Baba
Outrageous history
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.
As Ananda Margiis, we must know the history of Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha (AMPS). Please read this below letter as an historical account which depicts the scene going on those days.
In Him,
Dr. Gopal
Ananda Marga News Bulletin Moderators
Note: This below letter depicts the scene in AMPS after 1995 when certain fear tactics were employed against good sadhakas.
Namaskar,
In AMPS after 1995, the dark forces were trying to create terror so they could continue unhindered in their process of the Bengalization of Sadguru Baba’s scripture.
To that end, here below is the English version of so-called DPS Ac. Haratmananda’s and stooge Ac. Nirmohananda’s threatening circular from that era. Their sole aim was to scare and befool margiis and cover-up, at any cost, the ongoing Bengalization of Baba’s books. By this way, those in power could proceed unchallenged in their agenda of the distortion of Guru’s scripture etc.
http://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com
~ Ac. Haratmananda’s & Ac. Nirmohananda’s threatening circular (English) ~
The above circular is a prime example of how Ac. Sarvatmananda used his various tools like so-called DPS Ac. Haratmananda and stooge Ac. Nirmohananda to befool margiis and cover up the ongoing Bengalization of Baba’s books through the use of fear tactics. By this way, Ac. Sarvatmananda kept an iron grip on AMPS those days. Kindly continue reading this account below.
Baba's books are getting altered by TP
First, those at the helm expelled the whistleblower in November 1995 and seized the posts of other margiis who were instrumental in raising public awareness about this distortion issue / Bangalisation of Baba’s books. But those in power could not not fulfill their strategic objectives because those who love Baba's dharmic teachings could not be kept quiet. Those revolutionary sadhakas started printing circulars and mailing them to all margiis to open their eyes and expose the truth about what sort of hypocrisy was going on: How Baba's books were getting altered along with so many other injustices etc. In response, the then so-called DPS Ac. Haratmananda and puppet Ac. Nirmohananda were ordered to write this above circular to befool margiis, cover up the ongoing Bangalization of Baba’s books, and sway the minds of margiis about the Margii News Bulletin. The above scan of Ac. Haratmananda’s and Ac. Nirmohananda’s propaganda circular is the English version, and the below scan is the Hindi version.
http://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com
By this false propaganda, in that immediate period those involved in the Bengalization of Baba’s books got some limited success. However, within a relatively short time, so many of their ills and injustices were openly exposed. The infighting between the various factions lit up into a veritable inferno wherein one Wt was even murdered; all their injustices aired out in public like loose trash in the midst of a giant hurricane; and, it became inescapable for margiis to see that something very putrid was going on within the walls of our organisation. And, perhaps, the clincher was that AMPS ultimately split up and divided into various camps and factions.
AM books are full of mistakes: distortion
And now, today, everything is completely out in the open. And with regards to our scripture, most Ananda Margiis are well aware that AM books are full of mistakes, i.e. what is printed in the book is not exactly what Baba spoke. Rather His divine discourses have been subjected to the unseemly process of Bengalization.
This is the short history of how some people tried hard in the past and are still trying hard at present to ruin Baba's teachings and keep their particular language as the “supermost”.
In Him,
Malati Ghosh
Here below is the Hindi version of so-called DPS Ac. Haratmananda’s and stooge Ac. Nirmohananda’s circular which aimed to scare margiis into a state of complete submission to the so-called organisational powers that be. This threatening circular is a product of that era where the sole intent was to scare and hush the margiis at any cost so those in power could proceed unchallenged in their agenda of the Bengalization of Baba’s books.
~ Ac. Haratmananda’s & Ac. Nirmohananda’s threatening circular (Hindi) ~
Here above is the Hindi version of so-called DPS Ac. Haratmananda’s and stooge Ac. Nirmohananda’s threatening circular from that era. Their sole aim was to scare and befool margiis and cover up the ongoing Bengalization of Baba’s books at any cost. By this way, those in power could proceed unchallenged in their agenda of ruining Ananda Marga scripture etc.
http://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com
Cowards are not good people
Ananda Marga philosophy says, "The characteristic of good people is to fight against injustice, to firmly adhere to truth and righteousness, to protect the helpless and fight against all evil persons. Those who are merely simple and are of a meek and goody-goody nature are not good people." (1)
Ananda Marga philosophy says, "To willingly subject oneself to humiliation without protest, to tolerate injustice and accept all the agonies of exploitation as divine providence without resistance, is not the mark of a good person." (2)
Baba says: who is more dangerous
Here is an English summary of Sadguru Baba’s Hindi teaching from EGD 25 November 1978 Mumbai:
If our own person or relative deviates from the truth or is lacking sincerity, oppose him. Do not tolerate him. It does not matter if he is our own relative. If our own person is dishonest and insincere then he is more dangerous. If a snake is living outside the house in the wild it is dangerous, but if that snake enters inside the house then it is more dangerous. Therefore wrongdoers of the organisation should be opposed more strongly. (English summary, Hindi EGD 25 November 1978 Mumbai)
In His above guideline Baba explains that bad elements in society are dangerous, but bad elements inside your house - inside your organisation - are more dangerous. Do not tolerate them, benevolently oppose them. So they can rectify their ways and become an asset to our Ananda Marga society.
Ananda Marga ideology says, "In a jungle the number of tigers and lions is always few; the jackals far outnumber them. Yet in the jungle the tigers and lions rein supreme, not the jackals. The jackals are sure to howl, that is their nature; but the tigers and lions will not be frightened." (3)
When Indira Gandhi imposed martial law in India and arrested all Ananda Margiis, she was thinking that AMPS will be destroyed as all the margiis would leave etc. But that did not happen. A similar situation unfolded in AMPS after 1995. Dark forces were trying to create confusion and terror so they could continue unhindered in their process of the Bengalization of Sadguru Baba’s scripture.
http://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com
References
1. A Few Problems Solved, Part 5, page-28, 25th August 1980
2. A Few Problems Solved, Part 5, page 28 (1988 edition) Discourse Name: "Shravanii Purnima" on 25 August 1980
3. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 6, The Physical, Psychic and Spiritual Strata
== Section 2: Important Teaching ==
Reason for shortage of money
Namaskar,
Wt conduct rules: "No WT worker can keep unaccounted money (black money) with him/her." (1)
The whole of Ananda Marga ideology is standing on a strict code of morality, but look here what is going on. Many Wts would do like this and Dada S was one...
#1: In 1978-79, Sadguru Baba banned Dada Shankarananda from Bihar for around a year because Dada S was harassing poor margiis for money. The village margiis of Bihar are very poor, and Dada S used to empty their pockets, even their pennies. They did not have anything for their food or salt. And Dada Shankarananda used to put his hand in their pocket and take everything. So Baba banned him from Bihar. At that time Baba was living in Patna. Dada Shankarananda was born to collect money, and he will take that habit to the grave.
#2: In the future, when AMPS runs properly: (a) margiis and Wts will jointly manage the financial books, (b) there will be clean accounts and transparency, and (c) donor will be free to see the balance sheets etc. In that case, money will pour like anything. Donations will come in from all directions.
#3: There are millions of non-margii organisations that do hundreds and thousands of times better than AMPS on social service projects. >From where do they get their money? People want to give them donations for just and right causes because they feel that money is handled properly. The overall idea is that there are countless people who want to give to support just cause, but they will refrain from giving if they do not see good work going or if they feel those running the projects are cheaters. That is why in AMPS there is a crisis.
#4: This artificial crisis is because those at the so-called top of AMPS have an infinite hunger to increase their own personal bank balance. The main solution is fiscal transparency and accountability.
#5: Baba used to tell openly to sadhakas that no AMPS work will stop due to scarcity of money. Money will not be the problem.
in Him,
Kuber Sinha
Wt conduct rules: "Each worker will separately maintain the clear account of receipt and expenditure of his personal allowance and organizational money." (2)
Wt conduct rules: "Each amount of collection should be deposited properly and drawn after submitting requisition." (3)
Wt conduct rules: "No WT worker can keep unaccounted money (black money) with him." (4)
Wt conduct rules: "Whenever supervisory worker so desires, the worker is to give the proper account of expenditure tallying with the cash at their disposal." (5)
Wt conduct rules: "Proper vouchers are to be maintained for each item of expenditure." (6)
References
1. Wt Conduct: Six Additional Rules, pt# 1a
2. Wt Conduct: Six Additional Rules, pt# 1b
3. Wt Conduct: Six Additional Rules, pt# 1d
4. Wt Conduct: Six Additional Rules, pt# 1a
5. Wt Conduct: Six Additional Rules, pt# 1c
6. Wt Conduct: Six Additional Rules, pt# 1e
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