== UNPARALLELED GLORY OF PRABHAT SAMGIITA ==
Namaskar,
By the grace of Parama Purusa Lord Shrii Shrii Anandamurtiji again our
Prabhat Samgiita Day of 14 September has come and it reminds us of
the spectacular history and the devotional & unforgettable memories.
http://am-global-01.blogspot.com/2009/07/story-receiving-baba-w-prabhat-samgiita.html
http://am-global-01.blogspot.com/2009/03/grandeur-of-prabhat-samgiita.html
http://am-global-01.blogspot.com/2008/06/cream.html
http://am-global-01.blogspot.com/2008/05/expressing-love-frustration-to-parama.html
Please continue reading here below.
WHAT USED TO HAPPEN BEFORE 1982
Before 1982, when we did not have Prabhat Samgiita, those days in DMC and
General Darshan programs, we used to sing some bhajans -- devotional songs
-- for Baba. Songs of those days were composed by margiis or some Dadas. Or
sometimes I remember devotional songs from the common society also were sung.
No doubt, Baba used to listen all those songs in a very loving way, sitting
peacefully on the dais. Most of the time He used to sit quiet, in gracious
mudra posture. So charming, beautiful, very attractive. He enjoys
devotional songs from devotees. And the whole vibration of the pandal used
to be charged with unparalleled, divine vibrations. And it intoxicated all
devotees, those who were attending His darshan. This was the regular feature.
But sometimes I have seen that when the song was going on, Baba was not
completely satisfied with the meaning or idea behind the song. And time to
time I have seen in different occasions He used to feel discomfort with
those bhajans, those which contained some negative aspects.
SONGS THAT WERE 'OFF-TRACK'
Several occasions not only I but all those who were attending, we
experienced what happened if the song is going off the track.
(note: Here I am not talking about the tune of the singer or musical style.
Here "off the track" means if the song which is going on in DMC,
is going astray from Baba's teaching.)
So if the meaning of the song was dogmatic type or
unideological. Then Baba used to oppose and sometimes scold lovingly, then
and there. He used to oppose very strongly sometimes. Here I want to remind
that this is the about pre-1982 stage. Before Prabhat Samgiita had come.
Because of Baba's displeasure with some of those songs, a certain system
was introduced. That is, before singing any song in any General Darshan or
DMC, the song had to be pre-approved by RAWA dept. It was done to avoid
such unpleasant situations during the devotional program in DMC. Prior to
this it was regular occurrence that Baba used to be displeased by some of
those bhajans which were dogmatic.
We know Margiis were not singing the songs to displease Baba, but the
meaning of the songs were negative. It was not consistent to Baba's teaching.
It was all happening because of ignorance, and lack of availability of
bhajans which can project AM ideology and AM devotional cult.
DOGMATIC RELIGIOUS SONGS
In the common society we see that at various religious gatherings they sing
such songs which carry the dogma of "heaven and hell", or "Oh Lord I am
sinner and You are great..." etc. It is obvious that in earlier days
margiis directly came from those very religions. So they inherited those
dogmatic bhajans from there. And the projection we were seeing in General
Darshan. That caused an unpleasant situation.
In one DMC, it may have been Patna 1st January DMC, one song was going on.
The song was like this, "Majadha'r me par'a' hum...Koi nahi saha'r'a'...".
The sense was that: "Baba, I am in a wild whirlpool. And caught up in that
strong flooded river current. The situation is life and death. There is a
huge amount of uncontrolled water. I am floating away. Going to die-- death
is certain. I do not have any hope. Nobody is there to save me, I am
shelterless...."
This is some sense of the meaning of that song which was going on in that
DMC.
BABA INTERJECTS
When Baba was listening to this, then He did not like the meaning. Baba
sharply reacted. And He loudly spoke, "You are not shelterless! Stop this
song." And then Dadas interrupted and the song was stopped. And the
situation got controlled. And other margiis started singing.
One more time I remember, when one margii was singing the song, "Baba
toha'r chashma' kama'l karela'...".
The meaning of this Bhojpuri song is,
"Your eyeglasses are wonderful; they are bringing charm on Your face...The
sticks in Your hand and the white dhoti are all multiplying Your beauty..."
That is the general scene of this song. So one can understand to some
extent the meaning of what was being sung that day-- and Baba did not like
it.
DADA N'S SONGS
After those days, then Dada Nityasatyananda composed some Bengali songs.
His songs were also not A-grade. In some of the songs, he used to include
his own name in the last line of the song itself. That was a negative part.
I am giving you here one such example. And almost all the songs had his
name in one or another way.
"Nityasatyananda sa'dh mane ga'he sabe Baba nam...".
So when he was leading the song, everybody was following and unnecessarily
everybody used to sing and repeating that. The meaning of that song line
is, "Nityasatyananda is singing Baba Nama Kevalam".
Such songs Baba did not like. Because devotees like to praise Lord. Not to
praise themselves. So "Nityasatyananda sa'dh mane..." song was treated
negative.
SOMETHING WAS MISSING
All these above examples are all historical facts what happened during those
days. Everybody was feeling great scarcity in the field of devotional
songs. Baba has given all the philosophy for physical, psychic and
spiritual development, Prout, various things. But heartfelt, loving
communication between disciple and Guru, devotee and Lord, was missing.
There was a big gap. As is known, various devotees tried to fill up the
gap, but failed.
BABA'S BLESSING
So ultimately Baba has graced us by showering us with divine songs. And
that came in the form of Prabhat Samgiita. And now we have thousands of
such devotional songs which are A-grade. Unparalleled. Now everyone
realizes that what this 'PS song #2' says is true. That, Prabhat Samgiita
is really - "E ga'n a'ma'r a'lor jharn'a'dha'ra'". These songs are the
fountain of divine effulgence. They are an eternal source of inspiration in
all the fields and especially in the realm of devotion. Prabhat Samgiita is
so great that language does not have capacity to explain its magnificence
and glory. Its greatness can only be felt in the heart and mind.
At His lotus feet,
Shantatma
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Beneficial For All
Baba says, "There are people who avoid intuitional practice (sa'dhana') for
fear of giving up all the pleasures and enjoyments of the world. This fear
deters them from pursuing intuitional practice, although their fear has no
logical basis. It was explained earlier that the objects of earthly
enjoyment are created under the influence of the static principle of
Prakrti, and one regards them as real due to the dominance of
Avidya'ma'ya', which also makes people enjoy these earthly objects.
Intuitional practice gradually reduces the dominance of Avidya'ma'ya', and
then the mind is also diverted towards subtle things. Crude worldly
pleasures and enjoyments lose their attraction. The longing for worldly
objects (ka'ma), the attraction for them (moha), and avarice (lobha) -- the
three principles of Avidya'ma'ya' -- make these seem desirable, but with
the waning of the influence of these three, the mind will no longer desire
them. Ordinarily the mind delights in the enjoyment of worldly pleasures
and regards giving them up a torture, but when the mind no longer likes
them, the question of giving them up does not arise. At that time the mind
will try to run away from them, and feels relieved to be without them,
instead of being tormented by their absence...."
"On careful analysis, the fears that hold one back from practising
sa'dhana' appear to be without any foundation. To avoid intuitional
practice (sa'dhana'), which is the fundamental duty of everyone, out of
baseless fear, only shows one's ignorance. It is, therefore, urged that no
one avoid sa'dhana' out of unfounded fears, but rather through sa'dhana'
realize themselves and know themselves as the Infinite Supreme Entity."
(AMEP, '98 Edn, p.132-134)
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