== RECEIVING HIS GUIDELINE ==
Namaskar,
As we know, in this world of ours there are two types of knowledge:
relative knowledge and absolute knowledge. And in Sanskrit Baba refers to
them as pra'pta va'kya and a'pta va'kya.
PRA'PTA VA'KYA
Baba says, "Whatever people learn from the external world-- be it from a
book of facts or a learned discourse or any source of knowledge-- is
'prapta vakya' or 'relative knowledge'."(PNS-18, p.6-7)
Thus pra'pta va'kya is that knowledge which is gotten from a mundane
source. And that knowledge is relative and may or may not be true. Indeed
pra'pta va'kya ia fallible and is always getting updated such as in the
case of scientific facts and often times it is proved entirely false as
well. And not only that, but that which we call pra'pta va'kya can create
terrible problems in the world.
Baba says, "Relative knowledge [prapta vakya] often encourages divisive
ideas...It often tends to suppress other castes, communities, creeds, etc
or wants to annihilate them completely." (TK-2)
A'PTA VA'KYA
In contrast a'pta va'kya, or absolute knowledge, is that knowledge which is
ever-perfect, pure, & lasting and comes directly from Parama Purus'a. And
it is always benevolent.
Baba says, "Absolute knowledge is the direct message from God...and is
always conducive to human welfare." (APH-4, 'Pra'pta Va'kya & A'pta Va'kya')
As Baba is the Parama Purusa incarnate and the Taraka Brahma then certainly
all His teachings etc are a'pta va'kya, or absolute knowledge.
Baba says, "The books in A'nanda Ma'rga philosophy are all absolute
knowledge." (Tattva Kaomudii-II)
So Baba's guidelines like 16 Points etc are eternal and they are never
going to change. They are absolute and Supreme truth.
LINKING WITH THE DIVINE ENTITY
In addition there is one other special notion in all of this. Namely that
when sadhakas are able to concentrate deeply in sadhana, then by His divine
grace they can receive knowledge directly from Parama Purusa and that which
they intuitively receive from Him is also known as a'pta va'kya.
Baba says, "When human beings, through psycho-spiritual practice, make
their minds as expansive as the Cosmic Mind, they can receive instructions
or directions directly from Him due to His proximity. The knowledge thus
acquired is called 'apta vakya' or 'absolute knowledge'. (PNS-18, p.7)
Thus devotees or advanced sadhakas-- due to their extreme love for God and
His divine grace-- have the unique ability to intuitively get His
guidelines. And those things will always be consistent with AM teachings.
Thus if any fanatic proclaims that he has received the word of God and that
women are to be degraded and treated as 2nd class citizens. Then we know
that this fellow is a fake and a fraud and that what he is telling has
nothing to do with a'pta va'kya. Rather it is all nonsense.
But those great rishis of old who were dedicated to the Supreme Self did
get guidelines directly from God. And those rishis shared great teachings
with the world such as Samgacchadhvam mantra and countless shlokas and
sutras. And all those teachings are 100% consistent with AM ideology that
is why we consider those things to be a'pta va'kya.
So a'pta va'kya is that which is eternally true and comes directly from
Parama Purusa and when by His grace sadhakas link their minds with that
Divine Entity then they also became a receptacle for getting absolute
knowledge or a'pta va'kya.
Baba says, "The development of intuition will make human beings more
spiritually inclined. What Sagun'a Brahma is directly doing today will
be done increasingly by human beings tomorrow." (POD #25)
BABA'S BLESSING
Baba says, "Spiritual aspirants become one with the nucleus...then they
become Maha'deva." (SS-11, p.33)
Namaskar,
Surya
Note: SPECIAL PERMISSION GIVEN
Every margii is aware that AM shastra is tri-sha'stra, that is it has three
sections: Spiritual, philosophical, and social. And all those come directly
from Parama Purusa Baba. Thus all are a'pta va'kya. Even then Baba has made
one special guideline in that He has classified His teachings of smrti
sha'stra (social scripture) as pra'pta va'kya. And that is His unique way
of giving permission to human beings to change that in far future according
to time, place, and person. Naturally those changes will have to be in
accordance with AM ideology and get approved by the great sadvipras of the
day.
Baba says, "Our social code provides clear guidelines as to how it's
members will adapt to this modern, fast changing world. There have been
more changes in the past 200 years than in the 800 years prior to that. In
education, culture, dress, food habits, major changes have taken place.
Old, outdated wooden shoes, turbans, etc. have been replaced by shoes,
hats, and clothes of scientific fabrics and modern designs. The primitive
bullock carts, horse drawn carriages, hackney coaches, etc., have been
replaced with fast moving cars, trains, and aeroplanes. People used to
travel by elephant in the past, but now man can travel to other planets by
rocket. There should be an adjustment between body and mind to keep pace
with the fast speed of the development of the external world..."
"In a word, A'nanda Ma'rga's social code fulfills all the conditions of
an ideal social code -- it is universal, rational and psychological. It is
appropriate for the existence and development of a dynamic social structure
in a changing world." (TK-2, 'Our Social Treatise')
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Size of Cranium and Spirituality
Baba says, "People may think that they cannot make rapid spiritual progress
unless the size of the brain, and hence the size of the cranium, is increased.
But this is not so because human beings can increase the jurisdiction of their thinking."
(Proutist Economics)
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