Baba
Namaskar,
This letter demonstrates Dada Rudránanda’s deplorable mentality of stealing excerpts from Baba’s discourses, and publishing them in his own name in various magazines as if he had written them himself. In this post the example is given of Dada Rudránanda’s article in Prajina Bharati, a magazine published by AMPS. Below it is shown how Rudránanda has plagiarized from the discourse Neohumanism Is the Ultimate Shelter (Discourse 11), The Liberation of Intellect: Neohumanism.
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Baba’s words are áptavákya, should be respected and safeguarded
For every bhakta, áptavákya, the teachings that come directly from Parama Puruśa, is immensely valuable and elevates one's mind to subtler spiritual realms taking the mind closer to Guru, our beloved Baba. Áptavákya is indeed, one of the many ways in which Baba communicates with His devotees. All of Ánanda Marga Philosophy is áptavákya. It is Baba's way of guiding humanity forward. Hence, it is important to preserve the authenticity and sanctity of Guru's words by not distorting, misinterpreting or plagiarizing them to achieve one's own selfish motives, for the sake of earning prestige and accolades or to misguide others.
Petty attempt at self-glorification
Here below with the help of examples from Rudránanda's article published in the Sept 2018 issue of the Prajina Bharati magazine, and corresponding references from Baba's discourses, one can clearly understand the lowly mentality Rudránanada of Ranchi. He has copied words from Baba's discourses verbatim with no credit to the originator of all this knowledge, i.e Baba Himself. This is a petty attempt at self-glorification. Sadly, these are the kind of people at the helm of affairs at AMPS, Ranchi.
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In Him,
Prakásha
List of culprits: bootlickers of Rudránanda
Along with Rudrananda, the following persons are also culprits in deceiving Ananda Margiis and plagiarizing Baba's articles, printing them in their leader Rudrananda's name so as to gain more prestige and reward from Rudrananda: Madhuvratananda, Hariishananda, Satyashrayananda, Nabhatiitananda, Rakeshananda, Amaleshananda, Puspendrananda, Pranaveshananda.
This plagiarism should be stopped. To that end, if Margiis can write to the below email address and express their view on this, it will be deeply appreciated:
Prajina Bharati Magazine Editor <prajinabharatii@gmail.com>
~ In-Depth Study ~
Plagiarism = Stealing: Against Asteya
As we know, Ásteya is one of the tenets of Niyama and it must be adhered to at any cost to stay on the path of Dharma. Non-Stealing does not just mean not committing physical theft; it also means not to mentally think of stealing what belongs to someone else. It also means not stealing the intellectual property of others. It also means not claiming ownership of knowledge emanating from other people or sources. This type of stealing, i.e. copying others works without giving them the credit they deserve is plagiarism and goes completely against Ásteya. This is what Dada Rudránanda is doing in his articles.
Juggling words will not help social progress
Ananda Marga Philosophy says, "“Asteya” means “non-stealing” – not stealing physically or mentally; not cheating physically or mentally." (See Ref A)
Ananda Marga Philosophy says, “The artist or sáhityika who assumes the responsibility of leading humanity along the path to light from the caverns of darkness will have to heed the road signs on that path. It is not possible to guide others with mere cheap, superficial knowledge, like a half-baked pandit who reads a half-a-dozen books and then spouts a few mouthfuls of grandiloquence, and who has obtained a doctorate by plagiarizing others’ works. Rather it is necessary for the sáhityika or artist to have a keen and vigorous insight, without which all their endeavours will prove fruitless. Merely juggling words or depicting defects in society will not satisfy the hunger of the human mind – and such creations of art are indeed valueless for social progress as well. ” (See Ref B)
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Rudránanda stole out of greed for prestige
In Rudránanda's article, he has stolen paragraphs after paragraphs from Baba's discourses without quoting the source and has presented them as his own work, emanating from his limited mind. Is this what a sanyásii in orange robes entrusted with the responsibility of the welfare of an organization and upliftment of society should be doing? Is this not an unconscionable crime? Moreover, is this not an act of disrespect to Guru? Rudránanda's thievery surely is a sign of cheating psychology. Common thieves in the society, sometimes are forced to steal out of a dire need to satisfy a need. They may steal food to satisfy their hunger. They may steal money to provide the basic necessities for their families. These acts also go against the code of Ásteya. However, Rudránanda's act of stealing from Baba's discourses to present them as his own work, to enhance his own prestige is a bigger sin, a bigger pátaka, than the act of common thieves. It is very evident from the pictures shown below that Rudránanda has simply copied Baba's words, changed a few sentences here and there, interspersed them with a few of his own words and presented the article as if he had great thoughts to share about Ananda Marga teachings.
Thievery in Prajina Bharati
The paragraphs within the red box in the below picture, with markers (10) and (11) in the picture highlights the plagiarized paragraphs. Please carefully read the contents of the highlighted paragraphs and compare them with excerpts from Baba's discourses marked (10) and (11) below the picture. Plagiarized sections in the excerpts are also highlighted in yellow. Rudránanda’s thievery will become clear. (10) and (11) are stolen from Neohumanism Is the Ultimate Shelter (Discourse 11), The Liberation of Intellect: Neohumanism.
" There are three stages on this path of Neohumanism. The first one is spiritual cult. What is spiritual cult? It is physico-psycho-spiritual cult. This physico-psycho-spiritual process will show you how to remove the defects of the psychic world and also the external world, and enable you to move towards the spiritual world without any delay. This movement towards the spiritual goal will also help you to establish yourself in the psychic and physical worlds, so you will be able to render greater service to the people. This is what I call “spiritual cult”. Progress in this spiritual cult starts with the elevation of protoplasmic cells, and finally ends in the attainment of the Supreme Goal." (10) The Liberation of Intellect: Neohumanism, Neohumanism Is the Ultimate Shelter (Discourse 11)
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"Spirituality in Essence
The second stage is spiritual essence. This stage is related mainly to the psychic and spiritual strata. If you consider the entire human race, you will see that humanity has a collective mind (not the Cosmic Mind). Now, changes will have to be effected in the mental flow of this collective mind; you will have to create a new wave of thought in it. Because of the manner of human thinking thus far, the pace of human progress has been painfully slow. If it is given a new direction, the speed of progress will be greatly accelerated." (11) The Liberation of Intellect: Neohumanism, Neohumanism Is the Ultimate Shelter (Discourse 11)
Thievery in Prajina Bharati
The paragraphs within the red box, with markers (12) and (13) in the picture highlights the plagiarized paragraphs. Please carefully read the contents of the highlighted paragraphs and compare them with excerpts from Baba's discourses marked (12) and (13) below the picture. Plagiarized sections in the excerpts are also highlighted in yellow. Both are from the discourse Neohumanism Is the Ultimate Shelter (Discourse 11), The Liberation of Intellect: Neohumanism
"Thus we find that the second stage, that of spiritual essence, will take place in the psychic and spiritual realms; it will occur in the collective psychic mind, in the collective ectoplasm of all humanity. Then the global thought processes of humanity will take an entirely new turn, and that will also strengthen humanity’s collective spirit. Humanity as a whole will become converted into a powerful spiritual force, and in that stage, no pseudo-humanistic strategy will work. All other ástras [weapons] will become completely powerless before this Brahmástra [mightiest spiritual weapon]." (12) The Liberation of Intellect: Neohumanism, Neohumanism Is the Ultimate Shelter (Discourse 11)
"Spirituality as a Mission
But there is something more beyond this, which I have described as “spirituality as a mission”. So first there is “spirituality as a cult”, secondly, “spirituality in essence”, and thirdly, “spirituality as a mission”. All existential phenomena are emanating from the Existential Nucleus. The existential nucleus of a single individual has a direct link with the Cosmological Hub, a direct link with the Existential Nucleus of the Cosmological order. But this path is not psycho-spiritual; according to Neohumanism, the final and supreme goal is to make one’s individual existential nucleus coincide with the Cosmic Existential Nucleus (nádabindu yoga, in the language of Tantra). As a result, the unit being’s entire existential order becomes one with the Controlling Nucleus of the existential order of the Supreme Entity of the Cosmological order, and that will be the highest expression of Neohumanism. That Neohumanistic status will save not only the human world but the plant and animal worlds also. In that supreme Neohumanistic status, the universal humanity will attain the consummation of its existence. Then nothing will be impossible for human beings; they will be able to do anything and everything." (13) The Liberation of Intellect: Neohumanism, Neohumanism Is the Ultimate Shelter (Discourse 11)http://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com
How to illustrate Guru's teachings
Sadguru Baba's teachings are precious jewels, always to be safeguarded, never to be distorted, nor misused to achieve individual glory or to misguide others. First class disciples of Baba, use the Guru's words to spread Guru's glory. It is Guru's words that bring eternal glory to humanity and to the person who utters them. Of what use are words, if not used to proclaim the greatness of Parama Puruśa! First grade bhaktas spreads the Guru's glory throughout the world through His teachings. In this process, the individual who glorifies the Guru is ensconced in Supreme Bliss. Such a devotee will never find the need to satisfy his small self by stealing or plagiarising his Guru's words. It is only a third class disciple, who steals Guru's teachings and claims them to be one's own to glorify one's small "I". Baba's teaching should always be presented with full reverence to Sadguru by citing references carefully. The source of the teaching, the name of the discourse, chapter or verse from which the teaching was taken, all these details should be presented. One must always be careful not to misquote the Guru. Guru's teaching should be explained to the masses by giving full credit to the Supreme Source of all knowledge, Shrii Shrii Anandamúrtii ji. One should never use the Guru's words to portray one's own self as a so-called intellectual or jiṋánii. It is a sin to use ápta vákya for anything else but to glorify the Lord and to bring everyone to the path of bliss.
Ananda Marga Philosophy says, "Your fundamental basis should be prapatti. “Everything happens as per His desire and not a single blade of grass can move without His permission”. By the Grace of, by the compassion of Parama Puruśa, you have received the ápta vákya guidelines, and it is your duty to adhere strictly to the teachings and gospel of ápta vákya. A jiṋánii has no future." (See Ref C)
This letter is the fourth one in a series of letters highlighting Dada Rudránanda’s deplorable mentality of stealing excerpts from Baba’s discourses and declaring them as his own. Dada Rudránanda uses his own name for publishing Baba’s actual discourse passages in various magazines, as if he had written the passages himself.
http://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com
In the first part of this series, it was shown how Dada Rudránanda stole Baba’s words from the discourse The Process of Human Progress published in Ánanda Vacanámrtam-7, and propagated the sections in his own name. In the second part, Dada Rudránanda stole from the discourses Pseudo-Spirituality and Neohumanism, Perfect Spirituality and Neohumanism and Humanity Is at the Threshold of a New Era and signed his own name, as though Dada Rudránanda had written these passages himself. In the third part, Rudránanda’s thievery from Humanity Is at the Threshold of a New Era was shown in detail. Links to the first three parts of the series are provided below:
http://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com/2018/09/example-rudrananda-is-wicked-thief-1.html
http://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com/2018/10/example-rudrananda-is-devious-thief-2.html
https://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com/2018/10/example-3-rudrananda-wily-offender.html
References:
(A) Ánanda Vacanámrtam - 6, Ten Wonts of Dharma
(B) A Few Problems Solved - 1, The Practice of Art and Literature
(C) Ánanda Vacanámrtam - 2, The Excellence of a Bhakta
Proof: Rudrananda a habitual thief
Namaskar,
This letter demonstrates Dada Rudránanda’s deplorable mentality of stealing excerpts from Baba’s discourses, and publishing them in his own name in various magazines as if he had written them himself. In this post the example is given of Dada Rudránanda’s article in Prajina Bharati, a magazine published by AMPS. Below it is shown how Rudránanda has plagiarized from the discourse Neohumanism Is the Ultimate Shelter (Discourse 11), The Liberation of Intellect: Neohumanism.
http://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com
Baba’s words are áptavákya, should be respected and safeguarded
For every bhakta, áptavákya, the teachings that come directly from Parama Puruśa, is immensely valuable and elevates one's mind to subtler spiritual realms taking the mind closer to Guru, our beloved Baba. Áptavákya is indeed, one of the many ways in which Baba communicates with His devotees. All of Ánanda Marga Philosophy is áptavákya. It is Baba's way of guiding humanity forward. Hence, it is important to preserve the authenticity and sanctity of Guru's words by not distorting, misinterpreting or plagiarizing them to achieve one's own selfish motives, for the sake of earning prestige and accolades or to misguide others.
Petty attempt at self-glorification
Here below with the help of examples from Rudránanda's article published in the Sept 2018 issue of the Prajina Bharati magazine, and corresponding references from Baba's discourses, one can clearly understand the lowly mentality Rudránanada of Ranchi. He has copied words from Baba's discourses verbatim with no credit to the originator of all this knowledge, i.e Baba Himself. This is a petty attempt at self-glorification. Sadly, these are the kind of people at the helm of affairs at AMPS, Ranchi.
http://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com
In Him,
Prakásha
List of culprits: bootlickers of Rudránanda
Along with Rudrananda, the following persons are also culprits in deceiving Ananda Margiis and plagiarizing Baba's articles, printing them in their leader Rudrananda's name so as to gain more prestige and reward from Rudrananda: Madhuvratananda, Hariishananda, Satyashrayananda, Nabhatiitananda, Rakeshananda, Amaleshananda, Puspendrananda, Pranaveshananda.
This plagiarism should be stopped. To that end, if Margiis can write to the below email address and express their view on this, it will be deeply appreciated:
Prajina Bharati Magazine Editor <prajinabharatii@gmail.com>
~ In-Depth Study ~
Plagiarism = Stealing: Against Asteya
As we know, Ásteya is one of the tenets of Niyama and it must be adhered to at any cost to stay on the path of Dharma. Non-Stealing does not just mean not committing physical theft; it also means not to mentally think of stealing what belongs to someone else. It also means not stealing the intellectual property of others. It also means not claiming ownership of knowledge emanating from other people or sources. This type of stealing, i.e. copying others works without giving them the credit they deserve is plagiarism and goes completely against Ásteya. This is what Dada Rudránanda is doing in his articles.
Juggling words will not help social progress
Ananda Marga Philosophy says, "“Asteya” means “non-stealing” – not stealing physically or mentally; not cheating physically or mentally." (See Ref A)
Ananda Marga Philosophy says, “The artist or sáhityika who assumes the responsibility of leading humanity along the path to light from the caverns of darkness will have to heed the road signs on that path. It is not possible to guide others with mere cheap, superficial knowledge, like a half-baked pandit who reads a half-a-dozen books and then spouts a few mouthfuls of grandiloquence, and who has obtained a doctorate by plagiarizing others’ works. Rather it is necessary for the sáhityika or artist to have a keen and vigorous insight, without which all their endeavours will prove fruitless. Merely juggling words or depicting defects in society will not satisfy the hunger of the human mind – and such creations of art are indeed valueless for social progress as well. ” (See Ref B)
http://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com
Rudránanda stole out of greed for prestige
In Rudránanda's article, he has stolen paragraphs after paragraphs from Baba's discourses without quoting the source and has presented them as his own work, emanating from his limited mind. Is this what a sanyásii in orange robes entrusted with the responsibility of the welfare of an organization and upliftment of society should be doing? Is this not an unconscionable crime? Moreover, is this not an act of disrespect to Guru? Rudránanda's thievery surely is a sign of cheating psychology. Common thieves in the society, sometimes are forced to steal out of a dire need to satisfy a need. They may steal food to satisfy their hunger. They may steal money to provide the basic necessities for their families. These acts also go against the code of Ásteya. However, Rudránanda's act of stealing from Baba's discourses to present them as his own work, to enhance his own prestige is a bigger sin, a bigger pátaka, than the act of common thieves. It is very evident from the pictures shown below that Rudránanda has simply copied Baba's words, changed a few sentences here and there, interspersed them with a few of his own words and presented the article as if he had great thoughts to share about Ananda Marga teachings.
Thievery in Prajina Bharati
The paragraphs within the red box in the below picture, with markers (10) and (11) in the picture highlights the plagiarized paragraphs. Please carefully read the contents of the highlighted paragraphs and compare them with excerpts from Baba's discourses marked (10) and (11) below the picture. Plagiarized sections in the excerpts are also highlighted in yellow. Rudránanda’s thievery will become clear. (10) and (11) are stolen from Neohumanism Is the Ultimate Shelter (Discourse 11), The Liberation of Intellect: Neohumanism.
" There are three stages on this path of Neohumanism. The first one is spiritual cult. What is spiritual cult? It is physico-psycho-spiritual cult. This physico-psycho-spiritual process will show you how to remove the defects of the psychic world and also the external world, and enable you to move towards the spiritual world without any delay. This movement towards the spiritual goal will also help you to establish yourself in the psychic and physical worlds, so you will be able to render greater service to the people. This is what I call “spiritual cult”. Progress in this spiritual cult starts with the elevation of protoplasmic cells, and finally ends in the attainment of the Supreme Goal." (10) The Liberation of Intellect: Neohumanism, Neohumanism Is the Ultimate Shelter (Discourse 11)
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"Spirituality in Essence
The second stage is spiritual essence. This stage is related mainly to the psychic and spiritual strata. If you consider the entire human race, you will see that humanity has a collective mind (not the Cosmic Mind). Now, changes will have to be effected in the mental flow of this collective mind; you will have to create a new wave of thought in it. Because of the manner of human thinking thus far, the pace of human progress has been painfully slow. If it is given a new direction, the speed of progress will be greatly accelerated." (11) The Liberation of Intellect: Neohumanism, Neohumanism Is the Ultimate Shelter (Discourse 11)
Thievery in Prajina Bharati
The paragraphs within the red box, with markers (12) and (13) in the picture highlights the plagiarized paragraphs. Please carefully read the contents of the highlighted paragraphs and compare them with excerpts from Baba's discourses marked (12) and (13) below the picture. Plagiarized sections in the excerpts are also highlighted in yellow. Both are from the discourse Neohumanism Is the Ultimate Shelter (Discourse 11), The Liberation of Intellect: Neohumanism
"Thus we find that the second stage, that of spiritual essence, will take place in the psychic and spiritual realms; it will occur in the collective psychic mind, in the collective ectoplasm of all humanity. Then the global thought processes of humanity will take an entirely new turn, and that will also strengthen humanity’s collective spirit. Humanity as a whole will become converted into a powerful spiritual force, and in that stage, no pseudo-humanistic strategy will work. All other ástras [weapons] will become completely powerless before this Brahmástra [mightiest spiritual weapon]." (12) The Liberation of Intellect: Neohumanism, Neohumanism Is the Ultimate Shelter (Discourse 11)
"Spirituality as a Mission
But there is something more beyond this, which I have described as “spirituality as a mission”. So first there is “spirituality as a cult”, secondly, “spirituality in essence”, and thirdly, “spirituality as a mission”. All existential phenomena are emanating from the Existential Nucleus. The existential nucleus of a single individual has a direct link with the Cosmological Hub, a direct link with the Existential Nucleus of the Cosmological order. But this path is not psycho-spiritual; according to Neohumanism, the final and supreme goal is to make one’s individual existential nucleus coincide with the Cosmic Existential Nucleus (nádabindu yoga, in the language of Tantra). As a result, the unit being’s entire existential order becomes one with the Controlling Nucleus of the existential order of the Supreme Entity of the Cosmological order, and that will be the highest expression of Neohumanism. That Neohumanistic status will save not only the human world but the plant and animal worlds also. In that supreme Neohumanistic status, the universal humanity will attain the consummation of its existence. Then nothing will be impossible for human beings; they will be able to do anything and everything." (13) The Liberation of Intellect: Neohumanism, Neohumanism Is the Ultimate Shelter (Discourse 11)http://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com
How to illustrate Guru's teachings
Sadguru Baba's teachings are precious jewels, always to be safeguarded, never to be distorted, nor misused to achieve individual glory or to misguide others. First class disciples of Baba, use the Guru's words to spread Guru's glory. It is Guru's words that bring eternal glory to humanity and to the person who utters them. Of what use are words, if not used to proclaim the greatness of Parama Puruśa! First grade bhaktas spreads the Guru's glory throughout the world through His teachings. In this process, the individual who glorifies the Guru is ensconced in Supreme Bliss. Such a devotee will never find the need to satisfy his small self by stealing or plagiarising his Guru's words. It is only a third class disciple, who steals Guru's teachings and claims them to be one's own to glorify one's small "I". Baba's teaching should always be presented with full reverence to Sadguru by citing references carefully. The source of the teaching, the name of the discourse, chapter or verse from which the teaching was taken, all these details should be presented. One must always be careful not to misquote the Guru. Guru's teaching should be explained to the masses by giving full credit to the Supreme Source of all knowledge, Shrii Shrii Anandamúrtii ji. One should never use the Guru's words to portray one's own self as a so-called intellectual or jiṋánii. It is a sin to use ápta vákya for anything else but to glorify the Lord and to bring everyone to the path of bliss.
Ananda Marga Philosophy says, "Your fundamental basis should be prapatti. “Everything happens as per His desire and not a single blade of grass can move without His permission”. By the Grace of, by the compassion of Parama Puruśa, you have received the ápta vákya guidelines, and it is your duty to adhere strictly to the teachings and gospel of ápta vákya. A jiṋánii has no future." (See Ref C)
This letter is the fourth one in a series of letters highlighting Dada Rudránanda’s deplorable mentality of stealing excerpts from Baba’s discourses and declaring them as his own. Dada Rudránanda uses his own name for publishing Baba’s actual discourse passages in various magazines, as if he had written the passages himself.
http://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com
In the first part of this series, it was shown how Dada Rudránanda stole Baba’s words from the discourse The Process of Human Progress published in Ánanda Vacanámrtam-7, and propagated the sections in his own name. In the second part, Dada Rudránanda stole from the discourses Pseudo-Spirituality and Neohumanism, Perfect Spirituality and Neohumanism and Humanity Is at the Threshold of a New Era and signed his own name, as though Dada Rudránanda had written these passages himself. In the third part, Rudránanda’s thievery from Humanity Is at the Threshold of a New Era was shown in detail. Links to the first three parts of the series are provided below:
http://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com/2018/09/example-rudrananda-is-wicked-thief-1.html
http://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com/2018/10/example-rudrananda-is-devious-thief-2.html
https://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com/2018/10/example-3-rudrananda-wily-offender.html
References:
(A) Ánanda Vacanámrtam - 6, Ten Wonts of Dharma
(B) A Few Problems Solved - 1, The Practice of Art and Literature
(C) Ánanda Vacanámrtam - 2, The Excellence of a Bhakta
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