Baba
False thing in the book
Namaskar,
As Ananda Margiis, we must follow His guidelines, propagate His teachings, and tell the truth about how people got samadhi during the early demonstrations. The truth needs to be told that those participants got samadhi exclusively due to Sadguru Baba’s direct command and grace.
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Fact was not revealed
It is written in Ananda Marga philosophy, “On May 10, 1969, at Ranchi jagriti, a sádhaka attained rágátmika samádhi. He sat in dhyánásana and with his mind concentrated on each cakra, and began to do dhyána on the supreme object of ideation. He realized that each of his cakras is being controlled by his Iśt́a. Not only that he felt also that his Iśt́a is perceptibly present in his blood, nerves, indriyas, etc. He began to take deep breaths. After remaining in that state, he started to roll on the ground.” (1)
The above false narrative has been inserted into the book, Ananda Marga Philosophy in a Nutshell part 5. And this inserted bogus description of a samadhi demonstration makes it look like the sadhaka achieved samadhi due to his own efforts. But the truth is that Sadguru Baba touched that person with sticks and gave samadhi. The sadhaka did nothing; the sadhaka was meditating on Baba. Here in the above quote ista means Baba.
So this inserted false paragraph gives readers the wrong impression that the sadhaka was really great, and that is why he got samadhi. Yet, the truth is opposite. It is unfortunate that such erroneous descriptions have been inserted into our spiritual shastra. Those fallacious insertions should be corrected.
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As all know Sadguru Baba is all-powerful; in the demonstration year of 1969-1970, He graciously granted samadhi, cured disease, demonstrated to thousands of people, and blessed life to the lifeless. But that history has been misreported by Publications.
Please read again:
It is written in Ananda Marga philosophy, “On May 10, 1969, at Ranchi jagriti, a sádhaka attained rágátmika samádhi. He sat in dhyánásana and with his mind concentrated on each cakra, and began to do dhyána on the supreme object of ideation. He realized that each of his cakras is being controlled by his Iśt́a. Not only that he felt also that his Iśt́a is perceptibly present in his blood, nerves, indriyas, etc. He began to take deep breaths. After remaining in that state, he started to roll on the ground.” (2)
So here the sadhaka was meditating on Baba—in the above quote ista means Baba. The truth is that Sadguru Baba touched that person with sticks and gave samadhi.
False things in book
Here again is how one observer described the samadhi demonstration. They wrongly glorified the participant—not Sadguru Baba.
The below scan is from Ananda Marga Philosophy in a Nutshell—5, "Ra'ga'nuga' and Ra'ga'tmika' Sama'dhi", p.324. And it was wrongly written by an observer and then it was inserted into the text. Sadly this publication gives the false notion that Baba is narrating this event. But someone else has recounted this incident in a misleading manner.
Here in the below quote ista means Baba. Now please read the scan and take note how the sadhaka is wrongly given full credit for attaining samadhi. But the truth is that Sadguru Baba touched that person with sticks and gave samadhi.
It is written in Ananda Marga philosophy, "On May 10, 1969 at Ranchi jagrti, a sadhaka attained ra'gatmika' samadhi. He sat in dhya'na'sana and with his mind concentrated on each cakra, and began to do dhya'na on the supreme object of ideation. He realized that each of his cakras is being controlled by his Ista. Not only that he also felt that his Ista is perceptibly present in his blood, nerves, indriyas etc. He began to take deep breaths. After remaining in that state he started to roll on the ground." (3)
So again, in the above scene, the sadhaka was meditating on Baba (Ista), and Baba touched that person with sticks and gave samadhi. That is the totality of the story. But that is wrongly portrayed in the above text.
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Indeed, the inserted bogus description leads in another direction; and yet the above is not an isolated incident. There are numerous examples of this type of false and misleading depiction throughout the book. For instance, in the 'Bha'va Samadhi' chapter (page 327) and 'Dharmamegha Sama'dhi' chapter (p.329), the narration of demonstrations is done in a similarly false way. So these all need to be corrected. Everyone should clearly understand that those sadhakas got samadhi due to Baba’s causeless grace and not due to their own efforts. The truth is that Sadguru Baba touched that person with sticks and gave samadhi.
in Him,
Visnu mukharji
As Ananda Margiis, we must follow His guidelines, propagate His teachings, and tell the truth about how people got samadhi during the early demonstrations. But Tiljala Publications Dept has never fixed the serious distortions with regards to the false way these demonstrations were described. They failed to tell the truth, and that is sinful.
The misleading way in which the publication, Ananda Marga Philosophy in a Nutshell—5, describes those samadhi demonstrations leads readers astray. Verily, those samadhi demonstration descriptions were written by a third party in such a false and erroneous manner. So those inserted descriptions about His demonstrations on samadhi need to be fixed and corrected.
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The truth needs to be told that those participants got samadhi exclusively due to Sadguru Baba’s direct command and grace. But the truth is that Sadguru Baba touched that person with sticks and gave samadhi.
References
1. Ananda Marga Philosophy in a Nutshell - 5, "Ra'ga'nuga' and Ra'ga'tmika' Sama'dhi", p.324
2. Ananda Marga Philosophy in a Nutshell - 5, "Ra'ga'nuga' and Ra'ga'tmika' Sama'dhi", p.324
3. Ananda Marga Philosophy in a Nutshell - 5, "Ra'ga'nuga' and Ra'ga'tmika' Sama'dhi", p.324
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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 ==
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 ==
You have come
"Áshár áloke ele bháśár atiita tumi,ámár duhkha klesh bhúláite..." (Prabhat Samgiita #1754)
Purport:
My Parama Purusa, You are the embodiment and illumination of hope, inspiration, and bliss and have come to remove all my afflictions. Language is wholly incapable of expressing Your greatness. In this poignant hour, You have come to relieve me of all my agonies and sufferings in a flash, and wipe away my tears. In the blink of an eye, You eradicated countless sinful and crude thoughts that had accumulated in my mind since ages. It is Your krpa’.
Baba, nobody except You is mine - to whom else can I share my pain of my core. You are the only Entity in this universe who is my own, with whom I can open my heart and show everything. Besides You there is no one else in this entire cosmos - within these three worlds, tribhuvan, with whom I can tell my inner feelings. You are my nearest.
Parama Purusa, You are the nucleus of all refulgence. Please grace me and sing the song of divinity in my ears. Kindly come to me. I have prepared one freshly blossomed flower garland for You which is full of fragrance. And I am waiting for that auspicious moment when You will come. Then in a lonely place I will offer that mala to You. Baba, You are my all. With Your auspicious arrival, all my sufferings have disappeared because I have gotten You. This is exclusively Your mercy…
== Section 3: Important Teaching ==
Food: no more than 4 times
Ananda Marga ideology guides us, “There are many people who are otherwise good but have no control over the food they eat. It is very important that whatever one gets should not be taken indiscriminately; rather, there should be control over food, and at the same time it should be nutritious.” (1)
Note: All the rules given in Ananda Marga teachings are rational and scientific. They are firmly grounded in logic and the spirit of welfare. With regards to the above conduct rule, people have a strong inclination or weakness for food. For instance, even if a person has just taken a full belly of food, but if they see something that entices them then they will eat it. But eating food in an untimely way - i.e. when one is not hungry - ruins one’s digestion and eventually leads to numerous diseases. To help and protect our Wts from such weakness, Baba has given the rule that they may eat only four times in any 24-hour period. By this rule, Baba is ensuring that there will be a sufficient gap in between meals. That helps in digestion and keeps the system strong. So that is why our Wts are only allowed to eat four times per day.
Then there is the matter of only eating four items in a given meal. Here again this rule was given for the welfare of our Wts. In some places huge feasts are commonplace where 50 - 100 food items are available at a single sitting. And in the temples, the Lord must be fed 56 items of fresh food at every meal. The point is that in the religious traditions, feasting is front and center. But that leads to health issues and one’s premature demise. Combining different types of food is harmful to the body as some foods get digested by alkaline juices and other items by acid. If one eats a huge variety of food at one meal then one is far more likely to combine foods that are not complementary to one another, thereby causing serious problems for the stomach. By restricting the number of foods and following this simple rule, that pitfall is essentially avoided.
So all the rules and teachings are for our overall well-being and progress.
The more family people adhere to the rules given for Wts - such as fasting four times per month, or restricting one’s food intake in the above ways, the more they will be benefited.
Reference
1. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 3, The Seven Secrets of Success
== Section: Important Teaching ==
Vrttis: which one to pursue
Here are the first 49 propensities of the human mind...
Ananda Marga philosophy states, “dharma (psycho-spiritual longing), artha (psychic longing), káma (physical longing), mokśa (spiritual longing), avajiṋá (belittlement of others), múrcchá (psychic stupor, lack of common sense), prashraya (indulgence), avishvása (lack of confidence), sarvanásha (thought of sure annihilation), kruratá (cruelty), lajjá (shyness, shame), pishunatá (sadistic tendency), iirśá (envy), suśupti (staticity, sleepiness), viśáda (melancholia), kaśáya (peevishness), trśńá (yearning for acquisition), moha (infatuation), ghrna (hatred, revulsion), bhaya (fear), asha (hope), cinta (worry), cesta (effort), mamata (mineness), dambha (vanity), viveka (conscience), vikalata (mental numbness due to fear), ahamkara (ego), lalata (avarice), kapatata (hypocrisy), vitarka (argumentativeness to the point of wild exaggeration), anutapa (repentance), śad́aja (sound of peacock), rśabha (sound of bull), gándhára (sound of goat), madhyama (sound of deer), paiṋcama (sound of cuckoo), dhaevata (sound of donkey), niśáda (sound of elephant), oṋm (acoustic root of creation), hum (sound of arousing kulakuńd́alinii), phat́ (putting theory into practice), vaośat́ (expression of mundane knowledge), vaśat́ (welfare in subtler sphere), svaha (performing noble actions), namah (surrender to the Supreme), vis'a (repulsive expression), amrta (sweetness in expression), apara (mundane knowledge)...” (1)
And the 50th propensity and the only vrtti a sadhaka should seek is: para (spiritual knowledge).
References
1. Yoga Psychology, Glands and Sub-Glands
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