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This We Should All Know

Date: 26 Mar 2009 23:06:07 -0000 From: "Subhash Dholakia" To: am-global@earthlink.net Subject: This We Should All Know Baba "Ye ga'ne toma'ke shon'a'i tumi ki shon' na' priyo..." (PS 4471) Purport: Oh my dearmost Baba, I want You to know my inner thoughts and feelings. Why don't You listen to the song which I am singing solely for You? Why do You neglect that song which is coming directly from the core of my heart. O' Baba, that song expresses the longing and yearning of my heart. Yet it seems that very song You do not care about-- why like this. Baba, when the flower that blossoms on this earth emanates aroma all around, when then is that very flower lying on the dust & crying. Can that be forgotten and ignored forever? Should it just be left there by itself-- just to wilt and die? Baba if it pleases You, You can take back all those mundane things which You have given me. Only one request I have: Please remain constantly in my ideation, in the depths of my heart, always. That is my sole desire. O' my dearmost Baba, I yearn only for You; please grace me by coming close...
== THIS WE SHOULD ALL KNOW ==
Namaskar, A couple simple people get confused when they read this following sutra of Ananda Sutram. Here below in this sutra Baba is stating that all the physical, psychic, and spiritual potentialities of this entire creation should be maximally utilised.
5-14 Vyast'isamas't'isha'riirama'nasa'dhya'tmikasambha'vana'ya'm' caramo' payogashca
Purport: "There should be maximum utilization of the physical, metaphysical, and spiritual potentialities of unit and collective bodies of human society." (AS, p.49) Some in their misunderstanding think that Baba's above Proutistic teaching is related with the attainment and use of occult powers. Here follow is some review of this entire matter.
AS WE KNOW...
When a sadhaka does sadhana and strictly follows 16 Points then they naturally develop in all the ways-- in all the spheres. This is the natural process. Such that usually most good sadhakas are hardly even aware about their own growth. It is similar to the case of the step-wise, progressive growth and development that we all experienced as infants and young children. Because all are born as small babies and gradually as we get older and older then huge developmental changes take place. But in one's own day-to-day, regular existence, often people are not aware about or nor do they even recognise their own growth-- how much they change day by day. Yet over a measurable span of time a major shift or growth takes place. For example, after 15-20 years one infant becomes a strong youth. But that youth himself is unaware of his own drastic development. Just he feels it is his natural growth. But those who have not seen him since 10 years will think that a huge transformation has taken place. In a similar way when a person practices sadhana sincerely with a pointed mind, and they are regular and strictly following all the do's and don'ts, conduct rules, asanas, and are graced with devotion for Guru, then certainly the sadhaka's whole personality gets changed.
NATURAL PROGRESS FOR ALL
Like this, various types of supernatural powers come to each and every sadhaka, although they are not aware. Nor do they desire those things because their mind is pointed to Parama Purusa and not towards those occult powers. So neither are they aware, nor is it their desire. Means it was not their intention to acquire those powers because they were just devotionally linked with Parama Purusa. And this happens not just with one sadhaka, but with all sincere margiis and Wts-- if one is sincere and strict in their spiritual routine and practices. Then surely such things develop by the grace of Parama Purusa. There are innumerable cases where this has happened. Naturally then these supernatural powers just manifest in one's regular conduct, in their daily way of dealing, speech, behaviors etc. In that way it manifests and projects in a very natural manner. And it happens to varying degrees. If one is very high and very pointed then it expresses more, and if less pointed then not as much. But certainly some change takes place accordingly in everyone.
SADHAKAS FEEL OTHERS' HEART
Because of this, margiis understand the pains and sufferings of others and with their full heart they are always busy in helping others. Baba says, "One should lighten one's mind and become simple, soft, and kind-hearted; and by this way one can understand the tales of others suffering. In that condition only will you be able to serve the world. In that human mind where pain is hidden and where tears have accumulated, that mind you have to understand, realise, and feel. Then you will be able to remove their sorrow. To understand the feeling of the crying heart of suffering people, in sadhakas this type of supernatural power comes. This is called mahima." (SS-18, Hindi) So sadhakas are not using occult power-- rather it expresses in a very natural way. And that is what Baba explains in His above teaching.
LOVE FOR ALL vs SELFISH LOVE
All those saints in the past, because of their love for Parama Purusa, they understood the feeling of suffering and their love was not limited with a particular tribe or community or color or race. So these extraordinary human qualities are just the expression of occult powers in the life of a sadhaka. But with crude people, those devoid of true spiritual feeling, they do not have this. Here we are not talking about the expression of superficial love which expresses in very limited and narrow way. Like love for one's own children but hating other children. Or when dying for one's own race, country, or community but exploiting other countries etc. Or eulogizing one's own superiority and belittling others' good things. Such things we see and there are many so-called good people in the society who have done many things for their personal family, caste, color or religion. And there are various so-called monks who have completely dedicated themselves to a particular race and they encourage hatred with other races and don't hesitate even to engage in mass murder. The religious history is like that. No doubt in their own particular, narrow community they may be treated as something great, but in truth they are low because they do not have universal feeling. Their "love" is based on selfishness. Just like the various sects of Christianity are doing many types of good things and it looks like they are pouring their heart for the suffering humanity; but in true sense they did such works just for the spreading of their own religion and for their own view or narrow cause. Not out of any greater feeling of universal compassion.
SINCERITY IN SADHANA BRINGS EXPANSION
The whole point is that when true sadhana is there, then the mind will expand and supernatural powers will come and those sadhakas will have love for everyone. And they will be able to understand others' pain. Otherwise by doing some avidya Tantra practices, then that avidya tantric gets some supernatural powers but that brings their degeneration.
BABA'S BLESSING
Here following is Baba's blessing. Baba says, "You will surely attain spiritual progress. And because of your spiritual progress, you will come closer and closer to the Supreme Consciousness, you will come in contact with His psychic waves. And in that state you will be able to render still better service to human beings, animals and plants, by means of Neo-Humanism. May you all be blessed." (NHNS-2) Namaskar, Subhash
NOTE 1: SADHAKAS ARE ALWAYS READY TO SERVE
Baba says, "You will have to provide a soothing touch to the physical, physico-psychic and psycho-physical spheres of life, otherwise human existence will become meaningless...We will have to locate the source of these troubles...we will be removing the miseries...permanently remove those afflictions, which will rectify the sources of troubles in the proper way. (NHNS-2, p. 36) In this above quote Baba says that when one has devotion then they can understand others' pain and difficulties and thus they are able to help and serve them. This is the proper explanation of Ananda Sutram, Sutra 5-14. Because it is not showing occult power for one's greatness. And each and every margii has such feelings to varying degrees. Many margiis I know who earlier were meat-eaters, but after doing sadhana then what to say about not killing animals, their higher sense developed and they feel love for everyone. And day and night they are busy for serving others. They do not feel that their own problem is any problem, rather just they are busy in relieving others' suffering. This does not happen out of the blue. Only due to sincerity & devotion-- and with that the aforesaid supernatural powers came and changed their entire behavior to varying degrees. Those who do not have such feeling in their dealing and behavior, it proves that they are away from such love of Parama Purusa. And instead they are engaged in self-propaganda, self-prestige, killing and destroying others for the sake of post. In that unfortunate circumstance none can say that AM sadhana has some demerits, rather such crude persons could not practice or follow Baba's teaching.
NOTE 2: SUTRA 5-14 ON PROUT IS NOT ABOUT OCCULT POWERS
Here Baba is directly explaining that Prout shows that those who are elevated spiritually will have to render service to the society. So this dispels the myth which some harbour that Prout is related with occult powers. Or in other words, those who think that Sutra 5-14 from Ananda Sutram is related with the use of occult powers are wrong because in not one but in so many places Baba guides us that those with spiritual wealth will have to serve-- not use occult powers per se. And here is the proof. Baba says, "I have told in the Prout philosophy that those who have spiritual strength, from them we will take spiritual service for the society. Such sadhakas who sit in Himalayan caves and go on doing penance but do not teach anybody or guide anybody-- that will not be approved. They will have to serve. They will have to do spiritual service. To them I do not say pull a rickshaw, but if they will not do spiritual service, and if they will just sit in Himalayan caves and not come in contact with the world, and instead they will tell that the world is illusion, yet at the same time they will go on eating fruits and roots and accept such service from other human beings of this world-- these things will not continue any longer. That has been going on for a long time, but it will not continue any longer; that day has gone." (AV-4, Hindi)
NOTE 3: CONDUCT IS THE MAIN THING
By the conduct we can see one's character because Baba says conduct is the main thing-- it is the mirror of the mind. By that way we can see who is margii and who is non-margii etc. Because the point is that in our Marga we can see that those who are doing sadhana their conduct will be quite apparent. Whereas if someone's conduct shows narrow-mindedness, groupism, and mean propensities then we have to think and understand that that person is not doing proper sadhana. So on the basis of one's conduct we can see who is a senior margii and who is not. Here it should be understood that seniority is not a matter of years but rather a matter of conduct. Even if one was initiated just one month ago but if they exemplify strong conduct with regards to 16 Points, then surely they come in the category of senior margiis. And vice-versa. So seniority is dependent upon how far someone is pointed and committed to AM ideology and to what degree that is reflected in their conduct. Hence conduct is the main distinguishing factor to understand who is who and what is what.
NOTE 4: NATURAL ATTAINMENT
The delicate point is that if sadhakas are pointed towards the Goal (Ista) then naturally all these supernatural powers come. And their whole conduct becomes better and better. But those who are asking for occult powers, they are getting that & then they misuse them and get degenerated. So such powers are not to be asked for in sadhana, rather the Goal is Parama Purusa. And on the way such things may come and the conduct will change and generosity will come and true sadvipra qualities will emerge and by that way such sadhakas will be an asset to the society. But no one should ask for getting occult power. That is wrong and it brings ruination.
NOTE 5: USE OF OCCULT POWERS BRINGS RUINATION
Those who think that those humans who get occult powers are great that is nonsense. Because in Prabhat Samgiita #3333 Baba reveals what happens to those who chase after occult powers:
"- Aes't'ashvaryya tumi cha'r'a'... kare viveka-ha'ra' -"
Purport: O' Parama Purusa only You utilise the occult powers in proper way; whereas all those others who use them destroy their conscience. Means they start doing all kinds of negative things. In trying to show their occult powers they end up destroying and killing others and they themselves will be invite negative samskaras such that they will be degenerated into stone, wood or mud. So what to say about serving others, rather those lusting after occult powers destroy themselves.
*************************************** Unruly Free Mixing between Males and Females?
Parama Purusa Baba says, "It does not require the harnessing of any elaborate logic or reasoning to convince people that the final outcome of permissiveness is not healthy. But it is also true that the result of free mixing in society, without self-control, is bad...Hence, along with the recognition of the freedom of the two sexes, a well-judged code of self-control will also have to be associated with their mutual mixing." (HS-1, p. 35)
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