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Thursday, September 15, 2016

Deadly effect of crime films

Baba

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1. Important Teaching: Deadly effect of crime films
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Deadly effect of crime films

Namaskar,

Ananda Marga philosophy says, "The base propensities which lie dormant in everyone are easily stimulated by constant association with bad people. Through the united efforts of parents, people living in the locality and educators, it may be possible to save children from bad company. But it is very difficult to save them from the evil influences which reside in their own homes or preponderate in their neighbourhood. The only way to overcome such influences is to popularize the ideals of dharma, spread moral education and train an honest police force." (1)

Ananda Marga philosophy says, "In the modern world there is a wide variety of films which excite the passions and have a degrading influence on boys and girls, adolescents and young men and women. Such films create in cinema-goers the desire to emulate in their individual lives the criminal activities, the vulgar expressions of love, or the adventurous behaviour that they see enacted on the screen. This is another example of how keeping bad company causes depravity. Many cinema-goers imagine that the characters that they see on the screen are their actual acquaintances, but when they try to emulate these characters, they discover that the real world is much tougher than the world portrayed by the cinema. If their family ties are weak, if they are their own guardians or if they have no high ideals to inspire them, it will be extremely difficult, although not impossible, to save them from bad influences." (2)

Note: Now read about the below incident. Then it will be quite clear how the very thing Baba is warning about has taken shape, tragically.


Teen's 4-day killing spree inspired by 'The Purge,' court docs say

Johnathan Cruz talked about leaving town after he'd started his "purge," according to court documents. The 19-year-old had already killed twice, court documents said, and he told one of his girlfriends he needed to leave Indianapolis "asap." But another man died before Cruz finally would be arrested, ending a four-day crime spree modeled after the plot of the horror film series "The Purge," in which the United States government designates a 12-hour period where all crimes, including murder, are legal.

Cruz now faces three murder charges in connection with the shooting deaths of Billy Boyd and Jay Higginbotham on May 12, and Jose Ruiz on May 15. He also faces a slew of other felony charges connected to the alleged crimes, including robbery, intimidation and more. Prosecutors are also pursuing a criminal gang enhancement.
His initial hearing is set for 1:30 p.m. on June 2 in Criminal Court 3, and, because of the circumstances of the crimes, prosecutors say Cruz could face life in prison without parole, or the death sentence.


'Purge' victim remembered by Holy Spirit congregation

"We will not make that decision any earlier than at least 30 days down the road," said Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry during a press conference Wednesday, also noting that the teen's victims "appeared to be 100 percent random."

After Curry announced charges against Cruz, Mayor Joe Hogsett released a statement: "Senseless acts of violence such as those alleged in this case are incomprehensible, but thanks to the swift actions of IMPD detectives, Prosecutor Terry Curry and witnesses willing to come forward, we are one step closer to providing answers for these victims’ families.”

A probable cause affidavit describes the disturbing details of the four-day spree — one that, detectives believe, is affiliated with criminal gang activity." (3)


Conclusion

Allowing children to watch horros films and play degrading games etc means knowingly harming them.

In Him,
Pavitra

References
1. Human Society Part 1, Justice
2. Human Society Part 1, Justice
3. http://www.indystardotcom

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Friday, September 9, 2016

Rare Teaching of Baba: Sign of Weak Mind

BABA
Rare Teaching of Baba: Sign of Weak Mind
Namaskar,
Ananda Marga ideology says, “Imagine a scoundrel is standing in front of you. The man is such a rogue that you feel like slapping him, but do not actually do it. It is only when you decide, ‘Let me slap that scoundrel’, that your hands actually strike him. When the inner urge to externalise the feeling becomes strong enough, your hands leap into action. A great person is one who has complete control over the externalisation of thoughts. A thought will not always be expressed physically. One may have a desire to hit someone or a desire to steal, but never actually does it due to one’s self control.” (1)
Knee-jerk reaction is the sign of a weak mind
Various people react differently to the same set of circumstances. For example, if one person in the market suddenly abused Mr. A and Mr. B.  Then Mr. A and Mr B will react differently. By listening to the unjust abuse, Mr A violently kicked the boy in his stomach. In contrast, when the same person abused Mr. B then Mr. B remained calm and patient to see how the situation developed.
According to the above teaching, Mr A has a weak mind because of his hasty, knee-jerk reaction. Whereas Mr B has a stronger mind as he exercised restraint over his motor organs. The final teaching is, “Do not react immediately - try to have control over your organs and do not allow your hands, feet, mouth etc (i.e. the motor organs) to quickly and impulsively jump into action.” For that mental force is needed. Otherwise those organs will react automatically, without the support of the intellect.
Mr. A's leg kicked impulsively & killed the boy
In the above example, Mr. A dealt the boy a deadly kick in the stomach due to which he died. And for that Mr. A got arrested and convicted in court on charges of capital punishment. So this is the example of thoughtless action. And according to the above Baba's teaching, A has no control over his nerve fibers. And that is because of weak mind. The weak mind cannot control the nerve fibers, and in result Mr. A's leg came impulsively into action without the obvious support of mind, and killed the boy. Later on, the whole life Mr. A repented for the crime which he committed without thinking seriously, in the spur of the moment. Many who do not practice yoga and meditation, do not have control over their mind. Their mind is weak, and at the simplest of issues their emotions will burst out-- anger, hatred-- and their motor organs will also jump into action without the control of mind.
Without thinking, hundreds of people jumped into the river
For example, there was a crowd on the bridge, due to a pilgrimage. And someone started a false rumour that a wild elephant is approaching on the run. So without thinking, hundreds of people jumped into the river-- and the majority died. This is a classic example of a knee-jerk reaction. Their action is not supported by mind. This proves that those who jumped into the river, they are all weak-minded.
Why does this happen? Due to lack of sadhana, the mind is very weak. So watch out-- if someone’s mind is weak, and at the simplest of issues their emotions will burst out-- anger, hatred-- and their motor organs will also jump into action without the control of mind.  And that's what Baba is guiding us in His below teaching.
Namaskar,
In Him,
Svarnadiipti
Ananda Marga ideology says, “Imagine a scoundrel is standing in front of you. The man is such a rogue that you feel like slapping him, but do not actually do it. It is only when you decide, ‘Let me slap that scoundrel’, that your hands actually strike him. When the inner urge to externalise the feeling becomes strong enough, your hands leap into action. A great person is one who has complete control over the externalisation of thoughts. A thought will not always be expressed physically. One may have a desire to hit someone or a desire to steal, but never actually does it due to one’s self control.” (1)
Important thing to know--
Suppose you saw a beggar who was sitting in a very cold winter night on the roadside in the darkness. Moving along you saw him, and by seeing his pitiful condition, from your eyes tears of compassion came. And with kindness, you arranged for his food and covering, and also provided shelter. So the tears of kindness which were spontaneous after seeing this beggar, that was not the sign of a weak mind. Rather, that was the sign of a developed mind which has very positive instincts.
So the conclusion is that those who express their knee-jerk reaction under the spell of malevolent vrttis, they are weak-minded. And the opposite is the case with benevolent vrttis. If seeing someone in trouble, you jumped into action to save them, then that is a positive thing.
Example of Weak-minded wts
(A few paras could not be included, unfortunately)
References
1. Ánanda Vacanámrtam Part 8, Sádhaná, Abhidhyána and Kiirtana
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Wednesday, September 7, 2016

We should express reverence by not putting everywhere

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We should express reverence by not putting everywhere

Namaskar,
I believe that all pratikriti and videos of Baba should be treasured in libraries belonging to respected margii libraries and AM center offices libraries. No one should have free access to Guru's Varabaya mudra. This is an important aspect of the lessons. There can be no good that comes of plastering Baba's picture everywhere and His videos. I do watch these gems. But I do so on my knees, doing Namaskar mudra, and with great respect. I daresay this is not what is happening by the majority.

It is my wish that my Guru's pictures and video get off the web. Some think this is an impossible task. I do not. This is copyrighted material. It's not impossible.

Baba's approach is to be incredibly modest. He did not want Ananda Marga to be a cult of personality as you know. Even legitimate Ananda Marga sites display Baba's pictures.

We are living in a different time where it is possible to pirate any image one comes across. I believe Baba's pictures should belong to margiis and that's it.

It is possible to use the web to share Baba's pictures without having them be public. Anyone putting Baba's pictures in a public place should be stopped. I don't think Ananda Marga realizes the problem here. Of course one would not expect His picture on Wikipedia.

When I can afford, I would happily be willing to donate and get others to donate for lawyers in this regard. We know the split happened and that some factions cannot use the name Ananda Marga. This action, which was all about money, not Guru, is perhaps sad. But it makes a point. The Guru's image is copyrighted material.

For example. I am a chemist and I use secret methods in my work. What if I were to write a book for just for my students with the stipulation they should not show this book to ANYONE. And then they published it. I would have to sue them, if I could.

I know the books in Ananda Marga have Baba's picture. But that is far different than Baba on the web.

Think about how different it would be if someone said, well, show me this Guru you talk about and we say, "No. You are not a margii. Baba's pictures are protected and are only for margiis." Is that not how it should be?

Thank goodness I have not found any of the lessons on the web! But I suspect if one looked hard enough, it is possible one could find them. Of course, since the lessons are personal and many require personal mantras, you would not get that.

We need to respect ourselves. Then the world is far more apt to respect us. The image of our Guru is sacred and not for all to see. It may cost money. It may cost a lot of money. But I believe it can be done. What must happen first is that margiis take action and band together on this issue. Even respected AM sites should take His picture off! And if someone wonders, why do I not see a picture of the Propounder of Ananda Marga when there is information about Him (they think with a big "H")? Because of Baba's desire and  because of margiis desire, we do not share the pictures with non-margiis. If you really want to see a picture of Baba, either become a margii, or read one of His books. There are pictures of Him in His books.

Who owns rights to all these pictures? Those who took them? Or Ananda Marga?

If the people who took the videos do not step up and take responsibility for them and help with this matter, they are no better than paparazzis, except that they are paparazzis who benefit from taking pictures of The Lord. These pictures and video are sacred and have not been treated this way.

Guru's picture should not help us with pracar! Only after one has become a margii should one have access, and with the understanding that Guru's pictures are not to be published anywhere without permission. Many may have seen how the book The Jamalpur Years used the wrong picture! This picture is an intimate picture of Baba and should not have been on the one tell all book. The best would have been if there had been no picture of Baba at all.

I hereby declare that all true margiis should treat Baba's videos and pictures with great respect. If a margii watches Baba's video, I suggest second lesson, doing pranam, then sitting on one's knees to watch. If at least we can all begin with this sentiment, it will make our effort to remove the pictures to where all can see that much easier. When Guru sees us taking effort, maybe He will help. And maybe this effort in the first place is by His Grace.

It might even be a good idea to put the screen where one sees a Baba video on a puja table.

In a retreat, I suggest that if Baba's videos are watched, we should build a mandap or whatever place Baba would have resided and place a large screen on that place.

No one should watch a Baba video simply sitting in a chair, possibly eating...as if this were the evening's entertainment.

Much Thanks for your attention. Namaskar again.

In Baba,
Bhaskar

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Saturday, September 3, 2016

Religious Chameleon

BABA

Religious Chameleon

Namaskar,

The following article is courtesy of Solon Magazine, author George Gillett. According to Neohumanism, it is very important to expose hypocrisy in any segment or facet of society. So we are presenting this article for you.

Liila
(Leslie Grunden)

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The West’s big lie about Mother Teresa: Her “glorification of suffering instead of relieving it” has had little impact on her glowing reputation

Reused needles, poorly trained staff and expired medications. The picture Hemley Gonzalez describes to me is not one often associated with adjectives such as “saintly” in the medical profession. Yet as he discusses his experience volunteering at facilities run by Missionaries of Charity, the organization Mother Teresa founded, it becomes increasingly apparent that few of his anecdotes correlate with the reputation she enjoys. “I was shocked to discover the horrifically negligent manner in which the charity operates,” he recalls.

His story is not atypical. Writing in the New Internationalist magazine about her experience working at Missionaries of Charity’s headquarters in Kolkata, another volunteer urged that the organization be “finally held accountable for its actions of abuse and neglect.” Similar concerns were raised in a 1994 UK documentary that featured the story of a 15-year-old patient who had been admitted with a “relatively simple kidney complaint.” His condition had deteriorated soon after the facility had refused to transfer him to a local hospital to undergo surgery.

Recklessness or malicious intent

Criticism of Mother Teresa’s mission has also come from the medical profession. Dr. Robin Fox, former editor of the medical journal the Lancet, described the Missionaries of Charity facilities as “haphazard” as early as 1994, recounting how he witnessed a young man with malaria be treated with only ineffective antibiotics and paracetamol. “Along with the neglect of diagnosis, the lack of good analgesia marks Mother Theresa’s approach,” he wrote in an article for the journal.

Today, Gonzalez runs an online campaign called Stop Missionaries of Charity. He hopes to “educate unsuspecting donors” about how their donations are spent on what he regards to be “a systematic human rights violation.” Aroup Chatterjee shares similar feelings. Born in Kolkata and now a doctor in the UK, he was inspired to write a book about Teresa’s legacy. It describes detailed accounts of her patients being denied visitors, refused painkillers and forced to shave their heads. “If people knew what she was actually like, they would find her repugnant,” he tells me, clearly frustrated by the manner in which the media have reported news that she is to be canonized this year.

These claims are in such contradiction with the Western narrative of Mother Teresa – a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize as well as a number of other accolades – that it’s hard to respond to them with anything other than disbelief. Having received hundreds of millions of dollars in donations, there are seemingly few excuses for such poor medical care aside from either recklessness or malicious intent. Yet either of these accusations would be met with fervent denial from even the staunchest of secularists. How, then, has somebody with such a troubled legacy enjoyed almost universal adoration from the world’s media?

She was motivated by a desire to fulfill her own religious convictions rather than altruistic concern

Much of the reason is undoubtedly related to the fact that Mother Teresa’s order does not perceive these examples to be failings. Speaking in 1997, she remarked that “the world is being much helped by the suffering of the poor people,” describing how it was “very beautiful for the poor to share [their suffering] with the passion of Christ.” For Mother Teresa, poverty and sickness were gifts that provided the opportunity to develop one’s connection with God. Her mission was not so much to alleviate suffering but to ensure it happened within a framework of religious belief. Indeed, by her own admission she was motivated by a desire to fulfill her own religious convictions rather than altruistic concern for the world’s poor. “There is always the danger that we may become only social workers … our works are only an expression of our love for Christ,” she told a BBC journalist in 1969. This attitude is manifestly disparate from the utilitarian principles by which humanitarian efforts are ordinarily judged.


Yet this reality, of Mother Teresa as a missionary first and an altruist second, is not the image that has taken precedence in the West. She won the Nobel Prize not for her religious convictions but “for work undertaken in the struggle to overcome poverty.” Reports from volunteers, journalistic investigations and academic research that decries her “glorification of suffering instead of relieving it” has had little impact on her glowing reputation. This remains as true within secular communities as religious ones, with pollsters consistently reporting that Americans consider her one of the most admired figures of the 20th century.

German news magazine Stern found that only 7 per cent of this money was being used for charitable activity

The extent to which Mother Teresa is considered a humanitarian hero is a significant victory for the Catholic Church, which coordinated a high-profile campaign to have her “fast-tracked” to sainthood. However, in many ways it is no surprise that she remains so popular among Westerners. She presented a narrative – that of a European nun going to help the world’s poor – that acted to both resolve the internal guilt of wealthy churchgoers while also presenting their religion as a relevant, modern force for good. Meanwhile, her conceptualization of suffering as a positive experience provided rebuttal to those who criticized the West’s repeated failings to inspire tangible action on global inequality.

Speaking on world tours, her fatalistic attitude toward poverty, combined with an insistence on remaining “apolitical,” defined her disinterest in confronting the structural causes of destitution. She presented to the West a perfect role model: a do-gooder who didn’t threaten to challenge the status-quo. In the words of Kolkata-born journalist Mihir Bose, “She’s part of the western agenda, it makes the West feel better; ‘this is one of us, once again rescuing the third world.’”

The rebranding of Mother Teresa’s religious mission as a humanitarian effort was also convenient financially. Despite comprehensive accounts never having been published, researchers estimate that Missionaries of Charity was receiving up to C$100 (USD$72) million in annual donations by the end of Mother Teresa’s life. A 1991 investigation by the German news magazine Stern found that only 7 per cent of this money was being used for charitable activity.

The money that was spent was spread incredibly thinly – across 610 missions in 123 countries – a sign that the quality of care was severely compromised by Mother Teresa’s desire to disseminate her religious agenda as widely as possible. Reports that nuns were taught to conduct “secret baptisms” on Hindu and Muslim patients only further suggest that her order’s interventions were at times actively detrimental as well as being a distraction from genuine humanitarian efforts.

In pioneering Missionaries of Charity, Mother Teresa adopted the role of a medical provider. As any doctor or nurse will testify, this role imparts certain responsibilities: to act only within your capabilities, to respect a patient’s best interests and to not impose your personal, religious or political beliefs on patient care. On all of these counts, Mother Teresa failed. Judged by any metric of medical standards, it is difficult to remember her legacy as anything other than an inefficient, sanctimonious and wholly ideological franchise.

Teresa of Kolkata should by all means be remembered as an extremely successful evangelist. But to claim she is a champion of altruism, medicine or humanitarianism would be to fundamentally misunderstand her mission.


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Mother Teresa was not a friend of the poor
“One of Mother Teresa's most outspoken critics was the English journalist and literary critic Christopher Hitchens, who wrote the extended essay The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice (1995) and wrote in a 2003 article, "This returns us to the medieval corruption of the church, which sold indulgences to the rich while preaching hellfire and continence to the poor. [Mother Teresa] was not a friend of the poor. She was a friend of poverty. She said that suffering was a gift from God. She spent her life opposing the only known cure for poverty, which is the empowerment of women and the emancipation of them from a livestock version of compulsory reproduction."[124] (Wikipedia)

References.
http://www.salon.com/2016/01/03/the_wests_big_lie_about_mother_teresa_her_glorification_of_suffering_instead_of_relieving_it_has_had_little_impact_on_her_glowing_reputation/


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Sunday, August 21, 2016

Beware of this bogus yoga chart / poster + 2 more

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2. Important Teaching: Dirty libertine way is becoming a fad
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Beware of this bogus yoga chart / poster

Namaskar.
Recently, one bogus chart of tantra yoga has been making the rounds on various forums and websites. Indeed it has been pervasively shared. Sadly, those propagating this chart do not realise that it is full of errors and inaccuracies. Here are a few of the many fundamental flaws from this bogus tantra yoga chart.

Bogus
information about cakras


Flaw #1 of Bogus “Tantra Yoga” Chart: The chart wrongly presents that the stage of realisation known as salokya occurs in the manipur cakra.

Comment: Sadguru Baba guides us that salokya occurs at the svadhisthana cakra.

Ananda Marga ideology guides us, “When by dint of Sádhaná the Kula Kuńd́alini comes to Svádhiśt́hana Cakra, the Sádhaka feels that he himself and Paramátman are in the same world. “Though He is far, yet He is visible. One day I will reach Him.” This is Sálokya Samádhi.” (Subhasita Samgraha - 18, Yoga and Bhakti) (1)

Outcome: Baba’s above teaching proves that the chart’s claim that salokya occurs at the manipur cakra is completely wrong.


Flaw #2 of Bogus “Tantra Yoga” Chart: The chart wrongly presents the practice of asanas as only related with the physical body and the muladhara cakra.

Comment: Sadguru Baba guides us that the practice of asanas is related with all the various cakras and has a profound effect on the mind as well.

Ananda Marga Caryacarya states, “The practice of ásanas cures the body’s glandular system of all its maladies and helps the mind to attain balance for spiritual practices.” (Caryacarya -1, Sadhana) (2)

Outcome: Baba’s above teaching proves that the chart’s claim that asanas are only related with the physical body and the muladhara cakra is completely wrong.


Bogus information about sadhana

Flaw #3 of Bogus “Tantra Yoga” Chart:  The chart wrongly presents iishvara pranidhana as part of dhyana, i.e. the 7th limb of astaunga yoga.

Comment: Sadguru Baba guides us that iishvara pranidhana is the 5th point of niyama, i.e. the 2nd limb of astaunga yoga.

Ananda Marga philosophy states, “In Niyama, the most important item is Iishvara prańidhána.” (A Guide to Human Conduct, Niyama Sadhana) (3)

Outcome: Baba’s above teaching proves that the chart’s claim that iishvara pranidhana is part of dhyana is completely wrong.


Flaw #4 of Bogus “Tantra Yoga” Chart: The chart wrongly presents the lessons of dharana, i.e. tattva dharana & cakra shodhana, as related exclusively with the vishuddha cakra.

Comment: Sadguru Baba teaches us in His sahaja yoga meditation that tattva dharana and cakra shodhana are related with many cakras.

Outcome: Everyone who practices sahaja yoga meditation knows that the chart’s claim that tattva dharana & cakra shodhana are related exclusively with the vishuddha cakra is completely wrong.


Flaw #5 of Bogus “Tantra Yoga” Chart: The chart wrongly presents the shuddhis as the equivalent of pratyahara yoga.

Comment: Sadguru Baba guides us that varńárghyadána - not the shuddhis - is pratyahara yoga.

Ananda Marga ideology guides us, “In Ananda Marga Sadhana, the method of withdrawing the mind from degrading tendencies, and absorbing oneself in the colour of the Great, is called Pratyáhára Yoga (the yoga of withdrawal) or Varńárghyadána (the offering of colours).” (Subhasita Samgraha - 3, Vibration, Form and Colour) (4)

Outcome: Baba’s above teaching proves how the chart’s claim about the shuddhis is completely wrong. The shuddhis are not even a full-fledged lesson whereas pratyahara is an actual limb of astaunga yoga.

And verily from top to bottom and from side to side, the bogus tantra yoga chart is filled with errors, misleading information, and bogus classifications. Anyone who reads this chart will be completely misguided.


False things propagate in the name of Ananda Marga

The whole chart has been created in the name of Ananda Marga philosophy. So not only is this chart full or flaws, but it is all done in the name of our philosophy. This whole episode is a farce. The chart claims to represent Ananda Marga philosophy, yet the chart itself is full of bogus information that undermines the path, practice, and philosophy of yoga Ananda Marga. It is one thing to make a personal mistake, and another to implicate Ananda Marga philosophy in one’s erroneous approach and spread it all over the internet.


Conclusion

This demonstrates those who created this chart failed to learn even the basics of Ananda Marga philosophy. And other naive and innocent people get allured by the bogus chart and they spread it around without realising that this chart is filled with errors etc. By this way Ananda Marga is also blamed. Sadly new people will form a poor impression of Ananda Marga when they see that even basic errors are rampant on the chart. Even information that one is taught Day 1 in Ananda Marga - i.e. yama and niyama - is wrong. All in all, no one should indulge in such sin by propagating false things in the name of Ananda Marga.

Namaskar,
In Him,
Kalyanii
Karen Foster

Here below is the faulty chart:



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If you cannot read the above bogus chart let us know and we will send you a larger version.


Who created this mess

Now the question is who created this mess - i.e. who made this bogus chart and diluted the teachings of Ananda Marga philosophy. The answer is that we do not know. Please help us find out who is behind this. Here below is a screenprint of the website and by that way you can reach to the source from where this mess began. Superficially it looks like an authentic Ananda Marga website but by their action it is obviously fictitious / illegitimate. You may also remember that this same website [anandamarga(dot)org] prominently features a music video of the dogmatic Hindu fictional goddess Jagatambe, Kali, Durge - where they chant victory to the holy goddess Jagatambe Kali, Durge.
(Note: The website at fault is the one shown below [i.e. anandamarga(dot)org], not the Ananda Marga News Bulletin blog. Rather the News Bulletin blog pointed out the dogma of the Jagatambe video.)



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The bogus Tantra Yoga chart should be denounced and removed from all Ananda Marga websites. Thereafter either the chart can be corrected, or, if that is not possible, the chart should be destroyed.

References
1. Subhasita Samgraha - 18, Yoga and Bhakti
2. Caryacarya -1, Sadhana
3. A Guide to Human Conduct, Niyama Sadhana
4. Subhasita Samgraha - 3, Vibration, Form and Colour

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Dirty libertine way is becoming a fad


Ananda Marga philosophy states, “The Sanskrit equivalent for marriage is viváha (vi – vah + ghaiṋ): it means, after the ceremony, the man and woman can no longer live as libertines or as irresponsible so-called family people. They have to discharge their full obligations as bharttá and kalatra, responsible husband and responsible wife.”

“Another Sanskrit equivalent for “woman” is nárii, which is feminine gender. But Shiva used the term kalatra, in the neuter; for to her husband a woman is a wife, but to her children and other members of the society, she is as dignified as her male counterpart. So by declaring a married lady to be kalatra, Shiva gave her special status, and addressed her in neuter terms.”

“The liberal meaning of the term viváha is “live one’s life in a new way with a special type of responsibility”. This is the underlying significance of the Shaeva system of marriage.”

“In His life, Shiva Himself married with this commitment. We can say without the least hesitation that Shiva was the first person in this world to marry in the proper sense of the term..” (1)

Note: That which was common 7000 years ago has now again come into vogue: That same disease has become prevalent today. A huge percentage of people around the globe are leading libertine life - especially in the west. They produce children and neglect to take any responsibility. They do not like to be bound in conjugal relations and shoulder the responsibility of helping the child. The ones who suffer the most are the children and the mother. Often such children wind up in foster care - mentally and physically scarred. It is a serious crisis - watch out. Where capitalism is growing that disease will spread. Our duty is to propagate this teaching - if we bring even one libertine onto the path of responsibility then at least to some the problem is solved.

Reference
1. Namah Shivaya Shantaya, Disc: 9


Saturday, August 6, 2016

Religious exploiters and AMPS + 4 more

Baba

This email contains five sections:
1. Important Teaching: Religious exploiters and AMPS
2. PS #3644: The era of animality has gone and divinity has ascended
3. Important Teaching: Dogma means no logic but forced to follow....
4. PS #0312: जब तुम मेरे मन में आ जाओगे तो मेरे मन का अंधेरा
5. Links

Religious exploiters and AMPS

Namaskar,
Since ages religious exploiters, priests, mullahs, pujaris, and so-called monks have misguided society. For example, in India, people were indoctrinated into the idea that family people cannot learn higher meditation. Those priests misguided the common mass by giving a false definition of brahmacarya. Similarly, the world over, priests became the middle man between God and the people. To root out this dogma, Ananda Marga ideology has been given. But in our AMPS organisation, the same type of priestocracy dogmas were injected after 1990:
(a) Puppets were made into tattvikas and family acaryas.
(b) The true role of family acaryas was snatched away by group leader. Prior to 1990, all kinds of social ceremonies were conducted by family people / family acaryas, but no longer. And in the past family people were purodhas on top boards, and that too has essentially vanished. There is a litany of other injustices that have put in vogue.

This is the hint that we should be aware of religious cheats - in any religion as well as within the bhagavad dharma of Ananda Marga. That is what Baba is guiding us about in His above teaching.

   Ananda Marga philosophy states, “It is most important for human beings to move in the realm of spirituality, more than in other realms. Human beings should have followed the proper teachings, but unfortunately, previous teachers did not teach us in this way, and that is why there has been such great chaos in the social and psychic spheres.”
   “As a result of these improper teachings, many family people have suffered from the inferiority complex that as they were living mundane lives, they were sinners. This sort of idea was firmly implanted in the minds of family people as the result of false propaganda by the opportunistic exploiters, who wanted to protect their vested interests in the spiritual sphere. These exploiters also did not want to disseminate dharma among the masses at all, for they feared that the spread of dharma would undermine their vested interests.”
   “But Ananda Marga is for one and all: I wish to disseminate dharma among all.” (1)

In Him,
Visnuma’ya’

Reference
1. A Few Problems Solved - 3, Verse, Mythology, History and Itihása

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== Section 2: Prabhat Samgiita ==

The era of animality has gone and divinity has ascended


“Áshár pasará sahasá elo,álor túfán nikat́e elo,..” (Prabhat Samgiita #3644)

Purport:

After ages of gloom & hopelessness, the basket of hope came suddenly - i.e. Parama Purusa, the embodiment of Divine Effulgence, has taken advent;. The cyclone of divine effulgence has come close. His divine effulgence is immense, like a huge mountain covering the entire earth. The whole world is inundated with the flood of divinity.

Today even in remote corners, not even an iota of darkness was left. Not even a tinge of stain remained in anyone's mind. Everyone’s mind has become cleansed and purified. The Supreme Entity, the love personified Parama Purusa with His divine effulgence, has taken advent. He has graciously attracted everyone, and satisfied all their feelings and yearning by the outpouring of love from His heart.

Sadguru Baba blessed those bound and tied up in the deep, dark chasm of cimmerian darkness, and those whose mind had accumulated dogma the size of a mountain. Even they were blessed to open their eyes and look towards the eastern horizon, the rising sun of the dawn, and realize the era of animality was gone and the age of divinity has ascended. Their dogma and staticity vanished away with the advent of the new dawn. All are now basking in His divine grace. Everyone is blessed with the opportunity to look toward that divine radiance.


Baba, the Parama Purusa, with His divine effulgence has come and showered His divine effulgence and graced everyone...


== Section 3: Important Teaching ==

Dogma means no logic but coerced to follow silly things

Ananda Marga ideology guides us, “What is dogma? Dogma is also an idea, but there is rigidity of the boundary line. Dogma will not allow you to go beyond the periphery of that boundary line. That is, dogma goes against the fundamental spirit of the human mind.” (1)

Note: Any idea which has a boundary around is a dogma. The sense is that one is not allowed to debate on this idea. Any and all debates are forbidden. For instance, if one religious leader says that the first Sunday of every month one must touch the dog’s tail to get virtue for heaven, then that becomes the rule for that religion. And no one can question it.

Here is another example. A few years ago a discussion was going on about MPD. In trying to defend the existence of mahaprayan, Dada Kalyaneshvarananda responded this is beyond logic and reasoning. By this way, unknowingly he accepted that MPD is a dogma.

Reference
1. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 30, Beware of Dogma


== Section 4: Prabhat Samgiita ==

जब तुम मेरे मन में आ जाओगे तो मेरे मन का अंधेरा
और उसमें जमे हुए सब  संस्कार मिट जायेंगे।


प्रभात संगीत 0312 एशो  गो एशो  गो मोर मनेते, सब क्लेश  नाश  करे आलो झराते...

परिचय- इस गीत में साधना के उच्च स्तर पर पहुंचे भक्त के  उन विचारों को बताया गया है जो वह उस स्थिति में अनुभव  करता  है।

भावार्थ

हे परमपुरुष! कृपा कर आइये, मेरे मन में आकर सभी दुखों को दूर करते हुए अपने  दिव्य प्रकाश  की बौछार डालिये। जब तुम मेरे मन में आ जाओगे तो मेरे मन का अंधेरा, उसमें लगे अनेक जन्मों  के दाग और जमे हुए सब  संस्कार मिट जायेंगे। तीनों प्रकार के दुःख  भौतिक, मानसिक और आध्यात्मिक, सभी दूर  हो जायेंगे। तुम्हारी कृपा से मेरा मन गहरी साधना में जाकर अंत में  प्रकाश  के संसार में अर्थात  सत्यलोक में पहुंच जायेगा। 

यह संसार  तुम्हारे  घुंघुरुओं की आवाज से लबालब भर गया है। तुम्हारी पुकार से मेरे खून की हर बूँद  ख़ुशी  से पागल  हो गई  है। हे परमपु्रुष! कृपा कर मेरे ध्यान में, मेरे  गुरुचक्र अर्थात  शतदल कमल पर हमेशा बैठे  रहिये।

हे परमपुरुष बाबा! तुम्हारी मुस्कान देखकर सभी आनन्द से एकसाथ गाने लगते हैं। तुम्हारी आकर्षक मुस्कान से मेरा  मन रुपी मोर  सैकड़ों प्रकार से नाचने लगता है। हे परम पुरुष! कृपा कर मेरी ओर ताकिए ! मेरे मन और हृदय में देखिये। 

The following are summaries in Hindi of Guru's teachings.

टिप्पणी

A - तीन प्रकार के दुख  कौन है।
   “दुखों के तीन प्रकार आधिभौतिक, आधिदैविक और आध्यात्मिक  हैं। साॅंसारिक सभी बंधन जैसे भौतिक, आर्थिक, सामाजिक, राजनैतिक, कृषि, व्यापार, और वाणिज्य अदि से सम्बंधित सभी आधिभौतिक बंधन कहलाते हैं। आधिदैविक बंधनों में मानसिक विभ्रम, तानसिक तनाव और संदेह , मानसिक उलझन, लघुता और श्रेष्ठता की भावना,  और अभुक्त संस्कार या प्रारब्ध अदि से सम्बंधित सभी बंधन आते हैं। इकाई चेतना, परमचेतना और तत्संबंधी भावना और उस परम सत्ता को न पाने के कारण उत्पन्न आक्रोश  और वेदना अदि से सम्बंधित सभी बंधन आध्यात्मिक बंधन कहलाते हैं।”

“आधिभौतिक बंधनों को तीन भागों में बाॅंटा गया है, भावगत, कालगत और आधारगत। मनुष्यों के लिये भावगत बंधन अधिक सताते हैं इसके अंतर्गत सभी प्रकार की भावजड़ता का समावेष रहता है जो आध्यात्मिक प्रगति में बाधक बनते हैं जैसे , प्रायः कहा जाता है यह नहीं करो  वह करो नहीं तो यह नुकसान हो जायेगा ,  यह विचार छोटी उम्र से ही मन में लाद दिये जाते हैं और अकारण ही मानसिक रूप से दवाव बनाकर वे प्रगति में बाधा बनते हैं, रूढ़िवादी अवैज्ञानिक विचार भी इसी प्रकार भय पैदा कर प्रभाव डालते हैं। सच्चाई जानकर भी इनके विरुद्ध आवाज उठाने से डर लगता है, जब पता लगता है कि अब तक इनके  पालन से नुकसान ही हुआ है तो दुख होता है कि इतना समय और षक्ति व्यर्थ ही गई। समय के अनुसार भी अनेक प्रकार के परिवर्तन होते हैं जो मन पर प्रभाव डालते हैं इन्हें कालगत बंधन कहते हैं। इसमें जब लोगों की भावनायें कुंठित कर दी जाती हैं तो वे स्थान समाज और देश  तक को त्याग कर चले जाते हैं और जब वेदना असहनीय हो ताजी है तो आत्महत्या भी कर बैठते हैं। व्यक्तिगत जीवन ते सूक्ष्म आदर्ष को अपनाने और सार्वभौमिक विचारों को मन में रखने पर इन सब दुखों से दूर हुआ जा सकता है। आध्यात्मिक बंधन वे हैं जो मन में यह विचार पैदा करते हैं कि यद्यपि परम पुरुष मेरे अपने हैं परंतु वह मुझे क्यों नहीं मिल रहे हैं , मेरा मन और हृदय उस परम मन से दूर क्यों बना हुआ है उसमे मिलता क्यों नहीं है। परम पुरुष से न मिल पाने का दुख आध्यात्मिक बंधन कहलाता है।” (1)

B - नूपुर:”-इसका शाब्दिक  अर्थ है नृत्य या संगीत के कार्यक्रम में हाथ या पैर में बाॅंधेजाने वाले घुंघरु, परंतु इसका अर्थ यह नहीं है कि परमपुरुष पैरों में घुंघरु बाॅंध कर स्टेज पर नाच रहे हैं ए जैसे कि अन्य नर्तक । यहाॅं इसका मतलब है उनके दिव्य घुंघरु की दिव्य ध्वनि अर्थात् ओंकार ध्वनि जिसके छः स्तर हैं परंतु उसे किसी वाद्ययंत्र से उत्पन्न नहीं किया जा सकता और न ही मानव गले से ही उच्चारित किया जा सकता है जैसे कि अज्ञानी लोग करते हैं। यह किसी भी प्रकार भौतिक जगत से संबंधित नहीं है और न ही किसी विधि से रिकार्ड की जा सकती है और न वाह्य कानों से सुनी जा सकती है,यह कानों का कोई दोष भी नहीं है, यह तो आध्यात्मिक जगत से संबंधित है । इसका प्रमाण यह है कि जब हम अपने कानों को मूंद लेते हैं तो इसका स्वर सुनाई देता है और उच्च स्तर पर साधना के समय भी स्वाभाविक रूप से साधक को ये आनन्ददायी ध्वनियाॅं सुनाई देतीं हैं।जब तक सगुण अवस्था का बोध रहता है ये सुनाई देतीं हैं परंतु निर्गुण अवस्था में कुछ नहीं सुनाई देता। परंतु ध्यान रहे साधना का उद्देश्य  इन ध्वनियों को सुनना नहीं है , सच्चा साधक प्रगति के मार्गमें इन्हें अनुभव करता है परंतु यदि इन्हें सुनने का प्रयास किया जाता है तो हमारा मन अपने मंत्र के चिंतन पर से हट जाता है। एकान्त स्थान पर साधना करने पर इसे सुना जा सकता है।” (2)

C - परमपुरुष की पुकार-” परमपुरुष सभी को पुकारते हैं परंतु कोई सुन पाते हैं कोई नहीं, प्रत्येक साधक अपने जीवन के किसी महत्वपूर्ण मोड़ पर इसे अवष्य सुनता है। इस आध्यात्मिक पुकार का पहला अवसर पाॅंच वर्ष की आयु में आता है या फिर किशोरावस्था में अन्यथा प्रौढ़ावस्था में। यह वही अवस्था होती है जब नाम यश  और प्रतिष्ठा को भूल कर नसे लगने लगता है कि कोई महत्वपूर्ण कार्य में लग जाना चाहिये। कोई कोई इसे आजीवन नहीं सुन पाते।” (3)

D - परमपुरुष के निहारने का महत्व- परमपुरुष के साधक की ओर निहारने का बहुत महत्व है , यदि किसी साधक को लगता है कि साधना करते समय ध्यान में परमपुरुष उसकी ओर देख रहे हैं तो उनसे निवेदन करना चाहिये कि वे उसकी द्रष्टि उन पर स्थिर करें । इस प्रकार के भाव आने पर आध्यात्मिक उन्नति तेजी से होने लगती है।  इस गीत में यही समझाया गया है।

References:
1. Namah Shivaya Shantaya, Shivas Teachings – 2 (continued) (Discourse 13)
2. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 30, The Sound of God
3. Subhasita Samgraha – 1
4. PS Purport and Quotes Trans: Dr. T.R.S.


Tuesday, August 2, 2016

How famous dogma of AMPS will die soon

Baba

This email contains two sections:
1. Posting: How famous dogma of AMPS will die soon
2. Links


How famous dogma of AMPS will die soon

Namaskar,
Ananda Marga philosophy states, "If anybody tries to re-establish an old political, economic or religious theory of two thousand years ago – a theory or ism based on past time, space or person – using whatever type of psychology, sentiment or adroit propaganda, it will not be possible to correlate it with the existing physical waves. Once lost the parallelism between the ism and the physical wave cannot be restored, even if the old mental environment is re-created. We perceive the change not only in the physical wave but also in the mental wave. No amount of scientific effort will make it possible to restore the mental wave of the past.” (1)

Ananda Marga philosophy states, “There was a time when kings were worshipped as the incarnations of God, but today if anybody tries to reintroduce this antiquated practice using psychological propaganda, it will be impossible for people to accept it." (2)

Note: Here are a few examples of Baba's above guideline.

Example of Christian, Islamic, Hindu dogma dying fast


(A) Certain Islamic fundamentalists want to implement 1500 year-old tenets in areas where they presently rule. This is evidenced by their application of the Islamic justice system where they employ antiquated punishments like chopping off a person's hand for stealing and beheading "guilty" persons in public. Such punishments are based on Islamic law. But, no matter how hard they try to implement such cruel laws, it is impossible for them to gain success in this 21st century. The public will never appreciate this.

(B) In the same way, Hindu fundamentalists and those believers of the caste system still want to follow worn-out  / outdated caste distinctions like the use of the sacred hair etc.  But now the general populace is fast giving up caste such divisions and they are not going to follow them again. 

(C) Fundamentalist Christians want to implement socially outdated rules of Bible, when already the common people have advanced beyond such codes.

(D) White supremacists want to forcibly impose stale edicts on racial supremacy. But here again the common people are not inclined in this manner.

In all such cases, implementing these outdated doctrines is no longer possible; the general mass will never appreciate such antiquated rules and restrictions. They will never be implemented.

Why is this impossible? Because time, space, and person have changed; that era is gone. That old philosophy is unsuitable for this present era.


That is why life of dogma is short: MPD

Today some are not very elevated so they do not feel the proximity of Sadguru Baba. Theoretically they think that Guru Shrii Shrii Anandamurtiji is close, but in the real sense they do not feel that proximity. Theoretically they know that Parama Purusa Baba is everywhere, but practically not. That is why some people appreciate the dogma of MPD (mahaprayan divas) - which means that Baba is gone. They like to go and join this gathering. However, this MPD dogma will not last forever - its days are short-lived. Now people are not elevated, but in the future people will be elevated. Future margiis will feel Baba’s presence always. They will laugh at this MPD dogma and they will not go. It is no different from how nowadays in our human society so many ills are already gone - nobody likes those things. For example, the practice of human sacrifice was very common but now nobody can think to do this. In the past also slavery was prestigious and now it is viewed as inhumane and humiliating - as is the case the with the dogmas of stoning and burning people to death as well as cannibalism. All those old rituals and dogmas are a thing of the past. Similarly the dogma of MPD will vanish like so many outdated dogmas that people used to do.

In Him,
Ranjana’ Ganguli

References
1. Prout in a Nutshell - 4
2. Prout in a Nutshell - 4

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Thursday, July 28, 2016

Sensitive material: not for all

Baba

Sensitive material: not for all
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Two filthy sisters attack one margii

Note: This letter is only for those who have reverence for Guru and try to follow His guideline.

Namaskar,

Jyoshna and her gay lover named Kavita decided to launch their first assault.
They sent a threatening email to my facebook account.
I have sent you a copy of that email. (Note: That email is filthy - like language used at a raunchy gay night club gathering after drinking.)

If you don't mind, i would like to share a few opinions about this:

Baba said there are 3 kinds of sins, and the worst kind of sin is the one that is of a reoccurring nature.
If i try to think of who are 4 of the worst people on the planet, i would think of Maetreya, Jyoshna, and her gay lover Kavita.

Maetreya is responsible for the whole ASM splinter group.
And Jyoshna/Kavita are responsible for the whole lesbian perverted Pseudoculture splinter group.
We probably could include the late Dada Pranakrsnananda in that group.
He was the one to perform the first animalistic gay marriage.
But now the dirty mission he started is being carried on by Jyoshna and Kavita.
I could probably mention a few others who a key figures in propagating this new perverted pseudoculture ideology.
In particular there is a brother Omkarnath from Finland.
Anyhow the point is, it is one thing to do the type of sin which is of a recurring nature, but it is another thing when that sin of a recurring nature is a direct attack on Baba's beloved organization.
I do not admire the type of samskaras they will experience in the future for committing these kinds of tamasika acts.

The whole lesbian perverted pseudo-culture movement's ideology in a nutshell. Basically their dirty ideology rests on 3 false points.

1. Lesbian propaganda: Homosexuality is not pseudoculture. To them the word pseudoculture only refers to pornography and prostitution. To them, homosexuality is something normal and natural. One of their key mantras they repeat in their minds is, "Baba said told the gay man who came for PC that being gay was natural."

2. Lesbian propaganda: There is a discourse where Baba talks about "Hladini Shakti", which is a force of nature Parama Purusa uses in the creation of hermaphrodite. A hermaphrodite is an extremely rare case where a person may be born with both male and female sexual organs. The logic they use is that this Hladini Shakti is also responsible for the creation of people who were also supposedly "born gay."

3. Lesbian propaganda: Accepting homosexuality is part of Neohumanism. Anybody who thinks that homosexuality is not normal and natural is a hateful person. Another name for this type of propaganda tactic is also known as "playing the victim card."

These are the 3 main points of grotesque argument that they use.
And with these 3 points they travel around the world, trying to pull people into their sinful cause.
They have chosen me to make their first attack against, since i was one of the few people who dared to speak out against their filty deeds on Facebook in support of Ananda Marga.
They are calling me a liar for saying that homosexuality is a type of dirty & pseudoculture. (in not such nice words)

Sincerely,
at Baba's feet
Brother Rasaviharii


(Note: That email is filthy - like language used at a raunchy gay night club gathering after drinking. It is so filthy no civilised person uses those terms. That is why we did not included it in this email. But here it is for those who wish to see...

- This whole situation is related with this letter. 


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Dada terrified by gay elements

Namaskar,

This incident is related with one margii from the US who, in the past, had been involved in gay relations. When he went for dharma samiiksa and reached before Baba, then Sadguru Baba pointed out the wrongdoing and gave him a token punishment for his wrongdoing. Immediately, the sadhaka felt a great sense of relief as he was feeling repentant for his bad dealings. So when Baba graciously blessed him with atonement and requited his sin, a huge burden was removed from his psyche, by the unfathomable grace of Baba.
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This scene was documented by one of our very senior avadhutas - originally from the US - who was present there. And still this avadhuta is active in our AMPS. Please find that story below.


AM marriage: between boy and girl only - 1

Ananda Marga Caryacarya states, “Male members of the Marga can marry females outside the Marga, but it will be better to marry a female member of the Marga to a male member of the Marga, as far as possible.” (1)

First we should recall that Ananda Marga is based on bhagavad dharma. That is why it is said that Ananda Marga is a man-making mission. There are various animalistic activities promoted in the general society which are harmful for the all-around development of human beings that are not supported by AM due to its beastial nature. Those things degrade the mind.

Here is one such example of animalistic relations: LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender). In the following teachings Baba is clearly showing that Ananda Marga promotes marriages between males and females. With that principle, beastly marriages like LGBT etc have no place in Ananda Marga. LGBT martial relations are detrimental for human society.
 
Ananda Marga Caryacarya states, “Male members of the Marga can marry females outside the Marga, but it will be better to marry a female member of the Marga to a male member of the Marga, as far as possible.” (1)

Baba is clearly showing that Ananda Marga promotes marriages only between males and females.
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AM marriage: between boy and girl only - 2

Ananda Marga philosophy states, “In the manner prescribed for marriage in our Marga, both the boy and the girl have to take equal responsibility. Women and men are considered on the same footing.” (2) 

Baba is clearly showing that Ananda Marga promotes marriages only between males and females.

Ananda Marga Caryacarya states, “If the boy and the girl settle their marriage themselves, it is proper for the guardians to give their consent.” (3) 

Baba is clearly showing that Ananda Marga promotes marriages only between males and females.

AM marriage between male & female only

Ananda Marga Caryacarya says, “The bride and the bridegroom, dressed in neat and appropriate clothing, will enter the marriage hall.” (4) 

Baba is clearly showing that Ananda Marga promotes marriages only between males and females.
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AM marriage: between boy and girl only - 3


Ananda Marga Caryacarya says, “The guardians should not consider the caste or nationality of the bride and bridegroom... will seek the opinions of the bride and the bridegroom and proceed accordingly.” (5) 

Baba is clearly showing that Ananda Marga promotes marriages only between males and females.

Ananda Marga Caryacarya says, “In the case of arranged marriages, the guardians should finally meet and ascertain the consent of the bride and bridegroom, and bless them, at least a day before the marriage is solemnized.” (6) 

Baba is clearly showing that Ananda Marga promotes marriages only between males and females.

Young male stands before Baba in dharma samiiksa


(The following is an excerpt from one great Baba story book, by very senior dada)

Brother G from the USA stood in front of Baba. After some personal talk, Baba said, “Your mind is unnecessarily disturbed about the past.

You made some mistakes of a sexual nature.”

G’s face suddenly became very red.

“Yeah...yes, Baba,” he mumbled.

“When you were younger you had some misunderstanding about the relationship between men and women.”

He stared at the floor, saying, “Yes, Baba.”

“But it was not your fault. As a little boy you were simply influenced by your environment.”

G looked up at Baba. He sighed deeply, smiled slightly and said, “Thank you, Baba.”

“No need of thanks,” Baba said. “I merely convey to you the unadulterated facts. You were unaware. Unaware.”

G approached me after the session, wanting to get something off his chest.

“I never told anyone, Dada,” he said, “but since you were present today, I want to tell you that...that before joining Ananda Marga, I had...homosexual relations.”

He watched for my reaction. Seeing none, he continued, “Even though I’ve been doing meditation for a number of years, it’s always bothered me; I’ve always felt guilty. But now Baba’s freed my mind. When He said it wasn’t my fault, something let go inside of me. I feel so light now; I wouldn’t be surprised if I started to fly!”

(Who’s Afraid of the Tantric Guru (1995), by Ac Dharmavedananda Avt, p. 279)



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About above scan of that story from the book

So that is just one example as there are countless occasions where Baba scolded and warned sadhakas about the degrading ways of homosexuality, i.e. lesbian and gay relations etc. The above scan is from page 279 of Dada Dharmavedanandji's book, "Who's Afraid of the Tantric Guru."
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Ananda Marga Caryacarya guides us, “Male members of the Marga can marry females outside the Marga, but it will be better to marry a female member of the Marga to a male member of the Marga, as far as possible.” (7) 

Baba is clearly showing that Ananda Marga promotes marriages only between males and females.


About same-sex relations

In the above story, a male had sex with another male – that is the sinful dealing that Baba is pointing out and this same sin applies to females who have sex with another female. So this is a universal teaching that applies to all gays, lesbians, homosexuals etc.

Having attraction for the same-sex is not good. This attraction must not be encouraged, neither physically nor mentally. Rather it should be diverted toward spiritual attainment; that desire should be goaded towards Parama Purusa. An ideal widower, or divorcee, or single margii, and those who have taken the vow of celibacy, if any have attraction for the opposite sex, then internally they goad their mind toward Parama Purusa. Remember physically indulging in same-sex relations and mentally harboring this desire are both against the Ananda Marga way of life and detrimental to one’s spiritual growth.

Some people think accepting gay relations is equated with being open-minded. In that case, in the general society then all kinds of things should be accepted in the name of open-mindedness like prostitution, animal sex, i.e. humans having intercourse with animals like dogs, cats, horses, pigs, goats, donkeys, camels, bulls, sheep, and birds.

In Ananda Marga, we love everyone – all humans irrespective of their gender or sexual preference, or any other quality. We love everyone: Diseased persons, healthy persons, serial killers, and sex addicts etc.
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Conclusion


By reading the above story, anyone can understand that Ananda Marga is the path of bliss and not the path of animal satisfaction. So animalistic activities like LGBT are condemned in Ananda Marga. Those marching on the path of life divine have to be disciplined. Even in the first step of their journey they have to theoretically understand that sex is not the be-all and end-all of life.

Ananda Marga Caryacarya states, “Male members of the Marga can marry females outside the Marga, but it will be better to marry a female member of the Marga to a male member of the Marga, as far as possible.” (1)

Baba is clearly showing that Ananda Marga promotes marriages only between males and females. 

Namaskar,
in Him,
Liila Hampton

~ In-depth study ~

Note: There is a myth that, “Baba never told anything directly that homosexuality is bad.” This story is the proof that Baba Himself took an unequivocal, explicit, and strong stand against homosexuality.

To so-called progressives


So-called progressive people think that if anyone has relations with a consenting adult then it is perfectly ok to be engaged in those sexual activities etc, even if those are premarital or extramarital affairs. But that is just their materialistic mindset at work.
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According to the socio-cum-spiritual outlook of our Ananda Marga, such relations are not appreciated as they are very detrimental for one’s human progress - especially in the psycho-spiritual realm. That is why in any civilised society mere consent is not the defining point of acceptable relations are not supported.

For ideal people, either they become a monk or a fully-dedicated LFT and remain celibate, or they marry according to Ananda Marga system and live an ideal family life.

Ananda Marga Caryacarya states, “Male members of the Marga can marry females outside the Marga, but it will be better to marry a female member of the Marga to a male member of the Marga, as far as possible.” (1)

Baba is clearly showing that Ananda Marga promotes marriages only between males and females. 

References
1. Caryacarya -1, Marriage Ceremony
2. Tattvika Praveshika, Social Psychology
3. Caryacarya -1, Marriage Ceremony
4. Caryacarya -1, Marriage Ceremony
5. Caryacarya -1, Marriage Ceremony
6. Caryacarya -1, Marriage Ceremony
7. Caryacarya -1, Marriage Ceremony


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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 ==

Kiirtana ideation by top bhaktas

Here following is an English summary or gist of the Bangla teaching (MGD 10 December 1978 Calcutta):

This bhava samadhi is the highest stage of the bliss of kiirtana. Both those who sing kiirtana and those who listen to kiirtana should ideate that, “Parama Pursua is mine and mine alone, and does not belong to anyone else.” If one sings or listens with this feeling they will have the highest realisation of kiirtana. (English summary)


== Section: Important Teaching ==

Way to be free from sadness

   Ananda Marga ideology states, "During the enactment of a drama, all the characters, the dramatis personae (some are acting as great scholars, some fools, some as extremely happy and some as wretched beings) should bear in mind that they are simply playing the roles allotted to them. They should always think, “In reality, I am neither very happy nor very miserable, I am not an erudite scholar nor a fool. I am merely acting a particular role-be it Emperor Shahjáhán or Aurangzeb.” If people remember this, they will neither be afflicted with sorrow nor elated with joy. This is what is called cosmic inheritance, cosmic heritage."
   "All have come from one and the same Entity; no one is inferior, no one is small, mean or untouchable. No one is born high or low: all are bound by fraternal and sororal bonds." (1)

Reference
1. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 31, Supramundane Heritage and Supramundane Desideratum



== Section: Errata ==

Re: Ploy of Sarvatmananda

Namaskar,

This quote was printed in the Crimson Dawn newsletter on the basis of hearsay those days during Emergency before Baba's coming out of jail. People did not object because what people were printing was not authenticated; and it was during the dark days so whatever people were doing was fine. Just like if child does something then do not nit pick what the child does. In 1978 Baba came out and the era changed and this "merge in mission" quote died out.

After that Sarvatmananda gave it its rebirth in 1990 to fulfill his devious agenda. Some think that before 90 there was no dogma. But they are not properly informed that is why they think in that way. But those working in the organisation before 1990 know that so many injustices were going on. And Baba did not have time to personally address them all and punish those people. This bogus "merge in mission" quote was one such case.

in Him,
Narayan

- Here is a link to the initial letter on this topic: Ploy of Sarvatmananda



== Section: Comment ==

Re: Ploy of Sarvatmananda

Namaskar,


🙏 Mission does not mean AMPS. Babas mission is the emancipation of all beings including the inanimate. 
Baba has subtly mentioned that there are others ( outside of AMPS- including luminous being) working towards the fulfillment of His sublime mission.

in Him,
Lalloo

- Here is a link to the initial letter on this topic: Ploy of Sarvatmananda



== Section: Hindi Quote ==

महापण्डित भी नीचे 

“कोई आदमी बीस subject में M.A. बन गया, महामहोपाध्याय पण्डित बन गया, तो “ऊँचे दर्ज़े के हैं”, सो बात नहीं है | अपढ़ आदमी भी ऊपर उठ जा सकते हैं, और महापण्डित भी नीचे रह जा सकते हैं | यहाँ परमात्मा विद्या तथा बुद्धि के अनुसार विचार नहीं करते हैं | वे तराजू में तौलते हैं—किनमें कितनी मुहब्बत है |”
[यह प्रवचन-अंश, बाबा के कैसेट से सीधे लिखा गया है । बाबा का यह असली प्रवचन, अमृतोपदेश है। आनन्दमार्ग हिन्दी पुस्तकों में छपे प्रवचन तो नक़ली प्रवचन हैं, असली नहीं हैं -- बंगालीकरण (बँगलाइजेसन) के तहत उनकी बर्बादी की गई]  (1)

Reference
1. 27 Jun 80 Saharsa; published Subhasita Samgraha- 14, chap 9



== Section: Ananda Vanii ==

Offered at the altar

“Life is a spiritual sádhaná and the result of this sádhaná is to be offered at the altar of the Supreme.” (Ananda Vanii #12)

Note 1: True Ananda Vaniis have a number whereas Fake Ananda Vaniis do not - just as a fake car license plate has no number. By this way, you can easily recognise a Fake Ananda Vanii. 




== Section 3: Links ==









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