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Thief!! Thief!!...

Date: Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:11:38 -0400 From: Donald_G To: am-global@earthlink.net Subject: Thief!! Thief!!... Baba "Yeo na', yeo na', a'r'a'le yeo na'..." -PS no. 3379 Purport: Baba please do not play hide and seek. In this game please do not hide Yourself. Please do not go far. I am just an ordinary unit being, even if I forget You please do not forget me. Please do not keep me away from Your shelter. Sometimes You come close and sometimes You go far away from my mind. When You go away then I am completely dry-- empty inside. Why don't You understand my longing and pain. Why don't You remove my mental impurities. Baba, please grace me...
== THIEF!! THIEF!!... ==
Namaskar, One of our high-profile acaryas has written one book where he has copied various sentences word-for-word from Baba's originally printed discourse and published them under his own name. Plagiarism, as we all know, is a serious crime in the publishing industry. As this acarya is a world renowned professor and well-published author, the situation is most serious. The second major issue is that this acarya / professor is equating Prout with capitalism. Yet Baba has emphatically rejected the materialistic approach of capitalism and given the God-centered philosophy of Prout. So Prout is diametrically opposed to capitalism, yet this famous margii professor is equating Prout with capitalism by describing Prout as "collective capitalism". From cover to cover, the acarya's book, "Socio-economic Democracy and the World Government: Collective Capitalism, Depovertization, Human Rights, Template for Sustainable Peace", is riddled with so many grave problems and unethical aspects, it would be impossible to cover them all in one email. Here in this initial letter, we will address two critical points: (1) Plagiarism, and (2) Prout as "collective capitalism". And I will present distinct proof about his crime of plagiarism. Everyone is encouraged to review and evaluate the matter, and write letters of complaint to the university and publishing house involved. Because it is a very negative trend, crime, and sin that Baba's words are being plagiarised and His ideas misrepresented in the publishing world.
PLAGIARISM IS A NASTY CRIME
Professors lose their jobs, authors are discredited, and writers are jailed on accounts of plagiarism. It is against the law and a most serious crime. Baba Himself also condemns such duplicitous & fake authors who engage in plagiarism. Baba says, "It is not possible to guide others merely with cheap, superficial knowledge, like a half-baked pandit who reads a half-a-dozen books and then spouts a few mouthfuls of grandiloquence, and who has obtained a doctorate degree by plagiarising others’ works." (PNS-10) Yet, one acarya professor has taken in upon himself to plagiarise Baba's own words in a high-profile publication that is circulating all around the globe.
THE CASE OF PLAGIARISM
Now see for yourself what this margii professor has written and compare it with Baba's original words. THE PLAGIARISING PROFESSOR WROTE: "In communism, the society is reduced to a production-distribution mechanism under a regimented system of control." (Socio-economic Democracy and the World Government, p.3) BABA'S ORIGINAL DISCOURSE SAYS: "In the commune system, society is reduced to merely a production-distribution mechanism under a regimented system of control." (PNS-14, 'Cooperatives') Thus the acarya/professor literally copied from Baba's original discourse and placed it in his own book without any reference to Baba. There is no mention of Baba, no mention of Shrii PR Sarkar, no footnote, no nothing. Just the plagiarising professor lifted Baba's highly unique sentence and placed it in his own silly book as his own. And this is not an isolated case, the entire book, "Socio-economic Democracy and the World Government...", is filled with plagiarised sentences. The plagiarising professor is stealing from Baba directly. And not just that, but entire paragraphs, nay chapters, are mere repeats wherein he is just rewriting Baba's original discourses. The sequence of words, phrasing, and ideas are regurgitated versions of our AM books. That is how this professor has "written" his book.
CANNOT BE TOLERATED -- MUST CONTACT PUBLISHING HOUSE
This type of fake writing cannot be tolerated. Baba says, "The artist or litterateur who assumes the responsibility of leading humanity to the path of light from the caverns of darkness will have to heed the road signs of that path. It is not possible to guide others merely with cheap, superficial knowledge, like a half-baked pandit who reads a half-a-dozen books and then spouts a few mouthfuls of grandiloquence, and who has obtained a doctorate degree by plagiarising others’ works." (PNS-10) Hence when the publishing industry considers plagiarism to be a crime and when Baba Himself harshly rebukes this nasty habit, then it is our moral duty to write the publishing house and the university to charge-sheet the fake author. If we fail to act, more and more people around the globe will write books by stealing Baba's divine words exactly. That is sure to happen because Baba ideas are unique yet not well-known, so various writers will look towards AM books with greedy eyes and deceitful intentions. We must act and nip the problem in the bud. Everyone is encouraged to file a complaint against Prof Dhanjoo Ghista's book, "Socio-economic Democracy and the World Government" (2004). As we speak, he is getting the second edition ready for publication. This trend of plagiarism must not continue. Prof Dhanjoo Ghista is a senior-most & world renowned professor & author so he is well aware about the ethics of academic writing. It is a tragedy that he has committed this crime against Baba. Prof Dhanjoo Ghista-- who is also a family acarya & long-time margii-- is a professor at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and the publisher of his book is Imperial College Press (www.icpress.co.uk)
POINT #2: WRONGLY CALLING PROUT AS COLLECTIVE CAPITALISM
The second matter for review is this false notion that throughout his book, Prout is being referred to as "collective capitalism". This is totally wrong and Baba wholly rejects the idea of His Prout philosophy as being associated with capitalism in any way, shape, or form. Here Baba condemns the very practice and idea of capitalism. Baba says, "Capitalism means dogma." (Prama-4) Baba says, "Considering the collective interests of all living beings, it is essential that capitalism be eradicated." (POD #2) Baba says, "Capitalism must be forced to abandon its ferocious hunger by taking strong measures." (POD #2) And then Baba goes on to clearly rejects all aspects of capitalism such as group capitalism, collective capitalism etc. Baba says, "No matter what form capitalism takes – individual capitalism, group capitalism or state capitalism – capitalists will always prefer centralized production. All these forms of capitalism are essentially the same." (PNS-16) Yet throughout his book, and indeed in the sub-title itself, Dhanjooji is terming Prout as collective capitalism-- "Socio-economic Democracy and the World Government: Collective Capitalism, Depovertization, Human Rights, Template for Sustainable Peace"-- thereby giving credence to the very notion of capitalism as well as misrepresenting Prout. We must not allow this to continue.
MORE ABOUT HOW BABA CONDEMNS CAPITALISM
When Baba Himself so strongly rebukes the greedy ways of capitalism then we should not allow anyone to write books that equate Prout with capitalism or any of its forms like "collective capitalism". Baba says, "I prefer not to mention the views of those who directly support capitalism, because their opinions are not worth noting. They want the shortcomings in society to remain so that they can continue to exploit the situation." (HS-1) Baba says, "These capitalists are the unworthy sons and daughters of the Cosmic Father because they go against the principle of cosmic inheritance. They should be cured of their ailments. To fight capitalism is therefore within your goal." ('Talks on Prout') Baba says, "Capitalists create hindrances on the path of human beings to prevent them from becoming one with the cosmos – to prevent them from becoming great. So capitalism is anti-Dharma and the actions of capitalists are also anti-Dharma." ('Talks on Prout') Who then can think that we should link Baba's ideas of Prout with capitalism. Yet that is what one professor is going on the global level through his book, which is an international seller.
CAPITALISM DRIFTED FROM THE GOAL
Here Baba points out how capitalists have drifted from the goal. Our infinite thirst is to be goaded to the Supreme, not towards the material world. Baba says, "Human beings have unquenchable, infinite physical longings and out of these physical longings capitalism came into existence." ('Talks on Prout') As we know, this entire world has been created by Parama Purusa-- everything is His property. That is Baba's Prout teaching. But capitalism says something totally different. That is why Baba wholly rejects it. Baba says, "According to true spiritual ideology the system of private ownership cannot be accepted as absolute and final, and hence capitalism cannot be supported either." (POD #1) Here again Baba's idea is that no form of capitalism-- whether it be individual, group, collective or otherwise-- is to be supported. Baba says, "In the West there is individual capitalism and group capitalism. In the East there is less individual capitalism and the predominance of state capitalism." (PNS-18, 'Q & A 4') Baba says, "No matter what form capitalism takes – individual capitalism, group capitalism or state capitalism – capitalists will always prefer centralized production. All these forms of capitalism are essentially the same." (PNS-16) Yet, from cover to cover, over the course of 300 pages, our plagiarising professor is agina and again equating Prout with "collective capitalism" and misguiding one and all.
BETTER SUCH THINGS SHOULD NOT BE WRITTEN
Here Baba orders us that if an author cannot preach the gospel of Prout properly, then they should not write anything at all. Baba says, "If one is not able to give the people proper guidance, then at least one should not misguide them." (NSS: Disc 14) Thus, Baba condemns the faulty notion of calling Prout as "collective capitalism" and wrongly spreading this idea around the globe.
WHY HE DID IT
So there are many points at hand. Why did Prof Dhanjoo Ghista plagiarise and why did he link Prout with capitalism. Only for sure he himself knows his motives but surely what he did was wrong, illegal, and unethical. Prof Ghista may have plagiarised because he thought no one would find out, or because he did not have the brain to understand Baba's ideas so he just copied them. That the plagiarising professor will have to explain himself. Why he equated Prout with capitalism is more clear. Right now it takes courage to reject capitalism. Even with the economic meltdown, the world is still advocating a free market economy. So it takes a brave heart to go against capitalism. Dr Ravi Batra has the requisite courage and intellect and that is why his books properly represent Prout and reject the ways of capitalism. Prof Ghista is not of that quality. Lacking the requisite courage, he wrote an entire 300 page book describing Prout as "collective capitalism" because he wanted to be embraced by the powers that be, i.e. the status quo. Otherwise what could be the reason why he has done such a thing, when Baba Himself rejects capitalism and all its forms. What Prof Ghista does not understand is that soon the world will be utterly sick of capitalism. They will not even like to hear the word. And if they think that Prout is merely a form of capitalism, then they will reject Prout outrightly. That is another danger involved by calling Prout as "collective capitalism". So this whole matter of plagiarism and misrepresenting Prout is quite serious for many reasons.
BABA'S BLESSING
Now, by Baba's grace, the only thing left to do is to make a dharmic stand and not allow people like Prof Ghista to plagiarise Baba's books nor to misrepresent the ways of Prout by calling it "collective capitalism". Everyone is encouraged to write to Dhanjooji's university and publisher to stop the upcoming second edition of his so-called book. Baba says, "The real significance of the words sa'hitya or “literature” is inherent in the word itself, for the characteristic of literature is “to move together,” keeping abreast of the trends of life. Literature is no invention of the superficiality of social life, nor is it the colourful spell of any fantasia. Rather it is the portrait of real life – an external expression of the internal recesses of the mind – a bold and powerful expression of the suppressed sighs of the human heart. In order to preserve the sanctity and prestige of its name, literature must maintain its rhythm in pace with the dynamic currents of society." (PNS-10) Namaskar, Divyayoti
******************************************** His Divine Grace
Baba says, "When one realises Him, all the accumulated sam'ska'ras or the reactive momenta of one's heart melt away into nothing. All the doubts of one's mind disappear. All the auspicious and inauspicious deeds of the sa'dhaka get destroyed." (Subhasita Samgraha, pt 2, p. 32)
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2 comments:

  1. Everybody knows that this supposed 'pen name' Divyajyoti (and her fellow webmasters of this googlegroup, is nobody else but the hateful, destructive, egoistical, mentally-imbalanced GARDA GHISTA, Editor of World Prout Assembly; the ex-wife of Dhanjoo Ghista (whom she is falsely lashing out at here) who writes with nothing but hate and unyielding jealousy. Get a life woman and move on! No one cares for the venom you spew to your own family and all those around you.

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  2. From: Subramaniyan K
    Date: Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 3:34 PM
    Subject: Re: Thief!! Thief!!... (Divyajyoti)
    To: AM-GLOBAL
    Cc: AnandaMarg@googlegroups.com, MargiiCollective@yahoogroups.com


    Namaskar Editors,

    It is really unfortunate to receive such a false accusation email from AM-GLOBAL. Anyway it is not difficult to prove that these accusations are false. Because, the book is with me and I found all are baseless accusations. It is obvious that this Email is prompted by somebody who does not like him personally, and wants to tarnish his image. Let us go through the accusations,

    1. The author Ac. Dhanjoo Ghista did not plagiarize BABA, as accused in the Email. He has not copied word-for-word BABA's original discourse and published it under his name, without any reference to BABA.
    2. The "discourse", referred to in the Email, is just the one sentence: "In communism, the society is reduced to a production-distribution mechanism under a regimental system of control".
    3. As regards acknowledgement of BABA, the author has cited only 4 references in the entire book; all the 4 references are of BABA's books.
    4. On pages 9 and 33, the author has cited BABA's book on Proutist Economics: Discourses on Economic Liberation, by Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar (ISBN 81-7252-0034, Ananda Marga Publications, EM Bypass, Tiljala, Calcutta-39), 1992.
    5. On page 203, the author have cited BABA's book on Liberation of Intellect: Neo-Humanism, by Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar (Ananda Marga Publications, Calcutta-39), 1999.
    6. On page 219, the author has cited BABA's book on Discourses on Neohumanist Education, by Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar (ISBN 81-7252-128-6, Ananda Marga Publications, Bangkok 10240, Thailand), 1988.
    7. At the end of the Preface (page xxv), the author has referred to BABA, as follows: Echoing the concerns and wishes of the supreme neo-humanist Prabhat R. Sarkar (the propounder of 'Progressive Utilization Theory' and Economic democracy), let

    * Every human being be guaranteed of the minimal physical requirements of life;
    * All human beings, get equal opportunity for full-utilization of their potentialities;
    * All human beings get equal opportunity to attain the fulfillment of enlightened living; and
    * In through this movement, let humanity be made conscious of the purpose and meaning of life.

    8. At the end of the book (section 18.7, page 275), the author has again referred to BABA, as follows: So, as we part company, we would indeed be echoing the benevolence of Shrii Shrii Prabhat R. Sarkar (1921-1900), the propounder of Neo-Humanism, that:

    * Everyone live in peace and harmony;
    * Everyone can have unbarred opportunities for all-round development and for contributing to mutual welfare;
    * No one be neglected and threatened, be left starving and without shelter, be left ill and uncared for, be tormented and made dysfunctional; and
    * All can move together in unision, to the pinnacle of human existence and cosmic desideratum.

    9. The author has not referred to Prout as "Collective capitalism", neither has he equated Prout with collective capitalism. Collective capitalism is his own terminology, to enable people to move away from free-market capitalism to collective capitalism, as a start (because people may not be ready for a radical change);
    10. The author also condemns capitalism. On page 9, it is stated that: "With regard to the socio-economic organization of a community, we reject both the communist and capitalistic systems (due to their shortcomings and failures), but incorporate some principles of a new socio-economic system (Prout)", and then BABA's book is cited.
    11. On page 3, the author has used the term "collective capitalism", and explained that in this system the corporation's assets are shared with the employees and thereby the capital is collectively owned by its joint developers. The author has not stated that Collective capitalism is Prout. He has used "Collective capitalism" as a first step to enable hard-core capitalists to move away from the prevailing Free-market capitalism. Also, if you note the definition of collective capitalism, it is rational, ethical and does justice to all members of a company by not differentiating them as employers and employees.
    12. It is stated in the Email that "entire paragraphs, nay chapters, are mere repeats of BABA's original discourses where the whole sequence of words, phrasing, and ideas are mirror images of our AM books". That is not true. In the accusation email also, these supposed plagiarized paragraphs are not provided.
    13. In this book, the author is cautious enough to not mis-quote BABA, to cite HIS books, and to not have people associate BABA with the author's concepts of collective capitalism, civilian democracy, functionally sustainable communities, world government, charter of human rights, reparation programs, indigenous people's socio-economic empowerment, and equitable globalization.


    I am expecting the reply from the you and as I have the given enough proof that there is no plagiarism, editors should withdraw this email and ask for apology. I request editors to ensure the validity of the email before posting it to the public. Kindly circulate my email to all your members.

    Dear Margii brothers/Sisters,

    Please decide yourself, do you find any plagiarism in this book or do you find author supports Capitalism? I have given all the proof from the book itself.

    brotherly yours,

    Subramaniyan

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