MAN AND HIS IDEOLOGICAL DESIDERATUM

official source: Subha's'ita Sam'graha Part 12

cross-references: also published in Baba in Taiwan

this version: is the printed Baba in Taiwan, 1st edition, version (spelling  	mistakes only may have been corrected). I.e., this is the most up-to-date  	version as of the present Electronic Edition. This discourse was included  	in the printed Bengali Subha's'ita Sam'graha Part 12, but was  	inadvertently omitted from the printed English Subha's'ita Sam'graha Part  	12, 1st edition. It will be included in that book when it is reprinted.

	The subject of today's discourse is "Man and His Ideological Desideratum." 

Human life is an ideological flow. In the past, philosophers used to say that man is a rational animal. If you say that man is a rational animal, then you recognize the status of man as an animal, and the only difference between an ordinary animal and man is that man is rational. I do not accept this theory.

Fundamentally, there are many differences amongst plant life, animal life, and human life. There are certain common factors as well. Plants, animals, and human beings require food, light, and water. These are the common factors. They sleep, they want to increase their number, and they die. These are the factors common to the three species, plants, animals, and humans. these three are known as Jaeva Dharma in Sanskrit, the Dharma , the course of living beings.

But these common factors do not make the plants animals or the humans animals. There are so many special factors. There are many differences between plants and animals, but the most important difference is that plants can't move, they are stationary, and animals can move. This mobility is a special factor, a special characteristic of animals. There are certain plants and also certain animals whose position is just between plant and animal. But we can't say that an animal is a moving plant, because there are certain fundamental differences, and also living cells of plant and animal are not exactly the same, although fundamentally they have got common course.

The main difference between an animal and a man is that animal life is to eat, drink, sleep, and die. There is no goal, no ideological destiny. But in the case of human beings, they have got the ideological desideratum, they have got the goal of life. And while moving towards the goal of life, if a man faces obstacles or hindrances, he is even ready to commit suicide rather than surrender to the altar of obstacles or hinderances. So strong is human sentiment. So, if we say that man is a rational animal, it will be just like saying that animal is a moving plant.

Man is not a rational animal. Man has got his own dignified status. And in this respect, all humans of the world--not only of this world, but of the entire Universe there are so many planets and stars where there is human life--and all humans of the entire Universe have got the same course. They tend to display their wonts according to climatic conditions, conditions of time and space. But fundamentally, humanity is a singular entity. Those who try to create differences between man and man are not friends or well-wishers of human society. All humans are children of the same father, the Supreme Father. So there must not be any differentiation in that respect.

We must not say that Man is a rational animal. Human life, unlike animal life, is an ideological flow. Where there is no ideological flow, in that case, even if the physical structure is just like a man, he is not a man, but is an animal. So each and every human being must try his best to maintain the special status of humans. It is our first duty. It is our fundamental duty. This ideological flow must be maintained at any cost.

Now, this ideological flow, this Dharma, this special code of Humanity is known as Bha'gavat Dharma or Sana'tana Dharma . Bhagavat Dharma means concerning the Parama Purus'a, not concerning external rituals or observances, but concerning the Parama Purusa. It is also known as Sana'tana Dharma. From the very start of human life, from the primordial phase of human civilization, this Dharma was, this Dharma is, and this Dharma will be with all humans until there is a single man in the Universe.

      What are the specialities of this Bha'gavat Dharma , this Sana'tana Dharma, this Human Dharma ? There are four portions: Vista'ra , Rasa , Seva' , and Tad Sthiti

Vista'ra : It is the characteristic of human beings to expand themselves mentally, intellectually, and in all other subtler spheres of life. Inquisitiveness in the subtler spheres of life is the human course. It can't he suppressed. It can't be sealed. It can't be blocked forever. In the interest of the healthy progress of humanity, this intellectual flow must not be suppressed. Human beings can not tolerate this suppression. And those who try to suppress the gleamings of humanity and their philosophy come within the scope of dogma. Dogma is detrimental to human progress.

The second item is Rasa . Wherever there is an existence, there is movement. Mobility is life, and the main waves of this Universe emanate from the Parama Purus'a. Parama Purus'a has so many waves, and due to differences in wave-length, we see so many objects, so many creations. This flow of Parama Purus'a vibrates the entire Universe. This flow of Parama Purus'a is known as Rasa.

      But individual entities with their individual consciousness, individual subjectivities have got their respective and individual flows also. You want to do something. You want to write a poem. It's the individual flow of your mind. If this individual flow gets the support, gets the parallelism of the Cosmic flow, the flow of Parama Purus'a, you become successful. Otherwise you may attain some success, but your desire will not be fulfilled. Where one's endeavor is to do something great, something noble, or something bad, but it is not supported by the Cosmic flow, then that man is known as a technician. When that flow is supported by the Cosmic flow, that man is known as a genius. What is a technician? The ordinary human quality developed to an extraordinary degree of efficiency is known as "technical man" or "technician".

The second point was Rasa . It is also one of the human flows. The first one was Vista'ra , the second was Rasa , and the third point is Seva'

Seva' means service. There is a fundamental difference between business and service. Business is mutual. You are giving something and you take something. A mutual transaction. But in the case of Seva , you give everything, but you take nothing in return. It is not mutual, it is unilateral. When a man offers this Seva' to Parama Purus'a, it is the highest form of service. While rendering any service to the worldly, one must ascribe Parama Purus'ahood to that man.

	Suppose you are serving a man whose name is Rama. While serving Rama, you must not think that you are serving Rama. In that case, there will be vanity in your mind. You must think that Parama Purusa has come before you in the name and form of Ra'ma; and by serving Ra'ma, you are actually serving the Parama Purus'a. Because what is Ra'ma? He is a finite expression of that infinite Parama Purus'a.

	The fourth point is Tadsthiti. Tadsthiti means ensconsing one's soul in the Supreme Stance. Parama Purus'a is the Supreme Goal, the Supreme Desideratum of human life. It is the terminating point of all human approaches. So this Dharma  Bha'gavad Dharma, Sana'tana Dharma  is the speciality that differentiates a man from an animal. So we must develop this Human Dharma, and by developing this Human Dharma, the ordinary human entity is based on the grandeur of creation.

      Human existence is trifarious. Man has got his spiritual body, psychic body and his quinquelemental body-- this physical structure--hands, legs, ears, nose, etc. When the flow is for the Supreme Desideratum, there must be an adjustment amongst these three flows of human spirit, human mind, and human entity. There must be parallelism between spiritual flow and the psychic, and there must be parallelism between psychic wave and the entitative wave.

	For progress in entitative flow, one is to lead a pure life, a moralistic life, a life based on moral principles. Do not do anything bad. What is bad? Bad is that which depraves human existence. Follow a strict code of morality. Live a pure life, a neat and clean life. Be strict in 16 Points. What will happen? Your entitative flow will get purified and will be in parallelism with your psychic wave.

	For maintaining parallelism between psychic waves and spiritual waves, what are you to do? You are to follow the auto-suggestion and outer-suggestion of incantations. What is outer-suggestion? If you are in the company of good people, that company--their discourses and talks will influence your mind, and your mind will be purified. The curvatures will be less and the flow will be straightened. This is outer-suggestion through incantations. Now, what is auto-suggestion through incantations? It is doing meditation and japa (mantra repitition) as per the instruction of the A'ca'rya. This is auto-suggestion. These incantative auto-suggestions and outer-suggestions will purify your mind, and the mind will be in the position to maintain proper parallelism with your spiritual flow.

	What is spiritual flow? For spiritual flow, you need not go through so many books and so many scriptures. You need not do anything else; only all your propensities should be suspended and brought to a particular point, a particular gland and goaded unto the Parama Purus'a. When you love the Parama Purus'a with all your propensities good and bad, then that collective flow of your mind is devotion. By dint of one's devotion, one can attain the Supreme Stance. One gets the Parama Purus'a.

So, devotion is the only secret in spiritual movement, and the incantative outer-suggestion and auto-suggestion can help you in psychic movement. A neat and clean life based on morality can help you in your entitative flow, and there must be a happy blending, or parallelism amongst entitative waves, incantative waves, and spiritual waves.

The Supreme Goal of spiritual movement is the desideratum or ideological flow of all human beings. We should always remember this point.

How are we to maintain this parallelism without His special grace, without the grace of Parama Purus'a?

The obstacles, the hindrances are known as Ma'ya'. It is a very powerful force. And it tries to deprave. It tries to degenerate the very existence of human beings. How can an individual with his poor mind fight against such a strong force, Ma'ya'?

Yes, one can fight. If one gets the grace of the Supreme, one can fight. Now, you can say, "This gentleman has got the grace of the Supreme and I do not get the grace. What am I to do?" No, He is omnipotent, omniscient, and all-loving. His grace is for all without any exception. But because of your individual vanity, you do not realize it.

Suppose there is a heavy rain of His grace. If you hold an umbrella of vanity over your head, you will not get drenched with the rain. So, if you remove the umbrella of vanity from your head, you will be drenched with His grace.

No man is unimportant. No man is insignificant. Everyone is a VIP. All of you were born of noble family, the noblest family, because Parama Purus'a is your father. You are not an insignificant person.

17 August 1979 DMC, Taipei