Story: mock expulsions
Namaskar,
Every sadhaka is aware that Baba brought everyone near and never
expelled anyone. Only He performed mock expulsions whereby all were
aware they were not really expelled. The below account speaks
perfectly to this point: how Baba always keeps His bhaktas engaged
in dharmic works, never allowing them to stray.
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1970’s: Dada S wanted to return to his laokik
home
Back in 1975 during Emergency (martial law in India), Dada
Satyavratananda was working in Jaipur with various other Wts.
Suddenly the police came and arrested them all, but Dada S was able
to evade the police and slip away. At that point, Satyavratananda
left his Wt-ship, went underground, and returned to his laokik
(worldly) home. That was Dadaji's way of dealing with those
turbulent times. Many courageous workers and margiis held firm to
the principles and fundamentals of Ananda Marga. But Satyavratananda
Dada took a different route - he went back to his laokik (worldly)
home in Maharashtra. But soon after, the police tracked him down and
arrested him.
Once in police custody, they brought him all the way back to Jaipur
and jailed him with Wts. In this way, Dada S was united with so many
other avadhutas. That was exclusively Baba's grace. In that way,
Satyavratananda again joined up as a Wt, and ultimately they were
all released from prison in 1977.
In contrast, those other few Wts who left during Emergency (martial
law in India), and went back to their laokik families, missed out on
the dharma of Ananda Marga for the rest of their lives. Due to their
negative samskaras and poor choices, they remained far. So it was
Baba's special grace on Satyavratananda that even though Dada wanted
to leave he could not. During the Emergency period in the 1970's,
Baba saved him from mundane, worldly life and brought him back as a
Wt worker for His divine mission. And Dadaji was very grateful.
The next turn in Dada S’s story
WT conduct rule: "No relationship should exist with worldly family."
(32 Rules for Avadhutas, point #9)
Still in the 1980’s Dada Satyavratananda was considering giving up
Wt life and returning to his laokik family. This thought was coming
in his mind, over and over again, due to his negative samskara.
Satyavratananda knew that going back to his ancestral home was a
violation of WT life, but he could not control his desire. To
exhaust that bad samskara Baba did one mock expulsion for Dadaji's
welfare. This was all part of Baba’s liila. Here is that event:
In the 1980's. Ac Satyavratananda Avt was mock "expelled" by
all-loving Baba. Verily, he had to turn in his avadhuta dress and he
was barred from seeing Baba. Rather than wait for the drama to play
out and be allowed to continue as an avadhuta, Dada S took this as
an opportunity to actually leave his Wt-ship and go back to his
birthplace etc. So Dadaji went back to his laokik home state of
Maharashtra. But Satyavratananda thought if he goes directly back to
his birthplace then he will immediately be caught by Wts. So without
telling anyone, he opted to hide at his laokik friend’s house in
Mumbai instead, rather than go back to his laokik (worldly) family's
ancestral home. Subsequently, Baba enquired about Satyavratananda.
Upon hearing that Satyavratananda had left for his hometown, Baba
scolded Dada S’s higher authority for not keeping a watchful eye on
the situation.
Sadguru Baba saves Dada S
In this manner, Baba lovingly scolded that dada who was the boss of
Satyavratananda. Then all-knowing Baba disclosed the exact
whereabouts of Satyavratananda and instructed GS dada to send one
dada to the address of the laokik (worldly) friend's house in Mumbai
where Satyavratananda was hiding. The order was given to bring
Satyavratananda back.
When the appointed Dada reached the house where Satyavratananda was
hiding, then Satyavratananda was quite surprised and asked how this
Dada knew where he was. Because he (i.e. Satyavratananda) hadn't
told this address to anyone. That Dada replied that Baba had given
them the address and told them where to go; and, moreover, Baba had
given the instruction to bring Satyavratananda back to central
office immediately.
Hearing thus, Satyavratananda couldn’t control himself. He was
completely overwhelmed with joy of Baba’s love, and tears rolled
down his cheeks. Dadaji called out, "Baba...Baba...Baba." He
mentally thought of Baba and prostrated before Him. Then
Satyavratananda immediately made the trip back to Kolkata. Since
that time, Dada Satyavratanandji has been committed as a full-time
Wt.
During a mock expulsion, most Dadas would just remain around and in
due course Baba would graciously reinstate them as a Wt. And indeed
on that very occasion, countless other WTs were also mock-expelled,
but they did not go back to their families. They understood Baba's
liila, felt repentance for their wrongs, and waited for Baba to
accept them back - which He did.
Conclusion
Today AMPS group leaders claim that since Baba did mock expulsion,
therefore they [group leaders] have the right to do genuine
expulsion and kick out anyone from AMPS - permanently. But we know
that this is just their bogus and egoistic cry. After all, you know
that expulsion is not allowed in our Ananda Marga.
at His feet,
Rashmita Devi
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The teaching from Ananda Marga philosophy on this thorny
issue of expulsion has been illustrated in the below section.
~ In-depth study ~
Baba’s liila of performing mock expulsions
It was around 1984 that Baba began performing His mock expulsions.
Surely many may recall how this unfolded. The first few times Baba
did a mock expulsion of a Wt, there was so much intrigue and
curiosity. Everyone wanted to know what the person did wrong and how
it happened etc. Those workers who knew the Wt who was mock expelled
would ask him directly, and those who did not know him well would
ask all their friends. It was a big, big deal.
As soon as the Wt was mock expelled he had to remove his avadhuta
uniform and start wearing civil dress. The “mock-expelled” Wt did
not leave the office vicinity. But they were forbidden from seeing
Baba, and no longer held their post etc. Sometimes this mock
expulsion lasted a few hours and sometimes it would go on for a few
days. But as soon as they were mock expelled, their in-charges would
start pleading to Baba on the Wt’s behalf, in hopes of getting the
mock-expelled worker reinstated. Baba had created the Liila’ in this
way. If any supervisory worker did not advocate for the
mock-expelled Wt, then Baba would rebuke them. And if the
mock-expelled Wt really left the campus to go back to their family,
then immediately Baba would send those in-charges to track down that
Wt. Baba would say, “We need Wts for this mission, go get him and
bring him back.” And immediately, the in-charge would hustle to the
train station or bus depot etc and bring back that Wt.
And verily this drama mounted over the years, whereby Sadguru Baba
was regularly expelling this worker or that worker for even the most
simplest of reasons. It became so common that other Wts lost
interest in finding out who had been mock-expelled and why etc. It
was just an ordinary event. And everyone understood that the worker
was not really expelled, just it was part of His divine liila.
Why mock expulsions
Baba's plan of doing mock expulsions was done solely for benevolent
purposes. In the above story about Dada S, Baba's mock expulsion was
His blessing.
Baba's special approach of doing mock expulsions was done for
various reasons.
(a) Life is monotonous - day to day living is boring. So in His
grand manner Baba would make all kinds of dramas keep life
interesting and meaningful. By this bitter-sweet drama of mock
expulsion, people would learn to be more sincere in their duties and
responsibilities to serve the society.
(b) Life is short and Baba's drama of mock expulsion was aimed at
those lethargic people who were not utilising their potential. By
this way they understood that their energy not remain forever and
they should jump into action and serve.
(c) Sadguru does one particular action - like mock expulsion - and
it has such a dynamic and positive effect in all realms of life. By
this way, so many became activated and energized to do for the great
cause of dharma. This was the great outcome of His mock expulsions.
Misuse of power of AMPS leaders
Today's opportunistic leaders of AMPS could not understand Sadguru
Baba’s approach and in result they twisted the expulsion issue into
a completely different direction and used it for their own
self-serving and political interests. All we can say is that power
corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Now those very same
opportunists are facing the reaction of their sinful deeds. They
themselves== have expelled each other. For such opportunists, their
energy should have been used for social service, but instead they
did everything for their own selfish power. So they passed their
days in infighting, paying lawyers, battling each other. Today those
very same opportunists are facing their samskara, and wasting money
and time in fighting criminal court cases to avoid their own jail
sentences for their sin.
In Ananda Marga all are welcome
Ananda Marga philosophy teaches us, "Ananda Marga keeps its gates
open so that each and every man and woman may enter. Anybody may
join, anybody may sing in chorus with the rest. The united march of
the people is a march of victory. Ananda Marga states this in
unequivocal language." (1)
Ananda Marga ideology guides us, "Suppose somebody is suspended from
his job. In his mind the seeds of revolt germinate. He files a court
case, contacts so many people, organizes a demonstration, etc. That
is the natural reaction to suspension." (2)
Ananda Marga philosophy says, "If punishment kills or prevents one
from progressing along life's path, it may be treated as
vice...Instead of hating anyone, the sadvipras will encourage
everyone to build good careers. This will be the sadvipra's
principle duty. None should feel that they have been doomed
forever." (3)
No one can be outcasted
Ananda Marga philosophy states, "Ananda Marga has formed a society
which frames its laws on the basis of common ideals in order to
develop the idea of one-ness of all humanity. This society is
radically different from any existing society, for it provides a
society with a common bond where there is no distinction between
class or sex, where no one is declared an outcast..." (4)
Ananda Marga philosophy says, "Harsh social punishment such as
creating outcasts...do not find any place in our society." (5)
Ananda Marga philosophy states, "Our social life includes all; we do
not exclude anything or anyone, nor will we do so in future, because
we want to utilise the services of all. Thus we have been able to
unite the entire humanity under one banner, and in the future we
will perhaps be able to do this in a still better way." (6)
References
1. A Few Problems Solved Part 6, 'Spirit of Society'
2. Ananda Vacanarmtam - 3, Superstitions about Death
3. Prout in a Nutshell - 7, Social Values and Human Cardinal
Principles
4. A Few Problems Solved - 7, Ananda Marga: A Revolution
5. A Few Problems Solved - 7, Ananda Marga: A Revolution
6. Prout in a Nutshell - 14, Genius and Technician
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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 ==
This flower of mine is not found in any garden or in the wild
Prabhat Samgiita Intro: In this song everything is expressed in a
very poetic, artistic manner and should not be taken literally i.e
on a mundane level.
"Gáner málá tomár tare, genthe rekhechi áj bhore, eso tumi karuńá
kare, parábo paráń bhare..." (Prabhat Samgiita #3323)
Purport:
O' Parama Purusa, since the early dawn, I have prepared this garland
of songs for You. O' my Lord, please be gracious and by Your karuńá
come close. With heart-felt affection I want to garland You, O’ my
Adored One.
O Divine Entity, in hope and preparation of Your arrival, after
bathing I wear my holy silk cloth, and carefully I collect flowers
of bhakti. O’ Lord, for You, I have decorated the golden wicker tray
with rhythm, melodies, and tunes to offer You. I have prepared
everything that I wanted for Your auspicious reception. [1] Now I am
gazing towards the path of Your arrival.
O’ Parama Purusa Baba, this flower of mine is not found in the
garden. It does not bloom in the wild. This flower blossoms in the
depths of my mind, in my heart - amidst streams of bhakti, in the
charming magic upon the strings of the viina, on a secret journey of
supreme love for the Unknown. O’ Parama Purusa You are that Unknown
Entity. When I cry in longing for You then this song flows from my
heart.
I am waiting for You, my dearest Baba. Please grace me..
Note for Prabhat Samgiita #3323:
[1] Arcana: Some Hindu worshipers collect physical articles,
lamps, and flowers and do certain rituals to honour and call the
Lord. That is arcana. In our Ananda Marga that physical, external,
and ritualistic approach does not belong. But if anyone is doing
this spontaneously in their contemplation then it is approved - as
it has a positive value. But this is not a song to be taken
literally on the mundane level. Meditation is a psycho-spiritual
practice and bhakti means gaining psycho-spiritual proximity with
the Lord. If in their mind, one actually performs the steps outlined
in this song then their mind will be goaded towards Parama Purusa.
And ultimately the mind will become fully ensconced in deep samadhi
where the bhakta feels oneness with Parama Purusa. So the above song
can depict what a sadhaka is actually doing in their contemplative
approach. If anyone is thinking about or engaging with someone then
their proximity with that person increases. That is the practical
teaching from this song. And that closeness is bhakti. A sadhaka
feels Parama Purusa in the mind - His closeness to ultimately become
one with Him.
This song describes how the sadhaka is engaging their mind in
meditation. The song may be interpreted as a metaphor, or in a more
direct manner because psycho-spiritually the sadhaka really is
taking these actual steps in their contemplation. This depicts a
bhakta’s strong desire to have the the proximity of Parama Purusa.
And when Parama Purusa is not coming close, then see how that bhakta
ideates and communicates his feeling with Him.
== Section 3: Important Teaching ==
Pseudo-forgiveness
This following teaching has two main parts:
(a) If someone harms you in personal life and their behaviour is
rectified and they feel repentant then you should forgive them -
highlighted in green.
(b) If some wrongdoer harms the society then you should force them
to rectify themselves - highlighted in yellow.
Ananda Marga philosophy guides us, “
The
faults of others should be excused as far as possible.
If you find that the conduct of an
individual is antisocial, you should try to reform his or her
nature by resorting to whatever severe measures may be necessary.
Remember, he or she is not your enemy, but his / her conduct is the
enemy of your society.” (1)
Note: You know that in various other teachings Baba says that it is
bad to prematurely forgive someone. If the wrongdoer’s conduct is
not changed then do not forgive them.
In the world, there are two types of forgiveness. One is real and
one is pseudo. In some countries, we see that pseudo-forgiveness is
often in vogue. For instance, suppose there are two teenagers, Rob
and John. And they get into an argument and Rob kills John. And the
police arrest Rob on charges of murder. For this crime Rob felt
repentant and then his personality changed. Seeing this
transformation, John’s mother said, “I forgive you Rob for killing
my son John.” But if that mother does not take active steps to help
Rob get parole, then that is just pseudo-forgiveness. She is just
offering forgiveness to ease the hatred and pain in her own mind.
When the real meaning of forgiveness means helping the rectified
culprit. Repentance is not done just for relieving oneself. This is
pseudo forgiveness. In real forgiveness efforts should be made to
bring the rectified person out of jail.
==
Section 4: Important Teaching ==
Why sadness disappears in deep sleep
Ananda Marga ideology states, “Although bodily pleasures are
perceived by the mind in the wakeful state, the objects of such
pleasures always come from without, with the result that the
privations of the external world will always stand in the way of
real happiness, as the external world cannot always supply objects
in accordance with the desires and wishes of the mind. Due to this
the mind has to run up and down in search of them. It becomes very
agitated in the process and peace becomes and impossibility. The
influence of the external world is absent during the dreamful state,
accordingly the amount of pleasure is due to want of efferent
desires in the mind or increased organs (for that matter here the
desire is not afferent either). In the state of sleep, as the
internal activities of the mind are substantially less, the amount
of happiness (Static happiness) is proportionately increased.” (1)
Note: In life sometimes tragedy comes. This happens to everyone. And you
might have experienced what Baba explains in the above teaching. If you
lost your wallet after that you feel asleep then at least during that
time of sleep you got some relief. For this reason, those who life is
inundated with problems want to sedate themselves and go to sleep.
Reference
1. The Intuitional Science of the Vedas – 4
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