By P.R. Sarkar (June 1960) - The essence of the parallel psychic waves of society is determined by the medium [average degree] of the following factors: a common language; similar manners and customs; a similar mode of living; similar traditions; racial … Continue reading
By P.R. Sarkar The spirit of the word Samája (society) signifies a group of people who move together. All are not of equal strength or intellect. Hence the shortcomings in one must be compensated for by another. Different people have … Continue reading
Universalism By P.R. Sarkar The more the human mind becomes magnanimous or expanded, the more it rises above the sentiments of tribalism, communalism, provincialism, etc. Often I hear people say that nationalism is an appreciable sentiment and that there is … Continue reading
By P.R. Sarkar Each and every individual wants security from the state and the demand for security is always increasing. Increased responsibility means increased authority. In ancient times the only duty of the state was to protect people from internal … Continue reading
By Dada Maheshvarananda One night in 1985 a huge fire broke out in a slum in Manila. Nobody was hurt, but more than 50,000 people lost their homes. I am a monk of the international organization Ananda Marga, “The Path … Continue reading
P.R. Sarkar Human beings are not yet looking towards the actual maladies that afflict society. Various occupational groups have formed societies and associations based solely on a sense of individual or group interest. Consequently they try to solve every social … Continue reading
(PROUT Globe) – Human beings share a fair number of mental characteristics. One is that they degrade by heeding debasing instincts and sentiments. Another is the sentiment to live together and not alone. These two basic traits of human mind … Continue reading
We should not forget even for a moment that this whole animate world is a large family in which nature has not assigned any property to any particular individual. Individual ownership has been created by selfish opportunists so that they … Continue reading
(1978) – Samánam ejati iti samájah: “Society is the collective movement of a group of individuals who have made a unanimous decision to move together towards a common goal.” When the members of a society come to a unanimous decision, … Continue reading
Society is like a company of pedestrians going on a pilgrimage. Suppose one among them is attacked by cholera, do the rest go on their way, leaving him behind? No, they cannot. Rather, they break their journey at the place … Continue reading
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