WHAT IS OUR DUTY?
Baba said that we are required to perform our duty.
So what is our duty in a situation where we know that we know that something wrong is happening? Should we merely watch on as spectators?
So what is our duty in a situation where we know that we know that something wrong is happening? Should we merely watch on as spectators?
LET'S LISTEN TO BHAGWAN'S ADVICE:
Evil thoughts and evil actions are rampant everywhere You cannot remain a mere witness to these happenings. Placing your faith in God, you have to fight evil forces as a human being. You have to demonstrate your human estate. You have to earn a name as a good man. That alone counts. All other acquisitions are worthless. Only a good man endures. Every moment of one's life should be devoted to practising Dharma (righteousness) and earning a Keerthi (good name). Fill every cell in your body; with the spirit of Truth.
SSS 28.28: 23 October 1995, http://www.sssbpt.info/ssspeaks/volume28/sss28-28.pdf
Elders in the nation are remaining mere spectators of all the unrighteous and violent actions that are being done by the evil elements. Even the scholars and intellectuals are remaining silent. Persons holding high office are merely watching what goes on. No one, however, is making any effort to stop this menace. They are not resisting the evil elements. It appears as if all their knowledge, position and influence have been reduced to nothing. Such persons, though they may not be indulging in unrighteous acts, are giving encouragement to them … When evil and injustice and violence are being perpetrated, if individuals look on unconcerned, they must be regarded as accomplices in the crimes. In the end they also suffer as much as the criminals. By their passive association, they provide encouragement to the evildoers.
When the good are associated with the wicked and do not oppose them, they share responsibility for the deeds of the evil doers. The Divine destroys even those who either do not oppose or remain passive while injustice and wrong-doing are perpetrated. The Divine will not consider whether they are learned or ignorant, wise or unwise. If they are learned or wise, why did they not stand up for truth and justice? Why did they remain silent? It means they are tainted by the same guilt. The failure to resist evil is their offense. It is only when we resist acts of unrighteousness and injustice and try to put down malpractices in society that we can claim to be assisting in the task of restoring Dharma ... Whoever may commit an offense, whether a son, a relation or a close associate, one will be free from the taint of being accessory to the crime only if he opposes the wrong action and tries to correct the offender. If, on the contrary, he allows it or encourages it to be done, he will be guilty of abatement.
SSS 19.23: 11 October 1986, http://www.sssbpt.info/ssspeaks/volume19/sss19-23.pdf
Today because of the proliferation of improper desires, the deep involvement with worldly pursuits and a materialist approach to life, many evil tendencies have grown in the social system. When evil thoughts fill the minds of men, no knowledge or skill is of any avail. The failure to correct such evil-minded persons is a blot on the life of the devout.
As a result, they also get tainted by the same evil. It is the duty of all God-minded persons to plunge into society, protest against the evils rampant in it, and try to reform it to the extent possible. Only the person who is competent to undertake such a task is fit for social service. You must acquire this competence. You must be prepared to face any kind of crisis and meet any type of calumny. Calumny and abuse should not affect one who has firm faith in God. The man who experiences the bliss of union with the Divine has the strength of a thousand elephants. He has boundless courage and knows no fear. The God-centered person has three qualities: Purity, Perseverance and Patience. Without these qualities, a man is a weakling. But with them, he has all the strength and courage he needs to face any challenge.
SSS 19.23: 11 October 1986, http://sssbpt.info/ssspeaks/volume19/sss19-23.pdf
SSS 28.28: 23 October 1995, http://www.sssbpt.info/ssspeaks/volume28/sss28-28.pdf
Elders in the nation are remaining mere spectators of all the unrighteous and violent actions that are being done by the evil elements. Even the scholars and intellectuals are remaining silent. Persons holding high office are merely watching what goes on. No one, however, is making any effort to stop this menace. They are not resisting the evil elements. It appears as if all their knowledge, position and influence have been reduced to nothing. Such persons, though they may not be indulging in unrighteous acts, are giving encouragement to them … When evil and injustice and violence are being perpetrated, if individuals look on unconcerned, they must be regarded as accomplices in the crimes. In the end they also suffer as much as the criminals. By their passive association, they provide encouragement to the evildoers.
When the good are associated with the wicked and do not oppose them, they share responsibility for the deeds of the evil doers. The Divine destroys even those who either do not oppose or remain passive while injustice and wrong-doing are perpetrated. The Divine will not consider whether they are learned or ignorant, wise or unwise. If they are learned or wise, why did they not stand up for truth and justice? Why did they remain silent? It means they are tainted by the same guilt. The failure to resist evil is their offense. It is only when we resist acts of unrighteousness and injustice and try to put down malpractices in society that we can claim to be assisting in the task of restoring Dharma ... Whoever may commit an offense, whether a son, a relation or a close associate, one will be free from the taint of being accessory to the crime only if he opposes the wrong action and tries to correct the offender. If, on the contrary, he allows it or encourages it to be done, he will be guilty of abatement.
SSS 19.23: 11 October 1986, http://www.sssbpt.info/ssspeaks/volume19/sss19-23.pdf
Today because of the proliferation of improper desires, the deep involvement with worldly pursuits and a materialist approach to life, many evil tendencies have grown in the social system. When evil thoughts fill the minds of men, no knowledge or skill is of any avail. The failure to correct such evil-minded persons is a blot on the life of the devout.
As a result, they also get tainted by the same evil. It is the duty of all God-minded persons to plunge into society, protest against the evils rampant in it, and try to reform it to the extent possible. Only the person who is competent to undertake such a task is fit for social service. You must acquire this competence. You must be prepared to face any kind of crisis and meet any type of calumny. Calumny and abuse should not affect one who has firm faith in God. The man who experiences the bliss of union with the Divine has the strength of a thousand elephants. He has boundless courage and knows no fear. The God-centered person has three qualities: Purity, Perseverance and Patience. Without these qualities, a man is a weakling. But with them, he has all the strength and courage he needs to face any challenge.
SSS 19.23: 11 October 1986, http://sssbpt.info/ssspeaks/volume19/sss19-23.pdf
More specifically, what is our duty according to Baba
when someone makes the kind of claims Madhusudan is making?
Claims that contradict Baba's own teachings:
when someone makes the kind of claims Madhusudan is making?
Claims that contradict Baba's own teachings:
…a notice appeared in the ashram magazine (Sanathana Sarathi), under the direction of Baba. The notice said: "Some persons misuse the name of Baba, and announce that Baba is in communication with them, giving them messages, answering questions and granting interviews, their object being to earn money or fame." The notice goes on to say that such phenomena have to be explained either as the manifestation of spirits or as sheer fakes by cranks or crooks: "It is the duty of devotees to stop all such trickery by wise counsel and firm denial."
Sai Baba Man of Miracles, pp 147-148: http://www.saicenter.us/.../Sai%20Baba%20Man%20of..
Sai Baba Man of Miracles, pp 147-148: http://www.saicenter.us/.../Sai%20Baba%20Man%20of..
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