== AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR HISTORY ==
Namaskar,
Here is an important history of our Ananda Marga and is critically
related with the situation in which we now find ourselves.
A HILARIOUS OLD MYTHOLOGICAL STORY
Here is one old mythological story which provides one glimpse as to how the
face of our AM changed since 1990. Please read the following.
Long ago in one kingdom there was one King who was extremely unhappy with
his eldest daughter. She did not obey him plus she was constantly arguing
and creating problems in general. Hence the King was furious with her. So
to teach her a lesson the King came up with one plan. He decided that as he
himself was responsible for arranging his daughter's marriage, then he
would select the most foolish person in the kingdom to be her husband. By
this way she might realise her past mistakes and arrogant ways.
With this in mind, the King promptly sent out all sorts of volunteers,
horsemen, & scouts to search out the most foolish person in the land.
Quickly then reports were coming in from all the ten directions. And every
day the King was hearing the news from his ministers about who could be the
"perfect match" for his daughter-- i.e. who was that most foolish person.
But thus far no one could satisfy the King's demand. So the King called for
the search to go on until the proper candidate was found.
In that setting, in depths of one forgotten jungle, 2 expert scouts from
the King's army came across one remarkable scene; indeed they were shocked
to see what was going on. There they found that one very simple, illiterate
villager was high up in a tree, standing on a branch that was around 40
feet above the ground. And this fellow had one big saw in his hand and step
by step he was vigorously cutting the branch. But that was not all because
as this fellow engaged in his cutting, he had placed himself on the wrong
side of the limb-- the part that was to be cut from the tree. That's why
the scouts were watching this scene with great interest. Because by now the
branch was more than 50% cut and still the foolish fellow was standing on
the wrong side. Means this simple villager had foolishly perched himself on
the side of the branch that, with just a few more strokes of the saw, would
come violently crashing down to the ground.
Without wasting any more time, the two scouts gave a quick look of
confirmation to one another and then the senior scout immediately called
out to the tribesman high up on the branch. And the scout gestured for him
to stop his work and come down from the tree.
Then the scout told him that, 'Congratulations, you are a prime candidate
for becoming a royal relation'. And feeling quite satisfied that indeed
they had found the most foolish person in the kingdom, the scouts quickly
embarked on the long journey to bring their chosen person back to the
King's palace by horseback.
A HILARIOUS OLD MYTHOLOGICAL STORY (CONTINUED)
Up to that point the King had already been presented with the tales of many
a foolish person, but he had rejected all. None were foolish enough.
So when the King heard that his two expert scouts had returned from the
depths of the jungle with one very qualified candidate, then he was very
anxious to hear the story that what this person was doing. So he told his
ministers to have the scouts come immediately to his court.
Then in slow, deliberate language the senior scout recounted the entire
scene to King. How the unsuspecting villager was very high up in the tree--
and cutting the branch with a big saw-- and 40 forty feet off the ground--
and completely oblivious that he was on the wrong side-- and the branch was
bending-- and still the foolish fellow was fully involved in cutting-- and
the branch going to fall-- and cutting was going on more and more-- and
still he was completely unaware of what was going to happen-- and forty
feet above the ground-- the branch was making creaking noises-- and he was
standing on the side that about to fall-- and...
The king listened in amazement & near disbelief that how foolish this
person was. And even before the scout had finished the story, with tears of
joy and laughter in his eyes the king exuberantly cried out, 'Yes, indeed
this is our man; he is the most foolish person in the kingdom. He will
serve my purpose. He will be the one to marry my daughter'.
ALL RELATED WITH OUR MARGA
So this is one mythological story yet it is quite applicable to one certain
event in our Marga. Because in similar fashion, those days in 1990
Sarvatmanandji wanted to give some very significant post to a similarly
simple person whom he could easily control, and thereby exercise the
authority of that post. By this way Sarvatmanandaji thought that 'I,
Sarvatmananda, will be able to execute full authority. So it needs that I
should find some extremely simple person who will abide by my every order--
regardless of what I want to do'.
SARVATMANANDA'S HILARIOUS SEARCH
So in this lustful mood Sarvatmanandji began his grand search to find that
most simple person. To that end he was gossiping all around to find the
proper person. Checking behind every corner and underneath each rock to
find the right candidate.
Then some workers came to Sarvatmanandji and suggested him that this was a
very easy request to manage. Because "right here in our compound there is
such a very simple person whom you are searching".
Of course Sarvatmanandji requested that on what grounds they were making this
claim.
And those workers replied that, 'Since long one very simple Dada has been
explaining the purport of one old, commonly known Prabhat Samgiita-- but he
is doing so in completely opposite fashion to the real meaning. So the
whole situation is so peculiar. Since indeed this song is commonly known to
so many Ananda Margiis, let alone senior workers living in Tiljala itself.
Because those days, when Prabhat Samgiita was first given, then everyone
was singing this song. It became part of everyone's heart and the meaning
got imprinted in everyone's mind. Not only that but Baba Himself already
has explained the meaning of all those early songs. Plus this very simple
Dada was there sitting in the front row listening to those explanations. So
this particular Dada is surely the most simple person. Because Prabhat
Samgiita is just the natural expression of devotion. It is not something
tricky or complex. Yet even then, despite all these golden opportunities,
this Dada has his own way of explaining the Prabhat Samgiita song in
completely flip-flopped manner-- i.e. 180 degrees opposite, wrong
understanding. In his sheer simplicity this Dada really does not understand
anything. So he will surely be the best person to suit your needs'. Like
this they made the case to Sarvatmanandji.
Immediately Sarvatmanandaji agreed realising that only such a very simple
type of person could misunderstand Prabhat Samgiita in such a fundamentally
wrong manner. And Sarvatmanandji further calculated that by keeping this
simple-minded Dada at the helm, then surely he will be able to take the
reins in his own hands, directly or indirectly.
So without wasting anytime Sarvatmanandaji then settled the matter and put
steps in motion for getting this very simple Dada inserted into the highest
of posts.
HERE IS THAT PRABHAT SAMGIITA
Here following then is the Prabhat Samgiita song by which the very simple
Dada Shraddhanandji proved himself as the most simple and suitable
candidate & whereby he ultimately got selected to take hold of the highest
organisational seat of Purodha Pramukha.
Please read the following song and purport thereafter.
Prabhat Samgiita No. 4
"Sakal maner viina' ek sure ba'je a'j...
Eso tumi a'ro ka'che, A'ro kache, a'ro kache
Niye ja'o ja'ha' kichu sab"
Here then is the commonly understood meaning of Prabhat Samgiita No. 4,
"Sakal maner viina'...":
In this song the devotee is addressing Baba, and requesting Him to please
come close, more close and take my mind. 'I am offering my mind to You, so
please grace me and accept it'.
Or in other words, it can be said that we know that mind is the cause of
bondage and liberation. So if mind is colored with mundane world, then that
is bondage. And when it is colored with Parama Purusa, then it is
liberated. That's why we are doing dhyana. And in the last stage of dhyana,
the devotee is offering their mind with deep love at the feet of Baba. So
devotee is requesting that "Oh Baba, please come and take my mind".
So the entire meaning of this song is that the devotee is offering
everything to Parama Purusa, to Baba. That is why this song has been named
as "Song of Sweetness". Because, without deep love towards Baba, full
surrender does not come. And the stage of deep love is full of sweetness.
In that way this song has its own title -- "Song of Sweetness".
Because in this song the devotee is yearning for Parama Purusa that He must
come and take everything from him (devotee) and make him His own. That means
that devotee must reach his desired goal, by the grace of Parama Purusa.
So the whole spirit of this Prabhat Samgiita is how the devotee is offering
their everything at Baba's lotus feet...
But due to his sheer simplicity, PP Dada Shraddhanandji took this song in a
completely different manner.
PP DADA'S INTERPRETATION OF THAT SONG
PP Dada actually invented his own flip-flop purport for the song,
"Sakal maner viina'..." In his misguided way he mistakenly tells that this
is the song where Baba is expressing His desire to give everything to the
devotee. As if in the song Baba is telling the devotee to come more close
and more close and take everything that He (Baba). Like this PP Dada is
explaining the song.
Whereas Baba Himself has explained that He wrote this song for
devotees, so that they could express their own heart-felt feeling of love
and surrender to Parama Purusa.
So in PP Dada's sheer simplicity he completely missed the point and took
the whole thing in the wrong way. And indeed he got so convinced that he
justified his whole misinterpretation in his own book.
And there one can see on page 16 of his autobiography how in dramatic fashion PP Dada reveals his own simplicity and unfortunately took the song in his own opposite fashion.
THAT IS THE WAY IT HAPPENED
So it was in this way that Dada Shraddhanandji became the first Purodha
Pramukha of AMPS of the post 1990 period. And it was in this way that he
thereby became one grand tool of the then GS-- Sarvatmanandaji. This
history cannot be denied.
SARVATMANANDA'S METHOD OF CONTROLLING
Immediately upon inserting Dada Shraddhanandji as the Purodha
Pramukha in 1990, then Sarvatmanandji used him for his own purpose. In no
time at all the crafty Sarvatmanandji turned PP Dada into one rubber stamp
whereby Sarvatmanandji could set in motion his own negative plannings and
dealings. Thus from the expulsion of margiis and innocent WTs to the
demolishment of BP rights, Sarvatmanandji infused his groupist agenda and
selfish polices onto all aspects of AM life. All so that he himself could
reap the benefits and soak up the power. So all in all those days what
Sarvatmanandji liked, that thing got passed blindly by PP Dada. So in that
phase Sarvatmanandji thought that this PP is working fine.
Initially Sarvatmanandaji was thinking that indeed this PP Dada is
the best tool. By this way 'I [Sarvatmananda] can do whatever I like-- &
with the approval of the highest chair of Purodha Pramukha'. So to protect
his misguided strategy Sarvatmanandaji infused dogma after dogma about the
greatness of PP. Whereby he turned PP Dada into one demi-god. And he placed
PP Dada on the same platform as Baba. In that way Sarvatmanandji created
the negative rules that PP need not do kiirtan, not sing PS, not attend
paincajanya, not go to dharmacakra, and the list goes on and on. Plus at
DMS Sarvatmanandji was also manipulating the scene by saying & announcing
things like-- "PP Dada is not happy with the works of certain margiis so he
will not be coming out for general darshan". So like that Sarvatmanandji
painted PP as being one god and then he promptly placed that thing in his right hand pocket.
THEN IT ALL BACKFIRED
Over time though the situation got completely changed. Still Shraddhanandji
and Sarvatmanandji are there, but all the politics and dealings have
switched hands. Call it ill-luck or what you will. But since long everybody
in the Marg is aware about the two main groups and which one is on top etc.
So the sense here is that for Sarvatmananda, his dreamland got scenario got
completely washed away. Just like how someone dropped their sweet-cake down
into the dirty drain.
BABA'S WARNING
Now is the time we should learn from the past and strictly pay heed
to Baba's following directives.
Baba says, "Incompetent people are not expected to carry the legacy of
anything. If I teach something to an incompetent or undesirable person it
bears no fruit, it gets wasted. A heron will never learn to speak like a
mynah bird even if it is trained a thousand times to do so. The incompetent
person is just like the heron." (AV-7)
Baba says, "Those who are selected for discharging social responsibilities
do not possess the above qualities [morality]. They have occupied the posts
either for money or for recommendation, but no social good has been
accomplished...If power is given to an incompetent person, it is the
equivalent to leading society astray in cold blood." (PNS 7- p. 61)
BABA'S BLESSING
These following words of Baba inspire us to step into the future singing
the song of neo-humanism.
Baba says, "Humanity is now at the threshold of a new era. Ours is the age
of Neo-Humanism- humanity supplying the elixir of life to one and all. We
are for all, and with everything in existence we have to build a human
society, a Neo-Humanist society. So we must not waste our time - there must
be maximum utilization of all human potentialities...we must not waste
a single moment of our valuable existence." (PNS-9, p. 35)
Namaskar,
Chandramohan
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Food Resources-- Ocean Bed
Baba says. "Through oceanographic research humanity has discovered a vast
treasure of food resources within the ocean and on the sea bed. With the
application of science and technology, we can explore these resources to
meet the challenge of the food problem." (PNS-13, p.47)
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