Baba
Occult powers & Parama Purusa
Namaskar,
Occult means that which is gotten via the practice of cult. Whereas Parama Purusa is the creator of occult powers. By definition, He inherently has them all. Every quality and attribution is already in His mind. So He does not need to do the practice of cult in order to acquire those qualities. Already they are intrinsically a part of Him. For Parama Purusa Baba, we cannot say He has "occult powers". Verily, it is wholly improper because those qualities are His inherent characteristics - not something acquired through the practice of cult.
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All knowledge is within Him
In the same way, some wrongly proclaim that Baba has a lot of knowledge. But that is not appropriate. Baba has created this world; already everything is in His mind. The acquisition of knowledge does not apply to Parama Purusa. Knowledge is the internal subjectivization of external objectivity - i.e. understanding something about the external world.
Ananda Marga ideology guides us, “What is knowledge? Knowledge is subjectivization of external objectivity.” (1)
In the case of Parama Purusa, nothing is external to His mind. So there is no question of Him acquiring knowledge etc. For Him, we cannot say He has "a lot of knowledge." And in the same way, for Him we cannot say He has "occult powers".
Ananda Marga ideology says, "For living beings, omniscience is certainly a recognised occult power. That is right. But for the Supreme Entity it is not a recognised occult power; He does not get it as a result of cult...To know everything is His nature. That is why He is omniscient." (2)
So we cannot lay claim that He has "occult powers", nor that He "uses occult powers". Rather we should say that "Baba graces". And indeed, microvita is nothing but His grace.
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Baba is omniscient & omnipotent
Here is more about how we can think about this topic. The entire creation lies within the mind of Parama Purusa so Parama Purusa sees everything. It is all in His mind. Whereas human beings acquire knowledge from outside themselves. For a person to know something they must look outside the scope and periphery of their own mind. But with Parama Purusa nothing is outside His mind. That means that He does not “know” anything; rather He sees everything as it is all going on within His own mind.
He has His own characteristic: He controls all - so He does not need any cult. For Parama Purusa, there is no question of occult power. His power has nothing to do with cult. It is just like how Parama Purusa does not have any jinana (knowledge). What He has is not what we call jinana. Similarly, what He has is not occult power. He did not get his power by practicing cult.
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Conclusion
In the past and in the present also, many avidya tantrikas have been using their occult powers to enhance their prestige and for getting name and fame etc; and, in consequence, they get horribly degenerated. In this material world, occult power is recognised by the "show" of those who possess them. Because of doing sadhana, they get occult power. But in the case of Parama Purusa, such powers are His inherent and intrinsic quality. He need not to practice any cult in order to get those things.
The term 'occult' means those powers which are acquired through the practice of cult. But in the case of degenerated human beings especially, to gain prestige amongst the common innocent mass or their disciples, such avidya tantrikas do like this. Their motive is bad, self-centered, ego-centered. So by that type of show, their degeneration occurs from human structure to lifeless matter. Ananda Marga philosophy never appreciates this type of show of occult powers.
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Everybody knows that Baba does not present miracles to show his greatness - not did He go in public and do occult powers. At the same time, Without a practical demonstration of His spiritual philosophy, people would have thought that those concepts were merely myths. So by giving demonstrations in front of sadhakas only, then every disciple clearly understood that Baba's spiritual teachings were something very real and practical.
Namaskar,
In Him,
Kala’
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Misuse of occult powers brings ruination
Prabhat Samgiita #3333 reveals what happens to those who long for occult powers:
“- Aes't'ashvaryya tumi cha'r'a'... kare viveka-ha'ra' -“
Purport:
...Those who use the eight occult powers lose their viveka. They misuse their abilities to harm innocent people and prop up their prestige by referring to themselves as some “great yogi.” Their ego gets puffed-up and they lose their senses and degenerate. They do what should not be done, follow the path of negative pratisaincara, and become one with the matter….
Occult powers are like dust of the earth
Ananda Marga ideology guides us, “Hence the spiritual aspirant must not run after these inconsequential occult powers, although while prasticing spiritual cult they may develop. You must not forget that all your achievements must maintain adjustment with the main propensities of the mind, and in the process of adjustment, all these eight types of occult powers present themselves to the spiritual aspirant.” (3)
Ananda Marga ideology guides us, “While practising spiritual cult, it should be remembered that spiritual aspirants must not practise in order to acquire these occult powers. The goal of spiritual practice is to realize the Supreme Entity. To search for any other thing is wrong. Occult powers are just like the dust on the roadside. The attraction for Parama Puruśa is the most valuable object – all else is only the dust of the earth.” (4)
References
1. Subhasita Samgraha - 21, Human Life and Its Goal
2. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 5, The Omniscience of the Causal Matrix
3. Subhasita Samgraha - 18, Cult, Inference and Propensity
4. Subhasita Samgraha - 18, Cult, Inference and Propensity
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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 ==
Suicide & our moral duty
Ananda Marga philosophy states, “Those who commit suicide, do it when their mind is in a negative state. It is unnatural.” (1)
Note: Those in a balanced state of mind never commit suicide or opt for euthanasia (assisted suicide). The only people who commit suicide are those (a) in a poor emotional state, (b) affected by dogma, or (c) suffering from a severe mental ailment. If a person attempts or actually commits suicide it means their mind is not working properly. To prevent this social ill and personal tragedy, those with a balanced mind who are near the patient have the moral duty to intervene. They must save those mental patients who are planning or trying to commit suicide or opting for euthanasia.
Reference
1. A Few Problems Solved - 6, The Three Causes of Sin
== Section: Important Teaching ==
Quiz on quasi-saintAnanda Marga Philosophy, “There is still another sentiment – human sentiment. Many persons were born in the past who shed copious tears for suffering humanity. But strangely enough, after their eloquent speeches were over, they sat down comfortably at a dinner table and treated themselves to a delicious meal of hilsa and kaimách fish – as if those fish had not suffered pain and death. This human sentiment has expressly violated the interests of non-human creatures, but its proponents have found nothing wrong with it.”
“Once I read in a certain book that a great saint used to live only on locusts dipped in honey. That saint did not seriously consider that those little locusts also had vital life force throbbing in them.” (1)
Quiz: What is the name of the "great" saint who used to live only on locusts dipped in honey??
ANSWER:
St John the Baptist
- Now John wore a garment of camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.--Bible
Reference
1. The Liberation of Intellect: Neohumanism, Disc 1
== Section 3: Links ==
Postings to Read
Baba story: how I became sick
Selecting a song: express your bhakti
Blissful days of 1970
Sadhana: all lessons needed
