Baba
How to forgive
Namaskar,
Forgiveness is an admirable quality and one of the ten wonts of dharma. If one is dharmic they should have a forgiving nature. However, according to the law of dharma one must be very careful when to apply this rule - and where not. The wrong application of forgiveness will destroy the peace and harmony of individual and collective life. This letter addresses under which circumstances the tenet of forgiveness should be applied - and when not. All the guidelines presented herein are based on the teachings of Lord Shrii Shrii Anandamurti ji.
We all know that we have to bring our AMPS back onto the proper path by adhering to Sadguru's dharmic guidelines. At the same time we have to know how to address those who created the very issues and problems that need fixing.
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Sadguru’s dos & don’ts of forgiveness
In this below guideline, Baba delineates who can be forgiven.
Ananda Marga ideology states, "Ks'ama', or forgiveness....What is forgiveness?...How should a virtuous person behave? If one is satisfied that the wrongdoer's habit has been rectified, one may pardon him. If someone is perpetrating atrocities on thousands of Ananda Margiis, however, one has no individual right to excuse the wrongdoer because that wrongdoer has harmed thousands of innocent people. But if a person commits atrocities on me alone, and if I am satisfied that his nature has been transformed, it would be proper for me as dharmika to show forgiveness. However, if his nature has not been rectified, my forgiveness may result in that person becoming even more of a reckless scoundrel and in such a case forgiveness would be considered as a sign of my weakness. This is the dharmik interpretation of ks'ama'." (1)
And here is another of Sadguru's teachings on the point of forgiveness.
Ananda Marga ideology states, "In collective life one has no right to forgive anyone...Forgiveness is something personal; it is not a collective matter. Suppose you are an inhabitant of India. If someone harms the collective life of India, you must not forgive them. Likewise, as you belong to the entire human race, you must not forgive anyone who harms humanity." (2)
In these above guidelines Baba is instructing us that:
1) There is no forgiveness in collective life. If someone has harmed the society no individual has the right to forgive them.
2) Forgiveness is limited to individual life only - under certain conditions: Only if the person’s nature has been rectified.
3) Rectification is a prerequisite for forgiveness in individual life. If the wrongdoer has not corrected their defective behavior they cannot be forgiven.
4) Premature forgiveness results in further harm to the society.
Forgiveness can only be extended under limited circumstances. It is not something that can be handed out indiscriminately. Doing so will undermine the society, create more problems, and lead to more injustices.
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Beware: people have tendency to wrongly forgive
The following teaching given in Hindi is on one of the Baba pravacan cassettes issued by PRS in the 1990s. Many may have this and can listen to this teaching in Baba's own voice. Here Baba is issuing a special teaching on forgiveness that applies especially to the population of India, as well as other communities.
Ananda Marga ideology states, "Ks'ama' vaeyas't'ik jiivan ke liye maha'n gun' hae. Sa'muhik jiivan ke liye maha'n dos' hae. Sa'muhik jiivan me bha'ratva'sii is dos' se grast haen. Atah satark rahoge. Yah dos' bahut khara'b dos' hae; Sa'muhik jiivan men agar yah kiya' gaya'." (3)
Here is an English summary of the above Hindi teaching.
In individual life forgiveness is a very good quality. In collective life it is very bad. The inhabitants of India are suffering from this defect in collective life so be aware. If it (forgiveness) is done in collective life, this defect is disastrous.
With regards to our organisational life, if someone is claiming that we should "forgive and forget and start afresh" then we should apply our vivek. Since 1990 countless misdeeds and unjust dealings have been committed by certain group leaders and to date not a single wrongdoing has been corrected.
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Ananda Marga ideology states, "In collective life one has no right to forgive anyone...Forgiveness is something personal; it is not a collective matter. Suppose you are an inhabitant of India. If someone harms the collective life of India, you must not forgive them. Likewise, as you belong to the entire human race, you must not forgive anyone who harms humanity." (4)
Margii rights snatched away:
1. The destruction of BP rights and imposition of the Fake BP Manual.
2. The ruination of the ACB system by putting “yes men” on the post.
3. The curtailment of margii rights with no scope to protest in writing or discussion etc.
4. Not recognising silent action as a fundamental right.
5. Elimination of freedom of speech to control and manipulate margiis and Wts.
6. In Suva sector, Manavendrananda, by order of Sarvatmanana, created the fake SPB and got rid of the ACB.
7. The PKB (Purna Kalika Bandhu) system was exploited and rendered defunct.
8. The victimisation of countless whistleblowers - i.e. Ananda Margiis and Wts who spoke out.
9. Inimical expulsion of innocent margiis and wts.
Scripture distortion:
10. The Bangalisation of Ananda Marga discourses. Countless intentional scriptural distortions were done such as placing "Translated from the original Bengali" on the cover page of many Ananda Marga books, even if those discourses were not given by Baba in Bangla.
11. The insertion of the dogmatic Mahaprayan Divas as the Caryacarya part 1 Appendix.
12. Invention of Fake Ananda Vaniis.
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Injunction of dogma:
13. The agenda to exploit margiis by imposing so-called pilgrimages / tiirthas in Ananda Nagar, Kolkata, and Jamalpur.
14. The introduction of the dogmatic mahaprayan, i.e. the yearly death day celebration and feast that is held annually on the death day 21 Oct. This is against Caryacarya.
15. Recitation of the shraddha mantra for the eternal Parama Purusa Baba during the dogmatic Mahaprayan Divas gathering.
16. The propaganda of making Purodha Pramukha dada into a Holy, Divine Being in order to magnify and exploit the power of the PP post.
(a) The propaganda that PP Dada need not sing Prabhat Samgiita or kiirtana because PP dada is divine and far above the level of mortal humans.
(b) Sarvatmananda with the support of Rudrananda and Nigamananda made the rule that PP need not attend dharmacakra in order to show that PP is great and spiritually exalted. Only mortal humans have to attend, and PP is above. This is the dogma they propagated and which was followed by their stooge PP.
(c) Sarvatmananda with the support of Rudrananda and Nigamananda made the rule that PP need not attend paincajanya because he is spiritually elevated and far above. Only mortal humans have to attend, not PP. This is the dogma they propagated.
(d) Sarvatmananda with the support of Rudrananda and Nigamananda imposed the practice at DMS etc that PP does Guru puja while sitting up on his dais, not on equal seats.
17. The construction of dogmatic memorials and tiirthas to limit omnipresent Sadguru Baba and tie Him to a particular land or place, such as Jamalpur, Tiljala, and Ananda Nagar.
Ananda Marga ideology states, "In collective life one has no right to forgive anyone...Forgiveness is something personal; it is not a collective matter. Suppose you are an inhabitant of India. If someone harms the collective life of India, you must not forgive them. Likewise, as you belong to the entire human race, you must not forgive anyone who harms humanity." (4)
Miscellaneous wrongdoings:
18. Group leaders allegedly ordering vicious, even deadly, physical attacks on innocent Wts who were not in their group.
19. Sarvatmananda with the support of Rudrananda and Nigamananda made the rule that Wts are forbidden to write to other Wts if not in their direct chain of command. This was followed by their stooge PP.
20. Sarvatmananda with the support of Rudrananda and Nigamananda made the rule of not sharing archive materials with sincere margiis, and taking the spiritual treasures from margiis such as discourse cassettes and letters from Baba etc.
21. Changing the names of roads in Ananda Nagar. AMIT Road was changed to Memorial Road.
22. Sale of Ananda Marga properties and land holdings around the globe & pocketing the profits in their personal bank accounts etc.
23. Raising the Jai slogan, and salute to the Divine Father for PP Dada. (Note: In India, all monks are commonly known as Baba. So when the Jai slogan is raised then PP just keeps mum, smiles, and brings his hands to his heart. By this way, the general populace and naive margiis think that the Jai slogan is raised in PP Dada’s honour. Whereas if PP raises the slogan then people will not think that PP is being revered. They will think that Baba must be someone else. So for the sake of his prestige PP does not raise the slogan. They also implemented the bogus system that the jai slogan should be at the railway platform when PP Dada’s train arrives. They gather all sorts of stooges and sycophants to stand on the platform to raise jai slogan for PP - but good mariis would never do this.)
24. Turning the treasure of Prabhat Samgiita into a money-making venture where for the sake of profits Prabhat Samgiita is placed in the hands of the degraded film industry. This was done in the 1990’s.
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Ananda Marga ideology guides us, “You are to attend Dharmacakra weekly. These are all codes of discipline as prescribed by Bhágavata Dharma. You must follow these codes. There cannot be any concession in this respect, rather concession is dangerous…One may be a king or may be a very poor man, but the code of dharma is equally applicable to all. In this matter, nobody can claim any special concession or favour.” (5)
But Sarvatmananda with the support of Rudrananda and Nigamananda made the rule that PP need not attend dharmacakra.
Example how Lord Mahaviira (Jain) harmed the society
To date, none of the guilty persons have taken responsibility for their misdeeds, admitted their mistakes, or rectified themselves. Yet day after day there has been opportunity to correct these crimes and sins, but not one wrong has been undone. There has not been any mention about this from those responsible for doing that damage. Those who are at fault for taking away margii rights and those who are to blame for not reinstating those rights do not express any iota of repentance for their wrongdoing. Yet they want that we should support and respect them.
From time to time someone is calling out that "so and so number of group leaders should be given a blanket pardon and forgiven entirely." Or sometimes innocent people think we should "forgive and forget and start afresh". By overlooking wrongdoings, they are thinking that they can bring peace, harmony, & unity etc.
Baba's clear-cut guideline is to make a careful evaluation of the situation. Offering forgiveness to those who are unrepentant and granting pardons arbitrarily when collective harm has been done will prove to be disastrous. See here below what happened when Mahaviira Jain preached a faulty doctrine of forgiveness.
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Ananda Marga philosophy states, "Mahaviira's [propounder of Jain religion] philosophy of nirgrantha vada never gained mass support. Secondly, he placed too much emphasis on forgiveness and mercy. He taught people to forgive their worst enemies, even if they were as deadly as scorpions and snakes. As a result of this teaching, people lost the will to fight against the enemies of society." (6)
You cannot forgive those...
We should be alert and stand firm to Guru's guidelines. Baba pointedly tells us not to forgive those who have harmed society and not to forgive those who have failed to rectify their behavior. Such wrongdoers must not be pardoned. So when there has not been any hint at rectification and when not an iota of repentance has been expressed, then in that case where is the scope for forgiveness. Rather under such conditions we should pay heed to Guru's stern warning.
Ananda Marga ideology states, "In collective life one has no right to forgive anyone...Forgiveness is something personal; it is not a collective matter. Suppose you are an inhabitant of India. If someone harms the collective life of India, you must not forgive them. Likewise, as you belong to the entire human race, you must not forgive anyone who harms humanity." (7)
Ananda Marga Caryacarya states, "Do not forgive till one's nature is reformed. Immediate forgiveness is a special weakness of mind. It results in worse harm to society." (8)
Baba's key point is that there must be repentance and rectification by those group leaders etc. Without that forgiveness should not be done. One other thing to mark: When anti-social elements commit injustices for years on end then their whole being becomes distorted: Their heart becomes hard and their skin becomes thick. In that situation, it becomes almost impossible to repent and rectify oneself. So we should beware, keep sharp eyes, and not get befooled.
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Following and adhering to Baba's dos and don'ts on forgiveness is one mandatory point for building up a healthy, well-knit human society.
Namaskar,
In Him,
Krsnadeva
Two names that will go down in history
The tearing down of the Bhukti Pradhan system, victimising and expelling innocent margiis, distorting Baba's teachings, across the board in all these realms huge damage has been done by a few self-serving group leaders. These key figures working behind the scenes these days are Sarvatmananda and Rudrananda etc. Those who are hungry for power and post never show repentance or remorse for their unjust and sinful actions. In that case, how can they be pardoned.
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Ananda Marga ideology states, "In collective life one has no right to forgive anyone...Forgiveness is something personal; it is not a collective matter. Suppose you are an inhabitant of India. If someone harms the collective life of India, you must not forgive them. Likewise, as you belong to the entire human race, you must not forgive anyone who harms humanity." (9)
Forgiveness blunder by Prithviraj Chauhan
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Prithviraj Chauhan was the Hindu king of Chauhan dynasty in the 12th century. He is famous in Indian history for his bravery and courage. He was born in 1168 at Ajmer. His father was Someshwar Chauhan, the king of Ajmer and mother was Kamala Devi.
He defeated the king of Gujarat, Bhimdev only at the age of thirteen. For his bravery, his maternal grandfather Angam declared him the king of Delhi. He built a strong Rajput empire and his empire was expanded mainly in the northwest of India. His empire included Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
Prithviraj Chauhan defeated the Evil Central Asian Muslim King Mohammed Ghori 16 times. Time and again Prithviraj defeated Ghori but due to his forgiving nature he pardoned him again and again and eventually the 17th time in 1192 Ghauri re-invaded India and attacked Prithivi's kingdom at night and defeated him. He took Prithviraj as a prisoner to Afghanistan and took out his eyes and tortured Prithviraj severely. But Prithviraj’s poet friend Chand Bardoi came to Ghauri's kingdom and convinced him to engage Prithviraj in a game in which he would hit a target blindfolded with a bow and arrow. Ghauri being a lover of any new skill or a game was convinced and allowed Prithviraj to engage in that game. As the game ended Prithivi took a shot on Ghauri as he called out to hit on a target and killed Mohammed Ghauri. (Courtesy of Wikipedia)
From this above story there are a few key teaching points about forgiveness.
#1: Actually, Prithviraj had no right to forgive the Muslim aggressor Ghori as he (King Ghori) had done collective harm. So many suffered and so many died at the hands of Ghori. So it was a crime against humanity. Thus, as a king - on behalf of his subjects - Prithviraj cannot forgive Ghori for harassing, injuring, maiming, and murdering countless innocent people. Yet Prithviraj forgave him.
#2: Secondly, Prithviraj was wrong in repeatedly and blindly forgiving the Muslim aggressor sixteen times when Mohammed Ghori had not taken steps to rectify himself.
#3: Because of these two blunders, Prithviraj ruined his own life and did irreparable harm to his kingdom. That is the tragic history. Nobody should make such a mistake, otherwise they will invite terrible destruction.
Similarly, nobody can forgive those who committed the aforelisted sins and injustices in our Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha. Because of such devious behaviour, countless margiis are suffering now and for decades, centuries, and even for thousands of years, innocent people will be harmed. So long as these dogmas are in vogue, people will suffer. That is why no one can forgive such persons. How can one forgive wrongdoers on behalf of the child who has yet to be born and who will suffer from such dogmas. Under such circumstances, one had no right to forgive them.
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Ananda Marga ideology states, "In collective life one has no right to forgive anyone...Forgiveness is something personal; it is not a collective matter. Suppose you are an inhabitant of India. If someone harms the collective life of India, you must not forgive them. Likewise, as you belong to the entire human race, you must not forgive anyone who harms humanity." (10)
References
1. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 4, The Ten Characteristics of a Dhármika
2. Ananda Marga Ideology & Way of Life - 11, Taking the Opposite Stance in Battle
3. 30 Dec '70, Patna, AV-28 (H) Samgrame Vaepariityam ('Opposite Stance in Battle')
4. Ananda Marga Ideology & Way of Life - 11, Taking the Opposite Stance in Battle
5. Subhasita Samgraha – 24, Jaeva Dharma and Bhágavata Dharma
6. Prout in a Nutshell - 16, Religious Dogma – Excerpt B
7. Ananda Marga Ideology & Way of Life - 11, Taking the Opposite Stance in Battle
8. Caryacarya - 2, Society, Point #6
9. Ananda Marga Ideology & Way of Life - 11, Taking the Opposite Stance in Battle
10. Ananda Marga Ideology & Way of Life - 11, Taking the Opposite Stance in Battle
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== Section: Prabhat Samgiita ==
तुम आए और मुझे समझाए कि तुम परमपुरुष हो, और तुम मेरे हो।प्रभात सङ्गीत 1516 तुमि एसेछो , भालो बेसेछो मन जिने नियेछो ...
भावार्थ
हे परमपुरुष ! तुम कितने कृपालु हो। तुम आ गए , तुमने मुझे प्रेम किया और मेरा मन चुरा लिया। मेरा मन केवल तुम्हारे बारे में ही सोचना चाहता है। तुम अपनी ही इच्छा से बिना किसी के बुलाए, आ गए । तुम स्वयं लय और ताल के साथ आ गए। कितना आनन्द है ! तुम कैसी ईश्वरीय लीला कर रहे हो।
हे प्रभु ! तुम्हारे शुभ आगमन के पहले मैं तुम्हारे सम्बन्ध में कुछ भी नहीं जानता था। मैं यह नहीं जानता था कि परमपुरुष पूरी सृष्टि में व्याप्त हैं। मैं यह समझता ही नहीं था कि तुम क्या हो। हे दिव्यसत्ता, बाबा ! तुम आए और मुझे समझाए कि तुम परमपुरुष ही हो, और तुम मेरे हो। तुम हमेशा मेरे सबसे अधिक पास रहते हो।
हे परमपुरुष बाबा ! मैं तो असहाय था। अपनी ही निराशाओं में घिरा हुआ था। अपनी करनी पर रो रहा था। मैं सोचता था मेरा कोई नहीं है। मैं बिलकुल निराश था। लगता था कि कोई भी प्रकाश दिखानेवाला नहीं है। पर, तुम कृपा कर आए और मेरे मन के अँधेरे में आध्यात्म के प्रकाश का दीप जला दिया। तुम मेरे पास में बड़ी ही आत्मीयता से आए और मेरा हृदय भक्ति की आभा से लबालब भर दिया। अब मैं समझ गया हॅूं कि केवल तुम ही मेरे हो।
हे परमपुरुष बाबा ! तुम मेरे पास आए और मेरा पूरा अस्तित्व चमका दिया।
References
1. Sadguru Baba says (in GD, Delhi, 26 Feb 1984) that when writing a Prabhat Samgiita purport then very simple words should be used so that the common mass may understand. The above Hindu purport has been written according to that guideline.
== Section: Important Teaching ==
Unique capability of human thinking
Ananda Marga ideology states, "So the characteristic of the human mind to attract or to be attracted depends on mental tendency. If there is a glandular change in the physical structure there will be a corresponding change in the saḿyojanii or vibhájanii forces of the mind. Even if the mind thinks deeply about a person of the opposite sex, its own inherent saḿyojanii or vibhájanii shakti gets changed to some extent. If there is a major change in either of the forces there will be a corresponding change in the physical body. As a result, males can be converted into females and females into males." (1)
According to Ananda Marga ideology, the mind has enormous capacity. As one thinks so one becomes. With this theorem, a person can actually change their gender: Males becoming females and females becoming males. There is no operation involved, just by mere thought this transformation of gender can occur. Such is the incredible capacity of the mind. Naturally then, if one thinks about animalistic desires then their personae will be shaped in that way. They will take on those qualities. So one should be very careful about the thoughts they harbour, and recognise the enormous capacity of the mind and goad it toward the Supreme.
Reference
1. Form and Formless, 11 November 1957, Nathnagar
Self Aggrandizement is Despicable
Ananda Marga ideology states, "शराब पीना जितना गर्हित कर्म है, अभिमान उतना गर्हित कर्म है | "गौरवं रौरवं ध्रुवम्"---Aggrandizement, अपने को बड़ा बनाने की जो चेष्टा---"मैंने किया, मैंने किया, मैंने यह किया, मैंने वह किया", बहुत आदमी कहता है देखोगे | यह जो गौरवं, यह क्या है ? न, "रौरवं ध्रुवम्" | यह रौरव-नरक के समान नीच है |" (1)
Reference
1. S22-08 DMC 19 February 1965 Bhagalpur
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