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The Supreme Command

)adhana twice a day regularly .

'usa will certainly arise in his

. his liberation Is a sure guar ­

,nanda Margll w il l have to per­

y Invarlably-vertly Is this the

'Ithout Yama and Niyama. sad­lence the Lord'S command Is ak

yama Disobedience to thi s

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command 15 nothing but to throw oneself Into the tor­

tures of anlmal l tfe for crores of years. That no one

should undergo torments such as this. that he mIght be enabled to enjoy the eternal blessedness under the lov­

Ing shelter of the Lord. It Is the bounden-duty of every

Ananda Margii to endeavor to bring al l to the path of

bliss Verily Is thiS a par t and parcel of sadhana. to

lead others along the path of righteousness

- Shttt Shrtt Anandamurt!

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�rom Hong Kong •• •••••••••••• • •• • •• • • • • •••• • • •• • • • •• • • ••• • 21 tionary Marriage/Social Functions ••••• • • •• • ••• ••• •• ••• ••• • • 3 Bread, Then Moksa (Swami Vivekananda) • •••• • • • • •• • • •• ••• • • • 18 Rasa • • • •• • • ••••••••••••• •••••• • • •• • • • • c • • • • • • • • • • • ••• • •• • • 19

luide to 10 Compulsory Items • • ••••• inside back cover

thIs cover; Shrii Shrii Anandamurtijii ••• this issue devoted to His 55th birthday. including stories, dreams, essays, etc.

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�et «Is «Inite 4t «Ilel( ': 0/.

fune 21 fuly 2

Nail in your registration fee by "Tune 15. Registrat�Lon .in Tahlequah wiLL be $75.00. Also, please do not arrive at the retreat 8i te before .20: 00 a.m. Jum,j 27 as tilers w:1LZ be no rooms available at: that time.

Your local jagrti has further information regarding specia.! events, children's UKK, etc.

It's a time of learning, of sharing, of growing.

It's a time of deepening our devotional sentiments, and commitment to the path.

It's a time of joyous reunion with close members of His family

and a time to reflect and celebrate this gift G.f life.

At the time of naming an infant, the Mantra says: H3 gracious Brahma, may we unitedly be able to arrange for the upkeep, treatment, and physical progress of this infant, who has this day entered our society amidst us.

"0 merciful Lord, may we be able to provide adequate education for the mental development of this infant, who has entered our society amidst U5 this day.

!l0 gracious Brahma� may we succeed in arranging for the spiritual progress through proper education of this infante who has entered our society amidst us this day.1i Caryn Carya� Part il. 2

The naming ceremony clearly shm�s the Dharma of the society In the three spheres of development of an Individual from this very birth. BAlSA' said that at the age of 5 a boy or girl should be Initiated with the Malma Mantra, and therefore he or she has to do meditation regularly. So basing our program on Ba'bslg social code, the Children's UKK il the starting point for all those little margiis blessed by His Divine F10\1I.

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Some good feelings were generated during last winter's Children's UKK by our introducing a program designed to meet the all-around needs of the children. At this UKK those efforts will be expanded by inte­grating Anancla Marga!s spiritual philosophy and practices i nto the week's overall activities of �rt� musico exercise and studyo

For Instance. In studying the pratik the teacher can explain sim­ple concepts while the children are constructing pratlks from various mediums. and perhaps ending with a song

r � oh my souJ� it magnifies the Lord 0 •

�� and delights in his name

in this way incorporating art and music for understanding a spiritual subject. This is a real opportunity for using our creativity to share and experi ence Ut i l ization , Katha and Kiirtan with His children.

What i would like from YOU Is to come forward with enthusiasm for this program immediately. If you are lnterested In contributing in «Iny way whatsoever' � please contact me NOW!

Primarily needed is 6 to 8 supervisors. They will be responsible for a certain age group for the duration of the UKK. Room and Board will be paid by UKK for this participation. Please send name. address, age group desired along with any helpful qualifications and personal sentiments you might have regarding the Children's UKK. We also need people who have specific skills to offer and would like to work with the supervisors for a particular activity.

Love and Namaskar, a.l� . Anjli v:t/� Chlldren's UKK 854 Pearl Street Denver, Colorado 80203 303-832-6465

ps: Parents, start now to encourage your children to do kiirtan and sing Ba1ba' Nam Kevalam!

4, 4 EvoLUTiONARY IVlARRiAGEj

S IAL fu ell S Mahendra & Punyavat i (Michael & Donna Mayer) were graced wi th the

birth of a baby boy on April 13, 1976 at 5:14 a.m. His name is Charles Gabriel M�ver and weighed in at 7 lbs. 1 3/4 oz. Congratulations!

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ERAWS •

� ___________ palnCaSeVa The following units have conducted projects for Paincaseva and the Ananda

M"arga Movements in March, 1976 (information from Unit Reports).

P A INC A S E V A - (Northeast) Bellmore-Hempstead. (Mid-Atlantic) Blacksburg, Fairfax. (Southern) Durham. CMi�west) Carbondale, Louisville. (Rocky Mt.) Boulder, Denver. (Pacific) Eugene. (Cananda) Montreal.

HIGHLIGHTS

Cosmic Farms-Spokane-Narainjaini now has a job researching community needs in Spokane. The Margiis hope that beautiful Paincaseva projects will blossom from this opportunity.

Montreal - The Margiis here sponsored a cheap kitchen, serving mainly elderly citizens and a few students. All enjoyed good food, music, and a very nice atmosphere. Lots of personal contact and two initiations as a result. Looking to this and/or a good food van as a regular project.

Eugene - The Eugene Food Recycling Center is gaining momentum. Also, ·Chris Hoffman is doing a good job reviving the Seniors' Lunch Program.

Bellmore-Hempstead - A free kitchen is being held once a week for welfare people and ex-drug addicts.

E DUe A T ION FOR ALL - (Northeast) Cambridge. (Mid-Atlantic) Blacksburg, (SouthernY Gainsville, Memphis. (Pacific) Honolulu. (West Indies) Kingston.

HIGHLIGHTS

Blacksburg - The literacy program here is expanding as two Margiis take on more students.

is conducting an after-school program for potential

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SOC I A L SEC URI T Y FOR ALL - (Northeast) Bellmore-Hempstead. (Southern) Louisville. Memphis-:---<Rocky Mt. ) Denver. (West Indies) Kingston.

HIGHLIGHTS

Denver - The good food van has been so well received that Margiis and folks in the poorer community which it serves are in the beginning stages of starting a food buying club/coop.

Kingston - The Margiis h�re opened a coop on March 26th. It's presently limited to Margiis and friends because of the location. Main items are whole grains and whole grain breads, and fruit.

Memphis - The unit's garage coop is growing quickly. Cooperation has been established with Sevananda Natural Foods, the Am�lda Marga coop in Atlanta.

F 0 0 D FOR ALL - (Northeast) Cambridge, Geneseo. (Mid-Atlantic) Philadelphia. (Rocky Mt.) Missoula. (Pacific) Cosmic Farms, Bellingham.

HIGHLIGHTS

Cambridge - Sister Sumitra wrote a paper on agriculture which was published by Ox-fam America.

Bellingham, Wash. - The unit here sponsored a Community Awareness dinner groups and individuals involved in social service--uniting the righteous forces within the community.

o THE R H I G H L I G H T S

Louisville - The prison program coordinated by Daya Prema has just received a grant which will enable the service to be expanded. A council is being formed, including prominent community businessmen, to help provide ex-offenders with positive., constructive directions in which to channel their energies.

Washington D.C. - The Margiis here are spearheading a war on rats which has attracted favorable attention from local officials. Concerted cleanup efforts aimed at wiping out breeding places is one focus of this program. T-shirts are printed to publicize the campaign, and a major effort is being planned for Saba's birthday.

Cosmic Farms-Spokane - Intensive research and grant writing has been conducted throughout the spring to establish a Wilderness Camp Program for Disadvantaged Youth.

• • • watch for the ERAWS newsletter for info on UKK seminars -- gonna be some of the best yet.

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AMUFIT._ws ________ __

Never before in the history of AMURT in this sector has the sentiment been so high, the climate so ideal, or the conciousness so expanded to es­tablish a strong and solid base for our relief operations. The roots are just beginning to take hold and our credibility amoung various other dis­aster relief agencies and governmental officials throughout the country is growing. With the advent of spring the ground is fertile, and now we must continue to nuture and care for the seeds we have planted .

The work we are doing in Guatemala has taught us all a great deal, from the knowledge we have gained in the field work in Guatemala to the fund­raising efforts within each unit. A few mistakes occurred. These are a cru­cial part of our growth too.

The $36,000 which we have collected to date is a definate indication o f the growt h of the sentiment in others to serve. Two years back for our Nicaragua relief efforts less than half this amount was collected (which primarily was contributions from Margiis). A financial breakdown of the various units frundraising efforts has been compiled to this date. Below are some of the units who collected the most money:

1. Denver, Colo. 8. Wichita, Ks. 2. Bloomington, I nd . 9. Washington D.C. 3. Seatt Ie, Wash. 10. Los Angeles, Cal. 4. Menlo Park, C alif . 11. Blacksburg, Va. 5. Ithaca, N.Y. 12. Atlanta, Ga. 6. M issoula , Mont. 13. Louisville, Ky. 7. Minneapolis , Minn . 14. Boulder, Colo.

The Rocky Mountain Region has raLsed the most money with the Pcwific and Millwe!Ot right behindl All the units who have contributed in the drive are

to be greatly thanked. My CIH'fwst appreciation to all of you who have helped our beautiful brothers and sisters in Guatemala.

At this summer's UKK we will have a Guatemala presentation with slides and f irst hand accounts of our work and involvement.

Baba's vision for AMURT I believe is vastly more expansive than any of the disaster relief agencies I have come in contact with, We are pi­one<?ring a c.Jhole new field of disaster relief, one Hith a spiritual per­spective. We need to become self-sufficient, not relying on others to be involve d in relief work. This entails having our OHYl resources and dis­asti'r plan of action. A large goal perhaps , anri one that needs focus ,

enFT(';Y and i deation to accomplish. A forest comes to my mind where the large pines tower over the forest floor. All the small seedlings trying tc grow at the bottom do not have enough room or light. Moving out from the conges ti on enables our grov .. th to oCcur, y et He should stay close enough to ut.Lli7P the support of others, Let us become pioneers, and farm the frolllipr.

To understand better how He can become self-sufficient and implement Balla's vision for AMURT come to the AMURT U.K.K. seminars in June.

Baba has said at the time of disaster everyone is a member of AMURT, but before another disaster Al'1URT now needs dedicated leaders on all levels of our structure to co-ordinate activities. PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE. SEE YOU AT UKK NAMASKAR �'Ilo.f:'J,

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+ THE AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS

NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS

WASHINGTON, D.C. �0006

Ms. Jennifer Boyd M1VRT Coordinator, Ananda Marga 854 Pearl Street Denver, Colorado 80207

Dear Ms. Boyd:

April 9, 1976

I wanted to take the time to express our appreciation for contribution being made by your Kay Nelson here in Washington. represents AMURT well on the planning committee of voluntary organizations active in disaster. Of course, we miss Matt and visiting our office.

the She

Cathy

Ananda Marga has been a real and valued asset to Red Cross chapters and especially during time of disaster. Your people are tireless, dedicated, and for the most part Red Cross trained, we are happy to say.

The "feedback" we get from every area they have worked in has been positive. It is a pleasure to have AMaRT representatives working with us. I know our blood program is equally proud of their support.

"Wishing you and yours continued success in serving others.

Sincerely,

�"1'd� /�::'1-",,? '''-/Bryc� J. Torrence

National Director Disaster Services

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Brahms 11 the greatest of all. Nothing 15 greater than Him. nYadanyenadhlrohati,iO Brahma Is not atti';inable 1 nor can redantrv or erudition touch pIrie transcendental beyond the scope of kno0l1 v/herea:;; human Knowledge Is only w pi:lrtlaJ KnO'd! to 01 0 He abides in Ilis own Glory a l:w v,," Zi 'I t(sat!ons. He

tiOl'ig venetabi�

the Cine; \4110 I s the Knower even of your SenSi!! of ego, to kncu H m.

Yad.rclmBd yadanubhyonu sa pranastadu vaunmansh nlhtta loklnashcB

Tadetadaksaram brahma sa pranastaclu vciUnmanah Tadetat sat yam tadamrtam tadvedclhalJyam somyaviddhl"

He Is luminous. H� Is the molecule of molecules. the atom of atoms. He Is so subtle that mind cannot that subtlety. Yet from another anglee He Is so vast that Jles within Him. He Is Indestructiblee He Is unfallen. He Is the Life. the Truth, the Nectar. 0 Saomya (Tranquil)! 0 Sadhake! He Is your • He Is '{OLl!" mind. Pierce throUgh Him by dint of your meditative concentnOltion =

by diiY¢: of 'four own api ritual force.

Dhanurgrhl Itvaopanisadam mahastram sharam hyupasan!shitam ssndhayllta

Ayamya tadbhav�gatena cetasa laksyam tadevaksaram scmyaviddhl

"0 Tranquil Sadfvlika! Sadhana is your great bOlA/,," (Here Up"n i sad means the austere methDd of Sadhana for that whirh attains the proxi­mity of Brahms Is called Upanlsad). Set your worship-sharpened mlnd-II arrow on this bow. Now inclining your mind towards HI�. pluck

l:<,vang the stdng of th� bO\v and pierce th YOW" ti;}i"get that indestructlbIe Supreme Soul. ("lhl5 Is the stflte of S0V SE'ii'j,'ldh or determinate concentratIon).

Pran�vo dhanuh sharo brahma II ramattena veddhavyam sharavat tanmayo bhavet.

or plucking of the bow means the act of Pran�yn�r -

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Try, 0 Sadhaka, to know on l y Him, in whom are held the sky, the world, the voidg in whom are ensconced the mind, the five vital forces and the sensory and motor organs. Shun all other point l ess considera­tions except your efforts to know Him. You are mortal, suppl iant to death. Your desire of establ ishing yourself in deathlessness dates from eternity. And that very Brahma is the bridge, leading to that s t ate of deathlessness. So you wi l l reap the I-eal good, if you can first know Him.

Araiva rathanabhao samhata yatra nadyah S8 esontashcarate bahudha jayamanah

Onmityevam dhyayatha atmanam svasti vah paraya tamasah parastat.

Just as the spokes of a charlot are situated in the nave of the heel, so are sheltered In Him 81 I the nerves, veins and arteries. The soul that It situated in the Sahasrara (the �ppermost gland of human structure) of the ur:it=body is their chief refuge, in other words all the spokes of this world " this Cosmic Sycctern, are situated in that flssoln (that eternal sonic expression) - that Cosmic Nucleus, the PUfusottama. Carrying emotions and ideas is what the word. nerve, stands for. The life-centre or nucleus of all emotions and ideas is He - that Supreme soul9 the Soul of souls. Concentrate on that Om, His cha racte r i s t i c Self. You have come into the field of Sadhana in order to enter the Kingdom of Light beyond the shores of darkness. May your journey to the Empyreal region be glorious and triumphant. Bon voyage to you.

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taken from the book BABA, for His 50th birthday

A small child stood In front of Shive idol on a Shivaratri day reciting a mantra In perfect pronunciatIon and accent to the greatest wonder of the learned old priest. He !lev, nost seen the child earlier and on enquiries came to know that he was the four year old son of Shrl taksill;;l Narayan Sarka.p a devout and frequent visitor to the temple. Shrl Lakshmi Narayan Sarkar had not heard his son recite this mantra as he waq yet standing outside talking to some friend. The priest was so amazed and overwhelmed by the chlld's recitatIon that he almost ran to cQngrc"tu]ate the father" HO\'i could this chi ld v,ho even at that age shol-'ved aversion and dislike to the superstitious old traditions of the family. learn this Mantra? He did not remember having ever reciting It. Who could have then taught It to the son?

The priest and the father as well as many a ne i ghbor became deeply interested to find out how this small child who did not otherwise show any extraordinary qual i tie s of religiousness learn this uncommon Mantra. They were greatly amazed as the childis mother Shrimati Abha Rani had often complai ned to her husband and others that this child was perhaps a ueakling and got very frightened of ten in his sleep, She said tha t even when awake he kept on telling her the names of different species of ani­mals w hich he thought were roaming about around him. He would often cling clOSe to his mother and tell her to beware of the multitude of men and animals walking out of his one ear and then he would turn straigh t in the bed and tell her not to worry as all of them were walking back into his other ear. The mother was at times g reat l y perplexed. She could not understand what her son meant. Nor could she see. Often she would think that he was under a hallucination and w ould draw him close to her bosom to save him from the f ri ght which she thought he mu s t have been suffering. It was more or less a regular feature and almost every night the child would wake up, cling close to his mother and keep on poin t i ng out to her a new name of an animal or an insect. Some of these were famil iar names but she could not see anything In t he room far less see them coming out of one of his ears and going back in again to his other ear. She told her husband and her brother one day more or less as a joke that the way this child takes these names it ap pears that the entire universe comes out of his cne ear while his other ear devours the w hole of i t at that very in­stant . It was a big joke in the family and when the child at the age of four recited the Shivs Mantra none of them thought that what the chi l d saw W�I of any more significance than merely s leep talking or repeatln9 an �wful dream that he might have seen. Th ey could not make out anything from the unfam11 iClr name$ of human being in various ages and places nor from the names which he described <IS <lnimClls� flying bi rdg and small jr,=

J sects. It was to them only the childish pranks of • frightened one who invented these peculiar sounds which did not carry any sense much less Indicating an organism or a thing.

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How could a child who was frightened so easily in dreams recite the obscure Shiva Mantra correctly and completely? This was a mystery to solve which the priest was more keen than the parentso The parents were advised in the interest of the safety and the life of the child to make him observe the Shivaratri for at least three years completely and in its minutest details of religious obligations. The priest's wish was acceded thinking that this would perhaps save the child from his frighten­ing dreams and would bestow on him the blessings of God Shiva . From next year onwards the child Prabhata who it was no ticed had particularly changed his deep red complexion t o bright white with the change of his name from Arun to Prabha t at the age of four� had to observe Shlvaratrl with complete details up to the age of seven. This however did not solve the mystery of his having learnt the Mantra.

!n order to explain the solutIon clearly It I s necessary to describe some experiences of an Acarya with the brothers Initiated by him into Ananda Marga. In the early of Ananda Marga when the Acarya were very few and hose few a so �lad flO �)racti 1 experience of the difficlJl les

experience was lImited to trolJbles they had f�ce i

sv\u�ytnq in the s thm in v!hlch in Sadhana with his eyes closeda He was naturall

and not able to carry out his practices till he had planation from the !\carYd. The Acarya was equally worried and had to con-­suit fJaba$ Once the reason that it v,as a part of his ovm mind which had taken the form of a snake to Impose the wIll of that part of his mind against Sadhana. was knovII1. he vJOuld tackle the problem easily by making that part of his mind come back to its natu'ral placeo In several other cases also It was seen that during the course of Sadhana some potential reactions In one's mind would take a concrete shape and try to force the person to follev; them. It is nothing else but hi s own personality. For In­s tance. there was the case of a young advocate of Gorakhpur who faced a peculiar s i t ua t ion on doing Sadhana. This young man was the on ly son of the richest person of the town and having all that he wished for mere ask i ng had led him astray. A few months Sadhana made him face a peculiar problem . Often in the night he would be awakened by loud pee l s of l augh ter and even when his eyes Were wide open and he wide awake, he would see a person more or less 1 ike himself standing fn front and laughing sarcasti­cally at him. Every time he encountered this double of himself he raised an alarm but before any help reached him the other person disappeared. He raised such an alarm so often in the dead of night . that even though

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frightened, everyone in the house made a fool of him. They said it was not possible for anyone to come up to his bedroom on the first floor at a time when all the doors and approaches were securely closed and locked. His earlier experience and alarms had made everyone cautious and watchful 0

Yet very often the other person would confront him with his sarcastic laugh as if taunting him on his doing Sadhana. This again was the case of a part of his mind making an earnest effort to guide him in the direc­tion desired by that particular set of Samskara or part of his mind. Thus the inherited mind always tries in some form or the other to guide every

· .�e chi ld Prabhata was being questioned very carefully to ho� he learnt the Shiva Mantra. He was an elusive chi ld and to draw from him was not easy. He had no I iking or respect for the ord i nary Sadhu coming and camp i ng near his father 1 s house. An incident connected with him and such Sadhu m ad e i t clear that none of them could have had any hand In teaching him. Once it is said that when 11e was in his f ourth year a group of Sadhu camped near his house. They were considered very devout and there was �ost of the t i me some one or the other v i S i t i ng them w i th presents of sweets and other th i ngs. This little child watched them closely and told some one that all the time these Sadhu appear to be sitting in meditation they are only keeping a watch w i th half open eyes on the offer i ngs that their followers brought and placed before them. On being told that this was a sacrilege and that the Sadhu would punish him for saying so, the child in order to judge the strength and courage of the Sadllu or maybe to show the others that they were only frauds , one morning ran away with the sweets that a d i sc i ple had brought from the watch of the half open vigilant eyes of the Sadhu. He ran hard with the sweets and to avo i d the risk of being caught by them went and sat in a dirty service lane where he thought the sadhu would not pursue him. The Sadhu were however too lazy to do anyth i ng - or was i t, they were afraid to pursue this ch i ld? Th i s incident made the ch i ld more bold and his disrespect or aversion for any reI igious activities even more pronounced . His fear of sacri­lege was completely rooted out and the awe of the well-fed robust

bodies of Sadhu el iminated. The question of any sadhu having taught h i m the Mantra had to be only ruled out, Yet on q u estioning the child said that he was taught this Mantra by a sadhu .

Th i s three year old chi ld's behavior durin g the nights was always pecul i ar . Apart from the awe producing narration of the room being full of known and unknown o rgan i sms , full of the various planets and stars or of men and animals not heard of by the mother, the chi ld would often describe a journey across the river Ganga to i ts sandy banks on the other side. He would describe a vast sandy stretch to which he

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was carried by a strong storm. No one co� l d make ou t any meaning of such a dream. The story was even forgotten till it was again revived during the Co urse of enquiry about the Mantra. It was found out that during quite a rH$llJber of nights a stronD storm would be raging in Jamalpur and the cnlld would find himself being carried away by the winds. He wou l d no t awake ti II the storm carried him to the other bank o f the Ganga and placed him on the WIGle :stretch of sands all alone in th.e dead o f night. As the storm slJbsided , a Sadhu with sa f fron crothes, a long, flowlntl beara and a Trishula in his hand!> would appear from almost nowhere before thl:; little child. The Sadhu will urge him to repeat the Shiva Mantra. He would not order the child like the other Sadhus he had met but would persuade him most politely and affectionately to follOW. He would urge "say child say" (Bol Khokha bol) and repeat the Shiva Mantra. The big Sadhu much bigger than those he had seen in flesh and blood In front of his house; urged him to repeat this three times and after this \'Ias done the storm would re-appear. With the re-appearance of the storm the Sadhu would disappear and the lIttle child would be carried back home to his bed. Only this time in bed he would be wide awake and start showing ,signs of worry and would wake up mother to show her the storm that had been raging all around. The repetition of this process every night for a few days annoyed the child very much. He had however in the process learnt the Mantra by heart. One one of such sojourns he was determined to finish off this annoying Sadhu who disturbed him every night for nothing. His fright of Sadhu in general was already finished and he thought that even this Sadhu was as much a coward as the others he had encountered earlier. So one night when he was almost entering the fifth year of his life he decided to take action. He was as usual carried to the bank of the Ganga by the storm that appeared to be raging not only in Jamalpur but all over. The same big Sadhu with his saffron clothes, his long flowing beard and his bj� TrishuJa, bigger than the extraordinary height of the Sadhu appeared before him inviting him to Join in the repitlcfon o f the Dhyana Mantra o f Shlva. This enraged the little child, h e snatched the Trishula away from him and with a mighty push thrust it into the bosom of the big Sadhu. The big Sadhu was perhaps only wanting him to do sOp as he cast away his covering in a moment and in front of the little child stood sada Shivs. Before long the storm set In again and the image in front of him re-entered. This was the day of the great change and it somehow coincid� with the change in his name from Arun �

the rising sun to Prabhata RalnJana - the sun that illuminates every­thing; that gives colour to everythlf\9.

Tha:t whLch -bnpa,i,M the. ;ta.tUJr.alnu.o 06 the. U6e. 06 .the -i..n!Uv-i..dua..t6 and Muety@ ,[Q the Sa.dha.n.a 06 .the. dead. It 1A not the Sadha.na. 06 the. Uv-i..n.g . bec.a.w,e. :the. .6:1l.W!J 06 -i..nju.&tiC'..fl., J.mmof'VJ..l.Lty and du;(;Jw.won dJJ.Je.tt .in unru:t:tWr.a1 U6e only. The. w.i:.ae and. :the we.U.-�hrt.M oi /:'odety, thVte.60Jte ne.vVt 4UPpOfl.t unl1.CttuJr.alnU.6 hl U6t.

(Al14nda Pwr.i1AJru:t, 1959)

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Who is BaJ-Yd and ("hat is An211cl�1 Mal'ga? These question.s plagued my

mind :niqht a.nd day fa):: t11e [il�st se'ileX'al .months before and after my J�nit:iatio17. .. I ["ranted to be in the ;fright. patl1ff 0 .I j;vanted my guru to

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S7.1rmneJ..' perhaps" �L" lila,:.:; sitting with my childhood F:rie12d o'.lerlooking the 'landscape of maynif.icenLlykept lav,'D gEass? completely covel."ing

smooth!, medium sized Lolling hills that l'ounded their way ofi' into

the distance where they met a lOFely faTest. Except fOE a few trees heTe and there, the gras.'.' was in pe.-cfect shape -like the very best of ci ty parks � A_Il o"l/er t.h.is pa.rJ-c.L:ike sett.1. oq dotting the roll.in9 hil.Is,

we.ce veL'Y .Zovely peopJ.e besi de theiL' .respecLi ve tTailsrs p campers and

tents (/ Un.like many camp9.round.s tllough f1 tha).�e vias no li tter and no fee.ling of be.inC)' cEowcied" The enti.re setting- flas comp-lete-ly peaceful.

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was con8t]�'ucted a fa.ir 5:': zed p_IatfoJ.�m 01:' staqe in the open air" There

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taken from Advent. t he Women ' s We l fa re Dept . News l etter

MASTER'S MANy fORMS B a ba man ·; fes t s H i s d i v i n i ty i n va r i e g a t ed forms to d i ffe ren t a s ­

p i ra n t s . To m e H e revea l ed H i m s e l f I n somewha t a u n i q u e way . And t h e s e reve l a t i on s o f Baba p rove He i s ex t ra o rd i n a ry . a bove h uman be i ng s . Hav­I ng once r ea l i ze d , you c a n n o t h e l p ca l l i n g H i m ' l i v i ng God ' , or ' D i v­i ne ' o r ' I nf i n i te E n t i ty . '

I t wa s t h e e a r l y p e r i od o f Ananda Ma r g a . A l t ho u g h e l de r s ad h a k a s a n d devo t ees more o f t e n to l d me t ha t Baba i s d i v i ne , I c ou l d n ' t g u l p the i r s ta temen t . My rat i ona l a n d s c I e n t i f i c me n t a l ma ke- up d i dn ' t a l ­l ow me to recog n i ze B a b a a s God u n l es s I h a d s ome pe rson a l expe r i e n c e s o f H i s d i v i n e powe r s and s up e r h u m a n capac i ty .

B a ba ' s l ook , fo r a commone r , i s q u i t e o rd i n a ry . I o b s e rved mag­n e t i sm and cha rm rad i at i n g f rom H i s face , s o me t i me s a :. p ee l a l g l ow eman a t i ng f rom H i s eyes , a n d H i s face c h a n g i ng w i t h t he ve ry c h a n g e o f b hava ( I dea ) . T h e s e o b s e rva t i o n s we re i ns u ff i c i en t fo r a n e w en ­t r a n t i n to t h e Ma rga l i ke me t o con v i n c e of me Sa ba ' s God l i ne s s . Hen c e B a b a had t o d ev i s e o t h e r met hod s .

Once I wa s I n t h e J ag r t i a t J ama J pu r . Baba v i s i te d i t i n t he afte rnoon . Peop l e a s s emb l ed fo r H i s d a r s h a n n umbe red a bo u t t e n . B a b a s ta rted g i v i ng a d i s co u r s e on p h i l o l ogy a n d g ramma r . He g a v e a t a l k on the h l s to ry o f d i f fe ren t l a ng uages o f t h e wor l d i nc l ud i ng I nd i a . H i s exp res s i on s we re so comma n d i ng ! I d l� n ' t even i mag i ne b e fo re of s uc h a ma s t e r p h i l o l og i s t . I n t he e n d . He t a l ked a bo u t B hoJ pu r i . a d i a l ect of I nd i a wh i c h doe s n o t have g rammar so fa r . To my a s ton i s h ­men t He m a d e i t s g ramma r w i t h i n a few m i n u t e s .

Next mo r n i ng a bo u t 10 a . m . He v i s i ted t h e J a g r t i a ga i n . Some pe r s on s we re p re s en t f o r H i s d a r s ha n . P h i l o l ogy wa s a ga i n t h e t op i c o f Baba ' s ta l k . H e wrote a s e n t en c e I n Eng l i s h t o m a ke u s u n de r s t a n d ( t he re was a mob i l e b l ac kboa rd , a d u s t e r a n d a few p i eces of c ha l k b e h i nd H i s

. cha i r ) . He t ra n s l a t ed t he s e n t e n ce i n to S a ms k r ta , t he n i n to Ved i c S r.!m s k r t a . He wrote t h em on t h e b l ac kboa rd . Soon H e t ra n s J a ted t h e sen tence I n to Rus s i an and Ch i n e s e l anguages a s s poken today , He wrote them on t he boa rd . His w r i t i n g wa s 5 0 swi f t a s i f H e was mas te r of those l �n g uages , Then H e com p a red t he Russ i a n a n d Ch i nese w i t h Ved i c Sam s k rta a n d exp J a i ne d t he s i m i l a r i ty among t hem. E l uc i da t i ng t� po i n t He t ra ns l a ted t he s en tences i n to Rus s i an a n d Ch i nese IS p re­va l en t t h ree t hous and g two thousand and one thousand YBa rS 190. He wro te t hem I n t he i r t hen scr i p t 5 9 i . e . a s t hey were i n vogue 3 p OOD yea r s f 2�P�O yea rs and 1 , 000 yea r s a g o . He d i s c u s sed t he i r s i mi l a r l ty w i t h ved i c Sams Kwta and a l so subsequen t va r i a t i on s and t rans forma t i ons

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i n t h e s c r i p t s w i t h l a p s e of t i me . He a l s o exp l a i ned t h e e ffect o f cu l t u re a n d l oca l c l i ma te on a l a n g ua g e a s we l l a s many o t h e r i n t ­e res t i n g ma t t e r s . He b roug h t t h e d f scu s s l on a t a conv i n c i n g con c l u­s i on t h a t G e rma n , S p a n i s h , Eng l i s h , Ru s s i a n a n d o t h e r E u ropean l an ­g u a g e s a s we l l a s C h i n e s e and I nd i a n l a nguages h a ve t he i r o r i g i n i n one mo t he r l a ng uage .

A l l we re d u m b fo u n ded , e s p ec i a l l y I . I f a i l ed to u n d e r s t a n d how an i n d i v i d u a l cou l d know so many l a n g u a g e s a n d s c r i p t s w i t h s u c h u n ­b e l i ev a b l e ma s t e r l y comma n d . I won d e red h ow one cou l d w r i t e so f l uen t l y . A f t e r i nq u i r i ng a n e l d e r Ma rg i i b ro t h e r I l ea r n t t h a t B a b a ' s aca-d em i c q u a l i f i ca t i on s we re on l y I n te rmed i a te Sc i ence . He d i d not h ave a n y l i b ra ry I n H i s house , n e i t h e r h a d He the won t of rea d i ng . I was fu r t h e r won d e r s t r u c k a nd became re s t l e s s . My l i t t l e i n t e l l ec t ua l a c h i eveme n t cOLd d n o t conce i ve how Baba ma s t e re d a l l t h o s e l a n -g ua g e s wh i c h a re n o t a va i l a b l e now even i n w r i t i n g .

s a me e v (-o n i n g i g o t a n oppo r t u n i ty t o g o fo r B a ba i s ci a r ·< He u s ed to go e v e r y even i n g

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ove red me t h a t my B a b a i s t r u l y B r a hms . t h e Cosm i c E n t i t y , ma� i -fe s t i n g i n a s ma l l phys i ca l body .

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first breAd, t

NO�j is the time of acti on , for producing weal th

wi th the ai d of Wes te.rn sci ence to feed and clo the the vloe.begone masses and then

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i.'-:o talk o_f 8a l v�71 tj 0:1 r COUlTS 8 . .IS' S�\"(a.rn.i "1.:1. vekanan.da

ananda

Go i n g r o u n d t he l'>iho h , v{o r i 1 I of I n d i a ,:'Fe 1 m'· mc r s i n g re a t :.'Ca:ma s ? f n a c t i v 1 tY $ conipa red h e r c.o u n t r i es /}

O n t he o u t t d E � t !"le r-e 1 5 a :3 i mu i t i o n t he 8zJ.'i.: i:i.y¥I .i;:/:1 1 m and b21 1 ,J ri ced ) �3 t a te , b u t I n s l d e dov.J t r l q h t i n e r t n e s !; 1 ke t ha t o f s t i c ks a n d s tones '� wha "'lo r k v� 1 1 1 be done i n t he '110 1" 1 d s u c h a peop l e ? Hmv l on g can s ll c h an i n a c t i ve , l a zy a ll d s e n ':i l.kl 1 peop l e l i ve I II t he \-'lo ( l d '?

F l ( 5 t t r ave l i n Wes t e m cou n t r i es t hen con t ra d i c t my \'Io r d s . Hov{ m u c h o f e n te rp r i s e a n d d e vo t i on to vlO l' k � hOVJ much e n t h u s i a s m and man ! " fe s t a t l on o f Rajas ( a c t i V i ty ) a re t he re i n t h e 1 ! ve s o f t he \lie s t e rn p eop l e !

W h i l e , I n o u r cou n t ry , i t I s a s I f t h e b l oo d h a s become congea l ed i n t h e h ea r t , s o t h a t I t c a n n o t c i r c u l a t e I n t h e ve i n s - a s i f pa ra l y s i s h a s ove r ta ke n t he body a n d I t h a s become l a n g u i d .

S o my i d ea I s f i r s t t o make t he peop l e a c t i ve by deve l op i ng t he i r Rajas p a nd t h us make t hem f i t fo r t he s t r u g g l e f o r ex i s t e n c e .

W i t h n o s t r e n g t h I n t he body , n o e n t hu s i a s m a t hea r t , a n d n o o r i g­I na l i ty i n t he b ra i n , w h a t w i l l t hey do - t he s e l umps o f dead ma t te r ! By s t i mu l a t i ng t h em I wa n t t o b r i n g l i f e i n to t hem - to t h i s I have ded i ­ca ted my l i fe . I w i l l rou s e t hem t h ro u g h t h e i n f a l l i b l e powe r o f Vedi c Mantras. I am b o r n to p ro c l a i m to t hem t h a t f ea r l es s me s s a g e - " A r i s e , Awa ke ! I I

B e you my h e l pe rs i n t h i s wo r k . G o f rom v i l l ag e t o v i l l a g e , f rom o n e po r t i on of t h e cou n t ry to a n o t he r , a n d p reach t h i s me s s age of fea r­l es s n e s s t o a l l , f rom t h e B r a hm i n t o t he C h a n d a l a . Te l l e a c h and a l l t h a t i n f i n i te powe r r e s i d es w i t h i n t hem , t h a t t hey a re s ha r e r s o f i mmo r t a l B l i s s . T h u s r o u s e u p t he Rajas w i t h i n t hem - make t hem f i t f o r t h e s t r u g g l e fo r ex i s t e n c e g a n d t he n s p e a k to t hem a bo u t s a l va t i on .

F i r s t ma k e t he peo p l e o f t h e coun t ry s ta n d o n t he i r l egs by r o u s i n g t he i r I n n e r powe r p f i r s t l e t t hem l ea rn to h a ve good food a n d c l o t h e s a n d p l e n ty o f e nj oyme n t - t hen t e l l t hem how t o be f ree f rom t h i s b o n d a g e o f e n j oymen t .

Laz i ne s s g m e a n n es s a n d hypoc r i s y have cove red t h e who l e l en g t h a n d b r ea d t h o f t h e co u n t ry . C a n a n I n t e l l i g e n t m a n l ook o n a l l t h i s a n d rema in q u i e t ? Doe s i t n o t b r i n g tea r s to t h e eyes ? Mad r a s , Bombay , P u n ­j a b , Ben g a l - wh i c h eve r way ! l oo k , I s ee n o s i g n s o f 1 i fe .

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T rue Educa t io n .

You a re th i n k i ng you rs e l ves h i g h l y educated. What nonsense have you l ea rn t ? Gett i ng by heart t he t houghts of others I n a fo re i gn l ang uage and s t u f f i ng your bra i n w i t h them and t a k i ng some un i vers i ty degrees , you con s i der you rse l ves ed ucated ! F i e upon you ! I s th i s educa t i on? E i t he r a c l e r ksh i p , o r be i ng a l awye r , or a t the most a Deputy Mag i stracy , wh i ch is a nothe r fo rm of c l e rksh i p � i sn l t t hat a l l ? What good wi l l i t do you or the cou n t ry at l a rge?

Open you r e.yes and see wha t a p i teous c ry for food I s r i s i ng I n �he l and o f Bha r£ t <l 9 p rove rb i a l for i t s wea l th ! W i 1 1 your educa t i on T u l f l l ! t h i s wan t ? Neve r .

W i th the he l p of Wes te rn sc i ence set you rse l ves to d i g the earth and foods tuffs � not by me"I'IS of mean s e nd tude of othe r" � but

d i s cove r i ng nell. aVenues to p roduc t l oli , by your own exe rt I on � I ded Wes t e r n s c l ertce .

The refore I teach the peop l e of th i s country to be fu J I Df act i v l t i ci . s o ·;) 5 t o be a b '! e t o p roduce food and c l oth i ng . fbr them:!i® l ves. For wan t of food arel c l ot h l n9 a n d p l unged i n a nx i ety fo r I t , the coun t ry has CC�T!e to r u i n - wha t a re you do i ng to remedy t h i s ?

Teach t h 8 peop l e f i rs t the mean s of p rocur i ng the ! r fo{)d and c l ot h i ng . il n d then you �v i 1 1 f i nd t i me to read t o t hem t he se d p tu res ..

I f t he I r mate r i a l wa n t s a re not removed by t he rOlJs i ng of i n tense f1 G t l v i ty s n o n e \", 1 1 1 l i s ten to wo rds of s p i r i tua l i ty . Thff.l refore I S�Y 3 fi Fs t rou se t he i n he re n t powe r of t he Atman w i th i n yau p then rous i ng the fa i t h of the gen e ra l peop l e i n t hat powe r as much as yOll cang teach them f i r s t o f a n to ma ke p rov i s i on for food . and then t each t hem re l i g i on .

There i s no t i me t o s i t i d l e . Who knows when death w i l l ove rtake one?

arma rasa C R I MSON DAWN E D I TORS N E E DE D : Th i s pos i t i on open s i mmed f at e l y and offe rs a cflance to he l p Babil ' s m i s s i on i n Cl mos t c rea t i ve way Oppo r t u n i ty to ma ke/choo s e g ra p h i c s , l ay -- o u t , cove r i l l u s t r a t i on s , a r t i c l es a n d s to r i e s e e t c . Backg ro u n d i n l ay - o u t / d e s i g n p r e f e ra b l e , b u t not e s s en t i a l . O n - t he­j ob t ra i n i n g b y cu r ren t s t a f f read i l y ava i l a b l e . P l ea s e con t a c t : Th e C r i mson Dawn , 854 P ea r l S t . , D e n ve r , t o wo r k i n t h e hea r t o f t h i s g rea t m i s s i o n . Room , boa r d a n d l o t s o f s a t s a u n g a p rov i d e d .

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A LETTER by Ananda

W", i k f I1g down Po Shan R01ad I n a f i rii� m l !> t p rot�c ted by ., 1 ol/e 1 V p l a s t i c pa s t e l umb re l l a to c l ambe r a boa rd the No . 1 3 bus to Cen t ra l § has become one of my de l l • I s l;a ro 1 1 y down t h rough t he d r i zz l e a t peop l • I n to rooms ,; g a rden s . a n t i que :; and " u:Jon a n occas i ona l ch i c ken . I o l t , bounce and • On morn i ng :; I det off at t he Ca i ne Road and m i s s SOflr� of the mo re I � t r l c� te t r fc k s and off fo r t he G racG B a by Home i ll f ront o f rn i t u re s to n� 0 d;� t{?:; my way �l c ro ;:� g

and t h(s t4h l te t h e

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VIi'- 1 k i n g y feeb l e "

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i ns i d e the a p a rtme n t t h e v�a 1 l 5 i3 re. ehe,� r f tl n y v The ma ts and p l 1 1 0vis on t he f l oo r a re t he same s hade " The 11 I :; mu ted , I bec�ne awa re of gen t l e vo i ces cha t t i ng I n t he round . Seve r a l

women a re p ra c t i c i ng <l s a n a s o n t he ma t s The teacher i s he l p i ng 11l newcome r . A t i ny . e l de r l y woman w i t h t he f i g u re of a s l enda • .,do l escen t s ta n d s ca l m l y up- s i d e - down on h e r hea d .

I t i s n o t new t o m e - t h i s moo0 9 t h i s p l a ce . The qu i e t . ca l m woman a re a l l my f r i en d s . We s ha re a c l oseness he re t h a t un i tes us whe rever we go - a r e l a t i on s h i p t ha t t ra n s cends nat i ona l i ty and age ; one t ha t p a ren ts l hus bands a n d ch i l d ren often d o n o t know a nd s ome t i mes resen t . ! s i t c ros s - l egged upon t h e f l oor a n d f • • l the l a fenes s . Soon t he a l ­

cove i s fu l l of women t ra nq u i l l y s i t t i ng . A ma n � t ht', h s t pe rson to come I n , knee l s by the door. The teache r S i t s fac i ng u s . He ca re fu l l y p l aces h i s fee t and J eg s I n to t he fu l l l o t u s pos i t i on . After a few wo rd s of g reet i ng , we beg i n .

The cha n t i 11 9 5 w i r I s a bout the momo " Ba b{l !lam kevell am! ! � - a J l the

names of God . I t I s repeated ove r and ove r un t i l the a l cove I s f i l l ed ",l i th the sound , Then the s i ng i ng g rows softe; 1 am ha rd l y ilV4a re tvhf:'m i t cea s e s . The humm i ng goes on I n my m i nd . \<Ie s i t ; z:"ch in oti r D"m vers i on of the l o t u s p05 t u re � some 1 �"an l n9 l n s t the vle d L The re I s no exte rna l sound . Eve ryone I s a bso l u te l v s t I I ,

m ! nd I s not 1 q i t nam keva l .� ' ove r and . ! I ng

com ! fig back " , '" the mlJnd;m"� bothe rs i <lin t ry ! 119 so h@n:l to e5cOllp<;� " I;orty m l flute$ sHl'emi, l ong to iim d 50 fut ! "h'!l o

knee� hu r t . Whi!lt a re the i:lth&H"S th i nk l awake? ! v $u'l l l z�) the teH�che r . !-Ie I " 004:1 of m$li'1i' t he Soc i etv f i nds to cjo I ts work0 They !iH'� il\I l 1 d J ff�i��nt <�nd m n :1>O!l,,�h(M the 5 <t\ me , gent l e <find soft gpQk�n . Olldl!iJ I h i <!In Amer i c" m � t; riiol l ned a t a n il s h rall1 I n I nd i a ,

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ded i ca ted to a benevo l en t b l en d i ng o f s oc i a l i sm a n d r e l i g i on . He i s p e r h a p s twe n ty - e i g h t , pos s i b l y e i g h t een . He i s i mmacu l a te i n h i s s a f f ro n t u n i c a n d t u r b a n , b ea u t i f u l w i t h a u b u r n ha i r a n d bea rd . I won d e r w h a t he can be t h i n k i ng a b o u t . Wha t does i t mean to med i ta te ?

The o n l y s o u n d s i n t he room a re t h e hum o f the t rucks b e l ow , t he s p l a s h of ra i n a n d a n o c ca s i on a l s ho u t i n C a n t o n e s e . I re l ax . I can fee l C a ro l bes i de me . I s e n s e t he c a l mne s s i n t h e o t he r s .

I ' Ba b a nam keva l am • • • " I fo r g e t them. I f o r g e t evel-y t h i ng . I am c l i mb i ng a wo r n foo tpa t h up a g en t l y s l op i n g mou n ta i n . Nea r t h e top i s a h i g h s to n e wa l l s u r ro u n d i ng a bea u t i f u l g a rden . I have t h e key t o the g a te . I mus t o n l y keep wa l k i ng . I t i s a s i f I a m wa t c h i n g my s e l f f rom a l on g way o f f . I t he wa tche r , k n ow wha t I t h e wa l ke r , c a n n o t y e t know.

S omewhe r e , i n a f l a t nea rby , a woman s c reams i n s u l t s at h e r ch i l d ­ren . E a c h s h r i l l s o u n d j o l t s my m i nd l i ke a hot i ro n . I s ea l i t ove r . I am awa re b u t I s t a y o n t h e p a t h . I can fee l t he wa rm s u n , smel l t he h o n ey s uc k l e .

D a d a j i cha n t s t o c l o s e t h e med i t a t i on . We o p e n o u r eyes a n d s t re t c h . I do n o t come back r i g h t awa y . I a m s t i l l wa l k i n g o u t on t he t ra i l i n my de l i c i ou s fo re s t of p i n e . I hea r t h e teache r ' s vo i ce . Wo r d s a n d p h r a s e s s t r i ke m y m i n d . H e l oves me t a p h o r s and t he i mages c r o s s m y v i s i on w i t h o u t t he wo rd s . When I go home I w i l l remembe r wha t he has s a i d . I w i l l know mo re deep l y t h a n i f I had l i s t ened i n te n t l y pen i n h a n d . La t e r I w i l l q u e s t i o n . Now I s i mp l y a b s o r b . He t e l l s us t h a t

we m u s t n o t p ro te c t o u r s e l ves f rom t he i ns u l t s a n d h u r t s o f l i fe . We m u s t a c c e p t a l l w i l l i n g l y . g l ad l y . g en t l y - a l l t h a t comes o u r way . Acc e p t a n d wheneve r pos s i b l e , t u rn i t t o good .

I t i s t i me to g o . We c l a s p o u r han d s toge t h e r a n d bow , "Nama s k a r " t o o n e a n o t he r . We co l l ec t o u r s hoes a n d o u r umbre l l a s a n d l ea ve i n two s a n d t h rees c h a t t i ng a n d g i g g l i ng . I g o back t o t h e wo r l d a n d t he d amp on my bumpy o l d bu s . The wor l d i s the s a me . We a re t he same. N o . W e a re a I i t t l e k i n d e r , a 1 i t t l e g e n t l e r , a 1 i t t l e mo re awa r e , a b i t f u r t he r o n t h e way .

Ana n d a mea n s j oy .

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It ha s b e en our f ervent hop e t ha t t h i s r eport would cont a in t hr e e part s : a r e port from li S , a r e port f r om you .> and a r eport about B aba . In this way. we would be g iving you organiz at ional news , f ee db a ck from t h e l if e-root s of our c o l l ect iv e b ody, and inspirat ion der ived from the guiding l ight of a l l of us , Unfort una t e ly, the c l o s e s t this d epartment can g e t to B ab a in a way that you can read about i s his discour s e s , which are availab l e t o all . S o only b y the mir a c l e o f a n infinit e calculus can two b ecome t hr e e . W e think the miracle ha s b e come man ife s t , if you know how t o read in b etween the l ines . In our report and in your s " B aba is pr e s ent , s o the thir d ent ity , which is also One� i s man if es t b y 8 0me g r a c e only known t o t h e t yp ewr i t er and, w e hope , t h e reader .

Dear F r i end s ,

A f t er b e ing in Ute Dharma Pracar D epartment for thr e e full months , dur ing which we four Ilorkers have come to know each other , d el egat e our r esp ect ive r e s pons ib i l i-t i e s

i n a manner a c ceptab l e t o us all, and work as a t eam o n the many programs neces sary foo-: the growth and maintenance of B aba e s Mis s ion in this s e ct or , we thought it would be good to give you a br i ef report on our activit i e s , T o have done so at an ear l i er time would have b een pr ematur e . Not to do s o now would b e a fai lure of ini t iat ive on our part . He wr i t e this r eport to facilitat e the und er s tanding t ha t is 50 e s s ent i a l t o the coopera t ive effort in which we a r e a l l involved .

t� hat ar e we doing . t hen? T he b r i e f e s t and mos t accurat e answer to this ques t ion is , "Many things at onc e . " A long with other busy Marg iis throughout t hi s s e ct or , we d. evot e our t ime t o s p ir itual _pract i ce s , daily house dut i e s , part-t ime emp loyment or study for whol e-t imer tra ining, volunteer s ervice pro j e ct s on the l ocal leve l , s elf-maintenance and improvement o f skill s through r eading o r night cour s e s , and att ent ion to the :many d.emanding and t ime-consuming details of mundane l if e ( car

r e p a ir , l ic ens e s , insurance , tax returns , hous e r epair , shopping . cook ing , etc . , et c . ) .

W i t h this eff ort t o ke ep s e lf, home, marr iage, and off ice t og ether ---the back­ground act ivity that is many t imes really the for eground--- we f ind ours elves , at the pr e s ent , at any rat e, faced with twelve maj or t asks Or are a s of awareness .

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1 . Unit R egi strat ion � R eport ing: over 60 unit s must be checked for proper regis­tration procedure, the paying of necessary fees, and proper funct ioning . Though each unit is primar ily respons ib l e for it s elf, and though it s first resource is its reg ional office, the s ectorial office is int er ested and monitors the majvt' needs and developments of the unit . Each month a summary of every unit ' s activity is prepared for Dadaj i ' s inspect ion . R eporting back to unit s OCcurs through our monthly mailing s # the Crimson Dawn, and individual correspondence . This task could keep two full-t ime workers busy for s ix days a week . At present , we have

one half-time worker meeting the Various respons ib ilit ies of this post . He is doing except ionally well .

2 ,. T eachers · C ert ification Program : the implementation, administrat ion, and devel­

opment of this progra'm, on which we �ve report ed so frequently in unit mailings

and in the Cr imson Dawn, is succeeding through the dedicated work of former as

well as pres ent Dha�Pracar workers . We will be developing a program in which

highly experienced and compet ent persons will s erve as trainers for our cert ified

t eacher s , who will be abl e to cons tantly upgrade their skills with proper guidance . A t pres ent , this program is managed b y one half-t ime worker .

3 . Correspondence : we bas ical ly have two types of correspondence : general letters of inquiry about Ananda Marga and special reque s t s both from within and without the organiz ation. A form lett er, after it went through revision and review, was pr int ed to send to the many general inquir ies �oming into the off ice . Spec ific inquiri e s demanding more particular attention are allswered by all four of us , de­pending on what program is involved .

4 . Retreat s : UKK and RDS, b oth o f whi ch occur b iannually, mus t b e planned in every detail, from facilit i e s . food, cost estimates , s chedule, �nd program, to toys for children, spices for s pe cial foods , and spare t ires for road-worthy clunkers .

A s in the pa st , so now, UKI( requires a ful l-t i me roord inator ; RDS takes less t ime b ut requires the same skills as UKK .

5 . Monthly Commique s : program reports , reque s t s , guide l i ne s , f e edback, and all other types of informat ion are s ent out in unit ma i l ing s , circulars to reg ional personnel, and t he Cr imson �. T he Dharma Pracar Se cre tary does t h is task .

6 . Pub l i cat ions R eview: the many pub l i ca t ions that are created for immediate and long-range use must be reviewed for ideologica l and grammat ical accuracy . T he Pres ident , Publ icat ions S e cr etary, and Dharma Pracar S e cretary j o intly work on this proj ect . Proposed books , brochures , pamphlets , art icles , news r eleases , news l e t t ers, and circulars from all departments need overview. T hi s is a time­consuming but often i nterest ing j ob .

7 . A ddres s L i s t : this is a very unas suming task that r equir es a tremendous amount of at tent ion and pat i ence . The t a s k is diff icult b e cause Marg iis are moving around the sector one month faster than our address up-dater S s ab il ity to catch up . We have b e en belatedly told by many Marg i i s that they nevertheless app­reciate the progr es s ive l it erature they final ly r e c e ive . The motto for this quas i program iSb "Forward$ p leas e . " The job has driven one full person into a half • • • •

8 . F inance : accurate records mus t be kept of the major financial act ivity in sev­eral areas on a monthly basis : postage , pr int ing, R aba l s photos » registrat ion and mai l ing fees, off ice supplies and equipment , and publ ications .

9 . SLT C : an 18 hour tra ining program g iven to all trainees at the Sector ial Local TraIning C enter has b een drawn up after much consultat ion. A 2 0 page syllabus

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containing the pract ical details of basic pracar stateg ies has b een compos ed, and weekly s e s s ions provide the setting for introducing and practicing these t echniques . The four major areas of instruction include language skill s , or­ganiz ational s tructure and respons ib ilit ies , leadership training, and accurate report ing . This is one of the most r ewarding aspects of our work ---to pass on informat ion to those who are eager to learn, to practice, and to ass imilate the experience of many others .

New Pracar A id s : a great deal of work goes into the composit ion of accurate, ess ential, and pres entab le materials that explain the g oa l s , practices , and activities of A nanda Marga . Such materials include s l ide shows , introductory bookl e t s , and an introductory book of the scope of The Path of B l i s s , which is now out of pr int . Several different per sons ar e co�ibuting-their talents , experience , love; and energy to "these tasks , and, though they ar e not in the Dharma Pracar Department as such, they are some of its mo st valuab le memb ers .

YWSA : this program is budding very succes sfully due to the effor t s of s everal dedicated women, one of whom, a worker in this department , devotes half of her t ime to t he pub l ishing of its newsletter and the organiz ing of retreat s . O ther r e lat ed programs t o YHSA are Society Building and YMSA . neither of which are even r epres ent ed in this department at this time . ""It'""should make us all happy that, in this cas e, the ladies are truly f irs t .

12 . Expans ion: this area i s a t op prior ity of the Dharma Pracar Department , and it is the area that , so far , at l east, has received the l east amount of attent ion . Expans ion has two dimens ions : internal and ext ernaL T he internal d imens ion of expans ion is a very delicate mat t er, b ecause it is based upon frank. open, and ( if they ar e to endur e ) cordial r elat ionships among a l l personnel, all Margii s , o f the s ector . Eff iciency without love is non-pr oduct ive, just a s i s J ove without eff iciency . W ithout personal nurture, our organizat ion b ecomes dry and tedious . The nurture of our personal relationships, though they might appear to b e intan­g ib le and therefore non-manag eab le, creates a delicate t i s sue that can b e given b ody and kept healthy t'hrough satya, honesty in love . We have attempted t o b eg in our expans ion f ir s t of all b y att ending to the many internal needs of our organiZ at ion ( time for an adequat e home l ife f or married worker s , encour-agement for s e lf-expans ion through courses and seminar s , f itt ing pers onal preferences with aSS igned work, l eadership training and communication skills for acaryas , r egular informat ion and repor t ing to reg ional personnel, et c . ) . W ithout this cent er , this focus on conf idence, love, and the meeting of needs on a personal level, further expansion is impos s ib le . To dat e . we have spent our energy on estab l ishing this foundation, which is no mean achi evement . What we have to show on a tangib l e l evel to demonst ate this level of growth is an orderly office, with delegat ed respons ib i l it ies and an atmosphere of cooperation and eff iciency, a cordial spiri t among the diff erent programs within Sector ial Off ice, and a b eginning at enhanced communication among acaryas and all worker s ,

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who ar e in many ca ses the p ivot s of t his l iving mandala of which we are a part . W ith all this effor t , which is l e s s t han we would like it to b e 9 we are aware ( and at t ime s we have b e en made aware ) that ther e are imperfections in '>'lhat has b een under taken . Building at this leve1 3 in Ananda Marga or any other organiza­t ion. is e s s ent ially an act of fa ith . What produce s growth is st eadines s .. s in­c eritYJl fore s ight . and att ent ion to deta il� despit e the hindrances of unloving cr i t i c ism, irr espons ib i l ity, or lack of knowledge or exper i ence,

B ut ¥That ab out ext ernal expans ion? If we always s tr ive to ma inta in our cen­t er . we will never transcend our s elves and incorporate into our pres ent st ructure the lar g er . mor e c omp l ex. and more po"lerful unity of which we are capab l e . In or der for t hi s department t o undertake this goal in a meaningful way» we Hill need mor e personne l , mor e exper i ence. and more stab il it y . Thr e e months from now, i n a r epet it ion of this informal , quart erly r eport . let us s e e what can b e honestly said .

H i.ghl ight s . que st ions , and Comments From Unit s

("ri t h appropr iat e answers when needed)

1 . "Could you p l e a s e s end us a l l addr es se s of the s ector and all regioD21 off i c e addr e s s e s ?"

(A s .-Ie have wr i t t en many t imes, to the point where it now b e comes neces sary to announc e it as a pub l ic policy that includes Mar g i i s , the sectorial office will not provide anyone with a ddr e s s l i s t ing s . (R eg ional office addresses are a lways pub l i shed at the back pag e of the C r imson Dawn . ) B ecau s e thes e l i s t ings have b een misus e d by disaffected Margiis to distr ibute their honest but oft en­t imes unbalanced cr i t icisms , b ecaus e these list ings have b e en used unfr i endly to A nanda Marga in India and elsewhere � and b ecause it is impos s ib l e for us to d et ermine the l egit imacy of a request at a g lance, address listings can b e ob tained only from a r eg ional off ice with the express approval of the R egional S ecretary ( acarya ) . In this way. informat ion will b e g iven onlY-to-Ihos e p er s ons whom t h e acarya knows to b e r eliab le . )

2 . "The Miniature P oodle Miracle S trawb erry Fun Circus is dormant at this t ime . . o . "

(What ? • • oh , my god • • • • )

3 . "The r eg ional office should cut down on the numb er of l ong d istance phone ca lls . "

(A well thought-out post card does wonder s . )

4 . ' � e have quit e a f ew new init iat e s and are having troub l e keeping up with t hem . W e " r e having a potluck dinner with them at A harananda ' s hous e t o b ecome b e t ter acqua int ed . "

(W ithout s ince r e personal r elationships, pracar eVaporat es into empty words or e l s e deg enerat es into an eating c lub , in wh ich the most re­spons ib l e , if they are not wise, are of t en us ed by hungry gues t s . An honest and loving unit usually mee t s this challenge successfully b y tra ining the non-domes t ic bachelors i n f ine cuis ine and direct ing the energy from the thir d to the fourth cakra . S itt ing in a circle» vis­it ing other homes , and making sure that those who cook do not wash are helpful details that ensure sharing . )

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5 . "We would l ike to sugg est that visit ing LFT ' s impart some of their hard­earned knowledge while they are her e . Several LFT ' s visited here this past month without even a reading from A nanda Sutram for the unit , "

(Reading takes appropr iat e mater ial , which we have an abundance of , a reader, and an audience . I t is all t oo easy for us to dodge each other ' s ne eds if we do not art iculate them . On the one hand, an LFT might b e very reluctant to re�d a pa s sage from A nanda Sutram if he or she felt it might alienat e unit Margiis . On the other hand, a des ir e to hear a sutra and an int erpr etaion that w(l)uld b e f.itting, i s pra is ewort hy .. b u t l' If it i-s not art iculat ed, there is l itt le c hanc e of i t l s be i ng fu l f i l l ed � Mutua l deference i s bea u t i fu l , b u t i t ha s to mes h i n o rder to be e ffec t i ve . F r i end s h i p comes f rom spea k i ng n eeds .

· 6 . "I t ' S F r i day morning s and I ' m s itt ing in the sunshine in our backyard . I have an hour or two b efore I " m s cheduled to b e at the st.ore9 so one or tim letter s and. noon sadhana should f ill up t.he t ime . I &m excited about RDS

and am looldng fOrWardto the sat s ang , I have some input on it for you to cons i d er . In my work I um di�ing -that t he ob stacles >-lhich I face ar e s elf-cr ea t e d , I n part icular I focus on the day-to-day. hour-t o-hour. minut e-to-minut e shedding of this l i t t l e ' I � and try to open up to each person I encount er . A ny reluctance here cr eates ob stacles for my own happines s and, I b e l ieve9 ob s ta c l e s for the succe s s of the M i s s ion as welL In t hese moment s of quiet c lar ity it b ecomes apparent t o me that our real work in His name is to open our s elve s mor e and more to one another . I f eel that Baba will rema in in pr is on unti l we as Margiis get straight with one anot her . I f eel our ' organiz a t ion ' diff icult ies ar e proportional t o how well we share wit h one another . B aba is a s imple man, in spit e of the monumental task that he has undertaken . And I think he wants us to share in H i s s impl iCity, which and everyone around Him.

, naive in trying to f ocus ; of closing mys elf off to

ar ises out of love for and harmony with everything I feel t hat I have b een s ome\.[hat s hort s ighted or

on the ta sks which He has given us at the expense t ho s e around me . Do you follow me on t his ?"

(Baba s peaks to us in this off ice -<nany t imes through persons not dre s s ed complet ely in orange, or Whi t e , Or any other dist inction that might cat ch t he eye . H i s workers ar e tucked away in inconspicuous places . Do you follow us on this ? )

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C o l fax Ave . , Denve r , Co . , 80204 ( 303 ) 8 3 1 -8340. Dha rma P raca r : S h i va & Pa rva t i , c / o Sec t o r i a l O f f i c e .

S LT C : 1 369 Humbo l d t , Den v e r , Co " 8 02 1 8 . (303 ) 8 3 7·· i 3 6 0 . E RAWS : c/o S e c to r i a l O f f i ce F i n a n ce : J ag a n a t ha , c / o S e c to r i a l O f f i c e . O f f i ce o f I n t e r n a t i ona l A f f a i r s : Ram Kuma r , 1 3 5 4 Mon t a g u e S t . , N E

Wa s h i n g ton , D . C . 2 00 1 1 ( 2 02 ) 2 9 1 - 7 5 4 2 . Rena i s s a n ce Un i ve r s a l : Akh a n d a Da r s ha n , 2 2 3 9 E . Co l f a x , Den v e r , Co . 8 0 2 06

RA\.JA : Ma hadeva , 2 2 3 9 E . Co l f a x Ave . , D e n v e r , C o . 8 0 2 0 6 . ( 3 0 3 ) 3 2 1 - 0 24 1 . YWSA c/o SLTC

Reg i on a l O f f i ce s C a n a d a : 2 0 O a k S t . , O t tawa , O n t a r i o , Ca n a d a . ( 6 1 3 ) 2 3 5 - 3 6 3 7 . We s t I n d i e s : 1 S ho r twood G rove . K i ng s t o n , 8 , J a ma i ca , W . I . Mex i co : A . M . , P l a ton Sa ' nc hez S u r # 3 46 , Mon t e r rev . N o L . Mex i co 4 2 - 38- 8 3 Cen t r a l Ame r i ca : A . M . d e Gua t em a l a , 6a Ca l I e 2 - 1 2 Zona 1 , Gua tema l a C i u d a d ,

Gua tema l a . N o r t h ea s t : 3 2 2 E d g ewo.od Ave . , N ew H a ve n , C t . , 065 1 1 . ( 2 0 3 ) 562- 1 97 4 . M i d -At l a n t i c : 1 3 5 4 Mon t a g ue S t . , N E , Wa s h i n g ton , D . C . 2 0 0 1 1 . ( 2 0 2 ) 2 9 1 - 7 542 . S o u t he r n : 967 B l u e R i dg e Ave . , N E , At l a n t a , Ga . , 3 0 3 06 . ( 4 0 4 ) 876- 6 5 5 9 . M i dwes t : 5 1 2 S . P a t e r so n S t . , Mad i so n , W i . , 5 37 0 3 . ( 60 8 ) 2 5 1 - 8 0 1 2 . Rocky tH n : 967 1 s t Ave . , S a l t L a ke C i t y , U t a h , 8 4 1 0 3 . ( 8 0 1 ) 5 3 2 - 4 5 2 5 . So u t hwe s t : 602 E d i t h , S E , A l buque r q u e , N . M . , 87 1 0 2 . ( 5 05 ) 765- 1 3 9 5 . Pa c i f i c : 2 7 1 6 0 Moody R d • • Lo s A l tos H i l l s , Ca . , 9402 5 . ( 4 1 5 ) 9 4 8 - 2 86 5 .

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C o l fax Ave " D e n ve r , Co . , 80204 ( 3 0 3 ) 8 3 1 - 8 34 0 . Dha rma P ra c a r : S h i va & Pa rva t l , c/o S e c to r i a l O f f i ce .

S LTC : 1 3 69 Humbo l d t , D e n ve r , C o . , 802 1 8 . ( 3 0 3 ) 8 3 7- 1 36 0 , E RAWS : c /o S e c t o r i a l O f f i ce F i n a n ce : J a g a n a t ha , c/o S e c to r i a l O f f i c e . O f f i ce o f I n t e r n a t i ona l A f fa i r s : Ram Kuma r , 1 3 5 4 Mon t a g ue S t . , N E

Wa s h i n g ton , D . C . 2 0 0 1 1 ( 2 0 2 ) 29 1 - 7 542 . Re na i s s a n c e Un i ve r sa l : Akh a n d a Da r s ha n , 2 2 3 9 E . Co l fa x , De n ve r , Co . 80206

RAHA : Ma h a d eva , 2 2 3 9 E . Co l f a x Ave . , D e n ve r , C o . 8 02 0 6 . ( 3 0 3 ) 32 1 - 0 2 4 l . YWSA c / o S LT C

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EFFECT I VE MAY 1 5 . 1 976 : Second C l a s s pos t age : New Yo r k Sector • • • $ 7 . 00 O t he r Sectors • • • • • • 7 . 50

GU I DE TO THE TEN COMPULSORY I TEMS

1 . 1 6 Po i n ts : None repo r ted 2. 1 7 I terns Repo r t g N R 3. Educa t i on F o r A l l ( E r A) : p . 4

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F i r s t C l a s s postage (New Yo r k Sector

on l y } • • • • • • • • $ 1 4 . 00

6. Revo l u t i on a ry Ma r r i a g e s & Soc i a l F unct i on s : p . 3 7 . STU-VOL ( S tuden t Vo l un teers ) : NR 8 . H . H . C . D . M . P . : NR

( Home s - a l l k i nd s for women ; Hos t e l = a l 1 k i nds for women , C heap K i tchen ; D i s pensa ry . Nsr i ! Abhyudaya . Vo l u n teers ; Lad i es ' A s s oc i a t i on s )

9 . A l l i tems o f Ha s t e r Un i t : N R 1 0 . R . J Y . C F . C I . : p . 4

( Regu l a r Pa i nca S eva ; Jag r t i Yatr l n i va s ; Comp u l sory F a rm i n g � Comp u l s o ry I nd u s t ry )

MAY 1 3 , 1 , 1 39 th

1 976 : Baba ' s day of fas t .

5 5 th birthday and

BEST DAYS TO FAST

JUNE 7 Ekada s h i 1 1 Purn i ma 22 Ekada s h i 2 6 Amavasya

JULY 7 E ka da s h i ' 1 0 P u r n i ma 22 Ekadas h i 26 Amava sya

P l ease Not e : The fast days presented in this issue , and i n forth­

coming issues may differ Sli ghtly from those in the Ananda Marga Diary . This is because Dadaji has recently received a revised and approved (by Baba) list of fast days from GS I. Thi s means the dates lis ted here in CD are to be followed instead of those

i n the diary.

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