Baba
Pashupati is confused: “unity” AM
Namaskar,
A few days back on Jan 20-21, 2018 there was a Global Margiis Unity meeting in Tamil Nadu, India. The meeting was organised by Pashupati Steven Landau of NY sector. Here below is a review of this gathering.
First off it is important to state that our Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha should be leading humanity forward, not emulating the ills of the general society where caste and race are reinforced. Sadguru Baba wants that we should eradicate casteism / racism, not copy and paste it into our own organisation by accepting group distinctions. Unfortunately, after the recent unity meeting, Pashupati has moved in the opposite direction - more about this is explained further down in this letter.
Only way to unite AMPS
Ananda Marga philosophy guides us, "Human unity is purely an ideological unity, which means unity in the psychic sphere. Where there is psychic unity, physical unity will also occur. In the realm of unity, unity is always psychic – ideological unity means unity in the subtlest level of the mind. However, psychic or ideological unity may be affected if we encourage the exploitation of one group by another. So to avoid this there should not be any scope for exploitation in society. And to ensure this we have to start a new order to safeguard the interests of the exploited masses. So for a proper social synthesis what we require is a common philosophy of life; that is, ideological unity." (1)
Caste, creed, race not documented in AMPS offices
According to Ananda Marga philosophy, all are human beings. People are not defined, categorised, or groupified on the basis of clan, race, or religion. So it is 100% bogus to say that all Wt factions are invited to such-and-such gathering. During DMC, Baba never requested any report about how many Hindus, Christians, brahmins, Muslims, or Jews etc attended. And in our AMPS offices, there was never any record of which Wt is from which caste etc. Recognising such man-made distinctions only adds fuel to the fire of groupism, communalism, and divisiveness etc. Baba has given Ananda Marga ideology to eradicate all those provincial and narrow outlooks. Sadguru Baba guides us that we are to create unity based on spiritual morality and dharmic principles. By this way, we can unite the entire human society in one flow.
Let us never forget that Baba’s main gift for humanity is a philosophy that is wholly free from dogma. In the past and today also, there are numerous organisations doing social service. And since the beginning great sadhakas were getting spiritual realisation etc. But never before in our human history has a dharmic, neo-humanistic philosophy been given. That is the new and unique point. And this is what we have to present and project to the world.
Yet, the mere existence of group representatives within our own organisation completely undermines the teachings of Ananda Marga and shatters the vision of neo-humanism. To allow groupism to continue in any form is to soil Baba’s teachings. The world will best be able to understand His guidelines if we emulate those ideals in our own life. So if AMPS fails to represent Ananda Marga ideology and instead projects group and clan distinctions, that will be the biggest loss for humanity and Mahasambhuti’s great gift will have been wasted.
Bogus approach by Pashupati
Unfortunately, in the aftermath of the Global Unity meeting held in Salem (Tamil Nadu) on 20 & 21 January 2018, the “Chief Convener” of the conference, i.e. Pashupati, sent out a list of “convener tasks” or initiatives. In the below image, the yellow highlighted sections demonstrate how Pashupati is validating the existence of various groups. He is recognising them and inviting them to Ananda Marga programs and gatherings.
Of course what should have been done is place a demand that all attendees renounce their affiliation with any group or group agenda and instead embrace the universal teachings of neo-humanism. Because unity is made by adhering to Ananda Marga ideology, not by stitching together a smattering of the various groups.
Ananda Marga philosophy states, “Human unity is purely an ideological unity, which means unity in the psychic sphere. Where there is psychic unity, physical unity will also occur. In the realm of unity, unity is always psychic – ideological unity means unity in the subtlest level of the mind. However, psychic or ideological unity may be affected if we encourage the exploitation of one group by another.” (2)
See the yellow highlight what Pashupati propagated in his meeting. Pashupati should have invited all margiis and wts after giving up their groups. But Pashupati is “inviting all the various factions” to his next agenda / gathering:
Here we can see that Pashupati is overtly perpetuating the dogmas of groupism and factionalism in our Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha. In contrast, a true dharmika would condemn the existence of any group or faction and demand that all live up to the tenets of Baba’s neo-humanistic teachings. By calling for every participant to adhere to the precepts of universalism, the rogue fire of groupism will easily be quelled. Sadly, Pashupati instead took an opposite turn; he is acknowledging and validating the existence of various factions. Verily Pashupati tossed a huge container of gasoline onto the fire of groupism, sending roaring flames high into the sky.
It is most ironic that Pashupati called a grand meeting to establish unity, yet in the very name of unity Pashupati is deepening the lines of division, distrust, and factionalism by honouring divisions. Sadly, he is moving in the entirely wrong direction, far away from the principles of neo-humanism. That is why Baba has repeatedly warned us that only qualified people should be placed in positions of leadership. Sadly, bereft of proper training and utterly lacking proper ideological understanding, Pashupati is deepening the divisions of clan and group distinctions.
Conclusion
Ananda Marga ideology is the essence of universalism and unity means embracing and rallying around the ideals of Ananda Marga teachings and neo-humanistic values. We should be at the forefront in leading humanity forward and heal the current ills of division that current rankle our planet. Sadguru Baba has entrusted us with this endeavour. With sincere sadhana and ideological zeal we will surely be successful in this mighty task. While those lacking such qualifications will quickly expose themselves, as Pashupati has done.
In Him,
Sarvavyapii
(Seth Harrelson)
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~ Pashupati Landau ~
More about Pashupati
The individual who advocated the existence of groupism by inviting all the various factions is Pashupati / Steven Landau (North Carolina, USA).
Enormous harm to humanity by delaying revolution (edt)
Ananda Marga philosophy states, “You may have observed many people in the world who delivered long lectures against... [group] discrimination and untouchability, saying, “No, all are equal. I will take food touched by any...[group]. If you give me filtered water in a clean glass I will not hesitate to swallow it – just watch me drink!” And the audience applauded, “Very good! Very good!” These people are called reformists; but their inner intention was to maintain the...[group] system. Had they really wanted to remove...[group] discrimination, they would have declared, “The cause of this untouchability is the...[group] system. Because of the...[group] system, discriminations have emerged between high and low, touchable and untouchable, one caste and another. So let us first of all break the bondage of...[group]!” If they had had the courage to proclaim this directly, they would have become revolutionaries. But they lacked such boldness, and thus they did enormous harm to humanity by delaying revolution.” (3)
Enormous harm to humanity by delaying revolution (full)
Ananda Marga philosophy states, “You may have observed many people in the world who delivered long lectures against caste discrimination and untouchability, saying, “No, all are equal. I will take food touched by any caste. If you give me filtered water in a clean glass I will not hesitate to swallow it – just watch me drink!” And the audience applauded, “Very good! Very good!” These people are called reformists; but their inner intention was to maintain the caste system. Had they really wanted to remove caste discrimination, they would have declared, “The cause of this untouchability is the caste system. Because of the caste system, discriminations have emerged between high and low, touchable and untouchable, one caste and another. So let us first of all break the bondage of caste!” If they had had the courage to proclaim this directly, they would have become revolutionaries. But they lacked such boldness, and thus they did enormous harm to humanity by delaying revolution.” (4)
Only learned how to divide, not unite
Ananda Marga philosophy states, “Dogmas have taken root in the human mind. People cannot get rid of these false ideas because they have been injected into their minds since childhood. As a result, one human society is divided into different nations, and one nation is divided into different religions; religions also have different castes, and caste also have different sub-castes – what kind of situation is this? We have only learned how to divide and subdivide humanity, and we never learned how to unite the people. This is all due to the defective teachings of dogmas.” (5)
References
1. Prout in a Nutshell - Part 15, Talks on Prout
2. Prout in a Nutshell - Part 15, Talks on Prout
3. The Liberation of Intellect: Neo-Humanism, Exploitation and Pseudo-Culture (Discourse 7)
4. The Liberation of Intellect: Neo-Humanism, Exploitation and Pseudo-Culture (Discourse 7)
5. A Few Problems Solved - 7, Renaissance in All the Strata of Life
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