Call in Sorrow & Also in Happiness

Baba

CALL IN SORROW & ALSO IN HAPPINESS

Namaskar,

The below is a rough English translation from the Hindi edition of Subhasita Samgraha part 16 (sixth chapter).

"Think about Him - that Parama Purusa is mine - I belong to Parama Purusa. Parama Purusa is with me. At any cost I am not alone. In my happiness He is with me and He is also with me in my sorrow. If I call Him in my pain and do not call Him in my pleasure and joy, that will not do. Just as I call Him in times of sorrow similarly I will call Him in times of happiness. In my state of sorrow I tell Him, O Lord, I am in misery. Please come and remove my sorrow and pain. Likewise in times of happiness I will request Him, O Parama Purusa I am ensconced in a wonderful feeling of happiness, please come and enjoy that sweetness with me. You should call Him always-- both in moments of sorrow as well as in times of joy and happiness." (Gorakhpur, 29-1-84)

"AS IS" TRANSCRIPTION FROM ORIGINAL HINDI DISCOURSE

Now please find a word for word, "as is" transcription from the audio recording of Baba's original Hindi discourse.  

[DMC 29 Jan 1984 Gorakhpur.]

तो, “तत्वभावात्‌ |” उनके सम्बन्ध में सोचो कि—

परमपुरुष हमारे हैं | हम परमपुरुष के हैं | परमपुरुष हमारे साथ हैं | हम किसी भी हालत में अकेले नहीं हैं | परमपुरुष हमारे सुख में भी हैं, दुःख में भी हैं | हम दुःख में उनका नाम लिए और सुख में नहीं लिए, सो नहीं कर सकते हैं | दुःख में भी नाम लेंगे, अवश्य लेंगे; सुख में भी लेंगे | दुःख में भी उनसे मदद माँगेंगे, सुख में भी माँगेंगे | हाँ | दुःख में भी बोलेंगे—”परमात्मा ! मैं दुःख में हूँ, तुम आ जाओ, दुःख को दूर कर दो |” सुख में भी बोलेंगे—”परमात्मा ! मैं सुख में हूँ, तुम आ जाओ, मेरे साथ बैठकर मिठाई खा लो |”

[मार्गी लोग—"बाबा, बाबा, बाबा !"]

क्या जी ? ऐसा करते हो, न, नहीं करते हो ? दुःख में बुलाते हो और सुख में बुलाते नहीं हो | न्योता नहीं देते हो |

[हँसी]

सुख में दावत देते हो परमात्मा को ? नहीं देते हो | दुःख में दावत देते हो | हाँ, सुख में दुःख में, दोनों अवस्था में बुलाओ |

तो, यही है “तत्वभावात्‌ |” तत् माने है—”that, वह |” अर्थात्‌ उनकी भावना | हमेशा उनकी भावना लो | हाथ-पैर से काम करो और मन में उनकी भावना लो | जो हम लोगों का—गुरुमन्त्र जिसे हम लोग कहते हैं |[DMC 29 Jan 1984 Gorakhpur]

Once again, the above is an "as is" transcription of the audio recording from Baba's original Hindi discourse given on 29 Jan 1984 in Gorakhpur. This is an exact transcription of the original audio file; but if you compare it with the published Hindi version of this discourse in Subhasita Samgraha part 16 (6th chapter), you will find that they do not match up.

WHY THEY DO NOT MATCH

The question then stands, "Why does the printed version of the Gorakhpur discourse in SS-16 (Hindi) not match the transription of the original Hindi audio."

Here is the reply:

As we know, Baba gave the above discourse originally in Hindi. But the publisher did not print the transcription of the original recording. Instead, as is indicated in publishers page of the Hindi edition of Subhasita Samgraha-16, the in-charges translated the original Hindi into Bengali and then re-translated from Bengali back into Hindi and printed in Subhasita Samgraha part 16 (Hindi). So Baba spoke in Hindi and they translated it into Bengali, and then they treated that Bengali translation as the original, and they translated it back into Hindi and published that in Subhasita Samgraha part 16 Hindi Edition (6th chapter). That is why the printed Hindi discourse does not match up with the original transcript - that is why there are so many flaws in the printed discourse.

Suppose Baba had originally given the above discoure in Spanish. And then those publishers translated  the original Spanish into Bengali and then treated that Bengali version as the original. And then they translated that Bengali "master version" into Spanish and printed it as Subhasita Samgraha part 16 (Spanish).

Suppose Baba had originally given the above discoure in Italian. And then those publishers translated  the original Italian into Bengali and then treated that Bengali version as the original. And then they translated that Bengali "master version" into Italian and printed it as Subhasita Samgraha part 16 (Italian).

Suppose Baba had originally given the above discoure in German. And then those publishers translated  the original German into Bengali and then treated that Bengali version as the original. And then they translated that Bengali "master version" into German and printed it as Subhasita Samgraha part 16 (German).

IT DEFIES ALL LOGIC AND REASONING

It defies all logic and reasoning to translate a discourse mindlessly into Bengali. So then why did they do it? They did it for purposes of Bangalisation - i.e. trying to show Bengali as being superior and the most important. That is the cause of their dealing; and that is the cause of gross and glaring errors in the printed version of SS-16 (Hindi).

When in fact the best approach is to simply transcribe Baba's discourse in the language in which it was originally given - as was done above.

So in this case they should have simply transcribed Baba's original Hindi discourse. And that "as is" version should stand as the master printed copy. But they did not do this. Instead, they openly declared in the Publisher's page that they first translated Baba's original Hindi discourse into Bengali and then translated the Bengali back into Hindi. And that is how they published it in the book. Because of this faulty approach, the printed Hindi discourse in Subhasita Samgraha part 16 is not accurate and does not match up with the above "as is" Hindi transcription.

YOU MUST SPEAK UP

Until you speak up, this nasty approach and horrible problem will never end. And you will never get a proper discourse into your hands of what your Guru has given for you. Such publishers are ruining our devotional scripture by their methods of Bangalisation. Those who want to know more about this should write us.

Namaskar,
In Him,
Vishvamitra

Health Risk and Attraction of Celestial Bodies

Baba

HEALTH RISK AND ATTRACTION OF CELESTIAL BODIES

Namaskar,
By Baba's grace, I had His darshan on a few occasions - one of which was in Patna during the year 1971.

THE UNIQUE TOPIC FROM THAT DAY IN PATNA 1971

Specifically, that day was the unique occasion wherein Baba clearly described why fasting is so important for our human growth and development and how fasting counteracts the negative effects of the celestial bodies during certain lunar days, or tithis.

What He told in this Patna darshan is not in any of the published material (that I am aware of) about fasting. It is not in Caryacarya part III nor in other publications.

I have since asked many acaryas about this and they too cannot tell if or when Baba discussed this topic in other places. So this does seem to be quite unique material - and that transcription is included below.

PART 1:

UPWARD PULL BY CELESTIAL BODIES

In this darshan, Baba begins by telling that due to the pull or attraction of certain celestial bodies like the moon and the sun, the liquid portion of the earth rises. Baba was detailing how the tides of the ocean and sea levels are affected by the pull of the moon on particular lunar days, ekadhashii, or the 11th lunar day, pu'rn'ima', and amavasya.

(Note: Modern day sciences of geology and physics have verified this fact. The earth's oceans and tides are primarily affected by the moon etc and can result in tidal waves and other dangerous conditions.)

Then Baba began to systemically explain how even the liquid section in our human body also gets affected on such lunar days (tithis). Specifically the liquid portion rises up and disturbs the regular functioning of the brain and other primary organs in the upper regions of the body. One's thinking and sadhana are affected on these days.

(Note: As you may know, our bodies are 60% to 65% water / fluid, so when the liquid portion of the body is affected, its affect is quite dramatic and can even make people to do crazy things. That is why lunacy stems from the root luna meaning moon. Due to the effect of the moon, people lose their mental balance. This is also recognised in the common society)

PART 2:

THE EFFECT ON THE CAKRAS

In the next sequence, Baba began detailing the effects on the cakras. Because when the liquid portion rises up then the upper cakras are hampered.

Under normal conditions, the vishuddha cakra (5th cakra) to the sahasra'ra cakra (7th cakra) are purely for subtle and sentient pursuits. These cakras are totally sattvika or sentient.

The manipura cakra (3rd cakra) to anaha'ta cakra (4th cakra) deal with both higher and lower works, both spiritual and physical activities. Baba has classified these as being ra'jasik, a mixture of crude and subtle.

Then the two lower cakras - muladhara (1st cakra) and svadhisthana (2nd cakra) - only deal with baser activities, as they are ta'masik in  nature. But as we all know certain crude works need to be attended to in this life, so those lower cakras also have their purpose.

That is how Baba described it in this darshan.

Now here comes the key point:

On certain lunar days - tithis - like ekadashii, or the 11th lunar day, pu'rn'ima' (full moon), and amavasya (new moon), the liquid portion of the body rises up and disturbs the functioning of the upper cakras - i.e. the ra'jasik and sentient cakras, which means the manipur cakra all the way up to the sahasra'ra cakra are all affected.

(Note: Baba also differentiates between lunar days known as tithis and solar days known as din in Sanskrit. And it is these lunar days or tithis which create this disturbance in the body.)

On those aforementioned lunar days or tithis (ekadashii, purnima & amavasya), due to the adverse effect of the moon's pull and the ensuing rise of the liquid portion of the human body, those higher cakras cannot function normally. In turn, our entire existence is negatively affected. Our regular and higher functioning of mind becomes impaired.

PART 3:

HOW YOGIS ADDRESSED THIS PROBLEM

The ancient yogis - being practical scientists and researchers - knew well that the upper cakras could not carry out their normal manner of functioning on those tithis, so they came up with a solution.

And that solution was: fasting.

Then Baba revealed one very interesting idea. He told us that when one fasts, a vacuum is created in the stomach - because there is neither water nor food in the belly - and that vacuum pulls the liquid back down. That brings relief to our entire system on these lunar days.

(Note: Some Wts highly familiar with Baba's discourses have stated that this Patna discourse is unique and perhaps the only place where Baba has revealed this special point about creating a vacuum in the stomach.)

In that case, when fasting during those lunar days like ekadashii, then the higher organs are no longer hampered by the liquids which would normally rise up on those lunar days. Hence, the lungs, heart, thyroid, brain etc can work smoothly as usual.

That is the great benefit to the physical and mental body during fasting days.

Baba also then gave proof of this theory. He told that those suffering from arthritis and gout will experience worse conditions during ekadashii and other tithis. They will not experience any remission on these days. Because the liquid portions of the body rises up and creates problems for such patients.

So for all these reasons and more, fasting is a necessity for human health and vitality.

PART 4:

OUR PRACTICE IN ANANDA MARGA

Then in a very sweet manner Baba began to discuss about the fasting system in Ananda Marga.

He explained that our fasting days occur on the following tithis: eleventh moon (ekadashii), full moon (purnima), and new moon (amavasya).

Then He said how He did not prescribe four fastings to family people - just two, i.e. the two fasting days of ekadashii. That will help them greatly in their physical and spiritual life.

Wts are required to do four fastings as they need to engage in more spiritual activities. Baba was careful to explain that Wts are not, by definition, more spiritual or devotional than margiis, but clarified that due to the nature of Wt life, they have more spiritually oriented duties.

Finally, Baba added that all family people are welcome to fast 4 times each month, but for them it is not a requirement. Should, however, any family person adopt the practice of fasting on purnima and amavasya, then they will not be questioned in any way. If they desire, they may freely do.

PART 5:

UPA'VASA NOT ANANSHANA

Baba then clarified that our fasting days are more than just days where we refrain from taking food. Not eating is known as anashana in Sanskrit.

But that is now our approach.

We call our fasting days as upa'va'sa. Then Baba explained the meaning several times using various examples and definitions from the realm of linguistics, and we all repeated and replied.

Upa' means "near", and va'sa means "sitting". Hence upa'va'sa means to sit or reside or live near the Lord.

Here below is a quote from one of Baba's published discourses on upa'vas'sa.

Baba says, "Upa” is a Sam'skrta prefix. In Sam'skrta there are twenty recognized prefixes, and one of these prefixes is “upa”. “Upa” means “proximity”. And “Va'sa” means “to live”, “to reside”. The word “upava'sa” means then, “to live near the Lord”. “Upava'sa” – on these days of fasting, what are all spiritual aspirants to do? Mentally they should live near their Lord. On all other days they are to remain balanced between objective adjustment and subjective approach. On these days of fasting, however, on these days of upava'sa, one remains in closer proximity to the Lord than to one’s mundane duties. That is why these days are known as “upava'sa”. The word “fasting” does not represent the proper sense or proper spirit. The Sam'skrta term for going without food is “anashana” – “ana” means not, “ashana” means eating – not “upava'sa”. But these eka'dashii, amavasya and pu'rn'ima' days are days of upava'sa." (AV-6)

The above passage was given in a discourse from 1978. It nicely complements what Baba told us that day in 1971 about upa'va'sa so I have included it here.

And we all know that during fasting, one may encounter difficulty in doing intense physical labour on that day. Some people may not experience any hardship, but for others doing tough physical tasks may be beyond their reach. It varies person to person.

In that case on upa'vasa', one should engage in more intellectual and spiritual pursuits, and less in physical duties. One should goad the mind toward higher echelons of philosophy, ideology, and devotional life. On these days, one should sit near Parama Purusa. That is what Baba repeats again and again.

Thus our fasting days are not just anashana (not eating), but upavasa as we are to pursue maximally in the spiritual realm and remain with the Lord.

TRANSCRIPTION OF THAT DISCOURSE

Here following is the transcription of this very 1971 Patna discourse which was originally given by Baba in English. To date, this discourse has not been printed in any publication.

"Due to the attraction of the sun and moon, and certain tithis, the liquid portion of the earth moves upward. And that’s why it brings tides in the oceans. Similarly, in the human body also, the liquid portion moves upwards. And for this, the upper portion of the body, the normal functions of different limbs and brain are a bit affected. In the human body, the portion from vishuddha cakra to sahasra’ra cakra is the sa’ttvika portion of the human body. And from the vishuddha cakra to the man’ipura cakra, that is, the naval portion, is known as the ra’jasika portion of the body. And below the nave, below the naval portion, is the ta’masika portion of the body. In the ta’masika portion of the body, man does crude works — only crude works. That portion is also a necessity, but that portion is engaged in crude work. And in the central portion, ra’jasika portion, it is a mixture of crude and subtle - a mixture of physical and spiritual. And, in the sa’ttvika portion, that is the upper-most portion, a man is engaged in subtler pursuits, subtle work. Now, “tithi” means “lunar day”. In Sam’skrta, solar day is called “dina”, and lunar day is called “tithi”."

"Eka’dashii tithi means “eleventh moon”; pu’rn’ima’ means “full moon”, and ama’vasya’ means “new moon”. In these tithis, this ra’jasika portion and sa’ttvika portion, the normal functions get affected due to upward tendency of the liquid portion of the body. Now, for this, in ancient times, the yogiis, they invented this system of fasting. During fasting what does happen? In the stomach portion a vacuum is created, for want of food and water. And that vacuum attracts the liquid portion from the upper portion of the body - that is, from sa’ttvika and ra’jasika portions. And what does happen? The brain, heart, lungs, that is the upper portion — ra’jasika and sa’ttvika portions, get freed from the bad effect of liquid. Otherwise, you see, in the case of a gout patient, his pains increase in these tithis. A man suffering from fever won’t get remission during these tithis, because of upward movement of liquid."

"So, fasting is a necessity in the eleventh moon, pu’rn’ima’, that is full moon, and new moon. In A’nanda Ma’rga, I didn’t prescribe these four days fasting, that is, for grhii’s — that is non-wholetimers, non avadhutas — they are to fast only two days, two eleventh moons. And for workers, avadhutas, they are to fast how many days? Four days. Because they will have to engage themselves more in spiritual and higher works, in intellectual and spiritual [realms]. That’s why they should fast four times in a month - and others, twice. But if others so desire, they may fast four times — I won’t say anything. But it is not compulsory. For them, two eka’dashiis." (12/1/71 Patna)

NON-BANGLA LANGUAGES ARE STEP-CHILD OF PUBLICATIONS

It is the unfortunate circumstance that so many of Beloved Baba's divine discourses delivered in non-Bengali languages are pushed aside and kicked around by Publications Dept, as evidenced by the above transcript that has not been printed. If the above, "never-before-printed" discourse had been given by Baba in Bengali then certainly those Publications in-charges would have ensured the discourse was accurately transcribed and printed. But since it is an English discourse, they have abandoned it and let it be forgotten - nearly lost forever. That is why it has never been printed. This is the case with so many English discourses, as well as discourses given in other languages like Hindi etc. That is why many say that Publications Dept treats non-Bengali language discourses as their step-child.

SUMMARY

Perhaps two of the most unique points from this special darshan are:
(1) A main function of fasting is to free the upper cakras from the negative effects of liquids rising up in the human body.
(2) The way this happens is that a vacuum is created in the stomach due to a dearth of food and water and that vacuum pulls those liquids back downward.

The principles - both physical and spiritual - of our fasting days allow us all to progress, despite the inherent difficulties of living on this earth. It is truly Baba's grace that He has given a method and solution for overcoming every problem.

Baba has graciously given us all the opportunity and practices to live eternally at His lotus feet.

Namaskar,
in Him,
Suresh

Note 1: LETTERS ON HOW TO BREAK FAST & OTHER BENEFITS OF FASTING

#1: http://am-global-01.blogspot.com/2013/03/upavasa-why-how-to-prepare-break-part-1.html

#2: http://am-global-01.blogspot.com/2013/03/re-upavasa-why-how-to-prepare-break-2.html

#3: http://am-global-01.blogspot.com/2013/04/upavasa-fasting-why-and-how-to-prepare.html

PRABHAT SAMGIITA

"Maner ma'jhe kon se ka'je a'cho balo na'..." (P.S. #2033)

Purport:

O' Parama Purusa, You are hiding deep in the recesses of my mind. What You are actually doing there I cannot say. Just You are sitting in the depths of my mind - listening to all my thoughts. O' my Lord, You are everywhere: omnipresent. Nothing can remain hidden from You. It is impossible to hide anything from You - what a torture this is. Your liila, Your divine play, is very vast - verily immeasurable like the infinite ocean. To understand Your divine liila, is very difficult. When I go to measure the depth of Your liila, then my whole existence is lost. Only consciousness remains floating. Mind becomes one with You. And "I feeling" is lost. O' Divine Entity, O' Baba, if You do not want to be held, please tell me what You want. Your desire is my desire, don't you know this very fact? Baba, You are eternally hiding in my mind and heart. Nothing remains unknown to You...

Crocodile, Bird and Service - Original Hindi

~ Baba ~

IMPORTANT AND KEY NOTES FOR ALL READERS:

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE HINDI EDITION OF THIS DISCOURSE

- Those aware about both English and Hindi will readily notice that the English and Hindi versions of the discourse do not match up well. The history is that Baba graciously delivered this discourse in Nagpur in Hindi. From the original Hindi it was translated to Bengali, and from Bengali it was translated into English. The proper way is to translated directly from the original Hindi into English - and not go via Bengali. If this had been done, the English version would better reflect the original Hindi discourse. But unfortunately this was not done. This is not an isolated case - there are countless instances of such cases.

- This below Bengali poem which is printed in the English edition was not spoken by Baba when He delivered the discourse in the original Hindi.

Phela kaŕi mákho tel.
[Pay money and take the goods.]

This was added purely for purposes of Bangalisation. This is the tragic trend that has gone on for so long. Some top Dadas dirtied Baba's divine discourses by adding their own selections based on their own selfish agenda. This is the horror they did - all in Guru's name. Nature will not spare them. And it is our duty to raise this matter on the public forums. This is not something we can ignore.

WARNING:

YOU MUST SPEAK UP

Until you speak up, this nasty approach and horrible problem will never end. And you will never get a proper discourse into your hands. Those who want to know more about this should write us. Because that is not the subject of this particular email.

THE HINDI VERSION

Here below is the original Hindi version where Baba has given the teaching in a very clear and lucid manner. You will quickly understand how the original Hindi version is far above the standard of the  English version.

[Plants, Animals and Human Beings 15 October 1979, Nagpur]

पशुजीवन में सेवा नहीं है | पशुजीवन में अगर है भी, वह क्या है ? न, mutual transaction—जिसको कथ्य भाषा में व्यापार, अंग्रेज़ी में business कहते हैं | दो रुपया दिए, दो रुपया का नमक लिए—Mutual exchange | इसका नाम “सेवा” नहीं है | शास्त्र में इसका नाम है—”व्यवसाय” | हिन्दी में कहते हैं—”व्यापार” | “Commercial transaction” अंग्रेज़ी में कहते हैं | तो, यह पशु जगत्‌ में भी है | जैसे, घड़ियाल जानते हो ? मगरमच्छ—पानी में रहता है, बड़ा-बड़ा crocodile ?

क्या कहते हो यहाँ ?

[मार्गी लोग---"मगरमच्छ" |]

हाँ, मगरमच्छ | मगर | संस्कृत में मकर | तो, वह क्या करता है ? वह तो मांसाशी जीव है, carnivorous | वह खाने के बाद क्या करता है ? पानी में अब नहीं रहता है | वह पानी में जाता है केवल शिकार पकड़ने के लिए | वह पानी का जानवर नहीं है | जानवर ज़मीन का है | तो, वह उठता है, उठकर क्या करता है ? मुँह ऐसे रख देता है | हाँऽऽ [मुँह खोलकर] करके रहता है | उसके दाँत के भीतर में गोश्त घुस जाता है न ? तब, होता है क्या, कि छोटी-छोटी चिड़िया आती हैं | उसके मुँह के भीतर घुस जाती है | और जो दाँत में थोड़ा-थोड़ा जो गोश्त रह गया, वही वह चिड़िया खाती है | उस चिड़िया को खाना मिल गया | और, मकर का क्या हुआ ? दाँत साफ़ हो गया |

[हँसी]

तो, mutual exchange है | तो, उस वक्त मकर, मगरमच्छ कभी मुँह बन्द नहीं करेगा | तब तो वह चिड़िया मर जाएगी—सो नहीं करेगा | वह, mutual exchange है, व्यापार | चिड़िया कहेगी कि—”तुम्हारे दाँतों से, मैं क्या पा रही हूँ ? न, गोश्त पा रही हूँ |” और, वह देखता है कि—”तुम्हारी कृपा से मेरे दाँत साफ़ हो रहे हैं |” तो, mutual exchange | “रुपया दो नमक लो” |

[हँसी]

हाँ | तो, यह है business |

और, मनुष्य में एक अतिरिक्त चीज़ है जिसका नाम है—सेवा | सेवा क्या है ? देंगे; लेंगे नहीं कुछ | Unilateral transaction, one-sided transaction | मनुष्य जो दान करते हैं, मान लो किसी भिखमङ्गे को तुम दान करती हो | तो, exchange में कुछ लेती हो, या लेने की भावना रहती है ? नहीं | जिसको तुम दिए थे, वह भी तुम भूल जाते हो कुछ दिन के बाद | उसी रोज़ भूल जाते हो | सुबह दिए हो, तो सन्ध्या में भूल जाते हो |

तब, यह पशु में नहीं है | यह है सेवा, यह मनुष्य की विशेषता में है | किन्तु मान लो कोई आदमी आज दान दिए, एक लाख रुपया | और, रातभर नींद नहीं आई | आज इन्तज़ार में हैं कि कल सुबह अख़बार में देखेंगे कब निकल रहा है कि—सेठ चोट्टामल डाकूराम बटपरिया ने इतना रुपया दान दिया |

[हँसी]

तब तुम्हारा यह, क्या हुआ ? यह सेवा नहीं है, mutual transaction | दान दिए हो, और देखने के इन्तज़ार में बैठे हुए हो | हाँ | तो, ऐसा नहीं करोगे | दान दोगे, भूल जाओगे | दान should be what, unilateral | Unilateral माने one-sided, एकतरफ़ा |

[Plants, Animals and Human Beings 15 October 1979, Nagpur]

In Him,
Arjuna Deva

Political Expulsion in AM

Baba

POLITICAL EXPULSION IN ANANDA MARGA

(Note: This is the second letter in this series. The title of the first letter was "Story: Baba's Vamadeva Form & Mock Expulsion", and an excerpt and a link to that letter has been appended below. - Eds)

Namaskar,
In the days of old, the existing dogma was that Samskrta should not be translated into other languages. In the face of that edict, Máládhra Vasu and Krttivása Ojah bravely came forward and translated various Samskrta scritures into Bengali so the common mass could get the benefit of those teachings. Those at the helm - i.e. the status quo - became furious and in their contempt they humiliated and expelled both Máládhra Vasu and Krttivása Ojah.

The same thing is going on nowadays in Ananda Marga. Those at the helm have implemented various dogmas in support of their own selfish agenda and if anyone tries to oppose those dogmas, then they become infuriated and expel them.

Baba's below teaching highlights how those who opposed dogma in the past, like Máládhra Vasu and Krttivása Ojah, were expelled for reasons of political expediency. Since 1990 we have seen this same scene unfolding in our AMPS - and still today certain group leaders are lobbying to continue this unholy tradition of expulsion. This is their chosen weapon of political expediency.

"It was considered nothing short of blasphemy to translate the religious scriptures from Samskrta into Bengali. The Nabab Hussein Shah personally tried to develop the Bengali language. With his active support Krttivása Ojah translated the Ramayana, Káshii Ram Dash translated the Mahabharata and Máladhra Vasu translated the Bhágavata from Samskrta to Bengali. This caused a furore among the community of scholars. They tried to brand Hussein Shah as a saboteur of the Hindu religion because, according to them, to translate the holy scriptures into Bengali was to defile the Hindu religion. Máládhra Vasu had to bear the stigma of being a Moslem convert and was widely ridiculed as Guńaranjina Khan. So incensed were the Samskrta scholars over the translations of Krttivása Ojah that he was declared an outcaste for committing an act of sacrilege. All this took place only 450 years ago." (AFPs-2, Human Society Is One and Indivisible – 2)

Namaskar,
in Him,
J. Vishnumurti


Subject: Story: Baba's Vamadeva Form & Mock Expulsion
Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2013 13:27:49
From: nityanand
To: Ananda Marga News Bulletin

{Below are excerpts from this letter...}

Baba Himself is Love-Personified and He always encourages others to progress and rectify themselves. He never permanently banished or expelled anyone – nor did He push people away due to poor work output.

Again, Guru is Guru - He can do per His wish and always He is acting for the welfare of the individual.

In contrast, these present dadas want to use expulsion as a political weapon for their own selfish purposes. For this reason they are trying to dig out this "Baba did expulsion" campaign. This is how falsified tales and bogus myths get started. Do not give an ounce of credence to such things.

Remember religion is the incubation grounds for all kinds of tall tales, myths, dogmas and falsehoods, and our Ananda Marga is not immune to such things. Thus, using our viveka, we should be cent-per-cent careful and evaluate every circumstance and story with a clear and balanced mind.

Then everyone will come to the same clear conclusion that Baba never expelled anyone - not for any reason. Mock expulsions were done to bring people onto the right code of conduct and rectify their wrongs and teach others.

Baba's entire intention is to bring all unto the path of bliss.

Only a few opportunists want to justify their own use of expulsion as a weapon by laying claim that Baba also did expulsions. But that is just not true.

Baba's strict guideline is that there is no place for expulsion in Ananda Marga.

READ THE FULL LETTER HERE:

http://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com/2013/12/story-babas-vamadeva-form-mock-expulsion.html

Re: Blind Wt Worker Teaches Wrong Things

Baba

Re: Blind Wt Worker Teaches Wrong Things

Namaskar,
Please remember BABA never contradicts HIS own philosophy. Whatever Baba has written in Yoga Psychology is correct and has been in line with Caryacarya instructions.

In Yoga Psychology, Baba Says,” You can only bless those you like. If you accept salutations from those you dislike...”

In Caryacarya, for second type of salutations, Baba Says same thing- “...Never do “carańa sparsha prańáma” (bowing and touching the feet) to people whom you do not regard, whoever they may be.”

“Namaskar” is just a type of “Greeting”. We greet everyone with Namaskar - to all friends and enemies during “Dharma Cakra”, festivals, seminars, conferences, etc. But there are three methods of salutation: (1) sáśt́áuṋga prańáma [prostration], (2) carańa sparsha prańáma [bowing and touching the feet] and (3) namaskára [salutation].” BABA has clearly explained all three salutations- how to use and where to use.

Baba said in Caryacarya,” ......Namaskar can be done to all regardless of their age, because this mode of salutation is used with the ideation that everyone is the manifestation of the Supreme Being...”

But about “carańa sparsha prańáma” (bowing and touching the feet), Baba has clearly instructed for not accepting salutations from those you dislike.

BABA has said same thing in both books. There is no confusion. Therefore please do not get confused and please do not encourage and justify your Mumbai DS for committing blunders and preaching wrong things to gullible margis.

In Yoga Psychology, Baba has been narrating the “blessing” that how blessing has positive effect on all other Cakras by placing hand on the sahasrara cakra…..in the chapter “Glands and Sub-Glands”. Please read carefully.

In view of above, please do not try to confuse all. BABA never contradicts HIS own philosophy

Brotherly yours,
Mahadeva Shinde

Subject: Mumbai News
Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2013 16:05:34 +0530
From: tr sukul <trsukulsag......com>
To: Ananda Marga News Bulletin

Respected Dadaji,
Namaskar.

         In this article and the linked article of it, "Namaskar " has been discussed in detail and there is no doubt that doing namaskar along with the mudra is beneficial to all. In AM by namaskar we do not salute to any individual but the consciousness in him/her which is the reflection of cosmic consciousness. In this way our system of salutation is unique and as per rev. Baba's direction, we should be first to do namaskar to the person we meet (without waiting his reply), than to be the replier of namaskar.

But, I would like you to see [page 126 para 3]  "Yoga Psychology" which deals with the discourse on 'glands and sub-glands' given by rev. Baba on 12th may 1990.

This para reads as below:-

"you can only bless those you like.If you accept salutations from those you dislike, negative sentiments may arise in your mind, increasing the lower propensities and decreasing the higher propensities in those seeking your blessing. So you do not have the right to accept salutations from all people, and you should not automatically bless every one."

This para gives directions as Ac Yogeshvarananda Avt (Mumbai DS) seems to be following. Please bring this to the notice of the writer of this article and inform me about the out come.

Respectfully,
TR Sukul

Re: Blind Wt Worker Teaches Wrong Things

~ Baba ~

 Re: Blind Wt Worker Teaches Wrong Things

Respected Dadaji,
Namaskar.

         In this article and the linked article of it, "Namaskar " has been discussed in detail and there is no doubt that doing namaskar along with the mudra is beneficial to all. In AM by namaskar we do not salute to any individual but the consciousness in him/her which is the reflection of cosmic consciousness. In this way our system of salutation is unique and as per rev. Baba's direction, we should be first to do namaskar to the person we meet (without waiting his reply), than to be the replier of namaskar.

But, I would like you to see [page 126 para 3]  "Yoga Psychology" which deals with the discourse on 'glands and sub-glands' given by rev. Baba on 12th may 1990.

This para reads as below:-

"you can only bless those you like.If you accept salutations from those you dislike, negative sentiments may arise in your mind, increasing the lower propensities and decreasing the higher propensities in those seeking your blessing. So you do not have the right to accept salutations from all people, and you should not automatically bless every one."

This para gives directions as Ac Yogeshvarananda Avt (Mumbai DS) seems to be following. Please bring this to the notice of the writer of this article and inform me about the out come.

Respectfully,
TR Sukul

To: AnandaMargaNewsBulletin
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2013 23:45:37
From: Mahadeva Shinde
Subject: Race Should Not Be Highlighted + Mumbai News

MUMBAI NEWS:

BLIND WT WORKER TEACHES WRONG THINGS

Namaskar,
We expect that WTs will teach us. Now the time has come where we are bound to teach Ac Yogeshvarananda Avt what is the Namaskar (salutation) system in Caryacarya. In fact he (Mumbai DS) is confused about “Namaskar” (Salutation) system.

Normally he does not do namaskar if he does not like certain margis or WTs. And he proudly declares in “Dharma Cakra” that Baba has instructed in Caryacarya - one should not do Namaskar if he or she dislikes him or her.

Ac Yogeshvarananda Avt is completely wrong. Baba has never instructed such thing in Caryacarya. In this way, DS dada has been disregarding Baba which is against “Ista and Adarsha” of 16 points. In addition, he has been misguiding gullible margi brothers and sisters by teaching wrong things.

In Caryacarya, Baba has written something similar about “carańa sparsha prańáma [bowing and touching the feet]”, but not about “Namaskar (salutation). Baba Says, "...Never do “carańa sparsha prańáma (bowing and touching the feet) to people whom you do not regard, whoever they may be.

About Namaskar, Baba has written, "...As ideal human beings you should not wait to [do] namaskar after another has greeted you: you should rather take the first opportunity to greet others. When someone greets you, it is merely common courtesy for you to salute back; you do not become an ideal human being thereby. Rather one who seizes the first opportunity to salute others is the ideal. So you should always make an effort to do namaskar to others first: you should not care whether the person whom you greet will greet you in return or not. (When people come to me during personal contact, I greet them first whether they salute me or not.) By giving honour to others you will not be belittled, you will rather enhance your prestige...” 29th Nov 1970, Calcutta (SS part- 10)

Non Compromising strictness to ISTA and ADARSHA - So please teach him.

Please find below what Baba has written about three types of Salutaion system in Caryacarya part one:

There are three methods of salutation: (1) sáśt́áuṋga prańáma [prostration], (2) carańa sparsha prańáma [bowing and touching the feet] and (3) namaskára [salutation].

Sáśt́áuṋga prańáma: Sáśt́áuṋga prańáma is a symbol of simplicity. It is to be done only to Márga Guru. It signifies surrender to the ideology. Women can do salutation by touching the ground with the forehead instead of full prostration.

Carańa sparsha prańáma: Carańa sparsha prańáma means to touch the feet of a revered person with one’s hands and then to touch one’s forehead with those same hands. This prańáma should be done only to those who command high regard from the worldly or spiritual viewpoint. As far as possible, do not do carańa sparsha prańáma except to persons such as these. Never do carańa sparsha prańáma to people whom you do not regard, whoever they may be.

Namaskára: Namaskára is done by bringing the palms together and touching the ájiṋá cakra [the mid-point of the eyebrows] with the thumbs, without bowing. It can be done to all regardless of their age, because this mode of salutation is used with the ideation that everyone is the manifestation of the Supreme Being.

Do not shake hands with anyone, because it is unhygienic, and do not do kurnish [a kind of court salute signifying submission to one’s authority] to anyone, as you are not anyone’s slave. Kurnish is a symbol of slavery, so as a form of salutation it is strictly forbidden. (1956, Jamalpur)

Baba also says, ”….Amániinaḿ mánadeyaḿ: You expect that people should respect and honour you, but you never think that you should also respect and honour others. Saḿgráme vaepariityaḿ: this principle has already been explained. You long for name and fame, and you are burning with impatience because you are not receiving the honour you expect. So you must use the reverse strategy: give respect to those whom no one gives respect, and your mind will become balanced and at peace. When beggars are stranded by the wayside, do you ever care to salute them? Why not? Are they not dignified human beings, are they not also expressions of the same One Supreme Consciousness? But when well-dressed, high-placed ministers and leaders stand before you, you lie prostrate before them – why this discrimination? All are manifestations of one and the same God: yet one person you greet warmly and another you utterly neglect – why this differential treatment? It means that there is a hidden sense of flattery in your mind and you are surreptitiously trying to gain honour from the elite. Rather you must give respect to those who do not receive respect from anyone; in this way your minds will become balanced and you will progress."  29th Nov 1970, Calcutta (SS part- 10)

Note: MORE PROBLEMS WITH THIS DADA

In fact, Yogeshvarananda dada is a rude and negative mentality dada. He is a big supporter of present GS Citsvarupananda. In Ranchi AMPS, many WT s are against this Mumbai DS due to his rude behavior. Many WT have complained against this dada to Rudrananda and Citsvarupananda. For example: Nirmohananda, Raviprakashananda, Nityasundarananda, Sandiptananda, etc. But no action has been taken against DS.

He is being guided by Citsvarupananda. In fact, DS has spoiled general relations of Mumbai margis. Due to his rude behavior, many old margiis and educated & intellectual margi do not attend DC in Jagriti. Many times, DS does not reply the Namaskar of margiis. That is why many margiis are not happy with DS.

Note: FURTHER READING ON SALUTATIONS IN ANANDA MARGA

http://am-global-01.blogspot.com/2013/02/simple-but-most-misunderstood-point-in.html

Deceased Person Cannot Be Guru

~ Baba ~

DECEASED PERSON CANNOT BE GURU

Namaskar,
The top-most ideal in the life of any sadhaka is to realise that, "Parama Purusa is always with me." To live with this feeling firmly established in the mind is to be a true spiritualist. That is Baba's
teaching.

As we know, devotion is everything for an aspirant; and devotion means always feeling that "Parama Purusa is with me."

Sadguru says, "When devotion is there, Parama Purus'a is there." (1)

So cultivating devotion and feeling His loving internal presence is the central theme of our life. That is what we are to strive for.

BABA'S MAIN TEACHING ON THIS EARTH

If we take a moment to review Baba's physical presence on this earth, we can easily see that this is also one of the main things He wanted to teach us - that He is always with us.

Behind His reporting sessions, behind His loving scoldings & corrections, behind His pointing out, behind His Dharma Samiiksa, and behind His so many demonstrations was the inherent idea that, "I (Baba) am always with you." That was what Parama Purusa Baba was graciously showing us.

Because in all those circumstances, all-knowing Baba was practically teaching us that even when He was not physically next to us, even then He was aware of our each and every thought, word, and deed.

How many times would a margii arrive from Brazil or Hong Kong, or how often would a WT come from their posting in Bombay etc, and in step-wise fashion omniscient Baba would recount all the details of their long and arduous journey, or some other event in their life - that they felt only they knew.

This was all-knwoing Baba's unique way of saying, "I am not limited to this physical body, always I reside in your heart & mind. I am always with you-- caring for you."

This idea Baba has repeated in hundreds of discourses. And in His practical life, in countless ways Baba has taught this ideal: That He remains with us - wherever we go, in whatever circumstance we are in.

"Pure shete yah sah purus'ah, that is, 'The witness-ship that lies quiescent in every entity is the purus'a'." (2)

SOME REALISE & SOME NOT

Those who, by His grace, realise this ideal feel Baba's presence in sadhana and understand that His physical presence was just an external manifestation, and not the whole of who Baba is.

Naturally then when they sit for sadhana then they feel internally linked with Baba, by His grace.

Unfortunately, today there are some who claim, directly or indirectly, that omnipresent Baba is gone. This is a result of their thinking that Baba was just a physical person on this earth, like so many others. So they mistakenly conclude that since 1990 Baba is gone, just like every other person who left this earth.

But we must not support or encourage this false notion, as that undermines Parama Purusa Baba's magnanimous and eternal presence and is detrimental to one's own spiritual progress.

INHEREENT CONTRADICTION FOR FOLLOWERS OF MPD

For those who follow so-called mahaprayan, i.e. annual death ceremony, there is an inherent contradiction. On the one side they observe the death ceremony and think He is gone; and, on the other side, they think that Baba is Guru. But when an entity is non-existent & He is no more, then how can He guide others on path of liberation. Those who are followers of MPD should think again about what they are doing.

NOT JUST PHYSICAL

While Baba's physical advent on this earth is so historic and meaningful, it was never meant that we should take His physical body as the totality of His personality. That is why from the very beginning, sadhana was a mandatory practice. Even central workers who were with Baba from morning till night had to sit twice daily for silent meditation.

Indeed, all-knowing Baba's ongoing guidance was that we should seek Him and serve Him within.

For that reason He has given kiirtan, dhyana, first lesson, madhuvidya and so many other teachings and practices. To realise His presence inside.

Plus in Prabhat Samgiita Baba has described the sheer futility of trying to find Parama Purusa in the external world.

Vane upavane khu’nijiya’ khu’nijiya’
Kona kha’ne tava dekha’ na’ pa’i...
A'ja bujila'ma manete rayecho...
Ba'hira vishve khunjiya' khunjiya'
Ka’chera du’re pa't'ha'te ca'i (PS #1082)

O' Parama Purusa I am searching for You in the forest and in the gardens
I could not see you anywhere
O' Parama Purusa Baba, by Your exquisite grace, today I understand that You are remaining in my mind
Those searching You in the external world
Want to send You from close to far

So even when in physical form, Baba was describing that the only way to truly get Him was to seek Him within.

Furthermore, He put forth the warning those seeking Him externally would not only not find Him, but would push Him far, far away.

"Du'r'a't sudure: if people think that Parama Purus'a is far from them, then He is very, very far. Du'ra means far and sudu'ra means so far that the human mind cannot even imagine it." (3)

NOTHING HAS CHANGED SINCE 1990

Hence for those involved in sadhana, nothing has changed since 1990. Because the way to get Him has remained the same. He remains eternally in the heart and mind. In Ananda Marga, by His grace, sadhakas understand that it was just His liila that He physically manifested Himself on this earth. But always He is with us - in our the mind and heart of every bhakta.

That is why in Ananda Marga there is not a new Guru. On most paths a successor is named to be the new guru. But in Ananda Marga Parama Purusa Himself is the Guru; and when He is always with us, then there is no question of there being any second or third guru.

Thus the same inner link that was present before 1990 is the same as today and will be tomorrow. And it is this link - the devotional reality that He is always with us - that we should cultivate each and every breath, each and every moment we are alive. That is how we are to find Him.

Across so many discourses, reporting sessions, songs, and PC's, there is one main thing that Baba wants to teach us: That He is always with us and the path of devotion means to realise Him and live with the awareness that He resides eternally in our mind and heart.

HE IS ALWAYS WITH YOU - WATCHING YOU - HELPING YOU

"He is the witness of all the worlds, all the deeds done in this universe. Nothing is secret for Him. You cannot do anything nor think anything without being witnessed by Him. If anyone says, 'I am not being witnessed by anybody,' He will be witnessing this utterance. So as the witnessing Entity He is always with you. This is the greatest assurance, because when you know that He is with you, your mental strength will increase a thousand-fold, because He is always with you to help you...you are never alone, you are never weak, you are never helpless. So the duty of a perfect human being, the duty of a spiritual aspirant is always to remember this supreme truth - that one is never alone, one is always with Supreme Father. He will always help you." (4)

"When your mind will develop the knowledge that Paramátmá is watching us all the time, you will be in dhruvá smrti. Here psycho-spiritual knowledge will be converted into spiritual knowledge." (5)

HE SEES YOU IN YOUR MEDITATION

"Parama Puruśa looks deep into the inner thoughts and feelings of human beings. He is omniscient, forever watching throughout the creation those who are meditating upon Him with undivided attention, and those who have been patiently waiting with an unwavering mind to realize Him." (6)

IDEATE ON HIM AND BECOME VAST

"The unit beings that have been in possession of the Cosmic Mind in part and that have been progressing within It, are also conscious of their smallness and this very sense of smallness is their individuality – unit-hood. Sádhaná or intuitional practice means an effort to break through the barrier of this smallness. " (7)

BABA'S BLESSING

"Parama Purus'a, the Supreme Father, is always with you and you are never alone." (8)

Do you really think that Baba is no more...

Namaskar,
at His lotus feet,
Chandramohan Deva

OUR SANSKRIT NAMES & USE OF THE DEVA SUFFIX

"At the time of initiation or shortly afterwards, those who do not have a Sanskrit name should be given one by the ácárya/á. The word deva should be suffixed to the name...the more the usage of deva as a title, the better it is. The Sanskrit name should be used in all worldly dealings." (9)

   "Casteism is a burden on the Hindu society. All the year round they preach casteism but on the polling days they decry it. This is wholly undesirable. It is better to avoid all titles. Titles signify the caste. If casteism is to be wiped out, it is incumbent to discard the titles. It is commendable if everyone adopts uniformity on title – Deva. Persons using a particular word more often will influence their minds with the meaning of that word. People are reluctant to use the word dása because this word signifies slavery. Whenever the so-called low caste people catch an opportunity, they declare themselves as belonging to the so-called elevated caste, etc. It is an ideal to become deva and for this reason Deva title should be adopted."
   "Titles of the present society have undergone considerable changes during the past fifty years, the cause being that everyone aspires to pertain to an elevated caste. The so-called Shúdras also use the sacred thread. This is only an effort towards the concealment of one’s identity. By this means, they conceal only their disregarded status. This is to be regretted. It is consequent on social debility that they harbour the desire for changes in their situations. It is out and out purposeless to convene All-India Conferences or particular castes. All of them desire to assert and establish their rights. This is simply misuses of energy and money."
   "The consent of those embraced must be sought for before renaming them in Saḿskrta. Language has got nothing to do with religion and as such, there is no reason for anybody depreciating the use of Saḿskrta. In this connection it may be added that the great emperor Aurangzeb used the term sudhárasa (juice of nectar) for mango (original Saḿskrta term for mango is ámra) and saddharma for Islam." (10)


REFERENCES
1. (SS-20) 'Astitva and Shivatva'
2. Ananda Sutram, 1-1
3. SS-11, p. 65
4. Istanbul, 1979
5. SS-18, Knowledge and Human Progress
6. APH-5, Integral and Non-Integral Outlook
7. Subhasita Samgraha - 2, The Intuitional Science of the Vedas – 4
8. AV-12
9. Caryacarya-1
10. Tattvika Diipika, 5th part, Ánanda Púrńimá 1957

Why Only Billy-Goat

~ Baba ~

WHY ONLY BILLY-GOAT

(Note: This is in follow-up to an earlier letter titled, "Hindu Religious Pollution in AM". A link to that letter is appended below. - Eds)


Namaskar,
One respected reader wrote in with the following query with regards to offerings made during the shraddha ceremony:

In Caryacarya there is mention of giving a bull or billy goat. It escapes me for what purpose and what would we do in western countries instead? It seems to me some social service should be done, of course not for the deceased...This point [of offering] should be explained properly in my opinion.

Indeed, as stated in the above query, Guru has given the explicit option for a billy-goat or bull to be offered:

"At the end of the shráddha ceremony, a gift may be made of a bull, buffalo, ram, billy-goat, or any other male domestic animal of good breed for public welfare." (Caryacarya-1)

As Ananda Margiis, it is our responsibility to understand all Baba's teachings - including the above guideline. As we know, our Ananda Marga is wholly against the Hindu dogma of offering food / mass feeding, blankets, or other social offerings etc at the time of a shraddha ceremony. In that case, how are we to understand and interpret Guru's above mandate.

THE GIFTING OF A BILLY-GOAT APPLIES ONLY TO RURAL LIFE

Here all we can do is follow Guru's order and understand the spirit of His teaching.

Guru's above guideline means if anything is to be offered at the time of shraddha, it must be a goat or any male domestic animal - but only if a billy-goat is needed in that area. If there is no need and there was no utility of a goat in that region, then one should not offer anything at all. For instance, in rural Orissa, there may be great need for a billy-goat for agricultural purposes; so at the time of shradda that offering can be made. But in New York City there is no need for a billy-goat, thus this option of gifting a billy-goat does not apply and is not to be done.

Thus, this offering of a billy-goat is primarily relegated to village life, not modern living in any city nor in more economically developed regions where food production and farming is done on an industrial level etc. So the gifting of a billy-goat is an option that applies only to rural areas where there is a distinct need for such an animal. The offering of a billy-goat should not be done as some token gift or ritualistic practice.

DO NOT REPLACE THE BILLY-GOAT BY OFFERING SOMETHING ELSE

Here we have to remember that Caryacarya is our social shastra and is given to meet the demands of the day. So long as there is a need for a billy-goat in various villages then offering a billy-goat is fine; the moment that demand is no longer present then we need not offer that.

And we should not replace that offering with something else like blankets or food.

After all, in those early days also, people were suffering from the cold and from a lack of food, plus there was a severe shortage of clothing in India; but Baba did not give the option of offering blankets, clothing, and food during the shraddha ceremony. Veritably in those earlier days, there was a critical food shortage - even starvation - but even then Baba did not advise that narayan seva (food distribution / mass feeding) should be done on the occasion of the shraddha ceremony. Not only that, He strictly forbade eating during the shraddha ceremony.

                                    
 

SHRADDHANNA NOT TO BE TAKEN

"Shráddhánna: Shráddhánna (food offered at a memorial service) is neither priityanna nor ápadanna, hence it is not to be taken." (Caryacarya-2, pt #37)

So Guru's order of offering a male domesticated animal for public welfare is an option during the shraddha ceremony wherever village life is in vogue. At the same time, we cannot devise alternate options and insert those in Caryacarya. Here we have to follow the word of Guru. In the village area, one may offer a billy-goat to the collective, and in non-village areas, there is not an option to offer anything at all.

ANANDA MARGA SOCIAL FUNCTIONS:

THEY SHOULD NOT BE A FINANCIAL BURDEN

Plus, here following is the overall spirit of our Ananda Marga social functions.

Our social functions were designed in such a way that they should not become a liability or burden for the society. They should not become expensive, extravagant affairs that break the bank of the common person. People should not have to save money their whole life just to be able to perform a social function like a death ceremony. Already, the family is suffering due to the loss of their loved one. They should not also have to undergo terrible financial penance or bear the humiliation in society. Indeed if the main bread-winner dies, the family should not have to face the hardship of paying for a grand shraddha ceremony when their chief earning source has passed. Already they are grief-stricken, and for them to also face financial ruination is heartless and unspeakable. Indeed, Baba does not want this.

Rather His aim is to dismantle the dogmatic Hindu shraddha rituals that have shackled and plagued families for centuries. In the Hindu system - and in other religions also - often families have to bear huge loans & financial loss in order to perform the last rites of their loved one. To do away with this, Baba has mandated that all Ananda Marga social functions - including the shraddha ceremony - are to be simple affairs that are free of cost. The grieving family should not bear the burden of any type of offering or feast etc.

Thus the overall spirit of this directive is that no one should incur any type of loan for the shraddha ceremony. Plus, if an offering is made, then it must be a male domesticated animal where there is need of such a gift - i.e. a rural area. No one should come up with an alternative list of offerings. Rather, we should follow the exact teaching of Guru - word for word, and at the same time adhere to the overall spirit.

If anyone has any further thought or question on this key issue, please write in.

Namaskar,
in Him,
Dr. Veda Prakash

Note: LINK TO INITIAL LETTER ON THIS TOPIC

http://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/2013/12/hindu-religious-pollution-in-am.html

Fake Is After All Fake

~ Baba ~

FAKE IS AFTER ALL FAKE

Namaskar,
Baba's original and true A'nanda Va'niis stand as one of the great traditions of Ananda Marga. This we all know.

Twice annually On New Year's & Ananda Purnima Baba would give a spirited message of a few lines that was entirely new in content, complete in expression, and eternal in nature. In that way, each Ananda Vanii is verily a discourse unto itself. So Baba's original and true Ananda Vaniis are really something unique and incomparable.

However, now in this post 1990 era, certain party leaders have taken it upon themselves to invent and issue Fake Ananda Vaniis for their own interests & political ends. These fake Ananda Vaniis are nothing but their own claim for power and legitimacy.

As Ananda Margiis, as disciples of Baba, we should be strict in adhering to Baba's divine system of Ananda Vaniis and use only those original Ananda Vaniis as our guiding light - not any fake version. Thus on the occasions of New Year's & Ananda Purnima, we should select one of Baba's original Ananda Vaniis. Already, this is what so many units are doing around the globe.

As New Year's Day 2014 is approaching, we should get organised and prepare ourselves accordingly.

MORE ABOUT THE BEAUTY OF BABA'S ORIGINAL A'NANDA VA'NIIS

Here below is a general discussion of this topic. As disciples of Lord Shrii Shrii Anandamurtiji we are to be vigilant on this matter as it regards the authenticity and sanctity of His divine teachings.

ANANDA VANIIS ARE COMPLETE UNTO THEMSELVES

NOT PART OF ANY LARGER DISCOURSE

Baba's true Ananda Vanii messages are very precise and pointed like an arrow. They are complete discourses in and of themselves. They are not part of any larger discourse; and they are not just a quote or partial paragraph. Baba's true Ananda Vaniis are 100% full & complete and stand as is. They are unique and new in their own special way.

ANANDA VANIIS ARE POSITIVE MESSAGES OF ETERNAL TRUTH

One of the most recognisable and special attributes of Baba's original Ananda Vaniis is that they infuse prana (positive life-force) into even half-dead persons and give strength and vigor to all sadhakas. Infused with courageous spirit and indomitable nature, Baba's original Ananda Vaniis are 100% unique and stand apart from His other discourses. Only His original and true Ananda Vaniis have that unbridled energy to inspire one and all to move ahead.

BABA WROTE THEM WITH HIS OWN HAND

History bears testimony that Baba Himself wrote all those Ananda Vaniis in His own handwriting. And He did not just do one like this; but, time after time, for many years Baba continued to write His original Ananda Vaniis with His own hand. All senior margiis are aware about this. In contrast, with other discourses and book chapters, Baba never did like this. Countless discourses He has given and always He was speaking, and devotees were writing. Whereas Ananda Vaniis were written by His hand. This shows the personal and special quality of Ananda Vaniis.

ANANDA VANII:

TRUE AND ETERNAL ANANDA VANII

Here is one of His true and eternal Ananda Vaniis.

"The humans of today are possessed of spirited intellect and accomplished wisdom. They are keen to advance with rapid step shattering the shackles of dogmas. They will no longer be entrapped by the illusion of opportunism. The rays of the crimson dawn of a new humanity on the eastern horizon have started weaving textures of colours on their eyelids and in the subtle recesses of their minds. As for those who have been dreaming of keeping humanity imprisoned by dogmas, their days are numbered; their blissful dreams are being shattered to pieces. I call upon all enlightened people and say: “Go ahead with courage. The humanity has been awaiting you. Establish it in the excellence and grandeur of glory.”" (Ananda Vanii #53)

EVERY ANANDA VANII IS UNIQUE

In all, Baba has blessed us with 74 of these divine guidelines known as Ananda Vaniis. Each with their own inherent beauty; each with their own timeless message. And Baba has Himself specially collected them all together and marked them in His publication: Ananda Vanii Samgraha. These alone stand as those unparalleled and dharmic messages which Baba has so graciously blessed us with during the time of New Year's Day and Ananda Purnima gatherings. These alone are Ananda Vaniis.

WHAT THE GROUP CAMPS ARE DOING

However, nowadays various Fake A'nanda Vaniis are being created and passed around by the various groups.

Certainly, most margiis and field workers understand that any so-called Ananda Vanii created by one of the factions is a Fake A'nanda Va'nii. Strangely enough, they do not like to follow Baba's original Ananda Vaniis.

So the day is near, as more and more understand how & why these Fake Ananda Vaniis came into existence so that we can eliminate this dogma permanently.

"However dense the cimmerian darkness may be, the crimson dawn must follow. The fiends of hell may burst out in loud laughter, but all must fade in the void with the sunrise. The light of sádhaná shall dispel the thick darkness, notwithstanding the night of the pangs of humanity. Sunshine is destined in human life. " (Ananda Vanii #39)

Namaskar,
in Him,
Kalyanmurti

Note 1: MORE ORIGINAL AND TRUE ANANDA VANIIS

"That very irresistible aspiration which leads human beings towards their goal with tremendous speed, also builds all sorts of social structures and generates newer social consciousness. With all sincerity in thought, words and deeds you have to build that aspiration, you have to awaken the cognitive faculty latent in the innermost golden cavity of every microcosmic mind. For you have to work to bring about the well-being of every entity; no benevolent individual can neglect anyone."
(Ananda Vanii #63)


   "Human civilization now faces the final moment of a critical juncture. The dawn of a glorious new era is on its one side and the worn-out skeleton of the past on the other. People have to adopt either of these two."
   "You are the spiritual soldiers, you are the worshippers of Life Divine, hence I call upon you to adorn this crimson dawn deluged with glorious light."
   "Victory is surely yours." (Ananda Vanii #26)


"Marching ahead from cimmerian darkness to the stratum divine is the true spirit of life. Staticism, superstition and narrowness stand for cimmerian darkness. Ensconcing oneself in the Cosmic Soul is the life divine. Striving ahead, together with the entire universe, along the path of spirituality is verily the greatest task for humanity."
   "I hope, in the fresh dawn of the New Year’s day, you will all ponder anew this eternal and sacred Truth." (Ananda Vanii #32)


   "The Supreme recognition of the meaning of existence lies in the vigorous march from imperfection to perfection. This is as true in family, social and political life as it is in individual life. In individual life the movement from imperfection to perfection is easy to some extent due to the lack of diversity, but in family, social and political life it is comparatively difficult due to the extreme influence of staticity. On no account can one afford to stop moving in any sphere of existence, nor is it possible to do so."
   "Through clashes and conflicts one must move towards the Supreme Desideratum. One who has lost the very spirit of forward march has lost the inner vitality of life and reduced oneself to an inert skeleton. You must not allow such a thing to happen."
   "Keep moving onward, singing the song of the forward march." (Ananda Vanii #65)


"The despondent humanity, in the monumental task of searching for veracity, sees the beacon leading to the path of effulgence. This immense task makes humanity’s existence resplendent and illumines its path of movement with the blazing tenderness of humanism. You are the blessed travellers on that effulgent path. Let the unique blending of your profound wisdom and intense urge for action rend asunder the mists of sinful deeds and smash to dust the jagged rocks of hypocrisy, and establish you in the realm of supreme fulfilment. This is my wish for you on this auspicious New Year’s day." (Ananda Vanii #71)

Mahaprayan (Death) of Ac. Shankar Pradhan ji

~ Baba ~

MAHAPRAYANA (DEATH) OF Ac. Shankar Pradhan ji

Namaskar,
It is with much sorrow to share with you news of the mahaprayan* (death) of Family Ac Shankar Pradhanji which occurred at 0100hrs on 16 Dec 2013 after a long battle with cancer. Shrii Pradhanji was from the remote area of Talpadar, Bargarh Odisha. At the time of his mahaprayan he was 73 years of age and had long served and dedicated in Ananda Marga.

Acarya Pradhanji is survived by his laukika family members that include his three children. There were four children but one renounced family life and became a WT.

May we all take solace in the fact that Shrii Pradhanji was a devoted bhakta of the Lord. Certainly he will attain mukti or moksa, accordingly. Baba will lovingly bestow His grace.

With deepest regards,
Namaskar,
at His lotus feet,
Shankar Tripathi

Note 1: DIFFERENCE BETWEEN REAL MAHAPRAYAN AND FAKE MPD

Here it should be qualified that there is both real mahaprayan and fake mahaprayan. Real mahaprayan marks the death of any ordinary human being. This is the proper use of the term: To note a person's departure from this earth. That is the meaning of the mahaprayan term and that is the standard way the term is used in Indian languages.

Then there is the fake, or so-called, or dogmatic mahaprayan. That is when certain vested interests try to apply the mahaprayan term to Parama Purusa Himself. This is grossly inappropriate because when Parama Purusa Baba is that Divine Entity who is beginningless and endless and resides always in our heart, then it is entirely wrong to proclaim that He is gone.

That is why rational margiis are protesting; because the Oct 21st program is so-called mahaprayan. So-called means that something is fake. Parama Purusa is eternal, thus for some vested interests to declare "mahaprayan of Parama Purusa" is nothing but so-called mahaprayan.

Mahaprayan only really happens in the case of human beings, not Parama Purusa.

Note 2: ASTERISK NOTE ABOUT MAHAPRAYAN

* Mahaprayan (Death): Many are aware that mahaprayan (death) is the common term used in India and especially in Bengal to describe the death of an honoured or even ordinary person. In that way, the obituary columns of the newspapers of Bengal regularly cite the mahaprayan (death) of various persons of society who died or passed away.

Some may get confused and wrongly think that the word 'mahaprayan' (death) is one extraordinarily devotional term to be used in association with Parama Purusa. But that is not at all the case. Rather to do so is only to undermine the eternal presence of Parama Purusa. That is why no devotees ever use the word 'mahaprayan' in reference to Lord Shiva or Lord Krsna. Because Lord Shiva and Lord Krsna exist eternally. Then there is no question of Their mahaprayan (death).

Those who think that Baba is a mortal human being celebrate Mahaprayan on a particular day of the year related with Baba; but, in the true sense, Baba is Parama Purusa so He is eternal and there is no question of His mahaprayan.

And for those who need still more technical proof then all this can be clarified quite readily by referencing the dictionary. Specifically in the Samsad Bengali-English dictionary on page 742. Checking there it will be confirmed that the word 'mahaprayan' means death. Which is why it used to refer to the passing away of even common citizens.

Note 3: STORY- SITTING ON BABA'S LAP MEANS DIED?
(contributed by one margii)

Recently after dharmacakra, a senior margii was recounting his experiences of having dharma samiiksa with Baba.

He said, "After being punished by Baba, then He called me close and placed me on His lap - I remained there for some time soaking up His love - and He blessed me."

We all enjoyed hearing about his personal account with Baba during dharma samiiksa. When he finished telling his story, there was a call for questions. Various people posed their queries.

QUESTION BY A NEW MARGII

Towards the end, one new margii raised his hand and asked, "How did Baba bring you back to life?"

Everyone stared at the new margii in amazement. There was a look of astonishment all around - people were really shocked to hear him say this.

The new sadhaka sensed that something was awry.

He said very matter-of-factly, "I thought that sitting on Baba's Lap means that he (the margii) died - that is why I asked that question."

This was quite eye-opening for those of us in the room: Through our language and expression we had unknowingly taught someone to think that being on Baba's lap is the equivalent of death. Because it seems that nowadays people only use the phrase "Baba's lap" when a person has died, such as "Let him rest peacefully in Baba's lap", as if all who have died have accumulated there. Many emails have been written this way.

MUST NOT ONLY REFER TO DEATH

At that moment I thought that everyone, new and old, should be clear about the real and devotional meaning of this phrase, "being on Baba's lap." It should not become stigmatized such that it only means death. Because in its true sense, the phrase "being on Baba's lap" really does carry a highly devotional and sweet feeling.

It is just like how a small child sits on its parent's lap. In a similar way, a spiritual child (human being) sits on the lap of Parama Purusa. By Baba's grace this can happen anytime in one's sadhana, especially in dhyana. Such a phrase then should not become  stigmatized because too many people only use it at the time of death.

We should be careful that we do not relegate "Baba's lap" only to the point of death. All these following terms and phrases also only refer to death:

ve bhagavan ko pya're ho gaye
(he has been loved by God)

ve svarga sidhar gaye
(he has gone to heaven )

ve guzar gaye
(he passed away)

mahaprayan hoyeche
(he died)

We should ensure that the same death connotation does not get attached to, "being on Baba's lap." Because the phrase - "being on Baba's lap" - is a devotional experience that can happen today itself in sadhana, and especially in dhyana. The phrase "being on Baba's lap" should not lose this quality and only mean death. It should not meet the same dark fate as happened with the term harijan.

MUST NOT MEET SAME FATE AS HARIJAN

As we all know, these days in India nobody uses the term harijan to mean "a devotee". Whereas 70 years ago it was used in that way. The term harijan did mean bhakta. But ever since the time of Gandhi when he glued the harijan term to the lowest so-called caste, i.e so-called untouchables, nobody uses the the harijan to mean devotee. Never. Because the term harijan has been stigmatized to mean "untouchable". Nobody uses it to mean "devotee", but that is the original and true meaning of the word.

The phrase, "sitting on Baba's lap", should not meet a similar fate. It should not lose its devotional quality and just refer to one's death. That will be very negative.

A VERY DEVOTIONAL EXPRESSION

There are thousands of recorded stories by sadhakas where they use the phrase, "on Baba's lap", when describing their experiences of being with Baba: He used to bless them and bring them on His lap. People should understand the deeply devotional value of this expression, and not just think that Baba's lap means death, i.e. that you can only sit on His lap at the time of death. Still today there are thousands of margiis walking this earth who sat in Baba's lap. And not only that, there are countless more sadhakas who were blessed by Baba in dreams and dhyana wherein they sat in His lap. And still today this deeply devotional experience is attainable by sadhakas, by His grace.

There are so many ways an aspirant can reach unto Baba's lap including in sadhana and especially during dhyana. That is the main idea that should be preserved. Sadhana is a devotional practice and one can sit on Baba's lap in dhyana. We should make it cent-per-cent clear to one and all that the phrase, "sitting on Baba's lap", does not mean death.

RECENT EXAMPLES

Here are quoted lines from recently posted emails on various forums, wherein the writer uses the phrase - "in Baba's lap" - with the occasion of death:

- "May he rest in His eternal lap." (16-12-13)

- "We are sure that Baba has taken him in His loving lap."

- "May his soul rest in Baba's lap forever."

- "Let her rest peacefully in Baba's Lap - which she always desired."

- "now he is in beloved Baba's lap"

- "May his soul get peaceful place in His lap"

- "He is now in BÁBÁ'S loving lap"

- "May Baba bless him with a seat in His lap."

- "May BABA accept him in HIS divine lap!"

- "May Baba take him in his eternal loving lap."

- "Please keep him on Your lap forever."

All of the above lines are commonly written in eulogizing the deceased. Of course, it is fine to write like that. Here the point is that this same phrase "in Baba's lap" should also be used when describing one's devotional practices and experiences. But these days mostly it is used in a eulogy and rarely used to recount one's devotional experiences - unfortunately. By this way, the phrase "in Baba's lap" is being misused and step by step the real meaning is being forgotten as now people more commonly use the phrase to eulogize those who have died, and much less so to express their devotional feeling. Unfortunately, the meaning and inner spirit of the phrase is getting lost.

Mandela: Messiah of Poor or Puppet of Exploiters? #2

~ Baba ~

MANDELA:

MESSIAH OF POOR OR PUPPET OF EXPLOITERS?

~ Part 2 ~

Note: If you are very emotional or very attached to a particular point of view, then you may want to pause before reading this, or not read it at all. If you easily become emotionally charged or have a tendency for knee-jerk reactions, here again you may want refrain from reading. Those who over-react and fail to keep calm demeanor will not be able to understand this subject matter. This posting presents an article by Reuters - a credible news agency that engages in investigative reporting, not hearsay. Before reading please think whether you can manage this sensitive issue or not. A rational and calm mind is needed; those who get reacted easily must have control over their emotions, otherwise they may not be able to manage these hard facts. Those who do not want to hear "the other side of the story" should not read.

We should not forget that these days the media is controlled by capitalists - so the media does not present the plight of the impoverished masses. It is very rare for the news media to take the side of the exploited people - rather they present the stance of the exploiters. As we know, Nelson Mandela is universally praised as a great hero and veritable saviour. One of the key reasons for this is that Mandela himself maintained the economic inequality in South Africa where white exploiters maintained sheer and utter domination of South Africa's natural and financial resources, including the vast gold-mining operations. In result, the capitalist owned media agencies presented Mandela as a great agent of peace and equality. When in fact the truth is that Mandela protected the advantages of the exploiters. This reality is not widely known because the capitalist media covers it up, but that is important for all to know about. Please read the following.

Mandela's legacy: peace, but poverty for many blacks

Thu Dec 5, 2013
By Ed Cropley

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – In the 10 years after he withdrew from public life, Nelson Mandela divided his time between a mansion in one of Johannesburg’s wealthiest suburbs and his ancestral home in Qunu, a village in South Africa’s impoverished eastern Cape.

The contrast could not have been starker.

In one, his neighbours were cast in the image of the white “Rand Lords”, the mining magnates and bankers who built the sprawling city – and Africa’s biggest economy – from the vast gold reserves in the rock beneath their feet.

In the other, they were black peasant farmers living in thatched “rondavel” huts and eking out a living on windswept hillsides in scenes that have hardly changed in centuries, let alone the two decades since the end of apartheid.

While few query Mandela’s achievement in dragging South Africa back from the brink of civil war in the early 1990s and brokering a peaceful end to three centuries of white dominance, tougher questions are being asked of the country he leaves behind.

Despite more than 10 years of affirmative action to redress the balance under the banner of “black economic empowerment”, South Africa remains one of the world’s most unequal societies and whites still control huge swathes of the economy.

In the words of leading trade unionist Zwelinzima Vavi, its structure is akin to an Irish coffee – black at the bottom, with some white froth and a sprinkling of chocolate on the top.

On average, a white household earns six times more than a black one, and nearly one in three blacks is unemployed, compared with one in 20 whites.

Such ratios are fodder for critics of the 1994 settlement that brought the curtain down on nearly half a century of institutionalised white-minority rule and saw Mandela anointed South Africa’s first black president.

The numbers also support the anecdotal evidence from wealthy urban neighbourhoods – including Mandela’s Houghton – where, 19 years after the birth of his “Rainbow Nation”, most of the black people to be seen are housemaids, security guards or gardeners.

“Mandela has gone a bit too far in doing good to the non-black communities, really in some cases at the expense of (blacks),” Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said in a documentary aired on South African television in May 2013.

“That’s being too saintly, too good.”

POLITICAL OR ECONOMIC POWER?

The defenders of Mandela’s settlement note that Mugabe’s violent seizure of white-owned farms in neighbouring Zimbabwe from 2000 triggered an eight-year economic collapse and confirmed his fall in the eyes of outsiders from respected liberation hero to international pariah.

Yet his criticism of Mandela finds echoes in some corners of the African National Congress (ANC), the 101-year-old liberation movement that joined forces with the unions and the Communist Party to topple apartheid.

In a 2010 interview with the wife of British author V.S. Naipaul, the anti-apartheid firebrand and “Mother of the Nation” Winnie Madikizela-Mandela accused her former husband of selling out after being broken by his 27 years in apartheid prisons.

“Mandela did go to prison and he went in there as a burning young revolutionary. But look what came out,” she was quoted as saying.

“Mandela let us down. He agreed to a bad deal for the blacks. Economically, we are still on the outside. The economy is very much ‘white’. It has a few token blacks, but so many who gave their life in the struggle have died unrewarded.”

Even among academics, there is broad acceptance that in its sparring with then-president FW de Klerk in the early 1990s, the ANC under Mandela, a self-confessed economic novice, focused too much on the quest for political rather than economic power.

In less polite terms, the ANC’s stance translated into a quip popular at the dinner parties of wealthy whites: “We’ll give them the vote but keep the banks.”

William Gumede, a professor at Wits Business School in Johannesburg, said it was wrong to argue that Mandela sold out.

“However, the economic negotiations were not as robust as the political ones,” he said.

“There was a glib acceptance among most in the ANC that all they needed to do was capture political power, and then they could transform the economy. It was a simplistic argument, and it was also the Mandela argument.”

South Africa and the world watched in awe when, on February 11, 1990, Mandela left Cape Town’s Victor Verster prison and raised his fist in salute to the crowds as he stepped out on his and the nation’s “Long Walk to Freedom” – the title of his subsequent autobiography.

The start of a momentous political transition, it was also a key moment in the evolution of a cult of Mandela both at home and abroad.

MAN AND MYTH

In 1993, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, jointly with de Klerk, and in 1995 he won over all but the most diehard right-wingers as he saluted the overwhelmingly white Springbok side that won the Rugby World Cup in Johannesburg.

He is immortalised in a stained glass window in Soweto’s giant Regina Mundi church; statues of him dancing, boxing or raising his fist are dotted across the country; and in 2012 the central bank issued a set of bank notes bearing his face.

The announcement about the notes came on February 11, the 22nd anniversary of his release from prison.

In such an atmosphere, it was perhaps inevitable that some episodes of his single five-year term as president are glossed over.

His close personal friendship with Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi drew criticism – and a fierce rebuttal from Mandela, who said: “Those who feel irritated by our friendship with President Gaddafi can go jump in the pool.”

The 2010 “blood diamonds” testimony of British supermodel Naomi Campbell at a Hague war crimes tribunal also shone an uncomfortable light on a dinner Mandela hosted in 1997 for Liberian warlord Charles Taylor, whose presence at the table called into question South Africa’s ‘ethical’ foreign policy.

Then there is the infamous ‘Arms Deal’, a $5 billion defence equipment contract that erupted into a massive scandal for Mandela’s successor, Thabo Mbeki, and remains the defining episode in the ANC’s slide from post-apartheid grace.

Amid fierce criticism of Mbeki and the current president, Jacob Zuma, also embroiled in the furore, many South Africans have chosen to forget that the deal was first announced in 1998, when Mandela was still in office.

On the streets of the sprawling black township of Soweto, where police and disgruntled unemployed youngsters still face off in sporadic, violent protests over poor housing and public services, there are plenty who do not buy the Mandela myth.

“Mandela kept on saying: ‘I am here for the people, I am the servant of the nation.’ What did he do? He signed papers that allowed white people to keep the mines and the farms,” said 49-year-old Majozi Pilane, who runs a roadside stall selling sweets and cigarettes.

“He did absolutely nothing for all the poor people of this country.”

(Additional reporting by Tiisetso Motsoeneng; Editing by Kevin Liffey)

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HERE BELOW ARE SOME OF BABA'S RELATED TEACHINGS:

DO NOT FORGIVE THOSE WHO DID COLLECTIVE HARM

"In collective life one has no right to forgive anyone; in individual life you can extend maximum forgiveness – rather, the more forgiveness, the better. Forgiveness is something personal; it is not a collective matter. Suppose you are an inhabitant of India. If someone harms the collective life of India, you must not forgive them. Likewise, as you belong to the entire human race, you must not forgive anyone who harms humanity." (AMIWL-11, Taking the Opposite Stance in Battle)

BLUNDER: MANDELA SOUGHT POLITICAL GAIN NOT ECONOMIC JUSTICE

JUST LIKE WITH INDIAN INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENT

India’s Fight for Independence

In this fight for independence, the Indian leaders committed a blunder. They should have engaged themselves in an economic fight instead of starting a political movement. The British took advantage of this blunder of the Indian leaders...

leaders of India should have started a struggle for economic independence instead of launching a political movement. All Indians could have fought together unitedly, there being no Hindu, Muslim, Punjabi or Marathi feelings in this economic struggle, and as a result an anti-exploitation sentiment could have been developed in India. This sentiment could have made Indians stronger...

when India would have gained economic independence, Hindus and Muslims would have lived together as brothers and sisters in undivided India. The fight for economic independence would have brought political independence also. There might have been some delay in it, but political independence would have surely come...

Had they started a movement for economic independence instead of accepting the partition of India, it would have been possible to form a united and independent India...

The economic struggle could not have remained confined to British exploitation only, but would have extended to the Indian exploiters (social, economic, psychological). When the British would have realized that their exploitation was not going to continue, they would have been compelled to grant political independence to India, and with political independence exploitation by the local people would have come to an end also. But the Hindu and Muslim leaders came from the bourgeois class and so they did not like this idea. They wanted liberty keeping capitalism (social, economic, psychological, etc.) alive. For this reason they accepted the political independence of divided India. (To the Patriots)

ONE SHOULD NOT FORGET

We should not forget that Prout is the voice of those who are voiceless. Prout always supports the exploited mass - not the exploiters. The following article does just that - it gives voice to the voiceless, exploited mass. It reveals how the poor are suffering due to severe exploitation at the hands of the capitalist elite. The majority of people are living in dire poverty while a few wallow in absolute luxury. Still today, the native people are working for slave wages doing menial tasks for the exploiters. How can we overlook this situation. Mandela himself supported that status quo - he did nothing to end this economic tyranny.

The European exploiters reached South Africa, ruled for centuries, captured the abundant natural resources, and made native Africans their slaves by stripping them of their rights etc. Just recently, the native people achieved political freedom (1994) but not economic freedom. Prout demands economic justice as well as political freedom. That is why we are highlighting the hypocrisy of Mr. Mandela - who deceived his own, native peoples into thinking he was for them, when in fact he was upholding the status quo - i.e. the stance of those exploiters.

Namaskar,
Mahadeva
M.S. Wolcott (Cape Town)

Note 1: LINK TO EARLIER LETTER ON THIS TOPIC

http://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com/2013/12/mandela-messiah-of-poor-or-became.html