Thursday, December 28, 2023

Russellian fear of emptiness

 Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra

6 hours ago — [Sri Aurobindo's footnote]. E.g. the Russellian fear of emptiness which is the form the active mind gives to Silence. Yet it was on what you call ...
2 hours ago — ... Sri Aurobindo, Vasudev Sharan Agarwal, Pandit Madhusudan Ojha and Sri Anirvan. Delving into 'Understanding India through Indic Perspective,' Dr. Sharma ..

[PDF] Nation and Nationalism in India: Their Essence and Development in the Philosophy of Sri Aurobindo Ghosh

N Mandal - RABINDRA BHARATI JOURNAL OF POLITICAL …, 2023
… This essay considers Sri Aurobindo’s idea of nation and nationalism from a national-colonial perspective. It contextualizes his thought within the broader political-ideological debates of anti-colonial struggles and ideas of nationalism and reflects on its …

[PDF] Indian Path with Vedic Literature: Values and Prestige Defining by Swami Dayanand Saraswati's Popular Quote “Back to the Vedas” in the reading of Introduction to …

A Kumar, UP Jyoti - À◊ ûfl ö ûfl ö ûfl ö ûfl öŸöööö·'‰”† ƒ–‹
… Why it is mother to all language Once Sri Aurobindo said,“Sanskrit language, as has been universally recognized by those competent to form a judgment, as one of the most magnificent, the most perfect, the most prominent and wonderfully sufficient …

[PDF] Raja Rao's The Serpent and the Rope Contrasting between Illusion and Reality

J Ambika - À◊ ûfl ö ûfl ö ûfl ö ûfl öŸöööö·'‰”† ƒ–‹
… In Sri Aurobindo’s great epic, Savithri, Satyavan symbolizes truth and Savithri symbolizes the power of devotion. In the novel Savithri loves Rama in the same way as Radha and the Gopis and Mira loved Krishna. Rama is thoroughly disenchanted …

The Role of Language in Shaping Identity in Indian Literature: A Critical Study

PK Singh - The Creative Launcher
… The works of two significant Indian intellectuals, Rabindranath Tagore and Sri Aurobindo, are thoroughly examined in Saugata Bhaduri’s book Beyond the Nation: Forms of Modernity in Rabindranath Tagore and Sri Aurobindo. The work of Bhaduri …

Consciousness of Religion, Mythology and Spirituality: A Study of Prof. Vikas Sharma's Novel IAS Today

R Tiwari - The Creative Launcher
Literature expresses the perceptions, feelings and desires of a writer. Indian English writers have predominantly been culturally conscious of religion. Religion and literature give peace to suffering humanity. IAS Today is a novel written by Prof …

[HTML] Balancing the Poles of the Seesaw: The Parallel Paths of Eckhart and Hindu Vedānta toward Oneness with God/Brahman

J Liu, Z Wang - Religions, 2023
… The most famous and influential figures of this movement were Swami Vivekānanda and Sri Aurobindo, who are considered representatives of the spirit of neo-Vedānta. … Pondicherry: Sri Aurobindo Ashram Press. [Google Scholar] …

'Spiritual' witchcraft and magic 2.0 as weapons of resistance: The emergence of a new movement?

L OBADIA - Social Compass, 2023
At the turn of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, the landscape of religions and the dynamics of beliefs are reshaped by several movements. On one side, a ‘return of magic’ in contemporary societies and the rise of a modern witchcraft, and in …

[HTML] Tao Porchon-Lynch

T Porchon-Lynch
… She discovered yoga in 1926 when she was eight years old in India and studied with, among others, Sri Aurobindo, BKS Iyengar, K. … Having studied with yoga greats Sri Aurobindo and Indra Devi, [11] she abandoned her acting job in 1967 …

[PDF] Experiences

B Segar
… Asha Mukheriee (2021) Gandhi and Sri Aurobindo: Reconstruction and Reformation of Philo sophical Traditions' in Ananta Kumar Giri (Ed.) Mahatma Gandhi und Sri Aurobindo, Routledge. …

Reflections on Play, Sport, and Culture: Introduction to the Play Field Theory

F Lebed - 2024
… of this is evident in Hinduism, where gods are perceived as having a relationship with the earthly lives of people, viewing it as a play that must be guided by the divine spirit (Sri Aurobindo, 1997): … In Complete Works of Sri Aurobindo, Vol. 33-34, (Book …

Ascetic, Alekha and Ambivalence: The Mahima Movement in Eastern India

S Sahoo, S Mohanty, PK Swain - Review of Development and Change, 2023
Historians and sociologists stride on unchartered terrain when it comes to studying social movements, especially those termed ‘historyless’, the marginal communities. This paper deals with India’s most unique socioreligious movement called Mahima …

[HTML] 16 Vamana and Indian Poetics

MS Maity
It is extremely difficult to give an accurate definition of poetry and try to distinguish from other forms of literature. But it can be distinguished by some certain qualities like diction, theme, subject matter, rhyme scheme, pattern, so on and so forth. Indian …

Ariew, Roger.“Descartes and Scolasticism.” In Cambridge Companion to Descartes, edited by John Cottingham. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992 …

P Analytics
Selected Bibliography Page 1 Selected Bibliography Ariew, Roger. “Descartes and Scolasticism.” In Cambridge Companion to Descartes, edited by John Cottingham. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992. Aristotle. Nichomachean Ethics …

Thursday, October 19, 2023

Sri Aurobindo put forward a new way of life beyond any existing religion

 Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra

[PDF] Sri Aurobindo as a Patriotic Poet

AN Dwivedi - NEW RACE, 2023
… But the prosecution failed, and Sri Aurobindo was acquitted. … The Congress was adjourned and the Nationalists met separately under the chairmanship of Sri Aurobindo. The popular support extended to Sri Aurobindo and Tilak infuriated the …

[PDF] Agni: The Eternal Flame Guiding Indian Life and Spirituality

V Vijay - Interdisciplinary Journal of Yagya Research, 2023
… Sri Aurobindo expounded upon the significance of Agni in his work ”The Secret of the Veda” [11]. According to Maharshi Aurobindo, Agni holds a prominent place in Vedic hymns and is a Vedic deity symbolizing fire as a multifaceted aspect of divine …

[PDF] Karmayoga Analysed through Spinoza's Perspective on 'Eternity'and Bergson's 'Élan Vital'

SR Bhandari - OUSL Journal, 2023
This study aims to unveil the dimensions of karmayoga on duty and action exposed in the Bhagavad Gita from the philosophical perspective of eternity postulated by Spinoza and the concept of élan vital (the vital force or impulse of life) propounded …

Psychology: The 'Scientific'Study of Subjective Experience

B Patnaik - Psychological Studies, 2023
The discipline of psychology has certain inherent features that render the possibility of inclusion or integration of Indian thoughts regarding human subjective experience at a disadvantage vis- a- vis what is termed as ‘modern’ Psychology. Like many …

[PDF] Satisfaction and representations of raw earth habitat: a case study of Auroville, India

N Kebaili, S Mohamed, Y Kehila, R Bensalem - Journal of Asian Architecture and …, 2023
… Villagers around Auroville burn about 100 tons of wood for 250,000 fired-bricks. However, … CSEB housing exhibits a diverse range of architectural styles in Auroville, including collective … As shown in Table 1 CSEB housing constitutes only …

The Metaphysics of Meditation: Sri Aurobindo and Adi-Sakara on the Isa Upanisad

S Phillips - 2024

British Translators, Bhagat Singh, and 'Atheism': How 'Reverse Translation'Alters the Meaning of Philosophical Concepts

R Vanita - Language Ideologies and the Vernacular in Colonial …, 2023
This chapter begins an enquiry into the impact of what I term ‘reverse translation’. A philosophical concept, such as dharma, is repeatedly translated into English, using terms from a Judeo-Christian lexicon, such as religion, and then the English word is … 

Tagore and Androgyny: The Politics of an Accommodative India

C Choudhury, AK Rath - South Asian Review, 2023
Tagore reinstalled the homology between androgyny and Indianness challenging the hyper-masculine politics practiced by colonialism and the extremist strand of nationalism. This article reads that Tagore challenged nationalist masculinity and …

[PDF] Bharat's unseen patriots: Igniting flame of nationalism and brave tales of sacrifice to secure India's Independence

Z Zoariah - Firstpost, 2023
… The truth remains unshaken, witnessed by the names etched in history’s annals – Vasudev Balwant Phadke, the Chapekar Brothers, Lokmanya Tilak, Aurobindo Ghose, and more. A tapestry of moderates and extremists, all threads woven from …
RR HEGDE
… Sri Aurobindo ignited the mind of the devotee by defining consciousness as the ‘unity of existence far beyond the ignorance and the lower nature of the living beings. Then he continued, Indian consciousness is essentially spiritual in nature which …

Peace Education and Integral Ecology: Inspiration in Piaget at the Legacy of Pierre Weil

MA Ribeiro - The Transnational Legacy of Jean Piaget: A View from …, 2023
… I used to participate in world federalist movements and I had translated a “Constitution for the Federation of Planet Earth” published by a press in Auroville, an international city created in South India and inspired by Sri Aurobindo’s political and social …

Prefiguring Utopia: The Auroville Experiment

SA Clarence-Smith - 2023
… This book examines Auroville, the largest, most diverse and long-standing intentional community in the world, … , Auroville uniquely draws on spiritual ideals to enact a prefigurative utopian practice applicable to all aspects of human society; …

When I drove from Paris to #Auroville at the tender age of 19, I met the Mother of Pondicherry, who was Sri Aurobindo's spiritual companion & continued his work after his passing away? That encounter changed my life:

https://twitter.com/fgautier26/status/1714504720965042277?t=ZZO_xNwJxx0Cwhms_msAxg&s=19

Sri Aurobindo's singular retelling of a Vedic myth, Savitri, must be noted. Not book-length, but W.S. Merwin's long narrative poem "East of the Sun and West of the Moon" -- a retelling if a northern European folktale rooted in the Cupid & Psyche myth -- looms large in my literary universe. Also, his book-length The Folded Cliffs merits notice.

Australian poet Francis Brabazon's Stay With God (1958) is also worth mention -- though it's in several sections, each of which is a long poem.

There's also Alice Notley's Descent of Alette (1992).

https://twitter.com/raagatodi/status/1714613491842326730?t=tS3Lze1ZSnhNFlQtRw4OzA&s=19

I had the honor of presenting a paper at the recent conference titled Sustainability and Contemplative Civilization: The Integral Vision of Sri Aurobindo which was held at the California Institute of Integral Studies where I teach and study. #sriaurobindo

kathystanley.substack.com/p/sustainabili…

https://twitter.com/LabrishJamaica/status/1714707117876347034?t=xZ7SCm0VEw-tAZQqRlZxlQ&s=19

Explore the profound symbolism of the Mother symbol in Auroville with Jorel Jaya Berggreen-Clausen. Discover the divine consciousness, four aspects, and 12 qualities. Dive deeper into the full talk here: sangamtalks.com/DivineSymbolis…

#SangamTalks sangamtalks.com/DivineSymbolis

https://twitter.com/sangamtalks/status/1714242354150793544?t=ckC-xI2X3PbhfOgDtyQXgw&s=19

Mātṛ Śakti - The force that runs the world. 

Sri Aurobindo gives us the 4 aspects of the Divine Mother - Māheśvarī, Mahālakṣmī, Mahāsarasvatī, Mahākālī. 

Watch the first episode of Bodha here:
youtu.be/B_P7yB2sMYw

Shri @Roddam_Ram ji, in conversation with @anviksiki, opens up our vision to understand what we must become to be an ādhāra for this Śakti to manifest in and through us.

Let us reflect on the higher realms in this auspicious time.

Subscribe to our YouTube channel here: youtube.com/@brhat

#brhat #bodha

https://twitter.com/brhat_in/status/1713930277662441478?t=1rxMmxKSsRs9mgCWz_r5Ew&s=19

It is really incredible that modernI ndia's greatest thinker, #SriAurobindo, is not better known. Yes, some know his nationalism, perhaps his Uttarpara speech, but that has little to do with his philosophy. He put forward a new way of life, beyond any existing religion.

https://twitter.com/roshendalal/status/1713402608394940503?t=v1NYddBciM-aou3wszSPSg&s=19

Sri Aurobindo did not differentiate between people on the basis of religion.

#SriAurobindo

https://twitter.com/roshendalal/status/1713416174804050241?t=b5A8hCJZCGaVMmiZb0-E1Q&s=19

Experiences during author’s recent visit to Omkareshwar  by Dr Sampananda Mishra
esamskriti.com/e/Culture/Indi… @Sampadananda @MPTourism @PS_MPTourism @sriaurobindo @Sriaurobindo150 @monikahalan

https://twitter.com/esamskritiindia/status/1714492320803086597?t=uXDhuqsd2fECipXBnsCQAA&s=19

A monthly tax has been imposed on some residents of Auroville which seems to be an arbitrary measure. Administration should inform the public about the rationale of its actions in view of international ramifications. Further, reputations of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo is involved.

https://twitter.com/SavitriEra/status/1714974271653781640?t=7qehEds5f-XAmcHSEKp7SQ&s=19

Thursday, August 17, 2023

Sri Aurobindo stands like a huge oak spreading its branches over two centuries

 Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra (b. 1956), Director, Savitri Era Learning Forum (2005), Founder, Savitri Era Religion (2006), and President, Savitri Era Party (2007). Savitri Era of those who adore, Om Sri Aurobindo & The Mother.

10 hours ago — While the spiritual journey of Sri Aurobindo continued, the Uttarpara speech of 1909 from the pages of 'Karmayogin' unveils his dialogue with divinity. He said, ...
20 hours ago — Remembering Sri Aurobindo on his birth anniversary. An important figure in India's political history, philosophical traditions and spiritual wisdom, ...
7 hours ago — Sri Aurobindo: The Life and Teachings of a Revolutionary Philosopher by Roshen Dalal is on book_withquotes's currently-reading shelf.. Shelves: currentl...
12 hours ago — Justice Khitish Chandra Sen, a poet and litterateur. He translated into English Rabindranath Tagore's famous poem to Sri Aurobindo. Udayshankar (8 December 1900 ...
3 days ago — Puducherry hosts exhibition to commemorate 150th birth anniversary of Sri Aurobindo and 75th year of India's Independence. Showcasing spiritual heritage of ...
2 days ago — Sri Aurobindo's life and quest for higher consciousness is encapsulated in a new animation film, "A New Dawn", made by Mumbai-based Eeksaurus.
4 days ago — The biography, scheduled to be released on Aurobindo's 151st birth anniversary on August 15, aims to offer an understanding of his “core principles, underlying ...
4 days ago — Mirra Alfassa, or the Mother, was the most important person in Sri Aurobindo's life, and carried forward his work following his death.
3 days ago — World Class Animation Film on Sri Aurobindo by Sri Aurobindo Society, which highlights his role in India's Freedom Struggle, Independence & India's ...
3 days ago — India of the ages is not dead nor has she spoken her last creative word; she lives and has still something to do for herself and the human peoples. ― Sri ...
2 days ago — Sri Aurobindo Ashram – The Golden Temple of The Mother Divine · Article, Culture, Divine Mother, Guru, Indian History, Scriptures, Sri Aurobindo, the Rishi / By ...
4 days ago — Film critic Murtaza Ali Khan will be moderating the discussion. Suraj Kumar said: "Sri Aurobindo's life is a beacon of spiritual awakening, and it is an honor ...
2 days ago — Sri Aurobindo and the Sanatana Dharma 8: Yoga. This idea of evolution through a fast track or a leap forward by compressing the long process into few lives ...
1 day ago — Auroville Literature Festival celebrates Sri Aurobindo's 150th birth anniversary with Indian and international authors, discussions, screenings, ...

Auroville Today

Auroville Today
https://avtoday.auroville.org days ago — Beginning of Auroville - Canyons near UtilityDeepika Kundaji is known in India for her work in seed-conservation and land .

Munshi, Gujarat, and the Patan Trilogy1

R Kothari, A Kothari - Indian Modernities: Literary Cultures from the 18th to …, 2023
… under Sri Aurobindo Ghose led him to reflect on Indian philosophical traditions
and inspired in him an interrogation of practices rooted in a Puranic past. Munshi
had the intellectual confidence and pride that few of his peers did. A very central …

[PDF] JOURNAL GLOBAL VALUES

V Agarwal, K Sharma, AM Sherry, I Director…
… Here Derozio resonates what Sri Aurobindo believes: “India can be best
developed herself…following the law of her own nature (NRB 233).” He … In Sri
Aurobindo Ghosh’s poetry we observe mystical and spiritual personality of India. In …

[HTML] Kosmic Omegapoint

MJ Marijs, PT de Chardin, F Jesuit
… When the high causal level is activated to sublevel C, the process by Aurobindo
called the Supramentalisation” starts. This causes that the (second) emanation/
involutionary force/’emanation stream’ (as mentioned earlier, it is still present during …

Spiritual Leadership

M Chatterji, K Sharma - Humanities as a Resource and Inspiration for …, 2023
… In Sri Aurobindo’s own words, an individual’s allegiance “must be to the Truth, the
Self, the Spirit, the Divine which is in him and in all; not to … According to Sri
Aurobindo, “There can be no real perfection for us except by our inner self and truth …

[PDF] A Study on Everyone Has a Story by Amitav Ghosh

PS Raghu, KP Verma
… Sri Aurobindo stands like a huge oak spreading its branches over these two
centuries. He is one of the most dominating, influential and energetic literary doyens
of the first half of 20th century [6]. He has captivated, enthralled and embellished the literary world with his prolific and vibrant writings. He has also played a pivotal role in the growth and maturity of Indian English Literature. He is considered equal in rank to such literary giants as Goethe, Virgil, Shakespeare, Milton, Homer and so on. He enjoys the maximum words from the English vocabulary. He is best known across the world for his masterpieces Savitri and The Life Divine. He learnt several Indian languages including Sanskrit and made a deep study of literatures, scriptures and the cultural heritage of India [7]

'The Prison Within': Analysing the Intersection of the Subject and the Social in Barindra Kumar Ghose's The Tale of My Exile: Twelve Years in the Andamans

D Mankulam, KN Thomas - Journal of Comparative Literature and Aesthetics, 2023
… fictional narrative of the prison-experience of Barindra Kumar Ghose, younger
brother of Sri Aurobindo. Ghose was a noted revolutionary and activist during the
Swadeshi Movement of early decades of the Twentieth Century in India. It was first …

[PDF] Concept of Legacy and Ancestry of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad: A Study

MA Azmal Hoque
… opposed the partition of Bengal in 1905 and became increasingly active in
revolutionary activities, to which he was introduced by the prominent Hindu
revolutionaries Aurobindo Ghosh and Shyam Sundar Chakravarty. Azad initially …

[PDF] The Manifestations of Sound of Silence in RN Tagore's Gitanjali and the Power of Soundless Words in Sri Aurobindo's Savitri: A Comparative Study

PK Dash
… Sri Aurobindo is going to take us from this present reality of our limitations, into
the possibility of the immense through “A work is done in … It seems as if like
William Wordsworth, Walt Whitman, Robert Frost, and RW Emerson, both RN Tagore …

[PDF] ABE Journal

S SANYAL
… manner of its execution within the Sri Aurobindo Ashram.Such personal
transformations suggest … As mentioned earlier, Golconde’s patron was the Sri
Aurobindo Ashram. Members of this … Those who revered him began addressing …

Universalising Sociology: Lessons From Radhakamal Mukerjee

S Munshi - Sociological Bulletin, 2023
… Aurobindo Ghosh who took a different political stand was also convinced about
this mission, ‘to realise the ideal of humanity in God; of God in humanity’. Ghosh
believed at the same time in the composite fabric of world civilisation to which India …

National Education Policy and Its Philosophical and Legal Importance

S Kumari - Issue 2 Indian JL & Legal Rsch., 2023
… Sri Aurobindo's entire ideology relies on the integrated education system for well-rounded
and comprehensive growth. His ideology was instilled in his famous book 'The
Synthesis of Yoga,' published monthly in Arya between 1914 and 1921. It later …

PROCEEDINGS OF NATIONAL SEMINAR ON MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND PRACTICE VOLUME 1

MK Priya
… Presently, its pristine glory is acclaimed globally through the philosophy of Sri
Aurobindo and the Mother. Puducherry has the unique … Presently, its pristine glory
is acclaimed globally through the philosophy of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother …

The Routledge Encyclopedia of Indian Writing in English

M Jaidka, TN Dhar - 2023
… Significant essays on yogic knowledge and experiences of Sri Aurobindo and
some important translations appeared in Arya, but it was discontinued in 1921. Sri
Aurobindo’s oeuvre consists of voluminous work related to philosophy, literature …
Savitri Era Religion is centred around the futuristic vision contained in the poem Savitri. As regards philosophical undergirding, The Life Divine and Mother book are primary. Unreserved acceptance of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo as the one Supreme Divine and surrender is paramount.
Savitri Era dates August 15, 1872 Sri Aurobindo was born February 21, 1878 The Mother was born March 29, 1914 The Mother met Sri Aurobindo December 5, 1950 Sri Aurobindo passed away February 29, 1956 The Mother declared Supramental descent November 17, 1973 The Mother passed away
Aurora Mirabilis: Sri Aurobindo puts the high responsibility of remolding this world of ignorance on poetry auroramirabilis.blogspot.com/2023/07/sri-au Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra (b. 1956), Founder, Savitri Era Religion (2006). Savitri Era of those who adore, Om Sri Aurobindo & The Mother.