Twitter is about ideas, events, information, communication but is also literature, a sort of "aesthetic yoga" as K.D. Sethna (Amal Kiran) would term it. Those who privilege experience may find a tamarind tree to meditate under instead of wasting time here. https://t.co/HLoWsyMMOE
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Effort gives joy, says The Mother but Twitter also serves as an excellent medium for venting pent up emotions, albeit in euphemistic terms. Coping up is a perpetual challenge and those using unseemly language reflect this malaise best. So subtexts are clue https://t.co/Smcgb9pgFI
https://twitter.com/NathTusar/status/1105816042134220800?s=19
This much we know from The Mother & Sri Aurobindo: descent of the Supramental consciousness on earth was an uncharted path for which they "struggled, suffered, hoped, endured so much" and "attempted all, prepared, achieved all for us" but we can't produce evidence. It's all faith
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Bhakti is a sublime emotion but the picture underneath is a bit shabby. Miracle is the mantra and power is worshipped; a litany of demands always accompanies. Nayana Nayak in our village, I remember, kicked away The Mother's photograph when failed to clear the Matriculation exam.
A sample of Hindutva science and self-management:
[On a practical basis, we may learn more from exemplars, like our grandparents, on how to live, than by the contradictory, variable claims of modern science that we often receive filtered down.] https://t.co/0qBNnUAEls
Most defenders of Hindu cause are busy with other religions instead of the vision of Sri Aurobindo. Digging the past for exhuming more and more corpses has become an obsession for many instead of applying time and energy for designing future societies, or even sustainable cities.
https://twitter.com/SavitriEraParty/status/1105819648627494913?s=19
Among the Hindu cause defenders, staunch fans of Swamy, RM, TI, & MT are vocal while another stalwart like @dikgaj seems to be not very popular. It's unfortunate that persons with such encyclopedic knowledge are anonymous. Articles coauthored by him are at https://t.co/WDx9EiP1Wo
Without addressing a single press conference during the last five years, the PM gives credence to the widely held impression that he is simply an actor. If he looses a large chunk of votes on this count, then he himself is to blame. Idiosyncracy is rarely an asset in a Democracy.
Speculative psephology: BJP will loose around 50 seats in UP which is terribly hard to compensate elsewhere. Everyone is looking forward to this scenario which will cripple present leadership. 2014 wasn't a reflection of inherent strength & optics can't overcome ground realities.
It's easy to blame Westerners for distortion in history or misleading cultural idioms but how to explain widespread transgressions of Dharma occurring at present. Is there any logic for ignoring The Secret of the Veda by Sri Aurobindo? Where's the required intellectual integrity?
Giuseppe Mazzini died on March 10, 1872 and Sri Aurobindo was born on August 15, 1872. Sri Aurobindo admired Mazzini. [When Sister Nivedita Called Sri Aurobindo 'Bengal's Mazzini' – Beneath and Beyond - Some Unknown Stories of SRI AUROBINDO AND THE MOTHER] https://t.co/O5qmfVVKze
The evolution of modern Democracy through momentous but tumultuous events like Magna Carta (1215), Petition of Right (1628), English Civil War (1642–1651), Glorious Revolution (1688), and Bill of Rights (1689) is a reminder to remove whoever has enjoyed two terms at top position.
Very important article to understand how the British facilitated freedom:
(a) the ‘recognition of the principle of Home Rule in Ireland and India’ and
(b) the ‘recognition of the claim of each constituent nation to a voice, a free and equal voice, in the councils of the Empire’. https://t.co/kjfrPovaYH
Democracy is the most precious possession and it's the duty of each citizen to participate in order to defend it. Elections are an opportunity - only once in five years - to serve Democracy and Savitri Era Party encourages citizens to contest for ethics. https://t.co/igfKcJ6m7Q
Defenders of Hindu cause object to the portrayal of India as being born as a nation on August 15, 1947 but gladly accept the folly of the British in unifying diverse regions, languages, and culture under a single administrative unit. Why bear the blunder committed by the British?
https://twitter.com/NathTusar/status/1104969583478300672?s=19
Defenders of Hindu cause prefer to describe India as a civilisation rather than just a nation which in a way seems justified. Besides, there's no compulsion nor any inherent advantage for a nation to be a single administrative unit when the population becomes too large to manage.
Each State must be declared as a Sovereign Nation so that the local language gets full honour and care. Self-determination of each region must be respected without succumbing to the empty rhetoric of a grand narrative like India which in fact is a blunder committed by the British
I have written hundreds of tweets justifying Sovereignty for States. Links: https://t.co/pGAzvRRH3o
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#MirraAlfassa #SriAurobindo #FiveDreams #WorldUnion
Further, the underlying principles are alluded to here: https://t.co/MvsMXiEWtU
Minor issues like building a temple or entering into a temple are getting unduly complex and affecting the entire population of the country. Once the States are Sovereign, problems can be resolved locally without inflated ramifications of justice or wide demographic implications.
Congress used to enjoy the support of a wide cross-section of intellectuals, and it seemed so natural, then. Now, it's clear that it wasn't on merit or morality but pure self-agrandisement. Present govt too has its own sycophants seeking benefits, albeit a bit less sophisticated.
Election result predictions have begun. Supporters are claiming full majority for their respective parties. Projecting a false and imaginary scenario without any credible data is normal during the election season. Telling lies or peddling all kinds of fake news is part of Dharma.
Sri Aurobindo was the first person to have demanded complete Independence of India from British rule. Savitri Era Party, drawing inspiration from his vision, is first to demand Sovereignty and complete Independence for the States by abolishing the Central Govt under a Federation.
Govt has performed reasonably well but intellectuals sympathetic to the Hindu cause have failed miserably. RW journals have no special achievement to be proud of except perhaps stable business models. Not a single book on how or why the Hindus have a bright future. Failure galore
Hindu cause defenders often invoke the name of Sri Aurobindo, mostly along with Vivekananda and/or Bankim. Majority of them have not read anything that Sri Aurobindo has written and carry a false impression of him. Hope no one will interject that reading has no utility for Hindus
Current experiments are always disliked but over a period of time, they become classic and evergreen. All languages are evolving and the pace is fast due to internet which hopefully will lead to pleasant surprises. Melody has returned to Odia music like in https://t.co/fgvhZzKc1g
So, you write well but seem to be too opinionated. Too much of victimhood and whining mars your presentations. Hope you develop a balanced worldview and give space to the logic of the other side. That requires a philosophical attitude instead of a warriors'. Let the reader decide
https://twitter.com/NathTusar/status/1106002016810106880?s=19
My point is there are systems in place for dealing with various exigencies and evils. So writers must focus on different facets of public affairs. Concentrating on issues relating to a specific religion is counterproductive. Fostering honest discourse should be the responsibility
You are avoiding the basic issue of self-determination of Kashmir people which is the genesis of terror. Further, why a terrorist would oblige the ruling party just one month before the elections are declared is a mystery. So, it's obvious that so many forces and players operate.
Vivekananda benefitting by pushing the brand equity of Ramakrishna while reformulating his philosophy and reordering priorities arbitrarily can also be seen as a prior example. https://t.co/ndLIpdOoI4
Truth, I feel, is more important than insult. You can think over the whole thing later and judge how the organisation came to be built step by step and its contributions with a critical lens, without being swayed by hagiographies. A reappraisal can help understanding the present.
Another incident https://t.co/ClXHU2b9o8
RM concentrating on Sri Aurobindo is certainly a happy news and let's expect that a lot of educated young Indians will feel inspired to read Sri Aurobindo's works in original. We must be grateful to Ken Wilber that he popularised Sri Aurobindo in the West. https://t.co/E4WdtZLOK9
Please don't be a gatekeeper for Integral Yoga and spread false notions on #SriAurobindo. Of course, it's safe to say anything by being anonymous; no responsibility!
Wrong acts are bound to attract strong reactions. I haven't read longer works, if any, by you relating to The Mother & Sri Aurobindo but in this tweet you have provided a very reductionist definition of Integral Yoga, which, I think, can misguide a newcomer. Hence, my objection.
From Heads of State, business magnates, top celebrities and rock stars to run-of-the-mill journalists, all rub shoulders on Twitter. While their expertise in respective fields has its own value, no one stresses the Evolutionary significance of Sri Aurobindo. SEP is at apex here.
Right now, you may not accept what I say leading to a long argument which I'm keen to avoid since I talk more of intellectual aspects here than dynamics of Yoga which are too subjective and contingent (subject to "random seem the ways...Infallibly the curves of life are drawn").
https://twitter.com/NathTusar/status/1106519942134935553?s=19
You are free to stick to theory but my approach is more practical than literal. Further, I have no clue as to what happens to another person involved in various activities while remembering The Mother. So, there can't be any theory to judge people or verify their progress in yoga
https://twitter.com/NathTusar/status/1105053718758768640?s=19
Some disagreements:
1. There are no compartments in Integral Yoga. All activities, including reading, involve multiple faculties and elevate them.
2. So blind reading is again an oxymoron.
3. Agenda is not about the body alone. It's a whole universe, even a volcano. @AgendaMother
Latest issue of Call Beyond features many helpful ideas and inspirations. A chapter from The Synthesis of Yoga published 100 years ago by Sri Aurobindo has also been reproduced. Karunamayee's birthday celebration on March 24, 2019 is a forthcoming event. https://t.co/2IxBQA2Yre
Publicity was anathema for followers of Sri Aurobindo (and still is, as can be found from the low follower counts of say, @SAADelhiBranch or @AuroSociety) but by using the instant publishing facility of Internet in a spirited manner in 2005, I was able to ferment public debates.
Savitri Era: Believe in the Vedic Evolutionary ontology of Sri Aurobindo https://t.co/E9r01MhOYl Tweets in original by @SavitriEraParty & @NathTusar A few links on Sovereignty to the States: https://t.co/RiCsOPfb4I - https://t.co/3vSC8x4Gqi #MirraAlfassa #SriAurobindo #WorldUnion
