Collated X posts in original by Tusar Nath Mohapatra
Applying The Mother & Sri Aurobindo's teachings to own life and surroundings can take various forms. Performative show of those connected with institutions can be warped. Similarly, advocacy assignments may engender exaggeration. My vantage point is past a rosy, romantic picture.
Congress banished Sri Aurobindo from curriculum. Therefore, many thought BJP to make amends and supported it. However, I have been warning against any compatibility between Hindutva and Sri Aurobindo. Now that BJP is trying to wriggle out of Hindutva, Savitri Era Party may rejig.
Integral yoga is personal but Savitri Era Religion (2006) is a collective identity. Each devotee has the responsibility to declare affiliation voluntarily so that new generation feels confident of finding value and security. Children of many devotees have drifted away after 1973.
I came to know The Mother & Sri Aurobindo owing to a lot of hard work and sacrifice by the direct disciples. Thousands of devotees are engaged in the same spirit, today. Publicity is essential but lack of an identifiable brand is a huge lacuna. Savitri Era Religion is the answer.
I studied BSc,BEd with Botany honours in college along with Agriculture as vocational education and Statistics. For CAIIB exam in Punjab National Bank I studied Commercial Law, Banking, Foreign Exchange, Accountancy, and Economic Geography. I studied Western Philosophy on my own.
Worshipping The Mother & Sri Aurobindo as the one Supreme Divine who preside over the evolutionary march is the new ontology of Savitri Era Religion. They represent East-West synthesis and human unity. Devoid of any mythology or ritual, it's the most modern and rational religion.
Savitri Era Party has the advantage of not eulogising India's imaginary, past glory nor denouncing Colonialism. It's not invested in various demographic groups for the sake of electoral politics. Owing allegiance to The Mother & Sri Aurobindo, it believes in a genuine fraternity.
Complete Works of Sri Aurobindo (CWSA) - 36 Volumes incarnateword.in/cwsa
1 Early Cultural Writings
2 Collected Poems
3-4 Collected Plays and Stories - I & II
5 Translations
6-7 Bande Mataram - I & II
8 Karmayogin
9 Writings in Bengali and Sanskrit
10-11 Record of Yoga - I & II
Complete Works of Sri Aurobindo (CWSA):
12 Essays Divine and Human
13 Essays in Philosophy and Yoga
14 Vedic and Philological Studies
15 The Secret of the Veda
16 Hymns to the Mystic Fire
17 Isha Upanishad
18 Kena and Other Upanishads
19 Essays on the Gita
CWSA:
20 The Renaissance in India
21-22 The Life Divine
23-24 The Synthesis of Yoga
25 The Human Cycle
26 The Future Poetry
27 Letters on Poetry and Art
28-31 Letters on Yoga
32 The Mother with Letters
33-34 Savitri
35 Letters on Himself and the Ashram
36 Autobiographical Notes
While the UGC issue is under stay, a sort of bulldozer justice was applied to the NCERT episode. Prima facie, it looks curious; but the matter is serious. Let's hope, justice is done to the whole matter! This shouldn't be a text-book case of ostrich-like pretending of hunky-dory.
CWSA:
20 The Renaissance in India
21-22 The Life Divine
23-24 The Synthesis of Yoga
25 The Human Cycle
26 The Future Poetry
27 Letters on Poetry and Art
28-31 Letters on Yoga
32 The Mother with Letters
33-34 Savitri
35 Letters on Himself and the Ashram
36 Autobiographical Notes
Ashram, yoga, or spirituality on one side and difficult philosophical books on the other keep The Mother & Sri Aurobindo perpetually away from the people. Worshipping them as the one Supreme Divine, who preside over the evolutionary march, is the best way for seeking their grace.
A book on the legacy of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo can sell better. Many controveries need to be documented and made a part of the modern history. The contributions of devotees in different States need to be remembered. Such a book may warrant translations in different languages.
That's perfect but as an author with such a long experience, you can attempt this professionally. You will discover that how their legacy is very much a part of their philosophy; the undulating journey towards the Life Divine.
The last section: Criticisms and Controversies
The Mother & Sri Aurobindo emphasised how evolution as a primal force is driving us all towards a higher and sublimer consciousness. By unveiling its Divine origin, they aligned it with the Vedic exhortations for cosmic powers and principles. So aspiring to be a Brahmin is legit.
India has undergone various forms of political and economic changes but many aspects of rural life are still intact. Nothing much to do with religion, or any ideology, but a spontaneous preference for simplicity and austerity is very much evident. Can this be called spirituality?
Collected Works of the Mother incarnateword.in/cwm
1 Prayers and Meditations
2 Words of Long Ago
3-9 Questions and Answers
10 On Thoughts and Aphorisms
11 Notes on the Way
12 On Education
13-15 Words of the Mother
16 Some Answers
17 More Answers
18-19 New Correspo
20 New Words
The Mother is on her way to Puducherry in 1914 where she is going to meet Sri Aurobindo for the first time on March 29. A day of infinite significance for whole mankind. Epochal books like The Life Divine, The Synthesis of Yoga, and The Secret of the Veda take birth on August 15.
Savitri Era Religion (2006) is about worshipping The Mother & Sri Aurobindo as the one Supreme Divine. Savitri Era Learning Forum (2005) provides an alternative narrative while Savitri Era Party (2007), a future vision based on their Integral philosophy and ideal of human unity.
Evolution of modern society out of the clutch of religion or feudalism should never be forgotten. Savitri Era Religion therefore doesn't assure any success in yoga or spirituality. Establishing a direct relationship with The Mother & Sri Aurobindo depends entirely on the devotee.
These days the propensity is to curse instead of welcoming fresh discourse. Ideas and affirmations should provide ideal opportunities for refutation with adequate substantiation. But ad hominem attack is the order of the day. Morality on this score, therefore, is sorely required.
Are people so ideologically rigid? No, because it's against human nature. Self-interest drives all. Defending modernity may contain an element of self-interest as well but it's not the whole truth. The phrase paid-media says it all. Without money, ideology won't sustain for long.
The Mother & Sri Aurobindo not only represent a new philosophy but also present a radical physics. By presiding over the whole process of evolution, they enunciate a new religion and ask for human collaboration. In line with the Vedic target of Immortality, they soar to its acme.
Evolution is an ongoing phenomenon, and hence, The Mother & Sri Aurobindo are not something optional. What they have predicted bear the stamp of evolutionary inevitability. They have backed it up with robust Theory, which is unprecedented in human history. Savitri is the epitome.
Without sound intellectual grounding, it's impossible to appreciate the profound significance of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo. What Feuerbach or Comte had inaugurated, had to be given a decent burial. The Life Divine dared to annex the heaven to the earth in a coherent explanation.
I'm beholden to Google for giving me the opportunity to publish a family of two dozen blogs way back in 2005. Dedicated to The Mother & Sri Aurobindo, I have never been particular about their commercial aspect. A decade back I had received 4K as ad revenue. Today another 8K came.
The Mother & Sri Aurobindo are not mere philosophers. They were well aware of all human weaknesses and difficulties and stressed on work in the Ashram. The practical side was not the real solution, but it performed the more important aspect of aspiration for higher consciousness.
Divine grace is the most crucial element in The Mother & Sri Aurobindo's teachings. Worshipping them as the one Supreme Divine, who preside over the evolutionary march, is the first principle of Savitri Era Religion. Further their work for reconfiguration of body cells continues.
By affirming All life is yoga, The Mother & Sri Aurobindo grappled with the challenge of how their life-embracing Integral philosophy can really be a success. Simply personal effort on the part of the disciples was not enough and therefore they emphasised sincerity and surrender.
West Bengal Political parties don't consider Sri Aurobindo a Bengali, nor do they derive any inspiration from him. Due to lack of his contribution to local literature or culture, awareness of him among people is negligible. Further, he is overshadowed by other popular luminaries.
Savitri Era Party maintains that restoring Sri Aurobindo's preeminent status in West Bengal is essential for right political direction not only in the State but also in the country. Bengal is important because the Left has a deep footprint here and ideological tension can emerge.
In a depressing scenario of political parties leaning towards identity-based electoral planks, Savitri Era Party will rescue the situation by its message of human unity and universality. The spirit of Bengal Renaissance needs to be reaffirmed through #FiveDreams of Sri Aurobindo.
Savitri Era Religion worships The Mother & Sri Aurobindo as the one Supreme Divine who are always present in their three poises. Hence they are beyond comparison or comment. Clubbing them with their contemporaries, or other famous gurus, is nothing more than historical narrative.
Despite guile, Modi has turned a reliable barometer for judging intellectuals in India. Who supported or denounced him at what point or for which period of time is a reflection of the person's maturity and honesty. The timing also tells about quid pro quo involved, or lack of it.
I have been supplying an alternative viewpoint on many things, on the basis of my study of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo's books and allied orientation in Humanities. It's purely rational and has nothing to do with spirituality. Most people lack this advantage and chase celebrities.
The rise of Hindutva was due to several factors like anti-Congressism, anti-Colonialism, and anti-Western sentiment. Many devotees and followers of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo, unfortunately, fell prey to this religious nationalism. Savitri Era Party holds it as anti-evolutionary.
Intellectuality, however, is conspicuous by its absence in Hindutva. On the other hand, the Left has a formidable presence in Theory. Hindutva as a transitional phase will fizzle out. So, the real political fight is with the Leftist framework. The Mother & Sri Aurobindo will win!
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Savitri Era of those who adore,
Om Sri Aurobindo & The Mother.
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