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Groupist Financial Schemes

Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:47:16 -0000 To: am-global@earthlink.net From: Subject: Groupist Financial Schemes Baba "Esechile a'ma'r ghare kon se pu'rn'ima'y..." (PS 4075) Purport: Baba, by Your divine grace You came to my house on one full moon night. It was such a memorable and unforgettable occasion. With Your infinite grace, in song, in dance, and with the pull of the heart, You made me lose myself in Your divine splendour. Baba, I became fully enthralled and captivated by Your exquisite beauty. Baba, by Your grace on that special full-moon night You compassionately listened to all the inner feelings of my heart. You intimately understood all my suffering. Baba, by Your grace You gently removed whatever pain I had. With the august presence of Your sweetness, on that very full moon night, You created one beautiful époque in my life. Baba, it is beyond my understanding why You suddenly went away-- leaving me all alone. Since then so many seasons have passed in waiting for You. Now after such a long time, that distant memory of Your divine arrival to my house on that full moon night has become completely covered by the thick fog of time. Baba, please be gracious and come to me. Please do not forget that You are mine and I am Yours...
== GROUPIST FINANCIAL SCHEMES ==
Namaskar, It is well understood that an on-going schema of the various groups is to make money for their selfish cause-- for their agenda to grab the power. All are involved in this. Here below is a look into the matter.
BABA'S FINANCIAL SYSTEM
Up until 1990, the financial structure was clear as a bell. That means it was all quite traceable and orderly-- everything being where it needed to be. Not only that, but what works that were done were 100% dharmic, i.e. for the welfare of all. That is why margiis from around the globe were giving whatever amount of money they could afford to give. Because everyone had deep understanding that in Baba's kingdom, justice was being served. However nowadays things are moving along in a different rhythm.
THE SCENE IN THE PRESENT DAY ERA
It is an ongoing problem in our Marg these days, that certain groupist leaders get caught up in their selfish plans and programs and resort to pressure that under one or another excuse Margis must give a heavy donation. And when one sentiment fails to overpower Margiis and field WTs, then without delay those in charge created another sentiment which is pleasant to hear. And in the end that brainwashes or at least pressurizes the listeners, that something great is going to happen. When in fact this sentiment has been given just raise to money. Over the past months, pressure to donate has come under the name of a variety of court cases and building projects like this or that tiirtha in Jamalpur or Tiljala. Thus either to post bail etc for those who have been jailed from the B and H group camps or to increase their pile of bricks, huge money is being requested. So here the matter arises that, as Margis and field workers we must think carefully whether donating money is the best service we can do in the current time.
GROUPIST STRATEGIES
Many margiis have expressed what they see to be a tragic aspect of the crisis in our AM today. That is, that from the side of both H and B groups, their program with margiis has only one apparent purpose: Inspire margiis, for their own selfish ends. First captivate Margis' minds with cheap sentiments or pleasing Baba's stories. Or, any court case. And then inspire them to dedicate everything. And here 'dedicate' does not mean mind and soul. Dedicate means pocket dedication. "What you have in your bank, just you dedicate. Nothing more is needed." If you look in the past, then you will get hundreds of such examples which happened already. Every Margi knows that when Dada Sarvatmanandji gave the slogan of building the memorials in Ananda Nagar and Tiljala, then he gave a similar sentiment. And in a manipulative way he created the negative wave by playing on margii's devotional sentiment. In that way huge money was contributed by Margiis for these projects. But never has transparency of accounting for those projects been shown. Where the money has gone, only Baba knows. In the same way, as mentioned above, over the last 16 years money has been collected for tiirthas. Such as those tiirthas designated by the respective groups in Tiljala and Jamalpur. And still collection for these tiirthas is going on-- as this is an endless race.
HOW IT ALL WORKS
From their direct supporters, each group openly asks for its own group's support. That means, B group asks from B supporters and H group asks from their supporters etc. But those who are in power or were in power, in addition they always give some ear-pleasing, high ideal of neohumanism or unity point, to mobilise the margiis. Means, to inspire the margiis to give money to them in "Centre". In practice, however, those in power themselves do not follow the ideals which they used to mobilise the margiis. Instead, they do just the opposite. Busy in their group propaganda and group monopoly. And in the past if anybody raised their voice against the groupist behaviour, then those very persons were treated as "troublemakers". And removed from the mainstream. Irrespective of who is in the administration now or who was in the past, they always tried to misuse all money and power for their group or selfish interest. But now already 19 years passed with these wrongdoings. So general margiis and WTs have experienced a lot. Cheap slogans and high-sounding lectures are not going to overpower anymore. Now Margiis are very careful. Margis are alert to what is going on, and are seeing the situation on the scale of Baba's teaching in Caryacarya. Because they have seen that in the name of collecting money for schools or food distribution or disaster relief, all those funds get sipphoned towards some groupist court case. Millions of Rupees and hundreds of thousands of dollars get diverted in this way.
BABA'S GUIDELINES
Baba says, "Do not be misled by anyone's tall talk. Judge merit by seeing the performance." (CC-2, p.14) So here the main point is, that performance or conduct is the scale by which Baba wants us to judge. After seeing the way requests have been lavishly made for Margiis' money over the last 16 years, and how this has been used in a narrow-minded group fight for power in the Marg. Then any Margii can easily see that such requests for Margii donations are negative and crude, and are just tall talk. In this time of darkness in our AM organization, when we are not aware into which hand our donation will go. We do not know what will be the utilisation or misutilisation of this money. Then in this situation, donating money to the negative hand will be against dharma.
POINT OF TAPAH
In "A Guide to Human Conduct", Tapah chapter, Baba's teaching is enough to guide us for clear vision. Baba says, "Tapah devoid of discrimination is bound to be misused. The opportunists will misuse your energy by extracting work from you to serve their selfish ends, and at the same time this will deprive the real sufferers of their due services from you." (GHC, p.36) The above teaching of Baba is clear, that our money or donation should not go in any wrong hand. If our donation is misutilised, then we have to reap the negative consequence along with those wrongdoers. So we have to be very careful. In this situation there seems no any other way than to do some social service work locally. And not to give any money where transparency of accounting is not there and distrust is all around. And not only that-- we have seen that money has been misused for the past 19 years, with no sign of change.
THE TIDE WILL TURN
Anyhow with Baba's grace, this negative phase is not going to continue much longer. Margiis and rational WTs are getting united, and when Baba's grace is there, then victory is sure. By this following Baba's blessing, everything will be alright soon. Baba says, "By your collective efforts let Satya Yuga be established on this dusty Earth as soon as possible. May you be victorious." (AV pt 7) Namaskar, Mahesh
Note 1: TO GIVE OR NOT UNDER THE CURRENT CONDITIONS
Until there is a transparent accounting system, many Margis in and around the various sectors have been commenting that there should not be money given as donations because it is unknown how the money will be used. But once in the future a transparent accounting system is in place and money is being spent for dharmic purposes, then we must donate money because Baba has entrusted us with this, our AMPS organization.
Note 2: BABA'S RULES FOR WT'S ABOUT "BLACK" MONEY ETC
Here below are but a few of Baba's strict guidelines with regards to scooping up donations and keeping black money. Baba says, "No worker can keep unaccounted money (black money) with him." (WT Rules) Baba says, "Each amount of collection should be deposited properly a drawn after submitting requisition." (WT Rules) Baba says, "No worker can accept any money without giving a proper receipt." (WT Rules)
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Selection of Males and Females
Baba says, "It is very beneficial for society if people of sublime intelligence and brilliance reproduce more off-spring. The responsibility of rendering proper nourishment to the progeny of such persons will have to be taken by society and the government itself." (PNS-13, p.47)
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    Here is something to bring your mind up...stop feeding off your brothers. Your meditation needs some work for you cannot write without anahata for balance. your yama and niyama is empty...also you lack hair on body for courage to speak with vision and discipline of Guru. I will report you to yahoo for harassment. BNK/BH

    Coconut Thai Curry with Quinoa

    Priti, Didi S, and Dada Jivan all ended up at Shivendra's DC one Saturday afternoon on the weekend of the Himalayan Fair in Berkeley, both Baba and Krshna's birthdays on the full moon in May. Shivendra made these vegetables in a light curry of easy-to-find spices and bath of creamy coconut milk, then served it over quinoa instead of rice. This is the dish to make when you see those beautiful extra-fresh, firm heads of cauliflower with no little brown spots. To prepare, wash the head and trim the base of the stalk, then break or cut the florets into sections. When you use the coconut milk, don't shake the can; just open it and pour off the top cream, which is extra-creamy. You can use other vegetables like potatoes, green beans, zucchini, and cubed winter squash. Quinoa, the Incan super-grain, is easily available at Trader Joe's, and look for fresh or frozen kaffir lime leaves, a signature flavor in Thai-style cooking, at Asian markets.

    Cooking Method: Stovetop
    Cook Time: About 25 minutes
    Makes 4 servings

    Quinoa
    1 cup quinoa
    2 cups water
    Pinch of salt

    3 tablespoons organic canola oil
    1 teaspoon whole coriander seeds
    2-inch piece gingeroot, peeled and grated (about 1 tablespoon)
    1 to 2 jalapeño chiles, stemmed, seeded, and finely chopped
    1 pound firm tofu, drained, rinsed, and cut into 1-inch cubes
    1 teaspoon tumeric
    2 to 3 medium carrots, unpeeded and sliced on the diagonal
    1/4 head cauliflower, broken into florets
    2 broccoli crowns, broken into florets
    1 cup coconut milk (add 1 1/2 cups if you want a bit more gravy)
    3 kaffir lime leaves
    Salt, to taste
    1 bunch fresh spinach, rinsed well, shaken dry, and stems trimmed

    First make the quinoa. Rinse the quinoa a few times and drain (don't skip this step or else will be bitter). Place the quinoa and water in a medium saucepan, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and cook until water is all absorbed, about 20 minutes.

    In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat and drop in the coriander seeds, ginger, and chile. Fry until fragrant, about 1 to 2 minutes. Add the tofu and fry until golden, 5 minutes, stirring a few times. Add the tumeric and stir it around to warm the spice and coat the tofu. Add the carrots, cauliflower, broccoli; stir to combine and coat them with the spices and chile. Pour in the coconut milk and add the kaffir lime leaves. Reduce the heat, cover, and cook for about 15 minutes, or until tender, but not mushy. Taste for salt. Add the spinach leaves. Recover and cook 5 minutes more, until spinach is wilted. Serve hot with the quinoa soaking up the coconut gravy. Good topped with chopped fresh cilantro too.


    On Jan 30, 2009, at 6:35 AM, AM Global wrote:

    she is meat eater and tell people how to cook animals. cook thm live in hot waster . she tell other who to cokk meat that what she is writing

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