2. Hindi Quote: दुनिया के सम्पद
3. Prabhat Samgiita #525: You graciously caressed me with...
4. Prout: Why capitalists are antisocial
5. Bangla Quote: সংগ্রাম-রাহিত্য কোথাও নেই; সংগ্রাম সৰ সময়ই আছে
6. Initiate a new chapter - Ananda Vanii
7. Important Teaching: Religious bigotry in the past and present
8. Links
Religious traders in Ananda
Marga
Namaskar,
Ananda Marga ideology states, “In most cases religions took
advantage of human weaknesses, crippled the people’s rationality,
and sapped their strength, thus facilitating their exploitation by
the religious traders. When the vitality and strength of the masses
remains unexpressed, the exploiters will be able to exploit them in
the economic and other spheres of life for a long time with relative
ease. In the annals of human history it can be seen in all ages that
the various exploiters were the patrons and the preachers of
religion.” (1)
Ananda Marga ideology states, “You should never allow yourselves to
fall victim to these political and religious traders. Remember that
every individual has immense potentialities. Tap those
potentialities and advance resolutely along the spiritual path. If
you cannot stand erect on the solid ground on the strength of your
spiritual power, no one can support you with a prop. You need not
employ a paid agent to help you express your innate potentialities.”
(2)
Dada Nirmohananda selling"blessed" rudraksa and stones
Baba says that no one should indulge in such types of negative
professions which turn a profit by harming the public. For instance,
one should not earn a living by selling alcohol or drugs, cheating
others, lending money, and various other dealings which Baba has
outlined like religious trading. Yet that is what a few of our Dadas
are doing. They have become religious traders by selling dogmatic
rudraksa and stones (religious merchandise) under false pretext that
such rudraksa will protect people from harm and cure their mundane
maladies. And they also sell horoscope and palmistry readings.
Ananda Marga ideology states, "One must have a clean occupation,
that is, one must not do anything antisocial, one must not encourage
anything antisocial, anything that goes against collective interest.
That is samyak ájiiva in physical sphere. One may earn money by
selling wine. One may earn money by stealing. These are not samyak
ájiiva. Your occupation should be neat and clean – not going against
the interest of the society." (3)
In the present-day society, there various wrongs done by businesses
that harm the general society. Those dealing in pornography,
lottery, drug smuggling etc do irreparable harm to society - as do
religious traders like what Dada Nirmoha'nanda is doing. Dadaji is
actively building his client base and cheating naive, innocent
victims in the name of dharma / God. People are interested in
securing their future so they buy a rudraksa from a priest - i.e.
Dada N - who repeatedly assures them that this rudraksa will remove
their bad samskaras and sin. Dadaji also promises that by this way
so many good things will happen, such as one will experience proper
health and find a suitable spouse etc.
And when the exploited person does not get the desired results or
their disease is not cured, then Dada N immediately accuses them of
not being sincere in their practice. This is his rapid, ready-made
reply to quell their protest and put them on the defensive. Dadaji
is very fast and efficient in threatening those exploited persons.
And he is adept at selling them horoscope and palmistry readings.
Here following are further points for consideration.
Just a sales pitch like fake sadhus do
Their "sales pitch" is no different from what dogmatic Indian sadhus
tell to dupe gullible Hindus seeking redemption etc. That is to say,
a few of our very own Dadas put forth the same dogmatic message as
given by those hashish-smoking sadhus who try to squeeze money from
naive believers. Here again though, Dada N is the most aggressive as
he actually threatens people about what will happen to them if they
do not purchase from him or doubt his expertise in this arena.
Dadaji warns them that they will suffer from disease, bankruptcy etc
if they do not pay heed to his words. This is the fear tactic he
employs to corral more clients and keep existing ones.
Here is our Dada Nirmohananda - so those who do not know him should
understand who he is so they can recognise him - and save themselves
from being trapped.
Dada Nirmohananda
(Photo Courtesy of Facebook)
Baba's warning on religious traders
We should all keep in my Baba's below teaching and not let any Dada
fall in this way.
Ananda Marga ideology states, "In most cases religions took
advantage of human weaknesses, crippled the people’s rationality,
and sapped their strength, thus facilitating their exploitation by
the religious traders. When the vitality and strength of the masses
remains unexpressed, the exploiters will be able to exploit them in
the economic and other spheres of life for a long time with relative
ease. In the annals of human history it can be seen in all ages that
the various exploiters were the patrons and the preachers of
religion." (4)
Here is Baba's pointed guideline about those type of harmful
occupations.
Baba says, "
No one should be a trader in
religion, because in the name of religion, many people are
exploited. Nor should one earn one’s livelihood by dealing
with dead bodies because such people want more and more people to
die, so that they may thereby increase their income…The scriptures
stipulate that people should not accept food from such people,
because their occupations are despicable." (5)
Namaskar,
In Him,
Ananda Ketan
Note: Baba has used the term religious traders to denote those who
exploit their fellow followers by the means of religion. They infuse
some sort of belief or dogma, introduce the theology of heaven and
hell, inject inferiority and fear complexes upon the people, and
then sell the religious cure to the unsuspecting public. By this way
those make money. Hence they are called religious traders because
they profit from religious exploitation. Such religious traders are
not the friends of a healthy human society. Baba has made the rule
that the food of such religious traders is inedible. So if any
religious traders offers to feed you then do not accept it - do not
eat their food.
~ For in-depth study ~
Omnkareshvaranandji also involved
Here is should be noted that Dada N is not the only Wt indulged in
this way. Dada Omnkareshvaranandji has also entered this realm of
business with stone, rudraksa, and palmistry etc. He is not as
forceful and does not have the client base that Dada N has, but one
day Omnkareshvaranandji hopes to grow his account.
Fate is not the guiding or controlling factor
Ananda Marga ideology states, "Fate. There are many people who are
fatalists. They are worshippers of fate. A fatalist means a
worshipper of fate – a worshipper of fortune or fate. They are worse
than nature-worshippers. What is fate? There is nothing such as fate
in this universe. So far as the philosophy is concerned there cannot
be anything called fate. What is fate? Everyone has to undergo the
reaction of his or her past actions, the reaction of the original
action. Suppose your finger comes in contact with fire; you will
feel pain, you will have to suffer but, at that moment one will say
that because your finger came in contact with fire, that’s why you
are suffering. But when the reaction takes place after a long gap,
and when the original action is not known or has been forgotten, or
when the original action took place in another past life, and you do
not know what was the original action – in that case you say, it is
fate, it is fate. But actually there is no fate. What you call fate
is actually the reaction of our past actions. In samskrta, it is
called samskára, in Latin “reactive momenta”." (6)
Ananda Marga ideology states, "Actually fate is a misnomer. Whatever
you do, for that you will have to undergo a reaction; and when the
original action is unknown to you, that reaction is called “fate”.
Suppose your finger comes in contact with fire: while experiencing
the reaction, while undergoing the pain, you know the cause, and in
that case you will not say that it is fate. But when the original
action is not known to you, you call it fate." (7)
Please forward this letter to Dadas
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nirmohananda@gmail.com
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nirmohananda_42@yahoo.com
-
omkareshvarananda@yahoo.co.in
Please forward this letter to them. That will be of great service to
humanity.
End note: The motive of this writing is to highlight some of
Baba’s teachings and help bring all onto the path of blessedness.
None should wallow in ignorance or selfishness and nor should anyone
be exploited. We are one human family and all should march together
in unison.
References
1. Ananda Marga Ideology Way of Life - 7, Form and Formless
2. Ananda Marga Ideology Way of Life - 6, Microcosm and Macrocosm
3. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 30, Ideological Flow and the Eight-fold Path
4. Ananda Marga Ideology Way of Life - 7, Form and Formless
5. Subhasita Samgraha - 11, The Supreme Desideratum of the
Microcosms
6. Subhasita Samgraha - 12, Microcosm and Its Object of Ideation
7. Subhasita Samgraha - 11, Who Is the Liberating Entity of Human
Society
== Section 2: Hindi Quote ==
दुनिया के सम्पद“बीस शास्त्र में पण्डित बनने से, महामहोपाध्याय बनने से भगवान को कोई नहीं पाता है | अपढ़ जो क-ख, अलिफ़-बे-पे-ते, नहीं जानता है, वह भगवान को पा जाता है | तो, इसके लिए, जानते हो हर कर्म के लिए एक ज़िद की ज़रूरत होती है | अच्छे कर्म के लिए भी, ख़राब के लिए भी | ख़राब कर्म के लिए जिन के मन ज़िद रहता है, वे दुनिया के लिए भयङ्कर मनुष्य बन जाते हैं, terror बन जाते हैं | ठीक वैसा ही जिन्हें अच्छे कर्म के लिए ज़िद है, वे दुनिया के सम्पद बन जाते हैं | उनकी तरक्की कोई रोक नहीं सकता है |
[यह प्रवचन-अंश, बाबा के कैसेट से सीधे लिखा गया है । बाबा का यह असली प्रवचन, अमृतोपदेश है। आनन्दमार्ग हिन्दी पुस्तकों में छपे प्रवचन तो नक़ली प्रवचन हैं, असली नहीं हैं -- बंगालीकरण (बँगलाइजेसन) के तहत उनकी बर्बादी की गई] (1)
Reference
1. 30 December 1970 Patna
== Section 3: Prabhat Samgiita ==
You graciously caressed me with Your soft tender hand -
in that ambiance of the blissful..."Bandhu ámár nikat́ ámár,ámi ki gáibo tomár gán..." (Prabhat Samgiita #525)
Purport:
O' my Bandhu [1], O' my dearmost, You are my very close and intimate One. What song should I sing to please You. You are aware about my longing. You are my Love, You are the personification of hope, saturated in sweetness. You are my heart of hearts - and my everything. You are my nearest and intimate One.
O' Parama Purusa, since that very first day when You blessed me by bringing me in Your closeness under Your care, since then, by Your grace, I have understood that You are my savior; You are doing everything for me. Also since that very day, with Your divine touch You have blessed me with new life. Baba by Your causeless grace my way of living has been wholly transformed from a worldly existence into life divine. Since then everything has become blissful. You are my very close and intimate One.
O' my Bandhu, on that most blessed day You graciously caressed me with Your soft tender hand. In that ambience of the blissful early morning dawn, the lotus flowers were blossoming in the pond and spreading their aroma all around. Then by Your infinite grace, You pulled me very close to You and graciously placed me on Your Lap and loved me; and by placing Your hand on top of my head, You bathed me with divine effulgence and granted me liberation. Baba, You bestowed me everything. What You have done is unparalleled. You are my very close and intimate One.
O' Parama Purusa Baba, You are love personified; You are my most dear; You are my everything...
Note for Prabhat Samgiita #525[1] Bandhu: Here below are some of Guru’s teachings on the term bandhu.
Ananda Marga ideology states, “What is the meaning of “bandhu”? In Saḿskrta, the meaning of the word “bandhu” is “to bind”. Bandhu indicates that person or entity who cannot stand separation. Parama Puruśa or Saguńa Brahma is closely and intimately connected with this expressed world, or jagata. He is pervasively connected with every individual entity, be it a living being or a crude object. He is also linked through and through with the universe as a whole. In other words, He is indissolubly and inextricably involved (ota prota) with everything. Therefore, He is the only bandhu of this universe. The rest of your bandhus in the physical world are not your eternal friends. Though they are with you now, a day will soon come when they will go away; they will be separated from you. When you depart from this world, these friends will accompany or carry your dead body. But how far will they accompany you? They will accompany your body up to the cremation ground or the burning ghat. Having gone so far, at the most they will return to their own dwelling places. So they are not your real bandhu. There is a shloka in Saḿskrta:”
Atyágasahano bandhu sadaevánumatah suhrd;
Eka kryaḿ bhavenmitraḿ samapráńáh sakhásmrtah.“He who loves [[so much that]] he can never sustain the grief of separation, is known as “bandhu”. In this sense, nobody can have any bandhu in this world. Only that Jagatabandhu – that Parama Puruśa – can be your bandhu. No one else is your bandhu. Only He is your real friend.” (1)
References
1. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 6, Parama Puruśa – the Only Bandhu
== Section 4:
Prout ==
Why capitalists are antisocial
Prout philosophy states, "In a joint family every member is
provided with adequate food, clothing, education and medical
treatment, and amenities, as per their individual needs, according
to the financial capacity of the entire family. If, however, any
member of the family appropriates more grains, clothes, books or
medicines than he or she requires, will that person not be the cause
of distress to other members of the family? In such circumstances
his or her actions will be certainly against dharma – certainly
antisocial."
"Similarly, the capitalists of this modern world are anti-dharma,
or antisocial, creatures. To accumulate massive wealth, they reduce
others to skin and bones gnawed by hunger and force them to die of
starvation; to dazzle people with the glamour of their garments,
they compel others to wear rags; and to increase their own vital
strength, they suck dry the vital juice of others." (1)
Reference
1. Problems of the Day #1
== Section 5:
Bangla Quote ==
সংগ্রাম-রাহিত্য কোথাও নেই; সংগ্রাম সৰ সময়ই আছে
“এখন তোমরা যেনে রাখৰে, এই পৃথিবীতে এমনই যে এখানে স্থিরতা কোথাও নেই;
চঞ্চলতা আছে | সংগ্রাম-রাহিত্য কোথাও নেই; সংগ্রাম সৰ সময়ই আছে | কেউ
যদি ভাবে যে peaceful coexistence থাকুক, সেটা মানুষের একটা ৰড় মানবিক
সম্পদ, তারা ভুল করৰে | ওটা ৰড় মানবিক সম্পদ নয় | কারণ ওটা জৈব-ধর্মের
বিরোধী” | (1)
Reference
1. Giitay Dharma Deshana-2
== Section 6:
Ananda Vanii ==
Initiate a new chapter
“The Supreme Spirit within humanity, neglected for ages, has
awakened today. This awakening will initiate a new chapter in human
history. You will all be the pioneers of the new trend.” (Ananda
Vanii #1)
Note 1: True Ananda Vaniis have a number whereas Fake Ananda Vaniis
do not - just as a fake car license plate has no number. By this
way, you can easily recognise a Fake Ananda Vanii.
== Section 7:
Important Teaching ==
Religious bigotry in the past and
present
Ananda Marga philosophy states, “You are possibly aware of the fact
that there was a time when people used to bother too much about
castes. And in this regard, they displayed terrible intolerance.
Caste-discrimination was about to strangle humanism. In many cases
this happened. People belonging to the so-called lower strata of
society were not really considered human beings. In certain spheres
they were treated worse than animals. It was not thought that a food
item must be discarded – it is not considered so even now – when a
mouse, a mole, a fly or mosquito touched it. But what to speak of it
being touched by certain so called lower-caste people or their
entering the kitchen or their sitting in the kitchen veranda – in
certain cases, they were even barred from entering the courtyard of
the house. Although it was loudly claimed that everything is the
manifestation of Brahma, Sarvaḿ khalvidaḿ Brahma, in reality all
kinds of casteism were concealed within the boundaries of religion.”
“In those days the boomerang of this religious bigotry did not spare
even the heads of society. On the contrary, it was Brahmans who did
the greatest injury to other Brahmans. The descendents of Krttivas
Thakur (his nephew’s line) had to carry a social stigma because
Krttivas Thakur had committed the offence of translating the
Rámáyańa into Bengali. A high-caste Brahman was downgraded due to
leaving his village to settle in another. Thus surnames like
Banerjees became Kusháriis, Batabyals, Máscaŕaks; similarly,
Chatterjees were downgraded to Káiṋjiilals, Pákŕáshiis;
Bhattacharyas became Chakravartis. For a petty offence
a person was expelled from his or her caste or
expelled from his or her religion. People were forced to renounce
their religion or undergo various kinds of persecution under
pressure of circumstances. Looking more closely, it would seem
that in those days the only job of one class of people was to find
fault with others, to ruin people in the name of religion.”
(1)
In Ananda Marga also
Note: In the past, innocent people were harassed, expelled,
tortured, outcasted, terrorised, and killed by their own religion -
for various reasons and under various pretenses. These days
unfortunately a similar thing is going on in Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha. The various
factions harass, threaten, expel, and even kill those who are not
their yes-men, i.e. those who do not participate in their dirty
dealings.
At the time of DMS, many in our Ananda Marga may be facing this very
situation. They may not be allowed to stay in certain places because
they are not in a particular group, and they may not be allowed to
attend a particular dharmacakra etc. And they may even be subject to
threats, attack, expulsion, and worse.
In contrast, obedient supporters of those group leaders are rewarded
with higher posts regardless of their low character and sexual
misconduct. Such yes-men become purodhas and high post holders etc,
while qualified wts, margiis, and lfts are pushed aside, humiliated,
threatened, and attacked etc. They face all sorts of problems and
difficulties and are even barred from having their daughters married
in Ananda Marga.
If this is not clear, read Baba’s above teaching again. How long
will you keep quiet. What was going on thousands of years ago is
still going on today in our Ananda Marga - unfortunately.
Reference
1. Shabda Cayaniká Part 4, Disc: 23
== Section 8:
Links ==
