By Tarak
PROUT stands for the PROgressive Utilisation Theory. In Sanskrit, it is known as Pragatishiila Upayoga-Tattva. The basic PROUT ideas were first given in the Hindi book Áj ki Samasyáy (Problems of the Day) in 1958. Later Shrii Sarkar gave a series of English discourses primarily on Tantra cosmology and psychology later collected in a book …
By Ravi Logan
The path of progress may not be straight and constant, but if looked at from a broad enough historical vantage, humanity has surely moved forward in many important respects. No longer does it seem reasonable to accept the view found in many ancient societies that patterns of social life are fixed, unchanging …
Every entity in this universe is moving–even inanimate objects vibrate on the atomic level. However, movement only has meaning or purpose when it is directed toward a goal. PROUT defines social progress as movement directed towards the goal of well-being for all, from the first expression of ethical consciousness to the establishment of universal Neohumanism.
The concept is similar to …
“What we mean by progress in the physical world is only the awareness of pleasure. We either fail to see or purposely ignore the corresponding pain aspect, but the only real human progress is spiritual progress. Concern with the physical and intellectual field should be for the purpose of adjusting the base on which spiritual progress will thrive.” – P.R. …
P.R. Sarkar
Now what is “progress”? There are two parts: one is “pro”, another is “gress”. “Pro” is the prefix, “gress” is the root verb. Now in the physical stratum, what happens? In each and every phase of movement there is a tendency to maintain the status quo. In each and every phase of our lives, when something new comes, …
P.R. Sarkar
What is progress? Where movement is towards psycho-spiritual welfare it is called progress. Where movement is not associated with such welfare it is retardation. For instance, going up the hill or down are both movements, but in different directions.
What is progress in the real sense? Normally, people associate the word progress with scientific progress, but …
P.R. Sarkar
Modern minds are often perplexed by the fear and doubt of the extinction of the human race within a short period. People deem that civilization is passing through a very critical phase and there is no possible escape from its total annihilation. But this can’t happen.
Both individuals and society are dependent on three factors for their existence: …
P.R. Sarkar
Today, the subject of my discourse is “Civilization, Science and Spiritual Progress”. The collective name of different expressions of human life is culture. I may as well tell you at the very outset that culture is one for the whole human race.
What is civilization? The subtle sense of refinement that we come across in the different expressions …
As is commonly known, technological advancement and material wealth may not always contribute to the common good. Living in an age of ecological concern we have in fact become all too familiar with widely contrasting facts such as:
From the booklet PROUT, What It Stands For
Before analysing the Progressive Utilization Theory in detail, let us see what is actually meant by the term progress. Nowadays a tendency has developed to use to word “progressive” as a means to attract people in one’s favour just as the two often quoted words “democracy” in politics and “socialism” in economics …
