By Prabhákar T. Överland
The roots of morality may be found in primitive life. Prior to humans, developed animals have formed families and societies based on physical needs. The existential mainstays of animal life are very basic or even crude: foraging for food, sleeping, procreating and survival, and the means to sustain them may be even cruder: tearing opponents and …
Above: A human embryo photographed 9-10 weeks old
By Ácárya Acyutánanda Avadhúta
In April 2015, a five-minute audio recording of the voice of Shrii P.R. Sarkar [bottom of page] came to the surface. The circumstances were odd: it was uploaded by a conspiracy theorist who claims to be an Ananda Margi; a well-known figure on the internet but shadowy as …
Republished with permission of ProutWomen.org
We believe that transforming ourselves and becoming examples of our ideals are an integral part of the task of transforming our planet. We seek to return the concept of morality to its proper place as a guide for truly benevolent and uplifting behavior. We believe that there is a widespread desire for ethical standards in social …
By T N Das
The funeral pyre of humanity and all living species on this planet has been lit. Each report on Climate change shows increased disruptions of the climate which will lead to widespread extinction of animals and human being in Pacific Islands and in tropical regions such as Sub-Saharan Africa. Each report on the mass slaughter of animal …
By Ácárya Acyutánanda Avadhúta
Courtesy of Prout: A Journal of Proutistic Views and Neohumanistic Analysis, New Delhi
In 2010 neuroscientist Sam Harris published The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values. He has stated that the central argument of his book is as follows:
Morality and values depend on the existence of conscious minds — and specifically on …
Dr. Sohail Inayatullah takes a look at the ancient system of Yoga, and in particular some of its ethical principles, through socioeconomic lenses. Republished with the kind permission of PROUT Journal, New Delhi.
By Sohail Inayatullah
Yoga, defined alternatively, to unite with the infinite or as series of poses to regulate the body's glandular system is usually not linked to …
The principles of yama and niyama are very old and have always been a part of systematized tantrik practices. The five principles of yama (control) are intro-extroversial in character as they deal with external behavior and conduct. The principles of niyama are fundamentally internal as they deal with the inner world of the individual.
The …
By Shrii Prabhat Rainjan Sarkar
[December 1966] – Human beings cannot propagate a great ideology by their knowledge, intellect or social status alone. They can only do it through their conduct. Human conduct gets purified by intuitional practices. It is not necessary that one should come from a so-called high family, or that one should have completed university studies. Rather, these factors …
PROUT founder P.R. Sarkar believed that morality is the foundation upon which a better society and economic democracy must be built. He pointed out that traditional rules-based morality, expressed in terms of absolutes, is inadequate to the task of solving most moral questions in the relative world. If a deranged gunman is shooting innocent people, the Biblical commandment, “Thou shalt …
By P.R. Sarkar
Human longings are infinite. If these infinite human longings are allowed to run after objects of worldly enjoyment, conflict among human beings is bound to take place. As material wealth is limited, over-abundance for one leads to crippling scarcity for others. These infinite human longings can be fulfilled only through psychic and spiritual wealth. …
