Saturday, March 12, 2016

Renewed resolve to take the Five Dreams Manifesto forward







Prapatti left in 1989 and Babaji Maharaj in 1998. Centres and educational institutions dedicated to The Mother & Sri Aurobindo have multiplied in Odisha since then. Round the year celebrations take place and a galaxy of writers and speakers tour all over the State. Although, more than a million people are directly involved, not much online presence is noticed. Nor, engaging with current affairs or socio-political issues. There is need for coming out of routine, mechanicity, and complacence. Infusing dynamism is the need of the hour. 

Establishing institutions for propagating some ideal seems logical but the institution imprisoning and dwarfing the ideal is also a reality. Not only that, such an institution fighting not to allow the ideal to grow organically and protecting its own hegemony is not unusual. Centralisation, bureaucratisation, and sycophancy are at the root of Odisha not being able to lead the country despite having maximum resources. Thousands of students come out of our schools every year but not even a ripple is heard from them as citizens. No one affirms in public that he has been influenced by The Mother & Sri Aurobindo.

In view of University controversies and Religious mega-events, it's essential that the followers of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo make their presence felt. Misleading ideologies are having a hey day because the vision of Sri Aurobindo is still unknown and under-appreciated. There should be renewed resolve to take the Five Dreams Manifesto forward to every nook and corner of the country. And, in this task, the people of Odisha can be pioneers in the world; a historic opportunity indeed. [TNM55]

References:
Feb 22, 2016 - Hardik Patel, Rohith Vemula, & Kanhaiya Kumar signify inconclusive scrutiny of Individual vs. Community philosophies Sri Aurobindo initiated.

2. Prapatti 

3. Babaji Maharaj Sri Ramakrishna Das 

https://books.google.co.in/books?isbn=0739103229
Ananta Kumar Giri - 2002 - ‎Preview - ‎More editions Toward a New Ethics of Self and Society Ananta Kumar Giri. Similar has been the aspiration of Chittaranjan with one addition: he believes that transforming the world is possible while making ... Achyutananda Das's ideal of servanthood as our primary identity before God and society has been another deep influence with Chittaranjan (Das 1992a). ... to Orissa to devote full time to the emergent movement of integral education in Orissa, inspired by the vision of Sri Aurobindo.

https://books.google.co.in/books?isbn=8131302865
R.N. Pani - 1987 - ‎Preview - ‎More editions R.N. Pani. (x) The author does not claim much originality in the work. In fact no author can do so, for all such works in the ... Above all the author is deeply indebted to Sri M. P. Pandit of Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry for his constant ... RAGHUNATH PANI Integral Education has taken a.

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Binita Pani - 1993 - ‎Preview I am deeply indebted to my father, Dr. Raghunath Pani, for his constant and continuous inspiration at all stages of the work. I express my sincere gratefulness to Sri M. P. Pandit, Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry, for his valuable suggestions ...

https://books.google.co.in/books?isbn=1138859338
Sachidananda Mohanty - 2014 - ‎This book presents an alternative view of cosmopolitanism, citizenship and modernity in early 20th-century India through the multiple lenses of mysticism, travel, friendship, art, and politics. It makes a key intervention in the ...

https://books.google.co.in/books?id=LvfWAAAAMAAJ
Daya Krishna, ‎K. L. Sharma - 1991 - ‎The Integral Philosophy of Sri Aurobindo, London: George Allen & Unwin, 1961. 'Reflections on the Nyaya Theory of Avayavlpratyaksa' in Journal of the Indian Academy of Philosophy , 1, 1962. 'Remarks on Nicolai Hartmann's Modal Doctrine' ...

https://books.google.co.in/books?isbn=8170586976

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Tuesday, March 08, 2016

Satprem, Mangesh V. Nadkarni, and Georges van Vrekhem

One of the vital contributions of The Mother is that she didn't allow any other stream of tradition or teaching to be associated with Sri Aurobindo and took all care to keep it separate. Thus, with the publication of ARYA in 1914, a new era can be said to have dawned for the mankind. This period of production of a wide body of literature can be considered coming to an end with the demise of Satprem and Mangesh V. Nadkarni in 2007 and Georges van Vrekhem in 2012. Now, the challenge is how to preserve the uniqueness of this teaching and communicate its distinctiveness.

 In this context, it's important to remember how Rod Hemsell demolished Ken Wilber's misinterpretation of Sri Aurobindo in January, 2002 and the series of essays M. Alan Kazlev wrote subsequently. As regards Peter Heehs, barring that single page involving biographical matters, he can't be accused of distorting the teaching or philosophy. Rather, his 2006 Hyderabad speech on Hinduism has proved to be a big hurdle for supporters of Hindutva who are trying hard to appropriate Sri Aurobindo. 

 A very common feature with Sri Aurobindo is that his name is always mentioned along with three or four other luminaries. This is the most misleading aspect about him since he himself has written his disagreements with his famous contemporaries and other revered authorities. So, instead of treating Sri Aurobindo as part of some Perennial philosophy, his own innovations and synthesis need to be presented with precision. Otherwise, one indulges in avoidable disstortion. [TNM55]

 References: 
1. Satprem = Bernard Enginger In 2008, the IRE published his last book L’Oiseau Doël (The Doël Bird). On 9 April 2007 Satprem leaved his body at the age of 84. About last days of Satprem and Sujata see Nirmal Singh Nahar (elder brother of Sujata Nahar). On Satprem and Sujata: An Interview By Anurag Banerjee. 

Aug 22, 2014 - Sri Aurobindo's Savitri Professor Mangesh Nadkarni—by Arun Vaidya ...A book of tributes entitled Dr. M. V. Nadkarni—A journey on the Sunlit ...

3. Dr Mangesh V Nadkarni | The Mother's Lasso Mar 6, 2009 - Mangesh was born on 6 March 1933 at Kodibagh, an outskirt of Karwar town. Here the River Kali meets the Arabian Sea on her way, rendering stunning and spectacular scenery all around. 

Georges first came to the Sri Aurobindo Ashram in 1970, after having been a well-known poet and having had a successful career as playwright and artistic ... 
“Georges was a pillar of Sri Aurobindo and Mother’s work and legacy, leaving behind a wealth of books and transcribed talks that the world may better understand Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, their lives and vision and purpose, and what role we all who are called to this path of Integral Yoga share in the unfolding evolution we have taken birth to participate in. Though an all-consuming labour of love, this life-work was not easy and often took the form of a long battle, each book a hard-won victory over a host of opposing forces.” 

January 2002 Ken Wilber's work now spans two decades, from The Atman Project (1980), to A Theory of Everything (2001), and it includes some 20 books. In most of these ... 

Jun 15, 2004 - Integral Theory that is built on the teachings of both Sri Aurobindo and Ken ... [ultimate Brahman-Atman] is creatrix of the world, it must be not only state of ... Rod Hemsell Ken Wilber and Sri Aurobindo: A Critical Perspective. 

Apr 15, 2012 - Caught in a row over his portrayal of Sri Aurobindo, American historianPeter Heehs is glad that his visa has been extended by a year despite ... 

8. Peter Heehs | An American historian in India 2008. “Sri Aurobindo and Hinduism”. Published online in AntiMatters 2.2 (April). 

Pedagogy of transformation and peace and not hatred - Kundan Singh - Identity (Distortion & Appropriation) | 06-03-2016 Author of “The Evolution of Integral Yoga: Sri Aurobindo, Sri Ramakrishna, and Swami Vivekananda... by understanding the thoughts and ideas of some of the greatest yogis of the modern era--Sri Aurobindo, Swami Vivekananda, Sri Ramakrishna, Sri Ramana Maharshi, and Devraha Baba. 

Equating dissenting students with asuras is also violence - Kundan Singh - Identity (Distortion & Appropriation) 06-03-2016 Previous Parts Opposing the Left is Not “Right”- Part I: A letter to students Opposing the L... 

There is also a statue of Sri Aurobindo, but none for his spiritual collaborator, Mirra Alfassa, better known as the Mother of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram in ...

The Sri Aurobindo Centre for Advanced Research (SACAR) is organising a seminar on 'Harmony in Management' on March 20. According to ... 


14. Pictures: Kodibagh, Karwar, Karnataka (March, 2015), 5:35 PM



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Monday, March 07, 2016

JNU and Pollock episodes have raised enough dust

Congress and the Left, despite having all resources, couldn't stop RSS. Sri Aurobindo's ideology will do that magic. http://savitriera.blogspot.in/2016/03/hindu-rashtra-is-affront-to.html …
The liberal intellectual milieu that I have lived in during the last sixty years must continue. Sri Aurobindo adds the Evolutionary angle.
Sri Aurobindo makes use of any number of icons, myths, & legends in his works but that doesn't mean he buttresses their veracity or validity.
Mythology & Rituals inherited by the parents shouldn't be imposed upon their offsprings in the guise of some glorious tradition and culture.
Science, and not Mythology, should preoccupy young minds. Parents have the responsibility to provide such an environment and due protection.
Mythology and misleading historical narratives serve identity politics well. Safeguarding individual freedom and autonomy is each one's duty.
The Integral spirit of "ARYA" edited by Sri Aurobindo 100 years back should inspire the young Indians and not narrow politicking and hatred.
JNU and Pollock episodes have raised enough dust to attract international attention on matters having farreaching intellectual implications.
Marxist viewpoint is insufficient to address the issues & only Sri Aurobindo possesses right theoretical formulation for logical conclusion.
When Sri Aurobindo was writing for ARYA magazine 100 years back, he conducted an intense examination of possibilities apropos human future.
Sri Aurobindo could clearly see that the Nation idea is slowly moving towards larger prospects and World Union is the next Evolutionary step.
Whether to judge Sri Aurobindo by what Subhas Bose said about him or judge Subhas by what Sri Aurobindo thought of him indicates one's level
How Sri Aurobindo characterised Hitler is one of his signal contributions. With that as fulcrum other events and people can be evaluated.
Hindutva enthusiasts have no freedom to judge things independently and hence their intelligent seeming pronouncements are mere parroting.
Social issues are avoided by Hindutva fans who are wary of open discourse and individual freedom. Young Indians must escape their contagion.
Power politics has its own dynamics and media subserve to manipulate discourse. Knowledge unveiled by Sri Aurobindo needs to be safeguarded.
Not only Mythology, the overly rationalistic and positivist approach of Science is also questioned by Sri Aurobindo. They are eye openers.
Many people flaunt their wide reading and intelligence but have no idea how given a chance Sri Aurobindo could have moulded their worldview.
@SanyalIndranil I can understand that certain facts of history are cruel and injure feeling but that can't rob my right to judge or tweet.
@SanyalIndranil Each person has a monopoly over her or his opinion. So how s/he views or portrays Sri Aurobindo can't be dictated by others.

References:
1. Speculation: [A most probable unstated and even unconscious influence on Dr Ambedkar could have been Sri Aurobindo.] http://swarajyamag.com/magazine/ambedkar-democracy-upanishads/ …

https://indiafacts.org/opposing-the-left-is-not-right-part-iiithe-debate/
My friends are fully aware that I have been practicing my spirituality and yoga under the aegis of Sri Aurobindo for close to two decades now. They are also in ... Kundan Singh

swarajyamag.com/magazine/challenge-to-turbulence
“All the world is a play of energy,” said Sri Aurobindo, probably the most profound and comprehensive seer-philosopher of modern India. The primal Mother ... Sanjoy Mukherjee Sanjoy Mukherjee teaches Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility at IIM Shillong.

swarajyamag.com/magazine/from-seers-to-scientists
She worked with Indian revolutionaries like Sri Aurobindo. ... a devotee of Sri Ramakrishna and Holy Mother Sarada, the wife of Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa.

5. The Mother speaking sixty years back: http://incarnateword.in/cwm/08/7-march-1956 …

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Sunday, March 06, 2016

Hindu Rashtra is an affront to the Constitution of India

The Constitution of India was crafted by weaving the best of human values and it will take a long time for people to be able to accept it fully.
All shades of Sedition are perfectly fine as long their basic pledge towards Democracy and winning majority through elections remain intact.
Feb 28 No aspect of our Constitution should be considered an inalienable holy cow except Democracy, the will of the people, as guiding principle.
Be it Pollock or patriotism, Hindutva votaries forget to look at things from different angles. Perspective and nuance are in short supply!
Despite what Sri Aurobindo tells about intricacies of yoga, the academic tone of his comments on ARYA is interesting http://savitriera.blogspot.in/2016/03/the-new-age-that-is-coming-upon-us.html …
@ManikTyagi From a minimum of Arts graduate level to what Sri Aurobindo has laid down to be the arena of intellect: http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/13/the-aryas-fourth-year …
Lambasting some persons has hardly any value. Disabusing them of the ideology they are following is the real challenge and it needs sagacity
So, RSS project of creating an alternative to Kejriwal has been accomplished. Easy to handle JNU than the Guerrilla tactics of Muffler-man!
Muslim votes are the reason why political parties hate RSS. Savitri Era Party, on the contrary, opposes RSS on the ground of Hindu interest.
Hindu rituals take away the right to approach God directly by hiring a priest as intermediary while Yoga empowers to take own responsibility
Education stokes intellectual hunger, curiosity, and discernment for quality. But, why Hindu scholars are so lukewarm towards Sri Aurobindo?
Educated Indians who confidently assert adhering to Dharma and Hindu tenets are doing a disservice to own selves by ignoring Sri Aurobindo.
"Integrative Evolutionism of Sri Aurobindo" an outstanding chapter in C.M. Brown's Hindu Perspectives on Evolution: Darwin, Dharma, & Design.
One advantage of flowing with Sri Aurobindo is that one is saved from the agony of negotiating tortuous arguments over "Whether God exists?"
Another fact Sri Aurobindo drills into our heads is that our surface personality is only the tip of an "iceberg" which one needs to explore.
The third important lesson Sri Aurobindo imparts is that Yoga is meant for self-perfection and must be taken up earnestly from an early age.
@madhukishwar RSS is anti-intellectual, agreed. But why enlightened supporters invest their energy in a no-vision party is really a riddle.
RSS avoids stirring the hornet's nest; never attempted any library or publishing project as it will open Pandora's box of Mythological texts.
We, the followers of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo, have failed miserably to carry their philosophy to the students. http://savitriera.blogspot.in/2016/03/nation-under-attack-from-marxist.html …
Devotees of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo do discuss politics but on SM public forums want to be seen as pious persons immersed in spirituality.
Although, books by The Mother & Sri Aurobindo seem intellectually intimidating, a simple and intimate air about it. http://savitriera.blogspot.com/2016/03/avoiding-literalism-and-embracing.html …
Savitri Era amounts to quiet anticipation in prayerful gratitude with an attitude of humility, empathy, & compassion http://savitriera.blogspot.in/2016/02/sri-aurobindo-is-emergence.html …
RW columnists have no other option but to borrow theoretical ammunition from Sri Aurobindo for combating the Left. http://seof.blogspot.in/2016/03/vision-of-sri-aurobindo-where-utopia-of.html …
Mythology and Astrology, Rituals and Miracles, & superstitions and hypocrisy are at the root of Indian backwardness. Sri Aurobindo shows way.
Sri Aurobindo clashes with Sayana, Shankara, & Chaitanya to set the received wisdom right. Hard to digest for present day Hindutva votaries!
I wish all the Swadeshi and Hindutva crowd had had their intellectual ambitions fulfilled but unfortunately Sri Aurobindo would not be game.
Sri Aurobindo, however, offers the golden mean and assimilating his insights is what is sorely needed. [TNM55] http://savitriera.blogspot.in/2012/01/sri-aurobindo-and-secularism.html …
Long before Globalization became a reality, The Mother & Sri Aurobindo had foreseen the need for a new global faith. http://savitriera.blogspot.in/2006/10/globalizations-children.html …
BJP supporters have estimated that nearly half of the Indians are "traitors." Having diagnosed it, they must spell out what to do with them.
There are thousands of dishonest employees, businessmen, and industrialists who proclaim to be patriots just by the virtue of supporting BJP.
Modi is not interested in a second term since he understands it is next to impossible. Not serious about winning the States, so no strategy.
Be it Muslims or Marxists, fighting them politically, intellectually, & on religious domain must be done separately with clear cut strategy.
@HMTHindu Issues and events should be judged independently; conflating them rhetorically distorts significance and severity, or lack of it.
@dikgaj Being anonymous, it's okay for you to use harsh words but an intellectual like you must allow space for legitimate political action.
[dominant secularists demand the abandonment of the category ‘religion’ and the dismantling of the religious studies] http://feelphilosophy.blogspot.in/2016/02/makarand-r-paranjape-aparajita.html …
[held no direct communication yet he influenced them both. Thoreau was the seed, Tolstoy the tree, Gandhi the fruit] http://selforum.blogspot.in/2005/11/thoreau-tolstoy-and-gandhi.html …

References:
1. Mohima Jha, Frost and deepak singh Retweeted you; Gobi Manchurian #M.K#, deepak singh and Debashish liked your Tweet: Feb 26: The Hindu Rashtra thesis of RSS is an affront to the Constitution of India and yet it accuses others of being anti-national. Such a paradox!

The Indian Express - Mohan Bhagwat's 'Hindu rashtra' remark anti-national, says N Ram ... on proclaiming India as Hindu rashtra is nothing but an anti-national ...

PDAC Arion - ICOANA CREDINȚEI., 2016 ... Yet Westerner's knowledge of Hinduism today seems insufficient. S. Vivekananda and Sri Aurobindo, similarly, had sympathy for Christianity and were somewhat informed. Yet their knowledge of Christian theology was rudimentary. ... [3] History is not only an accident of wars. Che Guevara and Martin Luther King, Jr., are impossible without Gandhi, who is indebted to Tolstoy, who in turn is a product of an Eastern Christianity ...

Jul 5, 2006 - Ashis Nandy Himal mag.com/2006/march ... Nor was Gandhi a perfect Gandhian; it was not possible for him to be so. ... Tusar Nath Mohapatra ...


1136484663 C. Mackenzie Brown - 2012 - ‎Preview - ‎More editions Providing new insights into the contemporary creationist-evolution debates, this book looks at the Hindu cultural-religious traditions of India, the Hindu Dharma traditions.

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Tagore's woolly-headed humanism in the last decades of his life was the fashion of the times in liberal parlours and salons of Europe. 19h - 19 hours ago Nation, National Identity, Nationalism: Why small-minded Leftlibs will never get Tagore. My #CoffeeBreak http://www.dailypioneer.com/columnists/coffee-break/small-minded-leftlibs-cant-imagine-tagores-vastness.html …

10. Ashim Kumar Das and Abhishek Vijayvargiy liked your Tweet: 38m: Congress and the Left, despite having all resources, couldn't stop RSS. Sri Aurobindo's ideology will do that magic. http://savitriera.blogspot.in/2016/03/hindu-rashtra-is-affront-to.html …
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Saturday, March 05, 2016

The new age that is coming upon us

Despite what Sri Aurobindo tells about the intricacies of yoga and allied esoteric matters, the academic tone of his justifications for writing is very interesting as can be seen from his following comments on the ARYA.
  • "We have been obliged in our first year for reasons we shall indicate in the preface to our August number1 to devote the Review almost entirely to high philosophy and severe and difficult thinking."
  • "Its object is to feel out for the thought of the future, to help in shaping its foundations and to link it to the best and most vital thought of the past."
  • "Our idea was the thinking out of a synthetic philosophy which might be a contribution to the thought of the new age that is coming upon us. We start from the idea that humanity is moving to a great change of its life which will even lead to a new life of the race,—in all countries where men think, there is now in various forms that idea and that hope,—and our aim has been to search for the spiritual, religious and other truth which can enlighten and guide the race in this movement and endeavour."
The present intellectual scene in India is no different and a ruthless approach towards all domains of knowledge is necessary. Let young people decide what they want to study without interference from elders. Let the Universities provide a plethora of short-duration options to choose from so that students experiment with different subjects. Language teaching should be dropped by the educational institutions and left to the voluntary sector. [TNM55]

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Friday, March 04, 2016

Nation under attack from Marxist anarchists and Hindu Rashtra proponents

Sraddha "a Quarterly devoted to an exposition of the teachings of The Mother and Sri Aurobindo" edited by Arup Basu and published by Sri Aurobindo Centre for Research in Social Sciences (Sri Aurobindo Bhavan, 8, Shakespeare Sarani, Kolkata - 700071) continues to be a quality offering in its seventh year. It can be read at:
http://motherandsriaurobindo.in/#_StaticContent/SriAurobindoAshram/-09 E-Library/-05 Magazines

The JNU episode has shown how ideology can mould minds. It also underlines the fact how we, the followers of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo, have failed miserably to carry their philosophy to the students. Most Universities harbour divrse streams of political opinion but Sri Aurobindo is nowhere to be found. Silence and Meditation are surely admirable Yogic attributes but when the nation is under attack, both from Marxist anarchists and Hindu Rashtra proponents, then a great responsibility devolves upon us. 

From whatever little appears on the Web, it's clear that there is no unanimity among the Devotees. Open discussion and debate on matters of socio-political importance are therefore necessary for removing doubts and confusion. Adequate intellectual development is also essential for withstanding the temptation of uncritically supporting the ruling party. Seeing through fallacies in conflicting arguments and detecting methodological errors are crucial for right understanding of issues. Besides, thorough reading of a set of certain writings need to be taken up as a syllabus. A minimum of organised effort can go a long way in pushing this long term goal. [TNM55]

References:
Establish institutions of eminence where classical Indian spiritual traditions are taught - By Kundan Singh Asura or the negative hostile forces operates through both: ignorance and evil.

Dharma under the lens of legitimate social causes - Kundan Singh rama ranjan • With regards to your second point, I would say that please wait for the full series to appear--you will see why I cl...

Spirituality that Bharat represents - Savitri Era Party ‏@SavitriEraParty Mar 2 Ghaziabad, India RW columnists have no other option but to borrow theoretical ammunition from Sri Aurobindo for c...

Sri Aurobindo belonged to all worlds and cultures at once - A chat with Anusuya Kumar Ph.D Auroville Radio Short talk with Anusuya about her research work on Johannes Hohlenerg's meeting with Sri Aurobindo - A chat w...

Sri Aurobindo’s Concept of the Nation-Soul – Kishor Gandhi - “Mother India is not a piece of earth; she is a Power, a Godhead, for all nations have such a Devi supporting their separate existence and keeping it in b...

India, Indology and Deep Colonialism (by Subhodeep Mukhopadhyay -Part 4) -CONTINUED FROM PART 3 THE WAY FORWARD Now that we understand the landscape and the forces at work, how do we deal with this situation? Below I propose a 7-...

7. Resurgent India February 2016 Issue

Ghaziabad, India [not a single hymn in Rig Veda out of its 1017 hymns, a ritual or a rite... no mention of a priest lighting a fire.] http://selforum.blogspot.in/2007/07/there-is-no-mention-of-priest-lighting.html …

Ghaziabad, India [Kant adored “Émile” and went somewhat further than Rousseau had, ... accepting the moral need for rational faith] http://selforum.blogspot.in/2007/08/kant-adored-mile-and-went-somewhat.html …

From Rajiv Malhotra Dr. Sampadananda Mishra, a Sanskrit scholar in Pondy and a solid researcher of Sri Aurobindo, has written to me that we must “form a collaborative publishing platform with a home team of genuine scholars and commence the work of publishing that is deeply perceptive of our Vedic tradition. We could perhaps call it the "Vande Mataram Library". 

11. Related TOI report by Yogita Rao on removal of American Indologist Sheldon Pollock


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Wednesday, March 02, 2016

Avoiding literalism and embracing universalism

An ordinary citizen is too puny and inchoate an entity before the geographical spread and cultural diversity of a nation like India. Even top politicians holding Constitutional offices look so small and inadequate when it comes to being seen as awake to rival views. In this context, the evening TV fights have come to occupy an entertaining mode of dwelling in the national consciousness which appear higher than Bollywood, Cricket, or K-Serials level.

Although, the books by The Mother & Sri Aurobindo seem intellectually intimidating, what they actually say has a very simple and intimate air about it. Scholarship around Sri Aurobindo, invariably, tries to tackle the genealogical aspects of his thought, thus adding avoidable fat. Besides, what is generally fleshed out is elaborate details of his complex psychological framework. All these, obviously, rob the pleasure of understanding and roaming in the enchanting vistas of their thought.

One of the most reassuring aspects of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo is that they understand, threadbare, the deficiencies and delinquencies of human nature and yet expect that any positive change is to come through playing out of its preponderances. Aware of the finitude and inadequacies of emotions, they, nevertheless, hope that they will rise through attempts at sublimation and transform themselves. Thus, the Evolutionary perspective is foregrounded in which Emergence or Grace forms a crucial element.

The debate on Nationalism is gaining momentum and a lot of Sri Aurobindo will be quoted and chewed. But, to squeeze out of him a constricted version of it would amount to a great injustice to the liberal and catholic spirit of his overall philosophy. So, avoiding literalism and embracing universalism can be considered as the secret. [TNM55]

References:
Vision of Sri Aurobindo where the utopia of the left is preserved - Kundan Singh Author of “The Evolution of Integral Yoga: Sri Aurobindo, Sri Ramakrishna, and Swami Vivekananda,” and several other edited-book chapters like ...

Integrative evolutionism and metapsychology of Sri Aurobindo - Sri Aurobindo and Vedānta Philosophy - Page 88 https://books.google.co.in/books?isbn=8171000282 Sheojee Pandey - 1987 - ‎Preview - ‎More editions Sri Aurobin...

Makarand R. Paranjape, Aparajita Mukhopadhyay, and Brainerd Prince - The Integral Philosophy of Aurobindo: Hermeneutics and the Study of Religion (Routledge Hindu Studies Series) Oct 8, 2016 by Brainerd Prince (Author) Sri A...

Dogs, wolves, and the fig leaf - Āngīrasa Śreṣtha ‏@GhorAngirasa 4h 4 hours ago Some are confusing alternative versions of myths found in purAnas with jnu mahishAsura martyrdom nonsense. Ā...

K. Sankaran, Beloo Mehra, and Mitali Saran - Manipal University, started by the TMA Pai, is on the world map with students from over 50 countries coming over to a small hamlet in Karnataka for educati...

Manoj Das, Bhartruhari Mahtab, and Sugata Bose - Two views of Aurobindo: BJD counters Sugata: BJD member Bhartruhari Mahtab on Friday countered TMC ... https://t.co/kX4NFIOF4f @gchikermane Sri Aurobindo ha...

Resurgence of a primitive barbarism would be possible - Attend Creative Writing Course in Delhi at SACAC www.sac.ac.in/creative-writing-courses/ - Sri Aurobindo Centre for Arts & Communication's photo. Sri A...

Earth's Aspirations for the Heavens Electron - Sri Aurobindo Poem - Electron Vijay Dave The electron on which forms and worlds a...

10. Savitri Era Political Action
Sri Aurobindo had condemned the undemocratic elements of the caste system - So the question arises why Prof Thapar did not talk about two of the most influential personalities who are associated with Indian nationalism of that peri...

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Tuesday, March 01, 2016

Multiple sites of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

from: Tusar Nath Mohapatra <tusarnmohapatra@gmail.com> to: savitribhavan@auroville.org.in date: 18 February 2016 at 16:30 subject: News and events 
Dear Sir,
News and events published in Invocation don't come under Google search facility. Please consider publishing a Blog to be periodically updated with such content the feed of which can be subscribed by others like in http://plasim.blogspot.in/
Thanking you. [TNM55]

Google search/alerts show three different sites as Sri Aurobindo Ashram, as cited below. Concerned authorities must wake up to purge such confusion. [TNM55]

References:
Sri Aurobindo Ashram The yoga of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother is steeped in evolution, not just the evolution from matter to man, which has already taken place, but also ... 

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Shortly after the Siddhi day on 24th November 1926, Sri Aurobindo retired from daily contact with his disciples and placed the Mother in charge of their care.

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The Mother was born Mirra Alfassa in Paris on 21 February 1878. ... In 1914 the Mother voyaged to Pondicherry to meet Sri Aurobindo, whom she at once ...

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