Mahaprayan of Ac Pareshananda Avt (Ananda Yug)

Baba

Mahaprayan of Ac Pareshananda Avt (Ananda Yug)

Namaskar,

It is with much sadness that we share the news of the mahaprayan our very senior Ácárya Paresha'nanda Avadhu'ta. Respected Dada ji underwent his mahaprayan today at 6:45am IST. For the last five years or so, Dada Pareshananda had been on medical leave and was being cared for in Devaria, Uttar Pradesh.

Ácárya Paresha'nanda Avadhu'ta had a long and storied career in AMPS. He became a Wt in 1967 and then held a range of posts across Delhi sector. And perhaps he is most known for his role as Editor of our Ananda Marga periodicals: Ananda Yug & Ananda Rekha. On the personal side, Dada ji was an extremely kindhearted man who was earnest and cordial in his dealings and interactions. Indeed, he was well-liked and will be fondly remembered by the scores of sadhakas who were blessed to know him. 

May we all take solace in the fact that Ácárya Paresha'nanda Avadhu'ta was a bhakta of Sadguru Baba. Certainly he will attain mukti or moksa, accordingly. Baba will lovingly bestow His infinite grace.

in Him,
Harideva

Note: Here is an alert for those cremating a dead body in India or Indian managed cremation homes around the world. Their custom is to put the fire in the mouth of the deceased to initiate the burning of the body. This is prohibited in AM as it is uncivilised. So watch out; do not allow this. If you are not careful, they will end up cremating the body in this manner. Make them aware ahead of time. 

Ananda Marga Caryacarya states, "The practice of putting fire into the mouth of the dead body is repulsive, it should not be encouraged." (Caryacarya - 1, Disposal of the Dead Body)


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We have seen that when somebody dies then in offering their condolences people say now Mr So-and-so is sitting on Baba's lap. On other occasions when telling a Baba story people also say, "Such and such person sat on Baba's lap." But these days the trend is that "sitting on Baba's lap" is used more in connection with death. And that causes some confusion in the minds of readers. To unknot the situation please read below. 

Dogma: if "on Baba's lap" only used for death

Here are quoted lines from recently posted emails on various forums, wherein the writer uses the phrase - "in Baba's lap" - with the occasion of death:

- "May Parama Purusa Baba accept her in HIS divine lap"

- "We pray to Baba - please give him shelter in his lap... "

- "May his soul rest in the lap of our beloved BABA"

- "Now she is taking rest in Baba's Lap."

- "May Baba accept him in HIS divine lap....."

- "May he rest in HIS loving lap of eternity."

- "We are sure that Baba has taken him in His loving lap."

- "May his soul rest in Baba's lap forever."

- "Let her rest peacefully in Baba's Lap - which she always desired."

- "now he is in beloved Baba's lap"

- "May his soul get peaceful place in His lap"

- "He is now in Bábá's loving lap"

- "May Baba bless him with a seat in His lap."

- "May BABA accept him in HIS divine lap!"

- "May Baba take him in his eternal loving lap."

- "May his soul rest in peace taking shelter in Baba's lap."

- "Please keep him on Your lap forever."

- "We all collectively pray to Baba to take him on Baba's divine lap forever.”

All of the above lines are commonly written in eulogizing the deceased. These days mostly it is used in a eulogy and rarely used to recount one's intimate spiritual experiences - unfortunately. By this way, the phrase "in Baba's lap" is being misused, and step by step the real meaning is being forgotten as now people more commonly use the phrase to eulogize those who have died, and much less so to express their inner feelings of bhakti. Unfortunately, the meaning and inner spirit of the phrase is getting lost.


Baba story: "sitting on Baba's lap"

Some time ago after dharmacakra, a senior margii was recounting his experiences of having dharma samiiksa with Baba. He said, "After being lovingly scolded by Baba for my wrongdoings, then He called me close and placed me on His lap - I remained there for some time soaking up His love - and He blessed me."

We all enjoyed hearing about his personal account with Baba during dharma samiiksa. When he finished telling his factual and historical event, there was a call for questions. Various people posed their queries. Towards the end, one new margii raised his hand and asked, "How did Baba bring you back to life?"

Everyone stared at the new margii in amazement. There was a look of astonishment all around - people were really shocked to hear him say this. The new sadhaka sensed that something was wrong, and he said very matter-of-factly, "I thought that sitting on Baba's Lap means that he (the margii) died - that is why I asked that question."

This was quite eye-opening for those of us in the room: Through our language and expression we had unknowingly taught someone to think that being on Baba's lap is the equivalent of death. Because it seems that nowadays people only use the phrase "Baba's lap" when a person has died, such as "Let him rest peacefully in Baba's lap", as if in order to sit on Baba’s lap one has to die. But that is false. Sincere sadhakas regularly sit on Baba’s lap in their meditation. It is His grace. It is just like how a child need not die in order to sit on his father’s lap.

The idea is that this phrase - Baba's lap - has been linked with death due to extreme overuse. So for some time if sadhakas use this phrase exclusively for spiritual purposes, that will be best. The phrase, "sitting on Baba's lap", should not meet a similar fate. It should not lose its pure spiritual quality and just refer to one's death. That will be very negative.

Baba would bless bhaktas and place them on His lap

There are tens of thousands of recorded stories by sadhakas where they use the phrase, "on Baba's lap", when describing their experiences of being with Baba: He used to bless them and bring them on His lap. People should understand the deeply mystical value of this expression, and not just think that Baba's lap means death, i.e. that you can only sit on His lap at the time of death. Still today there are thousands of margiis walking this earth who sat in Baba's lap. And not only that, there are countless more sadhakas who were blessed by Baba in dreams and sadhana wherein they sat in His lap. And still today this deeply intimate experience is attainable by sadhakas, by His grace.

There are so many ways an aspirant can reach unto Baba's lap including in sadhana. That is the main idea that should be preserved. Sadhana is a spiritual practice and one can sit on Baba's lap in sadhana. We should make it cent-per-cent clear to one and all that the phrase, "sitting on Baba's lap", does not mean death.

"Mahaprayan" means death of mortals - confirm for yourself
from the Samsad Bengali-English Dictionary

Mahaprayan (Death): Many are aware that mahaprayan (death) is the common term used in India and especially in our Bengal to describe the death of any human being, even ordinary people. In that way, the obituary columns of the newspapers of Bengal regularly cite the mahaprayan (death) of various persons of society who died or passed away.

Some may get confused and wrongly think that the word 'mahaprayan' (death) is one extraordinarily grand term of bhakti to be used in association with Parama Purusa. But that is not at all the case. Rather to do so is only to undermine the eternal presence of Parama Purusa. That is why no bhaktas ever use the word 'mahaprayan' in reference to Lord Shiva or Lord Krsna. Because Lord Shiva and Lord Krsna exist eternally. Then there is no question of Their mahaprayan (death).

Baba is Parama Purusa so He is eternal and there is no question of His mahaprayan.

Here it should be known that the convention of an annual death day ceremony (i.e. shraddhainjali or mahaprayan) is a foundation of the Islamic tradition. Muslims are well known for this, and their approach of an annual death day ceremony was adopted by the leader of a particular group in AMPS. So no one should think that mahaprayan is some type of sacred event. It is done on the death day anniversary of Muslims.

And for those who need still more technical proof then all this can be clarified quite readily by referencing the dictionary. Specifically in the Samsad Bengali-English dictionary 3rd edition on page 848. By checking there, it will be confirmed that the word 'mahaprayan' means death. Which is why it is used to refer to the passing away of even common citizens. And that is the case in this letter also. The term mahaprayan means death, and this is the ideal term for this purpose.

Mahaprayan is only for humans not for Sadguru

Here it should be qualified that there is both a real mahaprayan and fake mahaprayan. Real mahaprayan marks the death of any ordinary human being, just like the aforesaid news. This is the proper use of the term: To note a person's departure from this earth. That is the meaning of the mahaprayan term and that is the standard way the term is used in Indian languages.

Then there is the fake, or so-called, or dogmatic mahaprayan. That is when certain vested interests try to apply the mahaprayan term to Parama Purusa. This is grossly inappropriate because when Parama Purusa Sadguru Baba is that Divine Entity who is beginningless and endless and resides always in our heart, then it is entirely wrong to proclaim that He is gone.

That is why rational margiis are protesting; because the Oct 21st program is so-called mahaprayan. So-called means that something is fake. Parama Purusa is eternal, thus for some vested interests to declare "mahaprayan of Parama Purusa" is nothing but so-called mahaprayan.

Mahaprayan only really happens in the case of human beings, not Parama Purusa. Those doing mahaprayan for Sadguru are hypocrites. On the one side in meditation they ask His grace thinking that He is ever-present, and on the other side they think that Baba has passed away. That is their hypocrisy.

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Los humanos somos semi-robots

Baba

Los humanos somos semi-robots

Namaskar,

Todos los animales están atados. Están preprogramados por prakrti (principio operativo cósmico). Un animal no piensa ni decide nada por sí mismo. Están dominados por diversas propensiones e instintos y, en consecuencia, realizan ciertas acciones. Comen, duermen, huyen de los enemigos, procrean e hibernan, etc. Hagan lo que hagan, la totalidad de sus acciones se rige por las leyes de prakrti. En verdad, son esclavos de prakrti.

Cómo están atados los seres vivos: esclavos y robots de prakrti

Piénsalo de esta manera. Un animal es como un robot con un software diferente, y en consecuencia actúan. Sin embargo, lo que es bastante impactante de considerar es que la mayoría de los humanos se encuentran en una situación muy similar a la de esos animales. La gran mayoría de las personas están estrechamente ligadas a prakrti y actúan de acuerdo con sus diversos vrttis. La gente piensa erróneamente que les gusta esto o aquello, o que son libres de actuar, etc., pero en realidad su llamada “atracción por algo” es solo la activación de sus vrttis, nada más. Al ver la escena de cómo las grandes masas de personas están completamente atadas sin darse cuenta, todo puede parecer bastante sombrío.

Sin embargo, hay un pequeño rayo de esperanza. Todos han sido bendecidos por Parama Purusa con la facultad de viveka. Y al usar esta facultad de racionalidad, uno puede llegar a ser divino, por Su gracia. Desafortunadamente, la mayoría de la gente pasa por alto por completo su sentido de viveka y, en cambio, va de un deseo al siguiente. Su vida se convierte en una red de compromisos determinados por sus diversos vrttis. Esencialmente, la suya no es diferente de la vida animal. Verdaderamente ellos también son esclavos de prakrti.
http://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/


Prestá atención. ¿Estas guiado por prakrti o por viveka?

Así que vea el drama de cómo prakrti, el principio operativo cósmico, tiene todo bajo su control. Nadie está haciendo nada para lo que ella no los haya programado, salvo un puñado de sadhakas.

Por lo tanto, es muy importante estar 100% alerta. Uno debe considerar si estas haciendo algo según tus vrttis o según tu viveka. Un sadhaka debe estar dispuesto a asegurarse de que está viviendo la vida de un ser humano y progresando hacia la divinidad, y no solo volviendo a la animalidad, es decir, actuando compulsivamente en sus vrttis.

Cuando las personas están dominadas por un vrtti en particular, como correr tras el sexo opuesto, la codicia, la vanidad, etc., entonces esa persona se ha olvidado por completo de quién es en realidad. Correr tras ese vrtti no es la expresión de su verdadero ser. Creen que lo es, pero no lo es. Eso es solo el resultado de ser controlado por el principio operativo cósmico. Al inspeccionar la escena, todo parece bastante desesperado ya que prakrti tiene un control tan estricto sobre todo.
http://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/

¿Dónde está la salida?

Sin embargo, como se señaló anteriormente, existe ese rayo de esperanza, es decir, ese sentido de viveka que se inculca dentro de cada persona. A medida que uno reconoce y actúa de acuerdo con su facultad racional, se libera lentamente de prakrti, aunque ningún ser humano puede liberarse por completo y obtener la liberación por sus propios esfuerzos. Entonces, el secreto es recordar siempre que cuando usas tu viveka y das un pequeño paso hacia adelante en el camino de la espiritualidad, entonces Parama Purusa gentilmente da pasos muy grandes hacia ti, o más bien, amorosamente te atrae hacia Él. Esa es la especialidad de Su liila.

No es diferente de cómo los padres observan y ayudan a su bebé a alcanzarlos cuando ese bebé está dando sus primeros pasos. Siempre los padres ayudan. Y lo mismo es el caso de Parama Purusa. Aquellos que utilicen su viveka y apunten a moverse hacia Él recibirán Su inmensa gracia. Y en realidad, Parama Purusa quiere que la gente lo intente. Entonces, uno debe sentarse en sadhana y esforzarse y participar en todo tipo de prácticas de vida dhármicas según los Dieciséis Puntos. Al ver tu esfuerzo sincero, Él te acercará. Esa es la manera especial de ganar Su gracia y alcanzarlo.

Incluso si parece que nada sucede en la sadhana, es importante sentarse y repetir el Ista mantra. Eso es todo lo que uno puede hacer. Y el resto depende de Él. Y al ver Tus esfuerzos Él ciertamente será misericordioso. Uno nunca debe perder la esperanza o volver a los hábitos de antaño. Siempre uno debe hacer esfuerzos constantes para avanzar. Entonces el éxito es seguro, por Su gracia insondable.
http://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/

Conclusión

Así que ten cuidado: si no haces ningún esfuerzo, Él no puede ayudarte. Hay millones de jiivas que no están haciendo ningún esfuerzo por su emancipación. Y si Parama Purusa ayuda a algunos pero no a otros, eso sería parcialidad. Pero Él nunca es parcial. Siempre Él es justo y equitativo con todos. Eso significa que Él solo ayuda a aquellos que se mueven hacia Él, y todos los demás que no hacen nada permanecen completamente atados y programados por prakrti.

Entonces, uno debe usar su viveka y asegurarse de que está avanzando en el camino dhármico; entonces uno está seguro de escapar de las garras y la programación de prakrti, y alcanzarlo, por Su gracia.
http://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/

a Sus pies,
Candrashekar

~ Estudio en profundidad ~

Cuando un niño cae en la cuneta

En un resumen en español de Ananda Vacanamrtam - 5, “Taking Refuge Is the Final Word”, Baba nos dice: De hecho, la relación entre Parama Puruśa y la de los jiivas es la de un padre y sus hijos. Cuando un niño cae a la alcantarilla, la gente puede reírse, burlarse de él o incluso humillarlo. El padre del niño, sin embargo, no se comportará de esa manera. Se apresurará, sacará al niño de la cuneta y lo lavará bien. Este es su deber como padre. (resumen en español)

En un resumen en español de Discourses On Krsna & the Giita, “Mucyate Bhavabandhanát”, Baba nos dice: ¿Y cuál es la naturaleza del pecado? Supongamos de nuevo que un niño camina por la calle. De repente cae en un pozo/desague. Naturalmente, sus brazos y piernas estarán cubiertos de barro. ¿Despreciará el padre a su hijo en esta condición? Otras personas en el camino pueden sentirse repelidas por la condición de la persona que cayo. Pero, ¿qué hará el padre? Inmediatamente sacará a su hijo del desagüe, le lavará los brazos, las piernas y el cuerpo, lo pondrá en su regazo y tratará de consolarlo: “¡Qué te hace llorar, hijo mío! Todo está bien ahora. Estás todo limpio ahora. Te secaré con una toalla. La posición de aquellos que han sido tildados por la sociedad como pecadores es así. (resumen en español)

Da con la mano derecha y quita con la izquierda
 
En un resumen en español de Subhasita Samgraha - 21, “Niiti & Dharma”, Baba nos dice: Una madre trata de persuadir a su hijo que llora, y le ofrece algunos juguetes para distraer su atención, para que pueda trabajar en la cocina. El niño deja de llorar y se olvida de su madre por el momento. Pero si es un poco travieso, volverá a retomar su esfuerzo por llegar al pecho de su madre. Tirará los juguetes y llorará sólo por mamá. Y la madre finalmente tiene que venir y tomar al niño en su regazo. Un sádhaka devoto es como este niño. Él o ella dirá: “Oh Padre, este mundo que veo a mi alrededor es una montaña de juguetes. Este mundo nació en un momento determinado, por lo que también llegará a su fin en un momento u otro. Este mundo no ha sido dado permanentemente a nadie.” Si se le pregunta a Dios si le ha dado este juguete del mundo a alguien para siempre, Él no podrá responder, porque Él no da las cosas para siempre. Da con la mano derecha y quita con la izquierda. (resumen en español)


Dejarse llevar por otros atractivos

Lamentablemente, vemos esto incluso con algunos que se convierten en  monjes en Ananda Marga. Debido a su buen samskara, viveka y la gracia del Gurú llegan al camino; y luego, en algunos casos, se van por otros atractivos, completamente impulsados por diversas propensiones. Y no solo monjes, esto le puede pasar a cualquier aspirante. Así que se necesita vigilancia. Como sadhakas, es extremadamente importante considerar cómo nos comportamos en este mundo y entender cómo está operando esta creación.

- Here is a link to the original English posting: Humans are semi-robots

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- Here is a link to Spanish Prabhat Samgiita