== FAKE BP MANUAL & WEAPON OF EXPULSION ==
Namaskar,
This entire letter looks at how the Fake Bhukti Pradhan Manual issued in
1997 has been used as a weapon by groupist leaders to destroy the BP post.
After all, despite all the troubles going on in the organisation, we
must not let this critical matter slip by. It has already been 12+ years
and still the matter has not been rectified. How long are we going to
allow this to linger. Together, with a concerted effort, we must keeping
bringing this matter to light. Without that, the integrity of the BP
post will never be restored.
Remember, starting January 2010, new BP elections will begin in units
all around the globe. Certainly the ruling regime will desire to use
this Fake Manual. As Ananda Margiis, we should insist that Baba's
original BP manual be followed instead.
Here is more about this critical issue.
BABA'S REVOLUTIONARY APPROACH: CREATI0N OF BP POST
Everybody knows that the Bhukti Pradhan (BP) post is part and parcel of
a unique system given by Baba wherein family people are actively
involved in the leadership of a dharma organisation (AMPS). In the past
no pseudo guru had the courage or vision to put forth such an idea. Only
our all-knowing Sadguru Baba has put the plan in motion that all
people-- whether sannyasis or family people-- should be actively
involved in the administration of a spiritual organisation, thereby
bringing dharma to the masses. Such is the revolutionary approach of the
BP system given by Baba.
STATE OF BP POST AT PRESENT
However at present in AMPS, our Bhukti Pradhan system is in a state of
shambles. This also everyone recognises. The BP post has become a
non-entity in AMPS life whereby those margiis who oppose the leading
faction are ousted from the BP position. In that way so many BP's are
either marginalised or just sit on the BP chair as a stooge of the
ruling group. All acknowledge that in today's social milieu of extreme
groupism, the voice box of the BP has been shut.
WHAT IS THE CAUSE OF THE DOWNFALL OF THE BP POST
The next question then becomes how did all this happen. And while there
are various factors involved, it cannot be denied that when the groupist
rulers threw away Baba's original BP guidelines and instead created
their own Fake BP Manual ('97), then that became one distinct cause of
the downfall of the BP post. Because that Fake BP Manual ('97) contains
so many wrong rules which allow the ruling group to turn the BP post
into a mere puppet position etc.
Even then in the minds of some it is not clear how all this is
happening. A few are not understanding how the Fake Manual is used by
factional leaders to control the BP post. Thus to help bring the matter
into the open foreground and make it crystal clear, various margiis have
decided to address points one at a time from the Fake BP Manual in order
to show how the Fake BP manual contravenes our pristine AM ideology.
This letter begins that series.
BABA'S DIVINE TEACHING: NO EXPULSION
As we all know, one of the first and foremost tenets of our AM society
is that it incorporates one and all. Everyone is looked upon as a child
of the Supreme and a member of our human family.
In that light Baba has firmly declared that no one can be expelled from
AMPS. In our AM way of life there is no such thing as expulsion.
Baba says, "Ananda Marga has formed a society which frames its laws on
the basis of common ideals in order to develop the idea of one-ness of
all humanity. This society is radically different from any existing
society, for it provides a society with a common bond where there is no
distinction between class or sex, where no one is declared an
outcast..." (AFPS-7, p.6)
And here below Baba reiterates the same idea: That expulsion is not
accepted in Ananda Marga.
Baba says, "Harsh social punishment such as creating outcasts...do not
find any place in our society." (AFPS-7, p.6)
So by all this it is clear as day that expulsion, debarment,
disqualification etc are not facets of our AM way of living. That is not
part of our social dharma.
UNIDEOLOGICAL GUIDELINE FROM THE FAKE BP MANUAL
Now let us take a look at but one of the many ways how the Fake Manual
contravenes our AM ideology. First let us remember that expulsion is not
allowed in our Marga. Do you have that idea in mind? Good, now let us
proceed.
Here is one of the unrighteous (adharmic) rules from the Fake BP Manual.
In order to vote or be a BP candidate, the Fake BP Manual declares that:
"He or she must not be expelled."
(Fake BP Manual 1997, chapter 1, section 13, point #9, pg 12)
Thus in clear cut language the groupist rulers have put forth the crude
edict that no one may vote in the BP election or run for the BP post if
they have been expelled. So the Manual makes the false assumption that
expulsion is legal.
Yet we all know that according to Baba expulsion is not allowed in AMPS.
So the Fake BP Manual clearly ignores Baba's dharmic teaching and puts
forth the unjust & fake policy that expulsion is allowed and that if
anyone is expelled then they cannot participate in the BP elections--
neither as a candidate nor as a voter. This is the type of outrageous
manipulation that is rampant throughout the Fake BP Manual. Please refer
to Note #2 after the signature for more info.
And in their groupist policy-making schema this is what the groupists do.
If factional heads feel that any margii is not accepting their
dictatorial and unholy leadership then that margii will be "expelled"
and forbidden to participate in the BP election process.
So when courageous & dharmic margiis or BPs protest against groupist
wrongdoings then the factional leaders expel them and point to chapter
1, section 13, point #9, pg 12 of their Fake BP Manual and declare that
"expelled" margii ineligible to participate in the BP elections or hold
the post of BP.
Indeed there are innumerable cases where this has occurred and if we are
not careful this devious rule will be invoked thousands of more times in
the future.
Thus in the past Rudrananda's faction or Sarvatmananda's faction has
used expulsion as a way to railroad BP elections and control the BP
post. And what is their justifcation: chapter 1, section 13, point #9,
pg 12 of their Fake BP Manual. And so long as this obscene rule exists,
in the future any groupist leader will take advantage of this unholy rule.
A RECURRING SCENE
So when the upcoming BP elections are going one from one election after
another-- 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007-- using this Fake Manual the we all mus
be informed and ready to dismiss all the fake rules which factional
leaders have slipped into their Fake BP Manual. Because now we see that
whichever groupist regime is in power during the BP elections, then they
will invariably rely on the Fake Manual to manipulate the course of
events-- once again rendering the BP post as a useless position.
When in fact we all know that the post of Bhukti Pradhan is an
upstanding seat in our Marga and that the post should be held by a
strong margii who upholds the teachings of dharma. That is Baba's
teaching and that is Baba's vision: That the BP chair will play a vital
role in upholding AM ideals.
But this the groupist heads are unwilling to accept. Because they are so
greedy for power that they do not want anyone else to participate in the
governance of AMPS.
As a last reminder, we should all be alert and vigilant as we approach
the upcoming BP elections. We should demand that the Fake BP Manual be
put in the garbage where it belongs and instead Baba's dharmic BP
guidelines should be implemented.
BABA'S BLESSING
By Baba's divine grace, the tide is changing and all the dogmatic rules
like those in the Fake BP Manual are being rejected by the people. And a
new phase of peace and harmony has arrived.
Baba says, "Humanity is now at the threshold of a new era. We do not
want any dogma. The age of dogma is gone. What we want is an idea based
on Neohumanism. We are for the entire created world; and not only for
human beings or living beings, but for the entire animate and inanimate
universe." (AFPS-5)
Namaskar,
Ramendu
Note 1: HOW THE FAKE BP MANUAL CAME INTO EXISTENCE
Everyone knows that Sarvatmanandji's name itself is printed in bold
letters on the inside cover of the Fake BP Manual. Because in those days
the B bandits were still in power and they gave the important ISMUB Secy
post to their captain, Sarvatmananda. That is why where it says
"published by" then Sarvatmananda's name appears. Because he is the one
who first published the Fake BP Manual. Of course now Rudrananda is king
of the roost so he is sinfully enjoying all the manipulations of the
Fake BP manual. Rudrananda is using all those crude edicts to satisfy
his groupist agenda. And that is the way it works-- whichever group is
in power takes advantage of this fake BP manual.
Note 2: MORE UNIDEOLOGICAL POINTS FROM FAKE BP MANUAL
The following are some of the serious distortions made to the original BP
manual given by Baba. In 1997 a new version of the BP manual was made and
published, which is very different from the original given by Baba. Changes
were made which severely limit Margi rights. Please see some of these
significant changes below that stipulate who can vote and run for the BP
post
(A) Page 12, rule number 6, "clean image..."
But in AM ideology, Baba never talks about superficial things like a
"clean image". Baba's only conern is dharmic action and Baba Himself
says on so many occasions that those who follow dharma and oppose
exploitation, then they will not be in the good books of the status quo.
Thus dharmikas will not have a "clean image". So this point is totally
silly and against AM ideology.
(B) Pg 12, rule 7, "He or she must not have acted against the organisational
unity and solidarity."
We must remember that organisational solidarity is not the unity we
seek. Baba says unity is ideological unity. Yet when groupists dominate
the organisational channels then they will try and create their own fake
type of unity through "organisational solidarity" as they push their own
selfish agenda. That is the way groupism works. So here again in this
rule, they are merely watching their own backside and not interested in
AM teachings.
(C) Pg 12, rule 9, "He or she must not be expelled or facing any charge or
enquiry on account of organisational impropriety..."
The dogma and cheating in this above rule will be quite apparent to
anyone who has understood the above two points. Basically, with
groupists at the helm, then naturally dharmikas will contest the
factional parties, and those factional parties will chargesheet the
dharmikas in order to protect their power.
(D) Pg 17, rule 6, "...must be capable of maintaining organisational
solidarity..."
When groupists are ruling, "maintaining organisational solidarity" means
being a "yes man" and blindly follow crude rules invented by groupists.
So this rule is also bogus. True unity is ideological unity not unity
around groupist platforms.
And so many more such rules.
Note 3: SCANNED VERSION OF FAKE MANUAL AVAILABLE
If anyone wants a scanned copy of the Fake BP Manual or a scanned copy
of Baba's original BP guidelines, then simply write in and our office
personnel will get that out to you at the earliest. By this way-- by
having the Fake Manual and Baba's original BP guidelines-- then we will
be best informed and properly prepared to ensure the upcoming elections
are carried out in a dharmic manner. That will be a grand step towards
bringing integrity and dignity to the BP post.
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Ajapa - Japa & Adhyana - Dhyana
SadGuru Baba says, "If a man constantly chants his japa mantra or
meditates ceaselessly, then the rhythm of this japa, the rhythm that
adores the Guru during dhyana, will act as auto-suggestion during the
time of sleep, although he does not remember it...A sadhaka with this
capacity continues his dhyana and japa even in sleep. This kind of japa
is called "Ajapa' Japa"; that is to say, without performing japa, one is
actually performing it. And it is called "Adhya'na' Dhyana", which means
that without actually meditating, the act of meditation is going on."
(YP, 1991 Edn, p.150-51)
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