Baba
Moralist leadership
Namaskar,
The corruption in India was so rampant about 25-30 years ago that often many buildings and bridges made during those days collapsed, sometimes immediately after inauguration. The whole Indian working system was infested with corrupt officials. All the resources were stolen by a few government officials and engineers, which of course led to poor quality infrastructure. Even today, one of the main problems that the Indian government is struggling with is how to tackle corruption. At least, corruption is now acknowledged by the political parties in their election manifesto, and people are trying to fight against that. However, merely making laws against corruption cannot eradicate the problem completely. What is needed is a complete sociological transformation.
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Deforestation is also a cause of floods
The forest cover in India has significantly reduced in the last two centuries due to British exploitation as well as the allocation of forest land for industrial development projects by the current government. At the present time, the forest cover in India is only about 21% of the total land area. Tree roots help in retaining water which prevents floods as well as droughts.
Prout says, “These days, due to reckless deforestation in many parts of the world, forest trees are deprived of that source of water. If this wanton destruction of plants and trees is not stopped, then in the near future the rainfall will drastically decrease and the frequency and intensity of floods will increase. Consequently, lush, green vegetation will be transformed into arid deserts. This has already happened in the south-eastern portion of Rajasthan.” (1)
Proutistic Solution: Moralist leadership
Leadership should be based in morality that ensures that the basic needs -- food, clothing, shelter, education, and medical care -- are met. Unless the basic physical requirements of people are guaranteed, people cannot practice sadhana and grow spiritually. In extremely poor village neighborhoods, the whole life of people is spent in just making ends meet and such efforts also all too often may happen to result in their untimely deaths. Under such circumstances how can someone practice dharma sa’dhana’. Such a moralist leadership can be set only if PROUT is established.
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Prout teaches, “As the situation stands in the world at present, the rule of Sadvipras as advocated by PROUT is the only solution to this vexed problem. However, it is a fact that the rule of Sadvipras will only come about through the systematic and rational application of PROUT by many highly intelligent people...So, it is the duty of the vanguard of human society to reveal the present predicament of society to the people so that they can understand the real truth. They should make an all out effort to raise the consciousness of the people at the earliest.” (2)
AMURT: rescue relief
The reality is that such disasters do occur due to human greed and many people get negatively affected. The job of Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team (AMURT) in such disasters is to provide timely help.
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Long-lasting remedy
Changing the leadership and providing temporary disaster relief are indeed important but the only long-lasting solution is to transform people so that they become honest.
“A large number of clerks, teachers, engineers, government officials and business people who comprise the so-called educated section of society indulge in immorality and corruption in their respective professions. Their weak minds indirectly criticize injustice but cannot directly confront it. Thieves can criticize other thieves in a society of thieves, but they cannot offer suggestions in a society of honest people because their lips will quiver and their hearts will palpitate; the condition of corrupt educated people in the upper stratum of society in underdeveloped countries is similar. The Second World War has further complicated the situation.
The characters of such people have to be transformed and they will have to become honest, otherwise none of the evils in society will be eliminated, none of the problems will be solved. So it is madness to hope that the efforts of the government alone will eliminate the problems in the medical profession, as if by magic.
To turn people into real human beings is the burning issue today, the greatest challenge. There are very few people who can take the lead in this undertaking, this sacred endeavour. Today tormented souls look to the purodhás [spiritual vanguard] of society with great expectations.” (3)
References
(1) Prout in a Nutshell Part 15, Afforestation
(2) Prout in a Nutshell Volume 3 Part 14, Democracy and Group-Governed States
(3) Human Society Part 1, Various Occupations
The below image shows that the road is intact while the bridge collapsed and the water level is very low.
The above image shows the bridge that collapsed in the Araria district of Bihar India and in which several people died. The road which remains in the above photo is, in the absence of its supporting structure extremely fragile and weak, and is itself about to collapse as shown in the photo.
Below is a photo of the same scene as pictured above, a few seconds later. Here in the below photo one can see that the road in the above photo has totally collapsed.
Above is a photo of the same scene as pictured in the first photo, just a few seconds later. Here in the above photo one can see that the road in the first photo has totally collapsed.
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== Section 2: Prabhat Samgiita ==
Please come onto this earth
“Nava bháve prabhu tumi eso, kánde dharitrii támasii rátri…” (Prabhat Samgiita #4392)
Purport:
O’ Parama Purusa, Taraka Brahma, please come onto this earth in a very fresh and new way once again. The whole world is crying in pain. The cimmerian darkness of the deep, pitch-black night has permeated every pore of this world. There is not a trace of refulgence anywhere. Kindly take form and save us.
Waiting for You ages and ages have passed; so many stars have fallen. There is a lot of suffering: people are facing an unimaginable amount of agony. Day and night, people are passing the time thinking about You - Your impending arrival. And in the meantime animality is growing. There is no trace of humanity left anymore. All around the dance of sin is going on. The situation is very bad. Once again please come as Mahasambhuti.
Days go by and with the passage of time animality is mounting. There is no sign of humanity anywhere. The rule of sin is dominant in all regions. The earth has become absolutely intolerable. Please take advent as Mahasambhuti once again. Now immense crookedness, deceitfulness, hypocrisy, and dastardly dealings are everywhere. There is not an iota of sadhuness that remains anymore. The demons are dancing in every corner and trampling the path of dharma. O’ Parama Purusa, come over here to rescue humanity, establish dharma, and spread bhakti....
== Section 3: Important Teaching ==
Harmful: creating states based on language
Prout philosophy states, “In the western corner of India there is a move for Punjabi Suba. This is the outcome of the cry for linguistic states by some respectable all-India leaders. These leaders noted that certain other leaders are sympathetic to Muslims, so they proclaimed Punjabi Suba. Their intention is to create an independent Punjab. In the past they launched a campaign for Sikhistan. However, large numbers of Sikhs only live in the northern and western Punjab. Moreover, there is practically no difference between Hindus and Sikhs as they speak the same language and are guided by the same Hindu Code. Before independence there were 57% Muslims, 30% Hindus and 13% Sikhs in the Punjab. Now there are 70% Hindus and 30% Sikhs. The demand for Punjab Suba, though inwardly communal in character, outwardly appears to be a demand for a linguistic state. Those leaders who once supported the idea of a linguistic state are now afraid of the demands of the Sikhs. This is a funny occurrence indeed! Fissiparous forces always create disunity and exploitation in collective life. To counteract these fissiparous forces, PROUT encourages those common factors amidst divergent views which lead to unity and synthesis.” (1)
Reference
1. Prout in a Nutshell - 15, Talks on Prout
== Section 4: Links ==
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