July1,2011,Vol.1No.

INTRODUCTIONAND WELCOME

ChiefSecretary(CSPU)TourandNews AcaryaShubhacetananandaAvadhutavisitsIndia

Welcometotheinauguraleditionofour In December, 2010, Dada Shubhacetanananda traveled to India and visited manyplacescontacting new Proutist Universal (PU), New York Margiis.HeworkedontheAbhaSevaSadhanprojectinVaranasiwherehemetDr.K.P.Singhwhois Sectormonthlynewsletter,Mahavishva workingontheproject.Dadajialwoworkedondevelopingthelogisticsfortheproject. (GreatUniverse). Later, Dadaji visited other parts of India and gave talks on economic democracyandotherProutist In this newsletter we will present subjectstoProutistsandotherinterestedmembersofthepublic. information of Proutist Universal activities in New York Sector and AfterwardsDadajihadameetinginRanchiwiththeSecretaryGeneral(SGPU),Ac.NirmeghanandaAvt. aroundtheworld. andsharedinformationaboutPUactivitiesinNYSectorwithotherwholetimeworkersfromaroundthe world. Ifyouhaveanynews,pleasesenditto: editor@mahavishva.org

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Jerome Dotson, the program manager of the Associationof Persons Affected by Addiction (APAA), invited Dada Shubhacetananandaji to give a yoga classes in theAPAA Dallasofficecomplextotheirmembersonceaweek.Dadaji alsogaveapresentationaboutthebenefitsofmeditationand yogaasanasto15membersatthefirstclass.TheNewYork Sectorial Federation Secretary (FSPU), Ac. Advaya'nanda Avt., has been continuing theclass while Dadaji is away on tour. APAA members who are struggling to recover from various addictions expressed appreciation for the helpthey receivedfromtheclasses. DadaShubhacetananandaji,gaveapowerpointpresentation about the Progressive Utilization Theory (PROUT) to 20 graduatestudentsandoneprofessorintheMaybornSchoolof Journalismat the University of North Texas, Denton,onApril 23.

In March, Dallas Proutists raised funds for Japan Earthquake evacuees at Subzi Mandigrocery stores in Plano and Garland, Texas. They also raised funds at Taj Grocers in Plano.All together theyraisedabout$700. In April, optees of Universal Proutist Student Federation (UPSF) and Universal Proutist YouthFederation(UPYF),andPU volunteered for Japan clickheretoseemore:FundRaising WTs Earthquake and Tsunami Fundraising events. Many people visited our public booths wherePROUT literaturewasdisplayed. Dada Advaya'nandaji has been giving regular yoga, meditation andsocial philosophy classes at theUniversity of Texas at Arlington, RichlandCollege, UniveristyofTexasatDallasandBrookhavenCollege.ThreePh.D.studentsin biology, and others were initiated. University staff andfacultyalso attend the classes.

JournalismDepartmentoftheUniversityofTexasatArlington invitedDadaShubhacetananandajitoTheShorthornJournalist ReunionParty,wherehemetwithseveraljournalismstudents and professors. Dadaji also met with reporters and photographers from the Dallas Morning News, DMagazine, ProutistsorganizedradiointerviewsonFunasiaRadiointheDallasFortWorth othernewpapers,andTVandradiostationsonApril8. area for our senior Proutist, Professor RaviBatra, who discussedthe current DadaShubhacetananandajialsoattendedtheannualMayborn economic crisis and offered Proutistic solutions. Our PU Board Chairman, School of Journalism Conference at the University of North Madhusudana, has also been very active in theNorthCarolinapoliticalarena, TexasonWednesday,April27,andmetwithmanyjournalism makingmanygoodcontacts. students,professors,theinterimdean,assistantinterimdean, andDallasMorningNewsinvestigativereporterLeeHancock. In Cuernavaca Mexico, PU Board member, Yogendra, has started a study Hepresentedhisbusinesscardsandintroducedhimselfasa circle.ThestudycirclemeetsweeklytodiscusstopicsofthedayfromaProutist perspective.InTaxco,heisalsoholdingregularyogaclassesandstudycircles. yogateacher,monkandsocialactivist. The Dallas Sectorial PU camp office was renovatedin preparationforAnandaPurnima.

InterviewwithDr.RaviBatra
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AnactiveProutistinDallas,ApekshitMulay,interviewedeconomistDr.RaviBatraaboutAmericasdebtcrisisand theissueofraisingthefederaldebtlimitoftheUS.ThisinterviewwasrecordedonMay6,2011atFunasiaRadioin Dallas.Theinterviewlasted39minutesanditcanbeheardbyclickingHERE. ApekshitwasinterviewedliveonFunasiaRadioonMay15,2011totalkabouttheeconomicsystemofPROUT. OnMay20,Dr.RaviBatrawasinterviewedliveon104.9FM,FunasiaRadio.Inthisinterview,Dr.Batradiscussed the United States debt crisis and madesuggestions for fixing the current economic crisis. He alsoanswered questionsfromlistenersinDallas.
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WalktoHelpandAbhaSevaSadan
Varanasi is one of the oldest historical and religious cities inIndia.The NasirpurareaofVaranasiisapoor,ruralcommunity.Peoplecannotafford costlymedicaltreatment.Themedicalservicesattheclinic,offeredbyDr.K. P.Singharepresentlyhelping300peopleeverymonth. Ananda Marga runs the Abha Seva Sadan, a free clinic, in Nasirpur, Varanasi, which gives treatment to the people who live there, Dada Shubhacetananandajisaid.AnandaMargapurchasedoneacreoflandto constructacharitablehospitalinthesameareainVaranasitoexpandour services.Nowweneedequipmentandbuildingsforthehospital.

AcaryaNigamanandaAvadhuta Ac. Nigamananda Avt., Central Committee member of Anand MargaPracarakaSamghapassedawayonMay24.Heworked hard to establish the ideology and mission. His lifewas dedicatedtoservingthesufferinghumanity,sparingnodifficulty tothatend.Hewasaverysincereanddecatedwholetimer.He willberememberedasanexampleforallspiritualistsforalong time.

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SinghisaretiredDeputyMedicalSuperintendentoftheInstituteofMedical Science at Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi. Singh hasbeen providing medical services at the Ananda Marga Ashram, Nasirpur,near BHU since 1993. He has a Ph.D. in Ayurveda and he is alsovery knowledgeable in allopathy. Besides the clinic, Ananda Marga hasa childrens home for orphan girls in Varanasi managed by itsWomens WelfareDepartment. Dr. Singh was brought into Abha Seva Sadan by AcaryaNigamananda Avadhuta,ahighlyreveredCentralCommitteememberofAnandaMarga. Currently,AcaryaSharananadaAvadhutaissupervisingthemedicalcenter with the help of Mr. Ajit Kumar, who has dedicated his full time forthis service. ThefirstphaseoftheoutpatienthospitalhasbeencompletedinJune,2011. ThisprojectiscurrentlybeingfundedbyAnandaMargaDallasRegion.
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According to K.P. Singh, an architect and engineer, the total cost to complete the hospital, including the outpatient hospital complete infirst phase, is 1 million dollars. Currently Ananda Marga Dallas Regionhas contributed$25,000toAbhaSevaSadansIndiabankaccount.

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VerizonFoundation, one of the main sponsors for the event,matchedthe PUACBandWebTeammembersdevelopedPUandfederations first$10,000raised.VerizonemployeesDeepakBiyani,OnkarnathPandey, Vijay Bamane and Siddharth Pandey coordinated with other Verizon websites. See below for a list of our websites. Theboard members have been working on the Prout Journalmagazine, employeestoraise$16,500byaWalkAThoninIrving,Texas. MahavishvanewsletteronlinepublicationsandProutMediaonline publications. The organization is looking for more members, EngineerK.P.Singhaddedthattwofloorsofthehospitalconstructionwould volunteers, writers and Local Full Timers to implement theaims costatleast$150,000excludingwoodenmaterialsandfurniture. andobjectivesofPU.Membershipformlink Wearedevelopingawebsitefortheprojectwhichwillbeactivesoon.On this site we will be putting regular updates about theproject.Information about the fund raising activities and other information about AbhaSeva InternshipOpportunity Sadhancanbefoundatwww.WalkToHelp.org. In our PU Dallas office, Rajan Koirala has been workingasan intern reporter, photographer and editor for the Prout Journal magazineforthepastyear.ForhisworkwithPUheearnedthree PUNewsfromIndia credithoursintheJournalismInternshipcourseattheUniversityof TherewasPROUTtrainingcampinHyderabadon TexasatArlington.TemiccaHunterstartedherworkfortheProut Journal as an intern reporter and editor while she was UTA 7thmayto8thmay2011. journalismstudent. Ac Siddayogananda Avt., Global Organizing Secretary of PU, gave a very nice class onthe Prout Journal is looking for reporters, editors, designers and policies and principals of PROUT theory. 45 illustrators.Peoplecansendresumestoeditor@proutjournal.org. participantswerepresentandtheyhaveresolvedto There are also volunteer opportunities for working on this organizeaPROUTsymposiuminSeptember. Mahavishva newsletter and various websites for people with During the camp, the local PROUTistsprepareda experienceinwebdesign. memorandum to be presented to leading government officials in the state and national Signupforourfreenewsletter! government demanding the formation of a decentralized Telangana socioeconomic unit to promote selfreliance and economic democracyin theTelanganaRegion.ClickHEREtoreadthefull textofthememorandum. FromProutTrainingCamp
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PROUTCadreTrainingCamp Berhampur,Orissa,India UtkalSamaj, Orissa organized a threedays ProutCadreTraining CampfromApril29toJune1atBerhampur,Orissa,India. 60 people including 25 new students from various colleges and universityattendedthecamp. Utkal Samaj Secretary Saroj Ranjan Patnaik was the chief organizer and Acarya Siddhayogananda Avadhuta, global organizingsecretaryofProutistUniversal,wastrainerofthecamp. The cadres participated in a demonstration, symposium and trainingsessionsduringthecamp.UtkalSamajcadresparticipated inademonstrationinfrontofthedivisionalrevenuecommissioner office,Berhampur. The symposium panel included Dr. Prahallad Panda, former Professor of Economics, Berhampur University, Dr.AdityaKumar Mohanty, Professor of Philosophy, Utkal University and Acarya SiddhayoganadaAvadhuta,GlobalOrganizingSecretaryofProutist Universal.ThetopicwasThePresentSocioEconomicCrisis& PROUT:ASolutionofUtkalSamajinIndia.200peopleattended theprogram. Patnaik said he is planning to organize another ProutCadre TrainingCampnextmonth. "Proutist Universal (PU) is working to create socioeconomic cultural awareness about Proutistic solutions to various social, cultural, economic and ecological problems of the world,"Dada Siddhayoganandaji said. PU printed thousands of booklets and leafletsfortheoccasion. The samajas (socioeconomic regions) of India submitted memorandums to the President and PrimeMinisterofIndia,chief ministers and governors of Orissa, UttarPradesh,Jharkhand and
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Hayderabad states through the district magistrates in various samajas, Alongwith PROUT training classes, PU conductedconventionsof thefivefederationsinDelhiSector. Patnaik said the goal of camp was to create awareness of the Proutistic views andhandle all type of socialeconomic problems andhowtomakedifferentprojects,programsandimplementthem inlocalregionsthroughProutphilosophy. Seven leading Oriya newspapers and electronic mediacovered newsoftheProutCadreTrainingCamp. Utkal Samaj members are conducting similar training camps quarterly in other parts of Orissa. The samaj members arealso starting movements, like anticorruption, antiexploitation and socioeconomicdecentralization. Patnaiksaidtheeventinspiredalargenumberofparticipantsand otherstojointheorganization. SimilarProutCadreTrainingCampswereorganizedinAllahabad and Uttar Pradesh, from April 21to April 24,in Hyderabad and AndhraPradesh,fromApril7to9,andinTataNagar,Jharkhand, fromApril14to17,2011. WordsofP.R.Sarkar "Theworldisatransitoryphaseorchangingphenomenonwithinthe scopeoftheCosmicMind.Itisgoingineternalmotion,andsucha motion is thelaw of nature and the law of life. Stagnancymeans death.Hencenopowercancheckthesocialcycleofevolution.Any force,externalorinternal,canonlyretardoracceleratethespeedof transition,butcannotpreventitfrommoving.Thereforeprogressive humanity should cast off all skeletons of the past. Human beings should go onaccelerating the speed of progress for the goodof humanityingeneral.
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Those spiritual revolutionaries who work to achieve such progressive changes for human elevation on a wellthought,pre planned basis, whether in the physical, metaphysical or spiritual sphere, by adhering to the principles of Yama and Niyama,are sadvipras."

NewsfromNairobiSector ProutistUniversalMozambiqueRuralDevelopmentProjects AcaryaRamyanandaAvadhuta,whilepostedasCSPUNairobiSector,workedonmanycharitableprojectsforpoorandunderprivileged peopleinMozambiquewiththeSectorialFederationSecretary,Ac.MantrasiddhanandaAvt.Theyconstructedabout18boreholestosupply puredrinkingwaterinXaiXai,MutararaandChibutoinMozambique. WhenXaiXaidistrictwasaffectedbyfloodsin2000,PUwholetimeworkerswenttheretohelpthesufferingpeople. Wedistributedfooditemsamongfloodeffectedpeople,DadaRamyanandajisaid.Ibuilt350housesand2500latrineswithlocalmaterials. We built one health center in a remote area of Xai Xai district.Thework was done from 2000 to 2003 with the help of theJapanese Embassy. AfterthatwebuiltaminimumoffourlatrinesineachschoolinfivedistrictsXaiXai,Chibuto,Guiza,BilaneandChicolcola. WebuilteightsanitationeducationcenterstogivetrainingtothelocalpeopleandstartedhealthcentersinXaiXaidistrictwhere100patients arebeingseeneveryday,Dadajisaid. The XaiXai government donated 40 hectares of land for community development projects, such as schools, free kitchens for students, sanitationeducationcenters,nurseriesandfarms. DadaRamyanandajisaidthatthereisascarcityofwaterandverylittleawarenessaboutcleanlinessinthoselocalities.Heworkedformore thansevenyearsinMozambiqueservingthepeoplethere.DadaRamyanandajiisnowpostedinHongKongSectorasCSPU. ProutistUniversal Online ProutistUniversal
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