Who Is Responsible

Date: 18 Mar 2012 21:46:03 -0000
From: "Satyanarayan  Deva"
To: am-global@earthlink.net
Subject: Who Is Responsible

Baba

== WHO IS RESPONSIBLE ==

Namaskar,
As most Ananda Margiis know, Baba places a huge emphasis on leadership. The rise or fall of any society is due to its leaders. That is why in any depraved era Baba places the full blame and responsibility upon those defective leaders.

Baba says, "Today there is catastrophe and misery in human society and there is one reason: the defective leadership of society...The leaders hypnotize and attract
thousands with their tall talks, gestures, and other dramatics. Understand that the poverty and misery of any people in any country are the sins of the leaders." (Ananda Vacanamrtam-  31, p. 18)

According to Baba, the faulty leaders themselves are the cause of any downfall in society. And in His own practical life Baba has expressed this same notion about about such type of horrific leaders.

THE CASE OF INDIRA GANDHI

Take the case of the depraved condition of India in the 1970's. In that era, Baba places full blame on that totally ghastly prime minister - Mrs. Indira Gandhi - and her cabinet members.

 As Baba points out, Indira Gandhi was the one who called Emergency wherein martial law was declared and thousands and thousands of innocent persons were arrested, hassled, and tortured. All because of Mrs. Gandhi's order and the influence of her ministers.

That's why Baba abuses and blames Mrs Gandhi and her influential ministers for this entire mess. The common people are not blamed nor are lower level personnel. The key persons are those ruling bodies at the top.

The following are indirect references about Indira Gandhi and her inner-circle of confidants and loyalists.

Baba says, "You know there was a person who wielded enormous power, and in her sky-kissing arrogance that person used to think, 'I can do anything and everything'." (A Few Problems Solved-4, p. 41)

Baba says, "You have seen with your own eyes that in the past certain powerful persons thought that they could make or break anything. They perpetrated indescribable tortures and atrocities on Ananda Marga." (A Few Problems Solved-4, p. 40)

Furthermore in one DMC Baba has spoken strongly against the Indira Gandhi regime
condemning the wicked misdeeds of those at the helm. I was present that time and everyone is aware how Baba singled her out for her nefarious affairs and India's
downfall. This was published in Ananda Vacanamrtam part 7 from the 3 January
discourse in Patna of the year 1979.

So in total, Baba places full blame on the prime minister, her chief of staff, and her team of ministers for the chaos and bloodshed they caused. This was not a problem of the common people; this was a problem of leadership.

OTHER EXAMPLES

And in so many other examples across the gamut of history, defects in leadership have
led to the degeneration of a particular land or people.

For example due to Shankaracarya's wrongful approach of overlooking the external world, the inhabitants of India suffered terribly. Shankaracarya preached his doctrine of maya vada, or illusion theory. He told the people that this world is just an illusion so they need not do anything. Just sing the name of God. In turn, the people accepted his guidance and they were totally inactive in mundane life.

So Baba blames Shankaracrayaji and his team of priets and monks for creating so many problems: Famine, disease, poverty, and overall lack of advancement in the scientific and economic realms - among other problems. This hurt India for centuries upon centuries.

Likewise Buddha preached a negative policy of forgiveness whereby countless
confirmed criminals were just senselessly pardoned. Thus Buddha and his priestly followers allowed sinners to persist in their misdeeds and no one did anything to oppose
them. Ultimately this syndrome grew to such a negative degree that greedy exploiters came to invade India and the Indian people did not put up even the slightest resistance. So this whole case of passivity is due to Buddha's defective ways.

Here again the teaching is that if the leadership is bad or defective in any way, then the whole society gets affected and suffers. That is what history tells us.

There are so many examples today: Look how the people of Libya suffered under Qaddafi; look how the people suffered during the Soviet era; look how Bush tortured many in his assault on Iraq - the examples are numerous. In all such case the top leader and all the ministers, in-charges, and cabinet members are to be blamed.

BABA'S DIVINE LEADERSHIP

Surely we all know that when Baba was physically leading our AMPS, then our Marga
was a great expression of Dharma. All because of His guidance and teachings.

And, after '90, when other parties came forward to lead, everything took a downward turn. So, although it was the same organisation, but due to a distinct change in the leadership, everything became spoiled.

PROPER LEADERSHIP IS THE MAIN THING

Here following are Baba's important guidelines on this point of proper and improper leadership.

Baba says, "The highest responsibility... rests with the leaders of the country. They can save or sabotage the country." (To The Patriots)

Baba says, "Leaders especially must be people of high moral character, otherwise the welfare of society will be jeopardized." (Prout, Economic Democracy)

And here Baba puts forth the the golden formula of sadvipra leadership.

Baba says, "Ideal leadership is the wealth of the society...sadvipra leadership is the ideal form of leadership. Such leaders will be physically fit, mentally developed and spiritually elevated." (PNS-21)

The concluding idea is whether inside or outside the organisation, in all cases the leaders are responsible for the rise and fall, success and failure of any community.

Namaskar,
Satyanarayan Deva

Baba says, "The word deva should be suffixed to the name...the more the usage of deva as a title, the better it is. The Sanskrit name should be used in all worldly dealings." (Caryacarya -1, The Process of Initiation)

Note 1: HOW GROUP LEADERS ARE THE CAUSE

In the post 1990 era, a certain Dada and his executive team were responsible for tearing down margiis, distorting Baba's scripture, using expulsion as a weapon, inventing tiirtha dogma, creating Fake Ananda Vaniis, and victimising countless innocent margiis and field workers. Sarvatmananda and his departments heads and board leaders are jointly responsible for the downfall of our AM society since 1990. Sarvatmananda was at the helm and he gave the order and motivation to carry out all these acts; and his cabinet members ensured that the orders were executed. This is well known to all.

Depending upon which group is in power and who is holding the reins, then that
leader and those top post-holders are the root cause of the problems. Thus acaryas like Rudrananda, and those in-charge of EC are not without blame. But the first one to implement policies that led to the rise of dogmas in our Marga was Sarvatmananda. And still today he maintains such an agenda of Bangalisation etc.

No one should be so naive to think that a group leader not presently in power is therefore a saint. We cannot make such a conclusion because when given the opportunity that group leader will push forth his selfish agenda, and our Marga will suffer. That is the way it works.

Until such a person has come forward and admitted his wrongs openly and asked for punishment, we cannot consider them rectified.

Note 2: WHEN TO ACARYAS FAIL IN THEIR APPROACH

Baba's below teaching clearly show that acaryas are meant to assume a leadership role in our Marga as well as in the overall society. When by their behaviour and conduct they fail to live up to those lofty standards, then naturally all kinds of problems and misdeeds result.

Baba says, "It is the duty of an ácárya to develop this great collective force of society by awakening the masses to unite and destroy the evil, demoniac forces existing in society." (Ananda Vacanamartam - 31, Conduct of an Acarya)

Baba says, "Those who have the responsibility to show the path to others should be of superlative character with the most refined conduct. They and their followers must move constantly towards all-round development and shreya [ultimate spiritual attainment]. Persons who teach such well-regulated behaviour to others by their own conduct are called ácáryas." (Ananda Vacanamartam - 31, Conduct of an Acarya)

Note 3: MANY GOOD PEOPLE IN OUR MARGA

One key point to remember is that we have so many good workers in the Marga and all are by no means responsible for the problems since 1990. The top leadership is the root cause, not the mass of workers who entered AM for sincere and benevolent reasons and are working day and night maintaining social service projects etc.

PRABHAT SAMGIITA

PS #3002

Cir ka'le-r bandhu---------
Nikat'e- ese--- ghu-m bha'ungio---,

Ghu-m bha'ungio---
Jad'eri bha'vana'y yadi mete-
Tha'ki-, ja'gie di-o
Nikat'e- ese--- ghu-m bha'ungio---,

Ghu-m bha'ungio---
Kichui toma'r aja'-na' na'i,
A'---------------------------------------a'
Kichui tomar a'ja-na' na'i,
Randhre ra'ndhre a'cho- sa'dai
Toma'y bhu'le- jad'e- harai,
T'ene- pa-the a'-nio---
Nikat'e- ese--- ghu-m bha'ungio---,

Ghu-m bha'ungio---
Ana'di ashes'a e- liila'-y,
A'-----------------------------------a'
Ana'di ashes'a e- liila'-y,
Toma'y khonja'- hoye ut'he da'y
Bhra'nti kichu- dekhate na' dey,
Tumi- diipak jva'-lio---
Nikat'e- ese--- ghu-m bha'ungio---,

Ghu-m bha'ungio---
Cir ka'le-r bandhu---------
Nikat'e- ese--- ghu-m bha'ungio---,
Ghu-m bha'ungio---

Purport:

O' Parama Purusa, You are my Bandhu [1]. Your and my relation is not just of this life. Since the dawn of creation, You were with me when I was in various shapes and forms. How far I was aware or not, but You were with me. Since the beginning of this life also, You have been with me - whether I always realised it or not. My and your relation is beyond time - You are my eternal companion. O' my eternal Bandhu, by coming close, please break my slumber. By Your grace awaken me from any psychic or spiritual stupor. If I am intoxicated in crude, mundane thoughts, please arouse me. If I give up sadhana and get attracted to the material world, please wake me up and bring me at Your feet.

By coming close please break my slumber, O' my eternal Bandhu.

Baba, You are omniscient and omnipresent. Nothing is unknown to You. Past, present, and future all lie within You. Baba, You are ever-present in each and every pore - You are everywhere throughout this entire universe and the expressed and unexpressed worlds - everywhere. What I do and don't do, You always see. You witness everything. O' my Dearmost, You are my Polestar, if ever I am oblivious of You, and get lost in this crude world, please pull me back onto the path of dharma. If I give up my Sixteen Points and get drowned in sensual pleasures, then please pull me back to the path of Ananda Marga.

By coming close, please break my slumber, O' my eternal Bandhu.

Baba, in this beginningless and endless divine liila, searching for You becomes hard and painful. Doing sadhana and completing all the lessons is not easy. Following dharma is very difficult. All kinds of avidya maya come and disturb me.

The illusion created by maya obscures the vision. There are so many material allurements that divert me from the Goal - that draw me away from You. O my Dearmost, please grace me by lighting the lamp - diipak jva'lio [2] - of divine knowledge, filling my heart with devotion, and bringing me at Your alter.

By coming close please break my slumber, O' my eternal Bandhu, arouse me
and bring me at Your lotus feet...


END NOTES FOR PRABHAT SAMGIITA #3002:

[1] Bandhu: Usually people think that the term 'Bandhu' means 'friend', but in our AM devotional life the term Bandhus means something much more.

Baba says, "'Bandhu' means 'those within the bondage of love'. That is when one can not tolerate the idea of separation it is called 'Bandhu'. Now you see in this world have you got any Bandhu? No. Even your friend, your best friend-- he also did not come at the same time as you and after leaving the cremation ground, there is permanent separation. He will be with you up to the cremation ground. After your cremation he won't be with you. So he is not Bandhu-- he is not friend for he can tolerate the idea of separation."

"So who is the real friend? Parama Purusa. When you are in this physical framework-- in this quinquelemental framework, He is with you, with your body, with your mind and with your spirit. After death, He will be with your mind, with your soul. When the body will be lost, the body will become one with the earth but mind and spirit will remain, He will be with you. So He is the real friend, He is the real Bandhu. And there cannot be any
mundane friend, mundane Bandhu." (Ananda Vacanamrtam-12)

[2] Diipak Jva'lio: 'Please light the lamp of divinity and remove the darkness of ignorance'. As a Sadguru Baba graces us with true, inner knowledge by lighting our lamp within. And that is one of the main messages of this particular Prabhat Samgiita. By His grace an idea similar to the one expressed in the above Prabhat Samgiita is expressed in our Guru Puja. About this I think most are aware.

"...Jina'na'injana shala'kaya'..."

Baba says, "You know that an eye ointment is applied with a stick ('Shala'ka' means stick). Now, all the microcosms are parts of that Noumenal Entity, all are actually parts and particles of that Supreme Entity, but due to ignorance, due to the darkness of ignorance, they cannot see what is what and which is which. That is why they require the ointment of spiritual knowledge. Guru (with a stick) applies the ointment of spiritual knowledge to their eyes." (Ananda Vacanamrtam-3)

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To Become Great

Baba says, "If your longing for money, and your longing for name or fame is converted into longing for Parama Purusa, then even ordinary mortals can get transformed into great souls." SS-17 (H) 1 January 1986

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Vivek Needed

Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2011 14:14:52 +0100
To: am-global@earthlink.net
From: Omkaranath Deva
Subject: Vivek Needed

Baba

                    == VIVEK NEEDED ==

Namaskar,
Vivek is the need of the day as Baba has declared that in the present era
hypocrisy is rampant. The central idea being that without a strong sense of
discrimination one will get duped by the leading hypocrites or tall talkers
of the society. This is what happens day in and day out to the general
public. Indeed, this is even more so in these tumultous times wherein
masses have begun taking to the streets to express their frustrations
with the present conditions. In that case new "leaders" are bound to arise.

Some of these leaders may indeed have genuine feeling to lead but lack
our Proutistic solutions and other rising leaders are just plain hypocrites.
Everyone has to be aware.


                   OUR POSITION IS BETTER

For Ananda Margiis though the case is entirely different. By Baba's divine
grace we have developed greater vivek (discrimination) through spiritual
practice and by studying His social teachings. Through the dual approach of
sadhana and study by Baba's grace our minds are becoming pointed and
capable of properly evaluating the social scene.

Even then on occasion a few in our Marga regularly get mesmerized by some of the
tall-talkers in the general society and they think such persons will be the
leaders of Prout. Reason being that they get impressed by hearing the
flowery yet crooked propaganda of such speakers.


                      BABA'S WARNINGS

That's why Baba guides us not to be taken in or befooled by such political
propaganda artists.

Baba says, "Do not be misled by anybody's tall talks. Judge merit by seeing
the performance." (CC part 2, p 13)

The sense anyone can give high sounding lectures and glorified promises,
that is why Baba directs to critically evaluate the quality of their actions.

Baba opens eyes to one other fact. Namely that various political leaders
will say and promise anything in order to get hold of the post. With tears
in their eyes they will outrightly speak out against and console the plight
of the poor. Yet side by side after gaining victory in the elections
leaders will totally forget and ignore their stated promises.

In his teaching about pashvacar-- animals in human form-- Baba warns us
about the crookedness of such persons. Because they think one thing, speak
something else, and do something totally different. There is not a shred of
consistency between their thoughts, words, and actions. That is why they
are C-grade type of persons-- the lowest of the low.


                     HOW TO SELECT LEADERS

Here following are two of Baba's distinct and dharmic guidelines about
selecting the proper social leaders.

Baba says, "Love all, trust in all, but do not give responsibility to those
not established in Yama-Niyama." (CC-2, 'Society', pt#3)

Baba says, "Those not established in Yama Niyama should not get the
opportunity to assume leadership of anyone."  (CC-2, 'Society, pt#26-d)

The central idea is that those not established in the ideals of spiritual
morality should never get scope be to sit in the pilot's chair. They should
never get opportunity to lead.

Unfortunately these days from east to west, the entire political arena is
full of such incompetent persons-- those who show a blatant lack of
integrity. But they get their post by their high sounding words. And time
and time again the general public gets befooled. This is the sorry state of
affairs.


                 QUALITIES OF TRUE LEADERS

Here following Baba reminds us of who qualify to be the guides of society.

Baba says, "Sadvipras are those who follow the principles of Yama and
Niyama-- the principles of spiritual morality-- and are devoted to the
Supreme Consciousness." (Prout 18)

Baba says, "People will recognise sadvipras by their exemplary conduct,
selfless service, dutifulness and moral integrity." (Prout 18)

Baba says, "Only sadvipras can serve all human beings selflessly and lead
others along the path of all-round advancement." (Prout 18)

Baba says, "These sadvipras -- those who follow a correct philosophy of
life and practice a correct system of sa'dhana' or spiritual practices --
will be the leaders of the society in the future." (Prout 18)

To avoid further crisis we should grab hold of Baba's feet and strictly
adhere to his above stated guidelines-- never allowing ourselves to put
negative persons in the helm.

In addition, it is our duty to raise awareness with the general populace
and educate society as we are heading into a tremedous stage of socio-
political transition, and if people know what to look for in a leader,
it will spare society much difficulty and hardship.


                    BABA'S BLESSING

Baba says, "Soon comes the day of change when the... the high sand
embankments get washed away by the floods of revolution." (Prout)

Namaskar,
Omnkarnath Deva

Baba says, "At the time of initiation or shortly afterwards, those who do not
have a Sanskrit name should be given one by the ácárya/á. The word deva should
be suffixed to the name...the more the usage of deva as a title, the better it
is. The Sanskrit name should be used in all worldly dealings." (Caryacarya-1)


Note:            SOME GOT CONFUSED IN THE PAST

In the recent past a few simple Proutists were thinking that people like
form Arundhati Roy to Ralph Nader where the next great leaders for society. And
while such persons may have done good research and may possess certain skills,
they do not have the necessary teachings or practices to be a Prout leader. They
may be able to give rousing talks and glaring statistics, but Baba advocates
that the seed vessel of a leader's mind must be imbibed with spiritual morality
and neo-humanism, otherwise one will invariably be prone to their own agenda.


                         PRABHAT SAMGIITA

"Tumi esecho bha'lobesecho phule hesecho..." (PS 2778)

Purport:

   Baba, by Your divine grace You have come and loved me and You are
smiling like the flowers. Baba, by Your grace You have brought the message
of hope along with You, and infused the feeling of optimism in my heart. My
mind which was clouded with hopelessness has now gotten new light by Your
august arrival. Baba, You are gracing me by singing Your divine songs.
  Baba, You have inundated this entire universe with the nectar of
immortality.
With the sweet and gentle breeze and with the warmth of the heart, You have
graciously infused devotion within each and every created being of this
expressed universe-- by this way You go on divinely dancing*. From the
mountain peaks down to the ocean depths up to the deep blue sky,
everywhere You have saturated everything in Your divine love.
  Baba, You have divinely vibrated the great sky with the eternal sonorous
sound of Your nu'pur*. Hearing the attractive melody of Your divine flute,
my heart and mind sways in bliss. Baba, by Your grace You have lit the lamp
of devotion in my heart; my entire existence-- my every atom and molecule--
is ensconced in the bliss of Your supreme ideation.
  Baba, with Your sweet and charming smile You have come in my heart and
loved me. Baba, You have showered causeless grace...

Asterisk Notes (*):

*Divinely Dancing: This entire universe is His divine dance; all the flora,
fauna, everything is His expression and moving according to His rhythm.
That is why Baba has given the title of one book as, "The Eternal Dance of
the Macrocosm".

*Nu'pur= The literal meaning of Nupur is ankle bell but here it does not
mean that Baba is dancing on the stage in a large performance hall with an
ankle bell on His foot, just like other dancers do. Rather His divine ankle
bell represents the expression of that eternal sound: Omnkara. So ankle
bell means one of the sounds of divine realisation. For Baba's descriptive
discourse about the sounds of realisation please refer to His famous
discourse titled, 'The Six Stages of Realisation', which is the third
chapter of His book, "Nama'mi Krs'n'a Sundaram".


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                       UNKNOWN FACT ABOUT WEALTH

Baba says, "In the subtle economic sense, the value of wealth is the real
wealth. Wealth, if not properly defined, may mean only riches. But the
value of wealth is to be measured in terms of its capacity to purchase
commodities. That is, the purchasing capacity of wealth is its real value.
This real value of wealth has not yet been properly understood in numerical
terms by economists." (Proutist Economics, p. 269)
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