Wednesday, August 18, 2021

Sri Aurobindo as a compass to build a just and compassionate society

ତୁଷାରନାଥ ମହାପାତ୍ର Tuar Nath Mohapatra

With a little bit of help from Google and Twitter Informs the public about Sri Aurobindo and The Mother. Telling their stories and life history Teachings in philosophy and psychology Enormous scope for learning for everyone Revels he in distributing this nectar.

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International situation is increasingly pointing out how granting Sovereignty to States of India on linguistic lines is the most democratic decision. itś also in consonance with Sri Aurobindoś vision. Savitri Era Party: Last mile Democracy and Development savitrieraparty.blogspot.com/2018/04/last-m

Sri Aurobindo faced many hardships in his life and witnessed weakness of men too. Yet he expressed the Vedic optimism in all his works. SAVITRI is full of dramatic utterances bordering on melancholy and despondency. But the denouement resonates with the Vedic ideal of Immortality

Many people read but only fiction. Those relishing non-fiction rarely enjoy philosophy. It's a matter of training the mind. Literary criticism and cultural studies too contain a lot of philosophy. The Problem of Rebirth by Sri Aurobindo is a good probe. incarnateword.in/cwsa/13/rebirth

Those who want to worship Gandhi Tilak, Tagore, Subhas, or Vivekananda are free to do so. But why take the name of Sri Aurobindo along with them. It should be clear that The Mother & Sri Aurobindo have worked relentlessly to bring down the Supramental force. Others have no clue.

Brick and mortar institutions develop a warped priority over a period of time. The real goal is pushed to the background and general administration or HR become more pressing. Local govt and politics also weigh on. A philosophy like Sri Aurobindo´s is better disseminated openly.

Psychic Being is an important formulation in Sri Aurobindo´s philosophy and yoga. Basically our inner person, it experiences, assimilates, and enjoys all our external actions, whether pleasant or unsavory, and keeps growing. This curious aspect turns the Karma theory on its head.

Food is primary and the next is food for thought. Both need to be designed carefully to avoid malnutrition and undesirable ingredients that may harm. Books by The Mother & Sri Aurobindo are excellent guides for the young for understanding themselves and how they are connected.

The Vision of Sri Aurobindo edited by GN Sarma (1973) has the foreword by RP Nath. Stress on sociopolitical dimensions of Sri Aurobindo's vision is a plus point of the book. Not many such books are coming out now. is in the process of editing a Sri Aurobindo reader

Many books brought out by other publishing houses than the Ashram are hard to find today. This 1973 publication has contributions from BR Nanda, VM Reddy, SK Ghose, VK Gokak, AK Majumdar, and SK Banerji apart from the foreword by Karan Singh and a preface by VC Joshi, the editor.

Just returned from a session with a dentist, a physiotherapist, and an optician. The body has many problems but our education system doesn't teach about the body sufficiently. Medicine should be part of school curriculum. Sports is good but what is going on inside is important.

We are constantly bombarded by media endorsements and so it's impossible to draw a line between own choice and that of others. Further ideological issues like political correctness also operate. Thus taking any rigid stand on lifestyle matters is difficult. Even commenting is bad.

Modern day religious festivals like Durga Puja can hardly be called Hindu. On one side the rituals and on the other, Chicken tikka. On the third front, Kanta laga and the fourth is where alcohol flows. So these are the four pillars of modern day Secularism in India. No hypocrisy!

Many wrong impressions circulate apropos Sri Aurobindo due to quotations taken out of context. Much misunderstanding has indurated regarding his views on Gandhi, Muslims, AIT, Partition, etc. Savitri Era Party takes independent stand on present problems by keeping aside his words.

From August 15, 2021 to August 15, 2022, the whole year will be celebrated as Sri Aurobindo's 150th birth anniversary year. Webinars are attracting the young and the educated and let's hope that an intelligent contingent of people will emerge for spreading his message worldwide.

Libraries are verily temples of knowledge and illumination but the books they

stock are victims of Colonial concoction or Marxist misrepresentation. Most hardbound books with dust jackets are gathering dust but there should be review whether they deserve room in the shelves at all

From Democracy, Odisha has slipped into Monarchy. A king with hereditary entitlement and a bureaucrat as his Minister. And the praja is so enamoured of him that they are devouring his comical Odia speeches for decades together. Let's hope this situation doesn't last for ever.

Sri Aurobindo has foreseen a #WorldUnion as an effective Federation. You may also consider the prospect of Sovereignty to the States of India on linguistic lines. Smaller nations can look after local concerns better.

With due respect, without a robust ideology and future vision, a new party runs the risk of skidding on issues. Accepting Sri Aurobindo as the pivot of political future is the need of the hour. Cc

Nothing wrong with that but my request is to give Sri Aurobindo a much higher position than others on the basis of his prophecies on future Evolution. Reading his books can give an idea of his profundity and greatness. incarnateword.in/cwsa

I requested for considering Sri Aurobindo as the greatest poet and philosopher of India and to be guided by his political ideology. But as a true dacoit, you have hijacked the discussion to inanities. Thanks.
Sri Aurobindo has reinterpreted the Veda where Rama doesn't exist. Need to go to the roots of Indian wisdom. No better commentator than Sri Aurobindo. incarnateword.in/cwsa/15

I agree but would like to add that Sri Aurobindo's future vision needs to be taken as a compass to build a just and compassionate society.

Absolutely rhetorical and shorn any hard facts.

Savitri Era: Following Sri Aurobindo is not a matter of personal welfare savitriera.blogspot.com/2021/08/follow (Tweets in original by T.N. Mohapatra, Director, SELF) I created over a dozen blogs in 2005 relating to The Mother & Sri Aurobindo. I write at Savitri Era but the rest are borrowed.

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