Kanyadan, girl donation ritual, marriage: girls are treated at cattle + 2 more

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Kanyadan, girl donation ritual, marriage:
girls are treated as cattle

Note: Please pay attention to the yellow highlighted sections; those are Guru's direct teachings. The rest of the writing is a report on this issue. 

Namaskar,
Every Ananda Margii knows that Baba has given the guideline that males and females have equal status. But in old Indian traditions that is not the case. Especially, marriage ceremonies are done in a very lopsided way. This letter talks about the kanyadan Hindu marriage system. These days even highly educated boys and girls marry according to the old ritual of kanyadan or girl donation - whereby girls are donated to boys and treated as slaves. Those getting married do not think about what they are doing - nor do the participants. They are so indoctrinated that they do not consider or question how abominable this kanyadan ritual is. To understand please go reading.

Sadguru Baba says, “Renaissance people will have to start a movement for social equality and fight against such inequality based on sexual difference. Are women like cattle, or sacks of cloth that people give as gifts at the time of marriage? Are they slaves to be sold to others? As long as women lacked courage or intellect, they tolerated these things – but what a great humiliation! To submit them to such indignities is far worse than to whip them publicly on the road. Are women simply like bundles of cloth to be sent to the washerman’s house?” (1)

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Girls dressed up a decorative gifts to be given away like mere objects

In the above photo, the prevailing Hindu marriage dogma is on full display whereby the girls in the first two rows have been decorated and wrapped like holiday gifts. They are treated as mere possessions that will be donated to the husband and his family - just as one would donate a sheep, cow, or a table cloth etc. These girls are viewed as physical property to be donated and traded etc. Verily, females in the Hindu marriage system are not treated as human beings, but rather as mere objects. It is akin to the era of slavery where slaves were taken to the market to be bought, sold, and traded like mundane possessions etc. Similarly, these girls are dressed up as mere decorative objects to be given away. This is the case with typical Hindu marriage ceremonies, whereas the Muslim marriage ceremonies are even worse as they proclaim that three females are equal to one male. That is why sincere Ananda Margiis do not participate in such types of dogmatic ceremonies - even if non-margiis are hosting such events. Participating means degrading the status of women. Indeed, this type of marriage ritual is abhorrent.


Kanyadan dogma: girls are property of boys not vice-versa

Pictured above is the girl donation ceremony. In India, girls are treated as property - just as one has a house, a car, a bicycle, horses, or animals etc. Boys are not treated as property, but girls are. This is pervasive in throughout the Indian subcontinent, the Muslim world, and many other regions as well. In the west, females were formerly treated this way but things have changed drastically in the last half-century whereby women have gained both legal and social rights. But in India - such as in the Hindu wedding scene picture above, girls are mere objects to be traded.

Because this dogma is so ingrained, some may feel frustrated reading this. They have been so indoctrinated into this defective mentality that they think the donation of their girls is something holy or virtuous. In the above scene, the young girls are dressed up and decorated in gems and jewels etc.


Quite humiliating and denigrating for the girl

The name of this social ritual is kanya’da’n (girl donation). Kanya’ means girl, and da’n means gift or donation.Thus when they donate their girls it is called kanya’da’n (girl donation). They think of this as being something virtuous. But in reality, we know that nothing can be donated unless it is something you own. Thus girls are mere commodities or property.

As Sadguru Baba points out, this whole scene is quite humiliating and denigrating for those girls but due to their ignorance they feel ecstatic and glorified during this ceremony. When that girl was small she was taught that a one fine day she will become the property of another family. So they believe that this is a respectful and dignified outcome - i.e. to live as the property of someone else.


Submit women to such indignities is far worse than to whip them publicly on the road

This defective mentality is similar to that of a caged bird that has been caged for so long that it cannot conceive of its own freedom. It likes that small, puny cage.

In His below guideline, Baba is warning us about this kanyadan dogma: Females are not anyone’s personal property like cattle or sacks of cloth. Yet treating females as mere objects is worse than whipping them publicly on the road. Only a few confused or very new margiis participate in this dogmatic Hindu marriage ritual. Every true Ananda Margii is keen to refrain from attending any such type of event etc - sincere sadhakas understand they cannot support or attend this Hindu ritual of kanya’da’n (girl donation) ceremony. After all, these are not innocent affairs, but rather represent the imposition of dogma and the exploitation of women.  It is our duty to educate the public and remove this social injustice and gender difference.

“Renaissance people will have to start a movement for social equality and fight against such inequality based on sexual difference. Are women like cattle, or sacks of cloth that people give as gifts at the time of marriage? Are they slaves to be sold to others? As long as women lacked courage or intellect, they tolerated these things – but what a great humiliation! To submit them to such indignities is far worse than to whip them publicly on the road. Are women simply like bundles of cloth to be sent to the washerman’s house? Women must not be suppressed, and there should not be domination of males in the society. Society should have a cooperative leadership, not a subordinated leadership; there should be a coordinated, cooperative leadership, leadership between males and females. Renaissance people will have to start a movement immediately to fight against all these disparities; otherwise if fifty percent of the population, that is the ladies, remain downtrodden, how can there be all-round progress of human society? So these are all the social duties, the social responsibilities of the Renaissance movement. Renaissance people will have to wage war on these disparities, these inequalities – they will have to be rooted out of the society.” (1)


Solution

In order to save our universal human family from various dogmas and degrading traditions of ritualistic marriages, Sadguru Baba has graciously given an ideal revolutionary marriage ceremony that grants full respect and dignity to females and places them on equal footing as men. The Ananda Marga system eradicates all dogmas - no kanyadan, no dowry, no castism - and enables our human society to march forward into a whole new era of gender equality based on neo-humanistic values.

Namaskar
in Him,
Sulekha’ Singh


Note 1: Reported in newspaper as kanya’da’na - not anything else

The above photo depicts the kanya’da’n (girl donation) ceremony that took place in Madhya Pradesh. In the newspaper, it is stated that the government sponsored eleven kanya’da’n (girl donation) ceremonies on this particular day that were witnessed by the chief minister’s staff. To ease the burden of marriage in India and overcome the trappings of the dowry system, the government founded a program where they financially back such kanya’da’n ceremonies like the one shown in the above photo. Verily the newspaper openly reports how these are not just marriages but kanya’da’n (girl donation) ceremonies as well. So there is no doubt about it.


Reference
1. AFPS-7, Renaissance in All the Strata of Life

== Section 2 ==

ধর্ম সরল পথেই চলে, কিন্তু 

“মহাকাল - সে কুটিল পথে চলে, কি ভাবে কি হয়ে যায়, লোকে ৰুঝতে পারে না | আজ যে সম্মানের সুবর্ণ শিখরে আরূঢ়, সে কখন কোথায়, কোন অতলে তলিয়ে যায়, ৰোঝা যায় না | তাই ৰলা হয় “কালস্য কুটিলা গতিঃ” | কিন্তু ধর্মের সম্বন্ধে ৰলা হয়, “ধর্মস্য সূক্ষ্মা গতিঃ” | ধর্ম সরল পথেই চলে, কিন্তু ৰড় সূক্ষ্মতার পথ” |(1)

Reference
1. Giitay Dharma Deshana-2

== Section 3 ==

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Baba Story: बाबा भक्ति कथा:मूक होहि बाचाल + 4 more

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2. PS #1370: You are with me life after life always - up to eternity
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बाबा भक्ति कथा:मूक होहि बाचाल

गोविन्दपुर (धनबाद जिला) में मेरे पदस्थापन के समय बहुत से लोगों को दीक्षा दिलाई गयी। अच्छा प्रचार कार्य हुआ । एक व्यक्ति थे जो मेरे ही ऑफिस में कार्यरत थे और नाम था उनका श्री अर्जुन पंडित। वे लौकिक रूप में तथाकथित ‘कुम्भकार’ जाति में आते थे। मैंने उन्हें आनन्दमार्ग के बारे में समझाया तथा उनकी पूर्ण इच्छा नहीं रहने पर भी दीक्षा दिलवा दी। पंडित जी जब साधना करने लगे और अनुभूति प्राप्त की, तब उन में भी बाबा-भक्ति जग गयी। एक दिन गोविन्दपुर के बगल के एक गांव ‘बागसुथा’ में कथित ‘कुम्भकारों’ का जिला स्तरीय सम्मलेन हो रहा था। पंडित जी भी उसमे आमंत्रित थे। दीक्षा लिए हुए अभी इन्हें कुछ माह ही बीते थे। वे आवश्यकता से कुछ ज्यादा ही शर्मालु प्रकृति के थे। खड़ा होकर भाषण देना तो दूर की बात थी, वे मंच पर बैठने में भी घबराते थे। लेकिन वहाँ लोगो ने जबरदस्ती मंच पर उन्हें ला बैठाया। कुछ वक्ताओं के भाषण के बाद मंच संचालक ने पंडित जी को अपना भाषण देने के लिए आमंत्रित किया। अब, पंडित जी को काटो तो खून नहीं। “बाप रे बाप , हम अब भाषण कैसे देंगे ? क्या कहेंगे? हमें तो कुछ यह सब आता ही नही। बेकार हम इस सभा में चले आये” – यह सब भाव पंडित जी के मन मस्तिष्क में तैरने लगे और उन्होंने भाषण देने से साफ़ मना कर दिया। लेकिन उत्साही लोग मानने वाले कहाँ थे? वे जबरदस्ती उन्हें माइक के सामने खड़ा कर दिये। पंडित जी का तो हाल बेहाल था। अन्त में कुछ भी उपाय नहीं देख कर उन्होंने अपनी आँखे मूँदी और परम-पिता बाबा श्री श्री आनन्दमूर्ति जी का स्मरण कर उनके सामने आत्मसमर्पण कर दिया तथा विनती की – “हे बाबा, हमें कुछ भाषण–वाषण आता नहीं है। हम यहाँ इसी संकट में घिर गए हैं। हे परमपिता, आप सर्वशक्तिमान हैं, हमारी मदद करें|” बस अब क्या था? श्री अर्जुन पंडित कि आँखें तो बंद थी ही - होश भी गँवा बैठे और अनजाने में ही उनके मुख से धारा – प्रवाह भाषण शुरू हो गया। एक घंटा तक बोले होंगे। तालियाँ पर तालियाँ बज रही थी। अन्त में, जब उनका ‘भाषण’ समाप्त हुआ, तब उन्हें होश आया। लोग उन्हें बधाई देते नहीं थकते थे। और पंडित जी? वे तो अवाक् हो सब देख रहे थे। “क्या कहा हमने – यह तो मालूम ही नहीं है हमें। हमें तो ज़रा भी स्मरण नहीं अपने भाषण के बारे में। निश्चित रूप से परमपिता बाबा ने ही कृपा कर मेरे मुख से प्रवचन दे दिया। धन्य हैं हम और धन्य है ये लोग जो मेरे मुख से परमपिता का प्रवचन सुने|” पंडित जी हमसे उस घटना को कहते नहीं थकते थे और कहते कहते भाव विभोर हो जाते थे उन्हें ये विश्वास पूर्व में नहीं था कि परमपिता उनके जैसे एक साधारण व्यष्टि पर इतनी बड़ी कृपा भी कर सकते है|

परम प्रभु, बाबा चरण में
देवकुमार

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== Section 2 ==

You are with me life after life always - up to eternity

"Nayaneri ainjan ma'nasranjain tumi janame maran'e sa'thii mor..." (PS 1370)

Purport:

Note: Those who don't do 6th lesson sadhana, they can not understand this song.

O' Parama Purusa, You are so gracious. You are the ainjan (ointment of knowledge) of my eyes; You are Manasrainjan [1], the One who saturates my mind with devotion; You are with me life after life, in birth and in death, always - up to eternity. O' Divine Entity, in the vast sky of my mind, in my mental horizon, Your attractive and charming form is vibrating and shining. Seeing Your exquisite beauty & divine vibration, I have become completely captivated and devotionally ensconced in You.

O' Parama Purusa, in  this expressed universe which  is situated in the mirror of Your maya. Everything is resonating in Your divine sound - nu'pura [2]. Please grace me, by looking towards me; please shower me in Your divine compassion. O' Citta-cor / Chit-chor [3], O' Parama Purusa, You are captivating my mind in all the ways.

Baba, O' my adored one, I want You and You alone. I do not want anything from You. I only have one desire: Please grant me parabhakti [4] and keep me at Your lotus feet, always. I want to surrender my entire being unto You. O' Lord, please grace me and allow me to concentrate all my feelings and surrender my whole existence at Your feet. You are my Goal; You are my Ista. You are like the moon and I am the like the cakor / chakor [5] bird, always involved in Your ideation.

O' Divine Entity, O' Baba, You are my everything; You are the Goal of my life. My only desire is that You please grace me and give me a place eternally at Your lotus feet by granting me parabhakti...


Notes For Prabhat Samgiita #1370:

[1] Ma'nasrainjan: The mind is affected or coloured by whatever one thinks about in day to day life. Every thought has a particular colour and that colour varies based on one's object of contemplation. If a businessman is thinking primarily about his business, then his mind is coloured in that way. A drunkard's mind is coloured with the thought of wine. When the mind is completely obsessed with a particular thought, the mind becomes fully coloured in that manner, whether it be tamasik, sentient, or spiritual etc.

When Parama Purusa graciously colours a sadhaka's mind with devotion, they remain wholly ensconced in the thought of Parama Purusa. If a new sadhaka cannot do sadhana at all, then we can understand that their mind is not coloured with devotion. And if someone longs to do more and more meditation, we can understand that their mind is deeply coloured with with divinity.

Depending on the nature of one's thought, their mental colour changes. It may be black, red, yellow or white etc. Those bhaktas who think of Parama Purusa exclusively will have a white-coloured mind; it will be white effulgence. A violent person's mind will be red in colour. Remember, this colour is not their skin colour, nor any other external colour. Here we are only talking about the colour of their mind - nothing else.

Ananda Marga ideology has given countless demonstrations on this. He used to make two sadhakas sit facing one another. Then He would bestow upon one the power to see into the other's mind. Then that devotee would be able to clearly see the colour of the other sadhaka's mental plate. Still today this is possible. When one advances in sadhana, they can easily see another's mental colour. Immediately, they can understand what type of person they are. In that case, nobody can hide. There is no scope for hypocrisy.

Parama Purusa, in His role as Ma'nasrainjan, is that Divine Entity who colours and saturates the mind of sadhakas in the fountain of devotion.

Ananda Marga ideology says, "'rainjana', which means 'the One who colours' - that which colours the mind." (1)

So He is that Cosmic Being who graciously showers devotional love into the heart and mind of the bhakta. And by such overwhelming Cosmic grace, the devotee becomes immersed in Supreme bliss and comes in the closest proximity with that Love Personified Entity: Parama Purusa.

We all know that devotion is that unique ingredient which allows one to advance in the spiritual field. Without innate love for Parama Purusa one can never succeed.


[2] Nu'pura: This universe exists in the mind of Parama Purusa and is marked by three processes: Creation, sustenance, and destruction. Those process are represented by three sounds: a-u-ma. That is the sound of omnkara. Thus Parama Purusa is dancing in the rhythm of creation, sustenance, and destruction. These are the sounds emanating from the ankle bell of Parama Purusa.

“Listen to these three sounds of aum: a, u, ma. They represent the creation, the retention [or preservation], and the destruction. The first sound, a, represents creation; the second sound, u, represents retention; the third sound, ma, represents destruction. So all those innumerable sounds, all those fifty sounds, are represented by these supreme sounds, a, u and ma; and collectively a-u-ma becomes aum.” (2)

For unit beings the sound they hear depends upon the degree of their realisation. If, by His grace, their mind is in an exalted state then they will hear the full omnkara sound. If the mind is less elevated they will hear a different type of sound like the roar of the ocean, the sweet melody of the flute, the chirping of the crickets etc. At different stages of realisation the sadhaka can hear these sounds as detailed in the discourse, “The Six Stages of Realization.”

So it is all depend upon the quality of mind. That determines which sound a person will hear. It is similar to someone looking at a very colourful flower. If their eyes are perfect they will see all the colours of that flower. And if their vision is compromised in any way or if they are colourblind they are only see a one or two of the colours.It depends upon the quality of their vision. In the same way, hearing the omnkara sound is wholly dependent upon the quality of mind of the aspirant.

In the case of Parama Purusa, He is always basking in that omnkara sound as that is the sound emanating from His own mind. 


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

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

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

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

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

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


[4] Parabhakti: Par means divine; and apara means worldly. The feminine is para and when combined with bhakti, it is parabhakti. That is the highest devotion. In that blessed state, devotees want to do each and everything for Parama Purusa and give Him pleasure. In return, they do not want anything. Those sadhakas who got Parama Purusa, by His grace, have gotten everything.

Ananda Marga ideology says, "When one wants Parama Purus'a from Parama Purus'a, then that bhakti is para'bhakti...And what is para'bhakti? 'O Parama Purus'a, You know whether I am Your devotee or not. It is You who are to judge whether I am Your devotee or not -- but I want You...I want You. And why do I want You? Because I want to serve You'." (3)


[5] Cakor / Chakor Bird: The red-legged Bartavelle bird or Greek Partridge that seems to subsist on moonlight alone. All night long the cakor bird looks and stares at the moon - wanting to soak up and drink each and every ounce of moonlight. It is completely linked with the moon (vidhu). That is why it is said that the cakor bird has a deeply loving relation with the moon. In above devotional song, the bhakta is compared to the cakor and Parama Purusa is likened to the moon.

References
1. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 1
2. Ananda Vacanrtam - 14, Acoustic Roots
3. Subhasita Samgraha - 24, p.97

== Section 3 ==

কোনও রকম বক্রতার কুটিলতার প্রশ্রয় না দিয়ে

“কোনও রকম বক্রতার কুটিলতার প্রশ্রয় না দিয়ে---যা চরম সত্য, তাকে স্পষ্ট ভাষায় স্বীকার করৰার মধ্যেই মানুষের মহত্তা রয়েছে | স্বীকার করাটা কি ? না, “আমি সত্পথে চলি, আমি অন্যায়কে সহ্য করি না, প্রয়োজন ৰোধায় আমি অন্যায়ের বিরুদ্ধে সংগ্রাম করি” | এইটাই সাধুতার পথ | নইলে তলে-তলে প্রস্তুতি চলাচ্ছি, আর মুখে শান্তির বাণী আউড়ে যাচ্ছি, এটাতে আর যা কিছু থাক না কেন, সাধুতা বা সরলতার লেশমাত্র নেই | এটা কপটতা |” (1)

Reference
1. Giitay Dharma Deshana-2

== Section 4 ==

Make humanity’s existence resplendent and
illumines its path of movement - Ananda Vanii #71

“The despondent humanity, in the monumental task of searching for veracity, sees the beacon leading to the path of effulgence. This immense task makes humanity’s existence resplendent and illumines its path of movement with the blazing tenderness of humanism. You are the blessed travellers on that effulgent path. Let the unique blending of your profound wisdom and intense urge for action rend asunder the mists of sinful deeds and smash to dust the jagged rocks of hypocrisy, and establish you in the realm of supreme fulfilment. This is my wish for you...”

Note: The above is one of Baba’s original Ananda Vaniis. These original and true Ananda Vaniis are unique, eternal guidelines that stand as complete discourses in and of themselves. They are unlike Fake Ananda Vaniis which are fabricated by most of the groups - H, B etc.

== Section 5 ==

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Wt health issues

5 Important Things

Baba

This email contains six sections:
1. Bangla Quote: চলে আসছে সৃষ্টির ঊষাকাল থেকে
2. Hindi Quote: क्या सोचना अनुचित है
3. Locking kitchen makes the child thief
4. Prout: Intuitional vision should be your guiding ideology
5. Result of this sádhaná is to be - Ananda Vanii
6. Links

Locking kitchen makes the child thief

“Antisocial behaviour is not always caused by lack of money. Where the parents or guardians are evil by nature, they try to infect the other members of their family with their disease. A few days ago I read in the newspaper that an upper-middle-class lady used to encourage her son to steal clothes, etc., from her neighbours by offering him money for cinema tickets if he did – in other words, by applying indirect pressure. When the incident became public, it was discovered that her family was not in financial difficulty. By putting pressure on her son, the lady was infecting him with her own mental disease.”

“There are many parents who, due to miserliness or whatever reason, deprive their children of delicious food and drink. (If there is some reason for this deprivation, they do not explain it to their children.) They serve such food and drink to others in the presence of their children without explaining to them why they are being deprived. As a result, the children, under the pressure of circumstance, steal to try to satisfy their natural desires.”

Reference
1. Human Society - 1, Justice

== Section 2 ==

Prout: Intuitional vision should be your guiding ideology

“The approach of PROUT is subjective approach through objective adjustment. This presupposes a connecting link between intuition and intellect. This connecting link or touching point is called “Bodhi Jiṋána”. With the help of Bodhi Jiṋána, intuitional knowledge can be utilized for solving mundane problems. Thus PROUT is a Bodhi Jiṋána.”

“Logic is a psychic survey. Such a survey may or may not be correct, therefore it is futile to follow logic blindly. The result of your psychic survey is called your rationality. This psychic survey, embedded in relativity, may or may not be correct. Intuitional vision is the best logic. Intuitional vision should be your guiding ideology. For example, it is an axiomatic truth that everything has come from the Cosmic Father and everything will merge in Him, but this truth is beyond the scope of intellectual logic.” (1)

Reference
1. Prout in a Nutshell - 15, Talks on Prout

== Section 3 ==

চলে আসছে সৃষ্টির ঊষাকাল থেকে

যমের ব্যবস্থা...যে এই যে যম, অর্থাৎ এই যে পরমপুরুষের নিয়ন্ত্রণ ব্যবস্থা, যা চলে আসছে সৃষ্টির ঊষাকাল থেকে, যে ৰিন্দু থেকে সৃষ্টি উত্সারিত হয়ে ছিল, সেই ৰিন্দু থেকে এই নিয়ন্ত্রণ ব্যবস্থাও ৰলবৎ আছে | এবং যত কাল সৃষ্টি থাকৰে, নিয়ন্ত্রণ ব্যবস্থাও থাকৰে | না থাকলে, সৰ কিছু উলট-পলট হয়ে যাৰে, বিশৃঙ্খল হয়ে যাৰে |(1)

Reference
1. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 18, chapter 8

== Section 4 ==

क्या सोचना अनुचित है 

“कुछ लोग कहते हैं कि—"उत्ताप की कमी के कारण विश्वब्रह्माण्ड की मौत हो जाएगी", जिसे अंग्रेज़ी में "thermal death" कहते हैं | ऐसा सोचना भी अनुचित है | हाँ, विश्वब्रह्माण्ड के एक विशेष भग्नांश में, किसी ग्रह या उपग्रह में, तापगत मृत्यु हो सकती है; होगी भी | तो विश्वब्रह्माण्ड में कहीं भी अगर यह thermal death हुई, तो मनुष्य के लिए, जीवों के लिए घबड़ाने की कोई बात नहीं है | उस दशा में वे और-ग्रहों में, और-उपग्रहों में, लोग पहुँच जाएँगे, लोग चले जाएँगे | परमात्मा की कृपा से मनुष्य को काफ़ी बुद्धि मिली है | उसी बुद्धि से वे विशेष यान के द्वारा निरापद जगह तक पहुँच जाएँगे | (1)

Reference
1. अप्रकाशित, हिन्दी, MGD, September 4, 1978 Patna

== Section 5 ==

Result of this sádhaná is to be - Ananda Vanii #12

“Life is a spiritual sádhaná and the result of this sádhaná is to be offered at the altar of the Supreme.”

Note: The above is one of Baba’s original Ananda Vaniis. These original and true Ananda Vaniis are unique, eternal guidelines that stand as complete discourses in and of themselves. They are unlike Fake Ananda Vaniis which are fabricated by most of the groups - H, B etc.

== Section 6 ==

Links

Recent letters

Are Satan and negative microvita the same

Dada will be remembered forever

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Prout: city vs. village life,immorality vs. morality

Baba

This email contains five sections:
1. Prout: city vs. village life,immorality vs. morality
2. Re: Most parents don’t know this, so they harm the child

3. Hindi Quote: जो सुदुराचार महापातकी, वे भी तो उनके बेटे हैं 
4. We should do rigorous efforts - Ananda Vanii
5. Links

Prout: city vs. village life, immorality vs. morality

“Today there are too many obstacles on the path of morality. Urban civilization is one of the chief reasons of moral degeneration because many people are compelled to live undesirably in small, congested places. This is inimical to morality in individual life. Solitary living for some time is essential for the cultivation and development of morality.”

“Where the population is very dense, milk and vegetables are in short supply, and these are indispensable for healthy survival. When the demand is more than the supply, adulteration goes unchecked. To meet the deficit in the supply of milk, people mix water with it. To meet the demand for diamonds, imitation diamonds are produced, because the demand is more than the supply. Cities become dens of corruption because of antisocial elements, but generally such things are not noticeable in villages.”


There are many swindlers lurking in their midst

“In villages, everybody knows everyone else. Everybody knows the livelihood of their neighbours. But even after twenty years of living in a city people seldom get acquainted with their neighbours. They don’t even know that there are many swindlers lurking in their midst.”

“However, the slogan, “Go back to the village” alone will not suffice. City life has a great attraction for people generally so they run to cities for their livelihood. To stop this trend intellectuals and others will have to look for their livelihood in villages. The supply of cheap electricity and the expansion of cottage industries in villages are of paramount necessity today. By cottage industries I do not mean outdated, primitive handicrafts. Cottage industries must be efficient, modern mechanized units.”

“From the economic viewpoint decentralization is an absolute necessity. With the exception of heavy industries and essential government offices, all industry should be shifted to the villages. To stop overcrowding in the cities this is the only feasible approach.”

“Villages are not congested, so antisocial people will not be able to hide themselves there. If they try, the police can easily detect them.” (1)

Reference
1. AFPS-2, Dialectical Materialism and Democracy

== Section 2 ==

Re: Most parents don’t know this, so they harm the child

Namaskar
At first I thought ...oh the writers of this are going overboard .

But then I opened my mind and began to recall incidences in my past and my fathers past etc.

My paternal grandfather used to tell my 3 year old father in 1930 when he sent him to the cellar of the house.."Be careful Frankie there's a cow down there" my father recalled this seemingly innocuous story to me while in his sixties and said how frightened he was as a child. My father had the highest IQ in the state he lived in...and yes he was highly successful with numerous patents...Research and research papers ..but he suffered from insecurities and anxieties - and such insecurities marked his whole life.

Of course not all linked to one incident ...but his father was quite "distant" .

My father too would not only frighten me,..with crazy wild horror stories..but would holler...Stop the baby! As I would attempt to climb small stairs etc. This was remembered to me by my maternal grandmother.

To this day I have to overcome my fear of heights daily and I'm almost 70 years of age..working developing properties for my son. Anything mechanical.. my father was inept..not being taught from his father..when I tried something new he would bellow.."you're not going to be able to do that!" I can still hear him when I dive into anything new.

As a result I found I would actually perform tasks throughout life always taking the most difficult path and methods...and sometimes subconsciously sabotaging myself.

So without going into too much detail, I agree with the margii writers whole heartedly.

I encourage my granddaughters with great zeal ...never complimenting them too much and only mentioning I was impressed with their great efforts.

When my first granddaughter was born on April 7 2007...I wrote my Acarya. He said she definitely would do something for all humanity. It sent chills up my spine.

Of course I mentioned this to no one in my family. But as I watch this girl and nurture her I notice an uncommon quiet creative genius beginning  to blossom.

These kinds of abstracts and themes written below in Ananda Marga Universal of BABA’S teaching should increase..more and more.

in Him,
Govinda

Here is a link to the initial letter on this topic of parenting....

== Section 3 ==

जो सुदुराचार महापातकी, वे भी तो उनके बेटे हैं |

“जो तगड़े-तगड़े साधक हैं, वे [परमपुरुष] उनके भी पिता हैं | और, जो सुदुराचार महापातकी, वे भी तो उनके बेटे हैं | तो, उनके भी वे ही मालिक हैं | वे साधक को प्यार करेंगे, और पापी को घृणा करेंगे, सो बात नहीं | साधक भी कहेंगे---"तू परमपिता है |" और, पापी भी कहेगा----"तू परमपिता है" | दोनों से समान सम्पर्क---वैयष्टिक relationship | इसलिए मैंने कहा कि पाप के लिए जो अधिक conscious है, और सोचता है---”मैं पापी हूँ |” तो, उन्हें याद रखनी चाहिए यह बात कि--पापी है, तो क्या है  परमपिता का तो पुत्त्र है | इसलिए घबड़ाने की कोई बात नहीं, कोई वजह नहीं है |” (1)

Reference:
1. Subhasita Samgraha 24 -chap 6

== Section 4 ==

We should do rigorous efforts to become worthy mediums (media)
 of Supreme Entity - Ananda Vanii #66

"From place to place, from age to age, the elixir of immortality has been flowing forever. Through the medium of human structures this message of immortality is transmitted onwards. So no human beings should ever belittle or slight themselves, rather they should make rigorous efforts to become worthy mediums (media). The wise and intelligent ideate less on their defects and demerits and more on the Supreme desideratum."

Note: The above is one of Baba’s original Ananda Vaniis. These original and true Ananda Vaniis are unique, eternal guidelines that stand as complete discourses in and of themselves. They are unlike Fake Ananda Vaniis which are fabricated by most of the groups - H, B etc.

== Section 5 ==

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बाबा लीला, हिन्दी: क्षुद्र का आत्मसमर्पण और बाबा - कृपा + Dirty people

Baba

This email contains four sections:
1. Posting: Baba story: क्षुद्र का आत्मसमर्पण और बाबा - कृपा
2. PS #557: When You do not want to come into my bond...
3. End Quote: Dirty people eat with both hands - why?
4. Links

Baba story: क्षुद्र का आत्मसमर्पण और बाबा - कृपा

होली या दशहरा किसी महत्वपूर्ण त्यौहार में छुट्टी के समय मैं घर गया हुआ था। वापसी में जब पटना आया और पटना में गाड़ी में मैंने भीड़ देखी तो मेरे होश उड़ गए। पूरी ट्रेन डिब्बे से लेकर छत तक और यहाँ तक कि दो डिब्बों को जोड़ने वाली बीच कि खतरनाक खाली जगह भी लोगो से खचाखच भरी हुई थी। मैंने समझ लिया कि इस गाड़ी में जाना तो दूर, इस बारे में सोचना भी गलत है। वस्तुतः, उस समय धनबाद आने के लिए सीधे तौर पर एक ही ट्रेन थी – ‘पटना – रांची एक्सप्रेस’। इसी ट्रेन में दो – चार डिब्बे धनबाद के लिए जोड़ दिए जाते थे तथा गो मो स्टेशन में उन्हें काटकर एक पैसेंजर ट्रेन में जोड़ कर धनबाद लाया जाता था। मैंने पता लगाया तो मालूम हुआ कि एक पैसेंजर ट्रेन पटना से गया जाती है जो इसी गाड़ी के बाद में है। मैंने उसे ही पकड़ लिया तथा सोचा कि गया गया स्टेशन से कोई अन्य गाड़ी पकड़कर धनबाद चला जाऊँगा। मैं गया स्टेशन आ गया। लेकिन यहाँ का नजारा तो और भी विचित्र था। दो गाड़ियाँ (ट्रेने) धनबाद जानेवाली आई और गुजर गयी। लेकिन उन गाड़ियों में शायद ही कोई वहाँ चढ़ पाया हो। दोनों ट्रेनें नीचे से छत तक खचाखच भरी हुई थी। डिब्बों के दरवाजे और खिड़कियों सभी बंद थे। हजारो लोग प्लैटफार्म पर गाड़ी में चढ़ने के लिए इधर से उधर दौड़ लगा रहे थे और मैं भी उसमे शामिल था। लेकिन, लाचार हो उन ट्रेनों को छोडना पड़ा।

हे प्रभु, हे बाबा! मै हार गया, अब तुम  मेरी मदद करो

उस दिन किसी भी परिस्थिति में मुझे गोविन्दपुर आना था। भीड़ देखकर मैं बेचैन हो गया। अब कैसे जाऊँगा? अब तीसरी ट्रेन आई थी। फिर, वही नजारा। हजारो लोगो की भीड़ में मैं भी प्लैटफार्म पर दौड़ लगा रहा हूँ। परिणाम वही नज़र आ रहा था। निराश हो कर एक स्थान पर गाड़ी से सट कर मै खड़ा हो गया। अपनी आँखे कुछ पल के लिए मूँद ली और परमपिता बाबा का ध्यान कर उनसे विनती की – “हे बाबा! तुम जानते हो कि मुझे कल पहुचना कितना आवश्यक है। मैं अपनी ताकत लगा दिया और देख लिया कि गाड़ी पर चढ़ना मेरे लिए संभव नहीं है। हे बाबा! मै हार गया, अब आप मेरी मदद करें। बिना आपकी मदद के यह गाड़ी तो क्या, ऐसी – ऐसी कितनी गाड़ियाँ छूट जाएँगी। हे प्रभु! आप सर्वशक्तिमान है, मेरी मदद करें|” इधर मेरा समर्पण और उधर मेरी बगल की खिड़की का खुलना – दोनों साथ – साथ हुए। मैं जान गया कि प्रभु ने मेरी मदद कर दी और और – मेरा गाड़ी पर चढ़ना अब निश्चित है। खिड़की खोलने वाले सज्जन पचास वर्ष के आस – पास के गौरवर्ण व्यष्टि थे। देखने में शरीफ लगते थे। मैंने पूछा – “भाई साहब, क्या मुझे भीतर आने देंगे?” “हाँ, हाँ, आइये, आइये|” उनका उत्तर था। मैं खिड़की से वही खड़े होने की जगह से सामान समेत डिब्बे में चढ़ गया। मेरे डिब्बे में सवार होते ही उन्होंने तुरंत खिड़की बंद कर ली। उन्होंने मुझे आदर से बैठने के लिए जगह भी दे दी|

डिब्बे मे मैंने देखा कि सैकड़ों लोग न जाने कहाँ से खड़े ही आ रहे है। और मुझे? मुझे तो बैठने की कि आरामदायक जगह भी मिल गयी। बाबा श्री श्री आनन्दमूर्तिजी की कृपा पर विभोर हो मेरा मन मयूर नाचने लगा। अहा! क्या कृपा की बाबा ने? कहाँ अपनी सारी ताकत लगाकर भी जो काम मैं नहीं कर सका, उसे प्रभु जी बाबा ने मात्र कुछ पल के समर्पण से ही ... ... मे कर दिया। बाबा की लीला अपरम्पार  है ।

परम प्रभु, बाबा चरण में
देवकुमार

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== Section 2 ==

When You do not want to come into my bond,
then why do You play Your divine liila with me

Note: Those who don't try sincerely to do 6th lesson sadhana, they cannot understand this song.

Prabhat Samgiita Intro: This following Prabhat Samgiita is the heart-felt expression of an A-grade bhakta. Here the bhakta is making a loving accusation to Parama Purusa. Such high feelings come when there is extreme intimacy and pure, one-pointed love - devotion for Ista. Then the bhakta feels internally that he has the right to demand and place his accusation at the Lord's feet. The bhakta desires Parama Purusa in a close and intimate way, and that desire is not being fulfilled, so he lovingly accuses Parama Purusa: “You are not fulfilling my yearning to have You close.” So the following song is the expression of deep love for Parama Purusa.

In this song, the bhakta is talking to Parama Purusa and referring to himself in an indirect manner in the first and second stanzas. If anyone carelessly reads those stanzas, they will not understand that the bhakta is actually talking about himself - using the 3rd person.


"Dhará dite cáo ná jakhan, tabe keno liilá karo..." (Prabhat Samgiita #557)

Purport:

O’ Parama Purusa, when You do not want to come into my bond, then why do You play Your divine liila with me. Why are You coming close and then running away. Why do You fill the eyes, of those who love You so much, with tears. O’ Lord You are so unkind.

The one, who worships You daily when the sun rises in the eastern sky and also when the sun sets in the evening crimson sky, performs puja with deep devotion for You. That sadhaka sincerely does morning and evening sadhana, and does half-meditation constantly throughout the day. Then why do you push and kick that bhakta farther and farther away with Your feet? You create all kinds of opposition from family, friends, society, so sadhana gets disturbed.

O’ Parama Purusa, I live in the hope of getting You and holding Your feet. I am fighting the darkness of avidya maya every moment - all the time. Worldly attractions drag my mind in a downward direction, away from You. Even then I fight back and go on running towards You. Baba, in my heart I know this longing of mine for You is not a false hope. I am sure by Your grace this darkness will vanish one day and I will get You. You will make my life successful.

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== Section 3 ==

The section below demarcated by asterisks is an entirely different topic,
completely unrelated to the above material. It stands on its own as a point of interest.

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Dirty people eat with both hands - why?

Note: Here eating means holding the food putting that food in the mouth with that hand.

Baba says, "There is a difference, however, between the cave-dwellers and the aboriginal human beings of the prehistoric period, and present day human beings. Human beings have brought more subtle beauty into the daily tasks and habitual behaviour, which they used to do in a crude way. Before eating, prehistoric human beings did not wash their hands, and they used both hands to eat. Today, we wash our hands, and use the right hand, or a spoon and fork. We enjoy eating in a more subtle fashion." (1)

In some parts of the world people eat using both hands - i.e. they touch their food with both their left and right hands, and use both hands to directly put food into their mouth. That is poor hygiene. Humans have two hands - one of which is used for cleaning their backside. So one should not use that hand for eating purposes - i.e. holding food and placing that hand into the mouth etc. The only exception can be on medical grounds or if one has only one hand. Otherwise, if one has two hands then only use the right for eating - not for the back side. The left hand will be for that purpose. Think of it this way: Even if the toilet bowl is professionally cleaned and sterilised, no one will like to place their food in the toilet and then eat out of that toilet bowl. So those who eat and place food into the mouth using both hands are dirty. Their behaviour is uncivilised.

Reference
1. Subhasita Samgraha - 19, The Supreme Aesthetic Science and the Cult of Devotion

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This email contains five sections:
1. Bangla Quote: ইংরেজি incantation শব্দটা ঠিক মন্ত্রের প্রতিভু নয়
2. PS #1803: मैं हमेशा अपना गुणगान गाने में ही व्यस्त रहता था
3. Fight and peace are linked - Ananda Vanii
4. End Quote: Humans have prepared their own funeral pyre
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ইংরেজি incantation শব্দটা ঠিক মন্ত্রের প্রতিভু নয়

“মন্ত্র জিনিসটা আসলে হচ্ছে কি ? আমি উপায় না পেয়ে, ইংরেজিতে মন্ত্রের জন্য incantation শব্দটা ব্যবহার করেছি | কারণ যদি মূল ৰাংলা ব্যবহার করতাম, তাহলে মন্ত্র-শব্দটাই ব্যবহার করতাম | কারণ, ইংরেজি incantation শব্দটা ঠিক মন্ত্রের প্রতিভু নয় | ইংরেজিতে বা Roman-এ আমি ঠিক উপযুক্ত শব্দ কোনও খুঁজে পাইনি | Incantation শব্দটা হচ্ছে এমন কোনও একটা জিনিস যা মানুষ ৰার-ৰার ব্যবহার করে | এর ৰেশি কিছু ৰলা যায় না | কিন্তু সংস্কৃত বা ৰাংলা মন্ত্র শব্দটার মানে ৰলা হচ্ছে-- “মননাৎ তারয়েৎ যস্তু সঃ মন্ত্রঃ পরিকীর্ত্তিতঃ” | যাকে মনন করলে অর্থাৎ ৰার-ৰার ভাবলে, মানুষ ত্রাণের রাস্তা পেয়ে যায়, তাই  হ'ল মন্ত্র |” (1)

Reference
1. Morning General Darshan, 14 Nov 1979, Silchar, W.B.

== Section 2 ==

मैं हमेशा अपना गुणगान गाने में ही व्यस्त रहता था

प्रभात संगीत 1803 आमार कथा ढेर होयेछे , तोमार कथाइ शुधु बोलो.... ...

भावार्थ

 हे परमपुरुष! तुम इस संसार में  सबसे प्रिय और आकर्षक परम चैतन्य  हो। फिर भी अज्ञानता के कारण मैं अब तक , अपने मे ही बहुत केन्द्रित था। मैं केवल अपने अहं तक ही मोहित था और मेरा पूरा अस्तित्व मेरे चारों ओर ही घूमता रहता था। इस प्रकार अपने तक केन्द्रित रहकर मेरा जीवन व्यर्थ चला गया। हे मेरे प्रभु! अब कृपा कर  अपने नित्य स्वरूप के बारे में कुछ तो समझाओ,  तुम सर्वोपरि हो। तुम्हारी दया अनन्त है, आज तुमने, मुझमें, तुम्हें अनुभव करने की इच्छा जगा दी है। कृपा कर अपनी ब्रह्म-लोक की  कहानियाॅं सुनाइये और मेरा जीवन सार्थक कर दीजिये। हे करुणा सागर ! अपनी आभा के प्रवाह में मुझे नहला कर, अपना परम सत्य बरसा कर, आध्यात्मिक ज्ञान  का आशीष देकर, कृपया  अपने रास्ते, अनंद के रास्ते ,अलौकिक संतृप्तता के रास्ते, पर ले चलो।

 हे बाबा ! मेरे प्रिय परम पुरुष! पहले मैं अपने ही गीतों, अपने में ही व्यस्त रहते हुए अपने ही गुणगान और महत्व में डूवा रहता था। बारबार मैं आत्मश्लाघा, शेखी मारने
  में ही मस्त रहता था। इस प्रकार मेरा जीवन नष्ट हो गया। मैं केवल अपने अहं की तुष्टि में ही लगा रहा। तुम्हारी कृपा से अब मैंने तुम्हारे नाम की नाव तैरा दी है। तुमने कृपा कर मेरे जीवन में पदार्पण किया है। तुम्हारी कृपा विना यह संभव ही नहीं था। कृपया, अपनी रागनी की पतवार मुझे दे दो ताकि मैं तुम्हारी कृपा से अपने लक्ष्य, ‘तुम‘ तक पहुंच सकॅूं।

हे सुंदर! हे परमपुरुष बाबा! केवल तुम  ही  नित्य  हो। तुम्हारी कृपा से मैं अब जानता हॅूं कि अन्य सब क्षणिक हैं। तुम अकेले ही अलौकिक रूपसे  प्रकट होते हो। यह समग्र संसार तुम्हारी ही अभिव्यक्ति है। जब भी ज्वार आता है तब तुम ही नाव को तैरा देते हो यह तुम्हारा अलौकिक तरीका है। जब कोई इकाई जीव, मनुष्य जन्म पाता है तो तुम उसे साधना सिखा कर अपने दिव्य सरल रास्ते पर चलना सिखा देते हो।
अब तो मैं, तुम्हारे चरणकमलों में शरणागत हॅूं बाबा!

- Trans: Dr. T.R.S.

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== Section 3 ==

Fight and peace are linked - Ananda Vanii #18

“Peace is the result of fight. Peace-lovers of the universe must not keep themselves away from fight.”

Note: The above is one of Baba’s original Ananda Vaniis. These original and true Ananda Vaniis are unique, eternal guidelines that stand as complete discourses in and of themselves. They are unlike Fake Ananda Vaniis which are fabricated by most of the groups - H, B etc.

== Section 4 ==

Humans have prepared their own funeral pyre

“Due to the foolishness of human beings many creatures and objects will not survive the period fixed for them by nature. Prior to their stipulated period of longevity they will be swallowed up by eternity. Human beings due to their utmost folly have annihilated numerous objects and thus prepared their own funeral pyre. Such folly on the part of human beings is unbearable. Human beings must be cautious from now on. They must restructure their thoughts, plans and activities in accordance with the dictates of ecology. There is no alternative.” (1)

Reference
1. NHNS-2, How Cruel Human Beings Are! – Excerpt B

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All belong to the same family

“The entire living world came from the same progenitor. All belong to the same family. You are all of the same family, no black, no white, no tall, no stunted, no pygmy. All of you belong to the same family. তোমরা সৰাই এক পরিবারের লোক | এক পরমপিতার ইচ্ছা-শক্তিতে সৰাই উদ্ভূত হয়েছ | কেউ ৰড়-ছোট নেই | কেউ কালো-ফ়রসার ভেদ নেই | সৰাই সমান | সৰাই সমান আদরে, সমান যত্নে, সমান স্নেহে | No body should develop any inferiority complex or fear complex or any complex of hopelessness or helplessness. কোনও অবস্থায় নিজেদের মনেতে, কোনও রকম এই ধরনের মন্যতা রেখো না | যে “আমি হীন, আমি নীচ, আমি ছোট, আমি অশিক্ষিত, আমি অসহায়, আমার কোনও ভবিষ্যৎ নেই |” [1]

Reference
1. অপ্রকাশিত, unpublished, 18 May 1981, Kolkata

== Section 2 ==

Ultimately that sinful conduct, in a similar crooked way,
recoils like a boomerang on the sinners themselves

"Kánt́aye járá bharie chilo,kánt́ár gháye tárái gelo..." (Prabhat Samgiita 4756)

Purport:

O’ human beings, those immoralists who were worshippers of crude materialism, in their wicked way, such anti-social elements have spread thorns all around to harm & destroy others. They intentionally wanted to hurt innocent people. But these same anti-social elements have gotten wounded and annihilated by their very own thorns. [1]

O’ human beings, such sinners were only infatuated with dogma; they did not have love and affection for anyone. They wanted to establish crude materialism like communism at the cost of millions of lives - but everything went in vain. Their hellish plan completely crumbled. 

O’ human beings, the natural tendency of the human mind is to oppose sin; and the innate feeling of the human mind is to be free. In their attempt to pulverise these two unique human qualities, the sinful demons used a steamroller to try and crush the human spirit. But ultimately those immoralist themselves got destroyed by those very blows. And the victory of humanity and dharma got established, by the grace of Parama Purusa. The golden dawn arrived by Baba's grace... [2]


Notes for Prabhat Samgiita #4756:

[1] In this first line of the above Prabhat Samgiita, "Ka'nt'a'y ya'r'a' bhariyechilo ka'nt'a'r gha'ye ta'ra'i gelo", Baba guides how the immoralists have destroyed themselves - by their very own blows. One boomerang effect happened. Likewise in His below discourse, Baba is directly referring to the downfall of communism & stating how the communist leaders will meet this same dark fate. In 1982 Baba delivered this following passage and within a decade all the main communist leaders were wiped away from the face of the earth.

Baba says, "The wickedness, the deceit, that pollutes human society first moves along a crooked path like its masters, and finally ends up by annihilating its masters themselves. The wicked persons at the helm of affairs, who are now out to liquidate others, will one day themselves be liquidated and erased from history by their own followers. Sinful persons, by following the crooked path, contaminate the atmosphere of the universe, but ultimately that sinful conduct, in a similar crooked way, will recoil like a boomerang on the sinners themselves." (1)

[2] In the above song, Baba employs two English words: dogma and steamroller. Thus even though the entire song is in Bangla, the above two words are used in the lyrics and printed using Bengali script. After being transliterated into Roman Sanskrit, the words are written as: d'agama' & s't'iimarola'r.

Reference
1. NSS, Shivokti 10

== Section 3 ==

Remain vigilant that the evil forces under no circumstances
receive any indulgence from your side - Ananda Vanii #47

“The struggle between the good and the evil forces terminates in the latter’s rout – this you have seen, are seeing and will see in future. Only remain vigilant that the evil forces under no circumstances receive any indulgence from your side.”

Note: The above is one of Baba’s original Ananda Vaniis. These original and true Ananda Vaniis are unique, eternal guidelines that stand as complete discourses in and of themselves. They are unlike Fake Ananda Vaniis which are fabricated by most of the groups - H, B etc.

== Section 4 ==

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बाबा भक्ति कथा: कर्मकांडियों का उग्र विरोध

घर जाकर विरोध से मुक्ति मुझे मिल गयी – ऐसा नहीं है| वह तो और भी उग्र रूप से मेरे सामने आया| लोग यह सुनकर हैरान रह जाते कि मैंने शिखा – सूत्र का परित्यागकर दिया है| आनन्दमार्ग से वे खफा नहीं थे| वे खफा थे तो इसलिए कि यह संस्था उन लोगो की परंपरा में प्राप्त शिखा – सूत्र का परित्याग क्यों करा रही है| गांव में कुछ लोग मुझे हीनता से भी देखते| वे कहते की मैंने अपनी तथाकथित ‘महान’ परंपरा (शिखा – सूत्र) का परित्याग कर कोई अच्छा काम नहीं किया है| एक दिन मैं उनके बीच में पड़ ही गया| कई एक लोग मुझसे इस विषय पर बहस करना शुरू कर दिए| मैं कितनों का जवाब देता? तब मैंने कहा कि – “आप में से कोई एक आदमी हमसे इस विषय पर बात करें|” बातें हुई और वे निरुत्तर ही गए| उन्होंने कहा – “तुमनें क्यों जनेऊ और टीक उतर दिया” मैंने पूछा – “आप ही बताये इसे क्यों पहनते है? आपकी इससे अभी तक क्या आध्यात्मिक उन्नति हुई है?” उन्होंने कहा - “यह हमारी परंपरा है| ब्राह्मण को पहनना ही है|” मैंने पूछा कि तब शुद्र कोई नहीं पहने ब्राह्मण ही क्यों पहनता है? इसे धर्मं के साथ जोड़कर सभी पहनते है| यदि पहनने से धार्मिक उन्नति नहीं मालूम होती तो इसके धारण करने से फायदा ही क्या? आदमी कि धार्मिक उन्नति तो उसकी व्यक्तिगत वस्तु है जो उसकी साधना और नैतिकता पर आधारित है| यदि वह किसी में नहीं है तो बिचारा यह ‘शिखा – सूत्र’ क्या धार्मिक उन्नति करा सकता है? जिसका अपना ही अस्तित्व स्थूल है - भला वह सुक्ष्म का दिग्दर्शन कैसे करा सकता है आदि – आदि       ? लेकिन वे अपनी हार मानने वाले भी नहीं थे और अंदर ही अंदर तथा समय आने पर सामने भी हमसे तर्कहीन असहमति व्यक्त करते| आनन्दमार्ग का दर्शन सुनकर अनेको तथाकथित ‘शिखा-सूत्र धारी’ हमारे सामने यह प्रस्ताव रखते कि इसके धारण के साथ ही उन्हें आनन्दमार्ग में साधना कि दीक्षा दि जाये| श्री पद्मकांत ठाकुरजी तथा श्री वासुदेव प्रसाद सिंह जी जो वही पर कैप्टोग्राफी इंस्पेक्टर थे – से बातचीत के क्रम में मैंने दर्शन की जानकारी अल्प परिमाण में प्राप्त की थी - वही मेरी पूंजी थी| किन्तु, वही मेरी छोटी सी पूंजी उन कर्मकांडियों पर भारी पड़ रही थी|

बाबा मुझे लगते हैं - गुरु से भी अधिक ऊपर, परमात्मा से भी ऊपर यदि कोई हैसियत हैं तो 

वह समय भी आया और पता चला, देखा कि मेरे परम आत्मीय बाबा साक्षात् महासंभूति, साक्षात् ब्रह्म है – शायद उससे भी ऊपर| मैं कोई दार्शनिक नहीं, कोई विद्वान भी नहीं| किसी खास एक विषय में भी मेरी कोई दक्षता नहीं है| और बिना छुपाये यह भी कह देता हूँ कि मैं एक अत्यन्त अधूरा व्यष्टि हूँ| लेकिन यहाँ बिना अतिरंजित किये अपने ह्रदय की बात रख रहा हूँ| सच्ची बात यह है कि बाबा मुझे गुरु से भी अधिक ऊपर, परमात्मा से भी ऊपर यदि कोई हैसियत हैं (मैं नहीं जानता की वह अवस्था क्या है) वे वह लगते हैं| पाठक मेरे इस भाव को अतिशयोक्ति नहीं समझे| इसे मैंने अत्यन्त ईमानदारी से कहा है|

परम प्रभु, बाबा चरण में
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Eleven reasons why this dogma is bad + 2 more

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Eleven reasons why this dogma is bad

Namskar,

Pls study the below statement and FAQ.

(1) The mayaprayan programme was NOT given by Baba in Caryacarya
                
(2) By adding in the appendix (mahaprayan diivasa) to Caryacarya Part 1 implies that Baba's teaching is incomplete.

(3) The directives given by Baba to His devotees is full of optimism. Mayaprayan (Death) programme is a pessimistic outlook.  It is a yearly reminder that Baba is dead and gone.

(4) The Prabhat Samgeet “Tumi esechile kauke  na bale" was never commissioned by Baba to be the theme song for Mahaprayan.

(5) Mayaprayan diivasa is NEVER observed for Lord Krisna. Krisna is very much alive in the hearts and minds devotees.

(6) Nowhere in Baba's numerous books is it stated that a memorial be created for Baba. It is unPROUTistic (a waste of resources).

(7) Prostrating and dancing around "Baba's mahasamadhi" is tantamount to tomb worship because this spot resembles a Muslim tomb like the one in Ajmer. The focus is now shifted from Baba's photos and the Pratik to a tomb.

(8) Baba has stated clearly that the mourning period should NOT extend beyond 12 days, yet this “sad” mahaprayan programme has been  going on for 25 years.                            

(9) If the (mahaprayan diivasa) is not removed now from Caryacarya, it will become official and for the next 20 years, 100 years, 3500 years devotees must observe this day as a solemn (sad) day.

(10) The Tiljala campus can never be a thirtha (place of Pilgrimage) because Baba did not approve of any “holy place” or thirtha.

(11) Food should not be be consumed at any shraddha as the food has been infused / prepared with an element of sadness. The "mahaprayan" directive states clearly that this occasion is solemn and has to be observed as such.

REGARDS
Bhojraj Pradhan.

== Section 2 ==

बाबा, तुम्हारा छिपे रहना प्रकट करता है कि मेरे प्रति  तुम्हारे मन में कोई दया ममता ही नहीं है। 

प्रभात संगीत 4499 तोमारे सदाई डाकि...

भावार्थ

हे परमपुरुष! मैं तुम्हें सदा ही पुकारता रहता हॅूं। तुम छिपे हुए क्या मेरे दिल की बातें सुन पाते हो? ए मेरे सर्वप्रिय! कृपाकर  मुझसे कुछ  तो बोलो । तुम बोलते क्यों नहीं? लगता है तुम मेरा प्रेम और कष्टों भरी कहानियाॅं समझते ही नहीं।

गुलाब के बगीचे में प्रतिदिन फूल फूलते हैं पर फफोले बना देनेवाली सूरज की गर्मी के कारण उनकी पंखुडियाॅं धूल में विखर जाती हैं। मैं वह पॅंखुड़ी हॅूं और तुम हो सूर्य। तुमने मुझे अपनी झुलसाने वाली गर्मी में जलने के लिये बनाया है, क्या इसमें कोई मधुरता है?

बाबा! तुमने मुझे असंख्य काॅंटों के बीच घेर दिया है, मुझे नियमित रूप से बुरे मौसम के बज्राघातों से जूझना पड़ता है, अर्थात मैं संकटों से घिरा हूँ । मेरी साधना नहीं होती । तुम्हारे ऊपर मेरी कृपा नहीं है । तुम्हारे इस अकरुण खेल को देखकर मेरा मन दुःखी और मूक मुंह वाचाल हो उठता है।

बाबा, हे परमपुरुष! मैं तुम्हें सदा पुकारता रहता हॅूं पर तुम्हारा छिपे रहना प्रकट करता है कि मेरे प्रति  तुम्हारे मन में कोई दया ममता ही नहीं है। ऐसा लगता है कि तुम्हें मेरे दर्द भरे आॅंसुओं का कोई मूल्य ही नहीं है।

- Trans: Dr. T.R.S.

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“Bill of rights, World Government” + 3 more

Baba

This email contains four sections:
1. PS #3658: Today, that Hari of the divine world has taken advent
2. End Quote: “Bill of rights, World Government”
3. Our duty is to help those who have lagged behind - Ananda Vanii
4. Links

“Bill of rights, World Government”

“The formation of a World Government will require a world constitution. A charter of principles or bill of rights should be included in such a constitution and encompass at least the following four areas. First, complete security should be guaranteed to all the plants and animals on the planet. Secondly, each country must guarantee purchasing power to all its citizens. Thirdly, the constitution should guarantee four fundamental rights – spiritual practice or Dharma; cultural legacy; education; and indigenous linguistic expression. Fourthly, if the practice of any of these rights conflicts with cardinal human values then that practice should be immediately curtailed. That is, cardinal human values must take precedence over all other rights. All the constitutions of the world suffer from numerous defects. The above points may be adopted by the framers of different constitutions to overcome these defects. (1)

Reference
1. PNS-12, Requirements of an Ideal Constitution

== Section 2 ==

Today, that Hari of the divine world has taken advent on this earth
Everyone is His kith and kin; all are His own

“Bánsharii bájiye jáy sahás nayane cáy, goloker hari áji gokule liilá racáy..." (P.S. #3658)

Purport:

Today, the Hari of the divine world has manifested His liila in the land of devotees. With His sweet grace He is moving all around playing His divine flute, (omnkara sound) - showering His charming smile and gracious eyes upon all. With reddish lips, He is beckoning each and everyone. He is saying: “Come close, come to Me - quickly, as soon as possible, come running, so we can play together.” Today that Hari of the divine world is showering bliss on everyone. We are so graced.   

Everyone is His kith and kin; all are His own; nobody is alien. No one is far; everyone is close. All are His most intimate ones. By His grace every bhakta gets Him in their thinking, japa, and meditation. Every bhakta resides in His mind; everyone has a place in His heart. By His causeless grace, now the current of the yamuná river of devotion is very high and strong. His divine rasa is overflowing & splashing in ecstasy. With His fathomless grace, the garland of waves is swaying to and fro. All are ensconced in His bliss.
 
For crushing the dus't'a (demonic people), for saving & nurturing the virtuous & dharmic people, and for destroying the nefarious and deadly demons, He takes advent again and again on this earth. With the rumble, twang, and beating of His kettle drum, He challenges demons. He comes as Mahasambhuti. There is no one else in this universe who has such infinite and countless qualities like He. That Hari of the divine world is the abode of all heavenly attributions. Today, that Hari of the divine world has taken advent on this earth. He is with us.
 
The Lord of the universe has come today with gracious splendour, and He is showering His divine liila upon all devotees. He is most loving and ever-gracious. That divine Hari is calling, “Come one, come all....”


Notes for Prabhat Samgiita #3658:

Note 1: What is liila

“There is a subtle difference between liilá and kriid́a. When the cause of an effect is easily discernible it is called kriid́a, but when the cause is unknown and only the effect is easily discernible it is called liilá. This creation is the liilá of Parama Puruśa because human beings do not know why He has created it. With the help of their intellect they are eager to know the cause of creation, but will they ever be successful in this quest? They want to solve the riddle of creation, but they have no notion about the cause. So whatever Parama Puruśa does is all His liilá, It cannot be called His kriid́á. I have already said that when one discovers the relation between the cause and effect it is called kriid́á, but when one can see only the effect and not the cause, it is called liilá. For human beings having only a small unit mind the creation is the liilá of Parama Puruśa, but to Him it is His kriid́á.” (1)

Note 2: Who is Hari

“In Sanskrit, one name of Parama Puruśa is Hari. Hari means “who steals”, “who takes away all your sin without your knowledge”. In Sanskrit, the root verb hr means “to steal”. Now the relationship between the Lord and His devotee is very sweet, and extremely, purely, personal. Parama Puruśa loves His devotee, and the devotee also loves His Lord. Now the accumulated mountain of sin attached to the devotee is unbearable for the Lord. He wants to remove that mountain of sin from His devotees. He may say: “Oh, devotee, give your sins to Me.” The devotee will say: “No, Lord, I am ready to give You everything, I am ready to give You my soul, my spirit, everything, but how can I give my sins to You? I cannot.” But Parama Puruśa loves His devotee, so without the knowledge of the devotee, He takes away his sin. Now to take something from a man without his knowledge is stealing. So Parama Puruśa steals – that is, He takes away sin from His devotee. And that’s why He is called Hari.” (2)

Note 3: It does not mean that someone is actually playing a flute
with all the humans and cows dancing around him

“There is another expression of bhakti which occurs when devotees realize that all beings are created from ánanda, exist in ánanda and return to ánanda. This realization causes a radical change in their outlook – no longer can they differentiate between rich and poor, highborn and low-born. They observe an ocean of ánanda flowing within and around all created beings. “Rasa vae sah” – all are flowing in the same rasa, the same ocean of bliss. In that divine flow the devotees see Parama Puruśa dancing with each entity. In philosophy, this dance is called “rásaliilá” [divine play in the flow of bliss]. It does not mean that someone is actually playing a flute with all the humans and cows dancing around him. Rather, it means that all the entities of this beginningless and endless universe are floating in the ocean of cosmic bliss. There is no place for sorrow since sorrow only exists where petty interests clash and vie with each other. When the devotees clearly understand this they become established in “bhaktiránanda rupáca”.” (3)

Note 4: Next you will hear the sound of flutes

“Then in the next phase, as if somebody is dancing with ghuṋghur [ankle bells]. (You know, ghuṋghur – you use it during the táńd́ava dance. In Sanskrit it is called nupur.) Next you will hear the sound of flutes – as if somebody is playing a flute. Then the sound of the ocean, you know? A particular sound is created by the sea. And then, in the fifth phase, taḿ, taḿ, just like bells, the sound of bells. And finally, the sound is just like ooṋṋṋ – the oṋḿkára in pure form. And after that there remains no sound, because after that there ends the realm, the scope, of Saguńa. After that there is the scope of Nirguńa. In the realm of Nirguńa there cannot be any sound, because there cannot be any expression. Not even divine expression, not even supra-psychic expression.” (4)

Note 5: in Devotional field what is Yamuná

“Yamuná. Just as there is a Yamuna River in the physical sphere, in the subtle psychic sphere also there is a certain flow which leads microcosms towards Parama Puruśa.”(5)

References:
1. AMIWL-11, To Know Him Is to Be Free from All Fetters
2. AV-34, The Best Mental Engagement
3. AV-7, Devotion Is the Life-Force of a Devotee
4. AV-30, The Sound of God
5. AV-30, Appendix

== Section 3 ==

Our duty is to help those who have lagged behind - Ananda Vanii #24

“The marching together of all in unison is termed as the society. Instead of despising those who have lagged behind, help them to advance. This alone will be your social Dharma.

Note: The above is one of Baba’s original Ananda Vaniis. These original and true Ananda Vaniis are unique, eternal guidelines that stand as complete discourses in and of themselves. They are unlike Fake Ananda Vaniis which are fabricated by most of the groups - H, B etc.

== Section 4 ==

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