On A Daily Basis

To: AM-GLOBAL
From: Ram Gopal Deva "RamGopal63@Indianet..."
Date: Wed, 01 June 2011 23:34:08 +0530
Subject: On A Daily Basis

Baba

== ON A DAILY BASIS ==

Namaskar,
Some naive people think that it is too difficult to follow dharma all of the time. Rather they think dharma is something that can and should only be followed on certain grand occasions. Such are the thoughts of a few people.

BABA'S STAND:

UPHOLD IDEOLOGY ALWAYS

Here following is Baba's reply.

Baba says, "If one thinks that they will only follow dharma in some big events, and not in small ones, then those big events may not ever come in their entire life. It may be that in their whole life, besides their birth and death, not a single big event happens. Yet at the time of birth how can one protect dharma. At that time one is just a small infant and cannot do anything. That infant is totally unaware about the events going
on around them. Then how can they protect dharma. And at the time of death, a
person is senseless. In that case also how can they protect dharma. For this reason, dharma should be protected always. In small and big ways-- even in jokes and humor dharma should be protected. Those who protect dharma, dharma protects them: Dharma raksati raksitah." (AV-32 (H), p.86-7)

So Baba's explanation is perfectly clear - one should follow dharma always, in all aspect of life.

HOW SOME GET CONFUSED

Even then, some think that when those in the Marga were physically fighting the communists, then that was the main ideological fight. Since then, they reason, there has been no scope for ideological fight. It is is purely a thing of the past. And it is only when margiis & dadas again start physically fighting with those communists that the ideological fight will recommence. That is one myopic view of one Dada.

BABA DEFINES IDEOLOGICAL FIGHT

However, it is not rocket science. One can easily understand what is AM ideology and what is an ideological fight. It is very simple and straightforward.

In His neo-humanistic philosophy, Baba clearly states that an ideological fight means combatting all kinds of narrow sentiments and groupism.

IDEOLOGICAL FIGHT IS OCCURRING ON A DAILY BASIS

In the life of each and every Ananda Margii then, this ideological fight is going on each and every moment. It is not that an ideological fight only happened in 1967 and 1982 when so many Dadas were killed by communists. Today as we speak, an ideological battle is taking place and sincere margiis are fighting this fight on a daily basis.

These are but some of the major issues of today's ideological fight:
(a) Distortion of scripture
(b) Elimination of bhukti pradhan rights & margii rights
(c) Destruction of the ACB
(d) Expulsion
(e) Gender issues
(f) Dogma of Mahaprayan
(g) So-called holy tiirthas
(h) Fake Ananda Vaniis
(i) Victimisation

These are the main ideological issues of the day that demand our focused attention. The aim is to keep AM philosophy unaltered.

MUST FIGHT AGAINST GROUPISM

As we know some people like to glue themselves to dogma. Our duty is to free them from such dogmas and bring them onto the right path. This is also the ideological fight.

Those who believe in groups are not following AM ideology. Trying to convince them to give up their group affiliation is also the ideological fight. Naturally when selfish  groupists combat each other for power, then such a clash has not an iota of ideological import. But when dharmikas, i.e. sincere Ananda Margiis, oppose groupism by holding onto the gospel of neo-humanism, then that most certainly is an ideological fight.

SUMMARY

Here the point is that our fight for ideology is dynamic and takes places on multiple levels - always. Anyone sincerely involved in following Baba's divine ideal is carrying the flag of ideology each and every moment. They are always involved in this dharmic fight. That is Baba's teaching.

That is why no one can take it seriously when one Dada states that fighting the communists is the only ideological battle in life.

BABA'S BLESSING

As Ananda Margiis, our aim and understanding should be based on Baba's teachings whereby each and every moment we are striving to establish AM ideals on so many different planes of life.

Baba says, "Everywhere in the manifested or unmanifested universe there is a ceaseless fight going on between vidyá [ideology] and avidyá [ignorance]." (PNS-15, Talks on Prout)

Baba says, "Dharma should be protected always. In small and big ways-- even in jokes and humor dharma should be protected. Those who protect dharma, dharma protects them: Dharma raksati raksitah." (AV-32 (H), p.86-7)

Namaskar,
Ram Gopal

Note: WHAT THAT DADA WROTE

Here is the Dada who is telling that only the fight against the communists is the ideological fight.

"The real ideological fight was against communist and against CBI in Baba's physical presence." - Shuddhátmánanda

PRABHAT SAMGIITA

"Maner ma'jhere base gopan kotha' shon'o, kichui luka'no ja'y na'..." (P.S. 583)

Purport:

Baba, You are sitting in the mind. You listen to all the talks & tales and feelings of the heart. Nobody can hide anything from You. What anyone thinks, You know. Baba, You are everywhere-- in each and every iota of this entire universe. Indeed You are so vast & You have manifested Yourself in such a grand way, that beyond You there is no existence of anything.  

Baba, You even listen to the very small talks of the mind; You take care of even the most meagre and ordinary matters-- just like dust particles. You cannot forget or ignore anyone, and You do not remain oblivious of anything. You take care of everyone. You love one and all. The galaxies & stars which are floating in far away distant places, even those objects are not beyond Your touch. For You everything is close by; nothing is far. And You take care of everything.

The spring which has lost its beauty & the flower which has just bloomed, nothing gets forgotten. Everything has equal importance to You. You are everywhere. There is no place where You do not remain. Except You, there is nothing.

Baba, You are sitting inside the mind and listening to all the feelings  and longings of the heart. Nobody can hide anything from You. Baba You are infinite; Baba, You are everywhere...

*************************************************
Where Invented

In the following quote Baba reveals the history of the "ball" which is nowadays commonly used in innumerable games and sports. The ball is originally invented in India.

The following Baba's teaching reveals this fact.

Baba says, "The meaning of the root verb kand is 'to wallow'. We get the word kanduka (ball) by adding 'uk' to 'kand' or adding 'u' + 'ka' to kand. Its etymological meaning is 'that which rolls'; colloquially it refers to 'ball'-- a ball rolls. It should be remembered that the kanduka (ball) originated in this country. Originally, balls used to be made from cloth, but since cloth balls did not last very long people in ancient Bengal started making balls from the shoots of young bamboo." (SC-3, p.70-71)
*************************************************