Baba
Spiritual closeness vs darkness of…
Namaskar,
Whatever thoughts we harbour over and over again remain alive in the mind. If one thinks about their childhood friends from fifty years ago on a regular basis, it will seem like those events happened only yesterday. Those memories will be fresh in the mind. In contrast, if one tries to remember their high school mathematics theorems or chemistry equations etc, and even if one got an A+ in those classes, but if one has not thought about mathematics or chemistry for years and years, then those facts and figures will be impossible to recall.
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Any idea which gets remembered again and again will be vibrant and crystal clear in the mind, while those forgotten ideas just fade away into oblivion.
Most desirable idea for bhakta
Likewise, we will not keep MPD tomb in our mind; rather, as bhaktas, we will always keep the most supremely positive memory of Dearmost Baba in the core of the heart and in the deep recesses of the mind. The sweet thought is, “Parama Purusa Baba You are along with me wherever I go in this vast universe. You are ever with me - protecting me and caring for me. Your varabhaya mudra - Your divine blessing of fearlessness is always reflecting in my mind.” This is our Ananda Marga way of thinking, and this is our reality.
So just like the mother who keeps a delightful memory of her little boy, similarly bhaktas keep an intimate remembrance of Baba. In both cases, that keeps the mind sparkling with that positive idea.
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Conclusion
For Ananda Margiis, the most desirable idea in this universe is that “Parama Purusa Baba is with me.” So this idea should be inculcated again and again. A bhakta's thinking should be: “Baba is watching me, He cares for me, and He loves me…” For Ananda Margiis, this is our routine remembrance. From morning till night, all our practices and thoughts revolve around this pinnacled idea - that, “He is with me.”
Whereas the fake or so-called mahaprayan program enforces the false and negative notion that omnipresent Baba has left this earth. That is why at so-called mahaprayan it is regularly seen that people are distraught and crying. They get adversely affected as they recall that memory of Oct 1990. That sad remembrance of the tomb envelopes the mind.
Namaskar,
In Him,
Ravi Ganguli
This email is a short investigation into how our human memory works and how that is related with the so-called mahaprayan program.
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MPD tomb is a negative remembrance
The dark occasion of so-called mahaprayan imposes the false notion that Baba has gone - that He has left. Indeed the very name of the so-called mahaprayan program itself means “great departure”, i.e. that Parama Purusa has gone away. That is why no true bhakta appreciates this type of anti-devotional ritual.
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In A'nanda Ma'rga, Baba guides us that we are always to remember the most positive ideal. He tells us to always remember our Ista mantra, always practice madhuvidya (2nd lesson), always chant His name etc. We are to contemplate these practices and ideals throughout the day. Then, by His grace, the eternal truth will be permanently established in the mind that, “Parama Purusa is with me.” Thus, there is no scope to adopt the dogmatic program of mahaprayan which dictates that Baba is gone.
Keeping His name in heart
Every true sadhaka cultivates the idea in the heart and mind that: "Baba is always with me, caring for me, helping me." This is the proper spiritual outlook, and this is the way to remember Dearmost Baba.
“Whatever you speak or do,
Forget Him never;
Keeping His name in your heart,
Work, remembering it is for Him,
And, endlessly active, drift in bliss.” (1)
Our Ananda Marga is that most positive stance in life. The whole entire concept of Ananda Marga rests on the supreme idea that, “Baba is mine, and He is with me.” This is the great idea which pulsates in the mind of each and every Ananda Margii.
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Adaptation of an Islamic tradition
Initially, my Tiljala faction presented this annual mahaprayan commemoration to margiis as being some type of divine and heavenly occasion that was exclusively for Mahasambhuti. But now the whole situation has changed positively. Today, mostly everyone understands that mahaprayan is just one copy and adaptation of an Islamic dogma.
In contrast, other religions never did any type of mahaprayan observance. They would simply burn the body and spread the ashes - whereas for mahaprayan a tomb is needed. And only Muslims were doing that for mahaprayan. And my Tiljala mahaprayan organisers have followed suit. We can see how in Tiljala our Dadas have implemented that same Islamic tradition by encircling the tomb to perform the tomb worship during the annual mahaprayan death day commemoration in our Tiljala campus etc.
So while the Muslims do their ceremony for deceased human beings, my Tiljala organisers are doing this annual death (mahaprayan) ceremony to Taraka Brahma Shrii Shrii Anandamurti ji. The precept is that Guru is dead. That is the unfortunate affair that is going on each October in Tiljala.
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Reference
1. Caryacarya - 2, Sadhana, Point #10
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You will never find news as follows
Namaskar,
The strange thing is that all kinds of annual mahaprayan news are getting published in Bengali newspapers on a daily basis, but you will never find news as follows:
- annual mahaprayan of Allah
- annual mahaprayan of prophet Muhammad
- annual mahaprayan of Christ
- annual mahaprayan of Lord Buddha
- annual mahaprayan of Lord Mahaviira
- annual mahaprayan of Rama
- annual mahaprayan of Ganesh / Hanuman
- annual mahaprayan of goddess Durga / Kali
- annual mahaprayan of Moses
Regardless of how dogmatic the religions are they never do the annual mahaprayan of their chosen God, Lord, Deity etc, but unfortunately my faction in Ananda Marga commemorates the annual death day, i.e. mahaprayan of the object of ideation - God. That is the irony: the God of my group died.
When everyone understands that mahaprayan signifies the death day of any mortal, then this dogma will be dropped forever.
Namaskar,
In Him,
Bibek Roy
Our Dadas say, “I am just a medium -
Sadguru Taraka Brahma Shrii Shrii Anandamurtiji
is teaching you and He is ever-present"
Sadguru Baba is guiding you and in the next breath they say He is dead - mahaprayan.
True bhaktas know that there is no such thing as mahaprayan for Sadguru Baba. As the Sadguru He never passes away, He is omnipresent. So those Wts who believe in & propagate that Sadguru is dead are confused. Actually they are displaying hypocritical behaviour. Why?
When our Avadhutas acaryas give initiation, or revise anyone’s lessons, or give further lessons of sadhana, our Dadas say, “I am just a medium - Sadguru Taraka Brahma Shrii Shrii Anandamurtiji is teaching you and He is ever-present."
So in one breath our Wt dadas say that Sadguru Lord Shrii Shrii Anandamurtiji is guiding you and in the next breath they say He is dead - mahaprayan. That is both hypocritical and sinful. Hypocritical because they are telling one thing and doing something else. They are telling that Guru is no more in their mahaprayan program, yet when teaching sadhana they are relying on Him. And it is sinful because it is abusive against Guru.
It is similar to your own children playing before you and talking among themselves that, “My mother is dead.” As a mother, how will you feel. And not only that, they go one step ahead, before your eyes they started commemorating your annual death day ceremony
How do you feel about their ignorance?
True bhaktas never participate in the dogmatic annual death day ceremony / mahaprayan of the ever-present God. That is against pre-1990 Caryacarya.”
== Section: News from 2019 ==
Warning to Rudrananda by Dada Mantracetananda
Namaskar ,
Ranchi AMPS has circulated list of 7 enemies of AMPS
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*Ranchi Administration द्वारा जारी संस्था के सात दुश्मनों की List-*~ Above is courtesy of WhatsApp ~
1. राजेश सिंह, दिल्ली-NCR
2. निरंजन कुमार, दिल्ली-NCR
3. कुमार हेमन्त, राँची
4. जितेंद्र कुमार, राँची
5. धर्मेन्द्र सिन्हा, जमशेदपुर
6. अंतरंग योगी, दिल्ली-NCR
7. आचार्य मंत्रचेतनानंद अवधूत
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Comments by Ac. Mantracetananda:
रांची विभाजित ग्रुप ने जो अपने 7(सात) दुश्मनों की लिस्ट जारी की है। इन सातों दुश्मनों (जिनको रांची विभाजित ग्रुप अपना दुश्मन मानता है) की तरफ पूरे आनंद मार्ग के सदस्यों को (WT/ मार्गीयों समेत) विश्वास दिलवाता हूं। कोई भी न तो अपने सद्गुरु और न ही उनके आदर्श का कोई दुश्मन है।
जिन्होंने ने भी यह लिस्ट जारी की है। वे सदगुरू बाबा के भक्त हो भी सकते है। और नही भी हो सकते है। लेकिन यह तो 100 प्रतिशत सच है। बाबा के आदर्श के अवश्य ही दुश्मन है। वे लोग यदि बाबा के आदर्श को मानते तो शायद आज अनंदमार्गी (WT/मार्गियों में) आज विभाजन नही होता।
और उनको यह भी घमंड नही होना चाहिए कि उनका विभाजित ग्रुप ही असली "आनंद मार्ग प्रचारक संघ" है, यह तो भविष्य ही बताएगा कि कौन असली है कौन नकली। जो भी आज संस्था विभाजित है, वह "आनंद मार्ग प्रचारक संघ" है ही नही, वह तो सब "आनंद मार्ग पर्सनल संघ" हैं।
"आनंद मार्ग प्रचारक संघ" तो विभाजित हो ही नही सकता। यह परम पुरुष की संस्था है, जो लोग यह कहते है , कि उनका ही विभाजित ग्रुप असली "आनंद मार्ग प्रचारक संघ" है, इसका अर्थ यह हुआ कि उनका घमंड "रावण" के घमंड से भी ज्यादा है।
जो इतनी कुवत रखते हैं कि परम पुरुष की बनाई हुई संस्था को भी विभाजित कर सकते है।
सत्य तो यह है, कि इस दुनिया के साथ पूरे ब्रम्हाण्ड में अभी तक न कोई पैदा हुआ है, और न कोई भविष्य में पैदा होगा, जो परम पुरुष की संस्था और उनको कोई विभाजित कर सके।
कहते है एक मछली पुर तालाब को गंदा कर देती है। पर इस संस्था रूपी तालाब कई ऐसी मछलियां है, तलाब को गंदा किये हुए हैं। कोई भी ऐसी मछली जो "संस्था" रूपी तालाब को गंदा किये हुए है, ऐसी मछली कोई इस संसार मे अमर हो के नही आई है। ऐसी मछलियों की ऐसी भी दशा हो सकती है, जिंदा रहकर भी तड़प तड़प कर अपना जीवन व्यतीत करती हैं।
और यह लिस्ट जारी करने वाले भी साधक है, उनको यह भी पता होना चाहिये कि यह प्राकृतिक नियम है। कि:-
हर खामोशी के पीछे तूफान होता है।
और हर तूफान के पीछे खामोशी होती है।।
इस प्राकृतिक नियम को वो लोग नही समझ सकते जी अहंकारी या घमंडी होते है।
== Section: Important Teaching ==
Exercise caution when presenting your case to uninformed public
Once there was a fierce contest between two headmasters from neighbouring villages in Burdwan district. It was also a contest between the villages themselves, for each claimed that its headmaster was the most learned. The contest took place in a field between the two villages.Asterisk Notes
One of the headmasters was a just and learned man, the other was a cunning fellow and a master of deceit. It was the latter who first addressed the gathering. “Ladies and gentlemen, being the underdog in this contest I humbly request you to permit me to ask my opponent the first question.”
“Certainly,” said the crowd. “A man of your humility should undoubtedly ask the first question.”
“Could you tell me the meaning of ámi jáni ná (*)?” the cunning headmaster asked his opponent.
“I don’t know,” replied the learned headmaster.
The cunning headmaster cast a triumphant glance around the audience. “Ladies and gentlemen,” he declared, “I asked him a simple question to which he replied, ‘I don’t know’. Just see how ignorant he is.”
“True! True!” shouted his followers, throwing their umbrellas in the air and dancing stick-dances in joyful abandon. The junior village police officer was so elated that he offered to buy everyone sweets.
The cunning headmaster then said, “Let me give him another chance.”
“Certainly! Certainly!” shouted the crowd.
“Sir, what is required to make viváha?” (**) asked the cunning headmaster.
“It’s quite simple really,” replied the learned headmaster, “ghaiṋ is required. That is, prefix vi plus vaha plus ghaiṋ is equal to viváha.”
The cunning headmaster glowed with delight. He peered at the crowd and said, “Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, you are experts in the ways of the world – I am a mere child compared to you. Have you ever heard of anything called ghaiṋ being required in a marriage ceremony?”
“No, no, of course not,” shouted his delighted followers. “We’ve never heard of such a strange thing.”
“Let me tell you what is required in a marriage ceremony. Lets see… a priest, a holy stone, sacred fire, new clothes, towels, baskets, and so on, but nothing like a ghaiṋ. My fourteen [[times]] two – that’s, er, that’s fifty-two – generations [[of ancestors]] have never heard of this peculiar ghaiṋ thing.”
The crowd burst into applause. “Well said! Well said!” they shouted. “You are the most learned headmaster. Congratulations. You’ve won the contest.” (1)
* ámi jáni ná: This is a Bengali phrase and the literal meaning is “I don’t know.”
** Sir, what is required to make viváha?: This is one way of asking for the etymological or grammatical breakdown of the term viva’ha. So that is how the learned person responds to the query. In day to day life for the common people, vivaha means marriage.
Reference
1. Sarkar's Short Stories Part 1, The Headmasters' Contest
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