Misunderstanding / fallacy / confusion about culture + 4 more

Baba

Misunderstanding / fallacy / confusion about culture

Namaskar,

Commonly people think there are so many cultures: African, European, Native American, Chinese, Russian, Indian etc. Indeed, various terms like multi-cultural, plurality of cultures, bicultural, cultural pluralism etc are very commonly used. People think humans differ according to their own "separate culture". It is often thought that there are many different cultures on this planet.

In that case, people look upon others as being different. They aim to tolerate differences, yet ultimately feel that "such persons are not like me - they are foreign - we can live together by tolerating differences - but their culture is different from my culture."
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According to Baba's teachings, this is neither correct nor should this be our outlook. We must embrace one and all as our own and cultivate feelings of love and cordiality - not tolerance. Human culture is one - not many. As Ananda Margiis, we must fully understand Baba's sublime teachings on culture, and gain clarity on how human culture is one.


What is culture

First and foremost, according to Baba Shrii Shrii Anandamurti ji, culture is the collective name of various human expressions: approach to education, eating and food, way of salutation and greetings, types of songs, ways to dance, raising children, social interactions, responsibility toward others, values and social norms, style of dress, friendships etc. Every human group has these kinds of expressions. Some of which have been addressed below. The sum total of all these expressions is known as culture.

Baba says, "Culture…is the collective name of different expressions of human life." (1)


Human culture is one: greetings

Let's examine a few practical examples to better understand what is culture.

As we know, when people meet, they greet each other. This practice of humans greeting each other when they meet is pervasive. It happens everywhere. A person in the hills of North Korea greets their friend; and, a person from a valley in California greets their friend. In both cases, in some way, they greet their relations. This is a common practice. This is culture. And because it is everywhere, culture is one.
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Certainly, people from different lands may express their greetings differently, but those different ways of greeting do not stand as different cultures, but rather as cultural expressions.

For instance, in Ananda Marga we do namaskar or pranam; in some lands, people bow to one another; in other countries people wave their hand and say hello; in some places people say shalom; in other lands people embrace one another or kiss; and many resort to handshaking also. Thus there are many ways that people greet each other. But these various types of greetings do not represent different cultures. The act of greeting is itself human culture and singular; and, the various ways that greetings are done are various cultural expressions.


Human culture is singular

So culture is the act of greeting, irrespective of how it is done. On this point, all human beings share a common thread; they all greet one another. The practice of greeting a friend or neighbor etc is shared by all peoples in all lands. The very act of greeting another person is itself our human culture. Thus, human culture is singular - not many.

Some may try and bifurcate the society by dividing people into this culture or that culture. But, in truth, there is a common thread that is shared among all. The act of greeting a fellow human being is one such common point. Again, there may be various ways of greeting a friend, but, in reality, people from all various places are all doing the same thing, i.e. performing greetings.
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It should be very clear that the greeting itself is culture, while the way people greet one another is a cultural expression, which may be innumerable but culture itself is one. That is how human culture is one - not many.

Here we have to remember that internally humans are one, and human culture is singular in number; only externally there are a multitude of cultural expressions and variations.

Human culture is one: expressing one's happiness

Let's take another example: All over the world people express their joy or happiness. This expression of happiness is common to all. This is culture. If someone is happy in Thailand then they express their happiness, and if someone is happy in Alaska or Siberia then they too express their happiness. Expressing happiness is the culture of human beings: When they are happy then they express themselves in some way.

It may be through art, dance, laughter, drama, music and so many ways. But human happiness itself is a common point everywhere. So human beings are one, irrespective of their geographical area. Because their culture is one, i.e. when they are happy they express their joy.

And they may do this in various ways: some may laugh loudly; others might just smile; some might dance half naked in the street; while still others might decorate their dress with flowers. Around the globe, people express their happiness differently.
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Cultural expression is different in various lands

People of Thailand may dance in a way different from residents of Alaska or Siberia. But that difference in style is the cultural expression of that area. Human culture is one: To express happiness.

One should not confuse culture and cultural expression. Culture is the trunk of the tree and the cultural expression refers to all those branches, and limbs that stem off of the main tree trunk. So human culture is one, i.e. expressing happiness when they are happy.

In other words, in different lands, people express their joy or happiness in various ways. Some sing, some dance, some clap, some whistle, some smile, some laugh, some slap hands, and others hug. There are so many ways people express their happiness. These variations are not culture, but rather local cultural expressions which are different in various lands. The main theme is that when they are happy, they express their happiness. That is common everywhere. That is culture and that is one.
 
All human beings are one, and human culture is one: (a) everyone greets, (b) everyone expresses happiness, and (c) many practices can be included in this list such as feeding their loved ones, working, bathing, caring for children, expressions of sorrow, decorating the home, constructing buildings, celebrating during festivals, conducting funerals, feasting with loved ones etc. 
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Irrespective of their so-called caste, language, so-called race or geographical areas, literate or educated, all are part of the same human culture. Everyone greets, everyone expresses happiness, and everyone feeds their loved ones etc. Thus, inherently, human culture is one. By superficial review, it may seem like people live in different cultures and express themselves according to different cultural tenets, but these are just local variations of our singular human culture. And we call these local variations as cultural expressions.


Conclusion

The conclusion is that fundamentally human culture is one and there are various local differences and those differences are not cultural distinctions but rather cultural expressions. Internally human culture is one, and on the external plane we see a range of cultural expressions. But all those expressions are rooted in one human culture.

Namaskar,
In Him,
Harahar vyomvyom


Summary outline

- Culture: The collective name for all of the different expressions of life -- good and bad, both.
- Within culture, the good expressions are called “samskrti”, whereas the bad expressions are called “krśt́i”. 
- The particular expressions of life which are considered beneficial to others are called saḿskrti.
- The particular expressions of life which are not considered beneficial to others are called krśt́i.


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Unfortunately, nowadays, some people attempt to divide humanity by highlighting differences in expressions and using those differences as proof that people are intrinsically different and that human culture is many. They think others are alien and "not like me." But this is not the right approach. We must adhere to Baba's below guideline and eradicate such feelings of difference and encourage feelings of unity through social mixing and revolutionary marriages.
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Ananda Marga philosophy says, "Culture is an ambiguous term. It is a collective expression of social life and is of composite structure. The Sanskrit words for culture are samskrti and krśt́i. Samskrti is used in a good sense and krśt́i in a general sense. There are certain prima facie local variations, but there is no difference in the subterranean cultural flow of the human society. The difference is external and not internal. Culture is one for the entire world. Common factors for the entire humanity (that is, culture in the true sense of the term) should always be encouraged, but prima facie differences should never be encouraged. Those who encourage these differences help the fissiparous tendencies which endanger human progress. To establish a cosmopolitan cultural outlook, we have to wipe out prima facie differences through matrimony and other socio-economic blendings." (2)

Ananda Marga philosophy states, “Although according to perfect logic the culture of all humanity is one and indivisible, the exponents of isms do not understand this. They prefer to assert that the different sets of script and language, behaviour and habit, and local variations in expression, are actually the constituents of human culture.” (3)


Ananda Marga propagates culture as one

Ananda Marga wants to unite all and form one human society. This is one of our main themes: to unite all human beings.

Human culture is, by definition, one. It is singular. As Ananda Margiis, we propagate this truth - i.e. that human culture is one - to bring about one human society. Side by side we are to introduce people to more refined and sentient cultural expressions.

When people start thinking human culture to be one it will be very easy to unite all humans. Then peace can be brought on this earth. Disunity invites violence. People divide humanity on the basis of various platforms including culture. By that way so many problems surface. Propagating the truth that human culture is one is how we can unite humanity and bring peace.
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Human society is one and culture is one: If we forget this fact and instead think, "I am different, or that person is different" etc, then we will never be able to live together. We should always remember that human culture is one.

Ananda Marga ideology states, "The more human beings live in unity, shoulder to shoulder, the greater the welfare of the human race will be." (4)

One should not confuse culture and cultural expressions. Culture is the trunk of the tree and the cultural expressions refer to all those branches, and limbs that stem off of the main tree trunk. Internally human culture is one, and on the external plane we see a range of cultural expressions. But all those expressions are rooted in one human culture.

References
1. Prout in a Nutshell - 15, Talks on Prout
2. Prout in a Nutshell - 5, Discourses on Prout
3. Prout in a Nutshell - 4, Ism and Human Progress
4. A Few Problems Solved Part 3 - Human Society Is One and Indivisible – 3

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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 ==

Aroma of marigolds

Note: Only those who sincerely practice the 6th lesson of sahaja yoga meditation can understand this song in the depths of their heart.

Nácera tále chande gáne, ucchal holo áji dhará,
háráno diner háráno sure, sabái holo mátoyárá..." (Prabhat Samgiita #0401)

Purport:

Today the entire world is exuberant with joy - filled with rhythmic dances and enchanting melodies of kiirtana and bhajan. Parama Purusa Baba has come. Those sweet tunes of by-gone days have returned, and those songs that are full of bhakti are divinely intoxicating for all. Everyone is twirling in His bliss.

O' bhaktas, come one, come all - place spiritual collyrium in your eyes so you can see Him clearly. Thread garlands and fill your baskets with the fragrance of flowers to offer Him. Colour everyone with the hues of pollen of your heart; fill them with aroma of marigolds, and make your surroundings aromatic for His auspicious reception in delight.

Today, in the festival of spiritual refulgence, all hearts have accepted Him as their own, their most loving One. Attaining the Citcor, the pollen of the mind is dancing in bliss. With the arrival of Parama Purusa everything is blissful. Baba has come. It is His grace upon all...


Note for Prabhat Samgiita #0401:

[1] Citta-cor / Chit-chor / Citcor: In His role as 'Citcor', Parama Purusa is the Thief or Stealer of the bhakta’s mind. How does He steal the mind? He captivates their mind and attracts the bhakta by His exquisite spiritual charm - whereby the sadhaka cannot think of anything or anyone else. The sadhaka has lost control of his own mind: It incessantly and unknowingly rushes towards Parama Purusa. The One who makes this happen is Citcor - the Stealer of the mind.

And to some degree this happens in the mundane realm as well, though it is degenerating and not long-lasting. There are numerous worldly examples where a person's mind is stolen. For instance, if they lost money, if they are infatuated with mundane attraction, if they are anxious about something - in all such cases when the person's mind runs again and again in that direction. So to some degree their mind has been stolen. The person's mind is no longer their own - they do not have control over it. Over and over, their mind is thinking of something - yet that something is not eternal but rather short-lived. So the effect is degenerating. Because their “I-feeling” has become attached to something mundane. In the real sense that is not citcor, but rather a reflection of a reflection of the stage of citcor.

The Entity that causes someone to lose control of their mind is Citcor - the stealer of the mind. And this is a deeply spiritual state. In the sphere of bhakti, only Parama Purusa is Citcor. The sadhaka thinks of Him, unknowingly. Always the mind is goaded in that direction. Even if the bhakta intentionally tries not to think in this way, still his mind becomes ensconced in the thought of the Supreme, i.e. Parama Purusa. This is an elevating experience and has a wholly beneficial result.

Ultimately, when this condition climaxes, in that culminating state the unit mind - the jiiva'tma - becomes one with the Supreme Consciousness.

Lastly, another name of Citcor is Makhan Cor (Butter Thief).

A number of dogmatic worshipers think that Lord Krsna is a butter-thief and they portray Lord Krsna as a small child who has stolen butter whereby the child Krsna is eating a lot of saturated fat. The sages tried to teach the common people with analogies but due to a very low standard the people took it in a literal way until finally it became an entrenched dogma. They do not like to hear the real truth of the matter.

== Section 3: Important Teaching ==

Glimpse into the future

Ananda Marga Ideology guides us, "I have also said that in the future the number of vrttis may further increase. The more complicated social life, family life, the realm of thought and the realm of intellect become, the more vrttis will develop. For example, the vrtti, cunningness, may be expressed in many more ways. To fulfil their desires, people will develop different types of cunningness which may become different vrttis in future. For example, the cunningness required to procure an object by devious means, the cunningness needed to give a promise knowing full well that one will never keep it, and the cunningness required to trick someone into believing that one did not tell a lie when in fact one did tell a lie, may all become separate vrttis in future.” 

"Thus, in the future, as people’s thought processes become more complicated, many new vrttis will develop. The number of vrttis may not stay at fifty. Just imagine the situation that will arise in the future as a result of humanity’s ever increasing thirst for knowledge. To meet these developments the nerve cells and nerve fibres will have to become more complex. Consequently, the human cranium will become larger and the size of the head will increase. The hands and feet will become weaker and weaker and human beings may even lose the ability to walk. Today, the human toes have almost stopped functioning – in spiritual actions we have almost no use for them – whereas at one time, when we used to walk on four legs, we used our toes as much as our fingers. The front legs were used less and less, and were transformed into arms, and thus these days it has become almost impossible for us to crawl on all fours.” 

“There was a time when humans would run on four legs, but today they cannot do that. After a time, children feel uncomfortable crawling around on all fours and try to walk on their hind legs. In the initial stages, when they try to stand up, they soon fall down. Again they stand up, again they fall down. When they finally develop the habit of standing on two legs, there are corresponding changes in the physical structure so that the use of their arms becomes less. In the future, the legs will be used less and less and the capacity to move on them will decrease. The arms will become thin, and the head will become abnormally large.” (1)

Reference
1. Ananda Vacanamrtam-8, Sádhaná, Abhidhyána and Kiirtana

== Section: Important Teaching ==

How to handle prostitution

Prout philosophy states, "Those who shudder at the sight of various social vices and lament, “Everything is lost; righteousness is gone; morality has vanished…” should realize that among all the causes behind this so-called all-round degeneration, social injustice is the principal one."

"Because of injustices against women with respect to their social rights and because women are economically crippled, a section of women is compelled to take to prostitution. Although there are many causes of this profession, these are the main two."

"Ananda Marga recognizes that women are as dignified human beings as men. Ananda Marga, in addition, wants to encourage women to be economically independent of men. The system in which characterless men swagger about in society while fallen women are denied proper opportunities despite their sincere desire to lead an honest life, can never be supported by justice. Women who desire to lead an honest life must be given a respectable place in society." (1)

Reference
1. Problems of the Day, Point #13

== Section: News (Feb 21, 2019) ==

News: Rudrananda is ready to devour AM / Sweden property

Namaskar,

Rudrananda needs money so he has put the AMPS bakery business in Sweden up for sale. in the next phase, he will sell the entire Wt Training Centre in Sweden. Watch for more news reports about this.

in Him,
Jiivesh
(Johann Svenson)

== Section: News (July 25, 2018)==

Re: For better care: Shyamananda wants to shift to Durg

Namaskar,

Due to neglect and deficient care, Shyamananda ji is interested in changing his residence at Ananda Nagar and instead staying with Mantracetanananda. At the same time Shyamananda harbours some concerns of facing backlash by H group. But by Shyamananda ji's statement it is clear he wants to leave Ananda Nagar. He has spoken with Manatracetanananda and expressed his desire to seek care in Durg. This demonstrates that Shyamananda is not fully satisfied with present situation at the SDM building at AN. That is why he is strongly considering leaving. Kindly wait for more info on this developing story.

in Him,
Keshava

Note: Here is a link to the news posted in Hindi - click & scroll down to section three.

- Here is link to the original report in English - Murder case history & Shyamananda health status

== Section: Important Teaching ==

Root query of spirituality

Ananda Marga ideology guides, "Those who have fallen today may become evolved people, great personalities in the future – mahápuruśas. This is why no one should ever be disappointed in life. Parama Puruśa is calling everyone and He will continue to call everyone: all shall find a safe shelter on His loving lap. He does not hate or neglect anyone. Hence the only answer to the question, “kasya tvam” – “Whom do you belong to?” – is: “I belong to Parama Puruśa, to Him and Him alone, because I have come from Him and I am in Him, and finally I will return to Him.” And the only answer to the question, “Kuta áyátah” – “From where have you come?” – is: “I have come from Parama Puruśa and I will go back to Him. He is my permanent abode.”" (1)

Reference
1. Subhasita Samgraha - 12, To Whom Do You Belong? Where Do You Come From?

== Section 4: Links ==

Postings to Read

Harmful to spiritual flow

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2016/06/way-to-ravage-ones-sadhana.html

Important to avoid this comparison

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2013/12/wrong-comparison.html

Mahaprayan of Prof Ravi Batra

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2026/08/mahaprayan-of-prof-ravi-batra.html

Remarkable story from reporting session + 4 more

Baba

Remarkable story from reporting session

Namaskar,

In the month of April 1988, all-witnessing Baba graciously conducted the ERAWS LFT reporting session and blessed sadhakas with His darshan. On that particular occasion, all-witnessing Baba raised one point to an LFT who was the in-charge of one block-level school. Baba inquired why he, the LFT school-in-charge, had hired a teacher who has the negative habit of smoking. Baba then inquired why this teacher was still being allowed to smoke on the school premises.
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In reporting Baba reveals the scene to all

Over the course of that memorable reporting session, Baba exposed how the school-in charge, i.e. the LFT, was suffering from a misguided sentimental attachment for that cigarette-smoking teacher whom he had hired. More than this Baba did not say at that moment. Just Baba told that it was due to this weakness that the LFT had employed that teacher at his school. Even though the LFT was fully aware that it was wrong to employ a teacher who smokes in one of our Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha schools.

Then, in a deliberate, step by step manner, Baba uncovered the entire history and inner secrets. By the end of the reporting session, all these following points came to the surface. First, Baba uncovered how the teacher who smoked was previously an acarya, an avadhuta. But then, unfortunately, that avadhuta got terribly degenerated due to his own poor choices and actions; verily, he became engrossed in all sorts of negative dealings. That escapee avadhuta was involved in one scandal after another. Even then the possibility was there to rectify himself. But ultimately this worker sealed his own fate by leaving his avadhuta-ship and WT-ship. That worker broke his oaths and left, and that is why he is an escapee: he broke his lifelong commitment to Guru. In a very short span, that ex-avadhuta stopped following 16 Points and succumbed to unsavoury habits like smoking etc. Baba disclosed these facts in front of all.
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Escapee avadhuta needed money

Baba then told that this escapee avadhuta became involved with a non-margii female, and ultimately he got married after having previously participated in so many nonsense affairs. This is the bleak history of that escapee avadhuta. Not surprisingly, in that degenerated condition this escapee avadhuta could not get a job, and he was suffering from serious financial problems. So then one day, even though he had this nasty smoking habit and was still engaging in anti-social behaviours, that degenerated escapee avadhuta shamelessly knocked on the door of our AMPS school in hopes of getting employed as a teacher.

That escapee avadhuta went to that particular school in search of a job. The reason he chose this school was because when he was still wearing an avadhuta uniform, he was the one who initiated the LFT running that school. So this escapee avadhuta was the acarya of that LFT. And by relying on that prior link, the escapee cunningly got himself the teaching position by taking advantage of the sentimental feelings of that LFT, whom he had initiated years earlier. That is how this whole negative scenario happened.
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The LFT still felt indebted to that escapee avadhuta since he had received his initiation from him. The confused LFT was still holding a lot of respect for that escapee avadhuta. He felt some allegiance towards him. And with his limited understanding, that LFT reasoned that: “Good or bad, whatever his conduct may be, still he is my acarya.” This was the way that LFT school-in-charge was thinking. Guided by that sentimental attachment, he hired that degenerated escapee avadhuta as a  schoolteacher.

Baba told this entire history in that ERAWS LFT reporting session.


Baba's order:
do not treat escapee avadhuta as your acarya

Then Baba told there was only one single cause behind this entire negative affair. Baba explained that all this happened because the LFT was wrongly thinking that this escapee avadhuta was still his acarya.

At that point, by getting Baba's important guideline, we all understood how the whole situation went awry. On the one hand, the degenerated avadhuta knew he could get success by capitalising on the LFT’s sentimental attachment for him. And, on the other hand, in his naivete, innocence, and blind attachment, the LFT school-in-charge was living under the ignorance that this escapee avadhuta was still his acarya. So he was holding a lot of respect for the escapee avadhuta and was still doing pranam to him etc. But, by Baba's way of explaining and dealing, it was clear to everyone that one should not harbour such respect for escapee avadhutas; nor should they be looked upon as acaryas.
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Degenerated persons are not acaryas

The overall point was that we should not think that those degenerated persons who left their avadhuta-ships are still the acaryas of those persons whom they initiated. The fact stands that those escapee avadhutas have nothing to do with being an acarya. Moreover, if one is remaining in the organisation but their behaviour contravenes the codes of conduct of a Wt then they too should not be treated as an acarya. And in that very reporting session, Baba told, "A'ca'ran'a't pa'thayati yah sah a'ca'ryah", meaning: one who teaches through one's own conduct is an acarya.

In this way, we came to understand that an acarya is one who lives by an ideal code of conduct and has not broken their acarya oaths by violating their codes of conduct and / or leaving their avadhuta-ship. So those persons who left their WT-ship etc and stopped all their dharmic practices and got wrapped up in all sorts of negative dealings are not anybody's acarya anymore. This was one of the main things we all learned in that reporting session. Side by side, it is well known that those Wts inside the organisation who are not true to their oaths and conduct rules also cannot be deemed as acaryas.
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"Guru is your acarya"

Then Baba told one other very special point in that reporting session. He explained that for those persons whose acarya (a) got degenerated and left, or (b) fell into poor conduct, then those persons should think that Guru is their acarya. That means those cases where (a) an acarya has left the mission entirely, or (b) the Wt is not following the Wt conduct rules - i.e. if that wholetime worker is eating tamasika food, drinking alcohol, or sleeping with the opposite sex etc - and is still living in the organisation, then Guru will take on the role of acarya for those sadhakas that were initiated by such Wts. For those sadhakas, Baba will act in the dual role as both Guru and Acarya. That was one special benefit or outcome in all of this.

No longer allowed to work at school

At the end of the LFT reporting session, Baba also gave the immediate order that the escapee avadhuta, who was smoking and holding the position of teacher, should be removed from his job immediately. So that degenerated escapee avadhuta was no longer allowed to work at the school. And, not only that, this escapee avadhuta should be taken away from the school premises as quickly as possible; such a degenerated person has no right to teach in our Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha schools.
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If that escapee avadhuta had come for the basics of survival such as food we would certainly come to his rescue. But, here he was coming to work in a school; in that case, our first and foremost duty and allegiance is towards the safety and well-being of those children.

No undue respect given to escapee avadhuta

By this entire reporting session with Baba, many points became clear. The main one being that undue respect and importance should not be given to degenerated avadhutas or Wts who are not following their Wt conduct rules, and are sleeping with the opposite sex. One should not think that these persons are still something great or that they are still dedicated. In fact they are no longer acaryas. Baba made this point crystal-clear that day in the reporting session. Since then most people understood that no one should foolishly hold those escapee or degenerated avadhutas / Wts,  or those Wts negligent in adhering to Wt conduct rules, in high regard.

Conclusion

By the above reporting session with all-witnessing Baba, there are a number of key points to remember:

(a) In Ananda Marga Pracarka Samgha - and especially within our avadhuta ranks - bad conduct is not tolerated. That person should repent and rectify their behaviour. There is no second option.

(b) In the various religions and new-age groups etc, followers are respected on the point of money, social status, and material wealth etc. So-called gurus bless those who give big donations. On the path of Ananda Marga, there is no place for this. Everything is based upon the sincerity of conduct and one’s inner feelings of bhakti; worldly qualifications carry no importance. But these days, sadly, our AMPS is falling into this quagmire.
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(c) Conduct is the top-most factor. Even if one is wearing the dress of an avadhuta, if their conduct is not proper, then do not recognise them as acaryas. That is against dharma to give respect to such degraded avadhutas.

(d) If your acarya has left their Wt-ship, or is still wearing the saffron garb but is not following their Wt conduct rules, and is sleeping with the opposite sex, then they are no longer your acarya. At that point, Guru becomes your acarya. So Guru will have two roles: Guru and acarya.

(e) If your own acarya or a local acarya has poor conduct, then in times of need you can always consult any other good WT and get their advice.

Namaskar,
In Him,
Seva Sundar

If some brahmacarii Wt left because of any reason and then Baba accepted them back and approved them as a margii then they are qualified.


~ In-depth study ~

In April 1988, all-witnessing Baba graciously conducted the ERAWS LFT reporting session and blessed sadhakas with His darshan. As per the custom, all the LFTs appeared before Baba in their normal civil dress from the waist down and wore a saffron gown on top covering their torso. So only their gown was saffron, and they had no turban. And at the end of their reporting session, when only the male LFTs remained in the room, they removed their upper garment (i.e. saffron gown) for the concluding section of the reporting with Baba. This was the standard way to appear before Sadguru Baba in LFT reporting sessions.
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Teachers should not smoke

In Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha, our standard for teachers is higher because our schools are not just for imparting academic knowledge, but aim towards character building and dharma pracara as well. So our teachers are not allowed to indulge in intoxicants of any kind, neither on nor off school premises. Our teachers are to maintain a high moral standard and they will be compensated appropriately - having a salary equal to or higher than a judge. Here the main idea is that our teachers must be of superlative integrity and conduct. They are not allowed to smoke etc.

Ananda Marga philosophy states, "That is the moral character and conduct of teachers. Many teachers [in the general society] demonstrate a flagrant lack of restraint over their language. There are also teachers who, after discussing the abuses and evils of intoxicants in the classroom, immediately go outside and start smoking. This sets an extremely bad example." (1)

Avadhuta conduct

WT conduct rule states, "...Avadhuta shall not engage his ears in any obscene language or songs, touch any tamasik articles, see any depraving entity or pictures, go through any story, novel or fiction having even the slightest bit of sexual importance, eat, drink, or smoke any rajasik or tamasik things..." (2)

O bhakta! You must have all-round restraint

Ananda Marga ideology says, "Cakśuńá Saḿvaro Sádhu” O spiritual aspirant! O Bhikśu! O monk! O devotee! You should have proper control over your eyes; whatever will have a bad effect on your mind, you must not see it. “Sádhu Sotena saḿvaro”. Whatever will have a bad effect on your mind, O good man, you must not hear it. “Ghánena Saḿvaro Sádhu.” You should have control over your nose, “Sádhu Jibháya Saḿvaro.” You should have control over your taste. “Káyena Saḿvaro Sádhu.” You should have control over your body. “Sádhu Vácáya Saḿvaro.” You should have control over your language also; and “Savvatha Saḿvaro Bhikśu.” If you want emancipation, if you want liberation from worldly fetters, you must have all-round restraint." (3)

Dharma is sum total of your conduct

Ananda Marga ideology guides us, "Dharma is the assemblage of all your conduct” – the way you eat, the way you speak, the way you perform sa'dhana'. If your conduct is good, dharma is with you; if your conduct is not good, dharma is not with you. And if dharma is not with you, what comes about is your sarvana'sha, or sarva'tmaka vina'sha – that is, your physical, mental, and spiritual ruin....Conduct is the principal factor in dharma.” Be a sadácárii, a person of good conduct, and you will surely attain Paramátman." (4)


Acaryas must be of superlative character

Ananda Marga ideology states, "Those who have the responsibility to show the path to others should be of superlative character with the most refined conduct. They and their followers must move constantly towards all-round development and shreya [ultimate spiritual attainment]. Persons who teach such well-regulated behaviour to others by their own conduct are called ácáryas." (5)

Ananda Marga ideology teaches us, "Bear in mind that people may be harmed or misled by even a small weakness or defect in the conduct of an ácárya. Just as it is the duty of a father to educate his children properly by his good conduct, an ácárya or ácáryá should always instruct by his or her exemplary actions and words." (6)

One who teaches through one’s conduct is ácárya

Ananda Marga ideology says, "Do not accept the person’s ácárya-ship. It is a question of human rights, because Acárańát pát́hayati yah sah ácáryah – “One who teaches through one’s conduct is an ácárya.” If you cannot learn anything from the conduct and behaviour of a certain person, why should you accept that person as an ácárya/á?...If one’s conduct is not exemplary, he or she is not an ácárya/á." (7)

Ananda Marga ideology guides us, "Remember, Ananda Marga is a man-making mission. Both quantity and quality are important. Everyone should be free to join Ananda Marga, to take part in social functions, etc., but only those established in yama and niyama may be given any position to work in society." (8)

In this entire topic, the term 'degenerated' has two meanings: those who leave their avadhuta-ships and those still in uniform yet indulge in negative behaviours. In both cases, those persons are degenerated and in neither instance should one be glorified or thought of as an acarya. Those following groupism etc also come in this second category of degeneration.
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Namaskar,
In Him,
Seva Sundar

References
1. Human Society - 1, Education
2. 32 Rules for Avadhutas / Wts, Point #32
3. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 14, The Fundamental Principles of Life
4. Subhasita Samgraha - 21, Niiti and Dharma
5. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 31, Conduct of an Acarya
6. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 31, Conduct of an Acarya
7. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 23, Silent Action
8. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 31, Conduct of an Acarya

Plagiary?

It is the accepted international standard and Baba's system not to copy another's work and publish it in your own way. Baba has given a very strict rule on plagiarism. Why is Baba against plagiarism or stealing someone's work? There are many reasons:

1) It is against the code of asteya (non-stealing).

2) Countless stories of bhaktas need to be published. But some do not want to do the hard work of compiling and writing these stories, so they just steal them from others. But new stories need to be told, otherwise so many unpublished stories of sadhakas will be lost and forgotten forever. So watch out for story thieves, and kindly help them not to steal by posting on social media in their own way. If you want to forward this story then attach the following yellow section with the story: 

“Courtesy of unknown bhakta via Ananda Marga Universal (https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/)”

This will be treated as the standard protocol.

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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 ==

He can do anything

"Ta'r man jadi ca'y sab kichu hoy dhu’limay e dharan'iite..." (Prabhat Samgiita #0207)

Purport:

If Parama Purusa desires, what cannot happen - everything is possible on this dusty earth. If He wants the river to flow in the reverse direction and return back to the mountaintop from the delta leading into the ocean, then who has the right to oppose or say anything.

If He desires, in the blink of an eye, this earth can vanish into nothingness. If He desires the snow-covered mountain will become warm and full of heat. According to His desire, the entire atmosphere can change from cold to hot within a flash. He can do anything and everything.

If Parama Purusa Baba desires then flowers can blossom from the stones. If He desires then the dark night can become full of effulgence. O’ Parama Purusa, O’ my Sakha, please come and sit close, side by side. I want to adore You in my mind and in my heart. Please do not go away, hiding and disappearing in the fog. Kindly remain with me in a very intimate way. You are my everything You are my dearmost One....


Note for Prabhat Samgiita #0207:

[1] Sakha: 'Samapranah sakha smrtah'

Ananda Marga ideology says, "In the case of sakha the position is that there are two physical bodies, but the mental body is the same because there is so much love. Such people are called sakha. So nobody other than Parama Purusa can be sakha." (1)

Detailed illustration: How Baba saves

Logic states that the river does not flow back toward the mountain.  Yet this song says that such things can happen.  So the examples in this Prabhat Samgiita show how Parama Purusa  can do anything, if He desires - se yadi cáy.

Parama Purusa has created the laws of nature, so if He desires He can go against those rules. Generally, jinaniis state that Parama Purus'a does not go against prakrti.  Parama Purus'a stays within those boundaries and does not go against those rules. Philosophy does not say He cannot go against those rules. Just usually as a matter of course He follows the rules of prakrti. But, at the same time, Parama Purusa can change those laws or go against those rules if He wishes. Although fire's nature is to burn, if a bhakta touches that fire, if Parama Purus'a desires, then that bhakta may not get burned. The significance of this is that when doing great work or fighting for dharma, a bhakta may go against some natural principles, in which case Bábá saves them.

That's why the bhakta calls to Parama Purus'a in this song as his Sakhá, the Entity with whom there is no difference of opinion. Because when the heart is the same, like between the bhakta and the Supreme Entity, then naturally their way of thinking will be the same as well. That is why bhaktas always aim to follow dharma; because Parama Purus'a is the Personification of dharma. In response, Parama Purus'a always rescues bhaktas during the fight to establish dharma.

Sometimes we may not be able to find the logical reasoning that supports the idea that our life will be secure. Sometimes people think, “This is too dangerous”, because it goes against the normal principles. But this song demonstrates that in those situations no harm will come. Because everything unfolds according to His wish. The main thing is that if He desires it, anything can be. Se yadi cáya pás'án'akáráya phula phot'áte páre go, If He desires a flower can blossom from stone.

Jinaniis say that, “If you go against prakrti, harm will come to you. If you go in deep water without knowing how to swim then you will drown.” But this Prabhat Samgiita says, “No, if He blesses then no harm will come.”  By the causeless grace of Parama Purus'a, anything is possible. The impossible becomes possible. And the possible becomes impossible. Bhaktas should never forget this idea. One should move along the path of dharma and not worry about the consequences or results. When trying to save dharma and working for Him, it is His duty to take care of the situation. That's why this song is so meaningful. 

Lord Krs'n'a also did things according to this principle. He pronounced, “Those who go against bhaktas will be My enemy. For bhaktas I can even break my oath.”  Before the Mahabharata, Krs'n'a was telling, “I will not fight, I will not take arms in hand.” Then during the battle, Arjuna, Krs'n'a's sakhá, came into great danger. In that dire situation Krs'n'a could not tolerate watching Arjuna suffer. So Krs'n'a began to fight. The enemy started laughing and said, “You took a vow not to fight.” Krs'n'a replied, “That is true, but for My bhaktas I can and will do anything, including breaking My oath and going against the laws of prakrti.”

Those adhering to the code of dharma have no reason to fear anything. If a bhakta reflects on their life, they can see how each and every moment Bábá is saving them. In the most difficult of situations when it looks like nobody is helping, Bábá is always helping. Due to His grace, bhaktas are gaining victory.  Yato dharmah tato Is't'ah, yato Is't'ah tato yáya, where there is dharma there is Is't'a and where there is Is't'a there is victory.  Those doing for dharma can always feel how Bábá protects them.  Because that is His desire, Se yadi cáya.

Reference
1. Ananda Vacanamratm - 4, Your Real Friend

== Section 3: Important Teaching ==

Health tip

Sadguru Baba says, "To maintain the internal functions of the body without hindrance and to maintain the internal liquid balance, everyone should drink a sufficient quantity of water every day. A healthy person can consume three or four seers of water a day, a sick person four or five seers, and a person suffering from skin disease, five or six seers. These amounts of water help cure disease to a great extent." (1)

Note: One seer is very close to one liter.

Reference
1. Yogic Treatments, Appendix, A. Water Drinking

== Section: Important Teaching ==

Easiest way to recognise shudra, ksatriya, vipra, vaeshya

Note: In Prout philosophy, the terms shudra, ksatriya, vipra, and vaeshya are commonly. But some readers find it difficult to understand in a substantive way who these people are, and how to recognise them in the present day society. The following section is a very good description for understanding who is a vipra.

After reading Baba’s below guideline it will be clear that: Dick Cheney, Henry Kissinger, Colin Powell, Donald Rumsfeld, and Winston Churchill etc are negative vipras, i.e. recent and present day intellectual satans who created wars.

Prout philosophy states, “At the slightest sign from the vipras [defense ministers], major wars break out in different countries and states. The vipras  [intellectual demons] themselves do not fight. By whispering of war in the ears of the king, they send kśatriya generals into battle. Kśatriya soldiers, running the risks for the vipras  [intellectual satans], wage war on land, on sea and in the air, and the vipras [intellectual demons], understanding their physical and mental weaknesses, entice them with food or money, or inspire them with hollow, idealistic-sounding slogans, and land them in a holocaust.”

“Thus in the Vipra Age kśatriyas [military personnel] fight and die while shrewd vipra [defense] ministers receive triumphant ovations. This happens in every country where vipras [intellectual satans] play a dominant role. The names of vipra [defense] ministers are blazoned across the pages of history, but history does not record the numbers of soldiers who died on the battlefield or how many of them saw their golden dreams fade into darkness under cannon fire.” (1)

Prout philosophy states, “When a vipra [defense] minister dies, the newspapers write it up elaborately. Condolence meetings are held; condolence messages come in by the thousands; flags are flown at half mast; and marble statues are erected at intersections in public parks. But the press will never acknowledge the kśatriyas [soldiers] whose blood enriched the ground for the harvest of victory. And actually, why should they? How can so many names be published in a newspaper anyway!”

“All the great warmongers, the great politicians of the world, belong to this vipra gang of satanic intellect. At their command, or due to their fiery lectures or diplomatic intrigues, millions of foolish shúdras have lost their lives and thousands of hot-blooded kśatriyas [soldiers] have served as instruments in the slaughter.”

“The pages of world history reveal that all the crusades and jihads of the Middle Ages were plotted by these satanic vipras [religious priests]. Caught in their intrigues, the shúdras [common mass] took the beatings; and the kśatriyas [soldiers] fought as religious warriors, but never thought deeply about whom they were fighting for.” (1)

Prout philosophy states, “Was it only in the Middle Ages that this happened? In today’s world also, satanic vipras [war-mongering intellectuals], the protected agents of the capitalist vaeshyas [wealthy exploiters], have led and are continuing to lead millions of people along the path of death and destruction. Evil vipras [demonic intellectuals] are fanning the flames of the vaeshyas’ [wealthy exploiters] insatiable, demonic hunger. Neither the shúdra masses [common citizens] nor the warlike kśatriyas [soldiers] are responsible for the problem of the millions of refugees in different countries, for the heart-rending cries of the mothers, wives, sons and daughters of the soldiers who died on the battlefields, for the blazing flames of communal riots, for communalism itself, provincialism, nationalism and casteism. The responsibility lies with a small group of shrewd vipras [intellectual satans and religious priests] who, out of petty self-interest, have instigated the shúdras [common people] and kśatriyas [soldiers] to commit heinous acts.”

“The meanness and brutality of such vipras [intellectual demons] put on a ghoulish graveyard dance, seeming to make a mockery of the vipras’ intellect. In the Vipra Age the vipras [religious priests] drew power from this type of brutality, and through a staged display of black magic, vipras bestrode society. In the Vaeshya Age the vipras [intellectual demons] commit similar sins in order to shine like fancy shoes on the feet of the vaeshyas [wealthy exploiters].” (1)

Reference
1. Human Society part 2 - The Vipra Age

== Section 4: Links ==

Shravanii Purnima: 28 Aug 2026

#5: Festival day

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2016/08/getting-sadguru-is-beginning-of-end-of.html

#4: Human history & upcoming festival

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2016/08/how-seed-of-ananda-marga-sown-3-more.html

#3: Festival of first initiation

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2013/08/how-ananda-marga-started.html

#2: Festival: special AM history

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2013/08/shravanii-purnima-repentance.html

#1: Upcoming Shravanii Purnima

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2013/08/our-auspicious-day.html

Raksha bandhan dogma 28 Aug 2026

Raksha bandhan undermines female autonomy

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2016/08/amps-female-militias-condemn-raksha.html

Postings to Read

Harmful to spiritual flow

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2016/06/way-to-ravage-ones-sadhana.html

Important to avoid this comparison

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2013/12/wrong-comparison.html

Mahaprayan of Prof Ravi Batra

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2026/08/mahaprayan-of-prof-ravi-batra.html

Festival day + 5 more

Baba

Festival day

Namaskar,

In the life of each and every disciple of Shrii Shrii Anandamurtiji, Shra'van'ii Pu'rn'ima' (28 Aug 2026) holds great importance. On the one hand, some may simply think that Shra'van'ii Pu'rn'ima' is just one day when Baba started giving initiations. Because in 1939 on Shra'van'ii Pu'rn'ima', Baba initiated one bandit named Kalicharan Bandopadhyaya. And that was the first initiation into Ananda Marga sadhana.
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And on the other hand there is an even deeper meaning: Namely, that very day of Shra'van'ii Pu'rn'ima' Baba took the samkalpa to infuse spiritual refulgence and root out all the staticity - both from the mind and atmosphere of this globe. That day He took the vow, and that vow took expression in the initiation of Kalicharan Bandopadhyaya; it was His grace. For Sadguru to accept anyone as a disciple is a great blessing. Because accepting a disciple means taking charge of guiding that individual from the beginning up to the last point, liberation. Sadguru both shows the path of enlightenment and leads the disciple along that path, each and every step.

In the true sense, human beings come on this earth to reach and achieve this goal - Parama Purus'a. And Parama Purusa Himself comes in the form of Ta'raka Brahma. And Taraka Brahma Shrii Shrii Anandamurtiji performed His first initiation in 1939. That day began the path of Ananda Marga.


Analogy of primitive folk

Some naively think that Parama Purus'a can only do something by taking the help of His physical body. Such persons do not understand what Parama Purus'a means. It is no different from how today, in this modern era, very primitive people are not able to think how one can communicate, talk, or send a picture from one place to another electronically. In their illiterate state, they think that, “When I cannot pass the message from the jungle outside of my village to my family members who are at home inside the house to prepare some food, then how can I talk to someone who is a few kilometers away, or outside the country, or across the ocean, or even in outer space.” Those simple villagers cannot fathom such a concept.
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Similarly, in India when radio broadcasting first started in the 1930s then simple folk were gossiping that tiny people come and sit inside the big tape recorder and sing and speak. And when the time is over and they get tired, then they leave. One time someone's tape recorder fell on the ground and two pairs of AAA batteries came out. By seeing that, other villagers exclaimed, “Look those tiny people left the dholak (musical instrument) and escaped.” So those who have poor understanding about science think in their own way.

Bhaktas know Parama Purusa not limited to physical realm

In the same manner, those who have poor understanding in the field of spirituality think, “Baba has left us.” But bhaktas know that Baba's expressions, power, and capacity are not limited to the physical sphere. He is beyond time, space, and person. He is helping, and will be helping forever. This following blessing of Baba leads in that direction.
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Ananda Marga Caryacarya says, "Resorting to the vibrating divine power generated by Shrii Shrii Anandamurtiji through Vara'bhaya and Ja'nusphars'a mudra's, you may carry yourself and the entire universe ahead on the path of all-around bliss. Om Shanti (May all remain in bliss)." (1)

So for Ananda Margiis taking shelter in Baba and surrendering to His will is the only way.

'Tava dravyam' Jagatguro, tuybameva samarpaye.'

My Parama Purusa, 'Everything of mine, along with my mind, is offered at Your altar. Please oblige and accept it.' (2)

Sastaunga Pranam at His lotus feet,
Satyadeva


~ In-depth study ~

Gift of great bhaktas

The great bhakta Surdas wrote thousands of songs about Lord Krsna. And in his life he always felt and realised that Lord Krsna was always remaining along with him and playing. And what Surdas perceived came in the form of songs, which are several thousand in number. A similar thing happened with the great bhakta Mirabai. She also felt that Lord Krsna was living along with her, side by side. Indeed, in history there are countless bhaktas like this - some are known and many are unknown. But the central idea is that bhaktas always feel and realise that Parama Purus'a is ever-present with them.
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In Prabhat Samgiita, Baba has recognized some of those past great bhaktas. It has accepted their feelings and approved of their bhakti-filled expression. That is why about Surdas in one Prabhat Samgiita says:

"Bha'voke diyecho tumi bha's'a', bha's'a'ke diyecho tumi sura
Surada's, sura sam tumi na'shiya'cho tamasa'sur..." (Prabhat Samgiita #1255)

"O’ Surdas, O’ Surdas, you are such a great bhakta - you have given the words to express the feelings of deeper, loving bhakti-filled ideation. You have supplied not only the language but you have given the tune and melody as well. By this endeavor, you have removed the demons of staticity and darkness..."

The sense is that what Surdas did in his individual life is helping one and all. And it will go on doing so up to eternity because Surdas's songs are filled with bhakti-filled expression, lead to the Supreme entity, and give boundless bliss beyond time.

Blessing: 2nd version

Also, with regards to the Baba's blessing posted in my letter. There is something more I would like to offer. Because actually there is more than one English version of Baba's concluding blessing. Here is a second version.
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Caryacarya states, "Utilizing the vibrations created for eternal time by Shrii Shrii Anandamurtiji through ja'nuspharsha and bara'bhaya mudra, take yourself and the entire universe ahead along the path of all-round welfare. Omn Shanti!" (3)


References
1. Caryacarya - 2, 1968
2. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 3, Prańáma Mantra
3. Caryacarya Part 1, 1995

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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: Important Teaching ==

Victory

Here is an English summary of one section from Baba’s discourse (SS-25) originally given in Hindi:

No one can lay claim that they themselves are victorious. All that can be said is that satya was victorious. It is only by aligning oneself with the path of satya that one gets victory. No one gets victory on their own. 

It is just like if one boards a train from Jabalpur to Mumbai. After arriving in Mumbai, people say that, “Mr So-and-So has made the arduous journey from Jabalpur.” But the fact is that he did not do anything: he just sat on the train, and the train made the journey. Then they cannot claim that they reached their destination on their own. Rather they got there by boarding a train.

Same is the case with the path of satya. People say that, “You got victory.” But that is not correct. Those who are victorious traveled the path of satya. They did not gain victory by their own merit. Those who wish to be victorious should follow the path of satya, not the path of falsehood.

The above is an English summary of Baba’s original Hindi discourse, “Satyena Pantháh”, S25-02, DMC 26 October 1963 Jabalpur.

== Section: Important Teaching ==

Baba’s guideline: The future is here

Ananda Marga philosophy says, “Human beings will definitely be able to increase human longevity by scientific techniques. In certain special cases they will even be able to restore life to dead bodies. The endeavour to expedite the advent of that auspicious day of science is certainly an important part of social service.”

Ananda Marga philosophy says, “One day human beings will also learn how to produce human babes in science laboratories. Perhaps then it will be possible for human beings to place an order for their children and to get children according to their choice. Why should these laboratory babes lag behind modern humans with respect to intellectual and spiritual wealth! Those opposed to science today challenge, “Let human beings demonstrate that they can produce living entities!” By producing laboratory babes, the human beings of the future will give a befitting reply to this challenge.”

“The development of intuition will make human beings more spiritually inclined. What Saguńa Brahma [the Qualified Supreme Entity] is directly doing today will be done increasingly by the human beings of tomorrow. In that age the reproductive capacity of the human body will gradually cease to exist.” (1)

Reference
1. Problems of the Day, Point #25, 1959

== Section: Important Teaching ==

Use “deva” as one’s family name

Baba guides us that brothers should use the title / family name “deva” and sisters should use the title / family name “devii”. Here is the English summary of that original Bengali discourse, MGD 15 February 1981, Krishna Nagar:

There was a time when any human being who progressed a little bit on the path of spirituality--- i.e. acquired some special qualification after coming in contact with the waves of Parama Purusa---was out of reverence also addressed as “deva” by their fellow humans. In our Ananda Marga too, we say all males should write the term “deva” as their family name, and females should write “devii”, because their goal is to become deva / devii. (English summary)

Here is that original Bangla discourse where Baba guides us that brothers should use the title “deva” and sisters should use the title “devii”.
 
Ananda Marga ideology states, “এক কালে, এমন ছিল যখন কোনও মানুষ সাধনা বিজ্ঞানে কিছুটা এগিয়ে গিয়ে ছিল, ঈশ্বরীয় তরঙ্গগুলো সংস্পর্শে আসৰার মত আরও কিছু ৰেশী যোগ্যতা অর্জন করেছিল | মানুষ শ্রদ্ধা করে তাদেরও দেব ৰলত | এবং আমরা আনন্দমার্গেও তো ৰলেছি যে সৰাই পদবী হিসাৰে পুরুষরা দেব লিখুন মেয়েরা দেবী লিখুন | কারণ দেব হওয়াটাই তো তার লক্ষ্য | (Morning General Darshana,  Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 21, Chapter 8, 15 February 1981, Krishna Nagar)

== Section: Important Teaching ==

Important notice on microvita

#1: As you may know, human beings have no ability to create anything in this universe. 

Ananda Marga ideology guides us, "In this universe of ours, human beings cannot create the original stuff. They have not got the dexterity to create something original. They can create physical mixtures and chemical compounds, but not the original stuff." (1)

#2: So human beings have not an iota of ability to create microvita - neither positive nor negative. 

#3: What human beings can do is generate a congenial atmosphere. For instance, if you live in a warm climate and leave out a bucket of water for days on end then naturally bugs and all sorts of organisms will be drawn to that water. But humans cannot say they created those bugs, rather that person made a congenial environment that attracted the bugs etc. And the same is the case for positive microvita. By your kiirtana, sadhana, and puja etc, already existing positive microvita may be drawn to that area, but that is all we can do. We cannot actually create microvita.

#4: Remember, again and again, it comes back to the original premise that humans have no scope to create the original stuff. We can only change or attract already existing things. 

#5: Here is the origin of microvita: At the time of death, certain human beings turn into microvita when they are reborn with only three factors (i.e. luminous, aerial, and ethereal, but not solid or liquid). So human beings do not create microvita, but rather some humans become microvita through Brahmacakra (cycle of creation). Below Baba explains in detail how and why this occurs. 

Ananda Marga ideology states, "Suppose a person is practising spiritual sádhaná regularly, properly, and with proper inspiration and sincerity, but some other desires, some other longings, remain coverted in the person's mind. The person is a good person, he or she is sincerely doing sádhaná, but in his mind he thinks, “If Bábá gives me ten lakhs – or five lakhs – or only two lakhs – everything will be managed properly. Oh, no! I won't ask for these things. No, no, no, it is bad, it is bad.” That desire, that longing for money, remains in him, although he or she is a developed soul, not a bad person, not at all a bad person. So what happens? Because of his piety, after death he gives up the physical structure, the solid body, and gives up the aquatic structure, that is, apatattva, also; but the other three factors – tejas [luminous factor], marut [aerial factor], vyoma [ethereal factor] – remain with him, with his detached mind.These beings are called devayonis. They are of seven types – yakśa (rakśa), kinnara, gandharva, vidyádhara, siddha, [videhaliina], and prakrtiliina. In the example I gave, the person had a longing for money, but was a developed soul. Unknowingly or unconsciously the desire came into his or her mind, and that desire was the cause of his or her downfall, degradation, depravation. This type of being is called yakśa." (2)

References
1. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 3, Pranama Mantra
2. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 3, Ghosts and Evil Spirits

== Section: Important Teaching ==

How to become human

Ananda Marga ideology says, "The third essential factor of Bhágavata Dharma is sevá. Only humans are aware of their own identity. Plants, animals and material objects are not aware. A rupee does not know that it is a rupee. A mango tree does not know that it is a mango tree. A jackal does not know that it is a jackal. But humans know that they are human. Human beings also know that Parama Puruśa is their source of impetus, is their Father, and that they are all His children. As His children, they have a brotherly relationship with all other jiivas, or unit beings. Due to this knowledge of brotherhood, the human is superior to all other beings. Parents are greatly pleased when they find that their children have been loved and helped by someone. Similarly, Parama Puruśa will be pleased when you serve His creation – not only human beings, but also plants, animals, and the rest of creation. That is, bhúta yajiṋa, pitr yajiṋa and nr yajiṋa are to be performed. Those who have this feeling are in the real sense of the term human beings. Just having the body of a human does not make a person a real human being, a rational being." (1)
 
Note: There are many, especially in materialistic societies, who do solely for their own self-gratification and personal entertainment etc. Sometimes it may look like they are doing social service work, but it is not social service in the true sense. Because they are doing that "service" only to enhance their own prestige, garner praise, or because it gives them some sort of selfish pleasure. The proof is when the "service" work is no longer pleasurable or suiting their needs, then they stop doing it. In that case, what they are doing is not service, but a form of selfish indulgence. If in their “service” activities, a person does not have the feeling of Brahma bhava, then what they are doing is not true service, but a form of selfishness. Those who are doing true seva are real human beings, and those who lack this quality are not real human beings.

Reference
1. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 3, The Requirements for Sádhaná

== Section: Important Teaching ==

Samskara theory and cats

   Ananda Marga ideology states, "Whether one be a philanthropist or a star athlete, one desires to see what is written about them in the newspaper. This means that in trying to do some good work, what are they really doing? They are falling under the sway of one propensity, the propensity of greed. Now if this act is encouraged by the society, that is, if the newspapers dedicate a lot of attention to such news, or if people in general say, “Sir, whatever you are doing is unparalleled in history. Sir, we are not eulogizing you. We are simply telling the truth” – if they praise such a person in this way and then try to extract some money from them (there are such intelligent people around) – then what does it amount to indirectly? The propensity of greed increases. Which animal is the greediest among the animals with which we are all very familiar? It does not like to give up greed in spite of ill treatment and humiliations. It is the cat. Yes, after moving a few steps ahead, the cat forgets that it was beaten. So, that particular person is reborn as a cat after death, because that body affords an opportunity for the satiation of their greed. When the housewife looks around inattentively, the cat sneaks into the kitchen through the small opening in order to reach the milk or fish in the kitchen. So in order to exhaust the samskáras one needs an appropriate body. Some people obtain a new body immediately after death and others obtain it later. But one has to obtain it somehow."
   "One who is doing philanthropic work today, tries to find out tomorrow whether or not their name appeared in the newspaper. They have no desire to read the other news. They read the news that relates to themselves twenty times but do not go through the other news with much enthusiasm. If someone asks they might say that today there was only one important piece of news, nothing else. That is how a person comes under the sway of a propensity and remains subject to the cycle of birth and rebirth." (1)

Reference
1. Ananda Vacanamrtam – 10, The Supreme Entity – the Non-Doer

== Section 2: Links ==

Shravanii Purnima: 28 Aug 2026

#4: Human history & upcoming festival

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2016/08/how-seed-of-ananda-marga-sown-3-more.html

#3: Festival of first initiation

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2013/08/how-ananda-marga-started.html

#2: Festival: special AM history

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2013/08/shravanii-purnima-repentance.html

#1: Upcoming Shravanii Purnima

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2013/08/our-auspicious-day.html

Raksha bandhan dogma 28 Aug 2026

Raksha bandhan undermines female autonomy

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2016/08/amps-female-militias-condemn-raksha.html

Postings to Read

Important to avoid this comparison

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2013/12/wrong-comparison.html

Mahaprayan of Prof Ravi Batra

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2026/08/mahaprayan-of-prof-ravi-batra.html

Story: how Baba rectified Wt

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2015/11/baba-story-hurting-animal-3-more.html

Parents choose the name

• https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2016/08/important-things-about-baby-naming-3.html