Dada Maheshvarananda (born May 11, 1953) is a
yogic monk, activist, writer and the founder of the Prout Research Institute of Venezuela.
Since becoming a monk in
Ananda Marga
Ānanda Mārga ("The Path of Bliss", also spelled Anand Marg and Ananda Marg) or officially Ānanda Mārga Pracāraka Saṃgha (organization for the propagation of the path of bliss), is a world-wide socio-spiritual organisation founded in J ...
, Maheshvarananda has taught
meditation,
yoga and the
Progressive Utilization Theory (PROUT) globally.
Early life
Southeast Asia
From 1979 to 1991 Maheshvarananda taught meditation and yoga in
Indonesia and the
Philippines (also known as "
Maharlika").
Brazil
From 1992 to 2003 Maheshvarananda worked in Brazil, where he participated in
Eco-92 and the
World Social Forum.
Venezuela
Maheshvarananda and José Albarrán founded the
Prout Research Institute of Venezuela
Dada Maheshvarananda (born May 11, 1953) is a yogic monk, activist, writer and the founder of the Prout Research Institute of Venezuela.
Since becoming a monk in Ananda Marga, Maheshvarananda has taught meditation, yoga and the Progressive Util ...
in Caracas, an independent, not-for-profit foundation.
The economy of solidarity bolsters popular power
Publications
*“Go with the Flow” (1985)
*"A Personal Remembrance and Conversation with Paulo Freire, Educator of the Oppressed" in ''Neohumanist Educational Futures: Liberating the Pedagogical Intellect'', edited by Sohail Inayatullah, Marcus Bussey and Ivana Milojević, Tapei, Tamkang University Press
Tamkang University (TKU; ) is a private university in Tamsui District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. It was founded in 1950 as a junior college of English literature. Today it is a comprehensive university with 11 colleges that serves nearly 25 ...
, 2006.
*“Revolutionary Consciousness: Development as transformation” in ''Development'' 46, (1 December 2003).
*“Will Organized Religions Survive in the New Millennium?” in ''New Renaissance'', Vol. 9, Number 3.
*“Ideal Leadership”
*"Spirituality and Social Change"
*"The Human Costs of Economic Meltdown and its Alternative"
*"A New Social Paradigm Based On Spiritual Values" on Znet
Z Communications is a left-wing activist-oriented media group founded in 1986 by Michael Albert and Lydia Sargent.Max Elbaum''Revolution in the Air: Sixties Radicals Turn to Lenin, Mao and Che'' London, England, UK; New York, New York, US: Verso, ...
.
*Published with Mariah Branch, ''The Progressive Utilization Theory (Prout): Alternative Economic and Social Model for the Welfare of All” (2010) in '' WorkingUSA: The Journal of Labor and Society''.
*''After Capitalism: Prout's Vision for a New World'' (2003, Proutist Universal Publications) (paperback), published in 10 languages.
*'' After Capitalism: Economic Democracy in Action'' (2012, Innerworld Publications) (paperback)
*''Cooperative Games for a Cooperative World: Facilitating Trust, Communication and Spiritual Connection'' (2017, InnerWorld Publications) (paperback), published in three languages.
See also
* Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar
Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar (21 May 1921 – 21 October 1990), also known by his spiritual name Shrii Shrii Ánandamúrti (Ánanda Múrti="Bliss Embodiment"), and known as Bábá ("Father") to his disciples, was a spiritual Guru, philosopher, so ...
* Ananda Sutram
Ānanda Mārga ("The Path of Bliss", also spelled Anand Marg and Ananda Marg) or officially Ānanda Mārga Pracāraka Saṃgha (organization for the propagation of the path of bliss), is a world-wide socio-spiritual organisation founded in J ...
References
External links
Prout Research Institute of Venezuela
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1953 births
Living people
American pacifists
American monks
Activists from Philadelphia