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| caption = The front cover page of the book<ref group=note>{{citation|url= http://shop.anandamarga.org/books/sarkar/element.htm |year= 1991 |publisher= Ananda Marga Publications |title= "Ananda Marga Elementary Philosophy" as it appears on the publisher's web site |accessdate= 27 December 2012}}</ref> | | caption = The front cover page of the book<ref group=note>{{citation|url= http://shop.anandamarga.org/books/sarkar/element.htm |year= 1991 |publisher= Ananda Marga Publications |title= "Ananda Marga Elementary Philosophy" as it appears on the publisher's web site |accessdate= 27 December 2012}}</ref> | ||
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''''' Ananda Marga Elementary Philosophy''''' is a book of 134 pages and 9 chapters. The volume, part of the literary heritage of the philosopher and social reformer [[Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar]]<ref group=note>[[:wikipedia:Giani Zail Singh|Giani Zail Singh]], seventh president of India has said about Sarkar: "Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar was one of the greatest modern philosophers of India. (Inayatullah, 2002).</ref> aka Shrii Shrii Anandamurti (1921–1990), is a compilation of discourses and an introduction to his philosophy.<ref group=note>Between 1955 and 1990 the author wrote in English, [[:wikipedia:Bengali language|Bengali]] and [[:wikipedia:Hindi language|Hindi]]. He wrote in the name "Shrii Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar" when treating [[:wikipedia:Sociology|sociology]], [[:wikipedia:Economics|economics]], [[:wikipedia: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> | ''''' Ananda Marga Elementary Philosophy''''' is a book of 134 pages and 9 chapters. The volume, part of the literary heritage of the philosopher and social reformer [[Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar]]<ref group=note>[[:wikipedia:Giani Zail Singh|Giani Zail Singh]], seventh president of India has said about Sarkar: "Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar was one of the greatest modern philosophers of India. (Inayatullah, 2002).</ref> aka Shrii Shrii Anandamurti (1921–1990), is a compilation of discourses and an introduction to his philosophy.<ref group=note>Between 1955 and 1990 the author wrote in English, [[:wikipedia:Bengali language|Bengali]] and [[:wikipedia:Hindi language|Hindi]]. He wrote in the name "Shrii Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar" when treating [[:wikipedia:Sociology|sociology]], [[:wikipedia:Economics|economics]], [[:wikipedia: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> | ||
== Background == | |||
The book, along with "[[Problems of the Day]]", was one of the first–published (of more than 200 books) by the author and contains the elementary philosophy of [[Ananda Marga]], the socio-spiritual movement which he founded in 1955. It has been translated into several languages.{{sfn|Anandamurti|}}{{sfn|Anandamurti|Brasilian ed.}} | The book, along with "[[Problems of the Day]]", was one of the first–published (of more than 200 books) by the author and contains the elementary philosophy of [[Ananda Marga]], the socio-spiritual movement which he founded in 1955. It has been translated into several languages.{{sfn|Anandamurti|}}{{sfn|Anandamurti|Brasilian ed.}} | ||
== Chapters == | |||
The book has been divided into following chapters— | |||
# What Is Dharma? | |||
# What Is the Cosmic Entity? | |||
# What Is This World? | |||
# Who Am I and What Am I? | |||
# What Is My Relation with the Universe and the Cosmic Entity? | |||
# How Should Human Beings Live In This World? | |||
# What Is the Aim of Humanity? | |||
# Intuitional Practice and Its Necessity | |||
# Why Are People Afraid of Intuitional Practice? | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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* {{citation|title=Ánanda Márga Elementary Philosophy |last={{aut|[[Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar|Anandamurti]]}}|first={{aut|[[Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar|Shrii Shrii]]}} |location=Jamalpur |publisher= Ananda Marga Pubs |year=1955 (1st ed) |ISBN=81-7252-117-0}} | * {{citation|title=Ánanda Márga Elementary Philosophy |last={{aut|[[Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar|Anandamurti]]}}|first={{aut|[[Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar|Shrii Shrii]]}} |location=Jamalpur |publisher= Ananda Marga Pubs |year=1955 (1st ed) |ISBN=81-7252-117-0}} | ||
* {{citation|title=Understanding Sarkar: The Indian Episteme, Macrohistory and Transformative Knowledge |last={{aut|Inayatullah}}|first={{aut|Sohail}} |url= |publisher= Brill |location=Leiden |year=2002 |isbn=}} | * {{citation|title=Understanding Sarkar: The Indian Episteme, Macrohistory and Transformative Knowledge |last={{aut|Inayatullah}}|first={{aut|Sohail}} |url= |publisher= Brill |location=Leiden |year=2002 |isbn=}} | ||
* {{cite web|url= http://shop.anandamarga.org/books/sarkar/element.htm |year= 1991 |last={{aut|Ananda Marga Publications}}|publisher= |title= "Ananda Marga Elementary Philosophy" as it appears on the publisher's web site |accessdate= 27 December 2012}} | * {{cite web|url= http://shop.anandamarga.org/books/sarkar/element.htm |year= 1991 |last={{aut|Ananda Marga Publications}}|publisher= |title= "Ananda Marga Elementary Philosophy" as it appears on the publisher's web site |accessdate= 27 December 2012}} | ||
* {{cite web|last={{aut|[[Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar|Anandamurti]]}}|first={{aut|[[Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar|Shrii Shrii]]}}|url=http://anandamargabooks.com/?post_type=portfolio&p=923&gallery=espanol |title=Ánanda Márga Elementary Philosophy - Spanish edition|publisher= Ananda Marga|accessdate= 1 January 2013}} | * {{cite web|last={{aut|[[Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar|Anandamurti]]}}|first={{aut|[[Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar|Shrii Shrii]]}}|url=http://anandamargabooks.com/?post_type=portfolio&p=923&gallery=espanol |title=Ánanda Márga Elementary Philosophy - Spanish edition|publisher= Ananda Marga|accessdate= 1 January 2013}} | ||