Kiirtana: lure margiis to MPD

Baba

Kiirtana: lure margiis to MPD

Namaskar,

When a fisherman decides to catch some fish, he knows that if he goes and sits by the pond and cries out, “Hey fish, come over here”, then the fish will not come. So the crafty fisherman sits quietly by the side and places bait on a hook and drops it in the water. Due to its naivety, the fish thinks it is a generous feast and foolishly eats the bait and gets trapped.
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The MPD organisers use the bait of 6-day kiirtan to lure margiis to attend and commit sin, unfortunately. Those simple margiis are trusting that the kiirtan offered to them is real, genuine kiirtan. So they go and attend - and get caught in sin. 

Yet, the period of mourning should not extend beyond twelve days. That is the rule as per Baba’s guideline in Caryacarya. 

Ananda Marga Caryacarya states, "The period of mourning should not extend beyond twelve days." (1)

Fish, mouse, & elephant

Similarly, when a farmer decides to catch a mouse, the farmer knows that if he goes to the kitchen and cries out, “Hey mouse, come over here”, then the mouse will not come. So the crafty farmer sits quietly by the side after placing bait in a trap in the far corner of the room. Due to its naivety, the mouse thinks it is a generous feast and foolishly eats the bait and gets killed.

Likewise, when poachers decide to catch an elephant, those poachers know that if they go to the jungle and cry out, “Hey elephant, come over here”, then the elephant will not come. So the crafty poachers sit quietly by the side after digging a huge pit, covering it with branches and leaves, and placing bait on top. Due to its naivety, the elephant thinks it is a generous feast and foolishly eats the bait and gets trapped.
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In each of the above cases, the unsuspecting animal thinks that food has been generously offered to them. Due to their naivety, the fish, mouse, and elephant all get lured and caught in the trap - and ultimately killed. There are three basic factors at play: (a) ignorance, (b) trust, and (c) deception or the betrayal of trust.

The mouse is ignorant and does not know that the farmer is not being generous. Same is the case with the fish and elephant. All three animals are ignorant and unable to understand what is going on. So they have full trust that the food is going to be genuine - not bait. But that trust is quickly betrayed when they are trapped and killed.

The period of mourning should not extend beyond twelve days. That is the rule as per Baba’s guideline in Caryacarya.
 
Ananda Marga Caryacarya states, "The period of mourning should not extend beyond twelve days." (2)

"Hey Ananda Margiis, come & participate in sin..."

When MPD organisers wish to draw people to their annual mahaprayan program they know that if they loudly cry out:

• “Hey Ananda Margiis, come here to Tiljala, we are going to commemorate an annual death day celebration which is against Caryacarya and we will all incur sin. That is ok because we have to do for our group identity.”
  
• “Hey Margiis, come over here, we will eat shraddha food (i.e. death ceremony food) for six days and we will incur sin according to Caryacarya. But that is ok for our group identity.”
  
• “Hey Margiis, come donate to the poor on the occasion of this annual death ceremony so it will reach the deceased. By this way, we should commit sin together. We have to do this for our group identity.”
  
• “Hey Margiis, we are doing kiirtan for the sole purpose of alluring you to come here and participate in these above three sins. That is the main goal of this day. Kiirtan is just the outer wrapping to allure you. We have to do these things for our group identity, although it is sinful & against pre-1990 Caryacarya.”
  

Ananda Marga Caryacarya states, "The period of mourning should not extend beyond twelve days." (3)

If the MPD organisers make such declarations beforehand and write this in their brochure, then margiis will not come. It is just like if you say, “Hey mouse, this is a trap and our goal is to kill you; that is the main objective.” If the mouse understands this, that mouse will not come. It will be scared. So the trapper does not say anything to the mouse, and the mouse is not aware. Ultimately, the mouse comes to the trap, eats the bait, and gets killed.
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In a similar fashion, simple margiis do not know this inner motivation of the organisers, and in turn they attend and get trapped in sin:

• Sin of participating in annual death ceremony;
  
• Sin of offering during the death ceremony commemoration;
  
• Sin of eating annual death ceremony food.
  

Ananda Marga Caryacarya states, "The period of mourning should not extend beyond twelve days." (4)

Just bait to lure naive people

The MPD organisers use the bait of 6-day kiirtan to lure margiis to attend and commit sin, unfortunately. Those simple margiis are trusting that the kiirtan offered to them is real, genuine kiirtan. So they go and attend - and get caught in sin. Because it is not kiirtan; rather it is bait to lure simple people to attend and celebrate an annual dogmatic death-day program and commit sin. Yet some are caught and trapped. Just as those animals trusted the bait and were trapped. By this above analogy, it is clear that what one group is doing nowadays is a trap to lure people into sin.

Those who are alert will run away by seeing that type of kiirtan; they will easily realise it is bait. They will understand and they will never get caught in that sin. Whereas those who do not think deeply will not understand that this kiirtan is bait. And they will get trapped and duped into committing a veritable sin. Because participating in an annual shraddha or annual death day celebration is sinful and against Guru’s guideline of pre-1990 Caryacarya.
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The period of mourning should not extend beyond twelve days. That is the rule as per Baba’s guideline in Caryacarya.

Ananda Marga Caryacarya states, "The period of mourning should not extend beyond twelve days." (5)

Conclusion

Can you imagine getting trapped and cajoled into committing sin, i.e. an act that is against bhagavad dharma and contrary to Sadguru’s teachings of pre-1990 Caryacarya. Watch out - our sole duty is to:

(a) Not get trapped in sin:

• Sin of participating in annual death ceremony;
  
• Sin of offering during the death ceremony commemoration;
  
• Sin of eating annual death ceremony food.
  

 
(b) Save innocent margiis from getting lured and caught in sin.

Animals are animals, and we are humans. We should be able to understand and differentiate between bait food and real food, between bait kiirtan and genuine kiirtan.
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Ananda Marga Caryacarya states, "The period of mourning should not extend beyond twelve days." (6)

in Him,
Renu Guha

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The period of mourning should not extend beyond twelve days. That is the rule as per Baba’s guideline in Caryacarya

Ananda Marga Caryacarya states, "The period of mourning should not extend beyond twelve days." (7)

What should be done on the 21st?

Every so often the question is raised, "What should be done on October 21?”

Best is to simply follow Caryacarya. Baba guides us that if our own loved one has died, then we should not observe an annual commemoration of their death, thereby plunging the mind into misery and despair. According to Sadguru Baba, on that day, nothing should be done. One should live life as normal. Same is the case with 21st Oct. Nothing should be done. Moreover, in the case of Taraka Brahma Baba, we always feel His blissful presence. In that case, why should we impose the idea that He "departed" that day. It goes against our sadhana and spiritual approach. That is why to maintain a proper ideation and outlook, this occasion of the 21st should just be overlooked and forgotten naturally. One should just go about their normal routine that day.
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Ananda Marga Caryacarya states, "The period of mourning should not extend beyond twelve days." (8)

Open questions to dada S. - the inventor / father of MPD dogma

Here are some key points everyone should know about the mahaprayan / shraddhainjali dogma:

Attending Tiljala dogma means supporting the cause of annual death day.

Some wrongly justify that, “What is wrong, I am just going to Tiljala for the kiirtana, not for the sake of the mahaprayan program.” Here it should be clear: Going to the annual mahaprayan gathering for the sake of doing kiirtan is a bogus justification. Merely attending that mahaprayan gathering signifies your wholehearted support of that event. The fundamental equation is if anyone is doing anything anywhere and you go to their location and do what they are doing, it means you are supporting their cause. That is the basic formula that can be applied to countless situations.

Ananda Marga Caryacarya states, "The period of mourning should not extend beyond twelve days." (9)

Let’s look at this from another angle. Who can forget when Baba was in jail and our Ananda Margii brothers and sisters from all over converged on-site to protest the injustices. Margiis sang kiirtan. And participation in those kiirtan rallies demonstrated support for the greater cause. Those days Jai Prakash Narayan called the police on margiis and had them arrested on the basis that their participation in that kiirtana meant they were the supporters of the political protests against Baba’s incarceration.

Later on, after the rally, that same kiirtan would be sung for purely spiritual purposes during dharmacakra etc. Here the point is that doing kiirtan or raising the slogan at a rally means supporting that issue or cause.
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Of late, both H group and B group have used kiirtana programs as a strategy to reclaim and recapture various AMPS buildings for their group cause. And those who participate in that kiirtana are their pawns for their groupist agenda. That is what happened in Goddha, Ananda Nagar, Bhopal, and numerous other places where H and B were battling for control of that jagriti etc. Kiitana programs are their main arsenal for capturing those properties from the opposite group. This happened so many times in the past and will happen in the future also as this is their cherished strategy.

The period of mourning should not extend beyond twelve days. That is the rule as per Baba’s guideline in Caryacarya.

In CC I, II, III no annual death day ceremony

The period of mourning should not extend beyond twelve days. That is the rule as per Baba’s guideline in Caryacarya

Ananda Marga Caryacarya states, "The period of mourning should not extend beyond twelve days." (10)

So by hosting an annual death day / mahaprayan / shraddhainjali prorgram our Dadas are directly contravening Baba’s teaching in Caryacarya.

How margiis were befooled

To impose the mahaprayan dogma, the chief inventor borrowed a page out of the dogmatic religious playbook. For ions, the dogmatic religions have maintained their grip of power by doctoring their scripture. That means whenever they wanted to convince their followers of any point, then first they would alter their scripture and insert their own agenda. Then they would show that to their followers to convince them. By this way they kept those followers under their thumb. And that is exactly what Sarvatmananda did as Publications Secretary: he inserted the term “mahaprayan” into Ananda Marga scripture.
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Baba never spoke or mentioned the word mahaprayan in His discourses. Sarvatmananda intentionally corrupted Ananda Vacanamrtam part 12 to justify his selfish agenda of mahaprayan. Then he cited the mahaprayan term of  Ananda Vacanamrtam part 12 (Bengali edition) and underlined it and highlighted in his MPD propaganda brochures and pamphlets and told that, “Look, Baba Himself used the term mahaprayan in AV-12.” This is how Sarvatmananda befooled Bangla-speaking, village margiis.

Of course, Baba never spoke the term “mahaprayan” in His discourses as this was Sarvatmananda’s own insertion.

Verily, Sarvatmananda pranced about showing this bogus mahaprayan term to margiis all around and some got convinced. They did not realise that this is not Baba’s term - rather Sarvatmananda slyly inserted his dirt into the Bangla edition of Baba’s Fiesch discourse. This is how Sarvatmananda befooled some margiis and proved that he himself is just a reincarnation of those dogmatic, exploitative priests of old.

Ananda Marga Caryacarya states, "The period of mourning should not extend beyond twelve days." (11)

Falsely justifying MPD by deception

The dogmatic leaders and inventors of the shraddhainjali / mahaprayan (মহাপ্রয়াণ)  / tomb worship dogma, repeatedly resort to a particular quote when justifying the existence of their annual tomb day ceremony. Dadas want to prove that the mahaprayan term is God’s command - God’s term. To prove that our Dadas found one pravacan of Fiesch and wts told that in this discourse the term mahaprayan has been used so it is a holy term and the mahaprayan function is approved. In this way Sarvatmananda’s stooges brainwashed Bengali-speaking margiis.
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Ananda Marga ideology states, "Táraka Brahma comes here on a particular date, leaves this earth also on a particular date, takes the birth of His quinquelemental body, the death of His quinquelemental body." (12)

The above quote was originally delivered by Baba in English. So those cunning MPD dogmatic leaders translated the above teaching in Bangla and inserted the term mahaprayan in association with Táraka Brahma. This was their scheme or ploy to try and validate the mahaprayan programme. Dadas lay claim that Baba Himself used the term mahaprayan. But that is outrightly false. Sarvatmananda dada manipulated the translation and inserted the term “mahaprayan” in hopes of befooling people into thinking that mahaprayan is really something legit - when really it is just one awful ritual.

Shraddhainjali is never done for the Supreme Entity who is ever-present. Rather, the shraddhainjali dogma is done for mortals in non-margii society. It is not approved by Ananda Marga philosophy. Shraddhainjali is not in the pre-1990 Caryacarya book and Sadguru Baba rejects this dogmatic shraddhainjali / yearly offering to the deceased. The period of mourning should not extend beyond twelve days. That is the rule as per Baba’s guideline in Caryacarya.
 
Ananda Marga Caryacarya states, "The period of mourning should not extend beyond twelve days." (13)

Howling wolf scenario

In the below photo, a wolf is howling and crying out because it has stepped in a hunter’s trap that has caught its front left paw. Basically, the hunter put some food by the trap and the wolf unsuspectingly went to go eat it not knowing that the trap would ensnare its paw. So the naive wolf was lured toward the trap and caught. That is how cunning hunters entrap these wolves. The hunter knew that if he just called, "Hey wolf, come here" then it would not work. The trapper understood that if he did not put food out as bait and then hid quietly in the bushes, then he would not have been able to catch the wolf. 
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Similarly the MPD organisers do not say, “Hey Margiis, we are doing kiirtan for the sole purpose of alluring you to come here and participate in these three sins. That is the main goal of this day. Kiirtan is just the outer wrapping to allure you. We have to do these things for our group identity, although it is sinful & against pre-1990 Caryacarya.”

Ananda Marga Caryacarya states, "The period of mourning should not extend beyond twelve days." (14)

If the MPD organisers make such declarations beforehand and write this in their brochure, then margiis will not come. It is just like if you say, “Hey wolf, come here" then it would not work. 

The innocent animal trapped in the photo represents a simple Ma'rgii. The food used as bait by the hunter to trap the animal in the trap represents kiirtana. The trap in the photo which grabbed the animal's leg is the sin of the annual death ceremony. By the trap, the animal will die. And by taking part in this negative dogma of MPD, the ma'rgiis get submerged in sin. 
 
Ananda Marga Caryacarya states, "The period of mourning should not extend beyond twelve days." (15)

Remember, the period of mourning should not extend beyond twelve days. That is the rule as per Baba’s guideline in Caryacarya.
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Ananda Marga Caryacarya states, "The period of mourning should not extend beyond twelve days." (16)

References
1. Caryacarya - 1, Shraddha Ceremony, "A Few Directives", Point 1
2. Caryacarya - 1, Shraddha Ceremony, "A Few Directives", Point 1
3. Caryacarya - 1, Shraddha Ceremony, "A Few Directives", Point 1
4. Caryacarya - 1, Shraddha Ceremony, "A Few Directives", Point 1
5. Caryacarya - 1, Shraddha Ceremony, "A Few Directives", Point 1
6. Caryacarya - 1, Shraddha Ceremony, "A Few Directives", Point 1
7. Caryacarya - 1, Shraddha Ceremony, "A Few Directives", Point 1
8. Caryacarya - 1, Shraddha Ceremony, "A Few Directives", Point 1
9. Caryacarya - 1, Shraddha Ceremony, "A Few Directives", Point 1
10. Caryacarya - 1, Shraddha Ceremony, "A Few Directives", Point 1
11. Caryacarya - 1, Shraddha Ceremony, "A Few Directives", Point 1
12. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 12, The Coming of Táraka Brahma, EGD 13 May 1979 Fiesch
13. Caryacarya - 1, Shraddha Ceremony, "A Few Directives", Point 1
14. Caryacarya - 1, Shraddha Ceremony, "A Few Directives", Point 1
15. Caryacarya - 1, Shraddha Ceremony, "A Few Directives", Point 1
16. Caryacarya - 1, Shraddha Ceremony, "A Few Directives", Point 1

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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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Strong vibrations: sometimes a curse and other times a boon

Ananda Marga ideology states, "The stamina to stand vibrations differs in different people. Hence various degrees of happiness or sorrow are experienced by different people, and these differences depend on their respective mental constitutions. The subtle causes of these different mental constitutions are their acquired samskáras or reactive momenta, and the crude causes are their nerve cells, nerve tissues, glandular secretions, etc. The sudden vibrational impact on the body and mind makes the mind react violently, resulting in the cessation of the cardiac functions. This also explains the death of a person struck by lightning. The sudden contact of the eyes with an extremely dazzling radiance often results in the total impairment of vision. If we look directly at the brilliant sun for a few moments, our visual power becomes temporarily stunned and we cannot see anything for some time. Similarly, when some very high pitched or loud sound strikes the eardrum, the power of hearing may be destroyed. The sensitivity of every organ may be suspended by the impact of any violent vibration; this stupefaction, if the intensity of the vibrational impact is very great, may even become permanent. Yet sometimes powerful vibrations may help stimulate and restore the power of organs which have not been functioning for years. You must have heard of a person who had been blind or deaf and dumb since his childhood, regaining the lost power of his impaired organs in his latter years either by stroke of lightning or by being suddenly informed of an extremely happy or sad news." (1)

Reference
1. Subhasita Samgraha - 3, Vibration, Form and Colour

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Proximity through PS + 2 more

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 Proximity through PS

Namaskar,

All are aware that Prabhat Samgiita is a gift to help sadhakas develop a closer link with Him. Through the PS compositions, we learn new ways of calling Him and communicating our inner feelings to Him. The mystical lyrics of Prabhat Samgiita express the many ways a bhakta yearns for Parama Purusa.
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So truly speaking, Prabhat Samgiita is a gleaming treasure that illuminates the pathway for sadhakas to make that inner connection with Parama Purusa. All have realised this truth in various ways, in their own relation with Him. Even then there are some days that the entire essence of Prabhat Samgiita totally eludes me.

Practical vs theoretical understanding

One margii explained to me that on such occasions my understanding of Prabhat Samgiita is merely theoretical. And he said this is not due to the way the song is sung, just it is a consequence of my own mental state. Then the margii explained that the mind goes up and down. When it is up, one is more apt to realise the true essence of Prabhat Samgiita; and, when the mind is down - less bhakti and more dry - then one just has theoretical understanding of Prabhat Samgiita.

One step further down is when one does not like to even sing Prabhat Samgiita. This also happens. It occurs when the mind is unable to make any link at all with the song and the whole thing seems out of reach. It is then that I understand just how out of the flow I really am.
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This margii told the only way to overcome these latter two states is to do more sadhana and ask Baba for His grace. That is the only recourse in such circumstances. If one is sincere then by His grace the cultivation of genuine bhakti will again be aroused in the heart and mind, in which case one will continue to experience the joys and bliss of practically understanding Prabhat Samgiita. Then Prabhat Samgiita will be real. But, for that to happen, sadhana and mystical longing are needed. That is what the margii explained.

In my experiences since, I have found margii's guideline to be very helpful and accurate. When Prabhat Samgiita feels like a sweet extension of sadhana - i.e. when I have a practical understanding of Prabhat Samgiita - it is because, by Baba's grace, my mind is in a flow with bhakti. And when Prabhat Samgiita is a mere theoretical concept or totally out of reach, it is because my mind feels dry and out of the sadhana flow.


Example

A sadhaka's understanding of Prabhat Samgiita can be thought of this way. When a child is young, that infant longs to always be held in the mother's arms and be tightly embraced. The child dreams day and night of mother's closeness and never tires of mother’s love and affection. The baby always wants to be held and caressed by its mother.
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Yet 15, or 20, or 22 years later, that same child hardly wants its mother to come close. The child no longer wishes to be cradled in its mother's lap. Rather, that boy now wants to run free and wander in the world. The child does not wish to sit at home in mother's arms anymore. The child is the same child, and the mother is the same mother, yet the relation is different. All because the child's mind has changed.

Same then is the case with Prabhat Samgiita. The bhakta may sing a song one day and feel ensconced in the flow of Prabhat Samgiita, and other days that same sadhaka may sing the same song and not feel any attraction at all. What has changed? Not the Prabhat Samgiita and not the bhakta. So the only thing different in the formula is the psycho-spiritual flow of the sadhaka. Just like in the above example of the child, the bhakta's mind has changed and that alone accounts for one's interest and connection with Prabhat Samgiita.


Conclusion: Baba story

It was the month of December and Baba was giving general darshan. While talking about Prabhat Samgiita Baba said that, “Prabhat Samgiita is the feeling of the heart, and the expression of the heart, and it has been written with the ink of the heart.”

I clearly recall when Baba spoke those memorable words; they struck a deep chord inside me-- back then and today also.
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So when our heart feeling is filled to the brim with bhakti then we can best realise the loving communication between the bhakta and God in Prabhat Samgiita. Then when we sing Prabhat Samgiita we will have that very practical understanding of and requisite bhakti for these divine songs. Then they will not just be songs but the expression of our heart-felt longing for Baba. They will be an extension of our sadhana.

Namaskar,
In Him
Jaideva


Dhyana & Prabhat Samgiita

The whole essence of Prabhat Samgiita is based on one's dhyana, one's inner mental flow. Dhyana is that unique lesson of sadhana where the bhakta makes that very personal link with Parama Purusa. When dhyana is dry one may feel fearful of Parama Purusa or even worse, disinterested. Then surely one will think that Prabhat Samgiita is just one fairy tale type of song. Whereas, when one is in a good flow of dhyana the time will pass in sadhana as one yearns to go closer and closer in Him and delve deeper into His bliss. In that circumstance, in that mental state, Prabhat Samgiita will feel like a melodious expression of one's own heart feeling.
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To deepen one's link with Prabhat Samgiita one must deepen their sadhana. The two are inextricably interlinked. Because both Prabhat Samgiita and dhyana are based on having subtle feelings for Him - love for Him. Without that love, one cannot do dhyana, and one will not be attracted to Prabhat Samgiita. That is why te margii would tell me again and again that if one wishes to experience that golden world of Prabhat Samgiita then there has to be true spiritual yearning. And that intimate feeling of bhakti is a result of one's efforts in dhyana and asking for His grace. Hence, the margii's maxim, “Dhyana is the pre-requisite of Prabhat Samgiita.”

Best way of learning Prabhat Samgiita: word by word

Also I wanted to touch on how to go about learning Prabhat Samgiita. Because without knowing the song, then how is one going to make a link; it would be the same as doing sadhana without knowing the meaning of one's mantra. In that case, it is basically futile. So learning the meaning of the Prabhat Samgiita is essential.

This has been quite a challenge, but, fortunately, by Baba's grace, many have given me some excellent guidance along the way. And certainly the most significant aspect is developing a word by word understanding of each line of the song. That way one will have pointed understanding of the song and be able to link with the inner spirit of the song. Without word by word understanding, the song remains mostly an unsolved mystery.
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So when approaching any song, try and get a word by word translation, and then sing the song again and again until the understanding of each word and each line is clear in the mind. Once this occurs, one will easily be able to apply one's feeling of bhakti and immerse in the real spirit of the Prabhat Samgiita.


Personal link with Parama Purusa

We are all extremely blessed to have a Sadguru who has given the pathway for coming closer and closer to Him in a personal way through the world of songs. That is truly His unfathomable grace.

Ananda Marga ideology says, "One feels kinship to those with whom there is a relation of mutual love and affection, a relation of close intimacy. Where there is lack of intimacy, we call a person as Mr. X, Mrs. Y, etc.; but where there is a feeling of intimacy, the relationship of brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, etc. grows. Obviously where there is no close intimacy between human beings and the Impersonal Entity, no kinship can grow at all...Human beings want a personal God who will understand their joys and sorrows, who will have love for them, and to whom they can express love and feel kinship...They want an Entity who will sympathize with them cent per cent in their prosperity and adversity alike... He [Parama Purusa] is the eternal companion of unit beings in their joys and sorrows – not a God in the distant sky but an understanding Lord in the house where they dwell." (1)

References
1. Subhasita Samgraha - 11, A Devotee's Object of Ideation

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Inner world of kleptomaniacs
 
Ananda Marga philosophy states, “Another type of crime occurs occasionally. This is a temporary criminal urge, a special type of mental disease which suddenly appears in a certain type of environment and again subsides after a short time. Kleptomania is an example of this kind of mental disease. After committing a crime kleptomaniacs feel ashamed and are anxious to return the property that they have stolen to the owner. They have sudden fantasies about stealing, abducting people, becoming drunk or indulging in decadent activities. But analysis shows that they do not in fact have the slightest personal interest in such things.”

“Usually weak-minded people who have witnessed larceny, murder or any other crime, are deeply affected by their experience, and due to the ensuing extreme agitation that occurs in their minds, they deviate from the path of common sense. If the feeling of mental agitation recurs due to the influence of temporal, spatial or personal factors, they will immediately commit a crime.” (1)

Pseudo-criminal

Ananda Marga philosophy states, “If a person who is not actually a thief constantly thinks about stealing and about the various techniques that can be used to steal, it may happen that he or she will begin to talk in a way that will give people the impression that he or she is really a thief. After witnessing a brutal murder, sometimes such weak-minded people begin to think of themselves as criminals.” (2)

References
1. Human Society 1, Justice
2. Human Society 1, Justice

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