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Baba

Main essence: link with Him

Namaskar,

On the path of Ananda Marga sadhana, bhaktas think of Parama Purusa Baba in a personal way. In dhyana, in dreams, and even in a wakeful state, a sadhaka has a completely intimate and personal link with Baba. And Baba responds and goads us to come still closer. So the inner link with Him is that of the Personal God where one relates to Him as a Father, Friend, or even more close.

A bhakta thinks of Parama Purusa as a Personal Entity, but jinaniis think of Parama Purusa as being like air, electricity, or waves of invisible energy etc, not a personal Entity whom one can talk to etc. Bhaktas communicate directly with Him as Dearmost Parama Purusa in a very personal and intimate way. Seeing, hearing, and touching Him they express their feelings and seek His grace. It is a very personal affair wherein their heart becomes completely satiated and their longing quenched. In contrast, jinaniis always remain dry.
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Just like how mother remembers the child

Think of it this way. If a mother's child is sick then with her deep love that mother will always remember and see her child's face in her mind wherever she goes. Same is the case with bhaktas - they always ideate on Him in a personal way. Bhaktas keep Parama Purusa Baba's divine form in their mind's eye. In this way, they pass their days and nights. So there is no question of any theoretical, jinanii, or impersonal approach. Ours is an intimate link with a Personal God. 

Ananda Marga ideology states, "Parama Puruśa is Táraka Brahma; He is your iśt́a, your personal God. This is not a theoretical concept. The human mind can be delighted with some philosophical ideas, but the heart is not satisfied thus...iśt́a means the personal God with whom all unit beings can establish a relation of love and affection, to whom they can reveal their pains and pleasures, and surrender themselves and take the safest shelter in Him. That Parama Puruśa, that personal God is not the God of philosophy. Human beings cannot establish a very close relationship with something theoretical. If one closely follows Bhágavata dharma, the final result will be the realization of the Supreme, becoming one with one’s iśt́a." (1)


Joy from personal God

Not only is Parama Purusa Baba with us, but He is with us in the most personal manner. In Ananda Marga, every bhakta thinks of Him, visualises Him in dhyana, and embraces Him as their Personal Entity - their Personal God.
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Ananda Marga ideology says, "Human beings want a personal God whom they will accept as their object of adoration, who will hold out sublime hopes...“Do not fear, do not be perturbed, Parama Puruśa is with you.” To become involved in useless controversies regarding the Supreme Entity is meaningless. What is really important is to meditate on the personal God and move towards Him. And this personal God is the Singular Entity, the Táraka Brahma...Táraka Brahma is not only the liberator, the object of adoration, but also the loving Father. He is the eternal companion of unit beings in their joys and sorrows – not a God in the distant sky but an understanding Lord in the house where they dwell." (2)


Jinaniis have impersonal relationship with Parama Purusa

In Ananda Marga, there are three accepted paths: jinana, karma, and bhakti. Suppose a person is an adherent of jinana marga. They cannot comprehend having Parama Purusa in a personal way, but gradually when they proceed onwards then one fine morning they will feel His closeness. It takes time, but eventually it happens, by His grace. Ultimately all have to come on the path of bhakti. 

Jinana margiis follow a dry, impersonal approach. Such dry jinaniis think Parama Purusa is like air, electricity, gravity, waves of invisible energy etc, not a personal Entity. Such dry jinaniis cannot conceive of relating to Parama Purusa in personal way. Whereas bhaktas communicate with Parama Purusa Baba in a very intimate and personal manner.
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Jiṋániis & karmiis have no future

Ananda Marga ideology says "For the jiṋániis, the intellectuals, the Goal is merely theoretical and impersonal. How can they expect a theoretical and impersonal entity to help them – and how can the jiṋániis even approach Him when for them His very existence is impersonal? So the jiṋániis, although they have recognized the importance of jiṋána or knowledge, have no future. They simply waste their valuable time, which is a very short span of hardly one hundred years." (3)


Conclusion

On the path of Ananda Marga, Taraka Brahma is the Guru. So this is the ideal way to cultivate a personal relation with God. As His disciples, we feel Baba is the Loving Father, the trusting Friend, or an even closer relation. By practicing Ananda Marga sadhana, in each and every work and in one’s day to day existence, it is very easy to develop a personal relationship with Him. Every sadhaka should wholeheartedly embrace this opportunity and delve deep into the realm of bhakti. Adopting an impersonal approach as jinaniis do means that sadhaka will remain dry, and thus cannot reach the final destination. To grow bhakti, a relation with Taraka Brahma is a must. 
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Namaskar,
in Him,
Samarpan’

Personal Entity in human form

Every sincere bhakta and sadhaka has been blessed by Parama Purusa to realise Him in their sadhana, and in each and every moment of their lives. This is the case with all. A bhakta knows that Parama Purusa resides within. That is the specialty of the Ananda Marga tantra meditation and having Taraka Brahma as the Guru.

He reminds us again and again that He resides within each and every human heart, and that He is there in dhyana - always. Every sincere bhakta experiences Parama Purusa internally in their meditation and still bhaktas communicate with Parama Purusa and receive His grace in their sadhana, and in every big and small work, as a Personal Entity in human form.


Personal link - by His grace

In our Ananda Marga, bhaktas think of Baba in a personal way. In dhyana, in dreams, and even in wakeful state, a sadhaka has a completely intimate and personal link with Baba. And Baba responds and goads us to come still closer. So the inner link with Him is that of the Personal God where one relates to Him as a Father, Friend, or even more close.
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Verily, of all of the aspects of Ananda Marga tantra, in my heart I hold this aspect the most dear: How Baba has showered His grace and allowed me to have a personal link with Him. This is most special. And I know so many margiis feel this way. Taraka Brahma's form holds tremendous significance for us: Always we continue to connect with His form in our dhyana and ideation. 

For Ananda Margiis, Parama Purusa Baba is a Personal God with a distinct form and we communicate with Him always in dhyana, sadhana, and every moment of our day to day lives, always. 

References
1. Subhasita Samgraha - 12, Ádarsha and Iśt́a
2. Subhasita Samgraha - 11, A Devotee's Object of Ideation
3. Subhasita Samgraha - 11, The Essence of Spiritual Progress

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The below section is an entirely different topic, unrelated to the above material.
It stands on its own merit as a point of interest and ideological awareness.

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== Section 2: Important Teaching ==

Surgery was known long back

Ananda Marga philosophy says, "There is a very interesting example of surgery. The cousin of Krsna (the son of the sister of Lord Krsna's father) was Jarasandha, the king of Magadha, with his capital at Rajgir. At the time of the birth of Jarasandha, the child had to be cut out of the womb. People saw this child and threw it in the cremation ground. Then there came a very famous non-Aryan (raksasii) lady doctor known as Jara. She stitched the child in a proper surgical operation and saved it. Since the lady Jara joined (sandhi) the pieces of the child's body, the name of the child became Jarasandha. This proves that the people were well acquainted with surgery." (1)

Reference
1. Discourses of the Mahabharata, The Medical Science of the Age

== Section: Important Teaching ==

Spirituality & unity

Ananda Marga philosophy states, "The unity that grows from the collective psychology in the social, psychic and economic spheres, is the first step towards a greater unity. This can lead to the formation of a nation or greater internal unity in a country. But once the problem out of which the sentiment grew is solved, the common link is broken. That is why for permanent unity a spiritual outlook is necessary. Every human being has a spiritual thirst. Knowingly or unknowingly, human beings are searching for the Supreme Entity. Yet, ignorant of the right path, they remain confused. One of life's great tragedies is that so many people do not find the object of their search. Their entire life is spent searching everywhere, but in vain. If people are shown the right way, the entire humanity will converge on the same path. As fellow travellers on the same journey, they will move towards the same supreme goal with unison, with a single rhythm. So for the unity of the entire humanity, the indispensable factor is spirituality. This supreme treasure teaches human beings that Parama Puruśa is the Supreme Father, Parama Prakrti [[the Supreme Operative Principle]] is their Supreme Mother, and the entire universe is their homeland." (1)

In the above teaching there are two central points.

Firstly, in creating temporary unity, people rally around all kinds of sentiments. And so long as their particular problem is not solved, those people remain united around their common cause. But when their problem is solved then their unity dissolves. For instance, those living in a village are fearful of wild animals remain united to ward off those dangerous animals. But when the problem is solved, and those wild animals disappear, those villagers will no longer remain united.

Second, to achieve long-term unity, true spirituality is needed. When the goal is Parama Purusa, people will not be selfish or narrow-minded. They will not fight over petty and trifling affairs. Rather, they will feel that all are the creation of Parama Purusa - and all are my kith and kin. They will not exploit others, but rather help them.

Unfortunately, when spirituality is polluted by dogmas like mahaprayan, then infighting starts. Those interest groups push to keep their dogma on top, and carry on with their exploitation for their petty gain. In that case, unity is ruined. 

In our Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha, to instill unity we must wipe away all dogmas. Unity cannot coexist with religious dogmas like mahaprayan. Those are the central ideas presented in the above passage.

Reference
1. A Few Problems Solved - 2, Human Society Is One and Indivisible – 2

== Section: Important Teaching ==

Education & mother tongue

Prout philosophy states, “Primary school education should be in the people’s language, and primary school books... should be introduced.” (1)

Prout philosophy states, “If people’s mother tongue is suppressed, it is equivalent to strangling them. The suppression of people’s mother tongue is a sin.” (2)

Prout philosophy states, “Students may feel inconvenience if the medium of instruction is English only or if the question papers are in English only.” (3)

Baba's system is: Education in one's mother tongue, with one class being that of English as the current international language. Everything in Ananda Marga is natural; and, it is natural that people should learn in their mother tongue. In addition, people should be taught English so they can communicate with others around the world.

In Spain people learn engineering, medicine, physics, chemistry, mathematics, and all other subjects in Spanish. And in all these fields, in Spain professionals themselves work and communicate in Spanish. The same is the case with students and professionals in France, Italy, Germany, Denmark, Japan, Taiwan, China, Russia, Brazil-- all around the world, people study and work in all the scientific and technical fields in their mother tongue. The only places this is not the case are countries which were exploited by another country and had that imposing country's language thrust upon them as something superior. For that reason, students and professionals in Africa study and work using the language of their colonizer country: those who were controlled by France use French; those who were controlled by England use English etc. India falls in this category of countries around the world which were exploited by another country and had that country's language imposed upon them as something superior. That is the only reason English is used in India in engineering and other professional fields. In the rest of the countries around the world-- the great majority of countries-- all the professional fields are taught and conducted in the local language of that home country. And that is how it should be.

Engineering does not need the grammar of any particular language; that is why if one asks an engineering student or an engineer in France what language they would prefer to learn / work in-- French or English-- without having to think for a moment they will say "French". Everyone prefers their own mother tongue; that is the natural way. And that is Baba's teaching. Ananda Marga philosophy is very natural.

References
1. Prout in a Nutshell - 19, Bihar
2. Prout in a Nutshell - 16, Three Cardinal Socio-Political Principles
3. To the Patriots

== Section: Important Teaching ==

AMPS leaders following in footsteps of religious exploiters

Ananda Marga philosophy states, “The vipras [religious leaders ] have invented and are still inventing new ways of exploiting different communities of people in different parts of the world. In some places they have lured people with the prospect of eternal heaven, injecting into them at the same time the fear of eternal hell. By claiming the doctrine of some particular vipra leader to be the word of God, they have blocked the natural expression of the human intellect and made people intellectually bankrupt. With the intention of permanently securing for themselves an exalted position in the eyes of the ordinary people, some vipra leaders have declared themselves to be the incarnation or the appointed prophet of God. Through their own so-called scriptures, they have indirectly let the common people know that no one can achieve the same proximity to God as they – so that an inferiority complex will remain forever in the minds of the masses, and due to this inferiority complex the masses will always follow their teachings, either out of fear or out of devotion. That is why even intellectual people have fallen into their trap and have been compelled to say, Vishváse miláy vastu, tarke vahu dúr ["The goal is achieved not by reason but by faith"] or Majhab men ákl ká dakhl nahii haen ["There is no room for reason in religion"]. (1)

Note: The above historical teaching given by Baba about the Middle Ages / Dark Ages is also true today in our Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha. The handlers of PP Dada give him a divine status so they can inject a complex in the minds of Wts and margiis that PP Dada is between Baba and margiis. Without PP’s blessing, marriages will not be successful. Whatever PP Dada says everyone must follow blindly. Don’t use your brain - PP has special powers and a direct connection to Baba. These are the types of dogmas the handlers of PP are injecting. Various rituals have been implemented to show that PP is almost equal to Baba. That is why PP is not raising the Jai slogan or attending dharmacakra etc. Unfortunately so-called intellectuals also became trapped: Because of their post they are blindly following this dogma. That is the sad state of affairs. Now is the time for right-thinking Wts and margiis to come forward and oppose this dogma.

Reference
1. Human Society - 2, The Vipra Age

== Section: Important Teaching ==

Humans have pushed themselves to the brink

Ananda Marga philosophy states, “Due to the foolishness of human beings many creatures and objects will not survive the period fixed for them by nature. Prior to their stipulated period of longevity they will be swallowed up by eternity. Human beings due to their utmost folly have annihilated numerous objects and thus prepared their own funeral pyre. Such folly on the part of human beings is unbearable. Human beings must be cautious from now on. They must restructure their thoughts, plans and activities in accordance with the dictates of ecology. There is no alternative.” (1)

Reference
1. Neo-humanism in a Nutshell - 2, How Cruel Human Beings Are! – Excerpt B

== Section 3: Links ==

Postings to Read

Humorous Baba story about dance

• https://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com/2016/06/story-teaching-dance.html

Glory: Dada Shraddhananda 1st PP

• https://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com/2013/11/in-memory-of-our-pp-dada.html

Crime fact-finding: Mantrajapananda, Rudrananda, & PP dada

• https://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com/2025/06/crime-fact-finding-mantrajapananda.html

Story: Guru tests or not

• https://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com/2014/02/dada-t-is-falsely-blaming-baba.html
  

New infighting in B group: demand Kinshuk step down

• https://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com/2025/06/new-infighting-in-b-group-demand.html
  

Our very senior Dada

• https://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com/2016/04/from-this-great-dada-3-more.html

Terrible news about Allahabad AM massive property

• https://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com/2025/06/terrible-news-about-allahabad-am.html
  

Way to boost dhyana

Baba

Way to boost dhyana

Namaskar,

We have all heard and read about how Ananda Marga ideology says that we are to “sit on the lap of Parama Purusa.”

Ananda Marga ideology guides us, "One is sure to reach one’s destination. And what is the destination? To merge into Parama Purus'a, to sit on His Lap." (1)


What is the meaning of 'sitting on the lap'?

Here are a few important points to note:
1) A sadhaka attains salvation by sincere dhyana, i.e. exclusively by His causeless grace. In proper dhya'na, SadGuru is gracing the sadhaka.
2) From the human perspective, all we can do is dhyana and ask for His grace.
3) With first lesson one can only get mukti (liberation) through savikalapa samadhi; whereas, by dhyana one can attain moksa (salvation) through nirvikalpa samadhi.
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Various stages & degrees of dhyana: part 1

Most understand that the practice of 6th lesson is not easy: It demands sincere and proper effort, and, most importantly, His grace. Without bhakti, all those steps in dhyana are mechanical, or may even seem to be fruitless. Depending on one's inner, spiritual feeling and quality of mind, there are various phases one may undergo in dhyana.

First, if one's mind is down and one is not feeling an inner link with Parama Purusa, then that sadhaka will not even like to practice dhyana. Rather, sixth lesson will seem boring or mechanical, and one may just do it for one minute at the end of sadhana, or even not at all. And,  in that condition, they will not even like to talk about Parama Purus'a in a more intimate manner.

Think of it this way: When one loves their own child then they will always be thinking about the welfare of that infant, and they will always discuss their darling baby with their friends and family members. So in the next phase of dhyana, when one feels more spiritual love towards Parama Purusa, then one gets the idea that, “I should talk to Him and do something for Him.” In that flow, when doing dhyana, one tries to serve and please Him. Yet even in this stage, He may come and go in the mind, and one might find it difficult to concentrate. In spite of that, if a sadhaka goes on practicing and struggling in dhyana, and asking for His grace, then that will invariably lead one towards the next tier in dhyana.
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Various stages & degrees of dhyana: part 2

When by His grace one feels immersed in Parama Purus'a and harbours a deep yearning to get Him, then one will like to practice dhyana more and more. The sadhaka will feel a strong inner urge and spiritual pull. When this feeling reaches its climax and culmination, then by constantly thinking about Him and Him alone, and using one's dhyana mantra and calling His name, a unique moment arrives when the sadhaka forgets oneself, by His grace. That is the stage of losing one's identity wherein one's mind remains fully ensconced in Him.

This is the cherished state. It may continue such that one will not even realise that the time is going by, until at some stage one may again gain their unit awareness. However, at the end of one's life, after finishing their worldly duties, a deserving sadhaka gets the special grace of Parama Purusa and leaves their body and becomes one with Him. In that case, they do not come back or take rebirth. Whereas, when experiencing this high state in dhyana, one does come back into their unit existence after sadhana.
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Here it should be added, that these above realisations in dhyana are essential for understanding the meaning of the phrase, “sitting on the lap of Parama Purusa.”


Divine pull

This all leads to the real meaning of “sitting on the lap of Parama Purusa” and how intense dhyana is an essential requisite. The phrase, “sitting on the lap of Parama Purusa”, is characterised by one's strong urge of wanting to become one with Him. The notion of “sitting on the lap of Parama Purusa” parallels the idea of “merging into Parama Purusa.” These two phrases express the same concept: A sadhaka fully absorbed in dhyana, wherein the mind actually loses its own unit identity due to great prema and bhakti for Him.

Initially, a sadhaka feels bhakti for Parama Purusa and one feels separate from Him. And then, as that love mounts more and more, a certain moment may come when one completely loses their individual identity and becomes one with Parama Purusa. When, by His grace, the loving attraction and divine pull towards Parama Purus'a becomes so great that one forgets their own existence in the pursuit of getting Him, then one is “sitting on the lap of Parama Purusa” . Therefore, “sitting on the lap of Parama Purusa”  and 'merging in Him' mean the same thing; the only difference being, the first is a personal expression, whereas the latter is more philosophical.

Ananda Marga ideology guides us, "One is sure to reach one’s destination. And what is the destination? To merge into Parama Purus'a, to sit on His Lap." (2)

In more technical language, when one loses their own individual existence in Cosmic Self, then this is nirvakalpa samadhi. That is also the meaning behind the phrase, “sitting on the lap of Parama Purusa” , i.e. becoming one with Him. And this merging only happens in dhyana, when by His grace, one calls Him and yearns for Him with such spiritual longing that one loses their own unit identity.
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Conclusion

Sitting on the lap of Parama Purusa occurs only at the zenith point of one's dhyana practice. And it refers to that high stage of dhyana wherein one has forgotten their own unit existence and become fully absorbed in Him.

Ananda Marga ideology guides us, "What a good man should do, what an intelligent man is to do, what a spiritual aspirant to do, is always to remember his loving Father. And this is what meditation is. Why should he always remember his loving Father? Because he will have to keep in the closest psychic and spiritual touch with the Supreme, because He is the Supreme abode of all. And finally one will have to sit on His lap. That is the final Desideratum." (3)

Without proper anudhyana, the mind will remain hungry, dry, and unfulfilled, devoid of any feeling of peace.

Namaskar,
At His lotus feet,
Ananda

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Cultivating that stage in dhyana

In day to day worldly life, we generally achieve something by the following stepwise process. First an idea comes in the mind, then one develops the desire of having or achieving that, and finally one gets that object or outcome. Similar is the case in dhyana. First the idea comes to think about Parama Purus'a; then one feels a strong urge to get Parama Purus'a; and then by His grace after continued effort one receives Him in dhyana. Then one has truly fallen in love with Parama Purus'a and it is in that depth of bhakti that one may lose their own existence while doing dhyana. This happens by His grace and by the constant effort of wanting to merge in Him.
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It is everyone’s birthright to become one with Him: To shed ourselves of all unit qualities and merge with His divine Self.

Ananda Marga ideology states, "Each and every entity has the right to move towards Him, and to be one with Him. And when the mind becomes one with Him, the mirror is lost. There cannot be any more reflection. There cannot be any more Jiiva'tma'. Jiiva becomes one with Shiva. “Pa'sha baddha bhavet jiiva, pa'shmukta bhavet Shiva” – Jiiva will become one with Shiva. This is the human goal. This is the Desideratum." (4)


Making dhyana successful

Here we have to understand that doing dhyana is a difficult process and we should furthermore understand why it is difficult.

Being human, we have all come from animal life and to some or more degree we all cultivate animalistic desires. The more prevalent these desires are, the more they prevent us from moving towards Him in dhyana. That is why doing sadhana can seem like an uphill task. Even then the goal of life is to realise Him in our sadhana, and for that reason we must continue and persevere in this endeavor. Otherwise one will just be stuck on the treadmill -- an endless cycle of life and death. Indeed the illusion of maya keeps us in the dark and makes us unaware of the divine truth. The only way to escape this cycle is to go close to Parama Purusa. This earth is not our permanent abode - our ultimate destiny is to realise Him.

And on the very practical level, if our dhyana is not good, then we have to sincerely ask ourselves if in our daily routine we are practicing shravan, manan, niddhidhyasana. For only with the support of these practices can dhyana be done.
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So as sadhakas, the main thing we should remember is to cultivate more and more bhakti. In its broadest sense, dhyana is the culmination of all one's activities. So we are to remember Him always from morning till night, singing His name, listening to His discourses, serving His creation, and doing His sadhana. Plus, we should always request Him to grace us with a higher degree of bhakti. Then, with His divine compassion, one’s quest in dhyana will become successful.

Otherwise, if we live our lives in a mundane way and just think by closing our eyes for a few minutes in the morning and evening that magically we will get Him in dhyana, our practice will not be fruitful.

Ananda Marga ideology says, "Dhya'na is withdrawing the mental propensities from all extroversive entities, and then collecting those withdrawn mental forces, mental propensities, and urging them towards the Supreme Entity. If there is no love for the Supreme Entity, this movement cannot be done. Where there is no love, the mind will not run after Him. So dhya'na also becomes meaningless." (5)

So love is an essential requisite for true dhyana, and that bhakti gets cultivated by thinking more and more about Him, by including Him in all our thoughts and movements through the day. Then bhakti heightens, and by His grace dhyana becomes successful.


Our Sadguru's mandate

Some in the Marga may not yet have all their sadhana lessons, yet Baba says not to delay. According to SadGuru, every sadhaka should practice sincerely and get all their sadhana lessons as quickly as they can.

Ananda Marga Caryacarya guides us, "Human life is short. It is wise to get all the instructions regarding sa'dhana' as soon as possible." (6)

So every Ananda Marga sadhaka should get all their lessons, including dhyana, as quickly as possible. Every sadhaka then should be sure to consult an acarya about this and make proper arrangements to get their remaining lessons. Because it is only in dhyana that one can realise what it means to sit on the lap of Parama Purusa and become one with Him.
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Baba has blessed us by bringing us on that path of tantra sadhana and filling our hearts with innate bhakti. By this way, we are sure to sit on His lap and become one with Him. That is our birthright and our destiny.


Immediately arranges to impart lessons

Ananda Marga ideology states, "Whenever anyone develops an intense desire to merge in Him, Parama Purus'a immediately arranges to impart lessons how to move towards Him, how to merge in Him." (7)

Ananda Marga ideology says, "One who loves Him will merge in Him, will become one with Him." (8)

To understand the inner meaning and true import, one must be a sadhaka of dhya'na and have a high intensity of bhakti for Parama Purusa. This Baba also says. Otherwise it is just an empty show or play of words to say, “sit on the lap of Parama Purusa.” So this letter is only geared towards those who are pointed practitioners of dhyana.
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The idea being, without one's sincere practice of sixth lesson, the phrase 'sit on the lap of Parama Purusa', will remain misunderstood, if not a mystery. That is why some wrongly conclude that the phrase, 'sit on the lap of Parama Purusa', is only related with the mantra from our Ananda Marga shraddha ceremony or that it only could happen in PC with Baba. They do not realise how it is also related with dhyana. They do not understand that one can sit on Baba's lap in sadhana. On the whole though, there are countless sadhakas who are quite familiar with the inner idea and true import of sitting on Baba's lap in dhyana and in personal contact.

References
1. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 22, Kiirtana – the Panacea for All Afflictions
2. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 22, Kiirtana – the Panacea for All Afflictions
3. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 12, He Knows His Duty
4. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 3, Jiivátmá and Pratyagátmá
5. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 1, Who Is Gopa?
6. Caryacarya - 2, 'Sadhana'
7. Subhasita Samgraha - 11, Supramundane Heritage and Supramundane Desideratum
8. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 5, Devotion and the Realm of Intellectuality

== Section 2: Links ==

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