Half-avadhuta + 2 more

Baba

Half-avadhuta

Namaskar,

This letter examines the ways of certain religious exploiters in AMPS. The following avadhutas have been well-known, i.e. notorious, for keeping tight and intimate relations with their laokik family. As we know, for a senior purodha and avadhuta, this runs directly contrary to Baba's stated conduct rules for wholetime workers.
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Semi-monk #1

WT conduct rules state, "No relationship should exist with worldly family." (1)

Dada Svarupananda has had a long tenure in AMPS. Now, he is in his later years and trying to keep his health. Many know he has been posted in Ananda Nagar for years and years. Side by side, Svarupananda openly maintained close ties to his laokik family members, and he did not try to keep this hidden. Svarupananda has blatantly disregarded Guru’s teaching as he has kept up with all the news of his extended worldly family including uncles, newly weds, cousins, in-laws etc. Throughout his wholetimer career he has set aside ample time and scope to be with his laokik family. Obviously, this is an outright contravention of Guru’s teachings and guidelines for avadhutas. It is shameful how Svarupananda openly flaunts such breaches of this avadhuta code.


Myth

Some say that if someone has committed errors, and that person has already died, then their actions should not be analysed and reviewed. About this, we can find the correct answer in Sadguru Baba’s approach and teachings. And that is what is discussed below. The fundamental issue at stake is this: What is history and what gets included in the historical record.

Myth ==> After death, one must not talk about a person’s character and dealing: This myth is a bogus idea. The proof is that Baba has fully reviewed the dealings and exposed the misdeeds of those during the Mahabharata era. They died long ago but that did not keep Baba from telling their tales etc. Rather, Baba recounted all that they did. So the history must be given of those who have destroyed Guru’s discourses, imposed groupism, infused dogma, curtailed margii rights, and broken our AMPS into pieces. Similarly, the account should be given of those avadhutas who did not follow avadhuta rules etc. It is not that when such persons die then these events can no longer be told, written about, or analysed. That history should be told so the present and future generations can learn from those experiences.

So if someone died then their wrongdoings should also be reviewed and studied. Their mistakes and wrongful actions are a key part of human history and will help others do better and make wiser decisions in the future. In that light, this next case is presented.
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Semi-monk #2

Unfortunately, Dada Nirmoha'nanda consistently violated Guru's directive and then gloated about it to others. It is not that Dadaji called his laokik brother twice a year, although that too is a contravention of the rules. Rather, Dadaji went against the code in high fashion. He maintained close links with his entire extended laokik family, including all cousins, in-laws, newborns, and so on - everyone.

Not only that, Dadaji even flew to Canada with the explicit purpose of visiting his laokik granddaughter and family members who were living overseas. Dadaji was so pleased about this that he told everyone about it. It is for this reason that Dada Nirmohananda was a semi-avadhuta - a fake monk - i.e. trishanku. And Dada Svarupananda is also just a half-Wt, fake monk, and trishanku.
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Here below are some of Baba's key guidelines on who is a true acarya / wholetime worker, and / or to be given positions of leadership in society:

Ananda Marga ideology states, "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." (2)

Namaskar,
In Him,
Gopal

On multiple occasions, Baba warned Dada Nirmoha'nanda not to indulge in palmistry and other such dogmatic, fortune-telling enterprises. But time and again Dada N returned to his poor, faulty, and filthy habit. He was enamoured by it. Otherwise, why would Dadaji blatantly disobey Guru's directive and plunge himself into such activities. And, as we now see, Dada Nirmoha'nanda's exploits into palmistry and magic stones (sphatik or white stone etc) were not the only arena in which He has directly contravened Guru's direct order. He also spent huge time with his entire laokik relations.


~ In-depth study ~

Who is a true wt, acarya, avadhuta / avadhutika, purodha etc

Here below are some of Baba's key guidelines on who is a true acarya / wholetime worker, and / or to be given positions of leadership in society:

Ananda Marga ideology states, "Only those established in Yama and Niyama may be given any position to work in society." (3)

Ananda Marga ideology states, "Acárańát pát́hayati yah sah ácáryah – “One who teaches through one’s conduct is an ácárya.” If you cannot learn anything from the conduct and behaviour of a certain person, why should you accept that person as an ácárya/á?" (4)

Ananda Marga ideology guides, "Cakśuńá Sam'varo Sádhu” O spiritual aspirant! O Bhikśu! O monk! O devotee! You should have proper control over your eyes; whatever will have bad effect on your mind, you must not see it. “Sádhu Sotena Sam'varo”. Whatever will have bad effect on your mind, O good man, you must not hear it. “Ghánena Sam'varo Sádhu.” You should have control over your nose, “Sádhu Jibháya Sam'varo.” You should have control over your taste. “Káyena Sam'varo Sádhu.” You should have control over your body. “Sádhu Vácáya Sam'varo.” You should have control over your language also; and “Savvatha Sam'varo Bhikśu.” If you want emancipation, if you want liberation from worldly fetters, you must have all-round restraint." (5)

Ananda Marga Caryacarya states, "Actions and not logic establish one’s superiority." (6)

Ananda Marga philosophy tells us, "The person will welcome that death rather than compromise with sin and vice. Therefore keep in mind that those who are genuine devotees, sádhakas of high order, loved by Parama Puruśa and closely bound to Parama Puruśa in love and affection, will never compromise with sin and vice. They will cling to their ideal totally, throughout their lives." (7)


References
1. 32 Rules for Avadhutas, point #9
2. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 31, Conduct of an Acarya
3. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 31, Conduct of an Acarya
4. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 23, Silent Action
5. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 14, The Fundamental Principles of Life
6. Caryacarya - 2, Sadhana, pt #15
7. Discourses on Krsna and the Giita, Svadharma and Paradharma – 3

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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: Important Teaching ==

Baba story: revolution

Ananda Marga philosophy states, “At first, the demon was quite unwilling to hold any discussion with them. At last, seeing them many in number, he said with reluctance, “Well, I have no objection to talk with some of your representatives.” In the course of discussion, the demon pretended that he did not deny that the demands of the humans were legitimate but where is the money? “In order to rebuild the state,” he said, “expenditure has to be curtailed; exports have to be increased and imports decreased, and it is necessary to accelerate the production of agricultural and industrial goods. If people today are busy with trifling demands, how then is it possible to rebuild the Very Odd Kingdom? So people should raise only one slogan today ‘Labour – more labour – and still more labour!’ Demands of housing, education, medical treatment – we have heard enough of your demands! Now I advise you, forget your demands for the right to higher wages, education, medical treatment, and better accommodation, for the time being – and go and labour hard!””

“The representatives of the human beings said “How wonderful! But then the question is, if you don’t accept our right to live how can we labour hard?””

Ananda Marga philosophy states, “The discussion was interrupted. The demon and his associates now became active to create divisions among the youth. They said to the religious leaders, pundits, priests and mullas (religious leaders), “Do you see what is happening? Religion is becoming polluted, society is becoming polluted, everything is spoiled. After some time perhaps these loutish youth will say, ‘These pundits, priests and mullas, they are the parasites of the society; They suck the lifeblood of humanity by taking advantage of the weakness of their minds!’ So a big group of priests, pundits and mullas joined the demons. They declared, ‘What people are saying now is sheer injustice. People starve as a consequence of their own sins committed in their previous lives. So to fight for the establishment of their rights is to try to overmaster God!’”

Ananda Marga philosophy states, “But there were some good people even among the priests and mullas and pundits, of course. They declared, “What the prince’s group, the human beings, are saying, is right. To support them is right”. Ministers and vice-ministers were giving them high posts in government service. Some were trapped in this way, too, but most of the people said, “We are going to be deceived by such temptation no longer – we have long been cheated for our foolishness, but no more!!””

“The Strange Demon noticed that each of his arrows was missing its target. Then he captured some good orators by spending much money. The work of these orators was to make the rank and file of human beings understand that the proper way to achieve their demand was to bear injustice silently and not resort to struggle. “By tolerating injustice,” they said, “When a person becomes non-violent, a kind of spiritual power awakens in him. And as a result of this spiritual power peace and equality prevail throughout the country. So you should rather engage yourself in the practice of self-purification than have recourse to struggle.” But the humans paid no heed to this either.”

“Now the demon became restless. He began to run to and fro like an insane person, tearing his hair and shouting violently. In no time his mask of gentleness was rent asunder. Then he started crying out loudly in his demonic tongue.”

“O devils, O demons,
Man-eaters, ghost-children,
Where are you my friends and comrades
Come and save me from the humans.
O black-marketeers and bribers,
O pot-bellied
Come, O come! Where are you??
I am going to be killed by Humanity.” (1)


Reference
1. The Golden Lotus of the Blue Sea

== Section: Important Teaching ==

Failings of ayurveda & allopathy

Ananda Marga philosophy states, "There was a time when diagnosing illnesses and prescribing medicines were not very difficult because diagnoses were based on three constituents of the body – air, bile and phlegm – with blood as a fourth constituent. But increased physical and glandular complexity has led to a corresponding increase in the number and complexity of diseases. So to what extent can this method of diagnosis be useful to a doctor? Is it not simply guesswork to prescribe medicines for a particular disease when the medicine is prescribed for the disease but the disease is diagnosed according to the bodily constituents?" (1)

Thousands of years ago when ayurveda was founded the human body was not as complex as it is today. So the system to diagnose disease was based merely on four properties: air, bile, phlegm, and blood. Now, however, due to the increasing complexity of the human body things have changed. Ayurveda is no longer as useful as it once was. So one should not depend fully on ayurveda as it cannot cure everything.

Ananda Marga advocates the practice of having all pathys under one roof because no pathy can cure everything. For example, allopathic medicines do not kill diseases, rather those medicines are taken lifelong. Whereas another pathy may offer a medicine that actually cures the disease. In that case, that other pathy should be used. Yet, allopathy may be very useful for diagnosing a patient and performing certain surgical procedures etc.


Allopathic medicines do not kill diseases

Ananda Marga philosophy guides us, “Disease is caused by negative microvita. When people take allopathic medicine to cure a disease, the medicine disturbs the ecological balance of the body because more negative microvita get concentrated at the point of the disease. Allopathic medicines do not kill diseases – diseases die by their own natural death. Although the medicine may check the disease, the increased concentration of negative microvita can overcome the effect of the medicine. In fact, the increased concentration of negative microvita caused by allopathic medicines creates many new types of diseases, and due to this, two or three new diseases are presently being created every decade.” (2)

Ultimately, when a patient is admitted to a hospital then teams of doctors will decide which pathy is best for treating the patient. Each pathy has its own specialty. For more about this read the subsection - “Methods of medical treatment” - in the chapter “Various Occupations”.

References
1. Human Society - 1, Various Occupations
2. Microvita in a Nutshell, Some Guidelines for Commencing Microvita Research

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Dada Bhaskarananda’s confusion + 3 more

Baba

Dada Bhaskarananda’s confusion

Namaskar,

You know, there are three types of microvita:

• First type of microvita;
• Second type of microvita;
• Third type of microvita.

Can only be realized by highly spiritual sadhakas

According to Ananda Marga philosophy, the third type of microvita is not conceivable by ordinary human beings. Only those who are very highly evolved spiritual personalities can perceive the third type of microvita. That is, those evolved persons who are very elevated by the practice of spiritual sadhana can perceive that third type of microvita. Those who cannot manage sadhana will not have any clue about the third type of microvita. See Baba’s teaching below in red font.
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Baba says, [The third type of microvita] "may be felt or realized by persons having highly developed minds, having spiritually oriented minds." [for full quote see note-2]

And now see below, Bhaskarananda is telling just the opposite of what Baba says.

Baba says only great spiritualists can realize this third type of microvita (see above red quote). But Bhaskarananda says that the third type of microvita can be realized by crude scientists etc. See the following yellow text, which Dada B wrote in his book.


Example of Bhaskarananda’s misunderstanding

Bhaskarananda writes,

• “While explaining microvita in 1988, Baba said that the third type of microvita can be perceived only through "special perception"....I contemplated this for several days and finally realized its meaning in an intuitive flash. I also understood what was meant by a "conceptually developed mind". The following examples illustrate my understanding.”

• “These scientists had conceptually developed minds since they were assimilating tremendous amounts of diverse data in their mental arena. Their dreams were a reflection of their concepts. Dreams come within the realm of perception. So the answer to their problems came as a reflection of conception within the periphery of perception.”[for full qt see note-1]

So here, Bhaskarananda missed the point. See in the quote up above in red font where Baba says that the third and subtlest type of microvita can be perceived only by very spiritually elevated persons. But Bhaskarananda is telling just the opposite—that material scientists can realize the subtlest microvita (see above yellow highlight). This is the complete opposite of what Baba says (see above red font).


Conclusion

In His microvita discourse, Baba says the subtlest microvita can only be perceived by great spiritualists (see above red quote). Ordinary or mediocre sadhakas cannot realize this subtlest microvita, let alone a crude atheist, material scientist. But Bhaskarananda says the exact opposite. In his bewildered state, Bhaskarananda is spreading extravaganza, thereby misguiding others on this point. That is why Baba warns common Margiis about such jiṋániis like Bhaskarananda, because these types of confused people create psychic disease in the mind of innocent margiis and wts. So watch out.

Namaskar,
Ravi
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Note 1: Misguided section of Bhaskarananda’s book

Please see below the long version of what Bhaskarananda has written:

While explaining microvita in 1988, Baba said that the third type of microvita can be perceived only through "special perception". He said that "special perception" is nothing but "the reflection of conception within the periphery of perception." I contemplated this for several days and finally realized its meaning in an intuitive flash. I also understood what was meant by a "conceptually developed mind". The following examples illustrate my understanding.

The Russian chemist Mendelev described how he developed the periodic table. He thought that there must be some relationship between the chemical elements and he spent sleepless nights puzzling over it. Ultimately he saw, in a dream, the whole periodic table and wrote it down immediately upon awakening.

The scientist Kekule discovered the structure of carbon compounds like benzene. His solutions also came in a dream. Once, while sitting by the fire in the evening after toiling for several hours with models of long chain carbon compounds, he became drowsy. In his half sleep, he saw the chains turn into twisting and turning snakes. When one of the snakes suddenly seized its own tail and formed a ring, the idea of a cyclic structure came to the great mind.

These scientists had conceptually developed minds since they were assimilating tremendous amounts of diverse data in their mental arena. Their dreams were a reflection of their concepts. Dreams come within the realm of perception. So the answer to their problems came as a reflection of conception within the periphery of perception. (Glimpses of a Mystery. Ác Bhaskarananda Avt)

Note 2: Section from Baba’s microvita discourse

Please see below the long version of what Baba has told:

Ananda Marga philosophy states, “Now, these microvita are not of the same density or the same subtlety. Some of them [[may]] come within the range of a highly developed microscope; and some of them may not come within the range of a microscope, but by their actional expression or through their actional faculty or as a result of their actional vibrations, they may come within the scope of our perception. They are of subtler order. There may be still more subtle forms of microvita which may not come directly within the scope of our perception but may come within the scope of a special type of perception which is actually the reflection of conception within the range of perception in a limited sphere.”

“So these microvita may be broadly divided into three categories – first, those coming within the scope of [[a microscope]]; secondly, those not coming within the scope of a microscope but coming within the scope of perception as a result of their expression, as a result of their actional vibration; and thirdly, those not coming within the scope of common perception but coming within the scope of a special type of perception which is actually the reflection of conception within the periphery of perception. Such perception – that special type of perception – may be felt or realized by persons having highly developed minds, having spiritually oriented minds.” (1)
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Note 3: How to contact Dada B

Please write to Dada Bhaskarananda at bhaskarananda@psysri.com, and express your concern to him about the serious error in his book, in order to open his eyes.

By the above analysis it is proved that Bhaskarananda is confused on microvita.

References
1. Microvitum in a Nutshell, Microvitum, the Mysterious Emanation of Cosmic Factor

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== Section 2: Prabhat Samgiita ==

You have come to me

“Anek diner pare, tomáre pelum ghare..." (Prabhat Samgiita #1932)

Purport:

Parama Purusa, after such a long time I have gotten You in my humble abode. You have come - it is Your grace. My Prabhu, kindly remain here with me in my home, inundating me with bliss and illuminating my mind. I will not let You go far away. Kindly infuse my entire being with bhakti and stay with me forever. You have blessed me so much.

Supreme Entity, Baba, I do not know how many years of sadhana have wiped away the darkness of my mind. I did not do any penance or good deeds, but due to Your causeless krpa You came here to me. The night sadhana has brought the crimson dawn to my doorstep - You are that dawn. Because of Your presence, all the darkness of my mind has vanished. The blackness of the nil moon has been transformed into the brilliant, refulgence of the full moon by Your august arrival.

Parama Purusa, it is my deep desire to be with You. Let this dawn with Your presence - stay up to eternity, and keep me in anandam forever. By Your spiritual touch, let my mind sway endlessly in divine ecstasy. Baba, please remain with me eternally.

My Adored One, You have poured immense karuna on me. You have come to me please remain always…


Note for Prabhat Samgiita #1932:

[1] Karun'a': This is when one harbours a deep sense of empathy, is pained by another's suffering, and feels, "I should help them.” For example, suppose a beggar is wallowing in misery. By seeing his wretched condition, you felt, "I should help him and remove his agony.” This heartfelt feeling is the expression of karuna'.

Similarly, suppose a bhakta is suffering and unable to progress in the physical, psychic, or spiritual realms for any reason. In such circumstances, Parama Purusa cannot bear to watch that sadhaka suffer. He feels He must rescue them immediately. With His deep empathy and mercy, Parama Purusa removes their agony, so that once again that bhakta can progress in all realms of life. This entire liila is called His karun'a'.

Difference Between krpa' & karun'a'

In the case of karun'a', Parama Purusa is moved by a bhakta's suffering and comes forward to save that bhakta. Whereas with krpa' (grace), the bhakta is not suffering but even then Parama Purusa is bestowing His blessing.

It is just like if a beggar is sick and suffering half-naked in the freezing cold. If with great empathy a passerby selflessly helps that beggar without expecting anything in return, that is karuna’. Because the passerby is moved and motivated into action by seeing the beggar's suffering. In contrast, if a student is not sick, and that person just wishes to give the student a gift, then that krpa’.

When out of empathy Parama Purusa lovingly comes to the aid of the suffering bhakta to relieve them of their spiritual strife, that is the karuna of Parama Purusa; and, if that same bhakta is not suffering in the spiritual realm, yet Baba still bestows His blessing to enhance their bhakti, that is His krpa’ on the bhakta.

== Section 3: Important Teaching ==

Prout’s social cycle

Prout philosophy states, “The samája cakra [social cycle] moves on. After the Shúdra Age [the age of manual workers] comes the age of warriors – that is, the Kśatriya Age; next comes the Vipra Age [the age of intellectuals]; then the Vaeshya Age [the age of capitalists]; and then, after shúdra revolution, in the second parikránti [peripheric evolution] of the social cycle, comes a new Kśatriya Age – the age of the kśatriyas who led the shúdra revolution. The social cycle moves on in this manner. By merely espousing idealism, its rotation cannot be checked."

"One age follows another in succession. The end of one age and the advent of another can be called kránti [evolution]. The period of transition at the end of one age and at the beginning of another can be called yuga saḿkránti [transitional age]. And we can call one full rotation of the social cycle – that is, from one shúdra revolution to the next shúdra revolution – parikránti. In every age a particular varńa [social class] emerges, both as ruler and as exploiter." (1)

Reference
1. Problems of the Day, Point #34

== Section: Important Teaching ==

Key facet for building a society

Ananda Marga philosophy states, "What is society, what makes it up? What is Samaj?" 'Samanam ejati iti samajah...'Here 'moving together' does not mean march or double march, here 'moving together' means that all portions of society, all portions of the collective body, should have the spirit to move ahead." (1)

Note: In His above teaching Baba guides us that the term society has a specific meaning. Society is not simply a collection of people like a crowd - each with their own individual aims and motives. Nor is society, any group of people moving swiftly in a particular direction. Rather, society is formed when the entire collective moves according to an ideological vision, where none lag behind and all are encouraged to progress.

Reference
1. Prout in a Nutshell - 3, Saḿgacchadhvaḿ

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