ee Ce Bruty Caen ete) Cee ee ees Reo A Cy Cet aun ur SCL eu uFBirth Prabhat Rainjan Sarkar was born on the morning ofthe full ‘moon in May 1922 in Jamalpur, India, the same day on Wien the Buddha's birth is celebrated. He began pre young child gainad @ reputation fo knoivledge and wisdom. The young Prabhat i pictured on the lef. College Prabhat left Jamalpur in 1939 atthe age of seventeen to attend Vidyasagar College in Calcutta, where he was ‘enroled in he Bachelor of Science program. Photo: ‘Visyasagar Collage.1939 First Initiation (On the full moon night in August 1939, Prabhat was ‘meditating in a deserted cremation ground on the banks of the Ganges when he was accosted by a thet with a dagger ‘who demanded that he hand over his valuables. Raver than show the slightest preoccupation, Prabhat smiled and ‘asked him if he nad made a habit of robbing poor students tke nimselt. The thief was 800 so unnerves by ths young boy's eere calm and his promise that he could give him something much more valuable than money, tat he threw ‘away his dagger and aocepted ilation into piriual meditation Il The Jamalpur Railway Workshop ith the fnancia! condition of his family worsening, due to the death of his father, Prabhat lft school in 1941 and Joined the accounts department of the Jamalpur Railway Wiorksnop. Photo: Jamalpur Ralway Workshop, 1887.1954 1955 The First Gathering Ananda Marga is founded Inthe years that followed, Prabhat continued to iniiate now On January 1, 1986, Prabhat founded Ananda Marga (The disciples, though he did not alow them to divulge is identity. Path of Bliss). From then on he would be known io his (On November 7, 1954 he called them together for the first’ _lscples as Sari Shri Anandamurt, or more affectionately time for a spiritual gathering as Baba. The goal ofthe new organization, he explained, would be “self-ealization and serviee to humanity.1959 (962 Beginnings of PROUT Establishment of a Monastic Order In 1959 Anendamurt began to propound a new sodio- In May 1982, Anandamurt ordained the frst monk of ‘economio theory, te Propreteve Uzaton Theory Ananda Marga. Sie then the monks ang nuns of Ananda (PROUT), as an altemative to capitalism and communism. Marga have been spreading its mission and performing PROUT Seeks 2 harmonious balanes between economic Soci serves tnrougnout the wor ‘growth, social development, and environmental sustainabilty withthe goal of promoting both individual and ‘collective welfare1962 Establishment of a Monastic Order In May 1962, Anandamurt ordained the fist monk of ‘Ananda Marga. Since then the monks and nuns of Ananda Marga have been spreading is mission and performing ‘social service throughout the world 1963 ERAWS in 1963 Anandamurt established the Education, Relief and Welfare Section (ERAWS) to oversee its service projects, which include schools, orphanages, medical cinies, soup keichens, drug rehabilitation centers, homeless shelter, and diverse other projects. The Ananda Marga Universal Relief ‘Team (AMURT), a branch of ERAWS, provides disaster reli throughout the globe and has received numerous ‘etatons from the United Nations, the Red Cross, and various govermentIg71 Imprisonment 1973 Poisoning and Protest Fast ‘Anandamurt was arrested in 1971 for allegedly conspiring On February 12, 1973, the jell doctor administered poison to murder some of his folowers, charges tnat were later _to Anandamut on orders rom the central government ‘shown not only o be unfounded but to be part of an attempt After being refused a judicial inquiry, Anandamurti began & by the Indira Gandhi government to destroy his rapidly _protest fast on Apri 1. His fast lasted untl his release from growing organization. He was incarcerated under brutal prison five and a half years later, during which time his only ‘condivons for more than seven years. ounshment was a single glass of buttermilk per day.Release from Prison ‘Ator the fal ofthe Indira Gandhi government in 1878, ‘Anandamure was granted a retral and was deciared Innecent of al charges. He was released on AUgUSt 3 1979 World Tour In 1879 Anandamurt went on @ world tour to meet his ‘lsciples in Europe, Asia, and North and South America. He ‘was banned from entering the United States by the US. State Department but met his American disciples in. ‘Jamaica,Dharma Samiksha In 1982 Anandamurt conducted an extraordinary three ‘month program In whlch ne used his subtle spiritual powers to individually review the conduct and health of thousands ‘of his disciples and to give them each instruction in matters ‘of diet, spiritual practices, etc. 1982 Neo-humanism ‘Anandamurti also Introduced the philosophy of Noonumanism in 1982. "When the undeniying spirt of humanism is extended to everything, animate and inanimate, in this universe, have designated this 2s Neohumanism. This Nechumanism wil elevate humanism to universalism, love forall created beings of tis universe.”1982 Prabhat Samgiita In September 1982, Anandamurti began composing devotional songs that became collectvely known as. Prabnata Samgita, “Songs of tne New Dawn.” By the time of his death in 1990, ne had composed 5018 songs in various languages. 1986 Microvita In December 1986, Anandamurt introduced a new scientitc theory in which ne identiid the basic bullding biock ofthe universe as emanations of consciousness, to which he gave the name miccovita, Microvita theory provides @ lnk between the worlds of perception and conception, and a scientific explanation of the relationship between mind, matter, and consousness,Ananda Marga Gurukula Physical Departure The Ananda Marga system of education, known as Ananda —-—_Anandamurt left his physical body at hi residence in Marga Gurukula, runs a worldwide network of Nechumanist Calcutta on October 21, 1960. schools and institutes whose curriculums are designed to foster a peaceful and just socety inspired by the Ideals of Universal ove.