Ekendriya Chapter English Version Ruined

From: Gopal Roy Choudhary <grchoudhary@bengalcom...>
To: Ananda Marga Discourses <anandamargadiscourses@sunlink.net>
Subject: Ekendriya Chapter English Version Ruined
Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2015 13:42:05 +0530


Bábá

Ekendriya Chapter English Version Ruined 

Respected Márgii Brothers and Sisters,
Namaskár,

The discourse Ekendriya-3 has been given by Bábá in Bengali, in Calcutta.(1) Reviewing the As-Is transcription of Bábá’s original Bengali discourse as well as the published English translation, I have found that the English version contains serious distortion in comparison to Bábá’s original Bengali.

Bábá Points out Advaetavádiis - ​followers of non-dualistic philosophy

In the concerned section of the discourse, Bábá explains in detail that those involved with advaetaváda commit themselves to the wrong idea that the world is false and defend this idea with endless debate and discussion about advaetaváda. That is all those advaetavádiis do; they don’t do sádhaná, don’t ideate on Parama Puruśa. They give importance to study of their advaetaváda scripture, and that is all.  So here Bábá is pointing out these máyávádiis, that they ruined their lives by not doing sádhaná, not ideating on Parama Puruśa, and just remaining busy in debates of non-dualistic philosophy. In this way they ruined their lives—this is the jist of what Bábá is conveying in this section of the discourse.


Our Tiljala Publishers Confused Advaetavádiis - ​followers of non-dualistic philosophy - for Communists

But because of poor translation, in the English published version this section got fatally distorted. And due to the section’s central importance in the discourse meaning, the overall message of the discourse itself has been ruined.

In their translation, our Tiljala Publishers depicted Bábá as attacking communists rather than advaetavádiis, by indicating that members of the group “deny the existence of Parama Puruśa”.

In this discourse Ekendriya-3, our Tiljala Group Dadas have published the following serious distortion: “The life of a person obsessed with philosophical theory, who denies the existence of Parama Puruśa, is bound to become wrought with frustrations.” 

But Bábá is talking about advaetavádii pańďitas, not about communists. Advaetavádiis do not at all deny the existence of Parama Puruśa.

This is a fundamental philosophical blunder.


English Version of Discourse Ruined by Our Tiljala Publishers

Due to the mistake in the above yellow highlighted section, the translation has been ruined. In the original discourse Bábá says in Bengali, “Those who do not do meditation on Parama Puruśa, but instead spend all their time feverishly involved in philosophical debate”. Whereas in the English translation it is ruined, by referring to this idea as “those who do not believe in Parama Puruśa”. In the yellow highlighted section, the words are not matching between the original Bengali and the translated English. The English translation is taking the subject in a different direction, pointing out communists when Bábá is talking instead about advaetavádiis, who believe in Parama Puruśa but instead of doing meditation, merely waste their lives arguing over scriptures.
Namaskár,
Gopal Roy Choudhary


Note: See Below For Detailed Comparison

For in-depth study, here below two larger excerpts are given from (1) the As-Is transcription of Bábá’s original Bengali discourse and (2) the corresponding published English. Please pay attention to the yellow highlighted part of both. Within that highlighted section, the underlined words are the “eye of the storm” as they stray markedly from Bábá’s Bengali original.

Those who read superficially, may not understand the seriousness of this blunder. But if one reads carefully, then one will understand that due to this mistake, the entire section went away from máyávádiis, to communists. That was not the intention of Bábá. So, the conclusion is that Bábá’s original Bengali discourse and our Tiljala Group dadas’ published English translation, are moving in two markedly different directions.

(1) As-Is Transcription of the original Bengali, Ekendriya – 3, 3 May 1981 Calcutta, exactly as Bábá stated it:

তোমরা দেখো, বিশুদ্ধ-অদ্বৈতবাদ নিয়ে খুৰ মাতামাতি হয়েছিল, দীর্ঘ দিন ধরে ভারতে | এটা সৰাই স্বীকার করৰে যে সেই বিশুদ্ধ-অদ্বৈতবাদ আজ ধরাশায়ী | হ্যাঁ | কিন্তু যারা সেই বিশুদ্ধ-অদ্বৈতবাদকে জীবনের সার মেনেছিল, তার মনের পুঞ্জীভূত শক্তিকে এই বিশুদ্ধ-অদ্বৈতবাদের রেখায়, লেখায়, শাখায়, উপশাখায় ন্যস্ত করেছিল, বিন্যস্ত করেছিল, তারা যখন দেখৰে যে যে গাছের শাখা উপশাখায় আমি পল্লবিত হয়েছিলাম, সে গাছের গুঁড়িটাই নেই, তখন তার কি অবস্থা হৰে ? সে জানতে মারা হয়ে যাৰে | তার সমস্ত আশা-আকাঙ্ক্ষা চূর্ণীকৃত হয়ে যাৰে | সৰ শেষ হয়ে যাৰে | পরমপুরুষের কথা না ভেবে, যে দার্শনিক তত্ত্ব নিয়ে মাতামাতি করে এসেছিল, তার জীবন একটা হতাশার ৰিন্দুতে পর্য়বসিত হৰে | 

(2) From the Electronic Edition, Ekendriya – 3, 3 May 1981 Calcutta,  Ananda Marga Philosophy in a Nutshell Part 6

“You know in the past in India there was a debate on the theory of pure non-dualism (vishuddha advaetaváda) which continued for a long time. Today this theory has been almost totally rejected. Those who accepted it as their cherished philosophy, investing all their accumulated mental energy on its different branches and ramifications, met a tragic end. They discovered that the trunk of the tree, in whose branches, twigs and foliage they had been taking shelter, had been felled! They joined the ranks of the living dead, their hopes and aspirations shattered forever.The life of a person obsessed with philosophical theory, who denies the existence of Parama Puruśa, is bound to become wrought with frustrations.”

Footnotes

1. Ekendriya – 3.  3 May 1981 Calcutta.

Distortion In Yoga Psychology Book

Moderators' Note: Those who want to keep our Bábá's discourses at the highest standard, they should read this posting. And those who give most priority to their communal, racial, and linguistic superiority instead of Neohumanistic values, and do not care about Bábá's teachings or maintaining the standard of His discourses, should please not read the below. This letter raises a very sensitive issue which needs unbiased reading in order to understand fully.

Date: Mon 26 Oct 2015 10:27:51 +0530
From: Surbhi Ranjan Mallick <srmallick@connections...>
Subject: Distortion in Yoga Psychology Book
To: Ananda Marga Discourses <anandamargadiscourses@sunlink.net>


Bábá

Distortion In Yoga Psychology Book

Respected Má́rgiis, Dádás and Didis,

Namaskár

I write you today regarding a discourse I have come across (1) , in which our Tiljala Publishers have committed a serious blunder. Their blunder occurs near the end of the discourse, where Bábá is discussing techniques for memorizing.


Carefully Highlight One Language
Suppress English & Hindi

Near the end of the discourse Bábá illustrates two techniques writers use, consonance and assonance, to make the poems they write remain in one's mind. Bábá gives some examples of English sentences, Hindi sentences, and finally of Bengali sentences. And here is the critical point: Our Tiljala Publishers relegated the English examples to lowest importance by hiding them amidst many other sentences in a large paragraph. Our Tiljala Publishers furthermore translated the Hindi sentences into English leaving no trace of the fact that these sentences were given by Bábá in Hindi. Like the English language examples, the Hindi examples—translated in English—were given lowest status by hiding them amidst many other sentences in a large paragraph. Whereas in stark contrast the Bengali poem Bábá recited, our Tiljala Publishers wrote in Bengali using Roman script, instead of translating. And they placed this Bengali language example prominently alone as its own paragraph.


English and Hindi Given Low Status

So here the matter is that our Tiljala Publishers suppressed the English and Hindi examples, and highlighted the Bengali example. Our Tiljala Publishers were very careful to preserve the Bengali language usage by Bábá here, and equally as careful to suppress the English and to erase any trace of Bábá's use of Hindi in the same place. Now the English, Hindi, and Bengali examples, all three were employed to illustrate the same writing techniques, so there was no reason to be highlighting one language over the others. In this situation our Tiljala Publishers' bias is clearly demonstrated—that without any rational justification whatsoever, they are preserving the Bengali, suppressing the English, and erasing the Hindi.


Hindi Sentences Translated Improperly

A further illustration of this is that what Bábá spoke in Hindi, was not even properly translated into English. Our Tiljala Publishers utterly changed the sense of what was spoken in their translation. For example, in one of the two sentences Bábá said in the Hindi sentence that there was a "thin" snake, and our Tiljala Publishers left out the word thin. They furthermore added the word "goldsmith", when Bábá did not use any word even remotely similar to "goldsmith", in Hindi. In the second Hindi sentence Bábá used the word “Friday” in Hindi, and the Tiljala Publishers translated it as Sunday. They added the word "saint" into Bábá's sentence from their own side, when in Hindi Bábá did not use any word even remotely similar to “saint”.


Yoga Psychology Book: Mistranslated Hindi Example
Evidence of Intentionality

Here is the first of two separate Hindi sentences Bábá gave to illustrate the principles of sound repetition, consonance and assonance. In this sentence, Bábá is demonstrating how the repetition of the sound “s” makes a sentence stick in the mind.

"शनीचर के दिन,सत्यसराय के पास,एक संकड़े साँप को देखा | ” Here we have transliterated the sentence into Roman script, so those not knowing Hindi can understand the repetition of the “s” sound in the sentence. The “s” sounds are highlighted so it will be easier to see Bábá's intentional repetition of sounds—

“Shaniicar ke din, Satyasaráy ke pás, ek saṋkaŕe sáṋp ko dekhá. ”

The meaning of the sentence is: “I saw a thin snake near Satyasarai on Saturday.” In the published book, the sentence should have been written in Roman script as done here. As you can see, even without knowing Hindi, one can easily look at this sentence and understand how Bábá has repeatedly used words containing “s” so as to highlight the “s” sound in the mind. Here the meaning of the sentence is not what is important; Bábá is giving emphasis on the sounds.

But our Tiljala Publishers did not allow this simple, easily understandable example to remain in Hindi; our Tiljala Publishers instead translated it into English. And they did so in an obviously unacceptable fashion, leaving out words and adding others of their own. Our Tiljala Publishers translated the Hindi sentence as—“On Saturday, a goldsmith saw a snake near Satyasarai.” First of all, our Tiljala Publishers made no mention that Bábá had given the sentence in Hindi, and secondly they intentionally made big changes in the translation. I say intentional, because no one can introduce the word “goldsmith” where there is no mention of one, by mistake. And once “goldsmith” is being intentionally introduced, i.e. when such conscious work is going on with this sentence, then it goes without saying that the removal of the word “thin” is similarly intentional.


Show the World Bábá Spoke Bengali

So our Tiljala Publishers could easily have written the Hindi sentence in Roman script—as they did for the Bengali example—but our Tiljala Publishers did not do so. Instead our Tiljala Publishers translated the Hindi sentence into English, and completely distorted the translation. It should be noted here that Bábá's purpose was to show the repetition of similar sounds, and for that writing the Hindi sentence in Roman script would have been perfectly adequate. After all that is what they did with the Bengali poem which followed directly afterword—typed it in Roman script and placed it in the English discourse for all to see, that Bábá gave the example in Bengali. So why couldn't our Tiljala Publishers have done the same with the Hindi sentence? In the absence of any other explanation, the cause is obvious: our Tiljala Publishers want to show all the world that Lord Shrii Shrii Ánandamúrtiji spoke Bengali. And they want to hide that He spoke Hindi. Their suppression of the two English examples by relegating them to a visibly minor stature in a large paragraph accomplishes the same aim: Lord Shrii Shrii Ánandamúrtiji spoke only Bengali, this is His main language.


Ánanda Marga Scripture Not Being Protected
Therefore Responsibility Falls to Ánanda Má́rgiis

Bábá says, “The scriptures containing spiritual injunctions must be totally flawless.” (Namah Shiváya Shántáya, Disc: 14) So as Ánanda Márgiis, we must take this very seriously and work together to make the printed version of Bábá's discourses perfect. By such examples as the above, it becomes clear we cannot merely sit back and expect that with time our Tiljala Publishers will fix everything. First, with distortions such as those illustrated above, there is every proof of intentionality. When something has been intentionally distorted, then one cannot expect those who brought about the distortion to turn around and rectify it. And second, twenty-five years have passed since 1990, with no sign of fixing the discourses going on. Our Tiljala Publishers whatever they spend all their time and resources on these days, if instead they had utilized these in fixing Bábá's discourses, then their efforts would have been worthwhile. When our Publishers are wasting their time and money in self-serving pursuits such as group fighting, then it falls upon Ánanda Má́rgiis to come forward, create pressure for change, and help in the rectification of our scripture.

Namaskar,

Surbhi Ranjan Mallick


Footnotes.

1. The Faculty of Knowledge – 4. 25 May 1980, Calcutta.
Published in:
A Few Problems Solved Part 7
Ananda Marga Philosophy in a Nutshell Part 5
Discourses on Neohumanist Education
The Faculty of Knowledge
Yoga Psychology

2. Click here to see the actual text of the end of the discourse, with its text layout as given in the Electronic Edition and the printed AMPS books.

3. This discourse is given by Baba in Bengali. Those who want the audio file are welcome to contact us and request it, and we will be very happy to supply it to you.


From the Moderators:

Note 1: 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.

Note 2: 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 future humanity.

Note 3: Other Ánanda Má́rgiis have done investigative reporting to examine how our Tiljala Publishers treated the English language examples and the second Hindi language example given by Bábá in this discourse. The letters of these Margiis will be posted in the near future.


Volunteers Needed

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: H and EC groups do not publish their own original books but rather only reprint the books which the Tiljala group publishes. As per this principle, they are also indirectly responsible for the distortions discussed.

The Faculty of Knowledge – 4, Final Paragraphs: Clear Illustration of Language Bias

The Faculty of Knowledge – 4

25 May 1980, Calcutta

Following are the final paragraphs of this discourse, as formatted and printed in the AMPS Electronic Edition as well as five AMPS books. In these final paragraphs, Bábá provides sentences illustrating the principle that repetition of similar sounds within a sentence makes that sentence more memorable. The English Sentence examples given by Bábá are highlighted in blue, and the Hindi examples are highlighted in green. Notice how both the English and Hindi sentences are recessed or hidden within the many lines of this large paragraph. And the two Hindi sentences were collapsed by the Tiljala Publishers into one sentence. This Hindi language example given by Baba was not maintained in Hindi by the Tiljala Publishers but rather translated into English, erasing any trace of the fact that they had been given as explicit Hindi language examples. 

Whereas the Bengali poem, highlighted in red and recited by Bábá to illustrate the same principle of similar-sound repetition, is displayed prominently as a separate paragraph and maintained by the Publishers in Bengali language, simply transliterated into Roman script. Note that our Tiljala Publishers have also issued a special footnote below to further highlight the Bengali (whereas they have not placed any footnote to acknowledge that Bábá has given Hindi language examples here too):

- - - - -

As I have already mentioned, when anyone says something, the eyes are engaged in seeing, the ears in hearing; and the mind dances in rhythm. In the absence of rhythm it is difficult to memorize. That is why since ancient times, for fifteen thousand years, the common practice has been to bring every valuable branch of knowledge within the scope of rhythm. Human beings do not easily forget rhythm. One may forget the contents of knowledge, but not the rhythm. That is why all Vedic rks were composed in 7 metres: Gáyattrii, Uśńik, Triśt́up, Anuśt́up, Brhati, Jagati and Paunkti. All literary compositions were brought within the gamut of these seven Vedic metres. And different figures of speech, particularly alliteration and punctuation, are all highly important, because they are valuable for the memory. If we say, “He shall be punished,” it is easy to remember for there is assonance of the “s”. “On Saturday, a goldsmith saw a snake near Satyasarai, and on Sunday a shoemaker severely assaulted a saintly person with a shoe.” There is assonance on the sound, or wave, “s”. “I came to Patna junction, and I came to the conclusion that the matriculation examination is a botheration.” There is consonance and assonance of the sound “tion”. Consider the Bengali poem:

Áji utarol uttar báye

Utalá hayeche tat́inii

Sonár álok paŕiyáche jale

Pulaki uchali d́heu chalachale

Lakśa máńik jhalasi áncale

Nece cale yena nat́inii.(1)

Such poems are easy to remember for they quickly become imprinted in our memory. The science of figures of speech was invented in the past mainly for this purpose, not only to make the words sweet-sounding, but also to help us grasp them quickly.

Footnotes

(1) This is a poem written by Rabindranath Tagore in rhythmic resonance. –Eds.

25 May 1980, Calcutta

Here Is Baba's Voice: Check for Yourself

From: Krishna Ganguly <kganguly@bengalcom...>
To: Ananda Marga Discourses <anandamargadiscourses@sunlink.net>
Subject: Here is Baba's Voice: Check for Yourself - 1
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2015 12:17:53 +0530

Bábá

Here is Baba's Voice:
Check for Yourself - 1

Note: For purposes of authenticity, the sound file of Baba's discourse has been provided so you can check for yourself the veracity of this entire episode. One should not be misled by those who would try to keep you from accessing the proof as to what Baba really said.

This is a follow-up letter on a topic posted on 25 July 2015. Some readers had questions and asked for more explanation – hence this writing.

Respected Márgii Brothers and Sisters,
Namaskar.

In the discourse “The Supreme Entity transcends All Colors”, Bábá has spoken mainly in English. (1) All the principal ideas Bábá presented in English, and He spent 68% of the time speaking in English. (2) Yet as we have seen, dada Sarvatmananda has printed in the TP [Tiljala Publishers] Publishers Note that Bábá has delivered the “Discourse in Bengali” only. (3)


Translated Bengali Edition Falsely Treated
As Original Discourse

There is a second extremely serious distortion committed by dada Sarvatmananda in the English edition. Not only have our Kolkata dadas falsely claimed the discourse as given by Bábá in Bengali; our Kolkata dadas have taken the liberty of translating the English discourse into Bengali, treating their self-written Bengali version as the original, and translating from their Bengali back into English for the English edition. That is the serious distortion committed by dada Sarvatmananda.

This is a shady technique we call Bengalization, and is used by those in-charges throughout this discourse. ​Bengalization has the nasty effect of changing all the words in the discourse. Whatever words Bábá used in the original English were all translated into Bengali. And by the time the Bengali is translated back into English, nothing remains of the original English words Bábá used. ​That is the serious distortion committed by dada Sarvatmananda.


Proof of Distortion

​So here is the proof, just make the comparison for yourself: we have placed dada Sarvatmananda's published English discourse on the blog for you to inspect. (4) And Bábá's original sound recording is also on the blog. (5) Compare what Bábá says to what our Kolkata dadas wrote. You will find that although both are in English, there is not a single line in what our Kolkata dadas printed which is just like what Bábá spoke. Every single idea is reworded and the reason for it is that it has ALL been translated twice—English to Bengali, and then Bengali back to English. That is the serious distortion committed by dada Sarvatmananda. And H group dada Rudrananda has also accepted Sarvatmanandji’s distortions, by printing them in H group’s own books.


Retranslated Bangla into English
Instead of Using Bábá's Original English Words

During main sections of the discourse Bábá spoke only in English. Those were translated into Bengali for the initial publication of the discourse in Bengali in Ánanda Vacanámrtam part 10 in 1980. Then for the first publication of the discourse in English in 2007, the Tiljala Publishers translated all those sections back from Bengali into English—instead of using the original English Bábá spoke on the recording.


Tremendous Loss Due To Bengalization

Bábá says that 25% of a discourse is lost in translation. And dada Sarvatmananda took a discourse which Bábá has given mainly in English, and translated it into Bengali and then from his Bengali version back into English. Translating twice in this way, dada Sarvatmananda has caused the loss of well over 50% of the meaning—all because of their desire for Bengalization. Indeed by translating the material twice, veritably 50% of what Bábá has said is gone. Translating once yields 25% loss, and translating twice yields 50% loss.


Re-Translation Policy Exposed

The filthy, blind policy which dada Sarvatmananda has adopted of translating Bábá's discourses into Bengali and falsely showing his own translated Bengali to be the original discourse—this policy has been exposed in this discourse clearly for all to witness. Listen to the sound file on the blog (5), and you'll know Bábá has given the discourse in English. What was the need for dada Sarvatmananda to translate Bábá's original English words into Bengali and then again from Bengali into English? What our Kolkata dadas have published in English is their twice-translated version (English → Bengali → English), and not Bábá's original words.


Open Your Eyes –
Thieves Stealing Your Guru's Teaching

O brothers and sisters! How long will you continue in the dark? Open your eyes—thieves are stealing before your very eyes. Guru's entire shástra is being ruined by these great purodhas. —Open your eyes and see the truth.

Guru Shrii Shrii Anandamurtiji has given His guideline for you, but it will not reach you.​ How long will you remain quiet – speak out.​
​
At His Feet,
Krishna Ganguly


Footnotes.
1. The Supreme Entity Transcends All Colours , Ánanda Vacanámrtam Part 9-10, Chapter 18, p. 113.
2. In this discourse, Baba spoke 68% in English and only 32% in Bengali. Indeed in the whole discourse there is only one para Bábá spoke only in Bengali.
3. Here is a scan of the the Publishers Note page in Ánanda Vacanámrtam where the Tiljala Publishers labeled the English discourse “The Supreme Entity Transcends all Colours” as having been delivered by Bábá only in Bengali.
4. Here are scans of Tiljala group's published English discourse - “The Supreme Entity Transcends all Colours” - for you to inspect.
5. Click here to download the sound file of the discourse, “The Supreme Entity Transcends all Colours”. Then you can compare it with the scans of Tiljala group's published English discourse.

Be sure to download this file and save it for your sons and daughters, grandsons and granddaughters. Otherwise they will only receive the message from Tiljala group that the discourse was translated from the original Bengali, and gradually the dogma will be spread that Bábá knew only Bengali.

If you have any difficulty downloading the file, write and let us know at Ananda Marga Discourses <anandamargadiscourses@sunlink.net>. We will help you.

6. Baba's sound file can also be directly listened to on-line in the following way: When you open our blog page, you will see on the right side at the top a “box” which says “The Supreme Entity Transcends all Colors”. Click on the mp3 icon in the box to listen to the sound file.

Also, there on the right side of the box there is a button to click for options. One of the options is “download”. 

Proof: Rudranandji Follows Sarvatmanandji

From: Vijay Dev <vijaydev@rangenet.......>

To: Ananda Marga Discourses <anandamargadiscourses@sunlink.net>

Subject: Proof: Rudranandji Follows Sarvatmanandji

Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2015 11:27:58 +0530

BABA

Proof: Rudranandji Follows Sarvatmanandji

Namaskar,

Everyone is well aware that Rudranandji and Sarvatmanandji can not see eye to eye. And they are dead enemies. Indeed everyone knows that Rudranandji put Sarvatmanandji in jail also, in the murder case. But one strange thing is there that, on one issue Rudranandji follows in the footsteps of Sarvatmanandji. And we are going to discuss that very topic. It is just like the main thug of one gang is the dead enemy of another gang. But they may come together to loot some village, as a joint venture-- if their common interest is served. In that case they can join together and go for looting. So here the issue is that both Rudranandji and Sarvatmanandji want to destroy Baba's teachings. On that point, they are bosom buddies. Here is the example. First see below what is Sarvatmanandji's standard protocol. And then following that, how Rudranandji followed suit in executing it. The proof of this episode is provided at the end of this letter.

Sarvatmanandji's Dogmatic Protocol

Tiljala Publications' normal, standard, dogmatic protocol is that any discourse Baba gives should go via Bangla and only then into any other language (such as English) for publication. So in order to carry out the protocol, the DMC discourse "Mysticism and Spirituality" (given by Baba in Hindi), was translated from Hindi into Bangla, and then from Bangla into English where it was printed in SS24. And then, in order to print SS24 (Hindi), it was again translated from English back into Hindi.

But according to Baba, when He has spoken in Hindi then His own original Hindi words should be directly printed for the Hindi publication. The Hindi for printing must not be made via Bangla, when Baba has Himself spoken originally in Hindi.

By simple analogy, one can understand. Suppose you have a white T-shirt, and you want to use that. Then suppose if there is a dogmatic belief that this shirt should go via a bucket of black charcoal. And by so doing the shirt became filthy black. The original white color became permanently lost. So "via Bangla" is like that. When Baba's original Hindi is filtered through a Bangla translation to make the printed Hindi, then in that process Baba's original Hindi words get completely lost. And that is what happened with this discourse. The proof of this episode is provided at the end of this letter.

How Rudranandji Follows in Footsteps of Sarvatmanandji

Baba has given this discourse "Mysticism and Spirituality" in Meerut, and it is obvious and well known that He spoke in Hindi. So, Sarvatmanandji got it translated from Hindi into Bangla, and then from Bangla into English , and He published it in SS24, in English. After that, he got it translated from English into Hindi. And using that translation, Sarvatmanandji made the Hindi SS24 book. The proof of this episode is provided at the end of this letter.

Rudranandji, Sarvatmanandji, Joint Venture

And now recently, Rudrananandji gave the order to his stooges to quickly follow suit. So the stooges started copying Sarvatmanandji's garbage and printing those things in their Prajina Bharatii magazine, page after page after page. In spite of protest by various Margiis that those Hindi Meerut discourses were given in Hindi, and should be transcribed directly and printed in the SS series. But the Margiis' cries fell on deaf ears. So for your proof, to see the fact of the matter, please scroll down to check the scan of the falsified Baba's discourse, by Rudranandji, Sarvatmanandji, and company in their joint venture.

And also confirm for yourself with the sound file of Baba's original discourse of that DMC. Then it will be crystal clear to you that what Baba spoke, does not match at all with what is printed there. And so you will understand the seriousness, of how Rudranandji follows in the footsteps of Sarvatmanandji, and is busy in ruining and destroying your Guru's discourses. How long will you ignore this? You have to pay your debt to Guru by protecting His discourses, at the cost of your life. That is what true disciples do.

Baba’s Analogy of Destructive Activities of Mice & Termites---Sarvatmanandji &  Rudranandji

See here, what Lord Shrii Shrii Anandamurtiji has taught that His discourses should be protected from bad elements. In this following teaching, Baba equated them with mice and termites. Baba says, "You people know that when clothes are woven white ants and mice try to eat them. So the cloth has to be saved from the destructive activities of white ants and mice. So whenever you make something, establish a protective fence to protect it from the evil forces." (1)

Here we are giving you one page of the discourse, "Mysticism and Spirituality", as an example. The rest of the pages will be provided to anyone who requests with us. This discourse is printed in Prajina Bharati #250, pp.16-20. Below is the scan of the final page, page 20. This final section of the discourse as printed in Prajina Bharati, contains 314 words. In contrast, the equivalent recently transcribed final section in the As-Is discourse, which follows below, contains 888 words. This comparison of 314 and 888 words is of the very same final section of the discourse. Baba spoke 888 words, and Prajina Bharati printed 314 words. PB is using the original language spoken by Baba here, so it should be exactly the same. Yet what Baba spoke is almost three times as long as what PB printed. To be precise, Baba’s actual As-Is discourse segment is 2.8 times the size of PB’s version. By the word count alone one can understand that they ruined what Baba has given, that what Prajina Bharati printed is completely different from what Baba spoke in Meerut.

So here below is the Prajina Bharati printing of "Mysticism and Spirituality" discourse, from SS-19 Hindi.

The above scan is the final segment of the discourse "Mysticism and Spirituality" as printed in Prajina Bharati - originally from Subhasita Samgraha - 19 (Hindi). The section presented in the above scan contains 314 words. The below scan is the "As-is" version of that same section of the same discourse, "Mysticism and Spirituality." This below As-Is transcription contains 888 words. 

After looking at the above two versions of the concluding portion of the discourse"Mysticism and Spirituality", anyone can see that the second version, i.e the As-is version with 888 words, is nearly three times as long as the first version from Prajina Bharati that contains only 314 words.

Namaskar,

In His Service,

Vijay

Footnotes.

1. Due to some technical reasons, the audio of this DMC discourse cannot be placed on the blog. Those who are interested to have Bábá’s Bangla audio file, should please contact us.

2. Sarvatmanandji personally gave the duty of ruining these discourses to his three stooges. They are the ones who involved in translating Baba’s original Hindi into English and then translating back into Hindi for publication-- thus abandoning Baba’s original Hindi:

Stooge #1 = Gaurishankar from Ara

Stooge #2 = Pradyuman ji from Purnia

Stooge #3 = Devaria

Then Rudranandji & the PB team list below followed Sarvatmanandji, by copying the discourse he made and pasting it into Prajina Bharati.

Here below are the stooges of Rudranandji, who produced the Prajina Bharati magazine:

Acarya Rakeshananda Avt

Acarya Amaleshananda Avt

Acarya Pus’pendrananda Avt

Acarya Pran’aveshananda Avt

Pradyumna ji, of Purnia Bihar, and Gauri shankar of Ara, Bihar

3. Specifically Pradyumna ji, of Purnia Bihar, and Gauri shankar of Ara Bihar are the two stooges of Sarvatmanandji to ruin SS18 and SS19. Please call them as they were involved in the production of the above discourse for Sarvatmanandji. Ask why did they have it ruined. They do not have email access, so you will need to phone them. Their phone numbers are provided here below:

Pradyumna ji, of Purnia Bihar (91) 9661605762

Gaurishankar of Ara Bihar (91) 9431052800

References.

1. "Gurukul: History and Planning", Neohumanist Education.

Tiljala Group Labels English Discourse As Bangla

The Tiljala Publishers Have Wrongly labelled an English discourse as having been given in Bengali. In this discourse, “The Supreme Entity Transcends All Colors,” Bábá has spoken mostly in English. Yet here in the Publishers Note to Ánanda Vacanámrtam Part 10, the Tiljala Publishers have clearly labelled the discourse as given in Bengali, and as Translated from the Original Bengali into English.

Click on the below scan and it will enlarge and become quite readable. On the right hand page you'll see one entry highlighted in red. That is the discourse, “The Supreme Entity Transcends All Colors,” which has been wrongly labelled by Tiljala Group. 

For more on this subject, read the posting located here.

English Discourse Labeled as Bangla—Bábá's Audio File Is The Proof

From: Gopal Ganguli <gganguli@tcom...>
To: Ananda Marga Discourses <anandamargadiscourses@sunlink.net>
Subject: English Discourse Labeled as Bangla—Bábá's Audio File Is The Proof
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2015 10:42:27 +0530

BABA

English Discourse Labeled as Bangla

Bábá's Audio File Is The Proof

Respected Márgii Brothers and Sisters,
Namaskar.

Bábá has given the discourse “The Supreme Entity Transcends all Colours” on 11 April 1979 in Kolkata. About this discourse, Tiljala group wrote in the Publishers Note of Ánanda Vacanámrtam part 10—

“The Supreme Entity Transcends all Colours”. Discourse in Bengali. Originally published in Bengali as “Varńa O Varńátiita” in Ánanda Vacanámrtam 10, 1980. Tr. from the original Bengali by Prof. Áditya Mohanty. (1)

So here in the Publishers Note, specifically about this individual discourse, Tiljala group has put in writing that the discourse was given by Bábá in Bengali. In fact, the statement that Bábá has given this discourse in Bengali is an out and out lie. And the following statement that the English discourse was translated from the original Bengali is equally misleading and patently false. The original discourse is in English, according to standard calculation. (2)

English Discourse Labeled As Bangla— Narrow Sentiment

The main language of the discourse is English. This is what Tiljala group should have written in the Publishers Note—that the discourse was given by Bábá in English. But instead they labeled the discourse as having been given in Bengali.

This Sound File Included as Proof Of Deception

Included with this posting is a link to the sound file of the discourse. (3) Bábá delivered this discourse mainly in English, and the sound file can be listened to by all as proof.

They Just Thought No One Would Check

With Bábá's Audio File

Here there can be no excuses or justifications. This claim “Discourse in Bengali” was made by Tiljala group in the Publishers Note, specifically about this discourse “The Supreme Entity Transcends all Colours”. It is obvious that they think no one will check their work, and they can go on distorting the facts and befooling Márgiis that Bábá spoke in Bengali, when it is not at all the main language of the discourse.

English Discourse Presented As Bangla—Unfortunate

This is a clear example of misuse of the scripture to misguide the people. If Bábá spoke principally in English, then it should be reported in the Publishers Note that Bábá spoke in English. Reporting that discourses have been given “In Bengali” when it is not the case, can be done only with intent to befool and misguide. Otherwise what is the need?

Desire To Prove The Superiority of Bengali

The attempt to misreport English discourses as being “given in Bengali” is the result of nasty language sentiment and the desire to prove the superiority of Bengali, that it is a holy language. Otherwise in the absence of such sentiment, the discourses would have been reported in the language in which they were really given. In this case, English.

Regarding the case shown here from the Tiljala Group Publishers Note—

“The Supreme Entity Transcends all Colours”. Discourse in Bengali.

It should be further noted that this is a common example and not at all an exception. This scenario—Tiljala Group claiming a discourse to have been given in Bengali when it was not—is all too common. There are many, many examples of the same, and they will be sequentially presented on this Network.

Bábá Warns: Deceitful Intellectuals Are

The Most Dangerous

Here below Bábá tells in Hindi using very strong language that on the spiritual path, sincerity is the most important quality. And that sincerity means being a speaker of the truth. Bábá points out that deceitful intellectuals do not follow the path of sincerity, and choose instead to befool the public so as to take advantage of them.

Our Tiljala Publishers have been pointed out as claiming “Translated from the Original Bengali” when the original language is not Bengali. But rather than accept the fact and express repentance for what wrong they have done, they instead continue their insincerity by printing Publishers Notes like the one shown above, with the obvious intention to befool Márgiis.

About such types of persons, those who abuse their intellectual faculties to befool others, Bábá says—

तो, यह जो intellectuals, यही आम जनता को विभ्रान्त किए हैं | और हम बोले, क्या ? Sincerity first, sincerity second, sincerity always | साधनामार्ग में sincerity सबसे बड़ी चीज़ है | और, sincerity क्या है ? Sincerity is always सत्याश्रयी | Sincerity माने ही सत्य में रहना, मज़बूत रहना | [EGD 25 November 1978 Bombay, “Taking Shelter in Satya is the Essence of Sádhaná”]

Bábá continues on in the next para of the same discourse to explain that if such deceptive intellectuals are one's own close persons, or are present in one's own house, then that is most dangerous. It is like there being a snake, but in one's house instead of outside in the yard—

अपना आदमी हो, घर का आदमी हो | कोई सत्य से इधर-उधर हट गया, sincerity की कमी जिनमें है—उसका विरोध करो,बर्दाश्त मत करो | अपना आदमी है तो क्या है | अपना आदमी अगर असाधु है, insincere है, तो, और भी अधिक ख़तरनाक है | क्यों ? बाहर में अगर साँप रहा, वह जितना ख़तरनाक है, घर में अगर साँप घुस गया तो और भी अधिक ख़तरनाक है | इसलिए, और भी, उसका अधिक विरोध होना चाहिए |” [EGD 25 November 1978 Bombay, “Taking Shelter in Satya is the Essence of Sádhaná”]

Here is the translation of this second para—

“If our own person or relative deviates from the truth or is lacking sincerity, oppose him, do not tolerate him. It does not matter if he is our own relative. If our own person is dishonest and insincere then he is more dangerous. Why? If there is a snake outside the house it is dangerous, but if it enters inside the house, it becomes more dangerous. Therefore he [our close person] should be opposed more strongly.” (Taking Shelter in Satya is the Essence of Sadhana, EGD 25 November 1978 Mumbai)

Those Who Distort Discourses Are Hypocrites

The Tiljala Publishers have written that they have not lied in their use of the phrase “From The Original Bengali”, and yet there is direct proof of their falsehood with this very discourse—

“The Supreme Entity Transcends all Colours”. Discourse in Bengali.

And there are many more discourses with which they have done the same.

Bábá says the word to use in describing persons who say one thing and do another is “hypocrite”. Here Bábá explains that the Saḿskrta word for this is kápat́ika—

Kapat́a + t́hak (according to another view, t́haiṋ) = kápat́ika. In its common usage, kápat́ika means: l) a t́hag (one who cheats people), 2) a counterfeiter (one who is engaged in counterfeiting currency notes, medicines, etc.), 3) an obstinate person, 4) one whose appearance is different from reality (a hypocrite). In Sanskrit the word páśańd́a is used for “hypocrite”. 5) An immoral or dishonest person, 6) a person of evil nature, 7) a habitual flatterer. [Shabda Cayaniká Part 4]

Bábá explains that the Hindi word for hypocrite is pákhańd́ii—

In Hindi a hypocrite is called pákhańd́ii. Hypocrisy can take many forms, but we are mainly acquainted with the following three: (1) getting one's purpose served by exploiting or cheating others; (2) unnecessarily dominating somebody to conceal one's own ignorance or weakness; (3) pretending to be moral by criticizing the sins of others, which one secretly commits oneself. [Disc Tantra Vol I]

Such Hypocrites Are Not To Be Tolerated In Society

In all these languages, the word hypocrite has a similar sense—one whose actions and words are at variance with one another. And Bábá further explains that one should not tolerate the actions of hypocrites.

Bábá says, “Sincerity is reflected in actions, not in words only. One who displays sincerity in words but not in actions is a hypocrite. You should not tolerate hypocrites, not at all.” [AV23]

The Tiljala Publishers say they do not wrongly use the phrase “From the Original Bengali”, and yet in this discourse we see direct proof that they claim the discourse was given in Bengali, when it was not.

“The Supreme Entity Transcends all Colours”. Discourse in Bengali.

And even after being confronted with the facts, they ignore it or deny it altogether. This sort of behavior Bábá warns is the most inimical because it is committed by one's own close persons with intent to deceive. It is most dangerous, and must not be tolerated. In this regard Bábá explains that to overlook or ignore such misbehavior would be very bad and would lead to still worse societal damage—

“You may come to a temporary truce with a hypocrite, but do not forgive till his/her nature is reformed. Immediate forgiveness is a special weakness of mind. It results in worse harm to society.” [Caryácarya Part 2]

Those Who Call For Universalism Yet Work For Bengalism

Are Hypocrites

Most importantly, Bábá specifically says those who call out slogans of universalism all the while working for groupist interests, are hypocrites. And Tiljala Group is doing just this, giving the clarion call of Neohumanism all the while working to propagate Bengalization.

About this Bábá says,

“Those who cherish class distinctions, communalism, provincialism and casteism while indulging in propaganda about universalism are also hypocrites.” [Caryácarya Part 2]

There Should Not Be Any Loophole in AM Books

Bábá warns, “If one is not able to give the people proper guidance, then at least one should not misguide them. … There must be an excellent and all-embracing philosophy, in which there should be no loophole in any sphere of mind as far as possible.” (NSS, Disc: 14)

I complete this posting with this following Bábá's Ánanda Váńii:

“The accumulated distortions of many lifetimes cannot be removed in the twinkling of an eye. The removal of these distortions requires prolonged cultivation of knowledge, selfless devotion and untiring action.”

“The world expects tremendous work from you; so you must not sit idle like a frog in a well under the spell of inertia. Therefore awake, arise.” [Ánanda Váńii #5]

Namaskar,

Gopal Ganguli

Footnotes.

1. Click here to view a scan of the Publishers Note page in Ánanda Vacanámrtam where the Tiljala Publishers labeled the English discourse “The Supreme Entity Transcends all Colours” as having been delivered by Bábá only in Bengali.

2.

Bábá Spoke Mainly In English

Here is the breakdown of the amount of time Bábá spent in this discourse speaking English and Bengali. The total discourse length is 10:47 minutes; of that, Bábá spoke in English for 7:15 minutes, and in Bengali for 3:32 minutes. That means Bábá spoke in English 68% of the time, and in Bengali merely 32% of the time. In such a case, how could Tiljala group write in their Publishers Note that the discourse was given only in Bengali? This statement is a flat-out lie. And they have no excuse to justify this lie: they have the sound recording, and after listening to it and knowing the contents of this mainly English discourse, they have reported—“Discourse in Bengali”.

In brief, here is the breakdown of time Bábá spent speaking each language:

English = 7:15 min total = 68% of discourse

Bengali = 3:32 min total = 32% of discourse

                 10:47 total time

3. Click here to download the sound file of the discourse, “The Supreme Entity Transcends all Colours”.

Be sure to download this file and save it for your sons and daughters, grandsons and granddaughters. Otherwise they will only receive the message from Tiljala group that the discourse was translated from the original Bengali, and gradually the dogma will be spread that Bábá knew only Bengali.

If you have any difficulty downloading the file, write and let us know at Ananda Marga Discourses <anandamargadiscourses@sunlink.net>. We will help you.

4. Baba's sound file can also be directly listened to on-line in the following way: When you open our blog page, you will see on the right side at the top a “box” which says “The Supreme Entity Transcends all Colors”. Click on the mp3 icon in the box to listen to the sound file.

Also, there on the right side of the box there is a button to click for options. One of the options is “download”.

5. Discourse Mostly in English: Tiljala Still Reports “Given in Bengali”

The main ideas in this discourse Bábá has given in English, and not in Bengali. Bábá spoke very little in Bengali in this discourse. Despite this, the Tiljala Publishers claimed in writing in the Publishers Note that this discourse was given by Bábá only in Bengali.

Litter in SS-11

From: Chetan Roy <cr88945@gdocs.......>

To: Ananda Marga Discourses <anandamargadiscourses@sunlink.net>

Subject: Litter in SS-11

Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2015 12:09:37 +0530

Bábá

Litter in SS-11

The Guru’s discourses are ápta vákya. It is the duty of Publications Department to properly transcribe and print Bábá’s original discourses in a methodical way, and pass that on to the readers. But look what has happened-- they did just the opposite. They added litter in the following DMC discourse. The things which Bábá did not tell, they added from their own side. When books are printed, Márgiis rush to purchase them and with great reverence they memorize every word of shlokas. All those Subhásita Samgraha shlokas are memorized by new WT trainees as well. It is in their curriculum. So by adulterating this section, Publications Department ruined the entire thing. The sanctity is lost. And it has a cascading effect. People will read this garbage as if it is Guru’s teaching. But that is far from the truth. And unnecessarily trainees are memorizing these things.

Underlined Sections Are All Garbage

This whole scandal is disgraceful. For your own confirmation, just see the scan of the discourse placed here below. The underlined sections are all garbage. Bábá did not speak those lines. Bábá has given this discourse in Siliguri, in the Bengali language. So we are also going to give the sound file. Please see the footnote.

Write Tiljala Publishers to Throw Away Unsold Books

Please forward this letter to Márgiis and WT’s so everybody can correct their book, and request the Tiljala Publishers to throw away unsold books and reprint another one. Without the active cooperation of all disciples of Shrii Shrii Anandamurti, these objects of litter will not be cleaned out from our holy scriptures.

Namaskar,

Chetan Roy

Footnotes

1. Due to some technical reasons, the audio of this DMC discourse cannot be placed on the blog. Those who are interested to have Bábá’s Bangla audio file, should please contact us.

Distortion: Bhukti Pradhána -- Food-Engorging Chief?

From: Bhakti <bhakti@ren....>

To: Ánanda Márga Discourses <anandamargadiscourses@sunlink.net>

Subject: Distortion: Bhukti Pradhána -- Food-Engorging Chief?

Date: Sun, 5 Jul 2015 11:26:57 +0530

BÁBÁ

Distortion: Bhukti Pradhána -- Food-Engorging Chief?

Namaskar,

Tiljala Publications (TP) has ruined Bábá's teachings. It is laughable. Here is one prominent example-- just take the term "bhúkti". If bhukti is written without an úṋcii on the “u”, like bhukti, it means “enjoying and gorging on food”. And with an úṋcii, i.e. bhúkti, then it means “area, territory, district”. And Pradhána means "chief". Unfortunately TP has ruined the sense of Bhúkti Pradhána (BP) in Bábá’s discourses, by writing it without an úṋcii on the “u”, like bhukti. And what to speak of the many discourses where BP has been mentioned, but in the very BP chapter where BP is the main subject-- there also it has been written without úṋcii, like bhukti and this ruins the meaning.   

Who is The Main Person Responsible for Distortion of AM Books

Everybody knows that although Sarvatmanandji is in Purulia jail these days on a murder case, but he is the father of the distortion scandal in Ánanda Márga Scripture since the very beginning. So this particular letter is just the tip of one iceberg. The bottom line is, the credit of ruining Ánanda Márga Shástra, goes to Sarvatmanandji.

With or Without Úṋcii

Our Ánanda Márga books are available in the open market. When non-Márgiis read about a “Bhukti Pradhána” without an úṋcii on the “u”, like Bhukti, in our AM books, then they think that in AM there is a food-engorging chief. This all came to my attention, when one non-Márgii raised the point to me, "Who is your gorging chief?" I could not understand. Then he explained more. And that became the cause of this letter.

Bábá’s Guideline - Correct Spelling of Bhúkti

First let us see what the correct way of writing Bhúkti is. In His description of the term Bhúkti provided during a field walk in Pune, in the year 1979, Bábá very clearly provides the etymology. See the following excerpt (and yellow highlighted portion for the etymology) from the As-Is transcription of the audio recording of the discourse.

Excerpt of Bábá’s Audio File Transcription

Fieldwalk Pune - 2
26 November 1979 Pune

[बाबा बोले--] हरित से हरा | हरित धान्य the land of green vegetable, vegetation | हरित धान्य माने "vegetation, not paddy" | Paddy का संस्कृत व्रीहि | तो, land of green vegetation | चारों तरफ़ हरा भरा देख रहे हैं | Central Asia के आदमी आए | Dry area के...वाह हरा है | तो, हरित धान्य → हरिया हन्य → हरि हाना → हरियाना | 

[मार्गी---"हरियाना |"]

[हँसी]

[बाबा बोले--] भूक्ति-प्रधान---तो भूक्ति spelling भ में बड़ी ऊ, दीर्घ ऊ | हाँ | "भूञ्च्‌" धातु क्तिन्‌, प्र minus धा plus अन‍ट्‌ = भूक्ति प्रधान |

[Editor---बाबा पैदल घूम रहे हैं, जिसकी ध्वनि सुनाई दे रही है |] 

[बाबा बोले--] रामानन्द !

[PA---"हाँ, बाबा !"]

[Excerpt of Bábá’s Audio File Transcription Ends Here]

Explanation in English

of Bábá’s Teaching on the Spelling of “Bhúkti”

For those who cannot read Devanágari script, the translation of Bábá’s explanation of the spelling of the word bhúkti is as follows:

Bábá says: “In the spelling of bhúkti, following “bh” is a big “ú”, long “ú”.

As per Bábá’s explanation:

Wrong spelling of the term bhukti = bhukti

Right spelling of the term bhúkti = bhúkti

Meaning of bhukti if it is spelled wrong = “enjoying and gorging on food”

Meaning of bhukti if it is spelled right = “area, territory, district”

Bábá goes on to explain the technical etymology of this word bhúkti, as further proof of why there needs to be placed an úṋcii on the “u” so as to make it long. Bábá says:

“Bhúiṋc” dhátu ktin, pr minus dhá plus anat = Bhúkti Pradhána

Bábá is explaining that the root verb itself from which the word bhúkti is made, has a long “ú” in it. And so the word bhúkti -- in order to carry the sense “area, territory, district” -- must also have a long “ú”.

The essence of Bábá’s explanation is “In the spelling of bhúkti, following “bh” is a big “ú”, long “ú”.

Grave Mistakes by TP in the Spelling of “Bhúkti – A Few Examples

TP in numerous highly critical places mistakenly used bhukti instead of bhúkti (note the use of the úṋcii on u). This is all the more problematic because the mistake has been committed on central shástras of Ánanda Márga. Let us consider a few examples.

Example # 1- Mistake in Caryácarya Part 1

Bhukti means a particular administrative area akin to a district in India or a county in Britain. The Ánanda Márga Pracáraka Saḿgha (AMPS) secretary of such a bhukti will be known as a bhukti pradhána. [Pradhána means “head” or “principal person”.]

Election of Bhukti Pradhána

The sadvipras (those who are well-established in Sixteen Points(1)) of a bhukti must elect one bhukti pradhána from among themselves. The bhukti pradhána may or may not be an ácárya/á or a táttvika, but must be an educated family person. They will hold this post for three years, after which a fresh election will be held.

The Bhukti Committee

The Bhukti General Committee will be constituted of representatives elected by the sadvipras from among themselves. It will consist of a maximum of twenty-five and a minimum of fifteen members. With the consent of 80 per cent of the members, the number of members may be raised above twenty-five.

The bhukti pradhána will be the chairperson of the Bhukti General Committee. He/she will also form a Bhukti Executive Committee consisting of his/her chosen members. The number of members of the Bhukti Executive Committee will be determined at the discretion of the bhukti pradhána. A maximum of three members of the Bhukti Executive Committee may be sadvipras who are not members of the Bhukti General Committee; the rest must be members of the Bhukti General Committee.

Example # 1- Mistake in Caryácarya Part 1 (Ends here)

In the above example, we can see how our central shástra has been corrupted by the callousness of TP. In the above passage, bhúkti has been misspelled (see the red highlighted word, which is printed by TP numerous times).

Due to Distortion - Great Teachings and Ideals Ruined

This kind of error makes a mockery of the great teachings and ideals of AM. Bábá has graciously provided us the system of Ánanda Márga, the path of bliss. For an ideal society, Bábá has provided a perfect system and all the microscopic details of the same. It is our supreme duty as Ánanda Márgiis, the fortunate disciples of Shri Shri Ánandamúrtii ji, to preserve these pearls for the present as well as the posterity. Distortions of the type where bhukti is used instead of bhúkti, make a mockery of Guru’s great teachings. What is intended to mean the chief of the territory/district comes to mean a food-engorging chief due to the error TP has committed and allowed to continue for the past fifty+ years and multiple editions.

Distortion: A Deep Rooted Problem - Not an Innocent Typographical Error

This may seem on the face of it as a simple innocent typographical error. However, if that is so then why does this error still remain in the most important published books of TP after numerous rounds of editing and reprints? Caryácarya is read by countless Ánanda Márgiis across the globe, many of whom have noted and pointed out these problems in editing. In spite of that the sixth edition and second reprint still has the spelling of bhúkti incorrect. Therefore, it can be concluded that the problem is not merely of typographical nature. The problem lies in the way TP machinery works and responds to important issues as these. The problem lies in the complacency of TP.

Conclusion

The wrong spelling of the term Bhukti Pradhána is Bhukti Pradhána.

The right spelling of the term Bhúkti Pradhána is Bhúkti Pradhána.

Namaskar,

Bhakti

Note 1: The posting ends here. But those who do not understand fully, for them more materials are given below.

Example # 1- Mistake in Caryácarya Part 1 (Continued)

Duties and Responsibilities of Bhukti Pradhána

In general, the bhukti pradhána is responsible for all items of the ISMUB Department - inspection, seminars, movements, utilization and boards - at the district level. They must also maintain all records of birth, játakarma, marriage, social functions, náráyańa sevá, divorce, death, shráddha and diikśádána.

In addition, the bhukti pradhána should settle petty civil and criminal disputes, authorizing both the prosecution and defence to engage their pleaders. (Any sadvipra well versed in Caryácarya may be a pleader for the purpose.)

They are to maintain the sanctity of all jágrtis, dhvajas [flags], pratiikas and pratikrtis [photos of Márga Guru] with the help of the jágrti secretary and others.

They must maintain the social solidarity of the bhukti by never allowing the individual interest of any person to go against the collective interest, and they may take disciplinary steps against a person (in consultation with their Bhukti Executive Committee) for deviating from the path of Sixteen Points.

They must help with cash, kind, labour and other physical and intellectual power in materializing the different public welfare plans and programmes of Ánanda Márga. The bhukti pradhána will maintain proper accounts of all income and expenditure of his/her bhukti.

The purodhá pramukha may increase or decrease the duties or responsibilities of the bhukti pradhána whenever so required with or without consultation of the Central Purodhá Board.

Example # 1- Mistake in Caryácarya Part 1 (Ends)

Example # 2

Samájamitram, Smártta, Jiivamitram and Dharmamitram

The bhukti pradhána of any particular sector within whose jurisdiction there is the largest number of A-class Ánanda Márga Pracáraka Saḿgha (AMPS) committees (see “Formation of Boards”), will be known as the samájamitram [friend of society] of that sector for that particular half-year (1st January to Vaeshákhii Púrńimá / Vaeshákhii Púrńimá to 1st January). They (samájamitrams) will be allowed to use the word samájamitram as a prefix to their names until another person of the same sector acquires this respectable rank. A bhukti pradhána retaining the status of samájamitram continuously for two years (four half-years) can permanently prefix the title to his/her name (but this will not be hereditary). A permanent samájamitram can no longer hold the post of bhukti pradhána.

If a bhukti pradhána is an ácárya/á, he/she will use the word smártta [“one who has proved one’s social worthiness”] and not samájamitram.

Of the nine samájamitrams, the one having the largest number of A-class committees in the world will be known as jiivamitram [friend of living beings]. A bhukti pradhána retaining the status of jiivamitram continuously for two years (four half-years) will permanently prefix the title to his/her name (but this will not be hereditary). A permanent jiivamitram can no longer hold the post of bhukti pradhána.

If a bhukti pradhána is a grhii [householder] ácárya/á, he or she will use the word dharmamitram and not jiivamitram.

If the samájamitram, smártta, jiivamitram and dharmamitram are males, it is advisable that they do not shave, although this is not compulsory.

The samájamitram and jiivamitram will deserve the same respect in the society as an ácárya/á. For this reason, even if it may seem necessary, no one will be entitled to take any social disciplinary action against them except a purodhá.

Example # 2- Mistake in Caryácarya Part 1 (Ends)

Note 2: In addition to the two examples provided above, TP has misspelled bhukti by leaving out the úṋcii, in nine other major discourses, thus giving it the incorrect meaning in those discourses as well, of “enjoying and gorging on food”.

References

(1)” Bhukti Pradhána”; Ánanda Márga Caryácarya Part 1.

(2) “Samájamitram, Smártta, Jiivamitram and Dharmamitram”; Ánanda Márga Caryácarya Part 1.