Dead but alive + 3 more

Baba

Dead but alive

Note: This letter is only for those who have reverence for Sadguru Baba Shrii Shrii Anandamurti ji and try to follow His Ananda Marga ideology.

Namaskar,

First let us see what Baba has said on this important topic where one’s life force is paralysed, but one is not actually dead.

Ananda Marga philosophy states, "It sometimes happens that due to sudden accident or the attack of a deadly disease, the body is so disturbed that its vital force becomes paralysed. This can happen with cholera (visúciká in Sanskrit), pox (máriigut́iká in Sanskrit), snakebite, death by poisoning, and death by hanging...In such cases, where the vital energy is paralysed, there is absolutely no chance of it returning if the body is cremated. If the body is interred underground it becomes even more grievous because that vital energy may reawaken for some time in the grave. After a short struggle the person falls again into eternal sleep in the darkness of the tomb. Thus, after these types of death it is better not to burn or bury the deceased until they have been examined by a competent physician." (1)

So Baba’s clear guideline is that to avoid prematurely burying or cremating someone whose vital force has been temporarily paralysed, then they should be placed under the care of an expert doctor.
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Neither cremated, nor buried: put on medical watch

Plus Baba has warned us in Ananda Vacanamrtam part 10 (The Supreme Entity – the Non-Doer, paragraphs 14 - 16) how a person suffering from smallpox or a snakebite does not always die completely. Rather their life force is sometimes temporarily suspended. In that case, if you bury them and they become conscious again, they will awaken underground enclosed in their coffin. That is why Baba warns us that caution is needed: Such persons should neither be cremated nor buried, but rather put on medical watch.

Baba also gives the example of the longtime tradition wherein during such cases they neither cremate nor bury the person. Because although it may be their regular custom to cremate the body, such as in India, but if they think that there still may be vital energy in the body they float the "deceased" person in water. Due to the cool waters the person may regain consciousness in which case they are saved. Baba appreciates this point and guides us that today in our Ananda Marga we should take similar precautions befitting this modern era - using advanced medical diagnosis etc.
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Conclusion

In any and all cases where one’s vital force has been paralysed, the patient should be placed on medical watch and various scientific and advanced techniques should be used to revive the individual. The local people must never assume that the person is dead - and the body should never be prematurely buried or cremated. Rather, specially trained physicians keenly aware of the subtle mind-body link should be given scope to apply all sorts of medical measures as well as plenty of time to determine the veracity of the situation.

Namaskar,
Surrender to Him,
Gopii

It is very clear that Baba's teaching shows concern and places value on everyone's life, so every possible effort should be taken to ensure that no one is prematurely buried or cremated. But one person got confused and in his book has written about this topic in a completely different way - all done in Guru’s name.


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See here what the person wrote in his book

So Brother Devashish's (Deva'shiis'a) writing (JY book) is completely contrary to Guru’s teaching. You may read for yourself in his book on page 68, paragraph 3, lines 4 thru 18. Or, if you do not have the book here is the quote for your easy reference. In the below quote, Devashish claims to be quoting Baba directly. Thus Devashish (Deva'shiis'a) is not writing his own opinion but rather indicating that these are Baba's actual words and that the "I" refers to Baba Himself. That is why Devashiish's confused approach is so sinful. Please read below - pay special attention to the yellow highlighted line.

The JY book states, "Now it so happens that in certain rare cases, before the vayus completely escape and merge into the universal prana, they remain suspended in the spinal column. This can happen only in the case of certain accidents, snakebites, and occasionally with cholera victims. In such cases the person has no vital signs. He appears to be dead but actually he is not. In those countries where burial is the custom, it is possible that a person may revive after he has been buried. There have been cases noted in these countries where a coffin has been disinterred and scratch marks have been found on the inside of the lid. Or the skeletons may have shifted position. Sometimes people attribute this to ghosts. For this reason, in ancient India, the bodies of people who had died from cholera or snakebite were traditionally floated downriver on a raft in the hope that they might revive. This is one of the reasons why I [Baba] support cremation. Should a person's life force be suspended and not be discovered by the doctors, then there is no chance of their awakening inside the coffin and dying a second, horrible death." (The Jamalpur Years, by Devashish, p.68, paragraph 3, lines 4 thru 18)

In his above writing, Devashish (Deva'shiis'a) is making the outrageous claim that Baba guides us that in Ananda Marga we perform cremations to prevent someone from being buried alive. That is, if a patient is wrongly and prematurely thought to be dead, if they are cremated then at least that patient will be spared from suffering from being buried alive in a coffin. This is the callous and wholly fallacious logic Devashish (Deva'shiis'a) has given in his book about the Ananda Marga system of cremation. Remember, this JY book has been written for the general public as well, and those non-margii readers will be appalled by this gruesome portrayal and they will think we are some type of primitive tribe. Devashish has committed great sin as he has done all this in the name of Marga Guru Shrii Shrii Anandamurti ji.

When in reality, all-knowing Sadguru Baba watches for the welfare of all and strictly advises us that all patients, whose life force has been paralysed, should be placed on a medical watch. So ours is an advanced and neo-humanistic approach.
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What steps to take

So such books like the JY book that are filled with misnomers and inaccuracies should be removed from the shelf - and corrected if possible. And persons like Devashish who have a hankering to write -  but are not up to the proper standard - should have to report to an Ananda Marga editorial board before allowing any of their work to be put in print. Otherwise these types of unacceptable and egregious errors will continue to occur.

Horrifying claim: Cremate to avoid burying alive

One writer gives the impression that in Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha we do not care about suffering people and that our preference is to cremate them even if they are still alive. In his JY book, it is “explained” that Baba says living persons should be cremated so that they do not get buried alive and end up suffering and suffocating in the coffin; to prevent such mishaps, before their actual death they should be burned. That way they will be spared the possibility of further suffering. The "writer" gives such justifications in the name of Baba. In this way, he is putting forth Ananda Marga's position on cremation.

As we know, Ananda Marga philosophy supports the practice of cremating bodies for so many scientific and spiritual reasons; but it is written in the JY book that the practice of cremation has been adopted in Ananda Marga because if a person is still alive and not fully dead, then at least they will not awaken buried in the ground and suffer. And this alarming reasoning is written in the name of Sadguru Baba.

Such is the false logic outlined in the JY book for Ananda Marga's system of cremation: If one is wrongly proclaimed dead then at least they will be cremated and thereby killed, and will not suffer by being buried alive. This is the JY book’s outrageous proclamation - all done in an attempt to clarify the reasoning behind Ananda Marga cremation rules.
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Prevent tragedy - place on medical alert

Cremating someone so as to avoid burying them alive is akin to the following.

(a) It would be just like if one issued the proclamation that Ananda Margiis dance tandava with skulls in order to terrify people. When that is not at all the reason why we use skulls in our tandava dance. Everyone knows that tandava has great physiological and psychic benefits and the skull itself carries a deep spiritual significance which Baba has described in detail. So hypothesizing that tandava is done to terrify people is baseless and misleading.

(b) It would be the same as justifying that our avadhutas wear orange because hunters in the USA wear orange, and since our avadhutas also like to hunt they too wear orange. Or that, there are some prison inmates that are given orange uniforms, so our avadhutas wear orange because they also commit crimes. These are all ludicrous and bogus justifications.

Similarly, our approach to cremation has nothing to do with what the "writer" is telling - i.e. killing someone whose mind is in a suspended state. That is not at all why we do cremation. Indeed the moment we recognise that someone's mind is suspended we will put them on medical alert. And they will not be cremated. Whereas, if the person is really dead, then our basis for doing the cremation is based on many noted scientific and spiritual benefits which Baba Himself has outlined.
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Reference
1. Shabda Cayaniká, Part 1 Disc: 3

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== Section 2: Important Topic ==

Manifesting Ánanda parivára

Prout philosophy states, “Ánanda Parivára or establishing a universal spiritual family involves not only a World Government but also a Universal Government. More correctly it is a universal social order. The question is, how can such a Parivára be established? This will certainly come through revolution which may be democratic or undemocratic; or it may be a pyramidical, palace or nuclear revolution. Among all the types of revolution, nuclear revolution is the best. The nucleus of creation is Cosmic Consciousness. It is also the goal of revolutionaries, and whatever they do by way of revolution with this goal in mind leads them to the culminating point of their life’s march. Revolution must have an ideological goal. In essence, revolution means controlling all the three nuclei of the universe – physical, psychic and spiritual. It is possible to make people conscious of Proutistic ideas in a democracy. This consciousness will have a repercussion in elections. Even before elections are held this consciousness may launch a revolution to change the social order.” (1)

Note: To establish a blissful universal family:
(a) For this sadvipras should be created:
(b) Sadvipras will bring revolution:
(c) There are various types of revolution:
(d) Nuclear revolution is ideal.

Reference
1. Prout in a Nutshell - 15, Talks on Prout

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How to manifest your inherent greatness

Ananda Marga philosophy states, "Whatever you have said, or are saying, or will say in future, lies within you as dormant vitality. A great potentiality lies dormant in each human being, just as a huge banyan tree lies latent within a tiny seed. The banyan seed sprouts when light, air, water and fertile soil exist in requisite amounts. It subsequently grows foliage and branches, and in the course of time develops into a gigantic tree. Similarly, the immense potentialities of human beings lie latent and hypnotized in the kulakuńd́alinii at múládhára cakra as dormant humanity. When the kuńd́alinii is raised upwards through mantrágháta and mantra caetanya in the process of meditation (this process is called purashcarańa in Tantra and amrtamudrá or ánandamudrá in yoga), the doors of human potentiality start opening one after another. Human beings grow in beauty and vitality, their flowers divine, their foliage lush. Such individuals develop into great people in the eyes of the public and finally become one with the Supreme Entity." (1)

Reference
1. Ananda Marga Philosophy in a Nutshell - 8, The Acoustic Roots of the Indo-Aryan Alphabet

== Section: Prabhat Samgiita ==

बाबा !मैं तुम्हारी अहैतुकी कृपा  का सदा से  भिखारी हूँ 

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 बाबा ! मेरी इच्छा है कि अपने हर काम में तुम्हें ही देखूं। बाबा, ऐसी कृपा करें कि मैं जो कोई भी काम क्यों न करूॅं, तुम्हारी वराभय मुद्रा हमेशा  दिखाई देती रहे। मैं तुम्हारी  सबसे अधिक समीपता अपने हर कार्य में चाहता हॅू चाहे वह भौतिक हो या मानसिक या आध्यात्मिक।

 बाबा! मैं चाहता हूँ  कि तुम्हारी कृपा से तुम्हारा आनन्द देने वाला आकर्षक रूप मेरे हृदय में हमेशा सभी काम मेंरहे । हे  मेरे दिल में रहने वाले  प्रभु ! मैं इस धरती पर तुम्हारी सेवा में बने  रहने को ही आया हॅूं। दिन प्रति दिन मैं तुम्हारे सुख देने वाले  चिंतन में आनन्द से  तैरते हुए तुम्हारी ओर ही बढ़ता जाऊंगा। बाबा! मैं चाहता हूँ  कि तुम्हारी कृपा से जहां कहीं भी मैं तुम्हारे गुणों  का थोड़ा सा भी बखान करूँ, तुम प्रसन्न होकर मेरे मन में ही रहो।  तुम्हारी सुख देने वाली  तान मेरे हृदय में गूंजती रहे।

 बाबा !  रात को अकेले  में, चाॅंद तारों के नीचे बैठा  जब मैं तुम्हारा ध्यान करूँ,  तब तुम हमेशा  मुझे आशीष देते रहो। मेरे  मन का मोर अपने रंगीन पंख फैलाये बहुत  आनन्द में नाचने लगे । बाबा! तुम्हें पाकर मेरा मन आनन्द से नाच उठता है। हे  मेरे परमप्रिय बाबा! जब भी मैं कोई काम करूँ, तुम मेरे मन मन्दिर में आकर हमेशा आशीष देते रहो और हमेशा  मेरे साथ ही रहो ।  मैं तुम्हारी अहैतुकी कृपा  का सदा से  भिखारी हूँ । 

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Half-avadhuta + 2 more

Baba

Half-avadhuta

Namaskar,

This letter examines the ways of certain religious exploiters in AMPS. The following avadhutas have been well-known, i.e. notorious, for keeping tight and intimate relations with their laokik family. As we know, for a senior purodha and avadhuta, this runs directly contrary to Baba's stated conduct rules for wholetime workers.
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Semi-monk #1

WT conduct rules state, "No relationship should exist with worldly family." (1)

Dada Svarupananda has had a long tenure in AMPS. Now, he is in his later years and trying to keep his health. Many know he has been posted in Ananda Nagar for years and years. Side by side, Svarupananda openly maintained close ties to his laokik family members, and he did not try to keep this hidden. Svarupananda has blatantly disregarded Guru’s teaching as he has kept up with all the news of his extended worldly family including uncles, newly weds, cousins, in-laws etc. Throughout his wholetimer career he has set aside ample time and scope to be with his laokik family. Obviously, this is an outright contravention of Guru’s teachings and guidelines for avadhutas. It is shameful how Svarupananda openly flaunts such breaches of this avadhuta code.


Myth

Some say that if someone has committed errors, and that person has already died, then their actions should not be analysed and reviewed. About this, we can find the correct answer in Sadguru Baba’s approach and teachings. And that is what is discussed below. The fundamental issue at stake is this: What is history and what gets included in the historical record.

Myth ==> After death, one must not talk about a person’s character and dealing: This myth is a bogus idea. The proof is that Baba has fully reviewed the dealings and exposed the misdeeds of those during the Mahabharata era. They died long ago but that did not keep Baba from telling their tales etc. Rather, Baba recounted all that they did. So the history must be given of those who have destroyed Guru’s discourses, imposed groupism, infused dogma, curtailed margii rights, and broken our AMPS into pieces. Similarly, the account should be given of those avadhutas who did not follow avadhuta rules etc. It is not that when such persons die then these events can no longer be told, written about, or analysed. That history should be told so the present and future generations can learn from those experiences.

So if someone died then their wrongdoings should also be reviewed and studied. Their mistakes and wrongful actions are a key part of human history and will help others do better and make wiser decisions in the future. In that light, this next case is presented.
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Semi-monk #2

Unfortunately, Dada Nirmoha'nanda consistently violated Guru's directive and then gloated about it to others. It is not that Dadaji called his laokik brother twice a year, although that too is a contravention of the rules. Rather, Dadaji went against the code in high fashion. He maintained close links with his entire extended laokik family, including all cousins, in-laws, newborns, and so on - everyone.

Not only that, Dadaji even flew to Canada with the explicit purpose of visiting his laokik granddaughter and family members who were living overseas. Dadaji was so pleased about this that he told everyone about it. It is for this reason that Dada Nirmohananda was a semi-avadhuta - a fake monk - i.e. trishanku. And Dada Svarupananda is also just a half-Wt, fake monk, and trishanku.
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Here below are some of Baba's key guidelines on who is a true acarya / wholetime worker, and / or to be given positions of leadership in society:

Ananda Marga ideology states, "Those who have the responsibility to show the path to others should be of superlative character with the most refined conduct. They and their followers must move constantly towards all-round development and shreya [ultimate spiritual attainment]. Persons who teach such well-regulated behaviour to others by their own conduct are called ácáryas." (2)

Namaskar,
In Him,
Gopal

On multiple occasions, Baba warned Dada Nirmoha'nanda not to indulge in palmistry and other such dogmatic, fortune-telling enterprises. But time and again Dada N returned to his poor, faulty, and filthy habit. He was enamoured by it. Otherwise, why would Dadaji blatantly disobey Guru's directive and plunge himself into such activities. And, as we now see, Dada Nirmoha'nanda's exploits into palmistry and magic stones (sphatik or white stone etc) were not the only arena in which He has directly contravened Guru's direct order. He also spent huge time with his entire laokik relations.


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Who is a true wt, acarya, avadhuta / avadhutika, purodha etc

Here below are some of Baba's key guidelines on who is a true acarya / wholetime worker, and / or to be given positions of leadership in society:

Ananda Marga ideology states, "Only those established in Yama and Niyama may be given any position to work in society." (3)

Ananda Marga ideology states, "Acárańát pát́hayati yah sah ácáryah – “One who teaches through one’s conduct is an ácárya.” If you cannot learn anything from the conduct and behaviour of a certain person, why should you accept that person as an ácárya/á?" (4)

Ananda Marga ideology guides, "Cakśuńá Sam'varo Sádhu” O spiritual aspirant! O Bhikśu! O monk! O devotee! You should have proper control over your eyes; whatever will have bad effect on your mind, you must not see it. “Sádhu Sotena Sam'varo”. Whatever will have bad effect on your mind, O good man, you must not hear it. “Ghánena Sam'varo Sádhu.” You should have control over your nose, “Sádhu Jibháya Sam'varo.” You should have control over your taste. “Káyena Sam'varo Sádhu.” You should have control over your body. “Sádhu Vácáya Sam'varo.” You should have control over your language also; and “Savvatha Sam'varo Bhikśu.” If you want emancipation, if you want liberation from worldly fetters, you must have all-round restraint." (5)

Ananda Marga Caryacarya states, "Actions and not logic establish one’s superiority." (6)

Ananda Marga philosophy tells us, "The person will welcome that death rather than compromise with sin and vice. Therefore keep in mind that those who are genuine devotees, sádhakas of high order, loved by Parama Puruśa and closely bound to Parama Puruśa in love and affection, will never compromise with sin and vice. They will cling to their ideal totally, throughout their lives." (7)


References
1. 32 Rules for Avadhutas, point #9
2. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 31, Conduct of an Acarya
3. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 31, Conduct of an Acarya
4. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 23, Silent Action
5. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 14, The Fundamental Principles of Life
6. Caryacarya - 2, Sadhana, pt #15
7. Discourses on Krsna and the Giita, Svadharma and Paradharma – 3

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== Section 2: Important Teaching ==

Baba story: revolution

Ananda Marga philosophy states, “At first, the demon was quite unwilling to hold any discussion with them. At last, seeing them many in number, he said with reluctance, “Well, I have no objection to talk with some of your representatives.” In the course of discussion, the demon pretended that he did not deny that the demands of the humans were legitimate but where is the money? “In order to rebuild the state,” he said, “expenditure has to be curtailed; exports have to be increased and imports decreased, and it is necessary to accelerate the production of agricultural and industrial goods. If people today are busy with trifling demands, how then is it possible to rebuild the Very Odd Kingdom? So people should raise only one slogan today ‘Labour – more labour – and still more labour!’ Demands of housing, education, medical treatment – we have heard enough of your demands! Now I advise you, forget your demands for the right to higher wages, education, medical treatment, and better accommodation, for the time being – and go and labour hard!””

“The representatives of the human beings said “How wonderful! But then the question is, if you don’t accept our right to live how can we labour hard?””

Ananda Marga philosophy states, “The discussion was interrupted. The demon and his associates now became active to create divisions among the youth. They said to the religious leaders, pundits, priests and mullas (religious leaders), “Do you see what is happening? Religion is becoming polluted, society is becoming polluted, everything is spoiled. After some time perhaps these loutish youth will say, ‘These pundits, priests and mullas, they are the parasites of the society; They suck the lifeblood of humanity by taking advantage of the weakness of their minds!’ So a big group of priests, pundits and mullas joined the demons. They declared, ‘What people are saying now is sheer injustice. People starve as a consequence of their own sins committed in their previous lives. So to fight for the establishment of their rights is to try to overmaster God!’”

Ananda Marga philosophy states, “But there were some good people even among the priests and mullas and pundits, of course. They declared, “What the prince’s group, the human beings, are saying, is right. To support them is right”. Ministers and vice-ministers were giving them high posts in government service. Some were trapped in this way, too, but most of the people said, “We are going to be deceived by such temptation no longer – we have long been cheated for our foolishness, but no more!!””

“The Strange Demon noticed that each of his arrows was missing its target. Then he captured some good orators by spending much money. The work of these orators was to make the rank and file of human beings understand that the proper way to achieve their demand was to bear injustice silently and not resort to struggle. “By tolerating injustice,” they said, “When a person becomes non-violent, a kind of spiritual power awakens in him. And as a result of this spiritual power peace and equality prevail throughout the country. So you should rather engage yourself in the practice of self-purification than have recourse to struggle.” But the humans paid no heed to this either.”

“Now the demon became restless. He began to run to and fro like an insane person, tearing his hair and shouting violently. In no time his mask of gentleness was rent asunder. Then he started crying out loudly in his demonic tongue.”

“O devils, O demons,
Man-eaters, ghost-children,
Where are you my friends and comrades
Come and save me from the humans.
O black-marketeers and bribers,
O pot-bellied
Come, O come! Where are you??
I am going to be killed by Humanity.” (1)


Reference
1. The Golden Lotus of the Blue Sea

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Failings of ayurveda & allopathy

Ananda Marga philosophy states, "There was a time when diagnosing illnesses and prescribing medicines were not very difficult because diagnoses were based on three constituents of the body – air, bile and phlegm – with blood as a fourth constituent. But increased physical and glandular complexity has led to a corresponding increase in the number and complexity of diseases. So to what extent can this method of diagnosis be useful to a doctor? Is it not simply guesswork to prescribe medicines for a particular disease when the medicine is prescribed for the disease but the disease is diagnosed according to the bodily constituents?" (1)

Thousands of years ago when ayurveda was founded the human body was not as complex as it is today. So the system to diagnose disease was based merely on four properties: air, bile, phlegm, and blood. Now, however, due to the increasing complexity of the human body things have changed. Ayurveda is no longer as useful as it once was. So one should not depend fully on ayurveda as it cannot cure everything.

Ananda Marga advocates the practice of having all pathys under one roof because no pathy can cure everything. For example, allopathic medicines do not kill diseases, rather those medicines are taken lifelong. Whereas another pathy may offer a medicine that actually cures the disease. In that case, that other pathy should be used. Yet, allopathy may be very useful for diagnosing a patient and performing certain surgical procedures etc.


Allopathic medicines do not kill diseases

Ananda Marga philosophy guides us, “Disease is caused by negative microvita. When people take allopathic medicine to cure a disease, the medicine disturbs the ecological balance of the body because more negative microvita get concentrated at the point of the disease. Allopathic medicines do not kill diseases – diseases die by their own natural death. Although the medicine may check the disease, the increased concentration of negative microvita can overcome the effect of the medicine. In fact, the increased concentration of negative microvita caused by allopathic medicines creates many new types of diseases, and due to this, two or three new diseases are presently being created every decade.” (2)

Ultimately, when a patient is admitted to a hospital then teams of doctors will decide which pathy is best for treating the patient. Each pathy has its own specialty. For more about this read the subsection - “Methods of medical treatment” - in the chapter “Various Occupations”.

References
1. Human Society - 1, Various Occupations
2. Microvita in a Nutshell, Some Guidelines for Commencing Microvita Research

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