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'''Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar''' (1921 May 21 | '''Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar''' (1921 May 21 – 1990 October 21), also known by his spiritual name, '''Shrii Shrii Anandamurti''' and known as '''Baba''' to his disciples, was an Indian Guru, philosopher, author, social revolutionary, poet, composer, and linguist. Sarkar was the founder of ''[[Ananda Marga]]'' (''the Path of Bliss'') in 1955, a spiritual and social organisation that offers instruction in meditation and [[yoga]]. Giani Zail Singh, seventh President of India, has said about Sarkar: "Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar was one of the greatest modern philosophers of India."<ref>[[Sohail Inayatullah|Inayatullah, Sohail]]. (2002) [http://books.google.co.nz/books/about/Understanding_Sarkar.html?id=B3rXAAAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y ''Understanding Sarkar: The Indian Episteme, Macrohistory and Transformative Knowledge'']. Leiden: [[Brill Publishers|Brill]], ISBN 9004121935, [http://www.metafuture.org/Books/Understanding_Sarkar_Brill.htm authors book page].</ref> | ||
Sarkar's system of spiritual practice has been described as a practical synthesis of Vedic and Tantric philosophies.{{sfn|Ishwaran|1999|p=9}} He denounced materialism and capitalism, and described the [[universe]] as a result of macropsychic [[conation]] – the entire universe exists within the cosmic mind, which itself is the first expression of consciousness coming under the bondage of its own nature. | Sarkar's system of spiritual practice has been described as a practical synthesis of Vedic and Tantric philosophies.{{sfn|Ishwaran|1999|p=9}} He denounced materialism and capitalism, and described the [[universe]] as a result of macropsychic [[conation]] – the entire universe exists within the cosmic mind, which itself is the first expression of consciousness coming under the bondage of its own nature. | ||