Open Letter to Dada Vivekaranjanananda + “Please Don’t Cry” + शैतानी चालू हो गई

Baba

This email contains 5 sections:
1. Letter: Open Letter to Dada Vivekaranjanananda
2. Letter: “Please Don’t Cry”
3. Hindi Poem: शैतानी चालू हो गई
4. End Quote: They Will Not Stay For Long
5. Links

Note: If you received the email version and wish to see the letters by Tapan Biswas and Dada Vivekranjanananda then please scroll down to the bottom.

Open Letter to Dada Vivekaranjanananda

Respected Dada Vivekaranjananandji, Namaskar

You really got me thinking.

The "policy making body central committee has RIGHT to make policy" and that a TRUE Ananda Margii is obliged to follow any new policy made by CC.  In this case what you are saying is that every Ananda Margii should observe MPD since this policy was made by CC and this policy is valid because it was a unanimous decision of a then united CC. Furthermore this policy, no matter how flawed,  cannot be changed or rescinded at this point in time because of organisational disunity. What this effectively means is that no AMPS central (Kolkotta or Ranchi ) is credible or rather representative of CC. and has no rights to policy making - and so every Ananda Margii is obliged to observe MPD - until or unless unity is achieved and the truly representative CC makes a decision on this matter of MPD. Until such a time every Ananda Margii is stuck with MPD. Either follow the new Caryacarya or relinquish being an Ananda Margii........ .

I think that your point is important and it warrants healthy, meaningful discussion.

My view, however, is a policy that is not in keeping with our ideology (as per Baba) has to be rejected. Any policy, conceived by no matter who, that hampers spiritual advancement cannot go unchallenged.

Mahaprayan has been declared a DOGMA. Much discussion on the question of MPD has being on-going and the arguments against its practice are reasonable and rational. In fact pro-lobbyist have lost the case having no sound justification-except for this dogma having the disguise of Kirtan to which many are attracted.

It may well be that Baba Himself caused the division in Ananda Marga in order to stimulate robust discussion. This division has presented everyone with an opportunity to intensely understand the purpose of His Holy advent - to remove DOGMAS and other limitations plaguing  Human society. Can you imagine if the CC was united to this date. Its command would be "Observe MPD solemnly or face expulsion." The division has ruled out this option.

It is also my observation that FAKE vaniis were created by the then CC. It has set a precedent for numerous Fake vaniis. Dogmas give birth to numerous dogmas. First MPD, holy thiirta now tomb worship.

Dadaji, your view also ascertains that anyone not following Caryacarya cannot be an Ananda Margii. In other words all WTS  either Kolkota faction or Ranchi faction are ex-WTs or non-Ananda Margiis as they follow a narrow groupist agenda.

In Him Who is Eternal,

Amrit

Note: A link to Dada Vivekaranjananandji's letter has been appended below.

== Section 2 ==

“Please Don’t Cry”

Namaskar Tapan,
Nobody is attacking the Kirtan programme. We are attacking the idea lurking under the cloak of Kirtan- mahaprayan (death)
My dear Tapan why are you so confused about " Should we mourn ,or  celebrate ,or should we do anything at all ?"
According to [post-1990] Caryacarya you should be mourning. It is a solemn celebration.

"I do not want to see the faces of my defeated sons and daughters." ? By observing MPD you are acknowledging defeat by being solemn. You have not lost your Baba. You are being mislead into believing so. Let everyone be happy.........let everyone see the bright side....says Baba. Please continue to sing Baba Nam Kevalam - He is all that is. My dearest brother Tapan . Please don't cry.

In Him Who is Eternal,

Amrit

Note: A link to Tapan Biswasji's letter has been appended below.

== Section 3 ==

शैतानी चालू हो गई

Namaskar,
Here below is one Hindi metaphorical story / couplet related with MPD.

पिताजी बागीचे में थे, बच्चों ने सोचा कि वे आफिस गये हैं।
फिर क्या उनकी शैतानी चालू हो गई। घर की सजावट तहस नहस हो गई।
पिता वापस आए और बाकी आप समझ सकते हैं कि क्या हुआ होगा ?
यहाँ परमपिता सबकी कारस्तानी देख रहे हैं।

The overall meaning is that Parama Purusa is very close yet due to avidya maya some cannot see Him nor realise His closeness. They think that Parama Purusa has gone far away to some distant heaven where He is beyond our reach etc. So now they think they are free to ruin the organisation and do as they please because Parama Purusa is gone.

== Section 4 ==

The section below demarcated by asterisks is an entirely different topic,
completely unrelated to the above material. It stands on its own as a point of interest.

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They Will Not Stay For Long

"People come to this world for a short time for some fun and games, and then they go. So for human beings the earth is like a traveller's inn, where they will not stay for long. Or it might be compared to a railway waiting room, where passengers from different places come and sit together for a while. The moment the train whistle blows, they forget each other, pick up their bags, and set off for the train. They do not look to right or left. Parama Puruśa is that train, and this world is the waiting room." (AV-12, Puńya All Twenty-Four Hours)

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== Section 5 ==

Links

Scroll below to read the letters by Shrii Tapan BIswas and Dada Vivekranjanananda:

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Here are more letters of interest:

http://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2014/10/baba-story-my-blunder-my-home-is.html

http://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2014/10/four-in-one-dangerous-philosophies-2.html

From: "amps central news" <prs@anandamargacentral.org>
Date: Oct 18, 2014 2:58 PM
Subject: Why unity in AM has become difficult and what we can do

Dear brothers and sisters,

Namaskar.

The 6 day Kiirtan on the solemn occasion of Baba's Mahaprayan Divas always attracts thousands of devotees from all over the world. This year prior to the Kiirtan program, there is two day unity meeting on 18 and 19 October(today and tomorrow) and there are more than 200 margiis and  workers participating in this difficult  endeavour. More are expected to join the exercise ..

Why unity is becoming difficult? There are several reasons. Like power concept -who is Purodha and who is not? which Purodhas should be accepted and which should not be? This issue can be negotiated and solution can be found if one discusses it rationally. But Sentiment and anti-sentiment stops one from rational thinking.

There are also issues involving Samaj. Today Baba's Samaj system has been discarded all over India except Amra Bengali and some devotees of other samajas who understand the significance of this unique approach of bringing in Universalism (Please read Prout in Nutshell Part 13- Socio Economic Groupifications ) and are interested in it. But because of anti sentiment, not many people studied it. Some people also rejected it openly.

There are issues of Justice and Injustice. This can also be resolved if wisdom prevails over anti sentiment and fraternal feeling gets the center stage.

 How can sentiment or anti sentiment be removed?.

Baba says study will bring rationality. But how many of us really study what Baba has said on different issues? Not many. Some people quote from here and there and present a distorted picture, just to condemn. But study means an exhaustive exercise –what Baba says about the particular issue. Because when Baba says anything, He is so clear and and removes all confusions. But because there is anti-sentiment, the persons concerned harp on twisted quotes.

Other than above mentioned reasons of disunity there are some people who are creating issues to condemn this united administration. They make issues out of non-issues.

Take for example the issue of Kiirtan on the occasion of Mahaprayan Divas. There is so much of misinformation, disinformation on this issue, so much of abusing and condemning is going on that it is difficult to believe if the write is really a follower of Baba. Because Baba has specifically stopped us from attacking even the religious sentiment. But here the writer attacks the devotional sentiment of the devotees. 

What Baba has to say on this issue? We quote from Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 12, a talk titled –“The Coming of Taraka Brahma” – 13 May 1979 evening, Fiesch, Switzerland (Also published in Baba in Fiesch). This talk was in English and so no one can say that it is translated version and not original.

“.......Now when Parama Puruśa directly or physically comes in contact with these factors, what happens? Parama Puruśa is beyond the periphery of the tempus, but when He comes in contact or comes within the jurisdiction of the tempus, what happens? Do we get something new then? Parama Puruśa is beyond temporal and spatial and personal boundaries. But when He comes within their jurisdictions, what happens? Or what may happen? Under such circumstances, we say Parama Puruśa has become Táraka Brahma. Under such circumstances He comes here on a particular date, leaves this earth also on a particular date, takes the birth of His quinquelemental body, the death of His quinquelemental body. This we find, and, as you know, as the hub of the Universe He is an impersonal entity. But when He comes within the jurisdiction of these relative factors, temporal, spatial and personal, He no longer remains an impersonal entity. He becomes something personal, something closer, something closely related, and that is our Táraka Brahma.....”

Here Baba clearly says that the quinquelmental body of Taraka Brahma takes birth on a particular date and leave this earth on particular date. He uses the word death for His departure. Now solemn observation of Mahaprayan Day by singing Kiirtan is being opposed. One Devesh is always in forefront. He says –No, there is no death of Parama Purusa. Mahaprayan Program is about departure of qyunquelemental body of Taraka Braham, who has come under temporal bondages. How can one deny that this body of Taraka Brahma has taken birth on a particular date and it left this earth on a particular date and both these dates are significant? Because when He came as Taraka Brahma, in a physical body (In Baba’s words) .. - He no longer remains an impersonal entity. He becomes something personal, something closer, something closely related, and that is our Táraka Brahma.”

Now departure of Taraka Brahma from this earth is a significant date, because as Taraka Brahma He became a personal entity, something closer, closely related and something so difficult to forget and so if one wants to remember Him by singing His name on that day, what is the problem? The day of departure of Taraka Brahma was a very painful day for  thousands and thousands of devotees. And when that day again comes every year, they want to sing Kiirtan. Any rational person would say that it is so natural. But Devesh’s distorted mind cannot see any significance in this.

Another issue Devesh and his supporters always raise is about so called distortion in Baba’s books published by Publications Department. The department’s central secretary wrote an exhaustive mail about what are the facts (circulate by this list on 19th May 2013) and how books are published. Why even a talk in Bihar, where Baba spoke in Hindi, when printed in Hindi is written as translated from Bengali original in many cases. It is because after delivering the talk, Baba used to give dictation in Bengali and that was printed – so original became Bengali. It is a common sense that spoken word and written word may not be the same, although the basics are never changed. If Baba Himself wants that  His Pravacan should be published in a particular way, nobody can stop it. Then there is issues with recorded material not being audible. That also causes problems. That is why Publications Department appealed that please come forward.

Then how can unity ever happen? This kind of attacks are made only to keep the organization divided.

What we can do is being discussed and several good points have come up. We shall summarize it when unity conference is over tomorrow.

Ac. Raviishananda Avadhuta

PRS, AMPS Central 

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From: "Tapan Biswas"

Date: Oct 25, 2014 1:25 PM

Subject: Mahaprayan : Devotion or dogma ?

Even as sweet devotional, vibrant kiirtan goes on at the Tiljala campus. Many mischief mongerers (like Deveshji using many aliases) are at work attacking the kiirtan program under various pretext. Allegations fly thick and fast, irrelevant comparisons are made with various dogmatic Islamic practices at various mailing lists, espousing why and how this program should be boycotted, dissuading people from attending.

It raises a pertinent question. Is the mahaprayan program, really devotion or just dogma ?

Should we mourn ,or  celebrate ,or should we do anything at all ? or should we forget and be indifferent as if nothing important had happened that day.

It is true that the omnipresent Lord existed when nothing ,not even creation existed , and later even in this small planet of ours, the Lord came in physical form  as Sadashiva and then Shrii Krishna , but for us ananda margiis He entered our hearts only when He took the physical form of Lord Anandamurtiji ,our beloved BABA. If that had not happened, we would have remained oblivious, ignorant human beings, more like animals. We would have never known that the Lord can even take a mundane human form , that He is so close to us , that the loves us so dearly even when we do not remember Him. These few moments we have spend in His physical proximity is extremely dear to us. His enchanting smile , His various moods , His deep love that we cannot ever express in words.

At this particular date why can we not collect at various places to sing kiirtan , to dance for Him, to ask Him mentally to ever remain with us , to feel His presence
and yearn for His love?

In our lifetime we cannot forget His physical departure , this deep pang of separation, even though it was only physical, meta physically He remains with us always.

We have seen many good margiis , WTs themselves attend but discourage others from attending. I could never understand the hipocracy.  If remembering the Lord that day is dogma, if singing for Him is dogma then yes we participate in this dogma. Baba has given us everything , this day we devotees give something to Him , we collectively yearn for Him, we give Him pleasure by calling out to Him.

And no better name suits that day than "Mahaprayan" , or the great departure., anything else would not aptly describe that day.

In BABA's own words "Tarak Brahma comes to this world on a fixed date with a Samkalpa and departs on a fixed date. During His life time on this earth, He does His Liila with the devotees and enjoys it."

After 1990 , organizing the Mahaprayan program was a decision taken jointly by all groups , including venerable grihi acharyas like Chandranathji. It was a
spontaneous reaction to BABA's physical departure. Why it has suddenly become a groupist agenda now? Is it because the program is so successful ? because it is organized in the Tiljala campus ? Is it the anti-bengali feeling of some ex-WTs like Deveshji that gets expressed by attacking the Mahaprayan program. But then Deveshji has reservation about bangla Prabhat Sangeet as well, do we stop sing Prabhat Sangeet too? Should devotees be guided by reactionary ex-WTs, for whom BABA has said "I do not want to see the faces of my defeated sons and daughters." ?

The decision will have to be taken by the margii devotees by listening to the yearnings in his/her heart. Some  of us who have already decided, for Him we shall continue this day to sing BABA NAM KEVALAM!!

At His Lotus Feet,

Tapan Biswas