Prapatti had a vision of 4 doors

DOORS TO ENTER Dr Shyama Kanungo
When The Mother’s Work in Orissa started
gaining momentum Prapatti had a vision of 4
doors- Education, Commerce, Agriculture and
Politics. He had the clear indication to enter
through Education. Infact the numerous Sri
Aurobindo Study circles and the Sri Aurobindo
Integral Education Centers are an infrastructure
of these doors of ‘Education’ through which
the Transforming Consciousness enters to touch
the bedrock of society to bring about the change.
However other doors have to be explored
in course of time. In his book ‘Atimanasa O
Dibyakarma’ Babaji Maharaj clearly mentions
that time will come when Her working will
inevitably enter into other domains for the ‘Total
Change’ to take place. In each of these Orissa
is Graced by Her to avail the priviledged
service.
We have doors to enter or rather
‘avenues’ of ‘service’ to choose (according to
our temperament or call) for channelising the
“New Thought and Force” into this topsy turvy
messy world where the Great Master ‘saw a
falsehood planted in the very root of things’
and we should not forget that the Eye that
saw the Falsehood has the Force and genius
to remove it. It alone knows how to take the
leverage from life and clear out the mess; it is
He who is taking us by the hand making us
participate in His Work, in His Yoga. A unique
and thrilling privilege given to all –a
participation that brings with it joy, peace and
contentment . Something that ought not to be
there is strife, competition and sectarianism.
Yet strife, disharmony and a competitive
atmosphere creeps in. Sectarianism and
religiousness raise their heads threatening to
mar the Work. Many detours betray a lurking
ambition- a sense of self-importance, an
assertion of ones own whim. This exactly is the
route through which the adversary pounces in
to create confusion as well as retard the Work.
The actual work is simply that of
connecting the wire between Matter and The
Supreme Consciousness. There is no other
agenda. The rest is done by Her. In individual
lives at every occasion this work of connection
is to go on. But when it comes to a collective
forum things are a little different as revealed to
us by Babaji Maharaj. One has to make extra
efforts at self- restraint and extra efforts at selfgiving.
Harmony has to be maintained at the
highest cost. The difficulties, dangers and pitfalls
are tenfold but the chances of progress both
collective as well as individual are also tenfold.
Babaji Maharaj was confident that what is
happening in Orissa is inspired and directed
by The Mother Herself. It was as if he concretely
witnessed it and reminded this to the numerous
devotees of Orissa. This remembrance alone can
fill the heart with gratitude and clear out all
strife, errors in understanding the process.
We stand at a new threshold in Her Work.
The other avenues of the Work are unfolding.
Agriculture and the Legal units are going to be
crystallised. Everything is in a rudimentary
state. This is a real organisational challenge.
What is Dasakarmadhara ? It is a
multidimensional response to Her Grace that
is pouring and pressing upon the earth
atmosphere, to take up all human activities
and raise it to a Divine status. It is a vision
- and when we start working it out becomes
more and more unfolded with an ever
increasing clarity. This is revealed more and
more when with a simple heart and a strong
aspiration we yearn to serve the cause of Her
Embodiment upon this earth. All the more it
is necessary to look straight to the Ideal,
maintain clarity, keep up our faith and fortitude,
be grateful that a chance is given for an
unique experiment of translation of
Purushottama’s Own and direct Action.
Each new or pre-existing avenue or aspect
has three modes of working –
1. “Awareness Development” ( through
Camps and conferences)
2. “Platform for skill and expertise
development”( through training
programmes)
3. “Platform for Action” ( a registered Sri
Aurobindo Study Circle)
It is in the first forum of Awareness
Development that there is feasibility of offering
the ideas of every karmadhara on one platform.
Infact it is probably the call of the day having
two very concrete advantages. One of costeffectiveness
and the other- a sense of
participating in One great many sided Action
of The Divine. This is also the forum which is
a window to the general people who may want
to know what this movement is and probably
be inducted into this unique process of change
based on Truth and led by The Divine. This
can be done in the All Orissa Conferences as
well as in one day integrated camps whenever
and wherever there are Sri Aurobindo Study
Circle Camps. The role of convenors of each of
the karmadharas comes up here. Each of the
convenors should have clarity on what the
objective of each of the karmadharas is.
In the next “Platform for skill and
expertise development” there has to be
obviously a compartmentalisation into the special
groups. There has to be specific timing, specific
interested groups who feel a call to render
service in a particular avenue of the Work.
This platform offers the scope of developing
necessary knowledge, attitude and skills to the
group for a paticular ‘Karmadhara’. The best
example of this line of action is the annual
“Sri Aurobindo Integral School Teachers’
Refresher training Camp” which truly sets the
trend to develop all other training forums for
all the components of the rest of Karmadharas
each having a very specific immediate objective
although an integral part of the entire orchestra
of the ‘Divine Minstrelsy’ being played by The
Mother. The ‘Sri Aurobindo Health Squad
Training Programme’ developed its format from
the teachers’ training course. The SATEG is
developing its own modus operandi of taking
technology and science to the doorstep of the
community through the study circles. Modules
have to be developed with full interaction and
thorough repeated updating so that they can
address to the real need at the place they are
to be put to action.
Let us examine the specific objectives of
each of the Karmadharas :

Finally the place of execution of the
Karmadharas- the “Platform for Action”. This
is none other than a registered Sri Aurobindo
Study Circle Centre (preferably a trust) with its
own building and land and Trust Board. There
may or may not be installed Relics of Sri
Aurobindo but each centre should operate like
an ‘Ashram’, a sacred place which very
concretely becomes the channels of the Action
of The Mother and Sri Aurobindo. Sadhaks of
this centre should be at the top of the hierarchy
and till things are not ready paid workers may
be employed to run some of the units. Sponsors
and well-wishers who are also the Study Circle
Members but not depending on the Ashram
financially should participate with full vigour.
All the present 10 Karmadharas ought to be
activated or rather find a place for its putting
into action in this platform. In this way each of
these centres becomes a dynamic Divine Centre
for an Integral Change. We pray at Her Feet
and aspire from the depth of our hearts to make
use of us in the way She wants.
Let us stand strongly by each other with
solidarity, trust and love as comrades and
children of The Great Mother and Master. May
Their Mighty Will Be Done!