gautam budhha

Besides "Buddha" and the name Siddhārtha Gautama (Pali: Siddhattha Gotama), he was also known by other names and titles, such as Shakyamuni ("Sage of the Shakyas").^{[16][note 5]}

In the early texts, the Buddha also often refers to himself as Tathāgata (Sanskrit: [tɐˈtʰaːɡɐtɐ]). The term is often thought to mean either "one who has thus gone" (tathā-gata) or "one who has thus come" (tathā-āgata), possibly referring to the transcendental nature of the Buddha's spiritual attainment.^[17]

A common list of epithets are commonly seen together in the canonical texts, and depict some of his spiritual qualities:^[18]

• Sammasambuddho – Perfectly self-awakened
• Vijja-carana-sampano – Endowed with higher knowledge and ideal conduct.
• Sugato – Well-gone or Well-spoken.
• Lokavidu – Knower of the many worlds.
• Anuttaro Purisa-damma-sarathi – Unexcelled trainer of untrained people.
• Satthadeva-Manussanam – Teacher of gods and humans.
• Bhagavathi – The Blessed one
• Araham – Worthy of homage. An Arahant is "one with taints destroyed, who has lived the holy life, done what had to be done, laid down the burden, reached the true goal, destroyed the fetters of being, and is completely liberated through final knowledge."

The Pali Canon also contains numerous other titles and epithets for the Buddha, including: All-seeing, All-transcending sage, Bull among men, The Caravan leader, Dispeller of darkness, The Eye, Foremost of charioteers, Foremost of those who can cross, King of the Dharma (Dharmaraja), Kinsman of the Sun, Helper of the World (Lokanatha), Lion (Siha), Lord of the Dhamma, Of excellent wisdom (Varapañña), Radiant One, Torchbearer of mankind, Unsurpassed doctor and surgeon, Victor in battle, and Wielder of power.^[19]

Historical person

Scholars are hesitant to make unqualified claims about the historical facts of the Buddha's life. Most people accept that the Buddha lived, taught, and founded a monastic order during the Mahajanapada era during the reign of Bimbisara (c. 558 – c. 491 BCE, or c. 400 BCE),^[20][21][22] the ruler of the Magadha empire, and died during the early years of the reign of Ajatasatru, who was the successor of Bimbisara, thus making him a younger contemporary of Mahavira, the Jain tirthankara.^[23][24] While the general sequence of "birth, maturity, renunciation, search, awakening and liberation, teaching, death" is widely accepted,^[25] there is less consensus on the veracity of many details contained in traditional biographies.^[26][27]

The times of Gautama's birth and death are uncertain. Most historians in the early 20th century dated his lifetime as c. 563 BCE to 483 BCE.^[1][28] More recently his death is dated later, between 411 and 400 BCE, while at a symposium on this question held in 1988,^[29][30][31] the majority of those who presented definite opinions gave dates within 20 years either side of 400 BCE for the Buddha's death.^{[1][32][note 4]} These alternative chronologies, however, have not been accepted by all historians.^{[37][38][note 6]}

Historical context

Ancient kingdoms and cities of India during the time of the Buddha (circa 500 BCE)

According to the Buddhist tradition, Gautama was born in Lumbini, now in modern-day Nepal, and raised in Kapilvastu, which may have been either in what is present-day Tilaurakot, Nepal or Piprahwa, India.^{[note 1]} According to Buddhist tradition, he obtained his enlightenment in Bodh Gaya, gave his first sermon in Sarnath, and died in Kushinagar.

One of Gautama's usual names was "Sakamuni" or "Sakyamunī" ("Sage of the Shakyas"). This and the evidence of the early texts suggests that he was born into the Shakya clan, a community that was on the periphery, both geographically and culturally, of the eastern Indian subcontinent in the 5th century BCE.^[59] The community was either a small republic, or an oligarchy. His father was an elected chieftain, or oligarch.^[59] Bronkhorst calls this eastern culture "Greater Magadha" and notes that "Buddhism and Jainism arose in a culture which was recognized as being non-Vedic".^[60]

The Shakyas were an eastern sub-Himalayan ethnic group who were considered outside of the Āryāvarta and of ‘mixed origin’ (saṃkīrṇa-yonayaḥ, possibly part Aryan and part indigenous). The laws of Manu treats them as being non Aryan. As noted by Levman, "The Baudhāyana-dharmaśāstra (1.1.2.13–4) lists all the tribes of Magadha as being outside the pale of the Āryāvarta; and just visiting them required a purificatory sacrifice as expiation" (In Manu 10.11, 22).^[61] This is confirmed by the Ambaṭṭha Sutta, where the Sakyans are said to be "rough-spoken", "of menial origin" and criticised because "they do not honour, respect, esteem, revere or pay homage to Brahmans." ^[62] Some of the non-Vedic practices of this tribe included incest (marrying their sisters), the worship of trees, tree spirits and nagas.^[63] According to Levman "while the Sakyans’ rough speech and Munda ancestors do not prove that they spoke a non-[Indo-Aryan] language, there is a lot of other evidence suggesting that they were indeed a separate ethnic (and probably linguistic) group."^[64] Christopher I. Beckwith identifies the Shakyas as Scythians.^[65]

Apart from the Vedic Brahmins, the Buddha's lifetime coincided with the flourishing of influential Śramaṇa schools of thought like Ājīvika, Cārvāka, Jainism, and Ajñana.^[66] Brahmajala Sutta records sixty-two such schools of thought. In this context, a śramaṇa refers to one who labors, toils, or exerts themselves (for some higher or religious purpose). It was also the age of influential thinkers like Mahavira,^[67] Pūraṇa Kassapa, Makkhali Gosāla, Ajita Kesakambalī, Pakudha Kaccāyana, and Sañjaya Belaṭṭhaputta, as recorded in Samaññaphala Sutta, whose viewpoints the Buddha most certainly must have been acquainted with.^{[68][69][note 8]} Indeed, Sariputta and Moggallāna, two of the foremost disciples of the Buddha, were formerly the foremost disciples of Sañjaya Belaṭṭhaputta, the sceptic;^[71] and the Pali canon frequently depicts Buddha engaging in debate with the adherents of rival schools of thought. There is also philological evidence to suggest that the two masters, Alara Kalama and Uddaka Ramaputta, were indeed historical figures and they most probably taught Buddha two different forms of meditative techniques.^[72] Thus, Buddha was just one of the many śramaṇa philosophers of that time.^[73] In an era where holiness of person was judged by their level of asceticism,^[74] Buddha was a reformist within the śramaṇa movement, rather than a reactionary against Vedic Brahminism.^[75]

Historically, the life of the Buddha also coincided with the Achaemenid conquest of the Indus Valley during the rule of Darius I from about 517/516 BCE.^[76] This Achaemenid occupation of the areas of Gandhara and Sindh, which was to last for about two centuries, was accompanied by the introduction of Achaemenid religions, reformed Mazdaism or early Zoroastrianism, to which Buddhism might have in part reacted.^[76] In particular, the ideas of the Buddha may have partly consisted of a rejection of the "absolutist" or "perfectionist" ideas contained in these Achaemenid religions.^[

Teaching of Gautam Buddha

The Buddha (also known as Siddhattha Gotama or Siddhārtha Gautama)^{[note 3]} was a philosopher, mendicant, meditator, spiritual teacher, and religious leader who lived in ancient India (c. 5th to 4th century BCE).^{[5][6][7][note 4]} He is revered as the founder of the world religion of Buddhism. ^[8] He taught for around 45 years and built a large following, both monastic and lay.^[9] His teaching is based on his insight into duḥkha (typically translated as "suffering") and the end of dukkha – the state called Nibbāna or Nirvana.

The Buddha was born into an aristocratic family, in the Shakya clan. He renounced lay life. According to Buddhist tradition, after several years of mendicancy, meditation, and asceticism, he awakened to understand the mechanism which keeps us trapped in the cycle of rebirth. After a couple of centuries he came thus to be known by the title Buddha, which means “Awakened One” or the "Enlightened One".^[10] The Buddha then traveled throughout the Ganges plain teaching and building a religious community. The Buddha taught a middle way between sensual indulgence and the severe asceticism found in the Indian śramaṇa movement.^[11] He taught a spiritual path that included ethical training and meditative practices such as jhana and mindfulness. The Buddha also critiqued the practices of brahmin priests, such as animal sacrifice.

After his death, the Buddhist community compiled his teachings. The Suttas contain his discourses. The Vinaya contain his codes for monastic practice. These were passed down in Middle-Indo Aryan dialects through an oral tradition.^[12][13] Later generations composed additional texts, such as systematic treatises known as Abhidharma, biographies of the Buddha, collections of stories about the Buddha's past lives known as Jataka tales, and additional discourses, i.e, the Mahayana sutras.

OUR TEACHING PHENOMENA FROM LORD GAUTAM BUDHHA

Sutta Pitaka consists of Buddha’s teachings in the form stories. Buddhist philosophy strongly highlights that the world is ever changing and transient in nature so nothing is permanent and eternal. Along with this, the entire world is soulless. Sorrows are part of human existence and life. All human beings have originated from the planet earth and then they bear children for the continuity of life.

Gautama Buddha or Siddhartha Gautama Buddha is known as ‘Buddha’ which means ‘awakened being’ or ‘enlightened being’. Base of Buddhism is the teachings of Gautama Buddha. He was born in a royal Hindu family in Shakya Clan and his birthday is celebrated as ‘Buddha Poornima’. Place of Gautama Buddha’s birth is not clear as it may be the present day Nepal, Odisha or Uttar Pradesh. He was destined to become either a great king or a great holy man. As his father wanted him to be great king so he kept Gautama Buddha away from the sufferings of life. But by the age of 29 he left his palace to find his true self. On the way he saw almost everyone suffering from one or other thing. He was depressed and tried to overcome all these by living a life of an ascetic. He during his journey to find answers had found that meditation is the only way to awaken oneself. Gautama then sat under the popular pipal tree that is known as the Bodhi tree in Bodh Gaya, India and arose only after he found the truth. His mediation continued for 49 days and after that he got enlightenment. Gautama then found the cause of sufferings and ways to end these.

Teachings of Gautama Buddha are the principles of life that had been given by him after attaining the enlightenment.

The Four Noble Truths
Suffering is common – Everyone suffers
Cause of Suffering – Self, greed, desires and ignorance
End of Suffering – Renunciation of greed and ignorance
Path to end Suffering – Correct way of living and following the eight fold path of life which is – Right Knowledge, Right Attitude, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Means of Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Awareness, and Right Meditation.

In the state of Nirvana the soul reunites to its pure state and stop wandering in incarnations and karma.

The Supreme Power that controls the universe has no form or name.

Strong characters are built by doing good deeds and kind thoughts.

Before criticizing anyone it is better to see what you are doing.

Always do good and do not waste time and effort on things that lead to harm.

Be aware of your words and deeds.

The Five Percepts of life are the most important rules of life and these are – respect for life so no killing, respect for the property of others so no stealing, respect for pure nature so no sexual misconduct, respect for honesty so no lying and respect for a clear mind so no intoxicants.

Death is not the end of life. Energy changes into matter and matter again into energy like pale leaf fell on the ground mixes with soil, seed fell on earth to give rise to new plant and so on.

Three poisons i.e. greed, hatred and stupidity keep us in the wheel of life and death.

Be tolerant of all other religions. One should respect every spiritual person and this is a very good deed. It is just like lighting one candle from that of other. Now there won’t be the light of one candle but two candles which will illuminate you and your life.

The 7 Chakras in the Human Body

Q-Dear Dadashreeji, what are the seven chakras in the human body? Do they play any significant role in our spiritual growth? Are we supposed to have knowledge of these chakras in detail? Kindly enlighten us.

Dadashreeji:

Dear Friends!

Chakra meditation is an advanced form of a spiritual practice for self-realisation. One can practice this if advised by your Guide, if any, or if you feel you are ready for the next step to explore spirituality. A seeker requires proper knowledge of the subject and the right technique to absorb the maximum from this advanced form of meditation. The knowledge of the chakras was first revealed by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati. It was then shared further by sages verbally to the competent ones. It was much later that the knowledge was methodically documented in various Indian scriptures like the Upanishads for seekers to understand the astral design of the human body and as a way to channelise spiritual energy for attaining the Supreme Truth. One can see similar notations ambiguously mentioned in the Old Testament, Islamic religious books and Buddhism. These religious books indicate the presence of the seven chakras, the third eye and their importance in the awakening of the true self.

The Ancient masters clearly instruct us on who may qualify to practice chakra meditation. A seeker should mainly possess the three qualities of self-control, devotion to the Master and living a virtuous life. But, in today’s time, the reality has changed. These qualities are too much to demand from today’s man, who is busy and surrounded by materialistic forces. We cannot expect the above men-tioned pure qualities from anyone in the current time. Hence, one may still begin the chakra meditation under an authentic Guide if one wishes. As you progress on your spiritual path, you will notice changes in the surroundings and in your lifestyle as well. With time, under proper guidance and the right technique, it becomes easy and powerful.

There are many chakras in the human body, major as well as minor. They are present in the astral body. Generally, the practitioner is required to focus on seven major chakras. Each major chakra is respectively associated with many minor chakras in the body. Chakras are energy centres shaped in the form of a wheel. Each chakra releases energy vibrating at a specific frequency. They in turn release corresponding emotions defining the psychological and biological state of a person. All seven chakras operate at different levels of consciousness. Now, let us learn more about these chakras!

Spiritual energy travels through nādis in the human body. Nādis are thread-like structures within the entire human body running from head to toe. The earth energy enters the body through the feet and travels upwards to the head through the nādis. Each chakra further amplifies or diminishes the flow of the energy in the body based on the state of the chakra. Together the chakras and nādis keep circulating energies within a closed circuit in the human body.

Each chakra has a specific shape, location and state. Typically, chakras remain in three states in the body.

i) Impaired: lost shape and structure with minimal function,

ii) Active: proper shape and structure with optimum function

iii) Awakened: with all normal compositions, functioning with high spiritual vibrations. This state occurs when the body is filled with kundalini shakti (Serpent Power).

The seeker seeks to progress from the first state to the last in order to experience the higher states of the consciousness.

Each chakra has a specific one letter beej mantr and an associated element.

i) Moolādhara, Lang, earth

ii) Swādhisthana, Vang, water

iii) Manipur, Rang, fire

iv) Anāhata, Yang, air

v) Vishuddhi, Hang, space

vi) Agneya, Aum, consciousness

vii) Sahsrāra, ParaAum, Soul.

The mantra for the Sahsrāra will be bestowed upon you by the Awakened Guide.

The first or root chakra possesses the latent kundalini shakti, which is a coiled-like structure possessing spiritual power. The latent Shakti is feminine, eager to unite with Shiv, the masculine component present in the brain as ling. Awakening of the first six chakras with the upsurge of kundalini power coalesces towards the last seventh chakra. Awakening of the last chakra occurs only by the Divine will. All other six chakras may get activated and awakened at any time, and not necessarily in a sequence. The nature of kundalini differs from person to person. There is a systematic detailed mechanism of how the Shakti once awakened, spreads in the body and gushes upward till the region of Shiv (from the neck and above) is reached. Through Āgneya chakra, pineal gland gets awakened and through sahsrār chakra, the entire human brain is awakened to express the True Self. Here, you truly become an awakened, transformed being.

Having explained about the complex formation of chakras in brief, it is not at all mandatory for a seeker to have knowledge about the chakras. You may nevertheless still experience the higher spiritual states without practicing or knowing more about chakras. To breathe oxygen and to absorb it through the lungs, you don’t need to get familiarised with oxygen or have knowledge of it. Just breathe, that’s it! Chakras are a part of the human consciousness and they will remain so. You can’t manipulate and awaken the Shakti mentally. No one can pretend to be awakened at the chakra level. With the guidance and Grace of your Guide, you will experience the awakening of the kundalini power without meditating on it even once in your lifetime. Hence, keep patience, practice what you love and leave the rest to the Divine! Divine blessings will guide you.

Learn, understand and meditate to know the Supreme Truth!

Always there with you!

Love and Blessings!

Dadashreeji!

When local myths power Hanuman

RAJESH SAHAY comes across a shrine in Rajasthan where the Ramcharitmanas is being continuously recited

Every place in India has a temple dedicated to Hanuman. These shrines also have localized mythological stories associated with them. These unique legacies reflect the immense faith people repose in the Hanuman of their locality. Everyone considers Hanuman to be a sidha, the proven one.

Recently, I went to a small village called Avikanagar, located in Tonk, 80 kilometres from Jaipur. The village is known for its Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute (CSWRI). ‘Avika’ in Sanskrit means sheep. But more than the wonderful research institute that CSWRI is, people there strongly recommended that I visit the local Hanuman temple. I was told that this was a sidha Hanuman temple, and since it is located in a ghati, valley, adjacent to the village, the deity here is known as Ghatiwale Balaji; Balaji is one of the several names by which Hanuman is endearingly called by his devotees.

It was a Saturday evening and the congregation at the temple was larger than usual. Local people visit the Ghati Darbar — as the temple is popularly known — to seek Hanuman’s blessings.

It is believed that no one returns empty-handed from the Ghati Darbar, and one’s wish is sure to get fulfilled by the ‘local’ Hanuman.

Inside the temple, I saw a priest reciting the Ramcharitmanas. I was told that whenever a wish of any devotee gets fulfilled, he is expected to revert to the temple authorities by volunteering to arrange for the recitation of the Ramcharitmanas. This may be a single or multiple recitations depending on the gravity of the wish that gets fulfilled. A friend from CSWRI, who accompanied me said that since his posting at the institute five years ago, the epic poem has been recited continuously. Local people confirmed that the recitation has been going on for as long as they remember. That the recitation has continued for years together is proof enough of the fact that wishes do get fulfilled at this temple, the priest pointed out. Faith does move mountains!

When I enquired about the methodology adopted for keeping track of a devotee, the temple priest said that all that a devotee has to do is to enter his name in the register maintained for the purpose and pay a nominal amount to the priest for reciting the Ramcharitmanas. As and when his turn comes, the temple authority will inform him beforehand. The devotee may or may not visit at the time to initiate the recital, but the recitation starts in his name, culminating in a small puja that is performed every evening. In the register, I found names of devotees who have come from far-off places, both from India and abroad.

All temple activities are managed on a no-profit, no-loss basis by a small group of locals engaged in the business of wool. The only source of income for the temple is the small contributions made by devotees, which is meticulously accounted for and used for the development of the temple precinct. Sometimes, devotees even arrange for community feasts.

My friend said that retirement is a big day for the local government staff, and colleagues of a retiring person arrange for community feasts in the temple. On the day of retirement, the entire office gathers at this temple for a warm send off to the retiring colleague in a huge procession with pomp and show with devotional music blaring all around.

As I left the temple after offering my puja, I was overwhelmed by the belief that people repose in Ghatiwale Balaji, strengthening my faith in local faith and myths.

4 Things you NEED to say goodbye to in 2018

Unlike many others I didn’t go out partying or holidaying this New Years holiday weekend (not that I am complaining or regretting anything); it’s just that I am acknowledging how I got more time to ponder over how do I wish to begin my New Year 2018.

While I was trying hard to make my New Year’s resolutions list, I kept sliding back into the thoughts that reminded me how my 2017 went by… And, all of this made me realize that before I embark on a new journey, I needed to let go of a few things first.

So, this year I won’t be working on new things, in fact, I would try to let go of these few things…

1. Goodbye to rampant social media addiction

As I didn’t go on any holiday or to any party this New Years, as an obvious fact I didn’t have anything to post on my social media timelines. This kind of made me a bit uncomfortable for the first few hours of New Year, which also made me realize that I was totally throwing away the memorable moments that I lived with my family and my dog. Most of us would hate to admit, but we are now being driven by social media milestones, more than in our actual life, for example: getting maximum likes on photos, going on a luxurious holiday mid-year, check-ins every week, posting engagement and marriage announcements etc.

Do you remember any special moment from 2017, of which you don’t have a social media proof?

2. Goodbye to toxicity

Stop tagging along with the baggage from the past. It’s not always about memories, sometimes an individual's presence can also trigger exhaustion in life. There are times when we really work hard to move on, but the presence of such toxic people hold you down. So this year, instead of working hard on making more good memories and meeting new people, try to forego the presence of toxic people/memories from the past- a job/relationship rejection, fear of failure, let go people that make you feel vulnerable, the idea of giving up on career, love, marriage or friendship, etc. Sometimes, even the tiniest of toxicity could rob you of your peace...

Can you identify the ones (people or memories) that made your life a living hell in this past one year?

3. Goodbye to plastic healthy habits

Like many of you, I too have invested a great deal of money in ordering healthy salads online (boasting of having a mom's touch), getting multiple gym memberships, trying online weight loss gimmicks (dadi maa's nuskhe), etc. I would hate to admit, but I lost a fair sum of money and time in past one year, and not a single pound of weight, stress, anxiety, and depression. Moving forward I have decided to let just the One-man army (my mother) handle my health. Trust me, if your mother could raise you just fine, up until you took the matter into your own hands (and ruined things beyond repair), then she can manage your leftover mess as well. Remember, how she ensured you ate healthily, had a fair amount of time involving physical activities and kept you immune to any climatic flu? So this year, let her decide and prepare your meal plan, spend time with her, and make sure that you spend at least an hour playing outside and not slugging inside a closed gym. I am guessing that you never smoked and got drunk in your childhood, right?

Calculate the amount of money and time that you spent on (plastic) healthy eating in last one year? (Go and give that money and time to your mother, and let her make you healthy again...)

4. Goodbye to self-doubt and mediocrity

Did you spend 2017 hesitating over that a solo trip (fearing safety), asking for a raise/promotion or saying NO to your boss's bizarre approach (fearing over losing job), investing in big return plans (fearing over losing money), buying property, or chasing your dream, etc? This has got to stop. Wonder who comes up with these excuses, each time you got high of taking the risk? It's none other than your inner voice. So this year, say goodbye to self-doubt and settling for anything less than you deserve. Remember, only you can achieve Your Goal, but if you give up, someone else might Live Your Dream...

THE FUTURE OF HUMAN CIVILISATION

Question: How has human civilisation grown as a community and what is its future?

Maitreya Dadashreeji:

Dear Friends!

Absolute growth! Humanity has taken giant leaps in terms of Science and Technology, especially in the last 30-40 years. Ideas about human life have changed. Things are more quick and fast. There is no doubt that today’s man can achieve efficiently, what a hundred years ago man would have found difficult or impossible to achieve. Human design and life has changed significantly. A major factor that propelled this change was the increase in the human population. The population explosion thus demanded material support to meet these needs. The human brain in the act of survival or in providing support to fellow beings gave rise to unimaginable, pathbreaking and landmark inventions in the recent history of human civilisation. Each invention was just a beginning or a new milestone for successive chapters in human development.

And of course, as we saw a growth in the quality of human life, there have emerged some shortcomings that we are facing today. In the aspiration for a better and comfortable life, we have disrupted the original harmonious design of planet Earth. Human activities have exploited the natural resources dramatically, leaving dirt and darkness for the future. They have hijacked the role of operating and managing the world from Nature. Their active and corruptive intervention is doing less good and more harm. What you breathe and eat have been mixed with pollutants and toxic chemicals. From soil to sea, nothing has been spared by humans to turn a once pristine world into one filled with pollution and toxin.

Although we have noticed untoward events, fortunately, there is a visible sense of change proposed by many since recent times. All is not yet lost. There is hope. Sensitive and responsible people have started taking appropriate measures to correct the past mistakes. This corrective action itself is going to define the future outlook of the planet and the people. At this juncture of human evolution, all of you need to take a decision. You have to define your path and move in that direction. If there is a machine that paints people with white or black, which colour will you go with? It’s not that one is good or the other bad, but you have to make a choice. It’s mandatory to get painted by the colour of your choice. You can’t act and hide comfortably as grey in the crowd. This will set the direction for you and for the planet as well.

As we have seen in the past, many earlier civilisations progressed as a race, evolved as a being and then disappeared like a drop of water. They contributed and participated harmoniously in shaping the planet to their best. Even in those colonies, there were diverse shades of personalities. People had their views and differences. At various instances, conflicts and disagreement resulted in human loss. A few corrected themselves and a few couldn’t. They had ample opportunities to make their choices. They did what they were supposed to do. It seems human beings haven’t learnt any lessons from the mistakes made by earlier civilisations. Here is the choice you have to make now.

At this period, we see that human existence will progress into two different categories. These categories will eventually form two types of communities, community A and community B. Here, community A represents a constructive and harmonious approach to life. This community will be based on high values and an all-inclusive belief system. Discrimination due to region, religion and race would cease to exist. The truth will prevail. They would believe in freedom and bonding. Their power and foundation would be love. They would act and think, based on Love. By now, you must have guessed, what kind of community B might be. It represents a destructive and disruptive approach to life. They would believe in divide and rule. This mindset would try to control and dominate. They exult in division. They would never hesitate to destroy anything that comes in their path. Selfishness and greed would be their friends. Their force and foundation would be fear. They would act and think, based on fear.

Assess and decide for yourself! Make your choice. Life gives you freedom and knowledge. Make use of this knowledge to make the right decision! The world is changing and so will you have to. We wish the best for all of you and hope that you dedicate your life to create a better world by participating in and strengthening the process of setting up community A.

Looking forward to see you as a member of community A!

Love and Blessings!

Maitreya Dadashreeji!