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The Transformative Power of Neohumanist Education in Social Change

The Transformative Power of Neohumanist Education in Social Change. Dada Maheshvarananda www.priven.org. 1. Why a revolutionary monk?. END OF GLOBAL CAPITALISM ?. US Student Loans. 1. Why a revolutionary monk?.

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The Transformative Power of Neohumanist Education in Social Change

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  1. The Transformative Power of Neohumanist Education in Social Change Dada Maheshvarananda www.priven.org

  2. 1. Why a revolutionary monk?

  3. END OF GLOBAL CAPITALISM?

  4. US Student Loans 1. Why a revolutionary monk?

  5. “At the risk of sounding ridiculous, I would say that the true revolutionary is guided by great feelings of love.”

  6. Yoga and meditation 1. Why a revolutionary monk? me, 1976

  7. Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar(1921-1990)

  8. Prout = Progressive Utilization Theory socio-economic model: • economic self-reliance • cooperatives • environmental balance • universal spiritual values.

  9. Brazil: Prout: alternative to global colonization. Economic democracy with cooperatives. Basic necessities for all. Capitalist greed is destroying our planet.

  10. Responses to Exploitation Silence Reform Revolution

  11. 2. Consumerism = Psycho-economic exploitation

  12. Education for liberation

  13. Paulo Freire(1921-1997)

  14. Lack of Ethics Most common factor among criminals is lying. • Some powerful people also lie! • Many moral rules and laws created for power.

  15. Cardinal Human Values honesty, courage, mercy, humility, self-restraint, compassion. protect the weak, avoid harming others, overcome selfishness.

  16. Moral Leadership moral force, spiritual vision, courage to fight injustice. Anyonecan become a moral leader. Marina Silva Rigoberta Menchú

  17. Neohumanist Education "The practice of love for all creation including plants, animals, and the inanimate world." 1000 schools Prout Projects in Venezuela

  18. COOPERATIVE GAMES

  19. Cooperative Musical Chairs

  20. Levitation

  21. 5. Ecological and Spiritual Perspective

  22. 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.

  23. Spiritual perspective of Prout

  24. “Follow your bliss!” Joseph Campbell

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