Baba
Namaskar,
This letter examines the ways of certain religious exploiters in AMPS. The following avadhutas have been well-known, i.e. notorious, for keeping tight and intimate relations with their laokik family. As we know, for a senior purodha and avadhuta, this runs directly contrary to Baba's stated conduct rules for wholetime workers.
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Semi-monk #1
WT conduct rules state, "No relationship should exist with worldly family." (1)
Dada Svarupananda has had a long tenure in AMPS. Now, he is in his later years and trying to keep his health. Many know he has been posted in Ananda Nagar for years and years. Side by side, Svarupananda openly maintained close ties to his laokik family members, and he did not try to keep this hidden. Svarupananda has blatantly disregarded Guru’s teaching as he has kept up with all the news of his extended worldly family including uncles, newly weds, cousins, in-laws etc. Throughout his wholetimer career he has set aside ample time and scope to be with his laokik family. Obviously, this is an outright contravention of Guru’s teachings and guidelines for avadhutas. It is shameful how Svarupananda openly flaunts such breaches of this avadhuta code.
Myth
Some say that if someone has committed errors, and that person has already died, then their actions should not be analysed and reviewed. About this, we can find the correct answer in Sadguru Baba’s approach and teachings. And that is what is discussed below. The fundamental issue at stake is this: What is history and what gets included in the historical record.
Myth ==> After death, one must not talk about a person’s character and dealing: This myth is a bogus idea. The proof is that Baba has fully reviewed the dealings and exposed the misdeeds of those during the Mahabharata era. They died long ago but that did not keep Baba from telling their tales etc. Rather, Baba recounted all that they did. So the history must be given of those who have destroyed Guru’s discourses, imposed groupism, infused dogma, curtailed margii rights, and broken our AMPS into pieces. Similarly, the account should be given of those avadhutas who did not follow avadhuta rules etc. It is not that when such persons die then these events can no longer be told, written about, or analysed. That history should be told so the present and future generations can learn from those experiences.
So if someone died then their wrongdoings should also be reviewed and studied. Their mistakes and wrongful actions are a key part of human history and will help others do better and make wiser decisions in the future. In that light, this next case is presented.
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Semi-monk #2
Unfortunately, Dada Nirmoha'nanda consistently violated Guru's directive and then gloated about it to others. It is not that Dadaji called his laokik brother twice a year, although that too is a contravention of the rules. Rather, Dadaji went against the code in high fashion. He maintained close links with his entire extended laokik family, including all cousins, in-laws, newborns, and so on - everyone.
Not only that, Dadaji even flew to Canada with the explicit purpose of visiting his laokik granddaughter and family members who were living overseas. Dadaji was so pleased about this that he told everyone about it. It is for this reason that Dada Nirmohananda was a semi-avadhuta - a fake monk - i.e. trishanku. And Dada Svarupananda is also just a half-Wt, fake monk, and trishanku.
http://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com
Here below are some of Baba's key guidelines on who is a true acarya / wholetime worker, and / or to be given positions of leadership in society:
Ananda Marga ideology states, "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 ácáryas." (2)
Namaskar,
In Him,
Gopal
On multiple occasions, Baba warned Dada Nirmoha'nanda not to indulge in palmistry and other such dogmatic, fortune-telling enterprises. But time and again Dada N returned to his poor, faulty, and filthy habit. He was enamoured by it. Otherwise, why would Dadaji blatantly disobey Guru's directive and plunge himself into such activities. And, as we now see, Dada Nirmoha'nanda's exploits into palmistry and magic stones (sphatik or white stone etc) were not the only arena in which He has directly contravened Guru's direct order. He also spent huge time with his entire laokik relations.
~ In-depth study ~
Who is a true wt, acarya, avadhuta / avadhutika, purodha etc
Here below are some of Baba's key guidelines on who is a true acarya / wholetime worker, and / or to be given positions of leadership in society:
Ananda Marga ideology states, "Only those established in Yama and Niyama may be given any position to work in society." (3)
Ananda Marga ideology states, "Acárańát pát́hayati yah sah ácáryah – “One who teaches through one’s conduct is an ácárya.” If you cannot learn anything from the conduct and behaviour of a certain person, why should you accept that person as an ácárya/á?" (4)
Ananda Marga ideology guides, "Cakśuńá Sam'varo Sádhu” O spiritual aspirant! O Bhikśu! O monk! O devotee! You should have proper control over your eyes; whatever will have bad effect on your mind, you must not see it. “Sádhu Sotena Sam'varo”. Whatever will have bad effect on your mind, O good man, you must not hear it. “Ghánena Sam'varo Sádhu.” You should have control over your nose, “Sádhu Jibháya Sam'varo.” You should have control over your taste. “Káyena Sam'varo Sádhu.” You should have control over your body. “Sádhu Vácáya Sam'varo.” You should have control over your language also; and “Savvatha Sam'varo Bhikśu.” If you want emancipation, if you want liberation from worldly fetters, you must have all-round restraint." (5)
Ananda Marga Caryacarya states, "Actions and not logic establish one’s superiority." (6)
Ananda Marga philosophy tells us, "The person will welcome that death rather than compromise with sin and vice. Therefore keep in mind that those who are genuine devotees, sádhakas of high order, loved by Parama Puruśa and closely bound to Parama Puruśa in love and affection, will never compromise with sin and vice. They will cling to their ideal totally, throughout their lives." (7)
References
1. 32 Rules for Avadhutas, point #9
2. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 31, Conduct of an Acarya
3. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 31, Conduct of an Acarya
4. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 23, Silent Action
5. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 14, The Fundamental Principles of Life
6. Caryacarya - 2, Sadhana, pt #15
7. Discourses on Krsna and the Giita, Svadharma and Paradharma – 3
The below sections are entirely different topics, unrelated to the above material.
They stand on their own as points of interest.
* * *
Baba story: revolution
Ananda Marga philosophy states, “At first, the demon was quite unwilling to hold any discussion with them. At last, seeing them many in number, he said with reluctance, “Well, I have no objection to talk with some of your representatives.” In the course of discussion, the demon pretended that he did not deny that the demands of the humans were legitimate but where is the money? “In order to rebuild the state,” he said, “expenditure has to be curtailed; exports have to be increased and imports decreased, and it is necessary to accelerate the production of agricultural and industrial goods. If people today are busy with trifling demands, how then is it possible to rebuild the Very Odd Kingdom? So people should raise only one slogan today ‘Labour – more labour – and still more labour!’ Demands of housing, education, medical treatment – we have heard enough of your demands! Now I advise you, forget your demands for the right to higher wages, education, medical treatment, and better accommodation, for the time being – and go and labour hard!””
“The representatives of the human beings said “How wonderful! But then the question is, if you don’t accept our right to live how can we labour hard?””
Ananda Marga philosophy states, “The discussion was interrupted. The demon and his associates now became active to create divisions among the youth. They said to the religious leaders, pundits, priests and mullas (religious leaders), “Do you see what is happening? Religion is becoming polluted, society is becoming polluted, everything is spoiled. After some time perhaps these loutish youth will say, ‘These pundits, priests and mullas, they are the parasites of the society; They suck the lifeblood of humanity by taking advantage of the weakness of their minds!’ So a big group of priests, pundits and mullas joined the demons. They declared, ‘What people are saying now is sheer injustice. People starve as a consequence of their own sins committed in their previous lives. So to fight for the establishment of their rights is to try to overmaster God!’”
Ananda Marga philosophy states, “But there were some good people even among the priests and mullas and pundits, of course. They declared, “What the prince’s group, the human beings, are saying, is right. To support them is right”. Ministers and vice-ministers were giving them high posts in government service. Some were trapped in this way, too, but most of the people said, “We are going to be deceived by such temptation no longer – we have long been cheated for our foolishness, but no more!!””
“The Strange Demon noticed that each of his arrows was missing its target. Then he captured some good orators by spending much money. The work of these orators was to make the rank and file of human beings understand that the proper way to achieve their demand was to bear injustice silently and not resort to struggle. “By tolerating injustice,” they said, “When a person becomes non-violent, a kind of spiritual power awakens in him. And as a result of this spiritual power peace and equality prevail throughout the country. So you should rather engage yourself in the practice of self-purification than have recourse to struggle.” But the humans paid no heed to this either.”
“Now the demon became restless. He began to run to and fro like an insane person, tearing his hair and shouting violently. In no time his mask of gentleness was rent asunder. Then he started crying out loudly in his demonic tongue.”
“O devils, O demons,
Man-eaters, ghost-children,
Where are you my friends and comrades
Come and save me from the humans.
O black-marketeers and bribers,
O pot-bellied
Come, O come! Where are you??
I am going to be killed by Humanity.” (1)
Reference
1. The Golden Lotus of the Blue Sea
Failings of ayurveda & allopathy
Ananda Marga philosophy states, "There was a time when diagnosing illnesses and prescribing medicines were not very difficult because diagnoses were based on three constituents of the body – air, bile and phlegm – with blood as a fourth constituent. But increased physical and glandular complexity has led to a corresponding increase in the number and complexity of diseases. So to what extent can this method of diagnosis be useful to a doctor? Is it not simply guesswork to prescribe medicines for a particular disease when the medicine is prescribed for the disease but the disease is diagnosed according to the bodily constituents?" (1)
Thousands of years ago when ayurveda was founded the human body was not as complex as it is today. So the system to diagnose disease was based merely on four properties: air, bile, phlegm, and blood. Now, however, due to the increasing complexity of the human body things have changed. Ayurveda is no longer as useful as it once was. So one should not depend fully on ayurveda as it cannot cure everything.
Ananda Marga advocates the practice of having all pathys under one roof because no pathy can cure everything. For example, allopathic medicines do not kill diseases, rather those medicines are taken lifelong. Whereas another pathy may offer a medicine that actually cures the disease. In that case, that other pathy should be used. Yet, allopathy may be very useful for diagnosing a patient and performing certain surgical procedures etc.
Allopathic medicines do not kill diseases
Ananda Marga philosophy guides us, “Disease is caused by negative microvita. When people take allopathic medicine to cure a disease, the medicine disturbs the ecological balance of the body because more negative microvita get concentrated at the point of the disease. Allopathic medicines do not kill diseases – diseases die by their own natural death. Although the medicine may check the disease, the increased concentration of negative microvita can overcome the effect of the medicine. In fact, the increased concentration of negative microvita caused by allopathic medicines creates many new types of diseases, and due to this, two or three new diseases are presently being created every decade.” (2)
Ultimately, when a patient is admitted to a hospital then teams of doctors will decide which pathy is best for treating the patient. Each pathy has its own specialty. For more about this read the subsection - “Methods of medical treatment” - in the chapter “Various Occupations”.
References
1. Human Society - 1, Various Occupations
2. Microvita in a Nutshell, Some Guidelines for Commencing Microvita Research
Other topics of interest
Half-avadhuta
Namaskar,
This letter examines the ways of certain religious exploiters in AMPS. The following avadhutas have been well-known, i.e. notorious, for keeping tight and intimate relations with their laokik family. As we know, for a senior purodha and avadhuta, this runs directly contrary to Baba's stated conduct rules for wholetime workers.
http://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com
Semi-monk #1
WT conduct rules state, "No relationship should exist with worldly family." (1)
Dada Svarupananda has had a long tenure in AMPS. Now, he is in his later years and trying to keep his health. Many know he has been posted in Ananda Nagar for years and years. Side by side, Svarupananda openly maintained close ties to his laokik family members, and he did not try to keep this hidden. Svarupananda has blatantly disregarded Guru’s teaching as he has kept up with all the news of his extended worldly family including uncles, newly weds, cousins, in-laws etc. Throughout his wholetimer career he has set aside ample time and scope to be with his laokik family. Obviously, this is an outright contravention of Guru’s teachings and guidelines for avadhutas. It is shameful how Svarupananda openly flaunts such breaches of this avadhuta code.
Myth
Some say that if someone has committed errors, and that person has already died, then their actions should not be analysed and reviewed. About this, we can find the correct answer in Sadguru Baba’s approach and teachings. And that is what is discussed below. The fundamental issue at stake is this: What is history and what gets included in the historical record.
Myth ==> After death, one must not talk about a person’s character and dealing: This myth is a bogus idea. The proof is that Baba has fully reviewed the dealings and exposed the misdeeds of those during the Mahabharata era. They died long ago but that did not keep Baba from telling their tales etc. Rather, Baba recounted all that they did. So the history must be given of those who have destroyed Guru’s discourses, imposed groupism, infused dogma, curtailed margii rights, and broken our AMPS into pieces. Similarly, the account should be given of those avadhutas who did not follow avadhuta rules etc. It is not that when such persons die then these events can no longer be told, written about, or analysed. That history should be told so the present and future generations can learn from those experiences.
So if someone died then their wrongdoings should also be reviewed and studied. Their mistakes and wrongful actions are a key part of human history and will help others do better and make wiser decisions in the future. In that light, this next case is presented.
http://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com
Semi-monk #2
Unfortunately, Dada Nirmoha'nanda consistently violated Guru's directive and then gloated about it to others. It is not that Dadaji called his laokik brother twice a year, although that too is a contravention of the rules. Rather, Dadaji went against the code in high fashion. He maintained close links with his entire extended laokik family, including all cousins, in-laws, newborns, and so on - everyone.
Not only that, Dadaji even flew to Canada with the explicit purpose of visiting his laokik granddaughter and family members who were living overseas. Dadaji was so pleased about this that he told everyone about it. It is for this reason that Dada Nirmohananda was a semi-avadhuta - a fake monk - i.e. trishanku. And Dada Svarupananda is also just a half-Wt, fake monk, and trishanku.
http://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com
Here below are some of Baba's key guidelines on who is a true acarya / wholetime worker, and / or to be given positions of leadership in society:
Ananda Marga ideology states, "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 ácáryas." (2)
Namaskar,
In Him,
Gopal
On multiple occasions, Baba warned Dada Nirmoha'nanda not to indulge in palmistry and other such dogmatic, fortune-telling enterprises. But time and again Dada N returned to his poor, faulty, and filthy habit. He was enamoured by it. Otherwise, why would Dadaji blatantly disobey Guru's directive and plunge himself into such activities. And, as we now see, Dada Nirmoha'nanda's exploits into palmistry and magic stones (sphatik or white stone etc) were not the only arena in which He has directly contravened Guru's direct order. He also spent huge time with his entire laokik relations.
~ In-depth study ~
Who is a true wt, acarya, avadhuta / avadhutika, purodha etc
Here below are some of Baba's key guidelines on who is a true acarya / wholetime worker, and / or to be given positions of leadership in society:
Ananda Marga ideology states, "Only those established in Yama and Niyama may be given any position to work in society." (3)
Ananda Marga ideology states, "Acárańát pát́hayati yah sah ácáryah – “One who teaches through one’s conduct is an ácárya.” If you cannot learn anything from the conduct and behaviour of a certain person, why should you accept that person as an ácárya/á?" (4)
Ananda Marga ideology guides, "Cakśuńá Sam'varo Sádhu” O spiritual aspirant! O Bhikśu! O monk! O devotee! You should have proper control over your eyes; whatever will have bad effect on your mind, you must not see it. “Sádhu Sotena Sam'varo”. Whatever will have bad effect on your mind, O good man, you must not hear it. “Ghánena Sam'varo Sádhu.” You should have control over your nose, “Sádhu Jibháya Sam'varo.” You should have control over your taste. “Káyena Sam'varo Sádhu.” You should have control over your body. “Sádhu Vácáya Sam'varo.” You should have control over your language also; and “Savvatha Sam'varo Bhikśu.” If you want emancipation, if you want liberation from worldly fetters, you must have all-round restraint." (5)
Ananda Marga Caryacarya states, "Actions and not logic establish one’s superiority." (6)
Ananda Marga philosophy tells us, "The person will welcome that death rather than compromise with sin and vice. Therefore keep in mind that those who are genuine devotees, sádhakas of high order, loved by Parama Puruśa and closely bound to Parama Puruśa in love and affection, will never compromise with sin and vice. They will cling to their ideal totally, throughout their lives." (7)
References
1. 32 Rules for Avadhutas, point #9
2. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 31, Conduct of an Acarya
3. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 31, Conduct of an Acarya
4. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 23, Silent Action
5. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 14, The Fundamental Principles of Life
6. Caryacarya - 2, Sadhana, pt #15
7. Discourses on Krsna and the Giita, Svadharma and Paradharma – 3
* * *
The below sections are entirely different topics, unrelated to the above material.
They stand on their own as points of interest.
* * *
== Section 2: Important Teaching ==
Baba story: revolution
Ananda Marga philosophy states, “At first, the demon was quite unwilling to hold any discussion with them. At last, seeing them many in number, he said with reluctance, “Well, I have no objection to talk with some of your representatives.” In the course of discussion, the demon pretended that he did not deny that the demands of the humans were legitimate but where is the money? “In order to rebuild the state,” he said, “expenditure has to be curtailed; exports have to be increased and imports decreased, and it is necessary to accelerate the production of agricultural and industrial goods. If people today are busy with trifling demands, how then is it possible to rebuild the Very Odd Kingdom? So people should raise only one slogan today ‘Labour – more labour – and still more labour!’ Demands of housing, education, medical treatment – we have heard enough of your demands! Now I advise you, forget your demands for the right to higher wages, education, medical treatment, and better accommodation, for the time being – and go and labour hard!””
“The representatives of the human beings said “How wonderful! But then the question is, if you don’t accept our right to live how can we labour hard?””
Ananda Marga philosophy states, “The discussion was interrupted. The demon and his associates now became active to create divisions among the youth. They said to the religious leaders, pundits, priests and mullas (religious leaders), “Do you see what is happening? Religion is becoming polluted, society is becoming polluted, everything is spoiled. After some time perhaps these loutish youth will say, ‘These pundits, priests and mullas, they are the parasites of the society; They suck the lifeblood of humanity by taking advantage of the weakness of their minds!’ So a big group of priests, pundits and mullas joined the demons. They declared, ‘What people are saying now is sheer injustice. People starve as a consequence of their own sins committed in their previous lives. So to fight for the establishment of their rights is to try to overmaster God!’”
Ananda Marga philosophy states, “But there were some good people even among the priests and mullas and pundits, of course. They declared, “What the prince’s group, the human beings, are saying, is right. To support them is right”. Ministers and vice-ministers were giving them high posts in government service. Some were trapped in this way, too, but most of the people said, “We are going to be deceived by such temptation no longer – we have long been cheated for our foolishness, but no more!!””
“The Strange Demon noticed that each of his arrows was missing its target. Then he captured some good orators by spending much money. The work of these orators was to make the rank and file of human beings understand that the proper way to achieve their demand was to bear injustice silently and not resort to struggle. “By tolerating injustice,” they said, “When a person becomes non-violent, a kind of spiritual power awakens in him. And as a result of this spiritual power peace and equality prevail throughout the country. So you should rather engage yourself in the practice of self-purification than have recourse to struggle.” But the humans paid no heed to this either.”
“Now the demon became restless. He began to run to and fro like an insane person, tearing his hair and shouting violently. In no time his mask of gentleness was rent asunder. Then he started crying out loudly in his demonic tongue.”
“O devils, O demons,
Man-eaters, ghost-children,
Where are you my friends and comrades
Come and save me from the humans.
O black-marketeers and bribers,
O pot-bellied
Come, O come! Where are you??
I am going to be killed by Humanity.” (1)
Reference
1. The Golden Lotus of the Blue Sea
== Section: Important Teaching ==
Failings of ayurveda & allopathy
Ananda Marga philosophy states, "There was a time when diagnosing illnesses and prescribing medicines were not very difficult because diagnoses were based on three constituents of the body – air, bile and phlegm – with blood as a fourth constituent. But increased physical and glandular complexity has led to a corresponding increase in the number and complexity of diseases. So to what extent can this method of diagnosis be useful to a doctor? Is it not simply guesswork to prescribe medicines for a particular disease when the medicine is prescribed for the disease but the disease is diagnosed according to the bodily constituents?" (1)
Thousands of years ago when ayurveda was founded the human body was not as complex as it is today. So the system to diagnose disease was based merely on four properties: air, bile, phlegm, and blood. Now, however, due to the increasing complexity of the human body things have changed. Ayurveda is no longer as useful as it once was. So one should not depend fully on ayurveda as it cannot cure everything.
Ananda Marga advocates the practice of having all pathys under one roof because no pathy can cure everything. For example, allopathic medicines do not kill diseases, rather those medicines are taken lifelong. Whereas another pathy may offer a medicine that actually cures the disease. In that case, that other pathy should be used. Yet, allopathy may be very useful for diagnosing a patient and performing certain surgical procedures etc.
Allopathic medicines do not kill diseases
Ananda Marga philosophy guides us, “Disease is caused by negative microvita. When people take allopathic medicine to cure a disease, the medicine disturbs the ecological balance of the body because more negative microvita get concentrated at the point of the disease. Allopathic medicines do not kill diseases – diseases die by their own natural death. Although the medicine may check the disease, the increased concentration of negative microvita can overcome the effect of the medicine. In fact, the increased concentration of negative microvita caused by allopathic medicines creates many new types of diseases, and due to this, two or three new diseases are presently being created every decade.” (2)
Ultimately, when a patient is admitted to a hospital then teams of doctors will decide which pathy is best for treating the patient. Each pathy has its own specialty. For more about this read the subsection - “Methods of medical treatment” - in the chapter “Various Occupations”.
References
1. Human Society - 1, Various Occupations
2. Microvita in a Nutshell, Some Guidelines for Commencing Microvita Research
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