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* Article 2. The Need for Revolution (contrasts revolution and reform) | * Article 2. The Need for Revolution (contrasts revolution and reform) | ||
* Article 3. The Social Ideal (discusses the ideal society and the need for world government) | * Article 3. The Social Ideal (discusses the ideal society and the need for world government) | ||
* Article 4. The [[ | * Article 4. The [[Five Fundamental Principles]] sets out Sarkar's legal, economic, humanitarian, political, and ideological social paradigm) | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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== Critiques and controversy == | == Critiques and controversy == | ||
''PROUT Primer'' stirred up considerable controversy, mainly due to its translation of the [[ | ''PROUT Primer'' stirred up considerable controversy, mainly due to its translation of the [[Five Fundamental Principles]]. Some PROUT activists would not accept any other wording of the Five Fundamental Principles than the five English sentences, apparently tacked on at the end of Sarkar's [[Idea and Ideology]]. As such, for many years the book was banned the Central Office of [[Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha]]. It was during that period that the original title of the book, ''PROUT Manifesto'', was usurped by another, more conservative author. However, the debate continued, and ultimately the book was published again in its entirety (though under a new title, ''PROUT Primer''). After 40 years of controversy, Abhidevananda's translation of the Five Fundamental Principles finally became widely accepted by [[PROUT|proutists]] around the world. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||