Fwd: <* RIVER AND CIVILIZATION- SECTION *> by P. R. Sarkar [Book:PROUT in a Nutshell,Part 09:03]

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River and civilization – section A by P. R. Sarkar
Human life is the most developed and final stage of animal life. The
speciality of human life is that it has dharma. In animal life there
is no dharma.
Civilization is a collection of usages, manners, etiquette,
formalities, ideologies and love. The culture of the entire humanity
is the same, butcivilization varies from society to society.
Human civilization is created in, and moves along, river valleys. Like
a river, human civilization also has three stages – hillstage, plain
stage and delta stage. From the hill stage, it moves to the plain
stage and from the plain stage to the delta stage. A civilization
starts in the hill stage, develops in the plain stage, and matures in
the delta stage.
Why are civilizations created in, and why do they move along, river-
valleys? In ancient times, up until the Stone Age, humans could not
dig wells and depended uponnatural sources of water. As such, human
habitationstarted from springs, fountains, waterfalls, rivers, etc.
Animals also select such places for habitation; only birds do not
follow this rule. Thus, human habitation started near valleys,
fountains, waterfalls, springs, and particularly near rivers. Due to
the assemblage of humans in the river-valleys, the first stage of
civilization started there.

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Fwd: <* BEWARE OF DOGMA *> by P. R. Sarkar [Book:PROUT in a Nutshell,Part 09:02]

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Beware of dogma by P. R. Sarkar
Structures
So far as structural solidarity is concerned, the best shape is the
oval shape. "Oval" means (in Latin ovum means egg) "similar to an egg,
not exactly like an egg but to some extent like an egg; not exactly
elliptical but to some extent elliptical". All celestial bodies are of
that shape. That's why in Sanskrit this universe is called Brahmáńd́a.
(Ańd́ameans "egg". And from the Sanskrit word ańd́a itbecame ańd́á in
the Urdulanguage.)
Now, this universe of oursis very big, but not infinite. It is an
elliptical figure, an oval figure, which means it has a boundary line.
Yes, it is very big, and actually so big that we cannot measure it;
but in theory it can be measured.
Just now I said the most convenient figure is the oval, or elliptical,
figure. Take the case of a small atom. Here what happens? In that
structurethere is the nucleus, the heaviest matter of the structure,
and the electrons are moving round that nucleus. A similar structure
is our ethereal structure: the earth is the nucleus, and the moon is
moving round that nucleus. The next bigger structure is our solar
system: the sun is the nucleus, and so many planets are moving round
it. And the biggest structure is the Cosmological structure: Parama
Puruśa (Puruśottama, the Supreme Nucleus, the Supreme Hub) is in the
middle, and so many animated and non-animated objects are moving round
it.

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Fwd: <* THE SPIRIT OF SOCIETY *> by P. R. Sarkar [Book:PROUT in a Nutshell,Part 09:01]

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The spirit of society by P. R. Sarkar
The spirit of the word Samája (society) signifies a group of people
who move together. All are notof equal strength or intellect. Hence
the shortcomings in one mustbe compensated for by another. Different
people have varying abilities: some have physical strength but no
brains; others have the brains butnot the strength to work; and others
have neither the strength not the brains, but work well and with a
peaceful mind under the guidance of their supervisors. We can always
see around us people of differing types and qualities. Judged by the
crude codes of this world, no one is totally independent. Everyone
relies on someone else in some way or other. Everyone makes up for
their deficiencies by taking help from others. Whenever a large group
of people strive to make up for their relative differences on terms of
mutual understanding, we call it a society or society.

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Fwd: <* NEOHUMANISM IS THE ULTIMATE SHELTER *> by P. R. Sarkar [Book:PROUT in a Nutshell,Part 08:12]

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Neohumanism is the ultimate shelter by P. R. Sarkar
Today's humanity has no doubt made some progress in intellect, in
wisdom, and in rationality. Human beings came onto this earth about a
million years ago.The feelings and sentiments, hopes and aspirations,
frustrations and disappointments, cares and anxieties, pleasures and
pains, tears and smiles of the present-day human beings are almost the
same as those of the primitive humans. The difference is that the
emotions and feelings of the present human beingsare deeper than those
of their ancestors.
Not only has there been an increase in the depth of their feelings;
but along with this there has been an increase in the originality of
their thoughts. Human[ity] is the collection of all the perfections
and imperfections of human beings; and when the higher thoughts and
ideasare combined together we get humanism. The word "human" is used
both as a noun and as an adjective to denote a complete human being
having both perfections and imperfections.

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