The Ananda Marga New York Sectorial Newsletter

T E 1978

"0 GRACIOUS BRAHMAp MAY WE UNITEDLY BE ABLE TO ARl<.ANGE FOR TI-fE UPKEEP, TREATMENTs AND PHYSICAL PROGRESS OF nils INFANT WHICH HAS THIS DAY ENTER­ED OUR SOCIETY AMIDST US."

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AClue110s Clue hagan Sadhana dos veces al dia can regular­idad, el pensamiento de Parama­purusa par cierto surgira en sus menLes al momento de la muerte. Su'liberacion es una garantia segura. Par tanto, todo Ananda Margii tendra que llevar a cabo Sadllilna dos ve­ces diarias invariablemente. En verdad, este es el mandata del Senor. Sin Y=a y Niyama la Sadhana es una imposibili­dad. Luego el mandata del Senor es tambien seguir Yama

y Niyama. La desobediencia a este mandata 'no es sino arro­jarse a las torturas de la vida animal par miles de anos. Para que nadie sufra tormen­tas tales, para que todos puedan gozar de la bienaven-

. turanza eternabajo el refugio amoroso del Senor, es el de­ber ineludible do todo Ananda

Margii esforzarse par traer a todos al camino de la biena­ventllranza. Verdaderamente, esto es parte y porcion de la Sadhana, conducir a los demas e1 sendero de la rectitud.

-Shrii Shrii Anandamurtiji

The Supreme Command Those who perform Sa'dhana' twice a day regularly, the thought of Paramapurusa' will certainly arise in their minds at the time of death, their liberation is a sure guarantee - therefore every A'nanda Ma'rgii will have to perform Sa'dhana' twice a day in­variably - verily is this the command of the Lord. Without Varna and Niyama, Sa'dhana' is an impossibility; hence the Lord's com­mand is also to follow Yam a and Niyama. Disobedience to this command is nothing but to throw oneself into the tortures of ani­mal life for crores of years. That no one should undergo torments such as these, that everyone might be enabled to enjoy the eter­nal blessedness under the loving shelter of the Lord, it is the boun­den-duty of every A'nanda Ma'rgii to endeavor to bring all to the path of bliss. Verily is this a part and parcel of Sa'dhana', to lead others along the path of righteousness.

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Baba on a wheeled chair justa! er arrival in his quarltr un 2nd August

BABAS LATEST MESSAGE

Shortly after coming out of jail, Ba'ba' said that He has pardoned all of the defectors of Ananda Marga except five. These five He named as Madha­vananda, vishokananda, Vma Datta (He said, "Don't say Vma Sarkar"), and two other Indian Avadhutas (who have never been outside of India). All others have been pardoned and may attend Dharmacakra, Ananda Marga functions, DMC, etc., though they won't be given any organizational responsibility. He then said that when we meet any defector we should not taunt them or be arrogant. Rather we should be very humble and polite, do Namaskar to them, and say, "It is only by your krpa (grace) that we are victorious today."

He then said that every Margii has three important duties, and that we should all keep them in mind. He gave them in order of their priority:

(1) To free all the Ananda Marga workers still in jail.

(2) To start permanent social service projects dedicated to the memory of the seven great Acaryas who have self-immolated.

(3) Inspire others to the path of Dharma.

(NOte: all of the above is a paraphrase rather than an exact quotation of Ba'ba's words).

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BJtBA'S DARSHAN

over 5 years, and His body was weak, though radiant. He gave loving care to his family members and devotees who had assembled from many places to welcome Him. And the morning after leaving jail He gave the first general darshan (which actually became a Maha Cakra) in

the grounds of the large hall in Patna. Most of the darshan, like subsequent

general darshans (which were delivered at a newly acquired jagrti in Patlipu­tra Colony) were given in Hindi. Often Baba would give the essence of the dar­shan in English, stating the important ideas clearly either at the beginning or in the middle of His talk. Most of these first general darshans were taped, and are being translated by Ac. Santosanandaji (in Phulwarisharif Jail). Hopefully the complete darshans from

-the period will be published in English shortly.

The following recollections have been pieced together from hastily writ­ten notes, and from discussions with various Dada's. They are very fragmen­tary, (and quite possibly distorted), but may serve to give some indication of what Baba was saying during this period.

On the morning of the 5th August,

Shrii Shrii At/Gilda Murtiji on the dais addressing hi,. devotees Baba said that the cub of a lion grows into a lion and not a jackal. Even if a lion is just sitting, the mice get

Jayanta Kumara. who recently returned from India to Australia, relates some of his experiences with our Beloved Gu­ru, since His release from jail. (From Sydney Sectorial Newsletter)

For the first two weeks after Baba came out of jail, I was graced to be in Patna to enjoy many of the Lord's bliss ful darshans. Recalled here are some of the invaluable lessons and quidance Ba­ba gave during this period.

From the very moment Baba came out of jail, He commenced His work, despite the fact that He had been fasting for

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frightened of him. Lord explained that we are lions, and should not fear any­

body. We must move forward. Humanity ex­pects much more from us, and is waiting for out better efforts. Then Baba said: "You know I am also with you".

He explained that there will be dif­ficulties, and moments of pain, but that final victory will be ours. Then He said:

"THE WORLV REQUIRES YOUR ASSISTANCE. YOU SHOULV BE REAVY TO VO ALL SORTS OF SERVICE TO HUMANITY. ANV YOU KNOW, I AM ALSO WITH YOU".

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That evening in His residence, Baba spoke about many things including His fast. He said that for four years and eight months He had been bed-ridden-He didn't put His feet on the ground, and then He said that's why He couldn't walk (Baba was carried out of jail and was moving in a wheel-chair). Then He said, "For Me it will take 5-6 days". Next He explained that the first three months of fasting were painful and very difficult. There was intense thirst and hunger, and Baba's intestines were chur­nihg. After this initial period, there was less difficulty. Baba said that his enemies wanted to kill Him though they tried their level best they failed. Ba­ba said that His brain is very strong, and that His memory was good all along­even now it is very clear. He said He can remember everything in detail for the last 57 years, even the drop of a pin.

On the evening of the 9th, Baba ex­lained that so-called spiritualism has an unholy pact with capitalism. Dharma is to fight the crude realities and practicalities of life- that which does not teach people how to deal with the crude practicalities of the world cre­ates physical and psychic ailments in the human being and society. Before Ba­ba gave His ideology the six spokes of bhati were absent (see The Great Uni­verse pg. 94 "The Future of Civiliza­tion"). - there is an unholy alliance between spiritualism and capitalism. Dharma had a 'subsidiary' role to capi­t�lism. As such there was not co-opera­tive co-operation but subordinate co­operation. (Later Baba explained that in the West spiritualism is not the cor­rect term to use, rather spirituality should be used - the former pertains to ghosts and the supernatural things, and the latter term pertains to that which is spiritual).

VURACARI & SU-VURACARI'S FUTURE OU the morning of the 10th, Baba

spoke about Duracari and Su-duracari.

Duracari is a person whose actions are harmful to society, and Su-duracari is a person whose actions are so bad that even Duracari hate them. If a bad person points out another person whose actions are even more detrimental to so­ciety than his/her own, this other-is Su-duracari. Baba asked: Is there nd fu� ture for Duracari and Su-duracari? Then He said human beings after all, are part of the Supreme, so there is a future for them if they are always remembering the Suprme Entity.

THREE ESSENTIAL FACTORS FOR MENTAL PROGRESS

On the morning of the 11th, Baba spoke about three essential factors for mental progress.

1) Pariprashnena 2) Pranipatena 3) Seva

1) Pariprashnena is complete surrender, the mental attitude that what ever we get we get from Him. Those who think

that their intellect or wealth et c . is

their own are fools. The worst type of mental complex is intellectual vanity. The first thing required for mental pro­gress is complete surrender. After that everything else comes.

2) Pranipatena means asking only those questions that help in furthering spi­ritual progress. All other questions are a waste of our time, and a Haste of time of the person being asked.

3) Seva means selfless service. If there is �tual relationship then this is business not social service. Any commer­cial transaction involves getting some­thing for the services rendered. Serv­ice means giving Bomething but not get­ting anything in return, and even if something is given, then not accepting it. Then Baba said we have taken birth for a limited period so our time in this world should not be used in superfluous activities. Baba said:

"SERVE THE UNIVERSE WITH THE SPIRIT OF SEVA - RENDER ALL SORTS OF SERVICE IN THE PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL AND SPIRITUAL REALMS."

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ANANDA MARGA PRACARAKA SAMGHA (Central) Rfgd. Office :

ANANDANAGAR

P. 0, BAG LATA Dilt. PURULIA WEST BENGAL

IN 0 I A

Dear Brother,

Pleas. Reply To Camp Office:

6.0., PANDITIA ROAD.

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Namaskar. After a long confinement of seven years in jail, I have cOllie out and taken up the charge of the Central Offica as General Secretary. At this 1II0lllentous hour I feel inrnanse pleasure to offer my heartiest love to you as well as all the brothers anti sisters of your sector. We all, in India, or abroad, have passed through a harroldng situation during this long figh,ting period. To all of us it was an ordeal - an acid test, By His infinite grace we have come out through all hazarda ldth the glory of historic victor y.

It is the victory of truth and Iharma. M.y long absence from the stream of the regular organisational work kept me in

ignorance about the latest changes and developments in our vast global structure. Many things are now new to mel but I am confident that His divine grace and your spontaneous co-operation will eRabla me to overcome any predicament or difficulty which may arise in discharging my official responsibilities and duties, At this phase of reconstruction what we need most is mutual co-ordination, brotherly love and untiring effort. All these will dafinl tely embed the Mission on a sound ideological foundation. I know that avery whole tu.e worker is an er£bodimont of missionary zeal and dynamism." We are to work hard; the Lord has told, "Co on doing work. go on • •• do your duties even while you are going to die." It is His spirit of divine a.nd robust optiJIiSl!l and dYna.!liS!ll. We are His children. We are to infuse this working spirit in us to fulfil His Mission.

The dark period of our organisation when the Lord had t� suffer procrasted incarcer­ation in a dull and desolate cell of Pat na , you all gallantly rose to the occasion, and proved yourselves as His worthy sons and daughters, braving all the tortares and trib­ulations of the emrgency days, Of course, India was the theatre of that battle, but you the brothers and sisters all over the world have tirelessly fought for our release; you have raised your voice for us , demaNied jusjice and mobilised world public opinion in our forUJII, No language can express my gratitude to you all for this great service. Be sure , when you have done something for the ParaJIa Purus' at He will also not allow you to go unrewarded from this world. His divine blessing will surely shower on you.

Since long seven years I could not meet many of you; there are many new workers, posted in regional levels in different sectors whoa I have not seen yet. Truly speaking when I go through their reports I feel an emotional urge to meet them all and talk with them. Defini tely a time will come in the future when the Lord will give that chance to all of us to be well acquainted with each other. Now I am counting days for the world R.D.S. (frail 22nd to �th September) when at least some of you shall come and I shall enjoy your pious companionship again after a long period.

It is a lIIatter of great relief and dee? .?le(1.O'l.�g that Baba ha.-: l.t ::.;�:� started taking normal food. He is gradually recovering His health. Now He is always in the sweet divine mood of Kalyan Sundaram, I am sure our working stamina coupled with old experience will enable us to carry on the work of the organisation ldthout giving Him llIuch pressure at His present state of weak health.

Please inform IIIe of your well being, I am sure you are all doing well in all respects by His Supreme Grace.

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lIIi th cordial love and best wishes,yours brotherly,

I I convey my hearty thanks on behalf of all who were released for the telegramm from the

brothers and sisters of your Sector.

�t-. .J��"I'vv� ��«.I')q: Ac. Sraveshvarananda Avadhuta.

General Secretary.

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In Life BY SHRI1 SHRII ANANVAMURTIJl1

Man cannot propagate his ideology by his knowledge, intellect or social status. He can do it only through con­duct. Conduct gets purified by intui­tional practices. It does not neces­sarily mean that he should come from a so-called high family, or that he should have higher studies. Rather� these factors may create false vanity in his mind which ultimately may stand in the wfay of reforming his conduct.

IN (HIS UNIVERSE OF OURS, TWO FOR­CES ARE WORKING SIDE BY SIDE- THE SEN­TIENT AND THE STATIC. SOMETIMES THE

SENTIENT PREVAILS, AND AT OTHER TIMES . THE STATIC DOMINATES. THERE IS NO SCOPE FOR PACT AMONG THESE FORCES.

Man will have to march ahead amidst the ceaseless struggle bf these oppo­site forces. In the society, we see on the one hand, the crowd of anti-social elements and on the other handp a sense of frustration among the Moral­ists. These Moralists have therefore grown a tendency to go out of the so­ciety.

(J)ITH MORE OF WEALTH AND STRENGTH, THE ANTI-SOCIAL ELEMENTS ARE IN THE ADVAN­TAGEOUS POSITION. THE MORALISTS APPEAR TO BE THE CULPRITS! THIS STATE OF AF­FAIRS IS NEITHER VESIREABLE NOR BE­HOVING.

This should not be allowed to stay long. Your duty will be to unite the moralists. Let there be two camps. Let there be an open fight. The united strength of five Moralists is much

more than the united strength of a

hundred immoralists because there is an unholy alliance among the latter. Med­itation within closed doors will not suffice. Gather strength by intuition­al practices and unite yourselves a­gainst the immoralists.

So your duty is Three Fold:

YOUR FIRST DUTY IS TO OBSERVE MORALITY AND TO DO INTUITIONAL PRACTICES.

Without this, you cannot have mental determination.

YOUR NEXT DUTY IS TO UNITE THE MORAL­ISTS, OTHERWISE. VHARMA WILL NOT EM­DURE.

The exploited mass will not be able to observe yama and niyama, the cardinal moral principles, if they will fight with a disgusted mood. It is therefore necessary to untie the moralists. This will be your real dharma. You Trill be­come great by this for the ideation of the great makes a man great.

AT THE THIRD STAGE, YOU HAVE TO MERCI­LESSLY FIGHT AGAINST ANY SIN WHENEVER IT HABITATEV THIS WORLD.

You will have to propagate this mis­sion from door to door . Any polLtical party or so-called religious illFtitu­tion cannot bring salvation. For this will not be able to bring the sinner to submission. Today the necessity of arms is more than the drums and cym­bals if the onslaughts of the immor­alists are "to be curbed.

It is not possible to tight again­st the sin so long as there is soue ,.;reakness in your mind.

IN THIS FIGHT, YOUR GOAL IS NOT THE SIN NOR THE SINNER. YOUR GOAL IS THE

SUPREME CONSCIOUSNESS AND ANYTHING THAT COMES ON THE WAY HAS TO BE RE­MOVED MERCILESSLY.

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Dharma Pracar Unit Report Summary for the month of August 1978 New York Sector, AMPS

Northeast

'';-Hempstead NY DC 11/7,9/5,12/8,15/5 Akhanda Kiirtan was held on Ba'ba's

Lelease. Weekly Tattva Sabha held. Fund­rai s ing was conducted. Two unit commit­tee meetings were held.

S outheast

Raleigh NC DC �,4,3,5.3,7 Acarya & LFT visits resulted in pub­

lic and prison lectures, Tattva Sabha and women's discussion. VSS camp was held.

Southern

*�ew Orl eans LA DC S/lO,5/7,5,7 Three Acaryas visited and gavE' prison

and public tal1<:s. "DC room has been dec­orated . " ,'·B irmingham AL DC (], 2,4,8

Three acarya visits: lecture at vege dinner, 3 initi a,tions, Tattva Sabha, Ba'ba's release leaflets distributed. Med. class in progress. Fund raising dinner was held and Margiis are working at a Red Cross Runaway Home. "·Memphis TN DC 10,2,4,13

Margiis celebrated Ba'ba's with DC, Vidya was interviewed by the local

news. A public lecture was given. Vinay, Sectorial Finance Sec. visited. Clothing

and housewares were given to a Vietnam­ese family.

Great Lakes

,',Louisville KY DC 13,5,8,5 An Open Spiritual Conference and

Da'ba's release celebration was held. Bhajans, nagar kiirtan, door to door to door contact, radio interview were all happening. Yoga and medic ine slide show was presented. Recycling project and sprout business in operation.

"'Champa ign IL DC 1 0,3,4, seminar

Ba'ba's release celebrated at the Un­iversity with pamphlets and prasad. OSC

was held. Didijii conducted a 16 pts class and a public lecture. Service proj ect continues on a farm owned by an el­derly couple.

North CentI.'al

"'Lincoln NE DC 2,6,0,3 Contact was malic with a local alcohol

treatment center for pos sible med. class

A class has begun elsewhere and also a sister's philosoPhy class. House painted

for seniors. Didijii gave a public lec­ture and radio talk. "Volleyball twice a week."

South Central

"'Austin TX DC 6,10,4,4,7 Meditation class continues along with

a Prout S tudy group. The school is clos­ing. Clothing and blankets giv en to farm workers.

,'<San Antonio TX Plans are being made for a seminar in

Sept. and fall med. class.

Rocky Mountain

"'Albuquerque NM DC14,3,6,3 Dadajii Viiresha visited: Ba'ba's fo

food store workers meeting, Jagrti open­ing ceremony, Nagar Kiirtan, 1st Diocese seminar, OSC and clothing distribution held.

Pacific

"'Hilo HI DC 8,7,6,5 Dadajii Bhavesh visited, spoke public

and lead the 1st Diocese seminar and OSC A brother was initiated. ,'<Sacramento CA 4,3,4,0

Plans for distict seminar are under­way. "Diocese seminar was great!" ".-santa Cruz CA DC ¢ ave.

A film festival was conducted and will be retained as a permanent fund­raiser. Margiis are looking for a Jagrti "It feels like a family."

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;',Los Angeles CA Dadajii Bhavesha's VlSlt was utilized

with: an open house for the neighbours, a house dedication ceremony and a lectur at the public library. Two new med. classes underway and pLess releases were

distributed concerning Ba'ba's release.

Northwest

;"Eugene OR DC 5,6,7,6 Campus movie series continues to

raise funds. "Morale is holdipg st.ffiady." ;',Moscow ID

Manojitjii is at training and Priitam attending next sessionl Dadajii Bhavesha and Dharmeshvara will visit Walla Walla prison soon. ;"B ell ingham WA DC 5,4,2,4,3

We had a "warm response" to downtown leafletting and mailed a "Da 'ba news" l�tter to local Cold-inactive) Margiis. Nirmala gave a concert at the RO,eder Home.

North Mexico

1"Tampic Tamps. ''We have a jagrti, is a big house."

Pracar is happening quite extensively. A 1st Diocese seminar happened. Many ini tiations are happe ning with the help or Ac. Merudhaman Brc. our new Dada here in this sector.

19 Units reported during August Report compiled by Jyotiishvar

Regions with units not reporting: East and West Canada, MidAtlantic, South Mexico, Central America and West Indies. ALL MARGIIS - PLEASE S EE THAT YOUR UNIT S ECRETARY REPORTS TO THE REGIONAL AND SECTORIAL OFFICES REGULARLY.

SPECIAL PRACAR NOTICE SPECIAL PRACAR Nfl TICE SPECIAL PRACAR NOTICE SPECIAL PRAC AR NOTICE SPECIAL PRACAR NOTICE SPECIAL

With the publicity Ananda Marga has gained internationally through the con­tact Didiji Madhurii and Dadaji Minaski 3undaram has had with the World Chess champion eruallenger � Mr. Korchnoi, iL gives us the opportunity to do pracar on the local level. I-low? Very simple. Con_ your local ceess club and plug into-rDe enthuslasm over the match and their nat­ural inqmiry into "transendental medita­tion" and Ananda Marga. You may want to approach the contact with the ideas on how meditation effect the mind, how struggle is the essence of life, explain Vidya and Avidya, how by surrendering to Infinite Mind the unit mind will be-

PI . come greater than itself. ug lnto it and let us know how it comes about.

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The sectorial office is now shaping up nicely with some new energy and clar­ity of direction. Recently all S.O. workers were very vibrated and inspired by the return of brother Vinay (acting sectorial finance sec.) after his tour of the Eastern part of our sector. Vi� nayji r eally learned a lot from his tour. and found all the Margiis inspir­ing and dedicated. His enthusiasm was infectious 9 and plans now are to have as manySO workers tour the sector as possible. We want to maximize connnun­ications with all of you!

The Dharma Pracar Dept. is undergoing some changes with brother Dhruva leaving to go to the next LFT session (about

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which we've been getting enthusiastic reports). Taking over as Acting DP Sec. will be brother Pranatos'a, who current­ly is working in finance. One of the new LFTs will come here to work as DP II and Sister Ann is still here coordinating MIT. With an additional worker, the DP dept. will be able to move forward greatly, In the near future, you should be seeing a lot of new DP materials and programs • .

The Relief Dept. is still in need of a new secretary to replace brother Cint­amaniiji, who has to leave in January. Cintamaniiji has been working on rais­ing funds for the Guatemalan Children's Home and is drawing up a programme to revitalize the service aspect of our mission in NY Sector. Soon we will be seeing new programs for starting more permanent projects, AMliRT teams, etc.

Crimson Dawn is improving in circu­lation slowly, It is presently losing money as recent issues have been over 2 Oz., which doubles the postage cost, and greatly adds to printing costs. A

top priority is to create a better flow of information throughout the Sector, so that all the exciting developments a­round the sector- �1astar Unit, the med­ical clinics, pracar, etc. can be fully reported. Please send any and all news of events in your area to us so that we can let everyone know about it.

Brother Chandra Shekar in the legal dept. is working diligently to clarify the legal status of all units, regions, projects, etc. and to make sure that all have proper bylaws; etc. He recently completed his bar exams (results not in yet).

The acting Sectorial Educations Sec. is now Sister Gandhara Deviji, who is in San Antonio, Texas. Brother Ambhujaks'a is now working full time at Golden Lotus.

The Finance Dept. has managed to straighten out our books, pay off all the SO debts, and reduce the number of our accounts at the bank. They were able to issue a complete financial statement

foc all departments for August, and will do so monthly from now on. Vinayji is working on standardizing a finance sys­tem for all departments, regions, units and projects, and on developing a train­ing program so that all of us can keep proper and consistent records.

The print shop is moving along nice­ly with sister Satya Devi and brother Surya Deva running the press and upgra­ding the equipment. Another worker is expected in January at which time the press will move out of SO and be es­tablished as a business.

Publications now has two workers, brother Satya Karmaji and sister Dar­leneji, but more are needed. They are now able to keep up with orders and cor­respondence (which has been impossible with only one worker) as well as work on some new projects. In the works are an introductory book by brother Shiva which is being typed; new editions of Ba'ba's' Grace and Great Universe; new pracar materials, and ideological train­ing course on casette tapes, and sever­al other ideas. Ten thousand more cook­books are currently being printed. Re­cently Six thousand What's Wrong with Eating Meat were printed, and 4,000 of them were sold before we got them from the printer! Recently, a large order for Baba's books was sent to Central Office in Indiaa

With Baba's release it seems a power­ful wave of positive energy has swept the planet, and it is being strongly felt here at SO. In each department, real progress is now visible, and the collective unity, zeal, and enthusiasm for the work is steadily increasing.

NOTE REGARDING

TANDAVA Baba recently said that tandava should not be

done for longer than five minutes at a time, as it will strain the glands if done longer.

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ARMA RASA various opportu�ities exist for devot­

ed Margiis dedicated to ilis Mission to work here in Denver on a sectorial level' to h elp guide and accelerate uur work. Applications welcome from all interested Margiis. Householders as well as single people (some financial arrangements can be made).

HOUSE f:.1ANAGER / REP AIRM.tili NEEDED FOR S. O. We need to fix up our house befor Baba' comes to visit. Jobs needed include painting, some light carpentry (putting up shelves, etc.), replacing a linoleum floor, etc. Probably about one months steady work exists. Due to tightness of the Sectorial budget, we will be de­lighted if someone volunteers, but Wp will be willing to pay if necessary .

Advantages of the position include some powerful satsaunga and the nearby mount­ains. Contact S.O.S, , Denver, if interested.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF BHUKTI PRADHANA

1) All the items of ISMUB Department. 2) Maintaining all records of birth, ja'takarma, marriage,

social feasts, Narayan Seva, divorce, death, Shraddha and first initiation.

3) Report on 16 Points of any individual of his/her Bhukti must first come from him/her, then after verifica­tion, the final report should come from the structural Acarya (Dits. DS, RS, etc.).

4) B.P. is to settle petty disputes both of civil and criminal nature, authorising both the prosecution and defence parties to engage their pleaders. Any Sadvipra of developed conscience, well versed in Carya'-carya, may be a pleader for the purpose.

5) To maintain sanctity of all Jagrtis Dvajas, Pratika and Pratikriti of the Bhukti with the help of Jagrti secy. and others.

6) To maintain social solidarity of the Bhukti by never allowing individual interest of any person to go without ' collective interest.

7) He/she may take disciplinary step against a person (in consultation with his/her Bhukti committee) for deviating from the path of 16 Points.

8) To help with cash, kind, person power and other physical and intellectual power in material ising different public welfare plans and progress of Ananda Marga.

9) He/she is to maintain proper account of what has been collected and spent by him/her or by his/her Bhukti committee.

10) To form the Bhukti Committee by selecting from amongst Sadvipras for materialising the above quoted 9 (nine) items.

*ISMUB means-INSPECTION- inspection report of pro­jects, such as school, co-op, etc; unit office, etc. SEMINAR- seminars held MOVEMENTS- Le., the "for all" 'move­

ments, such as Dharma For All(Dharma Pracar), Food For All, Social Secur­ity For All (Co-ops), and Education For All. (Abbreviated DFA, FFA, SSFA, AND EFA respectively). UTILAZATION- number of Margiis in Bhukti (district) and how well they are utilized. BOARD- boards formed, board meetings, etc. It is the duty of the Bhukto Pradhana to form all the 35 boards on the Bhukti level.

NOTICE: VSS AND GV CAMPS WILL BE HELD DECEMBER 28 - JANUARY 2. TENTATIVE SITES

WILL BE IN THE AUSTIN, TEXAS AREA. WATCH FOR MORE DETAILS!

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A.M. SCHOOLS

T eac.heJL bLcUMng i.A now in .0 e..6-6io n in PoJUttand, ,wah ]liva Devi M ;tncUnVL. Two mofte .oe..6.o�OYl.6 Me planned, one nOft ;the mon;th-6 on Nove.mbVL and DecembVL, and one nOft ;the mon;th-6 on FebkUaf1.y and Maf1.ch. Since ;the ;teachVL'-6 example and ftUa.Uo Yl.6 hip wah c.hildJten af1.e v VLy impouan;t Uemenu in ed(Lca.Uon, much e.mphMi.A i.A pu-t 011 peJ1.1.0nM deve.£opmen;t ;th!1.ough -6a'dhana', 16 poinU, Ta;t;tva Sabha', Ideolugy .6-tudy, and ed�c.ation lectUf1.e.-6 pe.Jt;taiMng ;to Ideotog y and the appuc.ation aS. SpeuMc 60fV1'k<, 06 eXpfte..6.oion Me wo done, induMng aJt;t!.J and c.f1.a6t-6, ILec.oftdVL, danc.e, dfLaw­ing, pcU�ng, pftaQ;tic.ai e.xpe.f1.ienc.e. in .o�ng up and giving Ananda MalLga Ed­uca.Uo n -6 e.minafL-6, 'and M-tng I.l /U;t6 ;to expILe..6.o ;the Ideology. TftcUnee..6-6:tM.:t wi;th Ob-6VLVa.UOI1 �n ;the c£Ml.lftOOm, al1d

gftadually M-6i.A;t ;the ;teachVL mOfLe and mofte u� ;they aILe fteady ;to ;ta�e oveJL ;the dMM.oom.

Five pfte--6choo£.o af1.e now opel1 in OUf1. M.UOft, wah plaYll.l ;to fte-open ;the AMun .ochoo.t (;the lOCM commuVl..-Lty in AMun ftea.t.ty wanU ;to have an Ananda Maf1.ga -6c.hoo.t al1d would dona;te .tand M we.t.t a-6 give -6UppOU il1 o;theJt WWj-6 in a .6c.hoo.t c.ould be .otanned). In a;t leM;t thILee mOILe malLgw who have -6 ome na-tUf1.M inc.Una.Uon towaILd ;teac.hing young �dJten and who have de.;t�na­uon ;to bec.ome Ananda MMga ;teac.he.f1.l.l wo Mil 9 a to ;t!LcUMilg, ;the pILe.-6 en;t -6 c.hooa c.ould be -6;tab�zed, and AMun -6c.hoo.t fte-ope.ned, M planned. Foft mofte �nnOf1.ma.Uon abou-t ;teac.hVL bLcU�ng con.;tae;t Jliva Devi, 1917 N.E. 15;th SbLee.;t, PoJUttand, OR 91212.

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n daMarga AND REVOLUTIONARY LEADERSHIP

BY AC. BODHIISHVARJI BRC.

A serious crisis exists today all over our planet: there is a lack of moral and courageous leadership among the exploited masses. This lack of leadership exists in all the three spheres: physical, psych­ic, and spiritual. Thus the vast majority of humanity is directionless and exploit­ed. Without proper leadership they can­not escape this predicament.

The very purpose of Ananda Marga as a spiritual cult and Ananda Marga Pracarka �amgha as an organization is to create true leaders for humanity, All of our 16 points, our moral code, and our miss­ionary work serve to gradually transform UB into real leaders- Sadvipras. Of course, none of us are perfect (except Ba'Ba) and so all of us, from the high­est to the lowest in the organization make mistakes. Conflicts may arise be­tween workers. Ba'Ba is teaching us through these experiences how to lead, and how to interact with our leaders ylhen we feel they have made a mistake.

TIlE IDEAL LEADERS ARE THE SADVIPRAS,

THEY HAVE COURAGE, FIGHTING SPIRIT, DE­

VOTION TO GOD, AND TRUE LOVE FO,R HUMAN­

ITY. ABOVE ALL, THEY ARE STAUNCH MORAL­

ISTS AND STRONG SPIRITUALISTS.

They will lead the masses neither by coercion nor trickery. Rather, they will win the hearts of the people by serving them sincerely and tirelessly, and the people will follow them auto­matically. The ideal leadership, then, is devoid of "power" in the sense in which we habitually regard it, i.e., as the-abIlity to coerce or befool others into doing what you want them to do rather than what they themselves want or need to do.

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THE SADVIPRA'S POWER IS RATHER THE

POWER OF MORALITY AND STAUNCH DEDICA­

TIONTO THE TRUTH. PEOPLE FOLLOW SUCH

LEADERS NOT BECAUSE THEY ARE FORCED

TO BUT BECAUSE THEY LOVE AND RESPECT

THEM, AND BECAUSE THEY REALIZE THAT

THEY THEMSELVES BENEFIT BY DOING SO.

EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP

In order to lead effectively, the lead­er must maximize communications. A good leader will always strive to do the following as far as possible:

(1) Be concise and clear. Vague or improperly understood directives will

,never get the hob done. Make sure

everyone understands fully what is being asked of them. If necessary, put it in

writing.

(2) Explain the why as much as possible. It is much easier for a person to be enthusiastic about something, the pur­pose of which they understand, and they also will be able to do a better job. (3) Be consistent. It is very difficult to do eff�ctive work if ones instructions keep altering.

(4) Listen to the idea and feelings of

the subordinates. They may well have good ideas. When a person is inactive or apathetic toward the work, there is a reason; usually either that they don't understand what is being asked or its

importance, that they can't see how it can be done, or that they have some pent up grudge or doubt which needs to be ex­pressed.

(5) Recognize that most people have the following needs:

(a) need for recognition for the work they do

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(b) the need to feel what they're do­ing is important

(c) the need to grow or develop in some way through their work.

Understanding these needs and how to meet them will help you tremendously to fully utilize your workers.

DUTIES OF THE SUBORDINATE

The purpose of Ananda Harga is not to create alot of "yes men" or people with blind faith and unthinking obedi­ence. Our mission is to create Sadvi­pras- conscious, wise, strong individ­uals capable of making .difficult deci­sions and standing firm against all opposition. No number of years of be­ing a "yes man" will create such a person.

EVERY HUMAN BEING IS RESPONSIBLE FOR

THEIR OWN ACTIONS. THUS IT IS THE DUTY

OF EVEHY ANANDA MARGII TO BASE THEIR

LIFE ON THE DICTATES OF DHARMA. OUR

PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH BA'BA' AND

OUR EMBODIMENT OF HIS IDEOLOGY STANDS

ABOVE ALL ELSE.

Thus, if one is ordered by a superior in Ananda Harga to do an immoral act, that act is still immoral, no matter how high in the organization that superior may be. Of course, such a situation will be an exception, as presumably those placed by Ba'Ba' in responsible positions have sound moral judgement. But no one is perfect (again, except Ba'Ba') and should the situation arise we must act according to Dharma and not blindly as per instructions.

What to do?

Such a situation presents some-thing of a dilemma to the devoted Margii. On the one hand, he or she won't want to disrupt the organizational structure Ba'Ba' has created, or to generate dis­respect for His workers. On the other hand, clearly the wrong must be righted. We cannot ignore injustice or immorality in the vague hope that "Ba'Ba' will take care of it" as we will then fail to do our Dharmic duty,

Fortunately, Ba'Ba' has given clear guidelines for the correction of errors in Carya Carya. The four steps of cor­rectionare (1) sweet words, (2) "a stiff attitude", (3) explaining the possible punishment, and (4) taking steps for punishment. When the offender is a superior, then these steps are carried out as follows: (1) Express your concern and the ideo­

logical reasons for it to the person in a nice way. Ask them to explain. It may well be that they didn't realize what the results of the action might be, or that they have a better grasp than yourself of the situation and can ex­plain it to you. (2) If that fails, the� protest more

strongly to the person and insist on some resolution of the conflict. At this point, it is a good idea to put your complaints in writing and to state them as clearly and concisely as pos­sible. (3) If that too fails, inform them that you intend to bring formal charges against them. (4) Hake the formal complaint. The sys­

system for making a formal charge is out outlined in Carya Carya •. lart I. pages 37-39. Note that the complaint must be in writing and that if it is disproved by the tribunal which will be formed, you must take the correction which the dependent would have received. You should document your case well with testimonies and evidence.

It is equally important to note what one should not do. One should not criticise or gossip against the person, or tell other subordinates or equals of the accused of your charge against them.

In addition to being against the 15 Shiilas Ba'Ba' has given us, this will only create disrespect and mistrust toward that person and weaken our or­ganizational structure. This is ir­responsible, and will not solve the problem anyway. One also should not remain silent, allowing the complaint to fester inside. This will again create mistrust and disrespect toward the organization, and this mistrust can grow in your heart and come to be

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WHAT ITS REALLY L IKE AT

CIUDAD ANANDA PARA NINOS

we ' ve b een asking you to rai s e money for C IUDAD ANANDA PARA NINOS , our Guatemala Chi ldrens ' Home . 'So I ' m going to take thi s �hort sp ace to try and make you fami liar wi th what really goes on with this really beaut iful p roj ect , which is inciden c allY 9 right now the only permanent p ro j e c t of the Ananda Marga Re lief Dep t . (The o thers l ike Vistara Hous e , ARC Hous e � are operating under the aus p i ce s of W . W . D . )

What is i t that makes C . A . P . N • . s o real � so alive and vib rating ? I t s ':tl��<t. i t

'deals directly with the needs and lives of about thirty l i t t l e p eop le .

Really , the proj e c t f al ls into a p at­tern that Ananda Marga f o l l ows every-where right now di f f i cul t s trug� gle on the physical p lane , and high spiri tuality on the o ther p lanes .

Down there in Guatemala they ' re real­ly s t rugg ling on the phy s i cal p lane .

Take food for ins tance . If they had to buy it all they ' d have all vanished long ago . Wheat , and Oats , and f lour , and certain o ther dry bulk i t ems are donated to C . A . P . N . by some o f the large rel ief agencies . So all main dishes cons i s t o f grain p roduc ts , and though the chi ldren don ' t mind that kind of f o o d , though they might b e healthier wi th a diet of more p ro­te�n , the workers can o f t en be seen s i t t ing in a fog af ter their ins ides have b een g lued together by weeks o f comp le� carbohydrate .

Produce on the o ther hand i s p roduc­ed in the main by Didi ' s b egging , and so i t s not always that f resh , and they can ' t be choosers e i ther .

The home ' s means o f transpor tation to the market and o ther outs ide world p laces i s kind o f amus ing and right now non-exis tent . Its an old van thats b asi cally sound but alway s has p rob lems due to age . When I drove i t . i t had no

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g a s pedal , so you had to pull a wir' att ached to the carb while shi fting gears and turning corners . It was a real learning experience , In any case the visa has run out on the truck and i ts in San S alvador . C an you imagine carry ing all the gro ceries for thi r ty f ive p e op le , home on the bus ? We ll , that ' s the way they do i t .

I ' ve already men t i oned in our mai ling , the water pump that is ab s o lutely es­s ential to c leanline s s , and health � and cooking meals , and which is ab s o lutely broken right now , Al l the i r water i s hand carried by the kids or wo rke·rs up­hill about 1 00 y ards to the hous e . Actually , more water i s needed f o r ke­ep ing the t o i l e t s f lushe d , but there ' s a l imit t o how much water p eop le can carry in Qne day , and as a result the p lace g e t s very very smelly , at times obnoxious even .

Medical care is one o f the b a s i c ne ces­s i t i e s , especially f o r l i t t le kids . here is an excerp t f r om Hari Bhakt i ' s lates t let t e r t o us from C . A . P . N .

" • • • Con.6idV7.A..ng ill the. he.a.Uh ptw bl.e.m.6 th£ � ,have. fULn into ta..:tuy, the. cJz/u .. cVte.n aJLe. doJ...ng maJ1..vei.tou.oty we..U. We. hav e. had a .6 vUe..6 O n ac..c)..de.i'LU j Juan Ca.n.tO.6 6 e1..t o n a ne..6t 0 6 ( po��ibty ) .6c.OJLpJ...OYl.6 and we.nt into anaphytactic. � ho c.k s · but a q uic..k �p to th� nOh pJ...ta..t and a � hot 0 6 adn�na£in ��vivcd him . I now ke.�p a c.oupte. 0 6 ampuJ...,e.J.J and a � yning � ava.i.ta.bte.. Manojit lI ett whJ...l.� �ay'J...ng bai..t and b�o ke b oth bonC6 in � tent n O��a.Am . Nazanio �e.c..e.J...v ed a ��a..t.ty nMty c.u:t o n � te.g whe.n he 6 ett 0 6 6 th� bJ...ke o ne. day b�e..t.ting down the. h.LU, and I juot toOR. h..i...6 t�n � u.. LULe..6 o ut Ye..6t�day. It to o � good, ViveR.a cUd a �..i..mi...taJ1.. J.J tunt to IU..6 thumb and had it f.J e.wn up to 0 • He ' � bac..k ptaying the gu..{;taJt by tlU..6 .time • • , None 0 6 the have dy� e.n:taJ1..y, wh.<..c..h A...6 �eilly amazaing �ic..e a.t.t the. a� do . The.y tte.ai..ty aM. a hMdy tot, OM c..h..Uc/.Jten. . "

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"0, MERCI FUL LORt) : MAY WE BE ABLE TO PROVIVE AVEQUATE EVUCATION FOR THE MENTAL VEVELOPMENT O F THIS INFANT, WHO HAS ENTEREV OUR SOCIETY AMIVST US THIS DAY. "

"0 GRAC I OUS BRAHMA, MAY WE SUCCEEV IN ARRANGING FOR THE SPI RITUAL PRO­GRESS THROUGH PROPER EDUCATION OF THIS INFANT WHO HAS ENTEREV OUR SOCIETV AMIVST US THIS DAY . "

" 0 GRAC I OUS BRAHMA, MAY WE BE ABLE TO PERCEI VE THY AL-PERVADING MAN­I FESTATION I N THIS INFANT, IN WHOSE FORM THOU HAST APPEARED I N OUR MIVST THIS VAY. "

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From INDIA TODAY newsmagazine

Ana nda Marg : rebirth? Everyone talks about the Ananda Marg. hut who knows what it · dands for ? Will the Patna High Court judgment acquitting P. R� Sarkar lead te a regenGra­tion of this foree 7 B. MOHAN M8dlTs Marg and Proutist leaden to find out their views.

THE acquittal (}f Mr P. R. Sarkar. .l alias Anandamurtiji, bead of

the Ananda Margo' by tbe Patna 1:I.igh Court on July 4 ha-s caused ex­pected jubilation among his follow· ers. They see tbe High Court judg' mellt as the triumph of truth ann justke. They claim tbat the judg­

ment has. expooed the conspiracies of the Indira Gandhi Govenmlent to �sh Ansndrunurtiji by involving

him in a number of false caSl'!s becaulie he wanted to bring about. with the help of his worldwide organisation, definite social, economic and political changes tMoullh revolutionary means.

The Ananda Marg bas all along maintained. that the CBt had, at the mstance of the Indira Gandhi Government, relistered II number ." ralse murder cases Q,ainst

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Anandrunurtiji o n the untenablr. evidence of . an approver "who spokt'. nothin'g but lies' . There was no other evidence\ either documentary or · circumstantial. The- Pama High Court had ' quashed \ the committal ,Proceedings against Anan,darilurtiji In September 1974 on the ground that the approver's oonfessiAlnal statement contained "many COD' tradlctions, inconsistencies and dis· crepancies". But the Bihar Gov­ernment launched a fresh prosecu­tlon under pressure from New Delhi. The accused were cllnvicted when

the conditions of the Emergem:y were at their worst in November. 1976.

Acquitting Anandamurtiji and his four followers of all murder charges,

the High Court in its judgment .on

July 4 also made an observatlon about the approver similar to the Ilarlier onll. Mr Justice Sibeshwar

Prasad Sinha and Mr Justice C!t0u­

dhary Sia Saran Sinha. who deliv.er­ed a concurrent judgment. saId : "The approyer admitted to haNing practised deception, hYPoc:iSY " and pretension". They further . saId : . The­approver was a totally unreliabl.e witness . and for that reason also It was' not safe to accept the story narrated by him in his evidence".

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The CDI · had LUvolved Mr P. R. SarkaI' in a number of cases with what the Ananda Margi! see as "the sole intention of ensuring that he was . never released from jail". The most important ca-se was the one in which the Pama High Court a�uitted him of all charge!!. Three more cases

are peneling against him. In two of tbem he has been grac.ted bail. In the third case, known as the Ranchi Bomb Case, he was likely to get bail . at the moment of writing. HIs followers said about two lakhs of them would gather in Patmhto accord him a grand reception if ht was released. Though he i3 believeil [0 . have consumed only lasBi since April I, 1973 when he went 011 an. indefiDite fut ill protest

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against the refusal of the Govern· · ment to hold a jJ.!dicial im,'-tTy IDto the attempts made to poison him in jail on February 12, 1973, and Dab, as a result, grown very weak, he is likely to regain bis health and once again begin travelling to different parts of the work! to progagate his Ideas.

"J'IHE . acquittal of AnandamurtIjl 1. anrl his imminent release, il;n<l

the great impetus it . ,would prOVIde to his organisation which has set up hundreds Of centres all over the world does not seem to have arous· ed the kind of interest it shou ld have in the country's social. eeo- -nomic and politkal <;ircles: Apart from prominently displaymg the news about the acquittal no national paper has. surprisingly, bothered to assess the implications . of the re­activisation of the Ananda Marg which has fought against heavy

. odds and survived. and of the active propagation of Anandamurtiji 's socia-economic and political Ideas. There are still few who can claim to have unders:,tood the ideas lind aims of the Ananda Marg correctly. It would be more sensible for both the Government and the, people to study in depth these I objectives : organisations like the Ananda Marg can only be tacl<led ideologically and by debate. not by coercion, which only fosters greater cohesion in tht' organisation's ranks.

According to Acharya Jagdish­waranand Avadhoot, public relations secretary of the Ananda �arg, w�at

. gives the members· of thiS or&aIllsa· tion hope for the future IS the strong basf' of the organisation thal has not onlv remained intact but has also expanded all over th� wor!d in the last seven years. It 15 said

. that when Auandamurtiji was' arrested on December 29, 1971 in the Ranchi Bomb Case and later involved in a series of murder cases. Ananda Marg had its centres in only five countries--Canada. USA, West Germany, Australia. an.d the �hili· ppines. The . orgal1lSatlOn continued to receive the inspiration and guidance of Anandamurtiji . even from jail. Today its centres, It IS claimed cover about as countries. There �re 30Q acharyas working in foreign countries most of whom were trained as wholetime worker, during the most critical period for the organisation - the Emergency.

The.Y'e are two other categDries of workers, called local' full timers (LFTs) and . local part timers (LPTs). . The centres in foreign countries publish about 40 magazines. including 15 in Amerka, four in Australia, three in Argentina. four in Manila, and one each in Istanbul, Tel Aviv, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Djakarta and Kuala Lumpur. The number of meditation centres wher\, training is given in the tantric cult is about 300 all over the world, excluding Inwa. Two wings of the ·Ananda Marg. Education, Relief and Welfare Section

Close associate& of the Marg leader, Ranjan Dwivedi and his American wife Patricia : wedded to a philo.

.scwhy .

(ERAWS) and Writers and AI"tis�s Welfare . Association (RA�A), !n addition to thl"Jr work 1Il India are also believed to be work· ing abroad providing education facilities to children. They also undertake relief and welfare projects and work for the' "inner transforma· tion" of the writers and artists on -the cardinal prim::iple that "bum!iD society is one and, therefore, in­divisible". According to the principle, human society when. f?r:m­ed was classless ' but not pnmltive as Karl Marx would have us believe. The class system was created to serve clannish interest. No 'ism ' should be allowed to divide society_ Even the concept of internationalism is an obstacle in the way of man's realisation of full ' freedom and liberation. Only universalism belps man liberate himself from thf' bond ages of division.

In India also. it is claimed. tho organisation has a very powerfUl base. It has 1,600 meditation and yogic centres all over the countr} and is running 400 schools including some nighep. secondary schools and · (I university · in W� Bengal . It ha� set up about 40 medical clinics and about 200 homes for · children, and old In!'O (Inri wom�n It al�o ru n s cooperaUve� at ,;everal · · places because it Gelieves· in what is described as the "cooperativisation of the economy". From all centres in India small magazines and news bulletins are brought out though their circulation remains confined to followers and workers.

� Perhaps only a few persons know � t hat the Ananda Marg has two '" parallel bodies of male and female � workers. And both howes do the �. same work in their spheres through '" ERAWS and RAWA. According to � Acl!arya Jagdishwaranand Ava­gj dhoot, there are about 700 male

Acharyas in India. besides hundreds of LFTs and LPTs. They look after the activities of ERA WS and RA WI!. and propagate the ipiritual cult of ' Tantric Sadha7i4- The number (ft female acharyas all over the 'world is about 100. Fifty per cent ot them are in India alone. There are also local fu ll timers and local part timerll in the women's wing.

AS:KED why Anandimurtiji should strike fear in the minds of

certain sections of people, his followers give two reasons : hls socia-spiritual philosophy and eco­nomict>-political ideology. The socia-spiritual phi losophy seeks to bring about an inner transformation in every man through the practice of T ar..tric Sadhana based' on the truth that man has emerged from the Supreme Being and throuihou� his existence seeks to merge into

, Him for eternal happiness, which he mistakenly tries to find in mundane things. In other words, Tantnc Sadh.a.na (intuitional practices) he1p� one to adjust the subjective and ' objective Sldes of one's life and then get rid of caste and creed pre­judices. idol-worship, and exploitative rituals, It also creates a belief lI1 the oneness of human society . Thu. philosophy has provoked anger dmong those who believe in class, caste. creed, idolatry and religion, .which only lieparates man from m an. Since the leaders of these sections of society cannot face the challenge on ideological grounds, they hurl dirty abuses and malid, (ms charges at Anandamurtiji. The orthodox Hindu leaders and those who have a vested interest in the continuance of the · social tensions caused by caste and creed are stron!­opponents of this organisation, say tht' Ananda. Margis.

But, for them, the most powerful opponents are the communists whD

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Lessons in meditation Korchnoi's recreation

BAGUIO. Philippines ( uP!) - World Chess challenger and Soviet defector Viktor Korchnoi has been taking lessons in tran­scendental meditation from two Americans convicted of at­tempted murder.

Sources said Tuesday the sessions calmed Korchnoi's nerves and helped him overcome difficulties in the 18th game to force Sovietchampion Anatoly Karpov to ask for a draw.

In a move to break Korchnoi 's momentum, Karpov requested postponement of the 19th game Tuesday. The game was reset for Thursday, with Korchnoi playing white.

Karpov leads the series 4-1 and needs two victories to retain the crown he won by default from American genius Bobby Fischer in 1975 and pocket the $350,000 top prize.

Since his return from a four-day trip to Manila last week, Korchnoi has been taking lessons in meditation from Stephen Michael Dwyer, 31, and Victoria Sheppard, 32.

The two were convicted of stabbing an Indian diplomat ·in Manila last February. They were sentenced to a maximum term of 17 years but are out on bail while the case is on appeal.

The two belonged to the Ananda Marga - an India-based soci­ospiritual organization whose members carried out a wave of vio­lence in other countries to press demands for the release of their leader, who was in jail in India. He has since been freed.

When Dwyer and Ms. Sheppard heard Korchnoi's complaints about a Soviet hypnotist trying to disturb his concentration, they offered their services_

" Meditation is for the balance of the mind," said an Ananda

Marga member in Manila. " Korchnoi's problem is that a lot of

psychic forces are attacking him. His mind gets off balance_ He

doesn't know OOW to defend himself. "

The sessions have been held since Saturday at Korchooi's

hotel quarters and the two Americans were seen at the playing

haY in the 18th game where his play imprOVed markedly to win the

Korchnoi Tops Karpov in 21 sf Chess Game

BAGlJIO CITY, Philippines ( A P 1 _ Chal lenger Viktor Korchnoi beat champi­on Anatoly Karpov Wednesday at the resumption of their adjourned 21st game m th e world chess championship m a tch.

The 27-year-old champion. completely helpless against Korchnoi's strong \\hit� pieces, reSignee immediately after the chal lenger made his 60th move.

I<orchnoi, 47. now has won tll'O games and Karpov four. The first p layer to win SiX games takes the title and $350,000. The loser gets $200,000.

THE FIRST STATEMEI\'T Korchnoi made after the game, which was ad­journed after 42 moves Tuesday night, was a cryptic, "Forgive them. Lord . because they d on ' t know what the\' a r� d oing .

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Asked by reporters whether the yoga lessons he has been taking from members of the Anand Mal'g movement had helped him win the game, Korchnoi paused a while , smiled, then said, "I feel that Kar­pov is getting tired. "

H e then proceeded jubilantly to his room at the Baguio convention center.

C. aDd even elicited. rare w�Jrpm .'lle.mQers of � t4rPOV Rocky Mountoln News Wed . Sept 20, 1 978 , Denver , Col

Rorchno\ was obviOUSlY at Korchnoi drops gurus,

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ease after 1 0 days of medita-tion and yoga lessons from a ekes out d · h pair of American gurus, and e ge In c ess expe rts said he had n good chance of winning the game.

He appare n t l y was no longer bothered by a Russian para-psychologist e x p e rt attending Karpov.

Two of Korchnoi's losses came back-to-back when he was obviously upset by Vlad i­

mir Zoukhar, a recognized expert in the study of extra sensory perception and tele­kinesis.

But Korchnol began medi­tating Sept. 2 w ith two Amer­ican followers of the India­based Ananda Marga sect a n d Tue�day a p peared unbothered by Zoukhar.

BAGUIO. PhilJppines ( UPI ) - C hess c h al l e ng e r V i ktor Korchnoi eked out a small edge oVl'r champion Anatoly Karpov Tuesday, despite being forced to drop two American gurus from his delegation.

'!'he two players held equal mater i al when the 24th game was adjourned. but Korchnoi . a 47 -year-old Soviet defector, had a passed pawn he was trying to push to the eighth rank for qucening.

Several experts predicted �he match would end in a draw . the 18t h of the championship baltle. when pia.\' is resumed Wednes. da.v with the 42nd move. The match is now more than two lTlonths old.

Korchnoi earlier this month be' g a ll m e d i t a t i n g w i t h t wo A n 'crJcan followrrs of India's Ananda Marga sect to help h im n'., ist what he charged were l o n g · d i st a n c e h y p no s i s at· 1('lllpts by a Soviet doctor in K arpov 's entourage.

Karpo v . in turn, bitterly pro· t('sted thE' presence of the two, St ephen Dwyer , 28, and Victoria S h e p p a rd . 3 1 , because t hey h il l' e been charged with at­t e m pting to murder an Indian di j,lomat i n Manila. Thev are out on bail.

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The sect 's adherents have been accused in several coun· 1 : 1('5 of violence.

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HU N DHf\. M� AC . BODHI ISHVAR BRC .

One o f t h e chara c t er i s t i c s o f today ' s . s o c i e t y i s t h e l a c k o f humanne s s in i nt e r -personal re l at i on s h i p s . Mo st r e l a t i o n s b etween peop l e are charac t er i s ed by sha l l owne s s and out r ight ex pl o i t at i on . Cert a in l y p a rt o f t h e pro c e s s of e s t ab l i s h i ng human Dharma o n t he p l an et is t o b r ing t h e t ouch o f l ov e , o r g enu i n e compa s s i om into each and every human cont ac t .

Another charact er i s t i c o f th e age i s t he t r end t oward increa s ing s exual fre edom , t oward more and more s ex u a l r e l a t i onships , both b efore marr i ag e , and out s i de of m a r r i a g e - or at l e ast toward a more t o l er ant and accept ing at t itude r e g ar d i ng su ch b eh av iour . Some c l aim t hat t h i s i s a movement t ow ard mor e f r e e and l ov ing r e l at ionsh i p s b etween peop l e . Thi s at t i tude h a s even f o s t e r pd � ome qua s i - i d e o l o g i e � .

But is t h i s really a s i gn of t h e "new ag e " ? Or i s i t an i nt r I n S I C part o f t he "o l d a g e " - o f t hat very soc i a l d e g en erat i on which we are f ight i ng to overcome? Car efu l tmught and c o n s id erat i o n reve a l s t ha t the l a t t er i s t h e c a s e . T h e s o ­c a l l ed s exual " f r e e dom" i s in f act a s ign o f t h e moral degenerat �. o n and s oc i a l d i srup t ion .

To und er s t and th i s c l ear l y , one must f i rst con s id er whether such r e l at i o n s h ips are b a s ed on l ov e or on p a s s i o n .

BABA HAS SAID, "LOVE AND PASSION ARE MU­TUALLY ANTAGONI ST I C TENDENC IES". LOVE I S ETERNAL WHILE PASSION IS TRANSIENT. LOVE IS BASED ON THE INFINITE, HAVING ITS SOURCE WITHHJ, WHI LE PASSION SEEKS GRAT I F I CATI ON FROM SOME EXTERNAL, F I ­NITE OBJECT OR ENTITY . PASSION, UNLI KE LOVE, IS ESSENTIALLY SELFISH I N NATURE . IT SEEKS TO "GET" HAPPINESS, .TO EXPER­IENCE GRATI FI CATION OR EXC ITEMENT. LOVE ON THE OTHER HAND, SEEKS TO G I VE TO AN­OTHER .

When p a s s ion i s t h e mot ivat ion for a c t i on , that act i o n t ak e s one away from Brahna and ab sorbs . t h e m i nd in some ext ern a l f i n i te obj e ct . Hence

i t b r i n g s about psychic degenerat i on , and i s comp l et e l y contrary t o s adhan a , wh i c h i s t h e movement from an im a l i t y toward div i n ity . One who indu l g e s in an im a l pas sion v i o l at e s both I i shvara P r an idhana - t aking r e fu g e in the Lord , making Brahma t h e g o a l o f your l i fe - and shaoca or men t a l pur i t y .

In aad i t l on , becau s e pass ion I S e s s ent Ia l l y s e l f i s h in natur e , it a lmost invar i a b l y l eads t o a v io l at i on of Ah imsa as w e l l . I t i s eas i l y obs erved t hat i n mo st t r an s i en t o r non -ma r it a l r e l at i onships , o n e o r more p er s ons eventual l y g et hurt . 1n i s i s becau s e o f the expl o i t at iv e t one t h e r e l at io n s h i p must inev i t ab l y t ake , due t o the l ack o f mutua l t rust and comm ittment . In the c a s e o f a r e l at i onship invo lv ing more t han two peop l e , v i o l at i o n of Ahimsa is a l r e ady t here , part i cu l a r l y when the marr i ag e vows have b e e n v io l at ed and t hat sacred t ru s t of marr i a g e broken .

Thu s it i s easy to s e e that for t he ind i v i d ­u a l s concerned , indu l g ence in l u s t o r pas s ion v io l at e s s ev e r a l p o i n t s o f Yam a - N i yama and l eads to a regre s s i on away from d iv in i ty t oward anima l i t y , wh i ch i s t h e exact oppo s i t e of the Brahma -ward movement o f the s adhaka .

Th i s do�s not m ean t h at s exu al i t y i t s e l f i s inher ent l y ev i l o r t hat i t h a s n o pl ac e at a l l in human l i fe . Some spiritual t e achers maintain that a l l t ru e aspirant s must b e c e l ibat e . Ananda Marga strongl y oppo s e s such a v i ew as be ing ant i­natura l and creat ing gui l t comp l ex . L ike e a t i n g and s l eeping , sexual i t y i s a natu r a l phy s i c a l funct i on and as such i t i s wrong t o c a l l i t ev i l . W i t h i n t he context of a marri a g e r e l at ionsh ip , t here i s certain l y not h ing wrong with a reason­abl e amount of s exua l i t y and no gu i l t or negat i ­v it y shou l d b e att ached t o i t . But both for t h e pur i t y o f t h e indi v idua l s ocnc erned and for t h e w e l fare o f s o c i et y , t ha t mar r i ag e comm i t tment i s e s s ent i a l .

What i s wrong w ith s ex be fore marr i ag e , or with p e op l e s impl y " l iv i n g together" rather t han get t i ng marrI ed? The marr i a g e vows in Ananda Mar g a are su ch that the individu a l s make a d e ep comm i t tment t o sus t ain each othe r phys i ca l l y , ment a l l y and spiritua l l y , d e s pi t e a l l ob s t ac l es .

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S INCE NO TWO PERSONS ARE EXACTL Y A L I KE, EVERY RELATIONSHIP INCLUDES UNPLEASANT PHASES OF CONFL I CT, DOUBT, FRUSTRATI ON AND DI FFICULTIES OF VARI OUS SORTS. IN TAKING MARRIAGE VOWS, BOTH PARTIES PLEDGE TO REMAIN TOGETHER DESPITE THESE DI FFICULTIES AND TO PLACE THE GOOD OF THE OTHER PERSON BEFORE THE I R OWN SAT­ISFACTION. THUS A DEEP BOND OF TRUST & MUTUAL SECURITY IS ESTABL ISHEV & FROM THIS BOND, TRUE LOVE CAN GROW IN TIME.

Where t here i s no marr iage , t hi s bond i s l acK1ng . In such a c a s e it i s c l ear t h at the persons l ack a true commi t tment t o each o ther for i f t he comm i t tm ent is t here , there i s no ' reason to avo i d marriage . In fact , t h e avo i d an c e of marr i age prove s t h e s h a l l o�m e s s of t h e r e l a t ­ionship : one o r the other per s on wi shes t o b e free t o "e s c ap e " shou l d t h e r e l at ionship b e come a l it t l e too difficul t . (The s am e can b e s a i d for s o - ca l l ed marri a g e i n m a n y countr i e s t oday , where d ivorce i s a s impl e t hing to att ain) .

. In such an environmmt , l ov e camot po s s ib ly grow , for t ru st and s e l f l e s sn e s s are not t here . �he onl y reason to con t i nue such a rel at i o n s h i p 1 S f o r the grat i f i c at i on o f s e l f i s h p a s s ion and d e s i r e ( phys i c a l or emot iona l ) ; there is no other p o s s ib l e reason why such a r e l a t ionship shou l d con t i nue .

It i s c l e ar , t hen, t hat pre and extra-mar i t a l r e l at ionships are immoral and d e s t ru c t iv e for the persons involved . But even great er harm i s caus ed to the soci et y as a who l e by such r e l at ion­sh ips . The fami l y s t ru c ture is t he b as i c bu i ld ing b l ock of the who l e s t ructure o f soc i et y . The v ery cohes ion o f s o c i et y depends on a s t rong fami l y structure , a s do var ious funct ions such as ch i l drearing . Wh en the fam i l y s t ructure i s weak , t h e who l e s o c i et y becomes weak . The m i s s ion o f BA ' BA' and Ananda Marga is t o bu i l d a very s t rong soc i a l s t ructure t o repl ace t he current corrupt and c rum b l ing one . The n e ce s s i t y o f strong fami l y re l at ions i n t hi s task i s eas i l y seen in t he marr i ag e vows BA ' B� h a s g iven us , and i n H i s att itude toward divorc e : ' �he mantr a s etc i n the Ananda Marga marriag e a r e such t hat the ques t ion of divol'C e does not ar i s e . " (Carya C arya P art I )

When t h e m i s s ion o f Ananda Marga i s t o bu i ld up a strong societ y , it is the height of s oc i al irre spons ib i l it y for any Marg i i to undermine the s an ct i t y of m ar r i a ge and t o weaken s oci ety by indu l g ing in pre or ext ra -mari t al s exual ity , The s e act ions c au s e great social d i s rupt ion , in addi tion to b e ing immoral , and h ence are d i rect ­l y contrary to our mi s s ion as wel l as our !" 8dhan a .

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Because of the highly destruct ive nature of such action s , they must be dealt with firml y . Some may suggest that such act ions shoul d be overlooked , cit ing compass ion and forg ivenes s as reas on s for l en i en c y . Certainl y it is not proper to condemn any person , but onl y t h ei r act i on s , and we must al ways b e ready t o forgiv e . But true compa s s ion for the indiv idual s concer­ned , demands t hat we t ak e s t rong measures to correct the behav iour wh i ch i s destructive to t h em , and forgiven e s s can came o n l y after such t ime as the behaviour has st opped .

"To pardon without mod i f i cat ion is infirmit y . I t g o e s o n caus ing great er and greater m i s c h i e f t o the s o c i e t y. " (Carya Carya part I I )

Furthermore , BA ' BA t e l l s u s that wh i l e forg iven e s s i s a v irtue , no one has t he r i ght t o pardon someone for c r im e s against the who l e s o c i et y , b e c a u s e no o n e c a n c l aim t o repr e s ent everyone e l se . To fai l t o take a firm s t arn against immora l and s o c i al l y destruc t iv e behav i our i s weakn e s s and on l y encourages that b ehav i our . Tho s e wh o t ru l y care for their broth ers and s i st er s , who , out o f weakn e s s , tread t h e path o f immora l it y , must s t and firm and t ak e t he neces s ary s t eps to force t h em t o mend their ways . In t h e batt l e to estab l i sh Dharma , to e s t ab l i s h a t rul y l ov ing human s o c i ety , t he s l i ght est comprom i s e with corrup­t ion and immo r a l i t y from any quart er hera l d s on l y defeat .

" Henceforth I direc t every Ananda Marg i i to have s t r i c t vi g i l an c e on any other Ananda Marg i i i n making h im pract i s e the princ i p l e s o f Yama­N i yama and a l so to ac c ept cal m l y d irect ions o f o t h er Marg i i s i n t hi s connect i on . "

- Shr i i S hr i i Anandamurt ij i (Gu i d e to Human Conduct )

By carefu l l y srunning (us ing our d i scrimin­at ion and the force of our wi l l ) the l oo s e r e l ­at ionships which are today s o much the norm , as w e l l as other forms of immora l c onduct , and by taking a f i rm , l oving s t and ag ainst such weakn e s s e s in o t her �1arg i i s , we can >:o l l ect iv e l } g o on to bu i l d a s o c i e t y infused w ith t ru e humani t y ; one 'where s e l f i shne s s and exp l o i t at ior are rare and every human interact ion is t inged with the sweet g ent l e . touch of mutual trust and genuine ' concern . Let us not fa l t er in thi s nob l e t as k .

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I N MEM ORIAM: 0101 ASITI IMA

S m i l i n g , lovi n g a n d com pas s i o nate t o the very e n d , D i d i Asit i i m a B ra h m acari n i i wrote these word s as part of h e r f i n a l message to the worl d . D i d i was a Swiss n u n of Ananda M arga, who was serv i n g h u ma n ity i n t h e Ph i l i p pi n es , O u t o f i ntense l o n g i n g t o see j ust ice d o n e i n t h e case of her s p i ri tua l Master, S h r i i S h r i i Anan d a m u rti j i i , who has been s uffe r i n g i n a n I nd i a n j a i l for the last 7 years; a n d a l so o n behalf of two ot her Ananda Marga m i ss ionar ies who h ave been u n j ust ly accused and senten ced to p r ison i n M a n i l a-for these t h ree perso ns bel oved by h e r a n d the n o b l e I d eology w h i c h t h e y re p resen t , and fo r th e cause of h u m an welfa re i n genera l , D i d i g ave the g reatest g ift anyone can g ive,

At 8 : 00 the eve n i n g of J u n e 1 3 , 1 978, D i d ij i we nt to L u n eta Park , the main and bus i est park in M a n i l a , S h e handed out l eafl ets to h u nd reds o f people e x p l o s i n g the u n j ust ice done to her l oved ones, urg­ing the people to sta n d up f o r r i g h te o u s nes s , The n , when the leaf l ets were gone, she cal m l y sat d ow n as if to med itate i n that m ost p u b l i c a n d now sac red p l ace, po u red gaso l i n e ove r her body a n d after rec i ­ti n g a h o ly M a n t ra , i m m olated herself . S h e was the Seve nth Martyr of Ananda Marga.

N o one k n ew of her i n tenti o n . I n fact i t was the local a u t h o ri t i es who f i rst i nformed us of what had h a p pened. H e r body was b rou g h t to the Yoga House a n d a 48 h o u r vi g i l was h e l d d u ri ng w h i c h h u n d reds of M a rg i is and fr iends of D i d i from a l l over the co u n ­try c a m e t o pay t h e i r l ast res pects, W e h a d not rea l­i zed h ow deply she h ad gone i n to our hearts.

D i d i was i d e nt i f ied , afte r her i m m o l ati o n , by the B h u k t i Prad h an ( D i str ict Secretary) of Metro M a n i la . She to ld m e later, " Dada, you c o u l d n't bel i eve i t . Her whole body was b u rn e d , except h e r face. Her face was j u st a l i tt le red , l i ke s u n b u rned , a n d s h e had s u c h a peacef u l express i o n , so beautifu l , as i f s h e was j u st med i tat i n g . . . I c o u l d o n l y th i n k one t h i n g : she i s a sai nt , s h e m u st be a sa i n t , . . a n d I fe l t n o fear or re p u l s i o n , for i t was somet i n g h o l y . "

O n S u nday, J u ne 1 8th , a h ug e D h a r m ac a k ra (col­l ective med i tat ion) was h e l d at the Yoga House a n d a p rocess i o n was taken out . Marg i i s wal k ed five k i l o m etres the c i ty carry i n g p l acard s read i n g : " D i d i Asit i i ma yo u r sacr i f ice wi l l u n i te a l l t h e m o ra l ists of t h i s c o u ntry" a n d " M ed itate for Peace, Sacr i f ice for J u sti ce-Ana n d a Marga". T h e larg e g ro u p of about 1 50 f i rst went to the s i te of her Sel f- I m m ol at ion , then cont in ued o n wa rd s to t h e C re matori u m , O nce there another s h ort med i tat i o n was h e l d . T h e C re mat i o n took p lace a t about 5:00p.m . O n e i m po r�ant tact was revealed by the off i c i a l at the Crematoriu m . He to ld

us that accord i n g to t h e C h i n ese people's experien­ces, the bones of h o l y people conta i n a n emera ld g reen s u b stance w h i c h i s not d estroyed b y the heat. He said that when col lect i n g the ashes afte rwa rds, he fo u n d a large a m o u nt of i t-that D i d i had t h i s s u b­stance t h ro u g h o u t h e r body, Her ashes w i l l be sent back to her parents i n Z u r i c h , Switzer land , but we w i l l req u est that a s m a l l a m o u nt of them re m a i n with us here in Mahar l i ke.

The very fi rst Acarya to Self- I m m o late was Aca rya D i vyan a n d a Ava d h uta , i n Apr i l 1 973. He said , " I ' m s u re that n o gen u i ne act o f sacJ if ice c a n ever g o i n vai n . " H i s words beca m e l i ke a p ro phecy , for D i d i 's Self- I m m o lat i o n had a near-m i ra c u l o u s effect h e re, The en t i re Nat ional N ews Media was attac k i n g Ananda Marga as a terrorist o rg a n i zati o n . Sudden ly a l l over t h e front pages was the news of her death and Ananda Marga was p o rtrayed as a h u m a n i tar ian o rg a n izat i o n , a serv i ce org a n i zat i o n , etc . The very n i g ht that D i d i went to L u n eta , a l l the other worke rs were m eeti n g togethe r to d iscover what cou ld be d o n e to c o u n te r a l l t h e harmfu l and m i slead i n g news but n o o n e c o u l d p ro pose any k i n d of so l ut i o n , B ut D i d i c h a n ged a l l that. A lone she d i d what every body together c o u l d not h o pe to do. In a s h o rt c o m m e m ­o rative s peech g i ven o n S u n day, o ne Aca rya sa i d : "What c o u ld h ave been d o n e p hysica l l y we have d o ne, a re d o i n g a n d we w i l l co nti n ue to d o , What c o u l d h ave been d o n e s p i ri t u a l l y , she has done."

The q u esti o n in the m i n d of the p u b l i c now is , What is th i s Ananda Marga a n d w h o i s th is S h ri i S h ri i Anan d a m u rti j i , that these y o u n g m e n and women can lay down t he i r l i ves so eas i ly ? I n m e m o ry of o u r D id i , l e t u s red e d i cate o u rsel ves t o t h e task at hand so the wor ld m ay soon f i n d th i s out . But p l ease Lord , l e t there be o n l y seve n , L e t u s work w i t h such s peed and e n ergy that such f u rther acts m ay not be n eces­sary to b r i n g o u r M aster o u t of j a i l and esta b l is h a tru l y H u man Soc iety .

May t h e g reat sacr i f ice of the Seven Martyrs be re mem bered fo r a l l t i m e a n d c o n t i n u a l l y i n s p i re us towa rd s G reat n ess, towards U n iversa l ism and towa rd s God, the cheri s hed g oal of o u r l i ves ,

"Do n o t be s a d a t my dea th, b u t rejoice as I a m rej­oicing; for never before in my life h ave I been so close to my Lord. "

- A c a rya Gagana Brei. Last message, Februa ry 1 0, 1 978,

I ssued by-P u b l i c Re lat i o n s Secretary Ananda Ma rga of S . E . Asia ,

"WH E N I M M O R A L I TY IS D O M I NATI N G ALL C O R N E R S OF TH I S P L A N ET, W H E N R I G HTEOUS H U MA N B E I N G S B E C O M E V I CT I M S OF A R B I ­T RARY M I S U S E , M AY B E T H E SA C R I F I C E O F S O M E I N N OC E N T H U MA N L I F E W I L L B U R N T H E S EEDS A N D R O OTS O F C O R R U PT I O N , EX PLO I ­TAT I O N A N D I N J U ST I C E-TH E C A U S ES O F T H E S U FF E R I NG A N D D EG RA DAT I O N O F M A N K I N D . "

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Sha ' ra dotsava--from the si xth t o the tenth day of the bri gh t fortni ght in the

mon th of A ' shvina .

-S ' as ' t ' hii (Chi ldren ' s Day ) . October 7 . Col l e ctive Ii shvara Pran ' i dha ' n a and Varn ' a ' rghyada ' na once , merry celebra­t i ons , baby show , chi l dren ' s sports ex­hibi t i on , and col lecti ve feas t .

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-Saptamii (publ i c Da y) . October 8 . (For a l l those who a re not chi l dren)

Col l ecti ve Iishvara Pran ' i dha ' n a and Varn ' a ' rghyada ' n a once , merry cel ebra­tions , youth heal th exhibi tion , exhibi­tion of s trength , and sports of adul ts .

-As ' t ' ami i (Fine Arts ' Da y ) . October 9 . Coll ecti ve Iishvara Pran ' i dha ' n a and Varn ' a ' rghyada ' n a once , merry cel ebra­tions , l i terary mee tings , and vari ous types of fine arts exhibi tion s .

-Navamu i (Mus i c Day ) . October 1 0 . Col l e ctive Ii shvara Pran ' i ' dha ' n a and Varn ' a ' rghyada ' n a once , merry cel ebra­tions : musi c , ins trumen tal musi c , and dance compet i t i on .

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-Dashami i (Vi j a yotsava) . October 1 1 . Procession wi th mus i c , wearing gay dress ; then col lecti ve Iishvara Pran­i dha ' n a and Varn ' a ' rghyada ' n a , saluta­t i ons and affectionate embraces , etc. and en tertaining the gue s ts and vi si ­tors a t one ' s resi den ce •

BaBa has gi ven the fol l owing message :

"Let you a l l be crowned wi th Vi j aya in all the s tra ta of human exi s tence . " He expl ained there are two vlOrds Jaya and vij�ya . Jaya means temporary victory , Vi -

jaya menas permanent vi ctory . After Jaya enemy may come back , but after Vi jaya there is no chance of i ts coming back .

Then He narrated the legendary s tory of the fight between Deva (vi rtuous forces) and Asura (evi l forces ) . He sai d , "For n i ne days ei ther s i de used to gain vic­tory fo.I l owed by the other s i de . Bu t on the tent h day Devas defe a ted Asuras for good . They were thereafter not troubl ed by l a tter. Hence the day i s ca l l ed Vi ­j ayadashami Vi jaya (permanen t vi ctory) and Dashami - tenth da y .

-Vupa ' va-tU (,the daAQe6 :t lug h:t 0 & :the ljeaA ) . Oc:to b etL 3 1 . CoUec;t{ve lJA hvaAa P�an ' idha' na and VaAn ' a' �ghljada ' na once, �ination , coUec;t{ve m�1j ceteb�a­tio IU , entvaaining vJAaoM aX a ne I .6 �e6idence.

It Wa6 Mme dalj.6 aU;tetL :the dcilj on Vijalja Va6 hami, on the la6t dalj On that puja time. BA ' BA Wa6 tetUng one devotee the .6to�1j and o�gin 0 -6, the Vijalja Vao ha.m,i. ne6tival - :the &o�ce6 0 & Lo�d Rama noug ht wah the &MCe6 0 & the wicQed demon Ravana nO� :ten dalj.6 ; .6 ome:U.me6 a .6 eemed :that :the - deva/.) ( Go d4 J WetLe. wimu.n9 , and .0 omeUme6the MMa6 ( demo IU J ; aU;tetL ten dalj.6 , Lo�d Rama ' .6 Mmy Wa6 vic:to�oU.6 , and each and evetLlj one o n the enemy wetLe UUed; the. Ib and M.6JAtanZ jailetL wetLe futeMng to the .6to� o n the toati. a�hilation o n the immMali.6:t.6 aX hand.6 o n the the mo�alJA:t.6 . BA ' Ba loo k.ed up aX :them and ao hlng 60� con6�ation 0 6 HJA account 06 :the vic:to�, .6 aid, ' Wa6 a not .6 o ? ' thelj �epued, " Ye6 , BA ' BA."

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Htth the Lord ' r:; grace and insp iration , it neu phase of Renai s s ance Univers al ' s m:is s i(JU has begun in Phi l adelphia Q Local p y'ogr81:J.8 have been h:d. tiated in conj unc­t:1.o'Ct Hith RAHA 9 and the se cori al RU of­fice has been relocated here .

This Bummer a rOOIl! in Babe ' s Cas tle h .'I3 b een :;:'e fur:b ished to s e rve as the RU o f1:1.ce and to house the new Rena.i s s ance L ib rary . The first p rogram t o be l aunch­ed th:� summer \.JaS a pub l i c vlOrkshop ser­ic�8 feat.1.u:i.ng cl;,w Sles such as "Decentra­l :i.::',d Ec.onomics " , llHed:Ltation and So ci­HI act:Lon" � IIHow to Be Creative!! . and H'TlH� Ph:lloHophy of Yoga" . Then the 11-b n;u,y t-Jas rebuilt and reorganized and vdll be opened to the public as a lend-

library in mici " OctoDer . The library Hill be focused on spiri tuality , the fU:ts 9 s o cial issues � and various i alter­nat :!.ve v subj ects S't),ch as e conomi c alter­na t i ves . The fourth RU <- RAVJA ·.,lOckshop s e:ries "n. ll also hegln in mld-October .

'[,vo rk hag also begun on a conference entIt led " Bui lding E conomi c Al terna­t ives ',' to be held in March 1 9 7 9 .

Among the p roj ects that are being in­VEs tigated now are : 1 Stress management seminars f o r b usi ­

nes ses and professionals ( this proj ect i s b eing Ini t i ated by the Ananda Marga Meditation Center)

2 Revival o f RenaIssance Review , the RU neTvle t te r

3 one<=day seminars on special topics to 0 !7ctlr regularly once a month . <fe e s t ab lishment of an ongoing RU econom­

mi calternatives proj ect t o p rovide e.ducati onal end support s e rvices for e s t ab li shing e conomic alternatives .

5 . co-,operation with 'Harld Future So ciety toward es tab lishing a Philadelphia Futures Society.

6 purchase o f a small computer sys t em

to handle accounting � mailing lists , lib ra�t'y catalog . e t c . as -';vell as to be

, i'ent.ed to OtlL?:r grDup s for income .

7 eSJ:ablil3hment OC thE" Renais sance Uni-

;ver.sa,l Ins titute t o promote education . ' publication and cOmIDU!ll.cation , research ,;md -socl.al service ..

We are looking forward to communicat­ing wi th all who are interes ted in RU in this s e c to r . P leas e le t us know what you ' re doing , what you ' re thinking , and what you would like to do . In p art i cular we ' d love to have repor ts , arti cles , book reviews , e t c . for the Renais sance Review - i t prob ab ly won ' t come out un­til ,vB receive communication from throughout the secto r , so let us hear from you. Also � ,ole 1 d like to know how we in Philade lphia can as s i s t in the fur­therance of RU elsewhere .

Our addres s : Renais s ance Univers al 480 1 Springfield Ave . Phi ladelphia , P a c 1 9 1 4 3

Al l w"ho are interes ted i n the revival of the RU Journal can contact :

Dhanj oo Ghi s ta Dep t . of Engine e ring Hechanics Mi chigan Techno log i cal Univers i ty Hough ton , Mi ch , 4 9 9 31

YOUR HI S S ION IN L I FE Cant , f rom p . 5

c loud has gone . I f you always think o f your enemy your mind will adop t the thought qual i t i e s o f your obj ec t . If the Sup reme Being is your goal . your mind "Ji l l b e me t amorphosed into t h e Sup reme Being i t se l f .

REMEMBER : YOU HAVE TO SERVE HUMAN­ITY . YOU HAVE TO DEDI CATE YOURSELF TO THE CAUSE OF HUMAN AS A WHOLE. YOUR L I FE 7S VALUABLE, YOUR TIME IS ALL THE MORE VALUABLE. YOU SHOULD NOT WASTE A S INGLE MOMENT. TIfE TASK IS G LORIOUS . THE TASK IS NOVEL . LEAD THE L I FE O F A WARR7 0R AND CONSTANTLY FIGHT AGAINST EVI LS . YOU W I L L BE V I CTOR7 0US .

BABA.

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When Love Kept Baba Here ( B a ba h a u u cc i deu t o l ea \ e t h i s moral bod y o n .. \ p r J l 1 s t . 1 95 5 . O n t h i s occasion

N a e i n a u a u a , A c h a rya K i s h u n j i . S I � i r K u m a r , H a n sad h a n and H a r i \ a n s h were presen t . B u t

' B�l b a co u l d no t d e<;ert u s . T h i s h i s to r icrl occurrenCe h a s been de,cribed i t first person

by A c h a r y a K i s h unj l ' .

Baba h� lo heen u n we l l for [ i ' L l a s t l \\ n

d a v s . I was u n a b le t o \ i s i t h i m d u r t n g

[ [l I S per io d a n d I d i d not k n o w a b o u t h i s

I l l ness. O n t h e t h i rd d ay, 1 st a r ted t o meet

h i m . A, I w" s a l ready l a te , T m a d e a bee­

l i n e fo r t h e g r ;] ve i n t he gro un d s . i n s tead

of g o i n g t o B a ba's res i d e n c e , V i nJ h pch a l

Pa n uey a l so accompanied m e . \\'e t o o k one ro u te but Ba ba \ .. i t h Na g i n a dada, S is i r

K umar, Ha r i s a d h a n & H ar iva n sh took a n

a l te r n a t e route. N o t h a v i n g jo med Ana nda

M a rga, V i n d h y a c h a l Pandey wa s n ot expec­

t ed to be t,l ken t o t he g ro u n d s a l l d had (0 <,top h a l f w a y .

"Hari Bolo"

Baba sat on t h e p la t fo r m of t h e grave,

fac i n g so u t h . I re m o ve d h i s chappals, h el ped

by a n o t h e r brother, and was ma ssag i n g o n e

foot . The o t h e r foo t w a s s i m i larly held

by t h e o th er b r o t h e r. I t was ; dark a n d we

were u n a bl e t o make o u t Ra ba ' s features.

For a b o u t five m i n u t es , Raba was q ui e t and

every body was s i l e n t . Then Baba s u d d e n l y

start ed s a y i n g " Ha r i B o l , Ha ri B o l " . I d i d

not h a v e a n y bac kgro und abo u t this , b u t

N a g i n a d a d a knew we ll a n d im mediately

add ressed , Baba ; B a b a ; you had promised

n o t t o ut te r the w o rds " Hari B o l " . Al l the

SClll1e, Baba d id not cease ca l l i n g . Baba's

utte rance was n o t very 3rt iculare, a n d the

w h o l e e tTert was frig h t e n i n gly mysterious­

sF\:c i a l ly fo r me w h o was unaware of any

backgro u n d .

Gifts promised

.\5 Baba ' s voice faded to inaud ibi l ity,

t c h · t e h co u ld b e heard as if by tw i tch in g of

h i s t o n gue and his head began to s i nk.

S u d d e n l y Baba s a i d , " For my ashes, y o u all

" . _ " " " E \ en before h e cou l d com plete

the sentence, Nagina dada embraced Baba

t i g h t l y at t h e waIst and said " Baba, we wil l n o t l e t J O u leave . " Every on e st a rted

l a men t i n g . As fo r me, I was holding Ba ba's

l eft foo t - I kep t m essagi ng i t and cal l in g

" Baba, B a b a " _ I had an unca n ny feeling that

Baba m i g h t sudden l y spurtb lood from h i s

m o u t h a n d leave h is mo rt a l body. O n l y

Nagll1a D a was co nstant ly sayin g " Baba, we

Wil l not l e t you go away at prese n t . "

B a b a then sa id , "Your p urpose has been

ach ie\-ed-now let m e go."

Nag i n a Da, " B ab a , Marga is i n i t s

infancy . H o w c a n we carry o n without

you" .

Baba, " I have fixed up everything for the

Marga and every t h i n g will be al l right."

B ut mea n w h i le we were j ust weeping

a nd wa It 111 g. A l i t tl e later, B a b a said,

" Please l e t me leave and ask for whatever

gift o r fa vour you desire", Baba repeated

t h is a n umber of t imes. ( Th i s was the

occasIon when Baba assumed the form of

Kal pa-Taru * ) .

Nagina Da then said "Baba, we desire

that we may be able to rejoice and celebrate

this day every year for the next fifty years".

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Baba, " S o be i t", "B1assings" A l i ttle later Baba spoke again, "Wh o bas misused KaJpa-Taru ? Who misused Kalpa-taru ?"

No response. Baba again, "Please touch the toe of

my left foot." As I was messaging h is left foot, I was first to hold the left toe. Then others present also followed. Then Baba uttered something i n Samskrta and something in Hindi. I could not grasp t he meaning of al l that he said I but did fo llow what he said in Hindi. It meant, that our purpose had been fulfilled. Then partly in Samskrta and partly in Hindi, Baba was conveying blessings repea tedly.

Drinking Water

Baba then -asked fo r drinking water. I speeded off o n a bicycle and brought a bo ttle of lemonade from a shop about 5 to 6 hundred yards away. Simultaneously Hari­vansh had rushed to the bungalow of an Englishman l iving towards the north. When Harivansh reach the bungalow, its gate was closed. he could not collect himself suffici­ently to open the gate a n d he jumped the fence and entered the bungalow. An Alsa­tain guarding the premises grabbed him but

did not maul h i m . The m istress of the h ouse was naturally upset.

A silver jar containing d rinking water was kept there. Noticing the remorseness of Harivansh, she gave the silver jar without further interrogation. She a lso gave a glass tumbler along with it.

When I o ffered lemonade, Baba said-� "No, I want plain water." Then he took a few sips of water from the si lver jar. I offered the lemonade also, but he wanted me to wait for a short whi le . He then instructed -"Please make me sit in lotus posture". We then contrived to fold h is legs according­ly and put him i n lotus posture. He then asked us to leave him alone. All o f us moved away.

Life Force Established

For ab.out ten minutes, Baba was engro­ssed in contemplation. After that he asked his lotus posture to be undone. This was complied. Baba then touched different parts of h i s body , a l l the t ime prono uncing "Prana Pratisthita bhava, Prana Prali ;thita bhava" (meaning Life Force-be established) . All o f us resumed our places as before. The fi rst question Baba asked was, "Who is there ? Kishun ?"

"Yes, Baba."

"When did you arrive ?"

"Baba, I have been here all along."

Baba then asked if I realised that blood had drained o lI from seven eights o f his body and we h ad not done a good turn by savi;:g h i m . He repeated that our purpose has been fulfilled.

Thereafter Baba d rank the lemon water and started conversing normally. After

some t ime , we accompanied him to h i s resi­dence. The re was no indication on the return t hat he was sufferin g in the least.

On the steps of his house, he turned back towards us; sal llted all of us and show­ed blessings. He then entered the house.

Not his normal self for previous two days.

We s tarted conversation a fter Baba went in. Nagina Dada said that Baba was not well for the last two days. He had been accompanying B ab a for the last two even­tngs. During th is period, whenever Baba uttered "Hari Bol" he tended to go into a trance. Nagina Dada then reali sed that t h i s utterance was not ordinary. Possibly i t had some dangerous connotation. He had therefore asked Raba to promise n o t to pro­nounce these words. Consequentially, wh en­ever Baba uttered "Hari B ol" at the grave, Nagina Da would request him to des ist from uttering these words, and remind h i m of his undertaking. Then only could Baba be dissuaded from such utterance.

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'l'he rlat in the railway colony in Jamalpur, near Patna where Mr P. R.. Sarka!" til'S! conceived of the Ananda Marg. Mr Sarka'/' was an employe� in the railw.wy workshop in Jamalpur : the house still stands

" want to discredit the religious ani! spiritual heritage of the coun try to prepare the ground for the establish· ment of a totalitarian communist regime in India". It was when the CPM was sharing power with other Parties in West Bengal in 1 967 and Mr Jyoti Haw was Deputy Chief Minister that an orgaoised violent attack was launched on the head· quarters of the organisation in West Benga l's Purulia <iistrid on lIQarcb 5, 1967, killing five sanyasins. The (;Ollrt judgment sentenced for life a BOO and seven others for organising the attack. This is why the Ananda Marg followers say that the ban placed on the Ananda Marg ilnd some other religious and social organisations by Mrs. (iandhi in 1975 was inspired by the Soviet Union.

MonE important than the sorio­spiritual philosophy is the eeo­

nomico-political ideology of Ananda­murtij i , known as the Progressive Util isation Theory (PROUT) th at has CIIUSl'cl a considerable flutter among �om(' groups of people. The followers of Anandll m urtijl , who are 1I0t necessarily Ananda Margis, have �I'.t up a n international bod y , known as the Proutist Universal, to pro­IJagatp the ideology through debates, seminars . public meetings, talks and magaunes . PU leaders have diVlded Ihe whole world into nine sectors_ The srctor i ncluding India and som � ()ther Asian countries has its head­quarters in New Delhi . Its members vehemently deny that they h ave aoy l inks with the Ananda Marg. Acharya Tadbha\ an and AVlldhoot, General. Sccretary of PU, with his office li t Copenhagt ·n. met m e i n his New Dclhi offirp wh<:o J wcnt therc for the' dctails of this story. He dai med that the PU is an entirely separate organisation and has DO l inks with A n and MAT/{. He denies I hal I' l l has an" hand i ll I he r.· •. c n l Ibn·.ill s 1 0 t hp I ndian leaders. Ht,

'lllid l'U had notrung to do with tn!' Proulisl Univers'BI Revolutionarv Federat ion which is believed to havi, iSlrued the th reats. Thc threat., �em tu be thc work of the "enemie� IIf PU who want to turn the peopJt­against it". But he d id not ru le oul ihe possibility of some frustratecl members and followers. of PU having ioined some violent body to seck tht , <'arly rclca�(' nf .\nandamurtiji.

Askcd "uudl I 'rolll's aims, tbl' Acnarya said it was based on BVI' fundamental principles : 1) No indivi­dual shollld be al lowed to accumu · Jate any material wealth without the clear permission of the coUec1.ivf' bod�; 2) There should be maXlInUIII utilisation and rational distribution of all mundane, supru-mundane and :-;piritual potentialities of the uni·

'verse; 3) There should be maximum utilisation of the physical, meta­physical and lIpiritual potcntialitie� of the unit and the collective bodv Qf human society; 4) There should be proper adjustment of physical. metaphysical, lIIundane. supra-muh­dane and spiritual u tiJisations, and 5) The method of utilisation should vary in acco rd a nce with changes in time. space and person, and tbl' utilisation should always bl' of n progressiVe n ature.

Prou't , it is claimed , secks I n I:volve a group of persons to bf· known liS Sadviprcrs ' (great mora lists). They would nut constitute il class in the sense warrious, intellc:­lua)s , businessmen or workers do. Sadv�pra. will possess the qualitie� Ilt a l l the four m a in classes men tioned above. It is these SC1dVtprC1,�

' who will constitute , the collectivf' body tor the govcrn ance of society 'according to the fundamental prin· ciples m entioned. They will only rrame policies ba�ed on the princi· pIes lind their cxecution will be the responsibi lity of som e boards,

Prout also does not believe in till-dominance of the State , class 01 .

caste over the social ·structure . • Th( Prout!st set-up caD be created only through a revolutiQ,D brought about by thtl Sllldvj;zJl"as. If the warrior, are in tlJe forefront of the rcvolu tloXl&rry mO\l\':imeKlt, there may hi viohmce and this mflY result in t1w eatahli§!iment of 1� IPetlevolent dicta· torship. If the . h�HderBi:l.ip is in tl,lC hands klteBechluls It would ve

tj!f! governmental set un can called compartmentaliscd (]'f!n"JOCI'tlCY. And jf the< revolutirm is led by those with Vaishya's qualities the revnlutill!i may '!l-e peaceful the !i!O'lre:mment formed would dominated 'by e1:{lllomic interests which may t>egin eiLpluilaucm oJ. m�m if nut kept strictly !.mila. rhed. by the SadWffflJ)5,

Prout is he.ing opposed, O!cCOl'din g t o Adlarya Tndbhavanaml. both by th� capitalists and the Marxistf thoug h they avoid open debates ilnd discussions with Prout followers The Acharya says that while ':ap! talism declares profiteering as I t ' motive power, Prout bel ieves m a x i · m u m cons'umption is its roo-th'r power. Prout eliminates aU lPossibi· fHies of economic exploitation which is the m a in feature of capitalism . Unlike as ' in capitalism , monupoly is .aiscouraged and concentration 01 wealth not allowed ill a few halld� in the Proutist economy. Maximum consumption serves 8 S a n .incentiv(' 10 Ilrowth, whicl'l helps keep pricp, with in the purchasing capacity 01 Ihe common man. Man's hunger 01 : he infinite i s channelised through increase in intellectual and spiritu a l activitics, and m an i s led from ;l lOaterialistic outlook to cosmic con �cil : l ' SDess.

There arc some major diff erence, witb Marxism also. Prout is baser ! on spiritQ8lity, unlike Ma.rx !sm which is based on m ateri a l ism Prout stands not only for the an t i · exploitlltion sentiment b u t t h p. <;05 lIIic senti ment as wel l . After freemg Iilan from all kinds of exploitation i t le ad s him to the cosmIC licnt l JIlf>nt where progrpss i s unlimited Marxi�m a lso t alks about freedom from ' exploitation but docs not Sf!, how the wciety wi ll progress then . S�atclf>ssnl'�s or ahsrnce of militLI advocat�d by Marxism bri ngs a l i hu m an progress t o a n f'nd, � � .\' thr Proutists. Prout believl's I hat i n the �piritUill realm all m en are eq,us) but in physical and physiological liphcres they are not equnl. This facl shou ld be borne in mine! whil f' "Ianning development.

Arh"rya Tadbhavannad o.;troogl" resents any !luggcst ion ·thil l Proul is a n amalgam ot the good princi · pIes of all the econom ic t h cories 01 I hc world : "Give u s an opportunit .\ ;md we will show that it Is lin origi· nal philosophy." Adam Smith\ laissez-faire and Marx's dialectical lIlL:terialism are thc only ('conom i! I heories that the world knows 01 Thr. t h i rcl is Prout. he proudly !';av� .

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AM & REVOLUT IONARY LEADERSHIP Con t . f rom p . 1 3

fe lt t ow ard Ba ' Ba ' as we l l . Wi thin our o r gani z at ion , t h e r e i s a p roper sys tem t o re s o lve con f l i c t s and mis­t akes , and this sys tem mus t b e u s e d .

O f cours e , i t i s e s s e n t i a l that our vi ewp oint be b as e d on mo ral and i deo� logical unde r s t anding . and not our p er­s onal d e s i re s and i llus i ons . Thus i t i s the bounden du ty of every Ananda Mar g i i t o s t rive cons t an t ly to under­s t and t h e ide o lo gy more and more deep­ly . and to exp re s s it in our lives more and more f u l ly . Let u s immer s e our-

s e lves in Dharma , in Ideo logy , and s t rug­g le t o g e th e r to create th� otg�ni z ation Ba ' Ba ' h a s d e s c r ib e d- a collective body of S advip ras working tireles s ly for hum humani ty .

"IIENCE EVERY ANAND MARG H , WHEN HE SEES ANY OTi-IER MARGT I ACTIIJG AGAINST

THE PR HJC I PLES OF YAMA-NI VAMA, WI LL HAVE TO MAKE HIM SHUN THI S HABIT E I THER BY SWEET WORDS OR BY HARSH �JORDS OF BY DEA L I NG EVEN MORE STRICTLY; AND THUS , W I LL HA VE TO MAKE TI-IE SOCI ETY STRONG .

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FROM GUIDE TO HUMAN CONDUCT

\,JRAT I T S REALLY LIY� AT C IUDAD ANANDA PAJ.lA. NINOS C an t . f r om p . 14

One t h ing that s h9Uld be p o inted o u t h e r e i s t h a t a l o t o f the s e t h i n g s could be eas i ly r eme d i e d wi t h a l i t t le money f r o� us f lowing in e ach mont h . So le t us g e t our s e lves in g e ar and g o o u t whe re the pub l i c l i ves , t e l l our s to ry , and g e t s ome money r o l ling in .

The p e o p l e level h owever , is whe re

C . A . P . N . deuo ns t r at e s i t s exci t i ng p r o ­f un d i ty . T h e p la c e i s a b e ehive o f h L -man in t e r a c t i ons , moving emo t i on s , cry ­

ing f rus t r a t i ons , j oy s and p ains . A l l o f the chi l d ren are f rom s t ark pover t y . S ome h ave no p a rent s , s ome s aw t h e i r p a ren t s d i e i n t h e q uake , many h av e a t l e as t o n e p arent w h o i s s o u t t e r ly p o o r t h a t h e o r s h e canno t s upp o r t t h e c h i l d . I f they were f o rtuna t e enough to l ive i n a h o u s e p ri o r to C . A . P . N . it was l ikely uade o f c ardb o ar d , p la s t i c s h e e t a n d a f ew p i e ce s o f s cr o unged wood .

And <"h a t g o e s on wi th the chi ldren i s j us t what y ou ' d exp e c t f rom li t t l e kids . They ' ve g o t t h e i r requi s i t e s h are o f h angup s , f e ars , doub t s , and depres s ions , They ' r e s omewha t a l l e r g i c to work , and s op hi s t i ca t edly sneaky when t h ey wan t t o evade chores o r b re ak rule s . They g e t in t o f i sh t s w i t h each o th e r , g e t em­b ar ras s e d in f ront o f each o th e r , and so on .

S uf f i ce i t to s ay that the home i s a

me l t i ng p o t o f thi r ty f i ve b i g and

l i t t le p e op le . Al l o f them s tr ug g l ing to de a l w i t h the ob s t a cl e s t h a t are l i f e . S t ru g g ling t o get a long wi th each

o tl t e r , t o b e f u l l human b eing s , and t o l ive s l1 2e s s f u l ly in t h e i r envi r onment .

But a l l o f t h i s s t ruM le , phys i ca l and men t a l i s com,P le te ly redeemed . A l l o f i t has a p o i n t t h anks t o s adhana and B a ' b a ' , Th e i r s p i r i tuali ty mak e s i t a l l \vo r thwi l i l e f o r a l l their s t ruggle

end s i n g r owth . T�e wo rkers -- P ar avi dya , Hari Bhakt i , and e s p e c i a l ly Did i Trip t i ,

s e t e xamp l e s o f lovingkindne s s , and mor ali t y . A t t h e horne the chi ldren bave vain examp les o f wor thy behaviour t o emu l a t e , and t h e kids ' inherent g o o dnes s is s t r eng thened .

I f t h e r e we re no C IUDAD AJ."JANDA PARA

U INOS , mo s t o f the s e k i d s � ould b e l iving in the s t ree t s o r among f ar:li lies whe r e the i r mo ral sens i t iv i t ie s would be deadene d , and t h e i r sp i r i tua l i ty p r ac t i c a l ly non- exis tent .

In t h i s i s sue you will find a s amp le c o p y o f th e C . A . P . N . handou t s t o b e used in your f undrai s i ng e f f o r t s . t hey ' re f re e and you can o rder as many as you t h ink you ' ll nee d .

I f you h aven ' t a lr eady s t ar te d a money ra�s ing . e f f o r t f o r C . A . P . N . , I hope you ' l l you ' ll s i t d own now and p lan y OUrs .

All Peace and S t rugg le , .' " ; : : ' ; [ '.1 " ; 1 " : . ; : . '

�. C i n t muani i , A c t ing Relief Se� .

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