Editing Ananda Marga (section)

=== Social philosophy ===

The social outlook of Ánanda Márga asserts that human beings are an expression of the Supreme Being, the welfare of the individual is linked with the welfare of the collective,{{sfn|Jones|Ryan|2007b|pp=34–35}} each relying on the other for its existence and dynamism. According to this philosophy everyone has the right to equal opportunities of life and development and as such there should be no discrimination on the basis of superficial barriers such as race, nationality and religion. Ánanda Márga advocates a state if live,{{sfn|Jones|Ryan|2007b|pp=34–35}} a world of justice, security and peace for all.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://anandamarga.org/social-philosophy/ |title=Ánanda Márga Social Philosophy |access-date=21 April 2012 |archive-date=13 August 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060813215852/http://www.anandamarga.org/social-philosophy/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The social philosophy covers neohumanism, education, culture, and the organisation's own [[Progressive utilization theory]] (PROUT).{{sfn|Jones|Ryan|2007a|pp=30–31}}{{sfn|Jones|Ryan|2007b|pp=34–35}} The philosophy reinterprets the general concept of culture by inserting it into a new universalistic outlook. As described by Antonello Maggipinto, "Sarkar offers a new point of view, with a large universalistic explanation: 'the culture of the whole human race is one, but marked by different local manifestations ... it is the same, but varying in expression.'"{{sfn|Maggipinto|2000}}<ref>{{cite book |title=Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Sociology of knowledge to Zaroastrianism |editor-first=Edward |editor-last=Craig |editor-link=Edward Craig (philosopher) |publisher= Routledge (Taylor & Francis) |year=1998 |isbn=0-415-16916-X}}</ref> In 1968, Sarkar founded the organization "Proutist Block of India" to further the ideals of his theory through political and social action.{{sfn|Fukui|1985|p=357}}