A NAGGING ISSUE: THE BOOK "AFTER CAPITALISM"
Namaskar,
Certainly every Ananda Margii knows that Baba's Prout philosophy is the
guiding light for building a universal human society. Because Prout paves
the way for everyone's progress and welfare by exposing and finally
eradicating all forms of exploitation, including communism, socialism, and
leftist philosophies.
Unfortunately, nowadays in the general society some are coming to know
about Prout though the book "After Capitalism", wherein one
presents Prout in a different way-- one which sacrifices
the ideals of Prout. When in fact this book "After Capitalism..." drifts
far away from our path. Because Dadaji writes in such a way as if Prout,
Marxism and Communism are all complementary. As if Prout accepts and is
sympathetic to the communist approach.
But true Ananda Margiis know well that:
(a) Baba strongly condemns communism/Marxism;
(b) that negative philosophies of Marxism/communism have nothing to do with
our Prout;
(c) that communism has caused untold harm and destruction in this world.
TERRIBLE MISTAKE: SHELTERING THE COMMUNISTS UNDER PROUT
Tragically, by compromising Prout's stand and accepting the exploitative
ways of communism, Dada has sacrificed our Prout Philosophy-- thus
creating a very dangerous situation. Because by allowing communists to live
under the banner of our Prout philosophy, society will not be able to move
along the path of progress.
Baba says, "Liberation from exploitation is impossible when the exploiters
themselves find shelter in the philosophy." (PNS-21, p. 63)
Here exploiters means communist/Marxist party dictators, leaders, and
cadres. And philosophy means this Dada's defective presentation
of Prout.
Because when our Dada is propagating Prout he does not point
out the inherent evils of communism. In that case Dadaji has given shelter
to communists to live there in his philosophy. That is the point of danger.
In his book he is accusing only capitalists, as if only
the capitalistic philosophy and practices are harmful to the society. In
this way communists have found a refuge in Dadaji's presentation of Prout.
Indeed this place was made for communists by Dadaji himself, or so it
seems. That is why communists, leftists, and Marxist leaders are publicly
supporting Dada Maheshvarananda's stand and showering him with praise.
And the overall outcome is that when these communist exploiters themselves
are taking shelter in the philosophy then true revolution is not going to
come, and society will be unable to escape from the suffocating noose of
exploitation.
NEGATIVE PACT IN VOGUE
All this means that in Dadaji's defective presentation of Prout philosophy,
communists have been granted a shelter to survive. And one negative pact
has been created: 'I (Dada M) will not tell about your hypocrisy,
anti-social elements, exploitation-- the communist atrocities. I will only
expose the greedy capitalists'.
Then in response those communist party dictators of certain countries and
leftist leaders started supporting Dadaji. But such persons are the
exploitative leaders of their respective countries and communities. And
they are given shelter in Prout due to Dada Mji's work. In
that condition, how can the exploitation of communism/socialism be removed
from the society? Here again is Baba's warning.
Baba says, "Liberation from exploitation is impossible when the exploiters
themselves find shelter in the philosophy." (PNS-21, p. 63)
So see the danger of how he is painting our Prout
philosophy and granting shelter to communist exploiters. By Dadaji's
methods exploitation will live on and on. And by this way nuclear
revolution or Proutist revolution is not at all possible. It is clear then
that in his book "After Capitalism... ", Dadaji has tainted
the philosophy.
PROUT IS ANTI-EXPLOITATION
Because the establishment of Prout philosophy means the eradication of
exploitation, including communism. We must remember that in its true form
Baba's Prout philosophy is the perfect solution and the key to solving all
sorts of problems.
And we know that all the teachings which Baba has given are mantra for us.
Thus in the realm of socio-economic planning, Baba's Prout philosophy is
our mantra. For it is this very mantra which will relieve the globe of its
suffering by solving all the mundane and supra-mundane problems.
Unfortunately Dada Maheshvarananda has tainted the purity of our Prout by
mixing in certain negative elements like communism. Thus passing his book
around to others will not yield the desired result.
When Baba is talking that Prout is the solution that means His full Prout,
not some tainted version of Prout like Dadaji's faulty text.
BABA'S BLESSING
By Baba's divine grace, many margiis around the globe are propagating the
true ideals of Prout in which case peace and harmony will come on this earth.
Baba says, "PROUT is the only panacea for all the world's mundane and
supramundane ailments. There is no alternative." (PNS 17, p.30)
brotherly,
Girish
NOTE 1: EXAMPLES HOW DADAJI'S BOOK IS COMMUNIST-MINDED
The following points clearly demonstrate how Dada Maheshvarananda's Prout
book, 'After Capitalism', is communist-minded:
1. On pages 21, 22, 145-46 etc Marxism is highlighted as a very lofty thing.
2. The introduction to the book has been written by one Marxist leader,
Marcos Arruda. And in the preface itself Arruda wrote as follows: "Prout's
critique is revolutionary because it examines capitalism...The diagnosis is
deeply critical: capitalism is a system...Global capitalism with its single
minded desire to consume..."
3. And he praised Marx in the preface itself as follows: "In my opinion the
actual essence of Marx works is fighting for superior human values...I
compared the thought of 4 important authors…Karl Marx..."
4. On p.145-46. Because in those two pages also communism has been praised
by writing like this: "Sarkar echoes Marx...". It is obvious that this is a
negative statement.
5.Here in this following teaching Baba says that communism is worse than
capitalism but Dada Maheshvarananda's book refrained to talk on communism
adversities. How we can say that his book is propagating Prout in reality.
Baba says, "The plight of the people in so-called democratic countries is
not as miserable as those in communist countries because in communism the
political and economic system is imposed on society by party officials,
causing untold human suffering and severe psycho-economic exploitation."
(PNS 21, p. 43)
NOTE 2: GETTING PRAISES FROM THE COMMUNISTS
Note: Initially Dada M received so much praise from these socialist leaders (which is noted below) but then when they discovered via various channels that he is with AM and that AM is not a materialistic approach then they dumped Dadaji. So it is not that still today Dada has these politicians in his pocket. They were only aligned so long as Dadaji was giving them a voice and not attacking them. Since Dadaji was soft with such leaders they became friends etc. And only when they found out from other avenues that he is part of AM that they turned on him. If Dadaji had been properly representing Prout from the beginning then all this mess would not have happened. It happened because Dadaji's book is like a journal of a socialist thinker. That is the cause of the problem. See here how closely he was befriending that communists.
NOTE 3: UNFORTUNATE TALE
Not long ago someone reported that they have given a copy of "After
Capitalism" to the leader of one imbalanced political regime in South
America. So the whole situation is choatic. Because the poor people of that
country are seeking relief from their current crisis and now the leaders of
the country will be using Maheshvarananda's communist minded book as a
means to solve the situation. But communistic values only brings hell into
the life of the people so to whatever degree Dadaji's book is used, that
will only create more and more problems for the people. And in the end the
public will wrongly conclude that Prout is at fault-- as if we are to
blame. So for multiple reasons the whole situation is tenuous.
NOTE 4: BABA'S WARNING
Here in the following parable Baba warns that if negative elements-- like
ghosts or communism-- are allowed to take shelter, then even good things
will become ruined:
Baba says, "Some people say that if mustard seeds are sprinkled over any
person possessed by a ghost, the ghost takes to its heels. But if the ghost
hides in the mustard seeds themselves, then of course there is not the
ghost of a chance of escape from the ghost." (PNS-6, p. 22)
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Method to Make Ideal Human Beings
Baba says, "Some people may ask: Why does A'nanda Ma'rga run many
kindergarten schools and not many high schools, degree colleges and
universities? A kindergarten school is something basic and the mission of
making human beings is accomplished here. If one has already become a thief
or a criminal, in that case university education for such a person is of no
avail. One is to be moulded in one's childhood. If one receives the
fundamentals of education in the formative period of one's life, one will
keep oneself alright in the teeth of the greatest trials and tribulations
in life. A bamboo, when green, can be shaped or bent in any way you like.
Once it ripens, any attempt to reshape it will break it. This is why more
stress is to be laid on kindergarten schools. Such schools are the first
phase of making human beings." PNS-18 p.37
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