Songs of longing, not death of God + 5 more

Baba

Songs of longing, not death of God

Namaskar,

Here is an important topic on bhakti and Prabhat Samgiita.

Question #1:

Does Prabhat Samgiita really have any theme songs for MPD (mahaprayan)?

Answer #1:

No

Question #2:

If Prabhat Samgiita compositions - like "Tumi esechile ka'uke na' bole" (PS #2085) and "A'ma're phele gele dhula'y avahele" (PS #4815) among others such as PS #4819, PS #3263, PS #2238, PS #0025 - were not specially given as annual obituary, death, or death anniversary songs, then what kind of songs are they?
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Answer #2:

These melancholic songs are wholly related with one's psycho-spiritual feeling and have nothing to do with God dying.

Many spiritual & mystic poets have expressed melancholic longing

There are deeply spiritual songs that are grounded in the idea of melancholic longing, i.e. expressing that their Lord is not as close as they want. So the seeker is longing for their Lord to come within their vision or grasp.

This type of melancholic feeling is found in Sufi songs, Buddhist songs, Christian songs, Hindu songs, and also Prabhat Samgiita. And, in each one, the message is the same: My Lord is not coming as close as I wish. Thus in these songs the idea is not that their God has died. These compositions were not written for an annual death ceremony.

Rather the prevailing theme is that every bhakta longs for God and wants to have Him in greater proximity. That feeling of longing gave birth to this style of composition known as melancholic songs. Indian mystic poets like Miirabai, Surdas, Vidyapati, Candidas and others including Ravindranath Tagore have written hundreds and even thousands of bhajans like this. In such songs, these spiritual poets express the desire to have greater proximity with their Lord, and when that desire is not fulfilled then with deep longing they cry for more intimate closeness with their Ista. Such songs do not mean that their God has died.
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Mundane melancholic songs with pop singers

Essentially, in the world of pop culture, the genre of songs known as melancholic songs denotes a time when one's lover is not coming as close as they desire or wish. Nowadays, so many radio stations play and various pop icons sing songs about how they wish to hold their lover. And now they are completely upset, languishing in so much heartache and pain. This is a very common theme in songs for teens and pop-culture. This is a melancholic song in the worldly sense. Such songs do not mean that their lover has died. 

Prabhat Samgiita melancholic longing of bhakta

The collection of Prabhat Samgiita is comprised of 5019 songs. They come in all genres. One of them is melancholic songs which express how the bhakta and Parama Purusa have a deeply loving and intimate relationship. The bhakta has great love for Him and Parama Purusa is showering His grace; even then the bhakta wants to have Him more close and is yearning and crying for Parama Purusa to come in a more intimate way. That is the overall theme of melancholic songs like "Tumi esechile ka'uke na' bale" (PS #2085) and "A'ma're phele gele dhula'ya abahele" (PS #4815), as well as PS #4819, PS #3263, PS #2238, PS #0025 etc.
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So in Prabhat Samgiita also there are melancholic songs. Verily, Prabhat Samgiita offers an entirely new approach of melancholic songs for the bhakta. The main idea is that the world of Prabhat Samgiita has uniquely been written to express for one's longing for Parama Purusa. These melancholic songs perfectly depict one's yearning to have Him in a deeper, more intimate manner. Such songs do not mean that their God has died. 

Or more precisely we can say that melancholic songs in the Prabhat Samgiita collection have nothing to do with God dying.  Such songs do not mean that their God has died. That is why such compositions have absolutely nothing to do with the so-called mahaprayan (MPD) program.

Melancholic songs have eternal value for bhakta

So again it should be reiterated that these melancholic songs do not mean that their God has died. Such compositions are not for an annual death ceremony.

Those who are labeling and presenting these melancholic songs as "mahaprayan" songs are abusing and manipulating that song for their own narrow agenda. This is a clear case of misusing Prabhat Samgiita. It is just like how the songs of many great poets and seers have been misused as mundane love songs. Here in this case of using melancholic Prabhat Samgiita compositions as "mahaprayan" songs, the so-called vanguard of Ananda Marga is abusing these songs in broad daylight. And this must stop.
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Conclusion

These melancholic songs are wholly related with one's psycho-spiritual feeling and have nothing to do with God dying.

The thousands of melancholic songs that have graciously been given are eternal gifts for one's spiritual growth and development. These mystical compositions that are based in bhakti do not mean that God has died. They are not for any type of annual death ceremony.  Such songs do not mean that their God has died. 

PS #2085 and PS #4815 (and others like PS #4819, PS #3263, PS #2238, PS #0025) have been stolen from the collection of bhakti compositions, and wrongly branded as so-called annual death day songs.
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Namaskar,
at His lotus feet,
Malika’ Mukherjee

Note: In the past and recently also, B group has released a list of Prabhat Samgiita compositions for various occasions etc, and for so-called mahaprayan they enlisted songs PS #2085, PS #4815, PS #4819, PS #3263, PS #2238, PS #0025. So this is a double dogma. First, mahaprayan is not a festival in AMPS; rather, it is the invention of B group. And, secondly, they have kidnapped these deeply spiritual, melancholic compositions for their annual death ceremony. This is an utter misuse of Baba’s treasure of Prabhat Samgiita.

Attending kiirtana at MPD means supporting that dogma

Some wrongly justify that, “What is wrong, I am just going to Tiljala for the kiirtana, not for the sake of the mahaprayan program.” Here it should be clear: Going to the annual mahaprayan gathering for the sake of doing kiirtan is a bogus justification. Merely attending that mahaprayan gathering signifies your wholehearted support of that event. The fundamental equation is if anyone is doing anything anywhere and you go to their location and do what they are doing, it means you are supporting their cause. That is the basic formula that can be applied to countless situations.
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Let’s look at this from another angle. Who can forget when Baba was in jail and our Ananda Margii brothers and sisters from all over converged on-site to protest the injustices. Margiis sang kiirtan. And participation in those kiirtan rallies demonstrated support for the greater cause. Those days Mr. JPN called the police on margiis and had them arrested on the basis that their participation in that kiirtana meant they were the supporters of the political protests against Baba’s incarceration.

Later on, after the rally, that same kiirtan would be sung for purely spiritual purposes during dharmacakra etc. Here the point is that doing kiirtan or raising the slogan at a rally means supporting that issue or cause.

Of late, both H and B groups have used kiirtana programs as a strategy to reclaim and recapture various AMPS buildings for their group cause. And those who participate in that kiirtana are their pawns for their groupist agenda. That is what happened in Goddha, Ananda Nagar, Bhopal, and numerous other places where H and B were battling for control of that jagriti etc. Kiitana programs are their main arsenal for capturing those properties from the opposite group. This happened so many times in the past and will happen in the future also as this is their cherished strategy.

It is just like how “allahu akbar” was used by Muslim terrorists to blow up and the same “allahu akbar” Muslims use in their regular prayers also. 
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Merely attending that mahaprayan gathering signifies your wholehearted support of that event. The fundamental equation is if anyone is doing anything anywhere and you go to their location and do what they are doing, it means you are supporting their cause.

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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: Important Teaching ==

Pseudo-service

True sadhakas serve others thinking it is their duty to serve one and all; and, in return, they do not want anything. Verily, they do not have even a remote desire for getting anything in return. They think those whom they are serving are Narayana God Himself. In contrast, fake sadhakas are the exact opposite. You might have seen in various discussions and gatherings how such persons come before all and tell, “I have done this, and I have done that.” They are beggars of attention and recognition and mentally harbour great appreciation and respect for their so-called service. These are fakes. To make it more clear, please read Baba’s following teaching. 

Ananda Marga philosophy states, “Bear in mind that you have a duty towards others, but that no one has any duty towards you. Everyone’s individual duty is fixed. Only one who moves forward with this as his or her only thought can do proper service. Otherwise the thought may remain in the mind of the one doing service that I have done such and such work for that person, so that person ought to do such and such for me. The thought must remain in the mind of the one doing service that I have a duty towards others but no one has any duty towards me.” (1)

Note: Here sadhaka means everyone who is doing sadhana - whether they be a margii or Wt, everyone from PP Dada to a newly initiated margii.

Reference
1. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 9, The Source of Internal Stamina

== Section: Important Teaching ==

Poor parenting approaches

Ananda Marga philosophy states, "In some families the parents have lost their peace of mind due to poverty or some other cause and oppress their children with or without reason. Naturally the children lose respect for their parents, which further aggravates family indiscipline. The parents have to put up with more unrest, adding to their lack of peace."

Ananda Marga philosophy states, "Parents who are middle- or high-level officials in the public works or police departments have to get work done through others or supervise manual labourers or subordinates, so they often forget to talk sweetly. Some become accustomed to using abusive language, and some to issuing commands. Due to this their children do not have an opportunity to learn to speak with restraint. Such children suffer from a superiority complex, even within their circle of friends. In their future lives it will be extremely difficult for them to love people and create a congenial social environment."

Ananda Marga philosophy states, "Some parents may claim that it is impossible to maintain a balanced life in an age full of problems, where they are extremely busy with numerous activities. I maintain, however, that it is possible for an intelligent parent to avoid the mistakes I have discussed. If parents fail to carry out their basic duties, I am compelled to say that, although they live in society, they are guilty of encouraging an antisocial mentality. By encouraging their children to develop a criminal psychology, they give unnecessary trouble to the police. The main point is this: for want of a little care, children are deprived of the opportunity to become complete human beings, even though they have a human structure." (1)

Reference
1. Human Society Part 1, Education

== Section: Important Teaching ==

The actual social code

Ananda Marga ideology states, “We are all the progeny of Parama Puruśa. He is creating each and every thing. There is no need to worry about the man-made distinctions between tall and short, black and white, male and female. Identify your mind with the Cosmic Mind and see whether that pleases Parama Puruśa or not. Do whatever pleases Him.”

“No father wants to see his child die of starvation or one of his children eating or accumulating more than required. You will have to develop the economic sphere to ensure that these things will never happen. In social life no father would wish to see his widowed daughter forced to dress in an austere fashion, persecuted socially, or debarred from attending social functions. You must not support these things. Rather, you must provide equal opportunities for all.”

“Parents hate to see their children weep. If they do, they take them on their lap and comfort them with love and affection until their tears stop. You will have to build a society in which no one is forced to weep, where everyone smiles joyfully all the time and gets ample scope for laughter. Seeing such mirth and merriment, Parama Puruśa will feel immensely pleased. By giving joy to Parama Puruśa you will feel even more joyful and will feel His close proximity. This is the actual social code. And the actual spiritual code is the one that helps humans move towards Parama Puruśa. Under no circumstances should one create unnecessary controversies. The social code aims at bringing a broad smile to the faces of the progeny of Parama Puruśa. You should all move along this path – you are sure to meet with success.” (1)

Reference
1. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 4, Which Is the Right Path?

== Section: Important Teaching ==

Is there a difference between sadvipras and moralists

Prout philosophy states, “Sadvipras and moralists are not synonymous. Sádhakas or spiritual aspirants who control the nucleus of the social order are called sadvipras. Sadvipras will control the nucleus and check exploitation by one class over others. If necessary they may accelerate the speed of the social cycle by the application of tremendous force and bring revolution. By a normal process, when vaeshya domination exploits the other classes in society, sadvipras will bring about revolution in the social order and establish kśatriya domination.” (1)

Note: Sadvipras are spiritual revolutionaries who are firmly established in sadhana and fight against exploitation at every turrn. They will never be swayed or tempted and will always keep sharp eyes on the welfare of society. In contrast, a mere moralist has yet to inculcate true spiritual values and because of that they may fall and lose their morality at any moment.

== Section ==

জড় চিন্তনে মানুষ পাথর হয়ে যাৰে

“স্থূল থেকে সূক্ষ্মের দিকেও মন যায়, আর সূক্ষ্ম থেকে স্থূলের দিকেও যায় | যদি স্থূলত্বের দিকে মানুষের গতিটাকে উত্সাহিত করা যায়, তার শুধু মন নয়, তার সমগ্র সত্তাই স্থূলে matter-এ, জড়ে পর্য়বসিত হয়ে যাৰে, পাথর হয়ে যাৰে | অহল্যা পাষাণী হয়ে যাৰে | স্থূল থেকে সূক্ষ্মত্বের দিকে গতিকে যদি উত্সাহ দেওয়া হয়, সাধনা মার্গের ক্রম অনুয়ায়ী মানুষ এগিয়ে চলে তাহলে তার সমগ্র সত্তা, সামগ্রিক অস্তিত্ব কি হৰে ? সূক্ষ্মত্বের পর্য়বসিত হয়ে ভূমা মনে একীভূত হৰে অথবা চরম জ্ঞা-সত্তার সঙ্গে সারূপ্য লাভ করৰে |” -“১ জানুয়ারি  ১৯৮৬, কোলকাতা, আস্তিত্বিক গতিধারা ও তার চরম লক্ষ্য, চরম পরিণতি”]

== Section 2: Links ==

Dogma of Mahaprayan - Oct 21 - 26

#30: One lady's mahaprayan

• https://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com/2014/09/womans-mahaprayan-anti-baba-anti-marga.html

#29: Islamic shraddhainjali placed into Caryacarya

• https://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com/2014/10/wailing-in-islamic-shraddhainjali-of.html

#28: Islamic dogma on display

• https://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com/2015/10/striking-similarity-2-more.html

#27: Ac Candranath ji's shifting stance on MPD

• https://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com/2019/02/ac-candranath-somersaulted-on-mpd-how.html

#26: Mahaprayan of British tennis player

• https://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com/2014/09/uk-mahaprayan-of-one-tennis-player-our.html

#25: Name of funeral vehicle

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2017/10/unique-mahaprayan-programme-in-odisha.html

#24: Paypal mahaprayan

• https://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com/2014/09/things-on-sale.html

#23: It is against Caryacarya

• https://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com/2026/10/it-is-against-caryacarya.html

#22: Annual death ceremony derived from Islam

• https://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com/2014/09/marhum-abdul-hamids-9th-mahapyanyan.html

#21: Q & A on death day dogma

• https://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com/2013/10/attending-annual-death-ceremony.html

#20: Misery at gathering

• https://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com/2014/09/wailing-at-mpd-of-communist-president.html

#19: PC Story: Why no mahaprayan

• https://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com/2014/09/baba-story-dogma-and-downfall.html

Which songs to sing at paincajanya + 3 more

Baba

Which songs to sing at paincajanya 

Namaskar,

Everybody is aware that paincajanya is one very beautiful, dharmic, and spiritual program. Indeed, paincajanya is about oneness with Ista, Baba. So if someone is singing the Shivagiiti, i.e. about Lord Shiva, in the morning then that goes against our basic spiritual approach. The reason being that in the sweet, sentient mood of the early morning dawn, we should only remember our Parama Purusa Baba. He is our most loving and closest One. This is the common, sentimental feeling of the heart for every Ananda Margii: That Baba is our nearest and dearest One.

In that case, why would we want to wake up in the morning and sing: ‘Lord Shiva, victory is yours, Lord Shiva, victory is yours, Lord Shiva, victory is yours…’ Why should we sing like this when it goes against the basic inner feeling of the heart. All night we dream about Baba and then in the sweetness of the early dawn we want to sing exclusively for Him, a song related with Baba. Yet the Shivagiiti is something different.
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A sadhaka should have bhakti for Ista and ideate on Ista in sadhana. For Ananda Margiis, we lovingly call Ista as Baba. For Ananda Margiis, only Baba is Ista.

If all your life you have been calling your mother as mom, and then one day you call her by her legal name, Madam Elizabeth Walton, she will not feel comfortable and she will wonder why her own child is calling her in this way. Hearing this, the mother will feel annoyed and irritated – as she will prefer her own child to call her “maa” etc.

Similarly, we should be very keen to always call our Ista in a personal and intimate way as Baba. The yearning of the heart only knows One. For Ananda Margiis, that singular and most loving Entity is Baba. Hence, in the deeply personal mood of the early morning dawn during paincajanya, we should only sing songs that are for Him.

Story of great mythological bhakta Hanuman

Here is a very significant story that is highly related with this entire matter: Pointed ideation on Ista.

Ananda Marga ideology guides us, "When Hanuman was asked why he was so insistent on taking the name of Ráma and never taking the name Náráyańa, he promptly replied:

Shriináthe jánakiináthe cábheda Paramátmani
Tathápi mama sarvasvah Rámah kamalalocana.

“I know by philosophical analysis that there is no difference between Náráyańa and Rama, and yet I will channelize my mind towards One Entity and not many. For me there is no Náráyańa, there is only Ráma.”

"Likewise for the genuine spiritual aspirants there is only One Entity, and they rush only towards that Supreme One. Their minds move only in one direction, not in a thousand directions." (1)

In that discourse, Baba's pointed teaching in this story is that a sadhaka's feelings of bhakti must be linked with one Ista - for Ananda Margiis that Ista is Baba Lord Shrii Shrii Anandamurtiji. For non-margiis it may be Lord Krsna or Lord Shiva. But for Ananda Margiis it is Baba.
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Without this idea firmly set in the mind, one cannot reach the Goal. Ananda Margiis should not say, "O' Lord Shiva come and grace me" - that will not help, rather hinder. The mind will be bifurcated or trifurcated. Some part of the mind will go to Lord Shiva, and another portion to Lord Krsna, and some portion to Baba. That mind is broken, retarded - it will go nowhere. There is one ista - that is our Guru's teaching.


One-pointed bhakti

If one margii is singing this song - Jaya shubhavajradhara shubhra kalevara (Prabhat Samgiita #2526) - it means you are paying homage to Lord Shiva, requesting Him to "please come in my meditation and come in my dhyana." But then when you conclude the song and start your actual meditation practice, you are pointing the mind towards your Guru, Lord Shrii Shrii Anandamurtiji. So that bifurcated approach is not at all good; it will not be helpful.

Why? Because you are addressing both Lord Shiva and Lord Shrii Shrii Anandamurtiji; the mind is not at all pointed, rather bifurcated. Yet sadhana can only be done with a pointed mind.
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Ananda Marga ideology says, "According to spiritual science the samádhi attained when the entire mind is pin-pointed." (2)

Sick father & medicine story

There was a father who had one son, and the father needed his help because he was sick. In fact, he called out to his son to bring his medicines. The son’s name was John, but that father did not call him that. Instead his father called him by his professional title, i.e. as inspector. And the father was calling and calling but his son did not respond as he was not even aware that he was being summoned. All because he expected his father to call him John. And when his father found that his son was not coming then he tried so many other epithets like sir, mister, friend etc, but all those were to no avail. The key word was John.

Similarly, in the field of spirituality, one must know how to call their Ista. And the name should be singular in nature, not many. And by that way the sadhaka can get success. So this same theory holds true in our spiritual lives: Worshiping multiple deities is not going to bring the proper outcome. How is one going to be graced when one's focus is divided and split in multiple directions. The mind must be pointed in one direction. In the field of spirituality, the sadhaka must be singular in approach.
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Conclusion

The conclusion of this entire letter is that the Shivagiiti song should not be sung at the time of paincajanya or for any spiritual gathering of Ananda Margiis. For Ananda Margiis, the Ista is Baba, and we should only sing for Him, our most-loving Baba.

Ananda Margiis should not sing those songs that directly address Lord Shiva and Lord Krsna. Those songs give way to this type of expression, "O' Lord Shiva, O' Lord Krsn, I salute Thee." Those songs are not for margiis but for non-margiis. Those singing such songs are not following 16 points - unfortunately. They are not following one of the points. They are contravening the point #10: Non-compromising strictness and faith regarding the sanctity of Ista.

There are many hundreds of inspiring Prabhat Samgiita that are not for Lord Krsna nor Lord Shiva that focus fully on Baba. Whereas, there are only a few compositions for Lord Krsna and Lord Shiva - other than that, so many songs are for Beloved Baba.
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Namaskar,
at His lotus feet,
Dharmaraj

Choose from many hundreds of songs

An Ananda Margii should only sing those bhakti-oriented compositions that point the mind towards Baba; whereas those Prabhat Samgiita compositions about Lord Krsna and Lord Shiva are for the general public. In spiritual life, a sadhaka of Ananda Marga is to choose from the many hundreds of songs about Baba and sing only those songs, and not sing or use compositions about Lord Krsna and Lord Shiva during paincajanya etc. That does not mean we should discard those songs about Lord Krsna and Lord Shiva, rather we are to learn them so we can teach to non-margiis. But, in one's own personal practice, a bhakta of Lord Shrii Shrii Anandamurtiji (Baba) is to only sing songs about Him. That is the key guideline - and the pointed mandate to follow.

Baba wrote Shivagiiti for non-margiis

So Baba wrote the Shivagiiti song for non-margiis. We margiis are responsible for learning this Shivagiiti song in order to share with those non-margii sadhakas who have not yet come onto the path of Ananda Marga and are involved in worshipping Lord Shiva etc. So that song is Baba's gift to those non-margii aspirants. In Baba's divine kingdom no one is left out or forgotten.
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Importance of Ista

Ananda Marga ideology states, "Spiritual aspirants should remember that they will have to become dedicated to their Is't'a. They will have to establish a relationship of exclusive bhakti to Is't'a. If there is not intense attachment to Is't'a in one's heart, then one cannot do anything". (3)

Here is another of Baba's key and colorful teachings on this matter.

Ananda Marga ideology says, "A person used to recite the following after taking bath: “Victory to mother Káli, victory, victory to Káli, victory to mother Káli of T́han T́haniá, victory to mother Káli of Dakśińeshvar, victory to Bábá Táraknáth, victory to Bábá Vaidyanath of Deoghar. O, Fathers! None of you should think that I am leaving out someone's name.” After this he would say, “O, gods and goddesses, please forgive me if I have omitted any name inadvertently. Please assume that I have mentioned your name also.” Does this yield anything at all? One says “victory to mother Káli of Kálighát” and in the same breath one says “victory to mother Káli of T́han T́haniá.” It signifies that the mind is moving both towards Kálighát and T́han T́haniá. Can the mind become concentrated in this way? Certainly not." (4)

So although Baba has given 5,019 Prabhat Samgiita songs, one must have the required viveka to use the songs in the right way. We are only to sing those songs in our spiritual practices like paincajanya that focus on Baba, Lord Shrii Shrii Anandamurtiji.
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Faulty approach of Semitic religions:
worshiping multiple godheads

In their day-to-day practical manner, the Semitic religions worship not one god but many. Those followers ask boons and grace from numerous godheads. In theory, they may try to deny this and give their own justification; but in their practical life that is what they do. It is quite evident.

Nowadays, most Christians and Muslims are in so-called 3rd world countries. And those believers follow multiple religions plus local gods and goddesses. They are involved in numerous belief systems. One single person might worship Allah, a Christian God, and their own local or native gods / goddesses and ritualistic deities. This is prevalent all around Africa and the Asian nations. Next is Buddhism which has adopted multiple deities. And the worst is Hinduism where there are countless gods and goddesses.

Those who come into Ananda Marga from such backgrounds often have a hard time understanding that Ista must be one, i.e. singular. Those who come into Ananda Marga at a young age easily understand. Age aside, those with adequate bhakti readily and absolutely understand.
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Every bhakta in Ananda Marga must be singularly pointed on Ista and only ideate on Lord Shrii Shrii Anandamurti ji. There is no other way.

References
1. Ananda Marga Way of Life - 11, Relativity and the Supreme Entity
2. Subháśita Saḿgraha Part 21, Liberation of the Devotee
3. Ananda Marga Ideology and Way of Life - 11, Parama Puruśa and His Creation
4. Ánanda Vacanámrtam Part 10, The Supreme Entity Transcends All Colours

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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 ==

Intoxicates my heart

Note: Only those who sincerely practice the 6th lesson of sahaja yoga meditation can realise this song in the depths of their heart.

PS Intro: Here the bhakta is immersed in His infinite love and he is thinking to himself in the following way.

"A'ma'y d'a'k diye ja'y kon aja'na'y, kii snigdhata'r bha's'a'..." (Prabhat Samgiita #2343)

Purport:

Which unknown Divine Entity is calling me in my core? What sweetness saturates His voice and intoxicates my heart with divine love. That Supreme Entity is coming and floating with His exquisite, attractive form, along with His infinite rhythm and melody.

I was hoping to get Him and go on doing His task. With His inspiration and grace, I will continue moving forward forgetting the pain and pleasure of this material world.    

In the deep corner of my mind, and in the sacred place of my being which holds all my inner desires and ideation, I only long for You. O’ Parama Purusa Baba, please come in my mental lotus and fill it with Your colour. Please come…

== Section 3: Important Teaching ==

Can purodhas act / dance on stage?

Ananda Marga Caryacarya says, "An a'ca'raya or purodha' cannot actively participate in any acting." (1)
 
Note: Keeping Baba's above guideline in view, see the standard of certain Wts (acaryas and purodhas) who have acted on stage at various retreats and seminars. Every margii should be aware of the rules so that when something like this occurs they can come forward and help rectify the situation - thereby upholding Baba's teaching and the code of Caryacarya. Some purodhas were violating this rule in the past by singing and dancing rap music etc on stage at the annual overseas retreats etc - hopefully they have since mended their ways.
 
Reference
1. Caryacarya - 1, Social Relationship between Men and Women

== Section: Important Teaching ==

Racism explained

Ananda Marga philosophy says, "As human beings were not able to unravel the mystery of this diversity, they wrongly preached the doctrine of racial supremacy, resulting in hated of their fellow human beings and heartless cruelty, and indulged in savagery and bloody warfare - these were the darkest and the most lamented chapters in human history."

"Sometimes people are wrongly led to believe that the white people are perhaps superior to the black population, and that the blacks are only a little higher than our animal ancestors on the scale of evolution."

"Even today in Europe, particularly in Spain and Portugal, and in the U.S.A., South Africa and Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), one unmistakably notices the curse of this ignorance. But is racial supremacy..." (1)

Note: The same disease is working with caste dogma.  


Reference
1. A Few Problems Solved - 2, Human Society Is One and Indivisible – 1

== Section 4: Links ==

Postings to Read

What to ask for

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2015/06/desire-of-those-two-women-3-more.html

Saluting Divine Entity

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2019/05/most-remain-oblivious-3-more.html

From fearful to fearless

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2014/03/gradual-steps-in-sadhana.html

How Europe may become majority Muslim 

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2017/05/islam-will-outnumber-eurpean-locals.html

Evolution of bhakti

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2017/12/bhakti-animals-and-humans.html

Source of our suffering

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2013/11/answer-to-why-various-incidents-occur.html

Sharing heartfelt feeling: role of PS + 5 more

Baba

Sharing heartfelt feeling: role of PS

Namaskar,

We have to remember that sadhana does not mean samadhi. Sadhana means 'effort'. With a sincere and concerted effort, the sadhaka can create an inner link with Parama Purusa based on bhakti. That is how one can form a bond of love with Him, by His grace. And our sadhana system includes not just the practice of meditation, but kiirtan and Prabhat Samgiita as well. All three are important.

Ananda Marga philosophy says, "Do meditation, do kiirtan and bhajan sincerely." (1)

So all three - sadhana, kiirtan, and Prabhat Samgiita - are essential in developing an inner link and relation based on bhakti with Parama Purusa. And this letter discusses how Prabhat Samgiita plays a unique and special role in this process.
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Select a PS that corresponds to your feeling

When selecting a bhajan we should choose a given song for the right reason. We should not pick a Prabhat Samgiita based on the tune, or the melody, or the quality of the singer's voice. For sadhakas, Prabhat Samgiita is not about musical properties. It is about the expression of our own feelings of bhakti for Him.

If we are feeling forlorn and far from Parama Purusa, then singing a song about the joys of attaining Him will not satisfy one's emotional needs. Similarly, we should always select a Prabhat Samgiita - a bhajan - that properly corresponds to our feeling at that very time. So we should all familiarise ourselves with a wide range of Prabhat Samgiita compositions so we readily have a song available to express our inner feeling, whether it be a feeling of frustration, love, anxiety, closeness, melancholy, or joy. Because only by singing the right song will our heart feel light - only then will the mind move in the right direction.
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The beauty of our Prabhat Samgiita practice

The beauty of our bhajan practice is that it is a time when we can openly express our feelings towards Parama Purusa. Kiirtan is chiefly about singing His glory over and over again; and, sadhana is done in silence. So it is only with our bhajan practice that we can verbally express our inner feelings to Parama Purusa. And that gives a huge lift to the sadhaka.

For example, if one is in a strange place and does not know anyone, then they cannot express their hopes and despairs, their joys and sorrows, their success and failures. And that creates a big burden that weighs heavy on the mind. Whereas if one is among friends, or with a close companion, they can easily share their heartfelt feeling. And that sharing of their inner thoughts allows one to feel light and buoyant. It has a renewing effect on one's psyche and overall existence. One key point to garner is that if you open your heart to a human being they may form a poor opinion about you. Or knowing your weakness they may exploit you. But God will always help you, so open your heart to God by singing Prabhat Samgiita.
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PS expresses full range of human sentiments

This is the very unique and essential aspect of our bhajan practice. It allows the sadhaka to clear their mind and heart of all their emotions. Because in singing Prabhat Samgiita there is a tremendous scope to express the full range of human feelings and sentiments. Verily Baba has bestowed upon us the world of Prabhat Samgiita for this very purpose - to express the full range of feelings felt by the sadhaka: the pain of separation, the joy of finding Parama Purusa, the frustration of not getting Him, the struggle of dealing with this mundane world, the bliss of His arrival etc.

All of the above and countless other human feelings and emotions are clearly expressed in our world of Prabhat Samgiita. Such a range of expression is not found in kiirtan, nor is it so easy to do in sadhana, because human beings like to express their feelings orally. And that is the true gift of our bhajan practice. Nowhere else in our sadhana system is this found. Our bhajan practice is purely personal. So if the bhajan practice is overlooked, then there is a void. Because Prabhat Samgiita is the ideal avenue for a bhakta to express the inner feelings and thoughts of their heart and mind to Him. It is a release or outpouring of one’s inner emotions which brings renewal and levity, and ultimately love for Parama Purusa. Because emotion based on ideology is bhakti, i.e. love for the Supreme.
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He only listens for the feeling of the heart

At the same time, we should bear in mind that Baba does not judge us on our singing talent or instrumental techniques. Those are meaningless to Him. He only looks inside the heart for sincerity. So a sadhaka should not feel shy, self-conscious,  or distraught that they do not have musical talent; nor should one become so vain about their musical gifts. Because in the eyes of Parama Purusa, He is only concerned with the heartfelt feeling of the bhakta. If that is expressed in our bhajan singing, then everything is expressed and the goal in singing is attained. Then and only then does that bhajan practice have value. Thus there is no place for shyness or arrogance in singing Prabhat Samgiita.

So our Prabhat Samgiita holds a special place in our sadhana practice. Those compositions allow for the expression of our inner feelings and that invariably helps cultivate a feeling of closeness and love for Parama Purusa. If we do not express ourselves, then naturally a relationship will dry up. That is the way it happens in our worldly dealings and the same applies to our spiritual life as well. Thus Prabhat Samgiita plays a great role in our development as sadhakas. It is our personal time to draw ourselves nearer to Him-- because we are not singing our Prabhat Samgiita for anyone else. We are singing for Baba and to express our feelings to Him. And, He always listens.
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Conclusion

As important as kiirtan and sadhana are, we must never lose sight of the great importance of singing Prabhat Samgiita as a way to draw ourselves closer to Him and lighten our burden of life by expressing our inner thoughts and feelings.

Baba says, "Do meditation, do kiirtan and bhajan sincerely and together with that, render maximum social service. This is the supreme ideology for an ideal human being." (2)

Namaskar,
At His feet,
Jagasrasta’

~ In-depth study ~

Prabhat Samgiita comes under bhajana

Ananda Marga philosophy states, “Shiva propounded song, dance and instrumental music in such a manner so that it would directly vibrate the ectoplasm, so that the ectoplasmic movement converges into one point touching the soul point. That is why great people of all ages have encouraged all three aspects of music...Category of song that also reflects Parama Puruśa, but which expresses many ideas before returning to the one central idea of Parama Puruśa, is called bhajana.” (3)

Ananda Marga ideology states, “If one’s mental ideation is conveyed only to Parama Puruśa without affecting other human beings, this is called bhajana. So bhajana is purely personal; it has no collective aspect.” (4)

Ananda Marga ideology guides us, “This world is for devotees and for nobody else. When the Esana [longing] is not for Paramatman but for something else, it is known as Asakti (Attachment) and not Bhakti. As for example, the Esana [longing] for wine. This Esana will be termed as Panasakti, the attachment for wine i.e. attachment is always in bad sense and devotion is always supreme. Therefore the correct Esana [longing] is devotion.” (5)

The main aim of any sadhaka is to love and please Parama Purusa. That is the only way to get Him, i.e. with the love of bhakti, not via the knowledge of jinana, or the action of karma. Only with love can we grasp and hold Him as our own. This fact Baba has in countless discourses.
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Ananda Marga ideology says, "A genuine spiritualist will have to establish a relation of love with Parama Purus'a. Those who remain oblivious to this truth become unsuccessful in their mission." (6)

Love is an essential aspect of our spiritual lives.

Ananda Marga ideology states, "Prabhat Samgiita is the feeling of the heart, and the expression of the heart, and it has been written with the ink of the heart." (7)

References
1. 15 October 1979 morning, Nagpur
2. 15 October 1979 morning, Nagpur
3. A Few Problems Solved - 3, Song, Dance and Instrumental Music
4. Ananda Marga Ideology & Way of Life - 11, Taking the Opposite Stance in Battle
5. Subhasita Samgraha - 20, Astitva and Shivatva
6. Subhasita Samgraha - 11, 'The Path of Salvation'
7. MGD 02 January 1983

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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: Important Teaching ==

To be Prout leader

Ananda Marga ideology says, "Human beings will have to develop their social structure, economic principles, spiritual practice – in fact everything in life – in consistence with the principles of dharma because dharma is the divine law." (1)

Note: In His above teaching Baba is guiding us that all aspects of life including our socio-economic system must be grounded in dharma. That means to be a leader of Prout one must be a dharmika - a practitioner of bhagavad dharma. Now and again, some become enthralled by hearing the tall talks of various atheistic social leaders. And in their mind they think that such speakers are ideal Prout leaders. But Baba has put an end to this misconception. Because, in His above teaching, He has firmly declared that only those spiritual aspirants who strictly follow the divine code of dharma are qualified to be the leaders of Prout, not any type of atheistic or quasi social reformer etc.    

Reference
1. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 4, Opposition to Dharma Will Certainly Invite Destruction

== Section: Important Teaching ==

Bengalees on wrong path - how & why

Baba's below teachings depict how a large community of Bengalees got drawn into the Muslim faith. However, best would have been if those Bengalees fought against religious exploitation and removed the caste system from Hinduism. They should have made a hue and cry to fight against priesthood exploitation. But according to Baba’s below teaching, the Bengalee community is emotional and that is why they chose the wrong path. If they had been rational they would have raised the voice against all kinds of exploitation, especially in the religious sphere, and they would not have joined the Islamic religion. In Hinduism, eating beef is not allowed. But these sentimental and emotional Bengalees started eating meat excessively and they contracted diseases and shortened their life, after joining those Muslims. This all happened due to the dominance of sentiment and lack of rationality. That is why they converted to Islam. In due course those communities formed East Pakistan and that became Bangladesh, which now has a population of 170 million. They were all converted from the Hindu religion. All the religions are bad but Islam is the worst because they are very violent. This happened to Bengalees because they are sentimental. Baba warns against the dangers of sentient in His book on neo-humanism. That is the central idea of Baba’s below two quotes.

Ananda Marga ideology states, “By temperament the Bengalees are a sentimental people. Sometimes they tolerate injustice for a long period without any murmur, without even a whimper...But suddenly, they may erupt in strong protest. These are the symptoms of a sentimental race. The people of Bengal, particularly the people of the lower stratum of society, had to undergo tremendous torture and humiliation in the past. Suddenly they revolted and embraced Islam in large numbers. They are also Bengalees – in bone, flesh and blood. They became Muslims as a reaction to the exploitation by the contemporary society.” (1)


Worst move: lower caste Hindus converted to Islam

Prout philosophy states, “It has also happened amongst the followers of different religions. Due to the many shortcomings in one religion and its exploitation of so-called lower caste people, many of these so-called low caste people left that religion and accepted another. When people leave their religion for no significant reason and accept another religion which suffers from ideological vacuum or is even inferior to the religion which they previously followed, they develop hysterical behaviour. They start excessively doing those things which were once prohibited to them by their previous religion. So we find that the person who has converted to another religion takes more beef than a normal member of that religion. This type of behaviour cannot be found in those who had ideologically accepted that religion.” (2)


References
1. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 10, The History of Bengal – 1
2. Prout in a Nutshell - 15, The Existential Value of Ideology

== Section: Important Teaching ==

When you die

Ananda Marga ideology states, “The Christian and Muslim ideas of heaven and hell and also svarga in Hindu Karmakandii Jaemini Partná, were derived from the fact that the samskáras which determine the requitals of actions exists exits in this loka. In reality no kośa will remain after death. The samskáras remains as the object of the átman. Thus the ideas of heaven and hell of the Hindu, Christian and Muslim mythologies are completely false, because after death there remains no mind at all to experience heaven or hell." (1)

The mind is incapable of doing anything without the brain. And after death there is no brain, so the bodiless mind remains dormant. It cannot do or experience anything: no pain, no pleasure, nothing. The whole notion of one enjoying the fruits of heaven or the tortures of hell after death is bogus.

It is a complete myth that people go to heaven or hell. After death the mind is dormant. And that is what is expressed in the above quote. Here we should understand that pain and pleasure are experienced in this world, not after death. So-called heaven and so-called hell are here in this world.

Reference
1. Tattvika Praveshika, Some Questions and Answers on Ananda Marga Philosophy

== Section: Important Teaching ==

Know this about forgiveness

Ananda Marga philosophy states, “Those who perpetrate atrocities on collective life or on a particular human group, cannot be pardoned. In such cases pardoning not only reflects weakness, it also encourages injustice, because the oppressors become more tyrannical. In individual life, if an innocent person is oppressed by dishonest people, the person, if he or she so desires, may pardon the oppressors, just to test his or her capacity for tolerance or for some other reason. But if the oppressors torture a human group, in that case no single individual, as the representative of the group, can pardon them, and actually that person has no right to do so. If the representative acts beyond his or her jurisdiction, that person will be denounced by the group he or she represents. So it has to be said that pardoning is a practice for individual life only, not for collective life.” (1)

Note: The above teaching is difficult for some to understand. That is, commonly people are confused about this. In this above teaching, Baba is guiding us that forgiveness is for individual life - only. Those who have eyes to see know that all around in the general society and inside Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha also, there are numerous injustices going on. These all fall within the scope of collective life. Nobody can excuse those culprits because they have harmed society on the whole. 

In contrast, if someone stole your personal bicycle and the next day that person feels repentant and returns it to you and apologizes for their wrongdoing, then there are two options. One may excuse that person or not excuse that person. Baba guides us that it is better to excuse them for their wrongdoing - so long as that person is feeling repentant. Because it is an individual affair and the culprit is sorry for his misdeed etc. But in the case of organisational wrongdoing that harms the society etc, then there is no scope to forgive that wrongdoer. No one has the right or power to excuse them. 

Due to all the aforesaid reasons, this is a very difficult situation for some to understand - especially lay people. So they follow their dogma and excuse everyone regardless, even the venomous snake that is lying inside their shoe ever ready to bite them. 

Reference
1. Problems of the Day #17

== Section: Important Teaching ==

How to save burnt food

Ananda Marga philosophy says, "If the vegetables get a little burnt and [you think] that 'Oh, people can't eat this.' [Then] Quick- pour a lot of water onto them, and add fifteen or twenty betel leaves. That will reduce the burnt effect." (1)

Reference
1. Namámi Krśńasundaram, Vraja Krśńa and Vishuddha Advaetaváda – 3 (Discourse 12)

== Section: Important Teaching ==

Way to make ideal human beings

Ananda Marga philosophy says, "Some people may ask: Why does A'nanda Ma'rga run many kindergarten schools and not many high schools, degree colleges and universities? A kindergarten school is something basic and the mission of making human beings is accomplished here. If one has already become a thief or a criminal, in that case university education for such a person is of no avail. One is to be moulded in one's childhood. If one receives the fundamentals of education in the formative period of one's life, one will keep oneself alright in the teeth of the greatest trials and tribulations in life. A bamboo, when green, can be shaped or bent in any way you like. Once it ripens, any attempt to reshape it will break it. This is why more stress is to be laid on kindergarten schools. Such schools are the first phase of making human beings." (1)

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

== Section: Prabhat Samgiita ==

हे बाबा ! कभी कभी तो हॅंसाते हो और कभी कभी रुलाते भी हो।

प्रभात सङ्गीत 311: तूमि कतो लीला जानो...

भावार्थ

हे परमपुरुष ! तुम विभिन्न प्रकार की भव्य लीलायें करना जानते हो। मेरे साथ भी तुम अनेक प्रकार की लीलायें करते रहते हो।  कभी कभी तो हॅंसाते हो और कभी कभी रुलाते भी हो। हे प्रभु ! तुम मेरे मन को अनेक प्रकार से खुश करते रहते हो।

हे बाबा ! तुमसे कुछ भी छिपाया नहीं जा सकता है। तुम तो सब कुछ जानते होऔर देखते हो। तुम्हारी इच्छा के बिना कुछ भी नहीं हो सकता। तुम मेरे हर कार्य में उपस्थित रहते हो। चाहे मैं जो भी करूँ या जहाॅं भी जाऊँ तुम सब कुछ देखते रहते हो। कुछ भी तुमसे छिपा कर नहीं किया जा सकता। तुम्हारी ‘‘लीला खेला‘‘ दिव्य है सारा ब्रह्माॅंड तुम्हारे पैरों के तले नाच रहा है।

हे दिव्य ! तुम इस संसार में अपनी मुस्कान, हॅंसी और आनन्द के आॅंसुओं से बाढ़ ला देते हो। तुम सब पर प्रसन्नता की किरणों की बौछार करते हो।  कभी कभी तो हॅंसाते हो और कभी कभी रुलाते भी हो। हे प्रभु ! मैं जानकर या अनजाने में भी तुम्हीं से प्रेम करता हॅूं। तुम्हारे प्रेम से भरे गीत सारे ब्रह्माॅंड में गाए जा रहे हैं।

हे परमपुरुष बाबा ! अनेक प्रकार की लीलायें कैसे की जाना हैं, यह तुम्हीं जानते हो।

References

1. Sadguru Baba says (in GD, Delhi, 26 Feb 1984) that when writing a Prabhat Samgiita purport then very simple words should be used so that the common mass may understand. The above Hindu purport has been written according to that guideline.

== Section 3: Links ==

Prabhat Samgiita Day - 14 Sep

Starting point of Prabhat Samgiita 

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2013/08/history-what-devotees-were-singing.html

Postings to Read

Spirituality: essential aspect of nitya karma

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2016/06/nitya-karma-3-more.html

Golden rule: inherent flaws

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2018/11/self-centered-theology-vs-am.html

Link between sadhana lessons

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2015/03/why-and-what-about-sadhana.html

Story: how Baba made me victorious

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2023/05/story-how-baba-taught-me-surrender-part.html

Ananda Marga vs dogmas of epic

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2022/04/baba-yudhisthira-dogma-namaskar-in.html