Re: Mahaprayan of whistleblower + 2 more

Baba

Re: Mahaprayan of whistleblower

Namaskar,

Top of all Sister Giita was a true sadvipra and a veritable warrior for dharma. She boldly opposed many fundamental and sinful dealings including the curtailment of margii rights, scriptural distortion, the destruction of PKB and BP rights, and numerous other injustices ​in AMPS​. She was a circular writer who raised the awareness of countless margiis and Wts and unmasked all kinds of bad people who were exploiting margiis. She had that rare quality of standing tall in the face of exploitation. And it is even more rare to find this among sisters. In our AMPS, only a few like ​Dr. Vidya Jain of Bhopal etc ​had this type of courage and ability.
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Destroying Baba's books & tearing down margii BP rights

It is difficult to imagine how things were those days as even whispering against injustices was a punishable offense. Remember, Giita was tremendously active in those dark days from 1991 - 2000 when devils were ruling a united AMPS and had full control. In that era, the punishment for writing circulars for alerting all was expulsion, victimisation, and vilification. It was absolutely brutal, not like in this present era when the situation is completely different and people are writing, whereas earlier it was impossible. That is why most people were keeping quiet. Those days of AMPS, in the early 1990s, it was like living under the gestapo in Nazi Germany or under the Gulags of communist Russia. Stricken with fear and terror, those days most were not even whispering. Yet the very sanctity of our Sadguru Baba's teachings was under full attack as those demons in Centre were deliberately destroying Baba's books and tearing down His systems, like margii and BP rights etc. They were not just after power but verily threatening the integrity and authenticity of His dharmic gifts for humanity. AMPS was united under Sarvatmananda's rule up to 2000 and all sorts of grossly unideological things were done. They literally clamped shut the mouths of margiis. Yet in that backdrop, Sister Giita rose up and shed the light on those sinful and devilish dealings.

Sycophants trying to become family acaryas

Over the last 28 years many ​in her area succumbed and became goody-goodies, Sister Giita ji was a fighter and a dhamika. In Maleny where she was living various stooges, sycophants, and spineless ​bootlickers of centre ​were busy trying to become family acaryas and they created a lot of problems for her. But Giita ji did not cow down. Rather, she stood tall, always fighting for dharma and the establishment of Baba's ideology.


Without her brave efforts

With her immense contributions, the whole Ananda Marga society benefited a lot as Giita heightened everyone's awareness by writing circulars etc. Without her brave efforts, we would have remained uninformed about so many burning issues in our organisation, especially in Australia. She brought to light various injustices in Suva and around the globe related with AMPS.
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Ananda Vanii states, "History bears testimony that whenever a person states the absolute truth in any sphere of life, whether it be spiritual, social, economic or otherwise; sought clarification of doubts or protested against injustice and wrongs, the evil forces forthwith plotted against the person, administered poison, slandered and assaulted that person with rage, misused authority and mercilessly dealt blow after blow; but the blows boomeranged and ultimately the evil forces were annihilated by those very blows. Remember, by an unalterable decree of history, the evil forces are destined to meet their final doom." (1)

In Him,
Ramesh
(R. Rosenstein)

Reference
1. Ananda Vanii #41

Subject:	<Baba-krpa> Mahaprayan of whistleblower
Date:	Sun, 29 Apr 2018 23:54:08 -0400
From:	Ananda Marga Universal 1 <anandamargauniversal1@yogasamsthanam.net>
To:	ananda-marga-universal-forum-1@yogasamsthanam.net

Baba

Mahaprayan of whistleblower

Namaskar,

It is with much sadness that we share the news of the mahaprayan of Giita ji of the Maleny master unit in Queensland, Australia (Suva). She underwent her mahaprayan on 28th April 2018, and was 77 years of age. Giita ji had traveled to Johannesburg, South Africa to visit family and was on an early morning walk at a retreat when ​her mahaprayan occurred.

Smt. Giita was one of the first initiates into Ananda Marga sadhana in Australia in the early 1970s. She was a great bhakta who was very disciplined in her sadhana practices and had a strong inclination towards spiritual life. She was well-respected in the Marga and inspired many onto the path of dharma as she lived her life according to Baba's ideals. Two of her daughters became WTs and she was a founding member of the Maleny master unit​ in Queensland, Australia.

She was well known for fighting against all sorts of organisational injustices and upholding margii rights.

With her mahaprayan, Giita ji will be greatly missed by so many. May we all take solace in the fact that our dear elder sister was a bhakta of Sadguru Baba. Certainly she will attain mukti or moksa, accordingly. Baba will lovingly bestow His infinite grace.

at His lotus feet,
Surabhi
Susan Rollins

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== Section 2: Important Teaching ==

How the breath affects one’s thinking

Ananda Marga philosophy says, "The process of breathing has a great influence on the human mind and self, or soul. Suppose a person is running: his or her breathing immediately becomes heavy. In that condition he or she cannot think properly; the sensory organs such as the tongue, nose, etc., cannot function properly, and as a result one's perception is impaired. Moreover, the process of breathing, depending upon whether the breath is flowing through the right nostril or the left nostril or both nostrils, influences people in various ways..."

"When doing a heavy job while breathing normally, a person might have serious difficulties – perhaps ones limbs might be broken – but in a state of baddha kumbhaka, or púrńa kumbhaka [with the lungs full], one can easily do the same work. While doing some over-strenuous activity in a state of shúnya kumbhaka [with the lungs empty] one might even die."

Ananda Marga philosophy says, "Suppose you are climbing to a high place or lifting a very heavy load. If you do not follow the system of breathing while lifting the load, your hands may become painful or your bones dislocated. If you do the same work in a state of shúnya kumbhaka, you will have great difficulty – you may even collapse. If, on the contrary, you perform any strenuous activity in púrńa kumbhaka, taking a deep breath, you can easily do it. All this comes within the scope of that svaravijiṋána. You might have read in the Rámáyańa that Hanuman, by taking a deep breath, made his body swell and lifted a whole mountain. Although it is a mythological story, it refers to the science of svaravijiṋána." (1)

Reference
1. Namah Shivaya Shantaya, Shiva – the Focal Point of Everything

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Religious exploitation in AMPS + 2 more

Baba

Religious exploitation in AMPS

Namaskar,

In this below quote, the term ‘vipra’ refers to any kind of religious priest.

Ananda Marga philosophy states, “The vipras (religious priests) have invented and are still inventing new ways of exploiting different communities of people in different parts of the world. In some places they have lured people with the prospect of eternal heaven, injecting into them at the same time the fear of eternal hell. By claiming the doctrine of some particular vipra leader to be the word of God, they have blocked the natural expression of the human intellect and made people intellectually bankrupt.” (1)


Dogma: There is no room for reason in religion

Ananda Marga philosophy states, “With the intention of permanently securing for themselves an exalted position in the eyes of the ordinary people, some vipra leaders have declared themselves to be the incarnation or the appointed prophet of God. Through their own so-called scriptures, they have indirectly let the common people know that no one can achieve the same proximity to God as they – so that an inferiority complex will remain forever in the minds of the masses, and due to this inferiority complex the masses will always follow their teachings, either out of fear or out of devotion. That is why even intellectual people have fallen into their trap and have been compelled to say, Vishváse miláy vastu, tarke bahu dúr [“The goal is achieved not by reason but by faith”] or Majhab men akl ká dakhl nahii haen [“There is no room for reason in religion”].” (2)

Note: This above teaching presents the stark reality: To become an ardent believer of any of the religions, you have to shut down your brain. Yet it is the utilisation of this very brain that makes one human. So if anyone stops using their brain then they are no different from an animal. So followers of religion are animals on the psychic plane because their intellectual faculty has been stunted. It is said that religion is a question of faith, not logic.

One other disastrous outcome is that when they are not using their intellectual faculty in the field of religion then that becomes their habit in other spheres of life too. That is why they get exploited in other arenas like politics where they get duped into voting against their own interest, or in the economic sphere where they blindly follow some company. All in all it is very unfortunate. And the root cause is the staticity of mind brought on by being a religious follower.

Why have religious leaders made it this way?  Because they want to live off of your money. They are selfish. Remaining a blind follower of religion is the worst thing. Remember Ananda Marga is not a religion. In our Marga, everything is logical and rational, and free and open debate is welcomed.


In AMPS: Religious exploitation

Before reading this - everyone should take second lesson again. In India there is a common belief, that whatever the conduct of a Hindu monk may be, their followers do not look into that aspect. They just do pranam, and give donation also. If you ask, “Why are saluting the person who has drunk liquor, and from whom a bad smell is coming,” they will say, “He is a monk. I am not saluting him, I am prostrating before the saffron robe.” So this is a dogma imposed by the Hindu priests. Common non-Margiis when they see Ananda Margii wt-acaryas in sannyasi dress, then they salute. So this is how they spread dogma. From amongst these non-Margiis, many join in Ananda Marga also, so they carry their dogma into Ananda Marga with them. And due to that, however a wt’s or avadhuta’s conduct may be, these new Margiis overlook the whole thing. They give donation and pay reverence also. This is one among the various reasons why low-grade wts who are suffering from all kinds of vices, are revered as sages.

And these same wt’s are the in-charges. So this dogma of overlooking the conduct of those in sannyasi dress, has created many negative things:

(a) They are getting respect;
(b) They are getting money;
(c) They are not forced to mend their conduct;
(d) Finally, this dogma of overlooking wt conduct has led to the worst among them, and the most power-hungry, having captured the power. And they are always trying to humiliate and belittle those who are genuine wt’s. Because these bad people in leadership posts are afraid of the good wts’ good conduct. This also happens in the general society. If someone is honest, then the thieves will become their enemy. So in AMPS if any wt is very sincere in their spiritual practices, those bad wts will mock, abuse, and harass them.

Busy in establishing gurudom

In this very way, Rudrananda has imposed a facade around PP’s image. Whatever ridiculous order Rudrananda wants to impose, he imposes from the mouth of PP. And he has established the dogma that one cannot question PP. So, whatever preposterous things PP orders, due to fear of Rudrananda, that order becomes the law of the land. These are the examples of how AMPS is turning into a dogmatic religion, where logic and reasoning is not allowed. If we go on watching as silent onlookers, then the purpose of having created AMPS in the first place, will be defeated. Because AMPS was made to propagate Ananda Marga ideology. But now it is busy in establishing gurudom.

Animals do not use their brain they are guided by instinct. Similarly, the followers of religion do not use their brains.

Namaskar,
in Him,
Vis’n’u ma’ya’

Unfortunately, these days some opportunistic in-charges are trying hard to change AMPS into a religion. They want people to blindly follow their imposed dogmas -  Purodha Pramukha is an unquestionable authority. Sadly, due to old habits some have fallen prey to this. So we should expose those religious cheats in or outside AMPS.

References
1. Humans Society - 2, The Vipra Age
2. Humans Society - 2, The Vipra Age

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== Section 2: Prabhat Samgiita ==

बाबा ! हे प्रभु मैं तो तुम्हारी इच्छानुसार तुम्हारे आदेशों  का पालन करने के लिए आया हॅूं

बाबा ! हे प्रभु मैं तो तुम्हारी इच्छानुसार तुम्हारे आदेशों  का पालन करने के लिए आया हॅूं

प्रभात सङ्गीत  1457:- आमार जातो मलिमता सरिये दाव प्रभु आजिके.........

भावार्थ

हे परमपुरुष बाबा ! आज मेरे मन की गन्दगी और दाग धोकर दूर कर दो और मुझे शुद्ध कर दो। मेरे मन में भरी गन्दगी और धब्बों के कारण आगे बढ़ने में बड़ी कठिनाई हो रही है। मेरी अपनी कोई ताक़त नहीं है केवल तुम्हारी कृपा से तुम्हारे रास्ते पर बढ़ता जा रहा हूँ । हे प्रभु ! कृपाकर मुझे  वह शक्ति और क्षमता दे दो जिससे मैं तुम्हारा ध्यान करते हुए तुम्हारा काम करता जाऊँ । मेरे ऊपर दया करें प्रभु !

बाबा ! मेरा अपना कोई भी अच्छा गुण नहीं है जिस पर अपनी शेखी बघारूँ । मैं तो तुम्हारे चरणों की धूल हॅूं। मैं तो केवल तुम्हारा ही हूँ ।  तुम मुझे अपनी इच्छानुसार अपने काम में लगा लो। तुम्हारी इच्छा के अनुसार ही मेरा जीवन चलता रहे। बाबा ! कृपा कर मुझे अपनी मशीन बनाकर मुझे अपने काम में  लगा लो। मुझे छोटे बड़े जिस किसी भी काम में लेना चाहो, तुम उपयोग कर लो । मुझे धरती के प्रत्येक कोने में हर दिशा में भेजकर अपना काम करा लो । हे दिव्यसत्ता ! तुम ही सब कुछ के करनेवाले हो ।

बाबा ! तुम्हारी कृपा से इस धरती पर मैं तुम्हारा काम करने के लिए ही आया हॅूं । मैं तो तुम्हारी इच्छानुसार तुम्हारे आदेशों  का पालन करने के लिए आया हॅूं ।  मुझे तुम्हारे विचारों और कार्यक्रम की योजना को कार्यरूप देने में उपयोग कर लो । मुझे आशीष दे दो कि मैं तुम्हारे हर विचार को तुम्हारी इच्छा के अनुसार  रूप दे सकूॅं। मुझे हर समय वराभय मुद्रा देते रहने की कृपा करें। हे प्रभु ! मुझे अपना शुभ आशीष देने की दया करें । मैं अपनी शक्ति से तुम्हारे इस कार्य को नहीं कर सकता हूँ ।  हे प्रभु ! कृपा कर अपनी वराभय मुद्रा को दिखा दो जिससे मैं तुम्हारे विचारों और शिक्षाओं को संसार के हर कोने तक फैला सकूँ और तुम्हें प्रसन्नता दे सकूँ ।

हे परम पुरुष ! कृपा कर मुझे अपना बना लो।

References

1. Hindi purport translated by Dr. T.R. Sukul from original English purport by Ananda Marga Universal.

2. Guru says that simple words should be used in a purport so all readers may understand (GD, Delhi, 26 Feb 1984). And that rule is being followed here.

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Didis: nasty trend

Baba

Didis: nasty trend

Note: This letter is only for those who have reverence for Sadguru Baba Shrii Shrii Anandamurti ji and try to follow His Ananda Marga ideology. 

Namaskar,

Sadguru Baba has given all the ingredients for caring for each and every individual - young and old - and building up a well-knit society. And He has created the Wt cadre to serve humanity and look upon the entire world. Our Wts do not have any unit family; only they have to serve all - everybody, the entire population.
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Ananda Marga ideology states, “A householder has two families – small as well as big. What is the small family? It includes one’s parents, sisters, brothers, spouse, and other relatives such as aunts, uncles and so on...And the big family is the whole universe and its suffering humanity. What does a householder have to do? He or she has to maintain a balance between the two families...But the sannyásin has only one family – the big family.” (1)

Sin started

In His above teaching, Sadguru Baba is very explicit that our wholetime workers / sannyasis are to only care for the entire universe  They have nothing to do with any small family obligations etc.

Tragically, one horrible tradition has started. Numerous avadhutika Didis have taken it to an entirely different level by essentially adopting home boys as their own children. They are keeping those kids along with them from place to place; and even worse, they feel those adopted boys are “theirs” and give them preferential treatment, and relegate other children, i.e. girls, to a lesser status as step-daughters. It means those Didis have lost the ability to look upon the whole humanity with equipoise. They are supposed to look upon all children and verily the entire creation with equal love and affection. They are to embrace one and all as their own. But instead a select group of Didis are adopting home boys as their own and treating their chosen boy as a prince, while they view the home girls as their step-children or maid servants whose only value is to do the chores. For the boy Didi is a doting mother and for girls Did is bossy step-mother. This type of relation with kids is sinful. The whole scene is quite sad and pathetic.
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Shocking hypocrisy that is on display

Here we have to remember that we are not talking about members of the general public but sannyasis of the tantric order of Ananda Marga. That is why this is so shocking. Those avadutika Didis should not have any type of attachment, let alone blatant biases, as they have taken an oath to look upon this whole cosmos, without giving preferential treatment to anyone.

Falling prey to the traditional dogma of treating girls as lesser and boys as princes is appalling. Those Didis are essentially viewing the girls as aliens step-daughters while they keep the boy close to their bosom. This is the shocking hypocrisy that is on display.

Remember, Sadguru Baba has given those Didis the duty to be a benevolent mother and treat all girls as their own. But instead they behave as step-mothers and use those girls as servants and contravene Baba’s rule by adopting a boy as their own cherished child. When in fact everything in AMPS is gender separated and Didis are to only have home girls while Dadas have home boys. But some Didis are breaking this rule because they want to raise a boy who will one day grow up and take care of them financially. That is the self-interest those Didis have and that is why they treat those boys as princes, all the while looking askance at the girls as their step-mother.

If one ignores the fact that they are renunciates, then one will not understand the severity of the situation.
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How this is sinful

There are multiple sins involved:

• Sin #1: According to Baba’s guideline, Wts are only to care for the all beings in this universe; there is no scope for them to create their own unit family etc, but Didis are adopting home boys and keeping them as their own and making a unit family. That means the are going against their vow sannyasi vow to only care for the whole humanity

• Sin #2: These Wt Didis are walking around in saffron garb and showing themselves as if they are fully dedicated to serving humanity on the whole, yet they are betraying the sannyasi spirit of dedication by making their own unit family. 

• Sin #3: As a Wt, they are to fully depend upon Baba for the well-being and care, but these avadhutikas are adopting home boys so that when they are aged those boys will care for them. This completely undermines the whole spirit of prapatti vada, i.e. surrendering to Guru.

• Sin #4: These Didis are passing down this negative trend from one generation to the next. Each year, more and more Didis are getting involved in this sinful activity of adopting their own personal home boy. This is no different from the mythological demon Ravana’s plot to abduct Sita. Ravana lured Sita by wearing saffron garb and captured her. This led to recurring sin (mahapapa) - the blatant distrust of sannyasis from one age to the next. 

Let us again remember that we are not talking about members of the general public but sannyasis of the tantric order of Ananda Marga. That is why this situation is so outlandish. If this truth is overlooked, and one ignores the fact that they are renunciates then one will not understand the gravity of what is going on. But if one consciously recalls that these are avadhutikas, then they will realise this whole affair of Didis adopting home boys is absolutely scandalous.
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Namaskar,
In Him,
Shriidevii

Hypocrisy of onlookers

You can imagine if a male Wt was keeping a teenage girl and sleeping with her openly as a father then how many Ananda Margiis will appreciate that? In the general society, the nasty trend is that people tolerate the ugly dealings of females such as females are allowed to move around half-naked with bare legs in an office setting. Whereas males will be fired or told to go home if they just wear their undergarments. So if males do then they get punished. And a similar trend is present in AMPS also. Didis are living in an all-female campus and keeping teenage boys. And people are keeping their mouths sealed.
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References
1. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 30, Self-Realization and Service to Humanity

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== Section 2: Prabhat Samgiita ==

Due to Your affection

“Bhúlite cái tomáy ámi, tá to pári ná…” (Prabhat Samgiita #1849)

Purport:

O’ Parama Purusa, I want to forget You. In longing for You and entrapped by Your love, my life has become utterly miserable. But I am unable to clear You from my memory. You are always smiling softly in the depths of my inner core; You go on floating in my heart, and graciously spread Your shining refulgence all around. What a liila of Yours.

O’ Supreme Entity, please stay in my mental abode, and remain in all my occupations of ideation forever. In keeping You away, I realise my mind does not want to remain alone. It becomes restless and rushes towards You.

Baba, long ago, during one winter evening, You came to me, and from Your existence a soft, abundant, enchanting aroma was emanating as if it was from a  freshly blossomed shiuli - the night-flowering jasmine flower. Your sweet aroma was spreading everywhere, permeating every nook and cranny. That time, You lovingly told me "Do not forget Me, I am yours. Always, all the 24hrs, I am with you through My ota and prota yoga.”

== Section 3: Important Teaching ==

Great margii?

The Supreme Command states, "...Every Ananda Margii will have to perform sadhana twice a day invariably; verily is this the command of the Lord..." (1)

Ananda Marga ideology guides us, "Dharma is the assemblage of all your conduct” – the way you eat, the way you speak, the way you perform sa'dhana'. If your conduct is good, dharma is with you; if your conduct is not good, dharma is not with you. And if dharma is not with you, what comes about is your sarvana'sha, or sarva'tmaka vina'sha – that is, your physical, mental, and spiritual ruin....Conduct is the principal factor in dharma.” Be a sadácárii, a person of good conduct, and you will surely attain Paramátman." (2)

Note: If one donates 2% of their income to Ananda Marga service projects then it does not mean that they are therefore an Ananda Margii. Donating money or paying tithes also does not make one an Ananda Margii. To be a dharmika (an Ananda Margii), one’s lifestyle should be wholly consistent with the ideals of Ananda Marga, i.e. bhagavad dharma. Those who give money and live a different sort of life can be thought of as sympathizers, but not as dharmikas, i.e. as Ananda Margiis.

Greatest donor

Ananda Marga philosophy states, "The most important point to consider is who has utilized his or her ability and to what extent. Hanuman [the mighty monkey, a bhakta of Rama in the mythological epic the Rámáyańa] fetched huge boulders to build a bridge across the sea, while the squirrels collected small pebbles. Yet intrinsically both these actions have the same value. We have no right to question anybody's sincerity, nor can we scoff at it. We cannot give more appreciation to those who have not utilized their potentialities properly but have done more work than to those who have fully utilized their talents." (3)

References
1. The Supreme Command
2. Subhasita Samgraha - 21, Niiti and Dharma
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Idol of Mother India

Baba

Idol of Mother India

Namaskar,

If India or any country is being attacked, then naturally those inhabitants will rally around that nation because their very existence is at stake. Every country has a right to defend itself and the people of that land will support and fight for their country under such circumstances. And that will not be considered as geo-sentiment. But if that country is raising national sentiment amongst its people in order to demean and exploit a neighbouring country then that is dogmatic and harmful. That type of nationalism is a form of geo-sentiment which serves to crudify the mind. The prototypical end result of nationalism as geo-sentiment is the exploitation of other, weaker nations for a country's own benefit at the cost of the other country. PROUT philosophy opposes such geo-sentiment.
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In a Hindi Prout magazine (Year: 51, Issue: 4) an objectionable article entitled “कथं रोदसि कथं क्रन्दसि ओगो मां भारतवर्ष” (katham rodasi katham krandasi ogo má bháratvarsha) is published.

Please see the below image. One lady is standing with a crown and holding the flag of the Hindu fundamentalist organization RSS. If you look carefully you will note that a map of India is in the background behind the lady. The lady is sitting on a lion. According to RSS, this is a deity. And they call it “Mother India”. Prout Philosophy does not support or adhere to such dogmatic ideas.
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Picture of Bháratmátá: Mother India on page 13 of Prout magazine (Year: 51, Issue: 4)

In this posting, objections are raised and it is expected that the Prout magazine editors will take note of the problems to avert such issues in the future. The chief objection is a picture of Bháratmátá (see image above) to deify the motherland.

The article in the Hindi Prout magazine depicts a picture of a deity, Bhárátmátá, sitting on a lion to support the concept of India being a mother goddess. Instead of contravening Guru’s teachings in this manner, the article should have referred to Parama Puruśa as the Entity that gets pained by seeing the exploitation of some of His offspring.

Conclusion

The article commits the blunder of contravening Guru’s teachings by depicting the so-called mother goddess India in the Hindi Prout magazine. The editors of the Prout magazine should carefully edit out such blunders in future lest they will be doing negative pracár against the ideals of Prout.
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Namaskar,
Bhakti

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Samajas: universal in spirit but regional in approach

Prout philosophy states, "A sound ideological base is a prerequisite for socio-economic groupifications. Such a foundation is provided by universal humanism, which has the potential to unite all humanity...It will include each and every person in the world, as well as animals, plants and inanimate objects. If a single person remains outside the influence of universalism and becomes a victim of exploitation, then the foundation of universal humanism will be undermined. Hence, PROUT has adopted a rational method to solve socio-economic problems which may be characterized as universal in spirit but regional in approach." (1)


Only Samaj people will call their land as motherland

In Prout, the notion of motherland or matrubhumi is used only for samajas. In the setting of samaj work, the samaj is one’s motherland. This term “motherland” is used in the setting of samaj, to mitigate inferiority complex among people of samajas. The English term for samaj Is socio-economic groupification.

When the residents of a samaj refer to their place as motherland, a sense of belonging is developed among them. But when a strong, more powerful samaj wields its influence and captures a smaller, more susceptible samaj, that larger community will rampantly exploit the weaker samaj and impose their superiority. In turn, those exploited people think that their language, their local traditions, their heritage is outdated and useless. And due to that they suffer from an inferiority complex. So they run towards the local traditions of that dominant samaj to learn their behaviors and practices, and by that they suffer from inferiority complex and get exploited. So in order to remove that inferiority complex, Baba has given the system that every samaj member or inhabitant of that area must feel that their language, their local traditions, their heritage are not inferior. They are not lowly. They should be proud of their motherland and its language, their local traditions, their heritage By this way, their inferiority complex will be finished.
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In this way people suffering from an inferiority complex about their place will be benefited, and their feeling inferiority about their place will be removed.

Prout philosophy states, "PROUT has adopted a rational method to solve socio-economic problems which may be characterized as universal in spirit but regional in approach." (2)


Dogma: worshiping idols of Mother India

The term Mother India is used in conjunction with the idol Bháratmátá, seen in the picture above. People use this Bháratmátá idol in their murti puja i.e idol worship. We know that Baba is strongly against idols and idol worship as ideating on idols degenerates the mind. This very Bháratmátá and the idol used for her has been conceived by RSS, which is the epitome of narrow-minded geo-sentiment and patriotism. Moreover, the dress utilized in the design of the Bháratmátá is that of a particular region of India, that of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar. But females in South India, in Jammu Kashmir, in Punjab, and in other regions do not wear such dress. So this idol cannot even be conceived as a mother figure for most of India. As a result, the idol only serves to create disunity among Indians.

Prout philosophy states, "PROUT has adopted a rational method to solve socio-economic problems which may be characterized as universal in spirit but regional in approach." (3)


Where to use term motherland

In the following two Prabhat Samgiita compositions, Shrii Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar has used the term “mother” / “motherland”. We should use these terms in the same neo-humanistic manner. The conclusive idea is that those living within a samaj, i.e. socio-economic unit, can use the term motherland to refer to their own socio-economic unit, as depicted in the following two songs.

Below are two Prabhat Samgiita songs, #4082 and #4766, in which the motherland term has been appropriately used. And it is Shrii Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar’s direction that any samaj can make their own songs on the basis of the themes in these songs. Because the samajas are the native land for their inhabitants. In the world, every samaj will be treated as a motherland for their inhabitants.
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Samaj songs

The following is Prabhat Samgiita #4082, in which the Motherland term has been appropriately used.

O my mother, motherland, the land of …., for you I have accepted life. with your grace and hand of blessing, I am surviving on the earth. I do not want any wealth or effluence, I do not seek fame or rare honor. I only ask for feeling of bliss and the satisfaction of serving you. the light that I had seen at the initial morning as lotus of my life, that I am keeping bright at your lotus, seeking for your affection each moment. (Courtesy of Prabhata Samgiita website)

The following is Prabhat Samgiita #4766, in which the Motherland term has been appropriately used.

My …. language is sweeter than the sweetest. it is language of my life. From nerves to arteries it is merged into the blood and the core of heart. when smile came on the lips, it brings brightness onto the eyes. sitting in the lap, I had told, “O Mother, you destroy all pains. due to disrespect and negligence, who makes you cry today, O, Mother? With torn clothes, you are lying in the dust, who is my entire hope” (Courtesy of Prabhata Samgiita website)

PROUT philosophy says, “Parama Puruśa [Supreme Consciousness] is my Father, Paramá Prakrti [Supreme Operative Principle] is my Mother, and the universe is my homeland. We are all citizens of this universe.” (4)

This  teaching is very profound and should be understood and applied in many different ways in our lives. One aspect is that various divisive sentiments like geo-sentiment and socio-sentiment must be shunned and neo-humanism should be embraced.
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Prout philosophy states, "PROUT has adopted a rational method to solve socio-economic problems which may be characterized as universal in spirit but regional in approach." (5)

References
1. Prout in a Nutshell - 13, Socio-Economic Groupifications
2. Prout in a Nutshell - 13, Socio-Economic Groupifications
3. Prout in a Nutshell - 13, Socio-Economic Groupifications
4. Problems of the Day
5. Prout in a Nutshell - 13, Socio-Economic Groupifications

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The below sections are entirely different topics, unrelated to the above material.
They stands on their own as points of interest.

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== Section 2: Main Topic ==

Don't be afraid

Introduction: This following Prabhat Samgiita is for revolutionaries and sadvipras when they are addressing cowardly people, i.e. those afraid to come forward and fight against the demons.

"Keu tora' yadi bhay pa's, a'ma'r ya'boi...
A'darshke sa'men rekhe pa' phelabai." (Prabhat Samgiita #3283)

Purport:

If someone amongst you is terrified even then by His grace we will march forward to establish sadvipra society. Even if we are surrounded by the loud laughter of ferocious demons, we will march ahead without any concern. We will tromp ahead; we will go onwards. We will have the courage to advance with His blessing.

O friend! Why are you looking with helpless eyes? Do not think like a pessimist.  Even if the problems are like Himalayan mountains, we will assuredly cross them, with His blessing.

Even if the goddess of fate does not support us and turns her head away, even if the sky falls on us, regardless of the negative circumstances, we will march on holding the banner of Ananda Marga ideology high, keeping Parama Purusa as polestar. Our collective march cannot be halted. We will usher in a new era of neo-humanism. The grace of Baba is with us…

== Section 3: Important Teaching ==

Good deeds are not enough

Namaskar,

Ananda Marga ideology states, "Some people say, "Keep on doing good deeds – that is sufficient." No, that is not enough. Suppose some people perform good deeds, but they have no definite goal before them: this will not produce any good result, their effort will be futile. Suppose you want to move forward: you should also know which way to move, otherwise your entire movement will be meaningless. All your time, your hard effort, and your sincerity will go in vain. Hence it is not enough to simply say, "Keep on doing good deeds." Even those good deeds should have a clear goal. Why should I do good deeds? I should have a clear idea in which direction to move while doing those good deeds." (1)

Note: In the general society, or even in our Marga, there are some who think that doing good deeds is enough – as if that is the height of human understanding and expression. They think that there is no need for spiritual practice, sadhana, or dharma. Just one should do as many good deeds as possible. This is one common mentality found amongst confused people etc.

However, according to Ananda Marga ideology, doing good deeds alone is not enough – rather it is an inherently faulty and futile approach. One must have a goal for all one’s actions, and that goal must be spiritual. One should do each and every thing to please Parama Purusa.


They will abandon their service work

So those who simply perform good deeds without having any higher goal invariably bind themselves. Either they are bound up in the reaction of their good actions, or they are bound by their own petty satisfaction for having performed a "good deed". And they will give up their service work the moment they are confronted with a tough situation.

Ananda Marga ideology states, "Now, if one wants to do some good deed excluding Paramátmá that may or may not be a good deed. This will be sheer selfishness on your part, and nothing good can come from it. This is why great and realized people not only perform good deeds, but they also do something more than that." (2)

Ananda Marga ideology guides us, "To realize Parama Puruśa, one will have to come in contact with a Sadguru, a competent spiritual preceptor; for such persons alone can impart suitable lessons regarding spiritual practice. Through the study of books, one can never attain or realize the Supreme Consciousness." (3)

If the child is very ugly and mentally deficient then

Those who do not have Parama Purusa as their Goal and do social service for their own, personal self-satisfaction will give up the work the moment they are confronted with a tough situation. The moment they no longer derive the personal satisfaction they seek they will halt their “service” work. For instance, suppose one has to serve a leper, and one day they decide that they do not like feeding that leper. If the person is doing this to please Parama Purusa they they will understand that it is their duty to serve and they will serve the leper whether they get personal satisfaction or not. Whereas if one thinks that “this service work of for making me happy” then they will stop the work if it does not make them happy. Plus, when doing the work, most often they are unable to keep the patient’s welfare in mind.

For instance, "Shyam" is serving a beautiful, destitute child and indeed Shyam is happy to help that child. But if the child is very ugly and mentally deficient then Shyam may not feel joy helping that child, in which case Shyam may give up his service work. Because he is not deriving any self-satisfaction from it. Whereas if the aim is to please Parama Purusa, then there is no issue whether the child is beautiful or ugly.

Ananda Marga ideology says, "To realize Parama Puruśa, one will have to come in contact with a Sadguru, a competent spiritual preceptor; for such persons alone can impart suitable lessons regarding spiritual practice. Through the study of books, one can never attain or realize the Supreme Consciousness." (4)

Namaskar,
in Him,
Mahesh

References
1. Subhasita Samgraha – 11, What is the Way
2. Subhasita Samgraha – 11, What is the Way
3. Subhasita Samgraha – 11, What is the Way
4. Subhasita Samgraha – 11, What is the Way

== Section 4: Important Teaching ==

How to perform vaerágya

Ananda Marga ideology states, “How then in this manifested Universe, where there are multitudes of finite objects can we start a life based on Brahma? The answer is that you adopt Madhuvidyá. Instead of seeing the finite and superficial objects as finite look upon them as the finite expressions of the Infinite or the permanent. Then the attraction for Preya and love for Shreya shall all fuse into one."

"Do you love your son? It is perfectly right that you should, however, when the son dies, you will experience great pain. Is it not so? The son is Preya, a finite entity. He cannot live till eternity. He will depart and make you weep. But if you treat your son as the expression of Brahma in the form of your son, then you will never fear losing him because Brahma cannot be lost in any span of time. He is present around you in all the ten directions."

Ananda Marga ideology states, "O Human beings, in that state, no finite object can colour your mind. You will be beyond all colours or Varńátiita. Then you will be able to give proper treatment to any finite being that you may come in contact with. Give proper treatment to the expression of Brahma in the shape of your father by serving him and paying attention to his comforts. Give proper treatment to the expression of Brahma in the shape of the earth by cultivating it and increasing its fertility. If you give such proper treatment to the different objects, they will not be able to degrade your mind. This is called true Vaerágya." (1)

References
1. Subhasita Samgraha - 1, The Base of Life

== Section: Prabhat Samgiita ==

हे परमपुरुष! हे बाबा !  मैं ठीक से साधना नहीं करता, फिर भी तुम मेरे पास आ गये

प्रभात संगीत 2672 तोमाके पेयेछि आमि.... .

भावार्थ

हे परमपुरुष! मैं ने तुम्हें चमकीले ब्रह्मप्रकाश के मूल उत्स में पाया। तुम अपनी मधुर आभा के साथ मेरी साधना में आयेे । तुम्हारी कृपा से तुम्हें मैंने अपने मन में पाया। मैंने तुम्हें आध्यात्मिक रागनी की पूर्णता में पाया।

हे मेरे प्रभु! मैं तुम्हें अनन्त काल तक इसी प्रकार पकड़े रहना चाहता हॅूं, किसी भी परिस्थिति में मेरा मन तुम्हें छोड़ना नहीं चाहता, मैं तुम्हें नहीं छोड़ूंगा। तुम यहीं रहो ।

हे परमपुरुष! हे बाबा! मैं ठीक से आसन, साधना,  प्राणायाम, ध्यान, आदि नहीं करता, फिर भी तुम तो मेरे पास आ गये हो, यह तुम्हारी करुणा आशीर्वाद ही है । हे बाबा ! मेरे किसी भी सद्गुण या मेरी साधना के कारण तुम यहाँ मेरे पास नहीं आए । यह तो तुम्हारी अकारण कृपा ही है कि तुमने आकर मुझे आशीर्वाद दिया है ।

यह तो विशेष रूप से तुम्हारी अकारण कृपा ही है कि तुम मेरी पकड़ में आ गये। हे बाबा ! आध्यात्मिक आभा को बिखेरते हुए तुम मेरे पास आये, अब तुम सदैव इसी प्रकार मेरे ऊपर अपनी कृपा बरसाते रहो । यही निवेदन है । (1)

Reference

1. Trans: Dr. T.R.S.

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Recent postings

• Dada's wealth of hypocrisy
  

• Modus operandii of Baba
  

• If sinner dies then...
  

Other topics of interest

• Quiz: how many Wts?
  

• See: AMPS Procedural Orders

More important letters

• Rudrananda with his main henchmen

• Pranavatmakananda spread false things in book

• Why abortion is sinful in AM

• Coward avadhuta don't prefix or capitalize

• Trick to get top post

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