Baba
Please be careful: To understand this letter a neo-humanistic mind-set is needed. If anyone favours any group or a particular Wt then please be careful.
Namaskar,
In his published book, one Dada has branded human beings as mere commodities that can be traded like rice and potatoes. In so doing, he has terribly misled and scared readers about Prout's barter system.
Prout barter system: human trafficking is not barter
First let us see what Prout says about the barter system. In Shrii Prabhar Ranjan Sarkar's Prout teachings, the barter system is a viable and accepted method of trade that is highly beneficial, under the right circumstances.
Prout philosophy states, "The practice of the mutual exchange of commodities in foreign trade is called “barter trade”. In foreign trade those countries which have a large volume of very few commodities to sell but many commodities to buy will find barter trade profitable." (1)
According to Prout, the barter system has a distinct place in foreign trade. It veritably sparks an economy and makes for mutually beneficial trade between regions or nations etc. Here we should understand that in the Prout system, only commodities like food, industrial supplies, natural resources etc may be bartered. In Prout, human trafficking and forced labor are not allowed; they are not part of the barter system, rather they are criminal activities.
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We all know that Prout is a rational, neo-humanistic system that guarantees cardinal human values, where the rights of every human being are honoured and respected. In the Prout system there is absolutely no scope for the bartering of human beings as was done in the old slave trade days.
"Trading human beings for oil is ok" - Dada
Unfortunately, in one Dada's book - "After Capitalism" (2002 edn) - he openly praises the virtues of trading human beings in the barter system, as if this is part and parcel of the Prout policy. Needless to say, this is completely wrong. But look here what he has written in the updated version of his book. He speaks glowingly about trading human beings for oil.
Dada writes: "Venezuela has pioneered barter trade, signing bilateral barter agreements with developing countries, swapping Venezuelan oil for other products or services the country needs, including 50,000 Cuban doctors and dentists who provide free medical care in city slums and remote rural villages." (Dada M, After Capitalism, p.93, 2002 Edn)
So he has completely misunderstood the Proutistic barter system. Dadaji glorifies the trading of human beings by 2 communist and exploitative nations. Venezuela sends oil to Cuba and in return the Castro regime of Cuba sends Venezuela 50,000 doctors and dentists. Cuba regards those doctors and dentists as mere property of the state and summarily uproots them from their personal and professional life in Cuba and transplants them to Venezuela where they are to work as indentured servants or slaves.
Those doctors and dentists had no say in this decision. They were merely ordered to go. The Castro regime treats those doctors as lifeless commodities of the state that can be tossed around and traded like bricks and bread baskets. What they are doing is a form of human trafficking where citizens and professionals are forced against their will to work without pay in a foreign land. And one Dada M is glorifying this scene as a fine and true representation of Prout's barter system. This is absolutely shocking and is enough to scare anyone away from Prout.
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Bartering humans is a form of slavery
Please consider the following points:
They will be misled to think Prout is a horrible idea
If any person reads Dada M's book, they will automatically think that Prout is a poisonous system from the dark ages. They will think that Prout is a horrible idea.
What if you were traded against your will as a commodity
Just imagine if you were ordered by your country to move to a distant land leaving your family and loved ones behind because your country had traded you for textiles or livestock etc. What a horrible fate that would be. Would you not look at this as a dastardly deal. Who would want to be wronged in this way - i.e. treated as mere lifeless commodities without any regard for your inherent human sentiment and quality.
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Those suffering in this way undergo a terrible plight. For them freedom from such exploitation is more important than anything else. Those victims become refugees at the risk of their life, often leaving their cherished family behind. That is why a large number of doctors defect from those communist countries like Cuba and Venezuela, where bartering in the form of human trafficking is going on. Such doctors defect to Europe and the US.
Human beings are not to be bartered like potatoes or rice
Human beings are not to be looked upon as potatoes or rice or wood or cement - whenever regimes have done so in the past there has been hell to pay. As Proutists we regard human life as precious. People have a mind and a soul, and are born with the inherent desire to live a joyous and free life. This is the Proutistic outlook - honouring human life on the physical, emotionally, moral, psychic, and spiritual realms.
Prout guarantees more compensation for higher skills
Prout guarantees fundamental rights for everyone. All are granted the basic freedom to live and work where they wish. Plus those with greater training and education - like doctors and dentists - are rewarded with more compensation for their professional skills.
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People will be terrified of Prout
Yet according to Dadaji's book, in the name of Prout he is advocating a slave-based system where human trafficking is the norm. This would break so many of today's international laws that protect human rights. By proposing this type of forced labor or slave labor, people will be terrified of Prout. The ruling government will look upon humans as mere commodities that can be bought, sold, traded, and uprooted, while exploitative leaders grow fat off of the value of those human commodities. It is an absolutely awful and dark scenario. Yet that is exactly what Dadaji describes in his book. He has fully aligned himself and Prout with the scary and heartless ways of those two communist regimes, namely Cuba and Venezuela. But this is not what Prout is about.
Those reading Dadaji's book will not wish to usher in the new era of Prout out of the fear that people will be ruthlessly transplanted and forced to work without pay. However bad things are today, it is better than such a scenario in the future. All in all, Dada M paints a horrid picture of what a Prout society will be like in his book, "After Capitalism" (2012).
Conclusion
Prout stands for the well-being of every citizen where all are honoured for their God-given right to lead a happy and productive lives where all have the basic freedoms to live and work where they wish. There is zero scope for humans to be traded in the market like corn and tobacco etc. The Proutistic system of bartering includes only commodities, not human beings. It is tragic and sad how Dadaji could not understand this most basic and vital point.
Namaskar,
in Him,
Dharmaviira
Here below Prout philosophy guides us that humanity should be developed and the state should not engage in policies or regulations that undermine human progress. So this communist ploy of forcibly trading doctors for commodities and financial payment is a gross violation of Prout.
Prout philosophy states, “To sadvipras [spiritual revolutionaries] the value of human life surpasses all other values. So states and scriptures, societies and religions, acquire significance only insofar as they develop humanity to the maximum through learning, culture, physical health and economic plenty. It is for the sake of developing humanity that civilization has so many institutions of different kinds, that states take their various forms, that theories proliferate, and that the scriptures abound in ordinances and regulations. What in the world does the state stand for, what is the use of all these regulations, and what are the marvels of civilization for, if people are prevented from manifesting themselves, if they do not get the opportunity to build good physiques, to invigorate their intelligence with knowledge, or to broaden their hearts with love and compassion? If, instead of tending to lead human beings to the goal of life, the state stands in the way, it cannot command loyalty, because humanity is superior to the state. According to Rabindranath Tagore, “Justice and law at the cost of humanity is like a stone instead of bread. Maybe that stone is rare and valuable, but it cannot remove hunger.” (2)
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All in all, this book is a gross injustice to the rational and neo-humanistic teachings of Prout.
Maheshvarananda’s example of Prout's barter-trade
Dada is telling that these two communist regimes (i.e. Cuba & Venezuela) are an ideal example of Prout's barter and trade system. By reading the below article it will be clear how wrong Dadaji's assessment is. In the name of barter and trade, they are indulged in forced labor and human trafficking where innocent people are tortured and held against their will.
https://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com/
References
1. Prout in a Nutshell - 12, Trade and Barter in Ancient Bengal – Excerpt A
2. Prout in a Nutshell - 7, Social Values and Human Cardinal Principles
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Trick to scare away: Prout
Please be careful: To understand this letter a neo-humanistic mind-set is needed. If anyone favours any group or a particular Wt then please be careful.
Namaskar,
In his published book, one Dada has branded human beings as mere commodities that can be traded like rice and potatoes. In so doing, he has terribly misled and scared readers about Prout's barter system.
Prout barter system: human trafficking is not barter
First let us see what Prout says about the barter system. In Shrii Prabhar Ranjan Sarkar's Prout teachings, the barter system is a viable and accepted method of trade that is highly beneficial, under the right circumstances.
Prout philosophy states, "The practice of the mutual exchange of commodities in foreign trade is called “barter trade”. In foreign trade those countries which have a large volume of very few commodities to sell but many commodities to buy will find barter trade profitable." (1)
According to Prout, the barter system has a distinct place in foreign trade. It veritably sparks an economy and makes for mutually beneficial trade between regions or nations etc. Here we should understand that in the Prout system, only commodities like food, industrial supplies, natural resources etc may be bartered. In Prout, human trafficking and forced labor are not allowed; they are not part of the barter system, rather they are criminal activities.
https://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com/
We all know that Prout is a rational, neo-humanistic system that guarantees cardinal human values, where the rights of every human being are honoured and respected. In the Prout system there is absolutely no scope for the bartering of human beings as was done in the old slave trade days.
"Trading human beings for oil is ok" - Dada
Unfortunately, in one Dada's book - "After Capitalism" (2002 edn) - he openly praises the virtues of trading human beings in the barter system, as if this is part and parcel of the Prout policy. Needless to say, this is completely wrong. But look here what he has written in the updated version of his book. He speaks glowingly about trading human beings for oil.
Dada writes: "Venezuela has pioneered barter trade, signing bilateral barter agreements with developing countries, swapping Venezuelan oil for other products or services the country needs, including 50,000 Cuban doctors and dentists who provide free medical care in city slums and remote rural villages." (Dada M, After Capitalism, p.93, 2002 Edn)
So he has completely misunderstood the Proutistic barter system. Dadaji glorifies the trading of human beings by 2 communist and exploitative nations. Venezuela sends oil to Cuba and in return the Castro regime of Cuba sends Venezuela 50,000 doctors and dentists. Cuba regards those doctors and dentists as mere property of the state and summarily uproots them from their personal and professional life in Cuba and transplants them to Venezuela where they are to work as indentured servants or slaves.
Those doctors and dentists had no say in this decision. They were merely ordered to go. The Castro regime treats those doctors as lifeless commodities of the state that can be tossed around and traded like bricks and bread baskets. What they are doing is a form of human trafficking where citizens and professionals are forced against their will to work without pay in a foreign land. And one Dada M is glorifying this scene as a fine and true representation of Prout's barter system. This is absolutely shocking and is enough to scare anyone away from Prout.
https://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com/
Bartering humans is a form of slavery
Please consider the following points:
- Human beings are not commodities. What Cuba and Venezuela are doing is a form of slavery. Communist dictators are bartering human beings against their will and forcing them to work in a foreign land free of cost.
- Prout
has nothing to do with controlling and trafficking humans who are
forced by corrupt communist governments to work in another country
without having any personal freedoms.
They will be misled to think Prout is a horrible idea
If any person reads Dada M's book, they will automatically think that Prout is a poisonous system from the dark ages. They will think that Prout is a horrible idea.
What if you were traded against your will as a commodity
Just imagine if you were ordered by your country to move to a distant land leaving your family and loved ones behind because your country had traded you for textiles or livestock etc. What a horrible fate that would be. Would you not look at this as a dastardly deal. Who would want to be wronged in this way - i.e. treated as mere lifeless commodities without any regard for your inherent human sentiment and quality.
https://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com/
Those suffering in this way undergo a terrible plight. For them freedom from such exploitation is more important than anything else. Those victims become refugees at the risk of their life, often leaving their cherished family behind. That is why a large number of doctors defect from those communist countries like Cuba and Venezuela, where bartering in the form of human trafficking is going on. Such doctors defect to Europe and the US.
Human beings are not to be bartered like potatoes or rice
Human beings are not to be looked upon as potatoes or rice or wood or cement - whenever regimes have done so in the past there has been hell to pay. As Proutists we regard human life as precious. People have a mind and a soul, and are born with the inherent desire to live a joyous and free life. This is the Proutistic outlook - honouring human life on the physical, emotionally, moral, psychic, and spiritual realms.
Prout guarantees more compensation for higher skills
Prout guarantees fundamental rights for everyone. All are granted the basic freedom to live and work where they wish. Plus those with greater training and education - like doctors and dentists - are rewarded with more compensation for their professional skills.
https://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com/
People will be terrified of Prout
Yet according to Dadaji's book, in the name of Prout he is advocating a slave-based system where human trafficking is the norm. This would break so many of today's international laws that protect human rights. By proposing this type of forced labor or slave labor, people will be terrified of Prout. The ruling government will look upon humans as mere commodities that can be bought, sold, traded, and uprooted, while exploitative leaders grow fat off of the value of those human commodities. It is an absolutely awful and dark scenario. Yet that is exactly what Dadaji describes in his book. He has fully aligned himself and Prout with the scary and heartless ways of those two communist regimes, namely Cuba and Venezuela. But this is not what Prout is about.
Those reading Dadaji's book will not wish to usher in the new era of Prout out of the fear that people will be ruthlessly transplanted and forced to work without pay. However bad things are today, it is better than such a scenario in the future. All in all, Dada M paints a horrid picture of what a Prout society will be like in his book, "After Capitalism" (2012).
Conclusion
Prout stands for the well-being of every citizen where all are honoured for their God-given right to lead a happy and productive lives where all have the basic freedoms to live and work where they wish. There is zero scope for humans to be traded in the market like corn and tobacco etc. The Proutistic system of bartering includes only commodities, not human beings. It is tragic and sad how Dadaji could not understand this most basic and vital point.
Namaskar,
in Him,
Dharmaviira
Here below Prout philosophy guides us that humanity should be developed and the state should not engage in policies or regulations that undermine human progress. So this communist ploy of forcibly trading doctors for commodities and financial payment is a gross violation of Prout.
Prout philosophy states, “To sadvipras [spiritual revolutionaries] the value of human life surpasses all other values. So states and scriptures, societies and religions, acquire significance only insofar as they develop humanity to the maximum through learning, culture, physical health and economic plenty. It is for the sake of developing humanity that civilization has so many institutions of different kinds, that states take their various forms, that theories proliferate, and that the scriptures abound in ordinances and regulations. What in the world does the state stand for, what is the use of all these regulations, and what are the marvels of civilization for, if people are prevented from manifesting themselves, if they do not get the opportunity to build good physiques, to invigorate their intelligence with knowledge, or to broaden their hearts with love and compassion? If, instead of tending to lead human beings to the goal of life, the state stands in the way, it cannot command loyalty, because humanity is superior to the state. According to Rabindranath Tagore, “Justice and law at the cost of humanity is like a stone instead of bread. Maybe that stone is rare and valuable, but it cannot remove hunger.” (2)
~ In-depth study ~
All in all, this book is a gross injustice to the rational and neo-humanistic teachings of Prout.
Maheshvarananda’s example of Prout's barter-trade
Dada is telling that these two communist regimes (i.e. Cuba & Venezuela) are an ideal example of Prout's barter and trade system. By reading the below article it will be clear how wrong Dadaji's assessment is. In the name of barter and trade, they are indulged in forced labor and human trafficking where innocent people are tortured and held against their will.
https://anandamarganewsbulletin.blogspot.com/
References
1. Prout in a Nutshell - 12, Trade and Barter in Ancient Bengal – Excerpt A
2. Prout in a Nutshell - 7, Social Values and Human Cardinal Principles
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