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The Crimson Dawn 1' . February I' 1975 Ananda Marga newsletter of the

New York (North America) Sector.

Published monthly by Ananda Marga, 'Inc� 854 Pearl St Denver. Co, 80203

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W<Q)t1:n<C�$ This month's covep: Shiva, Shrii Shrii Anandamurtijii, Krishna.

Cpsdits: poem , po 71 Rabindrana th Tagore. drawing, pe 197 Emmet Ward, Seattle. cover, Rishi Kesa.

MisfJing: Readers may notice that severa� :n�gular features are absent from this issue. Th�s �s due to their not being prepared by press time, hut we expect them to be with us again next month ( except "Let­ters from the Earth" - Be e explanation on p. 2).

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"Witlwut Yama and Niyama� Sa ' dhana' is an imp ossibility."

-Shrii Shrii Anandamurti

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A him' sa: Not to infl ict pain or hurt on anyone by thought, word, or deed.

Satya: Action of mind and right use of words in the spirit of welfare.

Asteya: Not to take possession, physically or mentally, of what belongs to others, nor to deprive them of their due.

Aparigraha: Non-indulgence in such comforts and amenities as are superfluous to the preservation of life.

Brahmacarya: To remain attached to Brahma, the Cosmic Conscious­ness; to treat the different material objects with which one comes in contact as expressions of Brahma, and not as the crude form.

NIYAMA

Shaoca: Purity and cleanliness, both physical and mental.

Santos'a: Mental contentment and sincere effort to evolve in physical, mental, and spiritual spheres of life.

Tapah: Penance by means of rendering service to those less fortunate or less developed than oneself.

Sva'dhya'ya: Clear understanding of the underlying significance

IishvaY'a PY'an ' id ha 'na:

of any spiritual subject • •

To accept Iishvara (the controller of all vibrations, physical, mental, and spiritual) as the sole ideal and shelter in life, and to move with accelerated speed towards that supreme shelter.

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The "Letters from the Earth" column which has been a part Of The Crimson Dawn for quite some t ime wiZL appear no longer because the main souX'ce of the 'Zetter s' is no longer available to uS for use. News and letters, particularlYJX'om overseas, are still welco me and encouraged, as we all enjoy hearing from one another. When letters suitable for inclusion in The CX'imsan ,Dawn are on hand; they will be sha.red with all via this new coZumn� By His graoe, may we keep each other well infoX'med on the progress of thi� great mission!

Sweet Brothers and Si sters, My wtirmest Namaskar to you all·�. When I was at Sectorial Office, I became very attached to my duty. It

was not that I was attached to my position so much as doing the work effici­ently. So when my dear sister Radhaka came, I honest ly thought. she could not do it without me. So naturally, I became ill and could not work at all! Still HiS Finance Dept. rolled on. It was then that I was finally able to let go and trust in His plans.

for a year or so I had desperately been wanting to go to AMRIT, but always something stopped me. There again& it wasn't until now� by His Grace� that lam able to be here.

the word I amri ta I � from Sanskrit & means "Nectar of the Gods". The name was well chosen. His words and philosophies we are learning have touched me to the coret and have satisfied my spiritual hunger as never before. Sure. I had been studying the books, but with others to talk to. and someone who knows it well. everything takes on a new light. So many avenues are opened up as inte rchange ideas � because then we see the practi co. 1 ity of it a 11. and truly know that this is a way to live and be. What is even mOre important is that the environment here is suited to the vibrations of what we are doing.

I adnit it. I am hooked. I hope that all Margiis have some opportunity to come here. or even

somewhere else. where you can all receive the training. phYSical. mental �

and spiritual, that makes for a balanced person. Find Him in your sadhana. work, study, and play. Realizing more He is

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Krpa Devi (one of many children)

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The Chakraborty Commiss ion was formed &n mid-19?4 to investigate:

-Allegations of poisoning of Shrii Shrii Anandamurti in Bankipur Jail on February 12J 1973;

-Tortures and harassment;inflicted on Shrii Shrii Ananda­murti and His disciplee;·

-Damages done to Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha with poli­tical motivation of the Government concerned;

-Any incid ental matters relating to the above issues�

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Considering the facts and circumstances, the Commission arrives at an irresistible conclusion that the tortures of inhuman nature have been perpetrated by the Central Govern­ment, Bihar Government and C.B.I. on Ananda Murtijii and his disciples.

Damages have been done by the said Government to the Ananda Marga Organization and overwhelming witnesses have stated facts regarding this.

Poisonous drug in overdose was administered on Ananda Murtijii, in jail, on 12. 2 . 73. Political motivation induced the Government to do such nefarious act in applying the med­icine which undoubtedly acted as poison on Ananda Murtijii. If, by an aillninistration of poisonous drug in overdose and due to its chemical action, serious deterioration of health is cause(-d), that application D f medicine comes within the definition of poison� as such, administration of barbituates, which is a poisonous drug, administered to Ananda Murtijii in overdose without prescription and examination on Ananda Murtijii amounts to poisoning him by the administration.

The Government has no respect for the sacred democratic and civil rights of a citizen and the action of the Govern­ment towards the Ananda Marga and its Guru is in gross vio­lation of democratic and civil rights as enshrined in our constitution.

sid - Amar Prasad Chakraborty Advocate, Calcutta High Court.

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The idea of Ananda Marga becoming self SUpporting through honest and profitable means is one whose time has come. In America Wq are ba t hed in wea l t h; a fa;1ta s­� �c flow of green energy engulfs us. It is hard to be­l�eve that we can remain as poor as we do by accident. The anSWer then becomes obvious: we are stopping the flow of money, blocking Ba'ba's green energy from flow­ing into us as it might.

A shift then must take place in our minds from 'how can poor us get a few bucks' to 'how can we stop

stopping the inflow of Ba'ba's energy, money not except­edJ that for lack oj' we are hindered in this mission. ' The 'truth' of either myth is not the point. The point is the direction that the mind is pointedJ and from what position it is pointed. This is similar to the flow of beginning sadhana; from seeing ourselves as beinp Door (a negative ego trip" but an ego trip none the less) 1-0 opening ourselves to the flow - which also has economic realities.

when we are told to feed a large gathering we don't mess around with a little saucepan. No, we get a big stew­pot. Similarly, we have been playing around with economic savcepans, and we need to work with cauldrons. We have to relax our financial sphincters and let the flow happen. We will have to relax our fears about money. Abstaining from wea l t h, li ke a bs taining from food, can be OK for spir­itual growth, but the Guru doesn't want us to die from starvation. Take the mantra and eat with sincerity and de­votionJ and don't tense up when He takes the form of nour­ishment or money. Remember that in our financial crawling and learning to walk we will make mistakes and occasionally fall. That's alright with our Father. We shall soon become track stars! Though we'll fall in the cinders a couple of times, we must continue.

In His whirlpool of Love,

Tapasvi (alias Ross Scalise)

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Spacing-out or Tuning-in? It seems to me that for Margiis in the U.S. one of the biggest

obstacles in our way of rea lizing and implementing Ba'ba's mission is that of "spacing-out" . What exactly is "spacing-outM? It is being in no particular space, like a space of meditating, working, communi­c ating, or relaxing. Being "spaced-out" is allowing one's self to be in between all of these spaces but really experiencing none of them. When we lack the discipline and the one-pointedness of mind to tune our energy into a particular space, we end up being Mspaced-out".

Why does "spacing-out" seem to be a particular problem in Ananda Marga? I think there are two main reasons. The first is because we, as Margiis, have a lot of energy with which to "space-outR• Our Master has given us a dynamic ideology combined with a system of Tantric prac­tices which help us contact and control the infinite energy within our selves . Although we have developed the disci pline to do the prac­tices, we have yet to develop the internal discipline necessary to give proper expression to that energy_

The second reason comes from our recent past. Many of us have come from a drug culture where being "spaced-out" was given positive value. We are still greatly deterred by the youthful attitude of think­ing that we are free if we have no re sponsibilities or commitments. But, as Janis Joplin put it, "Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to do."

However, the part of our beings that has begun to penetrate the spiritual world knows this to be a very limited concept of freedom. Actually, we are only as free as we are committed.

Now that we have defined the problem, what can we, as children of a great Father, do about it? First of all, as with any problem, we can recognize it as such. Then we can begin to make some attitu­dinal changes and adjust our behaviour accordingly.

Another thi ng that we must come to grips with is this idea of commitment, and the role discipline plays in making real commitments. Being committed is as fundamental as not diverting our attention from an activity in which we are engaged. Even this takes discipline be­cause our egos are always willing to trip off on little tangential points of interest , which keeps us from accomplishing the task at hand. But commitment in its more pervasive sense means developing an attitude which responds to a request or an idea for action with -I WILL" and not "Yah, maybe" or "rIll see what I can doR.

Rather than Sitting around saying,"Oh, there is so much work to be doneH, we must, with the ideation of God in our minds, commit our­selves to a particular detail or project (no matter how big or small) and carry it through to its completion. By doing this we will over­come our inferiority feeling of thinking ourselves incapable, and evolve into the dynamic personalities which our Master expects. The way to accomplish something is to mentally determine to do it� spark the action of beginning, and then pursue it one-pointedly, allowing no room for negative or inferiority feeling to creep inl

I feel that only by coming to grips with the problem of -spac­ing-outR and its remedy - commitment and discipline - can we begin to advance with the speed Ba'ba' says is necessary to establish a truly "human societyH.

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By His Love,

Tom Stone

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R U This report on Renaissance Universal was prepare d by Akh an'd 'a Dar sh an, R.U. Coordinator for the New York . Sec tor, hea dquartered in Princeton.., N.J.

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" Blood less revo l ution is only po ssib le i f the number and i n f l uence o f t he Vipra-minded among the Viks'ub­dha S hudra be very great."

-P . R. Sarkar , The Human Society, Part II

Renaissance Universal is Ba'ba's program to mobilize the Vipra-minded--pro­fessionals, academics, executives, artists--to create the moral and intellectual revolution necessary to bring about Sadvipra society. Revolution begins on the spiritual plane, and then proceeds through the mental to the physical plane. A revolution to end human exploitation is inevitable, but how we channel our ener­gies may determine whether many lives are spared or lost.

RU is just now manifesting in our Sector, as a channel to bring the Ideology t o society's intellectuals, and to develop and utilize the intellectual potential already existing within A'nanda Ma'rga. Our first project is the creation of a Quarterly journal. Renaissance Universal, to be a forum for progressive thinkers (and doers!) both inside and outside of A'nanda Ma'rga. To reach into the heart of the Viprian culture, the assistance of all Vipra-minded Ma'rgiis is needed. Energy can be utilized in writing articles. which may or may not specifically mention Ba'ba's Ideology or "spirituality." but in some way concretely relate a spiritual perspective to the problems confronting society today. Articles are welcome concerning any aspect of human culture, from the arts, literature, physi­cal or social sciences. Ma'rgiis are also needed to recommend and contact mem­bers of the society who might contribute to the journal. and help with distribu­tion and promotion when the first issue is published in Mar ch.

We are also currently preparing short position papers relating the Ideology to specific social issues, such as "RU and the Energy Crisis," "RU and World Population," etc. Suggestions and people wishing to write position papers are welcome. Another RU project is the revising and printing of Amogha Siddhi's paper, Birth of an Ideology, a history of the growth and repression of A'nanda Ma'rga in India, currently being serialized in several Regional Newsletters. RU is also active coordinating interdisciplinary study groups on college campuses on the World Food Crisis, and is planning an East Coast RU Retreat for Ma'rgiis.

We can all help the growth of His Mission by keeping the RU office informed of all interesting lectures, workshops, newspaper and journal articles which appear in our area, which might be used in the journal. RU Newsletter, or made available in an access file to other Ma'rgiis. Please send in anything you think might be useful (tapes of lectures by progressive thinkers outside of A'nanda Ma'rga are especially valuable.) Ba'ba has given us unlimited potential to accel­erate humanity's evolutio n through the use of the intellect, guided by our intui­tion and love. Now it is our responsibility to utilize His gifts for the welfare and upliftment of all. If you are interested in participating in this aspect of His Mission in any way, or have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please write to RU, 24 Witherspoon Ln., Princeton, N.J. 08540.

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This month' s philosophy selection is a follow-up to last month's article. It is taken from the same source, Shrii Shrii Anandamurti's book, Ananda Marga, (Elementary Philosophy), chapter III, "What is This World?" Readers may wish to re-read last month's selection, or, better still, review chap­ters I and II of the source book, which is available at most jagrtis, and is in many Margiis' personal libraries.

It has been reasoned out earlier that Purus'a i s a subtle entity which on being qualified looks crude. In that state, as His consciousness cannot be expanded or opened out, He appears to possess lesser consci ousness. Purus'a gradually appears more and more crude and f inally He ta ke s the crudest form of Ks'it itattva or earth, where we f ind Him as an inanimate object with His consci ousness completely dormant. Thus the greater the in­fluence of Prakrti, the more crude He appears, while with lesser influence He is subtler.

The universe has been created out of Purus'a only. In other words, Purus'a, on being qual ified by the GunIa of Prakrti, has created the un i­verse out of His own Self. Purusla we know is (a) subtle ent ity which can be appreciated only as an idea. Yet the moon, the sun, the stars and plan­ets, the atmosphere and earth are all found in th i s creation having been made of the subtle Purus'a. We have to adm it that this creat ion has been formed by a subtle ent ity gradually becoming crude. That Purus'a i s subtle has been established by logical reasoning earli er. Then if th is crude un i­verse has been created out o f this subtle (entity), the seed of the crude universe must have exi sted in this subtle entity to germinate into this expansive universe on being qual if ied (by) Prakrti. We get butter from milk only because it existed in milk in another f orm.

Purus'a could not hence be called subtle or understandable only as an idea if the seed of the crude universe existed in H i m. Subtle is some­thing which can be understood or app rec i ated as an idea only and has no crudeness in it. Ether ial factor in which no perceivable crude substance can be traced is called crude because sound can travel through it. Ether­ial factor has no dimensions and no perceptible exi stence, yet merely be­caUse of the presence of the quality of permitting sound waves to travel through it, it is called crude. The presence of someth ing makes it identi­fiable: it cannot be sa i d to be subtle or understandable only as an idea. Purus'a, if the seed of the uni verse exists in Him, cannot be said to be subtle. He has to be crude, but it has already been establi shed that Pur­us'a is subtle and so the seed of the crude universe could not exist in Him. Here again a contradictory position arises.

It has been said earlier that the universe is created out of Purus'a, but i f the seed did not exist in Purus1a, how could the universe be crea­ted? This sounds w i thout any log ic or reason ing and the only statement which would appear logical is to say that the universe was never created ,

as Purus'a is subtle by nature and (the) crude universe could not be cre­ated out of Him. It has, however, been said earlier that the universe was created out of Him and as it has been logically proved to be true, the only other rational statement would be to say tha� th7 �rude universe was never created reality. Yet the existence of th�s v�s�ble universe cannot be ignored.

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In fact, this crude universe is created only as a thought projection of Purus'a. On being influenced by Prakrti, a wave in the mind of Purus'a sets in and in that the entire creation takes on different form as an ima­ginary entity. The universe comes into being only as an .imaginary entity in the mind of Purus'a, and no crude stuff is required for its creation. Imaginary objects are not crude realities for the creation of which crude stuff may be necessary. Hence Purus'a, who is subtle, can easily create the universe out of His own Self.

Accepting the creation to be only a thought wave gives rise to (the) following doubts:

1. How do we find this world to be real if this is not a crude reality and exists only as (the) thought projec­tion of Purus'a?

2. The creation should come to an end the moment the thought "wave o,fPurus' a ceases to exist. Thought waves or imagin­ary entities are only momentary and their cessation should being about complete annihilation (of the universe).

When imagination brings a shape into being in a person's mind, it does not appear to be imagination only. I t is mind that imagines , and as long as a person is under this spell of imagination eVery imagined object appears to be factual . It is after this spell is broken that he realizes it to be his imagination only.

Let us now analyse imagination and see how an imagined object appears factual in imagination. In an earlier chapter it has been explained that the part of mind which performs all action is Aham'tattva (ego; sense of, -I do") and the part of mind which shows or becomes the result of action is called Citta (mind stuff). For instance, when Aham'tattva sees a book the Citta grasps the Tanma'tra* of a book and has to take the shape of a book itself. Similary, when a person imagines some forms, the Aham't attva starts functioning and Citta has to take that form to enable Aham'tattva to see it. Like Rama, sitting in Bha'galpore and �hinking of Cho�ranghi in Calcutta, makes his Aham'tattva think of Chowranghi and his Citta has to take the form of Chowranghi. At that very moment Aham'tattva starts seeing Chowranghi in imagination.

* Tanma'tra: The inferential vibratory emanation from any object conveying a character­istic of that object to a sense organ is known as 'tanma'tra'. We see because a sight tanma'tra comes to our eyes. we can hear because our ears are sensi ti ve to sound tan­rna' tras. etc.

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The external application of Citta is with the help of the ten Indri­yas (five sensory organs and five motor organs). But while imagining Chowranghi the help of none of the Indriyas is required because Calcutta, being 250 miles a"iay from Bha'galpore, is beyond the reach of all the In­driyas and thus Citta loses its contact with the Indriyas and takes the shape of ,Chowranghi on its own. When Citta loses contact with the Indri­yas they become non-functional and the man loses his sense of relationship and distinction of place, time' and person. Rama would know of his exist­ence in Bha'galpore with the help of his eyes only. But if Citta has lost its contact with all the Indriyas and has instead taken up the shape of Chowranghi, it will not be able to make use of the functions of Indriyas of receiving Tanma'tra from immediate surroundings. This makes Rama see Chowranghi in his imagination, although he may be in Bha'galpore at that moment. Because of the Indriyas losing their function, Citta is not able to take the impression of Bha'galpore and Aham'tattva cannot see any part of Bha'galpore. He sees only Cnowranghi and feels himself to be in Chow­ranghi. Citta only takes up the shape of Chowranghi at the instance of Aham'tattva. It does not imagine. The imagination has to be done by Aham'­tat tva and Citta has to become like that substance and take that shape. As soon as the imagination of Aham'tattva ceases, Citta also loses its shape and at the same moment the Indriyas start functioning. Then alone he realizes that the Chowranghi that he has been seeing existed only in his imagination. It is due to this that the imagined object appears factual as long as the spell of imagination lasts. The moment that spell is bro­ken it appears to be imaginary and not real.

Citta has the capacity of taking the form of an object without the help of Tanma'tra, only at the instance of Aham'tattva. The shape that Citta thus takes up is imaginary and not real. Imagination itself is not real, (so) the shape formed in it cannot be real. Imagination may not be real yet Citta has actually to take a shape and so even if the shape is imaginary or unreal, the fact that Citta becomes like it is a reality.

Imagination (Kalpana') has been analysed and why it appears factual has also been seen. It has now to be seen whether this universe has been created as a result of the imagination of Sagun'a Brahma** or not. It has been said earlier that on being influenced by Prakrti,Sagun'a Brahma projected Itself as this universe. This presupposes existence of mind as no action can be perfo1�d without mind. The multiple of all unit conscious­ness is Purus'a in Sagun'a Brahma. It has been seen that every unit con­sciousness gets mind because of the influence of Prakrti. Purus'a in Sagun'a Brahma, being a mUltiple of all unit consciousness, also gets His mind on being influenced by Prakrti. His mind becomes the collection

** Sagun'a Bratlna: Where Prakrti (the O'perative or qualifying principl e) is active" it is termed 'Sagun'a Ilrahma'. 'gun'a' meaning 'binding force'. 'Sa' meaning" with', Where Prakrti is entirely dormant. it is termed 'Nirgun'a Brahma'. 'Nir' meaning 'without' or 'none', Hence SaQun'a Brahma is activated or manifested Cosmic Conscious­ness. the manifest creation,

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of the infinite unit minds. Just as every unit consciousness is a multi­plicity of cosmic consciousness, every unit mind is also a part of the cosmic mind. Cosmic mind being a collection of all the unitminds comprises, like them, of Buddhitattva (pure MIM feeling), Aham'tattva, and Citta. Aham'tattva is the part which works and Citta becomes the result of that action. The universe is thus created by the Aham'tattva of Sagun'a Brahm. by making its Citta take up the form of the creation.

Citta manifests itself in a form in two ways. It could, under the orders of Aham'tattva, take the shape of any object either by grasping the Tanrna'tra with the help of the Indriya or take a shape without grasp­ing any Tanma'tra at the instance of Aham'tattva and as a result of the thought waves of Aham'tattva. The latter is called Kalpana' or imagination, i.e., Citta adopting the shape and form of the objects imagined in the thought waves of Aham'tattva. Nothing existed before or beyond Sagun'a (Brahma), hence its Citta could not take the shape of any external object

even if Aham'tattva wanted it to do so. Its Citta has therefore to adopt the shapes and forms in the thought waves or imagination of Aham'tattva of Sagun'a Brahma. Citta forms the result of the actions performed by Sagun'a Brahma and this universe is also a result of these actions. The-, universe is thus a manifestation of Sagun'a Brahma's Citta. Citta of Sa­gun'a Brahma has taken up the shape and form of this universe as imagined by Its Aham'tattva, and when Citta takes up a form this way it.is called' Kalpana' or imagination. Hence this creation also is the imagination or Kalpana' of Sagun.' a Brahma,

The universe should not appear to be a reality if it exists only in the imagination of Sagun'a Brahma. Earlier we have seen that the imagi­nation of unit consciousness appears to be factual as long as the spell of imaginati9JLJasts. The imaginiltioll of Sagun 'a Brahma, which is only a multiple of all unit consciousness wif1�appear to be factual for the" ,same reasons. It is only this that makes the cosmic'mind also consider Its imagination to be a fact. Unit mind or an iOdividual's mind is only a part of the cosmic mind and whatever appears true to the cosmic mind will also appear true to the indivioual mind. Thus this expanse of uni­verse although existing only in imagination appears to us a reality.

The one who exploited the masses is'also a person; this

must never be lost sight of even for a moment. The human

famiZy is a conglomerate of different elements of t he

human race. Reforming and guarding against human fr ail­

ties wi th a liberal and tolerant outlook" we have to

proceed together towards the path of benevolence.

Violence only invites violence. It seldom leads to the

solution of any p rob lem" because although the venom-tree

of the individual or collective m�nd �s destroyed b y the

application of violence, its seed invariab ly remains in

the human mind. As s oon as the force of circumstance is

relaxed" up shoots the seed again, becoming even more

menacing.

-Shrii Shrii Anandamurti

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DFTS-03699

Our first Sec t()� ia l V.S"Se Camp3 he ld foul' da y8 over new Year's iJn Hutchin80n, Kan8as (at the 8ite of the 2nd & 3rd "U.K.K. " retreats) was a great succeS8. The Dharma Pracar Dept. was hoping 150 might �e it3 but when over 200 sincere and dedicated Margiis attended3 an unusually high and devotional vibration was oreated, a s the fol­lowing report, by si ster Tapa svini, we l l indioa t e s.

V.S.S. stands for "Vishva Shanti Se va",� Ifl", "Servioe to Universal Peaoe". Another aoceptable meaning is "Volunteer s in Social Servioe".

I have just returned from one of the MOst beautiful and flow­ing experiences of my life, theVSS retreat. If I were searching for one word to describe my reaction to the retreat it would be this - Surprise! I, like many others, had heard that there would be a tremendous amount of discipline. I went knowing that it would be ugood for meR, yet somewhat hesitant. I braced myself - like one about to receive a dose of strong medicine. .

What a joke He played on me! He showed my what an intellectual I vas • •• so many preconceived ideas about what RdisciplineR is. Never in my life have I experienced an atmosphere of such incredibly high energy, such lOVing, beautiful people, such a strong family feeling! We all realized at the beginning that this was going to be a great opportunity to grow closer to each other and to Ba'ba', and that discipline is a necessary tool for growth. And so everyone put all their energy into really trying to make it workr to follow the sched­ule, to be on time, etc. No complaining, no negativity, no hanging out, no little groups standing in hallways criticising. Just the very powerful vibration of everyone trying to -unite our intention-. It was truely inspiring to see a meeting dismissed and 220 Margiis take half-bath and return to their places within seven minutes. The posi­tive energy generated from everyone trying to Rmove together- was really elevating.

As one brother put it, uThis retreat is to create the feeling that we all are the same. Everyone's ego will get powdered down a littleo· To alleviate the feeling that -I am special, live been in Ananda Marga four years· etc., everyone, acaryas, LFT9s, old Margiis, new Margiisg - everyone did the same duties, fOllowed the same sched­ule, and everyone's ego, 18m sure, did feel a bit more humble at the end,.

The activities WERE rigorous. The schedul� WAS tight. Yet the very word DISCIPLINE has taken on an entirley new meaning in my dic­tionary. To me , it now means FREEDOM� freedom from the bandages of negative habits, freedom of movement to the Higher Self, and freedom from sluggishnesse - the opportunity to move about on the wings of higher and higher energy. That bitter medicine 1 had bargained for turned out to be an ice cream sundae!

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an encampment of love The day began with calisthenics and karate warm-ups, and phys­

ical activities were spaced regulary throughout the day. The results were amazing@ Instead of people sleeping in class, feeling lazy or "run-down", our bodies were alert and vibrant, and all around ?eople were expressing their amazement at how little sleep they seemed to need$ One sister related how she had come into t he sisters' dorm in the middle of the night and could hardly believe the vibration -

even though everyone was asleep. she said, there was no Msleep vibra� tionOO at all. And that is something many of us experienced, - the feeling that we never did really sleep, in the usual sense of the word, - the energy level was so incredibly high, that we just got carried along, like so many bubbles on the crest of a wave .

I am so very grateful to Him for giving me the opportunity of attending this retreato I only hope that there will be many others so that all the Margiis will be able to enjoy this beautiful exper-ienceo

.

The VSS Retreat really brought about a new realization in my life@ the realization that discipline is the key to freedom. And I now know through direct experience that earnestly trying to follow the 16 Points is the most joyous thing one can do.

ooUnderstanding the real meaning of restraint, make proper use of it and you will see that your sensual desires have taken to the path of cessation with facile ease - you will notice what .a p�ierful vibration of energy your cessation­ward sensual propensities have created in your psychic body and how your mind is proceeding towards the internal world -towards the Supreme Being with irresistible force . -

Shrii Shrii Anandamurti , from Subha's'ita Sam'graha , IV, Chapter IQ "The Chariot and the Charioteer"

It is not necessary to go into the details of the retreat -that can only be understood through direct experience. But what I want to convey is the beauty, the joy, and most of all, the impact of the love expressed there. Such a feeling of Sam'gaccadvam'! Such a feeling of NUnity, Strength, OrganizationW (now I understand these words!), and such a family feeling of love. Alr-of us were struck by the realization that "Yes, it really is happening!" What we've all been hoping and waiting for so long is finally beginning to manifest. Someone related the story of how Swami Vivekananda said, "Give me 12 lion-hearted people and I can change the world • • • only . two in each country and the entire world can be changed." We all realized that the time has come. Baiba9 has given us the greatest opportunity of many lifetimes, and we can. in fact. change the world. He has given us the tools, the most beautiful gift, the 16 Points , and now it8s up to us ..

·You have to serve humanity. You have to dedicate yourself to the cause of man as (a) whole. Your life is valuable. You should not waste a single moment. The task is glorious. The task is novel. Lead the life of a warrior and constantly fight against evils. You will be victoriou s . So march ahead! March ahead! March ahead!-

P.R. Sarkar

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DFTS-03701

Dada Pranavanandaji 's letter:

The follohling letter hla s received at Sectorial HQ in Denver

quite recently (mid-January) from Dada Pranavanandaji, Actin g

General Secretary of Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samg ha.

December 15, 1974

Dear Sisters and Brothers:

This is to confirm the following telegram having been sent to you---

"ATULANANDAJI IMMOLATED HINSELF INSIDE JAIL ELEVENTH DECEMBER PROTESTING AGAINST INDISCRIMINATE SEARCH OF BABA'S CELL AND BE­LONGINGS AND BODYLIFTING ANp HUMILIf\TION DONE TO. BABA NOVEMBER 26. HE WAS DEMANDING RESTORATION OF BABA'S RING STOLEN THAT DAY BY SEARCH PARTY STOP ORGAIHSE DEMONSTRATIONS AND MOBILISE WORLD OPINION AGAINST THESE BRUTALITIES. INFORM l\LL WORKERS AND UNITS. DETAILS FOLLOW."

As you might have already known from our various communications that Govt� authorities especially the prison ones have been cre­ating pin pricks off and on causing provocation. They took off the curtain from Baba's cell-door which is made of iron bars and exposed Baba to the chill of winter nights. Very often they lock Him early in the evening much before scheduled time and invari­ably they disturb Baba during Puja hours by knocking the lock and frequently they search Baba and cell in most uncourteous, careless and irresponsible manner.

It was on November 26 that a search party led by jail superinten­dent entered Baba's cell ahd conducted the search. During the search they treated Baba in most disrespectful and humiliating manner, bodily lifted Him times and again, disrobed Atulanandaji and scattered Baba's things on the floor. To make the pinch most felt they virtually stolen Baba's pearl-studded ring. I t was really too much! too much!

When Baba came to know that ring is missing which was kept in His purse, He immediately wrote to Governor of Bihar, I.G. Prisons and�I.G. Police. Perhaps this letter was also dumped in the chil­ling darkness of cold storage as might have been the fate of His earlier letters. When we came to know it all, representations and protests were made to several Govt. authorities but to no avail.

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DFTS-03702

On December 10, Atulanandaji gave a written ultimatum that if Baba's ring was not restored by the noon of December 11, he would immolate himself. This warning was also treated in a cold and heartless manner. True to his words Atulanandaji sprinkled kero­sene over his body and set it to fire shortly after mid-day on December 11. When the fire was detected, they tried to extinguish but it was too late. He sustained severe burn-injuries. He was rushed to hospital where he breathed out last six hour later into the realm of eternity.

Sisters and Brothers!!1 Perhaps we had gone into slumber turning our eyes and ears off from tortures, humiliations and pangs of slow death Baba was going through and perhaps it needed this su­preme sacrifice on the part of Atulanandajito awaken us to the realities of Baba's physical anguish. Shall we respond to the call which Atulanandaji has made by his supreme sacrifice? Shall we shake off leth�rgy, rise into fury and jump into action to avenge the prolonged and tortuous persecution of Baba, Ananda Marga, and Ananda Margiis? Do we (the Ananda Margi,i community all over the world) have the guts to declare war on immoral forces ? Are we ready to put our every thing at stake in our fight to liberate Baba? If so, let us not waste time. Let us declare emergency and let our all programme, all activities and all projects be war-ori­ented. Let us mobilise and concentrate all our resources and energy in a supreme effort and let us eventually begin the fight to liber­ate Baba without loss of time.

Y�r6 in Comradeship

.. \ ·')C"tv lcJlI-rtv.-a� Av� It-j Acarya Pranavananda Avadhuta

Everything come s from Go d and everything remains &n Him and

everything goes baC3k to Him. This cycle is life and life is

a strug gle; life is a fight. You come from the abode of peace

and go to the abodp- of peace .. but life is a constant struggle

to maintain an equilibrium. Life is a fight against depraving

forces and de generating propensities. But you are not only

to fight a gainst these dep raving forc es, you are also to en­

courage elevating forces. If you try to keep at a safe dis­

tance fr om this fight, you cannot say that you are a human

be i ng.

-Shrii Shrii Anandamurtiji

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DFTS-03703

L i st e d her e ar e a l l u n i t s a n d m ed i ta t io n gr o u p s o n f i l e wi t h S ec to r ia l D ha rma Pr a c ar Off ic e a s o f m id ­Ja n u ar y� 1 9 7 5 . * i nd ic a t e s r e g i s t e r e d u n i t .

NORTHEAST REG ION R e g i o na l Co o r d i na t o r : Rak h i R . D . P . S . : Mahe s h A ' c a r ya : Dada j i Bhrgunatha

UNITS & MED I TAT I ON G ROUP S

Mi l ford , Co nn . * Hanove r , N . H . B roo k l ynn , N . Y . * I tha c a , N . Y . * John s t own , N . Y . King ' s Park , N . Y . * North B e l lmore , N . Y . * Roc he s ter , N . Y . Ronkon koma , N . Y . * Burl ingto n , Vt . P e rk i n s v i l l e , Vt . * Amhe r s t , Ma . * Bo s to n , Ma o

MID-ATLANTIC REG I ON R e g io na l C o o r d i na t o r : H a r i S h am ' kar R . D . P . S . : Arna l l A ' c a r ya : Dada j i B hrgunatha

UNITS & MED I TAT I ON GROUP S

Wa shingto n , D . C . * B a l t imo r e , Md . S i l ve r S p r i ng s , Md . * Green s burgh , P a . P h i l ad e lphia , P a . * P it t sburgh , P a . B l a c k sburg , Va . * Char l e s to n , W . Va . P r inc�ton , N . J .

SOUTHERN REG I ON R e g io na l C o o rd i na t o r : S undara Deva R . D . P . S . : Me l i s s a A ' c a r ya : D ada j i Rud rana tha

UNITS & ME D I TAT I ON GROUP S

B i rmin gham , AI . Ga ine s v i l l e , Fl . * S t . P e ter sburg , F l . Athen s , Ga . * Atl anta , G a . *

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Augus t a , Ga . S avannah B e ac h , Ga . * N ew O r l e an s , L a . * Char l ot te , N . C . * Greenv i l l e , N � C . Ral e i g h , N . C . Char l e s ton , S . C . * C o l umb i a , S . C . Memphi s , · Tn . * Na shvi l l e , Tn . *

MJDWESJ R�,IQ� R e g i o na l Co o r d i na t o r : S ubhadra R . D . P . S . : none A ' c a r ya : D a da j i Rud ranatha

UNI T S & ME DI TAT ION GROUP S

Carbond al e , 1 11 . * Chic ago , I l l . * Mar i on , I l l . P eo r i a . 1 1 1 . * B loomington , I nd . * Lamon i , l a . Mar ion , l a . Loui s v i l l e , K y . * Duluth , Mn . Minneapo l i s, Mn . * K an s a s C i ty , Mo . Mad i s o n , W i .

SOUTHWEST REG I ON R e g i o na l Co o r d i na t o r : C i r smita ' R . D . P . S . : Marty B a r c l ay A ' c a r ya : D ad a j i Y a t i i s hvarananda

UNI T S & ME D I TATI ON GROUPS

P ho e n i x , AZ . * Tuc son , AZ . * Albuque rque , N . M . Lo s Alamo s , N. M S a n t a Fe, N . M . Ok l ahoma C i ty , Ok . Tul s a , Ok . *

Aus t i n , Tx . Den ton , Tx . Wac o , Tx .

DFTS-03704

BQCKY MIN REG ION

Regional Coord inator : S h iva P rasad R e D . P e S. : Ma ' ha ' bha ' rata A ' a arya : Dada j i Gagana

UNITS & MEDITAT I ON GROUPS

Boulder , Co .. Denve r , Co . * Bo ise , I d . Mo scow , Id .. * Empori a , Ks. Wichita , Ks * Bo zeman , Mt . * M i s soul a , Mt . Lincoln , Neb . S al t Lake C i ty , Ut e *

PAC I F IC REG I ON

Regional Coordinator : P rakash R . D . P . S . : Devi N i s ' t ' hat A ' c arya : Dada j i Yati i s hvar&nanda

UNITS & MEDITATION GROUPS

Anchorage , Ak . * Fai rbanks , Ak . Baker s fie ld, Ca . Berkeley-:Oakland , C a . * Los Ange l e s , C a . Palo Alto , C a . * Sacramento , C a . S anta Barbar a , Ca . * S anta Cruz , C a . H i lo , H i . Honolulu , H i . Reno , Nev . Corval l i s , Or . * Eugene , Or . * S a l em , Or . * Port l and , ')r . * B e l l ingham , Wa . * Seattle , Wa . * S pokane , W a . *

WEST CANADA REG I ON

Regional Coord inator : Viira Murthi R . D . P . S . : B alvan Deva A ' c arya: Dada j i S a r i t Kumar

UNITS & MEDITATI ON GROUPS

Kamloops , B . C . * N i l son , B . C . * Vancouve r , B . C . *

EAST CANADA REG I ON

Regional Coord i nator : Rta ' nanda R . D . P . S . : none A ' carya: Dadaj i Shishir Kumar

UNI T S , MEDITAT I ON GROUPS

Condor , Ont . * Toronto , Ont o Montreal , Q ue . Winnipeg , Man .. '*

.

WEST I ND I ES REG I QN Regional Co o rd i nato r : none R . D . P . S . : none A ' car y a : none

UNI TS & MED I TAT ION GROUPS

Kingston , Jamaica*

PANAMA REG I ON

Regi onal Coordinato r : none R . D . P . S . : none A ' car y a: Dadaj i Jagaddeva

UNI T S & MEDITATION GROUPS

Guatemala C i udad , Guatemala S an S a lvador , El Salvador Teguc igalpa , Honduras Managua , NicaragUa S an Jo se , Costa Rica

MEX I CO REG I ON

Regional Coord i nator : V;i.shva Sandhu; R . D . P . S . : none A ' car y a : Dada j i J itendra

UNI T S & MEDITAT I ON GROUPS

Mexico C i ty Guada l a j ara

Dharma " �ill Prevail

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DFTS-03705

...

fr o m A bhima ta, t he o p i n io n" by P . R . Sa r kar Be l e a t e d by Doug Hoffman, Se a to r ia l RA WA Coord i na t o r

The art i s t or l itterateur who takes over t he respo n s ib il ity of leading man to the path o f l ight f rom cove r of darkn e s s must have to know the: ' open s e s ame ' of that path . It is not po s s ib l e t o lead othe rs 0.n t h e ba s i s o f c heap , shal low , super f i c i a l know­ledge , or by b eing an up sta r t o f a pundit fol lowing the perusal o f about hal f a doz en books and s pouting mouth ful s o f mag n i lo­quenc� s , o r on t he strength ot hav1ng obta1ned a Doctorate Degree a f ter plagiar i s ing others ' works .

For t h i s it i s neces sary to have a keen and vigorous ins ight , in the absence o f which a l l the e f forts o f a l it terateur or an art i s t prove in�uc tuou� . Only j ug g lery o f words o r graphic del in­eation of faults and f l aws no t only cannot s a t i s f y the hunger o f the human mind , such creations o f a r t d o not c arry any value for social advancement as wel l . One must know the path and he mus t also know how to walk on i t . He who h a s not comprehended a s to what the form o f society wi l l b e , i f the trends of the pa s t that have wrought the present b e a l lowed to go unchecked , c an never l ead the soc ie ty to the path o f perfection . H p w i l l indeed thrust the society into darkne s s in the name of soc i a l r e fo rm . H e w i l l encourage waywardn e s s i n the name o f f reedom . I n s tead o f mode l l ing a woman after the ideal o f a godde s s , he wil l wan t to mould the image of the godde s s af ter the ideal o f a dan seuse .

A l itterateur is an epoch-mark e r and so he i s a Rs ' i ( S ag e ) • • • a Kavi ( Se e r ) . He cannot a f fo rd to forg3t t h i s digni f ied tradi­t ion of his even for a mome n t . He is the me s s enger of the mut e mas s , the gua rdian o f the soci ety . A s l ight mis t ake on h i s par t may re­sult in catastrophe . A sl ight precaution may imbibe a gre at pos s i ­b i lity . S o a man in who se thought a n d expre s s ion s e l f - con trol i s not practised had better n o t meddl e w i th the practice o f art . I have j us t said a l i ttle wh i l e ago t hat it i s through the coord i ­nation o f p sychological and cultural trends that Literature prove s i t s worth. Intell ectual trends and . c u ltural e vo l ution cannot e x i s t by themselves by di sregarding e i ther the individual man or t h e c o l ­l ective human ity , f o r both inte l l e ctual a n d cultural deve lopment s concern humanity and t h i s human i ty i,s no t t h e four or f ive b ig bugs of the upper stratum of the soc iety , remi n i s cent of the round cakes o f the oblat ion , propped up on top of the rice . They are those ,very people that have kept those o f f ered cakes over the ir heads in right order l ike the r i c e .

Actual l y , thinking o f soc ial s ervice in the r ight per spect ive it ha s to be s aid that tho s e cakes s hould not mean any part icular man or men at the top o f the soc iety . Rather , they s hould be regarded as the co l l ective expre ss ion o f the co ll ective mind . The ar t i s t , whi le l eading that co l l ective e xpre s s ion by way of del ineat ion to­wards the s ubt l e s t of the s ubtle d i r ec tion , has to take every step forward consonant with the p sychological as we l l a s cultur a l s truc­tures o f the peo p l e in general - or more c l ea r l y , in c l o s e s t contact with the characte r i s t i c s of the i r heart s . It will not do to di sregard or neglect them even a wee b i t . If h e keeps hims e l f busy with the a i r bal loon o f the sky , fo rgetting the man of the earth , a l l his creations wi l l end in smoke , giving j ust a f l a s h b e fore the e ye s . His writing s w i l l no t have any l a s t i ng impre s s ion on the pages o f time .

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DFTS-03706

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DFTS-03707

report on the s)IOC 1r(Q)IRl IT AIL

D\eeting T he fo l l o wi ng r e po r t i s t a k en fr om t he m inu t e s o f t he r e c e n t S e c to r ia L B o a r d m e e t i ng , he l d i n D e nv er , Ja nua r y 4 & 5 , 1 9 7 5 . W hi l e so m e c hang e s ha v e b e e n mad e for t he sa k e of c la r i t y a n d br e v it y, t he c o n t e n t a n d sequ e nc e o f ev ent s ha s i n no wa y be e n a l t e r ed . - e d .

At 9 : 30 A . M . , January 4 t h , the mee t i ng was c a l l ed to orde r b y the Presi­dent . The fol lowing membe r s attended : Ac . Yati i s hvarananda Avt . , Se c torial SecretarY1 Rob t . D . Lanta f f ( Bhupathi ) , P re s ident ; Barbara P o l e fka (Tapas­vin i ) ; S tephen Riche imer (Nachiketa ) ; W i l l i am Bowen (Virupak s a ) ; and Margo Schne ider (Vimala ) , record ing S ecretary . The f o l lowing attended as adv isor s : Dick Gri f f in ( Uththaman ) ; Craig Runde ( Chandra S hekar) ; and Charl e s Mar t i en (Jiivamrta ) •

The Pres ident l e d the meeting o f f by s ta t i ng that one board membe r , Ac . Raghaw Prasad , could no t attend due to m i s -corrnnunication regard ing trave l arrangements . He then sta ted that three membe r s had re signed , f e e l ing that they d id not have the t ime to f ul f i l l the r e spon s i b i l i t i e s expec t ed o f them . They are Mr .• Joel Ro s s , Mr . Richard Dart , and I'1s . E l i zabeth G u y . The fol l ow­ing were then appo inted a s new member s by Dada j i Yat i i shvarananda : Mrs . Bar­bara Pol efka , Mr . Wil l iam Bowe n . 'the P r e s ident then read the schedul e and briefly went over t he agenda for the me·e t i ng .

The minutes from the l a s t board mee ting wer e read by the P r e s id ent and approved by the Board with the correction th a t i t read that three memb e r s were appointed by Dadu j i to a f und r a i s ing �orrnnitte e . and that there h a d been a discu s s ion of the f i nanc ial respon s i b i l i ty of board member s .

Next the P r e s ident stated that Hr . Cha r l e s Ma rtien wa s appointed a s Vice-Pr e s ident o f the corporation to rep l a c e Ms . Kr i s t i ne Bea n . A mot i on was made to accept the appointme n t , a vote taken , and the mo tion carried.

At thi s time the P r e s ident e xp l ained that the ma in thrust of the mee t i ng would be to raview what progre s s had been made on accomp l i sh in g the qo a l s set by the Board at i t s l a s t meeting . Progre s s reports were presented by the var­ious program secretar i e s , invo lving a review of spe c i f ic po i n t s made during the last program board mee t ing s , wh i c h were he l d immed i ate l y f o l l owing the last Sectorial Board mee t ing . As each program d e l ivered its report , the de­fects were noted down .

Mr . Craig Runde d e l ivered a report of h i s recent tour o f the Midwest and North e a s t Regions where he v i s i ted the un i t s and d iscus sed B a ' ba ' s D e f e n s e a n d overal l finan c i a l matters w i th t h e Marg i i s , trying t o he lp s tart some fund r a i s ing pro j ect s . He then pres en ted cop i e s o f h i s report to the board for review , whi c h a l s o i n c l uded sugge stions r e l ating to S ec t o r i a l O f f ice bud­get s . H e sugge sted that the mo s t s tab l e way for units to e stab l i s h a strong f inanc ial base i s to embark on a perman e n t s e r i e s o f f und r a i s ing pro j e cts , such a s a f i lm serie s , or some type o f service ( l awn care , house or b aby s it­ting , e t c . ) . At this time , Hr. O ftedal made the po i n t that as an organ i z at ion we have not put nearly enough emph as i s on f in an c i a l mat ters , a s we have w i th Dharma P raca r , for examp l e .

Next , the P re s ident gave a report o n Decembe r ' s " Work f o r Baba Week " , Le s s than $ 6 , 0 0 0 . 0 0 had b e en ra i s ed a t the t ime o f the mee t i n g , l eaving u s

$ 2 4 , 0 0 0 . 0 0 s ho rt . I t \'la s ' s tated that $ 1 5 , 0 0 0 . 0 0 wa s pledged by 2 0 0 Marg i i s attend ing the VS S Camp , a n ave rag e o f $ 7 5 . 0 0 p e r pe r son . I t wa s d e c i d ed to a sk the Reg iona l Coo rdinato r s to fo l l ow up on tho se who prom i s ed to don a t e &

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to have the F i n a n c e D e p t . k e e p trac k o f who h a s g i ven , and which p ledges rema in un ful f i l l ed . It w a s a l so dec ided that the P r e s ident wr i te a l e t t e r t o a l l Mar g i i s expl aining t h e s i tuation w i th Ba ' ba ' s D e f e n s e f und - ra i s i n g e f fort , and a s J� i n g eve ryo n e to try ag a i n to r a i s e the needed money . Dad a j i e xpl a i ned t h a t in the f ut u r e money ra i sed for "I'lork for Ba ba v,'eek ' s " wo uld be used not o n l y to pa y co u r t costs in I nd i a , but a l so to he l p ma inta in a number o f programs in I ndia w h i c h arc bad l y in n eed o f f und s , s u c h a s the Be na re s t r a i n i n g cent e r , Women s ' We l fare S e c t ion , orphanag e s , �nd the Cen­tra l O f f ice . A f t e r a l l cou rt co s t s a r e me t , " Work fo r Baba W0c k " w i l l con� tinue a s a regul ar f und r a i s ing venture to help support the mi s s ion ' s pro ­g rams i n I nd ia a n d here , when n e c e s sary . T h e Pre s id ent wa s a sked t o s e e wha t l imit s , i f a n y , there a re regard ing the ano u n t o f money we , a s a non-pro f i t orga n i z a t io n , c a n send to I n d i a .

A po int wa s made by Dadaji at t h i s t ime tha t a l l Ananda Marga pro j ec ts und ertaken shou ld be s e l f - s u f f i c ient . Money dona ted to the Sector would go tow a r d s admi n i s t r a t ive expen s e s o f ERAWS a nd o ther p rograms in Denver , a s acarya trave l eX!Jen se s , wor ker support , etc .

A f i nancial compe t i ti o n s ec tio n for Cr imson Dawn , showing , ... hich un i t s had donated the mo s t , how muc h , a n d b y hO\01 ma ny Harg i i s , wa s d i s c u s sed . A motion wa s made and u n a n imo u s l y p a s s e d tha t thi s idea be impl ement ed , show­ing the top 3 0 contributo r s e a c h month .

The Pres ident then gave a repo r t on the new comput e r i z e d a c count i ng sys t em that the S e c to r i a l O f f ic e w i l l be switc h ing to t h i s year . I t w i l l o f fe r ' pe r f e ct acco un ting w i th a mon t h l y ba l ance s h e e t showing a s sets and l i ab i l i t ie s , and a l l ow us to he a ud i t e d by the I RS at any t ime without worry. The technica l i t i e s o f imp l ementing the new s y s t em were di s c u s s e d . The s y s tem ca l l s fo r c l o s e s upe rv i s io n and t ime ly repo rt ing , so a l l programs to b e inc l uded w i l l have to b e a t or very near the S e c to r i a l O f f ic e . For th i s same r e a son , several programs w i l l have to be incorporated s eparat e l y , much as the un i t s and r e g i o n s a r e doing now . These program s ( Sadvipra , A . M . Pre­S chool , AHRIT , C l e ar t10ment Food S tore , etc . ) wi l l be not i fied and hel pe d i n m ak in g t h e tran s i tion .

The pre sent f inanc i a l state o f the O f f ice wa s rev i ewed . The idea o f having an emergency cont ingency f und w a s d i scussed and d i sm i s sed s ince there r e a l l y aren ' t any extra f un d s . Dada j i said that at no t ime woul d property be sold for fund s . H e again emph a s i s ed the need for un i t s to begin o n-go ing fund rai s ing proj ects f o r their own suppo rt a s we ll as the regions and the S ector­ial O ff ice . One s ug g e s t io n wa s for each un it to have a per son in c harge o f Golden Lotus s a l e s o pe r at ion ( a s ituat i o n t h a t i s a lmo s t a rea l i ) .

At thi s t , M r . D i c k f f i n g ave a report on prog re s s o f Go lden Lotus . S a l e s have do ub l e d eve ry month s ince the b u s ines s started and future p ro s pe c t s look very good . He e xp la ined some innova tions with the product such as a new front labe l , a s i lk- screened back l abe l , and a new 5 -gal lon shipping conta ine r . He a l so s a i d that there is a need for more wor ker s , a s mo st o f t h e work o f l a t e h a s been done b y himse l f a n d Mrs . Gr i f f i n . He did add that brother Tapasvi was expected soon, to be product ion manage� and that wo u l d h e l p con s i derab ly . H e has rece i ved no sal ary so far , and has a fami ly o f four . T h i s pro b l em was di scussed and i t wa s decided to pay Mr . Gr i f f in a sal a ry , e f f e c t ive immed i ately , in the form of a loan from Sector-

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ial O f fice ea ch month , un t i l Go l den Lot u s P roduct s i s more f inan c i a l l y sound , and able to r epay S . O . He f ur th er exp l a ined there w i l l be other products added t o the Gol den Lo tus l ine a s soon a s mo ney permi t s . Fo l lowi ng thi s , the matte r o f Mr . Gr i ffin ' s s a l a ry wa s p u t to vote and p a s sed unan imou s ly .

Mr . Cha r l e s M� rt i en , Publ icat ions S e c retary , gave a report on A . M . Pub­l ication s , a ft e r which the boa rd member s gave report s on work they hud done with thei r home un i t s and regions .

The P r e s i d e n t then said i t w a s e v i d e n t t h a t mo re wo rk wa s needed on t h e f i r s t p h a s e o f o u r s trategy ( s ee t h e " Un i t y , S t ren gth , Organi z at io n " s upp l e ­men t f rom Oc t . , 1 9 7 4 , 'r.'h i c h co n ta in e d m i n u t e s o f t h e l a s t board mee t i ng , and l i s ted th e threc ' ph a se s l of our s t ra t e0 Y ) . He moved that the D . P . Board be a sk ed to s t i l l COll c e n t r a te o n this f ir s t phase , and r e a l i z ing the goa l s s e t b y t hem , w h i l e a l so p u t t ing ene rgy into t h e ne x t phase ( produc i ng good in t ro­duc t o r y m at e r i a l for p r acar , s t a r t ing a un i t i n t ,lo s e s tates w i th no un i t , and work :i n g on a Hod e l D i o c e s e P ro g r am) . 'l'h e mo t ion w a s s e conded and c a r r ied u n ctn ­

imous l y . It was a l s o dec ided a l l board memb e r s shou l d b e on the D . P . m a i l i ng l i s t , i f n o t a l r e ad y .

S UN DAY J J A N U A R Y 5TH The P re s i d e n t called t h e mee t ing to o rd e r and s a id the Board shou l d

review some p l a n s f rom the l a s t b o a r d mee t i n g t ha t h adn ' t b e e n cove red ye t . Dadaj i then gave a r e po r t o n HAI'lA . A bOe<ru h a s b e e n formed and a ' mu s i c a l group w a s be ing f o rme d . A re po r t was t h e n g i ven by t h e P re s i d e n t o n the pro­gre s s o f contactinq a l awy e r about incorpor a t i ng A . M . Pub l ic a t i on s separate l y from the Of f i ce . A f i n a l report h a d not b e e n rece ived , but co p i e s wo u l d b e s e n t t o board memb e r s w h e n ava i l ab l e .

Next , t h e Dharma P r a c a r S e c r e t a ry s ai d the D . P . Board n eeded mo re i n f o r­mat ion and guidance on imp l eme n t i n g the p l an s for the next pha s e . Dada j i e xpl a ined t h a t th� conc e p t o f mod e l d i ocese me an s one state wi thout a cur­rent l y functioning un it i n e a c h reg ion i s pi cked to b e a ' mode l d i oce s e ' . A �orker i s sent to do pr ac ar and organ i z e a uni t . When th i s i s done , h e ( or she ) wi l l move o n to another ' mo d e l d ioce se ' a n d E RAW S w i l l i n i t i ate a service pro j ec t as the next phase of the mod e l d iocese p rogram in that uni t .

The feas ib i l i ty o f the mod e l d ioce s e program w a s d i scussed a s we l l a s who cou ld d o t h e wo rk . A mot io n w a s made and carried to ask the Reg i o n a l Coo rdin ator s t o do a l l wi thi n the i r power to sta r t a n ew uni t i n each s t a t e where none e x i s t s p r e s e n t l y . T h e bo a r d membe r s w e r e a s ked to take t h e r e s pon­s i b i l i ty o f see i n g that t h e i n f o rmat ion i s commun i cated w i t h i n the i r reg ion s . I t was agreed that mode l d io c e s e wo rkers co u l d b e fami ly peo p l e a s we l l as single LFT ' s .

A mot ion w a s made and c a r r i ed to ask Dharma Pracar to p l ac e an emphas i s o f prep ar ing int roduc tory materi a l s imme d i ate ly , changing per so nn e l invo l ve d , i f nece s sary , to g e t the j ob don e .

Next , Dada j i wa s a sked to c l ar i f y the r e l a t i on sh i p be twee n R . U . and RAWA . He s a i d he wou l d che ck into t h i s and adv i s e the Board .

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I t w a s d e c i ded that the main t o p i c for the r emainder o f th e mee t i ng would have to be f in an c e s . Af ter SO�e d i s c u s s ion , p ro po s a l s were pre sen ted by t h ree board m2mbers dea l ing w i th s p e c i f ic po i n t s a imed at s t ab i l i z i ng our f inanc i a l fcio ting . Th� propos a l s were reviewed and t he f o l low i n g p o i n t s ac­c ep t ed as areas of concen t ra t ion fo r f in an ce :

1 ) E s tabl i s h in a l l Margi i s ' minds that f in an c i a l respon s ib i l ity i s a t op p ri o rity , a s impor t an t as Dharma Pracar : the f in an c i a l s tab i lity of the S e ctor is everyone ' s r e s pons ib i l i ty .

2 ) E s tab l i s h a Fund Rais ing Comm i ttee t o de a l w i t h f inanc i al re source s , g a the r in forma t ion and provide g u i d ance for money making proj e c t s a t t he u n i t l eve l , and o f f e r as s i stan ce i n fund r a i s ing e f fort s fo r Reg i on al and Secto r i al O f f ices . T h i s comm i t t e e wou l d b e superv i s e d by t he F i nance Board . The ( S e c tor i a l ) B o a rd d rew up a l i s t of people i t wou l d l ike t o see on t he p ro po s e d co�mi ttee , and i t was d e c i d e d t h a t D ad a j i wou ld c on­t ac t them at a l a t e r date , i f pos s ib l e .

3 ) The Pres ident wou l d b r i e f the Reg i on a l Coo r d in a tors d u r i n g t he RDS (wh ich fol lowed the bo ard mee ting ) on the f in an c i al s t a t e o f t he S e ctor

and e xp l a i n what the i r d ut i e s wou l d b e i n h e l p i ng stab i l i z e i t . The point s to be g i ven we re :

A) See that the p l edge s y stem i s e s tab l i s hed and wor k i ng in a l l un i t s . B) Appo i n t a pe r s o n i n e a c h u n i t to be i n ch arge o f fund r a i s ing ac tivi t i e s ( in i t i at ing some type of p e rmanent fund r a i s ing activ i ty , coord i n at ing " \vork f o r Haba Week" , etc . ) C ) Enco u r age maximum s upport f o r d i s t r ib u t ion o f Go l d e n Lotus Sham­poo in e ac h un i t . D ) Appo int a Reg ion a l F und R a i s ing Wo r k e r to t ou r the u n i t s and provide a s s i stance and guid ance whe reve r pos s ib l e .

4 ) The S e c tori a l O f f ice s houl d g ive maximum s upport and e n co u r a gement to Golden Lo tu s and oth e r f un d ra i s ing p roj ec t s .

5 ) Oada j i should w r i t e an arti c l e f o r Cr ims o n Dawn abou t t he meaning o f " Va c s hy ac i t S e v a n and the impo rtance o f g iv i n g s e rvice to the o rgan i z at i on in the form o f money .

6 ) The F i n ance Board i s re spon s ib le f o r f in d i ng the n e c e s s ary people t o wr ite a n d p roduce a f und r a i s i ng b roc hure .

Next was a d i sc u s s ion abo ut the current s t a t u s o f E RAWS and the prob l ems being f aced by E RlMS \olOrk e r s . A mo tion w a s mad� a n d c a r r ied to move E �M'IS t o Denve r w h e r e the re wo uld L e b e t te r s uperv i s ion , he l p , and g u i d an c e . I t w a s further deci ded that t h e ERlMS S ecre t ary ( \'lh�n a re p l ac emen t f o r Bholon ath is found ) would move f i r s t . Ar1U R'J' and P ub l i c Re l a t ion s wo u ld rem a in in Wash­ington for some t ime due to contacts they a l re ady h ave the re . The duty o f ­re searching the po s s i b i l i t y o f s e rv i c e p ro j ec t s 0r other u s e s f o r the E RAWS house in t'1a s h i n g ton was g iven to the ERAWS Board . The pos s ib i l ity o f u s i ng the house for income by ren ti ng i t out was a l so d i s cus s ed .

At th i s time , the me e t ing had to be ad j ourned so the bo ard members could return home at the prope r t ime .

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NEWS FROM

Ananrla Marga Retreat Intensive Training

Thi s r e p o r t o n t he c ur r e n t hap p e n i ng s a n d fu t u r e p l a n s a t AMR IT .. A na nda Ma r g a ' s N e w Yo r k S e c t o r t r a i n in g c e n t er , wa s p r e p a r e d fo r The C r im so n Da wn by s i s t e r S i t a .. A MRIT Off i c e S e c r e ta r y .

Thi s p a s t De c embe r 1 4 Marg i i s comp l eted the AMRI T s e s s i on that began a f t e r l a s t summer ' s S S S . S hant i Das ( S teve Compton ) , from Ok l a­homa o r ig i n a l ly , i s now do ing AMURT wo rk w i th the E RAWS f o l k s in Wa shingto n , D . C . Chuck K i el a s , now Maha ' Bha' r a t a , from C a l i fo rn i a , i s c u r re n tly po s te d a s Rocky Mtn . Reg ional Coo rd i n a to r , w i th head­qua r te r s i n Salt Lake C i ty . Al s o i n the Rocky Mtn . Region is I i s h­vara ( Abbe Wi l l ner ) , now the As s t . Dharma P ra c a r S e c r e t a r y at the S e c to r i a l O f f i c e i n Denve r .

Rak h i ( Magdal ena To th ) , f rom B e r l in , Germany , and Mahe sh ( Mark Edward s ) , f rom F l o rida , are both in New H aven , C t . , ' work ing at the NE Reg io n a l o ff i c e as R . C . and R . D . P . S . , r e s p e c t ive l y . A l s o f rom Ber l i n i s s i s te r Mai n j u ( Dagmar Koni t z e r ) , now in O s hko sh , W i s cons i n . Main j ur i i ( Me l inda W i l cox ) , f rom Mighigan , p l an s to at tend co l l eg e , and Akhan ' d ' a Dar shan , f o rmer ly w i th the Cambr idge , Ma s s . un i t , i s now po s t e d a s Ren a i s sance Unive r s a l Coordinator , and ' l iving/wo rk ing out of P r i n c e to n , N . J .

Satyaloka Devi (Nancy L ie b ) i s now a t ea c h e r a t the n ewest Ananda Ma rga P r e - S choo l , " Cr imso n Dawn " , i n P h i l a d e l phi a . Arcana ' Devi ( ka r en Gr i ff in ) i s t ak ing teacher tra i n ing i n Wic h i ta b e f o r e go i nq t o wo rk at the N a r n i a S choo l in Atlanta . Al so i n P h i ladelph i a , po s ted a s a P ennsylvan i a D io c e s e wor k e r i s P r iyadar s h i i ( F ranc i s co O s egueda 0 . ) Ano ther b r o t he r , Kama la Kant f rom Vi r g in ia went through AMRIT , but ,CD d i d not have not i c e o f h i s po s t ing at pre s s t ime .

Two brothe r s f r om Canada a r e p o sted a s Regional Coo r d inato r s , Vi i ramurthi ( Bo b Lof ) i n We s t Canada , and Rta' nanda ( Ri ck Buchan ) in Ea s t Canada .

AMRI T i s o f f to a r ea l l y vibrated start in i t s cur r e n t 4 - 1/ 2 month LFT ( Lo c a l Ful l - T ime r ) t r a i n ing ? e s s io n , r id i n g on the impetus o f the VS S Ret reat . We now have three o range D i d i s in the hous e and next week we w i l l have four ! Whew ! They are r ea l l y beauti ful s i s t er s . We have 1 2 tra i n e e s thi s s e s s io n , 9 f rom the D o S o , a s i s te r f rom Argen­tina , and two bro the r s f ro m Canada . Ba ' ba ' ( as a l way s ) ha s g iven us s ome new idea s , and so we have a n ew fo�at for the ph i l o sophy that is more comprehens ive than b e f o r e -- integra ting al l of the p h i l o s ophy i n to t he o r d e r of A ' nanda Su ' tram , inc l ud ing a l o t o f t ime f o r d i s ­cus s io n a nd pra c t i c e i n g iving tal k s and r e s pond ing to que st io n s . The inte rp e r sonal s k i l l s t r a i n i ng in p s ycho synthe s i s and empathy coun s e l ­l ing i s mor e sys tema t i c n ow , too . W e al so w i l l imp l ement mor e commu­n i ty i nvo lvemen t and p r a c t i c a l E RAWS exper i e nc e .

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Trainees for AMR IT sess i on , Jan - May , 1 9 7 5

Su'vi ira Deva ( Sterling Desmond ) from Canada , prev iously Un i t Secre tary and F inance Secretary .

Jaya K i i rt i ( J im J e f fr i es ) from Alaska , past un i t Secre tary and D . P . S .

Maona Brata' Devi ( Judy Engelsberg ) , previously NE Region F inance Secr e t ary & E RAWS i n Boston .

Satya Bha ' rata ( Terry Magel ) , past un i t Secre tary & D.P . S . from Mani toba , Canada.

Shan t i ( Juli a Jasson ) , from Argen t i na , where she did L F T work . Krpa D e v i (Kat i e Brune r ) former Asst Finance Secr e tary & house

manager at Sectorial HQ in Denver . Yat i i shvara ( Stuart Marks ) , from Corval l is , Oregon . Tom S ton e , taught asana classes in I ndiana. Shakti D e va, ( Ron Shahid ) former Un i t Secretary, from Sou th Car-

ol ina. Matthew Meighan , from I llinois , past AMURT Secretary . Jim Ryd e r , from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Prakash ( Larry Lyons ) , from Louisville , KY . t o ured w i th Dadaj i

J i tendra , and past D . P . S .

. We now have our own small printing press and plan to print news­letters , train ing mat er i als , e t c . The AMRIT mon t hly newsle t t er will be sent to regions and units in N e w York Sector and maj or units around the world. Ind ividua l s w i shing to receive t he n e wsle t ter please send $ 3 . 5 0 to AMBIT for one year's F irst Class postag e .

At the Sectorial D harma Pracar Board meeting in Denver , plans were made to develop we ekend training seminar.s in management and organ ­i z ational sk i l ls for a l l workers from the u n i t l eve l to a'caryas , to rai s e our consciousness of how to be an e f f ic i ent and beaut i ful organ­i zat ion ( B lissf ul Family ) . We plan to have a pil ot seminar in t h e Mid� A tlan tic Re gion in March for the Mid-Atlan t ic , Northeast , East Canad a , and Southern Reg ions. And before SSS we hope to organ i z e similar semi ­n a rS in t h e M idwest and Pacif ic Regions ( to include West Canada and Sou thwest Regions ) . Reg ional and local newsle t t e rs will carry de tails .

Wh e n e v e r c on s i d e r i n g do i n g g o od wor k s, do n ot h e s i tat e ;

d o th e m i mm e d iat e ly . Wh e n e v e r cont e mplat i n g do i n g bad

wor k s , li n g e r and d elay, so that the tho ught of p erform ­

i n g th e m w i l l w i th e r away from the m i n d .

A lway s b e r e ady t o p e rfo rm g ood act ion s, e v e n wi thout

s e e k i n g p erm i ss i o n from anyo n e . D e t e rm i nat i o n i s th e

ma i n th i n g ; yo u must do a good act i on imm e d iat e ly .

- Shri i Shr i i Anan damu rt i j i

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In a l l wa l k s o f p r e s e n t -d a y l i fe , t h e da r k s ha do w s o f

i mm o ra l i t y a r e fa s t t a k i n g d e fi n i t e s ha p e s a n d h am p e r ­

i ng hum a n p r o g r e s s . I t r e q u i r e s a v e r y s t ro n g m o rq l

fo r c e t o w i p e o u t t h i s fi l t h o f immo ra l i t y . On e c a n n o t

e xp e c t t h i s mo ra l fo r c e fr o m a g o v er nm e n t p o we r fu n c ­

t i o n i n g w i t hi n a d em o c ra t i c s t r u c t ur e . We m u s t e xp e c t

i t fro m t h e n o n - p o l i t i c a l s i d e . T h e g o v e r nm e n t � b e i t

fa s c i s t , i m p er i a l i s t � r e p u b l i c a n , d i c t a t o r i a l � b u r ea u ­

c r a t ic o r d e mo c ra t i c , i s s ur e t o b e c o m e t yr a n n i c a l i f

t h e r e i s n o mo r a l fo rc e t o c he c k t h e c a p r i c i o u s a c t i ­

v i t i e s o f t he l e a d er s . o f t h e p a r t y i n p o we r .

- S h r i i S h r i i A na n d am u r t i j i

There will be a special five-week P ROUT Tra i nin g Seminar at AMRIT beg i nning in mid-March . This will include an All- S tar Cast and feature special train in g in econ omics , design scien ce , alternative futures de­sign , and organizing tactics . Theories of Capita lism , Marxism , Maoism , P ROUT , e tc. w i l l be developed and discussed in detail. All aspects of P ROUT w ill be studied , including how to start coops , cred it un i ons , etc . We will also work with role - playing and other techniques to· in c rease e f fectiveness in public speaking and related ac t ivities. We will ex­periment with dif ferent or ganizing techn iques in the nearby univer­sities and community o r gan iz at ions . We plan to organize a large public con ference on Alternative Futures f or the end of the session . Those who have already attended AMRI T train in g , either LFT or one-month s�ss i ons, and o ther qual i f ied Margiis , are encou raged to apply. The cost will be ( about ) $ 17 5 . 0 0 for the five week s. So please write us immediate It if you have a real interest in starting PROUT in the Amer­icas ! ! ! J ai Ba ' ba ' ! ! ! !

S pecial Three Week Training S eminars

The re will be short sessions held in late May and early June be­fore the summer ' s S S S, one at AMRI T in Philadelphia , and one on the Wes t Coas t. Advanced philoso phy for Tattva S abha , Pracar skills , I nter­personal techniques, and organiz ational skills will be featured.

So much is happening, by His Grace!

Love to a l l our sisters & bro t hers,

AMRIT

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WANTE D : A b ro the r w i t h lots o f love and good f igure s e n s e ( $ $ & ¢ ) . The So uthe a s t Reg ional O f f ic e ha s b e en a l ong time in need o f a brother to wo rk f u l l t ime at Narn i a and h and l e regional f inance s . Na rn i a i s a ve ry vibrated A . M . p re - s c hoo l wh i c h f e e l s everyone co u l d ben e f i t f rom s ome brothe rly energy . Reg io nal f in an c e s are far from a f u l l t ime j ob , but do require someone w i th knowl edge o f bookkeep -in g and ab i l i ty to s ta y abre a s t qf the job . There i s truly a loving branch of B a ' ba ' s f amily in Atlanta , wo rking for H i s m i s s ion in many way s . I f yo u have l ove for H im and energy to do H i s wo rk , we are wa it� ing to hear from you . P l ease . . cont act : S ad rupa o r Mel i s sa., An anda M�a , 9 6 7 B l ue R i dge Ave . , Atlanta , Ga . , 3 0 3 0 6 ( 4 0 4 ) 8 7 6 - 6 55 9 .

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NEEDE D : Ma r g i i c o up l e or fami ly interested in he l p ing e stabl i s h an organ i c home s t e ad ( b a s i c a l l y o rchard ) wh i c h w i l l hopeful l y become a b a s e fo r B a ' ba ' s work in the £utur e . There i s l o t s o f hard ( but s a t i s fying ) wo rk ahead , and not many creature comfor t s . You w i l l have t o c amp out . I f w e a l l l ike what h appen s thi s s umme r , maybe you can re turn to b u i l d a permanent home in 1 9 7 6 . Write us a l itt l e about yo ur s e l ve s : Ro s s & E l l e n L i gon , Rt . 3 , Box 3 5 -C , C l inton , Ark an s a s , 7 2 0 3 1

A ' CARYA PHOTOS : P ub l i c at i on s would l ike to make l e c ture pos ter s f o r a l l the A ' c arya s . To do th i s we need g ood photo s o f our o rang e s . So i f yo u have any good p i c tur e s , particul arly o f Dada S a r i t Kumar j i , Dada J i tendra j i , o r D i d i V i s ' n ' u P r i y a j i , p l e as e s e n d u s a copy _ We would prefer a c opy we cou l d kee p , 5x7 wou l d b e be s t , e i the r b l ack and wh i te o r color .

THE PUB L I CAT I O N S DEPT . ne e d s a d e d i c a ted wo rker to help out with a num­ber o f aif f erent ta s k s , s uch as f i l l in g and shipp ing orde r s , s t r a i gh t ­e n i n g o ut the tape l ibrary a n d s ome l ayout wo rk . I f you ' re intere sted , contact J i iva D mr t a a t the S e c to r ia l O f f ice . We need someone to s ta r t r ight away . A g r e at w a y t o " l ive f o r your I deology ! "

Marr iag e s: N ancy a nd S imo n Acker were mar r i e d by Ac . Yat i i sh­varananda Avt . during the Southern Re g i onal Retreat , November 2 2 , 1 9 7 4 , he l d on J a c k a l l I s l a n d , Geo r g ia .

B ir t hs : A be aut i f ul baby g i r l , named Mi ira , c ame to P arvathi and Niran j an a on November 2 , 1 9 7 4 , in Ho nolulu , Hawa i i .

Svaru ' pa ' , o f Norwich , Vt . , i s now the mo ther o f a baby g ir l , Arni e Joy Bryan ( 8 Ib s . , 14 1/2 o z . ) who arr ived at 9 : 4 7 P . M q January 1 7 , 1 9 75 . Mom wr i t e s she f s heal thy & beauti ful !

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cAddress �istings NEW YORK SECTOR

Sector i a l O f f i c e : Ananda Marga/8 54 P e a r l S t/Denver , Co/ 8 0 2 0 3 ( 3 0 3 ) 8 3 2 -6 4 6 5 - 6 6 . Sectorial Secreta r y : Ac Yat i i shvarananda Avt , c/o S e ctorial O � f i c e . Acaryas for New York S e ctor

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Sector i a l Program S ec r e ta r i e s & Proj e c t s Ananda Marga P ub l i ca t i ons : J i i vamrt a , c/o s e c to r i a l Ofc . Dharma P racar : Vima l a , c/o S e cto r i a l Ofc .

AMRIT : Ac V i snu P r i ya/4 8 0 1 Spring f i e l d Ave/P h i l a d e l ph i a , P a / 1 9 1 4 3 ( 2 1 5 ) 7 2 4 - 5 6 5 6 .

ERAWS : Ac Yati i shvarananda Avt , c/o S e ct o r i a l Ofc . AMURT : Madhava , 1 3 5 4 �10n tag ue S t ' NW/vJa shington , D . C . / 2 0 0 H ( 2 0 2 ) 2 9 1 - 7 5 4 2 . Educatio n : Ji iva Latha , 1 6 2 3 H o l yoke/W i c h i ta , K s / 6 7 2 0 B . The E l d er l y : Way l and S e c r e s t , 1 2 3 0 Bro adway/Eugene , Or/9 7 2 1 2 . Food for Al l : Karma Ras a , 6 3 Wende l l S t/Cambridge , Ma/ 0 2 1 3 8 ( 6 1 7 ) 4 9 1 - 3 6 9 1 � P r i s on s : Devanand a , S u n s h i n e Farlns/Rt 1 , box 3 9 5 /B a hama , N . C . / 2 7 5 0 3

( 9 1 9 ) 4 7 1 - 1 3 1 5 . Tribal W e l fare : Jaya Li i l a , 2 7 1 9 E 2 1 s t/Tucson , Az/8 5 7 l 6 . RAWA : Doug Ho f �man , 4 0 5 Cherokee P I S E/At l anta , Ga/3 0 3 1 2 ( 4 0 4 ) 5 7 7 - 6 8 8 6 . Ren a l s s ance Unlversa l : Akhanda Dar shan , 2 4 W i therspoon Ln/Pr inceton N . J . / 0 8 5 4 0 ( 6 0 9 ) 9 2 4 - 5 3 1 5 . '

S ectori a l pub l ications Crimson Dawn : R i s h i Ke s a , c/o S e c to r i a l O f c . Sadvipra : _ V:i,_�hvarup , 1 7 5 0 C o lumb i a Rd , NW/Wa shington , D . C . /2 0 0 0 9 .

internat i o n a l Comml ttee to Obta i n Just i c e for Shri i S h r i i Anandamurti pramil ,\ 8_9 9 0 W e l b y Ed/Thornton , Co/8 0 2 2 9 ( 3 0 3 ) 2 S 7 -4 5 5 2 .

�egional H e adquarters & Coordinators E�st Canada : Rtanand a , 9 4 Rectory S t/Londol1 , Ont/Canada ( 5 1 9 ) 4 3 4 - 6 4 6 1 . West Canada : Vi i ra Mur t i , 6 6 9 E 2 1 s t Ave/Vanco uve r , B . C . / C anada/V5V l R 8

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Wes t Ind i e s : E g e r ton Rhoden/l S horb-mo d Grove/K ing ston ; 8/Jama i c a . Mexico : V i shva B andhu , San Diego l 8 - Z/Sector H idalgo/Guada l a j a r a/Jal is co/

Mexico ( te l ) 1 4 - 6 9- 5 6 . Central Amer i c a : AJ1 de Guatem a l a/ 6 a C a l l e 2 - 1 2 Zon a - l/Guatema la C i udad/

Guatema l a . Nor t he a s t : Rak h i , 3 2 2 E dgewood Ave/New Haven , C t / 0 6 5 1 l ( 2 0 3 ) 5 6 2 - 1 9 7 4 . Mid-Atl anti c : H a r i S hamk ar , 3 2 5 W S c ho o l house Ln/Ph i l adelph i a , P a/ 1 9 1 1 4

( 2 1 5 ) 8 4 8 - 3 7 5 4 . South e a s t : Sundara Deva , 9 6 7 B l ue Ridge Ave NE/Atlanta , Ga/ 3 0 3 0 6 ( 4 0 4 ) 8 7 6 - 6 5 5 9 Midwe s t : S ubhad ra , 5 1 2 S P atter son S t/Madi s o n , Wi/5 3 7 0 3 ( 6 0 8 ) 2 5 1 - 8 0 1 2 . Rocky Mtn : ['Jaha Bh arata , 1 8 8 K S t/ S a l t Lake c i ty , Ut/ 8 4 1 0 3 ( 8 0 l ) 5 3 2 - 4 5 2 5 . Southwe s t : Ci rsmita , 1 2 0 1 ,, 4 9 th S t/Au s t i n , Tx/ 7 8 7 5 6 . ( 51 2 ) 4 5 2 - 2 4 9 1 . P a c i f i c : P r ak as h , 2 7 1 6 0 �100dy Rd/Los A l to s H i l l s , Ca / 9 4 0 2 5 ( 4 1 5 ) 9 4 8 -2 8 6 5 .

BERLIN SECTOR Secto r i a l O f f i c e : AMP S / l B e r l i n 1 2/Herder s t r l/Germany . Secto r i a l S e c r etary : Ac Karunananda Avt , c/o Sectorial Ofc .

CAI RO SECTOR Sectorial Secretary : Ac Mahe s h .

HONG KONG S ECTOR Sectorial S e c r e t a r y : Ac Rame shananda Avt , P . o . box 2 3 7/Hong Kong .

MAN I LA S E CTon S ectorial O f f i c e : 1 3 5 4 P a z S t/ P aco/Man i la/P h i l ippine s . Secto r i a l Secre tary : Ac Adve shananda Avt , c/o Sectorial O f c .

NAIROBI SECrOR Sectorial S e cretary : Ac K r s ' n ' a C a e tanya , c/o K r i shna G . Achampong/R . M . O . H . /

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Secto r i a l O f f i c e : cal l e -Ayacucho 1 4 1 6/Flor ida/Buenos Aires/Argent ina . SYDNEY SECTOR

Sector i a l Offi c e : 2 0 9 Wal ker S t/ N Sydney/New South Wa l e s/Aus tral ia/ 2 0 6 0 . Secto r i a l Secretary : Ac Sumitananda Avt , c/o Secto r i al ' Ofc .

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JUNE 22 - 28 FAYETTE VI LLE, ARKANSAS

Thi s s ummer ' s SSS will b� held in the Ozark Mountains o n the unive r s i ty o f Arka n s a s Qam­pus . The fac i l i t i e s are quite adequate and ve ry beaut i ful .

The theme o f the S S S wil l b e " So c i a l Act ion . " P l ans in� e l ude gue st speakers , f i lms , wo rkshops , and soc ial & s p i r i ­tual talks on thi s topic . Al so p l anned i s a ful l program for k id s , inc l ud ing f i lms , hike s , sport s & storie s .

The co st i s $ 6 0 per per­son , ( under 1 2 , free ! ) .

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FEBRUARY IJ 1975 : BA ' BA ' S 672ND DAY OF FAST

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