Collated X posts in original by Tusar Nath Mohapatra
Savitri Era: Theoretical astuteness and sagacity
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Collated X posts in original by Tusar Nath Mohapatra, Director, SELF (2005), Founder, Savitri Era Religion (2006) & President, Savitri Era Party
Savitri Era of those who adore,
Om Sri Aurobindo & The Mother.
The story of how and why India achieved Independence on Sri Aurobindo's 75th birth anniversary can never be told by historians. This is the only miracle he performed in public the significance of which is yet to be understood by Indians. The Mother & he are the one Supreme Divine.
Apart from Odisha, Delhi, UP, and WB, where I have stayed, I have visited J&K, Himachal, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh, Haryana, Rajasthan, MP, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, TN, Puducherry, Andhra, Telengana, Assam, Meghalaya, Trpura, and Andaman. Similipal and Daringbadi are in the wishlist.
Congress was responsible for keeping Sri Aurobindo out of the public knowledge in the last century and nothing much has been done to reverse it till now. I'm highlighting it since 2005 and notice with anguish how indifferent our intellectuals are. Hindutva has corrupted thinking.
August 15 is Sri Aurobindo's birth anniversary. Youth of the county should recognise the greatest philosopher and poet of the world and feel proud about it. Understanding that following him & The Mother is the only way for solving various problems faced by humanity is essential.
It's laudatory to stick to an empiricist attitude but what The Mother & Sri Aurobindo have said with regard to occult dynamics are also a historical fact. Whether one believes in them or not is immaterial but faithful reporting and contextualising them is the job of the scholars.
Savitri Era Religion is the most modern and rational religion without the tyranny of any mythology or rituals. Believing in The Mother & Sri Aurobindo as the one Supreme Divine and surrender to them sparks collaboration with evolution for descent of the Supramental consciousness.
India has been dependant on West even after Independence but NRIs facing the heat shout about decolonisation. It has become a career opportunity too. Sri Aurobindo's vision doesn't conceive making a clean break with the West. A more collaborative approach is the need of the hour.
As they cover diverse subjects, reading The Mother & Sri Aurobindo's books provides amazing intellectual stimulation. Discovering limitations of University education, being equipped with self-management techniques, and graduating from religion to spirituality are the biggest gain.
Volume 31, The Complete Works of Sri Aurobindo, Letters on Yoga-IV, Part IV-Difficulties in the Practice of the Integral Yoga
Section I-Difficulties of the Path
Section II-Overcoming the Difficulties of Yoga
Section III-The Opposition of the Hostile Forces
There's no solution. There can be only endless discussion. The Mother & Sri Aurobindo undertook creating a new synthesis way back in 1914. They are available online now incarnateword.in/cwsa
Reading them will provide a new foundation for building a secure shelter for the future
Savitri Era Religion is free from mythology, rituals, and priests. It's a direct relationship between the devotee and The Mother & Sri Aurobindo who are the one Supreme Divine. Reciting Savitri spurs inspiration and invocation of aspiration for Immortality
Political turmoil in Bangladesh having repercussions in Odisha might seem hilarious but it's a fact due to domestic political divides. No occasion is spared from deriving political mileage and atrocious comments flood social media. Religion relating hatred of course is perennial!
Prevailing geopolitics is tied to religions and in the event of old religions being dissolved as predicted by The Mother & Sri Aurobindo, a new world order is likely to emerge. #FiveDreams broadcast by Sri Aurobindo on August 14, 1947 foresees a #WorldUnion and India should lead.
The Mother & Sri Aurobindo met each other for the first time on March 29, 1914 whereafter the first issue of a monthly magazine, Arya came out on August 15 of the same year wherein The Life Divine, The Synthesis of Yoga, and The Secret of the Veda appeared.
incarnateword.in/arya/01?dated=…
There's nothing more paradoxical than expecting morality from the politicians or the govt. The only way for inculcating morality among the public is by following The Mother & Sri Aurobindo. All other recourse are full of falsehood and deception. Savitri Era Religion is the answer.
There's a wide gulf between how Hindutva looks at the future of India and what The Mother & Sri Aurobindo have predicted about it in #FiveDreams. It's a question of the direction evolution is likely to take and it's certainly not interested in aggrandisement of individual nations.
Sri Aurobindo's birthday is being celebrated today in thousands of Centres in India and abroad. It's one of the four Darshan days which hold immense significance for The Mother & Sri Aurobindo's devotees. Odisha has the largest number of Study Circles, Relics Centres, and Schools.
Protests are being held at different places demanding justice but reciting Savitri is a more potent tool for invoking higher consciousness for transformation of human nature. Relying on psychological armament in addition to the legal and punitive measures should attract attention.
Savitri Era Religion is the most modern and rational religion which worships The Mother & Sri Aurobindo as the one Supreme Divine who are always present in their three poises. It's free from mythology, rituals, and priests having no connection with other religions or philosophies.
Just like someone can be interested only in the stick and not the ice cream candy it holds!
When the focus is on Sri Aurobindo, some have written articles on The Mother's independent role and pioneering efforts.
Mirra Alfassa, the Mother of Integral Yoga - N Kuchuk
Mirra Alfassa: Completing Sri Aurobindo's Vision - P Beldio
Worlding Encounters - RD Bajpai and S Parashar
Indians are not interested in what The Mother & Sri Aurobindo were striving for. Prosperity and technology has deluded people. Everything is being judged on materialistic or militaristic terms. But the evolutionary Vedic imperative is different. Aspiration for Immortality is key.
The Mother & Sri Aurobindo have created an alternative paradigm for political, intellectual, aesthetic or entertainment spheres. These are in consonance with evolutionary push for higher consciousness and harmony. Despite present unwillingness and resistance, they are inevitable.
The Veda Suktas theveda.org.in/rigveda
Litmus test: If you have even an iota of admiration for any other person or tradition, then you have not been able to understand Sri Aurobindo sufficiently. This transitional stage is a dangerous phase in which whole life may pass. Savitri Era Religion bypasses this slippery way.
Those who are trying to start reading Sri Aurobindo, it's a long journey. Hindutva approach is to confine it to Uttarpara speech or some portions of India's Rebirth. No patience even for The Renaissance in India, let alone The Human Cycle. But, The Secret of the Veda is the best.
Expressing our exclusive allegiance and loyalty to The Mother & Sri Aurobindo is the most preliminary aspect of Integral yoga. The word sincerity derives from sine cera which means the marble statues wouldn't have wax fillings in olden days. So unalloyed love and devotion is must.
Must be related to DJ Wale Bass Badha De!
BJP has negligible presence in South but thanks to some of its erudite supporters from the South in the social media its influence seems to be sizeable. At least people hear about something about the South which is otherwise forgotten territory. No one is talking about crutch too.
The Mother & Sri Aurobindo created a theological alternative way back in 1914. Savitri Era Religion is the only option for getting rid of the old religions. Its evolutionary philosophy is backed by science and they have declared that collapse of old religions is an inevitability.
Political parties, as modern organisations, are expected to reflect modern values and promote ethical behaviour but unfortunately in India they are engaged in all sorts of obscurantist activities like religion and castes. Savitri Era Party is guided by The Mother & Sri Aurobindo.
Almost all cities and towns have Centres dedicated to The Mother & Sri Aurobindo but people in general don't take the benefit of their activities. These are public places with facilities like library and meditation hall. Many devotees run such services from their own homes, too.
Despite overwhelming hold over intellectual discourse in the country, the Left failed to gain confidence of the people and Hindutva is in power, today. But, this is also a transitional phase and, ultimately, the evolutionary philosophy of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo will reign.
Many people born in India are constantly receiving the message that they are less equal than others on various considerations. Following The Mother & Sri Aurobindo is the only way for driving out all hegemonistic ideologies. Tomorrow is #WorldUnion day, a part of the #FiveDreams.
I have been active in the social media since 2005 and my feeling is that Sri Aurobindo's writings haven't been analysed properly by the intellectuals in the country. He might have very limited role in history from 1910 to 1950 but his philosophical output is massive to be ignored.
The Mother & Sri Aurobindo inaugurated a new era in 1914 by launching the monthly magazine, Arya in which epochal books like The Life Divine, The Human Cycle, The Ideal of Human Unity, and The Future Poetry were published in the course of next seven years.
It's difficult to ascertain the right evolutionary approaches in the light of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo's future vision. Nevertheless, I have been writing against Hindutva as being obscurantist and regressive. Similarly, Reservations militate against the principle of fair play.
While most of us are concerned about the social, economic, and political problems of the day, The Mother & Sri Aurobindo grappled with the deeper existential issues like death, disease, and suffering. The Vedic evolutionary perspective, basically, is an aspiration for Immortality.
Many intellectuals are blaming Modi instead of openly recognising the futility of Hindutva. An impression went around that the temple will solve everything but it turned out to be a dud. Mythology has existed for thousands of years. It can't solve anything. So, jettison Hindutva!
Sri Aurobindo's writings cover almost the whole of Humanities but focusing on one book gives a lopsided picture. There are many books like Reading Sri Aurobindo by Gautam Chikermane and Devdip Ganguli which undertake a mapping exercise and reading them can provide a good overview.
World Union day today. Sri Aurobindo was emphatic about #WorldUnion in his #FiveDreams broadcast on August 14, 1947. It involves all dynamics of geopolitics and yet the real propelling factor is aspiration and consciousness. New website and new ejournal at worldunion.in
The greatest achievement of Modi is to expose how much benefit one can derive from publicity and propaganda. His defeat showed the limits. So talent and quality matters. Right ideology will win at last. Savitri Era Party believes Sri Aurobindo as the best brand. So no compromise.
The other side of river in the picture is Konnagar which has the parental house of Sri Aurobindo. He must have spent a few years there in his own home as a child. Uttarpara is nearby and Chandannagar, not very far. Srirampur is also near where William Carey had founded a college.
Savitri Era Religion is about worshipping The Mother & Sri Aurobindo as the one Supreme Divine who are always present in their three poises. There is no fixed ritual except remember and offer. It's not connected with any other religion or philosophy. Books incarnateword.in
Sri Aurobindo's personality is truly multi-faceted. His writings are equally diverse. Any scholar can discover this in a handful of days. What he can't decipher easily is why such a huge number of people are worshipping him and The Mother even without reading their books properly.
It's not without significance that The Mother has Mediterranean roots and Sri Aurobindo spent his formative years in the West. This lethal combination is the only concoction which will save the world. Savitri Era Religion worships them as the one Supreme Divine who are ever here.
Reading one or two books of Sri Aurobindo, or compilations like India's Rebirth can misguide. Further, without being conversant with his collaboration with The Mother will give an incomplete picture. Finally, looking at him as merely a revolutionary won't reveal his yogic powers.
Indian democracy is undergoing deep churning, although the deserved intellectual interrogation is yet to be initiated. Elections and Bangladesh have accentuated the seriousness. 1947 was imposed by the British but India as a mature nation must redraw the blueprint for the future.
Books should be written examining different prospects by downplaying current dominant sentiments. Sovereignty to the States is one such proposal since autonomy can work wonders for local creativity and self-determination. Plus issues like reservation wll have regional variations.
Thanks to The Mother & Sri Aurobindo, we are not overly dependent on Western philosophy or science. Similarly, despite their admirable sophistication, we have scant respect for Buddhist or Indian philosophy. Further, our appreciation for mythology doesn't extend beyond literature.
Influencers are advising to earn money. Nothing wrong in that. The Mother book by Sri Aurobindo is very clear about that. But the more important aspect is how that money is put to use. What attitude one should have in owning the wealth or while spending it. All these are crucial.
The problem is that those who are steeped in traditional systems and philosophy misrepresent the teachings of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo due to lack of proper orientation. Their notion of yoga is entirely different from what the established yoga schools teach. Discernment needed.
Many Hindutva adherents are active in the guise of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo's devotees whose love for Modi turns their perspective on current affairs warped. Let it be known that they have avoided making any definite prediction about the future as evolution is facing resistance.
Worshipping The Mother & Sri Aurobindo as the one Supreme Divine is an indispensable condition for Integral yoga as their grace is essential for progress in personal as well as cosmic evolution. Allegiance to other gods and goddesses or prophets and gurus is an assured hindrance.
Inauguration of Auroville by The Mother in 1968 signalled a dilution of Integral yoga leading to humanisation of the spiritual aim. Savitri Era Religion too intends to make the teachings of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo more accessible to the general public. This is a pioneering job.
People from all nations and all religions have been influenced by the teachings of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo. Savitri Era Religion seeks to make it formal for building a solid base for human unity and fraternity. From the intellectual resources angle, its appeal is unparalleled.
Theory of various hues is mounting but Savitri Era Party keeps its faith on Sri Aurobindo's Vedic evolutionary paradigm. There's no scope for any speculation or amalgamation. Westerners are fond of their own thinkers but those who are aware of The Life Divine understand its worth.
Books of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo are available online at incarnateword.in
Books of their disciples and other sadhaks can be read at motherandsriaurobindo.in/disciples/
Publications of Overman Foundation can be found at overmanfoundation.org/our-publicatio…
The Veda Suktas theveda.org.in/rigveda
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