Baba
Namaskar,
Yesterday, 26 Sep 2014, was the 99th annual mahaprayan Mahaprayana observance of the death of Shrii Bagha Jatin. Some of the speakers who delivered eulogies were: Muntasir Mamun, Mohammed Selim, Saiyad Belal Hussain, Ziyal Islam, and many more.
The below photo depicts how mahaprayan is done by all kinds of people and communities to observe the death of a human being. And this ceremony is observed annually on the death day of Mr. Bagha Jatin.
See how many have turned out for the occasion of the 99th anniversary of the death of this human being. The photo primarily shows the speakers and noted officials, there are many more persons in the audience who are not shown in this photo. It is clear they are keen to honour the annual death day.
In the accompanying article, the term highlighted in orange is the Bengali spelling of mahaprayan. Mahaprayana
Again, some of the speakers who delivered eulogies were: Muntasir Mamun,
Mohammed Selim, Saiyad Belal Hussain, Ziyal Islam, and many more.
IN BENGAL ALL THINK
TILJALA MPD IS GURU'S ANNUAL DEATH CEREMONY
Naturally then, when the mahaprayan Mahaprayana function is embraced by all as a death ceremony for human beings, then when it is done in Tiljala every year in October, the all think that a death ceremony is being convened. They think it is in honour of the death of the Marga Guru - and that Marga Guru is also a human being, not Sadguru.
Taken altogether, the situation is quite pitiful. Beloved Baba is the eternal Parama Purusa yet the mahaprayan organisers are treating Him like one mortal who died.
It is just like how Lord Buddha was against caste dogma, but the moment Lord Buddha left his physical body then his own disciples were quarreling over which caste gets to keep his ashes. How ironic.
And now inside a similar thing is unfolding in Ananda Marga. Sadguru Baba is against the annual shraddha dogma:
"The period of mourning should not extend beyond twelve days." (Caryacarya-1, Shraddha Ceremony)
Yet certain Wts have imposed an annual death day anniversary program - i.e. mahaprayan - in Ananda Marga. And what to speak of 12 days, it is 24 years - and counting.
How ironic - what Guru does not what done, yet they are doing that very thing for Him.
This letter is not about groupism; this is a devotional issue. Guru is being abused. Don't you think Guru is with you always? In the tantra of Ananda Marga, sadhana starts with this feeling that, "Guru is with me." One must have this basic feeling. So naturally every Ananda Margii thinks their Sadguru is with them. Then why are we allowing this dogmatic annual death ceremony, i.e. mahaprayan Mahaprayana, which Baba does not approve in Caryacarya.
In Him,
Subhadra Guha
ANNUAL MAHAPRAYAN OBSERVED YESTERDAY:
SPEAKER MOHAMMED SALIM
SPEAKER MOHAMMED SALIM
Namaskar,
Yesterday, 26 Sep 2014, was the 99th annual mahaprayan Mahaprayana observance of the death of Shrii Bagha Jatin. Some of the speakers who delivered eulogies were: Muntasir Mamun, Mohammed Selim, Saiyad Belal Hussain, Ziyal Islam, and many more.
The below photo depicts how mahaprayan is done by all kinds of people and communities to observe the death of a human being. And this ceremony is observed annually on the death day of Mr. Bagha Jatin.
See how many have turned out for the occasion of the 99th anniversary of the death of this human being. The photo primarily shows the speakers and noted officials, there are many more persons in the audience who are not shown in this photo. It is clear they are keen to honour the annual death day.
In the accompanying article, the term highlighted in orange is the Bengali spelling of mahaprayan. Mahaprayana
IN BENGAL ALL THINK
TILJALA MPD IS GURU'S ANNUAL DEATH CEREMONY
Naturally then, when the mahaprayan Mahaprayana function is embraced by all as a death ceremony for human beings, then when it is done in Tiljala every year in October, the all think that a death ceremony is being convened. They think it is in honour of the death of the Marga Guru - and that Marga Guru is also a human being, not Sadguru.
HOW IRONIC - GURU OPPOSES DOGMA
THEN DISCIPLES APPLY THAT DOGMA TO GURU
THEN DISCIPLES APPLY THAT DOGMA TO GURU
Taken altogether, the situation is quite pitiful. Beloved Baba is the eternal Parama Purusa yet the mahaprayan organisers are treating Him like one mortal who died.
It is just like how Lord Buddha was against caste dogma, but the moment Lord Buddha left his physical body then his own disciples were quarreling over which caste gets to keep his ashes. How ironic.
And now inside a similar thing is unfolding in Ananda Marga. Sadguru Baba is against the annual shraddha dogma:
"The period of mourning should not extend beyond twelve days." (Caryacarya-1, Shraddha Ceremony)
Yet certain Wts have imposed an annual death day anniversary program - i.e. mahaprayan - in Ananda Marga. And what to speak of 12 days, it is 24 years - and counting.
How ironic - what Guru does not what done, yet they are doing that very thing for Him.
This letter is not about groupism; this is a devotional issue. Guru is being abused. Don't you think Guru is with you always? In the tantra of Ananda Marga, sadhana starts with this feeling that, "Guru is with me." One must have this basic feeling. So naturally every Ananda Margii thinks their Sadguru is with them. Then why are we allowing this dogmatic annual death ceremony, i.e. mahaprayan Mahaprayana, which Baba does not approve in Caryacarya.
In Him,
Subhadra Guha
