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Re: Thought of the Day of One Elderly Margii


Subject: Re: Thought of the Day of One Elderly Margii (Ramlal)
Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2011 16:42:13 GMT
From: Brahmadeva....
To: am-global@earthlink.net

BABA


== RE: THOUGHT OF THE DAY OF ONE ELDERLY MARGII ==

Namaskara!

Great post. It shows that devotion towards the Supreme is the real goal. It is obvious that this poor soul has no real devotion, because had he developed a personal love relationship with BABA, then he wouldn't be so negative and quoting such imperfect beings.

Further, as you know, "as you think, so you shall become." So, his negative thoughts such as "being a fool," as in the Japanese proverb, creates the reality that he will behave as such--that is to say, a fool.

I liked your Baba quote on how people like these become the type of negative microvita you mentioned.


BABA'S GRAND GUIDELINE

Also this next teaching from Baba is of value as we should not waste our time indulged in useless pursuits like sharing these dogmatic quotes with others.

Baba says, "The psychic potentialities of human beings are immense, but people do not utilize them because most of their valuable time is wasted in undesirable thoughts, in psychic extravaganza. Suppose human life is an average of sixty years. Twenty years of that is spent in sleep, and the remaining forty years are wasted in petty or useless activities. How much time do people really get to devote to worthwhile tasks? This psychic extravaganza should be checked either by physical approach, or psychic approach, or by spirituo-psychic approach." (Yoga Psychology, Cult of Pinnacled Order)



OTHER KEY POINTS

Here are further points to keep in mind:

1. It seems SS Goenka Dada's mind is low and there by he wants others to misuse and abuse their psychic capacity as well.

2. Again we should review this key teaching from Beloved Baba.

Baba says, "How much time do people really get to devote to worthwhile tasks? This psychic extravaganza should be checked either by physical approach, or psychic approach, or by spirituo-psychic approach." (Yoga Psychology, Cult of Pinnacled Order)


ONLY THOSE DROWNED IN EGO LOSE THEIR BALANCE WHEN AGED;

BHAKTAS DO NOT SUFFER IN THIS WAY

3. As to the question posed whether everyone will lose their common sense as they become aged. I feel the answer is - "no". Everyone will not become like this. Only those indulged in ego, money, wealth, power, vanity of intellect, and crude beauty are going to suffer in this way and lose their mental balance and viveka.

Good sadhakas and devotees will maintain their psychic equilibrium and continue to progress spiritually, by His grace. That is Baba's direct guideline.

So this malady of becoming mentally imbalanced applies only to those dominated by egoistic, self-centered dealings.


BABA'S BLESSING

4. May this elderly margii shed his ego so he will be drenched by Baba's divine blissing and thus get opportunity to develop his devotion for Parama Purusa and be saved from such destruction that he is now heading toward.

Baba Nam Kevalam.

Namaskar,
Brahmadeva



NOTE 1: EARLIER LETTER ON THIS TOPIC

Here is the earlier letter on this topic. If you click on the below link or view your inbox and find the earlier posting then you will see the inane and senseless quotes that Goenka Dada is sharing with our Marga community on a regular basis. May this faulty endeavour of Goenka stop at the earliest. Let us all hope for SS Goenka's recovery.


http://am-global-01.blogspot.com/2011/09/thought-of-day-of-one-elderly-margii.html


Note 2: FOR MONTHS THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON


Here is yet another letter which stands as evidence how this problem with Goenka aka Hamrahi has been an on-going affair wherein he shares useless quotes and ideas with Ananda Margiis from around the world with his silly "Thought of the Day" emails. When in truth we in the Marga do not have time for this. Rather we should focus on sadhana, service and the study of Baba's dharmic guidelines, not the sharings of an imbalanced person.



Thought of the Day of One Elderly Margii

From: "Ramlal Sharma"
To: am-global@earthlink.net
Subject: Thought of the Day of One Elderly Margii
Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2011 08:00:23

Baba


== THOUGHT OF THE DAY OF ONE ELDERLY MARGII ==

Namaskar,
Is it really true that when people become aged, they lose their common sense? By the looks of one email from an elderly margii, it certainly seems so.

Till today, I had great regard for our seniors. After all, Baba has given the direction that if any acarya is not present to lead a certain function, then an aged or senior margii can take charge.

So I had great respect for my elders - and was looking forward to becoming more senior myself - but now I am scared.

By reading SS Goenka Dada's recent "Thought of the Day" email, I am thinking differently. It has become more clear to me that when a person ages, one may lose their common sense entirely.

SS Goenka is now aged and it seems that he has no idea what to share with margiis.

Please see his email below and decide for yourself.

As Ananda Margiis, we are interested to read Baba stories and other spiritually uplifting and inspiring ideas, but in his letter SS Goenka is sharing the exact opposite: Dull and ignorant quotes which I have appended below for your own review.



BABA'S GOLD BAR STANDARD

First we should get a taste of the sterling example of our Ananda Marga. The quotes we share with other margiis should be up to this gold-bar standard.

Baba says, "O human beings, build the social structure considering the needs of humanity. Do not try to do anything for your petty personal and group interests, because whatever little you want to do with your limited outlook cannot last. The cruel touch of time will annihilate your aspirations into an oblivion that you cannot comprehend...Through action mixed with devotion and knowledge you will find the meaning of your life, the supreme treasure of your heart. This treasure you have unknowingly kept carefully hidden in the golden casket of your heart." (Subhasita Samgraha - Part 1, The Evolution of Society, 1 January 1955 DMC)

Namaskar,
Ramlal


Note: WHAT SS GOENKA DADA SHARED PUBLICLY

Here below please see the highlighted quotes which SS Goenka shared in his most recent "Thought of the Day" email. Goenka's quotes are in purple and our comment is in black.

On 09/24/2011 07:19 AM, Sgoenka wrote:

We're fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance.

- Japanese Proverb


When people are drunk they talk like this. You might have heard someone say something like this after drinking lots of liquor. Or you might have heard those in a lunatic asylum talk like this.

It is childish and ignorant to talk of duality and non-duality; the enlightened ones laugh at all this. However, without such a discussion based on duality and non-duality, it is not possible to clean one's consciousness of ignorance.

- Yoga Vasishta


This is useless extravaganza - just a waste of time.

I am not the real hero. Anna Hazaare is the real hero.

-Amir Khan, the most popular matinee idol of Bollywood.

The above is proof of his mental bankruptcy. As we know, our hero is Shrii Shrii Anandamurtiji.

Those days in Jamalpur, Baba gave a demonstration of the Mahabharata era and He narrated the heroic actions of Arjuna and the Pandavas and He told about the great devotee Sudama as well.

Then Baba asked all those present, "Who is your ideal? To whom do you want to follow"?

Some said "Sudama" and others responded "Arjuna."

However both of these answers were incorrect. Only Parama Purusa can be your ideal - to ideate on any human being is to invite one's degeneration. One's ideal must be perfect.

Baba says, "Now whom should you take to be your ideal? Neither of the two – neither Sudámá nor Arjuna. You do know that neither of the two is perfect – so how to take anything imperfect as the ideal of life? Your ideal has to be perfect – so your ideal is to be the Lord and the Lord alone. No one else should be your ideal." (Ananda Vacanamrtam - 31, Your Ideal in Life)

I think Baba's teaching properly addresses the defective quote shared above.


Complete surrender does require that you have no desire of your own. You must be satisfied with whatever God gives you and that means having no desires of your own.

- Ramana Maharshi.

If one does not have any desire as Buddha or these defective yogis like Maharishi preach, they will become videhaliina microvita. They will not have a human body and they will not become one with Parama Purusa. Because Parama Purusa was not the Goal. One must have an innate desire to please Parama Purusa to become one with Parama Purusa. Without longing for Him how can one attain Him? This is the biggest defect of Buddhism and what these fake yogis like Maharishi preach. They try to concentrate the mind but have no goal. All those following this approach are just going to become negative microvita.

Baba says, "A spiritual aspirant attains the state of videhaliina as a result of shunya dhyána or ideation on nothingness. Through such ideation a sádhaka develops a psychic pabulum of nothingness. Yet even in this state there remains the possibility of rebirth. Those who embrace nothingness as their absolute goal develop a void in their citta in the absence of Cognitive Faculty. As a result they are unable to establish themselves in the Supreme Cognitive Stance and attain salvation. The spiritual cult which encourages this practice is certainly defective." (Ananda Marga Ideology and Way of Life in a Nutshell - Part 9, Psychic Assimilation in Psycho-Spiritual Practice)


FINAL REFLECTIONS

When I again consider Goenka Dada's email, all I can think is that this is scary and shocking to see. We will all age and is this what we have to look forward to: We will lose our common sense? Can anyone please reply on this point.

By seeing and reading his recent email, it really looks like SS Goenka has lost his mental balance and equipoise. He has become so self-centered that he cannot understand what people might like or dislike.

What could be the cause of his sharing such things with our AM community. Does it not seem that due to being aged he has lost his grip and mental balance.

Otherwise why would he share these aforementioned quotes which are filled with pseudo-culture, dogma and ignorance.

Our best wishes to SS Goenka Dada. By Baba's grace may he again recover his faculties.



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