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Monday, December 15, 2025

Baba, siempre presente, siempre ayuda + PS #0361 (español)

Baba

Baba, siempre presente, siempre ayuda

Namaskar,

Uno de los aspectos más singulares y especiales del camino tántrico de Ananda Marga es que Baba siempre nos ayuda personalmente. Él interviene directamente en todo lo que hacemos, nos protege en cada situación y circunstancia, y derrama eternamente Su gracia cósmica en nuestra sadhana. No necesitamos depender de ninguna otra entidad, nunca. Baba siempre está ahí para nosotros, el 100% del tiempo.

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La guía especial de Baba

Y, de hecho, en este discurso original en hindi del 5 de marzo de 1969, Baba deja la situación perfectamente clara. He aquí un resumen de un aspecto clave del hindi que figura a continuación, en el que Baba dice que yo (Baba) siempre os ayudaré directamente, no indirectamente a través de falsos gurús. Por favor, consultad la cita original en hindi de Ananda Vacanamrtam - 41 (Puro), capítulo 3:

"यह शुभ्र ज्योति बहुत ही शुभ्र, देखने में बहुत ही अच्छी, बहुत ही सुन्दर । साधना करो, आसानी से देख लोगे तुम लोग । वैयष्टिक जीवन में इन आँखों से देखोगे । कोई अद्भुत, कोई अलौकिक बात नहीं है । थोड़ी-सी ही चेष्टा से ही पा जाओगे । मानव-जीवन धन्य हो जाएगा अगर उस ज्योति को अपनी आँखों से देख लिए । और अवश्य देख सकोगे, तुम लोग साधक हो । ठीक से साधना करो । और मैं help कर दूँगा, कोई बात नहीं है ।([1])([2]) जब मनुष्य के शरीर में आ गए हो, साधना-मार्ग में आ गए हो, तो काम पूरा करके तब न जाना है ! यही बात है । हो जाएगा सब ।

 ओम् सुनने में दिक्कत हुई तो मैं सुना दूँगा :- और ठीक वैसा ही यह ओम् sound, यह supreme sound, शब्दब्रह्म, यह भी आसानी से तुम लोग सुन लोगे । और अगर साधना से तुम लोगों को सुनने में दिक्कत हुई तो मैं सुना दूँगा ।

तो, ज्योतिर्ब्रह्म, शब्दब्रह्म, यह सब तुम लोग देखोगे, सीखोगे, पाओगे, अनुभव करोगे अपने जीवन में तब न ? मरने के बाद, नरक में जाकर, स्वर्ग में जाकर क्या देखोगे, क्या सुनोगे, उस सम्बन्ध में मैं कुछ नहीं कहूँगा । इसी जीवन में पूरी अनुभूति हुई, तब न ? तो नरक’,‘स्वर्ग के इन्तज़ार में क्यों रहोगे ? यहीं सब कुछ अनुभव करोगे । और इसी दुनिया को स्वर्ग बना लोगे ।" [AV-41 (Puro), capitulo 3, 5 de marzo de 1969]

Por la enseñanza en hindi anterior de Ananda Vacanamrtam - 41 (Puro), capítulo 3, queda muy claro que Sadguru Baba siempre nos guía y nos ayuda directamente en todas las situaciones, y que nunca debemos buscar ni confiar en aquellos que se autodenominan erróneamente "gurús". Y, en verdad, la semilla y el espíritu de esta enseñanza resuenan con veracidad en todo el vasto cuerpo de las escrituras de AM.

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Problema en el libro impreso de AM

Desafortunadamente, hay una publicación de AM, "Ananda Marga Philosophy in a Nutshell - 4", capítulo 3, que contradice directamente la enseñanza anterior de Baba. En particular, presten atención a la parte resaltada en amarillo al final.El siguiente es el resumen en español de un párrafo de la edición en inglés de 'Ananda Marga Philosophy in a Nutshell - 4', capítulo 3

En el mundo espiritual también, el sádhaka, mientras medita sobre el Supremo, pasará sin duda por las diferentes etapas de la realización sin ser necesariamente consciente de ello. Cuando el misericordioso Táraka Brahma viene físicamente a la Tierra en forma de Sadguru, ayuda a los sádhakas merecedores a alcanzar este tipo de samádhi. Incluso cuando está físicamente ausente en este mundo, ayuda a las personas merecedoras a alcanzar este samádhi a través de otros gurús. (resumen en español)

En el pasaje anterior, se ha dado a entender erróneamente que cuando Sadguru Baba no está físicamente presente, debemos confiar en otros pseudogurús. Esto es una violación directa de la ideología de Ananda Marga y viola la esencia del tantra, según la cual el eterno Taraka Brahma es el Gurú. Como Ananda Margis, nunca necesitamos confiar en otros gurús de tercer grado para nada. Sadguru Baba está siempre presente y nos guía directa y personalmente en todo momento.

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Qué salió mal

La línea resaltada en amarillo de Ananda Marga Philosophy in a Nutshell - 4 (capítulo 3) no es una enseñanza de Baba. Ese discurso fue pronunciado el 20 de abril de 1969 en el jagrti de Ranchi y lo que se imprimió en el libro procede en realidad del cuaderno de notas de Dada Vijayananda. Por lo tanto, no es una cita directa de Baba.

Conclusión

Como Ananda Margis, debemos estar completamente seguros de que cada página de nuestros libros de AM es correcta y está en consonancia con las enseñanzas de Baba. En verdad, nuestro principal deber es mantener intactas las escrituras de AM y asegurarnos de que cada libro refleje y represente estrictamente lo que Sadguru Baba dijo realmente.

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En un resumen en español de Namah Shivaya Shantaya, página 200, Edición de 1995, la filosofía de Ananda Marga nos guía: Las escrituras que contienen mandamientos espirituales deben ser totalmente impecables. (resumen en español)

En Él,
Shankar Basu

- Here is a link to the original English posting: Ever-present Baba always helps


== Sección 2: Enseñanza importante ==

Secreto interno del misticismo

En un resumen en español de Ananda Vacanamrtam - 14, "Mysticism and Yoga", la ideología Ananda Marga afirma: Cuando el sentido estético, basado en la sutil ciencia estética, alcanza un determinado nivel, se denomina misticismo. Y cuando este misticismo alcanza la cima de la gloria humana, o la excelencia de la gloria humana, se denomina espiritualidad. ¿Qué es el misticismo? El misticismo es el esfuerzo incesante por descubrir el vínculo entre lo finito y lo infinito. Es un esfuerzo incesante por descubrir el vínculo entre el yo y el Superyo, khud y Khudá. Esto es el misticismo. (resumen en español)

De hecho, Baba ha definido el misticismo de esta manera en numerosos discursos. Como Ananda Margiis, debemos comprender claramente su significado.

(a) En primer lugar, todos y cada uno de los Ananda Margiis que han establecido una relación y un sentimiento de cercanía con Baba han avanzado más allá de esa etapa introductoria conocida como misticismo.

(b) Por lo tanto, el misticismo es una etapa inicial muy básica del viaje espiritual de una persona, en la que el aspirante se siente desconectado y solo porque aún no ha establecido una conexión con Parama Purusa.

(c) Todos aquellos músicos, buscadores de la nueva era y pseudoespiritualistas que tratan de encontrar la belleza y la grandeza de la Entidad Suprema a través del esplendor de las montañas escarpadas, los vastos océanos, otras maravillas naturales y/o a través de la música, el arte, la danza o el teatro se encuentran en los márgenes del misticismo.

(d) Cualquier sadhaka que se haya embarcado sinceramente en el camino espiritual y haya desarrollado un bhava (relación ideacional) con Parama Purusa ha sido verdaderamente bendecido y ha superado hace tiempo esa etapa del misticismo.


== Sección 3Prabhat Samgiita ==

Madre e hijo a la hora de dormir

Nota: Esta composición es una canción de cuna sobre el shiuli (parijat), o jazmín de floración nocturna.

"Ráter beláy sabái ghúmáy, shiuli keno jáge..." (Prabhat Samgiita #0361)

Significado:

O' madre, todo el mundo duerme por la noche, así que tienes que decirme ¿por qué el shiuli permanece despierto toda la noche? Todas las demás flores están despiertas durante el día y duermen por la noche. Durante el día, esparcen su aromática fragancia y entonan dulces canciones, porque a las flores les gusta el día tanto como a mí. Así que las conozco a todas muy bien.

Por la noche, todos duermen, incluidos los pájaros myna, los cachorros y también las abejas melíferas, etc. Pero el shiuli sonríe y dice: "¡Mira, todavía estoy despierto!". Oh' madre, dime, ¿por amor a quién permanece despierto el shiuli por la noche?

Escucha, mi querida niña, al shiuli le gusta la noche, por eso permanece despierto durante la oscuridad de la noche. Se siente tímido a la luz del día, así que por la mañana se deja caer en el suelo y se queda tumbado. Al final de la noche, durante el amanecer, el shiuli se cae. Y, en ese momento, mi querida niña, tu sueño se desvanecerá y te levantarás...

Sunday, December 14, 2025

Sleep: curative effects + 6 more

Baba
Sleep: curative effects
Namaskar,

There are three types of sleep: (a) spiritual slumber where one has no interest in sadhana; (b) psychic sleep where one has no interest in the intellectual sphere - they may have a lot of physical energy and be spiritually inclined, but intellectually they are deficient; and, (c) physical sleep. In this letter we are talking about physical sleep.
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When humans should sleep


Some not familiar with proper sleeping habits may (a) sleep after paincajanya, (b) stay awake late into the night gossiping or watching movies or playing video games etc, or (c) engage in other types of unhealthy sleeping patterns. But all such ways are to be avoided.
                    
Sadguru Baba guides us in His various teachings that sleep plays a highly unique role in the life of all jiivas of this universe. Sleep is not a waste of time - but rather satisfies a very special function for the body and mind. Baba has provided us with all the dos and don'ts regarding sleep, as well as how it benefits human existence. One of the chief benefits of sleep is that it is a time when the body is given the opportunity to repair itself. The cells, the glands, the organs all get restored when one sleeps. Therefore, sleep plays a vital role in human health. So it is imperative to pay heed to Baba's following guidelines to maximize the benefit of sleep and optimize the body's ability to heal itself. As a general health rule, Baba states that people should sleep during the night - not during the day.

Ananda Marga Caryacarya states, "Sleeping during the day and staying awake at night are to be avoided." (1)


Why sleeping at night is beneficial


In Senior Acarya Diary, Baba clearly explains how and why nighttime sleeping is beneficial for human beings. His main point is that the pattern of keeping awake in the daytime and sleeping at night helps the body restore and revitalise itself. By this way, the blood cells, nerves, and glands of the human body get restored and charged. Because sunlight has a generating effect on the human body and moonlight makes one feel more tired. And other biological and natural effects are also linked with maintaining this type of sleep cycle (2).

That is why human beings feel fresh and revitalised in the morning. Because sleeping at night helps humans repair their body and regain their energy level - both mentally and physically. In the same chapter of Senior Acarya Diary, Baba tells us that there are various animals who derive benefits by following an opposite approach to sleeping and living. These are nocturnal beings - but for humans this approach is not good.
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Ananda Marga philosophy states, "Sleep: Due to excessive physical and mental labour, the nerve-cells and nerve-fibres become fatigued and demand relaxation, forcing the conscious mind to cease functioning and producing the state of sleep. Often the subconscious ceases also, leaving only the unconscious to continue the work of the brain. However, sometimes the nerve-cells begin functioning during the latter part of the night, due to sudden heat in the back portion of the cranium or to an upward movement of gastric wind. The subconscious mind accordingly starts thinking or remembering, producing dreams. In the absence of the functioning of the conscious mind, these products of the subconscious are accepted as true and practical. Sometimes the dreamer actually believes that he is flying, for the non-functioning of the conscious mind prevents him from perceiving this idea to be pure imagination. Some people become extremely frightened by their dreams and produce inarticulate mutterings of fear; at times dreamers even die of heart failure. To assist a person out of a disturbing dream it helps to bring the person's hands or feet into contact with the ground, for this aids the conscious mind in beginning to function again." (3)

Ananda Marga philosophy states, "Daylight imposes mutative influence on the human nerves and night-time imposes a static influence, causing the inertness of sleep in the body and mind. The periods of sunrise, sunset, moon and midnight (the sandhyás) bring about a sentient transparency in the Citta." (4)


Proper sleeping patterns cure disease


A proper sleep cycle - i.e. sleeping at night - also plays an important role in curing and treating various diseases such as: Acidity, indigestion, heart disease, white leprosy, dementia, and cancer etc. In His book, Yogic Treatment, under the 'Do's and Don'ts' section Baba warns patients not to adopt a reverse sleeping pattern.

Ananda Marga Yogic Treatments states, "Sleeping during the day, staying awake at night... are to be strictly avoided." (5)

Not in one place, but in numerous instances throughout the book Baba issues this same warning - otherwise the disease cannot be cured. So following an improper sleeping pattern is hazardous to one's health.
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Secrets for a long life

To maximize human longevity, Baba has given a short list of very important guidelines. And two of those are related with our sleep-awake cycle. Hence there are numerous benefits to maintaining a proper sleep schedule - one of which is longevity of life. In His secrets for a long life, Baba has given these points:

(A) "Going to sleep as soon as one feels sleepy." (6)

Here Baba is guiding us not to force the body to remain awake late at night. This should not become one’s regular way of living. Sometimes due to pressure of circumstance it may be unavoidable, but that should be minimized. Remember, the body enters into sleep mode in order to repair itself. If one continues to press the body beyond its limits by staying up late and not giving it the rest it needs, the body will not be adequately restored. On the opposite end of the spectrum, nor should one lie down in bed before they feel ready to go to sleep. So our standard practice should be to sleep when tiredness overcomes one's existence - i.e. "when one feels sleepy". And, as far as possible, through developing a regular habit, one should sleep each night at the same time, at a proper time that is not too late. That is the basic idea of Baba's teaching.

(B) "Getting out of bed in the Bra'hma Muhu'rtta [just prior to sunrise]" (7)

In this second directive, as is quite evident, Baba is guiding us to arise before daylight hours. That means getting up for paincjanaya and then staying awake. Some sadhakas wake up for paincajanya and then go back to sleep for 1, 2, or even 3 hours. Or one might justify to themselves that since they woke up for paincajanya then they can sleep again just after lunch etc. But this is not Baba's system. Arising in the pre-dawn hour means concluding one's sleep at that point and beginning one's spiritual routine of meditation and asanas and bathing and then later taking food and attending to one's allotted daily duties, work, and pracara activities etc. And one should not return back to bed until the end of day.
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Following a standard sleep pattern of 'early to bed & early to rise' is an optimal approach for human beings. According to Ananda Marga philosophy, sleep is instrumental in leading a long and healthy life.
 

Memory & sleep are connected


Here is one important point related with sleeping and memory. While asleep, no one has the awareness to know that they are sleeping. There is a sense of emptiness or vacuity.

Ananda Marga philosophy states, "Nidrá, one of the main propensities. “Abhávapratyayá lambaniivrttih Nidra”. Nidra (sleep) is a propensity which brings vacuity in mind. In human beings the propensity that brings forth blankness is itself Nidrá. Suppose, you are resting on your bed. Your eyes are on the watch, you fall sleep, but when you get up, you fail to say at what moment actually you slept. Between sleeping and rising things occurred of which you are ignorant. There was vacuum, neither you were seeing anything nor hearing anything. This state of vacuity is Nidrá." (8)

Whereas if you are eating or walking, one is keenly aware they are eating and walking. That is the case with your daily activities; one's conscious mind is active. Even when you prepare for sleep, you remember that. But once one falls asleep, one does not know they are sleeping. Indeed, a person can document all they did during the day, but when sleeping that period is blank - one does not know what they are doing. In the thread of memory, there is a gap. So those who sleep in the daytime create more gaps in their memory. In taking short naps throughout the day, there will be a growing gap in one's memory. That brings dullness and dumbness. One's intellectual sharpness will decline.
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Let's say one morning you read a chapter of a book and finish it by 11am. And then from 11am to 11:30am you remain awake and involve in other projects, then at 11:30am you will have a solid recollection of that chapter. In contrast, if you read a chapter from the same book and finish it by 11am, but then sleep from 11am - 11:30am, then at 11:30am your recollection of that chapter will not be as sharp. It will be comparatively worse than if you had remained awake. It will be faded or feel like a more distant memory. When you sleep then those events that occurred directly before sleep become more distant memories, whereas if you remain awake those events are more clearly recalled.
 
Sleeping one time in a 24-hour period is ok, but more than that is not good. Those who sleep more become dumb. Their power of recollection, i.e. memory, will wane.

Here are more teachings from Ananda Marga philosophy on this subject of sleep.


Extra and untimely sleep is very bad


Ananda Marga philosophy states, "A person who is given to too much sleep can never perform big things in life. A person who sleeps too long spends half of his or her lifetime in sleep only. So how will he or she find time to do noble deeds? Human life, after all, is not very long; and of that short span of life, if half is wasted on sleep only, then there will hardly be any time left for doing noble deeds. That's why it is said, a person who is given to too much sleep can never aspire to attain the peak of progress in life. Sleep is necessary for health, but many people wrongly think that the more one sleeps, the better it is for health. That is wrong. Human beings go to sleep because they want to work more. While working for long periods the body gets tired, and then only does one take sleep, just to get back fresh energy for work." (9)

It is often seen that students, in particular, adopt unhealthy sleeping patterns. They stay awake late into the night to attend to their studies and then they arise in the mid-morning - hours after sunrise. Part of the reason for this is that they find it easier to study when it is quiet; the mid hours of the night provide such an environment. This is especially true in so-called third world countries where all family members are living in the same house. In overseas areas, students often remain awake at night either due to extreme busyness in life or due to procrastination. In any event, as far as possible, students should adjust their routines according to Baba's guidelines.
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It is also seen that those working Mon - Fri often like to "sleep-in" on Saturdays and Sundays. Some students also like to do this. But this also is not a healthy practice. Then there are some people who are called "night owls." There are various professors and internet fanatics etc who spend large portions of the night glued to their various endeavours - and then they sleep far into the day. Unfortunately in this circumstance, the human body cannot be maintained for long in this type of backwards routine.
 

Too much sleep impairs one's health


At the same time, sleeping excess amounts during the night is not good for human beings. So people - especially sadhakas - should be very attentive to how much sleep they are getting, and be careful not to oversleep.

Ananda Marga philosophy states, "The ancient people believed that excessive sleep is good for health, but this is not the case. Rather, too much sleep not only impairs the health, but has an adverse effect on the mind." (10)

Namaskar,
in Him,
Mahamana’ Deva

The points expressed in this letter are for healthy adults. Children need more sleep and small infants should sleep most of the time. Those who are sick or aged need more rest to restore themselves as their bodily needs are different. So this letter about sleep is primarily for those who are healthy adults.
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Nocturnal beings


Not all animals follow the same schedule as humans. Here following is a list of those animals that are nocturnal-- i.e. they sleep during the day and remain awake at night:

African hunting dog, Amethyst python, Armadillo, Aye-aye, Badger, Bandicoot, Bat, Beaver, Bullfrog, Bushbaby, Cassowary, Cat, Coyote, Deer, Deer mouse, Dobsonfly, Douroucouli, Echidna, Fennec, Firefly, Flying squirrel, Red Fox, Gecko, Gerbil, Ghost crab, Green Sea Turtle, Hamster, Snowshoe hare, Harvest mouse, Hedgehog, Heron, Hippopotamus, Hyena, Kangaroo rat, Kiwi, Koala, Leopard, Loris, Lumholtz tree-climbing kangaroo, Moth, Nightjar, Oilbird, Okapi, Opossum, Owl, Pangolin, Periwinkle, Possum, Potto, Raccoon, Rainforest dingo, Rat, Red-legged pademelon, Rhinoceros, Skunk, Sugar glider, Tiger, Tree frog, Weasel, Whippoorwill, White-tailed uromys, Wolf, Woodcock. As noted, humans are not on the list as being nocturnal.

References
1. Ananda Marga Caryacarya - 3, 'General Health Rules', pt #9
2. Reference: 'Pranayama' Chapter
3. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 23, Samádhi, Senselessness and Sleep
4. Subhasita Samgraha - 3, Vibration, Form and Colour
5. Yogic Treatments, 'Cancer Chapter'
6. Caryacarya - 3, Appendix, point #3
7. Caryacarya - 3, Appendix, point #8
8. Subhasita Samgraha - 18, Yoga & Bhakti
9. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 31, Sleep and Inertia
10. Yogic Treatments, 'Cancer Chapter'


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The below section is an entirely different topic, unrelated to the above material.
It stands on its own merit as a point of interest and ideological awareness.

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== Section 2: Prabhat Samgiita ==

Revolving around Him

“Ekelá path cali kichute náhi t́ali, egiye cali ámi táhári t́áne..." (Prabhat Samgiita #0262)

Purport: 

I called everyone to move forward, but no one came so, by His divine grace, I am moving alone straight on His path, without worrying about any obstacles. I am marching forwards towards Him. By His mercy, my mind is clear and pointed. I have thrown away all the memories of my good and bad deeds of the past. These days my only song is chanting His glory.

By His grace, revolving around Him in this cosmic cycle, alas, numerous alluring entities come close to me then drift away. By destroying the mundane, intoxicating bondage of colourful worldly enticements, I always move towards Him.

By His krpa’, I have rooted out and thrown aside all the thorns which were on my path. In this way, I will clear the pathway for everyone. Remembering His eternal teachings of neo-humanism, I think and care about everyone's welfare. Their happiness is my joy. I am advancing ahead singing His name. By His exquisite pull and attraction I am marching onwards towards Him, by His kindness... 


== Section: Important Teaching ==

Main thing of spiritual life

Ananda Marga ideology guides us, "Suppose you meet a great karmi and ask him if he is successful in everything he undertakes. He will certainly say, “No.” If you ask him if he ever gets tired of working, he will say that he definitely gets tired on different occasions. And when he gets tired does he not ask Parama Puruśa to give him more strength? No matter how great a karmii one might be, one will have to eventually take shelter in Parama Puruśa, one will have to eventually surrender to Him." (1)

Note: In the life of a sadhaka on the spiritual journey, the first and foremost ingredient is surrender. In so many ways it is used. In the above quote, surrender is explained in a very simple way. 

Reference
1. Ananda Vacanartam - 8, Do Virtuous Deeds Day and Night – 2


== Section: Important Teaching ==

How to choose Prabhat Samgiita songs

Ananda Marga ideology guides us, "In the case of human beings, when they move around Parama Puruśa, one person moves, one person dances, unknowingly, another person knowingly. Those who are dancing, those who are moving, knowingly, always try to lessen the length of their radii." (1)

Every human being is unique, with their own radius to Parama Purusa - some are closer and some are further. Thus, what is a high degree of bhakti for one person may be a lower degree of bhakti for another. It depends entirely upon one's feeling for Parama Purusa. And even then, one's individual degree of bhakti may change from day to day - sometimes the mind is high, and sometimes one feels dry.

This is all to say that one cannot select a Prabhat Samgiita composition for anyone else. Best is for every aspirant to learn and study various songs, and then when they wish to listen they should select a song that feels most appropriate for them at that time, based on their mental feeling. Side by side, one should always try to learn new songs to expand their library and experience. This is the universal approach that every sadhaka should take with regards to Prabhat Samgiita.

References
1. Ánanda Vacanámrtam Part 12, Shortening the Radius


== Section: Important Teaching ==

Misplaced fear: population growth

Prout philosophy states, "Does a population problem actually exist? This issue should be considered in the perspective of two vital factors - the availability of food and the availability of space. Today human beings have enough resources to manage their food. Planet Earth is rich enough to feed a far greater number of people than the present population....[So] The tragedy is that there are enough resources to supply proper food to all human beings in the world, but the defect lies in the present approach of the existing socioeconomic systems." (1)


Population Growth

Prout philosophy states, "Is the population problem really a natural problem? The population problem should be considered in the context of two vital factors – the availability of food and the availability of space. Today human beings have sufficient means to manage their food. The earth is abundant enough in food resources to feed many times more than the present population. Due to lack of coordinated cooperation, collective effort, a proper ideology and sound planning, society has been fragmented into many belligerent groups and sub-groups, and rich and poor nations have been created. As a result of this fissiparous tendency, society is presently incapable of producing enough food to meet human requirements. The tragedy is that even though there are enough resources to supply nutritious food to all the human beings on the planet, due to the defective socio-economic systems, an efficient method of distribution has not been developed."

"Moreover, there is no shortage of living space on the planet if the existing space is properly utilized. Because the earth has been balkanized due to so many arbitrary social, economic and political restrictions and the pervasive influence of evil dogma, people are unable to tackle problems in a natural way. If there were maximum utilization and rational distribution of all natural resources, pressing socio-economic problems could be easily solved."

Prout philosophy states, "It is a law of nature that a mother is provided with sufficient breast milk to feed her newly born baby. In the same way nature has generously provided sufficient resources to meet the food and other essential requirements of all human beings. People need to utilize these natural resources in a proper way. Shortages of food or space cannot be blamed on nature. These problems are essentially the results of the mistakes made by human beings."

"It is a fact that the population of the world is rapidly increasing, and consequently many people have become frightened. In capitalist countries there are sufficient reasons for such fear. In these countries an increase in the population means a corresponding increase in the poverty of the people. But there is no reason for such fear in a collective economic system. In the event of shortages in food and accommodation people will collectively convert barren land into arable land, increase agricultural production by scientific methods and produce food by chemical processes using the potentiality of earth, water and air. And if this earth loses its productivity, then human beings will migrate to other planets and satellites and settle there."

Prout philosophy states, "If people living in capitalist countries voluntarily adopt birth control methods to avoid economic hardship, perhaps we should not criticize them. But it should be mentioned here that using birth control methods which deform the bodies of men and women or destroy their reproductive powers forever cannot be supported, because this may cause a violent mental reaction at any moment."


References
1. Prout in a Nutshell - 13, p.44
2. Prout in a Nutshell - 13, Population Growth and Control


== Section: Prabhat Samgiita ==

जीवों के दुःख का बोझ हटाओ 

प्रभात संगीत 4703 प्रभातेर रवि बोले, घुमाये घुमाये थेको ना आर ...

भावार्थ

बाबा की कृपा से नये प्रभात का सूर्य सूचना दे रहा है , ‘ए मनुष्यो! अब और अधिक नींद में मत रहो। तुम्हारे पास बहुत सा काम करने को है। एक पूरे पहाड़ के बरावर काम तुम्हारे सामने है। अब दिवा स्वप्न मत देखो और आलस्य तंद्रा को दूर करो। ए मनुष्यो ! कम से कम अपनी आॅंखें एक बार तो खोलो और कराहती मानवता की ओर तो देखो, जीवों के दुःख का बोझ हटाओ ।  नींद में अब और अधिक न रहो, मानवता  के लिये कुछ करो।|

हे मनुष्यो! अनेक युगों से तुम सोते रहे हो। तुम पूरी रात सोते और स्वप्न देखते हो। अब स्वप्न और सोने  का समय नहीं है। लोग दुखों और कष्टों के बोझ से व्यथित हो चिल्ला रहे हैं, यह समय आलस्य और तन्द्रा में रहने का नहीं है। उठो औेर उन सब की सेवा में जुट जाओ । नींद में अब और अधिक न रहो जीवों के लिये कुछ करो।

हे मनुष्यो! देखो ! अब भव्य सुनहला दिन और दूर नहीं है, वह जल्दी ही निकट आ रहा है, प्रातःकाल अपनी लालिमा अपना प्रकाश  चारों ओर फैला रहा है, हर वस्तु चमकने लगी है, । पर्वत केे शिखर पर पक्षी चहचहा रहे हैं  और यही दिव्य संदेश  दे रहे हैं, नींद में अब और अधिक न रहो जीवों के लिये कुछ करो।

 अब वह दिन आ रहा है जब लोग हर तरह के बंधनों से मुक्त हो जायेंगे। अब कहीं भी कष्ट , प्रताड़ना और शोषण नहीं रहेगा। सभी आनन्दित जीवन जियेंगे। हे मनुष्यो ! प्रातःकाल की लालिमा तुम्हारे दरवाजे खटखटा रही है, दरवाजा खोलो और जीवों के लिये कुछ करो।


== Section: Bangla Quote ==

সেই ভাষাকে ৰলি বৈদিক ভাষা

“আর্য়দের আদি নিবাস ছিল রুস দেশের দক্ষিণাংশ, এবং মধ্যাংশ, যুরাল পর্বত মালার কাছাকাছি এলাকা | অন্য নাম caucasian | তাঁরা তখন মানে আজ থেকে অনুমানিক পোনেরো হাজ়ার ৰছর আগে যে ভাষায় কথা ৰলতেন, আজ আমরা সেই ভাষাকে ৰলি বৈদিক ভাষা | কেন বৈদিক ভাষা ৰলি ? সে ভাষার তো কোনও নাম ছিল, বৈদিক ভাষা এই কারণে ৰলি যে সে ভাষাতে কেবল মাত্র একটি ৰইয়েরই আমরা সন্ধান পেয়েছি, যে ৰইটার নাম বেদ | তাই ভাষাটার নাম বৈদিক |” (1)

Reference
1. MGD, 16 March 1980-03-16 Calcutta


 == Prabhat Samgiita ==

~ हे बाबा! तुम तो दुखहरण हो!  तुमने मुझे दुखों और कष्टों से बचा लिया है। ~

पीएस 1421 आमार सकल दुखेर माझे एले तुमि दुखहरण ...

भावार्थ

हे बाबा! तुम तो दुखहरण हो! मैं कितनें दुखों और कष्टों में घिरा हुआ था, मैं विपत्ति ग्रस्त था, मेरा जीवन असह्य था, मैं पूर्णतः दुर्दशा  में था, तब मुझे बचाने के लिये, तुम  अपनी टकटकायी आॅखों से       देखते हुए, धीरे धीरे चलते हुए, प्यारी मुस्कुराहट भरे चेहरे में मेरे पास आये---यह तुम्हारी कृपा  है। तुमने मेरे आॅंखों के आॅंसू पोंछ कर, मुझे दुखों और कष्टों से बचा लिया है।

हे परमपुरुष! मैं पूर्ण समर्पित होकर, उस दुखित और असहाय स्थिति में, तुम्हारे आश्रय में, तुमको पुकारते हुए, तुम्हें ही देखता था। दोनों हाथों को ऊपर उठाकर समर्पण की मुद्रा में मैंने कहा हे बाबा! हे मेरे प्रभो! कृपा कर मृझे बचालो, तुम ही मेरे एकमात्र सहारा हो, तुम नहीं बचाओगे तो कौन बचायेगा? तब उसी क्षण तुमने कृपा कर मुझे बचा लिया।

हे बाबा!  जब मैं चारों ओर देखता हॅूं, तो लगता है कि तुम्हारी कृपामय उपस्थिति से ही यह सारा संसार ऊर्जावान होकर स्पंदित  हो रहा है। सारा आकाश  तुम्हारे दिव्य प्रकाश  से लिपटा हुआ है, और मेरा मन और हृदय तुम्हारे प्रेम में निमग्न है। बाबा! तुम्हारे चरणकमलों को पकड़कर मैं तुम्हारे ही कीर्तिमान गीत गाते हुए हृदय से शरणागत हॅूं।

टिप्पणी :- ‘‘दुखहरण‘‘ , अर्थात् दुख को दूर करने वाला । परमपुरुष के अनन्त विशेषणों में से एक ‘दुखहरण‘ भी है। महाभारत काल में द्रौपदी को बंदी बनाकर सताये जाने पर, द्रौपदी ने अपने को परमपुरुष के समक्ष पूर्ण समर्पण करते हुए  पुकारा | तब परमपुरुष ने उन्हें तत्काल मदद की, और उनका कष्ट दूर कर दिया। भावार्थ यह कि परमपुरुष दुखहरण हैं। मनुष्यों के दुख तीन प्रकार के होते हैं, भौतिक, मानसिक और आध्यात्मिक। जीवन में, किसी भी प्रकार के दुख में, परमपुरुष बाबा को पूर्ण समर्पण भाव से पुकारने पर, वे अवश्य  दुखों का हरण कर लेते हैं।  
 


== Section 3: Links ==

Postings to Read

Understanding sexual indiscretions

Baba's presence in sadhana

How to surmount any weakness

Witnessing Baba's demonstrations

Ever-present Baba always helps



Saturday, December 13, 2025

Understanding sexual indiscretions + 2 more

Baba

Understanding sexual indiscretions

Namaskar, 

In the plant kingdom, the duty of the male plant is to spread its pollen to a maximum number of females. And if the pollen from one male pollen is received by a female then it is sufficient and it does not need more. So the roles of male and female plants are quite different. Male plants have to distribute maximum pollen, and female plants have to receive from only one. Females have no connection with others. 
https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/

Similar phenomenon in animals & humans


A similar thing also happens in the animal kingdom. The alpha male controls the entire pride. And it spreads its genes across the entire herd / group. The alpha male’s tendency is to spread seeds as much as it can. In contrast, the female has to receive from one, and it does not have any desire to receive from multiple males for the purpose of procreation. 

A similar psychology or instinct is present in human beings also. For procreation purposes, males like to do maximum, and females prefer to remain with one - the alpha one. The inner science is what is the best procreation partner to care for the child. Promiscuity only results if the female perceives that her male is not an alpha in which case she will aim to connect with the alpha. This is all the play of instinct. 
https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/

Goad mind to spirituality; overcome vrttis


By common sense, one can easily understand through AM philosophy that regardless of how instinct works, the human mind is more powerful than instinct. Those guided by or controlled by instincts are all animals. Those animals in human form are governed by their instincts; they are involved in sexual crimes and do not have control. Whereas, if one develops the mind through spiritual practices they can easily overcome the trappings of the various vrttis / instincts. 

As discussed above, males are more prone to have connections with many females and that causes harmful disturbances in society. 
https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/

This is the reason  that domestic violence occurs in many marriages. The male wants to have more, and females do not. This gives the clear-cut signal that those who marry to satisfy their sexual lust are on the wrong path. Coercive mating in married life is a sexual crime in many countries. Many ignorant people marry with this misguided purpose, and later on they get depressed, repent, or commit a sexual crime and sit in jail their whole life. Best would have been to find a spiritual path to tame their animal propensities and goad their tendencies in another direction. Then they would have been much happier. 

Conclusion


Instinct plays a greater role in all creatures, including human beings. In the hoary past, humans used to live in the wild on trees, and children used to hold the branches in order not to fall down. And they used to hold onto the mother's body when their mother was jumping from one branch to another. The same thing we see today in newly born infants. Their fist is tightly closed and gradually it becomes very strong. Even after millions of years this instinct is still present in modern babes. In the same way, those primitive alpha human males used to have that connection with countless females, and nowadays the same thing is going on in society. Even though society has been completely transformed, still that old instinct is dominant from plant life to animal life and in human life. 
https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/

Those who are sadhakas - or those who take to spiritual practices - can step by step overcome and gain control over these base propensities.

In Him, 
Nrtyarata’

== Section 2: Prabhat Samgiita ==

You avoided my calls

"Toma'ke d'eke gechi kato jiivane..." (Prabhat Samgiita #3789)

Purport:

Baba, O' Parama Purusa, with longing in my heart I have been calling You for so many lives. Why did You remain distant. It may be that You heard me but You did not listen, or that You saw me, but You did not look towards me. So many lives passed and I just remained in darkness. O' my Parama Purusa, You play Your unkind liila with one insignificant being like me. You remain unkind.

O’ Parama Purusa, Baba, I always tell You the feeling of my heart, and by Your grace I know that resonates deep in Your inner core. You are intimately aware about whatever I think each and every moment; nothing is hidden from You. Because You are the all-knowing, love-personified Entity, that is why without my telling anything You understand my most intimate thoughts. The feelings of my mind expressed in my core can be heard in the resonance of my mental reflections.
 
O' Parama Purusa, whether You listen to my call or not, that does not give me any pain. If You hear it that is good, and if You choose not to that is also fine. The main thing is that my everything is dedicated to Your service. With deep longing my duty is to call You day and night. So I continue whether You respond or not. I only want solace in the mind, for what cause You turned deaf ears to me and avoided my call. Baba, You have graced me so much. Keep me under Your loving care…


== Section: Important Teaching ==

Kiirtana distinctions

Here is an English summary of Baba’s Bangla teaching of RU [EGD] 31 December 1982, A'nanda Nagar:

If it is told to only sing kiirtan then it means nam kiirtana, i.e. Baba Nam Kevalam. If it is told to sing songs etc that means Prabhat Samgiita or pad kiirtana Prabhat Samgiita. If it is based on the sketch of a storyline that means pala kiirtan. In the morning, I told you to do kiirtana, and everyone started singing pad kiirtana, but that was wrong. If I say do kiirtana then that only means nam kiirtana.

Here is more on this topic as there are three main types of kiirtana: 

(a) Na'ma Kiirtana: This is the singing of Baba Nam Kevalam, in its many forms including avarta kiirtana, nagar kiirtana, katha kiirtana (see note below), and akhanda kiirtana etc. 

(b) Pad Kiirtana: This is when a poetic verse is put into a kiirtana form. Various margiis turn a stanza of their bhajans into this type of kiirtan in order to glorify the Lord. And there are many PS compositions, between the numbers of #0140 -> #0160, that fall into this category as well. 

(c) Pa'la' Kiirtana: Pa'la' literally means “turn”. First one person sings then the audience responds. Thus pa'la' kiirtan is done in the style of call and response, where the main singer sings a stanza of Baba Nam Kevalam and the general public responds. But there is another aspect as well. In between the audience's participation, the main singer(s) perform at length, singing the glories of the Lord and recounting His tales and stories in the form of a dialog or prose that is often sung. And then it will go back in BNK kiirtana where all join in and sing. So it is a spiritual account or history about Parama Purusa that is led by trained sadhakas, who invite the audience to join in and sing.

Note: Katha kiirtana is when a collection of people gather to sing kiirtana and share stories in between singing BNK kiirtana. 


== Section: Important Teaching ==

The courts, poverty, & injustice

Ananda Marga philosophy states, “Another glaring example of the neglect of human values is the present judicial system. When arrested, people have to stand in the dock for the accused and face a trial based on evidence and the lawyers eloquence, no matter if they are guilty or not. A criminal who can afford to hire a reputable lawyer may emerge from the legal processes unscathed, whereas an innocent person of meagre financial means who is unable to appoint a good counsel, may end up in prison. If a thief is set free it is a crime, no doubt; but if an innocent person is punished it is a severe dishonour to humanity.” (1)

Note: In His above teaching Baba brings to light the tragedies that occur in society when poor people cannot get a proper attorney. Sadly, in spite of their innocence such impoverished persons get convicted of heinous crimes. On the other side of the coin, wealthy, anti-social criminals hire the more famous, reputed lawyers and are declared innocent.  That is what happens in the US, and other places. Take the case of one innocent poor black man who was unjustly found guilty in a murder case and sentenced to capital punishment. Yet, some selfless, philanthropic attorneys picked up his case and he was freed. But it took a long time, as he spent 30 years behind bars.

Exonerated after wrongful imprisonment


From the “Innocence Project” an innocent person was rescued from death row. And in total there may be thousands upon thousands of such cases.

"The Innocence Project focuses on cases in which DNA evidence is available to be tested or retested. DNA testing is possible in 5-10% of criminal cases...As of July 2017, 351 people previously convicted of serious crimes in the United States had been exonerated by DNA testing since 1989, 20 of whom had been sentenced to death. Almost all (99%) of the wrongful convictions were of males, with minority groups constituting approximately 70%.The National Registry of Exonerations lists 1,579 convicted defendants who were exonerated through DNA and non-DNA evidence from January 1, 1989 through April 12, 2015. According to a study published in 2014, more than 4% of persons overall sentenced to death from 1973 to 2004 are probably innocent." (Courtesy of Wikipedia)

So it is obvious that capital punishment is a terrible blot on human society. When handing down a verdict, no rational judge or jury can say with 100% certainty that justice was done in that particular case.

For instance, if after hanging an innocent person it was discovered he did not do wrong, then what can be done. Nothing - it is too late.  A better, more just, society will ensure that top legal support is provided to all equally, irrespective of one’s financial standing. In addition, that society will understand that setting a criminal  free is not as harmful as convicting an innocent person and sentencing them to death. When that happens, the common people lose faith in the justice system and that is the worst outcome. 

That is what has happened amongst the black population in the US. In comparison to white people, innocent black people are dealt very long periods of incarceration. For example, having a single dose of heroin can lead to a 20 year prison sentence, without any option for parole etc.

Reference
1. A Few Problems Solved - 2, Social Values and Human Cardinal Principles



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