Acaryas de bajo grado festejan sus cumpleaños

Baba

Acaryas de bajo grado festejan sus cumpleaños

Namaskar,

El espíritu de ser un avadhúta es dedicar todo a Marga Gurudev. Al obtener avadhútiká/avadhúta diiksa y su nuevo nombre avadhútiká / avadhúta, nuestros acaryas ya no tienen nada propio. En ese estado bendito, todo pertenece a Shrii Shrii Anandamurtiji. Shrii Shrii Anandamurtiji es su madre, padre y todo. Nuestros acarya solo deben cantar la gloria de Parama Purusa. Ese es el juramento que han hecho nuestros avadhútikás y avadhútas. Así que no se trata de celebrar su cumpleaños mundano. Porque celebrar el propio cumpleaños es autoglorificación y eso degenera la mente.

La autoglorificación degenera la mente

Nuestros acaryas  lo entregan todo, su “sentimiento del yo” completo, a Sus pies de loto. Su nombre ha cambiado; su dirección ha cambiado; su identidad ha cambiado. No tienen una conexión pasada con su vida mundana, ni con su nacimiento mundano. Los avadhútas dan todo a Parama Purusa y no les queda nada que puedan llamar “suyo”. Así que no se puede celebrar su cumpleaños mundano. Porque celebrar el propio cumpleaños es autoglorificación y eso degenera la mente.
 
Es por eso que en las reglas de conducta de acarya no se menciona la observancia del propio cumpleaños o cualquier forma de celebración o glorificación de la propia existencia unitaria. Más bien, el objetivo de la vida del avadhuta y el fin fundamental de su existencia es glorificar a Parama Purusa. Nuestros avadhútikás deben establecerse únicamente en la gloria de Marga Guru.
 
En cuyo caso, ¿dónde está el margen para que un avadhútiká celebre su propio cumpleaños mundano? Lamentablemente, todavía existen algunos acaryas desorientados que cantan su propia gloria y celebran su cumpleaños. Tales acaryas están tan influenciados por avidya maya que se olvidaron de sus juramentos, su nombre, su vestimenta. Comenzaron a equipararse a sí mismos como …., desafortunadamente. Ahora, es el deber de todos los margiis ayudarlos a comprender su grandeza: nuestros avadhutas son discípulos del Señor Shrii Shrii Anandamurti ji. Así que no se trata de glorificar su existencia mundana. Porque celebrar el propio cumpleaños es autoglorificación y eso degenera la mente.

Sin embargo, lamentablemente, de vez en cuando escuchamos cómo algún avadhuta se ha apartado del verdadero camino. Como resultado, se involucran en comportamientos extraños, como celebrar su propio cumpleaños. Debemos asegurarnos de que otros trabajadores no se comporten de manera similar. Si conoces más casos, háznoslo saber.
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Cumpleaños y autoelogio

Baba nos advierte que nos alejemos de cosas como la autopublicidad y el autoelogio. Como el principal resultado de complacerse en la fiesta de cumpleaños de uno es llamar la atención sobre uno mismo, entonces ningún avadhuta debe complacerse en tales actos.

En un resumen en español de  Subhasita Samgraha - 2, “The Intuitional Science of the Vedas” – 3, Baba nos dice: ¿Por qué debería permitirse la autopublicidad? ¿Ante quién se publicitará? Tales actos son las travesuras de la gente común y avara con una mentalidad de mendigo. (resumen en español)

Y para ir un paso más allá, en el caso de la propia fiesta de cumpleaños, eso no es solo elogiarse a uno mismo, sino incluso peor: celebrar y resaltar abiertamente la causa unitaria de uno.

Aquí Baba está advirtiendo claramente que los seres humanos, y mucho menos nuestros avadhutas y acaryas, no deben involucrarse en la autoglorificación celebrando fiestas de cumpleaños y cantando canciones de su propia grandeza. Uno no debe hacer tales cosas.

En un resumen en español de Ananda Vacanamrtam - 8, “The Lord Should Always Be Praised”, Baba nos dice: Kirtana se debe hacer en Hari y en ninguna otra entidad. Uno no debe elogiarse a sí mismo ni a ninguna otra persona. Hay muchas personas a las que les gusta elogiarse a sí mismas diciéndoles a todos las cosas maravillosas que han hecho, pero , como se menciona en este sloka, kiirtana no es para uno mismo sino para Hari. Aunque a las personas se les enseña a hacer kiirtana para Hari, todavía cometen el error de elogiarse demasiado. A veces, su auto-elogio es tan intenso que otros están obligados a decir: “Por favor, deja de elogiarte tanto”. Se olvidan de que sus autoaplausos son bastante aburridos para los demás. Los seres humanos deben darse cuenta de que a nadie le gusta escuchar los autoelogios de los demás. (resumen en español)

Aunque algunos trabajadores degradados pueden disfrutar de la exhibición de su propia gloria mezquina, tales exhibiciones ostentosas no son bien recibidas en la sociedad. Esto empañará la imagen de todos los trabajadores que han venido a esta tierra para servir desinteresadamente a los demás, no para glorificarse a sí mismos. Aquí Baba da la fórmula de cómo llegar a ser grande.
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En un resumen en español de Ananda Vanii “#20”, Baba nos dice: Es la acción lo que hace grande a una persona. Sé grande con tu sa'dhana', con tu servicio, con tu sacrificio. (resumen en español)

Conclusión

También puedes haber notado que los cumpleaños de acaryas y avadhutas nunca se publicaron en diferentes revistas antes de 1990. Y ahora también, no reconocemos los cumpleaños de acaryas y avadhutas a través de diferentes medios como correo electrónico o publicaciones de noticias organizacionales, etc. Los cumpleaños de nuestros trabajadores a tiempo completo no deben celebrarse ni mencionarse públicamente. Incluso en su vida individual, un acarya no debe pensar: "Hoy es mi cumpleaños mundano". No hay lugar para eso en nuestro ámbito de acaryas de Ananda Marga.

Namaskar,
En Él,
Nityadeva Deva

Nota: si algún avadhuta anuncia o reconoce su cumpleaños en Facebook u otros sitios de redes sociales similares, eso es obviamente una contravención de sus juramentos y códigos de conducta.
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- Here is a link to the original English posting: Birthday of lowly Wt

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Acaryas o vendedores ambulantes

Baba

Acaryas o vendedores ambulantes

Namaskar,

En estos días, muchos acaryas están muy involucrados en hacer negocios. Ganan dinero para su supervivencia y para sus diferentes proyectos; además, tienen que pagar un impuesto mafioso a sus supervisores, etc. para mantenerse en "buena reputación" con sus jefes.

Así que tienen varias demandas financieras. Y estas demandas, que incluyen el mantenimiento de los proyectos de servicio social de AMPS, son atendidas cada vez más a través de sus diferentes negocios.

Como organización y familia de Ananda Marga, debemos evaluar cuidadosamente qué tan sostenible es este enfoque y en qué medida apoya el bienestar de nuestros acaryas.
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Las cosas no terminan para nada bien

Estas son algunas de las trágicas y dañinas consecuencias:
A) Cuando esos acaryas son transferidos, entonces sus proyectos -que ellos estaban alimentando con sus propios emprendimientos comerciales- colapsan.
B) Aún peor es que muchos de los acaryas absortos en negocios pierden su inspiración y vitalidad espiritual. Estos acaryas pasan mucho tiempo en asuntos mundanos para ganar dinero. Mientras les cuesta seguir los 16 puntos, etc. porque están pensando constantemente en negocios y dinero; por lo que su mente se degenera.

Hay tantos ejemplos de acaryas que cayeron de esta manera. Pero creo que los que son margiis mayores lo saben muy bien. El efecto general es que nuestros respetados acaryas se ven dominados por la microvita negativa. Una microvita particular toma influencia en la mente humana cuando la mente se comienza a degenerar. Esto hace que la mente se satisfaga dejando de lado la ideología y adoptando un enfoque más egoísta.

En un resumen en español de Microvita in a Nutshell, “Disembodied Souls and Microvita – Excerpt B 2. Human Society - 1, Justice”, Baba nos dice: La microvita ejerce mayor influencia en la mente que en el cuerpo... Ellos (yaksa microvita) aconsejan a los seres humanos, "Practiquen dharma sa'dhana' como sea y donde sea que estén. Continuala en perfecto ajuste con todo". Es decir, aconsejan una especie de ajuste egoísta. (resumen en español)

Como resultado, tantos acaryas que estaban involucrados en negocios serios han dejado sus hábitos y hoy en día están viviendo una vida degenerada.
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Algunos se dedican a negocios tamásicos

Desafortunadamente, cuando nuestros acaryas ganaban dinero con diferentes negocios y alimentaban sus propios proyectos, nunca pensaron que su destino sería este. Pero lentamente, con el tiempo, nuestros trabajadores se degeneraron cada vez más y finalmente perdieron todo interés en la vida espiritual.

Por ejemplo, inicialmente esos acaryas bien intencionados pensaron que deberían involucrarse en la venta de joyas, diversos artículos y ropa, prendas para el sexo opuesto, refrescos, agua y otros alimentos y productos de compañias. En un intento por desarrollar su negocio, promovieron su mercancía en las playas o en reuniones nudistas de pseudocultura. Tales acaryas terminan justificándose y convenciéndose a sí mismos de que "Así tenemos que ajustarnos, ganar dinero y hacer el trabajo de Baba". Ante todo esto, su mente se degeneró.

Este es el triste estado de las cosas: cuando la mente humana está expuesta a actividades degradantes, el resultado no es bueno. Sin embargo, eso es lo que ha sucedido con numerosos acaryas. Esa es la tendencia. De esta manera, esos acaryas quedan atrapados y su flujo mental se ve afectado negativamente. Estos acaryas olvidan la Meta y se quedan atascados en avidya maya. Sin embargo, a medida que se ahogan más en esto, se convencen a sí mismos (es decir, se engañan a sí mismos) de que solo están haciendo un ajuste objetivo, es decir, se comprometen con los estándares ideológicos para ganar dinero. Pero esta es una forma inútil y falsa de ajuste objetivo.
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Como todo margii sabe, la verdadera definición de ajuste objetivo es ajustar su entorno material a la meta espiritual. Así que la meta espiritual permanece fija. Esa es la forma adecuada. Pero algunos acaryas, en su estado confuso, se comprometen con el estándar ideológico de las enseñanzas de Ananda Marga para obtener ganancias mundanas. En este enfoque retrógrado, se alojan en hoteles de cinco estrellas, se bañan en piscinas con otras personas desnudas o semidesnudas del sexo opuesto y acuden a playas nudistas y discotecas para vender comida vegetariana. Estas tácticas degradantes las hacen estos acaryas en nombre del "ajuste objetivo". 

Cuando la mente se degenera entonces qué

De la misma manera, varias acaryas Didis mantienen el cabello largo, van a diferentes salones de belleza y usan todo tipo de maquillaje cosmético en sus rostros, etc. Es triste ver la situación y el estado actual de las cosas. En nombre del ajuste objetivo, nuestros diversos acaryas se engañan a sí mismos y se involucran en actividades comerciales detrimentales, las 24 horas. Desafortunadamente, pasan su tiempo pensando en vender su mercancía, etc., y su sadhana y asanas se vuelven cero.

En tal condición, ganar dinero se vuelve el objetivo principal y Parama Purusa se vuelve secundario. En ese estado degenerado, pierden el camino y se convierten en microvita yaksa. Es un resultado trágico y horrible. Cualquier acarya que comienza a realizar esto de esta manera sufre y se enfrenta a la degeneración. Inevitablemente, a su debido tiempo sucumben a relaciones sexuales sucias, etc.

Esta situación es alarmante. Entonces, todos deben tener cuidado y adherirse estrictamente al camino del dharma y lograr la Meta: Parama Purusa. La vida humana es muy rara. El objetivo de la vida es alcanzar Parama Purusa. Y la paz eterna se alcanzará a Sus pies. No hay otra manera. Sólo Parama Purusa es el refugio supremo y eterno. Uno solo debe refugiarse en Él, no en nada mundano.
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Mala compañía: Incluso una persona santa se degradará

En un resumen en español de Human Society - 1, “Justice”, Baba nos dice: Aquellos que nacen con cuerpos y mentes bastante sanos, que no carecen de conocimientos morales ni viven una vida social indisciplinada, o que no se han vuelto deshonestos como resultado de la presión circunstancial, a menudo toman el camino sin saberlo de la deshonestidad porque tienen malas compañías. Quizás hasta el noventa y nueve por ciento de las personas hablan de sí mismas de la siguiente manera: “No necesito preocuparme por la compañía que mantengo, siempre que sea bueno yo mismo. Puedo permanecer bien en todo tipo de compañía. Soy lo suficientemente mayor para entender la diferencia entre el bien y el mal”. En otras palabras, a esas personas no les gusta pensar, o más bien les molesta la idea, de que alguien pueda tratar de disuadirlas de tener malas compañías. Especialmente si una persona menos educada aconseja a una persona más educada que evite las malas compañías, esa persona lo hará aún más. En la sociedad, las personas que se consideran superiores en estatus, riqueza o educación generalmente creen que es completamente injustificado que otros les den consejos. Es por eso que un hijo bien educado pero descarriado a menudo desatiende los buenos consejos de sus padres. (resumen en español)

En un resumen en español de Human Society - 1, “Justice”, Baba nos dice: Las características naturales de la mente humana, sin embargo, cuentan una historia diferente de lo que piensa ese noventa y nueve por ciento. Una persona de cualquier edad entre los siete y los setenta está invariablemente influenciada por la compañía que tiene. En otras palabras, donde predomina la bondad, las personas malas se convertirán lenta pero seguramente en buenas, y en caso contrario, las personas buenas se volverán malas. Incluso una persona santa se extraviará después de unos días de estrecha asociación con gente mala. (resumen en español)

Algunos pueden convertirse en yaks'a microvita

Algunos acaryas que encuentran su detrimental destino debido a una participación excesiva en los asuntos comerciales.
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En un resumen en español de Microvita in a Nutshell, “Disembodied Souls and Microvita – Excerpt B”, Baba nos dice:  Aquellos que eran seres humanos decentes y profundamente espirituales, y solían recaudar dinero para una causa noble, pero en el proceso de recaudación de fondos se olvidaron de Parama Purus'a y le dieron mayor importancia a su recaudación de fondos a costa de Parama Purus'a, es decir, recordaron a Parama Purus'a como parte del dharma sa'dhana' y recolectaron dinero para una gran causa, y aunque Parama Purus'a era el objetivo, recolectar dinero se convirtió en el deseo dominante: alcanzarán el estado de yaks'a devayonii después de su muerte. (resumen en español)

En un resumen en español de Ananda Marga Philosophy in a Nutshell - 6,” Ekendriya” – 7, Baba nos dice: Aquellos que piensan constantemente en rupias o dólares también alcanzan una especie de sama'dhi, porque se identifican completamente con su crudo objeto de atracción. Si tales personas incurren en grandes pérdidas debido al colapso de su negocio o banco, morirán de una muerte instantánea, porque los pilares sobre los que se construyó su vida se derrumbaron debajo de ellos. Entonces, una vez que perdieron su riqueza, también perdieron sus vidas. (resumen en español)

Las donaciones llegarán a raudales

Para ejecutar proyectos de servicio exitosos de Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha (AMPS) en cualquier área:
(a) Tanto los margiis locales como Lfts deben apoyar y participar activamente en ese proyecto. Nuestros acararyas son para supervisar pero no estar demasiado absortos en la operación diaria de esos proyectos.
(b) La contabilidad debe ser verificada por un CPA (contador público certificado), y el informe anual debe estar en línea. Con esta transparencia, las donaciones llegarán a raudales. No habrá escasez de fondos. Recuerde, que hay tantos que están buscando buenas organizaciones de servicio para apoyar.
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Si se siguen estrictamente los dos puntos anteriores, entonces nuestros proyectos de servicio de Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha serán duraderos y realmente ayudarán a los necesitados.

en Él,
Lalita
(Leanne Burgess)

Nota 1: ¿Por qué no toda la vida en un solo lugar?

Algunos aconsejan que los acaryas deben permanecer en el mismo puesto y ubicación geográfica por los tiempos de los tiempos. Piensan erróneamente que de esta manera esos trabajadores podrán lograr mucho. Y, después de todo, esto es lo que hacen algunas religiones, etc. Pero tal enfoque va totalmente en contra de nuestras reglas de conducta de AM y el espíritu de vida de acarya. Hemos visto una y otra vez que cuando cualquier trabajador se queda en el mismo lugar se degenera. Se involucran en todo tipo de vicios, se estancan y se pierde todo dinamismo.
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Nota 2: ¿Quién es un trabajador de tiempo completo?

Todos saben qué significa trabajador dedicado a tiempo completo, hombres y mujeres, es decir, Dadas y Didis. Además, en esta carta, el término acarya se usa para representar tanto a acaryas masculinos como femeninos.

- Here is a link to the original English posting: Wts or street vendors

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Impecunious Wt + 3 more

Baba

Impecunious Wt

Namaskar,

The term 'ajagar' refers to that very large snake known as the python. And the sense is that a python never moves anywhere to procure its food. It stays put in one single place, always. And it only eats what comes across its path. It does not spend its entire life traveling all about in search of one's food.

Application of madhukarii vrtti & ajagarii vrtti

So in the realm of sannyasiihood, our Ananda Marga monks are to adopt a similar approach while living on this earth. They are not to indulge in an ongoing quest for more money and personal riches. Rather our Ananda Marga sannyasiis are to adjust with whatever they get for their existential needs and dedicate themselves to infusing energy within others and serve all through our Ananda Marga social service projects etc. They should not waste their energy and time thinking about their own self and petty existence etc. According to Baba, this is the real dharma of an Ananda Marga sannyasii.
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At the same time, in their social service endeavours, workers can and should collect money for those projects. In that arena of life - for the service of others - they may seek out and gather donations and build up organisational bank accounts to sustain those projects. The account should be submitted to and overseen by a committee. Then there will be trust and commitment from all involved. In their personal life Wts must desist from keeping such accounts. Then they will be in accordance with the teachings of madhukarii and ajagarii vrttis.

Fake vs true wt, monk

So we should all accept His teachings with a cool mind and think twice when we see our Wts frivolously running headlong after money. Because, by that way, they have lost their dharma - according to Baba's teaching in the Acarya Diary about madhukarii vrtti and ajagarii vrtii.

Those AMPS Wts sincerely following madhukarii vrtti and ajagarii vrtti neither run after money nor property for their own luxury, only they long for Parama Purusa. So a true Wt will take proper ideation and just have the bare minimum needed to survive and execute their work of serving others. Side by side, one is not to harbour the desire of getting more personal wealth.

According to Baba, this is not only the ideal way, but the only way for a true AM sannyasii to live. Anyone going against this system is a fake sannyasii. That means our Wts are not to stockpile funds in their personal bank accounts, nor are they to keep unaccounted money (i.e. black money), nor anything that is above and beyond what is needed for their basic subsistence.

Here we should not forget this is Baba's teaching from the Acarya Diary and not some dogmatic belief from prehistoric Hinduism nor the fantasy of some jinanii, nor some impractical expectation by some day-dreamer which is too lofty to be attained.
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Rather the highly practical and ideal teachings of madhukarii vrtti and ajagarii vrtti come from our Guru, the Taraka Brahma Lord Shrii Shrii Ananamurtiji who has  given this in the Acarya Diary. And indeed those wts adhering to this dharmic code of ajagarii vrtti are truly great. They are the real seers, sadvipras, and well-wishers of humanity. Their minds are crystal-clear and pointed towards Baba's teachings, and not drifting towards worldly allurements etc.

Ananda Vanii says, "It is action that makes a person great. Be great by your sádhaná, by your service, by your sacrifice." (1)

Ananda Marga ideology guides us, "Everyone should render service to the world in accordance with their capacity and work for the welfare of the living beings to the best of their ability...You are travellers of an impregnable path. You have to march ahead proudly with the flag of Marga upright. You have no time to stagger or to look behind." (2)

Conduct rules overlooked

These following Wt conduct rules given by Baba go hand-in-hand with His divine teachings about madhukar and ajagar from the aparigraha section of the Acarya Diary. So in various avenues, Baba is preaching this special gospel of renunciation, but tragically within our AMPS sannyasii culture these things are just being neglected and overlooked by some. Best is if everyone judges for themselves if these below points are prevalent in our AMPS sannyasii order or not.

Wt conduct rules state, "One should attract other by one's sacrificing nature." (3)

Wt conduct rules state, "One should leave all sorts of luxuries." (4)

Wt conduct rules state, "One should adjust with the minimum requirements of life." (5)

Thus when some senior Wts are hoarding wealth, misusing money, and looking down upon others, then how is the rest of our Wt order going to become that shining example that will inspire confidence, service, and sacrifice to one and all.
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Real yogii thinks for the universe, not own self

Ananda Marga philosophy states, "The human mind has two contradictory inherent tendencies: one of acquisition, the other of sacrifice. The more one advances along the path of evolution, the more the second tendency, the spirit of sacrifice, becomes prominent." (6)

Ananda Marga ideology states, "What is the Siddhi, i.e., attainment of Karma Sádhaná? – (Karma Brahmeti Karma Vahu Kurviita). To serve every mundane object thinking it to be the manifestation of Paramátmá is Karma, i.e., the Sádhaná of action. What is the achievement (Siddhi) of Karma Sádhaná? It is generally found that an average person spends more than twelve or fourteen hours in thinking about his or her own self. But the moment one starts thinking about the universe, one becomes a Karma Sádhaka. When one starts spending all one's time in thinking for the universe, taking one self to be a bubble in the ocean of Karma, one gets Siddhi in Karma Sádhaná. A person is a part of the universe, and when one starts serving the universe, one is also automatically included among the served." (7)

Ananda Marga ideology states, "Many people look upon human beings as God Himself and throw themselves into the service of humanity abandoning their families and personal comforts. Defying all obstacles – the dense forests, the towering mountains, the stormy oceans – they travel throughout the world promoting the welfare of all." (8)

Conclusion

Only by recapturing the ideals of ajagar and madhukar can we once again become that great resurgent body that led to the tremendous growth of Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha. With those ideals absent from certain sannyasiis, our problems will continue. So let us once again rally around the spirit of our saffron flag and embrace Baba's guidelines from the Acarya Diary and build an AMPS organisation that reflects the cornerstones of sacrifice and renunciation.
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Namaskar,
in Him
Shruti

~ In-depth study ~

What is true renunciation

Here Baba guides us about the pathway of true renunciation.

Ananda Marga philosophy states "When the human mind becomes strong enough not to be affected by any colour, it is called vaera'gya [renunciation]." (9)

The essence of the above teaching is that the mind must not be allowed to become tempted and engrossed by material wealth etc. Rather the mind should be kept in a state of balance, whereby one can look upon this world with empathy. Then when can truly serve others.

Unfortunately, when some of our wts with high posts are keen on luxurious life, black money, and other allurements that exist in this mundane world, and collect crores in their personal bank accounts. Then how can we say they truly imbibe the spirit renunciation.

According to Baba, renunciation means developing a high mind through sadhana where one feels that they have come on this earth with a mission to sacrifice for the service and welfare of others. Armed with this true spirit of renunciation our WT cadre will really become a great and benevolent force in this world.

References
1. Ananda Vanii #20
2. Subhasita Samgraha - 1, Yajiṋa and Karmaphala
3. '37 Avadhuta / Wt Workers Rules', point #20
4. '37 Avadhuta / Wt Workers Rules', point #6
5. '37 Avadhuta / Wt Workers Rules', point #17
6. Ananda Marga Philosophy in a Nutshell - 5, The Faculty of Knowledge – 2
7. Subháśita Saḿgraha Part 19, Salvation & Devotion
8. Namami Krsnasundara, Párthasárathi Krśńa and Vishuddha Advaetaváda – 1 (Discourse 13)
9. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 4, Treading the Broad Path of Spirituality

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The below sections are entirely different topics, unrelated to the above material.
They stand on their own as points of interest.

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== Section 2: Prabhat Samgiita ==

Baba, You have come now
 
Note: Only those who sincerely practice the higher lessons of sahaja yoga meditation can understand this song in the depths of their heart. 

"Esecho tumi esecho, bhuvan bhariyá esecho, yugántarer gláni sariye diye, 
áloker dhárá enecho..." (Prabhat Samgiita #3289)

Purport:

My Parama Purusa, Baba, You have come and have filled the entire world with bhakti. After removing ages and ages worth of agonies, You brought the flow of divine refulgence.

Baba, no one will remain in the dark any longer. You are the embodiment of these avenues: karma, knowledge, dhyana, and bhakti. You are the ocean of love, immeasurable, and infinite - ever ensconced in the fountain of love and affection.

Baba, Parama Purusa, the creation, preservation, and withdrawal is held within You. Guńátiita, the three gunas - sattva, rajah, tamah - are within You; Kálátiita, You go on performing Your cosmic liila with the time-factor. You dance according to the rhythm of Your divine liila’...


Notes for Prabhat Samgiita #3289:

[#1] Gun'a'tiita: One of the infinite characteristics of Parama Purusa is that He is beyond the gun'as, beyond all the binding principles like sa'ttvagun'a, rajogun'a, and tamogun'a.

Ananda Marga ideology says, "Why is He beyond the scope of all attributions [binding principles]? There are two reasons. One is that He is the creator of everything, so He is the creator of qualifications also, attributions also. So how can He be within the binding scope of those principles, of those qualifications? And certainly He is beyond the reach of these qualifications. In Sam'skrta, qualification or attribution is called “gun'a”, and He is called “Gun'a'tiita”, that is, beyond the bondage of any gun'a." (1)   


[#2] Kalatiita: Time is the psychic measurement of motivity of action. The entity who is beyond time is Kalatiita; time is not eternal - time is limited. Only Parama Purusa is infinite. Parama Purusa precedes time factor - He was present before there was time. Or we can say that before creation there was no time but there was Parama Purusa. That is why He is beyond time, i.e. Kalatiita

Ananda Marga ideology guides us, "Time is the mental measurement of the motivity of action. Where there is no action or where there is no mind to measure, there cannot be any time either. If there were no earth, or if the earth had not revolved around the sun, or if there were no developed living beings to measure the movement of the earth around the sun, then there would have been no days, months or years. We could not have measured them, and thus there would have been no time either. Hence the existence of time depends on two factors: the motivity of action and the instrument to measure this motivity of action...what we call Eternity is a collection of numerous fragments of time." (2)


[#3] What is time

Ananda Marga ideology states, "Time is not an eternal factor. Because what is time? It is mental reckoning of the motivity of action. This mental reckoning of the motivity of action [means that] where there is no action, there cannot be any time. The earth moves around the sun; that is how we get the solar year, the solar month, the solar day. The moon moves round the earth; that is how we get the lunar month, the lunar year, the lunar [day]. And the solar year or lunar year, the solar day or lunar day, are mental reckonings of their movements. Wherever there is no action, the possibility of measurement does not arise. And where there is action but no personal entity, no personal factor to measure the motivity, there cannot be any time. So the time factor is a relative factor; there cannot be eternal time. Time cannot be the absolute factor." (3)

References
1. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 12, The Supreme Witness and the Great Thief
2. Ananda Marga Ideology and Way of Life - 11, Relativity and the Supreme Entity
3. Subhasita Samgraha - 24, The Causal Matrix

== Section: Comment ==

Dada's false stories

Namaskar,

Dada Svarupananda has that great quality to recount, almost all the time, fictitious tales as real. So although he is a fine false storyteller, we kindly request Dada to inform us when a given story is fictional. By this way readers can be in the know. Unfortunately, Dada Svarupananda leads us to believe that all his tales are real and factually accurate.

In the below story, Ac. Svraupananda is recounting falsehoods about nirvikalpa samadhi that are clearly in opposition to the philosophical and spiritual foundations of Ananda Marga ideology. Again, Dada Svarupananda is free to tell fabricated stories, only he he is requested to comment on their falsity beforehand. Readers and listeners should be informed whether it is a mythological tale or an historical account.

in Him,
Satiish Deva

One very poor margi Ram Avatar was from a remote village in Bihar. No one knew about him. None knew. He was initiated by some Dada long back. And after his initiation he never met his Dada again, his acarya. Because he was from such a remote village that no margii, no Dada ever visited him. He decided that “he would practice sadhana whatever Dada had taught him.” So he was doing intense sadhana sincerely, morning and evening, for hours together. He was not knowing that Baba had also given kirtan. One day while he was sitting in sadhana, suddenly he listened some voice and from that day he started singing “Baba Nam Kevalam". So whenever he would go to work in the farm he would sing “Baba Nam Kevalam”. And the people around him would simply laugh at him. 

He had two children and wife, but he lost them within a period of two years. But he was not disturbed about such happening, he was more careful about his daily practice of sadhana. 

He came to know that BABA will be arriving for  DMC to nearby place. He thought that “no one knows me and I have never seen Baba. but in his dreams sometimes  BABA appeared, but I don’t know whether entourage and margis would  recognize me. However he had little breakfast in the morning and walked for nearly two hours and reached the main Road where he thought BABA might pass. There was none. He was simply waiting there with some flowers in his hand. And those flowers dried up. They faded because it was more than three hours that he was carrying the flowers for Baba. He thought “I’m not sure whether I will be able to see Baba”. He was waiting and waiting and waiting. 

In the meantime someone came on a motorbike. And on the motorbike was the svastika flag. So he stopped him and said “is there any programme?” The motorcyclist said “who are you?” He was very poorly dressed. Then he said “I have learned sadhana of Ananda Marga and I have been told that Baba is going to pass through this road.” The motorcyclist said “yes, it is true. I’m also waiting and I’m His escort.” So maybe within half an hour Baba’s car might appear. There was hardly any person. Simply he was standing. Baba asked His personal secretary “please stop the car. Someone is waiting for me for a long time and he cannot afford to go to the place where we are going to hold the DMC.”

BABA'S car was stopped. BABA called him by his name “Ram Avatar”. He thought “how it is possible that Baba knows me and my name?” Baba said “Ram Avatar, how are you?” He said “Baba, I am fine.” “Are you doing your sadhana properly?” He said “yes, Baba. I try to do it.” Then Baba’s car was about to move. He was thinking how  he would offer faded flowers? Baba stopped the car and said “Ram Avatar, why are you taking back the flowers You have brought for me?” He said “Baba, they have all dried up.” Then BABA said “whatever you have, just give me.” BABA accepted flowers so humbly and said “Ram Avatar, whenever you find time, try to come to me.” He said “Baba, I cannot afford. I don’t have much money.” Then he asked “Baba is it possible that You sometimes would appear in my dreams?” Baba simply smiled. 

From that day on, he became more sincere in his spiritual practice. And he devoted hours and hours. So, he had a very evolved experience. The experience was that whenever he would sit in meditation, after half an hour /one hour, one  embodiment of light would appear in front of him. And it would become just like a small spark. And that spark would merge into that body of light. And thereafter he would feel so graced, so blessed that he could not express in those words. So he was thinking that “what to do? Is it a problem for me? I don’t understand why and how this is happening.” So this incident continued for years. 

One day, Baba, in Kolkata, asked one WT Dada that “well, I have one special devotee in a small village, go there and inform me how he is.” Dada thought that how could he go? He does not know him.” Baba gave all the details how he could go and reach the village. It was very, very far from the city. Even from the small township his village was very far. So according to Baba’s instructions, he first travelled in a train, then for many hours he had to travel in a bus, then after, he asked someone that “where is that village?” He said “that village is so far from here, nearly seven kilometres. How will you walk? And whom do you want to see?” He said “there is a very established and very accomplished devotee of Baba. I want to see him.” “In that village there is no margii.” Then he thought “let me go ahead and see”. He walked and walked and walked. After walking for some distance again he asked someone. He said that “whom do you want to see?” He was thinking that “Ram Avatar must be from a very big family, must be having a very good house. Then alone Baba could know him.” But no one knew in his village. When he reached some distance one person came to him “Swamijii, who are you looking for?” He  said that “there is a devotee. His name is Ram Avatar.” He says “Ram Avatar? There is a labourer. His name is Ram Avatar. And he is not in a normal mood. Sometimes he sings and dances. And he sings, taking Baba’s name “Baba Nam Kevalam”, something like that he does”.  He thought “let me go and see”. So he went. And when he reached there it was morning time at about eight thirty. Then someone pointed out that “you knock the door and Ram Avatar will appear”. 

When he knocked the door, Ram Avatar appeared and the Dada thought “I was thinking that Ram Avatar must be a very big person but he is clad in a very simple dress”. He immediately touched Dada’s feet and said “Dada, how is it possible that you came here? No one knows me”. Then the Dada says “Ram Avatarjii, Baba told each and every detail to me and I had no problem. I could reach here.” He says “Dada how is it possible? I saw  Baba only for a few minutes. And how is it possible that Baba knew everything about me?” Then the Dada said “yes, Baba told me everything and I’m so tired. I want to rest.” Then Ram Avatar says “Dada, I’m going to work in the field. If I don’t work, I won’t be able to earn money and feed myself.” Then he went out. He offered a glass of water and some piece of ‘jaguri’. Dada took. And he had no place where Dada could rest. So under a tree there was a cot. There the Dada rested. After maybe two, three hours, after working hard in the field, he was fully covered with sweat, he came. He found the Dada sleeping. He came and washed himself. And then he massaged the Dada’s feet and all that. And then he asked “Dada, have you taken bath already?” “Yes, I have taken bath and done sadhana also.” So he prepared some food for Dada and both of them ate together. Then he said “Dada, you go to rest. I’m again going to work.” He went. Then that evening he said “Dada, can you please do me a favour?” He said “what, Ram Avatarjii?” “I want to do sadhana with you and I have to tell you some of my experiences. I do not know why and what is happening to me.” Then both of them sat in sadhana. “For the last two years, whenever I sit in sadhana, it may be morning, it may be night, it may be evening, then after some time a body of light appears before me. And I become a small spark. And that spark merges in it. And after that I do not know what happens to me.” The Dada thought “this is the experience of Nirvikalpa Samadhi. So Ram Avatar has got Nirvikalpa Samadhi? He is so fortunate?” So he became interested in  him. 

When they did sadhana, the Dada would complete his sadhana maybe within one hour. Ram Avatar would just sit in sadhana and would have the same experience again. Then he would get up, again cook some food and both would eat. The whole day the Dada stayed with him and Ram Avatar told him about so many different kinds of experiences he had during his sadhana. Then the Dada thought “these experiences are very rare and these experiences may be had only by those who have reached the state of Nirvikalpa Samadhi.” So he developed some compassion, some respect for Ram Avatar. 

On the third day the Dada said “now I should leave. I have to report everything to Baba.” Ram Avatar came with t3. To the end of the village he accompanied him. With tears in his eyes he paid him farewell. And the Dada moved from there. 

After two days when the Dada came to Baba, Baba simply asked him “did you have darshan of Ram Avatar?” He said “Baba, I met him.” Again Baba repeated “did you have darshan of Ram Avatar?” Again he said “Baba, I met him.” He could not follow what Baba meant. Then Baba asked “did you touch his feet?” He said “no Baba”. He thought “I’m a Dada and he’s a poor farmer.” He never even thought to touch his feet. Then Baba said “you have missed the chance. You have missed the chance. I sent you all the way simply to touch his feet. But you have missed the chance.” Then Baba said “ok, do you want to touch his feet?” “Yes, Baba”. “So you will have to go all the way to him, simply to touch his feet.” He thought “it took me such long days. It was such a strenuous journey to reach that village. Again I will have to go!” Then Baba said “well, before you leave for his place, you ask my permission, then you should go.” So on the third day he came to Baba and said “Baba, I’m ready to go and have darshan of Ram Avatarjii and touch his feet.” Again Baba said “you missed the chance. You missed the chance.” 

Then Baba told him that “he was waiting to have a few words from me that he got through you. And the day you left his place he came back, sat in sadhana, and again the same body of light appeared before him and Ram Avatar became a small spark and he merged into that body of light for ever. You cannot go and see him again. He has already left his physical body.” 

Then Baba said “you know, do not think that someone is lagging behind, that someone has not achieved any special experience. It is for lives to come to have such experience. To reach the status of Ram Avatar, you see, you will have to do sadhana, maybe for several years, or maybe for several lives. No one knows, and I will never allow anyone to know their level of achievement. Otherwise one may develop a kind of ego which I do not want. Do not get worried about it. Whatever I have given to Ram Avatar, I assure you that I will give this chance, this opportunity, to whosoever will follow the path that I have prescribed for them. And this is the agreement with my disciples. Whatever my children will desire to have, I will have to give. And everyone wants that experience of divine effulgence, the experience of Nirvikalpa Samadhi.”

...

BABA NAM KEVALAM

~ Story by Ac Svarupananda Avt at Mumbai Sadhana Shivir ~

== Section: Important Teaching ==

How You can become  Parama Purusa

Sadguru Baba says, “When the pleasure-seeking unit mind blindly runs after unit-objects, Puruśa also gets smitten by the same mental attributes. He appears to be as if in bondage. But when the unit mind shuns its attraction for mundane objects and accepts that Supreme Puruśa as its only pabulum, it gets an opportunity to become one with the Cosmic Mind, giving up its finitude. With the attainment of the witness-ship of the Integral Mind it becomes one with the Puruśottama. In the absence of bondage of enjoyership (Bhoktábhava) the unit mind attains emancipation from all kinds of fetters.” (1)

Note: This is the essence of human life. When one is no longer allured by worldly attractions and sincerely directs the mind towards Parama Purusa, then one can become one with Him. This is the aim of sadhana and the path of yoga - realising Him. He is within but people are not aware. When, through sadhana, this ignorance is removed, then one truly feels they are Parama Purusa. And that is realisation, i.e. the feeling in the heart and mind that, "I am Brahma." At first one must impose this idea in their sadhana, but as one involves more deeply in their meditation then by His grace that feeling develops from within. Then sadhana is very blissful and one has advanced along the path of spirituality, by His grace.

Reference:
1. Ananda Marga Ideology and Way of Life - 6, The Primordial Cause of Creation

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