Sri Sri Thakur Anukulchandra

THE

MESSAGE

VOLUME –II

Sri Sri Thakur Anukulchandra

© Satsang Publishing House, SATSANG, Deoghar

THE MESSAGE

VOLUME –II

Sri Sri Thakur Anukulchandra

Contains Dharma,Ideal and Pursuit of Dharma and Ideal

Pubished by

Amarendra Nath Chakraborty

Satsang Publishing House

Satsang, Deoghar, Jharkhand

© All Rights Reserved

First Edition—1100

October, 1964

Second edition—2000

Juy, 1978

Third Edition—2200

January, 1993

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FOREWORD

The first volume of “The Message”, containing the dictation of Sri Sri Thakur in English, was first published in 1935, the history of which was very admirably narrated in the beautiful introduction, written by the late revered Krishna Prasanna Bhattacharya. Another book called ‘Magna Dicta’ comprising his original English sayings upto 1947, appeared in 1949. Thenceforth Sri Sri Thakur has dictated as many as 2189 messages in English on different topics, subjects, interests, problems and aspects of life. They are of infinite value so far as our life hers on earth and life eternal are concerned. He has unmistakably indicated the way to a richer and fuller life for the whole of humanity. These maxims have been divided subject-wine and some 8 volumes of ‘The Message’ are going to be published combining some allied sections in each single volume. The present book embodying the utterance of Sri Sri Thakur on ‘Dharma and Ideal” from the second volume of “The Message”, the first volume of which first saw the light of day some three decades ago. As there was no knowing if other volumes would be forth-coming, so the number of the first volume was not explicitly mentioned on the cover of the book, which remains to be done in the next edition. It will not be irrelevant to mention here that Shri Sushil Chandra Bose, Harinandan Prasad, R.A. Hauserman, R. Cumming, Devi Prasad Mukherjee, Rebati Mohan Biswas, Atapendra Roychoudhury, Kumar Krishna Bhattacharya and Guru Prasad Haldar took active part in the compliation of this series. Shri Mani La Chakraborty, Prafulla Kumar Banerjee and Sarat Chandra Haldar put forth the best of their efforts in this work. Shri Prafulla Kumar Das was actively and stead-fastly associated with this sacred task from the very beginning of recording dictations right upto the preparation of the final press-copies.

The present volume deals with Dharma, Ideal and pursuit of them. Without specifically emphasizing the metaphysical and transcendental aspects of things, Sri Sri Thakur declares in clear and concrete terms that the function of Dharma is to uphold, sustain and nurture the all-round, harmonious life and growth of the individual along with those of the environment. In fact, it comprehends the totality of life, individual and collective, with a meaningful adjustment of the past, present and future. Life is a many-sided, multi-dimensional complex whole and it does not admit of a fragmentary solution. So nothing that contributes to human existence and enhancement should be ignored. And it cannot be ignored without jeopardizing the interest of life as a whole. So an all-embracing, integrated approach has to be made to solve the problems of life effectively. This concentric, synthetic integration of all aspects of life that restores balance and poise and leads to dynamic evolution is, according to Thakur, the keynote and quintessence of Dharma. So Dharma has nothing to do with escapism, isolationism, exclusiveness, other worldliness or lack of enthusiasm, as is often erroneously assumed. It lies in achieving life abundant and love abundant out of an active emotional attachment for a man who is the very embodiment of love, life, light and wisdom in flesh and blood. And He is called the Ideal or the Prophet.

As active urge to follow and fulfill the ideal brings out the best that lies latent in us, adding tremendously to our energy, efficiency and puissance. This adherence also moulds our character towards higher becoming, because we are shaped and fashioned by what we love. Thus our divided personality becomes unified and we acquire real personality by concentric love. And unified personalities do succeed in uniting men on the common platform of the all-fulfilling Ideal. They bring about a coordination of the Ideal, individual and environment, which is the consummation of Dharma.

Time and again Sri Sri Thakur asserts, illustrates and demonstrates that God is one, Dharma is one and Prophets are the same. His life and teachings normally promote mutual understanding and amity. In this context he describes the specific characteristics of true Prophets or Ideals. He says that all-fulfillingness and nurturing of individual distinctiveness are the twin hallmarks of their genuineness. So under their guidance, international tensions, communalism, provincialism, parochialism, mutual hatred, discord and other disintegrating forces are sure to be eliminated, of course if people choose to apply their principles in life. He gives the most universal, scientific and rational interpretation of Dharma. He shows how Dharma operates s the most progressive forces in the world, combining all the benefits of the realm of matter and spirit, which are basically inseparable. He lovingly beckons us to the materialization of the dream of a united world without impairing the distinctive existential traits and traditions of individual nations. He again elucidates how the fulfilling Prophet or Ideal of the age at once serves as the pivot, the foundation, the centre, the focal point, the way, the truth and the goal of every human being. Complete living is impossible without Him. He is our personal God, to whom we must surrender ourselves. This act of indissolubly binding ourselves with Him constitutes the basis of religion. Unrepelling love for the latest fulfilling Ideal is the criterion and touchstone of the sincererity of our love for God and Prophets. Again loving service to fellowmen is the true index of our love for the Ideal. All these truths have been brought home to the reader very convincingly and conclusively.

Sri Sri Thakur has explained in detail how we can grow in spiritual life through daily individual practices of prayer, repetition of Name, meditation, propagation of the Lord’s message, devout offering, self-analysis, self-correction, formation of good habits, imbibing the character and conduct of the Lord, resisting evil, devotion to existential culture and tradition and many other kindred points. He never fires of focusing our attention on the fundamental fact that life is fruitful to the extent it is dedicated to the realization and manifestation of the divine in the concrete details of our day-to-day life. And there lies the culmination of human personality. Out of an urge to help suffering and questioning souls, whom Thakur feels as his own, these marvelous divine dicta flowed from him spontaneously and irresistibly—suffused and charged with the ‘glow of a celestial light and the pulsation of a vital spirit all their own. We believe they will prove to be perennial sources of inspiration and guidance to all.

Let us devoutly and fervently pursue and practice these lofty teachings, so that we may usher in a new era of love, life and light, peace, plenty and progress, constantly enjoying and glorifying the Lord—our God—Bande Purushottamam. (Salutations to Fulfiller the Best)

Amarendra Nath Chakravarty

Satsang, Deoghar

27.9.1964

FIVE FIRES

Do surrender to and serve

the Almighty One and unique ;

do serve devoutly

the solemn seers

who fulfill the past ;

be devout unto the forefathers

who roamed on the route of

eternal go ;

do serve devoutly the grouping

of the varieties of similar instincts,

that specifically inhere in the being ;

and do thou dedicate thyself

to the present Fulfiller, the best—

the adjusted abode

and resurrected meaning

of the past ;

this—

the superb and sovereign path

of consummation ;

this—the Dharma of existence

and this to follow eternally.

DHARMA

THE PROVIDENTIAL FLOW

Dharma is

the providential flow

to uphold life and growth

or

the law of uphold

by which existence is prolonged

with ability and growth

and with every compatible interaction

and systematic coherence ;

do observe

and sustain.

DHARMA—FOR LIFE AND GROWTH

What makes anything stand on

with life and growth

is Dharma.

THE UPHOLDING URGE

Upholding urge

of our existence

is Dharma.

DHARMA—ITS SPECIFIC CHARACTER

Dharma is nothing but

the culture of

existential go of life

with honest exercise of it

and a rational adjustment of

psycho-physical traits

by which

we can achieve

the personality

of an adjusted becoming

mingled with the

specific characteristics

of man

and his normal environmental

development

to enjoy the providential blessings

with glow of

heavenly life.

DHARMA MAKES US LIVE

AND GROW

What makes us live and grow

with healthy maintenance—

is Dharma in short.

SUSTAINER OF LIFE AND GROWTH

Dharma—

means the laws

that sustain

life and growth

with every effulgence

of personally

both individually

and collectively.

DHARMA—AN OPSONIN

Dharma is an opsonin *

to life and growth.

* Opsonin—A constituent of blood serums, which makes bacteria more readily eaten by phagocytes.

UPHOLDER OF LIFE

That which upholds

every individual

with due nurture of

both individual and collective life

may be called Dharma.

THE ONLY ‘ISM’ OF LIFE

Where the nurture of existence

evolves into upheaving

enthusiastic ardent active urge

with complacement service,

interest flows there,

people gather,

community flourishes,

society

comes into being

with the luster of freedom

and rolls into One—the Love—

the Anointed Advent,

Whose doctrine is love, life,

growth and piety ;

commune of people smiles there

with the trickle of nectar ;

hence, Dharma

that upholds existence

is the only ‘ism’ of life,

interest of the common ;

sovereignty blossoms there

and the Love winks in smile.

A SELF-SUFFICENT ‘ISM’

Dharma is normally

a self-sufficient ‘ism’

that upholds individuals

fulfilling their distinctiveness

and traditional traits

with every adjustment

of their traits

nurturing their wholeness

in tune with

the universal existential

progressive propitiousness

both individually and collectively

regulating their inherent

harmful attitude

so that an active valorous

serviceable admiration

may grow spontaneously

through love for the Anointed Prophet—

the realized Beloving Master—

imbibing His conduct

and character.

DHARMA—NOT A LAZY DEVOTION

Dharma is not a lazy devotion,

it is active devoutness

that upholds our being

with a run towards becoming—

moulding the environment accordingly

with a meaningful adjustment

of one’s intelligence

and knowledge,

that effulges through

one’s personal characteristics actively.

DHARMA MAKES

THROB OF LIFE PROPITIOUS

Ardour and action

which uphold existential trail

propitiously

with observance of

thoughts, conduct

and characteristics of behaviour

with conscientious discerning

consideration

that brings propitious existential growth

in a pious proficiency

to oneself and others too—

normally is Dharma,—

which keeps up resistance

and makes the throb of life

propitious ;

Providence provides one

With the resources of the universe

Which uphold and maintain

With every nurture

Fulfilling the innate hankering of life ;

So observe Dharma—

the laws of Providence

with every revering role

of your life,

act accordingly

and impart it to everyone

in your environment ;

be blessed

and make others blessed too.

ACTION OF DHARMA

Dharma acts

as an opsonin

in human life.

MEANING OF DHARMA

Dharma is ever compact

with love, life and

active, existential propitious service

to oneself and to others too—

concentrated in its

centered figure—

the Beloving Advent ;

so it is ever-communed

with existence to thrive—

elongated with peace, health, happiness,

appeasing peaceful service

and complacement sufferings for it ;

the meaning of Dharma

is to keep up and uphold

existential homage

and benevolent service

and to be educated actively

in all such affairs.

DHARMA IS COMMUNE-ISM

Dharma, the uphold of existence

conglomerates varieties

of people

to commune with the One,

to attain higher forms of life

and growth

through proper culture—

with all activeness

in and out—

of the commandments

of a Realized Person

whose character and conduct

are the living demonstration

of a meaningful, adjusted

distinctiveness

fulfilling also other individuals’

specific specification ;

Dharma, in short

is commune-ism* in its true form (*commune-ism = Communism)

that induces each and everyone

to follow the One

and to achieve the purified

go of life

and its trail ;

He is the central soma* (*soma—body)

of conglomerated commune

that binds all

with normal exuberance

of fellow-feeling and fulfillment.

ELIXIR OF BEING

What nurtures

the life and growth of the people

is the elixir of being

making existence sprout into,

becoming

existence stands on the follow of Lord,

and follow means to observe,

practice

and workout His commandments ;

thus Lord—the Watch of Bread

is the prime pivot of stay.

THE CRY OF EXISTENCE

Becoming is the cry of existence

and existence enjoys the universe

through it

and feels it exists ;

do thou welcome

becoming—

the uphill move of being

with every nurture

of existence

and every adjustment go of life ;

do enjoy—

and help others too

with elixir of life and growth.

WHAT IS GOOD !

What gathers

for existential welfare

with meaningful adjustment

exalting being into becoming

is good.

DHARMA—ITS OBSERVANCE

To observe

the upholdment

of the laws of existence

both mental and physical

with an honest interest

in the environment

with every nurture of

individual specific specification

is the observance of Dharma.

DHARMA—EVER INEVITABLE

Where existence

in its process of ‘live’ and ‘grow’

exists with the hankering

and display of factual discernment

with conscientious consciousness

in a staying continuity,

Dharma resides there

with the hankering of solace

in a sovereign conglomeration of

ideas and facts ;

and it is inevitable.

OBJECT OF DHARMA

The object of Dharma

is to attain truth

in all its perfection

and to enlighten existence

with the effulging radiant

realization

of all the mechanism

of existential, enlightened,

penetrating intelligence

which can serve

the existential properties

through psycho-physical

exalting upliftment,—

by which

one can achieve

conscientious immortal elixir of life

with every devout adherence,

allegiance and active service

to Beloved the Great—

the emblem of Love

through the blessings of Providence.

MISSION OF EXISTENTIAL

UPHOLDMENT

Every ‘ism’

which gathers in One—

the Lord, the Beloved

with faithful love in Him,

observing the doctrines of

existential uphill becoming

is nothing but Dharma

the mission of

existential upholdment

that gives correct guidance

and lead

and any device

opposed to it

drags one down to hell.

EXISTENTIAL BLISS

Dharma is to achieve

existential bliss

in conduct and character

through the service

concentrated in the Love-Lord

to keep the existential go of life

imbibing Him

in thoughts and deeds.

ESSENTIAL TO NURTURE DHARMA

To observe the uphold and welfare

in every work actively

exercising intelligence and sympathy

with every cautious adjustment,

and to perform with due correctness

and beautified finish

all that fulfills

Ideal and existence—

are essential

to nurture Dharma in one’s life.

UPHOLDER OF CHARACTER

Dharma upholds and adjusts

the psycho-mechanic system,

often the inner core,

which manifests itself

as a character

mingled with faith, hope and charity

to the faithful service

of the Love-Lord

and through Him of all.

GOAD TO EVOLUTION

Dharma induces one to evolve

out of ardour

in an all-round development

to a particular oneness.

DHARMA RESISTS EVIL

Dharma is the culture of

uphold of existential proficiency

resisting evil—

the deteriorating element

of life and growth

with conscientious culture of

consciousness all through ;

and, to be ‘ligared’ with

the lead of culture

is Religion.

ROUTE OF DHARMA

To deal with and do that

which unfolds existential uphold—

propitious to the life and growth

of oneself as well as of others

manipulating conduct

and characteristics

with distinctive traditional trail

is the route

on which ‘Dharma’ rolls.

PROPHET—THE EMBLEM OF

DHARMA

Dharma comes down with the Prophet

who is the emblem of Dharma,

and who presents

with His attributes,

conduct and characteristics

resonating with His voice

the essence of existential uphold,

the clue to the watch of bread

for existence

which nurtures one’s

being and becoming

to uphill enlightenment ;

hence,

love thy Beloved Lord,

worship Him

and observe His commandments

with every hearty service ;

that is the aurora of

enthusiastic uplift

which makes the observer

the blessed aurora of existence

with every heavenly enlightenment ;

do bow

and follow Him

with every sincere, intelligent

and active service ;

be blessed

and make all blissful

imparting His echo

with thrilling admiration

and resonating existential echo.

STAND OF DHARMA

Do love thy Lord, the Beloved

and serve Him

with all thou hast—

for His welfare,

and love thy environment

as He wishes thee to love ;

thus be thou

up to His liking

in all respects

and with all thy possibilities ;

be blessed ;

this—

the stand of Dharma.

DHARMA AND RELIGION

Religion

is nothing but to assemble

round the One—

the Ideal—

the Love—

the fulfiller of one and all

individually and collectively—

to serve all

with His tidings