== ADDENDUM ==
~ AC DIARY: SPIRIT OF BEING WT ~
Namaskar,
Here following are some points of addendum to my earlier posting of 12
Mar 2008 on this very topic of madhukarii and ajagarii vrtti. You can
find that initial letter in its entirety at:
http://am-global-01.blogspot.com/2008/03/ac-diary-spirit-of-being-wt.html
MARGII SUPPORT NEEDED
1. As important as it is for our wholetimers to adhere to the codes of
dedication and renunciation as expressed in the madhukarii vrtti and
ajagarii vrtii discussion from Senior Acarya Diary, it has to be added
that margiis' support is needed. That is to say, if our workers are not
to fall prey to materialistic desires and, more importantly, if they are
not going to think about their own existential problems in order to
better serve the society, then it is the duty of family margiis to make
arrangements for the welfare of our workers. This is part and parcel of
the system of coordinated cooperation which Baba has outlined for us.
So the overall idea is that workers must adhere to the codes of
madhukarii and ajagarii vrtti-- by not using more than they need and by
not spending their days chasing after food and material goods etc. But
this cannot happen in isolation. They must get the financial support of
family margiis. Then then system can work properly.
At the same time, if our workers are not dedicated to the ideal of
serving humanity and instead pass their time in idle or materialistic
pursuits, then no family person is going to feel inspired to financially
support that Dada and their social service projects.
Thus the two must go hand in hand. Our workers must be dedicated to the
service and welfare of the society and we margiis must be ready and able
to support our Wt cadre through financial contributions, other
resources, and by participating in those service projects. Then the
system will be complete.
Of course, we have had a falling out in this entire process and that is
outlined in the initial letter on this very topic. Primarily in that
certain Dadas are wholly involved in material wealth and not involved in
serving the society-- i.e. they are not at all involved in the spirit of
madhukarii vrtii or ajagrii vrtii.
And in order for the system to be revived it is going to take the
cooperative efforts of both family margiis and wts. None should think
that that Wts must follow strict codes of renunciation and that we
family margiis have no supportive role. Rather all must work together
and this is generally understood within our Marga, only this point was
not expressed in my earlier letter so i wanted to make the point clear
here.
LEVELS OF MARGIIS AND LEVELS OF ACARYAS
One final aspect of this entire discussion is that we can catergorise
our margiis and workers into one of the following basic classifications.
On the Margii side:
1) Unmarried margiis who are only involved in their own existence and do
not participate in regular or ongoing social service projects. This is
the lowest category of margii.
2) Family margiis who are completely immersed in their unit family and
have little or no time or resources to help with the development of
society. This is also low, and just slightly better than the prior
category.
3) Family margiis who neglect their family responsibilities because they
are totally engaged in serving the humanity. This also is not the ideal
way.
4) And of course the best is those family margiis who neatly balance
their unit family responsibilities with those of the greater universal
family. This is highest way of life for family margiis-- and although
not an easy stance to attain-- this is the ideal that Baba has given.
Of course, those single margiis must either be students who are involved
in their studies or they should be deeply involved in social service
projects, failing that their lives are not in accordance with our Ananda
Marga.
On the WT Side:
1) The lowest category of WTs are those selfish workers who chase after
material wealth for their own indulgence. Neither do they follow
ajagarii or madhukarii vrtti, nor do they care about the society. Such
wts are basically pashus-- animals.
2) The next grade of Wts live in the spirit of either madhukarii or
ajagarii vrtii-- as they are not blindly chasing after material gains--
but they are not involved in serving humanity.
3) Then of course there are those Wts who are living in a proper way and
this has two subsets. The first are those wholly involved serving the
society and living according to the dictates of madhukarii vrtii, and
the second are those living a service oriented life and adhering to the
higher code of ajagarii vrtti. These are the only two acceptable ways
for a worker to live on this earth.
SUMMARY
The overall theme of this addendum is that the whole approach to
madhukarii and ajagarii vrtii is based on coordinated cooperation
between margiis and wts. The workers must be selflessly involved in
serving the society and the margiis must be ready to support the wts in
a multitude of ways. Then and only then can our Marga live up to Baba's
high ideal.
Namaskar,
Divyajyoti
You had written: "Of course, those single margiis must either be students who are involved in their studies or they should be deeply involved in social service projects, failing that their lives are not in accordance with our Ananda Marga."
ReplyDeleteMost people, including governments, assume that singles have no family responsibilities. This is an erroneous assumption. Singles may have to take care of their aged/sickly parents, orphaned nieces/nephews or help out in the families of their siblings. Hence, singles are also family people unless proven otherwise.
C
What you (C) wrote is true...
ReplyDelete...but read Baba's below quote.
If due to circumstances anyone has not married, then they should dedicate for the society-- not just their parents or nephews etc.
Baba says "You'll see many people in this world who are bachelor but they are neither monks nor they have got the sacrificing spirit to serve the society. Such people are actually, they are liabilities, not assets to the society."
(1/1/84)
A trend of libertine life has started in the west and that is why Baba's above quote is so relevant. Neither they marry nor dedicate-- just they indulge in sexual activities and run away from the responsibility of producing children.
That is why millions of children are living in foster care, especially in the west.
Let me add one more point.
ReplyDeleteIf one is a male then they run away from the responsibility by leaving that female relation when they get pregnant; and if one is female then they abort the pregnancy.
In that way both males and females indulge in more sexual activities in future without ever taking on any responsibility...
this is the problem now facing materialistic culture
- rajesh (I posted the 2nd comment also)