Baba
Materialism: communism & capitalism
Namaskar,
Most do not realise that communism and capitalism are brother-sister philosophies. Both are based on materialism. In communism, the state controls and hoards all the wealth; that means those top government post-holders bask in extravagant luxury. And in capitalism, private entities accumulate all the riches; that means a select few individuals preside over a large percentage of the wealth.
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Prout philosophy states, "Capitalism and communism are the same internally. Fruits of the same variety may have different colour skins, but their seeds are the same. Capitalism and communism are fruits of the same variety." (1)
From one materialistic philosophy to another
Thus East Germany rolled from one materialistic philosophy into another - where a disproportionate number in society become “have-nots”. When material goods and money are limited, then a society of “haves” and “have-nots” results where there is tremendous wealth disparity. That was the case with communism, and it is the case with capitalism. Now 30 years later, there are a growing number of Germans who long for those days of old. The reason for this is that capitalism has run amuck.
Capitalism has run amuck
We must bear in mind that all in society do not have the same intelligence and talent. And in capitalism, those with greater capacity ruthlessly exploit the masses. There is no check on this. The masses quickly become beggars while the corporate elite rule over 99% of the wealth. Indeed, those countries that recently joined the ranks of capitalism and the free market economy - like Russia, India, and China, along with eastern Europe - have the most striking degree of wealth disparity.
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And unlike communism, in capitalism those have-nots will just get left behind. It is akin to a runner in the Olympics. If that runner lags behind and falls to the ground, the other competitors do not care. They do not look back and extend a hand. Just they keep racing ahead. Same is the case of the materialistic model in capitalism. Those who lag behind are forgotten and left to wither away by themselves.
With the fall of the Berlin Wall, the wealth disparity multiplied many fold. Some few became ultra-rich, while many more fell into the depths of poverty, languishing in dire straits. That is why some reminisce and fondly look back upon that era of the Berlin wall where at least they were granted the basics of life. The key element here is that in capitalism there is more selfishness and more competition, and it is not easy to keep up.
Put Prout in position to fill the vacuum
In the near future, once again there will be a vacuum. And all the competing philosophies will be jockeying for the top spot. As Ananda Margiis, our foremost duty is to spread the message of Prout and see to it that next time Prout is a major player and in position to fill the vacuum. Only then will true peace and harmony exist in society - and the gross disparity of wealth will be eliminated, just a problem of the past.
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Conclusion
With regard to today’s global socio-economic climate, Prout is certainly the need of the day. Capitalism has worn out its stay. The divide between the rich and the poor is immense. Only Prout has the rational response and solution.
In Him,
Shriimukha
With the fall of communism in 1989 a vacuum was created. At that time, Prout was unable to fill the space. The competing philosophy of the day was capitalism and that easily took hold. Those in the former East Germany had seen from afar the material wealth of the west and were allured by those riches. So they felt bringing in the free market economy of capitalism was a tremendous boon.
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Prout philosophy states, "Human hunger is limitless. If it is channelised in the direction of worldly objects, conflicts between one human being and another are bound to persist because mundane wealth is limited. Excessive hoarding of wealth within one group implies scarcity in another." (2)
Prout philosophy states, "Capitalism and communism are the same internally. Fruits of the same variety may have different colour skins, but their seeds are the same. Capitalism and communism are fruits of the same variety." (3)
Ananda Marga philosophy says, "Communism is also a socio-economic-political theory based on materialism. In communist society people’s psychic urges and psychic pabula instinctively run after material acquisition and crude enjoyment." (4)
Prout philosophy states, "The capitalists of this modern world are anti-dharma, or antisocial, creatures. To accumulate massive wealth, they reduce others to skin and bones gnawed by hunger and force them to die of starvation; to dazzle people with the glamour of their garments, they compel others to wear rags; and to increase their own vital strength, they suck dry the vital juice of others."
"A member of a joint family cannot be called a social being if he or she does not possess the sentiment of oneness with the other members, or if he or she does not want to accept the lofty ideal of joint rights and the principle of rationality. According to true spiritual ideology the system of private ownership cannot be accepted as absolute and final, and hence capitalism cannot be supported either." (5)
Prout philosophy says, "According to true spiritual ideology, the system of private ownership cannot be accepted as absolute and final, and hence capitalism cannot be supported either." (6)
References
1. Prout in a Nutshell - 16, Decentralized Economy – 2
2. Problems of the Day, Point #37
3. Prout in a Nutshell - 16, Decentralized Economy – 2
4. A Few Problems Solved - 8, The Transformation of Psychic Pabula into Psycho-spiritual Pabulum
5. Problems of the Day, Point #1
6. Problems of the Day, Point #1
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The following is an English summary of Baba’s Bangla discourse from Shabda Cayanika:
Antidotes of poison - green turmeric, spinach leaves, basil...mainly black basil and secondly white basil or any kinds of basil.Reference
If some negative effect is going on due to food poisoning or because of eating poisonous fish, then without any delay a sufficient quantity of spinach leaves should be eaten and by that way the poison will be antidoted. (English summmary )(1)
1. Shabda Cayanika - 20 Bangla, disc 156
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