…Beyond the periphery of material mobility, there is the world of aesthetics; and above it, beyond it, there is the world of mystics. The world of mystics and the world of aesthetics are for human beings. And each and every human being should get a proper chance, should get an adequate chance, to move into those worlds. So you boys,
Category Archives: Spiritual values
Revolution Against Greed – Part 2
…“Regarding earning money and hoarding wealth, most vaeshyas [capitalists] today are pishácavats [ghouls, vampires]. In Sanskrit pisháca means “one who breaks the neck of an animal and then sucks out all the blood, leaving only the flesh and bones”. In India it is said that it is extremely difficult to understand the nature of these bloodsuckingpisháca vaeshyas – because when
Revolution Against Greed – Part 1
…“Gold? yellow, glittering, precious gold?…
Thus much of this will make black white, foul fair,
Wrong right, base noble, old young, coward valiant.
Ha, you gods! why this? what this, you gods? Why, this
Will lug your priests and servants from your sides,
Pluck stout men’s pillows from below their heads:
This yellow slave
Will knit and break religions, bless
From Cardinal Values to Ananda Parivara
Since the start of this century, we see a global erosion of basic civil liberties in countries across the globe. This has gone hand-in-hand with the increasing dominance of society by extreme beliefs, repression of minorities, economic inequality and war. In such a situation the question of World Government becomes inevitable. The ruling capitalists want a global government with a …
Psychic and Spiritual Wealth Should be Free for All
On the Value of Constructive Approach to Synthesis
This article is intended as an attendant to the recently posted historical, literary and philosophical review of the English wording of Prout (PDF 1 mb).
By Trond Øverland
The short and long of any theory is whether the practical application of it will make the world a better place – for all, for …
Revolutionaries Should Practice Yoga
By Trond Øverland Written for Prout (Delhi)
As is commonly known, the job of revolutionaries is most challenging. They have to deal with all three aspects of time in quick succession. Revolutions are processes of rapid change driven by pressing, irresistible forces. If revolutionaries cannot move swiftly from the past towards the future, they might end up as the proverbial …
The Uplifting Effects of Vidya Tantra
By Dr Dhruba Hojai
In the Ananda Marga system there are six lessons in meditation. One cannot go to the next higher lesson unless and until the groundwork is prepared in the lower lessons. Each lesson is related to the chakras (nerve plexuses) of the spinal chord which awakens with the practice of spiritual meditation. It is saddening to note …
Religions Today Have Outlived Their Utility
By Dr. Dhruba Hojai
Mankind has suffered more in the name of religions than any other cause. The First Crusade (1096-1099) was followed by the Second to the Ninth Crusades to recapture the Holy Lands. It started as a widespread pilgrimage in western christendom and ended as a military expedition by Roman Catholic Europe to regain the Holy Lands. The …
Taraka Brahma
Image above: The Mahabharata (Great India) epos has enhtralled Indians for thousands of years with its dramatic saga of struggle between good and evil centering on its protagonist in excelsis Lord Krsna, the Taraka Brahma of the era. The above rendering in medieval style displays the scene when Lord Krsna expounds the timeless teachings of the Bhagavad Giita, a…
Values for Another World
By Trond Øverland
What would be the value-building blocks of a society where 100% – and not only the 1% – flourish and progress in all possible ways?
“The synthesis of self-realization and service provides a sound base for progress and dynamism.”
Today most of us live in a capitalist world where profits, concentration of wealth in the hands of …