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

2. www.priven.org 1. Why a revolutionary monk?

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4. END OF GLOBAL CAPITALISM?

5. www.priven.org US Student Loans 1. Why a revolutionary monk?

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

7. www.priven.org Yoga and meditation me, 1976 1. Why a revolutionary monk?

8. www.priven.org Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar (1921-1990)

9. www.priven.org Prout = Progressive Utilization Theory socio-economic model: economic self-reliance cooperatives environmental balance universal spiritual values.

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

11. www.priven.org Responses to Exploitation 1. Silence 2. Reform 3. Revolution

12. www.priven.org 2. Consumerism = Psycho- economic exploitation

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14. Education for liberation

15. www.priven.org Paulo Freire (1921-1997)

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

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

18. www.priven.org Moral Leadership moral force, spiritual vision, courage to fight injustice. Anyone can become a moral leader. Rigoberta Menchú Marina Silva

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

20. www.priven.org COOPERATIVE GAMES

21. www.priven.org Cooperative Musical Chairs

22. www.priven.org Levitation

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24. 5. Ecological and Spiritual Perspective

25. www.priven.org 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.

26. www.priven.org Spiritual perspective of Prout

27. www.priven.org “Follow your bliss!” Joseph Campbell