Baba
“Tamasa" ka"t'iche bihag
d"akiche, purva toran"e khuliche dva"r…” (P.S.
4647)
Purport:
By His grace, today in the eastern
horizon the sun has come, the birds are chirping with full joy, the
darkness has gone. The crimson dawn is rising– everything is
beautiful; everything is charming. The door of a new era has opened.
O" my brothers and sisters,
everyone get ready. Do not remain drowsy and in a state of slumber –
Arise, awake. O" children, boys, and girls of the world, break
the jail of dogma and staticity and come out.
Now it is our duty to fulfill those
great tasks which were started by sages in the past. We have to
remain vigilant and keep the lamp of neo-humanism effulgent forever.
By His grace, today all the darkness
and staticity has gone; a new brilliant era has come….
== BLAME
GOD FOR ONE'S OWN SIN ==
Namaskar,
We all know that in Baba"s
different discourses He has clearly expressed that there are various
types of devotees. Some are A-grade devotees, some B-grade, and some
are C-grade devotees.
WHAT C-GRADE DEVOTEES
DO
Those who have the lowest type of
devotion, those C-grade devotees have one peculiar way of dealing.
Whenever they do anything at all, then in their mind they crudely
think: "I made this jagrti...", "I arranged this
relief program...", "I gave a very good speech...", "I
initiated so many persons...", "I established this unit or
that Master Unit...", "All these good things I did – They
were done by me...", "I did all those things...."
In this way lower devotees review their
actions.
And if sometimes they become sick or
get into an accident and their leg is broken, then that time those
same low devotees blame Baba, as if He is responsible for creating
the problem. At that time such low devotees proclaim, "He (BABA)
confused my mind. That is why I drove into the ditch and broke my
leg; otherwise I was fine."
So in day to day life such low-grade
devotees openly blame Baba for their own mistakes and sin. Yet when
they do something good then they never give credit to Baba. Such
devotees only give “credit” to God for their negative deeds onl -
not for any good deeds. In that case, they themselves take the
credit.
This is the status of the lower most
category of devotees.
THE WAYS OF A-GRADE
DEVOTEES
As you may have read, in His discourses
Baba explains how the feeling and expression of A-Grade devotees is
the exact opposite. A-grade devotees always take responsibility for
their bad deeds and firmly
tell Parama Purusa, "I am ready to
take punishment for all my bad deeds, and the positive credit of my
good deeds I am offering at Your lotus feet".
So A-grade devotees always give due
credit to Parama Purusa and never blame Him for their mistakes,
blunders, or sin. Whereas C-grade devotees always indulge in this
casting blame on Parama Purusa.
BABA'S GUIDELINES
In so many teachings in Ananda Marga
philosophy, Baba has explained that people create their own problems
due to their own errors or sinful acts and that Parama Purusa is not
responsible for their negative actions. Thus people acquire
samskaras, either good ones or bad ones, from their previous actions.
In that case there is no scopre for blaming Parama Purusa for one's
own problems.
Ananda Marga philosophy says, “People
often hold Parama Purusa responsible for calamities that befall them,
but in fact they alone are responsible, as the suffering of fate is
only reaction of their own previous actions. How can Parama Purusa be
responsible? Human beings themselves are answerable for their fate as
it is their actions alone which create it. They alone will have to
bear the consequences of all their actions. No one else can
substitute for them. Their good deeds beget good result, while bad
ones beget bad results, and they will have to experience both without
exception. This is the law of Prakrti and no one can change this
law.” (Ananda Marga Elementary Philosophy, p. 86-87)
Here again Baba is directing us not to
blame Parama Purusa for one's own problems.
“I have already said that the
sadhaka's sufferings are caused by the samskaras which one created
oneself. One should not therefore be afraid of experiencing these
reactions or accuse Brahma of injustice on this account. Humans very
often complain, "God, so you had this in store for me. Is this
my reward for so much worship and so much charity?" Such
complaints are foolish, even sinful. At the time of suffering a
sadhaka should reproach himself for his past misdeeds and refrain
from evil actions in order to avoid more suffering in the future.
Everyone should bear in mind that as long as the fire of woes is not
extinguished–so long as the samskaras are not burned one has got to
suffer. That is why I say you must not find fault with others because
of your own samskaras; they are merely the reactions caused by your
own mistakes and misbehavior.” (Subhasita Samgraha, pt 2, p. 7)
In His above teachings, Baba is
emphasizing again and again that every sadhaka is responsible for
causing their own suffering; blaming Parama Purusa for such their
misfortune is very negative. It is sin.
BABA'S ETERNAL
BLESSING
Baba always showers His grace and
guides us always along the road of Supreme welfare.
"Utilizing the vibrations created
for eternal time by Shrii Shrii Anandamurtiji through januspharsha
and varabhaya mudras, take yourself and the entire universe ahead
along the path of welfare. Omn Shanti!" (Caryacarya - 1, "Concluding
Words")
Namaskar,
Nagendra
Note 1: "BLAMING
GURU" OR SAYING "GURU GIVES TESTS" IS THE SAME THING
Blaming Guru and saying that Guru gives
tests to humiliate and torture us - these two outlooks are rooted in
the same defective mentality. Because in truth, Guru is always
blessing all His devoees and whatever negative situations a sadhaka
may undergo is merely the result of their own samskara.
But due to their low state of mind,
low-grade devotees prefer to blame Baba and justify that, "Guru
is testing me." Whereas those with higher devotion feel in their
heart and understand in their mind that Baba is all-loving and always
showering His causeless grace.
Note 2: ACARYAJI'S
BOOK:
BABA PURPOSELY CREATES
PROBLEMS TO TEST US
In his book “Divyacaksu”, Acarya
Pratapa'dityaji is infusing the misguided noition that Baba
intentionally tests us. As if Baba is purposely creating problems and
difficulties for us. This dogma Acarya Pratapa'dityaji puts in print
in his book. However, this defective mentality is just one false
notion. As we know, Baba the Parama Purusa is all-loving and He does
anything and everything to bring us along the path of supreme
benevolence. The problems one undergoes in life is due to their own
poor choices and samskaras.
