Baba
How Wts sink
Namaskar,
These days many Wts are heavily involved in doing business. They earn money for their survival and for their different projects; plus, they have to pay a mafia tax to their supervisors etc to keep in "good standing" with their bosses.
So they have various financial demands. And these demands, which include maintaining AMPS social service projects, are met increasingly through their various businesses. As both an organisation and Ananda Marga family, we have to carefully evaluate how sustainable this approach is, and how far it supports the well-being of our Wts.
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As one indulges so one becomes
Here are some of the tragic and harmful consequences:
(a) When those Wts are transferred, then their projects - which they were feeding by their own business ventures - collapse.
(b) Even worse is that many of the acaryas engrossed in business ventures lose their inspiration and spiritual vitality. These acaryas spend a lot of time in mundane affairs to earn money. Sadly, they struggle in following 16 Points etc because they are constantly thinking about business and money. The end game is that their mind gets degenerated.
There are so many examples of Wts who fell in this way. But I think that those who are senior margiis are well aware about this. The overall effect is that our respected acaryas become overpowered by negative microvita. A particular microvita takes influence on the human mind when the mind begins to degenerate. This causes the mind to satisfy itself by compromising with ideology and adopting a more selfish approach.
Ananda Marga teachings guide us, "Microvita exerts greater influence on the mind than on the body...They (yaksa microvita) advise human beings, "Practice dharma sa'dhana' as and where you are. Continue it in perfect adjustment with everything." That is, they advise a kind of selfish adjustment." (1)
In result, so many WTs who were involved in serious business affairs have left their acaryaship, and nowadays they are living a degenerated life.
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Some engaged in tamasik business
Unfortunately, when our acaryas were earning money by different businesses and feeding their own projects, they never thought that their fate would be like this. But slowly over time our workers became more and more degenerated, and ultimately lost all interest in spiritual life.
For example, initially those well-intentioned Wts thought they should involve in selling jewelry, various goods and clothes, garments for the opposite sex, soda, water and other foods and company products. In an attempt to build their business, they promoted their merchandise on beaches, or at nude, pseudo-culture gatherings. Such Wts end up justifying and convincing themselves that, "This way we have to adjust, earn money, and do Baba's work." In the face of all this, their mind became degenerated.
This is the sad state of affairs: When the human mind is exposed to degrading activities then the outcome is not good. Yet that is what has happened with numerous Wts. That is the trend. In this way, those Wts get trapped, and their mental flow is adversely affected. These acaryas forget the Goal - and become fully engrossed in avidya maya. Yet as they drown more and more, they convince and justify to themselves (i.e. self-cheating) that they are just doing objective adjustment - i.e. compromising with ideological standards for earning money. But this is a fake and bogus way of objective adjustment.
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As every margii knows, the real definition of objective adjustment is to adjust your material surroundings to the spiritual goal. So the spiritual goal remains fixed. That is the proper way. But some Wts, in their confused state, compromise with the ideological standard of Ananda Marga teachings for mundane gain. In this backwards approach, they stay in five-star hotels, take baths in swimming pools with other nude or semi-nude people of the opposite sex, and go to nude beaches and nightclubs to sell vegetarian food. These are some of the degrading tactics these acaryas do in the name of "objective adjustment".
When mind gets degenerated then what
Side by side, various Wt Didis keep long hair, go to different beauty parlors, and use all sorts of cosmetic makeup on their faces etc. It is sad to see the situation and current state of affairs. In the name of objective adjustment, our various acaryas are cheating themselves and getting involved in lowly business activities, 24 hours. Unfortunately, they pass their time thinking about selling their merchandise etc, and their sadhana and asanas become zero.
In such a condition, earning money becomes the primary goal, and Parama Purusa becomes secondary. In that degenerate state, they lose the path and become microvita yaksa. It is a tragic and horrible outcome. Any Wt who begins to compromise in this way suffers and faces degeneration. Inevitably, in due course they succumb to dirty sexual relations etc.
This situation is alarming. So everyone should be careful and strictly adhere to the path of dharma and achieve the Goal - Parama Purusa. Human life is very rare. The aim of life is to attain Parama Purusa. And eternal peace will be achieved at His feet. There is no other way. Only Parama Purusa is the supreme and eternal shelter. One should only take refuge in Him, not anything mundane.
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Bad company: Even a saintly person will degrade
Ananda Marga philosophy states, ”Those who are born with fairly healthy bodies and minds, who do not lack knowledge of morality or live an undisciplined social life, or who have not become dishonest as a result of circumstantial pressure, often unwittingly take to the path of dishonesty because they keep bad company. Perhaps as many as ninety-nine per cent of people talk about themselves in the following way: “I do not need to bother about the company I keep, as long as I am good myself. I can remain good in all types of company. I am old enough to understand the difference between good and bad.” In other words, such people do not like to think, or rather feel piqued at the thought, that somebody should try to dissuade them from keeping bad company. Especially if a less-educated person advises a more highly-educated person to avoid bad company, that person will do it all the more. In society people who regard themselves as superior in status, wealth or education generally believe that it is entirely unwarranted for others to give them advice. That is why an educated but wayward son often disregards the good advice of his parents.” (2)
Ananda Marga philosophy states, “The natural characteristics of the human mind, however, tell a different story than what that ninety-nine percent think. A person of any age between seven and seventy is invariably influenced by the company he or she keeps. In other words, where goodness is predominant, bad people will slowly but surely become good, and where the opposite is the case, good people will become bad. Even a saintly person will go astray after a few days of close association with bad people.” (3)
Some may turn into yaks'a microvita
Some Wts who meet their fate due to over-involvement in business affairs.
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Ananda Marga ideology guides us, "Those who were decent human beings and deeply spiritual, and used to collect money for a noble cause, but in the process of fund raising forgot Parama Purus'a and attached greater importance to their fund raising at the cost of Parama Purus'a -- that is, they remembered Parama Purus'a as part of dharma sa'dhana' and collected money for a great cause, and although Parama Purus'a was the goal collecting money became the dominant desire -- they attain the state of yaks'a devayonii after their demise." (4)
Ananda Marga philosophy states, "Those who constantly think about rupees or dollars attain a kind of sama'dhi, too, for they become completely identified with their crude object of attraction. If such people incur heavy losses due to the collapse of their business or bank, they will die an instant death, for the pillars on which their life was built crumbled beneath them. So, once they lost their wealth, they lost their lives too." (5)
Donations will come pouring in
To run successful Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha (AMPS) service projects in any area:
(a) Both local margiis and Lfts should support and be actively engaged in that project. Our Wts are to supervise but not become overly engrossed in the daily operation of those projects.
(b) The accounting should be verified by a CPA (certified public accountant), and the annual report should be put on-line. With this transparency, the donations will come pouring in. There will not be any dearth of funds. Remember, there are so many who are searching for good service organisations to support.
If the above two points are strictly followed, then our Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha service projects will be long lasting and truly help those in need.
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in Him,
Lalita
(Leanne Burgess)
Note 1: Why not whole life in one place
Some advise that Wts should stay in the same posting and location for ages and ages. They wrongly think that by this way those workers will be able to accomplish a lot. And, after all, this is what some religions do etc. But such an approach runs wholly counter to our AM conduct rules and the spirit of Wt life. We have seen again and again that when any worker stays in the same place they get degenerated. They become involved in all kinds of vices, stagnancy sets in, and all dynamicity is lost.
Note 2: Who is Wt
All know that a Wt means wholetimer dedicated worker - male and female, i.e. Dadas and Didis. Furthermore, in this letter ,the term acarya is used to represent both male and female Wts.
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References
1. Microvita in a Nutshell, Disembodied Souls and Microvita – Excerpt B
2. Human Society - 1, Justice
3. Human Society - 1, Justice
4. Microvita in a Nutshell, Disembodied Souls and Microvita – Excerpt B
5. Ananda Marga Philosophy in a Nutshell - 6, Ekendriya – 7
== Section: Important Teaching ==
Operating factors behind dreams
Ananda Marga ideology states, “In sleep if the flatulent gas moves upwards on account of stomach trouble or if there is some nervous disturbance, the brain and the sub-conscious mind will become agitated. Our previously imagined or felt objects reappear in our subconscious mind in a disjointed form. This we call a dream. Obviously such a dream is of no consequence. Not only that, the story formed therein will not be well-knit as it consists of merely the re-appearance of the objects, stored in the different parts of the brain. There is yet another type of dream. The Atimánas kośa (supramental mind) is the store-house of all knowledge. At times a premonition of a coming be great happiness or sorrow, which only the omniscient causal frame can visualize, is created during deep slumber in the subconscious mind of an individual, who is deeply concerned with that particular happiness or sorrow. Such dreams do not take place very often. Nevertheless such a dream does carry the prognosis of a true event.” (1)
Reference
1. Subhasita Samgraha - 2, The Intuitional Science of the Vedas – 4
== Section: Comment ==
Re: Snoring sadhanaNamaskar,
I have hardly seen them sitting in erect position.
in Him,
Subodha Sinha
- Here is a link to the initial letter on this topic: Snoring sadhana
== Section: Prabhat Samgiita ==
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== Section 2: Links ==
Our great Dada Vijayananda ji
Story: all-knowing Baba
Sadhana: family member became obstacle
Tantra sadhana at midnight
