Sri Aurobindo considered Hinduism and other religions to belong to the world's past

[Representing Swami Vivekananda: Some Issues and Debates By Makarand Paranjape
by Debashish on November 6, 2008 09:15PM (PST)
Controversy surrounding the representation of a "nationalized" Indian mystic comes late to Sri Aurobindo. Pre-dating the latter in personal chronology as in nationalism and the modern articulation of a global Vedantic spirituality, Vivekananda precedes also in the matter of contemporary debates on representation. more » Comments (1) Permanent Link]

[Sri Aurobindo certainly draws on Vedas, Upanishads and the Gita in his spiritual teaching and practice, though it may be debated that he did not need these for formulating the Integral Yoga. Re: Sri Aurobindo and Hinduism (a speech by Peter Heehs: Hyderabad 2006)
by Debashish on Sat 27 Sep 2008 11:38 PM PDT Profile Permanent Link]

[Science, Culture and Integral Yoga :: Sri Aurobindo and Hinduism
Sri Aurobindo and Hinduism (a speech by Peter Heehs: Hyderabad 2006) ..... From this point onward, Sri Aurobindo hardly referred to Hinduism or to Indian religion in general in his recorded talks or writings. In a letter to his brother written in April 1920, he wrote that the current revival of Vaishnavism, like the earlier revival of Vedanta, was all "very old and unsuitable for the new age". Indian civilisation, he observed, had become "a stagnant backwater, Indian religion a bigotry of externals." ... Nevertheless, it is certain that Sri Aurobindo considered Hinduism and other religions to belong to the world's past, and he had no desire to perpetuate them. Permanent Link]

[Sita Ram Goel, in Catholic Ashrams, writes: “[T]he literature of Indigenisation provides ample proof that several Hindu philosophies are being actively considered by the mission strategists as conveyors of Christianity. The Advaita of Shankaracharya has been the hottest favourite so far. The Vishistadvaita of Ramanuja, the Bhakti of the Alvar saints and Vaishnava Acharyas, the Integral Yoga of Sri Aurobindo and the Vichara of Ramana Maharishi are not far behind.” Atma Jyoti Ashram: Wolf in sheep’s clothing - II The diabolical game of evangelists in a Hindu Ashram By Swami Devananda Saraswati Organiser Home July 12, 2009]

Not many have ventured to confront the contentious repercussions of reformulation of religion hammered out by The Mother & Sri Aurobindo. Let alone the Global perspective, the diversity of Indian situation itself is too complex to be explicated. [TNM]