Baba
We can’t forget our dada
Namaskar,
We all know Baba places great importance on the study of history as it enables both individuals and communities to learn from past mistakes and thereby progress. Failing that, without the study of history, people commit the same old errors over and over again. In which case, they remain shackled by the pitfalls of the past and are unable to advance. So the review of history holds a unique place for the development of any society.
The below letter provides a keen look into the history of groupism in AMPS, who was involved in the curtailment of margii rights and the creation of the Fake BP manual, and many more important points. We should also bear in mind that Dada Sambhutyananda died in June 2018.
In Him,
Dr. Gopal
Ananda Marga News Bulletin Moderators
Note: This below letter was first posted on this network in 2012.
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Namaskar,
"Certainly Sambhutyanand jii is intimately aware of the many anti-ideological and violent acts of Sarvatmanand jii, Vicitra'nand jii, and Kolkata Adm. So today, when Sambhutyanand jii is on the receiving end of such inhumane torture from the Kolkata regime, he should not only raise his own personal issues and tales of woe, he should also discuss and reveal all the black deeds done by Kolkata Adm, many of which he was directly / indirectly involved in. Some of those incidents include torturing many workers, the murdering of Wts (e.g. Ac. Abhipremananda Avt), the distortion of Baba's books, the curtailment of margii rights, and many other black deeds."
"Let us not forget that when Rudranand jii was central ISMUB Secretary, then Sambhutyanand jii jii was a sectorial ISMUB strong-arm. And when Sarvatmanandji became ISMUB Secretary then again Sambhutyanand jiia was a sectorial ISMUB Wt. Both in 1994 and 1997, under the leadership of Rudranand jii and Sarvatmanand jii, respectively, along with the support of Vandananand jii, Parmeshvaranand jii, Didi Ananda Giita and others, Sambhutyanand jii himself changed Baba's given BP election manual, snatched away margiis' rights, distorted Baba's discourses as only being given in Bengali, and authored the Fake BP Manual. Indeed, Sambhutyanand jii was one of the key members of the caucus who conspired to change the BP manual. In fact, if you look at the cover of the 1997 Fake BP Manual, which is still in vogue today, it is Sambhutyanand jii's name - and his name alone - that appears on the cover. So he was a key person in ISMUB those days, as well as the right-hand man of Sarvatmanand jii." (From the posting: "Cry of Sambhutyanand jii)
Not an ideological fight
Here are some of the key points to consider.
1. We should not think that these people are fighting for dharma. Just they are involved in atma sukha tattva, or selfish interest and pleasure. They are fighting for their own agenda. There is no great ideal in mind.
2. So no true bhakta should fantasize that those raising such court cases are doing such a great job. Just they are involved in the fight for power.
3. Dada Sambhutyananda himself is not a fighter of dharma. All along he was the right-hand man for all those black deeds done by Ac Sarvatmanandaji. So Sambhutyanandji has his own dark and long history.
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Boomerang effect
4. Sambhutyanandji was a key cog in the machinery to harass, terrorise, and push away so many wts and margiis. He was the right hand man and now he is facing the same. How ironic: Just this is the liila of Parama Purusa and the play of prakrti. After all, it is sad that in his old age he is suffering.
Ananda Marga philosophy says, "The matter does not end here. The wickedness, the deceit, that pollutes human society first moves along a crooked path like its masters, and finally ends up by annihilating its masters themselves. The wicked persons at the helm of affairs, who are now out to liquidate others, will one day themselves be liquidated and erased from history by their own followers. Sinful persons, by following the crooked path, contaminate the atmosphere of the universe, but ultimately that sinful conduct, in a similar crooked way, will recoil like a boomerang on the sinners themselves." (1)
Conclusion
5. We should take the lesson that if in your heyday you harass others then everything will be recorded in the diary of Parama Purusa. Due to their ego, people think that they will remain powerful forever, but look what happened. Now those same gang leaders are kicking him like a football. Sambhutyanandji never imagined this earlier - that is his unfortunate state.
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6. I feel sorry for him on the human level and I have sympathy in that in his old age and deteriorating health he is going through all this trouble and torment. I have sympathy for him on the human level the same way I would have sympathy for any criminal or mass murderer who did so much harm. I extend my good wishes for Dadaji's happiness.
Namaskar,
Sastaunga Pranam to Baba,
Ram Singh
Note: Dada Sambhutyananda died in June 2018.
Reference
1. Namah Shivaya Shantaya, Disc: 10, Shivokti 10
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== Section 2: Prabhat Samgiita ==
All are looking towards Your karuńá
Note: Only those bhaktas who feel a spiritual vibration in their heart can understand this song in the depths of their core.
"Tumi biná ke bá krpá karite páre, ár káke máne sárá carácare..." (Prabhat Samgiita #0350)
Purport:
Parama Purusa, Baba, who else can bless me except You - no one. Who else can I accept as my own in this entire mobile and immobile universe - only You.
Parama Purusa, all created beings are looking towards You for Your mercy and karuńá. Today the lyres of all the minds’ viinas harmonically resonate in a single melody: Baba "You are everything." All their sufferings and all their afflictions have drowned in the ocean of Your compassion. All the pain has been relieved; all their sorrows have been transformed into bliss, by Your grace.
Parama Purusa, Baba, You love all unconditionally, not judging anyone by their merits and demerits. You never hate anyone because they are foolish, dumb, or unintelligent etc. You wholly embrace all irrespective of their qualities. You are the most dear - the heart of hearts of all. Baba, You are the Goal of meditation, the anudhya'na of everybody; and the veritable Ista of all bhaktas. You are the final desideratum for everyone. All attain their eternal fulfillment satiation from You alone. Meditating on You, one gets moksa, by Your sweet wiil.
Who else can grace me except You - no one. Who else can I accept as my own in this universe - no one but You. O' Parama Purusa, no one else is mine but You…
== Section 3: Important Teaching ==
Be wary when speaking to unknowing public
Here following is Baba's short story:
Once there was a fierce contest between two headmasters from neighbouring villages in Burdwan district. It was also a contest between the villages themselves, for each claimed that its headmaster was the most learned. The contest took place in a field between the two villages.
One of the headmasters was a just and learned man, the other was a cunning fellow and a master of deceit. It was the latter who first addressed the gathering. “Ladies and gentlemen, being the underdog in this contest I humbly request you to permit me to ask my opponent the first question.”
“Certainly,” said the crowd. “A man of your humility should undoubtedly ask the first question.”
“Could you tell me the meaning of ámi jáni ná (*)?” the cunning headmaster asked his opponent.
“I don’t know,” replied the learned headmaster.
The cunning headmaster cast a triumphant glance around the audience. “Ladies and gentlemen,” he declared, “I asked him a simple question to which he replied, ‘I don’t know’. Just see how ignorant he is.”
“True! True!” shouted his followers, throwing their umbrellas in the air and dancing stick-dances in joyful abandon. The junior village police officer was so elated that he offered to buy everyone sweets.
The cunning headmaster then said, “Let me give him another chance.”
“Certainly! Certainly!” shouted the crowd.
“Sir, what is required to make viváha?” (**) asked the cunning headmaster.
“It’s quite simple really,” replied the learned headmaster, “ghaiṋ is required. That is, prefix vi plus vaha plus ghaiṋ is equal to viváha.”
The cunning headmaster glowed with delight. He peered at the crowd and said, “Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, you are experts in the ways of the world – I am a mere child compared to you. Have you ever heard of anything called ghaiṋ being required in a marriage ceremony?”
“No, no, of course not,” shouted his delighted followers. “We’ve never heard of such a strange thing.”
“Let me tell you what is required in a marriage ceremony. Lets see… a priest, a holy stone, sacred fire, new clothes, towels, baskets, and so on, but nothing like a ghaiṋ. My fourteen [[times]] two – that’s, er, that’s fifty-two – generations [[of ancestors]] have never heard of this peculiar ghaiṋ thing.”
The crowd burst into applause. “Well said! Well said!” they shouted. “You are the most learned headmaster. Congratulations. You’ve won the contest.” (1)
Note: Here the point is that we should be very careful when surrounded by uninformed people and raising serious topics with them.
Asterisk Notes
* ámi jáni ná: This is a Bengali phrase and the literal meaning is “I don’t know.”
** Sir, what is required to make viváha?: This is one way of asking for the etymological or grammatical breakdown of the term viva’ha. So that is how the learned person responds to the query. In day to day life for the common people, vivaha means marriage.
Reference
1. Sarkar's Short Stories Part 1, The Headmasters' Contest
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