The history 0f human society has recorded transition periods, inevitable junctures and cross-roads. Man-made as they were these trying times caused tremendous dents on the mortal frames of humanity.
The indicators are unmistakable symptoms such as decadence of values, disintegration and anarchy in the individual and corporate life, corruption, immorality, hypocrisy, rule of muscle strength and savagery.
Violence becomes ritual and almost a way of life. Dogma and superstition has taken hostage of intellect and reason. Forces of evil flourish and the proponents of righteousness perish. It is in these times of social exigencies that witness the advent of the Messiah, the Saviour. As dispeller of darkness He carries a torch in his right hand to illuminate the way out of the blinding darkness, to save the creation from the imminent ruin and guide them unto the goal of the reign of Good over the Evil.
The advent of P.R. Sarkar (Shrii Shrii Ananda Murtii) is the much awaited event in the life of planet Earth.
From his early childhood in Bihar, India, where he was born in 1921, P.R. Sarkar has been attracting others by his deep love for humanity and guiding them along the path of self-realization. Adjusting the ancient science of Tantra Yoga to meet the needs of this age, he developed a scientific and rational philosophy and a system of practical disciplines for physical, mental and spiritual development. Recognizing him as a spiritually realized Master, his followers called him "Shrii Shrii Anandamurtiji" which means " He who attracts others as the embodiment of bliss," or simply " Baba" (Father).
Those who followed his teachings found their lives transformed as they overcame the weakness and the negative tendencies of the mind and experienced a deep peace and bliss within. Inspired by his selfless example, they turned their energies to serving the society and elevating the oppressed.
In 1955, while still leading a normal family life as a railway official, P.R.Sarkar formed the organization Ananda Marga ("The Path of Bliss,"), and began training missionary monks and nuns to spread his teachings of "self-realization and service to humanity" all over India and later throughout the world. Reflecting the broadness of his universal vision, Ananda Marga has become a multi-faceted organization with different branches dedicated to the upliftment of humanity through education, relief, welfare, the arts, ecology, intellectual renaissance, women's emancipation, and humanistic economy.
For the collective welfare of the entire society, he propounded the theory of PROUT (Progressive Utilizaion Theory), which stands for the maximum utilization and rational distribution of all the resources and potentialities of the world - physical, mental and spiritual
and the creation of new, humanistic social order of harmony and justice for all.
P.R. Sarkar established AMURT (Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team), an international organization for the development cooperation and disaster relief. AMURT is a part of a global network spread over 160 countries. Development cooperation means to provide all people with the basic necessities of life. Within the area of development work, P.R.Sarkar introduced the concept of the All-Round Service (ARS) Project. He selected a few poverty stricken and disaster -prone areas where there would be a need to provide the fundamental necessities of life on an on-going basis . Accordingly, the ARS Projects provide food, clothes, medical care and education on regular basis to the people in these areas.
(To be continued)
The indicators are unmistakable symptoms such as decadence of values, disintegration and anarchy in the individual and corporate life, corruption, immorality, hypocrisy, rule of muscle strength and savagery.
Violence becomes ritual and almost a way of life. Dogma and superstition has taken hostage of intellect and reason. Forces of evil flourish and the proponents of righteousness perish. It is in these times of social exigencies that witness the advent of the Messiah, the Saviour. As dispeller of darkness He carries a torch in his right hand to illuminate the way out of the blinding darkness, to save the creation from the imminent ruin and guide them unto the goal of the reign of Good over the Evil.
The advent of P.R. Sarkar (Shrii Shrii Ananda Murtii) is the much awaited event in the life of planet Earth.
From his early childhood in Bihar, India, where he was born in 1921, P.R. Sarkar has been attracting others by his deep love for humanity and guiding them along the path of self-realization. Adjusting the ancient science of Tantra Yoga to meet the needs of this age, he developed a scientific and rational philosophy and a system of practical disciplines for physical, mental and spiritual development. Recognizing him as a spiritually realized Master, his followers called him "Shrii Shrii Anandamurtiji" which means " He who attracts others as the embodiment of bliss," or simply " Baba" (Father).
Those who followed his teachings found their lives transformed as they overcame the weakness and the negative tendencies of the mind and experienced a deep peace and bliss within. Inspired by his selfless example, they turned their energies to serving the society and elevating the oppressed.
In 1955, while still leading a normal family life as a railway official, P.R.Sarkar formed the organization Ananda Marga ("The Path of Bliss,"), and began training missionary monks and nuns to spread his teachings of "self-realization and service to humanity" all over India and later throughout the world. Reflecting the broadness of his universal vision, Ananda Marga has become a multi-faceted organization with different branches dedicated to the upliftment of humanity through education, relief, welfare, the arts, ecology, intellectual renaissance, women's emancipation, and humanistic economy.
For the collective welfare of the entire society, he propounded the theory of PROUT (Progressive Utilizaion Theory), which stands for the maximum utilization and rational distribution of all the resources and potentialities of the world - physical, mental and spiritual
and the creation of new, humanistic social order of harmony and justice for all.
P.R. Sarkar established AMURT (Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team), an international organization for the development cooperation and disaster relief. AMURT is a part of a global network spread over 160 countries. Development cooperation means to provide all people with the basic necessities of life. Within the area of development work, P.R.Sarkar introduced the concept of the All-Round Service (ARS) Project. He selected a few poverty stricken and disaster -prone areas where there would be a need to provide the fundamental necessities of life on an on-going basis . Accordingly, the ARS Projects provide food, clothes, medical care and education on regular basis to the people in these areas.
(To be continued)
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