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Ac. Krsnasevananda Avt.
In Jamalpur, India in 1959 P.R. Sarkar gave his pioneering discourses of PROUT, the Progressive Utilization Theory. The opening sentence of his final discourse was, “The universe is just like a joint family” (a joint family is an extended family, including the children of more than one generation). It is …
P.R. Sarkar
This solar system is sufficient in its potentiality to maintain, nourish, feed and supply material for existence not only to human beings but to all its living beings.
Due to our folly or undeveloped thinking, we could not give proper solutions to the problems of material existence. Now our planet is just like a hidden treasure. We have …
P.R. Sarkar
Though the human society is one and indivisible, still there are certain differences in the attitudes to life and the world between the East and the West. Both have their distinctly different mentalities. The East is predominantly subjective in outlook, whereas the West has a mainly objective bent of mind. The East, throughout its development, has maintained a …
The following discourse was to become Sarkar’s last, given on October 20, 1990, the day before his passing away on October 21, 1990.
P.R. Sarkar
Is the division of people into castes and communities natural Balkanization or artificial Balkanization? Natural Balkanization is just like one cell becoming two. Artificial fissiparous tendencies are unnatural. So is the division of people into …
Dr. Sohail Inayatullah – Professor, Tamkang University, Taiwan and Sunshine Coast University, Australia, www.metafuture.org
While we are all aware why we do not have peace in South Asia, there is a paucity of explorations on how to create a better future. The lack of peace defined as both individual peace (inner contentment), social-psychological peace (how we see the Other), structural …
P.R. Sarkar
While trying to bring about the development and prosperity of individuals and society, we should encourage the common points only among different communities – not the points of difference. It is natural that there are differences in society concerning dress, customs, cultural expressions, food habits, language, etc. But if these points of difference are given undue importance, social …
(22 October 1959, Jamalpur) – The universe is just like a joint family. Peace and tranquillity depend upon a well-knit socio-economic structure. The moulding of the socio-economic structure depends upon ideological outlook. First we should have a constructive ideal. The ideal should be not only the culminating point but also the starting point, which will always be supplying us with …
Modern copyright laws do not give sufficient scope for the protection of works of folklore from exploitation – particularly indigenous folklore, writes Dieter Dambiec.
Dieter Dambiec
The age-old character of many works of folklore and long history of indigenous cultures usually means that the creators of folklore are anonymous. Progressive minded legislators must provide a legal regime that will protect …
P.R. Sarkar
Dynamism is the essential characteristic of this world. The world is called jagat because it is always in motion.* Just as there is individual movement, there is movement in collective life as well. This very movement requires three things: First, an inspiration – an impetus from behind. When one person stops moving, another will have to push from …
P.R. Sarkar
While trying to bring about the development and prosperity of individuals and society, we should encourage the common points only among different communities – not the points of difference. It is natural that there are differences in society concerning dress, customs, cultural expressions, food habits, language, etc. But if these points of difference are given undue importance, social …