, must return from time to time to its mother to drink deep of her nourishment. There were margiis from different parts of the country and even from Nepal who took special leave from their jobs and packed their whole family into the crowded Indian trains to sit at Baba’s feet for a few days and gain the inspiration and strength to return home and set an example for all the worldly people they came in contact with. There were the local margiis who used to come every day, at lunch and after work, to see their Baba. Then there were the central workers who sometimes were able to take time out from their work and visit the One they were working ceaselessly and tirelessly for. I remember once, one very devoted Didi had come for several days in a row to see Baba, and when He heard that she was again outside, He feigned anger and said, “What! She is here again? Doesn’t she have any work to do?”, and so she swallowed her devotion – what a lump in the throat – and returned to her work.
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In that small room, as we all (only about twenty of us then) sat crowded and motionless before Baba, there was a vibration unlike any I have felt before or after. When Baba paused, it was so silent you could hear your heartbeat, and even on dark and cloudy days it seemed as if a brilliant radiance filled the room. When I sat before Baba I had a deep feeling that I am at a loss to explain. I felt as if I were sitting in infinity-- as if all space had dropped away from around me, as if all time had disappeared; the past was forgotten and the future did not exist. I was sitting on the eternal present, bathed in an indescribable peace and happiness. It was as if I had always been there, and would always remain there, and everything else was a flickering dream that had disappeared like the colors and sounds of firecrackers falling from the sky. The feelings I have for Baba are too deep to flow out of the pen. You who have felt, know. You who have not felt, will one day feel, and then you will know that it is this you have been waiting for all your life, all your lives.

Spiritual energy in room was so high

As we watched in awe, Baba would perform one amazing demonstration after another, describing each one like a science professor in a laboratory. First, though, Baba would become very serious and scan the whole room, looking at all of us – probably seeing our mental colors to see if we were in a sufficiently sensitive spiritual state to appreciate His deep teaching. Then He would say sternly, “Sit in a proper asana!” and everyone would snap their backs up straight. Then Baba called a devotee to come forward and sit in front of Him and say, “Sit in padmasana and do meditation.” After a few moments Baba would reach down and hold the bhakta on the back of the neck, just at the base of his brain, where the spinal cord enters the all-knowing mind, which knows past, present and future. By His touch He was awakening that devotee’s deepest layers of the mind, and through that devotee, usually, Baba would perform the demonstration.
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In this way it was clearly shown that it was only Baba Himself who could have infinite knowledge and infinite powers, and that He could awaken them in people. The words He spoke about Parama Purusa, about divine love, about unity and divinity of all beings – sank deep into my heart like a sound vibrating in a deep well and I felt as if He were speaking my own heart’s echo. There were hundreds of demonstrations in those days – every morning and evening for months, but often no record was kept of them. Who felt like writing anything in Baba’s presence, in His powerful vibration. In fact many people present did not even see or hear these demonstrations – the spiritual energy in the room was so high they just closed their eyes and were lost in deep meditation, until they felt someone pulling at them to stand up as Baba was leaving the room. Often the next day Baba would ask a devotee to describe what he/she had learnt the day before, and the devotee would smile embarrassingly and answer, “I don’t know, Baba.” And Baba would laugh and say, “Never mind, never mind, sit down, sit down, he did not see! Alright, who can tell...”


In that "insignificant little corner of the world..."

Fortunately during one period Baba asked one dada to take notes and keep a record of the demonstrations. After the demonstrations were over, Baba would arise from the wooden cot, shower His blessing upon everyone, and slowly walk out of the room. Everyone would rush to help Him as He walked through the door. Sometimes He would pause a little and look into the eyes of a devotee whose face was gleaming with spiritual purity and love. Baba would look at the devotee with His look of love and say simply, “Tum kaesa ho..(how are you)” or perhaps pinch the devotee gently on the cheek like a father pinches his child. But these simple words and that simple affectionate touch conveyed tremendous spiritual blessings, and afterwards you could see light radiating from the head of that devotee. He had been transformed by Baba’s touch, by Baba’s love.
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After Baba had left to do His noon sadhana and take His lunch, usually we would all sit for meditation because the spiritual waves were so strong no one could move. Sometimes as I left that holy place, as I gradually returned to normal consciousness, I would look around me at that little room in that old brick building with a lumpy dirt floor at the end of a narrow dirt road in one of the smallest cities in one of the poorest countries in the world, and feel like I was in the nucleus of the universe. I used to laugh aloud and think of the wonder of it all – in this insignificant little corner of the world, the greatest miracles on the planet were being performed! Here in this plain little room tremendous forces were being unleashed and harnessed, unknown and deep mysterious knowledge was being revealed, and hearts and lives were being changed irrevocably. All this by drops of grace of Baba!
    
(Courtesy of that unknown bhakta who wrote this story.)

At His lotus feet,
Anand

~ In-depth study ~

The above is a well-written, heartfelt portrayal that stands as an excellent example of how a Baba story should be presented. The writer has beautifully described the scene and wonderfully depicted the spiritual vibration of those days with Baba. It is an inspiring account.
    
I was also present in Ranchi on many occasions those days and can attest to the veracity of this story. Everything the writer has described is 100% accurate. What is expressed is not an exaggeration; nor is there a hint of hyperbole. The story is a proper depiction of what took place.


Having His divine proximity, getting personal
        
All in all, this story rekindled my own sweet and blissful memories of being with Baba in Ranchi. It made me remember those times of longing for Him and running after Baba's car on the dusty road. That was so blissful. There was so much love and yearning in the air. I vividly recall attending and participating in those sadhana demonstrations, receiving His blessing, having His divine proximity, getting personal contact, attending general darshan, watching and seeing Him on a daily basis, and receiving His grace, as well as so many other auspicious occasions with Baba.
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After reading this story, everything became fresh and alive. I cannot forget how His mere presence was enough to bring one into the height of spiritual bliss and realisation. 

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 ==

My most revered & cherished One

"Jyoti-ujjvala práńocchala, tumi priya tumi priya..." (Prabhat Samgiita #2229)

Purport:

Parama Purusa, You are the brilliant refulgence - full of vitality and my most dear, as well as the Supreme Controller of this vast universe. You are my Dearmost. By Your own glory You are glorified. You are ever-adorable, my most revered and cherished One, my everything. 

Parama Purusa, in so many ways I want to bind You in the bond of affection, but I do not have the strength to catch hold of You. With my limited energy and whatever means I have, I try to catch You - but it is impossible for me. Instead, I remain engrossed in my own self - unit "I", which is preventing me from coming close to You. Please transform my “I-feeling” and make it Yours.  

Baba, with my own capacity I will not be able to get You. With the thread of the spider's web of my meager efforts, I will not be able to bind and hold You. Please grace me, and allow Yourself to be held. This is my only request to You. Kindly keep this in mind.  

Parama Purusa, in my heart, I have a deep longing to have You. Be merciful and grant me this by Your causeless grace. Baba, come in my shravan, manan, niddidhyasan, and dhyana and make me Yours...


== Section: Important Teaching ==

Occupation, spiritual practice and mother tongue
are very important to human beings

   Prout philosophy states, “For the all-round welfare and development of human beings, society needs to follow some fundamental socio-political principles. Without the firm foundation of such principles, disunity, injustice and exploitation will flourish. To avoid this and to safeguard the interests of all people, the leaders of society must ensure that cardinal socio-political principles are strictly followed. Otherwise, individual and collective progress can never be achieved.”
   “There are three cardinal socio-political principles which should never be violated. First, people should not be retrenched from their occupations unless alternative employment has been arranged for them. Secondly, people should not be forcibly converted from one religion to another. Thirdly, no mother tongue should be suppressed. Occupation, spiritual practice and mother tongue are very important to human beings. If the sentiments associated with them are hurt, human beings will be deeply affected. So, you should never violate these cardinal socio-political principles.” (1)

   Prout philosophy states, “If any group tries to violate any of these three cardinal socio-political principles, you should immediately oppose them with a thundering voice and sufficient force. Victory will be yours, because you are supporting the collective psychology. But before launching any movement, you should make sure that the masses are conscious of their exploitation, otherwise the movement will not be successful. Although it may take some time to raise the consciousness of the masses, ultimately you will be victorious.” (2)

References
1. Prout in a Nutshell-16, Three Cardinal Socio-Political Principles
2. Prout in a Nutshell-16, Three Cardinal Socio-Political Principles


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