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| image_caption = "Idea and Ideology": the front cover | | image_caption = "Idea and Ideology": the front cover<ref group=note>[http://shop.anandamarga.org/books/sarkar/idea.htm The cover page as it appears on the publisher's web site]</ref> | ||
| author = [[Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar]] | | author = [[Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar]] | ||
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| publisher = Ananda Marga Publications | | publisher = Ananda Marga Publications{{sfn|Ananda Marga Publications|2012}} | ||
| pub_date = 1978 fifth edition (IND) | | pub_date = 1978 fifth edition (IND) | ||
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'''''Idea and Ideology''''' is a book published for the first time June 5, 1959, in Jamalpur (India) and it's part of the vast literary heritage of [[Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar]] aka Shrii Shrii Anandamurti (1921–1990).<ref group=note>Between 1955 and 1990 the author wrote in [[:wikipedia:English language|English]], [[:wikipedia:Bengali_language|Bengali]] and [[:wikipedia:Hindi|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> | '''''Idea and Ideology''''' is a book published for the first time June 5, 1959, in Jamalpur (India) and it's part of the vast literary heritage of [[Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar]] aka Shrii Shrii Anandamurti (1921–1990).<ref group=note>Between 1955 and 1990 the author wrote in [[:wikipedia:English language|English]], [[:wikipedia:Bengali_language|Bengali]] and [[:wikipedia:Hindi|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> | ||
The book, dedicated "to the sacred memory of ''[[:wikipedia:Pandit|Pandit]]'' Ram Chandra Jha",{{sfn|Sarkar |1978-5th edit. |p=3}} is a collection of speeches and consists of 112 pages. It delves into the concept of creation, mind evolution and formation of Ideas and concludes by using the spiritual vantage that has been gained to focus on the social problems of the earth. The author classified "Idea and Ideology",<ref>Together with [[Ananda Sutram]]</ref> as the ''darshana shástra'', or the philosophical treatise of the socio-spiritual organization [[Ananda Marga]] which he founded in 1955. The volume has been translated into several languages. | The book, dedicated "to the sacred memory of ''[[:wikipedia:Pandit|Pandit]]'' Ram Chandra Jha",{{sfn|Sarkar |1978-5th edit. |p=3}} is a collection of speeches and consists of 112 pages. It delves into the concept of creation, mind evolution and formation of Ideas and concludes by using the spiritual vantage that has been gained to focus on the social problems of the earth. The author classified "Idea and Ideology",<ref group=note>Together with [[Ananda Sutram]]</ref> as the ''darshana shástra'', or the philosophical treatise of the socio-spiritual organization [[Ananda Marga]] which he founded in 1955. The volume has been translated into several languages.{{sfn|Idea and Ideology (Brasilian edit.)|2012}} | ||
{{quote box|width=30em|bgcolor=#c6dbf7|title=The Cosmic Brotherhood |align=left|quote="Spirituality is not a utopian ideal but a practical philosophy which can be practised and realized in day-to-day life, however mundane it be. Spirituality stands for evolution and elevation [...]. That which leads to broadness of unison alone should be accepted. Spiritual philosophy does not recognize any distinctions and differentiations unnaturally made between one human being and another, and stands for universal fraternity. | {{quote box|width=30em|bgcolor=#c6dbf7|title=The Cosmic Brotherhood |align=left|quote="Spirituality is not a utopian ideal but a practical philosophy which can be practised and realized in day-to-day life, however mundane it be. Spirituality stands for evolution and elevation [...]. That which leads to broadness of unison alone should be accepted. Spiritual philosophy does not recognize any distinctions and differentiations unnaturally made between one human being and another, and stands for universal fraternity. | ||
In the present environment many fissiparous tendencies are working to divide humanity into mutually-belligerent groups [...]. The approach of spirituality should be psychological and rational, and should offer a touching appeal to the deepest psychic sentiments of human beings. Human beings should appreciate by a rational analysis their relationship with the Cosmic Entity [...]. | In the present environment many fissiparous tendencies are working to divide humanity into mutually-belligerent groups [...]. The approach of spirituality should be psychological and rational, and should offer a touching appeal to the deepest psychic sentiments of human beings. Human beings should appreciate by a rational analysis their relationship with the Cosmic Entity [...]. | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
=== Footnotes === | === Footnotes === | ||
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* {{citation|title=Shrii Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar. Beacon of Hope for Suffering Humanity |last={{aut|Ghista}} |first=Garda |location=Bloomington |publisher= AuthorHouse |year=2011 |ISBN=1456715313}} | * {{citation|title=Shrii Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar. Beacon of Hope for Suffering Humanity |last={{aut|Ghista}} |first=Garda |location=Bloomington |publisher= AuthorHouse |year=2011 |ISBN=1456715313}} | ||
* {{citation|title=Idea and Ideology |last={{aut|Sarkar}} |first=Prabhat Ranjan |location=Kolkata |publisher= Ananda Marga-Ananda Printers |year=1978-5th edit. |ISBN= 81–7252–001–8}} | * {{citation|title=Idea and Ideology |last={{aut|Sarkar}} |first=Prabhat Ranjan |location=Kolkata |publisher= Ananda Marga-Ananda Printers |year=1978-5th edit. |ISBN= 81–7252–001–8}} | ||
====Online sources==== | ====Online sources==== | ||
* {{cite web|last={{aut|Ananda Marga Publications}}|url=http://shop.anandamarga.org/ |year= 2012 |publisher= Ananda Marga Publications |title= Ananda Marga Publications web site |accessdate= 3 January 2013}} | |||
* {{cite web|last={{aut|Idea and Ideology}}|url=http://www.anandamargasp.org.br/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9&Itemid=7 |year= 2012 |publisher= Ananda Marga Publications |title=The Brasilian edition |accessdate= 1 January 2013}} | |||
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== Further reading == | == Further reading == | ||