Friday, June 26, 2026

Four Doctors

 Four Doctors happen to be experts on the yoga and philosophy of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo as well. Fortunately, they are quite active on the web distributing their distilled wisdom in various forums. Soumitra Basu, Pariksith Singh, Ramesh Bijlani, and Alok Pandey. 

Of course, there are scores of others connected to local Centres. Odisha, itself, has a Sri Aurobindo Medical Association which holds its Annual Conference, regularly. I remember Dr. Sukumar Mukherjee who had come to Sundaragada World Union Chapter. 


Misc. References:

https://motsac.org/

https://iiyp.net/lifedivinechapters.php

https://youtu.be/8jVOqYRcbO4?si=_05_Z1XZwqFqF16i

https://youtu.be/DQbeYr4W_1Q?si=L-wtsJEv0OX-PqeT

https://youtu.be/2rhjpDMpwLo?si=b2_4JfHioj4WV5O_

https://youtu.be/C5nGYIKdzXI?si=18374d9D9jBhbjvm

Grafting an Umbilical Cord

 Medhananda has been trying to integrate, or rather appropriate, Sri Aurobindo, for quite some time. Now, Heehs has shown him his place. Medhananda, however, remains adamant, and we wish him good luck. Scholarship is certainly important, and disinterested academics need to come forward for examining myriad facets lurking behind such encounters. 

It won't be out of place to remember our own Medhananda, an extraordinary scholar and researcher. By the way, Rod Hemsell is active at his Substack site. And, just discovered The Time Travelling Adventures of Chotu – The Dawn of Sri Aurobindo, Co-written by Dr. Alok Pandey and Kabir Nema. Also available at Amazon. 


Misc. References:

https://rodhemsell.substack.com/p/sri-aurobindos-yantra-and-mantra 

https://bluelotuspublishing.com/book/the-time-travelling-adventures-of-chotu-the-dawn-of-sri-aurobindo/ 

https://www.amazon.in/dp/8199247932?dplnkId=6280b179-2395-4258-be27-319142576de9&nodl=1

Medhananda was put in charge of the Sri Aurobindo Library. He also taught the History of Religions at the Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education,

Sri Ramakrishna, Sri Aurobindo, and the Question of Influence: Peter Heehs

P Heehs - International Journal of Hindu Studies, 2026
… It critiques Swami Medhananda’s recent arguments for a profound direct
influence of Sri Ramakrishna and Swami Vivekananda on Sri Aurobindo. While
acknowledging a significant spiritual influence, the essay uses philological and …

Beyond Pedantry: Reaffirming Sri Ramakrishna's Formative Influence on Sri Aurobindo: Swami Medhananda

S Medhananda - International Journal of Hindu Studies, 2026
… Scholars of Sri Aurobindo are indebted to Peter Heehs for his meticulous editorial
work on The Complete Works of Sri Aurobindo, a monumental … : Sri Aurobindo’s
Integral Advaita and the Legacy of Sri Ramakrishna (hereafter AEO), under contract …

[PDF] Continuation of Sri Ramakrishna's Gospel in Education

B Mandal - 2026
The present study explores the continuity and educational relevance of the
teachings embodied in The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna within the context of
contemporary education. In an era marked by rapid technological advancement …

[PDF] A Developmental Map for Psychic Abilities: Yoga Traditions, Contemporary Esoteric Practice, and Western Empiricism

J Mathias, D Banerji, D Ganguli - 2026
… However, from Sri Aurobindo’s perspective, miracles should not be sought to be
performed, only received: “only those miracles which are wrought by Divine Grace to
enlighten or transform the nature of the aspirant are worthy of attention and he …

[HTML] Cosmic Evolution and the Emergence of Consciousness A Non-Reductionist Big History from Matter to Divinisation

MA Kazlev - 2026
… - the transformation of matter and consciousness described by Aurobindo and
Mirra Alfassa, which would constitute the transition from Domain … ten sefirot of
Kabbalah, the seven planes of involution and evolution of Sri Aurobindo. It could be …

[HTML] The Divine Feminine: The Inevitable Synthesis of Evolutionary Spirituality and the Dawn of a Twenty-First Century Religion

AI Manus
… essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson to the integral yoga of Sri Aurobindo and the
scientific mysticism of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. [1] … Sri Aurobindo's pioneering
concept of "Integral Yoga" — the conscious alignment of one's life with the trajectory …

Rethinking and Transforming Language, Self, Society, and State: Walking and Meditating with Sri Aurobindo

AK Giri - Social Thought as Conversations, 2026
… This is also akin to Sri Aurobindo’s suggestion to create poems which would work
like mantra. In Sri Aurobindo and Heidegger we find streams of spiritual pragmatism
in their meditations on language, self, being, and reality which can also inspire us to …

[PDF] The philosophy of Indian culture: An analysis

S Mandal, P Pal
Sri Aurobindo wrote several books on his system of philosophy, the chief of which
are ‘The life Divine’ and the epic ‘Savitri’. Although Sri Aurobindo had denied that he
was a philosopher and the Mother said that his teaching is not philosophy but “a …

[HTML] Must We Be Idealists?

YG Bechhofer
… In this paper, key similarities and differences between Sri Aurobindo's and
Mahatma Gandhi's approaches to Education are theoretically … This essay is an
attempt to understand Gandhi's vision for education in the light of Sri Aurobindo's

[PDF] Ethical Philosophy of Sri Aurobindo and Its Resonance in Modern French Intellectual and Cultural Discourse: A Comparative Study

S Kumar - AIJFR-Advanced International Journal for Research, 2026
… The present paper explores the importance of the ethics of Sri Aurobindo in the
context of the current intellectual and cultural discourse in France. For Aurobindo,
ethics is not the set of absolute principles but a movement that is a part of the overall …

[HTML] How philosopher KC Bhattacharyya appealed for liberation from British 'cultural subjection'

N Chandhoke - 2026
… Some years before KCB, Sri Aurobindo had published a series of essays in the
monthly review, Arya, on the “Renaissance in India” (1918), “Indian Culture and
External Influence” (1919), “Is India Civilised?” (1918–19), and a “Defence of Indian …

The Damage Done to Minds: Reading Ashis Nandy's The Intimate Enemy as a Psychology of Colonial Rule

PV Ambesange - Revista Review Index Journal of Multidisciplinary, 2026
… Drawing on psychoanalysis, cultural criticism, and biographical sketches of
figures like Kipling, Aurobindo, and Gandhi, Nandy shows that modern colonialism
succeeds less through military power than through its ability to create new …

[PDF] NARRATIVES OF TRANSCENDENCE: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF SOCIO-SPIRITUAL THEMES IN HERMANN HESSE AND SRI AUROBINDO

SSTINH HESSE
… This paper presents a comparative study of the socio-spiritual concept of
transcendence in the works of Hermann Hesse and Sri Aurobindo. It … In contrast,
Sri Aurobindo conceptualizes transcendence as an evolutionary movement of …

[PDF] A Sri Aurobindonian Evolutionary Framework of Media Ethics: Reconstructing Spiritual Humanism for Contemporary Communication

P No - 2026
… of Sri Aurobindo, … of Sri Aurobindo : Within the Indian intellectual tradition, the
philosophy of Sri Aurobindo provides a particularly significant framework for
understanding the relationship between human consciousness, social institutions …

Thursday, June 25, 2026

Difficult to be confident

 During our school years, the Cold War was a dominant topic and many aspects of political and literary life were affected by it. Similarly, lambasting Tata-Birla was a common feature. Now, of course, Adani-Ambani have replaced them. Cold War too is continuing in many different forms. Often, in the open. 

As a member of Bank employees' and officers' Association, Leftist thinking was ingrained in me. But K. Ram Mohan, a colleague, once convinced me that Multinationals have no nationality. So, I converted to the Reforms bandwagon. But after three decades, I'm not very sure. Further, several new factors have become prominent during this period. 

Rise of Hindutva has transformed the Indian situation. Apart from being the dominant political force, its intellectual pull is also increasing. Unfortunately, the more it grows, the more is the chance of its floundering since it is based on falsehood and presumptions. But a lot of people are reaping rich dividends as well as social validation. 

Rise of Media is also unprecedented including its propensity to be in the lap of the Govt. This can be explained in terms of pure economics instead of any ideology or commitment to ethics. But, in the process, democracy has become permanently crippled. Thomaskutty has highlighted how it has been instrumental in installing Hindutva as a hegemon. 

Rise of Digital environment is the hallmark of the current century. Arrival of AI is a further destabilising phenomenon. It has affected every facet of human affairs. Thus, traditional modalities of analysis have gone haywire. Human intelligence and wisdom is no longer considered sufficient unless vetted by the machine. 

The Mother & Sri Aurobindo, in this context, seem to be relevant in many ways, but it is difficult to be confident. Their teachings don't pass the test of Modernity or rationality on many counts. Nevertheless, that's the only formulation which takes care of diverse demands of social, political, or psychological nature. 


Misc. References:

[In this important chapter of The Synthesis of Yoga, titled ‘Concentration,’ Sri Aurobindo clearly distinguishes the meaning that he gives to such terms as dharana and samadhi from the traditional meanings] - Rod Hemsell 

rodhemsell.substack.com/p/sri-aurobind

https://x.com/i/status/2069584932138348613

Mediatisation of a New Imperial Spirituality in Contemporary India - Johnson Thomaskutty

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Johnson-Thomaskutty/publication/406045183_Mediatisation_of_a_New_Imperial_Spirituality_in_Contemporary_India/links/6a226bcc3a0dbb76335b08ea/Mediatisation-of-a-New-Imperial-Spirituality-in-Contemporary-India.pdf

Magnus Fredriksson and Josef Pallas, “Public Sector Communication and Mediatization,” The Handbook of Public Sector Communication, eds. Vilma Luoma-aho and María-José Canel (Hoboken: John Wiley and Sons, 2020), 168.

See Fredriksson and Pallas, “Public Sector Communication and Mediatization,” 168.

Jasper Strömbäck and Frank Esser, “Mediatization of Politics: Transforming Democracies and Reshaping Politics,” Mediatization of Communication, ed. Knut Lundby (Berlin/Boston: Walter de Gruyter, 2014), 375.

Richard Gordon, “The Veil of Power: Emperors, Sacrificers, and Benefactors,” Pagan Priests: Religion and Power in the Ancient World, eds. Mary Beard and John A. North (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1990), 199-232. 

Mitchell G. Reddish, Revelation, Smyth & Helwys Bible Commentary (Macon: Smyth & Helwys, 2001), 11

Gianpietro Mazzoleni, “Mediatization and Political Populism,” Mediatization of Politics: Understanding the Transformation of Western Democracies (New York: Palgrave McMillan, 2014), Mediatization of Politics: Understanding the Transformation of Western Democracies, eds. Frank Esser and Jesper Strömbäck (New York: Palgrave McMillan, 2014), 42.

Monday, June 22, 2026

Against Hindutva

Born in July 2005, this Blog has seen many different times. Although, the facility of instant publishing became possible, I was not able to write even two-three sentences, initially. The fear of writing something wrong or misrepresenting The Mother & Sri Aurobindo was always there. However, gradually, I gained confidence and giving a distinct line of thinking precipitated.

Matter relating to The Mother & Sri Aurobindo was quite limited and scattered at that time. I tried to aggregate and consolidate diverse online resources including critical references. Since publicity was treated negatively, I aggressively moved in the opposite direction. Over a period of time, that became normalised.

Talking about politics or religion was a great no no. I broke that barrier with vengeance. However, it is yet to be accepted as the in thing. Further, I carved a clear ideological line against Hindutva. This was a green-field project since neither The Mother & Sri Aurobindo nor the Direct disciples had any occasion to grapple with the issue.

Digital environment provided the opportunity to follow The Mother & Sri Aurobindo independently, without the involvement of different institutions. Critical opinions too found their way to be vented. I was at the forefront in providing such openness and fairness. As a result, a lot of unjust bias got exposed.

I cautioned against false or exaggerated promises on yoga and spirituality, quite prominently. This had a sobering effect on all those who were trying to commercially exploit this aspect. Further, my request not to mix The Mother & Sri Aurobindo's system with that of the others influenced many. However, inclusion of their writings in college curriculum is yet to materialise.

Saturday, June 20, 2026

Prism of isms

 During my school years, I used to be intrigued by the suffix Bada or Vada. While reading newspapers or magazines, different forms of Vada or ism would turn stumbling blocks. Understanding them took years and even continues to this day, in many ways. Then, each field has its own set of isms. Thus, perceiving the world through the prism of different isms proves to be a perpetual intellectual struggle.

Those days, Marxism was the reigning ideological climate in Odisha, and many top public figures were influenced by it. J.N. Mohanty writes in his autobiography how he was struggling to choose between Gandhi and Marx, since his two famous maternal uncles were following one of the two. He also notes another contradiction he was trying to solve. Whether Sri Aurobindo is correct or Shankara, in interpreting the reality.

Sisir Kumar Maitra has reminisced that, had he read the Arya magazine when it was being published, it would have saved him from enormous intellectual struggle with Hegel and others that he underwent through next twenty years. D.P. Chattopadhyaya has expressed regret that his portrayal of Hegel is to some extent faulty in his Sri Aurobindo and Karl Marx book.

It is pertinent to recall how Kojève's lectures on Hegel had misguided many. Koyré had to go elsewhere and Kojève filled his place. This turn of events turned history to some extent. Georg Lukács has expressed regrets on this score. In a different context, Nietzsche didn't acknowledge of reading Stirner, although it is widely believed that he borrowed his ideas.

Today, Dilip Mandal has written an article on how Modi's twelve-years' rule broadly conforms to some tenets of the Conservatism of Burke. In another context, I read about Buckle, the historian. The world of ideas and isms are ever expanding. Thankfully, AI has arrived to answer any question, in a second. Apropos of Hegel, Rimina Mohapatra has two co-authored volumes on him, to her credit.

Friday, June 19, 2026

I don't expect anyone to understand

 Collated X posts, in original, by Tusar Nath Mohapatra (From June 14, 2026 to June 19, 2026)

Savitri Era: Sri Aurobindo would be the enduring glue https://savitriera.blogspot.com/2026/06/sri-aurobindo-would-be-enduring-glue.html

Savitri Era of those who adore,

Om Sri Aurobindo & The Mother.

#FiveDreamsManifesto

#TusarNathMohapatra

One of the most neglected areas of Sri Aurobindo's work is his whole body of translations which forms Volume 5 of The Complete Works of Sri Aurobindo (CWSA) incarnateword.in/cwsa/05. From Kalidasa, Bhartrihari, and Bidyapati to Andal, Nammalwar, and Tiruvalluvar, he covers widely.

As we live midst enormous injustice and exploitation, let's pray to The Mother & Sri Aurobindo for ending suffering and deprivation. Savitri Era Party hopes to introduce innovating changes for transformation of our polity and economic life. Imperial legacy needs to be abandoned.

Romanticising protests is quite alluring but it never happens spontaneously. Mobilising people to come to the streets is good optics and good strategy. Savitri Era Party however is against such emotional exploitation of people. It's also against elephant-trading for more numbers.

Savitri Era Religion has an altogether different ontology. Being a part of it means holding a new narrative and worldview as per The Mother & Sri Aurobindo's thought. Worshipping them as the one Supreme Divine is essential for receiving their infinite love, grace, and compassion.

M.P. Pandit once remarked that spirituality has no holiday. In the same vein, it can be said that knowledge has no retirement. The Mother & Sri Aurobindo emphasised education as a lifelong process and The Life Divine integrates the Veda, the Upanishads, and the Kashmiri Shaivism.

Praying to The Mother & Sri Aurobindo and seeking their presence and grace in all circumstances should be a spontaneous affair. No mythology or ritual, no custom or initiation, Savitri Era Religion is the most modern and rational religion sans any connection with other religions.

On several occasions, The Mother & Sri Aurobindo affirmed of not starting any new religion but it's amusing, why did the question arise at all? Because their teachings had all the elements of a new religion and hence doubts and speculations over it were floating around all along.

More than 500 princely states were there when the British left India in 1947. Thus, imagining India as one civilisation or culture is far fetched. Granting Sovereignty to the States under a loose Federation is the best option. Otherwise there would be a lot of avoidable friction.

The biggest contribution of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo is to show the connection between evolution and religion. Worshipping them as the one Supreme Divine is essential as they are leading the evolutionary march. Savitri Era Religion offers a platform for voluntary participation.

Aspiration, Rejection, and Surrender are considered as the three principal principles of Integral yoga. Savitri Era Religion, however, puts worshipping The Mother & Sri Aurobindo as the one Supreme Divine, as primary. So, no burden of any practice or psychological manipulation.

My posts on the modalities of Savitri Era Religion are mostly original. Hence their reference shouldn't be searched in the writings of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo nor that of the Direct disciples. From the puritan perspective, talking about religion and politics are deviant steps.

Savitri Era Party (2007) provides the most basic opportunities for navigating through the current affairs. As individuals are, more and more, feeling powerless, holding an attitude of firmness anchored to The Mother & Sri Aurobindo is important for ushering in ethics in politics.

Top minds in the country are concerned about how to save the Opposition parties which are falling like house of cards. I have been predicting this since a long time, and hence have kept Savitri Era Party (2007) floating with single mindedness. I don't expect anyone to understand.

Since location has returned, posting a photograph would be appropriate although I am on the other side of the river.

It shouldn't be difficult to understand that Bankim applied Comte to create his own brand of secular religion. Others followed him.

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Philosophy reached great heights and depths during the last century but The Mother & Sri Aurobindo provided the most potent solution for all kinds of social and political aspiration. Worshipping them as the one Supreme Divine under Savitri Era Religion is the necessary condition.

I used to use a text-only format which seems to be no longer possible. Being bombarded by a continuous stream of visuals is not only needless distraction but also causes irritation. Obviously, it will force spending less time and dampen thinking seriously for crafting a "tweet."

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Sunday, June 14, 2026

Sri Aurobindo would be the enduring glue

 Collated X posts, in original, by Tusar Nath Mohapatra (From June 7, 2026 to June 14, 2026)

Education and culture is an ongoing process. A part of the evolution of one's being and efflorescence of intrinsic skills and capabilities. Aesthetic enjoyment, itself, is a special branch of educational process. The Mother & Sri Aurobindo encourage to raise beauty to sublimity.

Sample size is too meagre. Top twenty can reveal a better picture. How about other Constitutional positions than the ministers?

Savitri Era Religion worships The Mother & Sri Aurobindo as the one Supreme Divine without any connection with other religions or philosophies. It is free from mythology, rituals, and myriad sedimented constructs of the past. Further, rescuing them from biography is preferred to.

There is nothing wrong in being proud of what one does or believes in but there is a concept called touchstone without which it is difficult to certify even gold. In the realm of conflicting perceptions, philosophy happens to be a mine of touchstones. Selecting one needs passion.

Savitri Era Party believes that befooling people by roping them into mass rallies or protest movements is deception. Parliamentary democracy entails reasoned arguments without appealing to emotions or resorting to optics. Informed citizens, and not dumbing down, should be the priority

Digital environment has created an impression that only Engineers and MBAs are capable of understanding things, and hence, only their opinions matter. This may not be correct. Expertise in other fields also have their validity and utility. Humanities needn't be dismissed lightly.

Casting aspersions on the Supreme Court needs to be avoided as a matter of principle. One may or may not agree with specific judgments but blanket accusation against such a complex institution is tantamount to undermining democracy. Empathising with their ordeal is also important. 

That shows ideological bankruptcy. Ultimately, Sri Aurobindo would be the enduring glue.

Nearly a decade after completing The Life Divine, Sri Aurobindo wrote The Mother book which modified his philosophical system drastically, as the concept of grace became paramount. Worshipping them as the one Supreme Divine who are always present in their three poises is crucial.

The four powers of The Mother was explained by Sri Aurobindo in the Faith and Shakti chapter of The Synthesis of Yoga in 1920 itself after final arrival of The Mother. However it assumed special significance after the establishment of the Ashram in 1926. Surrender became pivotal.

Savitri Era Religion doesn't impose any lifestyle restriction. It doesn't prescribe any ritual or system of practice. No initiation. Worshipping The Mother & Sri Aurobindo as the one Supreme Divine, and trying to live under their influence and consciousness is the only condition.

Being conversant with The Mother & Sri Aurobindo's teachings for over sixty years and having seen many controversies erupting form time to time, I'm trying to provide the most accessible way of approaching them through Savitri Era Religion (2006). Avoiding mysticism is important.

The Mother & Sri Aurobindo are the one Supreme Divine who are always present in their three poises: individual, universal, and transcendent. They lead the evolutionary march towards Supramental descent and Vedic Immortality. Savitri Era Religion (2006) encourages to worship them.

How the Bengal Renaissance creatively responded to the secular turn of Feuerbach and Comte to reshape Hinduism is an interesting story. Sri Aurobindo, however, reconciles the whole tension, but, ultimately, creates the ground for emergence of a new religion by forging The Mother.

Present political turmoil in West Bengal is not unrelated to Bengal Renaissance. Deep ideological questions are at play with Marxism as an additional factor. Savitri Era Party (2007) hopes to emerge as the ultimate choice as more and more people read and recognise Sri Aurobindo.

The dialectic of involution and evolution is clear in Sri Aurobindo's philosophy, unfolding every moment. The result is inevitable, but human collaboration through surrender to The Mother can accelerate it. Seems like conjecture—but why not Pascal's wager? #FiveDreamsManifesto

There is no greater paradox than citizens demanding law take its own course. If that is the case, then prejudging the whole affair and awarding a verdict in advance was unwarranted.

https://x.com/i/status/2065134780673646908

Human civilisation has amassed an enormous magnitude of wisdom but the present situation fails to reflect it adequately. The chasm between theory and practice is immense. The Mother & Sri Aurobindo bridge that gulf. Their philosophy of evolution is simultaneously ethics or action. 

After starting Savitri Era Learning Forum in 2005, I launched Savitri Era Religion in 2006 and Savitri Era Party in 2007 by taking advantage of the digital environment. The grace of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo was responsible for this breakthrough which I consider as evolutionary.

As I move around West Bengal, more and more I feel convinced that this State will show the right path to India in the same way as had happened 200 years back. The urge for knowing Sri Aurobindo is building up as other icon have proved to be ineffective. Hindutva will be trounced.

Reading the books of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo regularly awakens to their vast significance in a gradual manner. One stops comparing them with others; rather no space remains for others in the mind. In every sphere of knowledge, on each aspect of life, they have something to say

Savitri Era Party (2007) was formed marking the Centenary year of Congress split in Surat, in which Sri Aurobindo had a prominent role. He thought about the future of mankind throughout his life, and has written on it in various forms. Let's all unite to make his vision possible.

The whole country was shocked over the unexpected collapse of TMC. I have been predicting this scenario for the last two decades. No party can survive for long without a strong ideological anchoring. Most past icons have lost their sheen. Only The Mother & Sri Aurobindo are left.

Going beyond dominant narratives is the need of the hour; getting over the impression that politics entails movements, too. Hangover of both Gandhian and Marxist legacies. Sri Aurobindo emphasises Fraternity, the third principle in his #FiveDreamsManifesto x.com/i/status/20658…

Many competent scholars used to expose how Ken Wilber was misrepresenting Sri Aurobindo by appropriating the Integral label. Then, I launched Savitri Era Learning Forum (SELF) in 2005 for popularising diverse resources on The Mother & Sri Aurobindo online. selforum.blogspot.com

Rulers exploit subjects and distort history but ranting leaves a bad taste. Facts need to be presented dispassionately since there are several other dimensions than victimhood.

Thanks for taking interest in probing the state of my mind. Let me confide that as Director of Savitri Era Learning Forum (SELF since 2005), my views are purely subjective, original, and pedagogical. You can check the latest at savitriera.blogspot.com

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Saturday, June 06, 2026

They never claimed success nor relinquished hope

 Collated X posts, in original, by Tusar Nath Mohapatra (From June 1, 2026 to June 6, 2026)

Quitting my job of a Bank officer in 2000, I launched Savitri Era Learning Forum in 2005 for spreading the message of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo. At 70, I look back with satisfaction how people are unable to appreciate their greatness, significance, or relevance. So, a lot to do!

Media regularly reports success stories but assuming that the same can be replicated by others is an illusion. The ontological ubiquitousness of a unique individual can't be overshadowed by patterns or preexisting templates. A surprise element therefore always lurks in the wings.

Sri Aurobindo had a lifelong engagement with poetry and literature. From Homer to Dante and Milton to Whitman, it was a vast sweep consummating with Valmiki, Vyasa, and Kalidasa. The light and delight of all these streams were distilled for writing Savitri as an ode to The Mother. 

Comte’s Religion of Humanity influenced Bankim who fused it with Keshub Chandra Sen's Bhakti and Naba Bidhan to craft Anushilan. Sri Aurobindo's Integral yoga flows from it and also his chapter on Religion of Humanity. Tagore further modifies this in his Religion of Man lectures.

Savitri Era Religion requires worshipping The Mother & Sri Aurobindo as the one Supreme Divine and seeking their love, compassion, and grace. This is absolutely voluntary and free from the tyranny of any mythology, rituals, or fixed practice. Reading their books is also optional.

The philosophy of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo validates itself on an elegant logic of evolutionary inevitability. It's like the simple fact that if I catch Shantipur Local I will reach Shantipur within an hour and a half. Jonathan Livingston Seagull paints this tension beautifully. 

New parties are being launched, but Savitri Era Party (2007) is confident of introducing new politics in the country on the basis of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo's evolutionary philosophy. Establishing an egalitarian atmosphere by abolishing all kinds of reservations is one target.

This User name business inaugurated a new era of deception. Fake profiles and bios became the order of the day. Enticing DPs turned a success formula. Of course, make-ups enable to put up a false appearance, which is accepted as culture. In that sense, this legitimacy is age-old!

Sri Aurobindo started publishing his writings in 1893. Thereafter, he wrote in different phases from which several authoritative books appeared. The Complete Works of Sri Aurobindo consists of 36 volumes: incarnateword.in/cwsa. Besides, Collected Works of the Mother are there.

The genesis of Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Puducherry, a hundred years back ploughed through many complex and ambiguous circumstances. Identifying her as the Divine Mother was not a very welcoming situation nor was putting her in charge of all day-to-day affairs and spiritual guidance.

Savitri Era Religion recommends worshipping The Mother & Sri Aurobindo as the one Supreme Divine instead of bothering about the modalities of Integral yoga. Reading books is also not mandatory. It's the most modern and rational religion without the tyranny of mythology or rituals. 

Commenting on international affairs and geopolitical speculation is an addition. Signalling that you are among the handful of top intelligent persons on the planet is absolutely gratifying. It's assured that no one is going to follow your recommendations nor check their efficacy.

It's heartening to observe that multi-party democracy is having a free-play in our country. Media too is diverse, multi-layered, and financially viable. But lack of any ideological-glue privileges charisma and oratory. Savitri Era Party is dedicated to Sri Aurobindo & The Mother.

The Mother & Sri Aurobindo started the Ashram as a laboratory for eradicating human imperfection by transformation of nature through application of higher consciousness. They never claimed success nor relinquished hope. Savitri Era Religion worships them as the one Supreme Divine.

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Monday, June 01, 2026

New knowledge yoked with a robust ethical paradigm

 Collated X posts, in original, by Tusar Nath Mohapatra (From May 26, 2026 to May 31, 2026)

Consulting Sri Aurobindo might throw some light.

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The Mother & Sri Aurobindo's writings are the most authentic and relevant on many scores. They are not very popular because general education system has been keeping them aside. Further, most intellectuals are unaware of their worth. So self-study is best. incarnateword.in/cwsa

Gadkari was the president and once Amit Shah was sitting on a bench outside his room to meet him, in front of me.

AI has discovered that our thoughts and emotions are not private. They come from outside which ratifies Sri Aurobindo's view. So the primary template can be computed from which our ongoing recipes take shape. Accordingly robots are going to give us company in many facets of life.

Savitri Era Religion entails worshipping The Mother & Sri Aurobindo as the one Supreme Divine, so that one can make sense of the world with precision, from that fixed point. Any external affinity is liable to destabilise that equilibrium and introduce purblindness. Caveat emptor!

Savitri Era Party (2007) believes that, following The Mother & Sri Aurobindo is the only solution for many of our problems. A firm ontological understanding of our surroundings is a basic requirement. Further, a corresponding ethical compass is an indispensable tool. #FiveDreams

Politics doesn't mean publicity, although it can sustain for a while. Most parties are experiencing a decline due to lack of any definite ideology. The Life Divine constitutes the highest political ideal for humanity. Following The Mother & Sri Aurobindo amounts to collaboration.

Savitri Era Religion is free from mythology and rituals because Sri Aurobindo has denoted Vedic deities as psychological principles in his epochal, The Secret of the Veda. It also dovetails perfectly with his thesis of adventure of consciousness, as delineated in The Life Divine.

Janata Party hasn't lost charm, but witnessing the years leading to its formation was a great experience. Had attended the founding conference of BLD (People’s Party of India) at Bhubaneswar which later merged into Janata Party. Its symbol was adapted fom that of the Pragati Dal.

All kinds of music is popular in West Bengal except Odia. It's unfortunate that people are unaware of the great classics of Sandhya Mukherjee, Nirmala Mishra, Sipra Basu, and Aarati Mukherjee, et al. though the language is not very difficult to understand.

It will be too early to bracket the present incumbent with the other two. I think, he is different and hints at basic incongruities.

Insights from The Mother & Sri Aurobindo can enhance the relevance of these observations in a great way.

Using Sri Aurobindo for justifying Hindutva smacks of ignorance. Selectively quoting from his Uttarpara speech turns the entire project of his life into its opposite. Savitri Era Party (2007) stands for human unity and harmony based on his #FiveDreamsManifesto of August 14, 1947.

As Director of Savitri Era Learning Forum (SELF), I have been harping on not to mortgage your intelligence to the deceptive propaganda of various political parties, since 2005. Instead of following logic and sanity, young people are ready to follow the anarchic model of insects!

Modi-devotees continue to misrepresent The Mother & Sri Aurobindo on this platform, misguiding people in general. Savitri Era Religion (2006) and Savitri Era Party (2007) are doing their best to fight this menace. Ultimately, the writings of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo will win.

Sri Aurobindo has to be understood and appreciated through the process of elimination. Not Gandhi nor Nehru. Not Vivekananda nor Tagore. Not Subhas nor M.N. Roy. Not Radhakrishnan nor Periyar. Not Ambedkar nor Savarkar. Not Lohia nor Deendayal. Not Ram Swarup, nor Sita Ram Goel.

Best thing of this platform is character limit. Half my time goes in squeezing thoughts. Metro stations are being renamed, but there should be a character limit. Otherwise, they become jokes. #YouTube is imposing multiple ads for 10-15 minutes for listening to a 2-3 minutes song.

Socio-political issues are multiplying but the Parliament is totally aloof. Judiciary is grappling with many issues but it has limits. Media chases TRP and experts are rarely consulted. If democracy can't handle finding solutions to problems through discussion, then it's in vain.

The Mother & Sri Aurobindo represent new light and knowledge, new vision and consciousness, new compassion and grace. Worshipping them as the one Supreme Divine can transform our lives, and spread harmony in the society. Let's collaborate with the evolutionary march of the earth.

The Mother & Sri Aurobindo give us new knowledge yoked with a robust ethical paradigm. It's a great synthesis with roots in diverse streams. But the crucial feature is The Mother's grace, which is activated by worshipping them as the one Supreme Divine under Savitri Era Religion.

Sri Aurobindo has some social commentary type writings which he did at various points of time. They are stray comments and have own contexts, but shouldn't be taken seriously. Reading The Life Divine and The Secret of the Veda is essential. All else should be seen in their light.

Savitri Era Religion discards mythology and rituals. It doesn't recommend any fixed system of yoga. Worshipping The Mother & Sri Aurobindo as the one Supreme Divine, without any connection with other religions or philosophies, is essential. Aspiration for their grace is the task.

The Mother & Sri Aurobindo never promised any miracle. Their philosophy and psychology are thoroughly theoretical without the promise of any assured result. Their work is subject to evolutionary exigencies and machinations of ignorance. Our job is to believe in them with loyalty.

Savitri Era Party (2007) is against AAP, BJP, CJP, and Congress. It believes that the evolutionary philosophy of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo will unfold, inevitably. Therefore, it is not much concerned about ground level visibility. Ensuring ideological accuracy is more important.

The Mother & Sri Aurobindo have been taking baby-steps for building a community of people interested in spirituality and yoga, hundred years back. The Arya writings are there but a way has to be found for translating the philosophy into reality. 15.8.1926: incarnateword.in/compilations/s

Sri Aurobindo launched a massive narrative war in 1914 by publishing The Secret of the Veda in a monthly magazine. But neither LW nor RW feel the call to understand the epochal significance of his symbolic interpretations with implications for history, literature, and archeology.

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Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Significance of Flowers by The Mother is a great guide

 Collated X posts, in original, by Tusar Nath Mohapatra (From May 21, 2026 to May 25, 2026) 

Plays and movies have the unenviable task of translating philosophy into concrete human drama. They have to have a careful eye for blending right doses of nine rasas to entertain successfully. Highlighting good against a contrast is a challenge. Besides sub-texts are a minefield.

With seventy long years of experience in life in diverse circumstances, I don't claim to have any settled views. Postmodernism gifted me that perspective and hence I don't recommend to take The Mother & Sri Aurobindo's writings as self-evident truth. Worshipping them is constant.

Before Camus resurrecting Sisyphus, Schiller had invoked Tantalus as if they are the warp and woof of human condition. The Mother & Sri Aurobindo, by contrast, expect higher consciousness transforming infirmities. Their own Messianic role, however, is a crucial element. Take it... 

Authpur (actually, আতপুর or Atpur) has Athpur Sub Post Office-743128. It falls under Jagaddal Police Station, Jagaddal Assembly Constituency, Bhatpara Municipality, Barrackpore Lok Sabha Constituency, North 24 Parganas District, West Bengal. Nearest Railway station is Shyamnagar.

Mohapatra Nilamani Sahoo ମହାପାତ୍ର ନୀଳମଣି ସାହୁ (22 December 1926–25 June 2016) is a respected name in Odia literature. He was also an ardent devotee of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo as well as a perceptive student of their philosophy, yoga, and Integral education throughout his life.

Savitri Era Party (2007) is against AAP, BJP, CJP, & the Congress for the simple reason that they lack ideology and ethics. Many are clamouring that economic issues are fundamental but the philosophy of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo teaches that deeper evolutionary causes are there.

Just remembered that, I had watched a movie called Melody at Gadag, while touring Karnataka in 2015. Couldn't understand the dialogue but music and picturisation was nice. Rajesh Krishnan was the lead actor and playback singer whose real-life was depicted.

Without framing it as before or after, Sri Aurobindo would offer an Integral view of consciousness, around the same time.

But both agree on the evolutionary possibilities, I suppose.

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The Chief Justice has said that the Constitution is our shared home and belongs to everyone. But why are its core values flouted more than abided by? The Mother & Sri Aurobindo therefore insist on the bedrock of spirituality. Significance of Flowers by The Mother is a great guide. 

Savitri Era Party (2007) has been demanding abolition of reservations and all references to castes or religions from the Constitution of India. Following The Mother & Sri Aurobindo is the only way for ushering in human unity and world peace. #FiveDreamsManifesto

After five years of his famous Uttarpara speech Sri Aurobindo started publishing his most ambitious book in a serial form in the Arya monthly magazine. Apart from The Life Divine a few others like The Synthesis of Yoga, The Secret of the Veda, & The Human Cycle were also started.

Savitri Era Party expects people to be conscious and proactive, instead of being used as herds by different political parties and religious or cultural organisations. Liberty is futile without agency. Educated people not being able to appreciate Sri Aurobindo is a colossal error.

Absolutely amazing that highly politically-conscious intellectuals are eager to put their money with fly-by-night operators in search of quick-fix solutions. Like carnivals, anarchist tendencies have their own attraction, but the costs may be quite considerable. Restraint needed. 

Mamata Banerjee can be said to be the most experienced politician in the country today. Those who have seen her at every protest as an irreverent voice know how arduous has been her long journey. Her popularity is still intact and can propel her to the logical slot at the Centre.

I understand your sentiment but she still commands 40 percent vote share. I was hinting at a possible leading role for her at the Centre since there is a vacuum in the opposition space. Whatever her shortcomings, there is no doubt that she is a seasoned leader with Left leanings.

That seems to be obvious but may be a blessings in disguise too. Not many people have a national recognition or appeal today, but she can generate instant following on several fronts. Muslims, women, workers, farmers, and far too many far-flung constituents can kick her upstairs.

Like Vastu, The Mother & Sri Aurobindo value balance and harmony. That doesn't mean they rule out upheavals but take them as a means for achieving the greater good. Thus, aspiration for concord and not anarchy is important. But that shouldn't be a pretext for dumbing down people.

Sri Aurobindo predicted #WorldUnion as a part of #FiveDreamsManifesto, but his followers generally talk about it in an abstract manner. Politics involves ground, and with this aim in view, I had started Savitri Era Party in 2007 so that this evolutionary possibility takes shape.

As Director of Savitri Era Learning Forum (SELF), I have been spreading the message of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo since 2005. No other person or institution is involved with this activity, spanning over two decades. I have not received any funding or sponsorship, from any source.

Each person has a unique trajectory in life and accordingly carries a particular understanding of it. Commenting on the behaviour of other persons or generalising interpersonal situations, therefore, is prone to error. From the spiritual perspective, each one is playing his role.

With Sputnik, space age began two years after I was born and Yuri Gagarin became the first space traveller in another four years. Those were the times and Nehru was not the only person for advocating scientific temper. Defending Modernity, therefore, is an ongoing political task.

Integral education is not about schools and colleges alone. The Mother & Sri Aurobindo represent lifelong learning. Physical world survives due to high degree of economy, adaptation, and resilience. Our different faculties should imbibe similar capabilities on a continuous basis.

One handle lamented that her parents didn't teach her agency. Then the story took a new turn everyday. Since evidence was tampered with generously her photographs were tampered with with renewed glee. She has been consigned to flames but now it's difficult to know how she looked!

Meghalaya honeymoon murder case created sensation last year. It's surprising that the cause of Air India crash in Ahmedabad remains shrouded in mystery even after one year. Eliminating Chandranath Rath buried many dark secrets of which there would be many political beneficiaries.

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Thursday, May 21, 2026

LPG, Onida, and Malli mala

Collated X posts in original by Tusar Nath Mohapatra (From May 17, 2026 to May 20, 2026)

I would have retired in 2016 but took VRS from PNB in 2000 and started Savitri Era Learning Forum (SELF) in 2005 for spreading the message of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo. Realising their broader relevance, later, I launched Savitri Era Religion (2006) and Savitri Era Party (2007).

Observing that Hindutva bandwagon is trying to appropriate Sri Aurobindo, I have been endeavoring to give the legacy of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo a distinct identity and orientation. Tending two dozen allied blogs apart from this handle keeps me busy and gives much satisfaction.

When I brought home an Onida FST 21 with Remote control in 1989, it was really a moment of pride.

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Web exposes to such multifarious streams that it's difficult for anyone to choose or select. Further, books of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo are not easy to read. Hence Savitri Era Religion makes it more accessible through worshipping them as the Supreme plus devotion and surrender.

Since 1991, we were given to understand that thanks to LPG, India is on a continuous growth-path. But after thirty five years, it's being indicated that the LPG crisis is only the tip of an iceberg. So, the free-Market route has no surety. Then, why blame Socialism day and night?

Through their extensive writings and commentaries, the direct disciples of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo have charted out the relevance of their diverse aspects. So not much confusion there as to who was on which side of their epochal evolutionary revolution.

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From the kind of crimes and deceptions we read, it can easily be concluded that human suffering is real despite religion, philosophy, spirituality, politics, education, or art and culture. This is a sad commentary on human civilisation. Amazing that it's a profession for so many!

I am curious to know whether your endorsement is just rhetorical or backed by some competence and comparison. Providing a few details would certainly interest other potential readers. Thanks.

The Mother & Sri Aurobindo provide the most advanced philosophical formulation propelled by their own spiritual powers. Worshipping them as the one Supreme Divine, who are always present in their three poises: individual, universal, and transcendent, is what's expected of us all.

Once I read that minor latest incidents cause more sorrow than major past tragedies. Similarly, while current happenings trigger outrage or analysis, tons of despicable measures sedimented under the garb of tradition, religion, food, or even medicine safely continue their regime.

Another secret of happiness is marketing. Directly or indirectly, it puts you in a relationship with the other. Any kind of advocacy imparts a sense of superiority and signals ethics. This accrues from almost nothing. That's why so many are avidly pursuing SM universities career.

I was in college from 1971 to 1976, and Bollywood was a parallel college. Plays of Vijay Tendulkar and others also provided intellectual stimulation. Political situation in the country was extremely volatile. However, many intellectuals in Odisha used to recommend Sri Aurobindo.

Although Sri Aurobindo was involved in various political activities of his time and commented on diverse subjects, Savitri Era Party prefers to be guided by his #FiveDreamsManifesto, broadcast on August 14, 1947. Instead of an India-centric focus, universalist approach is pushed.

Savitri Era Religion is the religion of the future. Worshipping The Mother & Sri Aurobindo as the one Supreme Divine, without the burden of any mythology or ritual, is a great advantage. Further, a robust metaphysics and psychological scaffolding are intrinsic to the formulation.

Savitri Era Party opposes AAP, BJP, and Congress. The philosophy of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo is widely different from Hindutva, which is patently anti-evolutionary. Besides, the functioning of the current Prime Minister is full of deception, theatrics, and lack of transparency.

Jokingly, or otherwise, a majority of the comments try to highlight as if India is a direct match between Modi and Rahul Gandhi, and nobody else matters. Reducing our vast country to such a simplistic binary may be shrewd, but symptomatic of a gigantic shallowness and hollowness.

Declaration of Emergency in 1975 has broken the backbone of Indian democracy. What was considered excess then is totally normalised at present. People have resigned to hero-worship. Savitri Era Party is confident that true democratic spirit will awaken by following Sri Aurobindo.

It's not that only the judges should embody the Constitution. Each citizen of India has the moral duty of imbibing the lofty principles enshrined in it. It's by eschewing sectarian stances that the spirit of Constitution can be lived. Savitri Era Party seeks to realise this goal.

Sri Aurobindo Ashram is 100 years old. The Mother & Sri Aurobindo took a lot of pains for building it from the scratch. But the basic principles were relaxed when Auroville was conceived. However a community isn't an essential feature of their philosophy. Rather individual is key. 

Since we worship The Mother & Sri Aurobindo as the one Supreme Divine, we don't hold much respect for most of their famous contemporaries. Savitri Era Religion is the only recourse for solution to all human problems. Understanding the evolutionary philosophy behind it is crucial.

As Founder of Savitri Era Religion, I have been discouraging Sanskrit, Ayurveda, Astrology, Mythology, and Rituals. Too much of involvement with psychological states relating to spirituality and yoga also doesn't gel with a modern environment. No restriction on lifestyle choices.

Those who are commenting on Sri Aurobindo should be sensitive to his intention. How he wanted to be perceived or remembered in his mature years should be the right approach in presenting him. Besides, The Mother's factor is an important dimension. All these things are documented.

Who has written Malli mala Shyamaku debi?

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Sunday, May 17, 2026

Hindutva, Pravda, and Oligarchy

 Collated X posts, in original, by Tusar Nath Mohapatra (From May 13, 2026 to May 16, 2026)

Persecuting an intellectual is unusual for a modern environment. Discourse is the foundation of human civilisation, and each one is entitled to his opinion. Savitri Era Party believes that everyone is evolving and therefore disabusing them or weaning them away should be the task.

In any kind of discussion, philosophical or secular, a concept of god lurks as a presupposition. Usually, it's the dominant religion of the land. Be it a doctor, a judge, or a police, none is free from its influence. Reading The Mother & Sri Aurobindo gives the right orientation.

Right now, I am following over one thousand handles, but most of them spend time with current affairs. Inclination towards philosophy is almost nonexistent. Prejudice against the West and the Left seems to be a dominant reason. But consulting Sri Aurobindo can remedy this malady.

My namesake, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta is again trying to convince the Supreme Court today that religious feelings of even one person is beyond the purview of judicial scrutiny. Let's hope that his arguments are fruitful so that Savitri Era Religion is accorded legal status.

Many still prefer the coinage Sri Aurobindonian by Amal Kiran, although Sri Aurobindian is more handy and accurate. Examples like Adornian, relating to Theodor Adorno or Vichean, relating to Giambattista Vico prove the point. Further, writing The Mother & Sri Aurobindo is better.

As Founder of Savitri Era Religion (2006), let me clarify that, conceiving The Mother & Sri Aurobindo as the one Supreme Divine has been formulated by me without any explicit backing from their philosophy. It has the advantage of not being dependent on any other text or religion.

One may or may not choose to be religious, but religion never leaves him. It is always there within and without. It can be perceived as aesthetic experience or even professional satisfaction. Ambition itself is a sign of rising high in consciousness or aspiration for Immortality.

Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Puducherry and Auroville feature prominently in South India tourist circuit, as a result of which dedicated engagement with Sri Aurobindo's philosophy rarely happens. Besides, public intellectuals and media blacking him out ensures undermining his relevance.

Analogical arguments are underway in the Supreme Court for anulling the S.P. Mittal, 1982 verdict of defining a religion, apropos of Sabarimala Review.

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Worshipping The Mother & Sri Aurobindo as the one Supreme Divine and seeking their grace is the only thing we are capable of. Rest is their concern. All that is happening is as per their wish. Some may appear as good while others not. But the evolutionary intention is infallible.

Hindutva block was in opposition for too long but has been in power for quite some time now. But their approach towards criticism hasn't changed. Accepting that criticism is a valid activity in a multi-party democracy is difficult for them. Reminds us of Pravda in erstwhile USSR.

The Mother & Sri Aurobindo have left behind a vast amount of philosophical writings which are yet to be a part of general education. It's only through self-effort that one may benefit from them. They are available online along with a lot of other resources incarnateword.in/cwsa

Many people fulminate against worshipping human gods although they are comfortable with mythological or fictional ones with astounding narratives and superstitions. Savitri Era Religion seeks to usher in a rational environment by worshipping The Mother & Sri Aurobindo as supreme.

Although devotees of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo abound in other platforms, their number here is almost negligible. It indicates the fiercely competitive and largely cerebral nature of discourse here. If old religions are still doing propaganda, why shouldn't Savitri Era Religion?

A galaxy of top writers, poets, and political leaders in Odisha in the 1960s had inspired us deep into the evolutionary philosophy and prophecy of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo. Their relevance is intact today although the overall intellectual scenario is gigantically more confusing. 

The Party decides and the Govt implements. The party, obviously, uses multiple internal forums for building consensus over contentious matters or innovative measures. Transparency leads to public debates and opposition responses. RSS and BJP seem to be oblivious of such niceties.

More than a century ago, Robert Michels, in his book Political Parties (1911), had formulated the iron law of oligarchy to show how organisations degenerate. Can hardly be disputed but Savitri Era Party believes that following The Mother & Sri Aurobindo can bring in a sea-change.

To whomever it may concern: This is to announce the happy news that my younger daughter has just been appointed as an Assistant Professor, Philosophy in St. Stephen's College, Delhi where she has been teaching for the last fourteen years on an ad-hoc basis. 

As a coincidence, Prof. Susan Elias, a computer scientist, has been appointed as the 14th principal of St. Stephen's College, Delhi. She will be the first woman in such a position in the 145-year history of the College, known for its excellence in humanities and the liberal arts.

As expected, the appointment of the Principal has run into rough weather, with Delhi University throwing a spanner. My daughter's joining as Assistant Professor, similarly, has also been put under a stay by the Delhi High Court today. Let's hope, justice is done to all concerned!

My posts have negligible reach, but they form a record for the future. The way commenting on Sri Aurobindo and The Mother is a free for all, the situation will exacerbate in the times to come. Then, AI will come to the rescue for setting the records straight. Right info is power.

Indians weren't expected to develop political consciousness before Independence. Some rebelliousness had developed during Bengal division. Congress politics was based on selflessness and sacrifice for the truth. But now politics has become on-payment basis in the corporate style.

It would be more true to say that industrialists partly own political parties. Govts accordingly run for furthering corporate interests. Nothing wrong. After all it's all geared for the economy of the country. But things are much deeper which an ordinary person like me won't know. 

Tamil Nadu electing a new Chief Minister is an alarm bell for Indian democracy. Media and technology have acquired immense power for subverting democracy. Manipulating minds has become the most potent formula. Savitri Era Party (2007) is confident that this trend can be reversed.

Since everyone is midway, no one can be an expert on life. Further, everyone is a patient and trying to cope. Books tell of the past and hence may not help. As each one is unique, the problem he faces is also unique. So, the solution is to surrender to The Mother & Sri Aurobindo.

Being born and brought up in a village in Odisha, I am well aware of the huge progress that has taken place during the last seventy years. Thus blaming some ideology or political leader is wrong. The psychology of the people and the mythological atmosphere has more to do with it.

Alok Pandey wrote it beautifully. 

[we navigate through the flow of Time thinking we are rowing the boat whereas actually it is being carried by the Unseen Power...Songs of the Soul: May 16, 2026 auromaa.org/daily-offering…]

If that's the approach, then one doesn't regret for anything.

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Thursday, May 14, 2026

No prototype for living a perfect life

 Collated X posts, in original, by Tusar Nath Mohapatra (From May 9, 2026 to May 12, 2026)

Savitri Era Party values Democracy and Modernity and hence is against Mythological or Monarchical model of polity. The Mother & Sri Aurobindo represent the best of the East and the West and therefore following them ensures right ethical perspective based on evolutionary paradigm.

Raja Ram Mohan Roy rebelled against idol worship and empty rituals. The story of his life is an inspiration for every Indian. We are all beneficiaries of his intellectual revolution and the Renaissance that ensued. Even Emerson praised him for the new thought that he set to flow.

Worshipping The Mother & Sri Aurobindo as the one Supreme Divine without any mythology or rituals is the revolutionary framework of Savitri Era Religion (2006). The evolutionary philosophy of The Life Divine and The Secret of the Veda drives this epochal physics of consciousness.

Election symbols and Party flags are subversive of democracy. Election campaigns lend legitimacy to spectacle or carnival but appeal to irrationality is the very negation Modernity. Savitri Era Party follows Sri Aurobindo. Cutting down ceremonials would be in the interest of all.

Mamata's base is almost intact and if anti-BJP votes were not divided, she would have won. But, like in Odisha, her long tenure had to end. Thus, chest-thumping is undeserved. However, the real democratic upsurge happens in TN but impasse in Govt formation robbed away the credit.

Savitri Era Party has been resisting appropriation of Sri Aurobindo by Hindutva outfits since 2007. Mentioning Sri Aurobindo without invoking The Mother is meaningless and misleading since they are the one Supreme Divine. Comparing him with other famous persons is also fruitless.

Mamata appeals for anti-BJP forces uniting. It continues in many ways, but the most crucial element is ideology. BJP is changing like a chameleon and adopting rainbow colours. That's, perhaps, inevitable due to demography. But Savitri Era Party follows Sri Aurobindo's philosophy.

It's unfortunate that an Imperial or religious system like oath-taking has turned a key part of democracy. Constitution endorsing it is regressive and anachronistic. Everyone loves a costume drama but the modern approach should be different. Why undergo a fancy dress competition?

Many people are signalling erudition by mentioning Sri Aurobindo without reading any of his books. Hindutva adherents are trying to appropriate him by selectively quoting him. Others are talking about intricacies of Integral yoga. Savitri Era Religion worships him and The Mother.

There are many scholars who explain The Mother & Sri Aurobindo's philosophy and literature in different forums but it should be taken as their personal opinion, because the subject is so vast that there is every possibility of an error or misrepresentation entering a perspective.

Neither Supreme Court nor Enclave deliberations can decide the tenor of future religions. It's not for nothing that Sri Aurobindo wrote The Life Divine. Any other formulation or amalgamation can never be equal to it. Savitri Era Religion is the only way for evolutionary progress.

Since there is no firm prototype for living a perfect life, one's own background or culture imparts an extremely limiting influence. The teachings of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo, on the contrary, is addressed to each person, regardless of their geography, nationality, or religion.

Tussle between Secular-liberal and Hindutva worldviews is a continuous affair but Savitri Era Party (2007) offers an alternative perspective based on the philosophy of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo. Without reading The Life Divine and The Secret of the Veda, one can't understand it.

All ideological or philosophical questions get automatically devalued whenever economic issues surface. Whether to buy gold or not, however, has more philosophical repercussions than merely economic. Gold is like Brahman of which the paper money functions like the apparent world.

Savitri Era Religion (2006) encourages worshipping The Mother & Sri Aurobindo as the one Supreme Divine without the compulsion of practicing any rigid system of yoga. Voluntary or spontaneous love, devotion, loyalty, gratitude, and surrender to them are basic necessary attitudes.

Tamil Nadu is an advanced State and home to a very intelligent people. But electing a film star as Chief Minister is the very antithesis of Democracy. Our Constitution lacks checks and balances for preventing such anomalies. Social media unfortunately fails to promote good people. 

The Life Divine was heralded on August 15, 1914. It has transformed the intellectual landscape to some extent, but its "volcanic" effect is yet to unfold. The Mother & Sri Aurobindo are the one Supreme Divine who are in their three poises: individual, universal, and transcendent.

The Mother & Sri Aurobindo have integrated life with spirituality without any exclusiveness. Many have copied their wrapping but the content is spurious. Further, there is no shortcut; reading their books is essential. The orientation will come on its own. incarnateword.in/cwsa

Savitri Era Party (2007) is unhappy with the present form of politics although an overwhelmingly large section endorses the current dispensation. The so called Indian values or traditional knowledge systems are a sham. Modernity as distilled from Western and Christian crux safer.

Power in a democracy is temporary and hence assuming that the ruling party is following the path of truth is mistaken. Philosophy is the right arena to judge things dispassionately. Savitri Era Party (2007) owes allegiance to the evolutionary vision of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo.

TV and Internet have transformed the society beyond recognition, especially women. The cosmopolitan approach prevailing in Metropolitan cities earlier is available in every home now, irrespective of location. Thus, defining people under straight-jackets may not be very objective.

Finitude prevents a panoptic view of things although similar abilities can be claimed. What I perceive is that a certain taxonomic framework is assumed to be given or enduring while the current century has witnessed much disruption. If they are merely tangential, then it is fine.

Sure. Next tranche should lend more clarity.

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Saturday, May 09, 2026

Veda unveils the physics of consciousness

 Collated X posts, in original, by Tusar Nath Mohapatra (From May 5, 2026 to May 8, 2026)

Rescuing Sri Aurobindo from the trivialisation of his Uttarpara speech on the one hand and transporting him to the remote spiritual planes on the other, is crucial for right appreciation of him. Further, looking at him in isolation without invoking The Mother is congenital error.

Sri Aurobindo wrote virtually till his last breath. Hence approaching him as he was in 1950 is more pertinent than in 1905, when he was beginning his public life. It's important to understand that The Mother gave him the identity and recognition for which he is revered worldwide.

Both Savitri Era Religion and Savitri Era Party are completely reliant on The Mother's grace before which all human machinations are fruitless. Intellectual awareness of Sri Aurobindo's epochal evolutionary theories, both political and philosophical, have a big role, nonetheless.

I always remember the rise and fall of Prafulla Kumar Mahanta.

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Confining Sri Aurobindo to Uttarpara, West Bengal, or even India is myopic. The Mother & Sri Aurobindo belong to the whole universe and preside over the evolutionary march. Worshipping them as the one Supreme Divine in their three poises under Savitri Era Religion is the best way

I served PNB from 1977 to 2000 when I took VRS. P. L. Tandon wrote a book on it. Banking century: A short history of banking in India & the pioneer, Punjab National Bank by Prakash Tandon

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Why only the opposition to do? Why not people, starting with the intellectuals themselves? Following Sri Aurobindo is the most viable alternative in the current circumstances and understanding this much shouldn't be difficult. Otherwise old ideologies won't be able to defeat BJP.

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West Bengal is in focus, and around a dozen names are doing the rounds including, of course, Sri Aurobindo. So far so good, but many are absolutely in the dark about their ideological compatibility or philosophical utility. Nobody has any clue as to in which order to list them!

Pet narratives have their rosy teleologies and fond destinies. All are entitled to their dose of fiction and phantasy, but trajectory of evolution knows no compromise. Assuming that it is biased towards a select slice of geography, however, makes fine stuff for anodyne lullabies.

Savitri Era Party is against AAP, BJP, and the Congress. It believes in the evolutionary philosophy of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo, as encapsulated in the #FiveDreams Manifesto, broadcast on August 14, 1947. They are worshipped as the one Supreme Divine under Savitri Era Religion.

So, what's wrong with it? Is it undemocratic?

Savitri Era Party aspires for peace and harmony. The Mother & Sri Aurobindo have assured that it's an evolutionary inevitability. So, following them, instead of any other party or personality, is the only sensible way. Worshipping them under Savitri Era Religion facilitates this.

The Mother & Sri Aurobindo have written about higher or unseen regions of consciousness in detail and very realistically. But that doesn't mean that they are explicit and evident or can be accessed easily. Savitri Era Religion encourages to worship them as the one Supreme Divine.

Sri Aurobindo wrote extensively, but unlike his many contemporaries, he didn't take any firm or rigid stand on various burning issues. Ideologies come and ideologies go, but Sri Aurobindo remains as fresh and relevant as ever. He is always the best bet for nuance and perspective.

Justice O. Chinnappa Reddy said something very significant in his dissenting judgement in the Auroville case, 1982, but the majority verdict ruled otherwise. Devotees of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo are suffering injustice for 44 years but current Sabarimala hearings do raise hope.

BJP entering Bengal marks the beginning of the end of the young party. That's why I have said it's a double edged weapon. It has to grapple with multiple philosophies and plurality, which will clash with the monochromatic vision of the RSS. If internalised, it will turn Congress.

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Since you are observing on generic issues, what should be an ideal template for a political party in a democracy? What kind of issues should it take up and whom would it ask for votes? What should be its USP to look different? Thanks.

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AI lacks agency and awareness but the instant panoptic view it presents is a huge improvement over the present human capability. Further, the text matters since the Author is dead. Thus, from the Sri Aurobindian perspective, the mental realm, definitely, moves up by a few inches.

Sri Aurobindo was steeped in the noble spirit of Western culture and literature due to his education in England for fourteen long years. His discovery of India after his return in 1893 was almost equally long. Thereafter, he started writing in Bande Mataram heralding new thought.

The Mother & Sri Aurobindo started the Arya monthly magazine in 1914, in which his epochal books were published. The Life Divine established a new evolutionary theory for transformation of humanity, and The Secret of the Veda unveiled the physics of consciousness as its modality.

After Sri Aurobindo went into seclusion in 1926, his disciples used to ask questions in a note book in which he wrote his reply. This continued for many years and these letters have been compiled thematically in seven volumes like Letters on Poetry and Art incarnateword.in/cwsa/27

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Recent election has shown how people are clinging to sundry icons. A film star has won, Mamata is still revered as a living-legend; Freedom fighters continue to inspire. All this points to the general propensity of hero-worship. Savitri Era Party, however, bets on Sri Aurobindo.

The only ideology political parties follow, diligently, is votes. As defections have become common, power is the only concern of politicians. Savitri Era Party (2007) is driven by the Vedic ethical paradigm of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo and guided by the 1947 #FiveDreamsManifesto

Savitri Era Party has been opposing AAP, BJP, and Congress since 2007. Although it has no presence on the ground, it is the only ideological alternative to Hindutva, at the moment. While all other icons have already been harnessed, Sri Aurobindo is yet to be deployed as a magnet.

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