== MAIN REASON OF THEIR DEATH ==
~ Part 2 ~
Note: This is in follow-up to my earlier letter,
Namaskar,
As Ananda Margiis we know that the Goal of life must be Parama Purusa--
and no second or third entity.
Due to the crude rise of capitalism & materialism, so many people on
this earth are running after money, careers, property, name & fame etc.
And now that there is a severe economic downturn / depression, such
unfortunate persons are losing their mental balance and turning towards
suicide.
We should understand the deeper reason behind this. Baba's following
teachings clearly depict why AM ideology is so adamantly against the
pursuit of material wealth as the goal of life.
BABA'S TEACHING #1:
IF MONEY BECOMES THE GOAL OF LIFE
Here below Baba strictly warns us about what happens to those who accept
money as the goal of life.
Baba says, "When the currency was devalued, a wealthy jute merchant
suddenly died because all the aspiration of his life were based on
money. He could not face the prospect of having to part with his
cherished object of desire." (APH-6)
So just as the above jute merchant was shocked into death due to the
devaluation of his money, now in 2009, each and every day people's
wealth is drastically decreasing. Those who accepted that wealth as
their pride and joy of life-- i.e. as their goal-- cannot bear the
thought of living without it. That dread brings them to the brink of
death or even suicide. Such is the tragic fate of those who take money
as the goal of life.
BABA'S TEACHING #2:
MATERIALISM INVITES AWFUL AFFLICTIONS
In this below quote, Baba again warns us of the danger of allowing the
mind to get wrapped up in the chase for fleeting or material things.
Baba says, "In the material world human beings must carry out their
duties without being bound by the binding fetters. The mind should not
get helplessly attached to anything undesirable, otherwise it will have
to undergo severe afflictions. The wise person carries out his duties in
the world without getting attached to anything." (APH-6)
The afflictions Baba refers to in the above quote may be depression,
angst, and even suicide such as with the tragic events we are witnessing
these days. This is all the horrifying result of chasing after material
things and getting the mind locked up in that direction.
BABA'S TEACHINGS #3:
THE GOAL MUST BE FIXED, NOT SLIPPERY
Finally in this below teaching, Baba warns us that our goal of life must
not be anything that can slip away, i.e. not anything from this material
world. Not cars, not motor boats, not a spouse, not a job. All those
things can disappear at any moment.
Baba says, "The pursuit of mundane experiences cannot be the aim of
life; if it is, it will definitely vitiate the value of human
beings...no changing reality can be accepted as the aim of
life...because it falls within the scope of time, space and person. If
human beings accept this [Supreme] Entity as their only object of
ideation, they can escape the inevitable consequences of degradation."
(PNS-16)
Thus, only Parama Purusa can be the Aim or Goal of life. He is the only
Entity Who can lead us on the path of welfare. To harbor any mundane
goal is to invite one's destruction. Because at any moment that mundane
goal can vanish from this earth, just like money is vanishing in these
present times, in which case one will be totally goalless, desperate and
even driven towards suicide.
We should all bravely march ahead keeping only Baba as our Goal. That is
the only recourse. To look towards anything else is to invite one's
destruction.
Namaskar,
Karma Rasa
