Baba
Fake wt : self-publicity
Note: This letter is only for those who have reverence for Sadguru Baba Shrii Shrii Anandamurti ji and try to learn and follow His Ananda Marga ideology.
Namaskar,
Ananda Marga ideology says, "Whether one be a philanthropist or a star athlete, one desires to see what is written about them in the newspaper. This means that in trying to do some good work, what are they really doing? They are falling under the sway of one propensity, the propensity of greed...The propensity of greed increases." (1)
Self-praise is bad for sadhakas - 1
Baba says: Who does "Meow, meow"? "You did a little work and propagate; 'I have done , I have done .' "I have done this, I have done that". People praise themselves too much saying 'I', 'I'. Oh, why would you say that much I, I. Oh, why would you say "Meow, meow"? If anyone does "Meow, meow, meow" it is a cat. (*) (Laughter) What do you think? Who does "Meow, meow"? The cat. Yes.
Man does a little, (showing with the two fingers and thumb of His hand) this much, and expresses (showing by expanding both the hands to max) this much. Don't do like this. Continue to do work with His thought in mind. No need to tell anybody about it. Parama Purusa is doing every work of the entire universe; does He talk about it? No He does not. Niirav karmi bano, Be a silent worker." (2)
(*) The cat makes the sound “meow, meow”, and that sound is very similar to the Hindi word for “I” or “oneself.” So according to Hindi, it sounds like the cat just moves around all day glorifying itself - meow meow. So Baba is making a joke that human beings should not glorify themselves all day long (“I did this”, “I did that”) like the cat - meow, meow.
Watch out - you may come across some Wts whose behaviour is similar - they praise themselves and say, “I did this and I did that.” As they are our family members, we should politely tell them not to praise themselves but sing the glory of Parama Purusa - not self-glorification.
Here above is the English summary or gist of Baba’s below Hindi teaching.
Self-propaganda & fake service
See below how this so-called avadhutika is completely enamoured with self-publicity - just he is looking at the camera. Although outwardly it looks like he is doing service work / food distribution, but inwardly she is doing business. She is doing this to get prestige. Self-publicity is the gain from her business.
Whereas service is something completely different. When you serve by giving to the beggar then you do not take anything in return. You are not concerned about any prestige etc. Because your service work is due to the inspiration and energy of Parama Purusa.
But this fake Wt is doing so-called service. Just she is posing to have an excellent photo for the newspaper. After the photo shoot, she walked away and others took over the job. But this fake Wt put her photo up on Facebook. And when her grand photo appeared and everyone had seen it on Facebook, then she showed everyone, "Look, I did a great job." But that is just her hypocrisy.
All along her mind was wholly focused and involved in self-propaganda. The proof is that Didi ji is not even looking towards the person to whom she is distributing the food. Just Didi ji is fully engulfed in getting herself in the photo. Take a look below.
In the above photo this Didi ji is completely enamoured with self-publicity - just she is looking at the camera. Although she is showing to others that she is doing service work, but her mind is wholly focused and involved in self-propaganda. The proof is that Didi ji is not even looking towards the person to whom she is distributing the food. Just Didi ji is fully engulfed in getting herself in the photo.
Doing for self-satisfaction means that the mind is wrapped around its own ego and it is getting smaller and smaller as one thinks only about their own petty self. It is very constricting and goes directly against the entire ethic of Ananda Marga which stands for psychic expansion.
Self-propaganda is antithetical to spirituality
Here below Baba clearly demonstrates the mindset of such fake wts who perform actions solely for their own name and fame, not to selflessly serve others.
Ananda Marga ideology states, "Suppose a certain man donates one thousand rupees to a particular institution. The next day he looks anxiously for his name in the newspaper. If his name does not appear in the paper, then with an air of conceit he brags amongst his kith and kin. “I have donated a thousand rupees, but I do not desire recognition and therefore I have not published my name in the paper.” The desire for fame exists in a concealed form in that man’s mind. Clearly, he did not make the donation with the spirit of service." (3)
Baba clearly guides us that this approach is devoid of the real spirit of service. Unfortunately, that is the overall approach nowadays. People are dominated by ego satisfaction, tragically. And it looks like some this Wt has adopted this very tactic.
In Him,
Kra’nti
~ In-depth study ~
Is reborn as a cat
Ananda Marga ideology guides us, "Which animal is the greediest among the animals with which we are all very familiar? It does not like to give up greed in spite of ill treatment and humiliations. It is the cat. Yes, after moving a few steps ahead, the cat forgets that it was beaten. So, that particular person is reborn as a cat after death, because that body affords an opportunity for the satiation of their greed. When the housewife looks around inattentively, the cat sneaks into the kitchen through the small opening in order to reach the milk or fish in the kitchen. So in order to exhaust the saḿskáras one needs an appropriate body. Some people obtain a new body immediately after death and others obtain it later. But one has to obtain it somehow." (4)
Ananda Marga ideology guides us, "One who is doing philanthropic work today, tries to find out tomorrow whether or not their name appeared in the newspaper. They have no desire to read the other news. They read the news that relates to themselves twenty times but do not go through the other news with much enthusiasm. If someone asks they might say that today there was only one important piece of news, nothing else. That is how a person comes under the sway of a propensity and remains subject to the cycle of birth and rebirth." (5)
Due to the mass propagation of the self-centered philosophy of materialism, there is an increase in an ego-oriented outlook. This is evident with so-called Wts. Fake wts often act out of extreme self-satisfaction - for the sake of boosting their own ego.
Afterwards they may brag about their own "greatness". They announce to others about how they did top-level social service. But that is their hypocrisy. They did solely for their own self-propaganda and getting their face in the newspaper. This is the on-going dirty trend amongst fake Wts.
Ananda Marga ideology says, "Whether one be a philanthropist or a star athlete, one desires to see what is written about them in the newspaper. This means that in trying to do some good work, what are they really doing? They are falling under the sway of one propensity, the propensity of greed. Now if this act is encouraged by the society, that is, if the newspapers dedicate a lot of attention to such news, or if people in general say, “Sir, whatever you are doing is unparalleled in history. Sir, we are not eulogizing you. We are simply telling the truth” – if they praise such a person in this way and then try to extract some money from them (there are such intelligent people around) – then what does it amount to indirectly? The propensity of greed increases." (6)
Self-praise is bad for sadhakas - 2
बिल्ली करती है
छोटा-सा काम कर दिए, और कहते हो—“मैंने किया, मैंने किया |” “मैंने यह किया, मैंने वह किया |” “मैं, मैं” करके मनुष्य परेशान हो जाते हैं | अरे ! तुम उतना “मैं, मैं,” क्यों करोगे ? “मैं-मैं, मैं-मैं” करेगी तो बिल्ली | [हँसी]
क्या जी ? “मैं, मैं” कौन करती है ? बिल्ली करती है | हाँ | तो, मनुष्य इतना करता है—
[बाबा ने हाथ की दोनों अङ्गुलियों को नज़दीक लाकर इशारे से बताया कि मनुष्य छोटा-सा काम करता है |]
छोटा-सा किया | इतना बोलता है |
[बाबा ने अपने दोनों हाथों को दूर तक फैलाते हुए बताया कि मनुष्य अपने छोटे काम को बढ़ा चढ़ाकर बताता है |] |
सो नहीं, काम करते रहो | और उनको सोचते रहो | बोलने की कोई ज़रूरत नहीं है | परमपुरुष विश्व-ब्रह्माण्ड का हर काम करते हैं | बोलते हैं ? नहीं बोलते हैं | नीरव कर्मी बनो | Be silent worker | (7)
Whereas service is something completely different. When you serve by giving to the beggar then you do not take anything in return. You are not concerned about any prestige etc. Because your service work is due to the inspiration and energy of Parama Purusa.
But this fake Wt is doing so-called service. Just he is posing to have an excellent photo for the newspaper. After the photo shoot, he walked away and others took over the job. But this fake Wt submitted his photo to the newspaper and put it up on Facebook. And the next day when his grand photo appeared in the newspaper, and everyone had seen it on Facebook, then he showed everyone, "Look, I did a great job." But that is just his hypocrisy.
All along his mind was wholly focused and involved in self-propaganda. The proof is that Dadaji is not even looking towards the person to whom he is distributing the clothing. Just Dadaji is fully engulfed in getting himself in the photo. Take a look below.
~ The above Dada (right) is Ac Nabhatiitananda ~
References
1. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 10, The Supreme Entity – the Non-Doer
2. Trans Dr. T.R.S.
3. Subhasita Samgraha - 1, Yajiṋa and Karmaphala
4. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 10, The Supreme Entity – the Non-Doer
5. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 10, The Supreme Entity – the Non-Doer
6. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 10, The Supreme Entity – the Non-Doer
7. DMC 4 March 1984 Jammu
== Section 2: Letter ==
Hypocrisy unmasked
Hypocrisy unmasked
Note: In their elitist announcement, two B group Dadas wrote - "killing of 17 Ananda Marga Sanyasis and Sanyasini on 30th April 1982 at Bijan Setu" - as if only sannyasis were murdered that day. So brother Rajeshji unmasked their hypocrisy and rightly raised the point that family margiis were also killed, namely Shrii Ram Raghuvar Agrawal of Jaipur (Rajasthan, India). Unfortunate that name was omitted from B group's list because he was a family man.
Shrii Ram Raghuvar Agrawal was a BP and fully dedicated to Sadguru Baba's ideals. On that fateful afternoon Ram Raghuvar was riding in a taxi. The cab was stopped and raided. Those communist attackers saw Ram Raghuvar's long hair and long beard. So they brutally murdered him then and there in the street. It was an absolutely horrific scene.
Not only that, Shrii Vanshidhar Parikh, also of Jaipur, was riding in the same taxi. Vanshidhar Parikh was beaten mercilessly but somehow he survived. Yet Shrii Vanshidhar has worn the gruesome scars from that incident all these years. It is a gory reminder of the horror that took place that day. So this a glaring example of the sacrifice of family margiis for the great ideology of Ananda Marga. But B group neglected to mention these facts, unfortunately.
Here below brother Rajesh points out the hypocritical manner of these two B group dadas.
Ravishanandji, Namaskar
I strongly protest for misleading and manipulating the Bijon Setu Massacre fact. On fateful day of 30th April, 1982 along with 14 WTs, 2 Didis (Didi Anand Pracheta and one unknown) one Grihii Margii of Jaipur, Sri Ram Raghuvar Agarwalji was also killed.
Its shameful on your part that you intentionally avoided to recognize the sacrifice of Grihii Margii.
I have seen politicians playing dirty politics on deaths but you people have stoop so low, worst than the politicians.
Shame!!! Shame!!!! Shame!!!!!!
I condemned your shameful act with strongest possible words and demand public apology with immediate correction of facts.
Regards, Rajesh Singh
Noida-NCR
Mobile- 09811426644
Brother Rajeshji is responding to the below excerpt by these two B group Dadas who wrongly claim that only sannyasis were killed that day:
The brutality of CPM goons can never be forgotten by humanity at large. The beastlike killing of 17 Ananda Marga Sanyasis and Sanyasini on 30th April 1982 at Bijan Setu has made an impression so deep on human psyche that CPM will always be equated with brutality and animality.
...
Divyachetananand
Ac. Raviishananda Avadhuta
== Section 3: Important Teaching ==
Knowing about previous life
Ananda Marga philosophy says, "Forgetfulness is a providential decree. Usually human beings forget their past lives. Is this forgetfulness a blessing or a curse? It is a blessing because human beings feel burdened by the weight of one life. It would be impossible for them to carry the burden of many lives together."
"The human mind is sentimental – full of love, affection, camaraderie, etc. People have a deep attraction to this world; they remain preoccupied throughout their lives with fears and anxieties for the safety of their families. So many problems have to be confronted. The problems of one life alone are enough to make people restless. If they had to face the problems of several lives, they would be unable to lead a natural life. The problems of the past lives, compounded by the strife of the present life, would drive them to the brink of insanity. Secondly, it is difficult for people to be detached from love and attachment for one life. So much effort is required to overcome the bondages of attachment and march towards Parama Puruśa. If the memory of the past lives is revived, the bondage of attachment will tighten its grip, putting a halt to spiritual advancement. One will be caught in the grip of worldly attachment. Thus the decree of merciful providence is, “Let human beings be oblivious of their past lives.”" (1)
Reference
1. Ananda Marga Philosophy in a Nutshell - 4, Cerebral and Extra-Cerebral Memory
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