== BABA'S VIEWPOINT ON KILLING ==
Namaskar,
Now, and in the past, those at the very top of the social latter get
huge respect and attention while the common people are given little or
no regard. This is the skewed way in which society has been moving.
Thus if someone in the upper crest of society is killed, then it is a
big deal and an entire chorus of bagpipes are played and countless
articles are written about them etc, whereas if one of the countless
masses die, it is basically a meaningless affair and hardly a word is
uttered.
Here Baba demonstrates how this unfortunate scene takes place in one age
after another.
Baba says, "In the vipra age ks'atriyas fight and die while shrewd vipra
ministers receive triumphant ovations. This happens in every country
where vipras play a dominant role. The names of vipra ministers are
blazoned across the pages of history, but history does not record the
numbers of soldiers who died on the battlefield or how many of them saw
their golden dreams fade into darkness under cannon fire."
"When a vipra minister dies, the newspapers write it up elaborately.
Condolence meetings are held; condolence messages come in by the
thousands; flags are flown at half mast; and marble statues are erected
at intersections in public parks. But the press will never acknowledge
the ks'atriyas whose blood enriched the ground for the harvest of
victory. And actually, why should they? How can so many names be
published in a newspaper anyway!" (HS-1)
And verily this is the way things are going on still today: Those in the
upper echelon of society like various heads of state are revered after
their death with huge pomp and show, while the common people are all but
forgotten as if only a measly insect was killed.
This is clearly evidenced by the gunned downed Iraqi soldiers & ruthless
butchered citizens in Iraq, the starving masses in Africa, and the naked
children in Bangladesh etc. Indeed, in so many places people are dying
needlessly by the thousands, and never will their names be remembered.
Rather no one even cares.
Whereas if a US diplomat were to die or if a corrupt Pakistani leader
dies, then the presses, newspapers, websites, TV channels are filled
with their image and in turn the whole world mourns. This is all a
result of the capitalist enterprise and misguided social values where
the elite are honoured, and no one else.
Today, Baba wants us to change all that. He wants that we honour all
people based on their inherent human value-- and not just honour a few
based on their social status etc.
Baba says, "A glimpse through human history reveals that nowhere have
human values been truly honoured. What is worse, nobody has looked upon
humanity with sympathy. Only those were respected who, by serving their
self-interests, climbed onto the higher rostrum of society." (AFPS-2)
Baba says, "The truth is that human beings have always and everywhere
paid tribute to social values [post, power, & stature], but never, not
even for a moment, has anyone respected human cardinal principles."
(AFPS-2)
So Baba wants that we recognise the dignity and value of all based on
human cardinal principles. And we will get to that point, but
unfortunately today this remains nothing but a distant hope at best.
CURRENT EVENTS: THE KILLING OF MRS BHUTTO
For instance, in the last week, much has been made of the assassination
of Mrs. Benasir Bhutto. The gatherings; the eulogies; the tears; the
battlecries; and the vow to not let it go in vain. The people, the
press, the politicians-- everyone has been talking about it, even Ananda
Margiis.
No doubt, a gross tragedy has occurred, but how is it that countless
headlines & articles have been written in Mrs. Bhutto's honour and
innumerable prayers & sermons have been uttered in her glory, when side
by side unknown masses have died before her & continue to die today for
the very same cause, yet they are looked upon as totally expendable--
nothing but a statistic or an afterthought.
How can we forget that when Mrs. Bhutto first returned back to Pakistan,
then hundreds of innocent people were killed in bombings and attacks,
and yet they still they remain as mere nameless and faceless numbers. No
one even knows who or how many really died in those blasts-- nor is it
known what is the plight of their families-- who are no doubt still
suffering today.
But alas when Mrs. Bhutto was killed-- a decision many feel she made
herself-- then her praises and memories are endlessly recited, and her
surviving family members have the world at their feet. Whereas those
unknown citizens who died just as ugly a death are already forgotten--
never to be remembered again. Such is the irony.
Here in this below section, Baba warns us of this very phenomenon,
wherein crooked & deceitful leaders-- as Mrs Bhutto was-- are honoured
to the hilt after their demise, yet innocent victims remain lost and
forgotten after their death. Baba points out that this is not just an
affair of the past, but a condition of the present as well.
Baba says, "All the great warmongers, the great politicians of the
world, belong to this vipra gang of satanic intellect. At their command,
or due to their fiery lectures or diplomatic intrigues, millions of
foolish shudras have lost their lives and thousands of hot-blooded
ks'atriyas have served as instruments in the slaughter."
"The pages of world history reveal that all the crusades and jihads of
the Middle Ages were plotted by these satanic vipras. Caught in their
intrigues, the shu'dras took the beatings; and the ks'atriyas fought as
religious warriors, but never thought deeply about whom they were
fighting for." (HS-1)
"Was it only in the Middle Ages that this happened? In today’s world
also, satanic vipras, the protected agents of the capitalist vaeshyas,
have led and are continuing to lead millions of people along the path of
death and destruction." (HS-1)
As we all know, today's democracy is nothing but the chosen tool of
capitalists wherein so-called leaders like Mr Bush & Mrs. Bhutto are but
the paid pawns & puppets of the capitalist enterprise. They themselves,
Bush & Bhutto profit no doubt, and in so doing they are the cause of so
many lives as they pursue wars and dangerous operatives for oil barons,
greedy corporate executives, as well as for their own name and fame.
Hence their stature rises while so many innocent people in their
immediate vicinity and around the world are left to suffer and waste away.
This is the unspeakable horror and tragedy occurring every day in this
present era. Here again Baba explains how this hypocrisy happens.
Baba says, "Evil vipras are fanning the flames of the vaeshyas’
insatiable, demonic hunger. Neither the shudra masses nor the warlike
ks'atriyas are responsible for the problem of the millions of refugees
in different countries, for the heart-rending cries of the mothers,
wives, sons and daughters of the soldiers who died on the battlefields,
for the blazing flames of communal riots, for communalism itself,
provincialism, nationalism and casteism. The responsibility lies with a
small group of shrewd vipras who, out of petty self-interest, have
instigated the shu'dras and ks'atriyas to commit heinous acts."
"The meanness and brutality of such vipras put on a ghoulish graveyard dance, seeming to make a mockery of the vipras’ intellect. In the Vipra Age the vipras drew power from this type of brutality, and through a staged display of black magic, vipras bestrode society. In the vaeshya age the vipras commit similar sins in order to shine like fancy shoes on the feet of the vaeshyas." (HS-1)
HOW TO SPREAD THE REAL SERMON OF HUMANITY
Such is the imbalance that is going on in today's world. Only those are
honoured who have stepped on that backs and heads of others in order to
climb to the top.
Baba says, "These days, a person who possesses wealth is respected and
revered whereas a person without money is a person honoured by none. The
poor, whoever they may be, have to woo the rich just for the sake of
earning their livelihood. Human values have become meaningless, for
human beings have become the means for the rich to earn money."
Baba says, "Today, those who occupy high posts are respected.
Dignity is attached to post or rank." (AFPS-2)
And such leaders never care for the struggles, pain, and tortures of the
toiling masses who suffer at the expense of their own greed and callousness.
Baba says, "They never cared to know people’s suffering. They were not
concerned by the bent old man, decimated by poverty in the Himalayas,
being mercilessly beaten by a royal servant for defaulting on his tax
payment." (PNS-7)
That is why a complete reexamination-- a complete review of our values--
needs to take place. And rather than run after hypocritical leaders due
to their worldly status, everyone should be respected as being members
of this human race.
Baba says, "The truth is that human beings have always and everywhere
paid tribute to social values [post, power, & stature], but never, not
even for a moment, has anyone respected human cardinal principles."
(AFPS-2)
In the end, what needs to happen? By adopting a spiritual outlook where
all are seen as being expressions of God, then and only then will each
and every human life be properly regarded. Till that time, respect will
only be given to the 'kings and queens' of society-- no one else.
So it is only with a spiritual ideal in hand that we can perceive value
in all human beings and grant human cardinal principles to all.
Baba says, "The meeting point of the highest attainment of humanity and
the blossoming of divinity is the base on which the cardinal human
principles are established." (PNS-7)
As Ananda Margiis, we are mostly aware about Baba's precious teaching
and the better our sadhana is the better we can follow His guideline. In
contrast, the general society has absolutely no understanding of this,
that is why they blindly chase after tinsel-- after the superficiality
of post and power.
So we have a big job to do; we have to lift ourselves up to the peak of
neo-humanism as well as the entire human society. Then all in this
universe will be regarded a true human beings-- expressions of the Supreme.
BABA'S BLESSING
By Baba's grace we will be successful in this great task and all will be
honoured and respected.
Baba says, "This Neohumanism, only this Neohumanism, can save our
universe, can save human existence. So now we are to sing the song of
Neohumanism. We should [forget] all our omissional and commissional
errors of the past. Forget the past. Be the [vanguard of] a bright
future; and the crimson light of that future breaks on the eastern
horizon. We should welcome it – we must welcome it. There is no
alternative but to welcome it." (NHNS-1)
Namaskar,
Karma Rasa
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Contrast
Baba says, "Acaryas who have a minimum of five hundred initiates and are
adept in the difficult vishes'a yoga will be eligible for purodha
training." (CC-1, chapter 4, point 2)
Note: These days this above mandate of Baba is limited to the printed
page only. Unfortunately, in practice, different parameters are there
for getting Purodhaship. Now a minimum two qualifications are needed:
(1) To obey Centre like a slave without any "if's & but's"-- to always
be ready to blindly follow them; And (2) To collect money by hook or by
crook, by right or wrong means, and give that to one's bosses. If these
two criteria are present then one is qualified for Purodha training. So
I hope in future Baba's teaching will again be followed.
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