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===Biopsychology===
===Biopsychology===
Sarkar's "Biopsycology" explains how the traditional ''tantric'' science of ''[[chakra]]s'' ("wheels") with their subtle energies are related with the body through [[Nerve plexus|nerve plexi]] as physiologic counterparts, influencing the associated [[endocrine gland]]s with the [[Neuroendocrinology|neuroendocrine system]] and the [[psychic]] part of the body. The philosophy of ''Ananda Marga'' consider the human body as composed of the same [[Classical_element#Classical_elements_in_India|five ''fundamental factors'']] as the rest of the [[universe]] as explained in P.R. Sarkar's theory of ''[[Ananda_Sutram#Chapter_1:_Brahma_Chakra|Brahmachakra]]''.{{sfn|Acarya|1994|p=144}} Every factor is distributed throughout the body, but is controlled by a controlling nucleus, or ''[[Chakra]]'', substations of the mind, each controlling their own assigned area. And just as the mind functions directly through the brain, the ''Chakras'' function through their own physical counterparts – the endocrine glands. The biopsychology of ''Ananda Marga'' expands with further explanations the concept of the seven basic ''chakras'' and in general, mainly considers:{{sfn|Dalal|2011|p=21}}
Sarkar's "Biopsycology" explains how the traditional ''tantric'' science of ''[[chakra]]s'' ("wheels") with their subtle energies are related with the body through [[Nerve plexus|nerve plexi]] as physiologic counterparts, influencing the associated [[endocrine gland]]s with the [[Neuroendocrinology|neuroendocrine system]] and the [[psychic]] part of the body. The philosophy of ''Ananda Marga'' consider the human body as composed of the same [[Classical element#Classical elements in India|five ''fundamental factors'']] as the rest of the [[universe]] as explained in P.R. Sarkar's theory of ''[[Ananda Sutram#Chapter 1: Brahma Chakra|Brahmachakra]]''.{{sfn|Acarya|1994|p=144}} Every factor is distributed throughout the body, but is controlled by a controlling nucleus, or ''[[Chakra]]'', substations of the mind, each controlling their own assigned area. And just as the mind functions directly through the brain, the ''Chakras'' function through their own physical counterparts – the endocrine glands. The biopsychology of ''Ananda Marga'' expands with further explanations the concept of the seven basic ''chakras'' and in general, mainly considers:{{sfn|Dalal|2011|p=21}}


#The ''[[Muladhara|Muladhara Chakra]]'': at the tip of the [[Vertebral column|spine]] (controls the solid factor).
#The ''[[Muladhara|Muladhara Chakra]]'': at the tip of the [[Vertebral column|spine]] (controls the solid factor).
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The vast linguistic work of Sarkar has been published in several volumes including: ''[[Varna Vijinana]]'' (Science of Letters), ''[[Sarkar's English Grammar and Composition]]'', ''[[Varna Vicitra]]'' (Various Uses of Letters) (8 volumes), and the encyclopaedic ''[[Shabda Cayanika]]'' (A Collection of Words) (26 volumes).
The vast linguistic work of Sarkar has been published in several volumes including: ''[[Varna Vijinana]]'' (Science of Letters), ''[[Sarkar's English Grammar and Composition]]'', ''[[Varna Vicitra]]'' (Various Uses of Letters) (8 volumes), and the encyclopaedic ''[[Shabda Cayanika]]'' (A Collection of Words) (26 volumes).


In ''Varna Vijinana'' (The Science of Letters),{{sfn|Sarkar|2000}} he presents the eight criteria which define a language. In his book ''Talks on Prout'' (July 1961, Ranchi)<ref name="Talks on Prout">{{cite book|last=Sarkar|first=Prabhat Ranjan|title=Talks on Prout (also in ''Prout in a Nutshell'' Part 15)|url=http://brauliobo.org/worksprsarkar/HTML/Discourses/Talks_on_Prout.html|accessdate=Sept 2013|publisher=Ananda Marga Publications}}</ref> Sarkar considers languages as a part of natural diversity and calls for the adoption of a [[global language]] and [[Writing system|script]], to enable better global communication and understanding. "We should love all these languages, hate none, and adopt one of these languages as the world language. As all languages are our common property, we should not oppose the existence of other languages. We should not brand any language as foreign or national."{{sfn|Sarkar|1968}}.
In ''Varna Vijinana'' (The Science of Letters),{{sfn|Sarkar|2000}} he presents the eight criteria which define a language. In his book ''Talks on Prout'' (July 1961, Ranchi)<ref name="Talks on Prout">{{cite book|last=Sarkar|first=Prabhat Ranjan|title=Talks on Prout (also in ''Prout in a Nutshell'' Part 15)|url=http://brauliobo.org/worksprsarkar/HTML/Discourses/Talks_on_Prout.html|accessdate=Sept 2013|publisher=Ananda Marga Publications}}</ref> Sarkar considers languages as a part of natural diversity and calls for the adoption of a [[global language]] and [[Writing system|script]], to enable better global communication and understanding. "We should love all these languages, hate none, and adopt one of these languages as the world language. As all languages are our common property, we should not oppose the existence of other languages. We should not brand any language as foreign or national.".{{sfn|Sarkar|1968}}


=== Education ===
=== Education ===
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*{{cite book|last= Ng |first= Franklin |title=The Asian American Encyclopedia |year= 1995 | publisher=[[Marshall Cavendish]]|page=669 |isbn= 1-85435-677-1|ref=harv}}
*{{cite book|last= Ng |first= Franklin |title=The Asian American Encyclopedia |year= 1995 | publisher=[[Marshall Cavendish]]|page=669 |isbn= 1-85435-677-1|ref=harv}}
*{{cite book|title=Idea and Ideology |author=Sarkar, Prabhat Rainjan (Ac. Pranavnanda Avt. Editor) |year=1961–2001 |publisher=Ananda Marga Publications, Kolkata  |isbn=81-7252-205-3}}
*{{cite book|title=Idea and Ideology |author=Sarkar, Prabhat Rainjan (Ac. Pranavnanda Avt. Editor) |year=1961–2001 |publisher=Ananda Marga Publications, Kolkata  |isbn=81-7252-205-3}}
*{{cite book|last=Sarkar|first=Prabhat Rainjan|title=The Liberation of Intellect: Neohumanism|url=http://brauliobo.org/worksprsarkar/HTML/Discourses/Devotional_Sentiment_and_Neohumanism_Discourse_1.html|accessdate=Sept 2013|year=1982|publisher=Ananda Marga Publications|location=Kolkata|isbn=81–7252–168–5|chapter=1: Devotional Sentiment and Neohumanism}}
*{{cite book|last=Sarkar|first=Prabhat Rainjan|title=The Liberation of Intellect: Neohumanism|url=http://brauliobo.org/worksprsarkar/HTML/Discourses/Devotional_Sentiment_and_Neohumanism_Discourse_1.html|accessdate=Sept 2013|year=1982|publisher=Ananda Marga Publications|location=Kolkata|isbn=81-7252-168-5|chapter=1: Devotional Sentiment and Neohumanism}}
* {{citation|title=PROUT in a Nutshell Part 15 |last=Sarkar |first=Prabhat Ranjan |publisher= Ananda Marga Publications |year= 1968 |ISBN= }}
* {{citation|title=PROUT in a Nutshell Part 15 |last=Sarkar |first=Prabhat Ranjan |publisher= Ananda Marga Publications |year= 1968 |ISBN= }}
* {{citation|title=Varna Vijinana-The Science of Letters |last=Sarkar |first=Prabhat Ranjan |publisher= Ananda Marga Publications, Ananda Nagar|year= 2000 |ISBN= 81-7252-179-0}}
* {{citation|title=Varna Vijinana-The Science of Letters |last=Sarkar |first=Prabhat Ranjan |publisher= Ananda Marga Publications, Ananda Nagar|year= 2000 |ISBN= 81-7252-179-0}}
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