Savitri Era narrative is twenty years old

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Savitri Era: Savitri Era Religion reflects my lived example

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Collated X posts in original by Tusar Nath Mohapatra, Director, SELF (2005)

Founder, Savitri Era Religion, and President, Savitri Era Party

Savitri Era of those who adore,

Om Sri Aurobindo & The Mother.

Savitri Era Party stands for equality and universality. All citizens should be treated as the same without any discrimination or favour. The need for social justice is over. The Constitution of India should be rewritten accordingly. The party draws inspiration from Sri Aurobindo.

Reading Mother's Agenda is revealing in many ways. One can know how The Mother used to tolerate many of her disciples, out of politeness. Her response to various facets of Hindu religion or Indian culture can be interpreted in similar context. Savitri Era Religion overlooks them.

At eight I knew The Mother & Sri Aurobindo as Divine and my worldview has been shaped accordingly. Therefore I don't belive in the common sense approach of historians who prefer to present a linear narrative of their lives. This prompted me to launch Savitri Era Religion in 2006.

Understanding the philosophy of Sri Aurobindo through the lens of Savitri Era Religion is important since most of his commentators have Hindutva leanings. Accepting The Mother & Sri Aurobindo as the one Supreme Divine is the litmus test for their devotees. Hypocrisy has no place.

Neither BJP nor Congress have served democracy well. Those belonging to the Left or Ambedkar's bandwagon are misguided. Savitri Era Party, drawing inspiration from The Mother & Sri Aurobindo, aspires for striving towards genuine fraternity and human unity. No reservation required. 

Worshipping The Mother & Sri Aurobindo as the one Supreme Divine is the first step for internalising Savitri Era narrative. Otherwise, endless discussions on various books written by them and their direct disciples continue to spread confusion. Auroville controversy festers, too.

Savitri Era narrative is twenty years old. There was a conspicuous resistance against publicity and discussing politics was a strict no. With Google providing free publishing facility, I did some overdose of publicity by launching over a dozen blogs. SELF has 20k hits this month.

Dr. Ramesh Bijlani diagnoses "a faulty approach to spirituality" comprising The transactional trap, The scholastic trap, The signboard trap, The school-leaving certificate (SLC) trap, The misplaced curiosity trap, The grandiose trap, and The greatness trap

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YES lecture on an allied theme. #TheMother #SriAurobindo

False ideals are being promoted. The Mother & Sri Aurobindo however have set the goal very definitively:

1) Transformation of human nature

2) Rising to the next higher level of consciousness

3) Descent of the Supramental consciousness

4) Physical Immortality or Victory over death

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I came in contact with The Mother & Sri Aurobindo at eight in 1964 and The Mother passed away in 1973. I haven't seen her. However I had imbibed enough inspiration during those ten years which sustains me even today. I have been spreading their message via social media since 2005.

Each to their own and devotees of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo are free to practice Integral yoga as they deem fit. If they are able to integrate it with other religions, it's for them to explain. But my idea of it reflects my lived example which I theorise as Savitri Era Religion.

Savitri Era Religion reflects my lived example

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Savitri Era: Geopolitics is not politics alone

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Collated X posts in original by Tusar Nath Mohapatra, Director, SELF (since 2005), Founder, Savitri Era Religion, and President, Savitri Era Party. 

Savitri Era of those who adore,

Om Sri Aurobindo & The Mother.

Worshipping The Mother & Sri Aurobindo as the one Supreme Divine who are always present in their three poises, - individual, universal, and transcendent, - and lead the evolutionary march is the prime role of the devotees. Savitri Era Religion has a global vision for #WorldUnion.

If the Chief Justice can utter a religious slogan, the devotees of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo should take a lesson as to how to further our narrative. Savitri Era Party has been trying to popularise the political ideals of #SriAurobindo encapsulated in his #FiveDreams broadcast.

Ramakrishna Hegde was the most suitable candidate but H.D. Deve Gowda denied him the opportunity by himself becoming the Prime Minister. Not only that, he forced Lalu Prasad Yadav to expel him from Janata Dal. Modi, similarly, had forced Gadkari to remove Sanjay Joshi from posts.

Sri Aurobindo was born in India and went to England for education. The Mother was born in France and came to India to meet Sri Aurobindo. It's difficult to explain the mystery of these events and at Savitri Era Religion, we worship them as the one Supreme Divine. All are welcome.

There are many handles who use the pictures of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo or their symbols as their DP. This looks very odd considering the sacredness of their pictures and symbols. Similarly, pasting quotations from their writings without informing the context can be misleading.

It is important to analyse the current political atmosphere in the light of The Human Cycle by Sri Aurobindo. Savitri Era Party is against Hindutva and believes that its influence will wane. Fraternity will be the fundamental principle for future politics. Harmony and not hatred.

Arun Shourie has written more than thirty books but I haven't read any. I used to be a fan of his columns in the Indian Express. My interest in him dwindled due to his association with BJP. He is seen as a founding father of Nationalist sentiment. He brought many things to light.

Sri Aurobindo's books provide an alternative paradigm to Western thought. It is also an advancement over Indian and Buddhist philosophies. His poetry reaches new heights in aesthetics. His hermeneutical reading of the Veda breaks new ground in apperception of inner consciousness.

The Mother & Sri Aurobindo are talking about the future evolution; a new race. Descent of the Supramental consciousness is possible only through the joint action of our aspiration and their grace. Thus, worshipping them as the one Supreme Divine is an indispensable precondition.

Sri Aurobindo wrote at a time when Western thought was in turmoil. Reading his books is necessary for comparing different points of view in order to draw the right conclusions. Otherwise it is one-sided knowledge. No other thinker in the world provides such wide-ranging insights.

Devotees have every right to ask the Divine for fulfilment of their personal wishes (for what else is the use of the Divine for?) but demanding in public that The Mother & Sri Aurobindo fulfill their promises in a surcharged atmosphere of war, hatred, and frenzy is inappropriate.

An important element of Savitri Era Religion is that we believe The Mother & Sri Aurobindo defeated Hitler. No historian would support this but it is part of our mythology. For this purpose, Churchill became their instrument. Churchill may have other vices but he is great for us.

Subhas Chandra Bose was born in Cuttack, Odisha, who rose to be a legendary figure. Fondly remembered as Netaji, he has a special place in the hearts of almost all Bengalis. However, we at Savitri Era Religion don't rever him as a great person due to his association with Hitler.

There is a misconception about the Map of India in Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Puducherry.

Myth: The Map was drawn by The Mother.

Fact: It was originally drawn by a few disciples who planned to present it to The Mother as a surprise. She, however, revised it and drew it herself, later.

Ambedkar compares Buddha with Marx for analysing the possibility of an ideal society. Sri Aurobindo, interestingly, takes the evolutionary approach and talks about successive stages reflecting higher consciousness. Thus ethics needn't be imposed but would bloom as part of nature.

#SriAurobindo (1872 - 1950) can be remembered in diverse contexts but worshipping The Mother & Sri Aurobindo as the one Supreme Divine is the central principle of Savitri Era Religion. It considers their writings bound by the limitations of time and, therefore, avoids literalism.

Peter Heehs has been writing since 1988 and has over a dozen books to his credit. His latest is The Mother: A Life of Sri Aurobindo's Spiritual Collaborator. Mirra Alfassa (1878 - 1973) came to meet Sri Aurobindo in Puducherry in 1914 and never looked back.

Can't say about original doctrine, but the current votaries of Hindutva seem to rely on it for all kinds of solutions. There's no need to slug but only highlight how others are not allowing it to flower. Blaming others takes away responsibility with splendid opportunity for glee.

People in India are not aware of the history of Constitution and most believe Ambedkar wrote it. So to make a neat narrative weaving all available ancient texts to claim infallibility is something absurd. Hindu religion around mythology is fine but why add metaphysics and ethics?

Intellectual atmosphere is too confused in India today due to political fights. Modern day gurus also keep their devotees ignorant. Reading the books of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo through self-effort is the only way to derive right insights. Avoiding mythology and rituals needed.

The Life Divine by Sri Aurobindo provides a sound metaphysical framework for the modern mind. It also responds to Darwin, Nietzsche, Bergson, and Freud. Besides, it explains the questions raised by Royce and James. The Human Cycle by him is an alternative vision to that of Marx.

In The Synthesis of Yoga, Sri Aurobindo has described numerous spiritual principles in an excellent manner. These largely fall in the category of personal effort. But when it comes to practice, no one feels capable. The Life Divine, conversely, assures evolutionary inevitability.

Savitri Era Religion facilitates worshipping The Mother & Sri Aurobindo as the one Supreme Divine without the tyranny of any mythology or rituals. It also forestalls comparing them with others unnecessarily. Defeating Hitler is the most crucial achievement of their outward lives.

When I first heard the phrase Operation Sindoor, I felt sure that it's the work of RSS and not the Army. Because why any military person would think in this emotional manner? For them it's just a code. Now that the phrase is being bandied about in the streets, my guess was exact!

The Ashram was established by The Mother & Sri Aurobindo with the objective that its members may dedicate themselves in the spiritual direction without much concern for material needs. But without transformation of human nature, this aim remains unfulfilled after their departure.

I have subscribed to more than one hundred YouTube channels dealing with yoga and philosophy of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo. Unfortunately, many are not mentioning Sri Aurobindo in the title of the videos due to which they don't appear in the search results.

Religious spirit in worshipping The Mother & Sri Aurobindo as the one Supreme Divine is admirable but the same zeal to prove their writings & conversations as self-evident truth, or infallible, or true for ever is a negative tendency. Texts must be subjected to critical scrutiny.

Democracy and Nation building on one front and Evolution of collective consciousness on the other has been the ideal during the last sixty years, but nothing appreciable has happened. Worshipping The Mother & Sri Aurobindo as the one Supreme Divine therefore is the only recourse.

A Nation isn't something abstract or purely material. It's about people and their struggles. Disputing the structure of society is the domain of politics. Conflict between divergent views should lead to the Integral solution as Sri Aurobindo proposes in his #FiveDreams Manifesto.

Savitri Era Religion worships The Mother & Sri Aurobindo as the one Supreme Divine without any connection with the old religions or philosophies. They have been present at every turn of the Evolutionary history, and lead its march towards descent of the Supramental consciousness.

I also used to believe that so many political leaders died because of Indira Gandhi. But since you are a supporter of her, you won't agree.

Intellectual lethargy is not allowing people to accept the philosophy of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo. Present political situation has also made the hold of Hindutva more powerful. But this period will not last long. The evolutionary arrow will pulverise all obstacles on its way.

Remembering The Mother & Sri Aurobindo and seeking their grace is an act of collaboration with evolution. Reading Savitri or other books by them also amounts to the same. Keeping away from mythology and rituals is an important task. "Om Anandamayi Chaitanyamayi Satyamayi Parame."

Each to their own and devotees of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo are free to practice Integral yoga as they deem fit. If they are able to integrate it with other religions, it's for them to explain. But my idea of it reflects my lived example which I theorise as Savitri Era Religion.

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Geopolitics is not politics alone

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Savitri Era: Habib Tanvir, Hannah Arendt, and The Human Cycle

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Collated X posts in original by Tusar Nath Mohapatra, Director, SELF, President, Savitri Era Party & Founder, Savitri Era Religion.

Savitri Era of those who adore,

Om Sri Aurobindo & The Mother.

The Mother & Sri Aurobindo's writings and conversations cover a wide range of subjects. Besides, the books by their direct disciples provide diverse insights. Yet, it is difficult to derive proper guidance on political situation obtaining in India, except from Savitri Era Party.

Devotion towards The Mother & Sri Aurobindo can save humanity from wars and conflicts. They represent a higher consciousness and invite all to rise above the present mentality. Savitri Era Religion encourages to worship them as the one Supreme Divine without any dogma or rituals.

Each person's background is different and I have been fortunate to worship The Mother & Sri Aurobindo from a very young age. Intellectual appreciation grew much later. Thus starting Savitri Era Religion in 2006 was a natural consequence which most other devotees find incongruous.

Savitri Era Party has been demanding abolition of reservations so that all citizens are treated equally. But the Govt unfortunately has decided to conduct Castes census. Savitri Era Religion doesn't recognise any Caste and all are welcome to forsake their Caste identity under it.

The Mother & Sri Aurobindo have explained the mystery of evolution and how human collaboration is crucial for accelerating the descent of Supramental consciousness upon earth. Worshipping them as the one Supreme Divine is absolutely necessary as they alone have the powers for it.

Avoiding unrealistic expectations of spiritual realisations or mystical experiences is important although writings of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo are full of guidances on them. Similarly insisting fulfilment of various predictions made by them at different times should be avoided.

The Secret of the Veda is the most original contribution of Sri Aurobindo to modern thought. Anyone reading it will discover how the story of seamless consciousness was told in ancient times and why wise men have been refusing to accept this simple wisdom.

Arrival of The Mother in Puducherry, in 1914 marks a, distinctly, new phase in the life of Sri Aurobindo. Before that he has been influenced by many streams of thought as per historical records. Savitri Era Religion, however, prefers to treat them as Lila.

The Human Cycle by Sri Aurobindo deals with very complex themes. It should be read as an expansion of the last two chapters of The Life Divine. The allied volume, The Ideal of Human Unity, provides further explanation and justification for The Human Cycle.

The Mother & Sri Aurobindo have said innumerable things but some have the habit of picking up a few utterances to suit their own line of thought. As if those are the most important element of their teachings. This sort of selective approach is misleading. Beware of such emphasis!

Savitri Era Religion doesn't stress on scholarship or practice of yoga. Worshipping The Mother & Sri Aurobindo as the one Supreme Divine is the most basic requirement. Love and surrender to them is essential for aspiration for descent of the Supramental consciousness upon earth.

I came in contact with The Mother & Sri Aurobindo at eight in 1964 and The Mother passed away in 1973. I haven't seen her. However I had imbibed enough inspiration during those ten years which sustains me even today. I have been spreading their message via social media since 2005

Apart from Bases of Yoga by Sri Aurobindo, A Practical Guide to Integral Yoga compiled by Manibhai provided guidance on diverse subjects. The Integral Yoga of Sri Aurobindo by Rishabhchand was a very authoritative commentary. His other book In the Mother's Light is very inspiring. 

Savitri Era Party has been disseminating an alternative narrative based on the philosophy of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo since 2007. Apart from radical insights into history, symbolic readings of the Veda, Upanishads, and the Gita can alter the worldview of any diligent observer.

West Bengal is determined not to recognise Sri Aurobindo as a Bengali or a Great man. Understandably, it struggles with a problem of plenty, but not to give even a foothold to the Greatest is something absurd. Sri Aurobindo didn't write much in Bengali but translations are there.

There are a thousand pegs to hang a tale and an equal number of routes to approach Sri Aurobindo. Amal Kiran discovered him from an old newspaper wrapping a pair of shoes. Once found wrestling with his vast literature takes long years. But the ultimate aim is to reach The Mother.

During the Birth Centenary of Sri Aurobindo in 1972, The Mother had expressed the desire that his message must reach every home. Thus, Centres all over the country were galvanised for this onerous task. Even Govt had played a catalytic role in terms of organisation and resources.

His Bengali name was Arabinda Ackroyd Ghose but in the later phase of his life he changed it to Sri Aurobindo. There is no Ghose and Sri is part of the composite name. He put his signature in the style "Sri Aurobindo". Thus writing Aurobindo, Maharshi or Rishi Aurobindo is wrong.

Sri Aurobindo had criticised the Congress for turning into a club of a select few. Devotees of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo, today seem to form a similar minority. High intellectual content of their teachings also stokes elitism. Savitri Era Religion, however, is devotion oriented.

Criticism of human nature and society is common in The Mother & Sri Aurobindo's writings. But they do it out of deep compassion and love for the humanity to show the path of redemption. Thus using their criticism to castigate fellow human beings is wrong on the part of all of us.

Patriotic feeling for unity and integrity of the country are noble sentiments but to allow just one person to rule over 1.5 billion people is absurd. Democracy entails bottom-up collective leadership but no such arrangement is visible at present. No transparency or accountability. 

Overnight experts on The Mother & Sri Aurobindo are mushrooming who proclaim misleading statements on them. Savitri Era Religion is about worshipping The Mother & Sri Aurobindo as the one Supreme Divine, and surrender to them for accelerating descent of Supramental consciousness.

Geopolitics is not politics alone. It also reflects the intention of evolution. One may or may not believe in any Divine power, but evolution is a fact which, as Sri Aurobindo explains, is moving towards Harmony. Current events can't definitely be identified as helpful, though.

The teachings of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo far surpasses all New Age, or postmodernist, insights. Worshipping them as the one Supreme Divine amounts to collaboration with evolution for descent of the Supramental consciousness. All are welcome to join Savitri Era Religion (2006).

Dayananda was instrumental for renewed interest in the Veda but it was left to Sri Aurobindo to reveal its true significance. Though regarded as the original source of wisdom the Veda is still relegated to perfunctory religious ritual. Reading The Secret of the Veda can illumine.

Worshipping The Mother & Sri Aurobindo as the one Supreme Divine, who are always present in their three poises, is the fundamental principle of Savitri Era Religion. Aspiring for descent of Supramental consciousness is more important than asking them for performing petty miracles. 

As devotees of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo, it is necessary to remember that, before their writings, psychologists like Sigmund Freud and Frederic W. H. Myers had made great contributions. While spiritual approach has its own merit, scientific or medical route should be respected.

Savitri Era Party wants war to end, and hopes issues are settled through dialogue. Sovereignty of each country should be respected, and crimes should be treated as crimes. Instituting hate campaigns against whole peoples should be avoided. The Mother & Sri Aurobindo want harmony.

Many devotees have dragged The Mother & Sri Aurobindo to the current conflict between India and Pakistan. This is unfortunate and smacks of immaturity. Savitri Era Party denounces such misleading efforts and requests the general public not to be misguided by such interpretations.

Savitri Era Party extends its support to the Prime Minister Modi for avoiding war and working for peace in trying circumstances. May the grace of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo be with him in facing this situation, confidently. All contentious issues can be resolved through dialogue.

Political philosophy of Sri Aurobindo is very clear which dovetails to his overall metaphysical framework. Hindutva enthusiasts, however, are pathetically trying to appropriate him by distorting his future vision. Public intellectuals in our country, unfortunately, are lukewarm.

Reluctance on the part of many devotees to accept The Mother & Sri Aurobindo as the one Supreme Divine clearly indicates confusion about their philosophy and action. Descent of Supramental consciousness is possible only through the joint action of our aspiration and their grace.

Neither Savitri Era Religion nor Savitri Era Party believes in any Hindu or India-centric narrative. Worshipping The Mother & Sri Aurobindo as the one Supreme Divine and surrendering to them with love, devotion, and loyalty is the foremost task. No mythology or rituals are needed.

The Mother & Sri Aurobindo wrote over a long period of time which have been duly edited or compiled by the disciples. Most of them deal with philosophy and spirituality but they are not self-evident truth. Their vision is futuristic subject to contingencies of evolutionary arrow.

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Videos:

Manoj Das in Bengali.

Sri Aurobindo's Mahasamadhi.

Raja Subodh Mullick and Sri Aurobindo.

On relationships.

Total surrender.

Ameeta Mehra for Sri Aurobindo Integral Life Center.

Sri Aurobindo on Art.

Savitri and music. youtu.be/RgRe29kzCs4?si…

Sri Aurobindo and Poetry.

Sri Aurobindo - invocation.

Simplicity.

Sri Aurobindo on Gita.

Tagore and The Mother.

Talk on Sri Aurobindo in Odia.

Prayers to The Mother & Sri Aurobindo.

Sri Aurobindo Centre, Rajgangpur, Odisha.

Nepali celebration.

Sri Aurobindo name ananda.

Sri Aurobindo name ananda dance.

Sri Aurobindo invocation.

Sri Aurobindo prayer.

Sri Aurobindo invocation.

Prayer to The Mother & Sri Aurobindo.

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Sri Aurobindo invocation.

Sri Aurobindo by Manna Dey.

Understanding pain and suffering through literature.

Arts based therapy.

Feeling the emotions authentically.

Eating wisely.

The Mother's connection with Kolkata. 

Sri Aurobindo as a literary figure.

Usha. 

There is no rational explanation for the existence of Consciousness.

Life and spirituality.

Concept & Direction of Plays: Aryamani. 

Hum sab honge shishu. हम सब होंगे शिशु।

The rationale for thinking beyond nations. #FiveDreams

Why should I have preferences?

The Mother & Sri Aurobindo invocation.