== WHO HATES WHOM ==
Namaskar,
Recently when one margii forwarded a letter about the deletion of the
margii rights paragraph from the AM-Revolution discourse, then that
senior margii was chastised by one of our "elders" for forwarding 'hate
mail' onto a Marga email forum. This is a very real event that just
transpired.
So we should investigate the psychology and history of such so-called
'hate campaigns'. By scratching beneath the surface, we can better
understand the truth about such proclamations.
BABA WAS ALSO ACCUSED OF HATE CAMPAIGNS
As we all know, Baba graciously took form on this earth to dispel all
the darkness and help everyone progress in all the realms of life.
To that benevolent end, He directly pointed out the ills of communism
not only to alert our Marga society about the shortcomings of communism,
but also to give those communists a chance to redeem themselves and
choose a better way of life. So Baba's approach was wholly benevolent
and completely free from hatred. Rather, due to His great love for
humanity He wanted to see everyone progress.
But the communist leaders adamantly accused Baba of triggering hate
campaigns against them. Those communist leaders did this because they
did not like being pointed out and they wanted to turn their own
followers against Baba & AM. So they specifically told their followers,
'Baba hates you and all communists'. Why? Because those communist
leaders wanted to keep their own power and did not want their nasty ways
exposed in front of one and all. Thus they wrongly accused Baba of
running a 'hate campaign' against them.
The capitalists did the same thing.
Those top capitalists saw that Baba had clearly pointed out the ills of
capitalism so they falsely accused Baba of launching a hate campaign.
Why? To turn the general populace against Him, and because those
capitalist leaders did not want to see the defects of capitalism in
print. Rather they wanted bury Baba's views by branding Him as a 'hater
of capitalism'. That was the easiest way for those capitalists to brush
Baba aside and continue with their exploitative methods.
COMMON TREND IN HISTORY
And indeed, throughout history, whenever the untarnished truth has been
written, then various exploiters have wrongly accused the writer of
launching a hate campaign. And they have branded those writings as 'hate
mail' in order to keep their followers from knowing the truth.
The exploitative and dogmatic leaders in various eras and in so many
lands have always followed this negative policy.
Baba says, "The upholders of dogma partly realize that clear,
penetrating vision portends their doom. Consequently, some of them even
exhort their followers, “Do not read such and such books… Do not even
touch those books… They will cloud your judgment and confuse you.”
However, the facts speak differently. The facts are that merely browsing
through such books may or may not influence peoples’ minds, but studying
them with proper understanding will definitely break the shackles of
dogma." (PNS-16)
The communists forbid their comrades from reading Prout, likewise the
top capitalists in the US forbid Baba from entering the country. All
because such dogmatic and exploitative leaders did not want the common
people to be able to hear about or study Baba's ideas. And the most
convenient way to do this was by saying that Baba was spreading
'hatred'-- nothing more.
Then that would automatically turn the heads of their followers away
from Baba's books.
SAME THING HAPPENING NOW IN OUR MARGA
And tragically this same turn of events are occurring now in our Marga.
That is to say, certain exploitative leaders are branding some writers
as being the creators of 'hate mail', all because those leaders want to
bury the truth. When logic and reasoning is not on their side, then the
easiest method is to brand such letters as 'hate mail'.
Indeed, that is exactly what Pranavatmakananda did when SS Goenka
forwarded a letter about Margii rights to the
"AnandaMarg@googlegroups.com" email forum.
Goenkaji forwarded that letter on March 3 and because that letter
contained clear cut, rational evidence how the dharmic paragraph about
margii rights had been wrongly removed from Baba's AM Revolution
discourse. Then within a short amount of time, Pranavatmakananda jumped
into action to "put out the fire".
Devoid of all logic and reasoning, Pranavatmakananda (PK) employed one
and only one tool: 'Hate mail'. PK publicly scolded and chastised SS
Goenka for forwarding a letter by people who run a 'hate campaign' etc.
Why? Pranavatmakananda knew that the facts in that letter were true and
he did not want margiis to carefully study that material. So to
quickly brush aside the topic and suppress any rational discussion,
Pranavatmakananda used that very tool which so many dogmatic leaders and
crooked exploiters have used in the past. He said, 'That is just 'hate
mail' and why are you (Goenka) forwarding such type of hatred'.
What happened next? Goenkaji kept mum and there was no discussion about
that letter on that forum, as all the oxygen had been effectively taken
out of that Marga forum by Pranavatmakananda (PK).
Here it should be said that only Sister Bhagyashree Nair boldly came
forward to express her surprise at PK's ugly tactics.
But for all practical purposes, PK had achieved his sorry ends, as there
was no public discussion about the fact that certain top Dadas had
distorted Baba's discourse by wrongly removing the paragraph about
margii rights.
A LITTLE REVIEW OF PK'S TACTICS
So that is the recent incident about Pranavatmakananda's smearing
tactics-- i.e. claiming something to be hate mail-- in order to suppress
the truth and keep the facts hidden.
In that case how is PK any different from the various communist and
capitalist leaders who falsely accused Baba of spreading hatred in the
past.
Thus we should all use our rational minds and think, 'Who hates whom'.
Does the writer-- who exposed the truth about missing paragraph on
margii rights-- really hate anybody; or, is it that those suppressive
leaders hate anyone who exposes their devious methods. That is indeed
the question for us all to ponder.
BABA'S WARNING
In His below teaching, Baba clearly points out how various leaders like
PK use the mass media to confuse the masses about the truth. And one of
their favoured ways is to say that such and such letter is 'hate mail'
as that quickly stops any and all discussion.
Baba says, "Today the number of refugees is not only thousands but many
millions in various parts of the globe. And for their precarious
existence, for the ignoble deaths of those millions of wretched people,
only a handful of people – demons in human framework – are really
responsible. They come to the world and leave it in great ruins. During
their lifetime, they fully utilize all the mass media. The common people
become confused and cannot think beyond that which the mass media tell
them." (NH-LOI, Disc: 10)
So the above is Baba's clear cut warning about such "leaders' like PK
who control the media and proclaim things to be 'hate mail' in order to
deceive the margiis.
Yet by Baba's grace, it is certain that we margiis around the world are
destined to realise the truth. It is not that forever and ever that
sacred paragraph about margii rights will be deleted from Baba's
discourse. Through rational discussion, everyone will realise that
Baba's original paragraph should be placed back into His AM Revolution
discourse.
Thus it is not that PK's accusation of 'hate mail' will brush aside the
issue up to eternity.
Rather in a short span of time PK's ways will be exposed-- as falsehoods
always are-- and the sanctity of Baba's discourse will be restored.
BABA'S BLESSING
By Baba's grace, our Marga will propel itself forward and become a true
medium of Baba's teachings. Through sadhana, study, and analysis, the
repressive tactics of today' groupist leaders will be easily uncovered,
and then our Marga will really shine, as their groupist dogma will be
replaced with the real dharma of AM.
Baba says, "You will have to analyse each and everything in the proper
perspective. Until you come to a clear conclusion after proper analysis,
you cannot rescue the people from the tightening noose of exploitation.
Here the importance of study is tremendous – you will have to do it. You
cannot afford to shut the pages of your books and remain like frogs in
the well. You must enlarge your mental horizons and move ahead by
shattering all social bondages." (NH-LOI, Disc: 9)
Namaskar,
Rasa Deva
Note 1: PK'S LETTER TO GOENKAJI
Here is Pranavatmaka's rebuke of Goenkaji written on 11 Mar where he is
outrightly accusing Goenka of forwarding 'hate mail' onto the forum. But
by now, we can all easily understand the truth behind PK's tactics as he
merely wants to suppress the truth in order to hide the distortion done
to the AM Revolution discourse.
"Dear Goenkaji,
Namaskar. I don't know what positive purpose you have served by
circulating the following mail ...It is a well-known fact that the
mails...are intended to whip up hatred and confusion amongst the Margis
and WTs. By circulating such hate mails you have wittingly or
unwittingly given the impression that you are still a supporter of hate
campaigns...."
Thus, whenever any person-- whether it be the communists, capitalists,
or PK-- is fearful that the truth will alert the people of their crooked
ways, then that exploitative leader will play the 'hatred' card in order
to brush aside any criticism about them.
Note 2: WHO HATES WHOM
Just as with great love Baba pointed out the defects of communism to
guide the people, similarly today various margiis and field workers are
pointing out the defects of groupism and exposing how groupists are
distorting Baba's scripture.
So the real culprits of hatred are those communists and group leaders
who try to suppress the truth, and it is out of deep love for humanity
that Baba and various margiis bring the truth to light.
Note 3: THE ORIGINAL PARAGRAPH
Here is the original paragraph about margii rights that needs to be
put back into Baba's historic discourse, AM Revolution. They deleted
it from the Hindi and Bangla editions of PNS-11 and from the English
electronic edition of Baba's books. That is the tragedy.
"Ananda Marga does not discriminate between a family person and a sannyasi (renunciate). The place given to a family person in our Marga is greater than the place given to a sannyasi, based on the reason that the former is not dependent on anyone for his or her maintenance, while the sannyasi has to depend on others. A family person is like a strong tree which is self supporting, while the sannyasi is like the vine which twines around the tree for its support. A family person therefore deserves more respect than a sannyasi, according to the trend of thought in Ananda Marga. This itself is a revolutionary idea. No philosopher or thinker, whether eastern or western, had ever dared to declare a family person as deserving more respect than a hermit or sannyasi. It needed the courage of a revolutionary to say so." (PNS-11 pp.6-7)
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Baba's Warning
Baba says, "Human civilization is not one flower, but a beautiful garden
with innumerable flowers of so many scents and so many varieties...We
should take proper care of this garden of civilization -- we must take
proper care of each and every flower. If we do not do this there will be
clashes, there will be imperialism. The owner of a piggery should not be
allowed to use this garden -- the immoral pigs will uproot the trees and
everything will be destroyed." (AV-30, p.95-6)
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