Lokasamgraha

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People came in contact. The vision of the organisation is shared with them. They too start feeling that they should go, participate in the activities of the organisation and see how exactly the things are. And that is how, organising people gets started which is called Lokasamgraha. Mananeeya Eknathji's Organisational Chatussutri has Lokasamgraha as the second link in the chain. Eknathji says :
As you go on spreading thought in people around you, you find that there are a number of people who are ready to support you. If you come still closer in contact with them, you find that they are fascinated by the thought and are prepared to employ whatever energies they possess for the fulfillment of the idea given to them. People simply rush to you, asking for some active work and intense participation; one has to assign work to everybody according to his capacity and aptitude having regard to the need of the hour. Everybody must feel that he is also contributing his mite to the great cause and that nobody is a useless person. This organization of the people is the skill of Lokasamgraha (The collection of the people). No person is unwanted in the huge task. Ayogya: Purusha: nasti.
The important points in it that we need to keep in mind are :
    Spread thought
    Look for those who take up the thought
    See their urge to take up the work
    Ascertain the energies they have
    Assign proper work
    Assign work properly
    Let each one feel that one should keep contributing more and more
    None is useless
    Each one has a place in organisation.
   

Suniyojit Samparka

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Here is an experience of Suniyojit Samparka by Sujatha Didi, Telugu Prant Sanghatak:
Last month I had been to Shanthi Ashram, Andhra Pradesh. Time to time I go there and meet Swamini Mataji of that Ashram. In one of our talk Mataji had said that she had been to Vivekananda Rock Memorial at Kanyakumari. Keeping that in mind, a few months ago,  I had given  her the first Vivekananda Kendra's Telugu Prachurana Vibhagamu publication, Shila Smaaraka Kathaa [The Story of the Vivekananda Rock Memorial]. Recently when I had gone to meet her again, the inmates surrounded me and narrated the following experience.

 

Mataji is in her 80's and profoundly active and radiates joy. The inmates had gone to seek her blessings. Mataji said "Blessings are always there. What makes them effective is hard work. Just look at the grand Vivekananda Rock Memorial at Kanyakumari that Eknathji built. He left no stone unturned to bring the whole country together to achieve it. What hard work, what tremendous commitment! Put in that kind of hard work and blessings will materialise".

She had read the book and said simply, "It is a very good book".

But now, to all she gives that book for reading and tells them that they should go and visit Vivekananda Rock Memorial. She has told the inmates about the activities of Vivekananda Kendra and thus, by having samparka with her, the whole Ashram has become a place for the Kendra workers and Kendra work.

 

In fact, all of you would have lot of experiences of the type. The need is to pen it. Will u please?

Suniyojit Samparka

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The right person at right place is all needed to bring results. Mananeeya Eknathji used to wait till the right person  whom he wanted gives ok. During collection campaign for Vivekananda Rock Memorial, the formation of committee in Maharashtra shows Eknathji's unique approach in Suniyojit Samparka. In his own words :

We had not formed a Committee in Maharashtra for full six months. The people were saying : "Well, as you are starting the collection campaign, you form a Committee early; otherwise there will be difficulties. Time is ripe. Don't delay". But then, I wanted Shri S.K. Patil, the then Railway Minister, to be the President. Till he agreed to it, I did not want to form a Committee. How to make him accept it? Who is his friend? Shri Sawant. How to approach him? Another gentleman is a friend of Shri Sawant. Who is the friend of that person? In this way I started from A to B to go to C and through him to D. It took six months. Ultimately Shri S.K Patil became the President. When approached, Shri V.P. Naik said: "If Shri Patil becomes President, I will be Vice-President". Shri Naik thought that Shri Patil was not likely to agree.

But when he became President, Shri Naik automatically agreed to become the Vice-President. Shri Sawant, Shri Chaudhuri and many other important persons also joined and a Committee was formed. Not in a hurry. Full six months we took, to get one man after another on whom our eyes were set!