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'''''A Guide to Human Conduct''''' is a book, originally published in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengali_language Bengali] with the name of '''''Jiivan Veda''''', by [[Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar]] aka Shrii Shrii Anandamurti (1921–1990).<ref group=note>Between 1955 and 1990 the author wrote in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language English], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengali_language Bengali] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindi Hindi]. He wrote in the name "Shrii Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar" when treating [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociology sociology], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economics economics], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philology philology] and various other subjects, and in the name ""Shrii Shrii Ánandamúrti"" when focusing on spiritual topics. Many of his books he gave as dictations; others were compiled from his discourses, some of them in small pocket-books.</ref> The book has 55 pages. Released for the first time on "''Ananda Purnima''",<ref group=note>The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengali_calendar Indian month] of ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boishakh Vaeshakh]]'' ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddha_Purnima Buddha Purnima]).</ref> i.e. the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_moon full moon] day of May 1957<ref group=note>On the birthday of P. R. Sarkar.</ref> in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamalpur,_Munger Jamalpur, Munger] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India India]), has been translated into several languages.<ref>[http://www.shaevatantrayoga.org/yoga-libros/stock/una-guia.htm The Spanish edition], [http://www.anandamargasp.org.br/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9&Itemid=7 The Brasilian edition], [http://www.anandamarga.it/articolo/art0954.htm the Italian edition], [http://anandamarga.ru/ghc the Russian edition]-retrieved 1 January 2013.</ref>

Herein Shrii Shrii Anandamurti, speaking about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morality morality], explains ''Yama''{{sfn|Anandamurti |1957|p=3}} and ''Niyama''{{sfn|Anandamurti |1957|p=6}} as the foundations of intuitional practices (''Sadhana'') on a rational basis. Sarkar shows as the ancient teachings of self–control and selfless conduct derive from the deepest understandings of human psychology, and are the keystones for the highest human potentials. The book ends with basic instructions on the intuitional process of ''Iishvara Pranidhana'' (meditation).  

For the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethics ethical] principles exposed, the book is considered as a primary reference by the socio-spiritual movement [[Ananda Marga]] founded on 1955 by the author.