To: AM-GLOBAL
From: Foster Davis
Subject: Posing as Great Heroes
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 08:27:14 -0400
Baba
PS Intro: In the second stanza of this song, the bhakta is talking
indirectly about himself using a flower as a reference or symbolism.
The inner meaning is that sadhaka is expressing how in the past his
devotional life was so sweet and blissful but now his sadhana has
become dry. So he is requesting Parama Purusa to “please grace me by
showering me with Your divine love.” That is the inner significance
of the second stanza of the below song.
Note: The audio file of this song has been uploaded to the AM-GLOBAL blog,
http://www.am-global-01.blogspot.com/
“Alakha purus’a tumi, siima’ra bandhane ye a’mi…” (PS #932)
Purport:
O’ Baba, O’ Divine Entity, You are Alakha Purus’a [1]. You are
everywhere but I cannot see You. Baba, I am bound by so many limitations.
O Baba, please take me beyond the world of bondage to the kingdom of
divinity which is limitless & infinite. Please grace me with nirvakalpa
samadhi and make me one with You. Baba, You are beyond the relative
factors of space and time. You are Bha’va’tiita [2]. The mind cannot
think about You. Baba, You are nirgun’a, You are Gun’atiita [3].
You do not have any bondages or attributions; You are beyond all
the gun’as, beyond all the binding principles. Baba, please
grant me a wee-bit of Your cosmic grace.
Baba, please look once with Your grace compassion towards
that flower which was once saturated in sweetness but has since
lost all its fragrance. That very flower whose nectar is lost
and has withered away, please shower Your causeless grace and
again lovingly pull that flower close to You.
Baba, by Your grace I have come under Your divine shelter.
My everything is residing within You. Besides You I do not know
anyone or anything. By Your grace, I have surrendered my whole
existence at Your lotus feet. Baba, I have only one longing:
please remain ever-awake, eternally present, in my mind and heart.
Please grace me by remaining within me always, so that I can perceive You.
O’ Alakha Purusa, You are boundless and infinite, please grant
me nirvakalpa samadhi and take me to that divine world…
Notes for Prabha’s Samgiita #932:
(1) Alakha Purus’a: (‘Alakha’ means ‘invisible’; ‘Purusa’ means
‘Witnessing Entity’). Of all the infinite attributions and qualities
of Parama Purusa, one of which is that He is invisible and another
is that He witnesses everything. Theoretically, we know that Parama
Purus’a is everywhere, but we cannot see or perceive Him with our
crude organs. That is why one of the names of Parama Purus’a is
Alakha Purus’a. He is residing everywhere but we cannot perceive Him.
(2) Bha’va’tiita: In His stance of bhavatiita (bha’va means ideation,
atiita means beyond), Parama Purusa is beyond all physical manifestations
and beyond all thought conceptions.
Baba says, “Parama Purus’a, the Supreme Reality, is beyond all speech and
thought: He is beyond the reach of the vocal cord. So He is bha’va’tiita
[“beyond bha’va”]…The more one thinks of His infinite qualities, the more
one becomes speechless, the more deeply one becomes absorbed in Him.” (NSS, Disc:19)
(3) Gun’a’tiita: One of the infinite characteristics of Parama Purusa
is that He is beyond the gun’as, beyond all the binding principles
like sa’ttvagun’a, rajogun’a, and tamogun’a.
Baba says, “Why is He beyond the scope of all attributions [binding principles]?
There are two reasons. One is that He is the creator of everything,
so He is the creator of qualifications also, attributions also.
So how can He be within the binding scope of those principles, of those
qualifications? And certainly He is beyond the reach of these qualifications.
In Sam’skrta, qualification or attribution is called “gun’a”, and He is
called “Gun’a’tiita”, that is, beyond the bondage of any gun’a.” (AV-12)
This entire letter is related with the following posting also:
Namaskar,
In these current times in our AM society it has become the ‘fashion of
the day’ to “speak out” against the various ruling groups. Because now,
after so many years of injustices, it has become commonly accepted that
those in power are corrupt and going against Baba’s teachings.
In such circumstances, many opportunists are now trying to captialise on
the situation by also “speaking out” and saying something– hoping that
this will enhance their own prestige & position etc.
But in the past these same opportunists were the very bootlickers and
arms & legs of those ruling exploiters. So to see everything in a
straight way and get the real picture, we must apply our vivek. By that
way we will easily be able to understand ‘who is who’ and ‘what is what’.
Since 1990, there have been so many who blindly supported one or another
of the crooked ruling regimes. First when Sarvatmananda was at the
helm, then he had hundreds and thousands rallying around him. When he
said something then so many would jump according to his command. That is
the way it was working those days.
And in this manner of dealing various goody-goodies and bootlickers got
rewarded with prestigious posts as they became ACB members, core-group
members, and tattvikas etc. And in return these goody-goody post-holders
stood by Sarvatmananda’s every word and tried to smash down any truly
revolutionary margii who came forward to oppose Sarvatmananda’s nasty
tricks. In this harsh cycle, many rational margiis faced terrible
torture and abuse. Because those goody-goodies acted as the blind
soldiers for Sarvatmananda’s heinous regime.
And when Sarvatmananda’s era was over, then those same goody-goodies
and opportunists jumped ship and latched onto the next ruling regime.
And they “grew” accordingly. Under Rudrananda’s years of rule, those
same bootlickers of Sarvatmanandji graduated and became Rudrananda’s foot
stools. In that way those who were tattvikas became fake family acaryas
or judiciary board members. Or they got some other reward. This is
especially true in our overseas sectors like NY etc.
Here the point is that no matter what the situation, all the while these
bootlickers were eagerly defending and carrying out the orders of the
ruling groupist Dadas, whether it was B or H group– one groupist or other. In
that way things were taking shape, and in that way many “walked into” an
array of prestigious posts and became ACB chieftains and fake family
acaryas etc.
So now, when mayhem has come to the fore in Centre, to further enhance
their prestige and advance their resume, these same cowardly people–
these same opportunists– are posing as great heroes and speaking out
against the rulers. Because the atmosphere has changed and it is
socially acceptable for such opportunists to grab a megaphone and oppose
any ruling groupist regime. They will not lose their post by doing so.
In this way so many boot-lickers have magically transformed themselves
overnight into so-called revolutionaries. And they are filling the
internet with their tall-talks and cries for justice. This is the
hypocritical scene these days.
To further clarify the situation, we should carefully see why these
opportunists were keeping mum before as well as why they are now
“boldly” speaking out. The root cause behind it all is their own
cowardly nature and selfish personae. See for yourself:
In this past these ACB type of boot-licking margiis were not very
self-confident and they were terrified of going against “Centre”. Plus
what crumbs Centre was giving them they were satisfied with. If they got
appointed to a sectorial committee etc, then they were pleased with
that. And they felt that they got what they deserved.
But now after years of licking the feet of different group bosses and
after getting so many rewards for their allegiance, the ‘hunger’ of
these opportunists has grown. Having gotten some post and position they
thinking that now they are something great and deserve better.
Plus they see that now when chaos has erupted in Centre, it is more or
less “safe” to speak out as there will be no real negative consequences.
In that way these opportunists have begun yelping like a bunch of hungry
street dogs. That is why suddenly they are painting themselves as high
revolutionaries.
The overall scenario being that by this way– through their tall talks
of revolution– these ACB type of opportunists are hoping and praying
that others will honor them as being great heroes and dharmikas. That is
one reason why they are coming forward these days. Plus since that they
have gotten some post in the past, they think they themselves are now
important and deserving of more and more prestige. So that is the second
reason why all of a sudden they are barking out loud. And the third
reason is simply that it is now safe to do so. The ruling group is in no
position to “discipline” or “punish” anyone. In that cushy atmosphere,
even spineless goody-goodies can muster up the courage to speak out.
But no matter how much they speak, one thing becomes perfectly clear.
Namely that the words of these goody-goody opportunists are totally 100%
devoid of any ideological value. Such opportunists are speaking only out
of their own desire to get some higher post and prestige. That is all.
They are not advancing the fact that Baba’s discourses should be printed
in full, or that Prabhat Samgiita should be properly recorded, or that
the rights of general margiis should be restored, or that various dogmas
like “Mahaprayan” should be rooted out. They are not championing any of
these dharmic causes. Just these pseudo ACB type of margiis and
goody-goodies are flapping their tongues and making noise out of their
own selfish desire to get more post and be heralded as some
revolutionary tantric soul. When in reality, the fact stands that they
are nothing but hypocritical cowards.
One other astonishing fact is that these fake revolutionaries who are
sitting on the ACB core group do not express an ounce of repentance for
their dirty past when they themselves were the ones who tortured and
humiliated good margiis who came forward to oppose Centre’s injustices.
Because the history stands that since 1994 various courageous and brave
margiis opposed the various injustices and wrongdoings committed by the
ruling groups, and it was these very fake ACB type of revolutionaries of
today who were outcasting these good margiis and spitting in their
faces. Being the bootlickers of either Sarvat or Rudra, this was going
on for years and years. Where those on the ACB were rudely and harshly
ostracizing and putting egg on the faces of those sincere margiis who
were raising the call for justice. This was the ongoing scene,
especially in overseas sectors like NY, Suva etc.
Yet today, not so far as one syllable is being uttered by these
bootlickers about their own dark past and what harm they caused to
innocent margiis. Such opportunists have yet to utter a word of repentance.
That is why, after seeing the matter from top to bottom, anyone can
recognise that these opportunists are just fake revolutionaries whose
misguided actions have nothing to do with dharma or justice. Just they
are in it for their own stomach– nothing more.
So no matter how much they write on the internet who is going to give
credence to their endless flapping. Plus when the situation becomes even
a little bit difficult, then such hypocritical opportunists will again
fade into the woodwork. In that case who is going to trust them.
ABOUT SUCH SELFISH OPPORTUNISTS
Here Baba reveals the nature of such ACB type of fake revolutionaries
who are selfishly barking to advance their own cause. In the past they
pounded on the face of innocent margiis who were seeking justice, yet
now these opportunists have grabbed the megaphone without expressing a
word about their shady dealings– past or present etc. See here Baba’s
guideline.
Baba says, “There are a few opportunists whose very nature is to exploit
their fellow humans. But they will not confess this openly.” (NHNS-1,
‘Liberation of Intellect’)
And that is exactly what we are seeing today with regards to the current
batch of fake revolutionaries. They never admit that in the past they
were the top bootlickers of Centre who stomped on the heads of innocent
margiis etc.
Here below Baba further reveals that such opportunists who have suddenly
“transformed” themselves into fake revolutionaries will not last long.
Their days are numbered.
Baba says, “The opportunists who utilise a situation to create rifts in
the society will not get any scope to do so when exploitation is
removed.” (AFPS-3)
Finally, may we all pay heed to Baba’s stern guideline about these
tall-talking ACB type of opportunists & board members who are now
barking about revolution.
Baba says, “Do not be misled by anyone’s tall talk. Judge merit by
seeing the performance.” (CC-2, ‘Society’, pt# 27a)
In sum, we should understand who is who by looking at their conduct and
not by their words. Following this dharmic guideline of Baba, it then
becomes quite clear that those ACB type of opportunists and overseas
pseudo tattvikas who are suddenly waving the banner of revolution are
nothing but sheer hypocrites. By their duplicitous actions it is all
quite apparent. No need to mention their names here; we all know them well.
By Baba’s infinite grace these weak-minded opportunists will shirk in
the dharmic rise of the crimson dawn. And By His grace that grand era is
now upon us.
Baba says, “Today the clattering chariot wheels are turning. That din is
making the hearts of the opportunists quake. This is the decree of fate.
The pace of change is fast accelerating.” (SC-10)
With Baba’s blessing all righteous minded margiis and wts are coming
together step by step, ushering in that era of neo-humanism and forming
one human society. At the same time the hypocritical and selfish ways of
the opportunists will be revealed. This is Baba’s ultimate decree.
Baba says, “The opportunists tried in the past, are trying at present
and will try even in the future to fulfil their narrow desires by
keeping the human race disunited. By severely reproaching this
opportunistic craftiness through your noble deeds, you draw nigh the
unknown strangers living far away and build a healthy world-based human
family. Ignoring the brute forces, the sky-kissing arrogance, hypocrisy,
immorality and glib outbursts of the conceited people, go ahead towards
your cherished goal. The blessing of Parama Purus’a shall be with you
alone.” (A’nanda Va’nii #40)
Namaskar,
Purusottama
The day is not far when all remnants of groupism will be gone and our AM
society will be one. This is Baba’s grand blessing upon us all.
Baba says, “Smashing all these barriers, we shall all sit and eat and
drink together in the same compound, bound by the ties of one human
family.” (NSS: Disc #2)
Honey is Eye-Medicine
Baba says, “Floral nectar can be collected from lotus and is very good
for all kinds of eye diseases, including retinal detachment…To extract
the honey, you have to employ the same method as doctors use to extract
blood. This is because many ants and insects feed on the honey. A
syringe can extract it without getting clogged up.” (PNS-16, p. 33-34)
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