Baba
Prout’s strategy to avert ecological catastrophes
Namaskar,
These two following Prout policies are enough to prevent recurring disasters -- in the near future:
1. The profit motive should be replaced by the consumption and service motive;
2. Key industries, like oil and gasoline, must be run by the local government.
With the implementation of Prout's above two policies, all kinds of human-made disasters can be averted.
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Why is profit-motive harmful?
And here below, the Propounder of Prout - Shrii Prabhat Rainjan Sarkar - outlines more aspects below.
Prout philosophy states, “In Proutistic production or consumption, in the first phase the money value remains constant and full-fledged purchasing capacity will be guaranteed to the people. In the second phase, when production increases in the revised economic order, money will get back its natural market value. Finally, after consumption, money will get back its actual value." (1)
The entire point is that the motivating force behind economic development is key. If the motive is just to make a profit then that will invariably lead to so many other risks and hazards, whereas when the economy is based on safe human consumption, projects will be planned and carried out in an entirely different manner. That is why when the profit motive is left behind, and we adopt Prout's new approach of industry for consumption, then gross oil industrial disasters etc will be a thing of the past.
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What is Prout’s stance?
In a Proutistic economy, there will be a three-tiered approach.
Shrii Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar guides us, "PROUT advocates a three-tiered industrial structure which includes key industries managed by the immediate government, cooperatives, and privately owned enterprises." (2)
a) Individuals can own and operate their own small business. There can be thousands of varieties of such businesses such as a person running their own travel agency, spa, home repair shop etc. It is just a small 1 or 2 person operation where there is a single owner.
b) When any business gets a little bit bigger it must be run according to the cooperative system - such as an agricultural farm or a clothing company.
c) Finally, as noted above, key industries - oil, gas, automobile, space, electric - should be operated and managed by local governmental bodies.
Prout philosophy states, "Most medium-scale industries should be managed as cooperatives, but they should not be guided by monopoly production and profit. The cooperative sector will be the main sector of the economy. Cooperatives are the best means to organize local people independently, guarantee their livelihood and enable them to control their economic welfare. Most small-scale and cottage industries will be in the hands of individual owners. Small-scale industries should be confined mainly to the production of non-essential commodities such as luxury items. Though privately owned, they must maintain adjustment with the cooperative sector to ensure a balanced economy." (3)
This is the safest way to manage and organise our economy. With key industries in the hands of the local government - not crude capitalists - then the profit-motive will not be the driving force, rather public consumption and service to the people will be the biggest motivating factors.
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Can raw materials be exported?
Prout philosophy opposes the export of raw materials. Those local resources should remain in the locale. Only finished goods may be exported. So Prout opposes any industry where raw materials are taken away and used somewhere else. Yet this is rampant in the oil industry. In that case the local people whose resources were taken will be unemployed - while laborers from far away have been hired to take away that oil. This creates serious friction between local people and the oil tycoons / oil companies. The only time oil may be exported is if there is an abundance of oil, and the locals have what they need, then they can export oil in the form of finished goods - not as a raw material.
Prout philosophy states, “In a healthy economy raw materials should come from the local area. Industries which are based on imported raw materials are always weak industries, sick industries. A sick economy depends upon raw materials from outside – it depends upon inputs. For example, the Barauni Oil Refinery in Bihar is a sick industry because it depends upon crude oil from Assam. If there is any disturbance in Assam or if India is balkanized, then the refinery will have to close down. The establishment of this refinery was a foolish act. It does not represent a healthy economic structure. It is a sick industry.” (4)
Overview of the Proutistic economy
Here Shrii Prabhat Rainjan Sarkar gives an overview of the Proutistic economy.
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Prout philosophy states, "Large-scale and small-scale industries should remain side by side. Key industries should be managed by the immediate government, because it is not possible to run them efficiently on a cooperative basis due to their complexities and hugeness. Small-scale industries should run on a cooperative basis, and the small industries which cannot be managed by cooperatives should be left to private enterprise. Thus: (1) small businesses should be left to individuals; (2) big industries should be owned by the immediate government; and (3) the industries in between the big and small industries should be run on a cooperative basis." (5)
The Propounder of Prout - Shrii Prabhat Rainjan Sarkar - has graciously given us the solution to each and every problem. It is incumbent upon us to implement these solutions as quickly as possible. Starting today, while the public is hungry and fed-up with the ways of capitalism, we should blow the horn of Prout and introduce the two-fold system of (a) consumption motive, not profit motive and (b) local governmental bodies controlling key industries. This will greatly reduce the number of human-caused disasters such as massive oil spills and bring greater peace and well-being to society.
Conclusion: Man-made disasters are rampant
One such industry that has done tremendous damage is the oil industry - as massive oil spills occur on an ongoing basis. Some oil spills are reportedly widely like the Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska (1989) and the BP oil spill in the Gulf coast (2010), while some exponentially larger spills like the catastrophe in Nigeria hardly gain traction in the media. Here the point is that, whether we hear about them or not, in the current paradigm such oil spills are absolutely rampant and devastating. These oil spills are economic, ecological, and environmental disasters. Yet they were and are fully preventable.
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By following two of Prout's practical policies, we can ensure that such man-made calamities are minimized and even eradicated entirely. Tragically, the way things are set up now, the next disaster is just waiting to happen. While scientists and technicians work on cleaning up the latest of spills, and public relations teams try to gloss over the issue, we Proutists must take action. Now is the time to propagate Prout’s plan to ensure society does not witness repeat events. As the debacles mount, the public is ready to listen so we should seize the opportunity to share Prout's view.
In Him,
Liilananda Deva
References
1. Prout in a Nutshell - 13, Economic Dynamics
2. Prout in a Nutshell - 12, Quadri-Dimensional Economy
3. Prout in a Nutshell - 21, Decentralized Economy – 1
4. Prout in a Nutshell - 19. Bihar
5. Prout in a Nutshell - 5, Discourses on Prout
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The below sections are entirely different topics, unrelated to the above material.
They stand on their own as points of interest.
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== Section 2: Prabhat Samgiita ==
"Jhat'ika'r rate tumi esechile atandra mama a'nkhipa'te..." (Prabhat Samgiita #0745)
Baba, that stormy night You came close to me when no one was there to help. You came intomy sleepless, restless eyes. I was in horrific fear, but with Your love You graciously removed that feeling. After lifting me onto Your lap, You told me in a very charming and sweet way: “Always think and realise that I am with you; remember I will always remain with you. Never be afraid of any situation. Neither you are helpless nor are you alone.” You spoke these soothing and reassuring words.
That day my door was bolted closed, but You opened it with Your own hand. The windows were also closed, and You opened them by Your own efforts. Baba, You are so gracious. There was no proper place for You to sit so You arranged a seat by Your own doing. Everything happened on that terrible night.
My whole existence was shaking, and in Your blissful presence I lost my entire sense that day. But my heart was quivering and I had a very sweet and loving feeling. The idea was always floating in my mind that this very time should remain forever and last up to eternity. This very gracious and opportune moment should never end, never get lost. Baba, on that frightful night You came when no one else was there…
== Section 3: Important Teaching ==
Ananda Marga philosophy says, "Those who have vanity of knowledge, although they do not expressly beseech this from the Supreme, but rather think inwardly that the Supreme should bestow an enormous wealth of knowledge upon them -- this type of person is reborn as vidya'dhara." (1)
Note: Vidya'dhara is one type of microvita that is under punishment. Such types of unfortunate beings got degenerated and became microvita. So they are suffering and yearn to once again get human life. But this will occur only after they escape from the noose of the long-term bondage and state of punishment etc.
Reference
1. Yoga Psychology, Are Ghosts Hallucinations?
