Guest guest Posted August 9, 2007 Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 Though slightly longish, the following letter from modern Vivekanand makes an interesting reading. Bibek Anand keeps in touch with me through emails and phones. I have not met him personally so far. He has promised to visit me before the end of 2007. The recipients are requested to keep this circulating so that from Sampati to Sampada revolution is achieved in next 10 years as visualised by Bibek. Shanti, Salam, Sincerely, Dr. Leo Rebello, World Peace Envoy, Bombay www.healthwisdom.org - bibek anand Dr. Leo Rebello Tuesday, August 07, 2007 4:10 AM Please devote 15 minutes to go through the SAMPADA thoughts ! SAMPADA or SAMPATTI : which type of wealth we want ? Dear Sir / Madam , Namaskar ! Kudos to your social sensitivity . As you are endowed with a sensitive heart , you must have an incisive insight of the psychological dynamics of the society . Arresting the decadent trend of the society must not be off your agenda . Please go through the philosophy of SAMPADA initiative which I have launched . It is the distillation of my personal experience of life gained by witnessing the circus of the life placing myself in the ring itself rather than sitting on a cushy seat in the stall . You will be glad to know that SAMPADA initiative is attracting people in an exponential manner and I will be more than happy to get your endorsement and active help regarding this endeavour . I am sending my most heart-felt gratitude for sparing some moments off your busy schedule for going through this mail ( Really a long one , but it will not be utterly useless to spend some time over it ) . Sampada implies blissful selfless wealth whereas Sampatti means prickly selfish wealth . Normally most of our activities get dictated by monetary profitable motives . No one wants to lose in materialistic terms , but alas , there are more failures than successes in this maddening rush . Everyone is busy , but none knows what she / he is , busy about . We are running very fast but reaching nowhere . The root cause of this sorry state of affairs is the fact that everyone is scared that how one will tackle it , if something wrong goes with her / him . But uncertainty is inevitable, worrying makes the matter painful . What is the basis of this attitude ? Very simple answer , "Everyone is fighting one's own battle ". We are engulfed with a sense of competition with each other . Had co-operation in lieu of competition been the driving rule of the world , then all the problems would have been certainly disappeared . If the sense of service to humanity as a way of serving God can be inculcated in all of us , what a radical shift we would witness in the way the world conducts its work ? We do exhibit insensitivity . It is quite paradoxical that as physical distances are shrinking , the psychological ones are widening . Nothing seems to stir us . Is it because , we fail to see the same self in others that we do readily seeing within us . The holy and righteous can not rise beyond the highest who is in each of us , so the wicked and the weak can not fall lower than the lowest which is in us also . So whole therapy of the present social malady lies in us . At bottom everyone knows perfectly well , that she / he is unique being , only once on this earth , and by no extraordinary chance will such a marvelously picturesque piece of diversity in unity as one is , ever put together a second time . Hence , each of us should play a constructive role in a selfless and self-effacing manner . SAMPADA initiative will ensure a confident march towards restoring compassion and predictability in the society . Let there be a world without violence , without hatred , without disease , without wasted lives , without hunger . Let there be work , bread , water and security and freedom for all . When one paints an ideal , one does not limit one's imagination . But while it is true , as well that without a vision the people perish , it is doubly true that without action , the people and their vision perish . There is no dearth of vision , but is there a surge of dedicated and selfless action ? Someone very aptly said , that " No revolution could occur in this doomed age , for despite reaching great heights of achievement , we remain enslaved to our selfish desires ". It is not wealth that stands in the way of liberation , but the attachment to wealth , not the enjoyment of pleasurable things but the craving for them . The cause of SAMPADA may appear inconvenient ( as it amounts to reversing our attitude ) , but it is magnificent . It exhorts people to contribute some TAN ( Physical Involvement ) ; MAN ( Dedication ) ; DHAN ( Wealth ) and SAMAY ( Time ) for social purpose in a selfless manner . Once SAMPADA will become our socio-economic orientation, an era of fearlessness and predictability will be just round the corner . We are making so many schemes , why they are not fructifying ? Basically all our developmental processes focus on removing the physical poverty , and cutting corners on the issue of moral poverty. If sensitive people will be in the saddle of the power, then all the problems will evaporate in no time . Adopting SAMPADA way of socio-economic orientation endows one with full insight for fighting the menace of poverty , which is the most avowed concern for any development strategy . It is surprising that , people do not pay attention to the need for practice of Ethics , when everything can be achieved through it . The essence of Ethics is that no one should do to others what one would not like others to do to oneself . Selfishness is death . Unselfishness is immortality. Both death and deathlessness are in one's own person and not in some distant place . Hence , we will have to promote SAMPADA in a big way , if we are really serious about arresting the decadent trend of the society . SAMPADA does not favour slicing up the economic pie in a way that favors one group over another. Rather, it intends to make the total pie bigger . What is morally wrong can never be advantageous , even when it enables one to make some gain that one believes to be to one's advantage . The mere act of believing that some wrongful course of action constitutes an advantage is pernicious . Can being insensitive to the cause of " SAMPADA" be termed moral ? The real learning comes when one changes one's perception , learn to view the world in a different light . This kind of learning comes from the gut level . And it is the most difficult kind of learning . It is the , what is called "neck-down" learning and appears risky , difficult , messy , and uncomfortable when one intends to start it . But it is also real , deep , transformational and invaluable . When it happens , it is the most powerful kind of learning . Changing one's socio-economic orientation from "SAMPATTI" to "SAMPADA" will be a such learning . I have set a time of decade , to mobilize as many people as I can. However, a group of 10,000 people (who can't afford to not responding to the call of their souls ) to start with , will set in unprecedented chain reaction of soothing change . I am sure that after a decade the world will change its socio-economic orientation from SAMPATTI to SAMPADA . If it does not happen , then we ourselves are the greatest roadblocks , because we do not want to sacrifice even a bit of what we have , and expect others to effect the change . A usual tendency of buck - passing . Hope you will extend your best possible help to our ( not mine only , as it belongs to you too ) SAMPADA initiative so that a secure , tranquil and prosperous world may come in its own place . With most heartfelt Regards ! Yours truly , Bibek Kumar Anand Convener "SAMPADA" E -Mail ids - 1. sampada369 2. sampada369 3. sampada369 4. sampada369 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2007 Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 I think the first step may be to inspire the people at the helm of affairs, ie. the governmental authorities, to frame their policies so as to help the poor without any consideration of class / caste or creed. It should be equal opportunities for all if we really claim to belong to a civilised society."Dr. Leo Rebello" <leorebello wrote: Though slightly longish, the following letter from modern Vivekanand makes an interesting reading. Bibek Anand keeps in touch with me through emails and phones. I have not met him personally so far. He has promised to visit me before the end of 2007. The recipients are requested to keep this circulating so that from Sampati to Sampada revolution is achieved in next 10 years as visualised by Bibek. Shanti, Salam, Sincerely, Dr. Leo Rebello, World Peace Envoy, Bombay www.healthwisdom.org - bibek anand Dr. Leo Rebello Tuesday, August 07, 2007 4:10 AM Please devote 15 minutes to go through the SAMPADA thoughts ! SAMPADA or SAMPATTI : which type of wealth we want ? Dear Sir / Madam , Namaskar ! Kudos to your social sensitivity . As you are endowed with a sensitive heart , you must have an incisive insight of the psychological dynamics of the society . Arresting the decadent trend of the society must not be off your agenda . Please go through the philosophy of SAMPADA initiative which I have launched . It is the distillation of my personal experience of life gained by witnessing the circus of the life placing myself in the ring itself rather than sitting on a cushy seat in the stall . You will be glad to know that SAMPADA initiative is attracting people in an exponential manner and I will be more than happy to get your endorsement and active help regarding this endeavour . I am sending my most heart-felt gratitude for sparing some moments off your busy schedule for going through this mail ( Really a long one , but it will not be utterly useless to spend some time over it ) . Sampada implies blissful selfless wealth whereas Sampatti means prickly selfish wealth . Normally most of our activities get dictated by monetary profitable motives . No one wants to lose in materialistic terms , but alas , there are more failures than successes in this maddening rush . Everyone is busy , but none knows what she / he is , busy about . We are running very fast but reaching nowhere . The root cause of this sorry state of affairs is the fact that everyone is scared that how one will tackle it , if something wrong goes with her / him . But uncertainty is inevitable, worrying makes the matter painful . What is the basis of this attitude ? Very simple answer , "Everyone is fighting one's own battle ". We are engulfed with a sense of competition with each other . Had co-operation in lieu of competition been the driving rule of the world , then all the problems would have been certainly disappeared . If the sense of service to humanity as a way of serving God can be inculcated in all of us , what a radical shift we would witness in the way the world conducts its work ? We do exhibit insensitivity . It is quite paradoxical that as physical distances are shrinking , the psychological ones are widening . Nothing seems to stir us . Is it because , we fail to see the same self in others that we do readily seeing within us . The holy and righteous can not rise beyond the highest who is in each of us , so the wicked and the weak can not fall lower than the lowest which is in us also . So whole therapy of the present social malady lies in us . At bottom everyone knows perfectly well , that she / he is unique being , only once on this earth , and by no extraordinary chance will such a marvelously picturesque piece of diversity in unity as one is , ever put together a second time . Hence , each of us should play a constructive role in a selfless and self-effacing manner . nbsp; SAMPADA initiative will ensure a confident march towards restoring compassion and predictability in the society . Let there be a world without violence , without hatred , without disease , without wasted lives , without hunger . Let there be work , bread , water and security and freedom for all . When one paints an ideal , one does not limit one's imagination . But while it is true , as well that without a vision the people perish , it is doubly true that without action , the people and their vision perish . There is no dearth of vision , but is there a surge of dedicated and selfless action ? Someone very aptly said , that " No revolution could occur in this doomed age , for despite reaching great heights of achievement , we remain enslaved to our selfish desires ". It is not wealth that stands in the way of liberation , but the attachment to wealth , not the enjoyment of pleasurable things but the craving for them . The cause of SAMPADA may appear inconvenient ( as it amounts to reversing our attitude ) , but it is magnificent . It exhorts people to contribute some TAN ( Physical Involvement ) ; MAN ( Dedication ) ; DHAN ( Wealth ) and SAMAY ( Time ) for social purpose in a selfless manner . Once SAMPADA will become our socio-economic orientation, an era of fearlessness and predictability will be just round the corner . We are making so many schemes , why they are not fructifying ? Basically all our developmental processes focus on removing the physical poverty , and cutting corners on the issue of moral poverty. If sensitive people will be in the saddle of the power, then all the problems will evaporate in no time . Adopting SAMPADA way of socio-economic orientation endows one with full insight for fighting the menace of poverty , which is the most avowed concern for any development strategy . It is surprising that , people do not pay attention to the need for practice of Ethics , when everything can be achieved through it . The essence of Ethics is that no one should do to others what one would not like others to do to oneself . Selfishness is death . Unselfishness is immortality. Both death and deathlessness are in one's own person and not in some distant place . Hence , we will have to promote SAMPADA in a big way , if we are really serious about arresting the decadent trend of the society . SAMPADA does not favour slicing up the economic pie in a way that favors one group over another. Rather, it intends to make the total pie bigger . What is morally wrong can never be advantageous , even when it enables one to make some gain that one believes to be to one's advantage . The mere act of believing that some wrongful course of action constitutes an advantage is pernicious . Can being insensitive to the cause of " SAMPADA" be termed moral ? The real learning comes when one changes one's perception , learn to view the world in a different light . This kind of learning comes from the gut level . And it is the most difficult kind of learning . It is the , what is called "neck-down" learning and appears risky , difficult , messy , and uncomfortable when one intends to start it . But it is also real , deep , transformational and invaluable . When it happens , it is the most powerful kind of learning . Changing one's socio-economic orientation from "SAMPATTI" to "SAMPADA" will be a such learning . I have set a time of decade , to mobilize as many people as I can. However, a group of 10,000 people (who can't afford to not responding to the call of their souls ) to start with , will set in unprecedented chain reaction of soothing change . I am sure that after a decade the world will change its socio-economic orientation from SAMPATTI to SAMPADA . If it does not happen , then we ourselves are the greatest roadblocks , because we do not want to sacrifice even a bit of what we have , and expect others to effect the change . A usual tendency of buck - passing .. Hope you will extend your best possible help to our ( not mine only , as it belongs to you too ) SAMPADA initiative so that a secure , tranquil and prosperous world may come in its own place . With most heartfelt Regards ! Yours truly , Bibek Kumar Anand Convener "SAMPADA" E -Mail ids - 1. sampada369 (AT) (DOT) co.in 2. sampada369 3. sampada369 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com 4. sampada369 (AT) rediffmail (DOT) com Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha! 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Guest guest Posted August 10, 2007 Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 This transformation is bound to come.May be ten years is too optimistic an estimate .The common man everywhere is increasingly getting disillusioned and is craving for change.The environment is right it is only a matter of time and an effective catalyst to initiate the triggering the process the changeover .Mr Anand is sincerely doing more than what he can but he needs support and encouragement from all who believe in change .It is too big a job for a single man to attempt.It needs active support from all. On 8/9/07, Sunil Bhattacharjya <sunil_bhattacharjya > wrote: I think the first step may be to inspire the people at the helm of affairs, ie. the governmental authorities, to frame their policies so as to help the poor without any consideration of class / caste or creed. It should be equal opportunities for all if we really claim to belong to a civilised society. " Dr. Leo Rebello " <leorebello wrote: Though slightly longish, the following letter from modern Vivekanand makes an interesting reading. Bibek Anand keeps in touch with me through emails and phones. I have not met him personally so far. He has promised to visit me before the end of 2007. The recipients are requested to keep this circulating so that from Sampati to Sampada revolution is achieved in next 10 years as visualised by Bibek. Shanti, Salam, Sincerely, Dr. Leo Rebello, World Peace Envoy, Bombay www.healthwisdom.org - bibek anand Dr. Leo Rebello Tuesday, August 07, 2007 4:10 AM Please devote 15 minutes to go through the SAMPADA thoughts ! SAMPADA or SAMPATTI : which type of wealth we want ? Dear Sir / Madam , Namaskar ! Kudos to your social sensitivity . As you are endowed with a sensitive heart , you must have an incisive insight of the psychological dynamics of the society . Arresting the decadent trend of the society must not be off your agenda . Please go through the philosophy of SAMPADA initiative which I have launched . It is the distillation of my personal experience of life gained by witnessing the circus of the life placing myself in the ring itself rather than sitting on a cushy seat in the stall . You will be glad to know that SAMPADA initiative is attracting people in an exponential manner and I will be more than happy to get your endorsement and active help regarding this endeavour . I am sending my most heart-felt gratitude for sparing some moments off your busy schedule for going through this mail ( Really a long one , but it will not be utterly useless to spend some time over it ) . Sampada implies blissful selfless wealth whereas Sampatti means prickly selfish wealth . Normally most of our activities get dictated by monetary profitable motives . No one wants to lose in materialistic terms , but alas , there are more failures than successes in this maddening rush . Everyone is busy , but none knows what she / he is , busy about . We are running very fast but reaching nowhere . The root cause of this sorry state of affairs is the fact that everyone is scared that how one will tackle it , if something wrong goes with her / him . But uncertainty is inevitable, worrying makes the matter painful . What is the basis of this attitude ? Very simple answer , " Everyone is fighting one's own battle " . We are engulfed with a sense of competition with each other . Had co-operation in lieu of competition been the driving rule of the world , then all the problems would have been certainly disappeared . If the sense of service to humanity as a way of serving God can be inculcated in all of us , what a radical shift we would witness in the way the world conducts its work ? We do exhibit insensitivity . It is quite paradoxical that as physical distances are shrinking , the psychological ones are widening . Nothing seems to stir us . Is it because , we fail to see the same self in others that we do readily seeing within us . The holy and righteous can not rise beyond the highest who is in each of us , so the wicked and the weak can not fall lower than the lowest which is in us also . So whole therapy of the present social malady lies in us . At bottom everyone knows perfectly well , that she / he is unique being , only once on this earth , and by no extraordinary chance will such a marvelously picturesque piece of diversity in unity as one is , ever put together a second time . Hence , each of us should play a constructive role in a selfless and self-effacing manner . nbsp; SAMPADA initiative will ensure a confident march towards restoring compassion and predictability in the society . Let there be a world without violence , without hatred , without disease , without wasted lives , without hunger . Let there be work , bread , water and security and freedom for all . When one paints an ideal , one does not limit one's imagination . But while it is true , as well that without a vision the people perish , it is doubly true that without action , the people and their vision perish . There is no dearth of vision , but is there a surge of dedicated and selfless action ? Someone very aptly said , that " No revolution could occur in this doomed age , for despite reaching great heights of achievement , we remain enslaved to our selfish desires " . It is not wealth that stands in the way of liberation , but the attachment to wealth , not the enjoyment of pleasurable things but the craving for them . The cause of SAMPADA may appear inconvenient ( as it amounts to reversing our attitude ) , but it is magnificent . It exhorts people to contribute some TAN ( Physical Involvement ) ; MAN ( Dedication ) ; DHAN ( Wealth ) and SAMAY ( Time ) for social purpose in a selfless manner . Once SAMPADA will become our socio-economic orientation, an era of fearlessness and predictability will be just round the corner . We are making so many schemes , why they are not fructifying ? Basically all our developmental processes focus on removing the physical poverty , and cutting corners on the issue of moral poverty. If sensitive people will be in the saddle of the power, then all the problems will evaporate in no time . Adopting SAMPADA way of socio-economic orientation endows one with full insight for fighting the menace of poverty , which is the most avowed concern for any development strategy . It is surprising that , people do not pay attention to the need for practice of Ethics , when everything can be achieved through it . The essence of Ethics is that no one should do to others what one would not like others to do to oneself . Selfishness is death . Unselfishness is immortality. Both death and deathlessness are in one's own person and not in some distant place . Hence , we will have to promote SAMPADA in a big way , if we are really serious about arresting the decadent trend of the society . SAMPADA does not favour slicing up the economic pie in a way that favors one group over another. Rather, it intends to make the total pie bigger . What is morally wrong can never be advantageous , even when it enables one to make some gain that one believes to be to one's advantage . The mere act of believing that some wrongful course of action constitutes an advantage is pernicious . Can being insensitive to the cause of " SAMPADA " be termed moral ? The real learning comes when one changes one's perception , learn to view the world in a different light . This kind of learning comes from the gut level . And it is the most difficult kind of learning . It is the , what is called " neck-down " learning and appears risky , difficult , messy , and uncomfortable when one intends to start it . But it is also real , deep , transformational and invaluable . When it happens , it is the most powerful kind of learning . Changing one's socio-economic orientation from " SAMPATTI " to " SAMPADA " will be a such learning . I have set a time of decade , to mobilize as many people as I can. However, a group of 10,000 people (who can't afford to not responding to the call of their souls ) to start with , will set in unprecedented chain reaction of soothing change . I am sure that after a decade the world will change its socio-economic orientation from SAMPATTI to SAMPADA . If it does not happen , then we ourselves are the greatest roadblocks , because we do not want to sacrifice even a bit of what we have , and expect others to effect the change . A usual tendency of buck - passing .. Hope you will extend your best possible help to our ( not mine only , as it belongs to you too ) SAMPADA initiative so that a secure , tranquil and prosperous world may come in its own place . With most heartfelt Regards ! Yours truly , Bibek Kumar Anand Convener " SAMPADA " E -Mail ids - 1. sampada369 2 .. sampada369 3. sampada369 4. sampada369 Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha! Play Monopoly Here and Now (it's updated for today's economy) at Games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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