Dada Maheshvarananda Explained

Birth Date:	11 May 1953
Birth Place:	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
School Tradition:	Neohumanism
Main Interests:	PROUT, economic democracy, meditation, yoga
Influences:	Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, Frei Betto, Paolo Freire, Noam Chomsky

Dada Maheshvarananda^[1] (born May 11, 1953) is a yogic monk, activist, writer and the founder of the Prout Research Institute of Venezuela.^[2] ^[3] ^[4] ^[5]

Since becoming a monk in Ananda Marga, Maheshvarananda has taught meditation, yoga and the Progressive Utilization Theory (PROUT) globally.

Early life

Southeast Asia

From 1979 to 1991 Maheshvarananda taught meditation and yoga in Indonesia and the Philippines (also known as "Maharlika").^[6]

Brazil

From 1992 to 2003 Maheshvarananda worked in Brazil, where he participated in Eco-92 and the World Social Forum.

Venezuela

Maheshvarananda and José Albarrán founded the Prout Research Institute of Venezuela in Caracas, an independent, not-for-profit foundation.

Publications

“Go with the Flow” (1985)
"A Personal Remembrance and Conversation with Paulo Freire, Educator of the Oppressed" in Neohumanist Educational Futures: Liberating the Pedagogical Intellect, edited by Sohail Inayatullah, Marcus Bussey and Ivana Milojević, Tapei, Tamkang University Press, 2006.
“Revolutionary Consciousness: Development as transformation” in Development 46, (1 December 2003).
“Will Organized Religions Survive in the New Millennium?” in New Renaissance, Vol. 9, Number 3.
“Ideal Leadership”
"Spirituality and Social Change"
"The Human Costs of Economic Meltdown and its Alternative"
"A New Social Paradigm Based On Spiritual Values" on Znet.
Published with Mariah Branch, The Progressive Utilization Theory (Prout): Alternative Economic and Social Model for the Welfare of All” (2010) in .
After Capitalism: Prout's Vision for a New World (2003, Proutist Universal Publications) (paperback), published in 10 languages.
(2012, Innerworld Publications) (paperback)
Cooperative Games for a Cooperative World: Facilitating Trust, Communication and Spiritual Connection (2017, InnerWorld Publications) (paperback), published in three languages.

External links

Prout Research Institute of Venezuela

Notes and References

Maheshvarananda is the spiritual name (meaning in Sanskrit "one who experiences the bliss of the Supreme") and Dada (or Dada-ji, when intended with more respect), means elder brother in several Indian languages.
Web site: Review of After Capitalism. 2021-05-16. www.forewordreviews.com. 5 December 2012 . en.
Web site: DADA MAHESHVARANANDA presents COOPERATIVE GAMES FOR A COOPERATIVE WORLD Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe. 2021-05-16. www.malaprops.com.
Web site: Crisis. Hans G. DespainTopics: Economic. Media. Europe. Stagnation Places. Global. Kingdom. United. 2013-11-01. Monthly Review It's the System Stupid. 2021-05-16. Monthly Review. en-US.
Maheshvarananda. Dada. Branch. Mariah. 2010. The Progressive Utilization Theory (prout): Alternative Economic and Spiritual Model for the Welfare of All. WorkingUSA. en. 13. 1. 31–40. 10.1111/j.1743-4580.2010.00271.x. 1743-4580.
"Go with the Flow " (1985)