Baba
Prout: change in psychology needed
Namaskar,
The main friend and tool of capitalism is the dogma that all the property in the world belongs to the rich because they earned it and others have no right to it. The exploited masses feel lower and suffer from an inferiority complex because of their family background, birth, job status, or financial poverty etc. Sadly, they have been horribly brainwashed.
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The truth is that the system is skewed. All the moveable and immovable property belongs to Parama Purusa, and all of creation is His progeny. So all are deserving of their proper share as a paternal right. That is what the Propounder of Prout teaches us. Until this idea is wholeheartedly propagated amongst the common mass, capitalist exploitation will rage onwards.
The central idea is that now the exploited people suffer from the misunderstanding that they are unfortunate, and that is the cause of their lowly condition. In the very near future, however, they will start realising that their genuine share has been snatched away by a corrupt system. Then a new era will be ushered in. The root cause is psychic: So long as the exploited mass blames themselves for their woes, there will be rampant unemployment, poverty, and starvation. The exploited people must be taught the message expressed in the Prout teachings appended below. Once they understand that the universe is the common patrimony of all, the situation will be wholly transformed.
Constant brainwashing
The main hindrance in the propagation of Prout is the constant brainwashing by capitalists. They say capitalism is the only solution, and the proof they give is that communism is tortuous and deadly. Those capitalists proclaim, “See what happens in those communist countries.” By showing the terrible example of communist exploitation they try to legitimise capitalistic exploitation. Whatever proposal comes against the capitalists they label that concept as being leftist and pro-communist and shoot down and defame that program. By this technique, the exploited masses believe fully in that capitalist propaganda. The fact is that capitalism turns the common mass into beggars, and communism makes those beggars into beasts. Both of these economic theories (capitalism and communism) are extremely harmful. They are matter-centered philosophies and detrimental to humanity. We have to propagate Prout.
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Conclusion
Exploitation continues so long as people think that they themselves are at fault for their miserable condition. The instant they realise that the reigning exploitative system is at fault then the situation changes. For instance:
(a) When the slaves in the US realised how they were being exploited and overcame their complex, then they became victorious.
(b) When females in the west realised how they were being exploited and overcame their complex, then they became victorious.
(c) When Harijans in India realised how they were being exploited and overcame their complex, then they became victorious.
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Here the main formula is that when a people's psyche grows, they toss aside the shackles of bondage and claim victory.
In Him,
Amrtasudha’
~ In-depth study ~
Prout philosophy states, “None of the movable or immovable property of this universe belongs to any particular individual; everything is the common patrimony of all, and the Father of all is Brahma. All living beings can enjoy their rightful share of this property, like members of a joint family in the Dáyabhága system. As members of a joint family, human beings should safeguard this common property in a befitting manner and utilize it properly. They should also make proper arrangements so that everyone can enjoy it with equal rights, ensuring that all have the minimum requirements of life to enable them to live in a healthy body with a sound mind.” (1)
Greedy rich created private ownership
Prout philosophy states, “We must not forget, even for a single moment, that the entire animate world is a vast joint family. Nature has not assigned any portion of this property to any particular individual. Private ownership has been created by selfish opportunists, as the loopholes in this system provide them with ample scope for self-aggrandizement through exploitation. When the entire wealth of the universe is the common patrimony of all living beings, can the system in which some roll in luxury, while others, deprived of a morsel of food, shrivel up and starve to death bit by bit, be said to have the support of dharma?” (2)
How greedy rich are antisocial
Prout philosophy states, “In a joint family every member is provided with adequate food, clothing, education and medical treatment, and amenities, as per their individual needs, according to the financial capacity of the entire family. If, however, any member of the family appropriates more grains, clothes, books or medicines than he or she requires, will that person not be the cause of distress to other members of the family? In such circumstances his or her actions will be certainly against dharma – certainly antisocial.”
“Similarly, the capitalists of this modern world are anti-dharma, or antisocial, creatures. To accumulate massive wealth, they reduce others to skin and bones gnawed by hunger and force them to die of starvation; to dazzle people with the glamour of their garments, they compel others to wear rags; and to increase their own vital strength, they suck dry the vital juice of others.” (3)
References
1. Problems of the Day, Point #1
2. Problems of the Day, Point #1
3. Problems of the Day, Point #1
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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: Important Teaching ==
Even though they do not have any physical problem, psychically diseased people mentally suffer and cry and complain about different imagined physical ailments. Such types of psychic diseases are called mania. There was no disease per se, but the person was convinced he was sick. Following is one example:
Sadguru Baba says, "There was another person I knew who was quite healthy and carried out his daily activities with ease, and yet he was under the impression, for no particular reason, that there was some trouble in his stomach. Actually there was no disease; he was in good health. Yet occasionally he used to come to me and complain that there was some disorder in his stomach. This was his [psychic disease] of mania." (1)
Herein lies the solution:
Ananda Marga philosophy says, "One of the numerous benefits of sa'dhana' is that it keeps the mind free from psychic disease." (2)
References
1. Ananda Marga Philosophy in a Nutshell - 5, The Faculty of Knowledge – 3
2. Ananda Marga Philosophy in a Nutshell - 5, The Faculty of Knowledge – 3
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The below sections are entirely different topics, unrelated to the above material.
They stands on their own as points of interest.
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== Section: Important Teaching ==
How incense is harmful
Ananda Marga ideology guides us, "If peoples blind attachment to sacrificial rituals and love for outmoded customs are intense, they will not disappear when confronted with logical arguments or shaken by the first jolt caused by psychic clash. But if one can create a suitable environment of constant psychic clash their blind attachments are bound to disappear. Some people believe that the fragrance of the sacrificial smoke purifies the air and kills germs. This is not true. On the contrary, the increase in the amount of carbon particles makes the air more impure. A highly pungent smell is much more effective in destroying germs. Thus, due to the impact of constant psychic clash, people eventually understand the defects of old systems and ideas." (1)
Some have taken to the practice of lighting incense when doing meditation or in other gatherings etc. They do so under the dogmatic belief that it will make the air cleaner and the room more sentient. But nothing could be further from the truth. In His above teaching Baba clearly guides us that the burning of incense increases the level of carbon dioxide and pollutes the air. So there is not an iota of truth to the notion that incense cleans the air. That is just a dogma of religious ritualism. Everyone should be aware about this.
Reference
1. Ananda Marga Ideology & Way of Life - 8, Struggle and Progress
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