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Sree Sree Thakur AnukulchandraFulfiller the Best of the Age

Sree Sree BormaJagat-Janani

Sree Sree BordaThe Principle/Archarya of Satsang

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In this Issue …Be PeacefulUniversal Fatherhood of God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Man Making . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Sree Sree Thakur Anukulchandra’s Cosmic Consciousness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

The Remaking of Civilization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Path to God Consciousness and Ananya Bhakti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Establishment of Ishta or Establishment of Ishta’s Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Following is Religion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Necessity of a Living Ideal in Youth’s Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Influence of a Living Ideal – As I See It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Peace, Peace and Be Peaceful . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Key to Greatness is Gratefulness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Satsang – The Solution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Momentum in LifeScientific Views on Formation of Ideal Concentric Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Satsang on the Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Consciousness, Super Consciousness and Sree Sree Thakur Anukulchandra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Happiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Life’s Journey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Sree Sree Thakur’s Teachings for the Growth & Prosperity of Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Our Guide Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Education of the People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Golden Touch of Sree Sree Thakur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Ye Be a Brahmin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

When God Gets Amazed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Experience with TruthMysterious Ways of Saving by Lord the Savior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Sre Sree Thakur – The Greatest Mentor of the Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Sree Sree Thakur – The Perfectionist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Sree Sree Thakur – Ideal of My Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

The Seer, Savior and the Prophet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

True Follower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Importance of Guru in My Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Love Him, He Becomes Yours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Poetic BlossomsWho Are You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Without You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Prayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Thakur is Purushottam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

It’s Your Son Saying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Omniscient . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

A New Horizon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

SproutsUniversal Love of the Supreme Father . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Thakur in My Eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

The MovementSree Sree Thakur Anukulchandra and Himaitpir in Pabna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Satsang America – A Brief History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

After All,The Essence of Being and Becoming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

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Allthewisdomofpreviousprophetsisconscientiouslyconcentratedinthedivine

Manofthepresent—henceHethewaytoheaven.

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Contributions From

v Jatindra Nath Mohanty

v Saroj K Mohanty

v Dr. Nrusingha Prasad Tripathy

v Dr. Hara Prasad Sahoo

v Dr. Dhirendra N Das

v Richi Prosad Mistry

v Subhendranath Nayak

v Suman Sunder Dey

v Ms. Atreyee Maiti

v Dilip Kumar Raj

v Manoj Patra

v Biswajit Gouda

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UNIVERSALFATHERHOODOFGOD

JATINDRANATHMOHANTYORGANIZINGVICE-CHAIRMAN,SATSANG

SATSANGVIHAR,NEWDELHI,INDIA

@ In the back drop ofworld-wide alarming scenario, it is high time that all the people of theworldirrespective of all sorts of differences need to be integrated under one banner, certainly not political, social,economic,scientificorculturalofanyhuebutthebannerwhichisabsolutelyspiritualunfurledbyHimandHimonly.

“Knowthisforcertain:Youareresponsibleforthepresentandfuture–ofyourself,yourfamily,yourenvironmentandyourCountry”-WroteSreeSreeThakurAnukulchandra(1888-1969),attheageof22only.In-factafamilyistheextensionofanindividual;environment(society)istheextensionoffamily;countryistheextensionofsociety;andtheworldistheextensionofcountry.Thusanindividualisthebasicunitoftheworldasawhole,amemberoftheworldfamily.IthasbeenaptlysaidbyManu,the social scientist five thousandyearsagoBasudhaiba Kutumbakam.Butunder theoverpoweringpressureofegotheindividualisutterlyignorantandunawareofhisuniversalselfandbehaveslikeanarrowselfishpersontotallyobliviousofhisintimaterelationshipwithothers.Heconfinedhimselftothecosycocoonofhisnuclearfamilyandsupposedittobehisworld.Thissortofattitudebreedsinhimallkindsofnarrowandnegativecomplexessuchasselfishness,lust,greed,anger,hatred,doubt,disbelief,intoleranceetc.Hebecomesself-seekeratthecostofothersnotsharingwithothers.Whenindividuals of such nature constitute the vast majority of mankind, the world as a whole suffersimmeasurably.Suchkindofthinkingandlifestyleisthecardinalcontributionofthemodernwesterncivilisation.Theplanetearthtodayisovercrowdedwithsuchpeople.

Inordertoenlightenthehomo-sapiensabouthisuniversalself,natureoutofitsowninstinctofself-preservationcreatessuperhumanbeingsknownasavatarsfromtimetotime.Suchavatarsdownthe ages have blessed this planet earth, who areworshiped as Lord Rama, Krishna, Buddha, Jesus,Mohammed,RamakrishnaandAnukulchandra.Thoughbornatdifferentplacesoftheworld,theyhavesharedacommonthreadandlivedtheidealsofuniversalfatherhoodofGodpropagatingthemessageofcommonbrotherhoodofallmenandwomenirrespectiveofcaste,creed,communityandcountryetc.,theworld-over.

In the present context of the world situation, the very existence of which is seriouslythreatenedbytwogreatimpendingdisasterse.g.(I)natural&(II)man-made.Amongthenaturalbeingglobalwarmingwithall itsattendant consequencese.g.meltingofglaciers, risingof sea levels, sub-merging countries and continents, earth-quake, incurablediseasesetc., and theman-made threat isposedbyvariousterroristoutfitsandtheirworld-widenetworkwell-equippedwithweaponsofmassdestruction who are bent upon to barbarously eliminate the people of other communities withoutsparingevenparticularsectsoftheirown.

Inthebackdropofsuchworld-widealarmingscenario,itishightimethatallthepeopleoftheworld irrespective of all sorts of differences need to be integrated under one banner, certainly not

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political,social,economic,scientificorculturalofanyhuebutthebannerwhichisabsolutelyspiritualunfurledbyHimandHimonly,whoistheeverloving,dynamic,inspiring,possessingthewisdomoftheeternal,whichembraces themineral, thevegetable, theanimals, thehumanandsuperhuman, thatunitesthephysicalwiththetranscendentaltheknownwiththeunknown,thelowerwiththehigher,thesmallerwiththelargerinawordtheallfulfillingPurushottamthepersonsupremeDivine,thetrueandhighestGod-head,whoisbothpersonalaswellasimpersonal,higherthaneitherandbothofthem.Likewise,He surpasses bothmatter and spirit, absolute and relative, quiescent and active,manifestand un-manifest,purusha (Supreme Being) and prakriti (Nature). Absolutely in the Interest of theindividualandlargerinterestofthemankindasawhole,asmanypeoplecanbespirituallyconnectedwith the latest saviour of mankind, the Universal father Purushottam, sooner the better. EveryPurushottamhaspromisedtovisitthisplanetearthagainandagainwhentheexistenceofmankindisonthevergeofextinction.❇

“When people unite in a common unit— the Ideal— with service and surrender to fulfil—

that makes every life launce into growth that upholds,

strength or power evolves, rule of love glows,

democratic autocracy shines with the speed of glory and

freedom in a normal constitution, — that is natural democracy as I mean.”

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MANMAKING

SAROJKUMARMOHANTYRETD.PROFESSOR,UTKALUNIVERSITY

KENDRAPARA,ODISHA,INDIA

@ Sree Sree Thakur tells tomatchat least thegenetically attributes (varna), totem (gotra), ancestry(vansha),educationandphysiqueof themaleand female. If thesearecomplementary toeachother than theconjugal lifeaswellasthelifeofprogenyshallbebalancedoneandhappinessshallprevail.Therefore,Thakuraimstomakethemanfromhisverybirth.Hehasalsoprescribedmanyprinciplesforthis.Standinguponthesoilofgoodbreed,allotheraspectsoflifecanbeadjustedinarightdirection.Eachhometherebycanbeanaltarforcultivationofcharacterandability.

Whateverthepastprophetshaveendeavouredtodo, istomakeeachindividualaman.Theyhavedoneitbynourishingthepotentialitiesinmanandfulfillingthelacunasthosehepossesses.JesusChristhas,therefore,giventhesermon“ThinknotIamcometodestroythelawortheprophets;Iamnot come to destroy, but to fulfil.” By obeying their commands man becomes so virtuous that heenableshimself tobeworthyofGod,byovercomingall theshort-comingsofworldly life.FollowingHimmanbecomesbothphysicallyandspirituallycapable.

SreeSreeThakurAnukulchandra - Fulfiller thebest,of theageand the founderof SatsangaUniversalorganization,hasgonefornurturingall individuals, irrespectiveofsect,creed,ethnicgroupandetc.fromallangles,sothattheycannotbutbeofmen,intruesenseoftheterm.Hethereforehasdeclared that Satsang is aman-making factory. Let us examine someof themethods andprinciplesappliedbyHimforthispurpose.SreeSreeThakurisalsoacceptedastheIdeal.

Atthefirstplace,HehasprescribedforeveryindividualoftheworldtobeIdeal-centricsothatallhisinstinctsandpassionsshallbeadjustedtothetuneofvirtue,gettingridofhisvicesinlife.Itisdue toHis intense love for everybodywhichone is not capableof shakingOff.His uncommon lovecompelseverybodytobeboundtofollowHimsoastobegood.TofollowHimistobesimplyvirtuous.

Inthesecondplace,Thakuremphasizesonmarriage. It issaid–“Man is firstbreedandtheneducated. One cannot have silk out of cotton.” Sree Sree Thakur tells that almost everything ofindividual is determinedwith his birth. The purpose ofmarriage is also the attainment of superiorbecomingandprocreationofrightprogeny.Bybirththeoff-shootnotonlyinheritsancestralqualitiesbuthislongevity,capabilityandetc.arealsodeterminedbythat.SreeSreeThakurSays“Thefusionaladherence that evolves into beings with responsible becoming is life”. So the life of a child is theoutcomeofthemutualfusionaladherenceoftheparents.Thakurfurthersaysthatifamaleofhigherculturemarries a femaleof lower culture then themarriage is compatible and theprogeny therebybecomes a higher breed from all angles. The reverse of the same brings hazards in the life of theparentsandthechildaswellandassuchbeavoided.Inincompatiblemarriage,theprogenyordinarilybecomesshortlived,ungrateful,ruinous,unkind,problematic,faithless,notdependable,inshort,thestorehouseofvices.

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To determine a marriage to be compatible Sree Sree Thakur tells to match at least thegenetically attributes (varna), totem (gotra) ancestry (vansha), education and physique of themaleand female. If these are complementary to each other than the conjugal life as well as the life ofprogenyshallbebalancedoneandhappinessshallprevail.Therefore,Thakuraimstomakethemanfromhis very birth.He has also prescribedmanyprinciples for this. Standing upon the soil of goodbreed,allotheraspectsoflifecanbeadjustedinarightdirection.Eachhometherebycanbeanaltarforcultivationofcharacterandability.

Anothermechanismofmanmakingiseducation.Therealeducationbringswisdom.Educationincurriculummaymakethebrainastorehouseofinformationbutcannotteachthelimbs.Hencemaybe literationforDegreesandDiplomas.SreeSreeThakursays-“Asmuchyoucantalkofknowledgebut thoseareofnouse; theknowledgewhich sproutsofactivities, reallybears life”. Theactivityofindividualsasisalwaysdependantonhisdistinctivetrait(Baishistya),sooneshouldbeeducatedasforhisdistinctivetrait.withoutIdeal,nootherprocesscanmaterializethesame.Hencetheindividual isreallyeducatedwhenhefollowsthe Ideal.Thakurhastold-“Themainthingofevery individual is tomaintain his life and growth with apt nourishment and this nourishment requires education,agriculture,Industryandpropermarriageforgoodprogeny”.

In thewordsof SreeSreeThakur, education is- “meaningful, active, adjustmentofhabit andbehavior.” He further tells – “Education is to edit the experience and knowledge that nurtures ourexistencewitheveryprogressivepush.”

Theprocessesareverymany.InsimplertermsitcanbeconcludedthattofollowthecommandsoftheIdeal(TheWorldteacher)isforaneveryindividualtobeman.SreeSreeThakurbeingthelatestoftheWorldteachers,letusfollowHimandbemen.❇

“When Ideal, individual and environment fulfil one another in concord, -

with an upliftment of exuberance that moves the life onward with an easy, intelligent flow –

Perfection resides there indeed!”

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SREESREETHAKURANUKULCHANDRA’SCOSMICCONSCIOUSNESS

DR.NRUSINGHAPRASADTRIPATHYRETD.DIRECTORGENERALOFINCOMETAX,GOVT.OFINDIA

BHUBANESWAR,ODISHA,INDIA

@ The description given by Sree Sree Thakur is akin to the ‘Big Bang’ Theory of creation. Sree SreeThakurhasvisualizedofourdestinytoundergoaseriesoflives.Doweremembertheseries?Memoryofseriesoflives is called Cosmic Memory. Sree Sree Thakur calls it Eternal Memory. He says that this Eternal MemoryConsciousness canexpandback topre-conception,back topreviousearthly lives,back to the inter lifeperiodsbetweenpreviouslives,forwardtothefurtherlivesandincertaincases;stretchingbacktothebeginningoftimeandcreation.

Duringthelastcentury,spacescientistshavediscoveredanumberofstars/planetsoutsideourSolar Systems. Such stars are known as Exoplanets. TheUSA is a pioneer in this regard and spendsconsiderable amount from its yearly budget towards space research projects organized by NASA(National Aeronautics and Space Administration). Other countries, not to lag behind are USSR,Germany,Great–Britain,IndiaandChina.NASAscientistshadrecentlydiscoveredtwoearthliketwinplanets having hard surface like earth by their space craft Kepler. Hence these two are known asKepler-438BandKepler-442B.Anothernotablediscovery isastrangesystemofconstellationwherethereisoneplanetsurroundedbythreeSuns.Theyexistat320lightyearsawayfromtheearth.Thisdiscovery tookplace in June2015. Till now3500Exoplanetshavebeendiscoveredbyall the space-scientistsallovertheworld.

Hereinourmotherearth,theatmosphereistotallypollutedthreateningextinctionoflife.TheO-zoneprotectingtheinhabitantsfromthepoisonousraysemittedbytheSunisalmostdestroyedduetocontinuousexperimentsofatomicdestructivedevices.Theglobalpopulationdoublesitselfineveryfortyyearsandnowduetomeltingofglaciers,theglobaltemperatureisontherisecausingphysicaldisease and neurological imbalance of the living beings. This pollution is the indirect stimulant forincreasingviolenceinthenameofreligionandrace.Manwantstogetoutofearthandisinsearchofanotherplanet likeearth to starta civilizationofharmonyandpeace.Apart fromspace scientists isthereanyothersourcetoknowabouttheuniverse?TheanswerisYES.ThevisionofPhilosophersandSaints.

Intheyear1999anANTHOLOGYbooknamedCosmicCradlecompiledbyElizabethMCarmanand Neil J. Carman, discussing the vision of Saints seers and Philosophers of the world possessingCosmic Consciousness was published in U.S.A(Cosmic Cradle- E.M. Carman & N.J. Carman- NorthAtlanticBooks.Berkeley).

In that research anthology, it is gathered that such knowledge is obtained by the Seers andSaintsduetotheirdeepinsightaboutthecreatorandthecreated.“BeverlyAnderson-anotedEnglishPhilosopherputsitveryaptly:GodKnowsallandweareeachapieceofGod.”Sowecanknowaboutthecreation.Intheaboveanthologyatpage599,theresearchershavereproducedSreeSreeThakur

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Anukulchandra’s(1888-1969)visionaboutthecreation.Iquote:“ThakurAnukulchandrarecalls,howaprimepointletitselfexplodeintomillionsofhyperatoms.Eachhyperatomthenburstsintomillionsofsupra-hyperatomsresultinginanuncutindivisiblephysicallyinconceivablepoint.”Thakurwitnessedthattheultimatepoint-theCosmicSoul-createaninfinityofbeingsoutofitselflikethousandsofsparkscomingfromafire.Thesoulsweredestinedtolivethroughaseriesoflivessolongastheyremainedsubjecttotheillusionofpersonalindividuality.”

ThedescriptiongivenbySreeSreeThakur isakin to the ‘BigBang’Theoryofcreation. In theabove passage Sree Sree Thakur has visualized of our destiny to undergo a series of lives. Do weremembertheseries?SriKrishnatellsArjunahisfriendanddisciplethatthedifferencebetweenthemisthattheformerstillremembershisseriesofpastlivesbutthelatterhasforgottenthem.Memoryofseries of lives is called Cosmic Memory. Sree Sree Thakur calls it Eternal Memory Consciousness(Smrutibahi Chetana). He says that this Eternal Memory Consciousness can expand back to pre-conception, back to previous earthly lives, back to the inter life periods between previous lives,forwardtothefurtherlivesandincertaincases;stretchingbacktothebeginningoftimeandcreation.Such memory storage cannot reside in the physical brain in these advanced souls, as no physicalconnection continues between life-times. Instead, memory is held beyond the brain in the field ofconsciousness.Memoryisinthestorehouseofconsciousnessandisaccessedatanytimeorplacebygiftedindividualswithsuperconsciousness.

ThegreatGreekPhilosopherPlatoacknowledgedthesameconceptwhenhetaughtthateachsoulcontemplatespureandperfectknowledgewhenitisincompanionwithGodintheupperregionsprior to birth. Wisdom is merely relearning what we naturally knew “before the influx of matterintoxicated our souls”, at the time we approached our mother’s womb. Sree Sree Thakur hasrecollectedandnarratedbeforeHispresentbirth.ThisCosmicWisdom”findsaplaceatP559of thebookCosmicCradleandisreproducedbelow;

“From the beginning of creation until Thakur’s present life, his ego passed through variousphasespriortobeing‘encaged’inalivingbody,lastofallhuman.Hischainofhumanbirthsincludesacobbler,prince,andspiritualseeker.Inthegapbetweeneachdeathandrebirth,Thakurfeltempathyforfamilymemberswhomhewatchedgrievingforhim.”

“Thakurdwelledinan“undefinedhigherregion”priortoHispresentlife,Hisjourneytoearthinvolvedtravellingthrough“ayetundiscoveredsystemofcelestialconstellations.”Hetraversedavastdistance inspace,passingthrough44,000planets. WhileourplanetsrotatearoundtheSun,Thakurobservedthat“lakhsofsunsrotatearoundabiggerSun.”Healsoproceededthroughaformerplanetthathadsplitintopieces,andobservedaplanetarysystemyettobediscoveredbyscience.StillfreshinHismemoryisthestrangebehaviourofauniqueconstellation–acentralstarsurroundedbyfourotherstars.ThefourstarsappearedredwhentheyapproachedthecentralstarandturnedbluewhentheymovedawaythroughaprincipleknowntoscienceastheDopplerEffect.”

“En route to Earth, Thakur stopped at various planetswhere celestial beingswelcomedHimwithagrandovation.Eachplanethaduniquelifeformssuitedtotheiratmosphere,unlikeanyfoundonearth.Thakurfelt“apangseparation”astheplanetarybeingschantedhymnsinHispraiseasHedepartedfromtheirplanet.”

ThakurfinallyarrivedinoursolarsystembycomingthrougharayoflightanddescendingintotheSun.Hewasnotburnttoashes.TheSun’sinteriorisverycold,theheatisonitssurface.

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“Justthink, Idescendfrominsidethesunbyatrack. Ifonetakesthetrackfromhere,wouldseepitchdarknessjustontheleftandontheright,notright,ratherdiagonallyhewouldseelightonly.Hewouldwitness44,000planetsontheway,oneofwhichissplitintopieces.”

KnowledgeofSreeSreeThakurinHisCosmicConsciousnessisabout44000Exo-planetsexistinginthespace.Thespace-scientistshavediscoveredonly3500tillnow.ElsewhereSreeSreeThakurhasstatedthatmodernscienceisinitsinfancy;itwilltakelongyearsforittodevelop.SreeSreeThakur’sobservationofauniqueconstellation–acentralstarsurroundedbyfourotherstars-thisknowledgecoincideswiththe2015–discoveryofa“strangesystem”ofonestarsurroundedbythreestars.Mostprobably the scientist is yet to discover another star. Sree Sree Thakur has talked about “DopplerEffect”inthemovementofthesestars.Thereisachangeofcoloursduringtheirmovement.ScientistshavenotyetreportedabouttheDopplerEffect:

“WhatisDopplerEffect”?

I collected the information from ‘Wikipedia’- Free encyclopaedia, which in simple languagemeanschangeinfrequencyofawaveforanobservermovingrelativetoitssource.ItisnamedafterAustrianPhysicistChristianDopplerinthe19thCentury.Itiscommonlyheardwhenavehiclesoundingasirenorhornapproaches,passesandrecedesfromanobserver.Comparedtheemittedfrequency,thereceivedfrequencyishigherduringtheapproach,identicalattheinstantofpassingbyandlowerduringrecession.Suchchangeofwaveofsound,willbesimilarinthecasevisual-changeofcolour.SreeSreeThakurcouldtalkaboutitasHepossessedthecosmicsuper-consciousness-wisdomwhichcomesautomaticallyandnotthrougheducationonthesubject.

SreeSreeThakurfurtherstates;Ihaveadwellingplaceeverywhere-notonlyintheearthbutinall the planets and starts-in themilky ways and in all constellations. Hemeans that life is presenteverywhere.Aseerorsaintgetstheknowledgeofitthroughhisdeepinsight,andsciencewilltakeitsowntimetodiscoverthis.(AlochanaPrasange-Vol-3,28.03.1942).SreeSreeThakurfurthersaysthateveryindividual,everyfamilyistobereconstructedbyfollowingHisprinciplesof‘beingandbecoming’.Apartfromthematerialaspectofbecoming,thespiritualaspectofbecomingistoachievevictoryoverdeath.Heasserts:Doneverdie,norcausedeathbutresistdeathtodeath.‘Resistingdeathtodeath’can happen only when we possess eternal memory consciousness and know that death is only atransitionforwhichweshouldnotbeafraidandbothered.❇

[Thewriter,anotedodiyapoetandwriter–KendriyaSahityaAcademywinner,didhisPh.Don“Sufismand Sri Sri Thakur’s philosophy” under Calcutta University in 2011. Currently he is also Assistant Secretary ofSATSANG.OnhisretirementasDirectorGeneralofIncomeTaxin2005,hemanagestheCommunityHospitalI.e.SriSriBordaHospital,intheoutskirtsofBhubaneswar,Mob.No.94370-29343,E-mail–[email protected],Web.–-www.ssbhospitals.com.]

“Where purpose with its exuberant urge for the principle transmutes obstacles to materialize itself into reality in the way of becoming,

Mukti or Salvation dwells therewith a showery, effulgent zeal .“

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THEREMAKINGOFCIVILIZATION

DR.HARAPRASADSAHOORETD.PROFESSOR,UTKALUNIVERSITY

BHUBANESWAR,ODISHA,INDIA

@ Menwith egoistic inferiority,meagre intelligence and bitter despair in variouswalks of life, theirmindfilledwithhatred, intolerance,hypocrisy,havegainedcourage,foundsolaceandenergytoconfrontwiththechallengesoflifebymeetingwithhisburningoptimism,unconditionallove,ferventfaith,profoundsimplicityand open frankness. His holy initiation has a subtle effect on the biological system and an easy process totransformthemindoftheindividual.Transformationofthemindisanabsolutenecessitytoremakeman.ThisisThakur'swayofremakingthecivilizationwhichisneededmostinthecontextofthepresentcrisis.

Humancivilizationisinchaos.Mereanarchyisspreadovercountriesandcontinents.Allelegant,rational,systematizedandanalyticalapproachestoimprovethequalityoflifeandrestorepeaceandtranquillity on earth have failed. There is a lot of variation at the empirical level in culture andcivilization. Attempts to bring a cultural congruence have proved unsuccessful. This is because themindofthemodernmenisnomoreenlightenedinanyrealsensethantheclassicalmind.Manisfarfrombeingarealman,atrulycivilizedman.

Weareyettodiscoverthefavourableatmosphereforoptimumdevelopmentofcivilizedman.We,stillwanderindarknesstofindoutthewaytopreventthedegeneracyofmaninthismoderneraofmountinganguishandvanishinghumanvalue.Despitethemarvelsofscienceandtechnology,thepersonalityofhumanbeingtendstodissolve.Scienceandtechnologyhavetransformedthematerialworld but have failed to transform man who is constructed by some erroneous metaphysicalconception.However,materialismhasultimatelyfailedandithasshownthewaytoaspiritualreaction.

InthepastgreatmenlikeSriRam,SriKrishna,Buddha,JesusChrist,Md.Rassul,SriChaitanya,Ramakrishnadevetc.havestruggledfortheascentofreligion,scienceandeducationinthesocietyindifferentways.SurrendertotheIdealmanofmoralprinciplesrescuemenfromthestateofmoralandmentalatrophywhichisnormallybroughtaboutbymodernconditionsoflife.HeisconsideredasthesonofGod,thematerializedlivingembodimentofthewaytoheaven.MancanseldomapproachGodbut through him. He rescues men from their spiritual, divine and material distresses. SufferinghumanityeagerlyawaitsforHisadvent.Onehundredtwenty-eightyearsagoin1888,oneIdealmannamed Sree Sree Thakur Anukulchandra, the living ideal descended into this plane of matter andworked in an inscrutable way to save mankind from mental, moral and spiritual distresses. SinceThakur'sverydescentintereststillcontinuestogrowbothinIndiaandabroadtoknowwhoisThakurAnukulchandra. Inthe languageofanwesterncriticof Indianspiritualscene,“SreeSreeThakur isanIndian holymanwith his feet on the ground." This answerwas very simple but effective. He is theconfluenceofbothspiritualandmaterialdomainsonearth.Heisregardedasthemostuniversalizedembodiment of the essence of human culture across theworld. His Satsang foundation has gainedworldwide recognition. Its historical, anthropological and sociological interpretation is not yetadequate. But it is the centre of Indian culture which has gained wonderful enrichment from theceaselesscurrentflowingintoIndiafromvariouscornersoftheearth.

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Over last few decades, every day, a sea of men and women flows into Satsang Ashram inDeogarh,India,cherishingpeaceandtranquillity.

Menwith egoistic inferiority, meagre intelligence and bitter despair in various walks of life,theirmindfilledwithhatred,intolerance,hypocrisy,havegainedcourage,foundsolaceandenergytoconfrontwiththechallengesoflifebymeetingwithhisburningoptimism,unconditionallove,ferventfaith,profoundsimplicityandopenfrankness.Hisholy initiationhasasubtleeffectonthebiologicalsystemandaneasyprocesstotransformthemindoftheindividual.Transformationofthemindisanabsolutenecessity to remakeman.This isThakur'swayof remaking thecivilizationwhich isneededmostinthecontextofthepresentcrisis.Properrecitationandmeditationontheholyname(Satnam)of Thakur has miraculous effect on the mind. Through this, the anthropocentric, materialistic andmechanistic visionof the individual is easily transformed intoaneco-centric andholisticworld viewwhichismostessentialtoescapefromdegeneration.AnuntotteringadherencetothisLoveLordcaneradicate the mounting anguish of humanity by thrusting consciousness of manhood in man toincreasethenumberofvalue-addedmeninsuchachaoticconditionofthehumancivilization.Avalue-added man can be self-disciplined. A self-disciplined man can invoke `Ahimsa'(nonviolence), and adynamicfusionofScienceand'Ahimsa'canbringpeacetothenationandharmonyintheworld.SreeSreeThakurisamanofspirit.Bybecomingadisciple,amanbecomeself-disciplinedandleadstowardsperfection.

According toThakur, religion isnotwitchcraftorquackeryor superstition.Religionmeans torelegare the libidowith theSupremeBeloved, theLord.Theconsciousnessofmanhoodcanonlybethrustedwhen an individual is attachedwith his Idealwith libidoic concentration. Thakur's religion,thus, is a practical religion. It has touched the deepest chords in humannature. In 1945, a brilliantyoungPhilosopher,Ed.SpencerafteravisittoSatsangAshramatHimaitpur,nowinBangladesh,metSreeSreeThakurandsaid,`ThakurisaReverendSpiritualTeacher.Hewasglowingandthatglowwasawonderfulthingtosee".Later,anotherAmericanRayArcherHausermanmetEd.Spenceraftertheendofsecondworldwar,onhiswaybacktoAmerica,Ed.Spenceradvisedhim:"Ray,youmustmeetthisman",insistedoverandoveragain."Butthereisnotime,-heprotested".'Ifyoumissthisopportunityitcancostyouyearsof fumbling inthedark-Edwarned.Later,whenRaymetThakur,commented."TheThakurIheardaboutandlearnedtoknowwasasvastasanocean".

SreeSreeThakur'slifeandmessageareone,basedonawonderfulphilosophicalsystemof'liveandletliveother'.Hesays,Dharmaistheupholderofexistence.ThePrinciplesofDharmahavebeenmaterializedinthelifeofSreeSreeThakur.HeisthelivingembodimentoftheprinciplesofDharma.Therefore,Thakur's conceptofpractical religionhas regulatedpractical livesandconductwithgreatsuccessandpermeatedeventheloweststratumofthesocietywithalivenofloveandself-sacrifice.Ithasopenedupinsightdeeperthananyotherphilosophythatencircleshumanmind.

After the advent of Thakur on this plane of matter for the first time in human history, thecrumbling civilization is capable of unveiling the cause of its degeneration and canmove forward byutilizing its immense potentiality. The eternal message of life and growth propounded by Sree SreeThakurAnukulchandra,thefounderofSatsangRevolution,istheharbingerofaresurgenthumanity.❇

“The act of binding one’s self with the ideal, in love, worship and admiration and to live on accordingly in an acceleration of one’s being and becoming is Religion to me”

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PATHTOGODCONSCIOUSNESSANDANANYABHAKTI

DR.DHIRENDRANDASCONSULTANTCARDIOLOGIST

NEWJERSEY,NJ,USA

@ TheBHAKTIYOGAisthepathofintenseLoveanddevotiontoGodhead.ItisthedesiretoserveGodwith Love and Gratitude. The Bhakta or devotee wants to attach his mind completely to God. ShrimadBHAGAVADGEETAandSriBhagavadPuranarethemainsourceofKnowledgeabouttheprincipleandpracticeofBhaktiYoga.IntheBHAGAVADGita,LordKrishnateachesallaboutdifferentpathstoDivine--likeKarmayoga,GYANA yoga and Bhakti yoga. In this incarnation, Sree Sree Thakur has converted all these into verysimplestformthroughBeingandBecomingmantra.

IntheSRIMADBHAGAVADGEETA,LordKrishnateachesArjunaaboutthreemajorpathstoGODCONSCIOUSNESS.HetalksaboutKARMAYOGA,GYANAYOGAandBHAKTIYOGA forREALISATIONofSELFandGODCONSCIOUSNESS.

KARMAyogaessentially is the thoughtandpracticeofSELFLESSSERVICE toallmankind.Thisserviceisperformedwithoutanyexpectationoffameandgloryinreturn.

Asahumanbeing,anyconsciousaction isalwaysmotivatedbyexpectationofpositiveresultandusuallyourmind isattachedtotheexpectedresult.ByKarmayoga,weact insuchthoughtandaction inaccordancewithone'sdutywithoutconsidering selfishdesires,profitmotiveand likesanddislikes.By repeatedlyperforming suchactionwithoutexpectationof result,mindbecomespurifiedandmindgetsgraduallydetachedfromtheresultofaction.BasicallyweperformactiontopleasetheLordandthegracewereceivebyservingHIM,pavesthewayforGODREALISATION.

INSRIMADBHAGAVADGEETA(9-27)LORDKRISHNAsays-

YAT.KAROSI,YATASNASI,YAYYUHODIDADASIYAT.YATTAPASYASIKAUNTEYA,TATKURUSWAMADARPANAM.

It means - HEY KAUNTEYA (Arjuna)! whatever action you do, whatever you eat, whateversacrificeyouperform,whatever charitableworkyoudo-whateverausterities youperform--totalityofyouraction-MakeitanofferingtoMEALONE.

BasicallyKARMAyogaisaboutsurrenderingallactionatthefeetoftheLORDforHISpleasureandexpectingnothinginreturn.HEemphasizesbysaying--

KARMANYEVADHIKARASTEMAAPHALESUKADACHANAMAKARMAPHALAHETURBHUMATESANGASTWAKARMANI.(BG.2-47)

“Youhaverighttotheworkbutnottotheresult.YoushouldneverbemotivatedbytheresultofactionnorshouldtherebeanyattachmentinNOTdoingyourprescribedduties.”

In this incarnation, SreeSreeThakurAnukulchandra tells the same ina very simplisticway–“Giveaway!Desirenothingforyourself,andyouwillseethateverythingisbecomingyours.”

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GYANA (JNANA) yoga is the transcendental Knowledge about ATMAN AND BRAHMAN andexperiential REALISATION that they both are ONE. Jesus Christ succinctly proclaimed--I. AND MYFATHER(GOD/BRAHMAN).areONE.ThegreatVedantistAdiShankarhaswritten--

SLOKARDHENAPRABAKHYAMI,JADUKTAM.GRANTHAKOTIVIH.BRAHMASATYAMJAGANNMITHYA,JEEVOBRAHMAIBANAPARAH.

"Ishalltellyouwithinhalfaverse,theveryessenceoftheteachingsexpoundedinmillionsofscriptures and that is: BRAHMAN ALONE IS REAL. This phenomenonworld (SANSAR) before us is arelative reality, ever changing, unstable, unreliable, having a beginning and an end. That aloneBRAHMANISREALandtheJIVATMAN,THEINDIVIDUALSOULisnotseparatefromit.

GYANIS-followersof.AdwaitaVedantaaffirmtheSOLErealityofBRAHMAN--AS.allfollowersofVedanta ARE called Monists. They approach the phenomenal world (SANSAR). With the negativeprocess---NETI–NETI---NOTTHIS---NOTTHIS------

whatever is transitory, unreal, impermanent, false and subject to change --is rejected as MAYA.WhateverisunderstoodtobeUNCHANGING,ETERNALandPERFECTisacceptedas.RealorTRUEinthehighestsense.

ThegoalofGYANIStoaffirmthatwhatisRealandTrueaboutourselvesashumanbeings.Weareneitherthebodynorthemind--wearetheSPIRIT-unborn-pureperfect,eternalandfreeandthatisthegreatesttruthofourbeing--ATMA.

THEGYANAyogausesourconsiderableintellectandpowerofmeditationtorealizetheTruththat--wearePerfectBeings,Free,InfiniteandImmortal.Onceweexperientiallyknowthat,wewillalsorecognizethesameDIVINITY(ATMA)inallBEINGS--wewillseetheoneBRAHMANeverywhereandinallBeings.InthewordsofMOTHERTHERESA---"IseeJesusinallBeingsandeverywhere."InthewordsofgreatVedicseerASTAVAKRA--" Iamspotless,tranquil,pureconsciousnessandbeyondnature.Allthistime,IhavebeendupedbyILLUSION.

AboutGYANAYoga,SreeSreeThakurAnukulchandra’ssayingisveryalluring.Hesays–“Whatisknownbyrealizationiswisdom.ToknowistoreachtheAbsolutethroughdiscernment,andthatis‘Veda’.Vedaistheindivisiblewhole.Totheextentoneknows,oneisVedist.”

TheBHAKTIYOGAisthepathofintenseLoveanddevotiontoGodhead.ItisthedesiretoserveGodwith Love andGratitude. The Bhakta or devoteewants to attach hismind completely to God.Shrimad BHAGAVAD GEETA and Sri Bhagavad Puran are the main source of Knowledge about theprincipleandpracticeofBhaktiYoga.IntheBHAGAVADGita,LordKrishnateachesallaboutdifferentpathstoDivine--likeKarmayoga,GYANAyogaandBhaktiyoga,butHisfocusofteachingisonBhaktiYoga.HeemphasizesthesupremacyofBhaktiYogaandparticularlyANANYABHAKTI--EXCLUSIVEONEPOINTEDDEVOTIONtotheLORDINthe6thchapterofBHAGAVADGita,longbeforethe12thchapterdedicatedtoBhaktiYogainthisfamousverse---

Yoginamapisarvesammad-gatenantaratmanaSradhaavanbhajanteyoMAMsameyuktotamamatah

InthisverseLordKrishnaisdeclaringthatHisdevotee,whoispossessedoffullfaithinHimasthe Supreme Lord of All, with their mind focused within and relishing meditation on Him is theGreatest yogi of all. To emphasize ANANYA BHAKTI He again teaches in the 9th chapter of Gita –ANANYACHINTAYONTOMAMYE JANAHPARYUPASTE.TESAMNITYABHYYUKTANAMYOGA-KSEMAMVAHAMYAHAM.

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ThosewhodesireMyeternalassociation,precludingallelse,meditateonMewithEXCLUSIVEDEVOTIONareblessedbyMyGracetothedegreethattheirwelfaremaintenance,theirprotectionandtheir liberation from this SANSAR--the cycle of birth and death and their Ascension to Me aresanctionedandarrangedbyME.

SriBHAGAVADPuran teaches theprocessofpracticingANANYABHAKTIbyquoting thegreatdevoteeSriPrahladMaharajabouttheNineprescribedmethodsknownasNAVADABHAKTI.Theyareasfollows

SRAVANAMKIRTANAMVISHNOSMARANAPADASEVANAARCHANAVANDANADASYA.SAKHYAATMANIVEDANAM.

ONE---SRAVANAM--ListeningtothegloriesoftheLord.

TWO---KIRTANAM--EcstaticgroupsingingpraisingtheLord.

THREE-VISHNOSMARANA-RememberingorfixingthemindontheLord.

FOUR--PADASEVANA-RenderingSelflessservicetoLord.

FIVE----ARCHANA-WorshipingLord'sformwithritualslikePUJA.

SIX-----VANDANAM--ProstrationtoLordwithRespectandLove.

SEVEN-DASYA--DevelopingthefeelingofbeingservantoftheLord.

EIGHT--SAKHYA--BHAVAwithLordpicturingHimasbestFriend

NINE---ATMANIVEDANAM--TotalsurrenderofegototheLord.

According to the great yogi Sri Sivanand Saraswati, Bhakti softens the heart and removesjealousy,hatred,lust,anger,egoism,prideandarrogance.Itinfusesjoy,divineecstasy,bliss,peaceandknowledge.Allfear,worryandanxieties,mentaltormentsandtribulationsentirelyvanish.ThedevoteeisfreedfromtheSansaricwheelofbirthanddeath.Heattainstheimmortalabodeofeverlastingpeace,blissanddivineKnowledge.

In this context, to make things absolutely simple, Sree Sree Thakur Anukulchandra says –“Adherenceinvokesstrength.Feelingfulfilssuccess.Neverabandondevouturgeandintelligenceandbeneverdecade.”Heagainsays–“Devotionbringswisdom.Inwisdomthereisthesensingofselfincreation. When there is this realization of self in creation, non-violence emerges, and from non-violencecomeslove.Totheextentyoupossessany,youpossessesall.”

AgaininBHAGAVADGita,LordKrishnacomesbacktotalkaboutANANYABhakti-itsimportanceinGodREALISATIONinChapter11.

BHAKTYATUANANYASAKYAAHAMEVAM-VIDHORJUNAGYANTUMDRASTUMCHATATWENAPRABISTUMCHAPARANTAPA.

Only by ANANYA Bhakti or undivided, uninterrupted, one pointed loving devotion to theSupreme Lord, one can see Him, know Him and can gain entrance into His Divinetranscendentalpastimes.EveninMundakopanishad,greatSeershaverevealedthetimelessTruth---

NAYAMATMAPRAVACHANENALABHYONAMEDHAYA,NABAHUDHASRUTENA

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YAMEVAISA.URNUTETENALABHYASTASYAISAATMAVIVRNUTETANUMSWAM

THISSUPREMESELFcannotbereachedbylisteningtoPRAVACHAN,norbyintellectualpowerorby reading scriptures.Ratherhealone canachieve theSupremeLordwhom the Lord chooses tofavour. To that person the Lord reveals His own true personal form. In the SRIMAD BHAGABATPURANA,LORDKRISHNArevealsthebenefitsofbecominghisdevoteeinthefollowingverse.(09-4-63)

AHAM.BHAKTOPARADHINOHYASWATANTRAIVA-DWIJASADHUVIRGRASTHOHRDAYOBHAKTERBHAKTOJANAPRIYA

LORDKRISHNA addresses to the brahmana--I amunder the control ofMYDEVOTEES., I AMNOTATALLINDEPENDENT.Becausemydevoteesarecompletelydevoidofmaterialdesires,IsitonlywithinthecoreoftheirHEARTS.Whattospeakofmydevotees,eventhosewhoaredevoteesofmydevoteesareextremelydeartome.

Therefore, SRI CHAITANYA MAHAPRABHU identified himself as. --GOPI BHARTRU. PADAKAMALYOR DASA DASANUDASA. --thus He instructed us to become the servant of the servant ofservant of Lord Krishna. Therefore, as the Finalmessage of Sri BHAGAVADGita, --(18 --65,66) LordKrishnasays--

MANMANABHABA.MADBHAKTOMADYAJIMAMNAMASKURUMAMEVAISYASISATYAMTEPRATIJANE.PRIOSI.ME.

SARVA-DHARMANPARITYAJYAMAMEKAMSARANAMBRAJA.AHAMTWAMSARVA-PAPEBHYOMOKSAYISYAMIMASUCHA.

NOWSUPREMELORDKRISHNArevealstheconclusiontotheESSENCEOFALLKNOWELLEDGE.Thatwhichisthemostconfidentialofallconfidentialisbeingrevealed---Completesalvationwillcomenaturally throughANANYABHAKTIorEXCLUSIVELOVINGDEVOTIONUNTOTHESUPREMELORDandnothingelseisrequiredornecessaryotherthanTotalSurrendertotheSupremeLordasHepersonallypromisesMokshaorLiberationtosuchdevotees.

SreeSreeThakurAnukulchandramadethewhole thingsimplerbysaying that–“God isone,Dharma is one, Prophets are same, --servers of the One; conflict and animosity with any of themproclaims the presence of opposite – the Satan; surrender to the Supreme is the sauce that bringsheavendowntothesoulandservice;dolove,doserve,dosurrender,doeverforProvidence,theLord,the Ideal, the source of all sources, with every inter-interested serving zeal that serves the Ideal--FulfillerthebestofthepastandpresentWhosepresenceistofulfilnottodestroy!utterandactwitheveryenthusiasm,surrendertotheenlightenedandonly!surrendertotheenlightenedSeersthatarefulfillersofthepast,surrendertotheFathersthatfollowtherightway,surrendertoVarnasramthatevolvesoutofProvidence,surrendertotheall-fulfillingFulfillerofthepresent,thisistheAryanpath'thisisDharmathatupholdsexistence,thistheeternaltruththatallaretosurrenderto!“❇

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“ESTABLISHMENTOFISHTA”OR“ESTABLISHMENTOFISHTA’SINTEREST”?

RICHIPROSADMISTRYSECRETARY,SATSANGUSA

BROWNSBURG,INDIANA,USA

@ ThosewhoaretryingtosayThakurisacrookedbusinessmanorthosewhoaretryingtosayThakurisGodoranAvatar,bothareEstablishing“Ishta”.Here”Ishta”isThakurAnukulchandraandbyestablishingHimasacrookedbusinessmanorGod,theyareindeedEstablishing“Ishta”andthisiscalled“EstablishmentofIshta”.

Since childhood, Iwas involved in “Satsang”. Somewhat like family culture. Grandfather andfather have done it and so have I. It became a habitual superstition. Listening to the stories aboutThakur,IhaveformedanopinionaboutThakur.SomesayThakurisGod,somesayThakurismessiahandsomesayThakurisaBengaliSpiritualTeacher.Andother(mostpeopleIgrewupwith)sayThakurwasacrookedbusinessman.

ThepeoplewhocastThakurasacrookedbusinessmanareverycloseamongmyfriends.Theirlogicandreasoningareinfallible;Iwasneverabletoprovethemwrongbycounterargument.Iusedtoget affected by their reasoning,my feelings and faith used to get hurt. Themore I get to know byreadingThakur’slifeandHisconversation,themoremyperceptionaboutThakurgotaffectedandthemore I realized thatmy friends who define Thakur as crooked businessman are in fact not wrong.Needlesstomention,itseemsthat,theperceptionofThakurbeingacrookedbusinessmanisstillveryprevalent in Bengal today. Being out of Bengal two decades, I thought, that perceptionmight havechanged. Very recently, in one of the political speech an influential politician mentioned aboutThakur’scrookedbusinessesandthatmakesmethinktheperceptionaboutThakurinBengalhasnotyetchangedcompletely.

Those people who define Thakur as God, messiah or spiritual teacher, are not diminishingeither. Day and night, in loud voice they proclaim Thakur is this, Thakur is that. In this age ofinformationtechnology,thathasbecomemorenoticeablerecentdaysandisincreasing.Thoseofmyfriends,whoknowverylittleaboutThakur,aretryingtostretchThakurbiggerbycopyingandpastingapicture, averseor a story of Thakur’s life in Facebook,WhatsApp and in other socialmediaoutlets.SomeofthemarespreadingthemiraclestoriesofThakur,tryingtopresentThakurasagreatmagician;theywanttoestablishthatifThakurwasnotGod,Hewouldnothavebeenabletodothat.OthersaretryingtoquotetheHinduscripturestoprovethatThakurisanAvataretc.etc.ByestablishingThakurasAvatarorGod,somearetryingtoarguethattheyknowbetterthantheothers.

Whatever itmaybe, thosewhoare trying to say Thakur is a crookedbusinessmanor thosewhoaretryingtosayThakurisGodoranAvatar,bothareEstablishing“Ishta”.Here”Ishta”isThakurAnukulchandraandbyestablishingHimasacrookedbusinessmanorGod,theyareindeedEstablishing“Ishta”andthisiscalled“EstablishmentofIshta”.

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By doing “Establishment of Ishta” both of these groups of people is learning about Thakur.Thosewhoare copyingandpasting, theyarealso learningoften facing the situationgetting intoanargument.Theyaregrowingtheirbookishknowledgebyengagingandpracticingthesearguments.Thepartofthebrainthatisusedinargumentativereasoningisgettingactivebydoingthis.Ifnothingelse,theyarelearningsomesocialnetworkingskills.

There is another group of people who was not mentioned above, who by loving Sree SreeThakur Anukulchandra, getting engaged in the welfare of His family and His beloved organization“Satsang”aretryingtodosomepracticalworkrelatedtoThakur’sinterest.Byofferingactiveservicetothe welfare of Thakur family and Thakur’s interest, this group of people is strengthening theirattachment towardsThakur.Theyare trying toestablish the interestofThakur.Herealso, “Ishta” isThakurandestablishingThakur’sinterestisthe“EstablishmentofIshta’sInterest”.

By actively engaging in the activities of “Satsang- the Man Making Mission” of ThakurAnukulchandra,thisgroupofpeople isenrichingthemselvesbyacquiringtheattributestotheirownbeing and becoming. By engaging in the activities of Love, they are strengthening their attachmenttowardsHim,whichishelpingthemslowlytoadjusttheircomplexes,thatoftenhindersthebeingandbecoming.Theseadjustedcomplexesarebecomingtheirservanttotheirbeingandbecomingandtrueenjoymentoflife.

Thisgroupofpeople,by followingthecommandofa“Living Ideal”or“Acharya”arekeepingthem engaged in the activities of Interest of Thakur, making themselves sublime. By following thecommandof“Acharya”byengagingthemselvesintheactivitiesof“EstablishmentofIshta’sInterest”,they are subconsciously increasing the attachment toward Sree Sree Thakur, as love grow out ofservice.And,thestrongerthisattachmentbecomes,themoretheyareabletocomeoutofslaveryofcomplexes. Complexes arebecominghelpinghands to their being andbecoming. The journey tobeand to become is getting help from these adjusted complexes. They are becoming the product ofThakur’s“ManMakingMission”.

To follow the command of a “Living Ideal” or “Acharya” in the “Establishment of Ishta’sInterest”isthe“ManMakingMission”ofSreeSreeThakurAnukulchandraandthatis“SATSANG”.❇

Any effort, any acquisition, any wealth that goes to fulfil anything above which

the Lord is not enthroned, is futile through the conflict of complexes that falter!

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FOLLOWINGISRELIGION

SUBHENDRANATHNAYAKASST.SECRETARY,SATSANGUSA

NEWJERSEY,NEWYORK,USA

@ Manisgoingawayfromtherealityandrunningbehindtheunreal.Thereisindeedastrongdesiretogetorachievesomethingwithoutdoinganything.Thisisbecomingasecondnatureofentiremankind.Bottomlineis,thedesiretogetthings,expectationtosucceedwithoutfollowingordoingispredominantinthesociety EvenwhenGoddescends,HealsoachievesthingsthroughHisconducts followingthepoliciesandrulesof thiscreation.Hence,religionhastobelived.Religionisallaboutfollowing,doingandnotmereworshiping.

We all know that human beings are superior among all creatures, not because of theirappearancebutbecauseoftheirabilitytothink,doandachieve.However,weallhumanbeingsarenotcapable enough to adopt a single conduct or act without learning or following. There is absolutelynothinginthisworld,whichaperson(manorwoman)candowithoutlearningitfromsomeone.Wearedependent somuch so that even inour childhooddayswedidnot knowhow to smile, how torespond, how to communicate, how to eat, how to drink, how to walk and even how to stand.Whereas, reading, writing and the work of every profession have, of necessity, to be learnt fromregularteachers.Thusthereisanecessityofsomeonelivinginourlifewhowillteachushowtoliveandleadourlifeforourliving.

Moreover,wehumanbeinghaveatendencytobeunified.Thistendencyofunificationtellsustofollowsomeoneinourlife.Thus,itleadstofollowan“LivingIdeal”inourlife,anIdealfromwhomweallneedtolearnhowtolive,howtolove,howtoleadandhowtoleavethisworldlylifeagainstallodds,challengesandnegativityaroundus.

Ifwebelieveinourselves,regainourself-confidence,andareencouraged–thenwe,whoareliving an ordinary life, a normal life, can dowonders in our life.What ismost unfortunate thing towitnessfromourNextGenerationofsocalleddevelopedsocietyisthattheydonotpossessthisbeliefandself-confidenceanymore.Ifwespeaktoapersonofpresentage,wewillrealizethatpeoplehavelost their hope, trust and faith on anything and become fearful. Be it politics, education system,economy,familylife,personallifeorsociallifetheysoundverylowwhenwetalkabouttheirbeliefandself-confidence.

AndIstronglybelieve,perhaps,somekindofslovenly ideaaboutthereligion,Godandactofmere worshiping without any realization is one of the most contributing factor to such situationsaround us. As a result,man is going away from the reality and running behind the unreal. There isindeedastrongdesiretogetorachievesomethingwithoutdoinganything.Thisisbecomingasecondnature of entire mankind. Bottom line is, the desire to get things, expectation to succeed withoutfollowingordoingispredominantinthesociety.

Certainly,wedesirewealth,fame,knowledge,love,agoodlife,noblefamilylife,happiness,anuprightliving–whatevermaywewish,firstwehavetounderstandwhatwehavetodosothatwecangetthemmeaningfully.And,ifwedonotdothat,thengettingwouldbeahollowforus.ExpectingtogetwithoutdoingisagainstthelawofthiscreationandthecreatororGod.

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EvenwhenGoddescends,HealsoachievesthingsthroughHisconductsfollowingthepoliciesandrulesofthiscreation.Hence,religionhastobelived.

Religionisallaboutfollowing,doingandnotmereworshiping.

Religionistoassistotherstoletthemlivethoughouractiveserviceandfulfillingdeeds.Hence,religion isallabout followingandpracticing inourdaily life i.e. inour thinking,behaviour,characteranddeeds.Everyoneshouldrealizethatreligionisverymuchpartofme,myfamily,andmysocietyIlivein.Thus,religionisnothingbutmyownlivingalongwithothersbesideme.

Inordertogetwhatwewantinourlife,tofulfilallourdesire,firstwemustknowhowtogetit.ThatiswhyHecomes,Hedescendsonearthinahumanformtoenlightenusinanaptwayexplaininghowtoconductourdailylife,howtoprogressinourlife,howtobesuccessfulinourlifewithallourwantanddesire.Hedoescometohelpus,toguideus,totellus,toexplorethein-bornpotency(likehowthepotentialityofahugetreeishiddenwithinaseed)withinus.Henotonlyknowsthehiddenaspectsofhumanlife,butalsoknowstheunlimitedpossibilitiesconcealedwithinus.WhenweacceptHimwithlove,followHimwithasincereheart,wegetanopportunitytonurturethepossibilitiesofourlifeinrighteousandmeaningfulway.Like-weneedsoiltogrowtheseed,weneedamothertogivebirthachildsimilarlyweneedsomeonetonurture,guideandfulfilus.Thatiswhy,Hetakesthepaintodescendonthisearthagainandagain.Hedoescometo inspireus,Hecomestoput inordertoourdistortedandscatteredlife.Withoutwhichwecannotbefulfilled,cannotenjoytheeternalhappiness,andcannotexploreourhiddenpotencies,capabilitiesandabilities.Weallhavebeentryingtofollowapathbywhichwecanleadaflawlesslifewithoutanyconcernsanddifficulties.So,inwhateverformHecomes or descends, if we love Him, follow him, we are benefited from it. There is absolutely noexamplewherewehaveheardthatweconductruleandpolicyof lifeby followingbooksorhearingthemfromsomewhere.Rulesandpoliciescanbespokenaspartofourspeechbutcannotbeendorsedin toourconductunlesswehavea lovecenter inour life.That iswhy it is said“Man isshapedandfashionedbywhatheloves”.So,toknowthepathofgrowth,happinessandenlightenmenttoourlifeorsoulweneedamanofLove,anIdealinourlifeascenter.

Probably,everythingsoundsuprighttous,thatweneedanIdeal,alovecenterinourlife.Themostdecisivepartistofind,knowandrecognizeatrueIdeal.LetmesharemyownrealizationtoknowandunderstandatrueIdeal.

TheveryfirstcharacteristicsofatrueIdeal is:everyoppositethingismeaningfulwithHimorwithinHim.WheneveryoppositethingrunsmeaningfullyinHisdaytodaylife,itisanindicationthatHeistheheadofthiscreation.Thatiswhyitissaid-TheIdealisHe,whoisveryabnormallynormal,wiselyfoolishandgorgeouslysimplesittinginthemostneglectedcornerofthisearth.Heisoneandonly Sree Sree Thakur who has descended on this earth as present Ideal. Sree Sree Thakur says:“Where every oppositesmeetswith ameaningful go,Godhoodpeeps there.” It is verydifficult tounderstandHimunlesswe associate ourselveswithHim. Theonlyway to identify a true Ideal is torealizeHimthroughourassociation.

TheverysecondcharacteristicsofatrueIdealis,Hislove.Hisloveforeverysingleobjectinthisuniverse is natural, spontaneous and equal. Be it life or non-life, movable or immovable, He loveseveryoneandeverythingwithequivalent intensity.Henever seesor finds fault inanyone.HeneveraccusesanyonenorinsultsanyoneratherthroughloveHehelpsthemtoremovethefaultycharacterfromtheirnature.ItisthebestcharacteristicsofanIdeal.HeisoneandonlySreeSreeThakur.Whenthemostfallen,peddling, ignored,sinnergoestoHim-HeacceptsthemasHisownand lovesthem

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like how He loves His dearest ones. With His touch, with His love, lowest of the low become thegreatest.Hedoescometobuildeveryindividualbasedonhis instinct,abilityandcapability.HedoesnotshowHismercyorpityonanyone.IfweloveHim,weautomaticallystartfollowingHim,asaresultwesensethatwearefulfilled.Weallget,receiveandbeblessedbasedonourdoings,nothingmoreorlessinthislife.

WeallmakeeveryattempttoruntopeopleandurgepeopletoacceptHimthroughInitiation(processofassociatingourselveswithHim)nottoexpandourorganizationorincreasethemembershipornumberinourSatsangbuttosayandsharethetruthtopeoplethroughwhichtheyliveandleadahappy, uplifting, systematic and prosperous life individually and collectively. It is the only way forhumanbeing to live,but livehappily. Like learning letters at thebeginningarenecessary forhighereducation, similarly Initiation is needed to imbibe the art of achieving higher life, secured life andsmoothlifeforourliving.

SreeSreeThakur, isour“Ideal”,ourlovecenterandHehascomeforthisentireuniverse.Hisliving,Hismessages,Histeachings,Hisexemplifiedconductsareforeveryone.Following“LivingIdeal”is accomplished and fulfilled in our life when we follow the commands and guidance of Idealpersonified“PradhanAcharyadev”,alivingManofHisowncreationasadvocatedandprearrangedbySreeSreeThakur.❇

“Is there any ‘ism’ in God! He is the consummation of all ‘ism’,

so He is sacred, and surrender is the only sacrament, Providence is His name thereby!”

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NECESSITYOFALIVINGIDEALINYOUTH’SLIFE

SUMANSUNDERDEYB.E(JADAVPURUNIVERSITY,KOLKATA)

SATSANG,DEOGHAR,INDIA

@ De-structured life, individualized, aimless life, all these conclusions are simply an exhibition ofimproperthoughtsand inadequateyieldofthoughtsthataremoreencouragingto life, thethoughtsthathelponedefineandsuccessfullycreiateone’slifeaspertheirin-builttraits.Thereisaproverb-Ourthoughtsmakeuswhatweare.That,whatisakindofthemissingXfactorinthelifeofmajorityoftheyouthistheyieldofproperthoughts.Thethoughtsthatareanecessityofbothmindandlife.

AccordingtotheNationalAcademiesPress(USA),youthanalystsareincreasinglyspeakingofanew phase in the life course between adolescence and adulthood, an elongated phase of semi-autonomy, variously called “post-adolescence,” “youth,” or “emerging adulthood” (Arnett, 2000).During this time, young people are relatively free from adult responsibilities and able to explorediverse career and life options. At the same time, given the wide variety of perceived and actualoptions available to them, the transition to adulthoodhas become increasingly “de-structured” and“individualized”(Shanahan,2000).

One of the leadingmagazines, India Today, says that “Displaying conservative attitude amideconomic liberalization, thepresent generationof youth is in every sense a paradoxical one. Bettereducated,withgreaterspendingpowerandtechnicallysavvy,theurbanyounghaveanenormousroleto play in shaping the India of the future, but they are just not sure how to go about doing that.Globalizationand liberalization,theyassume,hascreatedagenerationofcloneswhoworshipatthenearest gym instead of the nearest temple, are into the latest fads, whether diet, gadgets, sexualattitudesorfashionandbasicallydancetothesamebeat.”

Now,ifwelookattheculturalaspectsoftheyouth(likethefashion,lifestyle&otherchoices)intheformofevents,wecanunderstandwhyit’sjustokay&reasonableintheageofglobalization&liberalization.

But the problem lies somewhere else. NAP (USA) & India today are two different agencieslocated inUS&Indiarespectively,buthavecomeupwithsameproblemsbeingfacedbyYouth,de-structuredandaimlesslife!

The solution, however, to this problem is not as simple becauseof the existenceof a broadrange of variations in beliefs and lifestyles they adopt or simply because of the existence of sub-cultures in theYouth culture as canbewitnessed from thequote fromWikipediawhich states that“Within youth culture, there are many distinct and constantly changing youth sub-cultures. Thesesubcultures'norms,values,behaviours,andstylesvarywidely,andmaydifferfromthegeneralyouthculture”.Althoughtherearediscrepancies,stillnoprobleminnaturehasoccurredwithoutasolution.

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Manisconsideredtobethemostperfectcreatureexistingonearthduetoitscapacitytothink,to transform thingsandhunger for constantevolution.Thisadventurousnatureofmanhasgiven itsuccessinsomecases,butalsohasputitintosituationswithextremecomplicationswhicharebeyonditsperception.

When the world runs into degeneration, when the existence of man is at stake, there isinjusticeanddestructionallaround,theProphetofTimecomesdowntoexaltourbeingandshowsusthepathtoreconstructionandre-establishmentofsocietyandpeace.Heisbornlikeasimpleman,butsoon thewholeworld realizesHis identity and is blessed. YugaPurushottam (Prophet of Time) SreeSreeThakurAnukulchandra,commonlyknownasSreeSreeThakur,camedowntothisearthlysysteminHisphysicalframeintheyear1888.Sincechildhood,Thakurwasseentopossessimmenseloveformankind and every creature that exists in the lap ofmother nature. Sree Sree Thakur, throughHislifestyleandHisprinciples,hastransformedmanysimplemen into individualsworthofvalue justbythevirtueoftheirkarmainaccordancewithHisprinciples.LoveIncarnateSreeSreeThakurcouldturnassassins intomenofblissnotbysomemagicormiracle,butbyHis love.SreeSreeThakurhassaid“Hatethesin,notthesinner”.ManhasfoundtheirfulfilmentinSreeSreeThakur,whoistheirFulfillertheBest.

De-structuredlife, individualized,aimless life,alltheseconclusionsaresimplyanexhibitionofimproperthoughtsand inadequateyieldofthoughtsthataremoreencouragingto life, thethoughtsthathelponedefineandsuccessfullycreateone’slifeaspertheirin-builttraits.Thereisaproverb-Ourthoughtsmakeuswhatweare.That,whatisakindofthemissingXfactorinthelifeofmajorityoftheyouthistheyieldofproperthoughts.Thethoughtsthatareanecessityofbothmindandlife.However,thethoughtsarecertainlynotspontaneous, theycomeupasa resultofouractivitiesandpractices.The thingswe do, the thingswe love to do, all these lay a great impact on howwe think and ouractionsaccordingly.Tobemoreprecise,ourthoughtscreateourfate!That’swhySreeSreeThakurhassaid-

Effectofmoveandactivities,transformingthemselves

intheirtransitsandeventuallyreverting

onone’sownselffrombeyondtherangeofone’sknowledge,

isFate!

The way we cannot penetrate a target unless we aim at it, the same way, we can’t havestructured lifewithout guided thoughts. To guide our thoughts,we need to follow a Living Ideal orProphetofTimewhostandsfirmasthecentreofourlife.SreeSreeThakurhassaid-

Prophetoftimeistheenliveningemblem

ofthepastandfulfilmentthereof

TomaketheconceptoflivingIdealabitclearinsimplewords,there’sasmallexcerptfromRev.TitiDi’sarticle,TheMissionofLife–“Thehumanmindisnotconcentric.Weliveindifferentworldsin

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differenttimes.Tous,therearesomanyworlds,theMuslim’sworld,theHindu’sworld,theChristian’sworld,thebusinessman’sworldandsoon.Toachild,aworldofplaymatesandtoysissotrue,buttoagrownup,itisbutuseless.Wehavetaughtustoliveinsomanydifferentworldsindifferenttimesthatwehavelostthecentre,theunityinallthese.ThiscanbeachievedbysurrenderingtotheIdeal,toanIdeallycentredperson.HeisthelivingIdeal,theProphet!SreeSreeThakurhassaid-

Hewhocomesdown

withthelucidanddistinctivecharacteristicofprovidence

fortheagetoimpartthemtotheworldisinshort,aman

theProphet,wemayalsocallHimthe“sonofman.”

So, inwords of Sree Sree Thakur, any Tom,Dick andHarry cannot become the nucleus, thecentre, theaxis.Thatmanmustbeasolvedand integratedman.” Ifourcharacter isnotbuilt firmlyunder the guidanceof a Living Ideal, thenour beingwill surely get colouredunder the influenceofdifferent impulses and result is split personality. Any good man, under the influence of badnessprovoking impulses, can act like a bad man and end up doing something very unexpectedly badreversinghisidentityandimageforever.IfthemanhasSatguruortheLivingIdealinlife,thenegativeimpulsescan’tmake it fallaprey.Even if it falls,duetohisardent loveandattachmenttowardshisIdeal,heisboundtorisebacktolifeandlight!

Thewayinthedarkness,thelightfromthetorchweareholding,showsustheway,thepath,inasimilarway,wealsoneedtoadoptaLivingIdeal(bytakingDikshaorInitiation)toshowusthewaythatisveryspecifictoeveryindividualasitisneedlesstomentionthateveryindividualisbornunderveryspecificconditionsoflife,whichisveryspecifictothemonly!

Forthelifetogrowundertheoptimumnurturingassetsthatthemothernaturehasbestoweduponman,onemustbecapableofacceptingthemtotheirbestcapability.Manisbornwith infinitepossibilitiesinlife.Whatwedoonlydecideswhatwebecomeandwedowhatwethink.Doingdoesn’tonly mean pursuing academic goals, rather a much bigger aspect that encircles every other thing,includingeducation,thatdefinesus.Forthisallrounddevelopment,weneedourSatgurutoguideusand make us practically capable of choosing the right things. Sree Sree Thakur has predominantlyfocusedon threemajorprinciples inorder toachieve this, Jajan, Jaajan& Ishtabhrity. Jajan is to fillone’sownreservoirofknowledgeabouttheIshtaandthusremainun-deviatedfromhispathandtoconstantly remind & remember one’s identity in this world and relation to the Supreme Masterthroughone’s Ideal. Jaajan ispreachingandpropagating themessageof the Ishta (EpitomeofBliss)andmakingotherscharmedandattachedtotheLivingIdeal.IshtabhritycanbebestunderstoodinHisownwords-“Psychicalurgethattendsthefunctionaltendrilsofphysiquealong-toearnandachievemore for the Beloved with adjustment of psycho physical concentration- making the reservoir ofstrengthurgeunceasinglywithin thateffulges indireneed-is thespecific specializationofgratuitous

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offertotheBelovedeveryday,andthatisthecluethatenablesonetoenrichintuitivefunctionthatmakesoneauto-activeandthatistheSamarthi-YogainducedbyIstabhriti”.(TheMessageVol-IX).

ThusweseehowJajan,Jaajan&Ishtabhrityactasthethreesidesofatriangleandencloseourlifeandprotectitaswell.

Neurosciencesayswhentwopeoplewalktogether,they,byvirtueoftheirlearntreflexes,walkatthesamepaceandfootstepping.Biologysayseveryindividualhasaparticularspeedofwalking.Ifwewalkfasterorslower,wegettiredsoonerthanwedoatourownspeed.Logicsaysifyouaresittinginacar,youareaslavetoyourdriver’swishes.Evenifyouarefitandhealthy,youmaydieoutofanaccidentifyourdriverisunfitfordriving.Yourliferestsinhishands.OurlinktotheIdealinourlifeisexactlythesameastheabovethreefacts.Ourentirelifeisajourneyalongtheroadswhichnoonehasevertravelled.Ifweestablishourfaithinsomemanorcelebrity,oursituationwillbelikethecaseofdrunkendriverwhoisthemanhimself,afellowtravellerlikeusandcan’tshowusourwayoflife.ItisonlytheSatguruwhoknowshowtodriveourlifeastheroadswearetotravelaretheonesonlywehavetotravelandnooneelsecan.That’swhyHeiscalledFulfillertheBest.ItisonlytheSatguruwhoknowswhichpaceisbestsuitedbyeveryparticularofusandHetakesusalongthesameonewithouroptimumspeedsothatwedon’tfallapartorgettootiredtotravelourjourneyandfinallycansucceed.SoitisourdutytocomeundertheshelterofHis.Weallarebornsame,asman,whatitdifferentiatesisourthoughtsandwork.SoletusthinkpropitiouslyundertheguidanceoftheSupremeSoulinlivingformandtastetheelixiroflife.❇

“IF ANYONE MISBEHAVES…”

The other day I was going over in my mind some events that were not exactly making me happy. It was concerning the less than compassionate behavior of some people. Just around that time the February Ligate 2016 came in the mail from Deoghar. As was my habit, I began to read it cover to cover. Then I came to the section where Sree Sree Dada addressed the Workers’ conference. Dada was dealing with the part of the workers becoming jealous if a new worker comes to their area and seemingly “steals” their initiations. As could be expected, some workers took offense of this. But Dada asked them, “Does the Ritwik impart initiation?” And answering his own question, he replied, “It is Thakur alone Who imparts initiation.” And he added, “Why do you nurture a grudge?”

And then suddenly I came upon another of his comments that I realized applied to me!! “If anyone misbehaves, try to tolerate it. As much as you will tolerate it so much will be your ability to

FORGIVE. Without doing harm, do FORGIVE. You will accumulate STRENGTH.” Then I thought, “Wow, here is Sree Sree Dada guiding us. He is so far away. Yet he knows exactly the

right words to choose that would be appropriate, no matter where we are. Knowing each and everyone’s state of mind, what a blessing it is to have Sree Sree Dada! To this I want to add that the Holy Name is really the central thing to keep in mind. By repeating the Name and trying to do it always and around the clock (besides meditating on the Lord through the Name morning and night) we get the right impulses at the right time! This is how the Lord can guide us and how He manages to help us evolve UPWARD! If we want to grow, He has provided for us the best and easiest path!

“Why do people need forgiveness? Because people make mistakes. Is there anyone on earth? Who has not made mistakes? Bear to all a heart. Full of love and forgiveness.” [From: Forgiveness by Elizabeth Clare Prophet]

By: Gisela Lichtgarn Unionville, CT, USA

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INFLUENCEOFALIVINGIDEAL–ASISEEIT

MS.ATREYEEMAITISUNNYVALE,CALIFORNIA,USA

@ This idea of “vaishishtyapali apurayman” brings us to the derivation of one of the fundamentalconcepts of life - Dharma.Wemust not confuseDharmawith religion.Webster’s dictionary too distinguishesDharmafromreligion.Dharmaisnotaboutmethodofworshipping.Dharmaisderivedfromtherootword“dhr”inSanskrit,whichmeans“touphold”.Hencedharma isabout sticking toone’s characteristicsanddoingwhatkeepsone’sexistenceintact.Thisisahighlysimpleyetprofoundmeaningthatwemustunderstand.

Allofusarefamiliarwith“Newton'slawofuniversalgravitation”.Thislawgovernsallobjectsbig and small in this universe. The heavier the body and the closer it is, themore the gravitationalattraction.Thisisthefoundationofhowtheplacewherewelive–theearth–isstayinginorbitaroundthesun.

I liketobelievethatthis lawalsocloselyappliestoourdaily livesintermsoftheinfluenceofthepeoplearoundusinourlives.Thelevelofinfluenceisafunctionoftwoparameters.Onebeingthestrengthoftheirpersonalityandsecondbeinghowclosewearetothem.Allofuswouldagreethatweareareflectionofwhatourparents,teachersandfriendshavetaughtus.Mostsuccessfulpeoplealsoattributetheirsuccesstosomebodywhohasinfluencedtheirlifeclosely-theirmother,theirteacher,spouseandsoon.Thestrongerthisinfluencingpersonality,thebetterweget.Andofcoursethecloserwearetothem,thehigherisourdesiretoimbibetheirideasinourlives.Inthatcase,whenwechoosean ideal for our life, shouldn’t that person be somebody who is present in flesh and blood andsomebodywho is able toextend their influenceonus?An ideal / rolemodel is somebodywhowilldrivehowyoubehave,whatyoubecome,whatyouraspirationsare.Wouldn’tyouwantthatbethemost uncompromising quality? Even in music, whenever one sings, one sings with a referencescale/octave.Withoutthereference,thenotesmaygohaywire.Andevenamongmusicianstherearesomewhocanidentifyeventheminutestoferrorsinnotessungbyothers.Thatisbecausetheyhavegainedmasteryintheirfield.

Ofcourseonecanarguethatoneneednothaveanysuch ideal/ rolemodel.However,notethatevengravitationtalksaboutmutualattraction.Notethattheseforcesdon’texist inisolationi.e.nomatter how strong an individual is, influence from external sources greatly boosts the levels towhichanindividualcanreach.Andhecannothopetosimulatethisinfluencebyhimself.

Atrueguruisaninfluenceofthiskind.HedemonstratesandupliftsothersbyHisownexample.HowdoesHedothis?Askilledteacherisabletoadjusthistechniquesbasedonthesubject.Ateachermustadoptdifferenttechniquesbasedonthetypeofthestudent.Somestudentslearnveryeasilybyconventionalclassroomteaching.Someneedmorehandholding.Someneedspecialaids likevisuals,somelearnbetterbyhearing,somelearnbetterbyimplementingtheideasinpractice.Henceatrueguru is the one who knows how to customize the tips and tricks of leading life befitting thecharacteristicsoftheindividual.Heexhibitsthequalitiesofbeing“Vaishishtyapaliapurayaman”.Anditisthisveryconnectionbetweenstudentandteacherthatimpactsthecharacterandlifeofthestudent.

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Thesecondaspectofbeing“vaishishtyapali”isaboutretainingandupliftingthecharacteristicsof an individual. Characteristics define the personality of the individual. Some are good at singing,somearegoodatwriting,somespeakwell.Skillscanalsobesoftskills-negotiatingskills,abilitytogetworkdone,andsoon.Asadgurudoesnotignorethesecharacteristicsoftheindividual.Heencouragesitandmouldsitinawaythatitbecomesthestrengthoftheindividual.

Thisideaof“vaishishtyapaliapurayman”bringsustothederivationofoneofthefundamentalconcepts of life - Dharma. We must not confuse Dharma with religion. Webster’s dictionary toodistinguishesDharma fromreligion.Dharma isnotaboutmethodofworshipping.Dharma isderivedfrom the rootword “dhr” in Sanskrit,whichmeans “to uphold”.Hence dharma is about sticking toone’scharacteristicsanddoingwhatkeepsone’sexistenceintact.Thisisahighlysimpleyetprofoundmeaningthatwemustunderstand.ItisveryeasytoignorethismeaningofDharma.Ifwetietogetherthemeaning of “vashishtyapali” and Dharma, we can conclude that a guru helps us stick to thingswhichupholdourexistence.Hehelpsusremain in linewithourcharacteristics.Withaguru,even ifyoudivertyouwillcomebackandbeabletoidentifyyourselfandyourstrengthinthemidstofmessydaysofyourlife.Hekeepsyoutruetoyourself.

Thusateacher’sdharmaistobethebestteacherthattherewas,asoftwareengineer’sdharmaistobethebestsoftwareengineer,aparent’sdharmatobethebestparent,aleader’sdharmatobethebestleader.Butcanonekeepone’sexistenceintactwithoutsurroundings?Answerisno.Existenceinanenvironmentisimpossiblewithouttheaidofsurroundingelements.Ifthoseelementsdon’texist,wecannotexist.Theseelementsincludeotherhumanbeingsandtheenvironmentaroundus.Henceallowingthemtoexistisalsoequallyimportantforustoupholdourveryexistence.ThisisessentiallywhatDharmaisallaboutasSreeSreeThakurexplains“Anyebanchayenijethake,dhormobolejanishtake”. SreeSreeThakur takes this verydefinitionof “liveand let live” toanew levelby saying thatDharmaisabout-“Beingandbecoming”.Itisnotsufficienttojustlive,itisnecessarytogrow,upliftoneselfandothers.

Weare fortunate to live in timeswhereweare able toexperience the strong influenceof asadguru like Sree Sree ThakurAnukulchandra.He has left behindHis legacy in the formof Acharyaparampara(culture).TheAcharyaispresenttoexertthat“gravitationalattraction”oftheguruinourlives.

Asmentionedatthebeginningofthisarticle,theinfluenceofanindividualisonlyasmuchasyougetclosetohim.AsadgurutoowillmanifestHimselfonlyasmuchasyouopenuptoHim.SotakealeapoffaithandtakethefirststeptowardsHim.Thisrideisdefinitelyworthexperiencing!❇

“Interested inter-dependent to becoming of every individual with every fulfilment by which being is nurtured according to its position and special aptitude

with due resistance to evil – that is politics and law to follow.”

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PEACE,PEACEANDBEPEACEFUL

DILIPKUMARRAJHYDERABAD,INDIA

@ Thesenseof inadequacywillberemovedfromtheheart.Allthehumanpassionwillbesublimatedandmanwill be raised to that level ofmental purity and nobility for progress towards perfection. This idealcentric life makes one BALANCED and moves unerringly upward through life. This concentric course aroundLiving-Idealispeace.Thedivinequalitiesleadamantoitsdesiredgoali.e.peacefulandhappyexistence.

Thereisasaying“Civilizationisadiseasewhichis invariablyfatal”.Thisisaneraofmountinganguishandvanishingmoralsandethics.Abrutalthrustforpossessionofmaterialsandwealthisthesymptom of the disease we face today. The equilibrium between spiritualism and materialism isdisturbed. The human being has attained scientific knowledge, power and strength. Free play ofpassion, on the other hand, leads to decline inmoral values.Man is likely to be torn to pieces byenvironment and delirious thrust of passion. “Man has mastered over everything in the world butfailedtomasteroverhimself”.Themankindisindistressandsufferinghumanityiseagerlywaitingforasaviour.

In the era of darkness and despair, Sree Sree Thakur Anukulchandra came as a messiah(Purushottam Sadguru) to provide protection, light, hope and charity to aggrieved souls of humanbeings.HeistheLivingIdealofthepresentageandHislifeisalivingreality.AllthepastprophetsareconsummatedinthedivineManofthepresentageandfulfilthelaggingknowledgeaccordingtothepresentneeds.Whatisnurturingtoourexistence,consciousnessandblissfulbecoming(i.e.Sat,Chit,Ananda) is completely embodiedwithin Him. He is love incarnate and Living Embodiment of YUGANAME(SoundandRhythm),thehighestandcorrectfrequencyofsupremesoul.Thereisnodifferencebetween Himself and His NAME (SATMANTRA). He lives gorgeously simple and teaches the simpletenetsoflife.Thelawsofeugenics,marriage,education,conduct,healthandhygieneetc.explainedbyHim scientifically.Hismessages have solved the innumerable problems facing the individual, family,thesociety,thenationandtheworldasawhole.PurushottamSadguruisthehighestteacherandHetakesbirthateveryage.Helivesamiduslikethemostcommonhumanbeings.Hemoldsanindividualaccording to the individual own characteristic and never contradicts the saying of the past greatprophets.Heisloveincarnate,who’severynervesweepswiththesorrowsandsufferingsofalllivingbeings, (i.e. LoveLord).Hedoesn’thavemuchschooldegreeandneednobooks to impartwisdom.MereinteractionwithnatureacquiresinfiniteknowledgeandrealizationthatisHiswisdom.ASadguruisalwaysperfectandpurebybirthandisaguidetoalllivingbeings.

Hewrotea smallbookSATYANUSARAN (Pursuitof truth) inonenightat theageof22yearswiththerequestofoneofHisdiscipleswhogottransferredtoadifferentplace.Peoplesfromallsectsare going through this bookand finds as if their prophet is guiding them. It is theessenceofBible,Koran, Gita, Upanishad Vedpuran etc. On request of Krishna Prassana Bhattacharya, (M.Sc. GoldMedallist,workedwith sir C V Raman), requested Thakur to giveMessages for non-Bengali people.Suddenly He starts delivering tenets in English without knowing the English language. The ViceChancellor of Calcutta University went through all the Twelve Volumes of suchMessage books ondifferentsubjectsandcommented,“TheLatinEnglishwordsaresousedhere,evenourliteratescholar

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cannot use it properly”.Heuttered themessageswhile in trance andonly 72 days’messageswererecorded and printed in the Holy BOOK called Punya Punthi. It is a great surprise for the modernpeople,howalifelessbodycanspeak.Thesearetheonlyfewexamplesoutofvastexamplesfromtheocean.

Why should we accept Him as our guide?What is wrong with the earlier prophets? In thisaspectIwouldliketoquoteofHissayings-“AllthepastProphetsareconsummatedinthedivineManofthepresent”or“Ihavecometofulfilnottodestroy”.Yes,Hehasfulfilledthelaggingknowledgeasper thepresent age.Mygrandfather reada sciencebookbut I amnot giving the samebook tomychildren.Althoughboth are sciencebooks, but present book covers somemore additional scientificsubjects thantheoldsciencebook. (NaDharePreritoBartaman/Andho-tomoiHoiProyan).Similarly,our society, lifestyle, and environment everything has changed as per age, and He says ignorancecreatesanxietyforman,andwisdomgivesmanpeace.Ignoranceisthecauseofgriefandknowledgeisbliss.

Theprocessofhumanrevolutionrequiresa livingembodiment.SreeSreeThakur is the livingembodiment of the present age. He is the Sadguru who has materialized all the rolls in His life(Acharya).Hehasplayedasan Ideal son, Ideal friend, Ideal student, Idealhusband, Ideal fatheretc.practicallyeverything.Hisimpulsewillcreateinmananinfinite,irresistibleurgetoevolveforcompletedevelopmentandknowledge.Manhastoestablishcontroloverhispassioni.e.hisanger, lust,greedand his pride. For thismastery alone lies the qualitative characteristic of Godliness. This process oftransformation fromevil intogood ispossiblebyactiveattachment to the fulfiller thebest. PassionshouldbecontrolledinproperwaybyfollowingthepathshownbyTheGreatMaster.Otherwise,theywill hold with greater force. Initiation with SATMANTRA imparted through Sadguru with dailyMeditation,Prayer,disciplinedlifethroughSadguru’ssimpleprinciplesandbyobservingJajan,Jaajan,IstabhritiandSastawani/Sadachar,i.e.Idealcentricthoughts,words,deedsandhabitscreatesdivineforcewithinandcanconvertevenademonintoGod.

“Man is fashioned and shaped by what he loves”. If you love Love-Lord, definitely you willachieveloveforcewithinyou.Moneyneversatisfiedtheinnerhankeringofasingleone,butlovehasbeenabletodoso.Theloveforceand“senseofselfincreation”withinustobeimproved,otherwise“You may attain strength enough to tear off earth and the moon, you may attain strength todestabilize the universe, but, if you have not achieved love within, you have gained nothing”.Meditationmayleadtopowerstoperformmiracles,butwillnotexorcisetheanimalinstincts,unlessoneembracestheLove-lord,orhasyearningforthateternalgreatsoul.

BytheactiveattachmenttothepresentLIVINGIDEAL,primelawsthatnurturetheinstinctivenatureofmanwillbeunderstoodandabletorecognizehismistakes.Manwillestablishmasteryoverhislust,hisgreedandhispride.

The sense of inadequacy will be removed from the heart. All the human passion will besublimated andmanwill be raised to that level ofmental purity and nobility for progress towardsperfection.ThisidealcentriclifemakesoneBALANCEDandmovesunerringlyupwardthroughlife.ThisconcentriccoursearoundLiving-Ideal ispeace.Thedivinequalities leadamanto itsdesiredgoal i.e.peaceful and happy existence. In the Gita lord Krishna says “Those who are not attached have nointelligence;theyhavenopeaceandsatisfaction”.

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Man inthewhirlpoolofvariousviewsgetconfused, isata lossto findouthisway.ThentheMessengeroftheSupremeFathercomesandcalls,“Doneverdie,nevercausesdeath,letdeathtodieand“Iamtheway,thetruth,thegoal,nonecancometofatherbutbyme”.SoBECONCENTRIC,BEIDEALCENTRIC,BEPEACEFUL.❇

[Ref: 1. Satyanusaran by Sri Sri Thakur Anukul Chandra 2.Who Thou the Revolutionary by JanardanMukherjee3.TheNewLightfromtheEastbyDr.RebatiMohanBiswas.]

Pujyapad Sipai Da attending Canada Satsang 2015

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KEYTOGREATNESSISGRATEFULNESS

MANOJPATRAENGINEERINGOOGLE

MOUNTAINVIEW,CA,USA

@ The very thought of thinking about the good done by others to one,makes one feel grateful andhumbler.Thismakesone’sbrainsignaltheendocrinesystemtoreleasemoreofhormonesthatmakesapersonfeelhappier.Apersonbecomesmoreloving,forgivingandthesoothingeffectofcalmnessaccentuateshealing.Itisindeedtruethatgratefulnessleadstohappinessasobservedbymanyphilosophers,saintsandseersoverages.

Inarecentmedicaltalk,IcameacrossanexperimentdoneattheYaleSchoolofMedicine(YaleUniversity)someyearsago.Ateamofscientistdividedagroupofpatientsintotwogroups.Patientsinthegroupshadsimilardiseasesandwerebeinggivensimilarmedicines.Thedivisionof thepatientshadotherfactorsofgender,ageetc.alsodistributedmoreorlessequivalently.Onegroupwassecretlyaskedtodoonethingbeforetakingthemedicines.Thesepatientswereaskedtospendabout30minstoanhouratleast3timesaweekandthinkofpeopletheyshouldbegratefultoandwritethatdownwithoneortwoanecdotes.Theconditionwasthatthelistshouldnothaverepetitionsofnamesunlesstherewasanewactofhelporkindnesstheywantedtohighlight.Thisshouldbeafreshincidentsincetheperson’snamewaslastwritten.Mostpeoplewroteabouttheirparents’name,spouse,siblingsetc.inthefirstweekitself.Thentheystartedwritingaboutneighbours,colleagues,oneoff incidentsofahelperspendingmoretimethinkingandwritingtheincidents.Thesecondgroupofpatientswerenotgivenanyspecialinstructionsandledtheirlivesasusual.

Afterabout6-8weeksofthisexperimentationitwasobservedthatthemedicineswerehavingremarkableeffectonthepatientsandtherateofrecoveryofthosepatientswasconsiderablyhigherthanthesecondgroup.Onanaveragethemedicineswerehaving4timesmoreeffect.

Thevery thoughtof thinkingabout thegooddonebyothers toone,makesone feelgratefulandhumbler.Thismakesone’sbrainsignaltheendocrinesystemtoreleasemoreofhormsonesthatmakes a person feel happier. A person becomes more loving, forgiving and the soothing effect ofcalmness accentuates healing. It is indeed true that gratefulness leads to happiness as observed bymanyphilosophers,saintsandseersoverages.

Itisasignofallgreatpeoplethat,theyareimmenselygratefulforsmallactsofhelpreceivedfromothers.SreeSreeThakurinHisholybooktheSatyanusaranclearlytellsthatitismeanorlowlytobeingrate.Healsotellsit isfoolishtogetinducedbytheslanderfromthebenefittedandblamethebenefactor.HereisasmallincidentfromthedivinelifeofSreeSreeThakurrevealingtheextentofHismagnanimityandgratefulness.

InDeoghar,thereusedtoresideawidowwithheronlysonnamedRaman.Shewasknowntoall as “Ramaner ma” (Raman’s mother). She had an ill temper and a foul mouth. Quarrelling withothersandbeingslanderouswashersecondnature.Onceagroupofpeopleirritatedbyhertantrumsand bickeringwentwith a complaint to Sree Sree Thakur. This time the group of people had some

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seniorpeopleandthecomplaintwasgrave.TheywantedandrequestSreeSreeThakurtobanishherfromtheashramorataminimumaskhertostopcomingtoThakurBari.

SreeSreeThakurbecameseriousandsaid,“Youknowoncemaa(MataManmohini)camewitha big concern and toldme that therewas not a grain left in the kitchen and shewasworried howwouldtheAnandBazarbepreparedforthatday.Therewasjustnopossibilityofsightincookingriceand daal/sabji that day. And it was getting late in the morning. A few kilograms of rice, about akilogram of dal and some amountwas needed for everyday cooking.MataManmohini had fixed arationtoconsumetheitemswithcaution.Despiteallsuchmeasuresthekitchenstockshademptiedandtherewasnoprovision.Asweallsatandcontemplatedwhatcouldbedone,suddenlyRamanermacamewithabasketonherhead.Without informinganyoneintheashramandawareofthefactthat therewasnograin left in kitchen shehad left early in themorning to theneighbouring villageseekingalms.ShedroppedthebasketandtoldMaa,‘Takethisamountofrice,dalandthecashneededfortoday’.Andshedustedherhandssighingcompletionofabigtask”.SreeSreeThakurthenpausedalittleandthenaskedthegroup,“HowcanIaskthatladytoleave,onewhofedmyfamilyonewholeday?”. The group felt very ashamed of their demand. They realized that not only one lifetime, ifneededSreeSreeThakurwould takecareof the lady formultiple lifetimes for thatoneday’sactofselflessserviceshownbythelady.

GautamaBuddhasaid,“Letusriseupandbethankful,forifwedidn’tlearnalottoday,atleastwelearnedalittle,andifwedidn’tlearnalittle,atleastwedidn’tgetsick,andifwegotsick,atleastwedidn’tdie;so,letusallbethankful“

Thebenefitsofgratitudeandthankfulnessareimmense.Andreciprocallytheilleffectsofbeingingrateareequallystrong.IntheholySatyanusaran,SreeSreeThakurhaswarnedeveryone,‘Whenthehelperisharmedbythehelped,stupidpridebreakstheboltofgratitudeandthrowsopenthepathofdeathstrewnoverthethornsofarrogance’.

Beinggratefulforthekindness,helporassistancereceivedmakesoneselfgreat.Oneshouldinfactmakeitadailyhabittobegratefulandthankful.

Manypeoplereceiveservicefromothersandtakeitforgrantedliketheserviceofthecleaner,theofficeboy,thesecurityguardetc.Afewhoweverhabituallyacknowledgetheirwork,givethemapatonthebackortalktothemsweetlyaskingabouttheirwellbeingandunknowinglytheyinfluencetheirownlifepositively.

Manyyearsagowhenthedigitalworldhadnottakenoffandpeopleusedtoworkinfactories.Inawintryeveningonedayasincereworkerkeptworkinganddidnotgetoutafter theendofdaysiren went off. Others hurried out of the factory looking forward to the long weekend.When thisworkerrealizedthatthedoorshadbeenclosedandhewasreallylater,itdawnedonhimthathislifewasatperil.Thetemperaturewouldplummettoreallowvaluewiththeheatersoffandhewouldnotsurvive3days inthatcoldclimatewithoutfood.Hestartedprayingbut justabouthalfanhour laterthelightsflickeredonandthewatchmancameinspecting.Themanwashappyandrelieved.Heaskedthewatchman,“Whatmadeyoucomeintothefactoryfromyourpost”.Thewatchmanreplied,“In30yearsofmyservicehere,youare theonlyonewhogreetsmeeveryeveningat the timeof leaving.TodaywhenIdidnotseeyou,IthoughtIwouldtakealookinside”.

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Ifbeinggratefulandexpressingone’sgratitudeissoimportantinlife,itshouldbethefirstthingIshouldandmustdoinmydailylife.Andtoallpeoplewhoinfluenceandservemethemost.Itisalsotruethatrealgratitude isnotsilent, itexaltsonetofindawaytoexpressoneself.AllsatsangeesdoIshtavrïtisoonaftergettingup.AndamongthenumerousreasonsforwhichIshtavrïtiisdoneandtheinnumerablebenefitsofIshtavrïtiitisameansofexpressingone’sgratefulness.ThroughthepracticeofishtavritiweexpressourgratitudetotheSupremeFatherforthelivewehavegotandthatinitselflaysthefoundationforthedaytopushonward,upwardandforwardinthejourneyoflife.❇

Celebration of California Annual Satsang 2016

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SATSANG,THESOLUTION!

BISWAJITGOUDANEWJERSEY,NY,USA

@ We are the seeds (may be a Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Jain or Buddhist whatever name wemayidentifyourselveswith),Satsangprovidesthesoilandenvironment.Theseedhasnoideaaboutthetree ithaskeptinside.Satsangdoesn’tbelieveinconversion,becauseitisbeyondreligion.ItisaplatformwhereithelpstomakeyouclosertothesameGodorIdeologyyouareworshipping.

TheGod,whoisintheskycanneitherinspireusforthegooddeedswewoulddo,norwouldHepreventusfromdoingbaddeeds.BernardShawoncewarnedtobewareofthemanwhoseGodisinthesky.Forswimming,education,singing,dancing,gymnastics,baseball,rowingandsoonwelookoutforacoachwhocantrainus.Don’tweneedacoachorguideorteacherwhohasmasteredoveralltheaspectsofhumanlifetoteachortrainus?Imaginehavingapersoninourlifewhoknowsthewaysofthe unknown terrain we are journeying, will that not make our lives easier and faster with lessconfusionsandmistakesalong thepath. Ifwehavenoguide thenwemay remainasapersonwithtalent,butnotthatrefinedtalenttoparticipateintheOlympicsoflife.

Timeandagainthereareextraordinarysimplehumanswithdivinepersonalitieswereborntoguidetheworldtowardsbetterment.Inschoolineverygradeandineachsubjectweneedadifferentteacher, then don’twe need according to the current time, technology and social structures of theworldanewguidewhohas livedatthecurrenttimesandunderstandsthepastguides’teachingstoguideus better. Lord Jesus, ProphetMohammad, LordBuddha andmanyother teacherswere suchguides,mastersofthehumankind.

Whentheseseerscometheyareneverboundedbyanyreligion,cast,creedorrace.Theyareextraordinaryhumanbeingswhogracefullylivedamongstthehumanstohelpthemoutintheirwayoflife.Everymanandwomanfollowedthem.That'sallasitseemsandhadbeensointhepast.Restallotherlogics(country,religion,etc.)seemimmaterialandspeaksofdivision,notofunison.Sincewearehumans,weneedahumanbeingtobeattachedto.Loveforeachotherwillcomeautomatically.Likebrothersuniteonthebirthdayoftheirfatherormotherforgettingtheirdifferences.

There are enough evidences to realize what has happened and been happening after thedemiseofthesegreatmen.Allthesocalledreligionsformedafterthemandhavebeenremainednowsoastotortureeachother.Thesituationoftheworldissuchthatonepersonhasthesufficientpowertoputanendtothewholehumanrace.Withsomuchpowerwehavebecomemoreirresponsibleandafraidofotherhumanbeings.Wehaveforgottenthatweallarehumansfirstandourbasicneedsarethe same, though ourway of lifestylemay vary according to a region. This is high time thatwe gobeyondallthesocalledreligionsandunderstandthatweallareonerace,human.Ourgoalisoneasahumanbeing.Wecameheretolive,growandletothersdosobecauseweallaredependentoneachotherforfood,clothesandlotofotherthings.Weweregiventheworldashomeandtheskyasroof.Webuilthousesandlimitedourselvesbygettingidentifiedtoit.Weweregivenlandstoroambutwedrew borders.Wewere given paths to attain the beauty of life according to the age by the greatteachers but we divided ourselves by religion.We should understand and believe that there is no

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religionorDharmaother thanexistence.Weallneedacommonplatformwhereweallcanunite.Aplatform beyond religion, a platform beyond countries, and a platform beyond whatever possiblethingswehavecreatedintheworldwhichisdividingus.

SatsangissuchaplatformunderitsfounderandguideSreeSreeThakurAnukulchandra.SreeSreeThakurhassystematizedtheall-roundprogressionofthehumanbeingsirrespectiveofcast,creed,religion,regionwithalivingguideaccordingtothecurrenttime.WemaybehearingthewordSatsangforlongbuttheprocessSreeSreeThakurhasprovidedtousisunprecedented.Satsangisasupersetofthelearningsoflife.Itdoesn'tignoreanyaspectofahumanlife,mayitbespiritual,material,familylife, professional, etc. It believes in a balanced life of a human being. Sree Sree Thakur says only abalancedlifeisapeacefullife.Withoutfoodinyourstomachandanatmospherewhereyouwouldliketolive,youcannotmeditate.Soeveryaspectoflifeisofequalimportance.SatsangissuchaplatformwherepracticalexecutionofDharmahappens.Again,DharmaaccordingtoSreeSreeTkakuriswherewe liveandgrowalongwithourenvironment.Satsangdoesn’tbelieve inanyotherDharmaor ‘ism’otherthanexistence-ism.

WhileIwastryingtomakesenseoftheworldwithall itsestablishedbeliefsandconfusions,Ihadanopportunity toexploreaboutSreeSreeThakurAnukulchandraandHiswayof lookingat theworld and shaping the human beings. When complaint about a thief came He endowed him withcompassionandafterenquiringaboutthethiefHegavehimmorestuffwhathemayneed.ThatwasHispunishmentwhichmadethethiefcryoutinloveandrepent.Itdroveawayhistheftnatureforever.After givingmedicine to a patient,He couldn't sleep until the patient gets cured andused to roamaroundthehouseifHecanseesomeonefromthefamilytoenquireaboutthepatient.Oftentimesitwasweirdforthepeopletoseesuchanabsoluteconcerneddoctor.HeredefinedLoveandHislifeisademonstration of it. He built school, research lab, mechanical workshops just tomake others self-dependant,progressiveandhappyinasmallremotevillageinthethenundividedIndia.AndonedayHe left everything and walked away with His disciples to Deoghar, India. He built Satsang andeverythingfromgroundzeroinDeogharattheageof58whilefeedingthousandsofpeoplewhocamealongwithHimwhenHe literallyhadnothing.Each individualcanspeakofvolumeswhohavecomeacrosswithHim.Manmakesmoneynottheotherwayaround.Hesays–“Loveismyexpenditureandmanismyincome”.SreeSreeThakurhasemphasizedonfamilylife.Heupdatedalltheoldrulebooksaccordingtothecurrentage.HebecametheprimeobjectofLoveformillionsofhumans.HekindlysetaprocedureonhowthisdemonstrationoflovecancontinueafterHimfortherestoftheworld.ThisiswhereAcharyadev(LivingIdeal)andSatsangcomes.HeblesseduswithcontinuousAcharyasystem,anapexspiritualleaderunderwhoseguidancethepeoplecaneasilyunderstandhowtoobserveablissfullife.Acharyadev(AguidewhohasobservedallwhatHeisteaching) isneededtounderstandhowtoleadthelifeinabetterway,andun-doubtfullyafasterwaytounderstandone'sownlife.BecauseheguidesaccordingtothenatureofthehumanswhocometoHim.Everyoneisdifferentandtheyneedtobe groomedat their ownpace andonly a living ideal cando that. That iswhyoftenHe is beingtermedasfulfillerthebest.

Ihavenot seenSreeSreeThakurbuthave interactedwithSreeSreeDada, spiritualguideofSatsangwhoteachestheideologyofSreeSreeThakur.IhavelearntthebengalilanguageandreadHisbooks.ButwhenIwenttomeetAcharyadevSreeSreeDadathenIrealizedhowmuchjargonIhavegatheredbyjustreadingthebooks.ThisisacommonproblemwithotherhumanstooIrealise.ThenputtingmeintodifferentscenariosinlifeSreeSreeDadahasbeenrefiningmyconceptsaboutlifeeversinceandmakesmeunderstandSreeSreeThakurandhowtoobserveHiminrealityaccordingtomy

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capacities.Icannotexpressmyfeelingsinwritingonhowitistoknowsomeonewhoknowsyoubetterthanyourselfandthereforyoutoguidealongthewayallthetime.

Everyoneisfreetochoosetheirownpath,butaccordingtomeSreeSreeThakuristhefastestway to stay happily with fulfilling every aspect of a human life with a minimal effort. This is myexperience and ofmy parents,many ofmy relatives, friends andmany other families I have comeacrosswitharoundIndiaandtheStates.WhenJesusChristcameHesaid“I’mthepathandnonecancometothefatherbutthroughme”.Also,Hefurthersaid“Iandmyfatherareone”.

Wearetheseeds(maybeaHindu,Muslim,Christian,JainorBuddhistwhatevernamewemayidentifyourselveswith),Satsangprovides thesoilandenvironment.Theseedhasno ideaabout thetree it has kept inside. Satsang doesn’t believe in conversion, because it is beyond religion. It is aplatformwhereithelpstomakeyouclosertothesameGodorIdeologyyouareworshipping.

“ConversioneverdivertstraditionaltrailwithdenialofformerAdvents-theleadingMastersofbecoming,butconvergencemakesallunitedandinter-interestedandmakesthemkeepuptheinter-unisonoftheProphetsaccordingtotheageswithprogressiverunoflifecreatingfellow-feelingfrom

mantoman”.-SreeSreeThakur

Timehascome.Nomoretobeidentifiedbyanyreligion,country,castandcreed.Butunderthenameoftheonesingleworldteacher.Lettheworldbrotherhoodblossominthelapoftime.❇

“Passion according to its phase, provokes to tutor aggrandizing ambition in the culture of deluding habits and behaviour;

attachment invokes to educate wiseness in the need to fulfil the wishes of the Love with habits and behaviour adjusted,

with every meaningful concernment.”

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ONIONANDGARLIC

I have a friend whom I have known for 30 years. Recently she asked me why Thakur did not want us to eat onions and garlic. I mentioned this to Bapuda (Subhendra Nayak) and he gave not only a very comprehensive reply, but one I had not been entirely aware of. In his reply Bapuda made it clear, as does Sree Sree Thakur, that if for medical reasons we ever need to use onions and garlic, then that would be perfectly acceptable. But this is for medical reasons only and not for regular food. In the West onions and garlic are known to be effective for inflammations, colds, sore throats etc. And people will speak highly of it, if asked. But there is an area that most people are not aware of. While garlic may be a powerful antibiotic, many people don’t realize that it is good at killing bacteria, the good along with the bad! Apparently onions and garlic can cause anemia within a week if you eat enough and have been shown to destroy red blood cells which carry oxygen throughout our bodies. The Taoists have recognized the set of 5 vegetables in the alliaceous family (garlic, onions, chives, leek and spring onions) cause harm to our organs. Specifically, they believe that onions are harmful to the lungs, garlic to the heart, leeks to the spleen, chives to the liver, and spring onions to the kidneys. On an emotional level, you can read information in various eastern philosophies which indicate their belief that onion and garlic provoke anger and anxiety, and contribute to feelings of sadness. Ayurveda says that they lead to lust and ignorance. …Buddhist and Taoist meditators also avoid onions and garlic partly because they lead to feelings of passion and lustful urges This distracts us from the spiritual. A private study at Stanford University proved that garlic is actually a poison which penetrates the blood-brain barrier. It desynchronizes our brain waves, leading to significantly reduced reaction time. One former engineer recalls that pilots were asked not to eat garlic at least 72 hours before flying during test flights he worked on in the past. It may even be a significant contributor to chronic headaches and ADD. Below is an extract from a lecture by Dr. Robert C. Beck, DSc, given at the Whole Life Expo, Seattle, WA, USA, March 1996, Nexus Magazine “The reason garlic is so toxic, the sulphone hydroxyl ion penetrates the blood-brain barrier, just like DMSO, and is a specific poison for higher life forms and brain cells. We discovered this, much to our horror, when I (Dr. Robert C. Beck) was the world’s largest manufacturer of ethical EEG feedback equipment. We’d have people come back from lunch that looked clinically dead on an encephalograph, which we used to calibrate their progress. “Well, what happened?” “Well, I went to an Italian restaurant and there was some garlic in my salad dressing!” So we had them sign things that they wouldn’t touch garlic before classes or we were wasting their time, their money and my time. I guess some of you who are pilots or have been in flight tests…I was in flight test engineering in Doc Hallan’s group in the 1950s. The flight surgeon would come around every month and remind us: “Don’t you dare touch garlic 72 hours before you fly one of our airplanes, because it’ll double or triple slow down your reaction time. You’re three times slower than you would be if you’d not had a few drops of garlic.” Well, we didn’t know why for 20 years later, until I owned the Alpha-Metrics Corporation. We were building bio-feed-back equipment and found out that garlic usually desynchronizes our brain waves. So I funded a study at Stanford and, sure enough, they found that it’s a poison. You can rub a clove of garlic on your foot—and you can smell it shortly later on your wrists. So it penetrates the body. This is why DMSO smells a lot like garlic: that sulphone hydroxyl ion penetrates all the barriers including the corpus callosum in the brain. Any of you who are organic gardeners know that if you don’t want to use DDT, garlic will kill anything in the way of insects. Now, most people have heard most of their lives garlic is good for you, and we put those people in the same class of ignorance as the mothers who at the turn of the century would buy morphine sulphate in the drugstore and give it to their babies to put’em to sleep. If you have any patients who have low-grade headaches or attention deficit disorder, they can’t quite focus on the computer in the afternoon, just do an experiment—you owe it to yourselves. Take these people off garlic and see how much better they get, very very shortly. And then let them eat a little garlic after about three weeks. They’ll say, “My God, I had no idea that this was the cause of our problems.” And this includes the de-skunked garlics, Kyolic, some of the other products. Very unpopular, but I’ve got to tell you the truth.”

Sree Sree Thakur knew all about the science of onions and garlic. His only aim was to bring that awareness to the rest of humanity. It is good to know that at least some individuals were aware of some of these laws and tried to spread that awareness to others!

By:GiselaLitchtgarn,Unionville,CT,USA

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TocomplywiththewishesofBelovedtheSuperiorwitheveryuphillcontentment

intheshortestreaction-time,isthecrucialmeasuretotestthatthe

complexesareadjustedwithameaningfulachievement.

Momentum In Life

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v Pradeep Kumar Biswal

v Sushant Mohanty

v Rajarshi Roy

v Pradyot K Nayak

v Ms. Maya Basu

v Tusar Swain / Madhusmita Swain

v Ms. Papia Das

v Anataryami Sahu

v Prashant Panda

v Kiran K Roy

v Ms. Rimi Mohanty

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SCIENTIFICVIEWSONFORMATIONOFIDEALCONCENTRICSOCIETY

PRADEEPKUMARBISWALRESEARCHSCHOLAR,DEPARTMENTOFCSE

IITGUWAHATI,INDIA

@ AccordingtoSreeSreeThakur,thereisnoconflictinphilosophyandsciencewithreligionorDharma.Allthesethreecanworktogetherforwelfareofmanandofthewholeuniverse.HesaysscienceandphilosophyareneedlesswhentheyfailtoupholdtheprinciplesoflifeandtofulfiltheDharmawhichleadsamantorealisetheperfectionthatisalreadyinhim.

Divinityappearsontheearthinhumanformindifferenterastodiminishhumansufferingsanddrawhumanbeingoutofdarknessintolightandfromthecobwebofsuperstitionstotruthandreality,byupholdingthedivinequalitiesthroughsuchmanifestation.SuchSavioursareuncommonlycommonandlivelikeanyoneofus,withfamily,relativesandfriends.SreeSreeThakurAnukulchandraissuchalivingembodimentofTruthandGodinthepresentcentury.Hehasbeenacceptedandworshipedasthe Prophet, the Purushottam, the Sadguru, the Ishta and the Living Ideal of the modern age bymillions of personswithin India and abroad--irrespective of caste, religion, nationality and race. Hisprimarymission is “Being and Becoming” of human, which is life and growth of one and all. Sinceeveryonehasaimtoliveandprosper,thus,accordingtoHimwhateverisneededtofulfilthelifeandgrowthofeveryindividualalongwithhisenvironmentisone’sfirstandforemostduty.

Sree Sree Thakur gives three easyweapons to the society; Jajan, Jaajan and Istabhriti. Jajanadjusts a man in such a manner that his being is processed by the Ideal and is engaged with Histhoughts solely. Thishelpshim in controllingandmeaningfully adjustinghis complexes,hispassionsandemotionsandfinallymakeshimmentallyandphysicallystronger.ByJaajan,onestartstoservethesocietyinsuchawaythateveryindividualbecomesinspiredandexaltedtowardstheLivingIdealandtheGod.Thethirdone,Ishtabhriti, isthelove-offeringtotheLivingIdealwithallreverence.Inotherwords, it is an act of sacrifice in our daily life for the God, sacrifice for the Seers, sacrifice for theHuman races and sacrifice for all livingbeings in the society.Observing Jajan, Jaajan and Ishtabhritidailymakes aman co-ordinated, integrated and adjusted and thus the path of becoming becomesgloriousandsuccessfulwith thehighestscopeofexpansion.Thesocietyshouldbeshaped insuchamannerthateveryindividualbecomesempathetictowardsotherfellowbeings.Throughthisway,runof life of one and, thereby all ismoduled towardsbecoming, and thenonly a healthy, efficient andstrongsocietyandnationcanexist.

According toSreeSreeThakur, there isnoconflict inphilosophyandsciencewith religionorDharma. All these three canwork together forwelfare ofman and of thewhole universe. He saysscience and philosophy are needlesswhen they fail to uphold the principles of life and to fulfil theDharmawhichleadsamantorealisetheperfectionthatisalreadyinhim.SreeSreeThakurwasnotascientistatthetimeHepreachedtheaboveteachings.ButwithHisdeepinsightintothefundamentalprinciples of science and its applications in real world, He could amass an amazing knowledge ofscience and laws therewith. Sree Sree Thakur could perceive that neithermolecule nor atom is the

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ultimateparticleof thematterwhichconstitutesthebasis forall thematerialsonthisearth.ButHecouldperceivethatitisthequantaofenergyandtheirinteractionswhichdeterminethephysicalandchemical properties of matter. He also mentioned that the specific type of harmony amongst thefundamentalenergyparticlesareresponsibleforphysicalexistenceofthematter.HerealizedalltheseconceptsthroughHisspiritualknowledgeonly,whereasmodernsciencecoulddiscovertheseconceptsthroughthescientificresearchofMadamCurieonradio-activityandEinstein’sfamoushypothesisonconversionofmassintoenergyandviceversa.

Sound,accordingtoHim,isgeneratedthroughvibrationandistransmittedthroughaphysicalmedium.Itcannottravelinvacuum,thatiswhySreeSreeThakurviewsthatwecannothearanysoundofanunendingseriesofnuclearexplosionsoccurringintheSunoranyotherstarevenifhugeamountof vibration is created there. He perceives that the entire energy of the universe can be explainedthrough the theory of energy waves. He termed these energy waves as vibrations which have anamazingeffectwhenappliedonanyobject,person,plant,animalorhumanbeing.It isawell-knownfact that many organs of human body having maladjustments can be brought into normal orderthroughelectric impulses.Now-a-days, inmodernmedicalsurgery,kidneystones,gallbladderstonescanbedissolvedorbrokenupby“sonar”orsoundvibrations.Thus,SreeSreeThakurhasadvisedustohaveadeepinsightintothesoundthrillandmeasurethevibratingthrillofdifferentobjectsindifferentconditionsaccordingly.

Good physical health and healthy mind are essential for the progressive advancement ofhumanity. Sree Sree Thakur has considered this matter from scientific point of view by givingimportancetotypeoffood.AccordingtoHim,foodnotonlysatisfiesthehungerbutalsoeasilygetsabsorbedinthedigestivesystemandgivesnourishmentandvitalitytohumanbody.Thesuperiorityofvegetarianfoodoveranimalfoodinmaintainingthebalanceamongstabody’sbiologicalprocesseshasbeenemphasizedbyHim.

Hehasgivenmaximumemphasisonmarriageandeugenicscience,forproductionofgoodandhealthyprogeny,thatleadstoattainmentofsuperiorbecoming.SreeSreeThakurhasstronglyadvisedtoobeytheprincipleofmarriageaslaiddownin“Varnashram”,whichisextremelyscientificinnature.According to Him, marriage should be arranged between a male and a female considering theircompatibility inheredity, education, character, health, age, culture and conduct. Themost essentialprerequisiteformarriageisthatamaleshouldmarryafemaleofsimilaroralittlelowerheredityandafemale shouldmarry amaleof similar or fulfillinghigherheredity.Anydeviation from this principlecreatesincompatiblemarriagewhichdegradesthecharacteristicsofoffspring.Thus,ahealthysocietycanbeformulatedbystrictlyfollowingalltheseguidelinesofcompatiblemarriage.

Sree Sree Thakur’s vast range of literature covers all aspects of human life and all subjectsconcerningman’sexistenceandgrowth.Ifalargenumberofpeopleassembleunderthebannerofasingle Living Ideal through themediumof initiationand followHis sayingswholeheartedly, thenanIdealConcentricSocietycanbecreated.Thisidealconcentricsocietyshallneverhampertheexistence-nurturing, self-interest and characteristics of anybody, but surely would accelerate the “Being andBecoming” inevery individual. Letus come forward,beapartof thismovementandpropagate theholymessagesofSreeSreeThakurAnukulchandraallovertheworld.LetHisblessingsbeonusandthewholeatmosphereberesonantwiththevibrationof“BandePurushottamam”.❇

“When science embrace religion with meaning and means keenly, and fulfils each other with kisses and riches, - heaven comes down through the royal road of knowledge to flourish all – with elixir and bliss!”

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SATSANGONTHEWHEELS

SUSHANTMOHANTYTANZANIA

@ SreeSreeThakurleftnostoneunturnedtofulfilthemissionofSatsang.Hehadwatchfullyinspectedall the minutest angles to move forward the Vehicle named Satsang. Looking at all the loop holes anddeficienciesofsimilarorganizationofpast,HemodelledfourmajorwheelsofthisChariotfor itsuninterruptedandfaultlessfunctioning.ThesemajorpillarswerewellidentifiedandconveyedduringHislifetime.

‘SATSANGwillrescuetheworld’wasopinedassertivelybySupremeBelovedSreeSreeThakur(SreeAnukulchandraChakraborty), thefounderand lifecenterofthisorganization. TheobjectiveofSATSANG[LoverofExistence]liesintheveryworditself. TheoriginofthiswordisderivativeoftwoSanskrit words. ‘SAT’ is derived from root word ‘aash’ purports existence, Presence and ‘SANG’ isderivedfromtherootword‘Sanaj’meansattachment,Loveandtogetherness.HencetheobjectiveofSatsangistoLovetheexistenceforoneselfandforothers.

Boldly proclaiming about the future of Satsang, Sree Sree Thakur said: “No power can harmSatsang.TheChariotofJagananthhadstartedmoving.Whattotellaboutothers,evenIcannotstopthismomentum.If IgoagainstwhateverIhaddeliveredtillnow,PeoplewillstartsayingThakurhadgonemad.BasicallythisChariotwillmoveonandon.Ihaven’tgivenanythingfrommyside.Lookingattheconditionofthecountry,IfeelallthesubstancesbelongtoSupremefather.AdaywillcomethatSATSANGwill become the rescuer of thewholeworld.” This statement of Thakur has been provedpropheticwith several attemptby variouspowerhouses to freezedown thenormalproceedingsofSatsanghasbeendefusedandnullified.

SreeSreeThakurhasvividlyexplainedtheroleoftheSatsanginpresentcontext.AsperHim.“Thesubstancesconveyedbyearlierprophetswerepreface.Atpresentyouallarelearningthelessonthatyouwillsustaintomoveahead.Thakurhasgiventhesolutiontofollowforthousandsofyearstocome.Inearlierstagesthestuffsweregiveninfragmentedform,butnowithasbeenlucidlypresentedwithaharmoniousintegrationofthosefragmentedinformation”.

Sree Sree Thakur left no stone unturned to fulfil themission of Satsang. He had watchfullyinspectedalltheminutestanglestomoveforwardtheVehiclenamedSatsang.Lookingatalltheloopholesanddeficienciesofsimilarorganizationofpast,HemodelledfourmajorwheelsofthisChariotforits uninterrupted and faultless functioning. These major pillars were well identified and conveyedduringHislifetime.InresponsetoaqueryaboutthesmoothfunctioningofSatsangandadherences,Sree Sree Thakur pleaded that He had left four key components to be followed and practiced toawakenthemasterywithinoneself.

SATNAM [HolyName]: The perception of Satnam is an age old phenomena. BhagwanManuwritesinPatanjalithatMantrahelpstorefraininghumanmindfromcomplexes.EachdisciplesofSreeSreeThakurreceivestheHolyName[Satnam]throughtheprocessofinitiation[SatDiksha].AccordingtoThakurtheHolyNamemakesthepersonsharper.ContinuousPracticeofMantra[HolyName]helpsindevelopingconcentration, fosteringpeace, increasingstabilityandsensitivity, inducespositiveand

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curativeforceinmind.TheHolyNamekeepsalivethecoordinationbetweenbody,mindandsoul.TheSupremeManoftheera[YugaPurushottam]istheliveemblemofthehighestevolvedHolyNameoftheage.DuringthetranceThakursaidthat“IamtheSound.Soundismycreation;therefore,youarecreatedbyme.Onlysoundisyourspirit,nodoubt.”Fromtheabovestatementitisclearlyunderstoodthat Sree Sree Thakur is the consciousmanifestation of Holy Name that is imparted at the time ofinitiation.Holynameisthevibratoryimageofthecausativebeing.ThisHolyNameisevolvedintoyou,meandeverythingelse inthisworld.HewhoisthecausativeBeing istransformedintospiritualandmaterialplanes.SreeSreeThakuroncesaid–“I’manuncomprehendbeing.TherewasnoonelikeMebeforeandnoonewillcomeafterme.Essenceofanyvibration ispresent intheHolyName.So it isaptlycallednamelessName.IfyouculturethisHolynameproperlywithadherencetotheIdeal,thenyourpastwillbeunfoldedbeforeyou”.

Literature: playsavitalroleinbroadeningandmusteringtheideology,doctrinesandmissionof any Organization. Sree Sree Thakur was exceedingly careful in this domain and ensured all hisdiscourses, verses,preachingwerewritten,verifiedandpublishedandstored for thegenerations tocome.ThefamouscollectionofHisdiscoursesintheformof“AlochanaPrasange”werewritten,readandprintedduringHis lifetime.AlltheverseswerealsodoublecheckedbyThakurHimselfbeforeitwenttothepublicationhouse.TheprofundityoftheThakur’sliteratureisquiteuncommonandcarriesanin-depthweightagetoresolvetheproblemofthetime.ThisisveryevidentfromanincidentwhenNobelLaureateRabindranathThakurwasreadingtheHolySatyanusaranwrittenbySreeSreeThakurat the age twenty-two. Going through the lines of the book he queried thrice with an astonishinggestureonhisfacetothepresenterofthebook“WhohadwrittenthisbookattheageTwenty-two”andexpressedhiswishthathewouldhadlovetomeetthewriter,ifhisagewouldhaveallowedhim.DuringHis lifetimeSreeSreeThakurhavedeliveredaround10,392versesinBengaliproseformandaround 2,469 verses in English. Apart from this Thakur had replied to in numerous queriesencompassingeveryaspectsoflifethatiscompiledintheformofAlochanaprasangaanduntilnow22volumes has been published and still some are yet to be published. In English language Sree SreeThakur’smessagehasbeenpublishedinninevolumes.OnceThakurhadsaid“Mymessageismylife’smaterialized maxim”. Regarding, His literature Thakur told that “I have said enough to the extentwhatsoever is possible to express in my imagination and language. I feel, if someone reads myliteraturecarefullythenhewillnotbeblind.Ihaven’tsaidanythingonesided,andhaveconsideredallthe angles and I haven’t left any stoneunturned.Anything I haven’t said that canbe inferred fromthosesayings”.SreeSreeThakurfurthersaid“IhaveansweredtoyourquestwhatIsee,whatIthink,whatIknowisbeneficialtoourlifeandgrowthwitheveryblazingoutspokenreply.AsfarasIconceive.Dowhatyouthinkgoodforyourself,yourfamily,yourcountrymayyoubeanointedwithbliss”.

RITWICK SANG [GuardianofSociety]: SreeSreeThakur formedaneliteandseasonedgroupand named it as Ritwick Sanga [is termed as guardian of society]. He has endowed massiveresponsibilitiesontheworkersofSatsang.AsperThakur“Yourresponsibilityismuchgreaterthanthatof a Commander-in-Chief in the battle field. Your fight is against death, disease, disintegration,ignoranceandpoverty.See,thatnotevenasinglemomentofyour life iswasted inthisbattle.YouronlydutyistofulfiltheneedanddesireoftheSupremeFather.Addressyourselftothistaskwithalltheearnestnessofyoursoul,forceofyourdeterminationandtenacityofyourzeal.Youwillsee,howbyvirtueofyouraustereendeavourimpossiblehasbecomepossible.Outofdeeperpenanceemanatespersonateddecision.Onecannotbutcarryoutthedecisionwhichemanatesfromeveryfibreofone’sbeing.Wehavetomakeallroundpreparationcoveringallaspectssoastoenableustodoawaywithallsortsofhumanpoverty,sorrows,sufferingsanddiscontents,andtoshowtothewordwhatistruefreedomandprogress”.HencetheprogressofthesocietyhasbeenentrustedonRitwickswhichcan

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onlybeaccomplishedbythevirtueoftheactanddedication.AtthemomenttheSatsangAmericaisonthevergeofstandingonitsfeettofulfilthewishesofSreeSreeThakurandAchrayadev.HenceitistheprimaryandforemostaimofallofustofulfilHiswishes.TokeeptheworkersandRitwicksactive,SreeSreeThakur startedQuarterlyWorkers conferences todiscuss theperformanceandhurdlesandgetthedirectionsfortheactionplansfromAchrayadev.

ACHRAYADEV:TheLivingIdeal.HEwhodoesanddemonstratestothedisciplestoaccomplishand describes the scriptures (including the Master’s doctrines) genuinely by maintaining itsauthenticity is termed as Achraya [Spritual Preceptor]. Discipline comes from discipleship anddiscipleshipisattainedbyfollowingAchraya.WhileSreeSreeThakurwasinHismortalframeHewasAchraya.Further, inregardstosuccessiveAchrayas,SreeSreeThakurhadsaidthat, ifanyone inthefamilyofAvatarPurush(incarnatedperson),whoiswhole-heartedlydevoted,dedicated, lovableandserviceable,HewhocanefficientlymanageandsustainHisdoctrines,sympathizingattitude,maintainsuniformity,aversiontotheposition,prudentadministrator,non-rebelliousapproach,everaffectionateshouldbefollowed.IfanypersonofsuchqualitiesarenotavailableinHisfamilymembers,thenfollowtheonewhoisSonbyCulturetillyoufindtheabovequalitiesinthefamilyofAvtarPurush.SreeSreeThakur chooses His eldest son Sree Sree Boroda [Sree Amarendranath Chakroborthy] to be hissuccessorandbestowedhimall theauthoritiesand responsibilities to run theentireproceedingsofSatsang. In spite ofmany untold obstacles Sree Sree Boroda broadened the horizon of Satsang byleapsandboundsandbecamehopeformillionsofdisciplesofSatsangasaLivingIdeal.

Letmenarrateanincidenceinthecontext,thatAchrayashouldbeconsideredasLivingIdeal.OnceMr.David(adevoteefromUSA)askedtoSreeSreeBoroda"SriSriThakurisourLivingIdeal,butHe is nomore, At Present who is our Living Ideal?” In response Sree Sree Boroda said "Sree SreeThakurisourLivingIdeal”.Iunderstand,SreeSreeThakurisourLivingIdeal,butHeisnomore.SowhoisourpresentLiving Ideal?”Daviddareiteratedsamequestion. SreeSreeBorodaresponsewasthesameasearlier,butDaviddakeptonrepeatingthesamequestion.SreeSreeBorodareplied"YoucantakemeasyourLivingIdealnow,butSreeSreeThakurisourLIVINGIDEAL."ButanimportantpointtobenotedherethatSreeSreeBorodahadnevereverprojectedhimselfasAchrayadev,ratherHehadalwayssaidhewastryingtobeapetdogofSreeSreeThakur.SreeSreeBoroda’slucidexplanationtothevastoceanofThakur’s literaturegotmoreclarity thaneverbefore.His farsightedguidancegavenewdimension to Satsang.With thepassageof time. Sree SreeBorodabestowedall theday-todayactivities of Satsang to his eldest son Sree Sree Dada [Revered Ashok Chakroborthy], the presentAchrayadevofSatsang.SreeSreeDada is strivingday inanddayout togenerate Ishtabodha (Lord’sconsciousness)intheheartsandsoulsofmillionsatthisageofeighty-four.LikeSreeSreeDadawastoSreeSreeBoroda,similarlyReveredBabaida(presentAchrayadev’seldestson)isprovingsameforhisfather. With Babai da’s active devotion, valorous adherence, soothing personality revealed in Hiswords,deeds,gestureandbehaviourispavingahealthyandsoundleadershipfortheSatsanginfuture.Themission,visionandobjectiveofSatsangaslaiddownbySreeSreeThakurcanonlybematerializedonlyifthecommandandwishesofAchrayadevarefulfilled.Theabovethreetenets[Satnam,Litreture&RitwickSang]arefollowedbyignoringAchrayadev,isanirreparableblunderbuttheviceversawillbegetameaningfulassimilationofallthefourwheelsSatsangelseNootheralternative.❇

[References: DhritibaniMagazinepublishedbyDelhi SatsangVihar on2013on theoccasion125thbirthdaydaycelebrationofSreeSreeThakuratDelhi.]

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California Annual Satsang 2016

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CONSCIOUSNESS,SUPERCONSCIOUSNESSANDSREESREETHAKURANUKULCHANDRA

RAJARSHIROYSENIORITCONSULTANT,LONDON,UK

@ Wheneverweexperienceamajorgrowthexperience,weexperienceashiftinourconsciousness.Weshedoldwaysofthinkingandembracenewones.Welearntouseourconsciousness innewways.There isnoway to entirely compartmentalize our life andwork only on one ormore of the components without payingattention to the big picture.Our consciousness is the glue that binds everything together. It is the only placewherewehavethepowertocreatechange.

Incontemporarytime,weoftenusethetermconsciousnessinoureverydaydiscussions,whichisafundamentalcomponentofourhumanexistence.Itdrivesmanydifferentareasofourexistence,including understanding the nature of reality, beliefs, spirituality, purpose, and achieving lastinghappiness.

AccordingtheMerriamWebsterdictionary,consciousnessisthe“stateorqualityofawarenessor,ofbeingawareofanexternalobjectorsomethingwithinoneself”.WilliamGFarthinghasdefineditas“sentience,awareness,subjectivity,theabilitytoexperienceortofeel,wakefulness,havingasenseof selfhood, and the executive control system of themind” in his famous book ‘The Psychology ofConsciousness’.ProfessorMaxVelmansandSusanSchneiderdefineditas"Anythingthatweareawareofatagivenmomentformspartofourconsciousness,makingconsciousexperienceatoncethemostfamiliar andmostmysterious aspect of our lives” in the famous book ‘The Blackwell Companion toConsciousness’.Despitethecomplexityindefinition,manyphilosophersbelievethatthereisabroadlysharedunderlyingintuitionaboutwhatconsciousnessis.

Sree Sree Thakur Anukulchandra, the greatest seer and prophet of current age, definedconsciousness as follows: “Thebasic elementbywhichwe candiscern anythingwith its feeling andproperties is consciousness, which cometh from super conscious flow with graduatedmaterializingformthatallconsciousnessmaybeconscientiousinconflictwithothers.”(MessageVolVIII).Thisisthemostcomprehensivedefinitionofconsciousnessso farwhichfacilitateshumanmindtodifferentiatethefeelingandpropertiesofanyobject.

Whyshouldwestudyconsciousness?

Our power as a human being lieswith our consciousness. It is the seat of our freewill, ourabilitytochoose.Ifwecanimproveourabilitytouseourconsciousness,wecanradicallychangeourexperienceoflifeforthebetter.

Howweuseourconsciousnesswilllargelydeterminehowweexperiencereality,moresothananyexternalevents,whichhappentous.Forexample,ifweperceiveourexistenceaspainfulinsomeway(overlydifficult,depressing,boring,frustrating,etc.),thenwecanattempttorectifythisproblemintwoways.Wecanworkontryingtochangeexternalreality (makemoremoney,switch jobs, lose

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weight, findamate, etc.), orwe candevelopour consciousness to thepointwhereweareable towieldgreatercontroloverourthoughtsandtherebysimplyintendthepaintoleave.

Whicheversolutionweattemptdependsonhowwedefinethesourceofthepain.Ifwedefinesomethingexternaltoourselvesasthesourceofthepain,thenwehavetotacklethatexternalsource.Sometimesthatiseasy,butsometimesit isnearlyimpossible.Moreover,ifwehaveanexternalpainsource we cannot eliminate, then we are stuck in a state of helplessness and we still have toexperiencethepain.

That means the source of our pain is our own thoughts, so our solution is to change ourthoughts.Thisisoneofthekeyskillsofconsciousness.Ifwelackthisskill,thenwecannotreliablyusethismethodtoeliminatepain.Wewillsimplyrecreatethepainrepeatedly.Forexample,wemayfeelstressedandworriedandcannotseemtostopthinkingthethoughtsthat inducestressandworry inourbody.However,aswedevelopgreater skillwithour consciousness,wecan learnhowtocreatepeace by changing our thoughts. This is themost powerful solution because then nomatter, whathappensexternally,wealwayshaveapathwayawayfrompain.Therefore,Iwouldsaythatdevelopingour consciousness would do us far better in the end than any other skills wemight develop. Nowquestionishowwecanimproveourconsciousnesstothenextlevel.We’llexploretheanswertowardstheendofthearticle.

What does this have to do with personal development? Whenever we experience a majorgrowth experience, we experience a shift in our consciousness.We shed old ways of thinking andembrace new ones. We learn to use our consciousness in new ways. There is no way to entirelycompartmentalizeourlifeandworkonlyononeormoreofthecomponentswithoutpayingattentionto thebigpicture.Our consciousness is the glue thatbinds everything together. It is theonlyplacewherewehavethepowertocreatechange.Nomatterhowmuchtimeweinvestworkingonthelow-levelelements, itwill not createnearlyasmuch long-termgrowthasworkingonour consciousnessdirectly.Thiswillbealmostentirelyanintellectualprocess,wherebythegoalistoreachahigherlevelofconsciousness.

There are several ways to raise our consciousness. I am going to pursue an intellectualapproach,meaningthatwewillattempttouseourminds,knowledgeandlogictobetterunderstandconsciousnessitself.Certainly,ouractionswillproduceresultsinourlife,butwhichactionsshouldwetake?Logicandreasoncanhelpustodecidehowtogetthingsdone,andtheycanhelpusbreaklargeprojectsintosmallsteps.Ifweknowthequestions,logicalthinkingcanhelpusfindtheanswers.

Nowwhatisthedrivingforceforusforthequestionstobeasked?Drivingforceforourquestisourconsciousness.Ourlevelofconsciousnesswilldeterminethebigquestionsandanswersinourlife.

Sree Sree Thakur Anukulchandra has defined the scientific connections among humanexistences,growthofeveryindividualsandconsciousnessandhowpracticalapplicationofDharmacanalleviatethelevelofconsciousnessindetailsinthefollowingeternalmessage:

“Beingisinstinctwithexistence,consciousnessandblissfulbecoming.Thisisspontaneouslyresistingevil,whichisunfavourabletoexistence.

Whatisnurturingtoexistence,consciousnessandblissfulbecomingisDharma.Dharmaisembodiedinlivingideal

Initiationbythelivingideal(attachmenttolivingidea)begetadherence.Adherencebringsadjustmentofcomplexes

Adjustmentofcomplexesinvitesupholdofexistence.

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Upholdofexistencebringscompassionatesympathy.Compassionatesympathygivesbirthtointegration.

Integrationwelcomespower.Powerinvokesharmonioustotalgrowth.

Andthatupholdofexistencegivesrisetodeepconcentration.FromDeepconcentrationcomes…

Thegreatawakeningofsupremeconsciousness”

SreeSreeThakurusedthetermDharmaasitwasusedtobeinVedicage.It isnottranslatedversion of English word ‘Religion’ into Sanskrit. In short, Dharma consists all aspects of human lifeincludingourexistence,growthandconsciousness.TofulfilDharma,weneedtoattachourselveswithlivingidealintheprocessofinitiation.Ultimately,byadheringwithidealaftertakinginitiationwecanachievesupremeconsciousness.

Earlierwementionedhowconsciousnesscanbringpeace inourmind inapparentdifficultorstress full situation. In that context Sree Sree Thakur hasmentioned in Satyanusaran - “Misery andhappinessarebothmodesofmind.Tolackthethoughtsanddeedsbefittingthedesireismisery.Youmay serve the world in a thousand ways, but you cannot destroy its misery until the sense ofinadequacyberemovedfromtheheart.Dharmaalonecandothat”

Although,weknowconsciousnesscanbringpeaceinmindbutDharmacankeepconsciousnessaliveinhumanmindtobringhappiness.

AgainSreeSreeThakurissaying:“Consciousthrobevolvesintoconsciencethroughtheimpulseof the environment and keeps life awake imparting gradual growth through the nurture of theenvironment.”

Here Sree Sree Thakur has explained eloquently how conscious mind can impart growth inhis/herlifeinmostethicalwayaftertakingcareofhis/herenvironment.

Soclearly, it is importantthateverysensitivehumanbeingshouldstudyaboutconsciousnessandhowitslevelinindividualscanbeincreasedtomakeourlifemucheasierandmuchsimpler.Whenwe learntouseourconsciousness inmuchdeeperway inoureveryday lifeeventsthenwecanalsolearnhow to createpleasure forourselvesby inducing the statesofmind likepeaceandhappinessunder the situations of great external stress and hardship when practically we may not have thenecessarycontroltofixourexternalenvironmentwhichareapparentsourceofstressandhardship.

However,withsomeregularscientificpracticeswecanuseandincreaseourconsciousness insuchawaythatwecanavoidsufferingforourselvesandourenvironmenttogreatextent.ThiscanbeachievedveryeasilybyattachingourselveswiththelivingidealSreeSreeThakurAnukulchandraaftertakinginitiationtofulfilDharmainmostpracticalwayacrossthehumancivilizations.❇

BandePurushattam[Author can be reached out at [email protected]

“Lucid love with fertile vigilance, wishes to discern things consistent with the love with a steady attachment; passionate turbidity always goes without inquisitiveness,

to a sterile satisfaction, with a flickering monotony.”

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HAPPINESS

PRADYOTKUMARNAYAKODISHA,INDIA

@ This“good life” ishappiness itself. It is realizedthroughfaithandgooddeeds.Thisdoesnotmeanthatwewillnot facedifficulties inourgood life.Ourworldly lives, evenwhen theyarebolsteredby faithandgoodworks,areneverfreefromdistressandvexations.Thisworldistheabodeoftoil,asAllahsays:“CertainlyWehavecreatedmantobeintoil.”

Onacloudyday,thecloudshidethesun,butthesunisalwaysthereinthesky.

Happinessislikethesun,itisoftenhiddenbythecloudsofthoughtsandworries.Youhavetoscatteranddissolvetheclouds-yourthoughtsandworries,soyoucanexperiencehappiness.

Youdon'thavetocreatehappiness,becausethoughyoumaynotbelieve it, it ispartofyouressence,but is justhidden.All youhave todo is calmdownyourmindand feelings,becausewhenthereisaquietmindandinnerpeace,happinessemergesfromwithinyou.

A happymind canmake you conquer all the troubles that come in your way. It keeps youhealthyandprovidesenergytogoon.Henceweshouldtrytoextracthappinessfromeverythingthatweface;whateversituationcomestouswemustseethat it is thewishofSupremeFatherandourwell-beingremainsinHiswish,andwhoeverisunabletofeelthebliss,weshouldtrytomakehimfeelit.

SreeSreeThakursays:-“Rollon-LikeafloodOverthesorrows,sufferingsandcalamitiesoftheWorld, - with love, sympathy and services and with the message of Beloved the Lord, - with aknowledge and activity that illuminates the way of the dull, and decorating depressed: - flow on-extremelyunrestingandundisturbed…”

IfwejudgethelivesofProphetswemayfindtheseattributes,andweshouldtrytodevelopthisattributeinourdailyactivities,thatwillmakeusarealdevotee.Ifweourselvesbehappyandworkontobloomhappinesseverywherethenworldwillverysoonbecomeabeautifulplacetolivein.

Christkneweverythingbeforehand,abouttheforthcomingcrucifixionandtheJudasKiss,butdidHebreakdownorchangeHiscourseof life?No,ratherHewentondoingHisworkwithahappymind and jouissance and kept guiding and protecting us. Similarly, if we see the lives of GautamaBuddha or ProphetMohammed, even in great distress,we never find Them breaking down, ratherTheylivedtheirlifebeinghappyandspreadinghappiness.

This “good life” ishappiness itself. It is realized through faithandgooddeeds. Thisdoesnotmeanthatwewillnotfacedifficultiesinourgoodlife.Ourworldlylives,evenwhentheyarebolsteredbyfaithandgoodworks,areneverfreefromdistressandvexations.Thisworldistheabodeoftoil,asAllahsays:“CertainlyWehavecreatedmantobeintoil.”[Sûrahal-Balad:90]

Allthatweareistheresultofwhatwehavethought.Itisfoundedonourthoughts.Itismadeupofourthoughts.Ifonespeaksoractswithanevilthought,painfollowsone,asthewheelfollows

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thefootoftheoxthatdrawsthewagon.Ifonespeaksoractswithapurethought,happinessfollowsone,likeashadowthatneverleaves.(Dhammapada1-2/Müller&Maguire,2002)

Many have betrayed many have tried to harass in all possible ways, many heart breaking,intolerable situations have come in thousand different ways in the life of Sree Sree ThakurAnukulchandra,butweneverfindHimbecominglow-spiritedordepressed.

He isthe livingembodimentofhappinessandhasalwayselatedustoadvance inthepathofDharma.JustaglimpseofHimmakesaforlornmanenlivening,justasnowtheglimpseofAcharyadevSreeSreeDadamakesusfeel.

We should try to avoid all those things thatmaybring gloom inourmind, like anoceanweshouldexpandour lifesothatwecanaccepteverythingthatcomestousandyetbedelightfulwithwhatwehave.

SreeSreeThakursaysinSatyanusaran:-

“Contractionisdejection.Expansionisdelight.Thereisalackofhappinessinthatwhichbringsweaknessandfearintheheartandthatisgrief.

Desiresunfulfilledismisery.Don’texpectanything.Bepreparedforeverysituation.Whatcangriefdotoyou?

Nobodyismiserablebynature.Ifonewishes,hecandriveitout.

Pray to Supreme Father: Thy will is good. I don’t know what will make me good.LetThywillbeFulfilledinme.Andbereadytoacceptthat.Joywillremainandsorrowwillnottouchyou.

Benotthecauseofanother’sgrief;nonewillbethecauseofyourgrief.

Miseryandhappinessarebothmodesofmind.To lack the thoughtsanddeedsbefitting thedesiresismisery.Youmayservetheworldinathousandways,butyoucannotdestroyitsmiseryuntilthesenseofinadequacyberemovedfromtheheart.Dharmaalonecandothat.”

SreeSreeDadatoldin302ndAllIndiaSatsangRitwikConference:-“…Whenwebecomebigger,webecomefullofjoy.Whenwepossesswell-beingSreeSreeThakurbecomeshappy.InourhappinessandjoylieHisjoyandhappiness.Nevergiveindulgencetosorrow.Sorrowmaynaturallycome.Inthedaysofsorrow,werememberHimmorefrequently.Onebrothersaidhewassufferingfrompaininhislegs.Itoldhim-Painisgood.Ifthereisnopain,wetendtoforgetThakur.Whenweremaininsuffering,wetendtorememberHim.IffeelslikethereisnowayotherthanHim.WecontinuetomoveonwithHim. Pains, sufferings, sorrow-all these are tests. We should go on doing all that we should do.Realisationdawnsthroughdoingwithdedication.Thereisnootherway……”❇

“When love betrays the Love with a rationalized, hypocritic pierce, urge rebounds, conscience pricks, weakness winks, vainglory screams with all its ambitious tendrils, false appeasement flowers intoxicated with the blackening obnoxious,

zeal comes forth with an odious fragrance, cynic insincerity crawls with a power-loving aspirations!”

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LIFE’SJOURNEY

MS.MAYABASUDEPT.OFHEALTHSCIENCEUNIVERSITYOFTENNESSEE,USA

@ Thoughmanybooksexistdescribinghowtodomany things,withouta teacher to functionas thisfunnel,itishardtopracticallygainanyskillset.Soifwewanttolearnhowtoliveafullandbeautifullifeandtakeourlivestothenextlevel,wearealsoinneedofsuchateacher.Forme,I’dwantateacherwhoissincerelyamasterofHissubject.I’dwantateacherwhoupholdsandlivestheseideals,whoisHimselfanIdealman.I’dwantateacherwhoalwayswantsandknowswhatisbestforme,whobelievesinme,andinwhomIcanplacemyentirefaithandtrust.

Imaginethatyouareinthemiddleofadarkforest,insideofacabin.Allofasudden,youheartheloudroarofabearoutsideinthewilderness,butthereisnolightanywheresothatyoucansee.Youjustheartheroarofaferociousbeastsomewhereoutsideandthemindbecomesovercomewithfear,foryoudonotknowwherethebearis.Now,imaginethesamescenario,butthistimeyouhavealightwithwhich you can see outside. Themind loses its fear because at least it can see and knowwhere thebear is.Thedifferencehere inbeingafraidornot iswhetherornotonehas this lightorknowledge, for not knowing can bring fear into one's mind. It is this light which ushers in thatknowledgeand lackof fear. The light inour life is Sree SreeThakurAnukulchandra, thedispellerofignorance.ByattachingourselvestoHim,theOnewhoknowsall,andknowingthatHiswillisgood,wemaybecomefearless.Sowheneverwefeelafraid, ifwemovefromthesideofourmindovertothesideofThakur,thenwedon'tfeelafraidanymore.

Nowimagineduringalongtrekkingjourneyyouareparchedanddesperatelywantsomewater,butyourwaterbottleiscompletelyempty.Suddenly,youfindawaterfallonyourway,anddecidetofillupyourwaterbottletodrink.Withallof itsforceandallof itspower, it isverydifficulttofillupyourwaterbottledirectlyfromthewaterfall.However,bysomegoodfortuneifyouhaveafunnel,thatfunnelcanchannelthewaterfromtheimmensewaterfallintoyourwaterbottle,thusfillingitup.Howrefreshingthatwaterwilltaste!

Our journey throughthis life ismuch like this trekking journey. Ineachandeveryoneofourlivesweneedafunnellikethistochanneltheimmensityofknowledgeintous,thesesmallervessels.Thoughmany books exist describing how to domany things, without a teacher to function as thisfunnel,itishardtopracticallygainanyskillset.Soifwewanttolearnhowtoliveafullandbeautifullife and take our lives to the next level,we are also in need of such a teacher. Forme, I’dwant ateacherwhoissincerelyamasterofHissubject.I’dwantateacherwhoupholdsandlivestheseideals,whoisHimselfanIdealman.I’dwantateacherwhoalwayswantsandknowswhatisbestforme,whobelievesinme,andinwhomIcanplacemyentirefaithandtrust.ThisiswhyIneedAcharyadevSreeSreeDadaandReverendBabaiDada,becauseIdon’twanttolivealifeindarkness.ByThakur’sgraceIhavegotsuchafriendwhoismyguidetoshowmeapathoflight.

I offer my sincere obscene to my beloved guide, trying to make whom happy this life maybecomemeaningful,andIpraythateachandeveryonereadingthismaycontinuetotaketheirlifetothenextlevelandenjoylifeintheshelterofBenignLordSreeSreeThakur.❇

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SREESREETHAKUR’STEACHINGSFORTHEGROWTH&PROSPERITYOFLIFE

TUSARSWAINVICEPRESIDENT,SATSANGUSA

NORTHCAROLINA,USA

@ AccordingtoSreeSreeThakur-husbandshouldfollowtheideal,wifeshouldfollowhusbandandkidsshouldfollowtheparents.Ifthiswillhappeninfamily,theneverybodywillbeintheirownplacebutconcentrictooneinterest.Sotherewillnotbeanymisunderstandingandconflict,likeinthesolarsystem.

HumanbeingisthegreatestcreationofGod.Asthegreatestcreationtheyalwayswanttobeinthe topmostposition ineachandeveryaspectof theirpersonalandprofessional life.Theywant toachievealltypeofhappinessandprosperityintheirlife.Forthattheyadoptdifferenttricks,principlesandtactics.Somearepreviouslyprovenandsomearenewinventedbytheirownorsometheyadoptfromothers.ButSreeSreeThakur’sprinciplesandteachingsaresousefulandeasytofollowtoachieveeachandeverytypeofhappinessandsuccessinthelife.

Initiation: Due to initiation first thing we have to do is Ishtavrity. It should be done beforesunrise.Forthatyouhavetowakeupearly,towakeupearlyyouhavetogotobedearlytoo.Indirectlywearefollowingtheverygoodsaying:

Earlytobedandearlytorisemakesamanhealthy,wealthyandwise.

Another thingafter ishtavritywehave todoprayer.So indirectlywearemoredisciplineandbowingourheadinfrontofGodtogetHisblessingseveryday.Whenstartofthedayisgood,therestwillbegoodautomatically. Another thing after prayerwe use to bowour head in front of ourparents and elders.Whenwe practice this in our day to day life, slowly our ego started dissolving.Whenouregoislesser,itiseasyforustobefriendlywithothersandopentolearngoodthingsfromothers.

TheHolyName&Meditation:Asan initiatedpersonbySreeSreeThakurwehavetorepeattheHolyNameallthetimeanddomeditationmorningandevening.“RepetitionofNamemakesamankeen,andMeditationor‘Dhyan’makeshimcalmandreceptive“.Whenwewillbecalmandreceptive,thenwecanreceivemore.Nowthesedayduetothehecticscheduleandworklifemostofthepeoplearementallydisturbedintheirlifewhichimpactstheirhealthtoo.Togetridofthatsomepeoplearespendinglotsofmoneytogotodifferentmeditationandotherspiritualclassestogetpeaceofmindandhavingabalanced life.With thegraceofSreeSreeThakur,unknowinglyweareachieving thesethingsinourhomewithoutspendingmoney.

Solving Family Problems:Now thesedays’ peoplehave lot of family problemsdue tohecticworkschedule,kids,friends.ButaccordingtoSreeSreeThakur-husbandshouldfollowtheideal,wifeshouldfollowhusbandandkidsshouldfollowtheparents.Ifthiswillhappeninfamily,theneverybodywillbeintheirownplacebutconcentrictooneinterest.Sotherewillnotbeanymisunderstandingand

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conflict,likeinthesolarsystem.Sunisinthemiddleandalltheplanetsareintheirownorbitrevolvingaroundsunwithoutlosingtheir identity.Thewholeuniverseissafe.Thinkifanyoneplanetstartstomovefromitspaththenthetotaluniversewilldestroylikeinourfamily.

Ishtavrity:Thisisaveryuniquewaytothepathofgrowth.Thoughithasvastmeaning.Alltheinitiated people should offer something to the lord every day before they start their daily activities(before sunrise). For making this easy for everyone this is in terms of money (there is no amountconstraint).ThoughitseemstobeaverymechanicalprocessbutduetothatasofferingmoneytotheIdealeverydayslowlygreedinesstowardsmoneygoesdownandhumblenesstakesplaceinourheart.“Almostallthemiseriesmenhaveintheworldcomefromtheaddictionto‘Kamini-Kanchan’(womenandgold/money).Itisbettertoremainasfarawayaspossiblefromthesetwo”.

Vegetarian Diet: Though it is not compulsory for everyone to have vegetarian diet for theinitiatedpeople,butSreeSreeThakuremphasisemoreonvegetariandiet.Itwillmakeyourbodycalmandawayfromanxieties.

In theotherwaynon-vegetariandiet contains toxinswhichwill store inourbody,which isabiggest reason fordifferent typeof chronicdisease.Ourhumandigestive system is notdesigned toconsumenon-vegetariandiet.Vegetariandietwillhelpourbodyandmindhealthy,soithelpsustolivelonger.

Another thing is thatwhenwe domeditationwith chanting the holy name,melatonin juicesecretsfromthepinealglandpresentinourbrain.Thishelpsourbodycellstobeactiveforlongertimethat’swhyourlifespanwillalsoincrease.

Swastayani:Thakurintroducedmostimportantprocess/principle.Ithasfivebasicthingstodo.According to this whatever good thought is coming to our mind we have to do that in actionimmediately.Lotsofthinggoodandbadthoughtscomestoourmind.Butduetolazinesswedonotpracticingtodofollowthegoodthoughts.Butifwecantrytodothatthenpracticesuchapracticethatcandowonders.

AccordingtoSwastayani,themoneywekeepforswastayaniweshouldtakesomeamountfromittoinvestinbusinessandwhenwegetprofitthenagainwehavetokeepthemoneybackagain.Soitjustlikeabank.Ifwewillpracticethisthenwecangrowfinancially.AccordingtoThakurifwefollowthisweandournextgenerationswillnotbepoorfinancially.

Like this Sree Sree Thakur shows the path of growth. As everyone is unique, so everyone isdifferentintheirthoughts,worksandideas.ButThakuristhefulfillerthebest.SoifwewillfollowHimandpracticeHisteachingsthereisnodoubtwewillgetalltypeofhappinessandsuccessinourlife.

WanttoconcludewithamessagefromNareerNeeti,message#128.

“Vanity,Idleness,Disbeliefandingratitudearethesycophantsofpoverty.

IftheyaretherePovertywillbeabletodwellthere

quitedelightedly“.❇

[Co-authoredbyMadhusmitaSwain]

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OURGUIDEMASTER

MS.PAPIADASHAMILTON,ONTARIO,CANADA

@ Now-a-dayspeoplearebusytodeceiveothersasbeingdrivenbyillcomplexes.Thewholesocietyisnowsomehowincompetitionofunrighteousactivities.Weareveryneartotheoutsideworldbutwearegoingfarandfarfromourinsideworld.Weareexploringplanetsbutwearenotexploringourcomplexes.Rathernotwearetryingtogetthemfixed.Thakurhasgivenusagreattooltogettheinnersideofusfixed.

HumanLifeisveryprecious.Mostofushavetofightthechallengestolivedecently.Itbecomesverydifficulttocopewiththedemandfromourselvesaswellasthesurroundings.ThoseofuswhogottheHolyNameofSreeSreeThakurAnukulchandraand followaccordingly;ourmental strengthsaregenerally high to tackle the issues aswe learn to depend on Thakur.We learn to accept the resultpositively also. The ‘Holy Name’ is the secret formula for that. This Holy Name gives us so muchconfidencethatwefeelThakurdoeseverythingthroughus.Evenwecanfeelthatmorewhenweareinmisery.EverytimeHehelpsusbeforewefallinextremecondition.Alotofpeoplehavethesimilarfeelingintheirlife.Ithappensinmylifetoo.IcanfeelHiscaringsupportlikeanumbrellaonmyheadallthetime.ThosewhoareconnectedtoHim,followHisideologiescorrectlyarealwaysprotectedbyHim.Thisisnotamyth;ratheritisbeingexperiencedinalotofdevotees’lifesoasme.

Thakur is sucha lovingperson thatHe feelspainwheneveranyof the livingbeinggetspain.However,wearegivingHimpaincontinuouslybygivingpaintoothers.Now-a-dayspeoplearebusytodeceiveothersasbeingdrivenbyillcomplexes.Thewholesocietyisnowsomehowincompetitionofunrighteousactivities.Weareverynear to theoutsideworldbutwearegoing farand far fromourinsideworld.We are exploring planets butwe are not exploring our complexes. Rather notwe aretryingtogetthemfixed.Thakurhasgivenusagreattooltogettheinnersideofusfixed.ThatistheHolyName.SotogettheHolynameweneedtogetconnectedwithHim,togetconnectedwithHimweneedtotakeinitiationthatmeansneedtolearntheHolynameandhowtopracticeit,that’sall.

If we follow His teachings on five principles (Jajan, Jaajan, Ishtavrity, Swastayani, Sadachar)correctly,thenonly,wewillbesuccessful ineverysphereof life,our livingwillbeworthy.Whenweweresmallweused to followourparentsand listenwhatever they toldusaboutThakur.WhenwelearntorealizeThakur,wefeelthatHeisourGuidemaster.Heiseverywheretosaveus,toguideus.WejustneedtoloveHimandwecanfeelthatinourlife.InthesamewaywhenourKidsaresmallweneedtopropagateThakur’steachingsintheirlifetoo.Theirfoundationwillbestrongbydoingthis.Wedon’tneedtothinkwhentheygrowupandmixwithsociety.Theycankeepthemundilutedthroughthechangesandculturearound.

Overall,wecouldbeofbalancedpersonalitiesbyfulfillingHimself,byholdingHishands,andaboveallbyfollowingHisideologies.Ifyouseearoundtheworldgeographically,thereisnopeaceinmostpartthough.Wecanseethe increasingtrendof intolerance,anger,selfishness, lustandGreedetc. Those bad complexes are taking control of us. On the other side humanity, self-development,services,forgivenessetc.aregoingdownwardsdaybyday.Soitisthetimetoextendourhandstoour

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neighbors.WecantellthemaboutSreeSreeThakurAnukulchandraandhowwilltheygetbenefitbyfollowingHisteachings.Ithinkthisistheonlymeantolivepeacefully.

ThoughSreeSreeThakurAnukulchandra isnotpresent in theHumanformnow,weareveryfortunatetogethisdescendantasourspiritualguide.WheneverwehaveconflictonHisteachingswecan go to Present Acharya for better understanding and explanation. It is noticeable thatwhateverThakursaidisexactlymaterializedinAcharya’slife.

LastlyThakur tellsus thatLove is theonlyweaponthatcanconquereverything in theworld.Weneedto loveHimandweneedto loveotherstoo.As longaswematerializehisteachings inourcharacter,wecan’tgooutoftheviciouscircleofchallenges.Wheneverweleaveourcomplexesbehind,wecouldfeelproudasachildofSupremeFather.Wecouldmakeourlifepositivebyfollowinghim.IfwecouldimpartThakur’steachingsinourfuturegeneration,thenonedaythewholeuniversewillbeacommonplatformforalltoliveinpeace.❇

“Be equipped and organized with your immediate environs with service of soul: thus make your existence firm;

then try for further becoming with a furtherance of further services after a push of further magnanimous magnitude;

then with appliances of services that make the further environment approach towards further becoming, elude the obstacle that looms before and

make your becoming move with a bigger existence of bigger environs.”

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EDUCATIONOFTHEPEOPLE

ANTARYAMISAHUDALLAS,TEXAS,USA

@ Through proper education a man becomes progressive with intelligence; and by adjusting hisbehaviour and habits to make them accord with the Ideal, he develops himself. Otherwise what is callededucationismereliteration.

Thelackofrealeducationhasbroughtaboutthedisorderedconditionofthenation,whichweseetoday.Thetrulyawareoftheeducationandculturethathavesucceededinthiscenturyaremostdisappointing. Nowhere does one find education that raises the religion inman, giving himwith agreaterfeelingoflifeandthekindofefficiencythatwouldbegoodforhim.

SoSreeSreeThakurAnukulchandrawanted tomakea fundamental change in the systemofeducation. Well-adjusted habits and dealings appropriately related with the individual’s specificcharacteristicsand illuminatedwith love for the Idealare thebasicgoalsofeducation.According toSree Sree Thakur - “Systematic organization of habits and instincts for the purpose of fulfilling thebecomingoflifebyagraduatedactivemanipulationofbehaviourmaybecallededucation.”

Tobecomemereexpert in readingandwriting isnot tobe callededucation;withouthabits,behaviourandcommonsense,thereisnoeducationatall.ApersoncannotachievethesegoalsifheisnotinspiredwithhisentiremindtofulfilhisSpiritualGuide.SoinhisdivinemessageSreeSreeThakursays,

IdealorSpiritualGuideisthelivingembodimentofeducation,

andhealonecanfeelthiswhohasadherence-delightinggo

inaccordancewithHim.

Whatisthevalueofitifeducationdoesnotleadtotheexpansionofthemindthatcomesbycarryingoutthecommandsofthespiritualguide?

Educationisfarawayfromhimwhohasnofollowinggo

tocarryoutthecommands,andwhohasno

cordialserviceableattitude.

Throughpropereducationamanbecomesprogressivewith intelligence;andbyadjustinghisbehaviour and habits tomake them accordwith the Ideal, he develops himself. Otherwisewhat iscalled education is mere literation. Sree Sree Thakur Anukulchandra says - “Literation makes thecomplexesfacilitatedwhereaseducationenlightensthebeing,henceits index,habitsandbehaviour,glowsoninasonorousrhyme.”

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Sree Sree Thakur Anukulchandra wanted the existing system of education to be changedfundamentally.Educationshouldatleastgiveonethecapacityofearningasquaremealdaily,sothatone doesn’t have to depend on others’ mercy. Sree Sree Thakur says: “Your intelligence does notbloomatallhowevermuchyouearn;youbecomejustanoxbearingrecollections,amorselofriceyoucannotearn”.

For this period of great crisis, Sree Sree Thakur Anukulchandra has given plans for a kind ofeducation that will help everyone towards infinite development. When these are materialized thesweet perfume of education will delight the whole world. All the aspects of education, havingconsistentsignificanceforsuccess,willbeunified.Thecentreofthisrealeducationwillbeauniversity.According to Sree Sree ThakurAnukulchandra, “Where varieties arrivewithmeaning at unity--- it isUniversity.”and,

Letyouruniversityattainmeaningfulprosperity—standingonthebasisofnationalexistentialtradition;

letitspropereffulgenceofcharactermakeeveryoneactivewithrightintelligence—beingall-fulfillingandnurtureofspecificcharacteristics;

andletsproutuponthatbasisallthelearningoftheuniverse—inwell-adjustedsignificanceofmeaningfulintegration,

enrichedwithaunifiedsolution;totheexistentialfeetofHimwhoismyonlyoneIardentlypray,MayHefulfilmyprayer.

Tounderstandthisbetter,let’slookatanexample:Ateachershowsthreetoystoastudentandasksthestudenttofindoutthedifferences.Allthethreetoysareseemedtobeidenticalintheirshape,sizeandmaterial.Afterstrongobservation,thestudentobservesholesinthetoys.

Firsttoyithasholesintheears.Secondtoyhasholesinearandmouth.Thirdtoyhasonlyoneholeinoneear.Thanwiththehelpofneedlethestudentputstheneedleintheearholeoffirsttoy.The needle comes out from the other ear. In the second toy,when the needlewas put in ear theneedlecameoutofmouth.Andinthethirdtoy,whentheneedlewasputin,theneedledidnotcomeout.

Firsttoyrepresentsthosepeoplearoundyouwhogivesanimpressionthattheyarelisteningtoyou, all your things and care for you. But they just pretend to do so. After listening, as the needlecomesoutfromthenextear,thethingsyousaidtothembycountingonthemaregone.Sobecarefulwhileyouarespeakingtothistypeofpeoplearoundyou,whodoesnotcareforyou.

Secondtoyrepresentthosepeoplewholistenstoyouallyourthingsandgivesanimpressionthattheycareforyou.Butasinthetoy,theneedlecomesoutfrommouth.Thesepeoplewilluseyourthingsandthewordsyoutellthemagainstyoubytellingittoothersandbringingouttheconfidentialissuesfortheirownpurpose.

Thirdtoy,theneedledoesnotcomeoutfromit.Thesekindsofpeoplewillkeepthetrustyouhaveinthem.Theyaretheoneswhoyoucancounton.

Moral:“Alwaysstayinacompanyofapeoplewhoareloyalandtrustworthy.People,wholistentowhat you tell them, are not always theones you can count onwhen youneed them themost.”People can get these ideas once theywill have proper education in their life to judge the systemsproperly.❇

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GOLDENTOUCHOFSREESREETHAKUR

PRASHANTPANDAODISHA,INDIA

@ Thakurknowstheinnerqualitiesofevery individualandthepathof itsnourishment.WhenhumanbeingtriestofulfilthewishofSreeSreeThakur-thelivingideal,hegraduallyunfoldstheinnercharacteristicofhimself and his environment aswell. He becomes the example of others for life and growth.Destruction andDisintegration (thepath todevil) of theenvironment isnot seen.Harmoniousgrowthof the society flourishesandsocialintegrationalongwiththenationbecomesreal.

Each individual has unique specific characteristic. This specific characteristicwhen nourishedproperly,thelatentqualityofhumanbeingbecomespotentandtherebyhe/sheprospers.Themoveinthereversedirectionbringschaos in individual life.Thespecificcharacteristicofsomeofthe leadingpersonalities like Einstein, Newton etc. were clearly visible. But in most of the cases, the specificcharacteristic is not clearly distinguished. Though it could be difficult to figure out the specificcharacteristicformostofthepeoplebut it isnotanimpossibletask.Activeadherenceto living idealflourishestheinnerthings.

According to Sree Sree Thakur AnukulChandra, the latest incarnation and fulfiller the best(popularlyknownasSreeSreeThakur),nomanisevilbynature.AsGodispure,man–Hiscreation–ispure too.Theevidenceofevil thatwe find inman isdue to temporarydisease inhim.Thakursays:“Treatthemantoirradiatehisdiseaseandnurturehimsothathewillbesourceoflivingforothers”.Thakur’stechniqueisnottoexposeamanbuttoexploretheinneraptitudeandmakehimconsciousofhis potentiality. He never mentions the loop-hole in the man, but restores his lost confidence bybringingthelatentpossibilitiesoutinhim.Abeautifulincidentisdescribedbelow.

Aman residing in the very premises of Thakur-Bungalow committed a heinous crime. Someworkersbecamefuriousanddecidedtogiveaproperpunishment.ButThakur,whenHecametoknowtheirplan,said,“Iwouldbeverygladifyoudon’tdisturbhimanyway.”

ThemanconcerndidnotturnupbeforeThakurformorethanonemonth.HehadalwaysbeeninapprehensionlestheshouldbewarnedandconsequentlypunishedbyThakur.Once,inthemorning,themanwassneakingawaybythesideoftheboundarywallofThakur-Bungalow.Thakurnoticedhimfromadistanceandcalledhim,“Eh:hearme.”ThemanstruckwithterrorofreprimandcamebeforeSree Sree Thakur. He blushed in shame and was trembling in apprehension of sure reproach fromThakur. But to his great relief Thakur did say nothingof the sort. Instead,He asked, “Do you knowastrology?”Themanreplied,“No,Thakur.”Thakursuggested,“Doyoulikestudyastrology?”Themansaidamazingly“Iamnotsomuchlearned,Thakur.Istudieduptoclasseightstandardsonly.”

SreeSreeThakurexclaimedexuberantly,“That’senough,myboy.”HecalledNikhildaandaskedhimtobringall thebooksontheastrologythathadbeenpurchasedfromKolkataa fewweeksago.Nikhilda brought all the books and handed them over to the man at Thakur’s instruction. Thakurinstructedthemanhowtostart,whichbookwastobe learntfirstandhowtoproceedstepbystepandsaid,“Cometomeeverynoonaftermylunch;tellmewhatyouhavereadanddiscusswhatthebookisabout.”

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Theprogramstartedaccordingly.Everydaynoon,themanusedtocomeandsitbeforeThakurwithabookthathestudied.Thakurusedtoaskhimdifferentquestionsonthetopicsthathestudiedandgavenecessarysuggestionsanddirectionsforimprovement.

Abouttwoandhalfyearspassedinthisway.OncePadmashriKironBanerjee,thethenGeneralManager of the Ordinance Factory, Ichhapur (West Bengal) remarked about the very astrologer,“Thakur, I showed theastrologermyhoroscopeasyousuggestedme.Theastrologergaveacorrectreadingofmyhoroscope.Whathesaidagreedexactlywiththereadingofmanyfamousastrologersthat Imet in IndiaandEurope.Ofcourse,hehassaidmore thantheypredicted. I thinkhe isalsoagoodastrologer,Thakur.”

Thenextnoon,whentheastrologercametoSreeSreeThakurasusual,SreeSreeThakurstaredathimwithagraciouslookandsaidaffectionately,“DoyouknowwhatKironhasremarked?Hesays,youareaverygoodastrologer,seewhatyouhaveachievedinthisveryshortperiod.Youarereallyafantasticguy.Ifyoujustmendthatlittleholeinyourcharacter,youcandogreatmarvelsnodoubt.Isitnot?”

Themaninsteadofshrinkinginshame,flushedinagreatjoy,andsaid“Thakur,byyourgraceIwill, Iwill,Thakur.”Asuretouchofgrimdeterminationflushedoverhisface.Thakursmiledandsaidinspiringly,“Ibelieveyoucan.”

Thakurusedtosay,“don’trejecttheleakyboat;mendtheleakandstoptheleakage,youwillsee that boat is carrying loads again.” He applied this principle in the case of innumerable humanbeingstoo.

Thakur knows the inner qualities of every individual and the path of its nourishment.WhenhumanbeingtriestofulfilthewishofSreeSreeThakur-thelivingideal,hegraduallyunfoldstheinnercharacteristicofhimselfandhisenvironmentaswell.Hebecomestheexampleofothersfor lifeandgrowth.DestructionandDisintegration(thepathtodevil)oftheenvironmentisnotseen.Harmoniousgrowthofthesocietyflourishesandsocialintegrationalongwiththenationbecomesreal.SreeSreeThakur says – “Benot stiff, have right adherence to thy Love-Lord, act, serve accordingly, andhaveblazingblisswitheveryintelligencetoserveandrescuepeople”.❇

“Lucid love with fertile vigilance, wishes to discern things consistent with the love with a steady attachment; passionate turbidity always goes without inquisitiveness,

to a sterile satisfaction, with a flickering monotony.”

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YEBEABRAHMIN

SREEKIRANKUMARROYNEWYORK,USA

@ Theextremedecisionestablishedonreasoningbasedontheknowledgefromworldlymatters,anddecisionfromspiritualknowledgearenotdifferent.Thefavourablemeanstomakeaharmonybetweenboththeknowledgesistotrytounderstandthespiritualknowledgewiththeknowledgeofworldlymatterswithaviewtoavoidthismistake.IftheShastraarenotthemattersofdiscussionsbygeneralpublicandatthesametimetheseers of Mantra are few in number, then the central meaning of it is lost and starts to give out themisinterpretation.Exactlythesamehasbeenhappeninginthisage.

“Brahmin is the same as Brahma, when one knows the Brahma becomes the Brahmin”,expressedbyPunyaPunthi(TheHolyBook).SotheaimofourlifeshouldbetoleadourlifeaspertheadviceofYugapurushattama(TheSupremeFather)tofulfilourlifebyrealizingBrahma.Buttheremaybemanyhindrancesdueto ignoranceacrossthewayforwhicheverybodymustbealertandusehisjudgementnottobeinfluencedbythedeviationmadeintheexistingexplanationsofSpiritualbooksbysomegroupsfortheirselfishbureaucraciesandignorance.

Punyapunthi (TheHolyBook)has revealed someof them- “Look, thewholenationhasbeenburntdownbyonlyuntouchability.Therearea lotof familyGurusandpriests, theynever impartedreligiousknowledgetothepeople,ontheotherhand,theyweresuckers,saying,“giveme”-“giveme”-attitudesandmeltawayoncetheygetanamountofmoneyfixedfortheyearfromtheirclients.”-11thday,#17.

ThisistheprevailingconditionofFamily-GurutheycallKulaguruandPurohit-system.Kulaguru(FamilyGuru)systemwascompletelyawrongsystem.Ithasdoneagreatdamagetothecountryandthe society as awhole. ThewordKula in Sanskrit doesnotmeangenealogyor lineage inhierarchy.Mahanirban Tantra (a Scripture) delineates – ‘Na Kulang Kulamittah Kulang Brahma Sanatanam’ –meaning–eternalBrahmaiscalledKaula;LineageofhierarchyisnotcalledKaula.SotheGuruwhoisknowledgeableabouttheconsciousBrahmaiscalledKaula-Guru.SoinitiationmustbetakenfromtheKaula-Gurui.e.,fromtheGuruwhohasknowledgeofconsciousBrahmaorrealisedBrahmah.InGuruTantra,itissaid,

“KulinahSarbamantranamadhisaritaGiaote|DikhaguruhSaebaShyataSarbamantrasyaParana”.

means–onlythequalifiedEternalBrahmahorSadguruisknownasKaulainSanskritwhopossessesalltypesofmantras,HeiscapableofeverytypeofMantraandistheGurutobeinitiatedfrom.IfGuruisnotspirituallyknowledgeable,heshouldbeleftaside,asheisofnouseforaman’sspiritualupliftment.

Here Sree Sree Thakur has depicted a wide picture of how the great Hindu society lost itscohesivenessamongthepeoplehavingprejudiceanddeviation fromtruthcalled“Dharma-Glani”bydifferentsystemsthathasnolinkwithDharma.BesidesalltheprecautionstoprotectthelifeanditsprogressinIndia,thearistocratforgotfromtimetotime,thefunctionandethicstheyshouldfollow.Theyforgotwhytheyarearistocratsandwhytheyaregiventherespectfromthesociety.Actuallytheywere given the respect only to do the service to those peoplewho are ignorant and raise themby

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educating themtothepracticeofknowledgeofDharmaand life,andthuselevate themtoahigherlevelofhumanstandard. Instead, theybecameselfishandclosed–mindedandputeverythingundertheirabsolutecontrolfortheirownselfishmotivebyexplainingthescriptureindeviation.Theydidnotimpart any knowledge of life andDharma to other people. They became theGuru generation aftergeneration,andsuckedthewealthoftheirdisciples,generationaftergeneration,showingtheirproudattitudethattheyaretheprouddescendantsoftheGuruoftheirforefathersandtherelationbetweenthembecameonlyarelationofcontracttogivethemayearlydonationofcashandkind.ThefunctionofaPurohitorpriestwas the same.Theywouldconduct thePuja (worships)of somedeities in thehouseoftheirJajman(whorequestandengagethemtodothepuja)andgetthedonationsofsomemoney along with somematerial kinds from time to time and that became, and that still is, theirsourceofincome.

“Fromthesameday,whenthedemonofselfishnesshasembracedtheBrahmins-Ma-Lakshmi(motherwhogivesthewealth),themotherprogenetic(motherwhogivesbirthtoagoodchild), thelove anddevotion, all have abandoned them. Theyno longer come to thehouseof Brahmins, theyhavetakenshelter inthehousesof lowerBarnas,theVeda-MatahastakenshelterasGayotri inthehousesofChandals,theBrahminshaveturnedtobeChandals”,-PunyaPunthi56thday#5.

“Alas,ah,aregretforyou!Aren’tyouashamed?HowdareyoutodressyourselvesintheroleofGurusnow-a-days?YouareroamingaboutfromhousetohousedeliveringtheMantras?HowdareyoumanageyourdailybreadbysellingtheMantra?Can’tyoujusttrytounderstandforonce,can'tyouoncemakeasoul-searchingeffortforthiscondition?Thinkaboutyourfore-fathers,thinkaboutit.Can’t youbelieve it?Areyounotafraid?Don't you feelashamed? Listen tome, if youwant togetsomething,thenyougiveawaywhatyouhave.Themoreyouwillaskfromthem,themoreyouwillrunafterthem,theywillrunawayfromyoubykickingonyourface&spittingoverit.”-Punyapunthi57thday,#3.

HereSreeSreeThakursays,asthosepeopledidnotgiveanyreligious instructionstoelevatethepeople,theythemselveslosttheirreligiousknowledgeandmadethemselvesvulnerableanddown.ThakuralsosaidthatitwasthedutyofBrahminstoteachthereligiousupliftmentofothers,ifrequired,evenbytouchingtheirfeet.Buttheydidtheopposite.Thescripturesays‘themoreyougive,themoreyou get in return’. As they did not give, so they did not get back anything and the result was theruinationofthewholesociety.

TheyalsoindoctrinatedthatnobodyelseotherthanthemhadtherighttoreadtheVedasandotherreligiousliteraturesandassuch,thelearningoftheSanskritlanguagewasprohibitedforothers.Thosewere the signs of selfishness that initiated closed-mindedness and hatred betweenman andman,andbetweencommunities,ultimatelyculminated in thebreakdownof theunityof thesocietyinviting the weakness. Lots of people from lower Barnas took other religions and ultimately thisencouragedtheforeignerstoconquerIndiaandruleoverit.

Another disease rooted as the effect of the above was the untouchability. This disease haseatentheverybone,thestructuralstabilityofHindusociety.Howcanamanbeuntouchablewhereour very religious root andprinciple says, “God stays in everybody asAtma” and the Scripture says“SarbamKhallidamBrahmah”,-Brahmaisprevailingeverywhereandineverylivingbeing?InSriGitaBhagaban says “I am the father,mother, nurse and grandfather of this creation”. SriGita also says,‘MamatmaSarbabhutatma’meaning–myAtmaisthesameasitisinallbeings.Thisisduetothefact,the descendants of the great and respected sages did not practice or understand and also did not

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cultivatethespiritualknowledgefortheirownbettermentandtherefore,theylosttheirownchanceofspiritualevolution.

AcharyaShankarandRamanujbothsaidthatShudrashavenorightinthestudyofVedaandinthe acquiring the knowledge of Brahma. But BijnanVikshu, the renowned Buddhist said, ‘GyanasyAikantikaFalattwat,’–meaning–Knowledgeisnotsomebody’smonopolisticProperty.LetusseewhatVeda says about it. Sukla Jajurveda(26/2) says – ‘Jathemang Bacang Klyanimabadani Janebhyah.BrajarajanyabhyangSudrayaCarjayaoCaShayaocaranayaoCa. PrioDebanangDakhinayaiDaturihaBhuaSamayong.MeyKamahSamridhytamupamadoNamatu.’

Acharya Dayananda Saraswati has translated it as follows, “Bhagaban is speaking – I haveconferred this benevolent revelations of Veda as my advice equally to Brahmin Kshyatria, Vaishya,Shudra and their own wives, relatives, servants and non-relatives, enemies, comprising all humansequallyandhavebecomelovelytoallthelearnedandwiseequally;therefore,Ialsoaskyoutobeso.In thatway,my expectation for spreading the knowledgeofVeda among the generalmassmaybefulfilled.Byachievingthesameknowledgeandspreadingitamongthemass,youalsoenjoythesamehappinessasIdoenjoythesame,asaconferrerofknowledgeforeveryphaseoflearning”.

It is clear from all as described above that at those ages nobody was barred from theknowledgeofVedas.Inlatterages,theShriti-writersexpressedhardattitudetowardsthepeoplewhohadabominablehabitsanddeprivedthemofhavingtheknowledgeofVedas.EventheirdescendantswereforbiddentostudytheVedas.IfVedaitselfwouldsayso,thenhowcouldPrahladwaslovedbyGodsomuchwhereas,hisfatherHiranyaKashipuwhobecamepervertedanddidnotobeyGod,wasultimatelykilledbyGodHimself.

ItisalrighttostopthosewhodidnotobservethevirtuouswayoflifetoreadVeda,butthoseoftheir children who wanted to lead their life in a virtuous way should not have been prohibited.StoppingtheirchildrenfromreadingandgainingtheknowledgeofVedahasruinedtheHindusocietyalot.

AsperSriGita,‘caturbarnaMayaSritsa,GunaKarmaBibhagasha’–IcreatedthefourBanasonthebasisofqualityandworks.ItismuchclearthatthefourBarnas,wasmadeonthequalityandthework that thepersondoes,noton thebasisof the familyhe isbornornoton the judgementwhatquality one’s father possessed. The son of a doctor may not have the quality to be doctor. If thisprocessisnotfollowed,theultimatedevelopmentofhumansocietywillnotreachthegoalofphysicalandspiritualevolutionthatshouldtakeustothetotalfulfilment,bothindividuallyandcollectively,forthegoalthehumanitywaitedformillionsofyears.

Letme quote fewof themanymanifestedwords regarding thismatter in Punyapunthi (TheHolyBook). “Thewholenation isburntoutby theuntouchability. Thereare somevagueGurusandPurohits showing themselves generations after generations – they not only deprived them of theknowledgeonDharma,butaskedthemonlytogivethemandtheyweresatisfiedwithacertainyearlyamount (ofwealth). Indoingso they lost themselves too.Listen, there isaproverb, -Themoreyougive,themoreyouwouldgrow.Theydidnotcontributeincharity,andtherefore,itdidnotincrease.

FurthertheysaidthatothershavenorighttolearnVedaanddoingso,theytoolosttheirownright.

Myboy!Whowouldunderstandthis?”

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Fromtheabove, it isclearthattheDivisionsinrespectofJatihasnoplaceinHinduism.AlsothedivisioninrespectofBarnamustbebasedonthequalityoftheperson,notonthequalityofthefather or on the line of hierarchy.We should realise the fact, all the above divisions asmade havemade theHindu society intomany small parts andultimatelymade themweak. Thosedivisions arereallyagainstthereligioustenets,againstthereligionandagainsttheSastrasthatspeakofthereligion.

The other cause for the weakness of India was that the Gurus forgot that the unseen GodbecamesomuchunlimitedtothemthattheystartedtocultivateideasinsteadoftherealGodHimselfinbloodandfleshwhocomesineveryageastheAdventoftheageinhumanformwecallSatguru,thoughSriGita,which is readby all religious sects and they knowclearly thatGod lives asAtma ineverycreationandlovingtheSatguruorthePurushattamaoftheage,isthesameaslovingtheGodinfleshandblood.

Now I shall try to quote from “Amiodhara” of Brindaban Babu, who was a pleader and anassociateofSreeSreeThakur–wherehedescribedabouthowthesocietyand thenationhasgoneastrayforallthoseunspiritualactivitiesasrevealedinPunyapunthiasdescribedabove.

Theconditionofacountryorasocietyissomuchdeplorableandbeyondimaginationwhereamandoesnotthinkhimselfsignificantlyimpureevenwhenheisaddictedtoaprostituteorbecomesangry without any cause or a trifle reason or think of destruction of others in thousand ways byspeaking lies daily, but thinks himself much impure when he touches the shade of a person. Thecountry has gone astraydue to the religious rites and conductsmadeby some selfish personswithsomeselfishmotives thathasnoaimor reason.The responsiblework like leading the functionofaGuruhasnowbecomeahereditaryfunction.Maybeadebauchee,arobberorathiefhasbeenborninthe family of a Guru who was a Guru of your forefather. If you do not take initiation from thatdebauchee addicted to women and drunken with wine, it would be considered as forsaking yourKulaguru.Cantherebeanymoreworstthingthanthis?AnotherworstthingtomovetowardsspiritualprogressisthatyoucannotchangetoarealizedGuruonceyouhavetakentheMantrafromaKulaguru.Allthesevogueandmockingideashavebroughtaboutaharmfuldestructiontothesociety.

TheSastrasays,‘nootherpersonthanaBrahmincaninitiatewithaMantra’.AbrahminmeanswhoknowsBrahma.It’sdefinitelynotaparticularsect.HewhohasnoknowledgeofBrahmaisnotaBrahmin.HisMantraoritsimportancebothareuseless.Bythisprocess,advancementbythediscipletowardtheTruthwouldbestopped.

Another condition appears from the functions of Purahit. The condition of Purahits havebecomethesameasKulogurus.Ithasnowbecomeabusiness.FunctionofapurahitistopraytoGodforthewell-beingofhisJajmanmeaningthemanwhoappointHimtopraytoGodforhiswell-being.ThePurahitwhocannotwakeuphisownspiritualfeelingheistryingtoawakethespiritualfeelingofothers?Cantherebeanybiggeractofdaylightdeceptionorfraudulencethanthis inthisworldthatgoesbeyondthethoughtofhuman?TheShastraspeaksclearlythatwithouthavingtheknowledgeandrealizationofBrahma,amancannotbeaBrahminandsotheresultofpronouncingtheMantrabysuchpersonwillnotbearanyfruitanditisunjust.SoitisbettertoabolishthesystemofPurahittathatisdonenowaday.ItisbettertodoKirtanwithsomespiritualpersonsalongwithrecitationofnameandmeditation.”

As the truthofSastrawasnotexplainedtoall sectionsofpeopleandevenwhenamanofalowersectionwas fit togethigherposition, theywereboundor fetteredbymakingrulesofShastraandweredeprivedof their rights, thereby raising the great sin that gradually pulleddown thehighclassesputtingthemdown.

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LatertheacquiringtheBrahmatwaorrealizingBrahmabyalowersectionwasconsideredasininonesinglelife.ThefirethatenteredinthesocietyduetotheselfishnessorignoranceofheiressofthosewhowerethemastersofVedashasnowburntoutthesociety.Vedasarenowextinct.All theShastraarenowfullofdistortedmeanings.ButstillthereistheproudnessofthatknowledgeofVedasandthevanityofknowledgeofShastraareprevalentinthem.Stillthereishateextendedtoalowerclassprevails.AlthoughtheBrahminandtheChandalshavecometothesamelevel,thereisnowaystorealizethedistinctionbetweenthem,stillthereishate.Thelastwordthatcanbeexpressedisthatthe responsibility of the work should be given to that person who is fit for that work and theresponsibleworkshouldbetakenawayfromthehandsofthosewhoareunfitforit.

Shastraandtheknowledgethathavenoreasoninggraduallybecomefullofdirtandultimatelybecomethecauseofruinofhumansocietyandtherefore,thereasoningshouldnotbedenied.Someparts of Shastra are acquired through realization and some portions are established on reasoning.Withouthavingaknowledgeaboutit,theSmritiShastrathatarebasedonreasoning,thoughbecameunjustorunfitasperthecountryandthetimearenotyetbeingchanged.Forthis,Judgementisadirenecessity. Judgement ripens the knowledge, everything should be judged to justify. The truths onwhichfaith isestablished,orthosematterswhichhavebeenunderstood,gradual judgementscreatefirmness and single-mindedness to those faith and knowledge. For this judgement and showing thereasoningonanymatterisnotunjust.Spiritualknowledgeisalsonotamatteropposedtojudgement,ontheotherhandthatisconformingtoorsupportedbyreason.

Theextremedecisionestablishedonreasoningbasedontheknowledgefromworldlymatters,and decision from spiritual knowledge are not different. The favourablemeans tomake a harmonybetweenboththeknowledgesistotrytounderstandthespiritualknowledgewiththeknowledgeofworldlymatterswithaviewtoavoidthismistake.IftheShastraarenotthemattersofdiscussionsbygeneralpublicandatthesametimetheseersofMantraarefewinnumber,thenthecentralmeaningofitislostandstartstogiveoutthemisinterpretation.Exactlythesamehasbeenhappeninginthisage. Now-a-daysmanhasstartedto followtheShastrablindlywithoutreasoning.ThemeaningandthewordswritteninShastraareusedinindifferentmeaningduetochangeoftheage.Now-a-daysifaChandal isborn inaBrahminfamily isunderstoodasaBrahmin insteadofamanwhorealizestheBrahma. Thus the Shastra has leadman towards the evil way instead showing the virtuousway. AgroupofpeopleknownastheprotectorofShastraonthepretextofthewordsofRishisaretryingtodefythehumanreasoning.ItlooksthatthisgroupofprotectorsofShastrahasstartedtoasktoforgetthatmanhastheabilitytobeaRishiandtheRishisthemselveswerehuman.Thefinaldecisionstandsthat the real truth isnotdeviatedby judgement.All theShastra–Veda,Koran,Bible, all have tobeburnedinallkindsoffireofjudgementfromEuropeandIndia,andasaresultofthis,alltherealtruthsinsidetheShastra,notbeingobsolete,willstandundistortedandunimpairedlikepuregoldandthoseuntruthsthathavebeenintroducedinthenameoftruthsmistakenlyasthewordsinShastra,willbeburnedanddestroyed,bringinganunlimitedwell-beingtothesociety.Itisnotunjusttotakethehelpofjudgementorreasoningtomaketheknowledgeandtruefaithoftheself,steady,ontheotherhandit isadownrightnecessity.But to findout thetruthshouldbetheaimof judgement.Winordefeatmust not be the lookout of the judgement. It should be looked at that Hate must not defile thejudgement.ThediscipleorGuruwouldallbegraduallyavailableiftheattemptismadetofindoutthetruthwithlove,simplicity,leavingasidetheuselessblameandaccusationlikethedearthofavailabilityofaGuru.”

PunyaPunthi40#12.- “Youare thesonof theking;don'tyou feelashamed? HowdareyouclaimtobeaBrahmin?

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Do you have the Sattvic qualities? You are but the bogeys of Tamogunas, boys! Beg to themother "Giveus strength,mother!Giveusdevotion,mother!", doweeputtering so. If notpossiblethatway,grabthosequalitiesbyforce.Ifyoucan,doweep,ifnot,dofightforit.Youareshowingthedevotiontothemothermadefromstone,butyouhavethelivingandthelivelymotheratyourhome,ifyoucan,betterdoworshipherwithJaba.DoyouknowwhataJabais?

HereSreeSreeThakurrebukedthesocalledBrahminofthisageastheyhaveforgottentheirpastasthebestofhumanwhowerethepossessorsofSaty-Gunas.TheyhavenowturnedtobethepossessorsofTamo-Gunasandlosttheirqualities.Headvisesthemtopraytotheuniversalmotherforstrengthanddevotion.HeactuallyadvisesusalltogettheSatyaguna(qualityoftruth)bythiswayorby fightingwith their innermind to get the Satya-Gunas. But the bestway to get that quality is toworshipourownmothersateveryhome.Thebetterwayofworshipistoworshipalivelymotherathome,becausethestatueofUniversalmothermadeofstone,takeslongtimetoinvokeandtogettheresult.Besides,livelymotherineveryhousehasthesamemotherlyattributeliketheuniversalmother.Everymotheratourhomeisapartofthatuniversalmother.

Punyapunthi45thday#1,-“Somanylowercommunitieshaveevolvedtobesupreme,ontheotherhand,youarethesonsofBrahmins,youhavebeenpreoccupiedbythementalityofChandals?Whata reproach,areyounotashamed?Your twoeyeshavemeltedawaybeingactuatedbyselfishmotives.Look,whoaretheworsesinnersthanyou?Ifanyoneistobecategorizedassinner,itisyoupeopleonly.Youareresponsiblefortheworld.Donottalktomeanymore,myangerpopsupwhenIhearit.TheverykindnessthatwouldhadtobeextendedtotheChandals,istobeextendedtoyounow-a-days.Whata shame, shame, shameonyou!Youhave forgotten to fall at the feetofothers,instead,youhavebeenputtingyourfeetontheheadofothers;wouldn'ttheygiveitbacktoyounow?Nowyouhavetheoptiontoutter,"Brahamoi,wakeup,blessuswithstrengthinheart,bestowloveanddevotiontous".

ThoseWhohasreadVeda,knowthatVeda-Shastraisadvisingeveryhumantogettheblessingsof Bhagaban by praying to Bharga through GayatriMantra. AcharyaMahanambrata says, - “somebooksdeclaredthemselvesasUpanishads,expressedtheideathatSudrasandwomencannotpracticetheVeda-Mantras,but innopartofVedaisfoundtocontainsuchathingthatonlyBrahminhastherightinGayatriMantra.

Besides,thosebooksthatcallthemselvesUpanishads,arenotpartofVedasorUpanishads.Sotheyarenotauthenticones.Everyindividualisbornasnon-Brahmin,afterhavingtheGayatri,theyareset tobeBrahmins. It proves that thosewhoarenon-Brahminshavemore right to get theGayatri.Medicine is intended for the patient only. Patient is cured of the diseases and becomes healthy bytaking medicine. So it establishes that Gayatri-Mantra is more needed for non-Brahmins than theBrahmins.LettheBrahmingettheBrahmattwabytakingGayatri-Mantra.Buthecannottakeawaythe

rightofnon-Brahmin.Vedahasinspiredeveryoneofthislivingworld,“DopraythroughthisGayatri-Mantraandhavethetasteofconstanthappinesstakingbirthinthelandofeternaljoy”.

Punyapunthi 14th day, #32 reveals, - “We all have to be Brahmins. When one becomes aBrahmin,evenBhagabantakeshisfeetonHisbreast.EvenBhagabanworshipsthefeetofaBramin.SoKrishnatookthefeetofVrigumunionHisbreast.”14thday,#35,-“BrahmanisthesameasBrahma,whenoneknowstheBrahmabecomestheBrahmin.”

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Inthepresentage,theYugapurushattamahasshowntheprocessofgainingBhahmattaforallhuman.Ifweliketobeknownasthebestofhuman,shouldwenotfulfilourlifebeingattachedtoHim?

TheendwordIwouldliketoutterinthiswritingis,-

YebeaBrahmin,theperfecthumanbeing,WithBrahma,thebestofspirituallink.❇

-------“BandePurushattama”-----

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WHENGODGETSAMAZED

MS.RIMIMOHANTYWOODLANDHILLS,CA,USA

@ When human effort tries to put everybody in the same footing without looking into thedistinctivenessofeachindividualandtriestoputeverybodyinthesamecategory,Godgetsamazedatthefirstinstance…

God isomniscient. If it isaskedthatwhatGodcannotsee,certainly theanswerwouldbeHecannot see two things alike in his creation. It means, whatever has been created by God, has itsdistinctiveness (vaishistya) of its own, which may not have parity with any other, though someresemblancesmay be there. Unless one is nurtured in accordancewith his distinctiveness, the realprosperityinhislifecannotcome.Poetrycannotbeequaltoagun.Therefore,agoodpoetcannotbeagoodsoldier.

When human effort tries to put everybody in the same footing without looking into thedistinctivenessofeachindividualandtriestoputeverybodyinthesamecategory,Godgetsamazedatthefirstinstance.

God is one and the only one. He is the stay of Dharma (divine religion). But man has everattemptedtodiscriminateonecreedfromtheotheronthebasisofsectarianviewofdivinereligion(dharma-whichcannotbemorethanone)andthepeopleareunreasonablyemotionaltobelieveandfollowthem.Godgetsamazedthereatthesecondinstance.

Godis loveandloveisGod.Hisembodiedhumanfromisalsotheembodimentof love.Heisthefulfillerthebestandtheup-keeperofthedistinctivetraitinman.ItisnaturalthatHeisthecentreof love of each and all. God gets amazed at the third instance when He sees that man out of hispassionatecrazecreatesdifferentlovecentresforsatisfactionofhispassion.

SreeSreeThakurAnukulchandraisthefulfillerthebest,theembodimentofloveinhumanform.HefulfilsinHimallthepastprophets.SoitshouldbenaturalforeverybodytoloveHim,tofollowHimandtomaterializeHimforattainmentofbliss.

ToquoteSreeSreeThakur–“Godgetsamazedthreetimesbeingseeingthedistinctivetraitofeachasunique,whenmantriestoputallindividualsononefootingbydiscardingthatdistinctiveness,at that timeonce,again the stayofdharma (divine religion)isGod -oneand theonlyone–bybeingunderstanding that when man in the name of religion creates differentiation among creeds, andunreasonablywhenmenacceptthembynoddingtheirheads,thenHetoogetssurprised,againOnewho is the centre of love-Who is the nurturer of all distinctiveness of man and fulfiller the best-men,notbybeinglove-bondedwithHim,andlikewisedonotcontrolthemselvesforthesatisfactionofselfishpassionsandwanttobehappyofmakingbusinessoflove–movingfromonecentretotheother-Healsotakesabackbythat;Godisoneandonlyone-thatisineverythingofthecreations,GodisthestayofDharma,FulfillerstheBestistheabodeofDharma,Lovebecomesmeaningfulinunicentriclove-leaningwithGod,Godistheallmeaningful-fulfillingcentre”.

-BandePrushottamam–

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Experience With the

Truth

WhentheIdealisawakeinman,heisactive,agile,inquisitive,responsible,

alertandtactful–inawordallfacultiesbloomandglow.

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Contributions From

v Asis Basu

v Purna Ch. Nayak

v Sasanka K Mishra

v Biswajit Paul

v Dr. Biswajit Dey

v Dipankar Mohanty

v Sowjanya Chintala / Saahiti Chintala

v Mrs. Nirmala Giri

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MYSTERIOUSWAYSOFSAVINGBYLORDTHESAVIOR

ASISBASUPRESIDENT,SATSANGUSA

CUMMING,GA,USA

@ InthisverseThakuristalkingabouthowIshtabhritytranscendsusontheothersideoftheproblem,nomatterhowfrequentdangersandproblemscometoourlives,andnomatterwhoweare.

I heard fromseveraldevotees that SreeSreePitrideva (SreeSreeBorda)used to relentlesslyencourage people to write about Sree Sree Thakur’s grace (Ahetuk Daya). He also used to askeveryone to narrate stories about their lives to directly encapsulate Thakur’s incomprehensible andinfiniteblessing.ThisusedtohappenregularlyinBoroNatmandap,Pitrideva’sresidenceinDeoghar,Jamaldaha,PuriThakurbaree,andmanyotherplaces.

ParamaradhyaPitridevawasanepitomeofprecision.Hisworkethicanddailyroutinereflectedthis clockwork likemechanism thatHewas endowedwith. I neverwas a part of such story tellingceremonies.LateronasIgrewolder,IhadtheopportunityofhavingnumerousoccasionstowitnessthespectacleofanenormouspersonalitylikeParamaPujyapadaSreeSreeDada.HeallowedmetobeinHisHolycompanyforumpteennumberofhours’dayinanddayout,monthinandmonthout.

I addressed Him as a “personality” in error. Is He a personality? Or is He a Saviour incontinuum?Mylife,ifanything,isaresultofHisdirectandindirectblessingwhichhelpedmeandmyfamily to initiallygrapple,and theneventuallyencounter successandstay in radiancewith somanybeautifulpeoplearoundus.InowhaveapurposeforlivingandtogrowtonewerheightsaccordingtoHiswishes.

IheardfromDulalMajumdarDa,whowouldcometomyroomalmosteveryafternoonwhenbothofus stayed inAshram inmanywinters, randomly aligned for a fewdayshere and there. HealwaysencouragedmetowriteaboutThakur’sgrace(Karuna)whilehewashelpingmetoconsolidatemyfaith.I,nearlyalways,hadthisshockingexperienceofhavingapersonofhisstatureinmyroom.For the last few days, I have been thinking about my early days in Ashram (ThakurBaree) andsomething erupted inmymind to becomeproductive about this article. Perhaps his profound andstrongconvictionisrenderingmetowritethisarticletoday.

Oh yes, I can. I certainly canwrite about countless Thakur’s unconditional grace whichmyfamilyandIhavebeenwitnessingforyears.Letmestartwithone.

MymotherwasoncecomingbacktoAtlanta,GeorgiafromIndia.Ibelieveitwaslate90’s.ShewasaccompaniedbymysisterwhowenttoIndiaforavacation.TheirlastlegoftheitinerarywastoflyfromJohnFKennedyAirport,NewYorkCitytoAtlanta,GeorgiaAirport.Theywerewaitingfortheflightbythegate.IwaspreparingmyselftogototheAtlantaAirporttopickthemup.

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OutoftheblueIreceivedaphonecallfrommysisterthatourmotherbecameseriouslysickinJFKAirport,literallywentoutofherbreath,andhadtobetransportedtoanearbyhospital.Mysistercalled911andthemedicalemergencytransportationarrivedandtheystartedintravenousfluidsrightfromtheairportontheirwaytotheMedicalCenter.

The hospital admitted her and subsequently I came to know that she was going to have aprolonged stay in theBeth IsraelHospital. Thephysicians alreadydeclaredher primarydiagnosis asbacterialpneumonia.Andtheyalsofiguredthatshewascontaminatedfornumberofdaysalongwithheracutedehydrationwhichwascausedbyutterlackoffluidbeforeandduringthelonginternationaltrip.Becauseoftheseverityofthecriticalcondition,shewaskeptinisolationsootherscouldnotbecontaminatedfromher.

IimmediatelywentbacktoworktoseekpermissionfrommysupervisorsoIcouldplanatriptoNewYorkCitytoflyearlyinthemorning.Aftersecuringmyleaveofabsenceforfamilyemergency,IcalledDeltaAirlinestobookmearoundtriptickettodepartnextmorningfromAtlantatoJFKandtheyquoted me a sympathy price (nearly ½ the retail price). Overnight I packed my suitcase and thefollowing morning just after offering Ishtabhrity, and long before prayer, I started to drive to theAtlantaairport.

Whiledriving,IslowlystartedrealizingSreeSreeThakur’sunfathomablegracetimeandagain.I think IstartedmakingNaam(repeatingtheHolyName)automatically. First,whatwouldhappen ifmotherwouldfaintinaEuropeancountry(Frankfurt,Germany)?Wedidnotknowanyonethere.MymotherdidnothaveanymedicalinsuranceanywhereotherthanUSA.Ieasilycouldbecomefinancialbankruptifmymotherwouldhavetobetreatedelsewhere.Ifyoujustforgetthefinancialpiece,whatatorturewouldthatbeforherandmysister–emotionallyandphysically?

Longstoryshort,Igotbackmymothersuperhealthyaftershelostnearlytenpoundsinmatterof few weeks. Oh, another touch of grace (Karuna)! When I arrived in NYC, the Jewish doctorassembled the caregiving team in a conference room and introducedme to them. They ended upprovidingmewithaverybeautifuldormroomequippedwithakitchenandabathroom.AllIhadtodowastobuyaskillet,somerice,daal(legumes),andvegetables.Ibudgetedforhotelexpensesnearthehospitalduringmytendaysstayingthere.ButIgoteverythingfreebytheoutstandingcompassionofthe hospital administration. Another stroke of blessing was that Delta Airlines took care of mymother’stripfromJFKairporttoAtlantaairport. AsequentialchainofgracebytheSupremeFatherwas just showering onmymother andmyself. It is easy to witness how nature and environmentbecomesunconditionallyfriendlyandcompassionate.

I thought, this secondboutofpneumonia inher lifewouldbeutterly incurable. But Thakursaved her fromwithin.Mymother and I prayed together for those ten days in the hospital whichactuallyinspiredsomenursingstaffaroundthatroom.WetalkedaboutSreeSreeThakurbrieflywhenwecouldandthenursingstaffbecamesofriendlytous.Totopitall,afteracomprehensivetreatmentforabouttendays,thehealthcareteamofBethIsraelHospitalgavemymotheracleanbillofhealth.Myheartfilledwithjoyandgratitude.Additionally,thePresidentoftheHospitalorderedtheFinanceDepartmenttowriteofftheentireinvoicewhichamountedtohalfamilliondollars.Inotherwords,myfinancialresponsibilitywaszero.Shaken,Iwasspeechlessandevenforgottothankthesefinegroupofpeople.

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ThateveningwecamebacktoAtlantaairportandmymotherwasveryhappythatshecouldshower in her own bathroom. She really was homesick after long international flight and herpneumonia that she fought. We bowed to our Love lord in front of our residential altar and feltincrediblystrongandblissfulbyHisgrace.SreeSreeThakur’spicturewasradiatingabrightauraanditexplodedaroundtheroom.IbadegoodnighttomymotherafterIfedherRice,Ghee(clarifiedbutter),andDaal(legumes)withalittlesmashedpotatosmearedinmustardoil.

Letmenownarrateanawe-inspiringstorythatmywifeexperienced.WeusedtoliveinatowncalledGriffin,Georgiaback then. Our seconddaughterMayawasborn7monthsago. Itwasearly1993.OuroldestdaughterSambitawasthenattendingapre-schoolforayearinthelocalFirstUnitedMethodistChurch.Theschedulewasforfourhoursintheweekdays(MondaythruFriday).Shehadtobetransportedtoandfromschoolbymywifeeverymorningandearlyafternoon.

OnesuchafternoonmywifepickedSambitafromtheChurchschool.Itwasbrightandsunny.BothSambitaandMayawereintheirChildren’scarseatsinthebackofthecar.Mywifewasverytiredanddrivingwithaconditionoflackofrestfulsleep.Theroadhercarwastravelingisknownasoneofthemost travelled Georgia State Route 19/41North. The part of that highwaywhere the episodehappeneddidnothaveanyislandorSolidSeparator.Inotherwords,carsthatweregoingsouthcouldmergewiththecarsgoingnorthiftheywouldbeunmindfulorsleepy.

Mywifewasdriving in a condition knownasHAHA (Half Awake,Half Asleep).Here is a factcheck. According to the National Sleep Foundation’s Sleep in America poll, 60% of adult drivers –about168millionpeople–saytheyhavedrivenavehiclewhilefeelingdrowsy inthepastyear,andmore than one-third, (37% or 103 million people), have actually fallen asleep at the wheel! Fourpercent – approximately elevenmillion drivers – admit they have had an accident or near accidentbecausetheydozedofforweretootiredtodrive.

While shewas still driving at a speed nearly 65mph (around 104 kilometers per hour), shesuddenlyrealizedthathercarwastravellingintheSouthboundlanewhilethecarwasactuallygoingNorth.Thiscouldresultinhead-oncollisioniftherewouldbecar(s)goingagainstherdirection.ButbyThakur’sgrace,therewerenocar(s)atthatparticularlaneandatthatparticulartime.Whenshecamebacktohersenseswithaninitialmomentofawe,shesteeredrightontotheNorthboundlaneagainwithnoproblematall.

Onceagain,byThakur’sgrace,therewerenocar(s)atthatparticularlaneandatthatparticulartimebehindher.Soshecouldeasilymergein,shedidnotgetaticket,therewasnoinvolvementofanytrafficcopwhatsoever.Incidentally,travelinginawronglanecouldresultaseverepenaltythatoftenincludes stiff monetary payment toward the ticket as well as irreversible increase of automobileinsurancepremium.GeorgiaLawactuallysendstheoffendingdrivertoamentalschoolforpsychiatricevaluation,becausesuchactioncancauseahugedamageofuntoldproportion.Thestatewouldthenmaketheoffendingdriverpayfortheentireevaluationprocess.

Whowokeherup?Whoclearedthecar(s)fromeitherdirectionatthepeakhoursinthemiddleoftheday?Whosavedherfromnotgettingaticketfromthecop?Wholiterallysavedthreelives?WhatmakesusembraceSreeSreeThakurasmuchaswecan?ThiswasThakurandThakuraloneandHismysteriouswayofsavingallthethreelives.

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Sree Sree Thakur in this verse Thakur is talking about how Ishtabhrity transcends us on theothersideoftheproblem,nomatterhowfrequentdangersandproblemscometoour lives,andnomatterwhoweare.

IshtabhrityincidentallyisoneofthethreecornerstonesofdivineprinciplesgiftedbySreeSreeThakur. Ishtabhrity is one ascetic activitywhich is actually amaterial unconditional offering to ourLoveLordwhichinturnmakesoursensoryorgansmorepowerfulandalert.

An unexpectant devotional performance of Ishtabhrity everymorning before sunrise, beforeingestionofanyfoodorwatercanbringararematerialconcentrationthatenablesonetosteerclearofmanydisasters.Ishtabhrityenhancespsycho-physicalresourceswhichinturndeploysanArmorthatsavesusfromconcussionsoflife.Indeed,alittleadherencetakesusalong,anditdoestakeusalongalongway!❇

Odishi dance performance in California Annual Satsang 2016

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SREESREETHAKUR-THEGREATESTMENTOROFTHETIME

PURNACHANDRANAYAKRETD.MANAGER,STATEBANKOFINDIA

@ To have faith on Him courageously and work according to His desire can enable the disciple toovercome all his miseries and sufferings of life. No other sacred formula is available like carrying out thecommandsoflivingideal.Ifonetakesshelterofatruemaster,goesonchantingtheholynameandremainsincompanyofdevout,itiscertainthatonehasnomoretoworryabouthiselevation...

Theinnerinstinctofeachandeveryindividualhumanbeingistobeaperfectman,byadoptingtherightpath,butit’snotaneasytask.Justtoachievethatit’sveryessentialtoacceptanidealinlifeandfollowhisinstructionsunconditionally.SreeSreeThakurAnukulChandrahasaccordinglywritteninSatyanusaranthat,“goingtoschoolonlydoesn’tmakeonestudentandtakinginitiationonlydoesn’tmakeadisciple.Theheartshouldalwaysbekeptopentocarryout theorderof teacher.Have faithwithin. Whatever He says must be done and that without objection or excuse rather with greatpleasure.”Happiness,peaceand joyare the threebasic requirementsof individual ingeneralwhichonlydharma(thereligiouswayoflife)canprovide.Dharmaisembodiedinalivingideal.Initiationbythe living ideal begets adherence. Adherence brings adjustment of complexes and adjustment ofcomplexesinvitesupholdofexistence(SreeSreeThakur).Sothelivingidealisthemakerofdestiny.Hedecideseveryone’sdestinybasedone’sperformance. Todo is to get. Someone’sefficiency is alsoapreconceivedconception.Attitude,activity,adjustmentandsuccess–everythingisachievedaccordingtoperformance.Nodoubt,theactivityofapersonwithcrystalclearunderstandingisalwaysperfect.The idealalwaysthinksofallout improvementof thedisciple.Sotohavefaithonhimcourageouslyandworkaccordingtohisdesirecanenablethediscipletoovercomeallhismiseriesandsufferingsoflife.Noothersacred formula isavailable likecarryingout thecommandsof living ideal. Ifone takesshelterofatruemaster,goonchantingtheholynameandremainsincompanyofdevout,itiscertainthat one has nomore toworry about his elevation. Therefore, onewho proceeds according to thedesireofmaster,surrendersfullytohislotusfeet,hisentireresponsibilityistakencareofbyParampita.Though the factwas known to every disciple of satsang some people at times, failed to followHisinstructionsmay be due to circumstances beyond control. Every instruction of Sree Sree Thakur isundoubtedlyan ingredientof theprinciplesofbeingandbecoming.Unfortunately, thepersonswhofailtoactaccordingtoHis instructionsareboundtofacetheadverseconsequences.Theexampleoftwo different incidents took place long back when Sree Sree Thakur was at Himaitpur, can betterexplainthefactsnowbeingmentionedhereunder.

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Incident1

SkKhalilarRaheman,popularlyknownasKhalilda,adiscipleofSreeSreeThakurwasworkingasanIncomeTaxofficeratKolkataoffice.Hereceivedatelegramfromhiswife,stayingathisnativeplace,thattheironlysonfallensickanddespitetreatmentwithsufficientmedicalcare,theboydidn’tcome-round.Themedicinesapplieddidn’tworkatall.Theattendingphysicianadvisedthatthereleftlittlechanceofrecoveryandtheboymightfacehisfatalconsequence.Hearingthemessagefromthedoctor,shedevelopednervousnessandfindingnowayout,sentthetelegram.Khalildaalsodecidedtogotohisnativeplaceinthefirstavailabletrainstartingnextmorning.Hedidn’thavesoundsleepandwasprayingthroughoutthenightforhisson’srecovery.Nextmorning,hegotintothetrainandduringjourney he thought to pray Sree Sree Thakur for his blessings towards son’s quick recovery atHimaitpur ashram.Onarrival he saw fromadistance that Sree SreeThakur, being surroundedby agroupofdisciples,wasbusyindiscussingsomeimportantmatters.ButtohissurpriseSreeSreeThakurturned towardshimsuddenlyand instructed toproceed toMidnapur immediately to sortout someissues cropped up due tomisunderstanding among satsangees. He also advised him to report backpromptlyaftersolutionthereof. ItappearedtoKhalildaas ifSreeSreeThakurwas justnotreadytohear anything from him. Meanwhile Kestoda, the then president of Satsang came to him at theinstanceofSreeSreeThakurandinvitedKhalildaforlunchimmediatelyathisresidencebecausethescheduletrainwastoleavestationinanhourortwo.FindingnowayouttoventilatethereasonforhiscomingtoAshramKhalildaaccompaniedKestodaforlunchandthentoIswardistation.AcceptingtoSreeSreeThakur’sinstructionastheblessingsofParampita,heproceededtoMidnapur.AtMidnapurheadvisedsatsangeesthepurposeofhisarrival.HediscussedtheissuesindetailwiththeconcerneddisciplesonthelineshewasinstructedandalltheissuesvirtuallysolvedinaweekandhewentbacktoHimaitpurtoinformtheoutcometoSreeSreeThakur.PriortodiscussanythingaboutMidnapurissuesafter offering pranam, Sri Sri Thakur instructed him to proceed immediately to his home at BagulavillageandadvisedtocometoashramlatertodiscussMidnapurissue,preferablyonhiswaybacktoKolkata.Khalildaactedaccordingly.Onhiswaytowardshomemanynegativethoughtswerecomingtohismind.Hethought tohimself,whySreeSreeThakur instructedhimtoproceedtoBagulawithouthearing anything on the issues and solutions. Probably some sad news would be waiting for him.Graduallyhewasfeelinghelplessnessandfinallyreachedhisvillage.Atalittledistancefromhishomeonthevillageroadhesurprisinglysawhissonwasplayingoutsidewithother friendsandnosignofsicknesswasthere.Sparingnotime,heenteredintothehousetoknowfromhiswifeabouthowtheirsongotwell.Hiswifetoldthatafter2daysofsendingtelegramtheirsongraduallystartedtorecoverandprobablyafteranother2-3daysherecoveredcompletely.Itwasalsoheardpeoplesayingthatshesawadreamthatanoldmanwith longwhitehair, longwhitebeardappearedandmovedhishandwithasmileonthewholebodyoftheirsonanddisappeared.Sheimmediatelywokeupfromhersleepand foundnone in thebedroom.She thoughtof thematterandagainslept.Nextmorning, shesawwithastonishmentthattheirsonwasrecoveringfromillnessveryfastandgraduallybecameperfectly

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alright.However,onhearingthisKhalildabecametoomuchsensitiveandtearscametohiseyes.Hecouldunderstand theentire episode that this couldbepossible forHis (Sree SreeThakur) blessingsonly.NowherealizedastowhySreeSreeThakurinvolvedhimintheworkofParampitaforwhichhehadtospendaweek’stimeatMidnapur.OutofgratitudeheenteredintohisprayerroomwithtearsandexpressedhisloveanddevotiontoSreeSreeThakurandalsohisfeelingsthattheirsonrecoveredonlyforHisblessings.After2-3daysKhalildaalongwithfamily leftforAshrammetSreeSreeThakurand stayed there for 2-3 days. During discussions Sree Sree Thakur told the persons who gotthemselvesinvolvedwholeheartedlyintheworkofParampita,wouldbetakencareofbyhimalwaysundoubtedlyandwithoutfail.IfKhalildaproceededtohisvillageinsteadofgoingtoMidnapur,thenhissonmighttakehislastbreathafterseeinghisfather.Timeisthegreatestfactoralways.

Incident2

ChoudhuryJatindramohanAcharyaanothersatsangee,thejamindar(landlord)ofMuktagachhiwas a very good gentlemanwith charming personality. He used to stay for consecutive 4-5 days atAshramoneachoccasionofhisvisit.AspecialqualityhepossessedwasthathewasanicecookandcouldpreparedeliciousdishesforSreeSreeThakurbhog.Thatwashishobby.OncewhilehewasatKolkata,gotamessagethatsomedisturbancesaroseonalanded-propertymatteratMuktagachhiandhis presence at the village would find out some solution of the issues. On the same evening hethereforeproceededbyhisown jeep tohis village.Duringhis journeyHimaitpur village touchedenrouteandJatindaproceededtoAshramonlyforadarshanofSreeSreeThakur.Itwaslatenightwhenhe reached. He offered pranam to Sree Sree Thakur. There he discussed about the issue and afterabouthalfanhourofstayhesoughtpermissiontostarthisjourneytoMuktagachhi.SreeSreeThakurdidn’tagreetotheplight,ratherrepeatedlyrequestedJatindatostaybackthatnighttopreparesomedishes for Thakurbhog,which Jatindadidn’t agree and immediately proceeded tohis villagewith aview to reachwell in timebeforemorning. Thepropertyproblemmightbe troublinghim forwhichprobablyhedidn’t agree to stay.Onobserving theunethicalbehavioron theotherhand, SreeSreeThakurgotdisheartened.Hisfaceturnedpaleandthenwentinsidewithabrokenheart,whichmightbetheindicationofsomeimminentdanger.Thedisciplespresentheardafewwordscomingoutofhismouth–“Icoulddonothingdespiteefforts”.OnthenextmorningSreeSreeThakurgotamessagethatthe jeepmet an accident at a distance of about 15miles fromHimaitpur and everyone in the jeepincludingJatindafounddead.HearingthemessageSreeSreeThakurbecameunhappyandtearscametohiseyes.DisciplespresentthereheardHimsaying“IfJatindawouldactaccordingtotherequesthecouldsurreptitiouslysurpassthetimeandthustheincidenceoffatalaccidentcouldbeavoided”.

OnceSreeSreeThakurtoldhisdisciples“Ihaveseen,whosoeverobeyedmyinstructionsandfollowedmeticulouslywithindomitableandunrepelledadherence,hasovercome.onmanyoccasions.the grief and suffering that was inevitable in life. Really, full andwholehearted involvement in theworksofParampitaistheonlywaytoovercomethecrueltyoftheprovidence”.

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Ifweanalyseboththeincidentscitedabove,wecanobservethefollowing.InthefirstincidentKhalildaactedaspertheinstructionsofSreeSreeThakurandproceededtoMidnapurdespiteseriousillnessoftheirson.HeattachedmoreimportancetocomplywithLord’sworkfirstinsteadofattendingtomedical careofhisailing son.But in consequencehis soncouldbeable to fightbackagainst thediseaseandgotbackhislifealthoughtherewaslittlehopeofsurvivalaspertheviewsoftheattendingphysicians.

InthesecondinstanceJatindacouldnotaccedetotherequestsofSreeSreeThakurtostaythatnighttoprepareThakurbhog,whichwasapleabutthefactremainedbehindwastosaveJatindafromimminent disasterwhich Sree Sree Thakur could foresee. Unfortunately, Jatinda could not read theindications as to why Sree Sree Thakur requested repeatedly to stay back that night instead ofproceeding toMuktagachhiwith thepleaofpreparingsomedishes.There isaverycommonsaying:“TimeandTidewaitsfornone”.HadJatindastayedthatnightatAshramthetimeofaccidentcouldbesurpassed and Jatinda along with others would not have to lose their lives. Sree Sree Thakur wasalwaysthinkingtosaveeveryonefromtheclutchesofdestruction.ButhismessagecouldreachpeoplewhoarefullyconnectedtoHim.ThediscipleswhoperfectlyobeyHisinstructionscanbeabletoreadhis indications.Hencethe instructionsofSreeSreeThakurforall timestocomearenotonlyperfectbut also genuine to regulate all untoward things towards perfection. So obeying his instructionspromptlywithouthesitation istheonlykeysolutiontosortoutallhazardousproblemsin lifeandtogivearightapproachtolife,growthandprosperity.Letallofusassembleunderhisbannerandutterinonevoice“BANDEPURUSHOTTAMAM”❇

“When every individual with his community for the common interest to uphold the mission of life and growth with every free access, enters in a common platform conjointly to serve one another to hasten prosperity and welfare of every

socio-individual truly, it may be called a blessed Socio-communistic Democratic Congress”.

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SREESREETHAKUR–THEPERFECTIONIST

SASANKAKUMARMISRABEAR,DELAWARE,USA

@ AccordingtoSreeSreeThakur, theobjectiveof life is to liveandgrow individuallyandcollectively.Thatiswhyeveryhumanbeingwantstoleadadecentlifeandtolivehappilyandpeacefully inhisownfamilyandwithhissurroundings.

GodisallMercifulandGodisallgoodandkind.WherethereismercyandkindnessHedwellsthere. Life isagiftofhiskindness.ThewholeuniverseexistsonHismercy.AsmuchasweproceedtowardsHismercy,somuchwefeelpeace,strengthandblessingsbeingshoweredonour lives.We,thepeopleofthiscenturyarefortunatethatwehavefoundsuchamanasourLOVE-LORD,ourLivingguideandHeisnoneotherthanSreeSreeThakurAnukulachandra,ThePurusottamoftheageandthefounderofSatsang-TheRishiofDeoghar,India.

OnceaqualifiedyoungmanhadvisitedSreeSreeThakur.DiscussionwasgoingonasusualwithSreeSreeThakur.Theyoungmanaskedhim“What is thegreatestquality inman”.All thediscipleswere anxiously waiting to hear what Thakur will say in reply. Sree Sree Thakur replied in short –“Cleanliness”.SreeSreeThakur’sreplywasveryappropriate.Ithadaverydeepmeaningasitcoversallthe aspects of human life. It does not mean only the outward or superfluous cleanliness but alsointernalpurity.Itmeansbothphysicalandmentalcleanliness.Thereisasaying“CleanlinessisnexttoGodliness” i.e. it is thewaytoGodliness.Peopleare inspiredandaspiredtoseehowcleanlinesshasbeenverydeeplypracticedinThakur’sday-to-daylife.

Once one of the disciples of Thakur – Debida (Debi PrasadMukhopadhyay) was replying toanotherdisciple inapostcard in frontofThakur.During those timespostcardswerebeingused inIndia to write small letters. While writing he committed a mistake. So he had to strike it out andrewriteitcorrectly.ItcouldnotmissThakur’seyes.HeimmediatelyaskedDebidatodisposethepostcardwhichhadstrikesinitandtouseafreshone.ToHimitisnotverypleasinganddescenttohaveawritingwithsomuchstrikesandcorrectionsas it looksmessy.Foracquiring internalcleanliness,wemustdoallourworkverycleanlyandinadecentway.Todevelopthathabitapostcardcanverywellbespared.ThisteachingofSreeSreeThakurmaybeverysmallbuthastheinspirationtodoanyworkwith utmost care and cleanlinesswhich leads to perfection.Many a times he has shown others byperformingithimselfordrawingitonpaper.

OnedisciplehadwrittenasmallbookonhisHolylife.HepresentedthefirstcopytoSreeSreeThakur,outof1100copiesalreadyprinted.Thakursawthebookwhichwaslookinggoodfromoutside.Someonesittingnearbytoldthebookthoughlooksgoodhassomemistakes.SreeSreeThakurtoldthewriterandpublisherofthebooktorewritethebookwithallthecorrectionsneededandreprintit.BythisHewantedtoteachthepeopleaboutthevalueofperfectioninourlifeandtopracticeitinourdayto daywork and also how to perform any piece ofwork faultlessly. According to Sree Sree Thakurcleanlinessandperfectionareeternalwealth–theyshouldreflectonourthinking,talkingaswellasourworkinghabits. Itmakesmenconscious todevelop thehabitofdoingeverywork correctly andflawlessly.

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WehavealsonoticedsuchinspirationsinSreeSreeBorda’slife.OnceSreeSreeBordanoticedthatamanwhilegoingonthewaydidnotcaretotightenthewatertapfromwhichdropsofwaterwerefalling.Hecouldnotbearthewastageofwaterwhichiscausedbyseernegligenceofsomeone.Soimmediatelyhecalledthepersonandaskedhimtotightentheknobproperlysothatheremembersthisanddoesnotrepeatthemistakeinfuture.Thisguidancetaughthimtobecarefulandattentivetodetails. On another occasion when some discussion was going on inside Sree Sree Borda’s roomsomeonewentout.Butwhileleavingtheroomheclosedthedoorsocarelesslythatitmadealotofnoisewhichwasverydisturbinganddistracting.So,SriSriBordacalledbackthepersonandaskedhimtoclosethedoorslowly.Thatgurubhaiwasveryscaredandfrightenedandclosedthedoorwithoutmakinganynoise.ThisshowedtoallpresenttherethatBordawantedustomakeasincereefforttodoeachandeveryworkwithfullattentionandwithoutdisturbingpeopleoroursurrounding.

According to Sree Sree Thakur, the objective of life is to live and grow individually andcollectively. That is why every human being wants to lead a decent life and to live happily andpeacefully inhisown family andwithhis surroundings. Sohewants tobe in close contactwith thethingsandpersonswhohelphimtoliveapeaceful lifeandhedoesnotwantthosethingsorpeoplewhoputahindrancetoit.Thuseveryindividualhasthedutyandresponsibilitytohelpotherstoleadalifeinpeaceashehimselfexpectsfromothers.Asthesayinggoes“Doontoothersasyouwishtobedoneby”.

According to Sree Sree Thakur - “that which helps the uphold of existence is humanity andbroadly calledDharma and thatwhich opposes thismust be called a sin". In this context Sree SreeThakur says – “the greatest sin ever seen in mankind is Ingratitude”. Sree Sree Thakur says –“Ingratitudeisthesymbolofhellanditinvitesallthebadqualitiesinaman”.Ingratitudeis–whenoneforgetsthehelphereceivedfromothersandratherputsthepersonwhohelpedhimintrouble.Whenheleaveshimathisdifficulttimesandevenjoinshandswithanotherwhowantstoharmthehelper.Ifwelosethesupporterofexistence,thenhowcanourlifebesecured.Thus,Thakursayswhatcanbeagreatersinthan“Ingratitude”.So,weshouldalwaysbegratefulandobligedtothepersonwhohelpsusinanywaytoovercomeourdifficulties.ThesenseofIngratitudeentersintoourlivesbecauseofourdetachmentfromtheSourcei.e.“Alivingideal”.

Whenwe get detached from our parents, teachers, well-wishers andmost importantly “theliving ideal”, unknowinglywe start ignoring their advices and guidancewhich leads us to situationswhere we lose the power of self-analysis and self-correction. This also is another type ofungratefulness.On theotherhand, ifwehave true gratefulness forour superiors and forour livingideal,thenwedevelopaneagernesstosatisfythembysacrificingourall.Asaresult,ourmistakesgetautomaticallycorrected.SreeSreeThakursaysthisIngratitudeisadiseaseforhumanity.Somepeoplereceive this through hereditary process where its remedy is extremely difficult while some othersacquire it from their surrounding and circumstances which can be rectified if they are in bettercompany. Therefore, Sree Sree Thakur has advisedus to visitDeoghar on a regular basis to receiveconstant guidance from the living ideal, Pujyapad Acharyadev at present and participate in Satsangregularly,whichisaconstantsourceofinspiration.Atthesametime,oneshouldindulgeindoingJajan,Jaajan and Istavriti whole heartedly and sincerely. When one goes to Deoghar he can feel theauspicious atmosphere and the Holy presence aswell as the Divya Leela of Sree Sree Thakur eventoday. His love, kindness and mercy is constantly being showered on us through our presentAcharyadevParamPujaypadSreeSreeDada.PujaniyaBabaidaandothermembersofThakurfamilyarealsoconstantlyinspiringusineverywaypossible.❇

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SREESREETHAKUR-IDEALOFMYLIFE

BISWAJITPAULMANUFACTURINGENGINEERCONOVER,NORTHCAROLINA,USA

@ ItgavemenewperspectiveandanswerstomanyoftheWHYsandHOWsIhadfrommyschooldaysinaverysimplifiedscientificmanner.ItmademewonderandrealizehowfaranddeepSreeSreeThakur’svisionwas,andwhyHeisbeingreferredtoas“PURUSHOTTAM”-FULFILLERTHEBEST.BeitthesubjectofQuantumphysics, Acoustics, Eugenics, Astrophysics,Medicines, Economics, Education, Politics andwhat not, no subjectwasuntouched.

Really,itisverydifficulttaskformetoexpressSreeSreeThakur’sideologythroughfewwords.However,IamgoingtosharemypersonalfeelingsfromtheveryformativestageofmychildhoodtoUSlandingwithregardstohow,HISblessings,HISguidanceandHISgentlebutfirmdirectionsinmylifehave turned it into a treasured boon bestowed upon me, filling me with pride, at the same timehumblingmeandmademesailthroughsmoothly.

I spentmychildhooddays inhostelasmy fatherhada transferrable joband that separationwasaperiodofemotionalhardshipforbothmeandmyparents.TheygavemeasmallphotographofSreeSreeThakurtellingmethatwheneveryoufeelaloneorhavefearrememberHIM.Hewilllistentoyou.IFOLLOWEDIT.WheninfearinthemiddleofanightorhadabaddreamIusedtorememberSreeSreeThakur.Itgavemeimmensestrengthandcourage.IstillhavethatsmallPhotographofSreeSreeThakurandBoromawithmeinUS.

Finally,thedaycamewhenItookinitiation.Thememoryisstilletchedverydeepinmymind.Iwasin7thstandard,nottrulyrealizingwhatactually Iwasgoingthroughbut itwasadifferentaura.TheconnectionwhichIhadwithHIMwasgoingtodeepen.EvennowthewordsofmyRitwikDevataaboutcreationofthisUniverse,manifestationoflivingbeingandnon-livingobjectsechoesinmymind.Now Iknow,TheHolyName I receivedthroughtheprocessof initiation isof8thorder indegreeofvibration(highest)knownandisthesourceofallthatexists.

AsIgrewolderIwasbombardedwithmanywhy’sandhow’stryingtocomprehendthespiritualrealmswiththerationaleofscienceandtechnology.ForfewIcouldfindmyownversionofanswerswithlimitedwisdomwhiletherestwerestillquestions.IrememberreadingoneofSreeSreeThakur’sarticle,answeringtoHisdisciplewhenHewasaskedabouthowthismiraclehappened,towhichSreeSreeThakurreplied,“Therearemanythingsthattranspirebetweenthisearthandcosmoswhicharebeyondournormalcomprehension”.Igotmyanswer.

In spite of all these, one thing that was constant and became part of my routine life isISHTABRITIandrepeatingtheHOLYNAMEafterIwokeup.DuringmyhosteldaysmostofthetimesIusedtopracticeitwhennobodywouldseemedoingasitwouldinvitesomanyquestionsandotherswouldmakefun.

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ThisMechanical way of staying connected to Sree Sree Thakur continued like this formanymore yearswithout doingmuch for HIS establishment. Like everybody else,whenever in distress, IusedtoprayHimandseekHisblessings.OncountlessoccasionsIgotanswerstomyprayers.HehasbeentheInvisiblePower,handholdingmeinclearingeveryroadblock.

IrealisenowwhatmakesusdifferentfrombeingGREAT.WeareneverGRATEFULtoHIM,weforgettheGOODthingsHEgaveus,weshyawayfromspreadingHISMESSAGE,speakingaboutHIMtoothers,runfromstrengtheningourATTACHMENTtoHIMandinspiteofalltheseweonlyEXPECTmoreandmorefromHIM.

BeforemovingtoUSA,wewerelivingaverymechanicalgooflifeinthehustlebustleofMetrocityJob.TravellingtoUSwasneverplannedandwasadreamformebeingfromnoneITbackground.IfeellikeTHAKURhandpickedandplacedushereamongstsomanydevoutGurubhaisandMothersinUS. Attending Satsang, arranging Satsang, doing somework formy ISHTAwere all a very far cry inMumbai. This love for ISHTAhasbrought all of us so close thatnowweare abig family acrossUS.ResigningfromastablejobandcomingherewithoutanyjobondependentvisawasthebiggestriskIhavetakeninmylife.Thedecisionwasagainstallodds.

SreeSreeThakursays ‘’KORAIPAOUARPOTHKHULEDAI’’&“NISCHOIEJENOKORAIPAOUARJANANI.”

(Actionordeedopensthepathofachievement&KnowforsuredoingisthemotherofGetting)and“GOOD IDEASOFTENCOME INFLASHANDGOAWAYTHESAME’’.Wheneverwe thinkofdoingsomething good we should not delay thinking of the negative consequences rather we should actimmediately.StrongCONVICTIONandFAITHinSreeSreeThakurhelpedmetakingthisdecision.

IcoulddevotetimeinunderstandingHISphilosophiesandideologieswhileIwasnotemployedand this in turn helpedme grow spiritually and understandHISmessage andway of living. ThoughBengali by birth I never knewhow to readBengali as I grewoutsideBengal. Butmost of Sree SreeThakur’sbooks/literatureswereinBengali.IdecidedtolearnBengaliduringthisinitialperiodinUS.ItgavemenewperspectiveandanswerstomanyoftheWHYsandHOWsIhadfrommyschooldaysinaverysimplifiedscientificmanner.ItmademewonderandrealizehowfaranddeepSreeSreeThakur’svision was, and why He is being referred to as “PURUSHOTTAM” - FULFILLER THE BEST. Be it thesubject of Quantum physics, Acoustics, Eugenics, Astrophysics, Medicines, Economics, Education,Politicsandwhatnot,nosubjectwasuntouched.

MostimportantthingamongallisSreeSreeThakurgavemetheRecipeofLife,howtohaveablissfulandhappy lifebyvirtueof ‘’BeingandBecomingwithEverConsciousMind”.FormeHehasbeentheIDEALorTrueMasterfollowingwhoseprinciplesandideologiesIcanshapemylifetowardseternalbliss.EverysmallstepItaketowardstheestablishmentofmylovelordbringsmeclosertoHimandgivesmeimmensepleasure.

We are celebrating the Holy Birth Anniversary of Sree Sree Thakur in New York this year. Iremember lastyearduring thissameperiodwhen I just landed inUSandcametoNYUtsavaweeklater, I wished that if Parampita be graceful may be in next year I would write something for theSouvenir,andbyHISgrace Iamwritingmyheartout.As Iamwriting, Idon'tknowhowtoendthisarticle.NotforasingledayIfeltdepressedandfrustratedofmydecisionwhenIwasjobless.IknewHehadsomeplansforus.AndasperHisplans,thingsstartedrollingoneafteranothersoonwhichIcan't

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compilethroughmywriting.WhenallcorecompaniesstarteddecliningmyapplicationfornothavingGreen card or US citizenship, I was losing hope but still I had faith in Him, and I knew whateverhappenswillbeforgood.AndoutofnowhereIgotthisfulltimeemploymentofferfromNC.Andinadditiontothat,withinafortnightevenmywifewasreleasedfromhercurrentprojectinwestcoastandwastransferredtoNCforthesameclient.

Now I realizewhen Sree Sree Thakur says in response to a question fromone of the visitoraboutunderstanding ---- ‘’HowSreeSreeThakurdoeswhatHedoes’’?SreeSreeThakurreplied inadivineway,‘’Don'ttrytounderstandme,standunderme’’.❇

“Think not weak, think not depressed – ye be not hopelessly immobile; remember the best creation of His

stock which you live in! Shout, cheer up, be sure and brave; – hold His banner of love, behold Him in

His creation; go – and this go is only to serve, to kneel and to pray! “

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SREESREETHAKURANUKULCHANDRA–THESEER,SAVIOURANDTHEPROPHET

DR.BISWAJITDEYMEDICANORTHBENGALCLINIC

SILIGURI,INDIA

@ therewereallpossibilities.Suddenly, itallappeareddifferentandwefoundthepassportwallet intheveryplacewherewesearchedseveraltimesbefore.ItseemedSreeSreeThakurtookthetasteofourpatienceandthoseappearedasmiraculousturnaround.Weallfeltrelieved,smilereappearedandagainwethankedthesupremeforthisdivineblessing.

Lifeisacontinuousflowandthespontaneityitisduetotheblessingofthelordthedivine.Ourexistenceandachievementsareallguidedandpropelledbythesupremepower.Wearealldiminutivebeings in the entire universe.We do not knowwherewe have come from,wherewe are headingtowardsandwhereshallwereach.

We have several questions in our mind. What is life? What is death? What is soul? Life isuncertain andwe all are living on the edges; it is extremely unpredictable.Man cannot change thewheelof fortunewithhisownstrength.Heneedsthedivineblessings. InMahabharataLordKrishnaadvised thegreatPandavas,however theymaybeunconquerable in the fieldofwarexercises, theycannotdoanythingsubstantivewithout‘divyashakti’.SoArjunawenttoHimalayasandmeditatedtopleaselordShivaandreceivedthedivineboonofinvincibilityagainstalloddsbybeingblessedwiththe‘PashupataAstra’.

LordAnukulChandrahasgivenusthreeweaponstocounterthecountercurrentsoflife.‘Jajan’ortoknowoneself,‘Jaajan’ortorevealthedivinetoothersand‘Ishtabhriti’ortoofferfromwhatyouget inthisworldtothedivinewhois itsultimatecreation.SreeSreeThakurhasalways insistedthatoneshouldstayconnectedwiththesupremethroughmeditation,devotionandself-knowledge.SreeSree Thakur did never say on anything miraculous which one will experience in life but there issomething in lifewhichare inexplicable in languageandaretrulymiraculous.OnesucheventoutofmanyhashappenedinDubaiduringourfamilytriplastyear.

Dubaiisafabulousdesertcountry.IwasnotquitesurprisedtoseethousandsofIndiansalongwithmanypeoplefrommanypartsoftheworldhereasitistrulyInternationalfromallpossibleanglesofassessment. IhadbeentomanycountriesbeforethisbutthosewereallofficialengagementsbutmypointtovisitDubaiwaspurelytomakeapersonaltrip.MytwosonsBrishnujyotiandRohitwerequiteexcitedtogetthebreakfromtheirstrictacademicschedule.MywifeRakhi’slingeringsmilewasspearingitall….Shewillalsoflyoutofdailydiscipline.WestayedinahotelanditwasnottoodifficulttoadjustwiththenewnessastherewereseveralIndianfoodplazaswherewethrongedeveryday.Itwasofabsolutejoyandmerrymaking.Wewerealldoingeverydayprayers,KeepingSreeSreeThakurwithinus.

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OnemainattractionofDubai isthe‘DubaiCarnival’andwealldecidedtokeepaslotforthisinternationalextravaganzaonthepenultimatedayofourtrip.Ataround6pm.wereachedthecarnivalvenue,enjoyingphotoshootandcoloursof joy. Ialways insistonkeeping thepassport in individualwallet.Some,Bishnu,RohitandRakhiallcarriedindividualwallettokeeppassports,moneyandothervaluables. There were thousands of people in the carnival. As the time progressed it was gettingcrowded bit by bit. My two colt sons were the happiest kids in the world and out of their easyexcitementtheygavetheirownwallettomeforsafekeepingfeelingfreetothrongaround.Ataround7.30pmwethoughtweshouldreturntoourhotel,onthefollowingmorningwehadtheflightbacktoIndia. Shockingly it was discovered that the passport and money wallet of Rohit and BIshnu weremissing. All of us were quite worried but the wallets were dangerously missing.We searched andhunteddown franticallybut still thosewereat large.Nearlyhalfanhourelapsedstillhopelesslyweweresearching for thewallets.Weaskedmanypeople, therewereannouncements fromthepublicaddress system but no result appeared. In a foreign country, without passport is the hardest fact.Everyonecanrealizethehardshipwecouldexperienceinsuchcondition.WethenallstartedtopraytotheAlmightySreeSreeThakurThakur.Thecrowedwasalsothinning…allourjoysandjubilationcameintonaughtandwewereall traumatizedhow togetoutof the crisis.We searchedeverynookandcorners.Thewholewouldsuddenlycrashedonus.Weweresimplylostinthegravestuncertainly.

I have seen many times how prayers to Sree Sree Thakur can change the course of life,suddenlyitstruckinthemindofRohitandBishnutosearchforitatthepointwheretheygavethosetome.Buttolocateaparticularpointinsuchalargeandhugeareawasverydifficult,stillwesomehowlocatedthespaceandwerelookingforitexpectingnottoomuch.Itcouldhavebeenlostorstolen….therewereallpossibilities.Suddenly,itallappeareddifferentandwefoundthepassportwalletintheveryplacewherewesearchedseveraltimesbefore.ItseemedSreeSreeThakurtookthetasteofourpatience and those appearedasmiraculous turn around.Weall felt relieved, smile reappearedandagainwethankedthesupremefor thisdivineblessing to letusbebackonceagain to thebreathingspaceofjoyandhappiness.❇

Heishere…HeisnearHewasatthebeginning…

Theonlylight…Theonlysound….TheonlyhealerHeisthefather…Themother...Everyglittersoftheworld…Themeaningofourbirth…Camealone…Willgoalone.

Onlyourdeeds,willgowithus…And…Whatwegaveandsacrificed…Tosingforyou

“Loyal uni-centric love-learning in thoughts and deeds, acts like opsonic that leads one to fulfil the principle of life

in accordance with the wishes of the Love”.

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TRUEFOLLOWER

DIPANKARMOHANTYBHUBANESWAR,INDIA

@ isitpossibletobeatruefollower?andhoweasilyIwillbeatruefollower?thesetypeofquestionshadcometomymindmanytimes.Afterattendingnumberofsatsangs,JaajanprogramsIgottheanswer.AlsosomeincidenthappenedinmylifefromwhichIhavelearntmanythingsandrealizedthefacts.

MygreatestAchievements!!IfIwillfacethisquestiondefinitelyoneanswerwillcometomeisIhavefoundHim(SreeSreeThakur)inmylife.EverysuccessIhavegotstillnowthatdefinitelyHiswishandeveryfailureIgotthatisalsoHiswish.BecauseHeknowswhatisthebestforme.Sooneshouldstartjourneyoflifebyholdinghiminallaspects.Holdinghiminallaspectsreallyatoughphrasehere.IfIwillsittoexpressthisphrase,thenitwillbeabigtopic.InsimplewordfollowHim.Sothenquestioncomeswhattofollow.Hehassaidandshownpracticallywhatahumanbeingshoulddoineverydaysoas toprovehimself/herselfas thebesthumanbeing. If someonewill followthatwhatHetold, thendefinitelyhewillabletoholdHim.HehastoldThreethingstodo-Jajan,Jaajanand Istabhriti.Jajanmeanstoelevateoneselfbyfollowingalivingideal.Jaajanmeanstoexaltothersthroughactiveservice.Ishtabhritimeansadailyloveoffering.ThesethreebasicthingsshouldbethemainPillarofbuildingofacivilizedSociety.

DuringmyMalaysiadeputationImetaverySeniorSPR,whohasspenttimewithShreeShreeThakur.Hewasaround75yearsold.Hissoninlawwaslikemyelderbrother.ManytimeshecomestomyroomasIwasstayingalone.WhenIheardthathehadseenThakuraliveandspenttimewithmyThakur,thenrespectforhiminmyheartincreasedandaskednumberofsillyquestionstohim.WhatThakureatsinbreakfast.WhatHelikestodoinetc.Heansweredallmyquestion.HewasdoingJobinIndian railway. So after a long conversation I became bit familiar with him and start sharing somedifficultiesIwasfacinginmyJobwithhim.Hesuggested–“don’tworryhavefaithonHim(Thakur).DoHisworksthenseealldifficultieswillberemovedlikeIceburgmelts.AndSuccesswillbeonyourhand”.ThenHestartedsharingoneofhisbestmemorieswithme.

ThattimehewasinAssamandgonetoaremoteareaforaDikhshyaprogram.Hemetayoungmanagedaround22years.WhenhestartedfillinghisdetailsinDikhshyapaperhecametoknowthattheyoungmanwasagraduateanddoingsomeJob.Wheninitiationcompletedhestartedexplaininghowprayerwouldbedoneandhowishtabhritiwouldbedone.Whenyoungmanheardallthesethings,hetold–“thereisnoguaranteeIwilldoishtabhritieveryday.BecausethekindofjobIamdoing,Iamnotgettingmoneyeveryday”.ThenRitwikdebasked“doyoutakemealeveryday?”Thenewgurubhaireplied “that is also not sure”. Ritwikdeb got surprised and at last the young man told he is aPickpocket.Thedayhedoespickpocketing,hegetsmealforadayortwo.SohowcouldhebedoingIshtabhriti when he does not even get food for himself. The young man requested Ritwikdeb toarrangeaJobsothathecandoishtabhritieveryday.Asbecausehewasapickpocket,nobodynearbywasreadytoofferhimanykindofjob.AnyhowRitwikdebhadmanagedtokeephimasacarwasherinnearbygarageofaGurubhaiwithtwotimesmealseverydayandverylessamountofpocketmoney.Ritwikdeb asked him to do ishtabhriti from that money every day and told him to do Prayer and

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meditation ineverymorningandevening.AlsoRitwikdebaskedhim to recite theHolyNameall thetimewheneverpossible.Inbetweenmanyyearspassedby.Ritwikdebgotretiredfromhisjobandwasstaying inWest Bengal (perhaps in Kolkata). One day a costly car stopped at his gate. One personmovedoutfromcarandcametohimanddidpranam.Ritwikdebcouldnotrecognizehim.Thatpersongave his identification and Ritwikdeb got to know that this is the same pickpocket who had takeninitiationfromhim15yearsago.Nowhehasgotsomesocialestablishment,livingaverypeacefullife,peopleareadmiringhimratherthanhatinghimliketheyweredoing15yearsago.ThissuccesscametohislifeafterhetooktheinitiationandpracticallyfollowedeverystatementwhatRitwikdebtoldhimtodo.SodefinitelyheisaTruefollowerofHim.AllTruefollowersputstepsinSuccesspath.Now-a-dayswholesocietymovingtowardsachievingsuccessinlife.Meaningof“Successinlife”isveryvast.Insimplewordwecan say livinghappily. This ispossibleonly ifwe truly followHim.Botharedirectlyproportionaltoeachother.

So is itpossibletobeatruefollower?andhoweasily Iwillbeatruefollower?thesetypeofquestionshadcometomymindmanytimes.Afterattendingnumberofsatsangs, Jaajanprograms Igot the answer. Also some incident happened inmy life fromwhich I have learntmany things andrealizedthefacts.

Let’sputallpartsofourlifeatHislotusfeetandtryourlevelbesttoreflectHiswordsinourdaytodaylife.Itwillmakeustruefollower.Let’sdoJajan,Jaajan,Istabhritieverydayinsimilarfashionasifitistheworkofourclosedrelatives.ThendefinitelyaLinkwillbeestablishedbetweenHimandus.ItisnotexactlyLink;itisthesamerelationoflovethatwehavewithourParents.AsyouknowParentswillalwayslistentochildrenandalwaysthinkofhowtheirchildrenwillprosper,SimilarlyHewilltakecareofourprosperity.That iswhyHestrongly told“TaketheshelterofSatsangandrecite theHolyName,youdon’thavetothinkofyoursandyourelevation”.Joyguru!❇

“Blessed is he who choose the Lord in love for love with a follow of contented forbearance in persecution;

heaven comes forth to elect him with a crown that shines to make others shine, — freedom glows there; but those who have not that bliss of freedom,

cannot make others free; hence, it is a misery to be drawn through them to freedom!”

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IMPORTANCEOFGURUINMYLIFE

SOWJANYACHINTALA/SAAHITICHINTALAATLANTA,USA

@ Taking Initiation of Sree Sree Thakur, life changes fromwithin. It is like joining a University. Thehumblerastudentis,themorewelearnfromtheGuru. AfterhavingSreeSreeThakurinmylifeanddoingtheabovethreethingsdaily,manynegativesturnedouttobepositiveforme.Mylifetransformedintoanewbeing.Someofthechangesthathappenedinmylifeare…

80’s was more known for missionary schools and education being an important area forchildren,myparentsjoinedmeinaChristianschool.Atschool,wewereexposedtohymns,songsandalsoBible reading.EveryWednesdayafterchapel, twonunsused tocometo teach the teachingsofJesus.Whereasathome,IwasexposedtoHinduGodsanddemiGodswithmorningandeveningdiyasand poojas at home.Our colonywas amixture of Hindus andMuslims.One side of the roadwereHindusandtheothersidewereMuslims.Dressing,culture,rituals,festivalsnothingusedtomatchwithanyoneofthem.Butweallusedtomeetatschool.AsIgrewtherewasmoreconfusionratherthanunderstanding the meaning of God. Festivals were more of a cultural show off rather than theimportanceoftheoccasion.Anyritual if Ibreak,mymotherusedtotellthatGodwillpunishme.SotherewasmoreGodfearingthanGodloving.Astheriverflowsfromonestreamtootherindifferentdirections,my life startedmoving from one phase to another phase.With age, I could realize thatReligionisonlydividingpeopleratherthanunionandcamethethought“DoGodexists”?NoonehasseenGodmeansdoeshereallyexists?Notonlyme,therearemillionsofpeopleacrosstheuniversewhomaybehavingthesamedoubtwhethersaidinadirectorinadormantstate.Inthisturmoil,oneneedsaGuruwhocanshowthepathtoenlightenment.

TakingInitiationofSreeSreeThakur,lifechangesfromwithin.ItislikejoiningaUniversity.Thehumblerastudentis,themorewelearnfromtheGuru.Threemainthingsthatneedtododailyare

1) IstavrityisthefirstthingthatweoffertoGuruinthemorningbeforesunrise.Bydoingso,wearecarryingtheshieldthroughoutthedaytofacethechallengesinlife.

2) Meditation–Everyonemind is likeamonkeywith thousandsof thoughts that flow likeariver.Bychantingthemantra,onecanmakeitcalmlikealakesothatitcanbemorereceptive.

3) Prayer-Bydoingprayerinthemorningandevening,webecomemoreskilful.

AfterhavingSreeSreeThakurinmylifeanddoingtheabovethreethingsdaily,manynegativesturned out to be positive forme.My life transformed into a new being. Some of the changes thathappenedinmylifeare

1) Ichangedtheconceptofsaying“We”insteadof“I”

2) Givingbecamemoresatisfiedthantaking.

3) Asadaughter,Ibecamehumblertomyparents.

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4) Mypatiencelevelincreasedtoforbearothersandtothinkfromtheirperspectivealso.

5) Mycomplexitieshaveadjustedtofarextenttodothegoodforthesociety.

6) LifebecamemoremeaningfulratherthanaStereotype.

7) Happinessbecameapartoflifewithmoreinnerpeace.

Joyguru

MYLORD

To comprehend the astounding impact of my Lord in what all has transpired as successes in my life, in words, barely stands in the realms of possibility! All I have learnt is to marvel at his divine grace that puts together the life as I know of! My realization of his vastness stands middle of nowhere as compared to what remains to be discerned! It is from my childhood that I have garnered immense self-confidence and support by the mere association of my existence with his identity! I shall be at a loss of love as an offspring detached from its mother but for the affection of my Lord! Each day I learn to love and be loved! Each aspiration of his command extends my diligence to infinite! Ecstasy is what I encounter with each thought of my ideal! And the happiness teaches me the true spirit of freedom! Indeed, my master lets me free! From insecurities and fear of oblivion! Such is the relation that I envisage to live for the length of my life unhindered!

Writtenby:BhargabChakrabarti

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LOVEHIM,HEBECOMESYOURS

MRSNIRMALAGIRIMILPITAS,CALIFORNIAUSA

@ Everyone’s life isdifferent insomanyaspects.Somepeople life isalreadyunder theblueumbrellabutsomepeoplehavetostrugglealotintheirlife,mightbebecauseofpreviousKARMA.Whateveritmaybe,but ifyouhaveacceptedThakurasyourmaster inyourlife,HEcanchangeeverysecondsof life insuchawaythatpeopleneverimaginedit.

JaygurutoallmyBrothersandMothers.Idon’thavethatmuchknowledgetowritesomethingaboutMYTHAKURbutyes,HISblessingisbloomingonmylifeinsuchawaythatIcan’tstopmyself.Everydayinourlifeweexperiencelotsofincidents,goodorbad,butastimepassesweforgetthemasusual.Someofthembecameimprintedinourmindtilltheendofourlife.Thisistimetoexpressourexperiencesoflifeandtoinspireeachother’s,tobeinthepathoflifeandgrowth,whichgivesustolivea life inameaningfulwayby theblessingsofPARAMPITA. Inevery stageweareblessedbyorLove-LordbecauseHEleftusworthyguidelikeSREESREEBORODAnowPUJYAPADAACHARYADEVandPUJANIYABABAIDADA.SowehavelivingexamplenotGodinthesky.AftercomingtoUSA, Igotanopportunity to have Satsang two times monthly, I really enjoy a lot jaajan of Guru Brothers andmothers,By theblessingsofThakurwehaveonline jaajanconferenceandmatrisameelani too. Iamreally enjoying jaajan ofmy loving gurumaa and its helpingme to a great extent inmy family life.SatsangcalledasmanmakingfactoryandIreallyfirmlybelievedit.BecauseifIcanchangemyselfbytaking initiationandthenafterSwastayani,soanyonecanchangehimself/herself.But itdependsongoodenvironment,whichhelpustochangeourmindinagoodandpositiveway.ThankstoThakurtogivemesuchanicepersoninmylifewhocaremeandlovemealotaftermyfatherandalwaysshowmethewaytowalkontheheavenlypath.

Everyone’s life is different in so many aspects. Some people life is already under the blueumbrellabut somepeoplehave to strugglea lot in their life,mightbebecauseofpreviousKARMA.Whateveritmaybe,butifyouhaveacceptedThakurasyourmasterinyourlife,HEcanchangeeverysecondsoflifeinsuchawaythatpeopleneverimaginedit.I’mgoingtosharesomeoftheincidentsmylifewhichmeansalottomeandIcanrealizehowmyloveLordshoweringhisdivineblessingsonme.Butifbyreadingthissmallincidence,ifsomeoneinspireintheirlifeIwillbefortunateenough.It’sanincidence of 2015, December 2nd.I was going through a medical procedure, I will not say a smallprocedure because it something that we were waiting from 2013. we were unsuccessful in ourprevioustwotrialsandthisislastone.Ourinsurancewillnotcoverafterthreetrials’,soIwillsayit’sourlastchancebecausewecannotaffordthatmuchamountfromourownpocket.Igotappointmentat7.10ammorningonthesameday.MeandmyhusbandusuallyreachedontimebutIdidn’tknowthatparticulardaywewerelateby20mins.Wecalledtoclinicandtoldaboutgettinglate.Wesupposeto reach on time else it will create keep large complications for my life because I already tookmedicationandtimespanistheretostartprocedure.Somehowwereachedathospital.AssoonasIreached they directly tookme to procedure room because I was feeling uncomfortable due to premedication.TheystartedmyIVfluidandonenursecametometoconfirmmynameanddateofbirthbecauseshehastogivemeAnaesthesia.BeforegivingAnaesthesia,sheaskedme,‘Doyouknowwho

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willbegoingtodoyourprocedure’?Iusuallynotinterestedtoknowpreviouslybutasthiswasourlastchance,soIwaseagerlyaskedher“Whois”?ByputtingAnaesthesiashetoldmethatDr.Milkie.Icanhear the name but my eyes were closing and I was just remembering Thakur’s photo and I didn’trememberanythingafterthat.ActuallymydoctorwasDr.Baker,andsheorherteamsupposedtodotheprocedure.Lasttwotimeswealreadyfailed.BeforelasttrialIgoogledlittlebitandcametoknowthatDr.Milkieisbestforthis.Butwedidn’thavethatmuchtimetochangedoctorandevenwewouldhavechangedwewouldnothaveevengotbefore3-4months.Soitwastoomuchchallengingforus,butIwasprayingtoThakurthatsomehowifDr,Milkiewilldothistimemightbewewillbesuccess.ItwasmybeliefandevenonthewaytohospitalIexpressedittomyhusbandtoo.Butweknewthatitwasimpossible.Thatdaybecauseofourlate,DrBakerwentforanotheroperationandshehandovermycasetoDr.Milkie.IcametoknowfromoneofNurseafterIgotsense.After3-4hrsIgotdischargedandwecametohomebutIwasnotinaconditiontoevenspeakaboutthistomyhusband.WhenifeltlittlegoodintheafternoonItoldtomyhusbandthat“Doyouknowwhodidmyprocedure”?HeaskedmewhoandwhenItoldhimDoctorname,evenhewassurprised.ThistheblessingofParampitaforHISchildren.Mightbethisincidenceisnormalforanyonebutsomehowitchangesourlife.

“TakethefeetoftrueMaster,goontakingtheHolyName,andremaininthecompanyofthedevout.TrulyIsay,youhavenomoretoworryforyourelevation”.

-SATYANUSARN

This verse of Satyanusaran, I felt and realized in my life that my Love Lord watching me,listeningmeandunderstandsmeaccordinglyIacceptedHimwithinme.Aftermymedicalprocedure,IhavetovisitHospitaleveryalternateday.Itwassohecticforus,evenIreallygotirritatedwiththis.Butmy husband never felt that, he was driving me according to my appointment date, just like hisresponsibility,duty,whateveryouthink.ItwasmonthofMarch,2016,Saturday.WeplannedtohaveaSatsang inour communityhall after shifting to a newapartment. Iwas so excitedbecausenowwehave a big place for Satsang and we can invite more friends to attend Satsang. But I was undermedication,sameroutinetovisithospital.ItwasSaturdaymorning,thereappointmentat8.30am,butI thought itwas 9.30am,was a communication gap. So Iwoke up earlymorning, becausewe haveSatsang at evening. I have to cook breakfast and thought at least we should have nice breakfasttogethertoday.Butsuddenlymyhusbandremindsmethat let’sgowehaveanappointmentat8.30AM.I’mjustgoingtoservebreakfasttomysonandhusband,hesaidit.Threeofusdidn’tateanythingandwewereveryhungryQuicklyItooksomecookiesformysonandnothingforus.Ifeltsobadthat,Ievennotabletoservethecookedfoodtomyfamilybecauseofthisappointment. Iwascryinguntilreachedhospitalbythinkingsomanythings,whythishappeningtome,Iwassomuchmad.SomanyquestionsforThakurIwasaskinginmymind,somanythingsweregoingon.ThepainIwasfeelingIcouldnotexpressinwords.Eventhewholewaywethreedidn’tspokeasingleword,afterallmysonistoomuchtalkative.Buthewassittingquietly.AfterreachedhospitalIdonewithmydoctorcheck-upand labwork.Butthatdayeven Iaskeddoctorthat,howmanydays Ihavetocomeforcheck-up? Ireallydon’twanttocomeandhewaslaughing.WebacktohomeandIneedtocookforlunchandforeveningSatsangPrasad.ItwasbecomingchallengingformetofinishallworkwithlimitedtimeandIwasjusttryingmybest.ButIwasfeelingtoomuchpaininsidemymindthatwhyThakurallthisweareexperiencinginourlife.Whatkindofmistakewearedoing?ThatdayevenweinvitedoneofourguruBhaiforlunch,soIhavetocooksomethingmorethanourdailylunch.BecauseofmedicationIwasnotfeelinggoodatall,but Iwas just lookingatBODAMAAphotoonkitchenandcooking.Justwewerereadytohaveourlunch,Igotacallfromhospital,thatyourLabworktestaregood,younoneedtocomeafter1day.ThattimeIwassurprisedthat,howallthesethingshappenedaccordingtomywish.I

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couldn’tbelieveit.Isharethismessagewithmyhusbandandhetoldmethat,Iknewthatsomethingwillbehappengoodforus.BecausemyhusbandknowsInevercryinsimplethings.Itwassomethingthatreallyhurtme.That’swhyhedidn’tassuredme.Iunderstandthatday,Thakurislisteningtome,watchingmeandHEunderstandmythings.HEwillneverleavemetosufferinmylifebeforethatHEwilltakemeoutfromthat.❇

JOYGURU

“To do is be, to be is to know.”

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Poetic

Blossoms

Whereurgeflowsonwitharesponsivecontentfulcomplianceenticementweeps,hindrancescreams,persecutionpants,

therepellentarerepelledwithconscientiousrebuke,

servicewaveslightwithfragrantfumes,adherenceawakeswitheverysmilingbliss.

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C o n t r i b u t i o n s f r o m

v Bijaya Ketan Sahu

v Reet Dipti Dhakal

v Satyabrat

v Priyabrat Bhutia

v Jagabandhu Acherjee

v Jayant K. Majumdar

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NotShattered

A few weeks ago my son Gabriel and I were driving to his massage appointment. Suddenly he saw a white Honda Civic coming toward us from the right. While I had not seen the Honda I felt it hitting the right back side of the car, going very loudly DIT DIT DIT and then hitting the right front of the car, next to where I was seated! This time the noise was a little less intense! Then that Honda swerved over to the right side of the highway and stopped. A young girl was driving that car and she kept looking at us anxiously time and again! As all of this was going on, my son naturally had to stop to take stock of the situation, especially since this was rush hour time and the cars were speeding by at incredible speed! Since Gabriel stopped, another black Honda Accord behind him also had to stop. This caused the blue car (Hyundai) behind the Honda Accord to crash into the Honda Accord which did not in any way get damaged. However, the Hyundai had the front totally damaged and the airbag went off. The lady in that car fortunately did not get injured. The young girl of the white Honda Civic became very anxious and instead of calling the police (911) she called her friend! Gabriel called the police. But nothing was happening and so he had to call the police again!

Finally, a very nice state trooper arrived. He was very professional and yet kind and compassionate. All of us tried to make it to the side of the highway, which was challenging as this was in the middle of rush hour. The young Asian girl was a student and the tears kept running down her cheeks every time we glanced at her! By the Lord’s grace none of us, in all four cars, had gotten injured! All of us met away from the highway, so the state trooper could take down all the necessary information. The black Honda Accord man became a little emotional but calmed down soon enough.

Now I want to share what happened to me. When I first heard the terrible noise of the Honda Civic smashing into our car, I thought that for sure I would have whip lash or some injury and was preparing myself mentally for some sort of pain! I was sitting there thinking, “any time now I will experience this pain!” To my great amazement none of that ever happened! And what was also amazing is that I never felt any sort of fear! I felt calm, cool and collected as if none of this had ever happened! When we were finally able to meet with the young Asian student, we were able to console her and make her feel at ease. Apparently there had been a red car that had come too close to her car and by trying to avoid that red car she had come too close to us, smashing into our doors. While none of us were able to identify that red car (although person driving the black Honda Accord had also seen the red car!), we all realized that the red car had caused all this trouble and yes, karmically (car-ically!) would have to repay us one day for all the anxieties as well as car expenses!!

By His grace Gabriel was able to think of the needs of the young frightened student and bought her lemonade as well as all of us! But most of all I realized that the Lord protects us through the HOLY NAME!! Because of the Holy Name He allows us to remain CALM and not become anxious, fearful, shattered or panic-stricken. But we must remember one thing: We must make Name and take it seriously, as we are invoking Sree Sree Thakur, our Lord! We must try to put Him first in our lives without expectations. We must try to repeat the Name till it becomes automatic. And we must not omit to meditate morning and night! Thank You, Lord, for giving us the Name and allowing us to repeat it, so You can save us from dangers and peril! By: Gisela Lichtgarn

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Sprouts

Toadorethegreatwithdevotedserviceisthewaytobegreat,becauseblissis

materializedinthemthroughtheir

devotionandworship.

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C o n t r i b u t i o n s f r o m

v Suhasini Patra

v Swasty Das

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UNIVERSALLOVEOFTHESUPREMEFATHER

SUHASINIPATRASTUDENTOFGRADE7

MOUNTAINVIEW,CA,USA

SreeSreeThakurAnukulchandra lovedmankind.Hisprioritywas toservemankind.Whenhewasamedical student inKolkataheused to live in smallanddusty room. In themorninghewouldattendthecoursesandintheeveninghewouldgohousetohousesearchingforpoorandneedyandgivethemtreatmentfreeofcost.Peopleusedtobecharmedbyhisserviceforthepoorandwouldgetattachedtohim.Hewouldattracteveryonetowardshimwithhisgooddeedsandhisservicetothepoor.Heusedtolovealllivingbeinganimals,plantsandhumanswithoutanydiscrimination.ThesearetwostoriesthathighlightSreeSreeThakur’sloveforalllivingbeings.

OnceThakurwasdiscussingvarioustopicswithhisfollowerswhensuddenlythewailofadogwasheard.Thakurimmediatelystoppedandaskedoneboytogoandcheckwhathadhappenedtothedog.TheboywasreluctantashedidnotwanttomissThakur’swordsbuthewentasitwasThakur’scommand.HecamebacksometimelaterandinformedThakurthatadoghadgonetoashopforsomefood butwas hit by the owner and now itwas fine. Thakur asked “Did you see the dog?” The boyrepliedinnegativesoThakursaid“Goalittlefurtherandcheck,thedogmustbenursinghisback.Buysomemuri(puffedrice)andgiveittothedogtoeat.”Theboydidn’thaveanymoneyandwashesitantto go. Thakur immediately askedanotherman to give theboy2paisa (2paisahada great value inthosetimes),sothathecouldbuythepuffedrice.Theboywentandthediscussionsonvarioustopicsresumed.

Assoonastheboyreturned,withutmostcuriosityofachildSreeSreeThakuraskedtheboy“Didthedogeatthemuri?”Theboyreplied“YesThakur.Asyousaidthedogwassittingandnursinghisbackbylickingitbutgotscaredwhenhesawme.ButwhenIofferedthepuffedriceheatethericehappily.”Thakurasked“Didthedogwagit’tail?”Theboyreplied“Yes.WhenIwasreturningthedoghappilywaggeditstail.”

After sometimeThakur said, “When thedogapproached for foodandwasbeaten, it hadanimpressioninhismindthat‘whenyouarehungryandseekfoodfromtwoleggedcreaturestheybeatyou’. Butwhen youwent and offered itmuri, it had a counter impression that ‘not all two leggedcreaturesarethesame.Someareempatheticandsympathetic’.Theseimpressionsthatremainetchedinmindimpactthefuturelives.”

Inanotherincident,oncewhenThakurwasgoingforhavinghisfood,fromhisseatingareaonthewaytherewasatreeandabranchofthetreehadgrownlowerandThakurwouldbendhishead.OnedaythebranchhadfurtheredloweredanddespiteThakur’susualbendingtoavoidthebranch,ithitThakur’shead.ThiswasnoticedbyagurubhaiwhocutthebranchafterThakurhad leftwithoutasking.ThenextdaywhenThakurwasgoingbythesamepathandloweredhishead,henoticedthemissing branch and in a tone of agony remarked “Oh this tree has lost a branch”. Others startedconsoling Thakur and the said guru bhai came hurriedly and admitted that he had cut it so that itwouldn’t trouble Thakur. But Sree Sree Thakur was anguished deeply and said, “No it is not yourmistake.ItismymistakethatIcouldn’tsavethebranchofthetree.YoupeoplecallmeThakurbutifI

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cannotsaveatreefromharm,howcanIsaveanyofyou”.Thegurubhaihavingrealizedhismistakevowed never to cut any branch again or harm a tree. Thakur’s love to the trees around was soimmensethathehadhisfoodfromthegroundandnotplatethatdaytoatonetheharminflictedbyhisdiscipleonthebenevolenttree.❇

California Annual Satsang 2016

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THAKURINMYEYES

SWASTYDASSTUDENTOFGRADE6HAMILTON,ONTARIO,CANADA

@ Technologiesgetkidsreallyaddicted likeme.Sometimeswhentheprayer isoverand it is timeformeditationIbowdowntoThakur,Borma,Borda,Dadaandthenjustleavetheprayerroomtogotomybedroomtoseeifmyfriendtextedback.ItgetsfixedifyouhaveloveandrespectforHim.

Inmyeyes,ThakurisaGuruoraspiritualmasterwhomyselfandmyfamilyfollow.Imaynotbeapure followerofThakur since Idon’tdohalfof the things thatHe remindsus todo regularly. Forinstance; one thing ismeditation thatwe need to do regularly. I always get fascinated and excitedwhenIgotoaSatsangbecauseImostlikelygettohearaboutThakur’slifeandabouthowtobeapureandgoodSatsangee.AlotoftimesIdolistentotheadvicegivenbygurubrothersandtheRitwiksbutIjustcan’tputitinmylifestylebecauseofthemodernizedenvironmentwelivein.

Technologiesgetkidsreallyaddictedlikeme.SometimeswhentheprayerisoveranditistimeformeditationIbowdowntoThakur,Borma,Borda,Dadaandthenjustleavetheprayerroomtogotomybedroomtoseeifmyfriendtextedback.ItgetsfixedifyouhaveloveandrespectforHim.WhenIvisittheSatsangTempleandThakur,mymindalwaysgetspurifiedfromallthestressesinlifeandallthebadthingshappeninginlife.

Satsangislikeasecretbunkerorasafezonethatisprotectingusfromanyunrighteous.IfwesurrenderandfolloweverythingwhatThakurtellsustodo,unrighteouswillnotbeclosetotouchourminds.Solet’sfollowThakurandbegreatintheworld!

“What is good to your existence is godly to you and God is good”.

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New York Annual Satsang 2016

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BasicallythisChariotwillmoveonandon.Ihaven’tgivenanythingfrommyside.Lookingattheconditionofthecountry,

IfeelallthesubstancesbelongtoSupremefather.AdaywillcomethatSATSANGwillbecometherescuer

ofthewholeworld.

The Movement

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C o n t r i b u t i o n s f r o m

v Samprasad Majumdar

v Nirmala Mohanty

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SREESREETHAKURANUKULCHANDRAANDHIMAITPURINPABNA

TRANSLATEDBY-SAMPRASADMAJUMDARHAMILTON,ONTARIO,CANADA

ORIGINALLYWRITTENBY:SATYAJYOTIBOSE

@ UnderthebenevolentguidanceandinspirationofSreeSreeThakurAnukulChandra,thelocalityhadgrownintomagnificentopulencethatwasneverknownbefore.Athousandhomeswerebuilt;anetworkofroad-ways;thepostoffice;bazaar;schools;college,hospital;chemicalfactory;pharmaceuticalfactory;culturalcenter;electricitysupply;cottageindustries;agricultural lands;worldsciencecenter;gymnasium;musiccenter;andsoon.Tothegreatsurpriseandadmirationofnationallyandinternationallyremountedscientists–inregardstohisdeepknowledgeofallsciencesoftheday–theirastonishmentwas indeedgreaterwhentheyhadseenampleopportunitiesthatwereestablishedforstudyingphysics,chemistry,psychology,zoology,botany,anatomyandphysiology,andallotheraspectsofformaleducation.

InNorthBengal, intheolddistrictofPabnaofyore,thereexitstheholyvillageHimaitpur,bythemightyriverPadma:thisisalocalfondnameofthemightyGanges-beforeitsconfluencewiththeother mightiest river of Indian sub-continent: Brahmaputra. Our benevolent Master, PurushottamaPrema-mayaDayaaluPrabhuShreeShreeThakurAnukulChandrawasborninHimaitpuronSeptember14,1888A.D.–30thBhaadraof1295Bangaabda.ItwastheauspiciousdayofTaalNavamee.Hewasthefirstbornofhisparents-PoojyapaadasShivChandraandManomohinee.Evenwhilegrowinguponthe holy soils of Himaitpur Shree Shree Thakur AnukulChandra had been God realized by all signs.Simultaneouslymultifarious,hisspontaneousteachingwasimpeccablymarvellous.Hewouldenlightenpeoplepermanentlyeverby imbibing in themsustaininggrowth inprimordialgoodnessofSanatanaantiquity.Hediditallforthespiritualandreligiousharmonyofpeopleonearth:oftheirtogetherness,peace,bliss,opulenceandgrowth.Alotofpeopleofalldenominations–famousandordinaryalike-hadcontinuedtovisitinghimallalonginHimaitpursincehisverychildhooddays.HiscompanionshipwasindeedakindofmysteriousDivinecommunionforpeople.

Ontheotherhand,evenin1910,whenhewasayounggloriousaspirantof22,hehadwrittendownholymessages;andacollectionofthemwaspublishedunderthecaption:SATYANUSARAN(ThePursuit of Truth). None other than Rabindranath Tagore had read it in the manuscript form. TheKabiguru was mighty enthralled by its linguistic-literary excellence; and by its marvels of spiritualimport.Theworkcontinuestounfoldeverlastingmessagesoflifeandlighttothemostcontemporaryaspirant. Yet, wonder remains the mystery how ordinary people would be attracted towards theMaster. This is a behaviour mystery that birds display while searching for food; so does the beestraveling far and wide – risking lives - for honey. Thus in time had gathered around him anunaccounted number of virtuous peoples from all over the globe. They included freedom fighters,revolutionaries, singers, musicians, virtuosos, scientists, engineers, lawyers, doctors, and the like.Thesewerethemastersoftheirowntrade;andfromtheMastertheywouldreceivenewlightsintheirownfieldsofendeavour.

During his childhood days, his reverent mother has stood for everything that was good forhimself.Hisdeepestpleasurewastobeabletoservehiseverguidingmother.Later,hismotherwashisfirstGuruwhohadinitiatedhimtothespirituallytranscendentways.Indeed,ThakurAnukulChandra

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wasbornwiththeseedsofanall-knowingpropensity.Therewasnofieldofknowledgeonearththatwasbeyondhim.Rightfromthemomentsofbirth,tothelastmomentofhislife,hecontinuedtogive;and give only to any all and all. Hewas an incredibly brilliant learner at all times. He had formallystudied medicine for curing the bodily and mental ills; and simultaneously, he had tended to thesufferingsandtraumasofhisvillagepeople;andatlarge.Rightfromthedaysofhisbuddingyouthinhis villagehis fameas thehealingdoctorhadnaturally spread farwide.Hewas indeedamasterofbodily,mentalandspiritual ills.Allwhowouldreceivehisdevotionalmedicalservices.EveryonewasconvincedofhisDivinelyblessedpotions.TheyhadlookeduponhimastheDhanwantareeincarnate.Yet,ThakurAnukulChandrahadrealizedthatthismedicalcurealonedidnotsufficefortheall-rounderadicationofmiseriesof thepeoples. Thus,whilecuringphysicalandmental illsofpeople,hehadplunged into holy communions of Keertanas for spiritual enlightenment. Thus, amidst tumultuousKeertanas in myriad attendance on the property of his own; and around himself, he would beovercomea stateofdeepSamadhi. In this statehewould fallon to theground lifeless-likewithnosignsof animation.Butmostmysteriouslyhis holymouthwouldutter perennialDivine sermons forhumanity: for the good of individual andmasses on earth. Thus, on his very ancestral property inHimaitpur,hadstartedassemblingdevoteesfromallcommunities–irrespectiveofreligionandcreed–inprolificnumbers.

During the beginning of the Twentieth Century, Bengal was having an incredible persistingscarcityofdrinkingwater.ThisbeingasequeltotheabortedattemptoftheBritishRajtodivideBengal,theGovernmentagencieshadmaintainedanutterlyuncaringattitudetotheneedsofthepeople.Thisscarcityofdrinkingwaterhadresulted inepidemicsofcholera, smallpoxandmalaria,etc.;andhadtold upon public health severely. Child mortality was alarming. In response to this most appallingsituation, the benevolentMaster had launched extensive programs of digging tubewells and freshwatertabsinasmanyvillagesaspossible.Thus,withinashorttime-inresponsetomeetingtheneedsof all, noble inspirational endeavours had grown in this area. Thus, was established the SATSANGASHRAMANDSATSANGSANGHAofworldrenown.

Atthattime,railwaylineshadbeenextendedonlytoPakshi;andthebridgeoverGanga–SARABRIDGE–wasinadireneedforextendingtherailwaytracks.But,thetrackswouldneedanenormousnumberofsturdywoodenplanks.ThemembersofSatsangSansadhadtakenoverthemselvesthetaskofprocuringtheplanks.TheyhadprocuredmightywoodenlogsfromtheTaraiforests;floatedthemby the streams ofmighty Ganga to Himaitpur. These logs then needed to be split into the desiredwooded planks. That had required a power driven (electric dynamo) mighty saw to be brought inHimaitpur: from Ishwardi to Pabna; and from there to Himaitpur. That was indeed a formidabledistance.Twoparallel rail linesweresetverysecurely.Withgreatefforts, theenginewasplacedonthese parallel steel lines; and it was pushed ahead by fifty to sixty devotees in the style of relays,repeated over and over again. Thus this engine was transported over this formidable distance. Anunbelievablefeatitwas;anditwasrealizedbytheinspireddevoteesthroughtheirunshakeablefaithinDivinity.

WhiletheAshramwasconstructed,allmothersofthelocalehadcontributedless.Theyhaddugthe soils manually. They had manufactured all bricks necessary. They had carried out all works oflabour-ofbricklayingandtherest-withunprecedenteddevotionalzeal.Undertheholyprinciplesofthe Ashrama - of Shraddha, Bhakti, Prema and Ishwara Anubhooti - and by retaining all of theseaspectsof theiruniqueness, thedevoteesofnumerousdenominationshaddeveloped into itagreatforce:aunionofhumanity;forpracticingideals,religion,socialcustoms,education,politics,initiation,marriage,childbirth,cultivation,industrialarts,etc.–onallaspectsoflife.

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Soon,hadspreadfarandwidethewordsofstupendousactivitiesatHimaitpurunderSreeSreeThakur.AlsointheairwasthesagasofHiswondrouspersonality.Alongwiththemasseshadcomeinprolific patriots and freedom fighters to the Ashrama seeking tomeetMaster. Truly awesomewasindeed theMaster: Sree Sree Thakur AnukulChandra. Everyone arrivedwere overwhelmedwithHisDivine openness; his words and examples; and his fathomless compassion and kindness. Thusoverwhelmedbeyondmeasurestheseprolificseekershadsoughtformal initiationfromMaster,thusacceptingMater as theirGuru – spiritualMentor. Invited thus by his blesseddisciple -DeshbandhuChittaranjanDas-wasMahatmaMohandasKaramchandGandhiwhohadcometoHimaitpurinordertoexperienceSatsangaatthisholyabode.TheMahatmaa-inimmenseappreciation-hadobservedin this hermitage a unique union of humanity - of all denominations practicing spirituality andcharacter building while retaining all practices of their own denomination – and yet, enlightenedbeyondmeasures,theywereallimmersedingivingpureflove,reverenceandvenerationtoall.Thus,Netaji SubhashChandraBoseandhisparentshadvisited thishermitage for theholy communionofSreeSreeThakur.

UnderthebenevolentguidanceandinspirationofSreeSreeThakurAnukulChandra,thelocalityhadgrownintomagnificentopulencethatwasneverknownbefore.Athousandhomeswerebuilt;anetwork of road-ways; the post office; bazaar; schools; college, hospital; chemical factory;pharmaceuticalfactory;culturalcenter;electricitysupply;cottageindustries;agriculturallands;worldsciencecenter;gymnasium;musiccenter;andsoon.Tothegreatsurpriseandadmirationofnationallyandinternationallyremountedscientists–inregardstohisdeepknowledgeofallsciencesoftheday–theirastonishmentwasindeedgreaterwhentheyhadseenampleopportunitiesthatwereestablishedfor studying physics, chemistry, psychology, zoology, botany, anatomy andphysiology, and all otheraspectsof formaleducation. Indeed,SreeSreeThakurAnukulChandrausedtosay:science itself isaway toAMRITA– TheDivineNectar. Science guidesus to thewaysof happy life. Thus, proclaimingfalse thatReligionandSciencesaremutually contradictory–hehadpropoundedharmonybetweenthem.

RightinHimaitpurSreeSreeThakurAnukulChandrahadpropoundedtheSATSANGAmovement;andithadspreadallovertheglobeinyears.Hehadbuilt–ofgloryunprecedented–greatindividualandcollectivepersonalitiesforthegoodofhumanityandnationsonearth.

ButgreatercallingwaswaitingforhimselfinDeoghar.Hisincessantworkfor58yearshadatollonhishealth.Thus,onSeptember01,1946,SreeSreeThakurAnukulhadprostratedmostreverentlyinfrontoftheholyimagesofhisparents;andofthetempleimagesofHuzurMaharajandSarkar;andheembarkedonajourneytoDeograrofBihar.❇

“He, the man who is supported by the majority of every community as their own, is the blessed normal Representative of

human society and a boon to democracy and life to election.”

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SATSANGAMERICA–ABRIEFHISTORY

MRS.NIRMALAMOHANTYKENDRAPARA,ODISHA,INDIA

@ Afterhavingalongexperienceof25yearswithThakurandhavingextensiveinvolvementindifferentworksofSatsang,HausermanwentbacktoAmericain1970afterSreeSreeThakurleftthisEarth.He,withtheassociationofBobCummingandNeilSheldonandfewothersestablishedSatsangCenterintheresidenceofBobCumming atManhattan and named it as ‘The Community of Lovers of Existence’. Afterwards the centerwasshiftedtoLowerManhattanbythehelpofJohnKaltenbach.

ThehistoryofSatangAmericamaydatebacktothe18thOctober1945,thedayonwhichRayArcherHausermanandEdmondJosephSpencertookinitiationatPabana,India,underthemastershipofSreeSreeThakurAnukulChandra,-FulfillerthebestandthefounderofSatsang.ThesetwopersonsstayedwithThakurinSatsangbothatPabanaandDeoghartillthesaddemiseofSreeSreeThakurin1969,thoughinbetweenHausermanin1948andSpencerin1959cametoAmericaforshortperiods.Duringtheirstay inAmericathey influencedsomepeople in ideologyofSreeSreeThakurandmadethemHisdisciples.Mr.HausermanwaseducatedatJeffersoncollegeofWashingtonandMr.SpencerwaseducatedatHarvardandwasayoungphilosopher.BothofthemcametoIndiaasemployees inAmericanFieldServiceinAmbulanceDivision,duringtheSecondWorldWarandtooktheopportunitytomeetSreeSreeThakur.

Through them many Americans came for a visit to Satsang Ashram at Deoghar, India, in40’s,50’sand60’sincludingmotherofHausermanandwereimpressedbytheinordinateloveofSreeSreeThakurandtook initiation.OnesuchpersonwasDavidLutmanwhoasapassionatedevoteeofSreeSreeThakurin1956triedtomaterializeHismissionaftergoingbacktoAmerica.Thereweremanyothersofthesort.Thuswenton,ifnotregular,preachingofideologyofSreeSreeThakurintheUSA.

In1970,beingblessedbySreeSreeBarodathethenguide(Acharya)ofSatsangafterThakur,Dr.Rebati Mohan Biswas reached New York and with much toil initiated some Americans in the HolyNameofSreeSreeThakur.HealsowithmucheffortdidhisP.H.DonThakur’ sphilosophy fromtheuniversity of theUSA. FewAmerican devotees of Sree Sree Thakur helped him a lot in this regard.SomeimportantpersonofAmericaalsocametoknowofSreeSreeThakurandhismissionbythis.

After having a long experience of 25 yearswith Thakur andhaving extensive involvement indifferentworksofSatsang,HausermanwentbacktoAmericain1970afterSreeSreeThakurleftthisEarth.He,withtheassociationofBobCummingandNeilSheldonandfewothersestablishedSatsangCenterintheresidenceofBobCummingatManhattanandnameditas‘TheCommunityofLoversofExistence’.AfterwardsthecenterwasshiftedtoLowerManhattanbythehelpofJohnKaltenbach.Atthat time the work of Satsang flourishedmuch by the staunch association of Neil and Lee Selden,PennyThompson,DonBooth,JayGordon,DoloresDanish,FrankandLouisCafone,DavidandGiselaLichtgarn, Andre Louis, Hari narayan Chakravarty, Ed Spenser, Kerry Brace, Jeffery Renert, BruceBeaverandothers.ThisisperhapsthesecondphaseoftheSatsangmovementintheUSA.In1972thesamecenterwasshiftedtoQueensareaofNewYork.Againin1976itwasshiftedtoKewGardensof

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New York and it was named as’ Satsang House’. It was a registered body by that time and thePresidentoftheboardwasJohnBooth.

In1976Rev.KajolDathethirdSonofSreeSreeThakuralongwithhismother(TheSecondwifeofSreeSreeThakur)andhisson(BapunBabu)visitedNewYorkinthecontextofheartoperationofhisson.ItisunderstoodthathealsoinitiatedsomepeoplethereintheHolyNameatthattime.

During1976manyAmericansalsovisitedSatsangAshramatDeogharinIndia.AmongthemwasBob Hauserman (The Elder brother of R.A Hauserman) who being very much impressed by thepersonalityofRev.Dada(ThepresentAcharyaGuide)andinvitedhimtovisittheUSA.

After returning to America from Deoghar, Kerry Brace, David and Gisela Lichtgarn, JefferyRenertandothersestablishedanotherSatsangcenteratHartford,ConnecticutbyfocusingSreeSreeBarodaastheguide(Acharya)ofSatsang.AsfartheinformationgoesthiswasnotregisteredandtheworkoftheSatsangcontinuedwithoutmuchprogress.

After almost a long period of silence some Asian particularly India, Bangladesh, and NepalbasedfollowersofSreeSreeThakurstayingalloverUSAalongwithAmericanfollowershavestartedcelebration of Birthday Anniversary of Sree Sree Thakur since 2005. They have also been observingperiodic Satsang sittings. Being blessed by The Present Acharya (guide of Satsang - Rev. Dada, thefollowersofSatsangaregoingonobservingtheBirthdayAnniversaryofSreeSreeThakursince2010annually. In 2014 a registered body known as ‘Satsang America’ has been formed under theworkmanship of a Board of Directors and has a website namedwww.satsnagamerica.org has beencreated.ThefollowersofSreeSreeThakurarenowtryingveryhardtofindanownhousetocontinuewithday-to-DaySatsangactivities.PrayThakur,theymaycomeoutsuccessful.❇

“BandePurusottamam”

“Do and do materialize with every immediacy, in desired time, the wishes of your Superior Beloved as you are asked for—managing all events and affairs

for success— this is the only way to thrive with efficiency.”

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SatsangCanada2015

SatsangNewYork2016

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Complexesaredeliriousstrong—dupedwithstronglylicentiousdeterioratingstimuliwhich

usurpfacultiesandservicesthatmakebecomingprofitablewithenvironmenthence

beingiscloudyandweaklynourished;sourgeandactivityweepwiththreadythrills;

andwhentheservicethatenlightensbeingandbecomingglows,dazzlesanddivers

theinterestofcomplexes;

After all,

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THEESSENCEOFBEINGANDBECOMING

SUBRATKMOHANTYDIRECTOR,FINANCIALSERVICE,IBM

WOODLANDHILLS,CA,USA

Eachandeverylivingentityhastheurgetolive.Itismostintenselyfoundinthehumanbeinglikeman.Eachmanontheearthuniversallyisoneatapointthateveryonewantstolive.Nobodyeverlikesdeath.Thequestionnaturallycomes–WHY?Theonlyanswertothisisthatthelifeitselfhastheurgetolivenottodie.Lifehastheurgeofemancipation–notdecay.Whatdiesiscertainlythebody–notthelifeforce,whichisotherwiseknownassoul.Thebeingisourlibido.

Iftheinnatetendencyoflifeistolive,thenitiseveryman’surgetoattendimmortality.AsGodis immortal, soeverybodyseeks, tacitlyorpassively, to reachGod.Hence thepurposeof life isGodrealization.So,itcanbetoldthateverymanisaspiritualbeing.Inordertoreachfinalspiritualstage,hahastopassthroughhismundaneormaterialstagewhathecrossesdaybyday.Therefore,lifehasanotherpracticalpurposethatistoliveandtogrow.Duetolackofproperknowledgemanisneithersound in leading thematerial life nor inpassing througha spiritual domain. Thus veryoften almostunsurmountablesufferingsinlife.

Thesimplestcluetoliveabalancedmaterialaswellasspirituallifecomesfromthepersonwhoknows by realization the man and the universe he lives in. Such personality is certainly Sree SreeThakurAnukulchandra.Heseesthebeingofeachalongwiththatofallandalsoknowstheprocessofbecomingofeverything.Hesaysthateverythingonthisearthisinpossessionofabeingwhichmeansthetendencytobe.Ifwetaketheexampleoftheseedofabanyantree,wewillfindthataverysmallseedkeepsinstorewithinitselfaverybigtreethebanyanitself.Thismeansthatthesmallseedhasthetendencywithinitselftobeexpressedintheformofsobigatree.Butthistendencyoftheseedcannotcometouseanyuseunlessattachedtothesoilwhichgivesnourishmenttothistendencyofthe seed. This means becoming. More favourable is the nourishment, more is the possibility ofbecomingoftheseed.Thesameexamplemaybesetincaseofman.Heretheseedispositiveandthesoil iscompatiblynegative.More is thecoordinationandadjustment in theelementsof thepositiveandnegative,thatisinmoreconcreteterms–fatherandthemother–moreisthedepthoflifeforcewithallitsaspects,intheoff-spring.ThisThisisnothingbuttheprocessofcreationandprocreation.Asfirehasitstwoaspects–heatandlight,somanhashistwoaspects,oneisbeingandtheotheroneishis existence. Sree Sree Thakur says – “that exalts the existence is being”. So the existence ofman(becoming)dependsupontheforceofhisbeing.Inshortthebeingofmanisnothingbutthelifeforcewhatheisinpossessionof.SreeSreeThakurtells–“Weliveinbeing(lifeforce)andgrowinexistence”.

Inordertohaveaproperunderstandingofany‘being’wehavetounderstandtheprocessof‘Creation’anditsprogress.Whilegivingthebeginningofthecreation.SreeSreeThakurreveals–

“TheboomingcommotionofexistenceThatrollsinthebosomoftheBeyond,EvolvesintoathrillingrhymeandUpheavesintoashootingBecomingoftheBeing

WithechoesthatfloatwithanembodimentOfEnergythatisLogostheword-theBeginning”.

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This means that Logos is the Prime Sound (Adi Naad) from which life has sprouted andthereforeeverythinginthisuniverseislivingwithalifeforce.Soalsoman.ThisLogoshasbeengivenintheformofHolyNamebySreeSreeThakur.OtherwiseitmeansthatthewholeofuniversehasbeencreatedoutoftheHolyNameofSreeSreeThakurandHeisitsembodiment.TheHolyNamecontainsbothPositive(Purusha)andNegative(Prakriti)aspectsinitandlife(ofeachandall)hassproutedfromthefusionaladherenceofthetwo.SreeSreeThakurtells–“Thefusionaladherencethatevolvesintobeingwith responsivebecoming is life”.As fire gets vigourwhen fuel is added to it, soalso the lifeforceofmanisinvigoratedwhenonerecitestheHolyNameofSreeSreeThakurbecauseitisthefireoflifewithin.HenceSreeSreeThakuristheessenceofeveryone’sbeingandbecomingandlivesofallbecomeworthlivingwithallitsobjectiveswheneverybodyadherestoHimbyinitiation.❇

-BandePurusottamam–