Baba
Tom, Dick, & Harry
Namaskar,
Mahaprayan is a widely used convention that means the death of Tom, Dick, Harry, & even John Doe. Throughout India, especially in my Bengal, the mahaprayan program is used for the death of any common human being.
Ananda Marga Caryacarya states, “The period of mourning should not extend beyond twelve days.” (1)
The purpose of this letter is to help my fellow margiis understand that mahaprayan is regular commemoration for the mortals in the same way as people in the west people use "passed away" and "died" etc.
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This below image says it all - it demonstrates how mahaprayan is used on a daily basis for those who have died. In the caption of each of the below photos, the mahaprayan word is written in Bengali script. Ask any Bangla-knowing person and they can confirm this for you. These are from Google images.
So please see below: Beneath each and every photo, mahaprayan is written in Bangla script. And also below each and every photo is a link (in green font) to the website and if you click on it you will arrive at a huge heading stating mahaprayan of xyz. So you can imagine how prevalent mahaprayan of xyz is in my Bengal. Below is a screen print of one partial page of Google images.
Again, please see above: Beneath each and every photo, mahaprayan is written in Bangla script. And also below each and every photo is a link (in green font) to the website and if you click on it you will arrive at a huge heading stating mahaprayan of xyz. So you can imagine how prevalent mahaprayan of xyz is in my Bengal. Above is a screen print of one partial page of Google images.
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All of the above photos are from Google images. Just type mahaprayan and the death day announcements appear of so many common citizens. Each listing is entitled “mahaprayan” as their family and friends publish the mahaprayan listing of their loved one.
So as we see, the concept of "mahaprayan" is something very common; it signifies the death of a mortal being; it is a common phenomenon across Bengal.
As evidenced above (see image & caption) and in this series of letters, the program of mahaprayan is everywhere; it is widely observed for the death of mortals. It is not something special, nor unique nor divine. It is not something godly nor lofty, and not reserved for Taraka Brahma, as propagated by my dada Sarvatmananda ji.
Ananda Marga Caryacarya states, “The period of mourning should not extend beyond twelve days.” (2)
Adaptation of an Islamic tradition
Initially, my Tiljala faction presented this annual mahaprayan commemoration to margiis as being some type of divine and heavenly occasion that was exclusively for Mahasambhuti. But now the whole situation has changed positively. Today, mostly everyone understands that mahaprayan is just one copy and adaptation of an Islamic dogma (click here to reach to Islamic shrine of 700 years old in Ajmer India where they do 6-day annual death ceremony of Islamic leader).
For mahaprayan a tomb is needed. And only Muslims were doing that for mahaprayan. And my Tiljala mahaprayan organisers have followed suit.
We can see how in Tiljala our Dadas have implemented that same Islamic tradition by encircling the tomb to perform the tomb worship during the annual mahaprayan death day commemoration in our Tiljala campus etc.
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So while the Muslims do their ceremony for deceased human beings, my Tiljala organisers are doing this annual death (mahaprayan) ceremony to Taraka Brahma Shrii Shrii Anandamurtiji. The precept is that Guru is dead.
Regardless of how dogmatic the religions are they never do the annual mahaprayan of God, but unfortunately my faction of AMPS commemorates the annual death day, i.e. mahaprayan of the object of ideation - God. That is the irony: the God of my group died.
When everyone understands that mahaprayan signifies the death day of any mortal, then this dogma will be dropped forever.
Ananda Marga Caryacarya states, “The period of mourning should not extend beyond twelve days.” (3)
Namaskar,
In Him,
Bibek Roy
To date, certain of my group leaders have thoroughly convinced some of my fellow margiis - especially Bangla speaking and some non-Bengali speaking sadhakas - into thinking that mahaprayan is something divine.
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Hypocritical behaviour
Sadguru Baba is guiding you and in the next breath they say He is dead - mahaprayan.
True bhaktas know that there is no such thing as mahaprayan for Sadguru Baba. As the Sadguru He never passes away, He is omnipresent. So those Wts who believe in & propagate that Sadguru is dead are confused. Actually they are displaying hypocritical behaviour. Why?
When our Avadhutas acaryas give initiation, or revise anyone’s lessons, or give further lessons of sadhana, our Dadas say, “I am just a medium - Sadguru Taraka Brahma Shrii Shrii Anandamurtiji is teaching you and He is ever-present."
So in one breath our Wt dadas say that Sadguru Lord Shrii Shrii Anandamurtiji is guiding you and in the next breath they say He is dead - mahaprayan. That is both hypocritical and sinful. Hypocritical because they are telling one thing and doing something else. They are telling that Guru is no more in their mahaprayan program, yet when teaching sadhana they are relying on Him. And it is sinful because it is abusive against Guru.
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It is similar to your own children playing before you and talking among themselves that, “My mother is dead.” As a mother, how will you feel. And not only that, they go one step ahead, before your eyes they started commemorating your annual death day ceremony
How do you feel about their ignorance?
True bhaktas never participate in the dogmatic annual death day ceremony / mahaprayan of the ever-present God. That is against pre-1990 Caryacarya.”
Ananda Marga Caryacarya states, “The period of mourning should not extend beyond twelve days.” (4)
References
1. Caryacarya - 1, Shraddha Ceremony
2. Caryacarya - 1, Shraddha Ceremony
3. Caryacarya - 1, Shraddha Ceremony
4. Caryacarya - 1, Shraddha Ceremony
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== Section 2: Prabhat Samgiita ==
Note: Only those bhaktas who feel a spiritual vibration in their heart can understand this song in the depths of their core.
"Tomáke ceyechi ámi, jiivaner prati pale..." (Prabhat Samgiita #2106)
Purport:
My Parama Purusa, Baba I want You in each and every moment of my life - all the time, every moment. Please take Your seat on the honey-filled, seed vessel of my hundred petal mental lotus, i.e. Guru cakra. Kindly appear in my dhyana.
Baba Parama Purusa, the gifts You have bestowed on me are the best and most beautiful elements of my life. Whatever good things I have, I am offering unto You. Baba, only I want for You to come in Your most attractive mohan form in my abode. You are the most magnificent Entity and the nucleus of all charm and beauty in this universe. Please give me Your proximity with Your extremely grand and heavenly existence.
Baba, Your everything is so very exquisite. You are that most resplendent divine Entity - perfectly illumined, that shining moon who does not have any black spots. You are pure, blemishless, and perfectly pristine. Baba, Supreme Controller, please pour, inundate, and shower Your ahaetukii krpá and remove all the fear, shyness, and complexes from my mind. I humbly request You to take away all those impurities that have accumulated in my mental plate, and bless me with the eternal gift of parabhakti.
Parama Purusa, BabaI do not have any worldly desire and don't want anything mundane from You - just I want Your closeness. That is why I go on searching for You the most adorable one--while doing all kinds of works - sadhana, sahaj yoga, meditation, service, and sacrifice - Baba. In each and every moment of my life, in all my deeds and in all my thoughts,I want Your Presence - Your kindness...
Note for Prabhat Samgiita #2106:
1. Ahaetukii krpa': “Scripture says that in this universe of ours, everything is causal. Everything is haetukii, everything is causal. Only three entities here are of non-causal character. One is transmutation of non-attributional entity into attributional faculty. And second one is creation of this universe, and third one, the krpa' of Parama Purus'a.”
[“Baba, Baba, Baba”]
“Parama Purus'a is not to explain for His conduct when He does any krpa' or when He attracts anybody towards Him. So, these three entities, three items are of non-causal character. So, ahaetukii krpa', that is, non-causal blessing or, say, non-causal gratitude.” (1)
Reference
1. Unpublished discourse, transcribed from audio file, GD, 3 June 1989, Ananda Nagar
== Section: News of 2019 ==
Sinners are distorting Baba's audios
Namaskar,
Baba's discourses should not be remixed with any background sound, music, kirtan, etc. The reason is - in future people would then try to remix Baba's voice with any audio and video.
Dharmendra & others who ruin Baba's voice are unworthy disciples
- Already Dharmendra ji (Tatanagar) has been remixing Baba's voice with the Mahabharata serial and other videos which are not correct, but sin.
- In "Youtube", Facebook, and WhatsApp groups, one can find many such remix audios and videos with Baba voice.
It is just like how unemployed people get depressed and get suicidal and start harming themselves with a knife by cutting their wrist etc. Similarly, these sinners are harming their own Guru's material and are hungry for attention. They are psychically diseased people whose only goal is to get attention. This is the pathetic condition of this present era. I know one child who was desperate for attention the he would pick up a scissors and cut his parents' clothing.
It is sad they are distorting Baba's audios in the aforesaid ways.
In Him,
Kripal Yadav
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