Baba
How to prevent sexual crimes
Namaskar,
All over the world, many women are being tortured both physically and mentally. What solution and remedy do Ananda Marga teachings offer?
Women being subjected to torture is a multifarious problem. Looking into this issue from merely one direction will not help. We need to know why women are being attacked and battered, and what is the reason behind it. We need to investigate this problem in an unbiased manner and find a solution.
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One of the horrors and ghastly injustices that repeatedly happens to women is sexual violence. The question is why are sexual crimes against women rampant in society. To answer this question, we need to find out how human evolution occurred.
Why sexual violence?
First, there were different kinds of animals, and slowly humans evolved. Today, chimpanzees are the closest types of animals that resemble the human structure. Many types of animals from the past do not exist today. This is the liila of this creation. Old ones die; new ones are born. After birth, those infants gradually mature, become old, and then die, and again new ones are born. This cycle of birth, death. and rebirth continues.
For the birth of new ones, there is a need for male-female interaction. Male-female interactions in animals happen at a specific time when mating occurs, and, after some time, new animals are born. Animal hormones are designed in such a manner that this interaction only happens during the mating season. Humans, in contrast, are evolved beings and more intelligent than animals, and also possess greater freedom. Like in animals, there is a time when both men and women develop the desire to have a baby. But since humans are evolved beings, the desire to have sex is misutilized, and when differences in desires between men and women arise, sexual violence often occurs.
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How males & females differ?
Most women have the desire to have children, and they develop sex vrittis (instincts) at a specific time in life. But once that age is crossed, those vrttis diminish and do not arise again. That is nature’s way, and a similar phenomenon is observed in the plant kingdom. During the time of pollination, pollen is transferred from a male to a female counterpart.
In humans, the mentality of males and females is completely different biologically. Males have stronger sex related vrittis (instincts) compared to females. After the birth of the newborn, it is the duty of the mother to take care of the baby. Females have stronger vrittis (instincts) to take care of the newborn. Females develop love for the newborn and need support either from their male partners or from society. After a certain age in females, the sex vritti diminishes, and there remains no interest or desire to give birth to new babies. But for males the sex vritti does not diminish. Due to the differences in desires between males and females, where males have the desire for sex and females do not, sexual violence occurs. Males are not provided with the proper education that females lose their interest in sex, and this often results in sexual violence against women.
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Why loose behaviour develops?
Abhoga samsargat praptiresana–”With the association of the enjoyable object there is a desire to get it”. When men and women are working in a disciplined way that is fine. But when they are engaged in unnecessary gossip and unethical means of interaction, then their behavior turns inhumane. The initial infatuation turns into bitter violence later. Since human beings have evolved from animals, their baser tendencies are very similar to animals. All the vrittis (instincts) of animals are present in humans. Eating, sleeping, and reproducing are typical habits of animals, and that is what humans also do, because these tendencies are already present in humans. For example, a child tries to suck anything that is close to the mouth, even without knowing what it is. That vritti is dominant in the newborn. In children, the mind has not yet developed and their actions are guided by vrittis (instincts). For example, a robot performs its desired tasks when given instructions, and after performing the tasks it stops. Similarly, animals are guided by Paramatma like a robot as they function by vrittis (instincts) only and their intellect is not developed.
How vrttis operate
If a person loves sweets, and sweets are kept in front of a person, the person will eat as many sweets as possible. Similarly, if a person drinks alcohol, and alcohol is kept in front, then the person will drink. But if the person is kept away from their favorite food / objects, then such attraction will not be there.
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Ananda Marga philosophy states, “The peculiar nature of these...propensities is this: if they are given indulgence, they increase. And they easily come under control with a slight effort; only in the initial stage, one must struggle a little to control them.” (1)
Desire for sex is a vritti present in every human being, and the desire arises at a certain age when corresponding glands become active. Once the desires are fulfilled, as women grow older, and the glands are not active, the desire diminishes. The vrittis (instincts) are also present in a child, but they are in seed form. When the child becomes an adult, the glands become active. Appropriate education should be given to teenagers on how to control sex-related vrittis (instincts). Sex control education should contain teachings about how to divert the mind to greater and higher pursuits. Youths should be made to understand what the goal of life is. A distinct and separate education system for men and women should be developed as their anatomy is different.
Why more attacks now?
Sexual attacks towards women are increasing in society. What is the reason? In India, prior to 100 years ago, distance was maintained among men and women. In India, we see in villages even today that men and women do not sleep together. There are separate rooms for men and women in the house. Even married couples should not sleep together - except for procreation. Ananda Marga teachings give strict rules for males and females regarding procreation. There should be discipline for men and women about the type of interaction they should have. Western civilization denotes women as sex objects. However, instead of that degraded view, women should be respected as mothers as in the tantric tradition.
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Conclusion
One important aspect is educating people that although all the vrittis (instincts) are present in human beings, one still can lead a dharmic life in this world. Radio, television, media, the internet, and other forums can be used constructively to spread spiritual teachings. Adolescence is a crucial time when the desire for sex arises. Teens can be given proper direction such as education on how to effectively utilize the mind, good company, and a way to engage them so that the mind will not divert towards sexual pleasures.
Even married couples should not sleep together except for the purpose of procreation. If teenagers can be properly educated about sex and sexual violence, then this problem will slowly wane. Following 16 points is the ideal way to channelize the mind towards spirituality.
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In Him,
Nirakara
Propensities towards animality
Ananda Marga ideology states, “Those who do the sádhaná of desire, who knowingly direct their propensities (vrttis) towards external objects become crude. Because they fail to utilize the rein of their mind to keep the organs under control, their minds gradually become crudified. Their condition is then degraded to the level not merely of animals, but of matter – of wood, stone, etc.” (2)
Ananda Marga Caryacarya states, “Men and women are human beings having equal dignity. As the physical strength of women is less than that of men, the latter should always endeavour to save the prestige of women. As the mothers of men, women can claim this much as a right.” (3)
References
1. Namah Shivaya Shantaya, Shiva's Teachings – 2 (continued) (Discourse 16)
2. Ananda Marga ideology & Way of Life - 5, Matter and Spirit
3. Caryacarya - 1, Social Relationship between Men and Women
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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 ==
Note: Those who don't do proper sadhana can't understand this song.
“A'ndhár nisháy diip shikhá tumi, háráno pather nisháná...” (Prabhat Samgiita #0347)
Purport:
Parama Purusa, You are the divine refulgence of the lamp in the deep, dark night. As the Polestar, You open the eyes of those who forgot the purpose of their existence and show them the right path. With Your guidance, they can fully utilise their life and reach to the Supreme desideratum. You are the lighthouse for the lost traveller. You exist, so all exist; without You, no one remains. This entire creation is within Your mind; it is Your thought-projection. If You withdraw Your thoughts everything will be finished. You are the shelter of all.
O’ Supreme One, You are the most cherished Entity of all the hearts, and the Lord of Lords. People adore You. Without harbouring any doubt, everyone feels that You will solve their problem. Humans have no worry before You because You save one and all. No one has any shame before You because You know everything about everybody. That is why even mahapatakis, after committing heinous crimes, feel in their heart that, “No matter what I have done, You will not hate me.” Even the worst sinners do not feel bashful before You. Such persons cannot think that You abhor them. That is why they mentally confide in You and ask for Your rescue. Those individuals will not tell others about their sin for concern of being shunned. The public knows that You will rescue them in their hour of need. In the life of a bhakta there are no complexes and no problems.
Baba, please make my heart overflowing with prema. Kindly fill my core with parabhakti and merge my psychic domain into Your bhava. My sole request is to transform this unit being into the Cosmic. Make my life successful with Your exquisite name and spiritual songs. Be gracious and shower Your causeless blessing so that when I sing Your tunes I cry profusely in a flow of mystical love. Make my sadhana and my meditation perfect, so I can realise the Supreme...
== Section 3: Important Teaching ==
Ananda Marga philosophy states, "The spirit to fight against all odds alone can solve the problems confronting human beings. March ahead and wage war against all difficulties, every impediment. Victory is sure to embrace you. Difficulties and encumbrances cannot be more powerful than your capacity to solve them. You are the children of the great Cosmic Entity. Be a sadvipra and make others sadvipras also." (1)
Reference
1. A Few Problems Solved - 6, The Future of Civilization
How writers become purchased players== Section: Important Teaching ==
Ananda Marga philosohy states, “Today the different countries of the world have allocated numerous awards for sáhityikas [writers]. But that is where the danger lies. Every government, whether monarchical, republican or autocratic, is run according to a particular ideology, and so there is little chance for the government to suddenly become impartial in bestowing awards on sáhityikas [writers]. Naturally it will judge the merits and demerits of the sáhityikas [writers] in accordance with the bias of its own party, and consequently sáhityikas [writers] will be compelled to sacrifice their ideals to feed their stomachs. These observations are generally applicable to different types of governments, but especially to democratic states, for in democratic states ideological clashes are more in evidence, and hence the need to propagate ideologies is also more acute. That is why democratic states want to use sáhityikas [writers] as propaganda tools. Needless to say, such made-to-order writings cannot be called literature at all – political propaganda can never be called literature.” (1)
Reference
1. A Few Problems Solved - 1, The Practice of Art and Literature