CURRENT EVENTS:
THIS IS NOT SOMETHING NEW
Namaskar,
The cyclone tragedy in Myanmar (Burma) has been totally devastating--
and it threatens to only get worse and worse. All because the
communistic Junta militant regime is keeping the rest of the world out.
So many relief agencies are banging on the doors of Myanmar in hopes of
providing support to the nearly crippled population of Burma. But the
Junta leaders are keeping those relief teams from doing their work.
We all know the numbers: Already 25,000 have died; 40,000 are missing;
and, estimates have been given that in total more than 100,000 may
perish from this calamity. Primarily because the communist-minded Junta
regime is not allowing any outside help-- and they themselves are
horribly incapable of giving relief to the suffering masses.
All of which is quite reminiscent of the typical communist outlook: 'My
cadres may or may not do any good works, but certainly we will not allow
anyone else to come forward to do something noble. Let no one else get
any credit or positive review.'
So the tragedy in Myanmar is not a one-time occurrence, but rather a
repeated theme in the history of the communist dictatorships.
Communist-minded leaders and rulers always discourage and sabotage
relief efforts to the needy. It is part and parcel of their dirty
mentality and faulty outlook. They feel that so long as the people are
poor and suffering, then they will become communist party members,
otherwise not.
A NASTY TREND IN COMMUNISM
And in AM, we all have our first-hand experience of this. So many of our
AM service projects were ransacked by communists in Bengal. Our schools,
our children's homes, our mass feeding programs, our buildings, nearly
every single service project we attempted was sabotaged in some way,
shape, or form by the ruling communist regime in West Bengal.
Those communists only wanted their own cadres to "serve the people"--
when in reality they hardly did any such work.
And their view was, 'Certainly, no one else should be given access to do
service projects'. That is the communist mind-set. So they basically
banned our Marga from doing service. This was the case all those years
when Baba was heading our Marga from Kolkata.
It was only after struggling hard, and by Baba's grace, that could we
get court orders to allow our Marga to carry out service projects in the
communist state of West Bengal. And even then, we were met with
opposition by the communists.
So today's tragic situation in Myanmar is, unfortunately, not an
isolated incident. It is not something new, but a repeated offense by
communists.
BABA CONDEMNS THE DIRTY COMMUNIST MIND-SET
The communists only give lip-service to helping the poor and the needy.
Because their true aim is to keep people in the depraved state.
Baba says, "In communism, the leaders want to control the people through
brute force, but in PROUT we will inspire people through selfless
service. Communists do not support selfless service, and believe that if
people are given service, then they will become satisfied and not revolt
against the system [i.e. not become communist party members]." (PNS-17)
Hence, it is part of the communist view to permanently keep people in a
poverty-stricken state, and at the same time not allow outside agencies
to bring relief. So what Myanmar's controlling regime is doing is not a
first-time ordeal, but rather a trade-mark of communism.
NO MARGII SHOULD BE SWAYED BY SOCIALISM / COMMUNISM
In a nutshell, our goal is to serve humanity, yet communists purposely
obstruct this very process. This we have seen in the Soviet iron
curtain, the former East Germany, Cuba, North Korea, West Bengal, &
Myanmar (Burma), among other places. So we should not have any pity or
sympathy for those dark communist leaders.
Unfortunately in his book, one of our Dada's only attacked capitalism
and took a soft, sympathetic view towards socialist and communist regimes.
The irony is that in his book, "After Capitalism...", this Dada reports
how the communists purposely want to keep the people poor and impoverished:
"After his speech at the first Forum, Algerian revolutionary leader Ben
Bella, when asked whether revolution was possible in the modern world,
said, "It is impossible to not be a revolutionary in a world where so
many people are dying of starvation. ... As long as people are starving,
there will always be revolutionaries." (Maheshvarananda, 'After Capitalism')
Yet, Dadaji glorifies this tainted communist perspective as being
something great-- akin to Ananda Marga. Hence, he eulogizes and protects
their leaders on countless pages of his book.
When in fact, none in AM should get lulled into any communist-minded
views. Rather we are to continue to remind and warn the world about the
ills and crimes of communism.
And we need not look any further than the despicable situation going on
now in Myanmar as proof of how the communist method is against the
welfare of the people. They say they are for helping the people, but
neither will they serve the masses nor allow others to do so. Only those
militant, communist leaders are interested in their own power and
keeping the people oppressed, suppressed, and repressed.
This dirty mind-set repeats itself again and again wherever communism
rears its ugly head. So no margii should be swayed by the communist or
socialist platforms. Such platforms may condemn capitalism-- so some
naive souls may get enticed-- but underneath such regimes spell disaster
for the people.
BABA'S FINAL WARNING
For all these reasons and more, Baba totally condemns the ways of communism.
Baba says, "The theory of communism propounded by Karl Marx is an example of pramatta. Communism has been an unmitigated disaster for human beings. It is full of defects, and bad from beginning to end. It has caused the degeneration of human society." (PNS-16, p.57)
And verily, the tragedy in Myanmar is an example how once again the
communists are revealing their true colour.
BABA'S GRACE
By Baba's divine grace, the ideals of Prout are fast spreading. Margiis
and non-margiis alike are leaning towards Proutistic ways. It will not
be long before Prout becomes more and more the chosen solution that
people want-- and our Marga will be right there to lead the way in
serving the humanity.
Baba says, "We are waiting for the rising sun with crimson rays. Even
now the crimson rays are a bit visible. These crimson rays are the rays
of PROUT." (PNS-17)
Namaskar,
Ramashankar
Note 1: STATE OF AFFAIRS IN DEMOLISHED MYANMAR
Here are some typical news reports from international agencies about how
the communist militant regime is undermining relief efforts in their
disaster-struck land.
* "The refusal of the country's iron-fisted rulers to allow doctors and
disaster-relief experts to enter in large numbers contributed to the
growing concern that starvation and epidemic diseases could end up
killing people on the same scale as the storm itself." (Times news services)
*"As many as 100,000 people may have died as a result of the cyclone,
and as many may perish from disease if more aid is not delivered
quickly, said a spokesman for the UN's disaster response unit. At least
two thirds of the 1.5 million people who need help haven't received it."
(AP wire)
* And countless more tragic reports can be found.
So we must remember that our Marga is to lead the way against not only
capitalism, but socialism and communism also.
Baba says, "Capitalism makes people slaves, communism makes them worse
than slaves." (PNS-17)
Only Prout will usher in a totally new era, that will truly serve the
interests and welfare of the people.
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Real Prapatti / Surrender
Lord says, "Without Cosmic desire, nothing can exist, nothing can move,
not even a blade of grass. So in accordance with the spirit of prapatti,
that the body is a machine, we can say that He has been kind enough to
provide the body and mind, to be utilized for work only. Hence I follow
the spirit of prapatti in using them...So a boy or a girl who does work
is surely following the path of prapatti." (NKS '97, p.40)
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