Baba
Jamalpur news
Namaskar,
Have a look at the scene that is unfolding:
(a) Margiis are repeatedly told to go and see Baba in Jamalpur. Indeed, there is an ongoing campaign that encourages and lures margiis in this way.
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(b) The basic message is that if you want to see Baba then come to Jamalpur, and verily that is what one margii wrote after he went there:
"I visited our Guru Anandamurtijii also known as Baba."
That is the statement one margii wrote publicly when posting an image of some type of shrine for Baba in Jamalpur. Sadly, the margii literally thinks that in order to visit with or see Baba then he has to go to Jamalpur. So he went - please see the image he posted:
(c) By seeing his above social media post, it is evident this person truly feels that in order to see Baba he must go to Jamalpur. And, sadly, he is not the only one thinking in this way.
(d) Of course this type of tiirtha (pilgrimage) mentality completely violates Baba's essential teaching: That He resides in the hearts of His bhaktas, and not in any particular place like Jamalpur etc.
(e) Those who succumb to this dogma completely lose the ability to do sadhana since they think Baba resides at some external, physical location like Jamalpur.
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(f) This entire Jamalpur tiirtha campaign is Dada Rudrananda's way to turn Jamalpur into a cash cow and bring relevance to his group.
(g) Here is Baba’s central teaching on this important topic.
Ananda Marga ideology says, "The Supreme Being is omnipresent....It is not proper to confine Him to a particular place and say that He has eaten butter at this place or taken a dip in the Ganges at that particular place, thus limiting Him to a particular region or a particular country or the glorification of a particular sacred place, and thereby limit His all-pervasiveness" (1)
In Him,
Satya Deva
Baba ignored Jamalpur
It is obvious then that Baba did not give special importance to Jamalpur. One reason being that the tiirtha dogma is very strong here in India and around the globe also. If Baba had encouraged the importance of Jamalpur, then it would have taken the shape of a so-called holy land / tiirtha very quickly. Jamalpur was prone to become a so-called holy land / tiirtha. That is why Baba avoided going there for so long. Because Baba wants to establish the idea in each and every bhakta’s heart that Parama Purusa is not confined to any particular place, rather He is within. To attain Him one need not go to any so-called tiirtha or “holy land.” There is no 'special' physical place where Lord Shrii Shrii Anandamurtiji lives. He is not tied to any particular land.
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Ananda Marga ideology teaches us, "The secret of a devotee’s heart is known to Parama Puruśa. In Jamalpur I told you that Parama Puruśa does not reside in Vaekuńt́ha [the mythological abode of Lord Viśńu], nor on the throne, nor in the heart of the dry yogi. He actually resides in the heart of a devotee. A devotee is always bound to think of Parama Puruśa at heart, because their mutual relation is one of love and devotion. That is why Parama Puruśa clearly proclaims, Madbhaktáh yatra gáyanti tatra tiśt́hámi Nárada – that is, “I reside, O Nárada, wherever my devotees are singing.”" (2)
References
1. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 11, The Psychology behind the Creation of Mythological Gods and Goddesses
2. Discourses on Tantra - 2, Yoga and Tantra, 26 October 1979 DMC, Gaddopur
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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 ==
Why so-called family acarya?
Ananda Marga Caryacarya says, "Only those persons who are sincere, spirited and endowed with sharp intellect; and who understand and can make others understand the philosophy will be considered eligible to become acaryas." (1)
Note: Sadguru Baba’s above golden guideline is an essential component of developing a strong cadre of acaryas. Eligibility for becoming an acarya is to be based on one’s psychic and psycho-spiritual development, as well as one’s commitment to understanding and propagating Ananda Marga ideology.
Sadly, this high standard is not being upheld these days. One such avenue needing attention is the pathway for becoming a family acarya. In today’s organisational climate of extreme groupism, family acaryaships are not granted on the basis of one’s sadhana and ideological understanding. Instead, people become family acaryas only if they will blindly and obediently follow the notorious agenda of their bosses (i.e. adopt a stooge mentality), and / or if they are big financial donors to Centre etc. That is why nowadays they are so-called family acaryas.
The overall idea is that if one is willing to unquestioningly compromise on points of ideology for the sake of a particular narrow group, then one will be considered a prime candidate to be a fake family acarya. Unfortunately, this is the chief qualification these days.
To truly advance and propagate Ananda Marga ideology, our entire acarya cadre, both family and Wt acaryas, will have to be formed and based on Guru’s guideline.
Ananda Marga Caryacarya says, "Only those persons who are sincere, spirited and endowed with sharp intellect; and who understand and can make others understand the philosophy will be considered eligible to become acaryas." (2)
References
1. Caryacarya - 1, Táttvika, Ácárya/á, and Purodhá
2. Caryacarya - 1, Táttvika, Ácárya/á, and Purodhá
