EVERYONE MUST BE AWARE:
HOW GREEDY CAPITALISTS SET THEIR POISONOUS TRAP IN SOCIETY
Namaskar,
In the height of this vaeshyan era, we should all take proper care not to
be pulled into the pitfalls and degenerative ways of capitalistic life--
where those top capitalists try to pull all into their urn'a'ja'l (spider's
web).
GREATNESS OF HUMAN LIFE
In His historic June 1990 discourse, Baba reveals how human life is highly
significant and that we should always engage in positive thinking. Indeed
Baba says, "The psychic potentialities of human beings are immense." (YP,
'91, p.134)
But some negative forces in society, have their own way of dealing.
GRIP OF CAPITALISM
As we have all seen, capitalism extends its hands in various ways to grip
the whole society, especially the downtrodden communities and poor
countries. Capitalist leaders make them into satellite groups so that
capitalists can extract their vital resources.
How is this done?
In most of the cases we see that the imposition of sexually related things
like vulgar cinema and negative crude dance, dramas, literature etc plays a
huge role. All these things are slowly yet systematically getting more and
more imposed by capitalists. And capitalists' only motive is to exploit and
use the common public, the affected mass of that area, as the suppliers of
raw materials.
Especially nowadays, with the help of the Internet, capitalists have spread
their negative message and tactics all around. It is saturating and
asserting itself in all societies and innocent people have gotten seriously
affected-- especially youths.
TAKE THE CASE OF YOGA
In India thousands of years ago the science of yoga was started by great
rishis and yogis. But now if you go and see the "yoga" of European
countries you will be surprised. It took a completely different shape. In
the name of yoga all sorts of negative things are going on. Like the
domination of sex into yoga, and yoga has become the fashion where all the
prior standards of do's and don'ts, and the discipline of yoga is lost
somewhere.
So this journey of yoga started in India and reached to European countries
and there it got metamorphosed. Means it got mixed with the color of
pseudo-culture and materialism. And now this yoga has returned back to
India in its new negative form; and now this new yoga is polluting Indian
soil. So you see, everything is getting affected with this pseudo-culture.
Indeed in the present day, the popularized yoga which is existing cannot be
compared with that yoga which was originally introduced by the great sages
and rishis. Rather it is far far degenerated from that and I feel it is a
shame to call it yoga.
And this imposition of culture is not only limited with yoga or dance.
MEDIA TOTALLY IN THE NOOSE OF CAPITALISM
Indeed all the media of entertainment has gotten completely polluted.
Radio, television, dance, drama, literature, books, magazines,
publications, all the sources of knowledge and entertainment have gotten a
serious blow from this capitalistic exploitation. And Baba has termed this
as pseudo-culture. In no uncertain terms, Baba warns us to be aware from
this capitalistic monster-- pseudo-culture.
DEGENERATIVE TRICKS OF CAPITALISM
In Neo-humanism Baba teaches us how wealthy exploiters infuse
pseudo-culture through the media of vulgar cinemas, movies, television, and
internet programs etc to pollute the public mind, especially youths. When
the public becomes intoxicated capitalists create the circumstances and
take away all their resources. While the common public, indulging in
vulgar activities, remains oblivious about how they are getting exploited
by those capitalists.
So due to the capitalists, these days anywhere you look, things are painted
in the light of sex. If you go to purchase some products or anything, then
you will see something of sexual import. It is everywhere.
BABA EXPOSES THE VAST NET OF CAPITALIST EXPLOITATION
This widespread disease is disturbing all the arenas of life. This
following Baba's teaching gives enough light, and for our collective
welfare we should understand this. Please think about this following Baba's
quote where Baba explains how rich capitalists impose crude forms of
entertainment on those whom they want to control.
Baba says, "Suppose, a particular community has a high standard of arts
(theatre, cinema, etc.) but the number of rich people in that community is
comparatively few. On the other hand, the culture of another community is
very undeveloped, but there is a greater number of wealthy people among
them. Now, the latter [wealthy exploiter] group wants to maintain its
exploitation over that [simple public] group having a more developed
cultural heritage, and one of the ways to paralyze people in the
psycho-economic sphere is cultural exploitation--to impose vulgar cinemas
and dramas upon these good people." [NH-LOI]
So in this above paragraph Baba is giving a clear picture how step by step
rich people spread their net to exploit the common public by indulging them
in degenerative entertainment, programs, movies etc.
The story does not end here Baba describes more about how the human mind
functions. And how the mind of the innocent common public gets easily
attracted towards negative and crude sensual pleasures and entertainment.
It is the common tendency that most of the people like to watch crude
negative movies and listen to negative songs. And in so doing the common
people get trapped in the net of capitalist exploiters. Please read below
for more clarity.
Baba says, "As you know, the mind has a natural tendency to degrade itself;
it flows more easily downwards than upwards. So if some people, by virtue
of their wealth, impose vulgar cinemas and dramas on others,..." [NH-LOI]
Baba further explains that with this influence of vulgar literature,
cinema, dance etc, the backbone of common pubic gets smashed. By this
breaking of their backbone they get paralysed. And they cannot stand erect.
The common public is bound in the spell of this sensual attraction & they
are even incapable to think about what is happening to them. How they are
getting exploited and what their living conditions are like.
Most of the time the common public is not even aware that they have been
trapped in the quagmire of pseudo-culture. Or that they are getting
exploited by wealthy people. For the common public, over the course of time
pseudo culture just became their way of life.
Does everyone remember those day in the recent past when people had some
time to think about social services and helping others. But now most of the
public when they have even just a little time they like to be glued to the
television. After all this is human weakness. In human beings the animal
propensities are more dominating than that divine propensity.
THE HORRIBLE EFFECTS OF PSEUDO-CULTURE
To understand more please read how the human mind works and how it is prone
to crude enjoyment. And ultimately the mind gets degenerated; and in the
final steps by this way capitalists exploits the common public. Step by
step this happens. Please read following Baba quote.
Baba says, "this [pseudo-culture] will break their backs and they will
become paralyzed. And these paralyzed, spineless people in future will
never be able to stand unitedly against cultural or any other kind of
exploitation. They can never do so because mentally they are completely
dead--their capacity to raise their heads in protest has been crushed
forever. How can they raise their heads again?" [NH-LOI]
Baba is furthermore explaining below that this pseudo-culture is very
detrimental & dangerous. So we have to recognise that the majority of
people are already trapped in pseudoculture. Without taking them out, there
is no way for their emancipation. So Baba is telling that the duty of good
people is to help others. To save others from pseudo-culture, i.e. their
attraction towards crude dance, negative movies, literature, and their
indulge in crude gossip using slang.
Baba says, "This exploitation in the cultural sphere is accomplished by the
propagation of pseudo-culture. Every honest, virtuous and rational person
must fight against this pseudo-culture, and inspire others also to do the
same." [NH-LOI]
POINTING OUT THE PROBLEM AND GIVING THE SOLUTION
Excuse me the story does not end here. Baba is warning that it is the duty
of devotees, margiis, sadvipras to save the humanity. And if it is not done
then humanity will face its doom. So whatever we propagate in terms of
social service programs, superficial help, or any other type of
developmental project, that will not suffice. Because this sex instinct
which capitalists magnify can have a horribly dominating effect in the
life. If a perverted mentality is dominating in the mind then nothing
glorified can be achieved in the entire life. Whole life will be turned
into utter frustration in the end.
For clear understanding please read out this Baba's quote.
Baba says, "If this is not done, the future of humanity will be sealed. It
is proper for human beings to struggle for political freedom, for social
emancipation; but if their cultural backbone is broken, then all their
struggles will end in nothing--like offering clarified butter to a
sacrificial fire which has been reduced to ashes. If one's spine is
shattered, it is impossible to hold one's head erect. Can those whose necks
and backs are crushed under the weight of pseudoculture, be expected to
hold their heads high in any sphere of life?" [NH-LOI]
In this following message Baba is giving us explicit direction:
Baba says, "Hence it is the bounden duty of every rational person to save
innocent people from pseudo-culture." [NH-LOI, p.54-55]
The whole idea is that this pseudo-culture is not something that is
remaining or living on the moon, stars, or planet mars only. Rather this
pseudo-culture is surrounding and permeating around our very existence.
So this pseudo-culture is not limited to 1 or 2 persons. Rather this
pseudo-culture is an on-going, pervasive problem that in one or another way
we all are facing in our day to day life. Our own personal lives are
affected & our kids like to see such negative films more than they like to
work on their course of study or textbook.
BABA'S BLESSING
By the grace of Baba, we Ananda Margiis will remain free from pseudoculture.
But not only that, the time is not far when our Marga will be leading the
way and giving light to the entire human society for their all around
salvation.
Baba says, "...You are the spiritual soldiers, you are the worshippers of
Life Divine, hence I call you to adorn this crimson dawn deluged with
glorious light. Victory is surely yours." (from AV #26)
Namaskar
Amriteshwar
Note: In this x-tra busy, modern world we must always be careful not to get
caught up in the temporary, degenerative allurements of pseudo-culture.
Otherwise it has a disastrous effect. Means in and around this is the
common problem and sometimes a few margiis or Dadas may go and see-- but
never it yields any beneficial outcome. Rather it worsens. So this is just
reminder to one and all and especially to our children and adolescent youth
that we should properly guide them away from the terrible ways of
pseudo-culture, and onto the path of light.
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Makes happy people unhappy, and unhappy people happy
Baba says, "Once King Akbar said, 'Birbal, can you please tell me something
which will make a happy man unhappy and an unhappy man happy?' Birbal replied,
'Aesa' din nahi rahega'-- This day will not last forever'." (AV-4, p. 80)
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