This Didi celebrates donkey birthday + MPD reply

Baba 

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2. Comment: MPD dogma was created by foolish CC members
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This Didi celebrates donkey birthday

Note: This letter is only for those who have deep empathy for Wts. This letter is not for those who do not care about our dedicated avadhutikas.

Namaskar,
Ananda Marga ideology highlights the importance of one’s spiritual initiation as a time of birth.

Ananda Marga ideology states, “The first birth was the physical birth, and the second birth was the spiritual birth, during initiation.” (1)

Hence, one should not think that when the spermatozoa fertilises the egg and ensuring birth is one grand birthday event. Life should be spiritually oriented, not goaded toward the mundane.

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At each and every juncture or stage of an avadhuta’s / avadhutika’s training they are given a new name because each stage itself represents a new birth – a new beginning, all the while leaving behind their old life. In which case, where is the scope for an avadhuta / avadhutika to celebrate their own worldly birthday. Thus, every Wt in our Marga should think twice about how far they should celebrate their “birthday”. According to Sadguru Baba, for avadhutas / avadhutikas there is no question of celebrating as they have given up everything of their unit existence for Guru Shrii Shrii Anandamurtiji.

The spirit of being an avadhuta / avadhutika is to dedicate everything to Marga Gurudev. By getting avadhuta / avadhutika diiksa and by getting their new avadhuta / avadhutika name, they no longer have anything of their own. In that blessed state, everything belongs to Shrii Shrii Anandamurtiji. And Shrii Shrii Anandamurtiji is their mother, father, & everything. That is the oath they have taken.

They surrender their all – their entire I-feeling – at His lotus feet. Their name has changed; their address has changed; their identity has changed. They have no past connection with their worldly life, nor their worldly birth. Avadhutas / avadhutikas give everything to Parama Purusa – they have nothing left to call their own.

That is why in the conduct rules of the avadhuta / avadhutika, there is no such thing as the observance of one’s own donkey birthday or any form of celebration or glorification of one’s own unit existence. Rather the avadhuta’s / avadhutika’s goal of life and the be-all end-all of their existence is to glorify Parama Purusa. They are to be established solely in Marga’s Guru’s glory.

In which case, where is the scope for an avadhuta / avadhutika to celebrate their own worldly birthday. Unfortunately, some degraded Wts still exist who sing their own glory and celebrate their donkey birthday with song and dance party, cakes etc. They are so engulfed by avidya maya they forgot about their oaths, their name, their dress. They started equating themselves as a sunken soul, unfortunately. The plus point is that they are only a very few - they are not a majority. Now, in this critical juncture, it is the duty of all margiis to help them understand their greatness that they are disciples of Lord Shrii Shrii Anandamurtiji.


Summary

As you think so shall you become. This is the fundamental characteristic of Ananda Marga sadhana. Ideate on Brahma and then one can become Brahma. If one thinks about oneself then the mind becomes smaller, smaller, and smaller. That mind will be degenerated and unfit to get human life - what to say about liberation.

Celebrating the birthday is entirely ego-centric. All come to praise that individual. It is antithetical to common ethics of Ananda Marga and very detrimental for spiritual progress. It is common sense that not only avadhutas & avadhutikas, even general margiis constantly think of their ista mantra, and not about their own self. That is why in Ananda Marga no sincere sadhaka / Wt etc celebrates donkey birthday.

Namaskar,
in Him,
Bhaktidhara

What is the harm and self-propaganda and celebrating birthday

Here the point is not about eating cake. All know that our Wts are free to eat all kinds of tasty delicacies and sweets that are sentient. So cake is not the issue here. The reason why it is a donkey birthday is because such occasions are based on self-centeredness and self-glorification. That is the root cause of the problem.


Wt Conduct Rules

Wt conduct rule -- “Avadhuta / avadhutika shall always keep himself engaged in the service of Gurudeva with sincerity and devotion, in thought, words and deed, in subtle and in crude spheres, in inner and outer expressions of life.” (2)

Wt conduct rule --  "We are all the children of the same Father, we are all the members of the same family. By fighting against all kinds of evil forces, we will establish the glory of our Father and the glory of our family." (3)

Wt conduct rule --  "One should make others good by becoming an ideal person." (4)

Wt conduct rule --  "One should follow discipline very strictly." (5)

Wt conduct rule --  "One should be ready always to accept all suffering as rewards and become an ideal son / daughter of the Cosmic Father." (6)


This is the Didi who

The name of the Didi is Didi Ananda Sumantrita who has been working in Copenhagen (Berlin Sector). She is the one celebrating donkey birthday.

Reference
1. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 30
2. Rule no. 28 of 32 Rules for Avadhutas / Avadhutikas
3. Fourteen Points, point #13
4. 37 Workers Rules, point #22
5. 37 Workers Rules, point #24
6. 37 Workers Rules, point #31

== Section 2: Comment ==

MPD dogma was created by foolish CC members

Namaskar,

A discussion On Mahaprayan was going on in WhatsApp Group, Proutist Forum, where one Bro. Sidhil, who is presently in Canada, was defending celebration of Mahaprayan on the ground that if Baba was born and we celebrate 'Anand Purnima' so He has died (yes, this painful word was used many times), as well.

I replied to him-

[3/25, 10:43 AM] Rajesh Singh: Dear Bro. Sidhil, You are arguing for the sake of argument. My statement begin with leaving of HIS physical form, but we are discussing whether Mahaprayan need to be celebrated or not. Our guiding force is Caryacarya and it clearly debar us from observing any annual shradhanushthan. Caryacarya, part-1, begin with 'Infants Jatkaram' and one dedicated chapter (20) is Birthday Ceremony and Chapter-21, which deals with Social Functions & Festivals, first social function is "Anand Purnima", the day of Holy advent of "Baba". Nowhere Caryacarya talks about celebration / observation of annual death ceremonies or Mahaprayan. You too have accepted that Mahaprayan chapter has been added by undivided AMPS. Do we need to follow a blunder added by Foolish CC members???

[3/25, 11:21 AM] We have a general perception that we can chant Kirtan, Baba Nam Kewalam, anytime anywhere.

Chapter-31, Disposal of the dead body, of Caryacarya, Part-1,  clearly instructs; the dead body should be carried silently.

You can't whisper "Baba Nam Kevalam" when carrying a dead body, as the followers of Hindu Religion- राम नाम सत्य है (Ram Nam Satya Hai), do.

If Caryacarya debars us from organizing / observing / celebrating 'Annual Shraddha (वार्षिक श्राद्ध अनुष्ठान)', we needn't to follow, even though it has been added by united CC.

Rest, I leave it to the wisdom of devotees and forum.

Regards,
Rajesh Singh
Noida / NCR

Note: Here is a link to a letter related with this topic - Watch out for this dogma

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