Subject: Re: Story: Baba Told Not To Do Fake Mahaprayan
Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2011 03:58:39 -0700 (PDT)
From: Ananda Mayii
To: AM-GLOBAL
Baba
Namaskar,
Dear devotees of Beloved Baba,
This is in response to the recently posted letter, Story: Baba Told Not To Do Fake Mahaprayan.
It is time again to re-tell these stories once again to convince people of the disrespect they do to Parama Purusa in participating in the so-called mahaprayan programmes in October. The story you have just recounted has again spurred me into writing something on this.
Over and over again, I have noticed that even when rational counter arguments to so-called mahaprayan are respectfully made, it is clear that most margiis are hesitant to think too deeply about this faulty concept of MPD. Indeed it has taken hold in margiis' minds, and has become so strong a dogma, that I can see people would rather follow the orders of Central, or the prevalent thinking on this, and be considered "true" margiis.
They do not want to allow themselves to think that remembering Baba's time with them physically in this negative manner of "mahaprayan", actually connects them to the idea that He is now "gone", and thus it is only one small step mentally to thinking that He has actually died, in the same way we will all die. I have actually heard acaryas utter the words that He has died. Each time I have heard these words spoken it feels like a stab in my heart, but some others do not even react.
Last time this happened, I did not feel good so I quietly left with tears in my eyes wondering why these people could not understand. A few others joined me as well. We could not appreciate the the so-called mahaprayan program and the negative style of expression and thinking it creates. I have seen that thinking this way is having a negative psychological effect on people's minds.
Consider this:
Suppose someone made the false claim that the stock market crashed and this news spread all over. In reality the market did not crash but people were told the wrong news that it did crash. With this false news in the mind, many cried out in woe and some actually died from the shock. Yet this all happened for naught because in reality there was no stock market crash.
Similarly, in the case of so-called mahaprayan, some are putting forth the false idea that Baba the Parama Purusa is gone forever. In reality Baba is in our hearts, but people were told that Baba has left, gone, even died. In that state, many became totally sad, depressed, and sunken. They fell into crisis and began worshiping His passing. Yet this all happened needlessly because in reality Baba did not go away, He remains in the heart.
All His divine discourses on the subject are ignored if we allow our minds to be overly sentimental and (a) not work in deep devotional flow, or (b) take the rational approach that Baba can never leave us as we are in His mind and heart always as He has repeatedly told. So logically, if He is always in our hearts then we never need fear that He is away from us - now or in the future. He repeated this message over and over in His personal contact with His devotees and in His general darshans.
It is, unfortunately, some people's own minds that are demanding that this practice of observing the so-called ahaprayan programme continue. It is up to margiis to question whether it is proper to come together and ideate that Baba left us forever on this day - leaving us shelterless here - and he is now gone.
If they are truly, deeply honest and have really developed a personal relationship with Baba, I am sure the answer will be NO, it is not at all appropriate or helpful to one's ongoing relationship to Divine Baba to think that He is gone permanently.
Thinking that Baba now resides forever in my heart and there is no need to search Him anywhere else, I became lost in the flow of kiirtan, sadahana, and Prabhat Samgiita. This is like a soothing supra aesthetic balm which carries me into the most Blissful ideation on His Liila and that in turn takes me away from the physical surroundings and into the bhava that He and I are in Vrindavan together. I become ecstatic as I dance His Holy kiirtan and feel I am dancing with Him and realised His Bliss only.
Namaskar,
Ananda Mayii
Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2011 03:58:39 -0700 (PDT)
From: Ananda Mayii
To: AM-GLOBAL
Baba
== LETTER FROM A DEVOTEE ==
Namaskar,
Dear devotees of Beloved Baba,
This is in response to the recently posted letter, Story: Baba Told Not To Do Fake Mahaprayan.
It is time again to re-tell these stories once again to convince people of the disrespect they do to Parama Purusa in participating in the so-called mahaprayan programmes in October. The story you have just recounted has again spurred me into writing something on this.
UNWILLING OR UNABLE TO LISTEN
Over and over again, I have noticed that even when rational counter arguments to so-called mahaprayan are respectfully made, it is clear that most margiis are hesitant to think too deeply about this faulty concept of MPD. Indeed it has taken hold in margiis' minds, and has become so strong a dogma, that I can see people would rather follow the orders of Central, or the prevalent thinking on this, and be considered "true" margiis.
They do not want to allow themselves to think that remembering Baba's time with them physically in this negative manner of "mahaprayan", actually connects them to the idea that He is now "gone", and thus it is only one small step mentally to thinking that He has actually died, in the same way we will all die. I have actually heard acaryas utter the words that He has died. Each time I have heard these words spoken it feels like a stab in my heart, but some others do not even react.
Last time this happened, I did not feel good so I quietly left with tears in my eyes wondering why these people could not understand. A few others joined me as well. We could not appreciate the the so-called mahaprayan program and the negative style of expression and thinking it creates. I have seen that thinking this way is having a negative psychological effect on people's minds.
STOCK MARKET ANALOGY
Consider this:
Suppose someone made the false claim that the stock market crashed and this news spread all over. In reality the market did not crash but people were told the wrong news that it did crash. With this false news in the mind, many cried out in woe and some actually died from the shock. Yet this all happened for naught because in reality there was no stock market crash.
Similarly, in the case of so-called mahaprayan, some are putting forth the false idea that Baba the Parama Purusa is gone forever. In reality Baba is in our hearts, but people were told that Baba has left, gone, even died. In that state, many became totally sad, depressed, and sunken. They fell into crisis and began worshiping His passing. Yet this all happened needlessly because in reality Baba did not go away, He remains in the heart.
BABA TEACHING:
"I AM WITH YOU"
"I AM WITH YOU"
All His divine discourses on the subject are ignored if we allow our minds to be overly sentimental and (a) not work in deep devotional flow, or (b) take the rational approach that Baba can never leave us as we are in His mind and heart always as He has repeatedly told. So logically, if He is always in our hearts then we never need fear that He is away from us - now or in the future. He repeated this message over and over in His personal contact with His devotees and in His general darshans.
QUESTION TO ALL:
SHOULD WE THINK THAT BABA IS GONE?
SHOULD WE THINK THAT BABA IS GONE?
It is, unfortunately, some people's own minds that are demanding that this practice of observing the so-called ahaprayan programme continue. It is up to margiis to question whether it is proper to come together and ideate that Baba left us forever on this day - leaving us shelterless here - and he is now gone.
If they are truly, deeply honest and have really developed a personal relationship with Baba, I am sure the answer will be NO, it is not at all appropriate or helpful to one's ongoing relationship to Divine Baba to think that He is gone permanently.
BLISS
Thinking that Baba now resides forever in my heart and there is no need to search Him anywhere else, I became lost in the flow of kiirtan, sadahana, and Prabhat Samgiita. This is like a soothing supra aesthetic balm which carries me into the most Blissful ideation on His Liila and that in turn takes me away from the physical surroundings and into the bhava that He and I are in Vrindavan together. I become ecstatic as I dance His Holy kiirtan and feel I am dancing with Him and realised His Bliss only.
Namaskar,
Ananda Mayii
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