Baba
Fictitious things in PB
Namaskar,
In the most recent issue of Prajina Bharatii magazine, it says to keep the body and soul happy. But according to Ananda Marga philosophy only the mind can be happy. Happiness and sorrow are related with the mind.
That is why when the mind is unconscious you do not feel anything. Regardless of what is done to the the body, you do not feel pain because the mind is in an unconscious state. Pain and pleasure are perceived by the mind only, not the body or soul. The soul is beyond all pain and pleasure.
Unfortunately, bogus things have been printed on page 18 of the most recent issue of Prajina Bharatii magazine (#258). This happens when unqualified, worthless people are running the show. Those who do not know anything about Ananda Marga teachings are the editors and flagbearers of Ananda Marga philosophy. They are the idiot in-charges of Prajina Bharatii magazine and they are propagating their ignorance everywhere.
In Him,
Bhaerava
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List of culprits who are in charge of Prajina Bharatii
- Editor, A’ca’rya Ra’kesha’nanda Avt - Secretary of Purodha Board
- Sub-Editor, A’ca’rya Amalesha’nanda Avt - Secretary of Avadhuta Board
- Subscription, A’ca’rya Pus’pendra’nanda Avt - Secretary of Acarya Board
- Publisher / Circulation, A’ca’rya Pran’avesha’nanda Avt - Secretary of Tattvika Board
- Check page 18 of Prajina Bharatii #258 (Mar - Apr 2017)
== Section 2: Important Teaching ==
Samadhi: blissful or harshAnanda Marga philosophy says, "By the way you should know that samádhi does not only occur as a result of a certain realization; other samádhis can occur on indriyas or the five fundamental factors. When the mind is focused on a particular object and becomes intensely concentrated it is called samádhi. According to spiritual science the samádhi attained when the entire mind is pin-pointed on Parama Puruśa is called prajiṋá samádhi."
"When a sádhaka focuses his or her mind on the solid factor (solid is one of the five fundamental factors) and thinks “I am the earth” he or she attains kśitibhaetik samádhi, losing all practical intelligence in the process. Those who constantly think about rupees or dollars attain a kind of samádhi, too, for they become completely identified with their crude object of attraction. If such people incur heavy losses due to the collapse of their business or bank, they will die an instant death, for the pillars on which their life was built crumbled beneath them. So, once they lost their wealth, they lost their lives too." (1)
Story of my own cousin
Note: Tragically, my own cousin experienced this type of negative samadhi. During the economic downturn in 2009, he became very worried about his finances. He had an inheritance of 20 million dollars and he thought he was going to lose it all. He experienced a very strange, deep, dark depression and feelings of hopelessness and helplessness.
Finally, his mind just stopped - and he sat there frozen - completely fixated on the prospect of losing all his money. He sat in a comatose state completely engrossed in thoughts about losing money - everything else in his mind vanished. It was just money, money, money. He skipped his food, ignored natural call, and sat in one spot all day long for almost 1 week. He did not die, but he came very close to death. When at last he emerged from this state, he was totally unaware about what had happened. It was as if he had been in a vacuum.
Baba's warning is that mundane things like money or wealth should never be one's object of ideation. Worldly things are by definition transient. They slip away. And when that happens, people become shocked, even negative samadhi. This becomes very serious for those who were very attached with those objects. They will fall into a state of terrible misery, and perhaps even death.
Best is to goad and point the mind to Parama Purusa.
If prone to that samadhi then may remain depressed or resort to suicide…
In Him
Sudhiindra
Reference
1. Ananda Marga Philosophy in a Nutshell, Ekendriya – 7
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