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{{Quote box|width=360px|bgcolor=|align=left|quoted=1|salign=right|quote=Once there was a great lake in the farthest part of the Kingdom of Light where the blue sky bends over the green meadow. The people around called it "The Blue Sea" because of its crystal-clear blue water. | |||
'''''The Golden Lotus of the Blue Sea''''' is a children's story by [[Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar]]. This lengthy tale is rich with metaphorical references to many of the key elements of philosophy and social theory given by Sarkar over the course of his life, including both [[PROUT]] and [[Neohumanism]]. There are also implicit references to persons and works appreciated by Sarkar, for example, [[:wikipedia:Rabindranath Tagore|Rabindranath Tagore]] and his poetry. | When the morning sun flooded the blue water with its crimson rays, when groups of ducks joyfully made their way through the water, the little boys and girls of the Kingdom of Light standing on the banks of the blue sea thought, "The Blue Sea is very ungenerous! It begets neither lily, nor lotus." Even the king was not unaware of this particular grievance of the children. | ||
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'''''The Golden Lotus of the Blue Sea''''' is a children's story by [[Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar]]. | |||
== Description == | |||
This lengthy but engaging tale is rich with metaphorical references to many of the key elements of philosophy and social theory given by Sarkar over the course of his life, including both [[PROUT]] and [[Neohumanism]]. There are also implicit references to persons and works appreciated by Sarkar, for example, [[:wikipedia:Rabindranath Tagore|Rabindranath Tagore]] and his poetry. | |||
As is common in Sarkar's stories, this tale abounds in sensory information; and the story is packed with both humor and adventure. The story is instructive on numerous levels. | |||
== Moral of the story == | |||
Perhaps the overriding feature of the story is the compassion expressed for every character, good or bad, and, ultimately, for every entity of the universe. If there is a single moral in this story, then it would have to be to overcome ''śad́aripu''{{#tag:ref|The ''sad́aripu'' (six enemies) are ''káma'' (physical desire), ''krodhá'' (anger), ''lobha'' (avarice), ''mada'' (vanity), ''moha'' (blind attachment), and ''mátsarya'' (jealousy).|group="nb"}} and ''aśt́apásha''{{#tag:ref|The ''aśt́apásha'' (eight fetters) are ''ghrńá'' (hatred or revulsion), ''shaḿká'' (doubt), ''bhaya'' (fear), ''lajjá'' (shyness or shame), ''jugupsá'' (dissemblance), ''kula'' (vanity of lineage), ''shiila'' (cultural superiority complex), and ''mána'' (egotism).|group="nb"}} in order to embrace universalism.<ref name="TGL">{{cite book|title=The Golden Lotus of the Blue Sea|author=Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar}}</ref> | |||
== Notes == | |||
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