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Distortion: contradiction in AM books
Namaskár,
Here following is an example of a contradiction in Ánanda Márga philosophy book. It is sad, but obvious that this happened due to the fault of our Tiljala Publications department. Let's investigate the contradiction.
Yellow contradicts the green
Yellow is False, Green is Correct
Quote #1, highlighted in yellow, contradicts quote #2 which is highlighted in green.
Quote #1:
Ánanda Márga ideology says, “In the case of sáttvikii bhakti, or sentient devotion, the goal is Parama Puruśa. Sádhakas should aspire for Him and Him alone, and this is the Supreme Goal of all human endeavours.” (Ánanda Vacanámrtam Part 2) (ref. 1)
Quote #2:
Ánanda Márga ideology says, "Sáttvikii Bhakti: A devotee of this category may think: “Now I am an old man. I have committed so many wrongs in my life. It would be wise for me to take initiation from a preceptor and count beads. Otherwise what will people say about me? They will say I’m spending my old age eating and sleeping and doing nothing worthwhile. At least I should do some religious deeds to show everyone that I love God.” This is the inner motivation behind sentient devotion. Such devotees do not think of harming others, but they do not want Parama Puruśa either. Even if such devotees attain liberation or salvation, they certainly do not get Parama Puruśa because they did not want Him. Hence such devotion has no real value." (Subháśita Saḿgraha Part 8) (ref. 2)
Quote #1 says that in sentient devotion, the goal is Parama Puruśa.
Quote #2 says that in sentient devotion, the goal is NOT Parama Puruśa.
The yellow is false, the green is correct.
Conclusion
Quote #1 is from Ánanda Vacanámrtam Part 2; quote #2 is from Subháśita Saḿgraha Part 8. And these two quotes contradict each other. Contradiction in any philosophy breaks the backbone of that philosophy. Ánanda Márga philosophy is not contradictory, but due to our Tiljala Publisher’s mistakes this false contradiction occurred. It is sad.
Ánanda Márga philosophy states, "The scriptures containing spiritual injunctions must be totally flawless." (3)
At His lotus feet,
Sarat Chandra Ghosal
Behind the curtain of B Group Publications
How Mantreshvarananda and Acyutananda are wasting their time
When in the Publishers Page Sarvatmananda’s name was printed, at that time Sarvatmananda did nothing but Bengalization plus politics - and putting thorns in the path of others, and making potholes in common walkways so others would fall. And this he has been doing for his entire life. Now, sadly, he is counting his last days.
It is so unfortunate that on one side our AM scriptures are wrongly printed and riddled with so many obvious blunders. On the other side, our organizational in-charges are apathetic when it comes to fixing those problems. Rather, they are busy in Bengalization.
Mantreshvarananda hiding black money
Nowadays Mantreshvarananda’s and Acyutananda’s names are printed on the Publishers Page. And these people are wasting the time in idle pursuits.
For example, Mantreshvarananda is busy in touring around and going to various cities to have a picnic. And fill his black bank account, collecting literally millions of rupees and hiding the black money (more than three million Rs, equivalent to approx $50,000 USD) in Islampur, in the remote district of Uttar Dinajpur. This is just an anecdotal example of how these people waste their time and energy.
Acyutananda busy in Narada’s extravaganza forum
And in the next example, Acyutananda is busy in extravaganza in Narada’s forum. And the rest of the time he is busy in the United States Republican Party agenda of Right to Life. For that he has created his own blog also. And so he does not have time for anything but promoting these two objectives. This is the pitiful and sad condition of Tiljala Publication department. Worthless people are occupying the seat. That is the reason all the things described in this letter are going on. And there is also no plan to fix them, unfortunately.
What about the demon Rudrananda / H group
There is nothing good to tell about Rudrananda. He is a veritable demon in human form. He destroyed H group fully. And he will sell everything of H group, and take those things along with him to his grave. Many people are asking, that when he dies, should he be treated like other humans or like the demon Ravana. That is, commonly at the time of someone’s death, people are not happy upon knowing about it. But in the case of demons, people feel just the opposite. And that also is what Baba teaches to do. When demons get killed, then the public gets relief and in happiness they dance. This is what in Ananda Marga we call victory day. Due to these reasons, various Margis and wts are asking that when Rudrananda dies, then in what way should his last rites be done. Should people exalt, as in the death of demons, or not? This thing is still being debated.
Who ruined these AM books
In view of this fact that the teachings of Táraka Brahma are perfect, never change, and contain no contradictions—in view of this, if any contradiction is found in Ánanda Márga scripture, it can only be an error of the Publishers who put the discourse into written form. Any contradiction found is due not to the Giver of the scripture, but to the medium by which that scripture was put in print.
The printed versions of the two above-mentioned discourses flagrantly contradict one another—and this contradiction has been present for over four decades.
By this blunder, TP made AM philosophy faulty
This above discussed contradiction has been sitting in AMPS’s printed books being sold all over the world for over four decades. The wrong teaching—from “Love – the Essential Prerequisite” in Ánanda Vacanámrtam Part 2, and the correct teaching—from ”Vaedhii Bhakti and Shuddhá Bhakti”, Subháśita Saḿgraha Part 8—have both been in print for that much time. And this contradiction is not subtle or vague; it is a glaring contradiction that makes Bábá look like someone who says one thing at one time, and an opposite thing at another.
Now here is one vital point: In any philosophy, if there are contradictions within it that is deadly. A philosophy which is self-contradictory cannot survive. So the presence of such a glaring contradiction is extremely serious and threatens the whole of Ánanda Márga scripture. Yet in around forty years, the Tiljala Publishers never fixed it.
One must ask the question as to how it could be that the Tiljala Publishers never fixed such a glaring contradiction as this in forty years.
Contradiction in AM scripture could ruin its longevity
The presence of such a contradiction in our Ánanda Márga scripture is of vital importance and must be repaired without delay. The very survival of Ánanda Márga ideology as guiding light for the suffering humanity, depends on this.
Ananda Marga philosophy states, "The scriptures containing spiritual injunctions must be totally flawless." (3)
We all should fix Bábá's Discourses—Now or Never
If we remain passive onlookers and do not fix the negative trends of introducing distortion into Shrii Shrii Ánandamúrtiji's discourses—if we do not bring the printed discourses up to the proper standard now—it will become impossible to change this in the future. And even if in the future some sincere Ánanda Márgiis try, they will be treated as enemies. Because this is the way religion works: Today one cannot teach the devotees of Lord Krśńa that He has nothing to do with cows; they will never believe it. In the same way, Ánanda Márgiis will become used to the wrong teachings in our AM books and they will not like to give them up. They will think that whatever was there at the end of the twentieth century, that was the gold standard for all time. And it should be kept and maintained.
Ánanda Márga is dharma—not religion—but we will face the same opposition from within to change, when wrong teachings get established.
So we don't have any time: it is either now or never. The clock is ticking: If we do not get Bábá's discourses fixed now, it will be impossible to do so later. And that will cause bloodshed and more division on the basis of the various versions of Bábá's teachings and their explanations. History bears testimony to this, that all the religions have similarly broken into multiple factions, groups and subgroups on the basis of differences in scripture interpretations. Bábá wanted to eliminate such problems, and that is why Bábá's discourses are recorded. But unfortunately, those recordings are not being published properly. This matter is very serious.
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Note 3. In order to make Bábá’s teachings distortion-free, please forward this posting to the respected dadas Tiljala Publications Secretary Mantreshwarananda ji <Mantreshwarananda@hotmail.com>, and Acyutananda ji <acyutananda1@gmail.com>.
References
1. “Love – the Essential Prerequisite”, Ánanda Vacanámrtam Part 2 [Electronic Edition], 13 September 1978, Patna
2. “Vaedhii Bhakti and Shuddhá Bhakti”, Subháśita Saḿgraha Part 8, and Ananda Marga Ideology and Way of Life in a Nutshell Part 10 [Electronic Edition]. 26 November 1966 DMC, Midnapur
3. “Disc: Shiva's Teachings – 2 (continued)” (Discourse 14), Namah Shiváya Shántáya
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