By reading the biographies of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo, one can know about them. But still something will be missing. Visiting Puducherry and Auroville as a tourist also can give some idea about them. Reading different books written by them is a bigger attempt to understand them. Yet, it's not easy to form a fair impression of them.
Accepting The Mother & Sri Aurobindo as the one Supreme Divine who are always present in their three poises is the most secure way of forming the right relationship with them. With that as anchor, contradictions relating to their lives or writings can be explained without much difficulty. The compulsion of comparing them with their contemporaries too won't arise.
Not to be misled by the shallow argument that they were against creating any new religion is crucial. History is clear as to how they have nurtured a new following, brick by brick. Auroville case was lost just because a definite name of a new religion was not there. Similar challenges will be aplenty in future.
Therefore, I started the Savitri Era Religion in 2006. It protects me from the social pressure of performing senseless rituals and celebrating stupid festivals. Freedom from the tyranny of mythological fiction is also a great benefit. Besides, following any fixed system of practice of yoga is also absent. Surrender to The Mother is the only requirement. https://x.com/SavitriEra - https://bsky.app/profile/savitriera.bsky.social
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