THE CRIMSON DAWN

THE
CRIMSON DAWN
VOLUME
4.
NUMBER
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JUL Y I
1975
ANANDA MARGA
NEW YORK SECTORIAL NEWSLETTER
THE CRIMSON DAWN
VOLUME
4,
NUMBER
7
JULY , "1975
This issue of The Crimson Dawn
jedicated to:
SHRII SHRII A NANDAMY 'RTI/II
and all oppressed people
everywhere.
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Letter from Nepal
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On vi s i ti ng BABA in j ai l
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The Crimson Dawn , Ju ly, 1975
News l etter of New York Sector
(N orth Americ a ) of Ananda Marg a .
Publis hed month l y by Ananda Marga ,
Inc . , 854 Pea rl St . , Denver , Co. 80203
@ Ananda Ma rga, Inc . , 1975.
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ANANDA MARGA
NORTH AMERICAN SECTORIAL NEWSLETTER
Dear Grother,
You know that the ruler of India has imposed a state of emergency. Taking advantage of the situation, its forces have arrested all opposition lead-,
ers including our workers.
since
26-6-75
They have locked and guarded our central office
after arresting most of the central �Iorkers including Pranavanandil.
They are arresting more and
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arrest mo re.
As you can see, we have reac!led a crucial phase in history. At this gravest hour we must stand united and fight against the oppressive forces with all
our might.
At this opportune moment, we must emerge vlith our fighting qualities,
to ma ke peop 1 e accept us defi nite 1 y a s tile 1 eaders of tomorrow. Pres entiy, the
country is leaderless. We should uti lize the opportunity vlhich the Lord has created for us. We must act quickly and precisely, before the cudgel falls on our
heads. We must impress on all the vlOrkers that the fighting qualities of spiritual soldiers must be expressed \·:ith full impact at this crucial hour. "ijow or
never" should be the slogan; "To die for our ideology is to live", should be
the spi rit.
It must be proven to the people that the rule of wretched jealousy
can not survive the war with spi ritual wardors. With ze�lous expression of
ethical and fighting morale, the future Sadvipras should emerge to usher a new
era in the history of mankind. Let us declare by our action, boldly; that the
darkest hour of night i� the harbinger of dawn.
ijovl, you do the needful.
In His service,
A Margii in Nepal
(This letter, addressed to Ac. Yatiishvarananda Avt"
was received recently
at Sectorial Offices in Denver, Dadaji gave us permission to reprint it for
its informative and inspiring qualities, It was not dated, and the signature
was hard to read, but, really, it expresses beautifully the feeling here in
Denver, and, hopefully, that of Baba's devotees and servants of.
, Dharma every-'
where on this planet.)
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ON V I S ITING BABA I N JAIL
On arriv a l i n Del hi , I met wi th an offi cer of the Can·adi an
H i gh Comm i ss i on to reg i s ter and te l l him my purpose for com i ng .
I n fac t , I gave h i m the who l e s tory abou t Ba'ba ' s impri s onment
and s a i d there was the poss i bi l i ty of end i ng i n j a i l mys e l f, w i th
many other orange-robed monks who were a l s o there on fal s e charges .
After s h ow i ng h i m Ba ' ba ' s recent p i cture , h av i ng a good l augh , h e
s a i d he was sympatheti c, knowi ng of the corrupt practi ces i n I ndi a .
He then gave me a personal l etter of i ntroduc� i o n to whom i t may
concern , s tati ng my i ntenti ons to v i s i t Mr . P . R. Sarkar, and
wou ld they pl ease cooperate.
Kanpoor was the s i te of DMS ; a v ery h i gh v i brat i on and at many
ti mes s ad because of recal l i ng the i nh uman trea tme nt given to Ba ' ba' .
Naresh and mys el f spoke to the G . S . ( General Secretary ) about vi s i t­
i ng Ba ' b a ' . He gave us a l ette r to give to the P . A . to M . G . ( P erson­
al Ass i s tant to Marga Guru) but s a i d no new v i s i ts were being al l owed.
We arrived i n Patna on Satu rday , June 7. On Monday, wh i ch i s
the only day of the week for v i s i ts , three peop l e may see H i m . Na­
resh, who spoke H i ndi, went wi th the P . A. and one other av adhuta .
They were a l l owed a 20 mi nute v i s i t and were cons tantly surrounded
and harassed .by p ol i ce . Si nce C . B . 1 . h osti 1 i ty h as i ncreased ( a
good s i g n , · o f course) , Margii s are bei ng arrested on s i ght, e nd
pracar i n Patna i s a l most imposs ib l e . The P . A. , Ac. Ni tyayuk ta­
nanda Av t, asked Ba ' ba ' what to do? How to work? Ba ' ba ' repl i ed
that you m u s t be fi rm l i ke a bou l der on the shore· of the ocean.
When the waves h i t , s tand fi rm:
Ba ' b a ' rememJered v i s i ts wi th Naresh ten years back and said,
" Naresh, you are i n Canada no·". a vast country . " Nares h wil l tell
of h i s fee l i ng when he returns .
My s tory i s a l o ng. sad accqunt of two-faced b u rea ucrati c har­
assment . In s hort, I d i d not get to see B a ' b a . The fo11o'" ing Mo�­
day , June 1 6 , nobody got to see H i m . The G . S . , Ac , Jagad i i shvar­
ananda Av t . , P . A . Ac . Ni tyayuktananda Av . , and Ac . Patyananda Av t .
were a l l arres ted . They were s i mp l y travel l i ng from the off i ce to
the jai l i n a ri ckshaw , The charges l ai d were not re l evant to any­
thing , and bai l i s bei ng app l i ed for . The P . A. had j u s t been freed
from j ai l after a 4 2-day i mpris onme nt for " trespass i n g ( ? )"
Duri ng my 1 1-day stay i n P atna , I met persona l ly wi th every
offi c i ar rel ated to the jai l from the j a i l e r to the Ch i ef Mi ni s te r
of Bi har State. My cha rm, wi t, and subtle decepti ons fai l ed to
remove the i r i l l us i on of "benev ol ence to protect the I nd i an N ati on
from a C. I . A . conspi racy wi th Ananda Marga to overth row the Gov­
ernment.
Ba ' ba ' is now comp l e te l y s urrounded p hys i ca 1 1 y and menta 11y
by those di si l l us i oned cowards who h i de behi nd thei r paper-thi n
s h i e l ds . Wi th ev ery attack on H i m , He returns wi th a s tronger re­
buttal . He i s setti ng a g l ori ous examp l e for our ideol ogy . Dharma
wi l l surely be v i ctori ous .
Asi i m Kuma r ,
Ottawa , Canada
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The
8upreme Command
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MAN who performs Sadhana twice
a day r�gularly, the thought of Parama
Purusa will cenainly ari", in his mind at the time
of death, his liberation iii a sure guarantee.There­
fore every Ananda Margii will have to perform
Sadhana twice a day invariably. Verily is this the
Command of the Lord. Without Yama and Ni-.
yama Sadhana is an impossibility. Hence the
Lord's Command is also to follow Yama and Ni-­
yama. Disobedience to this Command is nothing
hut to throw oneself into the tonures of'Dimal
life for crores of years. That no one should un­
dergo torments such as thelie, that he might be
enabled to enjoy the eternal bleSlCdness under
the loving shelter of the Lord, it is the bounden
duty of every Ananda Margii to endeavour to
bring all to the Path of Bli•. Verily ilthis a pan
and parcel of Sadhana to lead others·along the
Path of Righteousnesl.
8hrii 8hrii AnandamurlUii
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A CAll TO ACTION
Th i s i s such an enc our aging and e xc i ting ti me to be i n An anda: Marga .
I t ' s re a l l y inspiring to remember that when Ba'ba ' was arrested , there were
jus t a handful of acaryas outside of Ind i a struggli n g to establ i s h H i s mi s ­
s i on i n a hand ful o f c ountries. Now , ju s t 3 1/2 years l a ter. An anda Mar ga
i s ac tive in over 50 c oun tr ies on s i x conti nents . And a l l th i s' with our Guru
behind b ar s .
I t i s increasingly di ffi c u l t t o i gnore our se l f-created wor l d real i ti e s .
One mus t take a s t ance wi th or again s t Dharma . Silence i s c onsen t : to rema i n
si lent and uncommi tted. t o be ' uninvolved ' , i s tan t amount to applaud i n g the
rampant i mmoral i ty of d arkness , i gnorance , and greed .
I t i s An and a Mar ga and Anand a Mar ga al one that i s c ourageou s l y stand i n g
u p for r i gh teousness on al l fronts , in every aspect of l i fe . I t i s Anand a
Mar ga a l one that i s offeri n g inspirat i on and gu i dance to b ui l d a better wor l d
for al l people i n al l ways . The wor l d has never seen a movemen t a s universal ,
as dyn amic. and as c ompre hensive as ours .
The ti me i s n ow. and we must ac t acc ord i n g l y. Tru l y. there i s no ti me
for doubt or hes i tati on . There i s t i me onl y for spiri ted act i on . Ba ' ba ' has
been te l l i n g us for years that i t i s we spiri tua l mora l i sts - you and me­
who must l e ad the way to a g l or i ous new er a . Never before have H i s words had
s uch i mmed i acy and s uch i mportance.
Brothers and S i s ters: Let us un i ted l y re-doub le o ur e ffor ts . Let us
accept any hard s h i p and any c h a l lenge wi th courage and s tren gth. Let us n ot
pause for even one moment unti l Dharma i s establ i shed .
There i s a min i mum 2-wee k del ay be tween the ti me news reaches The Cr i m­
son Dawn and when i t reaches the readers . There fore. CD wi 1 1 n ot be servin g
as a med i um for the l ates t on An anda Mar ga Defense programs . Thi s wi l l be
hand led by per i odic First Class mai l i n gs ( and ph one cal l s i f nece ssary) .
Above a l l. i t i s extreme ly i mportant tha t in thi s time of cri s i s we a l l
be as unders tanding and c ooperative as pos s i tJ l e . I t i s paramoun t tha t we a l l
stay i n c l ose c ommuni cati on . Margi i s are urged to keep c l ose c ont act wi th
the i r respective un i t. re gi on a l . and sector i al office s . I t i s essenti al new
more than ever be fore that we rema i n un i ted in our stren gth. our devoti on ,
and our cour age .
As we are goin g to press. Ju ly 15. th i n gs s tand a s fo l l ows :
An anda Marga no l onger exi sts i n Ind i a as an ' above- ground ' or gan i zat i on . To
our kn owledge. a ll offices. school s, c l i n i cs , etc . are c l osed down and boarded
up, a l l property has been c onfi sc ated , and a l l kn own acaryas and other wor ker s
are i n pr i s on. We under s tand that even fami l y Margi i s have fe l t the need to
des troy any Ba ' ba ' pho tos. Prati ks, A. M. l i terature. etc . i n the ir homes. and
to avo i d e ach other. both p ub l ic a l ly and pr ivate l y . I t i s a l s o against the
l aw to wri te about or report on An anda Mar ga in any way , so prec i se deta i l s
are al most i mpossi ble to obtain . N o one has seen Ba ' ba ' si nce June 16 .
We h ave further le arned that many o f the 2 6 organi zati ons
by Mrs . Gandhi are An anda Marga affi l i ates , such as E RAWS. RU ,
other s . Indeed, i t appears tha t a s much or more than any other
Mrs . Gandhi h?s unma sk�d and un l eas hed her des i re to erad ic ate
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17 ITEMS Report
1 . RDS - ( Rev i ew , Defec t , Sol ut i on ) Duri n g the recent Sec tori a l UKK a t -Fayette­
vi l l e , RDS was he l d for al l aca ryas, LFTs , and Margi i s . New p rograms regard­
i n g ERAWS , RU , RAWA , and DP were exp l ained. New projects were un dertaken i n
these areas. A l l ac a ryas, workers, and Margi i s have been fu l l y i n spi red to
do H i s mi ssi on . Further UKK p rograms were p l anned for re gi onal and diocese
l eve l s .
2 . SS ( Struc tural So l i da ri ty ) Since UKK struc tural sol i dari ty amon gst Mar­
gi i s an d ac aryas has been excep ti on al l y good. Each and every i n divi dua l
Marg i i for the fi rs t time fe l t h i s /her i n divi dual respons ib i l i ty to the
mi s s i on. Acc ord i n g to the new system , SS wi l l - b e c on ducte d down to di oc ese
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I RSS ( I nspec ti o n , Rev i ew of St ruc tural S o l i dari ty )
d ue to my p rol onged absence from the sec tor.
No I RSS was c on duc ted
4.
PO ( Pyrami d i c a l O rde r) a ) DP; Whoever attended the DP program during
UKK was i n s tructed ab out l eafl etti n g, OSC, DOC. etc. Maximum n umber ot
Margi i s took duties on an i n dlvidual Dasi s . b) ,-Iews l e t ters; I-je expect
tha t eve ry un i t wi 1 1 be pub-l i shi ng news lette rs . c) Boa rds; B oards have
been estab l i shed down to the reg i on a l leve l .
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P oints t-1 a rgiis s i nce the retreat have bec ome much in spi red to folio�1
16 poi n ts . Many 16 Poi n ts Charts and b ookl ets were so l d at UKK.
6. WT ( Whole-Ti mers ) At this momen t th ree workers a re undergo i n g pre-train­
ing at SLTC. Hope fully , we wi 11 be able to send q u i te a few Ma rgiis for
acarya tra i n i ng thi s yea r.
1.
UKK Sec tori al UKK was conducted form 6/22 - 6/28. It was one of the m ost
s uccess fu l UKKs we have ever had. About 57U at ten ded. i nc l uding 100 c h i l dren .
OSC was c on ducted i n Fayettevi I l e at the end of UKK and hopefu l l y a uni�
wi l l be estab l i s hed there.
8.
OMS ( Dharma Maha Same l an ) Un less we get c l earance from Cen tra l O ffice.
it i s not poss i b l e a t th i s momen t to conduct OMS.
9.
GAEA
10.
(Guard Aga i n s t Enemy Ac t i on)
N o thin g has happened in tni s sec tor.
P & P ( P ress and Paper) New presses a re bei ng i nsta"i led in �eatt l e and
� Lake C i ty. Sadv i p ra, dS usu a l. is b e i n g ci rc u l ated and mo re stress
i s b e i n g given to i mprove qua l i ty and aspects of news. We are try i n g to
get one or two more hel pers for the edi tor.
1 1. P ub l i cati ons Duri ng U KK a l arge quanti ty of 8a'ba's books we re s o l d . We
received some books from Indi a recently and a re expec t i n g l a rger market
amongst the Ma rgi i s . Tryi n g to get Spanish pub l icat i ons very soon . Sub­
ha ' s ' i ta Sam ' graha Part One and G u i de to Human Conduct wi l l be rev iewed
by Ac arya R ud ranatha and another Ma rgii very soon.
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12 . F i n ance F i n anc i a l l y the sector i s alr i gh t since UKK. H opefully we wi 1 1
be able to ge t fi n anc i al l y establ i shed wi th the he l p of Commerce Dept.
13. I S MUB (Inspection , Semi nar , Movemen t, Ut i l i zati on , Boar ds ) No i n spect i on
of un i ts or sc hoo l s due to retreat and my ab sence from the sector . DFA,
SSFA, E FA , and FFA h ave been di scussed a t length and pr ograms have been
taken up regar di n g same. Sec tori al and regi onal leve l b oards were es tab ­
l i sned and hope ful ly wi l l s tar t functi oni ng very soon .
14.
M D (Mode l Di ocese) S ome st ates and pr ovinces i n th i s sector have been
dec l ared M D for DP , Educati on , and Re l i ef.
15.
SLTC 12 M argi i s are goi n g for tr a i n i n g and s i x have j ust fin i s hed and wi l l
be poste d wi th i n the regions.
16. JC ( J agrti Constr uc ti on) One j agrti was b ought i n Mi nne apol i s . Mar g i i s i n
VTr g i n i a and Austin are c onsi der i n g the p urchase of b ui l di n gs for thei r
repec ti ve reg i onal off i ces.
17.
AM URT At the recen t UKK 200 pe ople gave b l ood to the Red Cr oss. Every un i t
w;rr-be doin g some k i n d o f rel i e f program , l i ke Pa i nc a Seva. We are try i n g
to get me dic a l c l i n i c progr am started i n Carb ondale.
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(Q)VJE�VllIEW �
Nevv York Sector
RU - RENAISSANCE
UNIVERSAL ( i ncl udes RAWA)
Scranton , P a , (Pr ophecy concert)
Chi cago , 11. ( concert and fi lm programs )
Char l eston , S . C. (Spr i ng Spiri tual Ar ts Festival )
Austi n , T x. (mov i e pr ogr am)
L os Ange l e s , C a . ( concer t )
AMURT - FI RST AI D T RAININ G
S a I t Lake C i ty , Ut, (puppe t show)
Mi ssou l a , Mt. ( concert)
Roanoke ,.Va . ( AMURT tr a i n i ng )
S anta Barbar a , Ca . ( fi l m program)
Col umbi a , Mo . ( Red Cr os s trai n i n g )
Ki n gs ton, Jamai ca ( First Aid tr a i n i ng)
FOOD FOR ALL ( FFA)
FUND
Ronkonkoma , N . Y . ( communi ty garde n )
Was h i ngton , D. C. : food coo p )
T u l s a , Ok. ( food coop work )
Sa I t Lake Ci ty , Ut. ( food coop )
London , Onto (v� getar i an cook i n g c l a s s )
Wi chi t a , Ks . ( food s tockp i l e )
SOC I AL
SERV I CE
- RAISING P ROJECTS
Scr anton , Pa ( c on cert )
A l b uq uerque, N . M. (Baba ' s Defense s a l e )
Austi n, T x . (B aba ' s Defense sal e )
Boul der , Co.
Mi s s o u l a, Mt.
K i n gston , Jama i c a
P ROJE CTS
Fa l l s Chur ch , Va . & Was h i n gton , D. C . ( .c l ot h i n g dr ive)
Scranton , P a, ( Ananda Mar ga Coop )
Memp h i s, T n . ( food & cl oth i n g di str i b ut i on )
Tal l ahassee , F l a . ( tutor i n g program)
Lamon i , I a . (week l y nursi n g h ome program)
Peor i a , I l . ( h i gh school couns e l i ng)
L i tt l e Rock, Ar k . ( chi l dren ' s home v i s i t )
Denver. Co. ( food col l ecti on )
Wi ch i ta , Ks .
Corva l l i s , Or . (recyc l i n g program)
E ugene , Or . ( Se n i or l unch program)
Fairbanks , Ak . (free bus serv i ce )
Honol u l u , Hi . (wee k l y chi l dren ' S program)
P ort l a nd , Or . (work wi th the h andi capp ed)
Ren o , Nv . ( food di s tr i b ut i on )
Santa B arbar a , C a . ( c l oth i n g di s tri b uti on )
Santa Cru z , Ca . (v i s i t to e l der l y peop l e ' s home)
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RESUL TS
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16 POINTS COMPETITION
POINT
U�e 06
wate4
Jo�nt ha�4
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Lungota/ unde4wa4e
V ya pa k S ha 0 c.a
Full bath
Food
R EGIONAL COORDI NATORS
SECT OR I AL OFF I CE WORKER S
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A�ana�
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Sadhana
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Svadhyaya
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Tom Bare foot, V i shvarupa . Durga,
Shanti Dasa , Chandra Shekha ra,
Jaganath , Bhupati
J i i ve s h. Shan ti Dasa , Ci t ra De vi
Anurag a , Ri shi Ke sa , Vi ma l a,
Durga
J i i va nmu k ta
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Tom Bare foot, J a ga nath
N one cou l d s tan d
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Ji i vanmukta , Chan dra Shekhara
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Bodhi i sh var
Ke va l a Kumar, Ama l a
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Tom Bare foot. Sh anti Dasa, Du rga ,
Vi s h va rupa. Vima l a, Bhupati ,
Chandra Shekha ra
Bh up a ti
Sundara Deva
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Sun da ra De v a
Sundara De va, Ama l a
N one cou 1 d s t an d
None cou l d stand
Ama l a, Ke va l a Kuma r
None coul d s tand
Chandra S hekha ra. Ja gan a th _______ Ke v a l a Kuma r
Lal�t
Tandava-------
Rudreshv ar, J i i ves h, Durga,
Ji i vanmuk ta
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Tom Bare foot, Vi s h varupa ,
Jaganath
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None co u l d stand
Dharma Pracar Ne:ws
PUBLIC LECTURES, SEMI NARS, MEDIA CONTACTS, E T C .
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Bl acksbur g , Va. ( 1-day semi nar )
Athens , Ga. (3 p ub l ic tal ks )
Char l es ton , S . C . ( newspaper ar ti c l e , 2 radio a nd 1 T V i nterview )
Ral ei g h , N . C . ( 1 publ ic" ta l k , 1 T V i nter v i ew )
Santa Cr u z , Ca . (1 publ ic tal k )
Sava nnah Beac h , Ga. ( 1 p ubl ic tal k , 1 radi o and 1 T V i nt erview , and
2 newspaper ar ti c l es )
Mad i s on , Wi . (TV i nter vi ew )
A l b uquerq ue , N . M . ( 1 p ub l ic tal k )
Fr ank l i n/Col l ege Stat i o n , T x . ( i ntroduc t ory semi nar )
Tucson, Az. ( 1 pub l i c ta l k , 1 radio and 1 TV i nter vi ew )
Bozeman , Mt . (pub l i c ta l k )
Missou l a , Mt . (pub l ic T a l k )
Sal t Lake C i ty , Ut, (3 publ ic ta l ks , 1 T V i n tervi ew )
Si oux F a l l s , S. D . (pub l i c semi nar and 1 pub l i c tal k )
Anc h or age , Ak . (pub l ic ta l k )
Be l l i ngham , Wa. (pub l ic tal k )
Fair banks , Ak . (publ ic semi nar )
Los Ange l es , Ca . (3 pub l i c tal ks , 1- day semi nar , Baba ' s Defense Di nner )
P a l o Alto, Ca . (pub l i c ta l k )
Portl and , Or . (publ i c tal k a nd r adi o i n ter v i ew )
Reno, N v . (publ ic ta l k )
San Di ego , C a . (pub l ic tal k )
Santa Barbar a , Ca . (publ ic tal k and pub l ic semi nar )
Wi nnipeg , Man . (we ekly TV program)
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Inspi ra ti on w as a ls o felt i n ski ts , whi ch vJ ere both ideologi ca l l y i nstructi ve
and well p resented; some enjoyable s l ide sh ows; a great puppet show; and presenta­
ti ons of new programs. Pe rhaps the bi ggest i mprovement ove r previ ous retreats was
i n the tradi tional RAWA conce rt. ( See article on Page 40,)
K i i rtan was the golden th read runni n g through the enti re UKK --Ba'ba' Nam Ke valam
heard d u ri n g the three daily dharmacak ras , w h i l e wa l k i ng to vari. ous bui ldi ngs on the
campus , during one's s l eep , or i n spontan eous j oyful momen ts . 24-hour Akhanda Ki i r­
tan. What can be said? One must parti ci pate , and then one kn ovls. F rom 'Tara Nam'
throu gh the Supreme C ommand a full day l a te r , s uch a vi b rati on is created� What an
upli fti ng a nd i nspi ri n g spi ri tual p racti ce :
S i mul taneous w i th the UKK was a "Chil­
d ren ' s Retreat," Ab out a dozen Margi is
spent the ful l six days w i th the kids , as
well as many other adul ts who dropped i n to
play , teach , 1 augh, and sha re w i th our
younger s e l ves .
T h i s was a w e l l - p l anned and executed
event whi ch al l agreed w as a success , vas t l y
superi or to previ ous re treats' " Day C are
programs ." T he k i ds spent one d ay a t a
nea rby s' tate park en j oyi ng pi cni c l unch,
w i th a chance to swi m in a l arge l a ke . The
adul ts at UKK were treated to a P l ay wri t ten
and presented by the chi ld ren , comp l e te w i th
backd rop , scenery , l i ve trees on s tage , o ri­
ginal and dyn ami c costumes , and s uch i ns p i r­
i n g characte rs as the Royal Goods , Capta i n
Space the Astronaut, prin cesses & rabbi ts ,
Batman and Robi n , the Baddest of the Bads ,
and Sad v i p ra Woman.
The chi ldren also en j oyed k i i rtan and
an acti vi ty-fi 1 l ed dai l y p rogram.
We are a l l rea l ly blessed
t o be i n Ananda t�arga and
to be w i th Ba' ba'
I t is
these w onderful retre ats
that s o beauti ful l y remi nd
us o f His ve ry spe ci al grace .
May we be together again i n
His l ove s oon !
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Dharma Pracar
Gai ni ng experience i n worki n g on Ba ' ba ' s Dh arma For Al l ( DFA ) program was
the goal for the 45 pa rti ci pants of the Dharma P racar Semi n a r . The fi rs t day i\
s l i de presentat i on of Ananda Marga acti vi t i es around the wor l d was gi ven ac com­
panied by mus i c of the RAWA band from Austra l i a . T he Dharma For A l l packet was
passed out w i th materials to a i d pracar and a l so a bookl et des cri bi n g the DFA
programs . Groups were formed for doi n g Door-to-Door Contact ( DDC , ) l eaflettin g ,
postering, and medi a contact i n g .
On the secon d day , groups met qui ckly and gathered t h e needed mate ri a l s
for thei r a cti viti es . After col l e cti ve s adhana, t he Ma rgi is went t o vari ous
a reas o f Fayettevi l l e to dis tri b ute i n forma ti on about Ananda Marga and the Open
Spi rHual Conference ( OSC ) w h i ch' fol l owed the UKK. ( See report fol l owing this
a rti cle. ) Hun dreds of leafl ets were distri b uted i n the downtown area and on
the camp us . Posters were put up al l ove r town . O ve r 200 peop l e were contacted
in thei r homes . The med i a group wen t t o the newsp apers , radi o , and tv stati ons
i n Fayettevi l l e and nearby Spri ngda l e .
At t h e st art of the
thi rd day , after meeti n g
i n groups , a member from
each group gave a revi ew
of the acti v i t i es and
experi ences of the pre­
vi ous day. A fter this ,
i deas were s uggested on
how we cou l d help i mp l e­
ment B a ' b a ' s p racar pro­
gram. Al l the Ma rgi is
took speci fi c duti es to
work on i n their un i ts .
T his vari ed from s ta rt­
i n g cl asses and'Open
Spiri tua l Con fer en ces , to
gi vi n g publ i c l ectures
an d creatin g new un i ts .
E veryone at the semi n ar
took addi t i on a l dut i es o f door-to�door contacti n g of 20 peop l e by August 1st,
s tarti n g regul ar door-to-door contactin g a nd n agar ki i rtan programs , and mak i n g
an Ananda Marga banner for thei r un i ts . Als o , Margi i s from un i ts w i th over 5
members w i l l start pracar i n a nearby ci ty .
Assessi n g any pracar program i s di ffi cul t , but from the response to the
Open Spiri tual Con ference and the i n te rest shown by peop l e who attended i t , we
feel that very good steps were made toward crea t i n g a unit i n Fayette vi l l e .
Ba'ba's vi brati ons pervaded the UKK, and those w h o atte nded the Dharma P racar
Semi nar he lped channe 1 s ome of thi s to the peop l e i n Fayettevi l l e .
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OSC:
Ananda Marga comes to Fayetteville
Fayette vi l l e ' s fi rst· Ananda Ma rg a Open Spi ri t ua 1 Conference began at 1 p. m.
on·the l as t day II f our UKK ( Saturday). About s i x tla rg1 i s , Jrost of whom had j ust
met -each other , were there to meet , gre e t , and we l come our v1si tors to a room at
the town l i brary , l oaned to us for the occasi on.
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I t was amply bi g en ough. W e reJroved the fi rst several rows o f cha1rs and
l a i d out carpe t s amp l es (medi tat1on cush10ns) in hopes that our guests cou l d fee l
comfortable on the f l oor wi th us. Two tab l es i n the back were neatly f111ed w1 th
cooki es, c i de r , cups, and many p racar p amp h l ets , books , a s i gn-up sheet, etc.· We
set a p orta b l e b l ackboard on the sma l l , low stage at the front of the ro om, and
on ei ther s i de were f l owers from the retre at mandap.
N atural ly enough , we began by do i ng s adhana together a t the front of the
room for severa l mi n u tes. T h i s was fo l l owed by a b ri ef " hel l o" and "wel come" ,
and then we i nv1ted the townspeop l e to please come cl oser, to s1t on the f l oor
1f they wi shed, and. join us 1n bhaj ans. T h i s was pretty s uccessf u l. I thi n k we
sang four songs a l t ogether, a n umber o f v i s i tors mak i n g themselves ri ght at home
on the fl oor, and whatever s l i gh t bi t o f " i ce" there may have been was q u i c k l y
thawed.
We di dn't know i f an acarya wou l d be able to j oi n us or n ot, so we were h a l f
fol l owi n g a schedu l e and hal f fak i n g it. One b rother next gave an introductory
t a l k on exactly what Ananda tlarga i s , i n cl udi n g a detai l ed exp l a n ati on of the
P rati k a. By th i s ti me, there were 30 townspeop l e and another 1 0 or 1 5 Margi i s
s i tting in the audi ence. Duri n g thi s ta l k, Dadaji Gagana entered and sat i n the
bac k , unnoti ced by al l.
Fol lowi n g thi s tal k, our dear orange and whi te b rother was i ntroduced and
embarked on what we a l l agreed was a fi ne, dyn ami ca l ly 1ntegrated p i ece of
p racar (very h umorous also). · When asked afterwards where s uch 1nspi rati on
came from, Dadaji c ou l d only s ay, . " That ' s what happens when you do three hours
of k i i rtan for Ba ' ba ' . " H i s t a l k l ed perfectly i n to k1i rtan and medi tati on,
wh i ch everyone seemed to enj oy.
The program ended with 1nfonn a l conversati on and refreshmen ts. When al l h ad
l e ft , there were 25 n ames s i gn e d on the l i st for those i n terested in an i n troduc­
t ory c l ass. ,
Jai 8 a ' b a ' !:
( See you i n Fayettev i l le. )
Dadaji Yati ishvarananda , having re cently re tu rned from abroad, brought
ma ny new ly revised programs to our sector, Comme r ce was one of these, stres­
sing the ce ntra l i zati on of money and res ources i n orde r to s upport Baba ' s
p rograms he re, The word caine down that there was t o be 'no more begging '
for Ananda Marga, I t was exp l a i ned that E RAWS was to be s upported by the
pub l i c whi ch i t be ne fi tted, but all other programs wou l d be supp orted by
the 'Commerce Dept,
The means of s upport for these p rog rams wi l l be i n two a re as : Gol de n
Lotus and i mport/export, A ma nageme n t corporati on for al l Ananda Ma rga b us i ­
nesses i s be i ng es t ab l ishe d as ' B l iss Enterprises Internat i o nal ' , I t \�as
dis cussed how semi nar pa rti c i p ants coul d be come i n vol ved wi th both of these
areas,
On the thi rd day Dadaji came and exp l a i ne d the bas i c pri nc i p les of Baba's
comme rce phi l osophy, At the e nd of the semi nar, du ties were assigned wi th
the e ventual goal th a t everyone attend i ng wou l d become a comme rce trai ne r for
his or he r reg i onal retreats and UKK 's,
Fol l owi ng is the story of how we l l G ol de n Lotus fa red at UKK,
Golden lotusIn add i t i on to sel l i ng se ve ra l h undred bottles of shampoo to
i n di v i du a l s at ret ai l pri ce and approx i ma te l y 150 c ases ( c l ose to 4,000
bottles ) at dis tri b utor cos t, many new faces dropped by the G. L. room
to announce that Ba ' ba ' ( often i n the form of one we l l - kn own and much
l o ve d sectori a l secretary) had i nspi red them to work for Gol den Lotus,
Sa les ene rgy is now bei ng p ut i nto ma ny of the major ci ties wh i ch had
been l acking prope r dis tri b uti on.
Maximum utili zati on of a l l Ananda Ma rga e ven ts ( reg i onal UKK ' s,
pub l i c semin ars, a ' cary a tal ks, RAWA presen tati ons, RU C l ub meeti ngs,
etc, ) for re tai l sa les of Gol den Lotus shou l d n ow be automati c, I f a few
bottles are kept wi th the p racar pamph lets and " Sadvi pras," they wi 1 1
ne ve r be forg otten, A l l sa les o f thi s type gene rate retai l profi t for
the uni t a nd ma nu facture r ' s profi t for Sectori a l Offi ce.
Also, ve ry we l l rece i ve d at UKK was the i de a of se l l i ng sha res
i n Gol den Lotus to accumul ate capi ta l for expans i on i n to new p roducts,
Ma ny i nsp i re d de votees came forward wi th p romises to buy shares and en­
courage friends and re l a ti ves to do l i kewise, A p rospectus wi l l be pre­
pared as soon as possi ble and mai l ed to anyone reques ting i t from ,Gol den
Lotus .
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Cooperatives
The UKK was an e xc i ti ng event, not only for the Di vine Inspi rati on we
recei ved, but also beca use so much Ma rgi i e ne rgy was be i ng di rected towards
His mi ss i on . Certai n ly this was t rue of the 20 to 24 persons attendi ng the
semi nar on cooperati ves and col lecti ves .
Afte r i ntroducti ons , we discussed aspects o f coope rati ves , the d i ffe rence
betwee n a coope rati ve ( cons ume r oriented ) and a col lecti ve ( product i on oriented , )
how a coop can be set up , and how i t can g row from a weekl y buyi ng c l ub i n to a
s tore front ope rati on affi l i ated wi th si mi l ar coops . A book was recommended:
Food co0 s by Ronco. We also discussed the advan tages of doi ng a coop from a
spi ri tua base , and how i t can he l p est abl ish i n te rpersonal commun i ty act i o n .
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A discussi on of Ananda Ma rga coope rati ve theory and e xpe rie nces o f vari ous
coop worke rs took up the second and part o f the thi rd day. The detai ls wou l d be
di ffi cul t to convey , but a se nse of di recti on , urgency , and a search for p rag­
mati c means of imp lementi ng theory were the outcome .
We encourage coops to commun i c ate wi th e ach other by mai l i ng news le tte rs
or droppi ng a l i ne to Sectori a l ERAWS i n Den ve r . We also encou rage questi ons
and p roblems be i ng re fe rred to that offi ce for researchi ng and adv i ce . A re­
port form was presented to the semi n a r . We hope to estab l ish a two-w ay path
of communi cations be tween E RAWS and coops .
Baba has di recte d that two coops be establ ished i n each reg i on by Novembe r,
so eve ryone 's he l p is neede d . Semi nar parti ci pants are return i ng home to le arn
more about coops and to try to establ ish coops where needed. Others wi l l be
se rvi ng on the Soc i al Securi ty Board, worki ng to i mplement our di recti ves .
(411ie kt tha.t the fortune of a.v�lJj individual, nof on�t{ of th15
earth, but of f/U? entire C0511L05) has been wreathed 10Sether
W{lt have to be admitf£d one daJj bg human�tH:')
-Dafia
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Master Unit
Ananda Ma rga Master Un i t P rogram w i l l e s tab l i sh sp i ri tual c omm un i ties
based in soc1al service. B a 'ba ' ,has asked that we acq ui re 100 ac res of l and
by November on which to estab l i s h a model master un i t for the sector. In
add iti on to farm, dai ry, and in dus try for b as i c s upport, Ba'ba ' has gi ven
nine i terns for m aster un i t :
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
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F ree hoste l ( for students attend i ng An anda Marga school or
master uni t who can ' t afford to p ay dormi tory fees. )
Child ren's h ome
Reti ring home
Invalid home
Medical d i spens ary
N ursin g h ome (c l inic')
New L i fe Asyl um ( te rminal di seases )
',Ananda Ma rga Academy of Li ght (b l ind)
School
Il
Dadaji Y ati ishvarananda exp l ained that a l l of the Ananda Ma rga l ands in
Ind i a have been don ate d. We should l ook for donat i ons in t h i s sector; however,
i f necess ary, we must ob tain money to b uy ' l and by N ovember. The fol l owin g
acti ons are .b eing initi ated:
--News l etter
---Brochure : for p resen tati on when sol ici ting donati ons
- -P l edge System
.
--U.T.C. ( Uti l i zati on T raining Cen ter) : Weeken d gatherin g in
Washington, D.C. in l a te Sep tembe r for interested Ma rgi i s
to train ourselves to bring about the rap i d estab l ishmen t
of a fOO de 1 m aste r un i t.
-- Investi gati on in to use of med i a, benefi ts, di rect ma i l, and personal
contac t for financ i al s upp ort.
--One person in each regi on seeking p l edges of monthly financ i a l sup­
, port and 1and don ati ons.
--Ma rgi is in the fol l owing areas, in addi tion to l ooking for land
and p l edges, w i l l invest i ga te government and p rivate fin an­
cial s upport for spec i fi c projects ( i .e. c l inic, chi l dren ' s
h ome, e tc.) : Washin gton, D.C., Carb ondale, Reno, and Vermont.
Imp ortant Add resses
Co-ord in ator:
Davi dj i Go 1 ding,
80218
F inances :
Bhol anathaj i, 1354 Mon tague St., N.W., Washin gton, D. C. 20011
News l ette r :
( p l ease send $5)
U.T C. :
Shanti P remaj i,
20011
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Golden L otus, 847 E. Col fax i Denver, CO
An ura gaj i,
854 Pearl S t., Denv e r, CO
80203
1354 Montague St. , N.W., Washin gton, D.C.,
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Bab N ami ngs at U KK, perfo rmed
by caryas Gaganaj i and Y ati i sh­
varanandaj i .
" Tri murti ", s on of Sudhi i ra
Chandana of Spokan e .
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Krsna" , daug hter of P rana Devi
and Samkal pana nda, from Frank­
l i n, Tx.
"P rema Di i pa", daughter of Bob
Marl ene, from Mos cow, I daho.
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Marri ages a t UKK, performed by ·acaryas
L a l j i and Y a ti i s hva ranandaj i .
Shi va an d Parva ti, from New Y ork,
now a t S LTC .
Ma uri ce Rhoden and P au l e tte Wong, from
Jamai ca.
Orlando and Jean n i e Cook, from Memphis,
Tennessee.
Satyen dra and Krsn a D as i , from Lin coln,
Nebras k a .
Society Building
There are two
( 1 ) c reate maximum
produci ng a strong
Who l e-Timers, i . e .
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mai n g oals of the S oci ety Building program as g i ven by Ba ' ba ' ;
revol uti on a ry marri ages as per Ananda Marga system, thereby
spi ri tual ly-based fami ly soci ety ; and (2) c reate maximum
acaryas, for maxi mum p racar and ful l- t i me miss i onary workers .
The semi n ar dea l t most l y wi th the fi rst aspect, spi ri tual fami l y l i fe . A
wi de vari ety of top i cs we re cove red, i ncl udi ng spi ri tua l marri age; chi l d rai s i ng;
how s i ng l e Marg i i s should relate to chi l dren ; ki ds, parents, and retreat schedules ;
k i ds and sadhana; and so on.
A n umber of genera l l y agreed upon concl us i ons were reached. Al l Ma rg i is,
especi a lly our si ngle s i s te rs and brothers need to re l ate more wi th chi l dren, and
i n a mos t pos i tive and sen tient manner. Parents need better understand i ng of ki ds
and retreats, how to introduce spi ri tual p racti ces to thei r chi l d ren, etc . Also.
a need was fe l t for counse l i ng for engaged Ma rg i i s , i nformati on about pregnancy
and chi l d-bi rth and chnd disci pli nEl. and many othe r top i cs too numerous to l i st.
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ERAWS
Education
Relitif
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Welfare
Relief
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AMURT
The A/·1 URT sem i nar �Ias rea l ly ' u ti l izati o n, ' We moved fr om a co l l ecti on of
t1argi is i n teres ted i n re l i ef, to re g i ona l te ams a nd boar ds wi th al l of our wor k
l a i d out . I t was very exci ti ng to fee l that we had fi nal l y begun to move towar ds
our goal; temporary re l i ef for our s uffer i ng br others and s i s ters,
The semi nar be gan wi th a BANG� A bus fi l led wi th Margi is e xpl oded , and we
had to save them� We sp l i t i nto three groups a nd eac h group staged a moc k d isas­
ter , whi le the other two groups saved them. We l earned how l i ttle we know , and
how much we need to lear n . T he sec ond day we s aw sl i des of success ful AMURT
projec ts , and discusse d wi th the p art i c i pa nts how they were done. I nc l uded were :
tornado re l ie f , re l ief s tati ons at �Iar di Gras fes ti val , teachi ng a first a i d c l ass ,
and estab l is hi ng a reg i onal AMURT team. This was fol l owed by a short ta l k by
Madhava (sector i a l AMURT secretary) on the pyr ami dical or der of AMURT. The thi r d
day br ought acti on, F i r s t we d i scussed the reg; ona 1 pri or i ti es; regi ona 1 secre­
tary , regi ona l board/te am, re l i e f project , fundraisi ng, and regi onal news letter,
Next we s p l i t up i n to reg i ons to for m reg i onal boards and teams and acce pt d uties .
The e ner gy for AI1URT ( li ke s o many other Ananda t1arga projects ) c a n be l i kened
to a ti ny baby . A baby is born he l p less , a nd through the gui dance of i ts parents
i t bec omes se l f-s ufficie nt, Every Maryi i i n every uni t is a pare nt for AMURT .
On l y thr ough our wor k can AMURT bec ome a re a l i ty . Every Margi i shou l d know some
firs t- a i d. Do you?
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Group Homes
The g roup home semi nar a t the recent UKK was certai n ly a beauti ful e xamp le of
an a re a of Ananda Marga whi c h is g rowi ng si xteen ti mes s tronge r . T opi cs covered
i n the seminar i tse l f we re staff tra i n i ng and re crui ti ng , prog rams i n the homes,
and organi z ati on a l aspects s uch as i ncre ased communi cati on be tween proje cts .
I mpl ementati on of the i de as generated in the above dis cussi ons was qui te
dramati c.
Ba ' ba ' has asked th a t now two homes be estab l i shed i n each reg i on, and whi le
that seemed diffi c u l t at the st art of the re treat, towards the end i t was fast
becomi ng a re al i ty .
Two homes are bei ng p l anned i n Charleston, S. C., and two more i n Northe rn
Vi rg i n i a . T hese a re al l happe n i ng i n the very i mmedi ate future . Some of the
beauti ful fami l ies B a ' ba ' i nspi re d to do His house -parent i ng work are Ni rvana
and P ra nava from Georg i a, Kamakshi and Manora i nj ana from Oregon , a nd P ranadevi
a nd Samka l p ananda from Texas. Mai nj ani i from �' i chigan is also IID ving t o Charles­
ton to he l p Vishva Mi tra on the homes the re .
For once, the l ist of persons wanti ng to work is l ong en ough not to be ab le
to reproduce in i ts enti rety.
Homes a re also i n thp. beg i nning stages i n New York, Connecti cut , a nd perhaps
a boys ' home to comp lement the fi rst g i rls ' home ( Vis tara House ) i n W i ch i ta .
T h ree othe r couples e xp ressed a n i n te rest i n e i ther becomi ng houseparents or
i n establ i s h i ng the i r own projects wi t h i n the ne xt twe l ve IIDnths .
In the area of commun i cati ons a g roup home news lette r was es tab l ished whi ch
hopeful l y wi l l re ach a l arge r than Ma rg i i audience, and wi l l be a great he l p i n
kee p i ng us i n the s ame f l ow o f Ba' ba ' s i deas.
Las tly is the beg i nni ng of a tra i n i ng p rog ram for group home personne l .
T h i s wi l l hope fu l l y cons i s t of an i n tense two-week phi l osophy segment i n P h i l a­
de l p h i a and another two weeks i n p rac tical aspects , ei the r i n Den ve r or from a
trave l i ng traine r.
work.
As you can see, His Family is becoming more and more i nsp i red to do His
t�e. 'p'tr�o1UJ who can ckdicate their all fa the tho ught
of fh£ Great and fhe �{ratwn of th£ Suyreme
an verilg the gtea.1e�t 'lr£roeb. .such heroeb in/
deed.
ate
{hi viriuoUb and theg alone
are
capa.ble of ta!{in� hU1r/fln,�{�forJj {rom
darkneo-o 'to l�ht.
- Baba
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Group Homes
The group home semi nar at the recent UKK was certai nly a be auti fu l examp le of
an a rea of Ananda Marga whi c h is g rowi ng s i x teen times s tronge r. Topi cs covered
i n the semi nar i tse l f we re s t aff tra i n i ng and recru i ti ng , prog rams i n the homes,
and org an i z ati on a l aspe cts such as i ncreased communi cati on be tween proje cts .
I mp 1ementati o'n of the i de as gene ra te d i n the above discussi ons vias qui te
dramati c .
Ba ' ba ' has asked that now two homes be es t abl ished i n each reg i on , and whi l e
that seemed diffi cul t at the start of the re treat, towa rds the e n d i t \�as fast
becomi ng a re al i ty.
Two homes are be i ng p l anned in Charleston , S . C . , and two more i n Northe rn
Vi rg i n i a . T hese are a l l happen i ng i n the very i mmedi a te fu ture . Some of the
beauti fu l fami l ies Ba ' ba ' i nspi re d to d o His house-parent i ng work are Ni rva na
and Pran ava from Ge org i a . Kamakshi and Manora inj an a from Oreg on , and P ranadevi
and S amka 1 p ananda f rom Texas. Mai nj ani i from �li ch igan is also rroving to Cha rles­
ton to he 1 p Vi shva Mi t ra on the homes tilere.
For once , the l ist of pe rsons wan t i ng to work is l ong enough not to be ab le
to rep roduce i n i ts enti re ty.
Homes are also i n thp. beg i n n i ng st ages i n New York , Connecti cut, and perhaps
a boys ' home to comp lement the fi rs t g i rls ' home (Vis tara House ) i n Wi chi ta.
Th ree othe r coup les exp ressed an i n te rest in ei ther becomi ng houseparents or
i n est abl ishing thei r own p rojects wi th i n the next twe l ve rronths .
I n the area of commu n i cati ons a g roup home news le tte r was establ ished whi ch
hopefu l l y wi l l re ach a l arge r than Ma rg i i audience , and wi l l be a g reat he l p i n
kee p i ng us i n the s ame f l ow o f Ba ' ba ' s i deas.
Las tly is the beg i nn i ng of a tra i n i ng p rog ram for g rou p home pe rsonne l .
This wi l l hopefu l ly cons i s t of an i n tense two-wee k phi l osophy segment i n Phi l a­
de l ph i a and anothe r two weeks i n p racti cal aspects , ei the r i n Den ve r or from a
trave l i ng t raine r.
work.
As you can see , His Fami l y is becoming more and more i nsp i re d to do His
(� pe.r5011.5 who can ckdicate their all to the tho ught
of the Great and the �{mUon of the 5u,preme
ate. 1Jeri!g the gteafe5t 1r£roeo. 5uch herOeb in/
deed
ate
the virluolUJ and theg awne
are
capable of takinr) human,�{�forJj {rom
darkneo? Yo l�ht.
- Baba
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" N o ll tlt O n g hum a n ll o c-i. e t y can e v elt ll e e the .U.g ht 0 6
da y , -i. 6 man -i.ll all o w e d t o dlt-i. 6 t awa y 6 lt o m man a ll a
Itell ult 0 6 ll el 6 - -i. n v e n t e d , -i.mag-i. n a lt y , l-i.ne 0 6 d-i.llt-i. n c ­
t-i.o n , dltawn -i.n - b et w e e n ' l-i.teltat e ' a n d ' -i.ll-i.teltat e ! . "
Literacy Action
- - S hlt-i.-i. S hlt-i.-i. A n a n da m ultt-i.j-i.
Human S o c-i.ety, I
Pag e 60
UKK 1 975 s aw the seeds of l i te racy acti on take root and beg i n to grow .
Ba ' ba ' has asked for ad u l t day and night s chools to te ach basi c s ki l l s to people
l acki ng them. T he re was no offi ci al thrus t i n this a rea before UKK, but some ­
how many came to Arkansas wi th the seeds of projects germi nati ng i n the i r mi nds .
The three-day semi nar cove re d ma ny aspe cts of l i te racy . We covered what
Ba ' ba ' says about l i te racy and educati on, teachi ng c hi l dre n , teachi ng adul ts .
We tal ked about the free l i te racy tra i ni ng avai l a b l e i n this country a nd others
to al l who des i re to re ach the i l l i te rate . At least one Marg i i of e ach reg i on
atte nded, many wi th projects a l ready i n mi nd, 85% of whom wi l l take the ava i l able
l i te racy trai n i ng .
We were blessed wi th
two speakers. One from
the Nati ona l Affi l i ati on
for Li te racy Advanceme nt
gave us a most complete
rundown on l i te racy trai n ­
i ng . The other speaker
i ntroduced us to a dynami c
approach to te aching chi l ­
dren not only re adi ng but
any of the bas i c ski l ls ,.
kn own as the " Lea rning
Bri dge . " Hi s app roach was
s o fantasti c ( a startl i ng
merge r of phys i ca l , me ntal ,
and spi ri tua l aspects ) that we asked h i m back to speak to the educat i on pe ople i n
Ananda Marg a .
Afte r bei ng exposed to new i deas and p oss i bi l i ties, we me t for the l as t
sess i on to discuss the hows a nd whys of se tti ng up a project. It al l e nded up
wi th many commi tted to re ce i v i ng l i teracy tra i n i ng , s ome se ri ous ly starting
projects, a he adquarte rs i n Washi ngton , D . C . from wh i ch we wi l l iss ue a news ­
le tte r conce rni ng l i te racy work i n the uni ts, and one Margi i rece i vi ng tra i ni ng
vi a a g rant to become a maste r trai ne r ( i . e . a te acher of teachers ) i n orde r
tha t Ananda Marga may i mpl ement a t rai n i ng program nati onwi de and u l ti mate l y
i nte rnati ona l ly t o a l l i n te rested Ma rg i is .
Another f l owe r i n the garl and of se rvi ce has been adde d ; to mee t the needs
of those who s i lently s uffe r i n mental s t agnati o n . May many partake of the
s ce n t of this fl ower.
Anyone i n te rested in l i te racy trai n i ng or st arti ng projects, wri te I i s hvara ,
c/o Ananda �larga 1 354 Montague St. , N . W . , Washi ngton, D . C . 200 1 1 .
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R U - Renaissance
Universal
Fi fty people attended the Rl1- semi n ar and. took duties rangi n g from research
and work on the j ou rn a l s to starti n g c l othing di s tri buti on projects and RU c l ubs.
Mani took respons i bi l i ty to do one-shot programs in thei r un i ts thi s summer. We
got two ful l -time offi ce workers/researchers to come to Carbonda l e . Regi onal
Coord i n a tors were appoi n ted for each regi on; regi on al RU peop l e got to kn ow each
other and got s tarted pl ann i n g where to l ocate RU c l ubs .
gave s ome i deas on organi zi n g cl oth i n g di stri buti on prog rams .
RAWA
The UKK was a week of tremendous growth for RAWA. I n the p ast RAWA has
seemed to be a l most a non-enti ty i n th i s sec tor . One 9i rect resul t of the RAWA
semi n ar duri ng the UKK i s that there i s actual l y a RAWA members hi p n ow.
P arti c i pants i n that semi n ar were asked to fi l l out arti st� ' regi ster sheets
to be fi l e d at RAWA sectori a l headq uarters . These sheets contain i n formati on on
members ' i n teres ts , talen ts , and goal s .
P a rti ci pan ts were a l s o asked to pay a $5 . 00 membe rsh i p fee whi ch i n c l uded a
s u bs c ri pti on to Dyn ami c E xp res s i on i s t , the RAWA news l etter.
Members were as ked to take on one of the fol l owi ng RAWA duti.es : sectori a l
worker , regi ona 1 co-ordi nator, un i t secretary , project worker, project researcher ,
practi c i n g arti s t , or fi n anci al s upporter.
Th ursday afternoon RAWA presen ted s l i des showing works of art and pi ctures
of RAWA projects accompanied by mus i c .
RAWA presented a concert Thurs day n i ght wi th Madhuvi dya , N i rma l a , Agn i Deva ,
an d P rophecy. The audi ence was ve ry vi brated by the end of the concert. There
was a cassette tape made of the conce rt , and i t wi l l be ava i l ab l e through Sectori a l
pub l i ca ti ons.
A l ong wi th i ts new members h i p , RAWA got a new co-ordi nator. Dha rman anda i s
gi vi n g the post up to work on h i s fi l ms an d Ras a Deva , a brother from the Roanoke ,
Vi rgi ni a , un i t wi l l take h i s pl ace .
As RAWA keeps growi n g , the revol uti on keeps fl owi ng.
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I do not understand what has happened to the i n te l l ec t of
man , where the val our of man, has gon e . The man who has conquered
space and matter, but has n ot learned to behave h uman l y . Sti l l
he a l l ows the age- o l d methods of torture for chec k i n g the growth
of ' new ' thoughts and ' new ' i deol ogy. It i s rea l ly very pai n ful
for me . The c hange t o the ' new' i s the natural course of thi s
created worl d . The ' new' i s l i fe . Had there been n o change , no
' newnes s ' , there wou l d have been no progres s , no l i fe. the change
of ' new ' comes as a ray of hope i ri the darkes t days of human h i s ­
tory. Ma n shou l d wel come the ' new ' because we l comi n g the ' new' i s
the real progress and ' n ew ' or change i s i n evi tab l e i n thi s crea­
tion . One can ' t stop i t .
A Dadaj i i n Indi a
I am doi n g pracar i n di fferent h i gh school s . H un dreds of
s tudents are comi n g under the banner of A. M. I am a l s o getting
a sati s factory res ul t from open meetings. N ow peopl e are under­
standing. Here peopl e are very much i n terested to open A. M.
schoo l s .
Baba h as been s ufferi n g from h eadache. A gol den t i me i s
comi n g when the en ti re cosmos wi l l b e vi brated wi th Ba ' ba '
N a ' m Keva1 am.
Remember in your mi nd. Al l thi n gs are trans i tory. After
your death nobody wi 1 1 go wi th you but Dharma wi l ]. remain wi th
you foreve r.
A Dadaj i in I n d i a
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I hope thi s letter finds you wi th your mi nd and heart i n
H i s lap , l a ughi n g and dancing i n thi s wonderf u l , wonderful ,
magical p l ay.
Now 1 am back at "work" ( ? ) ( p l ay ) i n Taiwan . B a ' b a ' has
gi ven me so many experi ences , a de l i ci ous dip i n H i s ocean of
devotees . Thi s worl d is real ly H i s ma l a , H i s garland of beau­
ti ful human fl owers , each of di fferent vari ety , color and s cen t ,
b u t each i n i ts own way so sweet and charmi ng. I n every sector
i v i s i ted i fe l l in l ove. E s peci a l ly the Phi l i ppi nes - the i r
devoti on i s i n toxi cati n g . . The who l e country i s j ust one bi g
ki i rtan. And n ow Hong Kong Sector again
The Chinese on the ma i n l an d ca l l the i s land of Taiwan
"magi cal i s l an d , " and Dada V i n ayakj i and i a re convinced i t i s
i nhabi ted purely by el ves and fa i ri es . The Margi i s here ( few
but growi n g ) are wai ti ng for Dada and me to fly around i n the
air l i ke the monks an d nuns in China used to do. They l ove
B a ' b a ' s tori e s .
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P l ease gi ve my deep and l ovi n g namaskar t o al l H i s b l es sed
chi l dren
May He bless you al l with H i s i n fi n i te speed , an d
Hi s i nfi ni te LOVE .
much l ove to you al l ,
Brci . Ma ' dhu ri i Ac.
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Al l V i c tory to the Supreme Guru!
Ja i Jai Jai Jai BABA
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KARMA
RASA
B e s u re to s ubscri be to the dynami c expres s i on i s t as the current J u l y/August
is s ue i ncl udes a i ook at UKK and the Arts , a thorough a rt i c l e e xp l a i n i ng the
new organi zati onal changes of RAi-IA , i ncl udi ng RAWA membershi ps , ii$, we l l as
other i nformati ve arti c i es , a spi ri tual fai ry-tal e by Sudhi i ra , a nd l e tters
from around the pl ane t , A very necessary arti c l e on general news l e tter l ay­
out and des i gn , practi cal hi nts for i mproveme n t , wi l l be featured i n the
September/October i ssue , so order yours today , RAWA - Atl anta ,
Prophecy needs a pe rcus s i on i s t ( conga s , bongos , t ab l as , and other hand 'per­
cussion i ns trumen ts ) and an acousti c gui tari s t , Mus t be fi rmly ded i ca ted to
Sa ' ba ' s mi ssi on and 16 poi nts , Contact ( 2 1 3) 731- 1372 wi thout de l ay :
Edi t or ' s Note : Thi s J u l y i s s ue o f The Cri mson Oawn i s l ate because of the
ten days i n vol ved wi th attend i ng the recent ORR, ond because here at Se c­
tori al Offi ce where CD i s p ri nted , the p ress has been qui te busy wi th
materi a l s necessary tOr Ananda Marga Defense , i n l i gh t of recent deve l op­
ments i n Indi a , I t i s our i ntenti on to return to a normal schedu l e wi th
the next ( Augus t ) i ss ue ,
********A l so , . CD i s l ooki n g for a new edi tor, App ly t o Shupati , Sectori al
Offi ce , i f you are i nte rested , h ard-work i n g , fol l owi ng 16 points , etc,
P l ease i nc l ude your past. expe ri ence in l ay-out , edi t i n g , typ i n g , etc ,
Dada Bha radwaja i n Engl and req uests any Ma rgi i s trave l l i n g the re p l ea se
brin g some copies of Saba ' s Grace and The Great Uni verse ( even i f i t ' s
only two or three copies ) , Also any othe r p ublications you mi ght have
room for ,
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Ananda Marga
IIN EUROPE
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THE MIDDLE EAST
by Ac. Karunananda Avt.
De ar b rothers and s i s te rs o f the worl d , Namas kar:
I send you much l ove on behal f of al l European Margi is and Wholeti me
workers , I t 's a pleasure to let you know of the speed of His Miss i on i,n
E u rope , but before I te l l some thi ng, l e t me go back to the events before
the arri val of Ananda Marga on the European c onti nent.
I was a l i ttle b i t nervous when I recei ve d my posti ng order for
E urope , as many people had to l d me stories about the West, and bes i des
that , what wou l d i t be l i ke to be so far away from H i m i n a new fie l d
wi th new and unknown l a nguages? S o I was thi n k i ng, " We l l , sure ly Ba ' b a'
wi 1 1 g i ve me some spec i a l Grace and , Bl ess i ngs when I see H i m ," but duri ng
my l as t vis i t wi th B a ' b a ' nothi ng unus u a l happene d . Howeve r , Ba 'b a '
c l early u nderstood the res tless ness o f my mi nd , for He s ai d , " �ly boy ,
you ' l l fi nd me e ve rywhe re . I have al ready c reated a house . I have bui l t
the veranda and a l l the rooms . E ve ryth i ng i s ready . Now I have only to
bri ng the people i nto this house . This I wi l l do th rough the 16 Poi nts ,
and ve ry soon the enti re atmosphe re wi l l be fi l led wi th spi ri tua l vi bra­
ti ons . On the fa r hori zon I c an see the redness of Sadvi pras . " His
voice was deep , fi l l i ng the night, and I took great 'i nspi rati on from
what He s ai d . E ven though th� 16 Poi n ts we re brand new at that ti lTlO! I
cou l d ve ry we l l unde rstand His meani ng ,
Sec tori a l Sec retary Ka runananda Avt . with Marg i i s
at the SLTC i n T i mmern , Wes t Ge rmany on the occ as i on
of Ananda Purni ma,
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I l e ft H i m the n , thi nk­
i ng to see H i m once again be­
fore leavi ng for New De l h i ,
but unfortunate ly a few days
l ater He was a rreste d. I was
ta l k i ng wi th vari ous other
Whol eti mers at the Central
Office and Ac arya Di vyananda
sai d , " B a 'ba ' gave a b l ank
c hec k to you pe ople . " It was
a devoti onal fee l ing , that H i s
Grace is s o muc h . On D i vy­
anandaj i 's s uggesti on , I gave
a te l egram to Ba 'b a ' i n the
j ai l before my final departure
from De l h i to Europe . I t sai d ,
" Leavi ng for Be rl i n , Wai ti ng
for Di vine Blessi ngs'. " The
rep l y c ame back th rough the
Gene ral Sec retary who had been
vi s i ti ng Ba ' ba ', G. S . rep l i e d ,
" B a 'ba ' says , 'SE RVE THE HU­
t-1AN ITY AS A MAN OF P RINCI PLE. "'
With these words and fai th in
Hi m , I surrende red a l l and en­
tered the p l a ne. Around mi d­
night on 27th J une 1972,
I l e ft I n di a .
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Unti l the actual moment of my departure h undreds of q ues t i ons whi rled i n
my mind : What wi l l I do? How wi l l I carry out H i s p l ans? I have on l y one
address in Berl i n . I f h e does not respond , where wi l l I go? E veryone had
to l d me how hard thi s fi e l d wou l d be. But when the p l ane began to move and
was at l as t ai r-borne, my mi n d was calm and fi l led with a great h ope of
s uccess .
On the 28th J une 197 2 , I a rri ved at Tegel Ai rport , Wes t Berl i n . I can ' t
begin t o express the fee l i n g of s trangeness I fe l t steppi ng o ut i n to the c i ty .
You wou l d have to experi ence i t yours e l f . E veryth i n g was strange. N oth i n g
except Ba ' ba ' was moving i n my mind. I n s i de me a vo i ce was repeati n g , " On ly
Y ou , Yo u , You! Thy wi l l be done , Lord , Thy wi l l be done . " I t took a l i t t l e
t i me to adj ust t o the new ci rcums tan ces and s urroun d i n gs a n d get an i dea how
to beg i n the work. F i n a l l y our mai n acti vi t i es began in l ate August-Sep­
tember of 1972 an d s i nce that ti me Ananda Marga has entered i n to E urope l i ke
a wi l d- f i re. Si nce then I have t rave l l ed a l l over the conti nent several ti mes
and today i t l ooks as i f we are a very bi g fami ly wi th thousands o f Margi i s ,
an d we seem al ways sh ort of t i me to cope with the mi ra cu l ous speed of H i s
Mi s s i on ' s growth .
Ba ' b a ' had to l d me i n P atna to travel the who l e of E u rope at once and
make a rrangements for a Regi onal Secretary whom He wou l d send ri ght away . I�ot ·
to speak of another Who l etimer, I had no p l ace for mys e l f to stay! But i n
. retrospec t , i t l ooks as i f Ba ' ba ' had t.aken care o f everytp i n g before I even set
foot on E u ropean soi l . I went North to Fin l and, South to I taly , and West to
En g l and. Al ong the way were so many experi ences and re a l i zat i ons , but of these
I can speak at another t i me . Today I only want to recoun t our acti vi ties . But
in s hort I can ·say th i s much , that a l l created beings bel ong to Him. In deep
s urren de r we fel t that only He i s u s i n g us , and as the bondages of ego l oosen
we feel unbel i evab l e Grace and Mercy .
S o j us t to gi ve a n i dea , I wi l l recount our work i n each coun try .
Stockholm Region
Ananda Marga i s the most a l i ve .group in Fi n l and , and we
FIN LAND :
have the ful l cooperati on of the Governmen t. Wi th i t s help a permanen t
j agrti was estab l i s hed i n H e l s i n k i , the capi ta l . The whole country has
been covered by pracar. In Hel s i n k i ·attendance a t Dharmacakra n umbers
a round thi rty. There we run a class i n a nearby pri son , phi l osophy
cl asses , regul ar F l e a Market to support un i t acti vi ties , and the news­
l e tters " Auri n ko" i s made here. A spi ri tual l i b ra ry i s open n ow and
our own printi n g sect i on i s estab l i s hed. The on l y vegetari an restaurant
i n the ci ty i s bei n g run by the Margi i s and at least 150 peop l e come
there eve ry day. Regu l a r retreats are vi b ra ti n g the F i n n i s h peop l e and
the devoti onal flow i s very s trong.
DEN MARK :
Severa l attempts have been made to start un i ts i n the main
cities a nd the Regi on al Secretary made many i n i ti a ti ons . In thi s way
the capi tal ci ty of Copenhagen and s ome of the i s l ands are covered but
organi zational s tructure i s sti l l l acki n g . An LFT i s n ow i n tra i n i n g
who wi l l b e s en t there to reacti vate thi n gs i n Copenhagen . DOC program
y i e l ded some res u l ts and contacts wi th the Fo l k Hi gh School are bei n g
fol l owed up.
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NORWAY :
N orway i s one of the best countri e s . There are ei ght acti ve
units hol d i n g regu l a r dharmacakra s , a ttended by about 15-20 peop l e in mos t
units. The fi rs t pri son program i n a l l of N orway was begun by our Margi i s .
N o other group was even al l owed to go i n s i de the j ai l s ! P resently two pri­
s on programs a re runn i n g through spec i a l permi s s i on of the Governmen t , and
the p ri soners have sa i d Ananda Marga i s thei r on ly hope . A group of mus i c i ans
and a rt i sts from RAWA ( Renai s san ce Arti s ts and Wri ters ' Ass oci ati on) comb ined
thei r ta l en ts and made an exh i bi ti on whi ch i s n ow touri ng i n a l l of Scan ­
dan avi a , attra cti n g m�ch attention. Marg i i s are doi n g much pracar , an d
s treet ki i rtan i s regul arly made i n downtown Os l o , whi ch i s bri n gi n g many
new peop l e . The names of the acti ve un i ts a re : Os l o , li l l estrom , Jesshei m ,
Trondhei m , E l verum , Bergen , an d F redri kstad.
E xten s i ve pracar has been done an d un i ts a re estab l i s hed in
SWE DEN :
the maj o r ci ti es. One lFT i s a cti ve in Stockho l m and our rel ati ons h i p
wi th the l ocal government i s exce l l ent. I n fact we are hop i n g for an
uncondi ti on a l government grant for a l l our acti v i ti es . Soci a l funct i ons ,
RAWA seS S i ons , and phi l osophy c l asses bring tne Margi i s together. A
pri s on program and work wi th chi l d-care and troubl ed chi l dren i s goi n g
on . Recen tly the who l e di ocese came together on a great effort to uring
Ac. Dhri ti bodhananda Avt. there from South E as t As i a and obta i n pol i t i cal
asyl um for h i m. He is here now doi n g much work and gi v i n g l o ts of i n s i r­
ati on. The most acti ve un i ts are : Stockholm, Upps a l a , Umea , and Goteborg.
I CE LAN D :
The arrangemen ts have been made to begin pracar in thi s
di ocese. An lFT wi l l be s en t there wi th i n two months to p repare
the fi el d.
We are acti ve'ly try i n g to estab l i s h an MG ( Marga Guru) q ua rter i n any
Scandan avi an coun try , especi a l l y S�leden or Norway and we a re wo rking
for a s p i ri tua l commun i ty and farm on the Ge rma n-Dan i sh borde r where
the l ands are f l a t a� the weather is more favorab l e - the mo re North
one goes the col de\" i t i s . Bi g p l ann i n g i s a l so on ri ght n ow for the
most powerf u l European retreat to be hel d 28th J u l y to 6th August in
Norway. ' Reg i on a l Secretary i s Ac . Mayati i ta Brc . and Reg i onal offi ce
i s 1 n Os l o , Norway.
London Region
CNGlAND :
long ago we were thi nki ng that Engl and wou l d be a
di fficu l t fi e l d as Ba ' ba ' had s a i d somethi ng about i t . But due
to that i t appears He al so sent H i s s peci al Grace and the e nti re
country has been covered. A huge j agrtl has been pu rchased i n
li verpool , wi th 24 rooms , 6 bath rooms , 5 ki tchens , a bi g ha l l
for Dharmacakra, 6 garages beh i nd , a very l arge garden are a , and
the prope rty i s i deal l y 'l ocated i n the heart of the ci ty , b o r­
de ri ng on a be auti ful park . I t i s an i deal pl ace and one t l a t
i s bei ng ke pt sep arate for I�G ( Ma rga Gur'u) headq uarters . I t �Ii 1 1
be l ocked and ready i n a ye ar' s ti me .
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The most popu l a r vegetari an and hea l t n food shop i n Li verpool is cal l ed " Food
F or Al l " and is run by our Ma rgi i s , who use the opport uni ty to i n form the pub­
l i c ab out the w or l d food cri s i s and good nutri ti on . Li ve rp ool is also the
Sectori a l pri n t i n g secti on for the E ng l ish l angu age wi t h fo u r off-set presses
and modern technol ogy. The theater group ca l l ed " Drop of Joy" has been ve ry
acti ve , performi ng a t chi l dren ' s carn i va l s and chari ty events , and gi v i n g
mora l i ty p l ays for t h e gene ral pub l i c . Soon they wi l l make a tour of the
country ass isted by other RAWA 111emb e rs .
Marg i i s fas ted for one week i n three major c i t i es and 3500 si gna t u res were
'col l ected on pe t i t i ons s upport i ng 8 a ' b a ' s four demands . These were p resented
to the Indi an Hi gh C ommiss i on i n L i verpool and London . The assis tant H i gh
C ommiss i oner in Li verpool was sympatheti c and exp ressed his desi re to he l p i n
any way he c ou l d . The most acti ve uni ts i n E n g l and are : Li verpoo l , Bi rmi ngham
and H u l l .
I RELAND :
The cap i tal city of Dub l i n has been t ouched and a sma l l
ret rea t w as h e l d there wi t h exce l l en t res p ons e . Heavy i n i t i a t i ons are
expected in this mo nth.
SC OTLAN D :
Glas g O'tl , the ca p i t a l , is covered and one uni t is established al though structure is la c k i n g . Mos t ly pracar work is going on
and 100 peop l e have shown great i nterest i n havi ng a retreat .
Paris Region
Pari s , the capi ta I , and another bi g ci ty , Lyons , are both
covered. Regu l ar P a ris Dharma cakra is he l d wit h about 10- 15 Margi i s .
:1 0 structure i s there yet and mai n l y p racar acti vi t 'i es are going on .
r :;.J� I C t :
HOLLAN D :
Recen t l y the I'letherl ands recei ved i ts own Wh oleti me r .
Since then the a rea of ilmsterdam, the capi t a l ci ty , and northern c i t i es
h o v e �een c o v e red by praca r .
Amsterdam i s the regi on al cen ter and a
very l a rge three-s toried house has j us t been p urchased for Ananda Marga
by the uni t secretary . The l oca l Government Inay support the rennovati on
of th is hous e . Mos t acti vi ty has been i n nearby V o l endam where many
young peop'l e are i n Ananda Marga and t ile ci ty Government has extended
an open hand . A youth c ounsel l i n g center and regul ar Ananda Marga
c l asses are estab l i shed and we have a weekly co l umn in the l oc a l news­
paper to s p read the pri n c i p l es of Dha rma . The Regi onal S ec retary is
Ac . Maet reya 8rc.
LtJXt MBURG and 8tLGI UM:
Luxemburg is a very sma l l coun try , as yet
untouched. We expect t o cover i t wi t h i n t h ree months w i t h ex tensi ve
pracar. A l l arrangements have been made for this . C ontacts have a lso
been mdde in Be l g i um and a un i t wi l l s oon be establ ished in Brussel s ,
the capi ta l . Three Margi is from Bel gi um attended the retreat ce l eb ra ting
Ba ' b a ' s Bi rthday, in West Germany.
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Rome Region
. I TAL.Y :
After much c l ash and many di ffi cul ti es , He has graced us
and Ita l y i s a t las t comi n g up. The new regi onal cen ter i s i n Verona
i n the north , and a pri n t i n g section has a l ready been establ i shed ,
al ong wi th two i mportant boards. Due to many factors s u ch as the
pol i ti cal i n s tabi l i ty , economi c cri s i s and a seasoned di strust of
organi zati ons , i t has been di ffi c u l t for us to establ i s h the Mi s s i on
there. But now mo s t of the bi g ci ties i n the north have been touched :
Verona , Fl oren ce , Rome , Mi l an , Como , Bol ogn a , and Tori no . Dharmacakras
are bei n g held in most of these ci ti es wi th average attendance of bet­
ween 1 5 -20. The Margi i s are beginni ng to be more s i n cere and a de­
voti on a l fee l i n g i s growi n g . The Reg i on a l Secretary i s I\c. ,ianaka B rc .
Th i s as an i mporta nt fi e l d . In two maj or c i ti es
SWI TZERLAN D :
we are estab Ii shed. Zuri ch , and the capi ta 1 ci ty , Bern . One of the
best j agrt i s in Europe i s in Zuri ch , the ren t i s more than $ 1000/month
( th i s coun try i s q u i te rich. ) The Sector i a l pub l i cation offi ce for
non-En g l i sh books i s l ocated near Z uri ch. Dharma cakra in Zurich i s
a ttended by 20-30 Ma rg i i s weekly and by about 15-20 i n Bern . The
Reg i on a l Secretary i s Ac. Y a j i n a va l kya Brc. and the reg i on a l offi ce
i s in Zuri ch.
Thi s fi e l d i s a l s o be i n g covered by Ac. Y aj i n a v a l kyaj i .
AUST RI A :
Austria was touched for the first t i me recently and between 50 and 60
people were ini ti ated i n Inns bruck and the capi tal , Vi enna. About 1 0
Aus tri an Margi i s attended a regi onal retreat i n Swi tzerl and in mi d­
May. At present the mai n acti v i ty i s praca r , wi th regu l ar Dharma­
cakra a ttended by about 15 to 20 peopl e .
Berlin Region
WEST GERMAN Y :
Ananda Marga i s by far the most l i vely an d hea l thi{!st
group in Ge rmany . Al l the others are ei ther not estab l i s hed , or have
been des troyed th rough i n ternal probl ems and Governmen t pres s ure . On
the contrary , Ananda Ma rga i s reg i s te red and offi c i a l l y recogn i zed by
the Germa n Government as a soci o-spi r i t u a l organi zation an d was re­
cen tly gi ven the much-sought an d hard to get tax-exempt s tatus . The
reg i on a l center is at Frank furt and a pri n t i n g secti on i s es tab l i s hed
there. Extensi ve pracar has been done and 17 un i ts a re est abl i shed.
Many news l e tters a re appeari n g on regi on a l , di ocese , and even un i t
l eve l s . Two spi ri tual l i brari es were formed and a j ob- fi n d i n g se rvi ce
i s working i n connecti on with the Comp u l s ory Industry p rogram. Th ree
Food Cooperati ves are a l s o functi on i n g and more wi l .l be s tarted soon.
Regul ar pri s on programs , uni vers i ty and ol d-age home projects a re bei n g
carri ed out and many tes t i mo n i a l l e tters have been recei ved due to th i s
work. A Cheap L i te rature Seri es i s bei ng produced and propagati on of the
16 P oi n ts i s expan d i n g and the charts and book l ets a re wi dely d i s ­
tri buted.
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A l arge b l ood donati on (60 l i tres ) was made to the Red Cross by our
Margi i s at the l as t Chri s tmas retreat . A l etter of thanks from the Red
Cross expressed amazement at the hi gh qual i ty ( l ow fat content) of the
b l ood , and i t was used for new-born babi es due to thi s .
EUROP EAN TRAI N I N G CENTER:
T I MMERN, WEST GERMANY
Our Sectori al Trai n i n g Center for LFTs , cal l ed " V i dyasagar," i s i n
the sma l l West German town of Ti mmern. Ananda Marga owns thi s l arge and
i dea l l y l ocated bui l di n g . The envi ronment i s peaceful and q u i et , the
house i s separate from the rest of the town , wi th a graveyard and mona­
stery across the street. We actual ly have th ree separate bui l di n gs there
and a bi g garde n , al together twenty rooms and four bath rooms wi th showers .
For regi onal retreats th i s pl ace i s s e l f- s uffi ci ent, up to about 250
peop l e . There i s a l s o a bi g hal l ups tai rs for Dharmacakra. E ve ry week­
en d an Akhanda Ki i rtan i s hel d an d Margi i s are dri v i n g hundreds of ki l o­
meters from a l l over West Germany to attend i t .
I n tens i ve pracar wi th i n a range of f i fty ki l ometers i s bei n g done ,
ma k i n g t h i s p l ace a model for al l E urope. Recen tly LFT fi e l d trai n i n g
brought the trai nees t o a famous German a rt festi val where they made
st reet pracar and appeared on n ati onal TV . We expect that w i t h i n two to
three months an Ananda Marga K i n dergarten wi l l be opened in thi s area.
The trai ner at V i dyasagar, and pri n ci pal of the proposed school and d i o­
cese s ecretary , i s Brci . Anami ka Ac . , and the Regi on al Secretary i s
Ac. Y aj i nava l kya Brc.
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" S i n g i n g H i s Sweet N ame" . . . . . Who l et i mers and Margi i s in the courtya rd
of V i dyasaga r, SLTC in T i mmern , Wes t Germany , at Ba ' ba ' s Bi rthday
Cel ebrati on . Brick bui l di n g i s the mai n house wi th c l as s rooms , ki tchen ,
and b i g Dharmacakra ha l l ups tai rs . The wooden house i s for General
Marg i i s when they come for retreats , and brothers ' quarters duri ng the
trai n i n g •
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WEST BERLIN :
Ananda Marga began i n West Berl i n and Ber l i n i s s ti l l the i n s pirational point for a l l E u rope. Our Sector i a l Offi ce i s here wi th i ts own
pri n t i n g s ecti on and s oon we must shi ft i n to a bi gger p l ace to accomodate al l
the work. Ki i rtan and Dharmaca kra here i s the most vi brated of anywhere i n
the sector. On Saturday even i ngs from 50 to 60 ( and someti mes 70) Margi i s
meet at the off i ce for ki i rtan , medi tation and col l ecti ve meal .
We have done much soc i a l serv i ce wi th exi s t i n g Drug Rehabi l i tati on
programs i n various c l i n i cs , and most recen tly wi th the Un i ted States Army.
We vi s i t youth homes week l y and our k i n dergarten i s succes s ful ly runn i n g i n
i ts second year and i s ful ly establ i s hed, recei v i n g DM 1 5 ,000 yea rly as s up­
port from the l oca l governmen t. Due to the l egal ti es between Berl i n and the
res t of West Germany , any Ananda Marga s chool started i n Wes t Germany can
a l so expect the same fi n anci al s upport .
The Peace Food Makrob i oti c Shop and Res taurant was a pi oneer hea l th food
s tore i n Berl i n and i s s ti l l uni que and very popu l ar i n Wes t Germany as we l l .
It has been our center and a poi nt of i ns pi rati on for the pas t two years ,
wi th regu 1 ar confe rences and Dh armacakras bei ng he l d there . A spi ri tua 1
communi ty and farm has been s tarted by Berl i n Margi i s i n Wes t Germany .
The Offi ce Secretary, Tattvi ka Ams huma l i i Brc . , i s teachi ng an Ananda Marga
class at !Be rl i n ' s Techni cal Uni vers i ty and i s offi ci a l ly a member of i ts
facu l ty . The Re gi onal Secretary i s A c . Karunananda Avt .
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I n addi ti on to Europe , we now have the respons i b i l i ty for the M i d d l e
E a s t unti l Ac . Dhri tibodhanandaj i can ass ume hi s duti es there as Sectori al
Secretary . Al ready fi ve workers are there and are accomp l i shi ng wonders by
the Grace of Ba ' ba ' . I n Je rusalem i s Brc . Shi vani i Ac . A j agrti and LTC
i s al ready estab l i s hed , and i s cal led Ananda Tara . I t i s l ocated on the
Mount of Ol i ves , a holy mountai n from whi ch the savi our of manki nd is s up­
posed to descend ( accord i n g to the scriptures ) and where J esus Chri s t a l s o
wal ke d . Si ster Sadhana , the very fi rst Margi i i n this - part o f the worl d ,
i s l i vi ng the re and wants to estab l i s h a spi ri tual communi ty and mountai n
retreat . Pracar has been done i n Je rusa l em , Tel Avi v , Hai fa , and several of
the sma l l col l ecti ve farmi ng commun i t i es cal l e d Ki bbutzi m.
In I ran , Ac . Shvetaketu Brc. i s worki n g in Tehra n . One Dharma­
cakra there brought together 16 peop l e from 8 di fferent nati ons . The
move for regi strati on i s on and the Queen of I ran i s persona l ly he l pi n g
Dada get a center as she used t o practi ce Y�ga hers e l f . The Government
wi l l pay for the rent of thi s bui l di n g .
I n Cai ro the speed has been truly mi racul ous . Two workers are
presently there , A c . N i kh i l a Brc. and Brci . Mal ati i Ac.
A c . Ni khi l a
wri tes : " Ma ss i n i ti ati ons have been - gi ven and there are four Dharma­
cakras weekly . Leading persona l i ti es attend the Dharmacakras and
wi l l help spread the Mi s s i on through thei r i n fl uence . We met the
P ope of the Copti c Church and he wi l l h e l p us sol ve any legal or
accomoda ti on probl ems . We have met Mus l i m Saint3 , Sufi s , Theo­
s oph i s ts , and d i sci p l es of Yogananda, who are a l l very p l eased
wi th Ananda Ma rga and most a re becomi ng acti ve Margi i s . "
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Ac. Karunananda Avt . exp l a i n i ng Ba ' ba ' s Vani i a t the SLTC
in Ti mmern duri n g the Ananda P urni ma Ret reat.
CONCLUDIN G ME SS AGE :
Al l thi s has happened i n only two years and ten
months and we s ometi mes cannot qui te be l i eve i t . especi a l ly s i nce not
even a s i n g l e General Margi i has seen Ba ' ba ' . The ri se of E u rope in the
spi ritual fi e l d i s a ref l ecti on of H i s promi se to fl ood the conti nent
wi t h spi ri tual vi brati ons . Through Hi s Grace the devoti onal fl ow i s
upward-mov i n g and we s ometi mes feel that we are ri ding the crest of the
wave . Often we have seen the pe op l e weep i n g at Dha rmaca kra . s l owly
movi n g i nto the cosmi c fl ow. where we speak l i tt l e but He does a l l . They
move i nto deep medi tati on and we have noth i n g to say. for they a l ready
are rea l i zi n g .
I n Hi s words . we a re b l essed human bei n gs on thi s E a rt h . as He has
chosen us for Hi s work. He has gi ven thi s body and energy to rea l i ze
H i m and work for H i m . We s ho ul d not be attached to i t or e l s e i t wi l l
be the cause of E go. As we learn more and more to s urren der our ego .
success wi l l be even faste r. Hi s Mi ssi on wi l l sure ly tri umph!
Wi th much l ove and N amaskar.
Acarya Karunananda Avadhuta
Sectori a l Secretary. Ber l i n Sector
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arts
Dharmanand a , the RAWA Sectorial
RAWA presented several programs
presented a s l ide show
at Ananda Marg a ' s b i - annual national
Secretary,
2 2 - 2 8 , in Fayettev i l l e , Arkansas , and
fee l ing for t h e power which art has to
retreat .
whiCh ,
The retreat took place June
i t s theme was "Util ization,
Kiirtan" (UKK) .
l i ke the concert ,
gave people a
raise consciousness and serve humanity .
Katha , and
There were s l ides o f great works o f
More thim 5 0 0 Margiis
art from di fferent t ime periods and
from all over North America came t o ­
s l ides o f the
gether f o r a week o f spiritual song
d i fferent cultur e s ,
(katha) , and energy pooling in order
s l ides of a few RAWA proj ect s .
and dance
heavens
(kiirtan) , guru stories
talents and s ki l l s .
l i ke past RAWA concert s ,
The
and
contemporary .
eryone more aware o f the import�nce
of the arts in building a new societ y .
The program with perhaps the
et c . ) ,
c o n s i s t ing of examp l e s of various
s t y l e s of mus i c , both c l ass ical and
The
RAWA programs at the retreat made ev­
greatest appeal was the concert .
galaxie s ,
s l id e s were accompanied by a soundtrack
to bring about proper ut i l i zation o f
the Margi is '
( p l anets ,
Tl,,, Heart Art Room prov"ided a forum
for v i sual artists to di splay their
wor k .
Un­
Although only a few art i s ts had
the quality of the
things on d i s p l ay ,
this concert
was carefu l l y pl �nned , and had profes­
d i splay was good .
The first performer was �Iadhuvidya ,
and craft s .
There were paintin2 s ,
sional qua l ity as well as v a r i ety .
drawings , p l a s t e r r e l i efs , photographs ,
\;ho sang and pl ayed some original
He was fo l l owed by
songs on piano .
were led by RAWA musicians .
Some of the ki irtans at the retreat
Although
Nirma l a , performing songs written by
there were some problems in coordinating
companying her s e l f on p i ano and guitar .
new kiirtan tunes .
b a l ance of songs deal ing with spiritu­
original puppet show ent it l ed
her s e l f and by uther fo l k s i nge r s ,
this activ i t y ,
ac­
it did produce some fresh
Arun and Mahadeva presented an
�oth o f these musicians maintained a
Blossoms
a l ity and songs deal ing with social
for the Daystar .
Deva , who gave the aud ience a change
Spring" art i c l e in the May/June issue
action .
The next performer was Agni
of pac e ,
p l a y i n g a beautiful rendition
Debus s y .
T h e final act was the Ananda
this puppet
of
o f "Suite for the Piano" by C l aude
�Iarga band Prophecy ,
d. e.
Many photographers came t o the re­
the retreat .
con s i st ing o f
Groundwork was laid for
s e t t ing up a s l i de f i l e that photogra­
phers can contribute to and that people
w i l l be able to use in putting together
The concert ended with the audience
the music stopped
s e e the "Cal l ing to
treat , and many pictures were taken of
ilhavesha on g u i t ar , Karun Kumar on
bas s , and Deva l'riya on woodwinds .
dancing and s i nging a l ong ,
show,
For more det a i l s on
s l ide shows .
and when
A l so , Arun took some
videotupe shots of the retreat .
everyone sat down to
For the ERAliS
meditate together for a few minut e s .
(Education ,
Relief ,
presenta t i o n , mem­
The concert was taped and w i l l be
and Wel fare Section)
Ananda �1arga Publ icat ions .
ERAWS to present a skit i l l ustrating the
bers of RAWA worked with members of
ava i l a b l e i'n cassette form through
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importance of ERAlvS .
The skit was
have been a foretaste o f increased ar­
in
the form o f mime and gesture , with nar­
t i stic contributions from c h i l dren .
w i t h a person who tries t o share a spir­
proj ect that took place at the retreat
mee t s .
seminar consisted of three l�-hour
ration and live mus ic .
Perhaps the most important RAWA
The plot d e a l s
itual experience with everyone she
was the seminar for RAlVA members .
No one is able to l i sten to her
because of various mundane needs that
are unsat i s fied , and in each cas e ,
s e s s ions .
the
This
\<as fo l l owed by a reading o f excerpts
from " Literature and the Practice of
Many people who
saw the ERAWS presentation expressed
Art"
the fee l ing that it was good to see
(from
Abhimata) ,
a brief t a l k on
the social functions of art , and a
brief t a l k on the organizational a s ­
RAWA and ERAWS working together on the
same program.
pect s o f RAWA .
sentation, a l though not a RAWA program
gan with a n improvisatory group dance
The s e ssion c l o s ed with
group singing .
The RU (Renaissance Universal ) pre­
The second s e s s ion b e ­
as suc h , made use of art forms to con­
vey its message more strong l y .
A se­
to a free- form song cal l ed "Brahmacak­
and mus i c , effectively i l lustrated the
nizing RAWA .
ries o f s k it s , with danc e ,
ra , " and this was fo l l owed by further
narrat ion ,
t a l k on the practical aspects of orga­
Another noteworthy event was a p l ay
presented by children .
The third session in­
cluded brief presentations by the or­
d i f ferent aspects of the RU program.
ganizers o f current RAWA proj ect s , fo l ­
lowed by an explanation o f RAlVA dut i e s ,
After rehearsing
after which participants signed up for
the play during the Children ' s Retreat ,
which took place on the same days as the
dut ies to be carried out over the next
their play for the adul ts , who thorough­
nar, RAlVA fina l l y has a nucleus of peo ­
s ix mon ths .
As a result of this semi­
ly enjoyed it .
p l e who feel
a
moting c h i l dren ' s art , this play may
of "art for service and b l e s sedne s s . "
adul t ' s retreat , the c h i l dren presented
Since some people at t h e
retreat expressed a n interest i n pro­
_�-
The first s e s s ion began with
warmups and creative movement .
skit shows how an ERAWS proj ect could
a l l eviate the prob l em .
The
committment to RAWA and
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