"Subhash Kak is Regents professor of electrical and computer engineering at Oklahoma State University and a vedic scholar." His two-part essay celebrates the Indian tradition but obfuscates. He has quoted Sri Aurobindo at one place but doesn't acknowledge his contributions to the theory of Consciousness. Reading him brings to the fore the reasons why various streams of Indian philosophy were fighting with each other like erstwhile Princely States. Collating disparate ontological principles doesn't a good philosophy make. Rather, resolving contradictions and reconciling with common sense perceptions is the key. Otherwise, what one builds can come down in a moment.
The role of Western philosophy in interrogating ruthlessly is paramount here; but Sri Aurobindo, somehow, comes out unscathed. There are contradictions even within the formulations Sri Aurobindo offers and deft interpretations are needed to overcome them. Besides, a careful distinction between his commentaries on ancient texts and his own assertions is crucial to resolve ambivalences. But, on the whole, Sri Aurobindo stands out as the pre-eminent voice reconciling Indian and Western wisdom with Science. So, valorising older texts by bypassing him is fraught with danger and this needs to be taught to both young and the old.
I remember Ramashray Roy once retorting, "if we need to read the Veda, then one can read it directly; why via Sri Aurobindo?" His book Political Oder, however, lists Sri Aurobindo in bibliography. But, this gives an idea how scholars have been indifferent to Sri Aurobindo for years. For instance, Sunil Khilnani's India in 50 Lives exiles Sri Aurobindo except for a brief mention. So young Indians need to find Sri Aurobindo with their own effort. [TNM55]
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Swarajya - In the words of Sri Aurobindo: Kshara Purusha is the Self reflecting the changes and movements of Nature, participating in them, immersed in the consciousness ... Between the classical and the quantum worlds lies metaphysics, the domain of philosophers for centuries.@subhashkak1 https://t.co/aDvawzDlb8
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Ramashray Roy - 2002 - More editions Study on the relationship between Vedic tradition and political order of India.
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Ramashray Roy - 2003 - In Explaining The Meaning And Relevance Of Samskaras, The Book Presents A Fine Blending Of The Traditional And Modern Systems Of Knowledge Construction.
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Ramashray Roy, Ravi Ranjan - 2016 - Preview - More editions In the words of the authors themselves, ‘We are aware that in a world divided into a number of ideological camps, the way out suggested in this book will invite ridicule and accusation of orthodoxy.
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Sunil Khilnani - 2016 - He read German idealist philosophy and Henri Bergson, and came directly to politics through the works of the spiritual nationalist Sri Aurobindo Ghose. Aurobindo, twenty five years older than Bose, was a hero of ...
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Times of India- Their notebooks, which cost upward of Rs 1,000, are made of special kid leather and handmade paper from the Sri Aurobindo Ashram factory in Puducherry.
Times of India- "My father was highly influenced by India and was called `Sundarananda' by SriAurobindo," she said. Mira further said that her father put great emphasis on ...
The Shillong Times- A lecture will be delivered by Biswanath Ray for four days from October 24 to October 27 from 5:30 pm at the auditorium of Sri Aurobindo Institute of Indian ...
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Location: Shipra Riviera, Indira Puram, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 201014, India (Pics TNM 2016: ‘Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav’ organised by Ministry of Culture at IGNCA, New Delhi)
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