Word: marga
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...this way Ananda Marga differs from those mystical traditions which deny the reality of the world and seek liberation from the human self, rather than for the human self. Margiis, following a path of involvement in society, stress that all human beings are in fact brothers and sisters. They want to be able to relate to all human being as fully, directly, and humanly as possible. For example, the Ananda Marga University, which teaches mainly practical skills, requires a degree in "Humanity": it sends the students out to work with the local people to see how well they relate...
...social action and spiritual practice, "service and sadhana," are equally stressed in Ananda Marga. Thus it is able to attract a diverse group of people. For instance, Dadaji, the first Avadhuta to visit Boston, was a spiritual person from childhood-he began meditating at the age of six. But two other teachers who are now in the U.S., Acharya Raghaw Prasad and Acharya Yatiishvaranda Avadhuta, were much more socially oriented...
...Indian student radical, and he reacted scornfully when a friend suggested that he come to a lecture on yoga. But he went, and much to his surprise, found a yogi talking about social interaction and the necessity to transform society. He learned that the man was in Ananda Marga, joined the organization himself, and soon began "whole-timer" training. But in 1962, at the request of the Guru of Ananda Marga, Shrii P. R. Sarkar, Prasad left whole-timer training, got married, and continued his education as an engineer. He now lives in New York, has a full-time...
...Avadhuta, Yatiishvaranda, arrived in this country just a week ago. He worked in a factory as an engineer until 1965. Earlier in his life he not only scorned but actively disliked all yogis. Yet he too was drawn to Ananda Marga despite himself, and he became a full-timer only a month after receiving personal contact with the Master in spring...
SIRH P.R. Sarkar founded Ananda Marga 16 years ago and continues to direct its activities. His given title, Shrii Shrii Anandamurtiji ("Beloved Image of Bliss") is loosely translated by devotees as, "Upon seeing him, one falls into Bliss." He is referred to informally as "Baba" ("Holy Father...