Collated X posts in original by Tusar Nath Mohapatra
In the absence of anyone else expressing his or her exclusive allegiance towards The Mother & Sri Aurobindo on this platform, my personal achievements over the years become important as basis for possible legal recognition of Savitri Era Religion which I founded way back in 2006.
Situation in Auroville is worsening day by day and it's now clear that the original dream of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo has been successfully derailed. Matrimandir being the most important place of worship for the devotees, Auroville should be handed over to Savitri Era Religion.
From the perspective of Savitri Era Party, intellectuals belonging to Hindutva, Congress, or Left camp are ethically compromised. Otherwise it's not difficult to perceive the truth of what The Mother & Sri Aurobindo are saying. Exacting intellectual and ethical levels are needed.
Being a devotee of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo from early childhood I haven't faced any inducement to read Sanskrit scriptures or literature. Sri Aurobindo has done a splendid job in translating what's necessary and by writing commentaries on them. Going beyond is at your own risk.
It's easy to get an ego-boost for the followers of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo by seeing the devotees and tourists visiting the Ashram but the reality outside is dismal. Integral yoga, with its ivory tower presentation, has failed to percolate. Savitri Era Religion is the solution.
Philosophy basically is the attempt to explain the reality without bringing in the god, religion, or any divine cause. The Mother & Sri Aurobindo too tried to avoid the framework of religion in their writings but they being the one Supreme Divine, it's difficult to avoid religion.
Savitri Era Party is opposed to AAP, BJP, and Congress. It believes in the predictions of Sri Aurobindo as heralded in his #FiveDreams broadcast over AIR, Tiruchirappalli on August 14, 1947. Right thinking people of the country are requested to support this political alternative.
I haven't been overly critical of the Govt headed by Modi since its performance on Governance and Democracy front has been reasonable. But two terms are enough for any person and hence there should be change in leadership. Cultivating personality is understandable but no further.
After inauguration of Auroville in 1968, a lot of plans and programmes marked Sri Aurobindo's birth centenary celebrations in 1972 as The Mother had wished that the message of Sri Aurobindo should reach every home. Savitri Era Party is geared for fruition of such an onerous task.
As a devotee of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo for the last sixty years my knowledge of other traditions or schools of thought is meagre. Exclusive allegiance and surrender to them is essential for collaborating with the Earth's aspiration for descent of the Supramental consciousness
The Mother & Sri Aurobindo emphasised inner significance as in the case of Vedic deities. External forms and rituals do possess aesthetic aspect but the essence is elsewhere. Ethics therefore occurs at a higher pedestal or udasina. Personal effort however is at the mercy of grace
Scholars won't go beyond the text or recorded history. Thus, it's difficult for them to establish the divinity of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo. Savitri Era Religion, founded by me in 2006, holds both as the one Supreme Divine without any connection with past mythology or cosmology.
Leftist narrative spoiled the academic environment in the last century and Hindutva does exactly the same in the current century. The Savitri Era lens otoh relies on the insights of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo. Their philosophy too should replace what's there in present curriculum
Matrimandir is the most important place of worship for the devotees of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo and hence I have been demanding that Govt. must vacate Auroville and hand its administration over to Savitri Era Religion, established in 2006. Both feuding factions are extraneous.
As man is often used in the abstract sense in the philosophy of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo, the realities of life's problems seem to have been overlooked. In fact, they are not very particular about the details. They are more concerned with the overall change of consciousness.
You are doing things what you are passionate about and others too have freedom to do what they like. That's the kaleidoscopic beauty of social media. “A drop of ink may make a million think.” Personally, I'm not very enthusiastic about the political phase of Sri Aurobindo. Thanks
What The Mother & Sri Aurobindo wrote or achieved during their lifetime can't be the sole measure of their worth. For, they are the one Supreme Divine and are always present. They are in charge of navigating the evolutionary trajectory and designing the course of future events.
She is the Divine Mother, we were told, and I accepted. That was in 1964 when I was only eight. Ideal Child was not easy to understand but had some exotic attraction. All this because of the Study Circle movement across Odisha led by Prapatti and Babaji Maharaj through Navajyoti.
The Mother laid the foundation stone of Auroville in 1968 started by Sri Aurobindo Society. She passed away in 1973 leaving some impractical dreams behind. Govt. of India took it over in 1980 demolishing all those dreams and visions. Govt. should return Auroville and Matrimandir.
I have been against the temple movement since its inception. Now I will have to bear an unsavoury memory on my birthday, i.e., January 22. As Founder of Savitri Era Religion, I worship The Mother & Sri Aurobindo as the one Supreme Divine who have predicted descent of Supramental.
There is a general perception that insights from different cultures and religions are to be found in the works of Sri Aurobindo, which is true. But the way he presents them as unconnected with any particular tradition or institution is simply marvellous. Spirituality to the core.
Hindutva enthusiasts tend to see no difference between the govt and the party. The party is within its rights to debar any shade of opinion. But why the govt should throttle diversity of opinion and plurality of viewpoints is difficult to understand. Universities may fall in line
Since degrees are now linked directly to quantum of pay packages, talking of intellectual activity for the sake of pure joy or wonder might seem misplaced but there is a time in life when one is drawn towards these things. Sri Aurobindo's writings are a fertile ground to explore.
Reading many gurus or great men can be confusing. Sri Aurobindo's books provide the right intellectual orientation and aesthetic enjoyment. Establishing one's intimacy with his thought is important. Each one has his own special background and hence no need of help of someone else
The course of Freedom struggle in India had the tacit support of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo. They also had their roles in both the World Wars. The current phase of Indian history is not without their intention of distilling some noble templates out of the evolutionary cauldron.
Westerners writing book after book on philosophy without reading Sri Aurobindo is hilarious. It's surprising that no one tells them to read something authentic outside their academic world. Why philosophy is kept in such a moribund state in the Internet era is difficult to fathom
Sri Aurobindo's Relics Centre in Ayodhya is in news. The man behind establishing this Centre was Ramakrishna Das (Babaji Maharaj) from Odisha who later joined Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Puducherry and became responsible for setting up thousands of Study Circles throughout the State.
The temple movement can be seen as a genuine democratic upsurge and its political use therefore has considerable legitimacy although its basis is wrong ab initio. But that the whole affair will be surrendered to the political masters of the day before elections was never imagined
Sri Aurobindo has given the best possible explanation of the mystery of the world and its future. He has provided the most elaborate psychological framework, vetted by the Veda, useful for attaining spiritual states. Thirdly, his prediction of a perfect society is no mere utopia.
Never before in India, so many people were able to read, with infinite access at their fingertips. Yet most are unable to reach at the right knowledge source due to lack of curiosity and zeal for research. Echo-chamber and ecosystem are preventing them from critical perspectives.
Intellectuals in India have mortgaged their conscience to one party or the other. Thus, let it be known that this is the only handle for independent and objective views. Sri Aurobindo provides that Archimedean point which even many of his well-known and well-read followers miss.
Jayant Bhandari is preaching that India will become a barbaric nation but The Mother & Sri Aurobindo never foresaw such a future. They were rather confident that India has the Vedic knowledge which it will pass on to the world. But one can't be sure what happens in the short run.
Some commentators have inferred that the Romanticism of English poetry had influenced Sri Aurobindo's conception of Nationalism. But it is instructive to remember that he simply had wanted the sleeping nation to rise through a variety of methods, including resorting to militancy.
Remembering The Mother & Sri Aurobindo by nourishing a sense of surrender is the sign of a devotee. Aspiration for high ideals like Harmony, Perfection, and Supramental consciousness is also an indication. Worshipping them as the one Supreme Divine however is a primary condition.
Savitri Era Party has been demanding legal recognition of Savitri Era Religion as a separate minority religion so that the devotees of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo and various places of worship or educational institutions dedicated to them get Constitional protection. Devotees unite!
Those expressing devotion towards other gods and goddesses are defying The Mother & Sri Aurobindo. Such persons holding institutional positions is a double whammy. Savitri Era Religion has to fight with outsiders as well as insiders. Clear cut directions to officials is necessary.
Savitri Era Religion promotes a simplified version of the teachings of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo without insisting on the intricate architecture of Integral yoga like Psychic Being or Inner living. It leans more on remember, surrender, and Grace than systematic personal effort.
History of the evolution of Savitri Era Religion right from Paul Richard's meeting with Sri Aurobindo at Puducherry in 1910 is an interesting one. Today the legacy of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo stands fractured as against the ideal of Integral. But reach of my voice is negligible.
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