Five Paras Missing From Mumbai DMC – Distortion

From: Dr. Madhav Khare <dr.m.khare@guild...>
To: Ananda Marga Discourses <anandamargadiscourses@sunlink.net>
Subject: Five Paras Missing From Mumbai DMC – Distortion
Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2013 12:47:29 +0530
 
Baba

 

Five Paras Missing From Mumbai DMC – Distortion

End of DMC Discourse Distortion:

Paras Left Out of Mumbai DMC 1966

Namaskar Respected Brothers and Sisters,

While giving a General Darshan in October 1978 in Patna, Bábá said—I speak for everyone, for the entire humanity of today and the future to come. I do not speak merely for those who are sitting before me. (1)

By this we can understand how very important Bábá's teachings are. These teachings of Táraka Brahma are for all the Ánanda Márgiis of today on this planet; yet not only that, they are for all beings throughout the universe, for all time.

Unique Message at End of DMC Discourse

Cut Short By Five Paragraphs

Ánanda Márgiis know how important Bábá's DMC discourses are. And among those, Bábá's DMC discourse in Bombay, 14 October 1966 is again unique. (2) In it He gives rare teachings about mukti and bhakti; and these teachings culminate with an unparalleled final five paragraphs in which Bábá presents a liilá between Parama Puruśa and His bhakta. This unforgettable interchange, in which Parama Puruśa wants to grant mukti to the devotee but the devotee repeatedly refuses, insisting he just wants to remain serving Parama Puruśa—this interchange of love between bhakta and Bhagaván, has been removed from the discourse by Tiljala group. (3) The Tiljala Publishers have removed the final five paragraphs of the discourse, simply cutting it off early and leaving out the culmination of the entire discourse.

So in the Tiljala AMPS publication of this DMC discourse, the final five paragraphs are flat-out missing.

End of Original Discourse 
Removed By Publishers

Printed Here For First Time

This discourse was given wholly in Hindi. Relevant sections of the exact
“As Is” transcription are presented below.

Original Concluding Paragraphs 
of Original Hindi

Here below is the “As Is”, word-for-word exact transcription of the first two of the last five paragraphs of Bábá's DMC discourse. Every word is reproduced just as Bábá said it. This is the very passage which has been translated further below in English.

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“As Is” Transcript of Original Hindi Starts Here


मुक्ति और भक्ति
14 October 1966 DMC, Mumbai

First Two of Final five paragraphs (Never before printed)

तो, गोप जानते हैं कि उनकी दुनिया में वे ख़ुद हैं, और गोप-बन्धु नारायण हैं; कोई तीसरी सत्ता नहीं है | लोग कह सकते हैं कि—"भक्त जो हैं, वे परमात्मा के साथ रहेंगे; उन्हें तो मुक्ति-मोक्ष, तब नहीं मिल सकता है ? "नहीं, सो बात भी नहीं है | तुम लोग देखोगे कि—जागतिक हठात्‌ कुछ अधिक सुख मिल जाने से; तुम लोगों में सामयिक क्या होता है ? न, अक़्ल नष्ट हो जाता है | हठात्‌ अगर कोई तुम्हारे पास आकर बोले कि, "तुमको बीस करोड़ रुपया मिल गया; "तो ordinary man जहाँ सुनेगा, "बीस करोड़ मिल गया"; तब वह क्या करेगा ? दो-चार मिनट के लिए उनका आचरण होगा—पागल-सा, अस्वाभाविक| हो सकता है, वह बच्चों के सामने नाचना शुरू कर दे; उनकी बुद्धि भ्रष्ट; माने अक़्ल नष्ट हो जाता है | उनमें एक तरह की बेख़ुदी आ जाती है |
ठीक वैसा भक्त जब भक्ति साधना के कारण, हमेशा परमात्मा का नैकट्य अनुभव करते हैं, हमेशा अनुभव करते हैं कि—"मैं परमात्मा के क़रीब हूँ; "उस दशा में होता है क्या ? उनके मन में इतना अधिक आनन्द होता है, कि बेख़ुदी आ जाती है | और यही बेख़ुदी तो, मुक्ति या मोक्ष | इसलिए भक्ति जहाँ नहीं है; मुक्ति-मोक्ष सम्भव नहीं है | और जहाँ भक्ति है---भक्त चाहें, चाहे नहीं चाहें; उन्हें मुक्ति-मोक्ष मिलेगा |

“As Is” Transcript of Original Hindi Ends Here
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English Translation of True Final Paragraphs

of DMC Discourse

Here below is the English translation of the first two of the final five paragraphs of that Hindi “As Is” transcription of the original discourse. These paragraphs, shown below in green, are missing from the published version by Tiljala group. (These paras have been translated in a line-by-line fashion so as to parallel clearly the original Hindi, shown above.)

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Translation of Original Hindi Unpublished Discourse Starts Here

Salvation and Devotion
14 October 1966 DMC, Mumbai

First Two of Final five paragraphs (Never before printed)

The gopa knows that in the world he himself is there and Gopa-Bandhu Náráyańa i.e. the Lord Himself is there; there is no third entity. Some people may say, "If devotees live with Paramátmá, then they won't be able to get emancipation and salvation." But, this is not the case. You know, if people unexpectedly get extreme worldly happiness, they lose their common sense for the time being. Viz. If suddenly someone comes to you and informs that you got twenty crore rupees, what will happen? For a few minutes you will behave in an unbalanced way, like a madman. It may be possible that upon receiving such news, an ordinary man may start outright dancing in glee before children! Beside himself with emotion, he will appear to have lost his mind altogether.

Similarly a devotee who due to devotional sádhaná realizes he is always in close proximity to Paramátmá, who realizes, “I am very near to Paramátmá”—in that situation what happens? The devotee experiences extreme bliss and forgets himself. And this very state of having "forgotten himself"—this is mukti-mokśa i.e. salvation. Therefore where there is no devotion, mukti-mokśa is impossible. And where there is devotion, there
whether the bhakta likes it or not he will get salvation.

Translation of Original Hindi Unpublished Discourse Ends Here

(note: readers should print this above section and add it to the end of this discourse in Subháśita Saḿgraha part 19.)
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Why It Is Wrong To Remove Sections 
of What Bábá Said

As you can see, this is a substantial amount of text which has been removed from the end of this DMC discourse by the Tiljala AMPS Publishers. And this is only the first two of the final five paragraphs, all of which were cut from the published discourse. The reasons this is wrong of them to do are myriad:

1. Guru's word is mantra. It must be treated with great respect and properly preserved.
   
2. Bábá's discourse must be replicated word-for-word as Bábá gave it.
   
3. Even if the discourse is being published in a different language, the translation should be as faithful as possible to the original, maintaining sentence-by-sentence transparency.
   
4. It goes without saying that all the original paragraphs should be included in the translation.
   
5. Failure to conform to the above represents nothing short of distortion of our Ánanda Marga scripture.
   

The charm of Bábá's simple, natural explanation of spiritual bliss in the above passage is very special, not to be found in just this way anywhere else. Indeed, the end of a DMC discourse is always extraordinary, and so our Tiljala AMPS Publishers' removal of this final concluding section represents a particularly poignant distortion. 
 

DMC Discourse Remains Distorted, Unrepaired

for Forty-Six Years

No Sign It Will Ever Be Fixed

This DMC discourse Salvation and Devotion was given by Bábá in 1966, forty-six years ago. There is no excuse for our Tiljala Publishers not having rectified this serious error after so many years. If they haven't fixed this in forty-six years, it raises serious question as to whether they will ever do so.

Ánanda Má́rgiis and Entire World Have Right

To Hear Bábá's Unadulterated Words

What Bábá speaks, He speaks for the whole world. All Ánanda Márgiis and all human beings have the right to hear His message, to read it and to know it—word-for-word, just as He said it. It is a great sin of the Tiljala Publications Department to change and distort what Bábá has said: The end effect is that Ánanda Márgiis and indeed the World at large is deprived of knowing what Táraka Brahma Lord Shrii Shrii Ánandamúrtiji has told them.

H and EC Groups Equally At Fault As Tiljala Group

It is regrettable that H and EC groups have no interest in Bábá's discourses, otherwise they would have become active in publishing them from the original sound track instead of merely reprinting the books which the Tiljala group publishes. The distortions introduced by Tiljala group in their publications of Bábá's discourses are errors of commissional in nature. But let none make the mistake of thinking that H and EC groups are innocent here; by their failure to take interest in publishing Bábá's original discourses, they demonstrate a lethargy toward Bábá's shástra which is highly condemnable. H and EC groups' failure to publish Bábá's original discourses is a failure of omission. The omissional error of H and EC is every bit as serious as the commissional errors of Tiljala group.

Baba's Message on Scripture

Bábá says, “In the realm of dharma, the only true guide and controller, motivating force and protector of the people, is an excellent and comprehensive ideology which provides definite, clear-cut and bold directions for all aspects of human life – from one's personal daily routine, to one's social activities and collective motivation, to the spiritual inspiration which brings one closer and closer to God. A scripture which does not fulfil these conditions is not worthy of being called a scripture at all. Such a scripture does not contain the light of consciousness according to the definition Shásanát tárayet yastu sah shástrah parikiirttitah [“That which liberates through discipline is called shástra, scripture”]. We should also remember that in the realm of dharma there must be clear-cut injunctions in the form of dharma shástra [scriptural treatises]. (Shiva's Teachings – 2, NSS Discourse #14)

At His Lotus Feet,

Dr. Madhav Khare


Footnotes.


1. This message was given by Bábá during MGD 14 October 1978, Patna.

2. Mukti and Bhakti, DMC discourse, Bombay, 14 October 1966

published in:
Subháśita Saḿgraha Part 19

Ananda Marga Ideology and Way of Life (All the Subháśita Saḿgraha discourses are printed as well in AMIWL, although the series hasn't yet reached up to SS19.)

3. Click here to view the third of the missing five final paragraphs of this DMC discourse. In this passage Bábá presents an unforgettable liilá between Parama Puruśa and His bhakta. In this liilá, Parama Puruśa wants to grant mukti to the devotee but the devotee repeatedly refuses, out of love and desire to serve his Lord..

4. Click here to view a scan of the final page of the discourse as published by Tiljala group. Here a red square highlights where the additional, true final five paragraphs of this DMC discourse should have been printed. Those last five paragraphs are missing from the AMPS-published discourse in Subháśita Saḿgraha.

From the Moderators—

Moderators Note 1. 

 

Request for Volunteers

We make a special request for volunteers to help in this work of producing and reviewing the “as is” discourses. Márgii volunteers are needed from all countries around the world, to help with translating the “as is” discourses into the various languages, and also to help with translating postings about distortions so that all Márgiis around the world can be made aware. Comparing the “as is” discourses to the discourses published by our AMPS is a big job, and help here is also needed. We welcome a hand from any and all who are inspired and interested to serve in the protection of the discourses of Lord Shrii Shrii Ánandamúrtiji.

Moderators Note 2. 

 

Need for Audio Recordings

In order to produce “As Is” discourses, there is a need for audio cassettes of Bábá's discourses. These are treated with the utmost of care as we do the job for which the recordings were made: discourse transcription. So any who have recordings of Bábá's discourses are encouraged to contact us in order to get the recording transcribed in “As Is” fashion.

Moderators Note 3: 
 

Only Goal of Ánanda Má́rga Discourses Network:

To Protect Bábá's Discourses

This Ánanda Má́rga Discourses Network does not have any agenda against any group. Its only goal is to repair and protect Lord Shrii Shrii Ánandamúrtiji's holy discourses so they will remain for the present and future humanity.

Moderators Note 4:

Fix Bábá's Discourses Now or Never

If we remain passive onlookers and do not fix the negative trends of introducing distortion into Shrii Shrii Ánandamúrtiji's discourses and do not bring the printed discourses up to the proper standard now, it will become impossible to change this in the future. And even if in future some sincere Ánanda Márgiis will try, they will be treated as enemies. Because this is the way religion works. Today one cannot teach the devotees of Lord Krśńa that He has nothing to do with cows; they will never believe it. In the same way, Ánanda Márgiis will become used to the wrong teachings in our AM books and they will not like to give them up. They will think that whatever was there at the end of the twentieth century, that was the gold standard for all time. And it should be kept and maintained. So we don't have any time: it is either now or never. The clock is ticking: If we do not get Bábá's discourses fixed now, it will be impossible to do so later. And that will cause bloodshed and more division on the basis of the various versions of Bábá's teachings and their explanations. History bears testimony to this, that all the religions have similarly broken into multiple factions, groups and subgroups on the basis of differences in scripture interpretations. Bábá wanted to eliminate such problems, and that is why Bábá's discourses are recorded. But unfortunately, those recordings are not being published properly. This matter is very serious.