Baba
Lewd photo in current Prout magazine
Namaskar,
One key aspect of Prout is the inherent dignity and respect of women. Baba has given numerous discourses that grant women equal footing and standing in all spheres of life: physically, emotionally, financially, professionally, and spiritually. And Baba has clearly stated that there must not be even a hint of degradation in the portrayal of women.
Verily, His teachings on Prout aims to undo the terrible damage done by rampant materialism, pseudo-culture, and capitalism which harshly view women as mere objects of enjoyment. Females are perpetually used in advertisements in lustful positions in order to sell products. And for decades women have been used to play suggestive, sexually alluring, and demeaning roles in films etc.
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Shocking suggestive photo
So it is very alarming and quite disturbing to bear witness to the below photo which has made it into the pages of the current Prout magazine (Aug 2020). Take a look what is happening:
(a) A half-naked woman is prominently on display.From head to toe, the woman has been placed in a compromised and exposed position - sexually, emotionally, physically etc. This is not the way to portray a woman, especially a sadhaka. Tragically, this entire display wholly undermines the ethics and spirit of Prout.
(b) There is a clear outline of her xxxx
(c) There are very loose strings that are keeping her shirt covering her torso. It looks as though on her next breath, her top will be completely undone and she will be bare naked. This is the type of gross enticements that lowly pimps make.
(d) The lower portion of her shirt is entirely see-through, and the photo is made in such a way as to suggest that she is not wearing anything over her mid-region.
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Now see below what is printed on page 7 of the August 2020 edition of the Delhi English Prout Journal:
Look at the above photo:
(a) A half-naked woman is prominently on display.
(b) There is a clear outline of her xxxx.
(c) There are very loose strings that are keeping her shirt covering her torso. It looks as though on her next breath, her top will be completely undone and she will be bare naked. This is the type of grossing enticements that lowly pimps make.
(d) The lower portion of her shirt is entirely see- through, and the photo is made in such a way as to suggest that she is not wearing anything over her pubic area.
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Conclusion
From head to toe, the woman has been placed in a compromised and exposed position - sexually, emotionally, physically etc. This is not the way to portray a woman, especially a sadhaka. For a sadhaka, unrelated women are to be looked upon as mother. Tragically, this entire display wholly undermines the ethics and spirit of Prout. It is shameful and inexcusable that the Prout magazine / journal has fallen prey to materialistic values and lost sight of the teachings of Prout.
In Him,
Radha
Rachel Spiers
Prout leaders are at fault
The in-charges of the Prout Delhi magazine must be held accountable for this horribly degrading display.
- Ac Santos’ananda (Editor)
- Ac Acyutananda (Editorial Board)
- Sohail Inayatullah (Editorial Board)
- Ramkesh Choudhary
Prout teachings on dignity of women
Prout philosophy states, “In every sphere of life men have either substantially limited the rights of women, or made the ability of women to exercise their rights subject to the whims and caprices of men…. women should have the same access as men to light, air, earth and water. In fact, it is not a matter of granting rights to women, but rather a case of recognizing their rights.” (1)
Ananda Marga Caryacarya states, “It is proper to address a woman not related to one’s family as “Mother”.” (2)
Prout philosophy states, “In the Marga the seeds of an ideal humanity are sown from the very beginning of life, and humanity as a whole is considered to be one family belonging to the race of jiiva mátra. In such a society injustices due either to economics or to sexual or racial considerations will be unknown.” (3)
Ananda Marga ideology states, “Till recently there was a defective idea in all the corners and amongst all the groups of people on the earth, that males are blessed beings and not females. In your family life, you know, you feel, that the parents cannot have any sense of disparity in their mind regarding their sons and daughters. Both are equally important, both are equally loving. I said my sons and my daughters are just like two hands of mine. They are just like wings of a bird. A bird having one wing cannot fly.” (4)
References
1. Human Society - 1, Social Justice
2. Caryacarya - 1, Social Relationship between Men and Women
3. Prout in a Nutshell - 2, Social Psychology
4. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 12, The Only Cult
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== Section 2: Important Teaching ==
How grace melts samskaras
Ananda Marga philosophy states, "The reaping of consequences of original actions performed by a human being occurs mainly in the psychic sphere. And if a person attains the blessings of evolved beings and the Cosmic grace in that same psychic sphere, the problem is solved. Pain and misery is bound to come. Depending upon one's inborn sam'ska'ras and the actions performed, tortures and afflictions are bound to be undergone - the expression of one's own samskara [reactive momenta]. Tortures and afflictions will not be as severely painful as before; with the blessing and grace, the psychic afflictions will be removed. Well, when there is pain and the pain is not felt as such, should it then be called pain? In this case, in the psychic sphere, one will remain in a state of bliss. Let the afflictions come. When the affliction and pain are not felt as such, one should not worry about it." (1)
The only way to permanently relieve oneself of any suffering is not to run after worldly allurements but rather get His divine grace. Just a tiny portion of His grace is enough to free the mind of any suffering. Then one will just be in a state of peace - bliss.
Sadhaka not feel the suffering
According to Ananda Marga philosophy, nobody can escape the reactions of their past deeds. When the all-benevolent Guru wishes then He showers His grace and the mind becomes elevated. In that state Mr X is not undergoing any suffering; but, others will see Mr X’s plight and think that Mr X is suffering. But because Mr X does not feel any pain then for him there is no suffering of that bad samskara. For bhaktas, they are in bliss by His grace whenever they have to face any bad samskara.
For example, suppose a bhakta and a non-devotee are both facing their own individual samskara and became sick with tuberculosis. Physically both are suffering. But the bhakta is not undergoing any psychic suffering. If one is not in mental agony they may remain in a blissful state. The end result is that although both are suffering from the same disease physically, but only the non-bhakta is suffering psychically. In that case the bhakta’s mind may remain ensconced in bliss.
Reference
1. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 6, The Physical, Psychic and Spiritual Strata
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