How companies brainwash & exploit their employees
Namaskar,
Company employees, and the general workforce, get spoon-fed the idea
that their company is their well-wisher and friend - that the company is
their family. So at first the capitalist enterprise tries to purchase
their employees by giving them a small amount of money. Then those
capitalist executives inject brainwashing strategies in order to
maximize employee output and extract tremendous profits from them.
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For example, during the holidays and weekends, companies organise
various types of "fun" gatherings like picnics and seminars etc whereby
the employees pass even their leisure time under the "protective care"
of the company. They might also take family vacations with their
company, whereby employees are led to believe that the company is
actually their family. Once this idea gets set in the mind, those
employees will walk to the ends of the earth to get the job done for
their cherished company.
Company executives get into the mindset of their employees and motivate
them to exponentially increase their work. Employees get so stressed out
that they lose their perspective. Those suffering employees get
convinced into thinking that their status will be enhanced by making the
company more successful. This is another aspect of the brainwashing
going on.
Maximum brainwashing yields increased profits
In this way, capitalist exploiters exponentially advance their income
and increase profits for every employee they hire. They pay the
employees 1x amount and from that employee's work those capitalist make
10x, 50x, 100x or more. When you multiply that by each and every
employee, it is quite evident that huge money is going into the bank
accounts of those company leaders. All done by psychically exploiting
their workforce.
Actually such employees are so brainwashed that they are not shocked or
dismayed by this. Rather they glorify their company and pay tribute to
and worship the top capitalists of the world. How does this happen?
Capitalist opportunists appease and lure their employees by brainwashing
them.
To reverse this situation, the activities of labour movements must be
supported and more consciousness raising programs are needed to create
more vikśubdha shúdras. Actually, with every passing day, more and more a
looking for a viable alternative. So the ground is becoming more
fertile.
Like the master and his dog
Altogether, the current situation is just like one master who had a dog.
After taking a huge voracious meal the master is fed like a king. If he
eats one more morsel he will burp - or worse. In that bloated state,
the master feeds a few small leftover scraps to the dog and the dog is
forever grateful. Such is the situation nowadays. Top capitalists garner
huge profits while the vast majority of employees in the general
society are exploited to the bone. Those employees eat, sleep, &
dream about their work. Even on Saturdays and Sundays they get called
into work and put in lots of overtime hours that never get clocked. In
this way they maintain an arduous work schedule yet earn comparatively
nothing in return.
They are so brainwashed that they think the company is their benefactor.
So when they get a "bonus" they become thrilled as if that is really
something great. When in fact from their efforts their employers make
huge profits that are piled to the sky. As an afterthought those big
bosses half-heartedly toss a few copper coins in the direction of their
employees. By this tactic, those capitalists get renewed vigor,
commitment and faith from their employees. All because those employees
have become psychically crippled by their bosses.
This is the way the situation is going on these days. All because a
majority of the general public is unaware and in their ignorance they
revere those capitalists and are ready to do anything for them.
However, in this present hour, the number of vikśubdha shúdras is
growing as more are becoming aware of the exploitative methods of such
capitalists. As soon as the common people become aware of their rights, a
tipping point will be reached, and they will not sit and watch
capitalists hoard all the wealth. Rather they will be primed to jump
into action and pay heed to the calls of, "No more capitalist
exploitation - All have the right to the wealth of the universe."
Multi-step approach
To overcome the grip of the current vaeshyan model a few things are
needed. People must be made aware of their rights; they must gain a keen
awareness of capitalist exploitation; they must become vikśubdha
shúdras. Then, there will be the requisite momentum to cohesively
advance a Proutistic economic system based on the cooperative model.
In this next teaching, Shrii Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar guides us that
capitalists will stay in power for a some time - until that key moment
arrives when there is a rise in mass awareness. That moment is soon to
be upon us - we should ready the soil.
Prout philosophy states, "Vaeshyas [wealthy businessman] believe that
only a few people can accumulate material wealth, depriving the rest.
Thus there will always be only a few vaeshyas, while those who are the
objects and tools of their exploitation form the majority. Like
exploited beasts of burden which carry bags of sugar, in their crippled
state of mind the majority feel that they do not have the right to taste
the sweetness. This feeling is the greatest ally of the vaeshyas, so
directly or indirectly they always try to nurture this type of feeling
in the minds of the majority. Consequently they propagate various types
of isms and ethereal theories with the help of the vipras in their pay
whom they have reduced to the level of shúdras. When the majority,
unable to tolerate this exploitation any longer or find any other way
out, desperately leap into action, the Vaeshya Age comes to an end. But
it takes a long time for downtrodden people to understand that the
vaeshyas [wealthy businessman] are the parasites of society. Hence
thorough preparation is required to end the Vaeshya Age." (1)
Namaskar,
At His lotus feet,
Pradiip
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Who is owner
Prout guideline: everything is the common patrimony of all. Here is
Prout's comprehensive teaching regarding who is owner of the property of
this universe.
Prout philosophy states, "None of the movable or immovable property of
this universe belongs to any particular individual; everything is the
common patrimony of all, and the Father of all is Brahma. All living
beings can enjoy their rightful share of this property, like members of a
joint family in the Dáyabhága system. As members of a joint family,
human beings should safeguard this common property in a befitting manner
and utilize it properly. They should also make proper arrangements so
that everyone can enjoy it with equal rights, ensuring that all have the
minimum requirements of life to enable them to live in a healthy body
with a sound mind." (2)
The following Prout principle from Ananda Sutram highlights how surplus wealth should be distributed.
Atiriktaḿ pradátavyaḿ guńánupátena
[The surplus wealth should be distributed among meritorious people according to the degree of their merit.]
Ananda Sutram states, "Purport: After meeting the minimum
requirements of all in any age, the surplus wealth will have to be
distributed among meritorious people according to the degree of their
merit. In an age when a bicycle is the minimum requirement for common
people, a motor vehicle is necessary for a physician. In recognition of
people’s merit, and to provide the meritorious with greater
opportunities to serve the society, they have to be provided with motor
vehicles. The dictum “Serve according to your capacity and earn
according to your necessity” sounds pleasing, but will yield no results
in the hard soil of the earth." (3)
Why capitalists are anti-dharma
As members of this universal human family, everyone must abide by the
tenet that the wealth of this manifested universe belongs to Parama
Purusa, and all are His children, so the wealth should be shared
rationally amongst all. There must not be scope for people to get caught
up in capitalistic tendencies.
Prout philosophy guides us, "We must not forget, even for a single
moment, that the entire animate world is a vast joint family. Nature has
not assigned any portion of this property to any particular
individual...When the entire wealth of the universe is the common
patrimony of all living beings, can the system in which some roll in
luxury, while others, deprived of a morsel of food, shrivel up and
starve to death bit by bit, be said to have the support of dharma?"
"In a joint family every member is provided with adequate food,
clothing, education and medical treatment, and amenities, as per their
individual needs, according to the financial capacity of the entire
family. If, however, any member of the family appropriates more grains,
clothes, books or medicines than he or she requires, will that person
not be the cause of distress to other members of the family? In such
circumstances his or her actions will be certainly against dharma –
certainly antisocial."
"Similarly, the capitalists of this modern world are anti-dharma, or
antisocial, creatures. To accumulate massive wealth, they reduce others
to skin and bones gnawed by hunger and force them to die of starvation;
to dazzle people with the glamour of their garments, they compel others
to wear rags; and to increase their own vital strength, they suck dry
the vital juice of others."
"A member of a joint family cannot be called a social being if he or
she does not possess the sentiment of oneness with the other members, or
if he or she does not want to accept the lofty ideal of joint rights
and the principle of rationality..." (4)
Curing capitalists of their disease
Prout philosophy states, "A little while ago I said that all crude
objects of enjoyment are limited in nature, and thus their accumulation
by any one individual is not desirable. Let everybody enjoy as much of
the subtle psychic world as they can – let them accumulate as many
psychic and spiritual resources as they want – but there must be
provision for the application of force if needed to prevent any one
individual from accumulating excessive physical resources. The
application of physical force will, no doubt, deprive people of some of
the wealth they have accumulated or decrease their opportunities to
accumulate physical wealth in the future. But it is certainly not
impossible, through proper education, to transform people’s desire for
material pleasure into a desire for psychic pabula." (5)
Namaskar,
At His lotus feet,
Pradiip
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References
1. Human Society - 2, The Vaeshya Age
2. Problems of the Day, Point #1
3. Ananda Sutram, 5-10
4. Problems of the Day, Point #1
5. Human Society - 1, Social Justice
== Section 2: Prabhat Samgiita
O’ Parama Purusa, for whose happiness did you make this creationIntro for PS: The following song describes the situation before creation when Parama Purusa was all alone. In the absence of a second entity, He had nothing to do. He was feeling lonely; there was no one. Then He started thinking that He should be many and then at one points of His vast infinite Self, saincara started. That was the origin and start of creation. One should not forget that creation is His thought projection - it is all unfolding within His mind. For Him, nothing is external; the entire universe is in His mind.
"Kiseri pulake sabári alakhe, jege chile tumi kon atiite..." (Prabhat Samgiita #3043)
Purport:O’ Parama Purusa, for whose bliss have You made this creation. Prior, there was no time factor, no date, nor any kind of temporal measurement. That was beyond the scope of time. Then, in that temporal void, You were sleeping. You were all alone; there was no second entity. There was no one to love or bless. In which hoary past, were You remaining invisible to all. No one was there to see You. You awakened for whose horripilation and delight? For whom did You start this blissful creation?
O’ Parama Purusa, when You broke Your sleep and started thinking that “I should be many”, then that was the beginning of creation. A colourful world came into being. Your mental sun coloured the eastern sky. Everything became blissful. In the final stage of pratisaincara, honey came into the hundred petal lotus flower of the human mind. And people started practicing sadhana.
O’ Divine Entity, Baba, the earth is flooded in Your effulgence and ensconced in Your thought. Creation, infused with new determination, became filled only with Your ideation. The sound came in the root of ra’ga ra’ginii. Saincara and pratisaincara came into being / existence. So many plants, animals, and finally humans came by your grace. You blessed humans with so many qualities including song, dance music, chanting Your name and becoming one with You. O’ Parama Purusa, You are love personified...
== Section 3: Important Teaching ==
How to rank atheists & God-fearing people
Ananda Marga ideology states, “The word “godly” and “god-fearing” do not
have the same meaning. Behind godliness is a soul-stirring sentiment –
an ardent zeal to realize one’s true Self; and the reason behind the
fear of God is the important attempt to escape from the consequential
suffering of one’s misdeeds. Yet the latter is still superior to the
atheists, because at least for fear of divine punishment they refrain
from sinful acts. The greatest advantage of the theists is that they do
not endure the pangs of internal clash. But no matter how brazenly
sceptics indulge in tall talks or sharpen the edge of their verbal
weapons to win in an argument, there is always a fight going on in their
minds. Reading a few pages of a book or listening to the eloquences of a
few speakers, they seek to violate their own nature. With their
fragmental external knowledge they try to struggle against the
indivisible Supreme Entity, and in the end, being defeated, the say, “If
He does exist, then why can’t we find Him?” Yet all the while their
inner selves lament within them.” (1)
Note: There are three key and important points from the above teaching.
(1) The religions preach that one must be God-fearing otherwise God will
punish and destroy you. They think that is the best possible
relationship one can have with the Divine, i.e to be God-fearing.
According to Ananda Marga philosophy, fear is worst type of relation
with God. If one fears Him they will not like to go close to Him. In
which case, one can never become one with that Divine Entity. So it is
very obvious that by this religious formula, no one can reach the
Supreme One.
(2) The teachings of Ananda Marga are the topmost: Ananda Marga preaches
that one should cultivate love for the Divine Entity. By that way, the
bhakta wishes to go close to Him and ultimately becomes one with Him, by
His grace.
(3) The status of atheists is worse than followers of the dogmatic
religions. Religious adherents refrain from doing bad due to fear of the
Lord. But atheists have two problems. First, they do not have any
genuine, dharmic rules in their life. Secondly, such atheists
perpetually suffer from existential issues. With their logic they say
they do not believe in God and try to disprove His existence, yet their
heart tells them otherwise. Then their logical mind retorts, “If God
exists then why can I not see Him?” So they live in a perpetual dilemma -
always in limbo. That is why Baba says that no one is an atheist. All
in all, their condition is pathetic as they live in perpetual crisis and
misery.
Reference
1. Subhasita Samgraha - 3, Supreme Benevolence and Mundane Pleasure
