Ajapa Sadhan : A solution to contemporary issues of the present world

Jubaraj Sri Braja Kishore Goswami

In-Charge, Advaita Paat, Babla, Shantipur, (W.B.)

The unique method of Ajapa S

Sadguru Pravupada Sri Sri Bijoy Krishna Goswamiji

adhan is first time in world propagated by Sadguru Pravupada Sri Sri Bijoy Krishna Goswamiji. Sri Bijoy Krishna Goswami is a bright name in the field of eternal religion. He was born in the year 1841 as the 10^th descendant from the lineage of highly adorable Advaita Pravu at Shantipur, Nadia (West Bengal). He spent his last days of life at the holy Sree-kshetra (Puri) in Orissa. He left his mortal body in the year 1899. He was popularly known as Jatiya Baba.  The concept of Ajapa Sadhan originated from the philosophy of Goswamiji from the concept of Ekameba Advaitam meaning one and non-dual. It is that process of meditation to succeed the five requisite stages for the development of the mind, motto or the soul of an individual in practical. The gradual upgradation of five stages starts from the physical through the physiological, metaphysical , logical and at last the spiritual. Thus the Ajapa sadhan is that path of meditation which acts itself from the physical training of the body to reach the ultimate level of spiritualism to reveal every element of the universe as an element of aesthetic. If the ultimate state of aesthetic be God then to have our surroundings completely aesthetic we need to reach God. This is again impossible as we have never seen God. Thus this path of meditation teaches the actual prayer to God as a complete surrender to an active invisible force, losing the self confidence to meet all demands in life. The main obstacle to this is the ego or inclination towards the body deviated from the soul, devoid of all characteristics (nirguna). Since the practice of Yoga is to know the self only and according to the Vedantins, the Brahman and Jiva are inseparable. Although both, mentioned above, are the path of devotion and the relation of two is based on the theory of discrimination just like the relationship between the Sun and its rays i.e. total sublimation of difference but not blissful contiguity. Ajapa Sadhan is not merely Naam Sadhan because Naam Sadhan is just like pranayama meaning the process of stoppage of respiration accessory to meditation. Ajapa is an object of the soul. This is also called the living prayer or Brahma Sadhana.This sadhan is only to catch the rare and intermittent glimpse of the unseen in the visible universe. It grows the consciousness which can go without brain power of the non living bodies. To have faith on primordial energy or the opinions of the pantheists that nature leads up to nature’s God. To them nature is an after substitute for God. And nature is lovelier than any apocaliftic dream. The philosophy of Ajapa given by Sri Sri Bijoy Krishna Goswami is the combination of these two theory of Consciousness and the theory of Nature. Thus He is  the foremost of this new-age and His path of Ajapa is the best scientific one. However the path of meditation is very simple to execute . It is only to live by some best ideals with limited satvik aahar (meal), strictly avoiding of contaminated food (required to mould one to rise physically fighting against the enemies of mind (ripu) to achieve the stage of ultimate spiritual level). Attaining the ultimate stage through the five phases development strategy of mind or soul one can experience the grace of nature in the charming sight of the Moon, beautiful fragrance of flowers, sweet melodies of the birds, blossoming of flowers in a garden, roaming of the bees from flower to flower collecting honey. From these he refills his mind with how beautiful the creator of the nature is! It marks his mind the existence of something invisible force as God. The Ajapa Sadhan is the muttering the energetic naam or maxim in every inhale and exhale of breathing with an effort initially to carry it on. Once it sets in the mind it goes naturally without any effort and goes continuously in time of doing all works even in time of sleeping. The process then uplifts one to feel or ascertain God in Moon light, fragrance of flower etc. He rejoices and reveals the sovereign aesthetic presentation not with a beautiful woman but in the unconditional love of a woman for her beloved, the aesthetic of the simplicity in the foolish laugh of a small boy, in the idealism of a saint or monk devoid of his costume. This is the platform of sovereign aesthetic in the light of ultimate stage of spiritualism through the Ajapa Sadhan which has no roop (form) but beauty everywhere. This method of Ajapa Sadhan develops the mind or soul with the rigidity that not to merely believed in a truth but acted it out. It elevates the inspiration from within to without and not without to within thereby preparing a determined mind for the entry into an alternate mind involving anything because skid from this is then impossible. The concept thus bring or provides  a podium of art and aesthetic in the society in its true form and place it enduring in the society which in turn works spontaneously on the issue of sustainability being at stake by the anthroprocene. Thus with this unique Ajapa Sadhan of Goswamiji as challange to perform, we can have a society with overall uniformity in diversities which can be in otherwise   called  globalisation or universal brotherhood or in words  of   Goswamiji “ Priithibi ekdin mridangamoya hoibe”. i.e.  the world shall be under the  overtone of one and only one musical instrument.

Ecological sustainability in the light of Foundation Religion

Ecological sustainability in the light of Foundation Religion 

In the particular issue of ecological sustainability a two sided situation might be considered. One perspective  include the substantial development for a common cause and other is to set a model framework to ensure ecological sustainability along with a solution to some more vital issues like inequality, poverty and unsolved human sufferings etc. With the advance of Science and technology a huge round of developmental works is being carried on worldwide. This resulted in increasing development without any attention to preserving basic and natural resources. Therefore, a large area of the world has faced severe soil degradation, water erosion, groundwater pollution and natural resource depletion. Thus a special care has to be given to conserve these. We need to go forward with both the objectives i.e. a constructive developmental agenda for a common cause accompanied with an assurance program   ensuring sustainability for the next generation to preserve.   We belong to the age of the anthoprocene where the mankind is the key macro determinant of the living world as well as the leading ruler as the finisher of it. To put forward a theory describing the preservance of ecological sustainability, a real framework has to be enlarged at large by establishing a common inter-faith dialogue between both faith and other communities. The methodology in this study must involve a combination of correlation, regression and descriptive analysis for processing it forward. A productive dialogue between principles of science, economics, and religion is the esteem concern here. The intersection of human action, science, and faith, should be a new panorama for joining into a ‘common cause’ for the future of human development in the light of sustainability. This is only possible by means of creating an atmosphere in the total cover of eternal religion as the foundation principle.

It is very obvious to remind that we cannot rule over the natural course of life of the ecosystem. What we can do is to mould ourselves to keep us refrain from doing the destruction of natural environment. The sensibility in this regard cannot be grown up among the common masses by restricting to single subjects like politics, religion, sociology etc. An economic reform in a country is useless in absence of a healthy political system and a political development without the basis of religion is useless. Unless the growing of humanity among the common masses. through a proper universal religious dialogue based on the principles of eternal religion(explicit of faith and other communities) is brought in regular exercise,  the control and co-ordination of mankind in proper is impossible. A stage of sovereign uniformity  in the heart and soul of the mankind is the only solution to resolve the issue above. This might happen in actual practice along with all kinds action of Science, Politics, Economics with a solution to the vital issues like inequality, poverty etc. only permanently placing  a unique method in our minds as formulated by Jubaraj Sri Braja Kishore Goswami, In-Charge, Advaita Paat, Babla, Shantipur, (W.B.).