Problems of the Day
| Problems of the Day | |
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 "Problems of the Day": the front cover[note 1] | |
| Author | Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Philosophy |
| Publisher | Ananda Marga-Ananda Publications |
| Publication date | October 1958 (IND) |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 50 |
| ISBN | 81-7252-19-0 |
| Location in Sarkarverse |
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Problems of the Day is a book of 50 pages published for the first time on January 26, 1958 in Trimohan, Bhagalpur (India) by the philosopher and social reformer Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar aka Shrii Shrii Anandamurti (1921–1990).[note 2] The original title (until 1996) was "Problem of the Day" (Ajker Samasya - samasya - translates as either "problem" or "problems"). The book was dedicated to the Indian freedom fighter Subhas Chandra Bose.[note 3]
The volume ends with the statement “Human beings of the world, unite!” followed by the Vaedika shloka:
"Parama Purusa (Supreme Consciouness) is my Father, Parama Prakrti (Supreme Operative Principle) is my Mother, and the Universe is my homeland. We are all citizens of this universe. The universe is the thought-projection of the Macrocosmic Mind, and it is in the extroversial and introversial phases of the Cosmic imaginative flow that the creation, preservation and destruction of all entities continues."
Saḿgacchadhvaḿ saḿvadadhvaḿ saḿ vo manáḿsi jánatám, Devábhágaḿ yathápúrve saḿjánáná upásate. Samánii va ákútih samáná hrdayánivah, Samánamastu vo mano yathá vah susahásati.
- ("Let us move together, let us radiate the same thought-wave, let us come to know our minds together, Let us share our wealth without differentiation, like sages of the past, so that all may enjoy the universe. Let our aspirations be united, let our hearts be inseparable, Let our minds be as one mind, so that we live in harmony and become one with the Supreme").[1]
Dedication
The book was dedicated to Indian freedom fighter Subhas Chandra Bose. The dedication message of the book was —
To the great hero Shrii Subhash Chandra Bose whom I did love and whom I do love even now
Synopsis
The book is divided into 37 short chapters.
- Chapter 1: Parama Purusa is one's father and Parama Prakrti is one's mother and all are citizens of this universe. The universe is a though projection of the macrocosmic mind and everything in the universe belong to him. Sarkar explained this as—
| “ | When an individual imagines an object, then that person alone, and no one else, is the owner of the object. For example, when an imaginary human being roams about in an imaginary green field, the imaginer, and not the imaginary person, is the owner of the field. The universe is the thought projection of Brahma [the Supreme Entity], so the ownership of the universe lies with the Supreme Entity, and not with His imagined beings. | ” |
The entire universe is a vast joint family and everything in the nature is common property of everyone. Nature or Dharma does not permit someone to acquire immense amount of wealth. Sarkar called the capitalists of the modern world as "anti-social" and told capitalism can not be supported.
References
Footnotes
- ^ "Problems of the Day" as it appears on the publisher's web site, Ananda Marga Publications, 2012, retrieved 24 December 2012
- ^ Between 1955 and 1990 the author wrote in English, Bengali and Hindi. He wrote in the name "Shrii Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar" when treating sociology, economics, 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.
- ^ Problems of the Day
Citations
- ^ a b Sarkar 1958.
Sources
- Sarkar, Prabhat Ranjan (1958), Problems of the Day, Kolkata: Ananda Marga Publications, ISBN 81-7252-19-0 Check
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