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Tag Archives: Ananda Marga
Electronic Edition of the Works of P.R.Sarkar (Shrii Shrii Anandamurti)
Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar (May 21, 1921 – October 21, 1990), also known by his spiritual name Shrii Shrii Anandamurti was one of the highest expressions of Universal Teacher in human history. He was the founder of Ananda Marga. He was … Continue reading
Posted in history, inspiration, Intuitional Science, linguistics, literature, philosophy, poetry, psychology, science, society, spiritual philosophy, spiritual practice, spirituality, yoga
Tagged Ananda Marga, Baba, Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, Religion and Spirituality, Shrii Anandamurti, Spiritual practice, Tantra, Universal Teacher, yoga
Spiritual quantum jump
In my previous post, I described my initiation experience in Istanbul in 1980. Dada K. (the meditation teacher who initiated me) returned to India in 1981. He has been living in India since then. I have not seen him or … Continue reading
Initiation
The year of 1980 was a turning point in my life. In the summer of 1980 the social unrest in Turkey was getting out of control. On September 12, 1980 the military took over the government promising to end the … Continue reading
Posted in spiritual practice, spirituality
Tagged Ananda Marga, India, Istanbul, Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, Rabindranath Tagore, Shrii Anandamurti, sufism, Tantra, Turkey
Sometimes it takes courage to become a vegetarian
In 1980, after I became involved with Ananda Marga I felt that I was in a vortex, a wonderful vortex that transformed me completely. The most visible change was my vegetarianism. I became one of the few vegetarians in the … Continue reading
Posted in psychology, society
Tagged Ananda Marga, Lifestyle Choices, Meat, Mediterranean diet, Spiritual practice, Turkey, Vegetarianism
The Three Factors for Spiritual Elevation
1. Spiritual surrender 2. Spiritual questioning 3. Service I wanted you to see this strongly worded discourse from Baba, especially his comments on pedanticism and his comment that the false vanity of intellect is the worst psychic knot. I find … Continue reading
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Tagged Ananda Marga, Baba, Intellect, Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, Shrii Shrii Anandamurti
A Universal Answer to an American Question on Mystical Feelings
“When do you have the mystical feelings? During shower or when you are shaving?” A Sufi of the Mevlevi order was asked this question by an American journalist during an interview. I don’t know the exact English words of the … Continue reading
Posted in spiritual practice
Tagged Ananda Marga, Sanskrit, Sufi, sufism, Turkey
Ideation
English dictionaries define ideation as the process of forming ideas. This word is not very popular in the English language. For reasons that I cannot fathom, the word “ideation” acquired negative connotations in the English language. The Sanskrit word “bhava” … Continue reading
Mischievous smile
I remember my college days as the happiest days of my life. I suppose this is true for most people. In my case it is curious because those years between 1977 and 1981 were the most painful years for the … Continue reading
Analysis and Synthesis
“Spiritual philosophy is synthetic and those who have chosen this path are proceeding with their sadhana of attaining oneness. Hence, experienced scientists on this path cannot even think of destroying the hard earned emerald glow of the experience of other … Continue reading
Ananda Purnima 2013
Shrii Shrii Anandamurti was born on May 21 in 1921 on the day of the full moon. We celebrate his birthday on the day of the full moon in May every year. This happy day is known as Ananda Purnima. … Continue reading
Posted in history, society, spiritual philosophy, spiritual practice, spirituality
Tagged Ananda Marga, Baba, Full moon, Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, Shrii Shrii Anandamurti
Leaving me forever caught within your spell
Can I tell You how I love you? More than words can ever tell Even now the blissful vision’s passing, leaving me forever caught within Your spell The magic of Your light surrounds me, even when I cannot see The … Continue reading
Posted in music, poetry
Tagged Ananda Marga, Arts, Devotional song, music
Baba’s Istanbul Discourses (3): The Supreme Truth
Shrii Shrii Anandamurti visited Istanbul in 1979. I was a third year university student at that time and I did not know about him. He gave 3 lectures in English on September 14 and 15 in 1979. I missed these … Continue reading
Baba’s Istanbul Discourses (2): Beware of Dogma
Shrii Shrii Anandamurti visited Istanbul in 1979. I was a third year student in Boğaziçi University at that time and I did not know about him. He gave 3 lectures in English on September 14 and 15 in 1979. I … Continue reading
Baba’s Istanbul Discourses (1): Mysticism and Yoga
Shrii Shrii Anandamurti visited Istanbul in 1979. I was a third year student in Boğaziçi University at that time and I did not know about him. He gave 3 lectures in English on September 14 and 15 in 1979. I … Continue reading
Baba Nam Kevalam
Baba Nam Kevalam Baba : the Beloved, the affectionate way to address the Parama Purusha (God, Cosmic Consciousness) Nam : Name Kevalam : all that exists, all there is The explanation from Ananda Marga web site is: Baba means “my most … Continue reading
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Tagged Ananda Marga, God, Human, Parama Purus, Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, Sanskrit, Shrii Shrii Anandamurti
Ananda Sutram
Ananda Sutram was composed in Sanskrit by Shrii Shrii Anandamurti in the year 1961. It summarizes the Ananda Marga philosophy in sutra format. It consists of five chapters and 85 sutras describing the universe, the mind, the spirit and the … Continue reading
Writings of Avadhutika Ananda Mitra Acarya
Avadhutika Ananda Mitra Acarya is a wholetimer in the Ananda Marga organization. Her book “The Spiritual Philosophy of Shrii Shrii Anandamurti” [1] is a very important book as it provides excellent commentary. I will provide short quotes from her book and give … Continue reading
Posted in spiritual philosophy
Tagged Ananda Marga, Ananda Sutram, Brahma, Cosmic Consciousness, Ishvara, Prakṛti, Purusha, Shiva
One and Zero
My teacher Shrii Shrii Anandamurti has a simple advice. I often fail to follow this simple principle. I hope you can. He uses the Sanskrit expression Parama Purusha to refer to God. “Your every action should be with Parama Purusha. … Continue reading
Posted in spiritual practice
Tagged Ananda Marga, Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, Purusha, Shrii Shrii Anandamurti, Tantra
Spirit of Fight
Regarding the conceptualization of spiritual practice as a “fight” Shrii Shrii Anandamurti should be the first reference because he was very consistent about this message throughout his life. He not only taught it but he practiced it. He exemplified the … Continue reading
Posted in spiritual practice
Tagged Ananda Marga, society, spirituality, Tantra
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