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The Transformative Power of
Neohumanist Education in
Social Change
Dada Maheshvarananda
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1. Why a revolutionary monk?
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END OF GLOBAL
CAPITALISM?
1. Why a revolutionary monk?
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US Student Loans
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“At the risk of
sounding
ridiculous, I would
say that the true
revolutionary is
guided by great
feelings of love.”
1. Why a revolutionary monk?
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Yoga and meditation
me, 1976
Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar
(1921-1990)
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Prout = Progressive Utilization
Theory
socio-economic
model:
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economic self-reliance
cooperatives
environmental balance
universal spiritual values.
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Brazil:
Prout: alternative to global colonization.
Economic democracy with cooperatives.
Basic necessities for all.
Capitalist greed is destroying our planet.
Responses to Exploitation
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1. Silence
2. Reform
3. Revolution
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2. Consumerism = Psychoeconomic exploitation
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Education for liberation
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Paulo Freire
(1921-1997)
Lack of Ethics
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• Most common factor among criminals is lying.
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Some powerful people also lie!
Many moral rules and laws
created for power.
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Cardinal Human Values
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• honesty, courage,
• mercy, humility,
• self-restraint, compassion.
• protect the weak,
• avoid harming others,
• overcome selfishness.
Moral Leadership
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moral force, spiritual vision, courage to fight
injustice. Anyone can become a moral
leader.
Rigoberta Menchú
Marina Silva
Prout Projects in Venezuela
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Neohumanist Education
"The practice of love for all creation
including plants, animals, and the
inanimate world."
1000 schools
COOPERATIVE GAMES
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Cooperative
Musical Chairs
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Levitation
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5. Ecological and
Spiritual Perspective
Clarification:
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Dogma vs. Spirituality
Fundamentalism is closeminded,
Blind obedience,
Instills fear.
Divides people into believers
and non-believers.
Open-minded,
Questioning,
Promotes love.
Views all people as one
human family.
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Spiritual perspective
of Prout
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“Follow your bliss!”
Joseph Campbell