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| influences = [[Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar]], [[Sohail Inayatullah]], Michael Towsey, [[Frei Betto]], [[Paolo Freire]], [[Nelson Mandela]], [[Noam Chomsky]], [[David Dellinger]], [[Howard Zinn]], [[Robert Bly]], [[Amy Goodman]], [[Eduardo Galeano]], [[Bo Lozoff]], [[Karl Rohnke]], [[Hazel Henderson]], Roar Bjonnes}} | | influences = [[Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar]], [[Sohail Inayatullah]], Michael Towsey, [[Frei Betto]], [[Paolo Freire]], [[Nelson Mandela]], [[Noam Chomsky]], [[David Dellinger]], [[Howard Zinn]], [[Robert Bly]], [[Amy Goodman]], [[Eduardo Galeano]], [[Bo Lozoff]], [[Karl Rohnke]], [[Hazel Henderson]], Roar Bjonnes}} | ||
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'''Dada Maheshvarananda'''<ref>'''Maheshvarananda''' is the spiritual name (meaning in Sanskrit “one who experiences the bliss of the Supreme”) and ''Dada'' (or '' | '''Dada Maheshvarananda'''<ref>'''Maheshvarananda''' is the spiritual name (meaning in Sanskrit “one who experiences the bliss of the Supreme”) and ''Dada'' (or ''Dadaji'', when intended with more respect), means ''elder brother'' in several Indian languages.</ref> (born May 11, 1953 in the United States) is a [[yoga]] [[monk]], activist and writer. As a student, he adopted a radical approach to social change, and was inspired to become, in the words of [[Che Guevara]], a "true revolutionary guided by great feelings of love." | ||
In 1978 he became a monk in India, dedicating his life to the service of humanity; since then he has continuously worked in different parts of the world. He teaches [[meditation]], [[yoga]] and other techniques for personal transformation free of charge, and the [[Progressive Utilization Theory]] (PROUT), a post-capitalist model to empower people and communities to create a better world. | In 1978 he became a monk in India, dedicating his life to the service of humanity; since then he has continuously worked in different parts of the world. He teaches [[meditation]], [[yoga]] and other techniques for personal transformation free of charge, and the [[Progressive Utilization Theory]] (PROUT), a post-capitalist model to empower people and communities to create a better world. | ||