Baba
This email contains two sections:
1. Posting: BSM editors capitulate to pseudo-culture
2. Links
Note 1: The Bhakta Samaj magazine (BSM) is a Hindi magazine. It is published in India so this letter is only for Indian margiis - not for others.
Note 2: Those who do not understand what pseudo-culture is may not be able to understand this issue.
Note 3: It is important to read part I of this series before reading this letter. So if you haven’t read part I yet, kindly click on link #1 below.
Namaskar
So the below photo from pages 20-21 of Bhakta Samaj (Feb 2016) as well as the photo presented in part I, is steeped in three types of sin:
1. Going against the code of the protection and dignity of women and instead engaging in female exploitation by supporting pseudo-culture.
2. Misrepresentation of yoga.
3. Going against Caryacarya and our conduct rules.
As Ananda Margiis, our job is to smash this misconception and preach and personify the high ideals of tantra where yoga aims at the unification with the Supreme. Unfortunately, on this point the Bhakta Samaj magazine has fallen far, far short of the mark.
See below how in the BSM, the woman displayed have shaved their underarm hair thus going against Sixteen Points and Ananda Marga rules for doing asanas.
See above how in the BSM, the woman displayed
have shaved their underarm hair thus going against Sixteen
Points and Ananda Marga rules for doing asanas.
Must be vanguards against pseudo-culture
As Ananda Margiis - as neo-humanists - Baba guides us that we are to be the vanguards against the onslaught of pseudo-culture. But instead of leading on this front, the Bhakta Samaj editors has been veritably swallowed up by pseudo-culture.
(a) The Bhakta Samaj editors feed into the false notion that yoga is just for females so that they can become thin and alluring to attract others;
(b) The Bhakta Samaj editors feed into the false notion that yoga is merely some type of physical exercise;
(c) The Bhakta Samaj editors feed into the false notion that females are to be judged by their bodies;
(d) The Bhakta Samaj editors feed into the false notion that females should be half-naked and displayed to "pitch" and sell their magazine.
(e) And there are numerous other ways how the Bhakta Samaj editors fall into the mud puddle of pseudo-culture.
The question then becomes: Why did this those Bhakta Samaj editors do like this? The answer is money. To boost sales, those Bhakta Samaj editors are willing to go against their oaths and vows and undermine Ananda Marga ideology.
Such is the sad state of affairs.
Female exploitation
Here Baba warns us about the dangers of pseudo-culture and how our duty is to rise up and fight against all forms of pseudo-culture, including points related with the dignity of women.
Ananda Marga philosophy states, "This exploitation in the cultural sphere is accomplished by the propagation of pseudo-culture. Every honest, virtuous, rational person must fight against this pseudo-culture, and inspire others to do the same. If this is not done, the future of humanity will be sealed. It is proper for human beings to struggle for political freedom, for social emancipation; but if their cultural backbone is broken, then all their struggles will end in nothing – like offering ghee into a fire that has died out." (1)
Summary
Tragically, the Bhakta Samaj chief editor took a fall on multiple levels by presenting his magazine in this manner: propagating pseudo-culture, misrepresenting yoga, and going against various codes and rules.
In so doing, they wholly misrepresent the aims and teachings of Guru and Ananda Marga, while the common people are misled. This situation is bad from beginning to end.
in Him,
Pratima Bhat
Note: (a) Everybody knows, according to Ananda Marga standard and Caryacarya, the women displayed in the photos of this series of letters are half-naked. (b) If you are interested to see the aforesaid magazine pages, please write us. (c) By the way, some naive persons claim that Dada Santoshananda, Santosananda is not the real doer and that the real culprits are his staff. Whatever may be, but as long as his name is still listed as the magazine editor, then he will be held responsible.
It denigrates young women as sex objects
In getting caught up in the winds of the fake yoga syndrome, the Bhakta Samaj editors blatantly contradict so many of conduct rules and vows:
- “Do not cut the hair of the joints of the body.” (2)
Contradiction: Instead of adhering to Guru’s above guideline, those Bhakta Samaj editors picked up half-naked photos from the web that portray women according to western, pseudo-culture values where women’s underarm hair is shaved off to make them more alluring to men.
- “It should be remembered that a woman’s friend is a woman and a man’s friend is a man.” (3)
Contradiction: In our Ananda Marga, there is not free mixing of the sexes and males and females certainly do not perform yoga asanas together. Yet in the above photo, there is a male doing fake asanas with half-naked women.
- "Avadhuta shall treat every woman of the world, including his ex-wife, as mother." (4)
Contradiction: Instead of treating females as mother Bhakta Samaj chief editor Dada Santoshananda is denigrating them as sex objects etc.
- "While going out of their house, women should wear simple and decent clothes and cover their bodies properly." (5)
Contradiction: Instead of covering up their bodies, the women displayed in the above photo are revealing maximum degree of skin (i.e. half-naked) for all to see.
Who is behind this sin
Ac Santoshananda Avt - Editor - As the editor he is most responsible for this sin.
Partially Responsible Parties
These following post-holders are partially responsible:
Shrii Madhava Pandey - Co-Editor
Shrii Vikesh Beniwal - Associate Editor
Shrii Arjun Narayan Choudhary - Working Editor
Shrii Madhavi Dani - Organising Editor
Shrii Hariprasad Vishwash - Sub-Editor
Shrii Nishant Ketu - Advisor
Editorial Board:
Ac Susmitananda
Shrii Ramlal Dani
Shrii Trilok Singh
Strange - why these sincere margiis are supporting
pseudo-culture the exploitation of women
Directly or indirectly supporting any sin is also a sin. That is why I request these below listed good margiis not to associate themselves with this magazine. This magazine is propagating false things. Would they like it if their daughters or granddaughters were displayed in this way - i.e. shaving their armpit hair and exposing most of their skin etc.
So if any margiis supports this magazine, they will have to face the consequences of the cosmic operative principle - so watch out. Below is the list of some of the names listed on the editor’s page.
Shrii Ramkesh Choudhary
Shrii Kumar Akhilesh
Shrii Jagadiish Bhala - Kanpur
Shrii Rajiiv -
Shrii Suman Kumar Jha
Shrii Yashpal Singh Chauhan - Uttarakhand
Shrii Tulsi Ram Patel - Chattisgarh
Shrii Shantaram Choudhary - Lucknow
Dr Rakesh - Sahajanavan (Gorakhpur)
Dr Chandreshvar Prasad (Patna)
Shrii Piyusa (Bettiah)
Shrii Praveen (Samastipur)
Shrii Guru Prasad (Banka)
Shrii Ravi Shankar (Bhagalpur)
A call to all margiis: Please ask these above margiis to think twice before supporting this anti-dharmic work, i.e. propagating pseudo-culture which is against Ananda Marga.
References
1. Liberation of Intellect - Neo-Humanism
2. Caryacarya 3, Rules for Asanas, point #8
3. Caryacarya Part 1 - Social Relationship between Men and Women
4. 32 Rules for Avadhuta, pt #11
5. Caryacarya -1, Dress
This email contains two sections:
1. Posting: BSM editors capitulate to pseudo-culture
2. Links
Dada Santosananda capitulate to
pseudo-culture
- This
letter is not for all -
Note 1: The Bhakta Samaj magazine (BSM) is a Hindi magazine. It is published in India so this letter is only for Indian margiis - not for others.
Note 2: Those who do not understand what pseudo-culture is may not be able to understand this issue.
Note 3: It is important to read part I of this series before reading this letter. So if you haven’t read part I yet, kindly click on link #1 below.
Namaskar
So the below photo from pages 20-21 of Bhakta Samaj (Feb 2016) as well as the photo presented in part I, is steeped in three types of sin:
1. Going against the code of the protection and dignity of women and instead engaging in female exploitation by supporting pseudo-culture.
2. Misrepresentation of yoga.
3. Going against Caryacarya and our conduct rules.
As Ananda Margiis, our job is to smash this misconception and preach and personify the high ideals of tantra where yoga aims at the unification with the Supreme. Unfortunately, on this point the Bhakta Samaj magazine has fallen far, far short of the mark.
See below how in the BSM, the woman displayed have shaved their underarm hair thus going against Sixteen Points and Ananda Marga rules for doing asanas.
Must be vanguards against pseudo-culture
As Ananda Margiis - as neo-humanists - Baba guides us that we are to be the vanguards against the onslaught of pseudo-culture. But instead of leading on this front, the Bhakta Samaj editors has been veritably swallowed up by pseudo-culture.
(a) The Bhakta Samaj editors feed into the false notion that yoga is just for females so that they can become thin and alluring to attract others;
(b) The Bhakta Samaj editors feed into the false notion that yoga is merely some type of physical exercise;
(c) The Bhakta Samaj editors feed into the false notion that females are to be judged by their bodies;
(d) The Bhakta Samaj editors feed into the false notion that females should be half-naked and displayed to "pitch" and sell their magazine.
(e) And there are numerous other ways how the Bhakta Samaj editors fall into the mud puddle of pseudo-culture.
The question then becomes: Why did this those Bhakta Samaj editors do like this? The answer is money. To boost sales, those Bhakta Samaj editors are willing to go against their oaths and vows and undermine Ananda Marga ideology.
Such is the sad state of affairs.
Female exploitation
Here Baba warns us about the dangers of pseudo-culture and how our duty is to rise up and fight against all forms of pseudo-culture, including points related with the dignity of women.
Ananda Marga philosophy states, "This exploitation in the cultural sphere is accomplished by the propagation of pseudo-culture. Every honest, virtuous, rational person must fight against this pseudo-culture, and inspire others to do the same. If this is not done, the future of humanity will be sealed. It is proper for human beings to struggle for political freedom, for social emancipation; but if their cultural backbone is broken, then all their struggles will end in nothing – like offering ghee into a fire that has died out." (1)
Summary
Tragically, the Bhakta Samaj chief editor took a fall on multiple levels by presenting his magazine in this manner: propagating pseudo-culture, misrepresenting yoga, and going against various codes and rules.
In so doing, they wholly misrepresent the aims and teachings of Guru and Ananda Marga, while the common people are misled. This situation is bad from beginning to end.
in Him,
Pratima Bhat
Note: (a) Everybody knows, according to Ananda Marga standard and Caryacarya, the women displayed in the photos of this series of letters are half-naked. (b) If you are interested to see the aforesaid magazine pages, please write us. (c) By the way, some naive persons claim that Dada Santoshananda, Santosananda is not the real doer and that the real culprits are his staff. Whatever may be, but as long as his name is still listed as the magazine editor, then he will be held responsible.
It denigrates young women as sex objects
In getting caught up in the winds of the fake yoga syndrome, the Bhakta Samaj editors blatantly contradict so many of conduct rules and vows:
- “Do not cut the hair of the joints of the body.” (2)
Contradiction: Instead of adhering to Guru’s above guideline, those Bhakta Samaj editors picked up half-naked photos from the web that portray women according to western, pseudo-culture values where women’s underarm hair is shaved off to make them more alluring to men.
- “It should be remembered that a woman’s friend is a woman and a man’s friend is a man.” (3)
Contradiction: In our Ananda Marga, there is not free mixing of the sexes and males and females certainly do not perform yoga asanas together. Yet in the above photo, there is a male doing fake asanas with half-naked women.
- "Avadhuta shall treat every woman of the world, including his ex-wife, as mother." (4)
Contradiction: Instead of treating females as mother Bhakta Samaj chief editor Dada Santoshananda is denigrating them as sex objects etc.
- "While going out of their house, women should wear simple and decent clothes and cover their bodies properly." (5)
Contradiction: Instead of covering up their bodies, the women displayed in the above photo are revealing maximum degree of skin (i.e. half-naked) for all to see.
Who is behind this sin
Ac Santoshananda Avt - Editor - As the editor he is most responsible for this sin.
Partially Responsible Parties
These following post-holders are partially responsible:
Shrii Madhava Pandey - Co-Editor
Shrii Vikesh Beniwal - Associate Editor
Shrii Arjun Narayan Choudhary - Working Editor
Shrii Madhavi Dani - Organising Editor
Shrii Hariprasad Vishwash - Sub-Editor
Shrii Nishant Ketu - Advisor
Editorial Board:
Ac Susmitananda
Shrii Ramlal Dani
Shrii Trilok Singh
Strange - why these sincere margiis are supporting
pseudo-culture the exploitation of women
Directly or indirectly supporting any sin is also a sin. That is why I request these below listed good margiis not to associate themselves with this magazine. This magazine is propagating false things. Would they like it if their daughters or granddaughters were displayed in this way - i.e. shaving their armpit hair and exposing most of their skin etc.
So if any margiis supports this magazine, they will have to face the consequences of the cosmic operative principle - so watch out. Below is the list of some of the names listed on the editor’s page.
Shrii Ramkesh Choudhary
Shrii Kumar Akhilesh
Shrii Jagadiish Bhala - Kanpur
Shrii Rajiiv -
Shrii Suman Kumar Jha
Shrii Yashpal Singh Chauhan - Uttarakhand
Shrii Tulsi Ram Patel - Chattisgarh
Shrii Shantaram Choudhary - Lucknow
Dr Rakesh - Sahajanavan (Gorakhpur)
Dr Chandreshvar Prasad (Patna)
Shrii Piyusa (Bettiah)
Shrii Praveen (Samastipur)
Shrii Guru Prasad (Banka)
Shrii Ravi Shankar (Bhagalpur)
A call to all margiis: Please ask these above margiis to think twice before supporting this anti-dharmic work, i.e. propagating pseudo-culture which is against Ananda Marga.
References
1. Liberation of Intellect - Neo-Humanism
2. Caryacarya 3, Rules for Asanas, point #8
3. Caryacarya Part 1 - Social Relationship between Men and Women
4. 32 Rules for Avadhuta, pt #11
5. Caryacarya -1, Dress
== Section 2:
Links ==
Here is a link to part one of this series - link #1
Link #1: Half-naked young women displayed...
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Link #1: Half-naked young women displayed...
Other Recent Postings
Look what dirty things this margii did
Hypocrisy & spirituality
Who is that arrogant Wt
Photo Credit
