P.R. Sarkar
The derivative meaning of the [Sanskrit] word niiti (morality) is “that which contains the principle of leading”. It is the starting point on the path of spiritual practices. But this is not the only significance of morality. If morality fails to provide human beings with adequate guidance about how to move towards perfection, it does not deserve to …
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The Complete Theory of Prout
In 1959, Shri Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar published five principles in English as the “five fundamental principles of Prout”. They were published as part of the discourse “The Cosmic Brotherhood” in the book Idea and Ideology. In 1962, Shrii Sarkar published the English edition of another book, Ánanda Sútram, dictated the year before, whose fifth…
The Necessity and Prerequisites of a World Government
Ac. Krtashivananda Avt.
For the first time in history through the influence of science and technology, our planet and its inhabitants have become parts of one whole, affected by each other. Economic and political phenomena are compelling us to treat the world as one unit. Yet the sense that they human race must become one community is a causal whim, …
Criteria for Socio-economic Groupification
P.R. Sarkar
While forming socio-economic units, several factors should be considered. These include same economic problems; uniform economic potentialities; ethnic similarities; the sentimental legacy of the people; and similar geographical features.
1. “Same economic problems” refers to the common economic problems confronting people in a particular unit and may include the lack of markets for locally produced goods, surplus or …
Socioeconomic Movements
P.R. Sarkar
In nearly all countries of the world economically privileged or advanced groups are mercilessly exploiting other economically backward groups and sucking their vitality, gagging their voice and closing all the doors of their future progress. To overcome this tyranny and exploitation, movements will have to be launched for those suppressed people so that they can stride boldly forward, …
Socioeconomic Units
P.R. Sarkar
Socio-economic units should be formed throughout the world on the basis of the same economic problems, uniform economic potentialities, ethnic similarities, common sentimental legacy and similar geographical features [see criteria for socioeconomic groupification]. The whole of India and the entire world can be reorganized into socio-economic units based on these factors. These units should not merely be …
Sarkar: Why the Prout Philosophy Has Been Created
P.R. Sarkar
It is not proper that one person will snatch away the morsels of food from the mouths of others. So there has been a need to introduce a system where all human beings would distribute the entire wealth among the collective body in a collective way. Unfortunately, no great person ever did this in the past, nor did …
5th fundamental principle of PROUT
The method of utilization should vary in accordance with changes in time, space and person, and the utilization should be of progressive nature.
Purport: The proper use of any object changes in accordance with the changes in time, place and person. Those who cannot understand this simple reality want to cling to the skeleton of the past and are consequently …
4th fundamental principle of PROUT
There should be proper adjustment amongst these physical, metaphysical, mundane, supramundane and spiritual utilizations.
Purport: While promoting individual and collective welfare there should be proper adjustment amongst the physical, mental and spiritual and the crude, subtle and causal factors. For example, society has the responsibility of meeting the minimum necessities of every individual but if society arranges food and builds …
3rd fundamental principle of PROUT
There should be maximum utilization of physical, metaphysical and spiritual potentialities of unit and collective bodies of human society.
Purport: The collective body, collective mind and collective spirit must be developed. One must not forget that collective good lies in individuals and individual good lies in collectivity. Without providing for the comfort of the individual through proper food, light, air, …