Opening the doors of Universities to Sri Aurobindo

It was nice to hear @ProfessorPuri ready to take up the cudgels for opening the doors of Universities to Sri Aurobindo. Till now no one had put up the case in such a forthright manner and she has more than the right credentials. The conviction with which she pleaded is exemplary.

Perhaps you are the first person to agree with me that Heehs' book shouldn't have been banned. The book was almost a joint project and many perceptive minds have contributed to its completion. Someone should take lead for campaigning for lifting of ban. @pkghosh50 @ProfessorPuri

Auroville conflict, Agenda dispute, Savitri controversy, and Heehs imbroglio have left The Mother & Sri Aurobindo's legacy much scarred. Simultaneously, many fresh facets and perspectives have come to light. So, redefining their work and worldview is necessary for new generation.

I think, you missed my point. In our path, both Krishna and Sri Aurobindo matter less. It's The Mother who reigns. This integration of Tantra and Vedanta is said to be the greatest contribution of Sri Aurobindo in the history of Indian wisdom. Suits prevailing gender sensitivity!

Each text has a different context and Sri Aurobindo kept them separate. The Life Divine e.g. has no concept of an Avatar. We are all students and our opinions may change in future. But nothing is so pivotal as you assume; it's a metaphor (again politeness)

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Most often, we encounter debates on eminent persons of 20th century. If India has to progress, then it's necessary to forget them all and their ideologies except Sri Aurobindo and his future vision. New generation shouldn't be burdened with worn out ideas and lopsided priorities.

Record of Yoga was not intended to be published. Sri Aurobindo never recommended the modalities he went through. I think, it's better not to consult or quote from it. The same applies to Thoughts and Aphorisms where concepts are too complex or sarcastic. Many are futuristic also.

The Mother surely needs hero warriors (Students' prayer) but I suspect you haven't read many things. So, the orientation is inchoate; still clinging to the past. Resisting the absolutely New World that The Mother & Sri Aurobindo offer. It happens with a lot of people; takes time.

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Writing articles on Sri Aurobindo by citing a few paragraphs from his divergent works is not very difficult and would look pedantic but in the present context, it's mostly anachronistic. Measuring to what extent he is relevant right now is a big challenge.

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Harbouring affinity, affection, and affiliation to extraneous sources is a personal choice. But Savitri Era Religion demands exclusive devotion and loyalty to The Mother and would brook no dissent. Those fermenting confusion by serving dual masters should desist from misleading.

The Mother & Sri Aurobindo might not have approved it but belonging to some religion is a legal necessity. Devotees are facing embarrassment for being identified as Hindu and hence this new Savitri Era Religion. We also demand early govt recognition for it

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Terms like Hindu, Hindutva, or Sanatana Dharma have become controversial and hence I had introduced the phrase Savitri Era in 2005 for distinguishing the devotees of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo from the rest of the crowd. In 2006, I formally declared it to be Savitri Era Religion.

Indians are so habituated in worshiping multiple idols that exclusive faith and surrender to The Mother & Sri Aurobindo sounds as fascist. But for Savitri Era Religion, that's the reality. Those flouting are themselves to blame. Coming under the umbrella of a common faith crucial. 

No greater self-delusion than assuming that The Mother & Sri Aurobindo established the Ashram for furtherance of the Hindu cause. Even to say that they attempted a Vedic revival would be wrong. Descent of the Supermental is an unprecedented task and it was their lifelong pursuit.

There's a misconception in our country that if the police picks up someone for interrogation or even arrests him, he is the culprit. it's only the first step of investigation prior to a prolonged judicial scrutiny. A similar prejudice exists too if someone consults a psychiatrist. 

V.P. Singh implemented the Mandal Commission Report and lost his job. SC ratified it later. Govindacharya imported this social engineering into BJP and it captured power in major States. RJB movement gained strength upon that wide reach. Vajpayee govt was fragile; Modi no better.

It should be mandatory to opt for a particular religion at the time of enrolling in voters list. Religion should be an adult's choice when he/she can judge things in a rational manner. Savitri Era Religion aims at keeping astrology, mythology, rituals, and superstitions at bay.

Savitri Era: Sri Aurobindo has envisaged a religion for humanity https://t.co/24STSvvdJ4

Tweets by Tusar Nath Mohapatra @NathTusar, Director, Savitri Era Learning Forum (SELF) & Founder-President of Savitri Era Party.

Savitri Era of those who adore,

Om Sri Aurobindo & The Mother.

Feel Philosophy: Sangha being infiltrated by Carvaka https://t.co/Tf30LZpTl5

Assorted tweets collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra @NathTusar, Director, Savitri Era Learning Forum & Founder-President of Savitri Era Party.

Savitri Era of those who adore,

Om Sri Aurobindo & The Mother.

Misc. References

[A Critical Survey of Indian Philosophy

MK Singh - 2021 The main schools of Indian philosophy were formalised chiefly between 1000BC to the early centuries AD. Subsequent centuries produced commentaries and reformulations

continuing up to by Aurobindo and Prabhupada among others]

[SABDA lead article on Prof. Manoj Das - Reminiscences by Prof. Sachidananda Mohanty #SriAurobindo]

https://t.co/mmYnI688n9

[Rajneesh had no guru himself. Indeed he would not even acknowledge his debt to Gurdjieff and Ouspensky. His was a new religionless religion. A deeper consideration of Rajneesh leads us to label him a clone of Gurdjieff who also came up with a new religion called the Fourth Path]

Yes, an excerpt from THE DESACRALIZATION OF HINDUISM FOR WESTERN CONSUMPTION by Rama Coomaraswamy, M.D. https://t.co/INLaiSnwqe

[William James and his popular book Variety of Religious Experiences, wielded great influence on R.D. Ranade. The book A Constructive Survey of Upanishadic Philosophy stands like an evidence of last 6000 years which Prof. Ranade gives to support his philosophy of God-realization]

[The Austrian esotericist and Goethean scholar Rudolf Steiner conformed to the integral pattern in 1906

Bergson's theory of creative evolution exerted a strong influence on Teilhard de Chardin and Alfred North Whitehead

M Alan Kazlev

, Spring 2011, Collaboration] #SriAurobindo

[Both Sri Aurobindo, known as the great synthesizer of eastern and western thought, and Martin Heidegger, one of the most influential postmodern thinkers, heard those streams that flow from the great rivers of ancient myth, philosophy, mysticism & poetry.]

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[ThePrint: rethink on Partition Horrors

my motherland may live up to immortal words of Sri Aurobindo: “We do not belong to the past dawns

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आध्यात्मिक राष्ट्रवादाचे उद्‌गाते

प्रा वेदांत कुलकर्णी योगी अरविंदांचे १५० वे जयंतीवर्ष १५ ऑगस्ट २०२१ रोजी सुरू झाले]

[Debut novel: The Illuminated. Anindita Ghose. @HarperCollins, 2021. "I made attempts to read Hegel and Sri Aurobindo. The Hegel by HyperText project by @Andy_Blunden was a useful resource." @SavitriEra https://t.co/UP0yru2ZTy https://t.co/PjXr52gbuV]

[Sri Aurobindo disclaimed founding a religion. No religious teacher claimed founding a new religion. The question is not whether Sri Aurobindo refused to claim or denied he was founding a new religion but whether his disciples and the community thought so]

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