Baba
Example of narcissistic sadhaka of Mumbai
Note: This letter can only be understood by those who know Hindi or if you know that egotistical people use the Hindi pronoun “tum” to demean and humiliate others.
Namaskar,
Ananda Marga ideology states, “The most dangerous complex in the spiritual sphere is the superiority complex. It occurs when one feels oneself to be greater than others in knowledge, intellect, wisdom, and so on, and eventually leads to one’s downfall.” (1)
There are various types of psychic diseases. Some psychic diseases are hidden and some are very, very obvious. The irony is that some psychic diseases are so common that naive people start believing that this is a normal phenomenon. For example, those suffering from a superiority complex cannot understand that they are diseased. In this way their disease grows and grows and they harm themselves in all sorts of ways.
You must have seen puffed rice or anything puffed. The inside is hollow. Those suffering from a superiority complex lose the quality and become weak and in their practical life they do all kinds of blunders and foolishness. Superiority complex is the worst in the sphere of spirituality. If someone thinks that they are great then that disease reflects in their sadhana also. They cannot concentrate. That is what Baba explains in the above paragraph. And they cannot surrender to Parama Purusa because they think that they are great. Often they think about their own greatness and their mind becomes like a tiny mustard seed. That is an unfortunate state.
Belittling others using “tum”
The question is how can you easily recognise such people. Here is the answer which Baba has given in 01 Jan 1988 discourse in Ananda Nagar. True Ananda Margiis pay respect to others and view them as a manifestation of Parama Purusa. But those suffering from the psychic disease of superiority complex wait for others to do namaskar to them. Or they may be so frustrated that they will call others in a derogatory way to belittle them by using “Tum.” Hearing this, you can understand that the next fellow is diseased and if you dig down a little deeper you may find that he or she suffers from the nasty vanity of education, post, or servant of the ultra-rich, etc.
And you know these are psychic diseases. When nothing remains forever in this universe, then only idiots boast about their flimsy, so-called worldly gains. These types of psychically diseased people you will often find here in Mumbai, the financial hub of India. When we come across such people we should politely convey the truth that in this ephemeral world you are not going to stay forever and nothing is yours. So behave with others with amity and friendship.
Big ferocious animals and tyrant kings are born in this world and they got destroyed and you will not find any trace of them. Whatever you have Parama Purusa can take within one second. Nothing is yours. One day you have come here and one day you will go. And you do not know when you will go. In that case, where is there scope for vanity. You cannot even say that after 5 minutes you will exist. Due to this it is rightly said that only idiots suffer from a superiority complex.
Tum: This Hindi term is used to belittle others in formal relations.
Namaskar,
In Him,
Satya
Big ego: nose to the sky
Ananda Marga ideology states, “Inferiority and superiority complexes...arise due to a defective social order. Some people have to live like slaves in the society and thus suffer from a strong inferiority complex – their heads remain forever bowed – while others inherit vast wealth as well as family pride from their ancestors and keep their heads held so high that at times it appears as if it will fall backwards [nose to the sky]. These complexes are due to a defective social order. The complex is in the crude physical world and in the socio-economic strata, not in the stratum of spirituality.” (2)
They will never be able to surrender
Ananda Marga ideology states, “On the spiritual path, the most essential thing is to withdraw the mind from all kinds of objects, concentrate it on one point, and finally surrender it to Parama Puruśa. But those suffering from a superiority complex, and thus an over-inflated ego, find it impossible to withdraw the mind from its objects and, to their frustration, find that the mind easily slips away from its point of concentration. They will never be able to surrender such a mind to Parama Puruśa.” (3)
Ananda Marga ideology states, “These people fail to realize that the more the ego is inflated, the more the mind loses its weight, just as the more rice is puffed, the lighter it becomes – inside is nothing but air. To prevent this from happening the following advice has been given: “Trńádapi suniicena.” Always remember that you should never give any indulgence to any superiority complex under any circumstances. That would be most harmful; it would be the greatest foolishness on your part.” (4)
Note: For privacy reasons, the name of the narcissistic person in Mumbai has been withheld.
References
1. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 7, How Should a Devotee Behave?
2. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 5, The Social Order and Superiority and Inferiority Complexes
3. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 7, How Should a Devotee Behave?
4. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 7, How Should a Devotee Behave?
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