Baba
Some Wts
Namaskar,
This letter is a call to all in Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha and contains key information for both family margiis and Wts. Donors should all then pay heed as this letter presents the details about serious misconduct in this regard.
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Who is involved
The first case noted below involves a few Oriya Wts. However as you read on, you will see that Wts from around the globe are involved in these types of sinful works not just those from a particular land or region. Any Wt who lost their sadhana and spirit of selfless service has gotten caught up in this whirlpool of deception. The root cause then is when a Wt forgets their dedicated purpose in life.
Ananda Marga ideology says, "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 a'ca'ryas." (1)
Margiis should always recall that the whole concept of being an a'ca'rya is very noble. Wts are not on this earth for lowly dealings like black money scandals etc.
Indeed, Baba's blessing on any new worker is that they are going to preach the gospel of AM ideology and spread the ideal of neo-humanism across the universe. That is the way of our Wts, in which case there is no scope for the misuse of donated funds, or private business dealings etc. Wts are not meant to live like scammers or industrialists. And they should not get the respect of being a dedicated monk, yet in practice just involve in cheating or business.
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Three classes of issues
Actually, at present, in this regard, there are three basic groups of Wts who are going against the ideal of being a'ca'rya:
(a) The absolute worst category is those who collect donations and then misuse those funds for their own gain.(b) The next group is very bad. They dress up as sannyasis, but spend their entire day doing business like some capitalist or industrialist.(c) The final category is just plain bad. They create a social service project and appoint themselves as the top person and live there like a mahant, i.e. like some dogmatic Hindu sannyasin who remains in one ashram till their death. No doubt this group of Wts is doing some social service, but they are not following our AM system of being an acarya.
Thus there are three grades: (1) Worst, (2) very bad, and (3) bad.
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The worst category
Here is case #1: The plan for this group of Wts is to settle in Orissa in the future. In the name of samaj, they are constructing a palace in order to have their own personal kingdom later in life and not have any financial worries. They will separate themselves from the main cluster of Wts posted in Orissa.
Just prior to that, Didi Ananda Kaosikii built 5 rooms in Jharsguda on land purchased by Dada xyz. There was half an acre for WWD and it was transferred in the name of WWD. But Dada xyz does not know that these 3 people, i.e. Dada Gunakarananda, Ananda Kaosikii, and Ananda Asisha, have their own building and are making money by collecting rent. This is all being done behind Dada xyz's back.
Here is case #2: Dayasheykarananda built a similar house in Bhagalpur - using donated monies - and started collecting rent with the idea that he will go there one day to live and retire. At one point Dada was keeping his cousin there for security purposes.
Here is case #3: Then there are those like Dada Aksarananda who collected money for social service projects and then he sent those funds back to his laokik parents.
Here is case #4: Plus there is the case of the late chief of VSS Shubabuddyananda in the 1990's. He left and retired in luxury after hiding huge money he collected in the name of donations for service projects.
Reflection on this worst group
All these four cases come in the category of worst. And there are other Wts in our AMPS doing similar things like this as well. Tragically, margiis are blindly giving money to these acaryas out of their spiritual feeling, and these Wts take that money for themselves, while those who are truly suffering do not get what they need. This is all sinful.
Such Wts are like the demon Ravana who dressed up as a sannyasin and betrayed the trust of the people by abducting Sita while wearing saffron dress. Likewise, these Wts wearing orange are creating negative consequences that will have a terrible effect for years to come. Margiis - and even the public - will think that all are Wts just duplicitous and selfish. So now it is the duty of good Wts to unmask those bad Wts. That is the only way to save the situation.
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Top-category
The next group of Wts come in the top category.
Pranavatmakananda has a similar background as he has used his financial assets from his black money and smuggling days to become a modern era money lender. He makes money by lending money to others. This is not the way an acarya should live on this earth. Baba has labeled money lending as sinful and against the code of samyak ajiiva (right livelihood).
Then there is the case of Dada Rudradevananda who was working before in Ands light. And then later on he made a 3 story building in Sambalpur near his laokik house. Now he is staying in that building and running a school. Actually his case is either the worst, very bad, or bad. If he used donated money to build his personal palace (i.e. that building) then he is the worst. If he got that money by doing business then he is very bad. And if he got that money by doing business and is now doing social service without any intention of leaving his palace, then he is bad. Let Dada come forward and state his actual position.
Those who are bad
Then there are the cases of those who are bad. They create service projects and remain there as the head priest, mahant. No doubt they are trying to serve others, but mostly they are creating a place for themselves to live and they give up all other aspects of their acarya duties.
A few notable Wts in this bad category are Ananda xxx who is set-up in Africa, Ananda Mitra in Brazil, and Dharmavedananda in Philippines. They have permanently settled in their own projects and have abandoned Baba's system of posting transfers and reporting etc. Many say that Didi Ananda Mitra has changed her uniform to all white.
If every worker were to behave in this way, our entire AMPS Wt system would be non-existent. There would be no reporting, no collective spirit, no togetherness, no unity. All would be their own keeper, like the dogmatic Hindu sadhu system. All along Baba guided us about having a complete and integrated Wt cadre, without which the functioning of the organisation would be totally lost. So others should not follow in the footsteps of Ananda Mitra etc. That means the destruction of our AM Wt system and the demise of our AMPS.
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Awareness needed
Margiis should all be aware about what is going on. Those who are not thinking that there is anything wrong will continue to give donations and hence be part of the problem. That said one should not stop giving money to good Wts. Just margiis should be aware about those Wts who are abusing the donation system.
The situation can be likened to those who kidnap small Indian children and break their limbs and then force them to beg for a living. They then exploit the sympathy of the public. Since the public is not educated, they give money, thereby perpetuating the cycle of child kidnapping.
Same is the case of those margiis who blindly give money to those Wts involved in sin, whether they be of the worst, very bad, or bad category. By giving to those Wts, the problem is perpetuated.
Those margiis who are aware about this situation should propagate the truth and warn others. That is the best way otherwise sooner or later the news will get out in a less savory fashion and things will be worse. Nothing can be hidden in this internet era; the news will leak out in some way. If this situation is not fixed then margiis will not even give for good causes.
On the top, those culprit Wts involved in this sin will face horrible consequences. Prakrti will not spare them. Such monks should think and live like a monk and depend on Parama Purusa, otherwise they should toss away their dress.
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Baba's teachings for acaryas
In a nutshell, here are some important rules that all Wts should follow. Unfortunately, those in the worst, very bad, and bad categories are breaking most of all of these dharmic mandates given by Baba:
1. No Wt should keep black money.2. Wts are to surrender their everything at the altar of Parama Purusa and accept Shrii Shrii Anandamurti ji as their Father, Mother and ultimate shelter.3. Workers are not to think about their own personal wants and instead watch for the welfare of society.
These basic tenets have been reiterated by Baba in countless rules and instructions for Wts. Thus it is shameful and sinful that a handful of workers knowingly contravene these guidelines. This should not be allowed to continue any longer. Either such workers should mend their ways or no longer be accepted as acaryas.
Ananda Marga ideology says, "A'ca'ran'a't pa'thayati yah sah a'ca'ryah-- 'One who teaches through one's conduct is an acarya'. If you cannot learn anything from the conduct and behaviour of a certain person, why should you accept that person as an a'ca'rya." (2)
Embezzlement & unseemly dealings
There are so many WTs now involved in such activities like hoarding black money, embezzling from the AMPS, and having sexual relations with mothers. Tragically, so many Wts have gone against Baba's system. But those Wts going against Baba's system are committing pa'pa (sin). Not only pa'pa but also pratyava'ya because they are not doing what Guru has instructed us to do.
Dada Gunakarananda has built a big building in Jharasguda but he had sexual relations with both mother Didi Ananda Kaoshikii and mother Ananda Ashesa (SWWS Suva). Actually, mother Didi Ananda Ashesa also had dirty relations before with her father like ex-Ranganathananda who was posted in Suva sector but left his WT-ship and got married in Odisha India. There are few more like this.
It is very evident who is responsible for bringing this degraded behaviour into the organization. Our Top WT are 100% at fault. Because nowadays, regardless of what crime you do, just give money to Centre and all your pa'pa is excused. When this type of thing is going on in the organisation, surely, slowly, slowly it is affecting other WTs also.
Due to the group fight, top Wts need the support of junior Wts and their stooges. So when those same stooges do sin, top leaders can't take action against their stooge Wts because those top Dadas need their support. That’s how they compromise the AMPS system for their own petty selfishness. There are many reasons but no doubt numerous Wts have violated the various conduct rules and committed. The ones most responsible for this are our senior Wts. They compromised the system for their selfishness - whether that be Sarvatmananda or Rudrananda. They have committed and maha papa to bring Baba’s AMPS to this level of destruction. Sadly, many Wts became stooges of these types of manipulative senior Wts.
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Black money
When donated funds for social service are misused for selfish dealings, then that is cause for alarm. Baba's stated guideline is that (a) those margiis who donate money and (b) those Wts who collect money are jointly responsible for ensuring the funds are not misused in any way.
Wt Conduct Rule says, "No worker can keep unaccounted money (black money) with him." (3)
Nowadays, however, there are cases where many Wts are grossly transgressing this code. So donors should be keenly aware of the following cases and encourage our Wts to again hold onto their social dharma - i.e. serving society, not their own self-interest.
Waste: A rich miser approaches you with a tale of woe
Before donating, a potential donor should review the names of Wts and what wrongs they have committed. Margiis should also take a look at this following important point. In His chapter on tapah, Baba clearly warns us that it is the duty of those who donate to ensure the money is properly utilized, otherwise they are party to that negative outcome. That means if margiis give money to a Wt Dada for a social service project and if those funds are instead used for that Wt's own business endeavor or personal indulgence, then those margii donors are also entangled in sin. And the whole spirit of service is lost. Here is Baba's clear-cut explanation.
Ananda Marga philosophy says, "The opportunists will misuse your energy by extracting work [and money] from you to serve their selfish ends, and at the same time this will deprive the real sufferers of their due services from you. A rich miser approaches you with a tale of woe and entreats you to give him relief. Being moved with pity, if you do what is needed to relieve him of his suffering, the very purpose of tapah will be defeated, as it is without any knowledge or reasoning." (4)
Baba's warning then is that those who donate money should be keenly aware and informed about how their donated money is used. When margiis are considering giving money for a project, it is their special duty to first investigate the situation before giving funds. And it is the margii's duty to follow-up afterwards as well to ensure the funds were properly utlised.
Ananda Marga philosophy says, "Therefore, while following the principle of tapah you should ascertain fully well whether the person you are going to serve, really needs your service. Only then should you engage yourself in service." (5)
Margiis should keep the above point in mind while reading the below case examples, as well as before donating money in the future. The conclusion is that a large majority of Wts are misusing our donations.
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Collecting & misuse money by deception
Now let's take a look at some other incidents. Margiis should first know about those who are the worst.
In Orissa, Dada Gunakarananda and his two Didis, Ananda Kaosikii (SWWS Delhi sector) and Ananda Ashesa (Suva SWWS), have been collecting money and taking donations in the name of the Orissa samaj movement. And they have used all those funds - which people gave to them in good faith - for hoarding black money and degraded relations etc. So it was a complete betrayal of trust. This Dada and his two Didi followers (all of whom hail from Orissa) have used all the donated money to construct a 3-story building in Jharsaguda, near Dadaji's laokik home. Now they have rented that building and they are personally earning profit each month from the rent. And in the future, they will use this building where they can indulge in degenerative relations. That is their grand plan..
These three - Ananda Ashisa, Ananda Kaosikii and Gunakarananda - plus Didi Anuprabha are from Orissa have the plan to hoard maximum black money in Orissa. So they regularly go to outside sectors and collect money under false pretenses to fulfill their greedy agenda. Shamefully, all these hundreds of thousands of rupees were collected in the name of doing service to the Orissa samaj movement. When in fact they are embezzling money to construct their own personal palace where they will masquerade their sinful behaviour.
Unique system in AMPS
As our aim is to understand what is right, here are some of Baba's important guidelines. Our AMPS outlook is unique. Baba has devised the perfect system where both family people and sannyasis have their allotted social duties.
Ananda Marga ideology says, "What does a householder have to do? He has to maintain a balance between the two families. One invariably has to look after and expend for the small [unit] family, and, simultaneously, work for the big [universal] family...Thus the householder has to maintain adjustment between the two. But the sannya'sin has only one family – the big family – so there is no question of adjustment." (6)
Hence, householders look after the small and big family while wts are fully dedicated for the welfare of the greater universal family. That is Baba's designated system. This means that the sannyasis/wts are not on this earth to chase after their own personal agenda, and they should not keep black money.
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Conclusion
Our Wt cadre should become grand again, and not wallow in sinful pursuits.
Baba says: "Mana na' ra'inga'ile ra'inga'ile yogi ka'par'a.
Saffron and red do not a yogi make
With mind undyed he remains a fake."
"Dye your mind with His colour. Those who have not done so cannot attain Him, for this very coloration is Prema or Divine Love..."
"No external sign of Sa'dhuta' or virtue is necessary. Become sa'dhu within. Behind the external show of virtuousness of many so-called sa'dhus exists a pharisaic state of mind. Preserve the true dignity of the word, Sa'dhu."
"Mu'd'ha mu'ra'ye jata' v'ar'aye....
With shaven head or matted locks
And ashen body a Sadhu walks
With the swaggering gait of a well-fed buffalo.
And crude mind filled with thoughts mean and low."
"That is why I say that you must bring about a revolutionary change in the flow of your judgment and thought, and see how, after overcoming your fascination with external colour, your mind becomes tinged with His glorious colour." (7)
In Him,
Nirvikara
Endless cycle
Various Wts are not discharging their duties properly so family people in turn are also not taking certain responsibilities. This creates a negative trend. Wts think that margiis are not supporting me so I should do business and keep money for when I get old, and margiis think that such Wts have more money than I have, what is the need for me to give them money. And round and round it goes. But this negative cycle starts with the misconduct of certain wts. That is the root cause.
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References
1. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 31, The Conduct of an Ácárya
2. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 23, Silent Action
3. Six Additional Rules, Pt #1a
4. A Guide to Human Conduct, Tapah
5. A Guide to Human Conduct, Tapah
6. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 30, Self-Realization and Service to Humanity
7. Subhasita Samgraha - 3, Vibration, Form and Colour
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