Baba
Story: phony-neohumanist
Namaskar,
Here is one important and unique teaching from Baba that is highly
suited to the present circumstances of some in our Ananda Marga
Pracaraka Samgha these days. Some margiis say that, "I am not a follower
of any group, I visit every group, attend their programs, and support
them psychically and economically. I am not groupist, rather I am a
neo-humanist."
Ananda Marga ideology states, "Some intellectuals are in favour of
respecting all religions. I say that such people cannot do anything to
promote the solidarity of the human race, for most religions demand
blind faith rather than rationality from their followers. “Don't argue,”
they proclaim. “Accept the teachings of the scriptures for they are the
direct word of God.” The cunning intellectuals of the past imposed the
importance of blind faith on the minds of their gullible followers. They
told them to obey the teachings, rational or irrational, otherwise
there would be no respite from the endless suffering of human life, no
other path to take them to the eternal bliss of heaven." (1)
In His above teaching, Baba clearly points out that those who compromise
with and follow all the various dogmatic religions can never bring
unity or welfare to humanity. Following all the dogmas of the numerous
religions cannot bring forth one human society. Likewise those who
attend all the various group functions and follow their dogma can never
bring unity in our Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha.
Satire: "my lifestyle" part 1
(A) On Friday, I go and pray at the mosque with the Muslims. I
grow my beard, eat halal meat, and perform 5 times namaz (prayer). I
strictly follow all Islamic rituals and dogmas. I support the edict that
non-believers of Islam should be fined, converted, or killed. On that
day I only raise the slogan: Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar. My God is only
god - all others are...
I strictly follow this prophet's ideal, “I am the last prophet.
Prayers must be said before God a specific number of times in a certain
manner each day. Special animals must be sacrificed on particular days.
These are the wishes of merciful God. Those who follow these injunctions
will attain heaven on the Day of Judgement.” (2)
On Fridays, during Ramadhan, I fast during the day and feast at night.
(B) On Saturday, I walk to synagogue with all the Jews and adhere
to their dress code. I follow a Kosher lifestyle and adopt all Judaic
rituals and dogmas. On that day, the torah is everything for me. And I
wholeheartedly embrace the notion, "We Jews are the chosen people."
(C) On Sunday, I attend church with the Christians, and - stone
to death those involved in adultery and spread communal sentiments
against other religions. I also strictly adhere to all Christian rituals
and dogmas. I devour meat all day long meat. On that day, I think only
about Lord Jesus Christ - My God is the only God - all others are
heathens. My slogan is: "“Our prophet is the only saviour. There is
no escape from mundane sufferings except by taking refuge in him....Know
ye, my son, thy God is the only God. All other gods are false gods.”" (3)
(D) On Monday, I go to the Sikh temple. I tie my hair on top of
my head and carry a sword. I eat jhatka' - i.e. goat killed in a swift
manner - and follow all Sikh rituals and dogmas. That day I only repeat
the name of Guru Nanak.
Satire: "my lifestyle" part 2
(E) On Tuesday, I attend the Hindu temple to honor the monkey god
Hanuman. I wear a shawl that says "Ra'm Na'ma'" and chant the holy
mantra Ram, Rama, Ram, Ram, Rama, Ram. I follow all Hindu rituals and
dogmas. And on that day, only I worship Ram.
(F) On Wednesday, I go to the Buddhist monastery and wear their
robes and follow their customs. I chant: "Buddham sharanam gaccha'mi." I
strictly adhere to all Buddhist rituals and dogmas, and fully embrace
the notion, "Life is suffering."
(G) On Thursday, I practice prayer at the Jain temple. I walk
there with a broom to ensure I do not step on any organisms; I sweep
away all the bugs so I do not step on them. And I put a cloth over my
mouth to ensure that when breathe I did not kill any organisms etc. And I
follow a very strict vegetarian diet and I do not eat any root
vegetables (like beets) or tomatoes - or anything that is red as it
resembles the color of meet. In this way, I follow all the rituals and
dogmas of the Jain religion. On that day, I only seek the blessing of
Lord Mahaviira Jain.
In this way I pass the week. I do not consider myself a part of any one
particular religion. Rather, I remain a friend of them all and follow
all their rituals and dogmas. That is why I am a neo-humanist.
One should oppose their dogma
In our Ananda Marga, there are some margiis who say that, "I am not a
follower of any group, I visit every group, attend their programs, and
support them psychically and economically. I am not groupist, rather I
am a neo-humanist." Such people who attend the rituals and dogmas of all
the groups think that therefore they are not in any group.
Now we have to decide: If someone follows the dogmas, rituals, and
narrow-mindedness of all the groups, then is that person a neo-humanist?
Is that the definition of neo-humanism? If anyone goes to any group
function, then they must point out the dogma of that particular
gathering. This is moral responsibility of every disciple of Lord Shrii
Shrii Anandamurti ji.
What commonly happens
Typically though, what we see happening is that if someone attends one
group's gathering, then they keep mum about the dogma going there - they
do not oppose anything; only they speak ill of the other groups. This
is the common phenomenon. Verily each group has their loyal cadre of
supporters who pay a blind eye and a deaf ear to the wrondoings, dogma,
and injustices associated with that group. They follow the party line -
completely.
The only thing worse than that are those who attend the functions of all
the groups and compromise with and support (morally, financially etc)
each group's dogma. This is the absolute worst category. Such persons
often think that they are involved in something great like unity and
neo-humanism. But, in truth, they are the agents of dogma at each and
every step. You may have met some who fall in this category.
Those who attended any Fake Ananda Vanii program and did not oppose -
this posting is for them. Those who attended any seminar or DMS where PP
did not sing kiirtan or sit for dharmacakra etc, then this posting is
for them. As we know, these are not the only dogmas there are many
dogmas. Those who are new and not aware about the various dogmas, please
write us.
Conclusion
Baba is adamantly against the blind following of any group's dogmas. In
Ananda Marga, everything is based on logic and reasoning. Not a stitch
of dogma is allowed anywhere. Ours is the path of rationality. On this
point each and every Ananda Margii should be cent-per-cent firm. There
is no room for compromise when it comes to groupism and dogma.
Namaskar,
In Him,
Manoj
If the jagrti of one group is near you and you are attending dharmacakra
there, that is ok - as long as you do not support their dogma. For
example, if in that factional jagrti a same caste marriage is being
performed then do not go and support that dogma. The sign of a groupist
person is that they ignore the wrongdoings going on in their chosen
camp / group. And they only highlight the wrongs of other groups. Going
and attending mahaprayan and keeping quiet means supporting dogma. As a
dharmika, one should be active in opposing their dogma.
~ In-depth study ~
To remind oneself
Ananda Marga philosophy states, "Almost every religion has claimed that
only its followers are God's chosen people and that the rest of humanity
is cursed and bound by the chains of Satan." (4)
Ananda Marga ideology states, "Some intellectuals are in favour of
respecting all religions. I say that such people cannot do anything to
promote the solidarity of the human race, for most religions demand
blind faith rather than rationality from their followers. “Don't argue,”
they proclaim. “Accept the teachings of the scriptures for they are the
direct word of God.” The cunning intellectuals of the past imposed the
importance of blind faith on the minds of their gullible followers. They
told them to obey the teachings, rational or irrational, otherwise
there would be no respite from the endless suffering of human life, no
other path to take them to the eternal bliss of heaven." (5)
About PP dogma
Baba did not make a special Caryacarya for for PP dada / didi. Because
he or she is also a disciple and must adhere to Sixteen Points etc, but
at present they are not doing this.
References
1. Ananda Marga Ideology and Way of Life - 7, Form and Formless
2. Human Society - 1, Moralism
3. Human Society - 1, Moralism
4. Human Society - 1, Moralism
5. Ananda Marga Ideology and Way of Life - 7, Form and Formless
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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: Prabhat Samgiita ==
I wasted my time searching You in Ananda Nagar, Tiljala, & Jamalpur
"Tomáre khuinjiyá gechi vane vane, maner końe khuinjiyá dekhini..." (Prabhat Samgiita #2807)
Purport:
O’ Parama Purusa, I went on searching You in the external world, in the so-called holy lands, in the forest, and in the cave of the mountain. To find You, I went to various “tiirthas” - Varanasi, Ayodhya, Rameshwaram, Dwarka, Puri, Mecca, Rome, Jerusalem, and I also went to Ananda Nagar, Tiljala, and Jamalpur. Baba, You were not seen in any of those places. I did not get You there. I wasted my life as I never tried to search for You in the corner of my mind in sadhana. I observed many types of penance in “holy lands.” I remained engaged in external worship using the traditional paraphernalia with lots of ostentation. All the while, I never thought that You were so close to me hiding in depths of my mind.
O’ Parama Purusa, You are the invisible Entity. You are the effulgence in my ideation. Hiding in the depths of the hearts, You pour love. You are always sitting in the mind. You love very deeply and intimately. You shower Your love day and night secretly on broken hearts always.
Baba, what I understood based on my little intellect, I tried to practice with my full strength and vigour. Forgetting the path of prema and bhakti, I indulged in jinana marga. I sought You through the exploration of knowledge, remaining busy with pen, paper and ink. By this way, my time was wasted. And I could never catch hold of You.
Now, by Your causeless grace, I understand that You are always hiding in my mind. Your divine flute is always resonating. Baba, You are so gracious and loving...
== Section 3: Important Teaching ==
Goal of Ananda Margiis vs materialists
Ananda Marga philosophy states, "The person with whom you live with all
the warmth of your life will ultimately desert you – it is a cruel game.
Confronted with this grim reality one should be very cautious about
selecting one's goal. One thing is clear – the Supreme Entity alone
should be accepted as ones goal." (1)
Note: If you ask someone, "What is the most important thing in your
life?", then most will respond that it is their kids, or spouse, or job
etc. Or they will say that their goal is to become a billionaire. This
is what most commonly think. Their goals are mundane. People forget
that everything in this world is moving - temporary. And when one's goal
is mundane then that too is transitory - here today, gone tomorrow.
It is just like if two people fall in love on the platform of the
railway station, and then each gets on separate trains. Then so long as
those two trains are moving at the same rate those two people can see
each other. But that condition will not last long. Soon the trains begin
moving at different speeds and going in different directions.
Similarly, if a person thinks that their children or wife are
everything, then it means they have forgotten the fact that their time
together will be short-lived - for a maximum of 125 years. Either they
or their family members will die first. No one can live forever.
Whose eyes have been opened by Guru
But people cannot think in this way - instead they think they will live
forever. This is the play of avidya maya at work. They do not realise
what is going on. Only those blessed people - whose eyes have been
opened by Guru - realise that only the Cosmic Entity can be the Goal.
Life is for Parama Purusa, not any mundane object. Those worldly things
are for objective adjustment only.
Reference
1. Ananda Marga Philosophy in a Nutsehll, Ekendriya – 4
== Section 4: Links ==
Other topics of interest
== FURTHER READING ==
BABA'S DISCOURSES ARE IN CRISIS
Subject: Reason behind changes / distortion of Baba discourses
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2014 16:19:14 +0530
From: Devesh Kumar <deveshkumarb....il.com>
To: anandamarg <anandamarg@googlegroups.com>, Babasdream <BabasDream@yahoogroups.com>
Namaskar,
The truth is that errors have been happening while printing Baba's discourses unknowingly as well as knowingly. Baba delivered discourses in three languages Hindi, Bangla and English in DMC in Anandanagar. In Kolkata and in Bengali area, Baba spoke in Bengali language where as Baba spoke in Hindi language in North, West and Central India. In Overseas countries, Baba spoke only in English language.
If English book has to be printed, then Hindi and Bangla discourses will have to be translated into English. Similarly, if Hindi books are to be printed, English and Bengali discourses will have to be translated into Hindi. Sometimes double translations are happening and hence Baba’s divine words are getting distorted unknowingly.
Sometimes, translations are happening from Hindi to Bangla and again Bangla to Hindi and then printing Hindi discourses which do not match with original Baba’s spoken Hindi words. Sometimes translations are happening from Hindi to Bangla and then Bangla to English. Double translations distort Baba’s divine words to a great extent and do not match with Baba’s spoken words when compared with CD or cassettes.
In brief, errors are happening due to following reasons:
· Error in listening from CD and Cassettes and typing different words while printing
· Double translations
· There are numerous instances of both intentional and unintentional errors that have crept into the printed and electronic editions of Baba's books and discourses.
If you read carefully trailing email and earlier emails on “Distortion of Baba discourses”, you can easily understand the main reason behind distortion of Baba words.
Baba says, "The scriptures containing spiritual injunctions must be totally flawless. And the pioneering personality must be a strict and benevolent guardian with unyielding conviction." (Namah Shivay Shantay, page.200, Edition 1995)
Baba also says, “mantra mulam gurur vakyam". Guru's word is “mantra” for all of us. Whatever Baba Says, each and every word told by Baba carries a great importance. In future, people will research each and every word told by Baba. Remember- We, unit minds, human beings, do not have right to distort or alter “HIS Words” or anything told by Cosmic mind our beloved Baba.
In view of above, it is critically important that there should be one original transcript of His actual discourses in the exact form HE gave them. In this way if there is any question regarding the meaning or interpretation of a particular published discourse, then margis can always go to the unchanged original transcript to see whether Baba's words have been changed in the published discourse? Today margii don’t know what discourse BABA has actually delivered.
Baba says, "Absolute knowledge is the direct message from God...The books in A'nanda Ma'rga philosophy are all absolute knowledge." (PNS-18, p.10)
In HIM,
Devesh Kumar
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This email contains four sections:
1. PS #2807: I wasted my time searching You in Ananda Nagar, Tiljala, & Jamalpur
2. Posting: Story: phony-neohumanist
3. IT: Goal of Ananda Margiis vs materialists
3. Links
