Social Norms
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Social Norms is the 8th chapter of Ananda Marga Caryacarya Part 2 written by Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar. In this chapter he instructed social norms and etiquettes one should follow in society.[1]
Chapter synopsis
In this chapter Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar instructed 39 social norms.
1–10
| No. | Topic | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thanking someone | One should offer thanks to someone from whom he or she it taking service. He or she may do it by saying the words "Thank you". |
| 2 | Replying to Namaskara | One should quickly reply to someone’s namaskara in a similar way. |
| 3 | Mudra for recieving or offering something | One should receive or offer something with the following mudrá: extend the right hand, touching the right elbow with the left hand. |
| 4 | Standing up to show respect | One has to stand up if any respectable elderly person approaches him. |
| 5 | Yawning | While yawning, one has to cover his or her mouth, and at the same time make a snapping sound with his or her fingers. |
| 6 | Respectful words for absent person | While talking, one has to always use respectful words about someone who is absent. |
11–20
| No. | Topic | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Organizational talk in transport | One should not engage in private (organizational) talk in a train, bus or other public transportation. |
| 12 | Taking someone else's article | One should not take another’s article without his or her prior consent. |
| 13 | Using someone else's belonging | One should use anything that belongs to someone else. |
| 14 | Usage of pinching words | While talking one should not hit someone else with harsh or pinching word. It can be said indirectly. |
| 15 | Criticizing others | One should not indulge himself or herself criticising others' faults or defects. |
21–30
| No. | Topic | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Sitting in a zamindary posture | One should not sit in a zamindary posture, and dance his or feet in a silly way. |
| 22 | Respecting others' privacy | If someone one person is going to speak with is writing at the time, he should not look at his or her writing paper (or communications medium). |
| 23 | Putting fingers in mouth Cutting fingernails with teeth |
One should not put his or her fingers in mouth. One should not cut nails with teeth |
31–39
| No. | Topic | Description |
|---|
References
- ^ Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar "Social Norms" The Electronic Edition of the Works of P. R. Sarkar (in English) (7.5 ed.) Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha
| Preceded by Sixteen Points |
Ananda Marga Caryacarya Part 2 With: Social Norms |
Succeeded by Concluding Words |
