Savitri Era @SavitriEra Jul 23
Well presented but to hope that India can do something noticeable in this arena is bleak#SriAurobindo is the right choice for the nation now. The greatest philosopher and poet the world has seen has been shamefully ignored by his own countrymen. India got her Independence on his 75th birthday. His message was broadcast over AIR Tiruchirapalli
incarnateword.in/cwsa/36/the-fi…Just like Lukács had changed his views in his later years, D.P. Chattopadhyaya also regretted not doing justice with Hegel in his book, #SriAurobindo and Karl Marx. Present authors should also admit acts of omission and commission in their previous books for healthy discourse. pic.twitter.com/tNPStxtfUZ
Those belonging to political parties are after power, money, and career and Democracy legitimises it. #SriAurobindo insists on nobler inspiration such as Unity, Mutuality, and Harmony. So the first step is to aspire for clean and value based public life. Only Savitri Era can lead
You join a job. Work for some organisation against salary. The organisation has some policies or a philosophy. You perform your duties, accordingly. But why should believe in them personally? A clear demarcation has to be there. Meaning of life must receive its due consideration.
You have been at top level administrative as well as political positions. Ignoring #SriAurobindo has been a great blunder for this country. This error has to be rectified. An ethical anchor and icon can make people see reason. A political force can emerge. twitter.com/SavitriEra/sta…
The Mother & Sri Aurobindo came from very different backgrounds but when they met for the first time on March 29, 1914 in Puducherry, there was a unity of purpose; a single determination. This is something rare in the human history the significance of which has not been evaluated
Nothing is static; organisations evolve over time. So, comparison with pre-Independence situation is anomalous. Understanding the present compulsions and future outlook is important. Being in power in an interconnected world has many pulls and pressure and they are doing it fine.
I was born in a free country but have been a victim of distorted history and motivated narratives. No effort today to mend the rot. No one is bothered why #SriAurobindo has been kept out of college syllabus. A book like The Life Divine should have been the pride of any nation.
Dante wrote the Divine Comedy in Italian instead of Latin and even cart drivers used to sing it. Such is the power of local language. SAVITRI has been translated in almost all Indian languages but such popularity is hard to dream. In any case the English original is unsurpassable
Many teachers like Steiner (1861–1925), Gurdjieff (1866-1949), Ouspensky (1878–1947), René Guénon (1886–1951, Gebser (1905–1973), and Frithjof Schuon (1907–1998) have influenced Westerners enormously. But #SriAurobindo is yet to be accorded the reception he deserves so eminently.
Most people are not aware of #SriAurobindo. So knowing about him and developing some appreciation and admiration is important. Each one will reach him in his unique way. Which book to read will also be different for each person. Singing #TheMother's prayers is also another avenue
We read about the Mughal kings British Governor Generals, and Viceroys in the school but not a word about #SriAurobindo. This is a criminal conspiracy to distort history and abdication of sound academic practice. Sadly, perpetrators are moving free and don't owe any explanation.
Instead of saying Rajputs or Marathas, it'd be more accurate to say that different kings defended their respective kingdoms. There was no Bharata then.
Reading #SriAurobindo's books means entering into the causal aspects of current affairs and media offerings. Such an intellectually coherent framework of world functioning gives a tremendous support for further imagination and innovation. Otherwise, superficial notions take root.
1) August 15, 1872: #SriAurobindo was born in Kolkata 2) August 15, 1914: First issue of ARYA magazine (1914-21) came out from Puducherry 3) August 15, 1947: India got independence. These three events should form the basic framework to reconstruct the real history lying buried.
In West Bengal, I was trying to speak in Bengali and the shopkeeper asked, "You are Bengali or non-Bengali? " In most States, this has become a permanent political division irrespective of other issues or ideologies. Influx of outsiders who reap economic benefits and rip language pic.twitter.com/nxri2EsKCD
#SriAurobindo had wide ranging knowledge on the wisdom of the East as well as the West. But when he engaged with the Veda in Puducherry after 1910, some Deities came to reveal themselves to him. Subramania Bharati was his friend at the time. This is before The Mother's arrival.
I was born eight years after the British left India and five years after the Constitution of India was promulgated. I don't know why I should be tormented by stories of conflict and victimhood supposed to have happened during the last two thousand years. Why such crap imposition?
After VRS from PNB in Y2K, I had some funds in hand for the first time. Earlier it was a litany of loans. Had no idea of Mutual Funds but invested in a A-Z bouquet. Aditya, Alliance, Bajaj, DSP, Franklin, HDFC, JM, Kotak, Kothari Pioneer, SBI, Sundaram, Reliance, UTI, and Zurich.
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