Baba
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How one Avt. “died”
Namaskar,
For years in NY Sector, Anuvratananda had loose character. But he was never called on it. No one ever held his feet to the fire. So instead of rectifying his conduct, Anuvratananda continued having various relations with the opposite sex margii girls, wives, and mothers, allegedly. His supervisory workers never pointed him out, and his Wt peers just overlooked his shameful acts.
This is all due to a defective psychology. Those in-charges think that creating one Wt is a big job so better to keep that person in uniform and let them lead a debauched life. The fear is that the Wt will leave if they are forced to follow the conduct rules. Yet this leads to the deterioration of that worker. In result, what to say about remaining as a Wt, they become so degraded they end up leaving their Wt-ship to pursue the desires of various vrttis. So it is a double loss, Rather than rectifying that Wt and keeping him as an avadhuta, that Wt becomes a casualty, and his actions negatively affect innocent people.
Avt: sleeping with margii wife
In a recent turn of events, Anuvratananda ruined his own career as an avadhuta and also destroyed a margii family by sleeping with the wife. Through a series of rendezvous and secret alliances etc, Anuvratananda enticed that young margii wife away from her young margii husband. Anuvratananda destroyed their marriage and now Anuvratananda has disavowed his avadhutaship and has plans to marry her. So it is a disaster and loss on multiple levels.
Before
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After
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Anuvratananda in avadhuta dress;
Possibility for rectification
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Anuvratananda left his Wt ship;
Wt cadre loses member
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Married Margii Sister involved in marriage
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Margii Sister lured out of her marriage;
broken marital oaths etc
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Married Margii Brother involved in marriage
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Margii Brother devastated as Wt allured his wife away
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By the above chart it is evident how Anuvratananda’s sin conduct adversely affected not only his own career as an avadhuta, but he tragically impacted the lives of married margiis. And the root cause is that Anuvratananda was not pointed out for his wrongdoings and loose behaviour. He was never forced to follow the conduct rules whereby he could have become a veritable avadhuta. Instead of getting rectified, the situation mushroomed and Anuvratananda destroyed the lives of innocent margiis.
Sadguru says in His discourse entitled Conduct of Acarya: "Those who have the responsibility to show the path to others should be of superlative character with the most refined conduct. They and their followers must move constantly towards all-round development and shreya [ultimate spiritual attainment]. Persons who teach such well-regulated behaviour to others by their own conduct are called ácáryas." (1)
Sadguru says in His discourse entitled Conduct of Acarya: "Bear in mind that people may be harmed or misled by even a small weakness or defect in the conduct of an ácárya. Just as it is the duty of a father to educate his children properly by his good conduct, an ácárya or ácáryá should always instruct by his or her exemplary actions and words." (2)
Conclusion
The central idea is that when any margii or wt is not following 16 points and conduct rules etc then we should point them out and create the circumstances to mend their ways. We are followers of bhagavad dharma not the outdated, rotten, religious codes. In the various religions they say, “Do not point out anybody.” Some carry that religious dogma into AMPS. By that old habit of not pointing out wrongdoers, they hurt AMPS. In the case of Anuvratananda, that is exactly what happened. When he was moving fast on the negative path nobody wanted to point him out. Rather some members hurled stones at those margiis who tried to point him out. Many so-called blind followers of POB (NY sector) group became furious and blindly attacked those whistleblowers. And a similar thing happened with Tiirthananda. And now it is going on with Anuvratananda. Both are the living dead because they have died as avadhutas. We should obey our Guru’s teaching and try to protect the wrongdoer by pointing them out and making them clean. Still we have time to save those moving fast towards the cliff. If we do not act quickly, we will soon hear more have died. In the human body, the sex instinct is most strong - so watch out.
In Him,
Arvind Morales
This incident stands as yet another example of the importance of strictly holding Wts accountable for following the conduct rules. Unfortunately in today’s organisational climate, Wt’s are given “free rein.” That means they can essentially do what they want, when they want, so long as they pay their supervisor / Wt. By this equation, material wealth not conduct becomes the modus operandi of Wt life. Yet by this way, things can spiral out of control. And, sadly, that is what happened here.
~ In-depth study ~
Who is who in this tragedy
- Anuvratananda: Anuvratananda was previously known as Dada Arddhvendu Brc, or Dada Arddhevendu Maolii Brc. Sadly, Anuvratananda is the one with perpetual loose character who finally succumbed to his animalistic desires and had secret dealings with a young margii wife. Now Anuvratananda has given up his dress and he will marry this margii sister after she annuls her current marriage.
- Margii Sister: This is Shanti. Originally from Mexico, she was living in the US with her margii husband where they ran a business and she became a US citizen etc. Sadly, Anuvratananda allured her away from her husband.
- Margii Brother: This is Nirmal. He was living with his wife Shanti in NY, where they ran their business together. But ex-Anuvratananda took away his wife.
Note: When Anuvratananda does marry it looks like he will aim to stay in the US. But since this was the sector in which he was posted and where he committed his crime, he should have to return to his country of origin (Colombia).
Wt conduct rules
Here are Sadguru Baba’s guidelines for all wholetimer Dadas and Didis of the Marga.
- WT Conduct Rule: "You will protect yourself from sexual weakness and luxury." (WT Conduct Rules, Fourteen Points, pt #12)
- WT Conduct Rule: "One should not look at the face of the opposite sex except at the time of nursing [administering medical care]." (37 Workers Rules, pt #15)
Note: The above conduct rule contains an exception. Here is the explanation. Suppose there is an accident and the injured party is of the opposite sex; the patient has a wound on their face, and a Wt is on the scene to help. When serving the patient of the opposite sex and tending to their wound, that Wt will have to look at their face in order to offer the requisite care needed. Outside of this circumstance, there is no need for any wholetimer to look at the face of the opposite sex. That is why the rule is that if a Wt is talking with the opposite sex then they will look towards the ground and not the face of the opposite sex.
- WT Conduct Rule: "Avadhuta / Avadhutika shall treat every woman of the world...as mother." (32 Rules for Avadhuta, pt #11)
- WT Conduct Rule: "Avadhuta / Avadhutika must not remain in a lonely place with any female." (32 Rules for Avadhuta, pt #13)
- Wt conduct rule: “Under no circumstances should the purity of the mind and body be polluted.” (32 Rules for Avadhutas, point #30)
- WT conduct rule: “Avadhuta must not engage his ears in hearing obscene language or song, touch any rajasika articles, see any depraving entity or picture, or go through any story, novel or picture having even a slight bit of sexual importance... All avadhutas should learn this mantra by heart: O Bhiks´u, O monk. Control your eyes, hearing, smell, tongue (taste), body, lips (speech) and mind. You should have all-round restraint, then you will overcome all pain (32 Rules for Avadhutas, point #32)
Ananda Marga philosophy warns how improper leadership brings terrible harm to society.
Ananda Marga ideology says, “Today there is catastrophe and misery in human society and there is one reason: the defective leadership of society. People blindly follow even unintelligent leaders. The leaders hypnotize and attract thousands with their tall talks, gestures and other dramatics. Understand that the poverty and misery of any people in any country are the sins of the leaders. True leaders should always be vigilant and think how to work best for human society: they must be ever cautious that under their guidance the people are not led to darkness, death and immorality.” (3)
References
1. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 31, Conduct of an Acarya
2. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 31, Conduct of an Acarya
3. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 31, Conduct of an Acarya
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They stand on their own as points of interest.
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The below sections are entirely different topics, unrelated to the above material.
They stand on their own as points of interest.
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== Section 2: Prabhat Samgiita ==
Repentance of a wt - group leader of AMPS
Prabhat Samgiita Intro: This song depicts one person who was very good in the remote past, but then became very bad - sinful - and committed many heinous crimes for a long period. Now that same person feels repentant for all those wrongs. That is what is expressed in the below song. In contrast, this song is not for those who did demonic work and do not have any repentance.
"Ámi, tomáy bhúle ándhár tale, taliye kothá giye chinu,
tumi dáo ni keno bádhá more..." (Prabhat Samgiita #1050)
Purport:
O’ Divine Entity, forgetting You, I became deeply immersed in the filth of the bottomless dark chasm. I started propagating isms based on geo, socio, and linguistic sentiments. I turned away from the path of dharma & neo-humanism and did the opposite of what You taught me to do. I tried to befool people infusing dogma, groupism in order to cultivate the greatness of my land. To that end I created various tiirthas - i.e. so-called holy lands. O’ Parama Purusa Baba, why didn’t You stop me from doing sinful deeds.
Baba, I lost all my tenderness and kindness and became a cruel demon, a monster. I harassed, abused, threatened, harmed, and expelled so many of my innocent brothers & sisters. I lost my basic humanity. I gave up all those values which You instilled within me and I followed the path of sin. Baba, how could You tolerate this so calmly?
I was not focusing on the supreme effulgence of Parama Purusa, nor was I following the path of rationality. Due to deep infatuation with power, post, and prestige etc, in my vanity and blind ego, I was thinking, “I am extraordinary and can do no wrong.” I tried to destroy those who opposed me. I wholly ignored the rational objections of others. Rather I tortured them. I went against all Your given codes of morality and ethics. I was wholly absorbed in my own vanity and ego; I was cast under the spell of infatuation like a blind person. Baba, why did You not prevent me?
Baba, O’ Parama Purusa, I did not try to rectify my own sin. Deliberately I went on committing more and more misdeeds. I thought that I was above all codes of morality. I justified to myself that I was within the bounds of dharma. I felt that no matter the degree of my damaging and actions, it was all approved. My feeling was that I was beyond reproach and could commit no sin. In my shoddy state I thought I could do anything - even kill others for personal gain and my devilish interest. I arrogantly justified that it was all dharmic. I spoke ill of others for their errors and wrongdoing. I ridiculed, criticized, and lambasted them and magnified their small mistakes as being very big. But I did not try to rectify my own sin. Baba, why did You not stop me from committing such crimes?
Baba, forgetting You, I became engrossed in wretched behaviours and slipped into the deepest depths. Baba, how could You allow this to happen to me...
Prabhat Samgiita Intro: This song depicts one person who was very good in the remote past, but then became very bad - sinful - and committed many heinous crimes for a long period. Now that same person feels repentant for all those wrongs. That is what is expressed in the below song. In contrast, this song is not for those who did demonic work and do not have any repentance.
"Ámi, tomáy bhúle ándhár tale, taliye kothá giye chinu,
tumi dáo ni keno bádhá more..." (Prabhat Samgiita #1050)
Purport:
O’ Divine Entity, forgetting You, I became deeply immersed in the filth of the bottomless dark chasm. I started propagating isms based on geo, socio, and linguistic sentiments. I turned away from the path of dharma & neo-humanism and did the opposite of what You taught me to do. I tried to befool people infusing dogma, groupism in order to cultivate the greatness of my land. To that end I created various tiirthas - i.e. so-called holy lands. O’ Parama Purusa Baba, why didn’t You stop me from doing sinful deeds.
Baba, I lost all my tenderness and kindness and became a cruel demon, a monster. I harassed, abused, threatened, harmed, and expelled so many of my innocent brothers & sisters. I lost my basic humanity. I gave up all those values which You instilled within me and I followed the path of sin. Baba, how could You tolerate this so calmly?
I was not focusing on the supreme effulgence of Parama Purusa, nor was I following the path of rationality. Due to deep infatuation with power, post, and prestige etc, in my vanity and blind ego, I was thinking, “I am extraordinary and can do no wrong.” I tried to destroy those who opposed me. I wholly ignored the rational objections of others. Rather I tortured them. I went against all Your given codes of morality and ethics. I was wholly absorbed in my own vanity and ego; I was cast under the spell of infatuation like a blind person. Baba, why did You not prevent me?
Baba, O’ Parama Purusa, I did not try to rectify my own sin. Deliberately I went on committing more and more misdeeds. I thought that I was above all codes of morality. I justified to myself that I was within the bounds of dharma. I felt that no matter the degree of my damaging and actions, it was all approved. My feeling was that I was beyond reproach and could commit no sin. In my shoddy state I thought I could do anything - even kill others for personal gain and my devilish interest. I arrogantly justified that it was all dharmic. I spoke ill of others for their errors and wrongdoing. I ridiculed, criticized, and lambasted them and magnified their small mistakes as being very big. But I did not try to rectify my own sin. Baba, why did You not stop me from committing such crimes?
Baba, forgetting You, I became engrossed in wretched behaviours and slipped into the deepest depths. Baba, how could You allow this to happen to me...
== Section 3: Important Teaching ==
How even the most powerful weapons become useless
Ananda Marga philosophy states, "Yes, it is true that all weapons can destroy a certain number of people – some kill a hundred, some a thousand, some a hundred thousand. That is how the lethal capacity of a weapon is measured. But however terrible a weapon might be, one day all its might will vanish into the void. There was a time when human beings were frightened by bows and arrows; today’s humans, when they hear of battles with bows and arrows, simply laugh. This shows that however great might be the strength of weapons in a war of any age, or however powerful their controllers might be, their grip will one day be loosened, and the structure will decay into dust – just as the plaster on the wall gradually crumbles into the ground." (1)
Reference
1. Namah Shivaya Shantaya, Shiva's Teachings – 2 (continued) (Discourse 14)
Ananda Marga philosophy states, "Yes, it is true that all weapons can destroy a certain number of people – some kill a hundred, some a thousand, some a hundred thousand. That is how the lethal capacity of a weapon is measured. But however terrible a weapon might be, one day all its might will vanish into the void. There was a time when human beings were frightened by bows and arrows; today’s humans, when they hear of battles with bows and arrows, simply laugh. This shows that however great might be the strength of weapons in a war of any age, or however powerful their controllers might be, their grip will one day be loosened, and the structure will decay into dust – just as the plaster on the wall gradually crumbles into the ground." (1)
Reference
1. Namah Shivaya Shantaya, Shiva's Teachings – 2 (continued) (Discourse 14)
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This email contains four sections:1. Posting: How one Avt. “died”
2. PS #1050: Repentance of a wt - group leader of AMPS
3. IT: How even the most powerful weapons become useless
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2. PS #1050: Repentance of a wt - group leader of AMPS
3. IT: How even the most powerful weapons become useless
4. Links