Baba
Namaskar,
Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 11-12 (E) is unfortunately plagued by numerous scriptural distortions. This letter points out some of those grave errors. Although there are many, many inaccuracies, one key distorted paragraph about the priest dogma is discussed below in detail.
An audio file of Bábá's original spoken discourse has been uploaded - kindly find the link appended below. This sound file demonstrates that what is printed in the book is completely wrong. As disciples of Bábá, we should be very strict in preserving the sanctity of His printed discourses. This is our moral duty.
Here is one significant example of distortion from Ananda Vacanamrtam - 12. In the 3rd to last paragraph of the discourse, ‘Everything Comes From Something’ (2 June 1979 evening, Lyon, France), our Tiljala Publishers printed it entirely wrong. The yellow highlighted section is the distorted version published by Tiljala. And the green highlighted section is what Baba actually spoke.
http://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com
Tiljala wrongly printed
In Ananda Vacanamrtam part 12, our Tiljala Publishers (TP) falsely printed a key section of Guru’s discourse.
http://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com
Who is going to hell
The main significant error of this passage is that those publishers distorted the section where Bábá is saying that the priest will "go to hell." This is a serious point. Because Ananda Marga is against all kinds of dogma, especially religious dogma as that stifles the growth of the whole society. And Bábá is adamantly telling that not only do those priests not have the power to send anyone to heaven, but because of their shams and duplicity those exploitative priests themselves will "go to hell."
Yet the publishers missed and distorted this point entirely when printing the latest version of Ananda Vacanamrtam 11-12. Bábá makes a revolutionary stand against priest dogma and our respected publishers ruined that point.
The standard protocol among publishers in the world is that as soon as they are aware their book contains stark errors, they will withdraw the book, release an errata statement, fix the error, and issue an updated edition. But it is unfortunate that our Tiljala Publishers do not follow this standard. Even after learning that a book has distortions and the general márgiis are aware, even then those Tiljala Publishers continue selling the same distorted version. Such an approach is quite a blot in the world of publications.
http://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com
Conclusion
We have been blessed to come onto the path of tantra sadhana and have Taraka Brahma as the Guru; it is our responsibility to ensure that we preserve the integrity of His teachings.
Ananda Marga ideology guides us, "Everyone’s work is to establish it with collective support. You people know that when clothes are woven white ants and mice try to eat them. So the cloth has to be saved from the destructive activities of white ants and mice. So whenever you make something, establish a protective fence to protect it from the evil forces."
"In days of old, when womenfolk used to prepare dried mango cakes, the young boys used to sit by the side to keep the crows away with a stick in the hand. Similarly you should be careful and alert always."
"From this very auspicious moment, you should take a vow to progress individually and collectively and build a new society on the planet Earth. We have come to build a new society, to construct and to remain engaged in constructive works throughout our life. This would be the greatest mission of our life." (1)
Namaskar,
in Him
Liila
Audio file
Here is a link to Baba’s original file. This sound file is the absolute proof that what is printed in the book is wrong.
Again, the above is what Bábá originally spoke in English as He was in Europe at the time and this discourse was given 100% in English. In Baba’s original discourse, He is pointing out the injustice of the priests and making a joke about how those dogmatic priests should be sent to hell.
http://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com
Tiljala's Ananda Vacanamrtam Part-12: many distortions
Baba spoke: “The priest has got no right to issue you a ticket of heaven, and who is going to issue him with a ticket for hell?”
Here Bábá is guiding about how crooked priests have no right to misguide and exploit the people based on the false notions of heaven or hell. Rather, those priests themselves will live in their own hell. But the Tiljala Publishers changed that very section to make it sound like you the reader, not the priest, is being sent to hell.
Our Tiljala Publishers (TP) printed: “The priest has no right to issue you a ticket, and who is going to issue you a ticket to hell?”
TP completely missed the issue of Bábá mocking and attacking that priestly dogma. Their latest edition (2008) of Ananda Vacanamrtam part 12 strays far from Bábá's teaching. In His revolutionary way, Bábá is boldly pointing out the dogma of the priest class and bashing and mocking their so-called authority, yet TP changed that section entirely. Our Publisher’s version wrongly tells the reader to go to hell - not the dogmatic priests.
http://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com
Why this letter?
The issue is that our Ananda Marga books - Bábá's teachings - must be proper. That is what Bábá wants and that is what this letter is about. Who can forget those days in Patna when Bábá was lovingly yet harshly scolding and rebuking various wt’s for not recording and printing His discourses. In His divine liila, Bábá feigned to be furious and set the tone that His discourses must be recorded and printed in a timely and proper way.
So this whole topic is an issue of non-compromising strictness and faith regarding the sanctity of Iśťa and Ádarsha, and the authenticity of Guru’s printed discourses.
Without a proper scripture any movement will turn into dogma. We must ensure that Bábá's discourses are 100% accurate. His each and every word should be printed “as is.” That is the only way to safeguard Guru’s scripture. Without that, our Ananda Marga will just sink into dogma.
References
1. Gurukul: History and Planning, 29 Sep '90, Madhu Korak, Kolkata
The below sections are entirely different topics, unrelated to the above material.
They stand on their own as points of interest.
* * *
On the auspicious occasion of festival of effulgence
"A'loker utsava eso sabe..." (Prabhat Samgiita #2218)
Purport:
I am inviting all for this grand occasion of light festival. O' my brothers and sisters of the universal humanity, come one, come all to this auspicious celebration of illumination. By His grace, we will be awakening all with His divine knowledge. On this joyous ceremony of effulgence, let us all work collectively. By His krpa, we will bring heaven on this dusty earth.
No one is distant: All belong to one unified family; all are my own. In the absence of this eternal veracity - unaware of this ideological understanding - even close relations go distant and far away, and try to destroy each other. Let human beings know who they are; they should know they have come from the Supreme Entity. They are the special children of God. All are kith and kin. On this grand festival, by His blessing I am preparing and arranging everything so that everyone will know their origin that they are the progeny of that singular, all-pervading Cosmic Entity.
My Parama Purusa, thinking of You, I will not lag behind - not even for one second - and will never look back. I will keep my eyes fixed on the Supreme Goal, and not allow even a single individual to fall back or be forgotten. This is my sadhana. My duty is to move everyone in unison, i.e. the entire humanity. This spiritual refulgence will destroy all accumulated dirt and stains of dogma. We will enlighten the whole cosmos, by Your mercy.
Baba, with Your causeless blessing, the impossible becomes possible. You are my Goal; You are my everything...
== Section: Important Teaching ==
Mental vrttis and changing shape of human beings
Ananda Marga Ideology guides us, "I have also said that in the future the number of vrttis may further increase. The more complicated social life, family life, the realm of thought and the realm of intellect become, the more vrttis will develop. For example, the vrtti, cunningness, may be expressed in many more ways. To fulfil their desires, people will develop different types of cunningness which may become different vrttis in future. For example, the cunningness required to procure an object by devious means, the cunningness needed to give a promise knowing full well that one will never keep it, and the cunningness required to trick someone into believing that one did not tell a lie when in fact one did tell a lie, may all become separate vrttis in future.” (1)
Ananda Marga Ideology guides us, "Thus, in the future, as people’s thought processes become more complicated, many new vrttis will develop. The number of vrttis may not stay at fifty. Just imagine the situation that will arise in the future as a result of humanity’s ever increasing thirst for knowledge. To meet these developments the nerve cells and nerve fibres will have to become more complex. Consequently, the human cranium will become larger and the size of the head will increase. The hands and feet will become weaker and weaker and human beings may even lose the ability to walk. Today, the human toes have almost stopped functioning – in spiritual actions we have almost no use for them – whereas at one time, when we used to walk on four legs, we used our toes as much as our fingers. The front legs were used less and less, and were transformed into arms, and thus these days it has become almost impossible for us to crawl on all fours.” (1)
“There was a time when humans would run on four legs, but today they cannot do that. After a time, children feel uncomfortable crawling around on all fours and try to walk on their hind legs. In the initial stages, when they try to stand up, they soon fall down. Again they stand up, again they fall down. When they finally develop the habit of standing on two legs, there are corresponding changes in the physical structure so that the use of their arms becomes less. In the future, the legs will be used less and less and the capacity to move on them will decrease. The arms will become thin, and the head will become abnormally large.” (1)
Reference
1. Ananda Vacanamrtam-8, Sádhaná, Abhidhyána and Kiirtana
Difference between qualified & unqualified spiritual teachers
Ananda Marga philosophy says, "Whenever there is a decline in spiritual culture in the world the cause is a lack of spiritual aspirants and qualified preceptors. In this modern world developed and effective spiritual science is freely available, but there is certainly a lack of inquisitive spiritual seekers and qualified teachers. Qualified spiritual teachers are those with a developed integral outlook and a capacity to impart it to their students. Unfortunately so many so-called spiritual teachers are inculcating defective and narrow ideas in the name of spirituality to serve their own self-interests." (1)
Ananda Marga philosophy says, "Others cite mythological stories to explain that certain gods bestow their powers on the faithful disciples, but other gods mercilessly punish the detractors. They jump at every opportunity to take advantage of the sentimental weaknesses of their credulous disciples, and in the name of spiritual training create obstacles on the path of spiritual progress by relating all kinds of cock and bull stories...These “religious merchants” with their non-integral outlook, want to divide humanity into different groups (Indians, Germans, Russians, etc.) ." (2)
Reference
1. Ananda Marga Philosophy in a Nutshell - 5, Integral and Non-Integral Outlook
2. Ananda Marga Philosophy in a Nutshell - 5, Integral and Non-Integral Outlook
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Distortion in AM book
Namaskar,
Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 11-12 (E) is unfortunately plagued by numerous scriptural distortions. This letter points out some of those grave errors. Although there are many, many inaccuracies, one key distorted paragraph about the priest dogma is discussed below in detail.
An audio file of Bábá's original spoken discourse has been uploaded - kindly find the link appended below. This sound file demonstrates that what is printed in the book is completely wrong. As disciples of Bábá, we should be very strict in preserving the sanctity of His printed discourses. This is our moral duty.
Here is one significant example of distortion from Ananda Vacanamrtam - 12. In the 3rd to last paragraph of the discourse, ‘Everything Comes From Something’ (2 June 1979 evening, Lyon, France), our Tiljala Publishers printed it entirely wrong. The yellow highlighted section is the distorted version published by Tiljala. And the green highlighted section is what Baba actually spoke.
http://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com
Tiljala wrongly printed
In Ananda Vacanamrtam part 12, our Tiljala Publishers (TP) falsely printed a key section of Guru’s discourse.
Tiljala Publishers wrote: “And you should never think, ‘Oh, because the priest didn’t issue me any ticket for heaven, I won’t be able to go to heaven.’ No, no, no, don’t say that. The priest has no right to issue you a ticket, and who is going to issue you a ticket to hell? No, no, no, your good actions will bring you closer to Parama Puruśa, and finally you will become one with Him by dint of your sádhaná, by dint of your occult practice.”The above is TP's flawed version. Now see here below what Sadguru Baba really spoke.
Baba originally spoke: "And you should never think that, “Oh, because the priest didn’t issue any ticket for heaven, that's why I won’t be able to go to the heaven.” No, no, no, no, no don’t think like that. The priest has got no right to issue a ticket of heaven, and who is going to issue him with a ticket for hell? [laughter] No, no, no, no, no your good actions will bring you closer to the Parama Puruśa, and finally you will be one with Him by dint of your sádhaná, by dint of your occult practice." (To listen or download audio file, see note 1 below)Note: When Bábá is saying “who is going to issue him with a ticket for Hell?”, then those in the audience started laughing because Bábá's discourse is quite humorous. So those who attended that day enjoyed Bábá's talk, but because those words were omitted from the printed discourse, readers are deprived of this gift.
http://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com
Who is going to hell
The main significant error of this passage is that those publishers distorted the section where Bábá is saying that the priest will "go to hell." This is a serious point. Because Ananda Marga is against all kinds of dogma, especially religious dogma as that stifles the growth of the whole society. And Bábá is adamantly telling that not only do those priests not have the power to send anyone to heaven, but because of their shams and duplicity those exploitative priests themselves will "go to hell."
Yet the publishers missed and distorted this point entirely when printing the latest version of Ananda Vacanamrtam 11-12. Bábá makes a revolutionary stand against priest dogma and our respected publishers ruined that point.
The standard protocol among publishers in the world is that as soon as they are aware their book contains stark errors, they will withdraw the book, release an errata statement, fix the error, and issue an updated edition. But it is unfortunate that our Tiljala Publishers do not follow this standard. Even after learning that a book has distortions and the general márgiis are aware, even then those Tiljala Publishers continue selling the same distorted version. Such an approach is quite a blot in the world of publications.
http://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com
Conclusion
We have been blessed to come onto the path of tantra sadhana and have Taraka Brahma as the Guru; it is our responsibility to ensure that we preserve the integrity of His teachings.
Ananda Marga ideology guides us, "Everyone’s work is to establish it with collective support. You people know that when clothes are woven white ants and mice try to eat them. So the cloth has to be saved from the destructive activities of white ants and mice. So whenever you make something, establish a protective fence to protect it from the evil forces."
"In days of old, when womenfolk used to prepare dried mango cakes, the young boys used to sit by the side to keep the crows away with a stick in the hand. Similarly you should be careful and alert always."
"From this very auspicious moment, you should take a vow to progress individually and collectively and build a new society on the planet Earth. We have come to build a new society, to construct and to remain engaged in constructive works throughout our life. This would be the greatest mission of our life." (1)
Namaskar,
in Him
Liila
Audio file
Here is a link to Baba’s original file. This sound file is the absolute proof that what is printed in the book is wrong.
Again, the above is what Bábá originally spoke in English as He was in Europe at the time and this discourse was given 100% in English. In Baba’s original discourse, He is pointing out the injustice of the priests and making a joke about how those dogmatic priests should be sent to hell.
http://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com
Tiljala's Ananda Vacanamrtam Part-12: many distortions
Baba spoke: “The priest has got no right to issue you a ticket of heaven, and who is going to issue him with a ticket for hell?”
Here Bábá is guiding about how crooked priests have no right to misguide and exploit the people based on the false notions of heaven or hell. Rather, those priests themselves will live in their own hell. But the Tiljala Publishers changed that very section to make it sound like you the reader, not the priest, is being sent to hell.
Our Tiljala Publishers (TP) printed: “The priest has no right to issue you a ticket, and who is going to issue you a ticket to hell?”
TP completely missed the issue of Bábá mocking and attacking that priestly dogma. Their latest edition (2008) of Ananda Vacanamrtam part 12 strays far from Bábá's teaching. In His revolutionary way, Bábá is boldly pointing out the dogma of the priest class and bashing and mocking their so-called authority, yet TP changed that section entirely. Our Publisher’s version wrongly tells the reader to go to hell - not the dogmatic priests.
http://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com
Why this letter?
The issue is that our Ananda Marga books - Bábá's teachings - must be proper. That is what Bábá wants and that is what this letter is about. Who can forget those days in Patna when Bábá was lovingly yet harshly scolding and rebuking various wt’s for not recording and printing His discourses. In His divine liila, Bábá feigned to be furious and set the tone that His discourses must be recorded and printed in a timely and proper way.
So this whole topic is an issue of non-compromising strictness and faith regarding the sanctity of Iśťa and Ádarsha, and the authenticity of Guru’s printed discourses.
Without a proper scripture any movement will turn into dogma. We must ensure that Bábá's discourses are 100% accurate. His each and every word should be printed “as is.” That is the only way to safeguard Guru’s scripture. Without that, our Ananda Marga will just sink into dogma.
References
1. Gurukul: History and Planning, 29 Sep '90, Madhu Korak, Kolkata
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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.
* * *
== Section 2:
Prabhat Samgiita ==
On the auspicious occasion of festival of effulgence
"A'loker utsava eso sabe..." (Prabhat Samgiita #2218)
Purport:
I am inviting all for this grand occasion of light festival. O' my brothers and sisters of the universal humanity, come one, come all to this auspicious celebration of illumination. By His grace, we will be awakening all with His divine knowledge. On this joyous ceremony of effulgence, let us all work collectively. By His krpa, we will bring heaven on this dusty earth.
No one is distant: All belong to one unified family; all are my own. In the absence of this eternal veracity - unaware of this ideological understanding - even close relations go distant and far away, and try to destroy each other. Let human beings know who they are; they should know they have come from the Supreme Entity. They are the special children of God. All are kith and kin. On this grand festival, by His blessing I am preparing and arranging everything so that everyone will know their origin that they are the progeny of that singular, all-pervading Cosmic Entity.
My Parama Purusa, thinking of You, I will not lag behind - not even for one second - and will never look back. I will keep my eyes fixed on the Supreme Goal, and not allow even a single individual to fall back or be forgotten. This is my sadhana. My duty is to move everyone in unison, i.e. the entire humanity. This spiritual refulgence will destroy all accumulated dirt and stains of dogma. We will enlighten the whole cosmos, by Your mercy.
Baba, with Your causeless blessing, the impossible becomes possible. You are my Goal; You are my everything...
== Section: Important Teaching ==
Mental vrttis and changing shape of human beings
Ananda Marga Ideology guides us, "I have also said that in the future the number of vrttis may further increase. The more complicated social life, family life, the realm of thought and the realm of intellect become, the more vrttis will develop. For example, the vrtti, cunningness, may be expressed in many more ways. To fulfil their desires, people will develop different types of cunningness which may become different vrttis in future. For example, the cunningness required to procure an object by devious means, the cunningness needed to give a promise knowing full well that one will never keep it, and the cunningness required to trick someone into believing that one did not tell a lie when in fact one did tell a lie, may all become separate vrttis in future.” (1)
Ananda Marga Ideology guides us, "Thus, in the future, as people’s thought processes become more complicated, many new vrttis will develop. The number of vrttis may not stay at fifty. Just imagine the situation that will arise in the future as a result of humanity’s ever increasing thirst for knowledge. To meet these developments the nerve cells and nerve fibres will have to become more complex. Consequently, the human cranium will become larger and the size of the head will increase. The hands and feet will become weaker and weaker and human beings may even lose the ability to walk. Today, the human toes have almost stopped functioning – in spiritual actions we have almost no use for them – whereas at one time, when we used to walk on four legs, we used our toes as much as our fingers. The front legs were used less and less, and were transformed into arms, and thus these days it has become almost impossible for us to crawl on all fours.” (1)
“There was a time when humans would run on four legs, but today they cannot do that. After a time, children feel uncomfortable crawling around on all fours and try to walk on their hind legs. In the initial stages, when they try to stand up, they soon fall down. Again they stand up, again they fall down. When they finally develop the habit of standing on two legs, there are corresponding changes in the physical structure so that the use of their arms becomes less. In the future, the legs will be used less and less and the capacity to move on them will decrease. The arms will become thin, and the head will become abnormally large.” (1)
Reference
1. Ananda Vacanamrtam-8, Sádhaná, Abhidhyána and Kiirtana
== Section: Important Teaching ==
Difference between qualified & unqualified spiritual teachers
Ananda Marga philosophy says, "Whenever there is a decline in spiritual culture in the world the cause is a lack of spiritual aspirants and qualified preceptors. In this modern world developed and effective spiritual science is freely available, but there is certainly a lack of inquisitive spiritual seekers and qualified teachers. Qualified spiritual teachers are those with a developed integral outlook and a capacity to impart it to their students. Unfortunately so many so-called spiritual teachers are inculcating defective and narrow ideas in the name of spirituality to serve their own self-interests." (1)
Ananda Marga philosophy says, "Others cite mythological stories to explain that certain gods bestow their powers on the faithful disciples, but other gods mercilessly punish the detractors. They jump at every opportunity to take advantage of the sentimental weaknesses of their credulous disciples, and in the name of spiritual training create obstacles on the path of spiritual progress by relating all kinds of cock and bull stories...These “religious merchants” with their non-integral outlook, want to divide humanity into different groups (Indians, Germans, Russians, etc.) ." (2)
Reference
1. Ananda Marga Philosophy in a Nutshell - 5, Integral and Non-Integral Outlook
2. Ananda Marga Philosophy in a Nutshell - 5, Integral and Non-Integral Outlook
== Section 3:
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