Dada Maheshvarananda
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School | Neohumanism |
Main interests | PROUT, economic democracy, meditation, yoga |
Dada Maheshvarananda[1] (born May 11, 1953) is a yogic monk, activist, writer and the founder of the Prout Research Institute of Venezuela.[2][3][4][5]
Since becoming a monk in Ananda Marga, Maheshvarananda has taught meditation, yoga and the Progressive Utilization Theory (PROUT) globally.
Early life
[edit]Southeast Asia
[edit]From 1979 to 1991 Maheshvarananda taught meditation and yoga in Indonesia and the Philippines (also known as "Maharlika").[6]
Brazil
[edit]From 1992 to 2003 Maheshvarananda worked in Brazil, where he participated in Eco-92 and the World Social Forum.
Venezuela
[edit]Maheshvarananda and José Albarrán founded the Prout Research Institute of Venezuela in Caracas, an independent, not-for-profit foundation.
Publications
[edit]- “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, 2006.
- “Revolutionary Consciousness: Development as transformation”(subscription required) 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.
- 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) ISBN 1-877762-06-7 (paperback), published in 10 languages.
- After Capitalism: Economic Democracy in Action (2012, Innerworld Publications) ISBN 978-1-881717-14-0 (paperback)
- Cooperative Games for a Cooperative World: Facilitating Trust, Communication and Spiritual Connection (2017, InnerWorld Publications) ISBN 978-1-881717-59-1 (paperback), published in three languages.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Maheshvarananda is the spiritual name (meaning in Sanskrit "one who experiences the bliss of the Supreme") and Dada (or Dada-ji, when intended with more respect), means elder brother in several Indian languages.
- ^ "Review of After Capitalism". www.forewordreviews.com. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
- ^ "DADA MAHESHVARANANDA presents COOPERATIVE GAMES FOR A COOPERATIVE WORLD | Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe". www.malaprops.com. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
- ^ Crisis, Hans G. DespainTopics: Economic; Media; Europe, Stagnation Places; Global; Kingdom, United (2013-11-01). "Monthly Review | It's the System Stupid". Monthly Review. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
- ^ Maheshvarananda, Dada; Branch, Mariah (2010). "The Progressive Utilization Theory (prout): Alternative Economic and Spiritual Model for the Welfare of All". WorkingUSA. 13 (1): 31–40. doi:10.1111/j.1743-4580.2010.00271.x. ISSN 1743-4580.
- ^ "Go with the Flow Archived 2012-01-10 at the Wayback Machine" (1985)