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Baba

Reception

Note: On the occasion of Prabhat Samgiita Day (14 Sep). 

Namaskar, 

When I think about those days, I still feel the scene was as if heaven descended upon this earth. So blissful and charming, His presence was. Sometimes Baba would open His eyes and look around and then close His eyes and listen quietly.

When one song finished, if the song was new, then playing His divine liila Baba used to ask one and all: "Do you all approve of this song? Should I include it in Prabhat Samgiita?".

Margiis used to respond, "Yes Baba, it must be included! It is very good!"

Then, in His divine liila, Baba used to say, "You are my guardians. If you don't accept it, then I will tear it apart and throw it away."

Hearing this, everyone used to smile. And Baba used to say, "Ok, when you have approved this song, then it will be included in Prabhat Samgiita."

He used to do this type of grand play regularly. Sometimes it seems like He did this with each and every song. And always it was so beautifully done, and everyone basked in the sweet atmosphere.
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Everyone must sing

On another occasion, after Prabhat Samgiita had just been sung, Baba asked, "Who was not singing?"

Then immediately everybody became extremely alert. When the next song started, everybody was very careful, and all VSS personnel were keenly watching. That very day I felt that Baba was pointedly telling us that everyone should sing Prabhat Samgiita, and nobody should think that Prabhat Samgiita is for Bengalis only or for a few professional musicians etc.

By this way, by encouraging and attracting us all to step forward and sing, Baba used to come and bless us. And we used to sing Prabhat Samgiita. Those memories are unforgettable. This whole entire scene of receiving Him with Prabhat Samgiita was so blissful. I feel that Prabhat Samgiita is a special, unique gift which has no comparison.
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Conclusion

This is a small glimpse into the glorious scene those days of how we would receive Him with Prabhat Samgiita and how He would shower us in His endless love.

The conclusive idea then is that the reception of Baba is the greatest singular event in the life of a bhakta. This is the most cherished occasion and most auspicious moment. Baba has transformed the process and specially designated Prabhat Samgiita as the chosen medium whereby bhakas can receive Him, then that means Prabhat Samgiita has a special value. It has a sanctified role and blessed stance.

So it is our duty to recognize this truth and uphold the sacred standard of Prabhat Samgiita - and not allow others to taint this holy and divine treasure.

It was always so enchanting to be there to receive Baba those days. Still this divine scene is unfolding in the heart and mind of each and every sadhaka. In dhyana, we call for Him to come close and grace us with His presence. As beautiful as it was to be there those days, often I feel that receiving Him now in Guru cakra is even more sweet. Without all the external obstacles, one can openly share and express the feeling of the heart with Him - and always He responds.
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Namaskar,
In Him,
Madhukar

Receiving Him before 1982

At all the gatherings prior to 1982, whether big or small, Baba was received with the strong force of the slogan, "Parama Pita Baba Ki-- Jai!". After September 1982, when Prabhat Samgiita was introduced, Baba was always received by the more intimate singing of Prabhat Samgiita.

Of course at the large annual DMC programs when thousands and thousands were attending, then surely all were raising the 'Parama Pita Baba Ki- Jai!' slogan in one thunderous voice when Baba arrived in the pandal. So at the global DMC's that was the scene, even up to 1990.

But it should be remembered that at all such grand occasions, when leaving His room at the BQ (Baba Quarters) then those present were receiving Him with Prabhat Samgiita and then when He would arrive at the pandal for DMC, all the bhaktas would raise the Jai slogan. So both were being done. This was the case during His 1984 tour across India when He performed 16 DMC's, as well as in 1987 for the Bhagalpur DMC. Plus this was the normal way when He was in Ranchi, or Ananda Shiila, or Diigha etc. At all these places where DMC was held after 1982, Baba was greeted and received with Prabhat Samgiita when He emerged from the BQ, and then the resounding Jai slogan was raised when He reached the pandal. That is how it was for DMC.

On all other countless occasions, whether coming or going from His house, or for general darshan, or field walk etc, in all those blissful moments of His divine arrival, then Baba was always received with the tender sweetness of Prabhat Samgiita. This was the standard approach after 1982.
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To field walk

Already the driver had the car parked to that spot where Baba would come out from the house. And we would all anxiously crowd around and encircle the automobile - positioning ourselves in any way we could to see Baba when He would emerge from the house. All were involved in singing Prabhat Samgiita - everyone's mind fully vibrated with a strong desire to see Him. With this great anticipation and devotional longing, we would sing Prabhat Samgiita and look anxiously for His grand arrival.

When we sensed that Baba would soon be coming, the inner spiritual yearning would be even more aroused - all wishing to see Him. Finally, the auspicious moment arrived and He would grace us with His exquisite presence. He was always so sweet and charming. On many occasions, Baba would stand there to talk and say something. The car was ready and the door was opened for Him to get in, yet Baba would move slowly to grant us time to gaze at Him. With His beautiful countenance, He would stand there inquiring about our welfare or giving some direction, and we would cherish each and every moment with Him before He would have to enter the car and go for a fieldwalk. It was such a blissful scene - even today - every moment in one mind's eye this can be experienced.

Upon His return a similar scene would occur. Once the gate to the driveway opened and we knew Baba's car was returning then we would quickly rush in and line up along the edges of the driveway. Whatever activities, duties, talks or dealings were going on stopped immediately. All were eager to get a spot to see Him. The vibration were palpable. Everyone came rushing, yet there was not much space along the driveway. There had to be enough room for His car to pass, yet all wanted to be close. Somehow we all managed to grab a sacred space - along that tiny area along the side of the driveway - in hopes of seeing Him. We would all anticipate His arrival, singing Prabhat Samgiita - anxiously watching for His car to come in from the road. Finally, He would arrive and while singing we would carefully watch Him emerge from His car. In this way we would receive Him. All were singing and some were lovingly calling and crying, "Baba, Baba, Baba. " The whole scene was so charged with love and bhakti. And still today and in the future also, sadhakas can intimately experience this same type of closeness - or even greater intimacy with Him.
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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: Important Teaching ==

Know these three cardinal socio-political principles

  Prout philosophy states, “For the all-round welfare and development of human beings, society needs to follow some fundamental socio-political principles. Without the firm foundation of such principles, disunity, injustice and exploitation will flourish. To avoid this and to safeguard the interests of all people, the leaders of society must ensure that cardinal socio-political principles are strictly followed. Otherwise, individual and collective progress can never be achieved.”
   “There are three cardinal socio-political principles which should never be violated. First, people should not be retrenched from their occupations unless alternative employment has been arranged for them. Secondly, people should not be forcibly converted from one religion to another. Thirdly, no mother tongue should be suppressed. Occupation, spiritual practice and mother tongue are very important to human beings. If the sentiments associated with them are hurt, human beings will be deeply affected. So, you should never violate these cardinal socio-political principles.” (1)

   Prout philosophy states, “If any group tries to violate any of these three cardinal socio-political principles, you should immediately oppose them with a thundering voice and sufficient force. Victory will be yours, because you are supporting the collective psychology. But before launching any movement, you should make sure that the masses are conscious of their exploitation, otherwise the movement will not be successful. Although it may take some time to raise the consciousness of the masses, ultimately you will be victorious.” (2)

References
1. Prout in a Nutshell-16, Three Cardinal Socio-Political Principles
2. Prout in a Nutshell-16, Three Cardinal Socio-Political Principles

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Trap kiirtana

Baba

Trap kiirtana 

Namaskar,

These days in the garb of a kiirtana program some are propagating the annual death day dogma. Kiirtana is a spiritual tool to uplift a sa’dhaka’s mind, but it is being used as a large-scale plan of deception to involve innocent and unsuspecting Ma’rgiis in committing a sin of observing annual death day dogma.
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Ananda Marga Caryacarya says, “The period of mourning should not extend beyond twelve days.” (1)

Attending means supporting cause

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

Attending Tiljala dogma means supporting the cause of the 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.

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 kiirtana 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 and B groups 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.

Ananda Marga Caryacarya says, “The period of mourning should not extend beyond twelve days.” (1)

Kiirtana: bait to commemorate annual death day dogma (MPD)

Using kiirtana as a bait to deceive innocent ma’rgiis into following the annual death day dogma is a sin of the highest order (maha’pa’pa). The MPD organizers are indulging in sin no doubt but they are also trapping innocent ma’rgiis in committing this sin. The analogy of an animal trapped by a hunter using bait best describes the aforementioned situation. See below picture in which an animal is shown to be trapped by the trap set by a hunter.

The innocent animal trapped in the photo, represents a simple Ma'rgii. The food used as bait by the hunter to trap the animal 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 says, “The period of mourning should not extend beyond twelve days.” (1)

Margiis unaware of their devious aims

The agents spread this propaganda of MPD kiirtana in hopes of attracting maximum margiis to attend. These MPD agents are represented by the hunters who set the trap in the photo. So the animal is innocent and has no idea about the unscrupulous aims of the hunter. It comes looking for food, and gets caught in the trap. 
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Similarly Ma’rgiis are innocent and have no idea about the deceitful aims of the MPD agents. Margiis come looking for kiirtana, and get caught in the trap of the sin of participating in the annual death ceremony (MPD). 

But Ananda Marga Caryacarya says, “The period of mourning should not extend beyond twelve days.” (1)

So be careful because theirs is a deliberate strategy to involve more and more people in the annual death day dogma. The way a dogma can be  propagated is by engaging and involving a large number of people to follow it. Other people who see a large number of people doing something dogmatic begin to feel that the dogma is a proper thing as many others are also participating. This is how a large number of irrational dogmatic practices have been propagated and made mainstream in human society.

Readers can easily draw parallels between the analogy of the animal ensnared in the trap and the annual death day kiirtana program.

Baba says, “The period of mourning should not extend beyond twelve days.” (1)

An act of cowardice in addition to sin

The organisers of annual death day programs are displaying their cowardice in addition to their sin by advertising their death day program in the name of kiirtan. If they openly said that they are organizing an annual death day program then that would have been a lesser sin than their current deceptive tactic to lure the innocent and unsuspecting ma’rgiis into committing a sin. However, open proclamation of annual death day celebration will deter the ma’rgiis as most ma’rgiis know that annual death day celebration is adha’rmic and sinful. Thus, to conduct the program in a covert manner the aforementioned tactic is cowardly used by the organizers.
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Ananda Marga Caryacarya says, “The period of mourning should not extend beyond twelve days.” (1)

Annual death day dogma: dirt on shoes that makes temple dirty

According to Baba’s teachings, a death should not be observed for more than 12 days unlike in dogmatic religions wherein often someone’s death is observed for many years. When people walk through a muddy place and accumulate dirt in their shoes and carry the same to a neat and clean temple then they will make even the temple dirty. Those people who have a dogmatic religious background, they often bring in their dogmatic dirt into Ananda Marga Praca’rak Samgha and try to spread the same. The annual death day celebration is one such example of a dirty dogma that is being imported into Ananda Marga.

Ananda Marga Caryacarya says, “The period of mourning should not extend beyond twelve days.” (1)


Conclusion

The annual death day program as a platform to sing kiirtana is sinful according to Baba’s guidelines in Caryacarya. Of course, true ma’rgiis are not going to be befooled by the organizers, and will thereby get saved from sin.

In Him,
Bhakti

Ananda Marga Caryacarya says, “The period of mourning should not extend beyond twelve days.” (1)

~ In-depth study ~

Just like trapped animal, Margiis will suffer in noose of sin

In the below image an innocent animal is shown to be trapped and suffering. Hunters lay deceptive booby traps and put some food close to lure the animals. Unsuspecting animals come close to eat the food and get trapped. The trapped limb becomes all bloodied and the animal has to undergo immense suffering.
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Ananda Marga Caryacarya says, “The period of mourning should not extend beyond twelve days.” (1)

The organizers of the annual death day program hunt for the Ma’rgiis. They lay the booby trap of kiirtan to lure Ma’rgiis. The Ma’rgiis flock together thinking that they will get spiritual inspiration during the kiirtan. However, instead of getting inspiration, the Ma’rgiis get deceived into committing the sin of participating in the annual death day program which contravenes the Ananda Marga teachings. The Ma’rgiis, just like the trapped animal, will suffer in the noose of sin.

Reference
1. Ananda Marga Caryácarya Part 1, Shráddha Ceremony

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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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== Section 2: Important Teaching ==

Way to help hypochondriacs

Even though they do not have any physical problem, psychically diseased people mentally suffer and cry and complain about different imagined physical ailments. Such types of psychic diseases are called mania. There was no disease per se, but the person was convinced he was sick. Following is one example:

Sadguru Baba says, "There was another person I knew who was quite healthy and carried out his daily activities with ease, and yet he was under the impression, for no particular reason, that there was some trouble in his stomach. Actually there was no disease; he was in good health. Yet occasionally he used to come to me and complain that there was some disorder in his stomach. This was his [psychic disease] of mania." (1)

Herein lies the solution:

Ananda Marga philosophy says, "One of the numerous benefits of sa'dhana' is that it keeps the mind free from psychic disease." (2)

References
1. Ananda Marga Philosophy in a Nutshell - 5, The Faculty of Knowledge – 3
2. Ananda Marga Philosophy in a Nutshell - 5, The Faculty of Knowledge – 3

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Scene from 2017

A global program entitled “Kiirtan for peace and all round prosperity” has been announced in which the participants are exhorted to sing Kiirtana for 15 minutes on October 20 and 21. It is not difficult to determine that in the garb of a Kiirtana program this is scam to propagate annual death day dogma all over the world. Kiirtana is a spiritual tool to uplift a Sa’dhaka’s mind but it is used as a large-scale deception to involve innocent and unsuspecting Ma’rgiis in committing a sin of observing annual death day dogma.

The below image shows the announcement of the annual death day ceremony in the garb of a seemingly harmless Kiirtan program. The date of the program has been chosen to be October 20 and 21.

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In the above image the announcement of annual death day program which flashes in between the Youtube video has been shown. The annual death day program is falsely projected as a harmless Kiirtan program. As you know, the 21st of October is the day for MPD commemoration. The agents are cowards; that’s why they are hiding the name “MPD” from their brochure. So they are masquerading under the cover of kiirtana.

In the scan below, the organizers are exhorting people all over the world to “share kiirtan”. However, the true intention is to make people all around the world participate in their annual death day dogma on October 20/21; this is not just an effort to collect some people in one physical location. They want to do that too, in Tiljala; but by this effort they are trying to entrap those who remain in their local places as well. It is, therefore, a large-scale deception and represents use of technology to scale-up the propaganda of annual death day.

== Section 4: Links ==

Recent postings

• Kishan Sood & Vicitrananda ji’s: attack on margii rights (1995)
  

• Baba saved
  

• Answer to B group trick
  

• Dada befooled margiis of Bengal
  

• AM's stand on vaccinations
  

Other topics of interest

• Spanish postings

• Inconsistency in Christianity, Islam, & Judaism
  

• Why pratiika

• How AM books were made...

More important letters

• Rudrananda with his main henchmen
  

• Pranavatmakananda spread false things in book
  

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