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'''Abhidevananda''' has been a leading figure in [[Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha|Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha (AMPS)]] for | '''Abhidevananda''' has been a leading figure in the [[Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha|Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha (AMPS)]] for 50 years. In that capacity he carries the titles of [[Acarya]] (one who teaches by example) and [[Avadhuta]] (renunciate monk in the Shaivite tradition). He has toured the world extensively, initiating many thousands of people worldwide into the practice of yoga and meditation. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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* 2013 Abhidevananda launched [[Sarkarverse]], "the wikipedia of all things Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar". | * 2013 Abhidevananda launched [[Sarkarverse]], "the wikipedia of all things Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar". | ||
* 2014 Abhidevananda took up | * 2014 Abhidevananda took up an 18-year project of translating the mostly [[:wikipedia:Bengali language|Bengali]] songs of the 5,018-song collection of [[Prabhat Samgiita]] into English. Abhidevananda also began work on a feature-length [[Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, Yesterday's Man of Tomorrow|documentary film]] about [[Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar]]. Though financial support for the project has been less than encouraging, Abhidevananda's team continues work on the project and insists that it will be finished. | ||
* 2020 Thus far in respect to [[Prabhat Samgiita]], Abhidevananda has translated over 1700 songs and published over 30 books. The documentary film is now entitled [https://proutfilms.com/at-the-threshold-of-a-new-era/ At The Threshold Of A New Era]. It is under release in monthly episodes on [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwDmF_bcYxOkmcYQGGMA86qSAOQotVARj YouTube]. On the same YouTube channel, Abhidevananda has begun guiding a [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwDmF_bcYxOlu6j5DM7TwlZ5SIn3Z7Naq video tour of Prabhat Samgiita]. | * 2020 Thus far in respect to [[Prabhat Samgiita]], Abhidevananda has translated over 1700 songs and published over 30 books. The documentary film is now entitled [https://proutfilms.com/at-the-threshold-of-a-new-era/ At The Threshold Of A New Era]. It is under release in monthly episodes on [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwDmF_bcYxOkmcYQGGMA86qSAOQotVARj YouTube]. On the same YouTube channel, Abhidevananda has begun guiding a [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwDmF_bcYxOlu6j5DM7TwlZ5SIn3Z7Naq video tour of Prabhat Samgiita]. | ||
* 2022 Abhidevananda has translated over 2300 Prabhat Samgiita songs (still significantly less than half) and published over 70 books on the subject. Though still lending a hand to Ananda Marga Israel, Abhidevananda is shifting his personal headquarters to an RV on the outskirts of Los Angeles. From there he plans to continue work on the Prabhat Samgiita project and complete one final, outstanding film, a 7-part story presenting the strategy of revolution. | |||
== Controversy == | == Controversy == | ||
Abhidevananda is a [[:wikipedia:Naturalization|naturalized]] citizen of Australia. In mid-1978, the Australian government briefly withdrew Abhidevananda's passport. However, within a few weeks, after sustained protests by members of [[AMPS]] in Australia, the Foreign Affairs minister, [[:wikipedia:Andrew Peacock|Andrew Peacock]], invited Abhidevananda to Canberra, where an accommodation was struck. The Australian Government, however, was less than forthright in their implementation of the deal, first seeking Abhidevananda's arrest in Nepal and then in Germany. In both cases, Abhidevananda was quickly released from custody. (In Germany, it was almost instantaneous. However, in Nepal, it took three days, because the Government of India had threatened that they would consider it an [[:wikipedia:Casus belli|act of war]] by Nepal if Abhidevananda were to enter India through Nepal.) | Abhidevananda is a [[:wikipedia:Naturalization|naturalized]] citizen of Australia. In mid-1978, the Australian government briefly withdrew Abhidevananda's passport. However, within a few weeks, after sustained protests by members of [[AMPS]] in Australia, the Foreign Affairs minister, [[:wikipedia:Andrew Peacock|Andrew Peacock]], invited Abhidevananda to Canberra, where an accommodation was struck. The Australian Government, however, was less than forthright in their implementation of the deal, first seeking Abhidevananda's arrest in Nepal and then in Germany. In both cases, Abhidevananda was quickly released from custody. (In Germany, it was almost instantaneous. However, in Nepal, it took three days, perhaps because the Government of India had threatened that they would consider it an [[:wikipedia:Casus belli|act of war]] by Nepal if Abhidevananda were to enter India through Nepal.) | ||
A bit over a year later, when it again seemed that Australia was reneging on the deal, delaying the issuance of a replacement passport (with a normal duration of five years, rather than the one year on his expired passport), Abhidevananda sought [[:wikipedia:Right of asylum|political asylum]] in Sweden. After his application was accepted by the Swedish Government, the Australian Government issued Abhidevananda the required passport, and the matter was resolved. This history, in particular the two known and verifiable cases when the Australian Government sought the arrest of Abhidevananda while abroad, was reported to the [[:wikipedia:mbudsmen in Australia#Commonwealth ombudsmen|Commonwealth Ombudsman in Australia]], but no action was taken on the complaint by that office. | A bit over a year later, when it again seemed that Australia was reneging on the deal, delaying the issuance of a replacement passport (with a normal duration of five years, rather than the one year on his expired passport), Abhidevananda sought [[:wikipedia:Right of asylum|political asylum]] in Sweden. After his application was accepted by the Swedish Government, the Australian Government issued Abhidevananda the required passport, and the matter was resolved. This history, in particular the two known and verifiable cases when the Australian Government sought the arrest of Abhidevananda while abroad, was reported to the [[:wikipedia:mbudsmen in Australia#Commonwealth ombudsmen|Commonwealth Ombudsman in Australia]], but no action was taken on the complaint by that office. | ||
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== Publications == | == Publications == | ||
Abhidevananda is recognized globally, both within and without Ananda Marga, as an authority on [[PROUT]], [[Neohumanism]], [[Ananda Marga]] spiritual and social philosophy, [[Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha]] organizational matters, and [[Prabhat Samgiita]]. In that connection, Abhidevananda has been a prolific writer of articles, books, and assorted presentations. He has also produced one film on PROUT<ref>[http://proutfilms.com/prout-film-1/ PROUT (The Movie)], Ac. Abhidevananda Avadhuta, 2010</ref> and | Abhidevananda is recognized globally, both within and without Ananda Marga, as an authority on [[PROUT]], [[Neohumanism]], [[Ananda Marga]] spiritual and social philosophy, [[Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha]] organizational matters, and [[Prabhat Samgiita]]. In that connection, Abhidevananda has been a prolific writer of articles, books, and assorted presentations. He has also produced one film on PROUT<ref>[http://proutfilms.com/prout-film-1/ PROUT (The Movie)], Ac. Abhidevananda Avadhuta, 2010</ref> and a 16-part documentary on [[Shrii Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar]]. | ||
A partial list of the books published (and, in most cases, authored) by Abhidevananda are as follows: | A partial list of the books published (and, in most cases, authored) by Abhidevananda are as follows: | ||
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* [https://www.amazon.com/Concealed-Hand-Smith-Christine-Dacanay-ebook/dp/B01FB6B9PC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1462811791&sr=8-1&keywords=Concealed+Hand+of+Adam+Smith Concealed Hand Of Adam Smith] | * [https://www.amazon.com/Concealed-Hand-Smith-Christine-Dacanay-ebook/dp/B01FB6B9PC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1462811791&sr=8-1&keywords=Concealed+Hand+of+Adam+Smith Concealed Hand Of Adam Smith] | ||
* [https://www.amazon.com/Faith-Freedom-Avery-Newman-ebook/dp/B005FG2HYQ/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1462811826&sr=8-9&keywords=From+Faith+to+Freedom From Faith To Freedom] | * [https://www.amazon.com/Faith-Freedom-Avery-Newman-ebook/dp/B005FG2HYQ/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1462811826&sr=8-9&keywords=From+Faith+to+Freedom From Faith To Freedom] | ||
* [https:// | * [https://books2read.com/prsarkar23/ Prabhat Samgiita Songs] | ||
* [https://books2read.com/pst22/ Prabhat Samgiita Translations] | |||
* [https://www.amazon.com/PROUT-Primer-Abhidevananda-Avadhuta-ebook/dp/B005G2CWSK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1462811886&sr=8-1&keywords=PROUT+Primer PROUT Primer] | * [https://www.amazon.com/PROUT-Primer-Abhidevananda-Avadhuta-ebook/dp/B005G2CWSK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1462811886&sr=8-1&keywords=PROUT+Primer PROUT Primer] | ||
* [https://www.amazon.com/Relief-Organizers-Handbook-Abhidevananda-Avadhuta-ebook/dp/B005G2Q8OO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1462812859&sr=8-1&keywords=Relief+Organizer%27s+Handbook Relief Organizer's Handbook] | * [https://www.amazon.com/Relief-Organizers-Handbook-Abhidevananda-Avadhuta-ebook/dp/B005G2Q8OO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1462812859&sr=8-1&keywords=Relief+Organizer%27s+Handbook Relief Organizer's Handbook] | ||