Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra (b. 1956), Director, Savitri Era Learning Forum (SELF - 2005)
Evergreen Essays: Evolution with harmony represents the central tenet in Sri Aurobindo’s ideation
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Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra (b. 1956), Director, Savitri Era Learning Forum (SELF - 2005).
Savitri Era of those who adore,
Om Sri Aurobindo & The Mother.
The religious angle entrenched in Sri Aurobindo's writings is one reason why many turn away from them. Modern philosophy has skillfully kept away religion from its purview to pose a secular image. The very purpose of Sri Aurobindo is to break that hypocrisy and false dichotomy.
To know or to become are some of the injunctions relating to experience even within the teaching of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo. But taking it too literally by avoiding reading may not be prudent. The discursive nature of their whole project has a significant evolutionary function.
Here Alfassa firmly situates not only herself but Aurobindo as well roughly in the same tradition as Théon, even if his knowledge or practice of it may have been only partial. Significantly, she refers to Théon’s writings as “not philosophy, but stories, fantastic stories!”; ... Similarly, Alfassa described Mme. Théon’s writings or messages as “stories” as well, calling them “an entire initiation in the form of stories.” Indeed, it is the power of ‘stories’ to transform one’s consciousness that she seems to prize the most, and on one occasion she speaks rather frankly
about the attractiveness of ‘stories’ as teaching: ... Unsurprisingly, Alfassa followed this pattern in her own writings as well—her early
allegories and parables are particularly representative of this. In her teaching (or ‘initiation’) of Satprem she similarly utilizes stories, all the while slyly subverting their importance.
Reading Sri Aurobindo
G Chikermane - 2022
… and practitioners of his Integral Yoga, this anthology of … of his Integral Yoga.
This is a brilliantly encapsulated introduction to the work of a truly great genius
whose writings, including poems, cover a vast canvas of political, sociological and …
This is a brilliantly encapsulated introduction to the work of a truly great genius
whose writings, including poems, cover a vast canvas of political, sociological and …
[PDF] Critical collaboration across three transnational literacy autobiographies
SM Kang, S Gangopadhyay, LA Hall - Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2022
… yoga since he was a kid and so when I was growing up he would try and teach
me yoga poses for my health and well- being. Growing up I remember thinking, “oh
my God, that is so tacky.” But when I left India, I started doing yoga … This was such …
me yoga poses for my health and well- being. Growing up I remember thinking, “oh
my God, that is so tacky.” But when I left India, I started doing yoga … This was such …
Asianism–The Indian Sub-Text
A Trigunayat - Strategic Analysis, 2022
… and non-violence, which remain integral and have been the essence of teachings
of Lord … Yoga Day in 2015 in Jordan which was falling during the holy month of
Ramadan. I was quite concerned that someone might talk about the religious …
of Lord … Yoga Day in 2015 in Jordan which was falling during the holy month of
Ramadan. I was quite concerned that someone might talk about the religious …
[PDF] Vigilantism and Political Vision
S Siegel - Washington University Review of Philosophy, 2022
… women’s arm of the Hindutva movement. The Hindutva leadership gave them
guns and a meeting space and invited them to “regulate” the … Using guns supplied
by Hindutva leadership, they confronted a bank officer and secured a loan for one of …
guns and a meeting space and invited them to “regulate” the … Using guns supplied
by Hindutva leadership, they confronted a bank officer and secured a loan for one of …
Architecture and Anarchism: Building without Authority
T Miller - Utopian Studies, 2022
… Featured projects include Auroville in south India, junk playgrounds in many
places, the Calais Jungle in France, the Villaggio Matteotti in Italy, and dozens of
other built and imagined constructions, as well as several monumental gatherings …
places, the Calais Jungle in France, the Villaggio Matteotti in Italy, and dozens of
other built and imagined constructions, as well as several monumental gatherings …
[PDF] A DISCUSSION ON THE CONCEPT OF ADVAITA (NON-DUALISM) IN THE LIGHT OF ŚĀNKARA VEDĀNTA AND KĀŚMĪRA ŚAIVISM
A Mishra
The author’s purpose in the following pages is to discuss the Kāśmīra Śaivites’ claim
that it presents the perfect form of Advaitism. Right from Somānanda to Lakshmanjoo
K Kāśmīrī Achāryas are of the opinion that the true advaita is an advaita of self-conscious …
that it presents the perfect form of Advaitism. Right from Somānanda to Lakshmanjoo
K Kāśmīrī Achāryas are of the opinion that the true advaita is an advaita of self-conscious …
Rebranding Gandhi for the 21st century: science, ideology and politics at UNESCO's Mahatma Gandhi Institute (MGIEP)
E Vickers - Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International …, 2022
… Hindutva, as espoused by the BJP and epitomised by Narendra Modi, Prime
Minister since 2014, allies technological modernity to … A resultant drift towards
Hindutva-inflected, market-oriented, authoritarian technocracy was crystalised in a ‘New …
Minister since 2014, allies technological modernity to … A resultant drift towards
Hindutva-inflected, market-oriented, authoritarian technocracy was crystalised in a ‘New …
[PDF] Biopolitics in the Twenty-first Century: India and the Pandemic
R Mehra - CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture, 2022
… The rise of India as a biopolitical state has already been examined through the
biopolitical logic of Hindutva nationalism (Subramaniam). Within this view, India has
become a biopolitical state based on its “bionationalism,” its ability to posit a militant …
biopolitical logic of Hindutva nationalism (Subramaniam). Within this view, India has
become a biopolitical state based on its “bionationalism,” its ability to posit a militant …
Spoken Wor (l) ds: Anglophony, Poetry, Translation
A Saxena - Wasafiri, 2022
… dairy farmer, by two hundred cow vigilantes affiliated with the right-wing Hindutva
movement. Khan’s crime was that he was returning after purchasing … The poem
ends with the names of other Muslim men who were lynched by Hindutva cow …
movement. Khan’s crime was that he was returning after purchasing … The poem
ends with the names of other Muslim men who were lynched by Hindutva cow …
[PDF] The Question of India's Endangered Democracy in the Light of Intolerance Debate: Some Reflections
AK Azad - Journal of Asian Social Science Research, 2022
… In this short span, the idea of secularism has been attacked regularly in the name
of Hindutva which violates the core values of constitutional democracy. An
atmosphere of rising intolerance has been affecting civil society rights and freedom …
of Hindutva which violates the core values of constitutional democracy. An
atmosphere of rising intolerance has been affecting civil society rights and freedom …
