Baba
Namaskar,
Long, long back, amongst those primitive human beings of 25,000 years ago, when their sex glands were active, women used to come closer to men, and when the glands were inactive then they did not desire to go close. Similar activities can also be observed in animals.
Nowadays, the clothing for women is designed in such a way that a significant portion of the body is exposed and the overall sizing is made in a very scanty manner. The mini-dresses & mini-skirts etc are made to show the secret parts of the body. Materialists impose the overt and subliminal message that small sizing is a symbol of style and prestige. Women do get indoctrinated into such notions and run after buying and wearing such scanty dresses. As a result men get attracted towards women and may even attack them to fulfill their sexual desires. In today’s society we have to understand how materialists increase the rate of sexual violence against women.
https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/
Why shorter dress for women but not men?
In our Ananda Marga system, according to Baba, when women are out and about in society then they should dress in a respectable manner.
Ananda Marga Caryacarya states, “While going out of their house, women should wear simple and decent clothes and cover their bodies properly.” (1)
Unfortunately, in today’s materialistic society women are encouraged to roam the streets with their secret parts uncovered. Even in formal professional attire, women’s fashion is designed to highlight their curves and bare skin. Whereas men cannot enter a professional environment with maximum skin showing - they would be sent home or even lose their job. But a similar standard does not apply for women. Women should understand that these types of rules are set by men to make women vulnerable and to be seen as sexual objects. No matter how many men are arrested by police for sexual violence, as long as such rules exist sexual crimes will keep happening. Merely confronting the perpetrators will not solve the problem. Instead proper education and social norms should be imparted, and the mind should be trained appropriately as to what is right and what is wrong.
https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/
How short dress recipe for sexual violence?
Sex vrittis (instincts) are higher in men than women. Influenced by fashion or becoming tools of the male-dominated society and diverted from human dharma, women wear short scanty dresses to show more of their bodies and highlight and even expose their private parts etc. By seeing this, men get attracted towards women, their sex glands become more active, and they cannot control themselves. Not only that, women and men get together these days — they go to dance parties, drink alcohol, meet at private places, etc. As a result, sex violence is rampant, women are harmed and violated, and the men are found guilty and subjected to punishment. But such type of punishment is not the permanent solution, as the root cause is not being treated. The real solution is teaching and training men how to control the mind. Unfortunately up till now, since the root cause is not being treated, violence happens time and again.
Women viewed as objects for enjoyment
Again, in today’s materialistic society, women are viewed as sexual objects. That is how society is portraying women and that is how scanty dresses are designed, and rules are created. Viewing women as sex objects is not a high ideal of a human being. No matter how strong the punishment, the number of men involved in sex violence will not decrease. And punishment is not the only solution for transforming a human being. For example, in the United States severe punitive rules are in place for anyone who is involved in sex violence. Names are included in a sex registry when they are found to be involved in sex violence. And it is a very serious, life-altering offence. Even though such rules are in place, sexual violence in the US is on the rise.
https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/
Dress code for women & men
Ananda Marga philosophy guides us that both men and women should dress properly. Neither males nor females should be involved in indecent exposure. Nor should men and women spend time in idle gossiping, and baseless talks. Men should have male friends, and women should have female friends.
Ananda Marga Caryacarya states, “They [men and women] should not engage in gossip as its results are not beneficial. It should be remembered that a woman’s friend is a woman and a man’s friend is a man.” (2)
But in today’s school system and social environment, the concept of boyfriend and girlfriend are visible in all levels of schooling, even in primary schools. Socially, for children, having a close relationship with the opposite sex, i.e. having a boyfriend or girlfriend, is a matter of prestige. Side by side, without looking into the root of the problem, people complain that sexual violence against women is rampant. What they fail to realise is that the current social milieu is a breeding ground for sexual crimes. Sadly, all the ingredients are present for women to be sexually violated and harmed.
https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/
Solution: controlling sensory organs
People should be taught (a) about their vrttis (instincts), (b) why the glands and organs are attracted towards sensuality, (c) how to control those tendencies, and (d) how to channelize them in a proper direction. This curriculum should be developed in classes, and people can be educated about how to control vrittis (instincts).
The dress code should be based on sentient expression where both males and females dress in a comfortable, modest manner according to the climate, where they are covered from the neck down to the feet. That can help in reducing sexual violence against women. Education along with a dress code are important aspects of the solution, along with the idea that men should interact with men and women should interact with women. If proper rules and regulations are not in place, sexual violence will increase. Side by side there will be public protests against such sexual crimes but the solution will remain out of reach.
Yes, attraction for the opposite sex is a natural phenomenon of this creation. If men and women will not interact then there will not be any newborns. But unnecessary mixing, treating females as sexual objects, and poor social values (i.e. loose talk, dance parties, alcohol drinking etc.) leads to sexual violence and that should be stopped.
https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/
And the permanent solution is guiding people how to redirect their vrttis (instincts) towards the more subtle realm, redefining the current materialistic relationship between men and women, and implementing stricter social codes etc. Social punishment, jail sentences, and the threat of imprisonment are not enough to curb or solve the problem.
Namaskar,
In Him,
Nira’ka’ra
Ananda Marga philosophy states, "You can help someone become good by making him understand [moral values], but no one becomes good through the application of force [punishment]...If the sinner is engaged in sinful acts or keeps moving ahead on a sinful path, you can prevent that person from doing so by the application of force [punishment]. But you cannot transform [make moralist] in this way." (3)
References
1. Caryacarya, Part 1, Dress
2. Caryacarya part 1, Social Relationship between Men and Women
3. Ananda Vacanamrtam-10, The Witness-ship of Parama Puruśa Is of Supreme Importance
The below sections are entirely different topics, unrelated to the above material.
They stand on their own as points of interest.
* * *
For those with linguistic sentiment
Prout philosophy states, “The problem of language is affecting human society like a chronic disease. Ignorance of the proper meaning of different languages has made the confusion worse. Language is a medium of expression. There are six stages in the process of expression. The seed of expression is called Parashakti and lies in the Muládhára Cakra (or basic plexus). In the Svádhisthána Cakra (or fluidal plexus), a person mentally visualises the expression. The mental vision of one’s expression is called Pashyanti Shakti. In the Mańipura Cakra (or solar plexus) this mental vision is transformed into mental sound which is called Madhyamá Shakti. The person now wants to express that feeling. This endeavour to express the feeling is called Dyotamáná Shakti. It works between the navel area and the throat. In the vocal cord it transforms an idea into language. This is called Vaekharii Shakti. After Vaekharii it is transformed into actual spoken language and is termed Shrutigocará. Thus linguistic differences are manifest only in the sixth stage of expression. In the first five stages there is no distinction or variation in the expression. A great deal of inter-community conflict could be checked if linguists and the mischief-mongers who create language disputes knew this fundamental fact. In essence, it is ignorance that brings untold miseries to humanity. It is a great folly on the part of prakrti to create so many languages, but diversity is the law of nature." (1)
Reference
1. Prout in a Nutshell - 15, Talks on Prout
Root of hatred
Ananda Marga philosophy states, "Your psychological reaction to a person's behaviour or action that creates pásha [external fetters] or provokes ripu [internal enemies] is called hatred. Since hatred is also a type of pásha, and it must be opposed through reasoning and intellect. The word ku can be used for this hatred." (1)
Reference
1. Shabda Cayanika - 4, Ku to Kuiṋjara (Discourse 27)
How to preach universalism
Ananda Marga ideology states, “Human beings also know that Parama Puruśa is their source of impetus, is their Father, and that they are all His children. As His children, they have a brotherly relationship with all other jiivas, or unit beings. Due to this knowledge of brotherhood, the human is superior to all other beings. Parents are greatly pleased when they find that their children have been loved and helped by someone. Similarly, Parama Puruśa will be pleased when you serve His creation – not only human beings, but also plants, animals, and the rest of creation. That is, bhúta yajiṋa, pitr yajiṋa and nr yajiṋa are to be performed. Those who have this feeling are in the real sense of the term human beings. Just having the body of a human does not make a person a real human being, a rational being. Those in whom this feeling has arisen will be called followers of Bhágavata Dharma. They are doing the sádhaná of Bhágavata Dharma.” (1)
Ananda Marga ideology states, “All beings are made of the same consciousness. So although we may find ourselves at different stages of psychic elevation, a Bráhmańa and a Kśatriya, an Indian and an Englishman, a sweeper and a scavenger, a Zulu and a Maori, and even a tiny ant, are all linked by the bonds of fraternity. If we remember this fact, if we work for the well-being of all, then undeveloped human beings will be able to develop their spiritual potentiality when they come in contact with us. Even cows, dogs, tigers and bears who come in close contact with us will develop psychic wealth and gradually acquire spiritual treasures.” (2)
Ananda Marga ideology states, “He is the Supreme Progenitor, and everything in this Universe is His progeny. He is the Supreme Father, and others are His children. Then, when all are the children of the Supreme Father, the relationship between man and man is that of fraternal bond. You have got a universal tie of brotherhood because everything created has got the same father. The source is the same. When the spiritual aspirant knows this fact, he cannot get any kind of inferiority complex or superiority complex in his mind. He is not inferior to anyone, as he is one with his brothers and sister.” (3)
The editors wrote: “Our first step is to realize that the true goal of humanity, the ultimate goal of evolution, is not the amassing of more and more material wealth but the expansion of consciousness. Through proper education and practical techniques of mental expansion, humanity will come to realize that the hoarding of wealth and all the ills of corruption and scarcity it creates, are nothing but the misdirected longing of the human soul for infinite happiness – a longing which cannot be satisfied by money but only by internal bliss. Thus as human attention and activity is directed more and more toward subtler pursuits such as artistic endeavour and spiritual practice, the selfishness and greed which dominate people’s minds today will be replaced by a new feeling of love and brotherhood. As we expand our minds toward the Infinite and learn to share our mundane treasures, we will realize more and more that we are all indeed one humanity, that we are all the sons and daughters of one Infinite Intelligence Who is guiding us all to perfection. Instead of being based on competition and mutual hostility, society will be operated through mutual cooperation and love.” (4)
References
1. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 3, The Requirements for Sádhaná
2. Ananda Marga Ideology & Way of Life - 8, Sádhaná
3. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 14, Seven Secrets
4. The Great Universe, Introduction
Now is the time for asanas & pranayama
Ananda Marga ideology guides, "Our social code provides clear guidelines on how members will adapt to this modern, rapidly changing world. There have been more changes in the past 200 years than in the 800 years prior to that. In education, culture, dress and food habits major changes have taken place. Old, outdated wooden shoes, turbans, etc. have been replaced by modern shoes, hats and clothes made from scientific fabrics with contemporary designs. Primitive bullock carts, horse-drawn carriages, hackney coaches, etc., have been replaced with fast-moving cars, trains, and aeroplanes. In the past, people used to travel by elephant, but now they can travel to other planets by rocket. There should be a proper adjustment between the body and the mind to keep pace with the fast speed of the development in the world. For this reason, Ananda Marga spiritual practices place much importance on ásanas, práńáyáma, etc.” (1)
Reference
1. Ananda Marga Philosophy in a Nutshell - 4, Our Social Treatise
Postings to Read
How to rein in sexual crimes
Namaskar,
Long, long back, amongst those primitive human beings of 25,000 years ago, when their sex glands were active, women used to come closer to men, and when the glands were inactive then they did not desire to go close. Similar activities can also be observed in animals.
Nowadays, the clothing for women is designed in such a way that a significant portion of the body is exposed and the overall sizing is made in a very scanty manner. The mini-dresses & mini-skirts etc are made to show the secret parts of the body. Materialists impose the overt and subliminal message that small sizing is a symbol of style and prestige. Women do get indoctrinated into such notions and run after buying and wearing such scanty dresses. As a result men get attracted towards women and may even attack them to fulfill their sexual desires. In today’s society we have to understand how materialists increase the rate of sexual violence against women.
https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/
Why shorter dress for women but not men?
In our Ananda Marga system, according to Baba, when women are out and about in society then they should dress in a respectable manner.
Ananda Marga Caryacarya states, “While going out of their house, women should wear simple and decent clothes and cover their bodies properly.” (1)
Unfortunately, in today’s materialistic society women are encouraged to roam the streets with their secret parts uncovered. Even in formal professional attire, women’s fashion is designed to highlight their curves and bare skin. Whereas men cannot enter a professional environment with maximum skin showing - they would be sent home or even lose their job. But a similar standard does not apply for women. Women should understand that these types of rules are set by men to make women vulnerable and to be seen as sexual objects. No matter how many men are arrested by police for sexual violence, as long as such rules exist sexual crimes will keep happening. Merely confronting the perpetrators will not solve the problem. Instead proper education and social norms should be imparted, and the mind should be trained appropriately as to what is right and what is wrong.
https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/
How short dress recipe for sexual violence?
Sex vrittis (instincts) are higher in men than women. Influenced by fashion or becoming tools of the male-dominated society and diverted from human dharma, women wear short scanty dresses to show more of their bodies and highlight and even expose their private parts etc. By seeing this, men get attracted towards women, their sex glands become more active, and they cannot control themselves. Not only that, women and men get together these days — they go to dance parties, drink alcohol, meet at private places, etc. As a result, sex violence is rampant, women are harmed and violated, and the men are found guilty and subjected to punishment. But such type of punishment is not the permanent solution, as the root cause is not being treated. The real solution is teaching and training men how to control the mind. Unfortunately up till now, since the root cause is not being treated, violence happens time and again.
Women viewed as objects for enjoyment
Again, in today’s materialistic society, women are viewed as sexual objects. That is how society is portraying women and that is how scanty dresses are designed, and rules are created. Viewing women as sex objects is not a high ideal of a human being. No matter how strong the punishment, the number of men involved in sex violence will not decrease. And punishment is not the only solution for transforming a human being. For example, in the United States severe punitive rules are in place for anyone who is involved in sex violence. Names are included in a sex registry when they are found to be involved in sex violence. And it is a very serious, life-altering offence. Even though such rules are in place, sexual violence in the US is on the rise.
https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/
Dress code for women & men
Ananda Marga philosophy guides us that both men and women should dress properly. Neither males nor females should be involved in indecent exposure. Nor should men and women spend time in idle gossiping, and baseless talks. Men should have male friends, and women should have female friends.
Ananda Marga Caryacarya states, “They [men and women] should not engage in gossip as its results are not beneficial. It should be remembered that a woman’s friend is a woman and a man’s friend is a man.” (2)
But in today’s school system and social environment, the concept of boyfriend and girlfriend are visible in all levels of schooling, even in primary schools. Socially, for children, having a close relationship with the opposite sex, i.e. having a boyfriend or girlfriend, is a matter of prestige. Side by side, without looking into the root of the problem, people complain that sexual violence against women is rampant. What they fail to realise is that the current social milieu is a breeding ground for sexual crimes. Sadly, all the ingredients are present for women to be sexually violated and harmed.
https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/
Solution: controlling sensory organs
People should be taught (a) about their vrttis (instincts), (b) why the glands and organs are attracted towards sensuality, (c) how to control those tendencies, and (d) how to channelize them in a proper direction. This curriculum should be developed in classes, and people can be educated about how to control vrittis (instincts).
The dress code should be based on sentient expression where both males and females dress in a comfortable, modest manner according to the climate, where they are covered from the neck down to the feet. That can help in reducing sexual violence against women. Education along with a dress code are important aspects of the solution, along with the idea that men should interact with men and women should interact with women. If proper rules and regulations are not in place, sexual violence will increase. Side by side there will be public protests against such sexual crimes but the solution will remain out of reach.
Yes, attraction for the opposite sex is a natural phenomenon of this creation. If men and women will not interact then there will not be any newborns. But unnecessary mixing, treating females as sexual objects, and poor social values (i.e. loose talk, dance parties, alcohol drinking etc.) leads to sexual violence and that should be stopped.
https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/
And the permanent solution is guiding people how to redirect their vrttis (instincts) towards the more subtle realm, redefining the current materialistic relationship between men and women, and implementing stricter social codes etc. Social punishment, jail sentences, and the threat of imprisonment are not enough to curb or solve the problem.
Namaskar,
In Him,
Nira’ka’ra
Ananda Marga philosophy states, "You can help someone become good by making him understand [moral values], but no one becomes good through the application of force [punishment]...If the sinner is engaged in sinful acts or keeps moving ahead on a sinful path, you can prevent that person from doing so by the application of force [punishment]. But you cannot transform [make moralist] in this way." (3)
References
1. Caryacarya, Part 1, Dress
2. Caryacarya part 1, Social Relationship between Men and Women
3. Ananda Vacanamrtam-10, The Witness-ship of Parama Puruśa Is of Supreme Importance
* * *
The below sections are entirely different topics, unrelated to the above material.
They stand on their own as points of interest.
* * *
== Section 2: Prabhat Samgiita ==
With new hope
Intro: This song is spiritual. One may think it is about the summer season: the rains have come. The song, however, is a metaphor. The dry, hot summer season symbolizes the dry, intellectual mind – the mind that is away from Parama Purusa. When the rains come, they make everything fresh, fragrant and revitalised. Similarly, the mind is dry until Parama Purusa's rain of grace showers the bhakta. Bliss infuses his or her entire psyche. So this is not a seasonal song. The post-summer rains do not bring the type of bliss described in the last three stanzas. That bliss only comes with the arrival of Parama Purusa. He blesses the dry mind with His shower of grace.
"Ese chile prabhu megha garjane ghanaghor varśáy.." (Prabhat Samgiita #0298)
Purport:
Parama Purusa, in the form of the roaring of the clouds and the pouring rain, You came. Since ages this dry and barren earth has been waiting for Your auspicious arrival. The heat-stricken earth has received You today with new hope. After a long gap of time, my dry heart has been satiated by the showering of Your causeless karuna.
Parama Purusa, with Your grand arrival, my mind goes on singing countless tunes and melodies. The peacock of my mind is spreading its feathers and dancing in hundreds of ways. By Your presence, my speechless mind has been graced with the language to express its bhava to You. And now it is rushing headlong towards the Infinite Entity Taraka Brahma who is the embodiment of supreme love and bhakti.
Baba, in having You today very intimately, my heart is overflowing with bliss. All the directions are swaying in Your cosmic effulgence. The ten directions are drifting in bliss of Brahma bhava.
Parama Purusa Baba, today for me there is nothing else to do. Very intently I go on staring at Your most charming form without blinking. I am doing shravana, mañana, and nididhyasana; I am thinking, meditating, and ideating on You. Ensconced in You, I go on seeing Your form. Baba, the cravings of the triloka, and the nectar of the three arenas have mingled into one. All my physical, psychic, and spiritual hunger has been satiated, by Your grace.
Baba, it is Your karuna (divine compassion); today You have come and bestowed everything…
Note for Prabhat Samgiita #0298:
Triloka: There are 3 lokas: (a) sthu'la or crude mind, (b) su'ksma or subtle mind, and ka'ran'a or causal mind. The controller of all these lokas is Turiiya. So triloka means crude mind, subtle mind, and causal mind. These are the three lokas. Parama Purusa is the controller. Humans have three types of hunger as described in this song. With getting Parama Purusa, all the layers of hunger (crude, subtle, causal) are extinguished – i.e. fully satiated. Then that mind always wants to remain in His bliss. There is no desire for anything else. That is what is expressed in this song.
Intro: This song is spiritual. One may think it is about the summer season: the rains have come. The song, however, is a metaphor. The dry, hot summer season symbolizes the dry, intellectual mind – the mind that is away from Parama Purusa. When the rains come, they make everything fresh, fragrant and revitalised. Similarly, the mind is dry until Parama Purusa's rain of grace showers the bhakta. Bliss infuses his or her entire psyche. So this is not a seasonal song. The post-summer rains do not bring the type of bliss described in the last three stanzas. That bliss only comes with the arrival of Parama Purusa. He blesses the dry mind with His shower of grace.
"Ese chile prabhu megha garjane ghanaghor varśáy.." (Prabhat Samgiita #0298)
Purport:
Parama Purusa, in the form of the roaring of the clouds and the pouring rain, You came. Since ages this dry and barren earth has been waiting for Your auspicious arrival. The heat-stricken earth has received You today with new hope. After a long gap of time, my dry heart has been satiated by the showering of Your causeless karuna.
Parama Purusa, with Your grand arrival, my mind goes on singing countless tunes and melodies. The peacock of my mind is spreading its feathers and dancing in hundreds of ways. By Your presence, my speechless mind has been graced with the language to express its bhava to You. And now it is rushing headlong towards the Infinite Entity Taraka Brahma who is the embodiment of supreme love and bhakti.
Baba, in having You today very intimately, my heart is overflowing with bliss. All the directions are swaying in Your cosmic effulgence. The ten directions are drifting in bliss of Brahma bhava.
Parama Purusa Baba, today for me there is nothing else to do. Very intently I go on staring at Your most charming form without blinking. I am doing shravana, mañana, and nididhyasana; I am thinking, meditating, and ideating on You. Ensconced in You, I go on seeing Your form. Baba, the cravings of the triloka, and the nectar of the three arenas have mingled into one. All my physical, psychic, and spiritual hunger has been satiated, by Your grace.
Baba, it is Your karuna (divine compassion); today You have come and bestowed everything…
Note for Prabhat Samgiita #0298:
Triloka: There are 3 lokas: (a) sthu'la or crude mind, (b) su'ksma or subtle mind, and ka'ran'a or causal mind. The controller of all these lokas is Turiiya. So triloka means crude mind, subtle mind, and causal mind. These are the three lokas. Parama Purusa is the controller. Humans have three types of hunger as described in this song. With getting Parama Purusa, all the layers of hunger (crude, subtle, causal) are extinguished – i.e. fully satiated. Then that mind always wants to remain in His bliss. There is no desire for anything else. That is what is expressed in this song.
== Section 3: Important Teaching ==
For those with linguistic sentiment
Prout philosophy states, “The problem of language is affecting human society like a chronic disease. Ignorance of the proper meaning of different languages has made the confusion worse. Language is a medium of expression. There are six stages in the process of expression. The seed of expression is called Parashakti and lies in the Muládhára Cakra (or basic plexus). In the Svádhisthána Cakra (or fluidal plexus), a person mentally visualises the expression. The mental vision of one’s expression is called Pashyanti Shakti. In the Mańipura Cakra (or solar plexus) this mental vision is transformed into mental sound which is called Madhyamá Shakti. The person now wants to express that feeling. This endeavour to express the feeling is called Dyotamáná Shakti. It works between the navel area and the throat. In the vocal cord it transforms an idea into language. This is called Vaekharii Shakti. After Vaekharii it is transformed into actual spoken language and is termed Shrutigocará. Thus linguistic differences are manifest only in the sixth stage of expression. In the first five stages there is no distinction or variation in the expression. A great deal of inter-community conflict could be checked if linguists and the mischief-mongers who create language disputes knew this fundamental fact. In essence, it is ignorance that brings untold miseries to humanity. It is a great folly on the part of prakrti to create so many languages, but diversity is the law of nature." (1)
Reference
1. Prout in a Nutshell - 15, Talks on Prout
== Section: Important Teaching ==
Root of hatred
Ananda Marga philosophy states, "Your psychological reaction to a person's behaviour or action that creates pásha [external fetters] or provokes ripu [internal enemies] is called hatred. Since hatred is also a type of pásha, and it must be opposed through reasoning and intellect. The word ku can be used for this hatred." (1)
Reference
1. Shabda Cayanika - 4, Ku to Kuiṋjara (Discourse 27)
== Section: Important Teaching ==
How to preach universalism
Ananda Marga ideology states, “Human beings also know that Parama Puruśa is their source of impetus, is their Father, and that they are all His children. As His children, they have a brotherly relationship with all other jiivas, or unit beings. Due to this knowledge of brotherhood, the human is superior to all other beings. Parents are greatly pleased when they find that their children have been loved and helped by someone. Similarly, Parama Puruśa will be pleased when you serve His creation – not only human beings, but also plants, animals, and the rest of creation. That is, bhúta yajiṋa, pitr yajiṋa and nr yajiṋa are to be performed. Those who have this feeling are in the real sense of the term human beings. Just having the body of a human does not make a person a real human being, a rational being. Those in whom this feeling has arisen will be called followers of Bhágavata Dharma. They are doing the sádhaná of Bhágavata Dharma.” (1)
Ananda Marga ideology states, “All beings are made of the same consciousness. So although we may find ourselves at different stages of psychic elevation, a Bráhmańa and a Kśatriya, an Indian and an Englishman, a sweeper and a scavenger, a Zulu and a Maori, and even a tiny ant, are all linked by the bonds of fraternity. If we remember this fact, if we work for the well-being of all, then undeveloped human beings will be able to develop their spiritual potentiality when they come in contact with us. Even cows, dogs, tigers and bears who come in close contact with us will develop psychic wealth and gradually acquire spiritual treasures.” (2)
Ananda Marga ideology states, “He is the Supreme Progenitor, and everything in this Universe is His progeny. He is the Supreme Father, and others are His children. Then, when all are the children of the Supreme Father, the relationship between man and man is that of fraternal bond. You have got a universal tie of brotherhood because everything created has got the same father. The source is the same. When the spiritual aspirant knows this fact, he cannot get any kind of inferiority complex or superiority complex in his mind. He is not inferior to anyone, as he is one with his brothers and sister.” (3)
The editors wrote: “Our first step is to realize that the true goal of humanity, the ultimate goal of evolution, is not the amassing of more and more material wealth but the expansion of consciousness. Through proper education and practical techniques of mental expansion, humanity will come to realize that the hoarding of wealth and all the ills of corruption and scarcity it creates, are nothing but the misdirected longing of the human soul for infinite happiness – a longing which cannot be satisfied by money but only by internal bliss. Thus as human attention and activity is directed more and more toward subtler pursuits such as artistic endeavour and spiritual practice, the selfishness and greed which dominate people’s minds today will be replaced by a new feeling of love and brotherhood. As we expand our minds toward the Infinite and learn to share our mundane treasures, we will realize more and more that we are all indeed one humanity, that we are all the sons and daughters of one Infinite Intelligence Who is guiding us all to perfection. Instead of being based on competition and mutual hostility, society will be operated through mutual cooperation and love.” (4)
References
1. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 3, The Requirements for Sádhaná
2. Ananda Marga Ideology & Way of Life - 8, Sádhaná
3. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 14, Seven Secrets
4. The Great Universe, Introduction
== Section: Important Teaching ==
Now is the time for asanas & pranayama
Ananda Marga ideology guides, "Our social code provides clear guidelines on how members will adapt to this modern, rapidly changing world. There have been more changes in the past 200 years than in the 800 years prior to that. In education, culture, dress and food habits major changes have taken place. Old, outdated wooden shoes, turbans, etc. have been replaced by modern shoes, hats and clothes made from scientific fabrics with contemporary designs. Primitive bullock carts, horse-drawn carriages, hackney coaches, etc., have been replaced with fast-moving cars, trains, and aeroplanes. In the past, people used to travel by elephant, but now they can travel to other planets by rocket. There should be a proper adjustment between the body and the mind to keep pace with the fast speed of the development in the world. For this reason, Ananda Marga spiritual practices place much importance on ásanas, práńáyáma, etc.” (1)
Reference
1. Ananda Marga Philosophy in a Nutshell - 4, Our Social Treatise
== Section 4: Links ==
Postings to Read
Religion & food: hypocrisy
Pracara: hurdles & successes
Raising children to be margiis
PS & hiranmaya kosa
Prout: where people work & live