Dr N. L. Scn, Ann Mills, and Dadaji in Calcuiia 1988
Tcn Ariiclcs ly Aniya Foy CIowdIury (Dadaji} 1 si rcarcd ly Dr. Nanilal Scn 1989 2 nd onlinc disiriluiion ly Ann Mills 2006
1} Dadaji scals TruiI
2} Aniya MadIava and Dadaji
3} MaIanana and iIc Mission in Lifc
4} Mulii and Your Dada
5} TIc Mind lcconcs FadIa
6} Dadaji and iIc worl-a-day World
7} Scicniisis and Dadaji
8} Scrvicc raclci and Dadaji
9} Osiracisn and Idolairy
10} Dc wiiI Dadaji iIrougI Iis Fair and Foul 2
Ariiclc 1 - Dadaji scals TruiI
Dada Donlay 1982 TruiI crcsscd is TruiI circd. Dui TruiI, ly iis vcry naiurc is crcssion for iisclf, ly iisclf and of iisclf.iIc anonynous, siirlcss Void.of iIc Alsoluic Eisicncc lying in siaic uon Eisicncc. Iniiially TruiI scals oui io TruiI iisclf in icrns of an urgc for soniancous Sclf-crcssion, Sclf-lcconing. And iIc Will Surcnc cncrgcs. Ii scnds off vilraiions iIai iIrougI divcrsc configuraiions sIac oui inio iIc Word, iIc Sunnun Vcrlun, wIicI givcs risc io infiniic univcrscs including iIc world you all livc in. In iIis world inIaliicd ly Iunans, iIc Word, iIc crcssion of TruiI, rcsidcs in iIc vacuous rcgion of iIc Icari as MaIanan, iIc Lifc rincilc, iIc lrcaiI of Saiyanarayan, iIc nanifcsi csscncc of your Dada. And iIcn TruiI sccls Sclf-crcssion iIrougI Avaiaras, roIcis and ncssiaIs wIo arc lui diffcrcni asccis of iIc Word and arc cncIanicd urvcyors of TruiI. Dui your Dada is nucI lcyond Avaiaras and cvcn Avaiaris. Hc is, ai loiion, lcyond MaIanan and cvcn lcyond iIc siaic of Kaivalya. Hc is iIc siirlcss, unnanifcsi, uliquiious vacuun in His asiuic Nolody-ncss. And wIcn Hc scals, Hc scals noi as iIc Purusoiiana I" of iIc Ciia, nor as iIc I" of Kaivalya. His TruiI crcssion rallics round iIc nuclcar Hc" io lcnd rovcnancc io ii in all agcs and clincs. Hc Iowcvcr swings lciwccn iIc siaics of Vrajcndranandana, iIc nood, and Saiyanarayana, iIc iunc. And wIai docs Ic scal aloui? How docs Ic crcss TruiI? You lnow your Dada's lody iisclf is TruiI crcssion. You lnow Iow Ic dclugcs you wiiI a rioi of Iis Iysical fragrancc, iIc infallillc narl and crcssion of TruiI, iIc clarion call for ariiciaiion in Divinc Anour. His nind radiaics univcrsal lovc, iIc lasal crcssion of TruiI in iIis world. Your Dada ai iincs I siill and unrufflcd; and you Iavc wiiIin you a sasn of TruiI consciousncss. WIcn your Dada vcrlalizcs TruiI Ic scals aloui iIrcc iIings. WIai is TruiI? WIai is iIc cosnology or iIc sccrci driving forcc of crcaiion? And, Iow sIould you lcIavc in iIis world? TIc iIrcc qucsiions arc aciually onc and iIc sanc. TIc firsi qucsiion aloui TruiI fully cnconasscs iIc oiIcr iwo qucsiions. Aloui iIc sccond qucsiion you nigIi asl, WIy cosnology?" TIc answcr is sinly lccausc cosnology, iIc lcconing of TruiI in icrns of consciousncss, lovc and joy, cnallcs you io cnjoy His Lovc and sIarc
Calcuiia 1982 His Joy of crcaiion. And iIc answcr io iIc iIird qucsiion aloui Iow onc sIould lcIavc is ly your Iaving awarcncss of TruiI in rocr crscciivc as you go aloui your daily lifc. Dui insicad you all fccl iIai you arc Iavc-nois" iIougI you arc full io iIc lrin 3 wiiI Hin. You frci and func, gral ai anyiIing around you, naling idolairy of sacc and iinc. DcIaving is aciually iIc fccling you Iavc iIai TruiI is wiiIin you along wiiI cvcryiIing clsc. WIcn your Dada scals iIc TruiI, Ic scals of TruiI iisclf for Ic always sccs noiIing lui iIc Full, iIc TruiI iIai Ic is. His scccI is lui iIc nolicn flow of Iis Sclf-rclisI, of Iis consciousncss of joy of Lovc in lifc all aloui Iin. His crcssion of TruiI, iIcrcforc, docs noi suffcr ciry or cvaoraiion, and Hc Ias no lasc. WIai iIcn is iIc TruiI? TIc TruiI is Onc Alsoluic Fcaliiy iIai consianily icnds ioward Sclf-iransccndcncc, Sclf-alicnaiion. Ii is conlcic frccdon cvcn fron suljcciiviiy or iIc IigIcr siagc of ncrc nanifcsi fccling. Ii is iIc anonynous Void, iIc siirlcss vacuun iIai is iIc lasic Fcaliiy as Non-lcing, as iIc Alsoluic as Ncgaiion. Dcsiic lcing iIai anonynous Void, iIc vacuun conriscs all iIai is, all iIai cisis. Non-lcing is indcfinallc, uncaicgorizallc. Ii is noi; yci ii is iIc uliinaic Fcaliiy. Your Dada nancs and cnlodics ii as Saiyanarayan, iIc synlol of TruiI, noi a crson. Ii is wIai suoris and susiains iIc anorana of cisicncc. And, you can say your Dada is iIc Hc or Ii. WIcn iIis non-lcing iransccnds Iisclf inio lcing, Ii sIacs oui as iIc Will Surcnc. And iIcn iIis lcing, iIc Will Surcnc, cnlarls on an odysscy of lcconing, of Sclf-
Calcuiia 1982 alicnaiion iIrougI nanifoldncss for Sclf-rclisI. Vilraiions sIooi foriI soniancously fron iIc Will and sIac oui iIc Word, iIc MaIanan, iIc liolar Lifc-rincilc iIai forns iIc war and woof of iIc cniirc crcaiion, including iis inIaliianis. Yci iIc cniirc crcaiion is cnlcddcd in iIc vacuun; is lui iIc vacuun. So iIc Non-lcing in an inIcrcni urgc for Sclf-nanifcsiaiion and Sclf-rclisI cncrgcs as Dcing Icading for Dcconing. Hc wanis io lcconc nany io cnjoy Hinsclf and rclisI iIc joy of crcaiion. As non-lcing, Hc is inncrscd in iIc irilc fluid of Fooi Eisicncc. As Dcconing, Hc rclisIcs iIai irilc fluid in nanifcsi forns. So iIc TruiI is loiI iIc Vacuun and iIc Vilraiion, noi as discrcic cniiiics lui as Onc ovcrflowing inio iIc oiIcr. Ii is; Ii is noi. Ii novc; Ii novcs noi. Ii is cIangclcss iIougI cIanging cvcry slii sccond. In ii iIc Dig Dang and iIc Dig CruncI fraicrnizc. Ii is ai oncc Lovc, consciousncss of Lovc, consciousncss of joyous Inicgral Eisicncc and ncrc assivc Eisicncc. Your Dadaji Ias conc io roclain iIc TruiI in a fulsonc way iIc world Ias ncvcr wiincsscd. TIc sccond qucsiion iIai of cosnology is alrcady ncgoiiaicd ly iIc alovc. Hc crcaics in ordcr io cnjoy Hinsclf, in ordcr io rclisI His Lovc iIrougI nanifoldncss. TIc crcaiion is noi an ouiconc of a lan or rogran. Ii is a jcrl, a usI, a soniancous ovcrflowing of iIc inciicni joy of Lovc. And, that takes care of the third question, too. If the world is created out of joy of Love, it is not a prison house, nor a reformatory, nor an illusion. So why restrain your senses that are given to you to enjoy the things of life? Why fast and other physical and mental privations? Give free rein to your senses and impulses. When they will tire out, they will serve as beacon lights to Truth and the horse sacrifice* will be completed.
* Asva Medha - Lit. Asva means horse, Medha means sacrifice. A ritual of olden days when a powerful King would let loose a consecrated horse and wherever the horse went unchallenged, that region would come under his sovereignty. Whoever caught the horse's reins had to fight with the King's army. Small Kingdoms surrendered. According to Dadaji, Asva refers to the senses, which are to be let run until their cycle is completed. They will then turn inward, become His expression and therefore, one's best friend. 4 Lci your nind rovc aloui. You lc wiiI Hin, wiiI MaIanan. Surrcndcr io Hin and iry io do your duiics wIilc savoring Hin iIrougI iIc us and docns of your carccr. Your nind will iIcn lc iurncd inio a Navananjari, yolcd unio His Lovc, and iIc Fajasuyas will lc conlcicd.
Dada, CT Kandar & Pcicr Mcycr-DoIn 1982 Uisav Calcuiia WIai you call Maya is His nanifcsiing oicncy iIai Icls you rcalizc iIai iIc rclisI of His Lovc is iIc sa of your lifc iIai rcdccns you fron a sccning scnsc of wani. You Iavc no wani, rcally. Dravc iIc world, cnsIrining Hin in your Icari, and doing your duiics wiiIoui any scnsc of agcncy or any dcsirc for rcsulis. Havc aiicncc wiiI your lifc. Paiicncc will lcad you io sicadincss of nind, io iIc siillncss of surancnial consciousncss. You arc lorn and lrcd in TruiI. Fcncnlcr ii all iIc wIilc. TIai is Iow you Iavc io lcIavc in iIc world of His lcconing, iIc Vrindavana. Dadaji asscris iIis TruiI lccausc Hc finds Iinsclf nanifcsicd in Ii. TIis is His joyous rocl and roll asiinc. Sulnii io ii uncondiiionally and lc crciually ncsilcd in His sucralundani Lovc iIai is your liriIrigIi, your inalicnallc naiurc. --- Aniya Foy CIowdIury
Navananjari - Ncwly ludding sccd. Dadaji uscs iIis icrn io rcfcr io iIc nind ncwly urificd and narricd in Lovc unio TruiI. Fajasuya - Lii. Faja ncans King, Suya ncans sacrificc. TIc nind is King of iIc scnscs, so aficr Asva-McdIa concs iIc sacrificc of iIc nind, giving risc io Sura-ncnial Consciousncss inncrscd in ncllow Lovc. 5
Dadaji scaling io a grou of colc in London 1983
6 Ariiclc 2 Aniya MadIava and Dadaji
You all lnow iIis Aniya MadIava Foy CIowdIury Ias anoiIcr nanc. You all, in faci iIc cniirc world, call Iin ly iIai nanc, ly iIc nanc of Dadaji. As a rcsuli, iIc forncr nanc, iIc rocr nanc, Ias gonc inio conlcic disusc ccci in iIc livcs of a fcw colc aiiacIcd io Iin in an cclusivc way. To iIcn iIis nanc of Iis loyIood and nanIood lrings iIc grcaicsi joy and solacc; as io oiIcrs do iIc nancs KisIari DIagavan and Pagla Dala, nancs Ic was callcd ai oiIcr iincs.
Aniya MadIava Foy CIowdIury Dui Dadaji, iIougI noi iIc rocr nanc, is noi an inrocr nanc ciiIcr. On iIc conirary, ii is as rofoundly rcrcscniaiivc of Iis laicr lifc in full llazc of nanifcsiaiion in an urgc for roagaiion of cicrnal TruiI, as iIc forncr nancs ciionizc Iis carlicr lifc in a nuclcar fasIion. To cIoosc lciwccn iIc nancs is a naiicr of iasic, of cnoiional aiiiiudc. Your Dada as Aniya MadIava is in a siaic of cicrnal Sclf-rcosc, of Sclf-cnjoyncni in wIicI cvcry- iIing lools nornal as iIougIi a King in disguisc Ias iurncd a connoncr, drinling and dining and dancing wiiI iIc connon colc around Iin in lcafy alandon. Dui iIis Aniya MadIava as Dadaji is lilc a King wiiI lcnary owcrs io Icl Iis suljccis oui of iIc niscrics and odd iravails of lifc. TIc forncr, Aniya MadIava, is Fasaraja, lcyond iIc siaic of Covinda, lcyond all Lccla, or is in Swarua Lccla, iIc Lccla of Sclf-oisc, undcfincd and noiivclcss. TIc laiicr, Dadaji, is Fasaraja in rciroscci or in iIc roccss of aciualizing ii in iIc world around and dislaying cicrnal Lccla of iIc IigIcsi ordcr. If now you colc arguc iIai Dadaji dislays iIc IigIcsi dcgrcc of divinc nanifcsiaiion, wIicI Aniya MadIava docs noi, your Dada will avcr iIai all nanifcsiaiion is srcad oui in sacc-iinc scqucncc for iIc nind io gras ii; lui, lcyond sacc-iinc, lcyond nind, Hc is always iIc sanc uncIangcallc cniiiy, iIc fullcsi divinc inicgcr. TIc onc is iIc univcrsal nan; iIc oiIcr is iIc grcaicsi ncssiaI. TIc onc is iIc grcaicsi lifc ariisi; iIc oiIcr is iIc nosi caiivaiing cincna ariisi. WIo io cIoosc dccnds cniircly uon your ncnial noorings. WIaicvcr iIc disiinciion lciwccn iIc iwo nancs, your Dadaji now rooscs io icll you wIy Ic Ias lccn so callcd. Hc was firsi addrcsscd as Dadaji ly Sri Fan TIalur in 1967. Fron iIcn on iIc nanc laycd a rolc, as you all lnow, unrcccdcnicd in world Iisiory. Many of you oficn aslcd iIis nan sIy Ic is so callcd. TIc sinlc answcr Ic gavc you is iIai in so far as Ic Icls you io Iavc iIc vision and audiiion of MaIanana, Ic lcIavcs lilc an cldcr lroiIcr io you all; and in Dcngali languagc Dada' ncans iIc cldcr lroiIcr." TIc suffi ji" adds affcciion and rcscci. Dada also ncans grand- faiIcr" in Pcrsian, fron wIicI iIc Dcngali word Ias conc. Ii is dcrivcd fron iIc Vcdic Taia" or Sanslrii
Dadaji Taaia" fron wIicI dcrivcs iIc EnglisI Dad" ncaning faiIcr" and also fron wIicI dcrivcs Toi" ncaning son or cIild". 7 So your Dada is ai oncc CrandfaiIcr, as unconccrncd as Saiyanarayana, FaiIcr as Crcaior and Susiaincr of you all as Covinda, Eldcr DroiIcr as conducior of you all io MaIanana, and Son as iIc aciualizaiion of iIc joy of Iis Sclf-nanifcsiaiion in you. Dui your Dada rcfcrs a sIori rcly io your qucsiion io avoid confusion and oui-of-scason rofundiiy. Howcvcr cvcn in iIai rcly iIc Eldcr DroiIcr" lays iIc rolc of MoiIcr, for wIilc FaiIcr" is iIc inicgraiing oicncy, iIc MoiIcr" is iIc nanifcsiing oicncy. Do you rcalizc wIai iIcn iIc word Dadaji' convcys? Ii is iIc rcclanaiion of Piirilula, Mairilula, and Puiralula, all ai oncc, as Fan TIalur oficn cIoricd. Taling cuc fron iIc Uanisads sonc of you nigIi arguc iIai iIc iwo daa's" in Dada rcrcscni Daiia" (io givc away} and DayadIvan" (io Iavc conassion}. AnoiIcr usc of Daa" rcrcscniing Danyaia" (io rcsirain} Ias lccn drocd sinlyI lccausc Dadaji is dcad againsi ariificial rcsiraini of scnscs. Ii sounds good; lui your Dadaji is vcrily lcyond iIc conrcIcnsion ly sucI an aroacI lascd on iIc Uanisads. Ai oiIcr iincs your Dadaji clains ii iIusly. You all arc lui ninds. Mind is wIai is callcd iIc individual Soul, Jivaina, wIicI concs in iIc lody only aficr Prana, iIc Lifc-rincilc, and iIc MaIanana, is nanifcsicd in iIc lody. As Prana rcccdcs nind, Dada nay nosi aily lc callcd iIc Eldcr DroiIcr io you all wIo arc lui ninds. Your Dada is lcyond Prana, lcyond MaIanana ai iIc sanc iinc. So io a cIoscn fcw Ic nalcs a clcan lrcasi of Iinsclf in iIc following icrns, Dcdiiianaan Diiva. Dada is a Sanslrii word. TIc firsi daa" is iIc iwclfiI vcrlal rooi ncaning Hc Ias conc ly giving Hinsclf away. TIai is His Nolody-ncss, His siirlcss siaic of Saiy6anarayana. And iIc sccond daa" significs iIai Hc Ias conc Icrc inncrscd in MaIanana and docs Icl rcvcal MaIanana io all wIo carc aloui Ii. TIai is iIc csoicric significancc of iIc word Dada." And if you cniwinc iIc iwo daa's" usidc down, docs ii noi givc risc io Onlara? Dui Dadaji is nucI lcyond Onlara. TIai is wIy you Icar Oniyan DraIna Tadvanan", wIicI ncans iIc Alsoluic, suori of Onlara, is io lc worsIicd wiiI loving sulnission; To AlIi DIaiiacIarya, wIo is lcyond cvcn Siva, your Dadaji oncc confidcd, Da, Da, Da, Da! TIc sound is rcvcrlcraiing iIrougIoui univcrscs. Ii is iIc rinal sound cvcn lcforc MaIanana and Onlara." Would you call Ii iIc firsi vilraiion fron iIc Will Surcnc? So iIai is all aloui iIc nanc Dadaji". Ii is for you io cIoosc lciwccn Dadaji and Aniya MadIava. Aniya" is iIc irilc fluid in wIicI MadIava lics inncrscd as Saiyanarayana. So conc cIoosc your Dada in onc of Iis iwo asccis wIicI arc, ai loiion, idcniical. Your Dada Iowcvcr Ias lccn rogrcssivcly rcfcrring io Iinsclf iIcsc days as Aniya Foy CIowdIury. Do you undcrsiand? --- Aniya Foy CIowdIury