TRANSFORMATION EDUCATION
TAKES UP NEW INITIATIVES IN 2022
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In this coming new year, the Transformation Education program will roll out two important new initiatives.
First, we are supporting people with passions in important arenas of personal and social transformation to organize “communities of learning” pertaining to their respective interests.
Communities of learning are characterized by an exciting collective process of learning and creating around specified themes. Participants collaborate in advancing empowering ideas and practices aimed at building new consciousness and advancing social progress.
The second new initiative is a course on PROUT which requires extensive commitment from participants in order to acquire a working understanding of PROUT’s system of socio-economic development. This course, called the PROUT Design Seminar, takes an approach to learning in which instead of attending presentations by instructors, students first watch videos and read articles, then come together to discuss well-designed study questions. The learning comes through participants collectively grappling with the application of what they have studied. This course, which has already begun to meet, will span 15 weeks and is a big step in Transformation Education’s aspiration to train people to practically implement the workings of a PROUT society.
In addition to upping the ambitions of Transformation Education through these two new programs, we continue to offer a diversity of other quality classes and courses in the five key arenas of transformation that defines the scope of our mission. These arenas are:
• transformation of individuals through vitalizing yogic practices
• transformation of social values through neohumanism
• transformation of society through PROUT
• transformation of worldview through yogic spiritual ideology
• insights on the dynamics of holistic planetary transformation
We are confident that for those who have a passion to reach their potential and transform society at this momentous time, the programs offered by Transformation Education are of exceptional value. They present tools, ideas and practices, presented through quality instruction, to assist bringing aspirations for a transformed world into manifestation.
Ravi Logan
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OUR TEAM IS GROWING!
Thanks to your generous support in last year's fundraiser, we were able to hire a talented Social Media Manager. We're very excited to welcome Kesiena Wanogho to our team! Kesiena is a multimedia artist based in Detroit, Michigan. As a vocalist, producer, and music curator, Kesiena, whose stage name is Kesswa, integrates performance, sound, light, music and mantra. Kesiena has honed her skills in social media outreach for their art as well as for nonprofit organizations.
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Watch Kesiena's music video for her song To Find below and see more of their content at her website: kesswa.com . You can show Kes's valuable work for Ananda Seva some love by saying hi on social media and commenting on their posts.
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Our friends at PROUT Institute just refinished their website! Take a look, and if you haven't already, join their mailing list to receive updates when they post new information and events. |
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NEW TEACHABLE COURSE:
CORE CONCEPTS OF YOGA PHILOSOPHY
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This 4-part course covers major topics in yoga philosophy, including the cycle of creation, the dimensional realms of existence, the layers of the human mind, chakras and kundalini, and the process of transmigration of souls. Many esoteric topics will also be included, such as khamurtis, devayonis, deities of maharloka, and control of vrittis.
Like all of our Teachable Courses, you can sign up and participate anytime. This is a pre-recorded course designed to fit your schedule. Once you sign up for just $25, you'll have full access to the course material and can re-watch the recording as many times as you'd like.
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NEW BLOG POST:
SHAOCA & APARIGRAHA
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This post by Acharya Madhuliika is about the connection she's found between the yogic practices of Shaoca (cleanliness) and Aparigraha (non-greed) in her daily life. By clearing a room for a friend to visit, she found insight into these foundational principles.
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All of this month's programs take place via Zoom. Find more information about each of our spiritual community programs and receive registration links using the events button below.
We've split our events onto two Google calendars. You can add our spiritual community events to your calendar as well as our courses so you can keep track of what you want to see in one convenient place. Adding these calendars to your own will allow you to get updates and reminders so you never miss an event!
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PROUT'S THEORY
OF HISTORY
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DATE: Saturdays, February 12th & 19th
TIME: 10:00 am Pacific Time
LOCATION: Zoom
PROUT offers a new theory of history, one that provides empowering insights for those who want to understand historical dynamics so they can revitalize the progressive movement of society.
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DATE: Saturday, March 12th
TIME: 10:00 am Pacific Time
LOCATION: Zoom
This class will present the system that P. R. Sarkar articulated for realizing a new era of humanity. Sarkar called this system the “panacea” to solve the problems of human existence, and he designated this new era as the “rule of rationality.”
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EXPANDING YOUR YOGIC HEALTH PRACTICE |
DATE: Saturdays, April 9th, 16th & 23rd
TIME: 9:3o am Pacific Time
LOCATION: Zoom
This course will provide an in-depth study of important yogic health practices and a deepened understanding of why and how they work. This course will also help participants gain the confidence and knowledge to share health-giving practices with others.
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HUMANITY AT
A CROSSROADS
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DATE: Saturday, May 14th
TIME: 10:00 am Pacific Time
LOCATION: Zoom
How and when will capitalism end? What will be the social dynamics that its fall will put in play? How best to prepare for the social turmoil that will arise? What is a viable social vision to replace capitalism and how can this be put into practice? This class will offer the best thinking from the PROUT Institute on these questions and will provide opportunity for discussion by participants.
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Art for Service & Blessedness |
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On the Pulse of Morning
by Maya Angelou
A Rock, A River, A Tree
Hosts to species long since departed,
Marked the mastodon,
The dinosaur, who left dried tokens
Of their sojourn here
On our planet floor,
Any broad alarm of their hastening doom
Is lost in the gloom of dust and ages.
But today, the Rock cries out to us, clearly, forcefully,
Come, you may stand upon my
Back and face your distant destiny,
But seek no haven in my shadow,
I will give you no hiding place down here.
You, created only a little lower than
The angels, have crouched too long in
The bruising darkness
Have lain too long
Facedown in ignorance,
Your mouths spilling words
Armed for slaughter.
The Rock cries out to us today,
You may stand upon me,
But do not hide your face.
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Join our learning community!
A learning community is a regular gathering of people who share a common interest and want to deepen their knowledge on that topic.
Our first learning community, Art for Service and Blessedness will meet to read and discuss P.R. Sarkar’s writings as well as other artist-authors. They'll work on art for service and blessedness projects, and create a final public presentation.
Philosopher and spiritual leader, P.R. Sarkar gave a vision of the vital role of art and literature in the transformation of society. He viewed art as a channel for self-realization and service for humanity, or Art for Service and Blessedness. This learning community will address how we might express art for service and blessedness in our lives, and how we can support others in doing so.
DATE: 3rd Sundays, February 20th - May 15th
TIME: 3:00-4:30pm Pacific Time
LOCATION: Zoom
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