LIMITED, OR BOUNDLESS AND GREAT:
DOGMA SURROUNDING THE "MERGER" QUOTE
Namaskar,
By moving here and there within our organisation, still from time to time I
hear a few Dadas raise their old slogan that "Baba has merged Himself into
AMPS". Of course right away dharmic margiis oppose the matter and raise
many ideological points. Even though everyone is understanding that this
"merger" quote is just one dogma, still a few Dadas are trying to convince
margiis otherwise. Hence for the awareness of all here are some of the key
points surrounding this issue.
We all know that Baba is that infinite, all-encompassing Entity Parama
Purusa. He is boundless and beyond description. So those who are trying to
limit or bind Baba by claiming that He has merged into AMPS are just
revealing their own shallow understanding. Because here following Baba
guides us that He cannot be tied down in that way.
Baba says, "If you try to say anything about Him you will be vainly trying
to bring Him within the scope of so many limitations and bindings".
'Asitagirisamam syat kajjalam sindhupatre.....'
"If we use the Himalayas as an ink-tablet, the largest ocean as the
ink pot, the branch of the biggest forest tree of heaven as a pen and the
entire lithosphere as paper, and with this paper, ink and pen if the
goddess of learning writes for an indefinite period even then it would not
be possible to write all the attributes that He possesses." (Ananda
Vacanamrtam)
The central idea is that the infinite, divine qualities of Parama Purusa go
far beyond the limited capacity of worldly description.
And here again Baba guides us that He cannot be bound or limited in any way.
Baba says, "Sahasra Shiirs'ha Purusah Sahasra Aksha Sahasra Pa't.."
Meaning: 'He has infinite heads and He has infinite eyes, He is seeing
everything. And He has infinite hands, infinite feet. He is everywhere.
Parama Purusa is Everywhere.'
The grand idea is that Baba is that all-expansive Entity Who is beyond
all relative description and Who cannot be limited within the crude,
mundane sphere. Yet some Dadas are trying to do this by claiming 'Baba
merged into AMPS'.
So how can Baba become one with AMPS when AMPS itself is just one mundane
structure. And indeed Baba Himself warns us, how all such organisations are
transitory in nature.
Baba says, "I have often repeated that in this material world no structure
can be maintained for long." (NSS, 95 Edn, p. 193)
So anyone who claims that Baba has merged into AMPS, they are just exposing
their own silly logic. Because in countless ways and approaches, directly
and indirectly, Baba has told us that He is that unchangeable eternal entity.
And all devotees know and feel this way in their heart-- that Baba is that
eternal Entity.
Thus since Baba is great & since Baba is infinite, then we should not say
that HE has merged into something finite and limited like the AMPS
organisation. The organisation has its own limited arena reach. For
example, it has only 9 sectors around this tiny earth whereas Parama Purusa
is infinite: All the galaxies and nebulae, everything resides within Him.
Not just the 9 tiny sectors of AMPS.
Or look at the issue in this way.
He is the entity upon whom I am meditating. And in Prabhat Samgiita Baba
reveals the following:
"Tumi amar dhyaner dhyeya, Tumi amar pranera priya". (PS 1017)
"Dhyaner dhyeyo" means goal of my meditation; "pranero priyo" means my
heart's beloved. So aboiut that divine and vast Cosmic Entity who is my
Dhyanera Dhyeyo & my Pranero Priyo, about that infinite Entity I cannot
tolerate anyone claiming that He has merged into AMPS. Who can think that
Parama Purusa has become own with this crude material entity-- i.e. AMPS.
This is unacceptable. Parama Purusa cannot be bound like that. He is
everywhere. In Subhasita Samgraha Baba clearly explains that Parama Purusa
is infinite.
So those who are spreading this dogma about Baba merging into AMPS, they do
not have any understanding.
Earlier Hindu priests, Muslim mullahs, and Catholic bishops were creating
such dogmas, but now a few "great" people in AMPS are trying to create
their own dogma that Baba merged into the organisation.
The sense is that Baba cannot be bound in any way. Rather than confining
Him it is the duty of Ananda Margiis to realise and propagate His infinite
glory.
"Toma'r ma'jha're kato maha'vishva nihit..." (P.S. 4742)
Purport:
Baba, You are so vast; so many great cosmos are situated within You.
Outside You there is nothing-- I cannot find anything. Baba in Your
vibration, in Your waves, in Your exalted position, I search and find
everything within You. From the blade of grass up to the Creator Himself,
everything lies within the periphery of Your playing field. Whether in the
external world or in the core of my heart, whichever direction I look, I
get You.
Baba, You are the Supreme shelter of one and all; yet You Yourself do
not need any shelter. With the vibration of the heart You are remaining
eternally through Your ota and prota yoga. In the rhythm of life You
express Yourself via song and dance. Baba, You are equally present in the
burning fire and at the same time You are in my heart. Baba, one can get
Your divine proximity only by loving You. Only in that way can You be held.
O' my dearmost Baba, so many great universes lie within You and also
revolve around You. Baba, without You nothing can exist. Baba, You are
everything...
Namaskar,
Karun
Note 1: FAKE QUOTE: MERGE IN MISSION
Here is the fake quote that is wrongly attributed to Baba. When in
fact all margiis are understanding this fact that one or two infamous WT
group leaders invented & started propagandising this fake quote in 1990 in
order to increase their own power:
"I am not this physical body. This physical
body is not me. If you want to know me, work
for my Mission, because I have merged myself
with the Mission." (Fake Quote
Note 2: IT IS JUST LIKE...
The whole situation of this "merger" quote is similar to this
following scenario:
If you are walking by some pasture land then some sheep may be talking
that, 'oh look at that peculiar looking sheep. That is some long type.' So
due to their shallow understanding those sheep could not begin to
contemplate about the qualities of human beings. So in their
feeble-mindedness they think that you are just one animal-- one sheep.
Or it is just like if you are passing by the bushes, then some
mosquitoes may discuss amongst themselves that 'look at this odd looking
mosquito'. Those mosquitoes will comment like this because they do not know
anything more their own limited existence. Their minds are crude and dull.
Similarly those who are of a very low standard and do not know
anything-- nor do they care to read Baba's guideline that who Baba is--
such persons have their own shallow, superficial understanding. And that
way they talk. They just end up saying that 'Baba merged into AMPS'. So
this type of crude expression is just the result of their low devotional
standard.
Note 3: ABSURD LOGIC OF GROUP LEADERS
See the absurd logic of those persons whose dream is to spread this
dogmatic merger quote:
(1) The Goal of human beings is Baba. So first, all the created beings
merge into Baba;
(2) And then, according to this dogmatic merger quote, then Baba merges
into the organisation;
(3) In which case the organisation then becomes the center of the entire
cosmos;
(4) Thus, the final result is that all merge into the pocket of
Sarvatmanandaji & Rudranandaji since they have been ruling AMPS since 1990.
So those few Wts who are foolishly propagating this "merger" quote, their
logic is just like drunkard's gossip.
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Remedy
Baba says, "On imbibing cosmic ideation all kinds of ailments will be
cured." (PNS-8, p.19)
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