1 The Transformative Power of Neohumanist Education in Social Change Dada Maheshvarananda
1. Why a revolutionary monk?
END OF GLOBAL CAPITALISM?
US Student Loans 1. Why a revolutionary monk?
“At the risk of sounding ridiculous, I would say that the true revolutionary is guided by great feelings of love.”
Yoga and meditation me, Why a revolutionary monk?
Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar ( )
Prout = Progressive Utilization Theory socio-economic model: economic self-reliance cooperatives environmental balance universal spiritual values.
Brazil: Prout: alternative to global colonization. Economic democracy with cooperatives. Basic necessities for all. Capitalist greed is destroying our planet.
Responses to Exploitation 1. Silence 2. Reform 3. Revolution
2. Consumerism = Psycho- economic exploitation
Education for liberation
Paulo Freire ( )
Lack of Ethics Most common factor among criminals is lying. Some powerful people also lie! Many moral rules and laws created for power.
Cardinal Human Values honesty, courage, mercy, humility, self-restraint, compassion. protect the weak, avoid harming others, overcome selfishness.
Moral Leadership moral force, spiritual vision, courage to fight injustice. Anyone can become a moral leader. Rigoberta Menchú Marina Silva
Neohumanist Education "The practice of love for all creation including plants, animals, and the inanimate world." 1000 schools Prout Projects in Venezuela
COOPERATIVE GAMES
Cooperative Musical Chairs
Levitation
5. Ecological and Spiritual Perspective
Clarification: Dogma vs. Spirituality Fundamentalism is close- minded, Blind obedience, Instills fear. Divides people into believers and non-believers. Open-minded, Questioning, Promotes love. Views all people as one human family.
Spiritual perspective of Prout
“Follow your bliss!” Joseph Campbell