Sunday, September 22, 2024

Relation between aesthetic refinement and spiritual development

 Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra

9 hours ago — In this Yoga one is supposed to go beyond every mental idealistic culture. Ideas and ideals belong to the mind and are half-truths only; the mind too is, more ...
19 hours ago — Read these selections from Evening Talks with Sri Aurobindo on beauty, and the relation between aesthetic refinement and spiritual development.
Sri Aurobindo says: "The first principle of true teaching is that nothing can be taught." Join us in celebrating the young spirit of India on 12th January, ...
13 hours ago — SITE OF SRI AUROBINDO & THE MOTHER. Home Page | Workings | Works of Sri Aurobindo | Writings in Bengali. Sri Aurobindo. Writings in Bengali. Translated into ...
13 hours ago — Sri Aurobindo said that Indians must throw away the rule of the foreigners even if they be angels; Indians must be ruled by Indians. Vivekananda said the same ...
17 hours ago — Rabindranath Tagore Swami Vivekananda and Sri Aurobindo : Commonality and Contrasts in their Philosophies of Life by Utpal Chattopadhyay from Flipkart.com.
Among the many websites where you'll find some rather...interesting interpretations, I found a great one for the works of Sri Aurobindo. It has his… 
#SriAurobindo #TheMother #Shaktipeeth #VishwaNilayam… | Instagram ...
8 hours ago — Sri Aurobindo. Writings in Bengali. Translated into English. The Gita: Text — Translation. Chapter One. dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca.
Sri Aurobindo Dham, Swargadwar, Puri. ... Sri Aurobindo Dham, Swargadwar, Puri. 3 views · 2 minutes ago ...more. Rasraj Arts & Calligraphy. 21K.
Savitri Class by Jhumur Bhattacharya - 44 - B1C4 (Page 46). 1 view · 4 minutes ago ...more. The Mother & Sri Aurobindo : E-library. 10.6K.
14 hours ago — As Sri Aurobindo emphasised, India must rise by staying true to herself, by following the law of her own nature. The key to solving global challenges lies ...
21 hours ago — New Lamps for Old—Sri Aurobindo's first political intervention was made on 7th August 1893 The Master-Idea of India · 7th August—the Birthday of Indian ...
The Journey in Eternal Night and the Voice of the Darkness, Savitri, Sri Aurobindo - Page 589. 2 views · 4 minutes ago #themother #sriaurobindo #integralyoga ..
7 hours ago — This fulfilment reflects the kingdom of heaven within, manifesting outwardly, and honours the vision of God dwelling in humanity. Sri Aurobindo's monumental ...
21 hours ago — Homer and The Iliad - Sri Aurobindo and Ilion · Indian Institute of Teacher Education · Joan of Arc · Lenin · Leonardo Da Vinci · Lincoln Idealist and ...
4 hours ago — While Ms. Sitharaman will be in Puducherry to deliver a keynote address at the concluding day of Bharat Shakti Pondy Lit Fest 2024 held at Sri Aurobindo ...

[PDF] Aurobindonian Perspective of Education for Raising Physical Consciousness: Insights for Training and Practices

GC Dehury
… According to Sri Aurobindo, the human body is bound by certain limitations. The body has come to its present state after taking a long … The Supramental being envisioned by Sri Aurobindo and his spiritual collaborator the Mother, would have a …

[PDF] A Decade of Earth-Centered Scholarship and Activism

E Allison - 2024
… Later renamed ciis, the new institute joined philosophy, religion, and psychology with the integral yoga teachings of the Indian guru Sri Aurobindo, as taught by Haridas and Bina Chaudhuri who traveled from Kolkata, India to help create …

[HTML] Philosophical Thought

VA Chernenko, E Triangle
The subject of the study is to consider the perception of Socrates' ethics in Nietzsche's philosophy as a theoretical basis for the formation of the key provisions of Nietzsche's philosophy of morality, in particular, possible elements of …
7 hours ago — Thoughts of Sri Aurobindo on Education & Nationality · Dance performance by Sriradha Paul · 26th ISTE · C20. IKS Links. Indian History · Indian Life Sciences ...

[PDF] Dietary or Food Supplements, Benefits and Risks.

A Valavanidis
… The use of medicinal herbs is an integral part of Chinese culture and daily medical treatment. … Treatment options are varied and can include yoga, acupuncture, herbal medicine, massage therapy and dietary changes. …

[PDF] Rediscovering the Lost Cuisines of the Himalayas: A Study on Traditional Culinary Practices, Cultural Heritage and their Potential for Sustainable Tourism

R Sharma - International Journal for Multidimensional Research …, 2024
This study explores the rediscovery and promotion of the lost cuisines of the Himalayas, focusing on their cultural significance, traditional culinary practices, and potential for sustainable tourism. The unique geography and cultural diversity of the …

Consumer reconnection through the practice of mindful eating

M Dupon Le Priol, J Schmitt - Recherche et Applications en Marketing (English …, 2024
Consumer society has gradually disconnected consumers from the origin of their consumption, the real needs it truly satisfies, and its social and ecological impact. This research aims to study the phenomenon of consumer reconnection, through …

[PDF] Ayurveda: Ancient Tradition or Pseudoscientific Practice? A Philosophical Inquiry

SK Dominic
… Sri Aurobindo and Swami Vivekananda spoke of the integration of spiritual and material knowledge, often viewing traditional wisdom as complementary to modern science. Aurobindo, in his work The Life Divine, explores the unity between spirit …

[PDF] HUMAN PERSONALITY IN THE MANDUKYA UPANISHAD

B Satpathy
The conceptualization of personality in the Indian context differs significantly from the Western individualistic approach. Indian philosophy emphasizes a holistic, multidimensional view of the self, integrating metaphysical aspects. Key frameworks …

[PDF] TIMELESS GUIDANCE TO ACHIEVING EQUILIBRIUM BETWEEN HUMAN AND NATURE: A STUDY OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSCIOUSNESS, ECOLOGICAL …

D Sodha
In the present age, environmental degradation and biodiversity loss are some of the major challenges experienced worldwide. And this has given rise to environmental ideologies and movements. As environmental issues are critically and rapidly rising …

[PDF] Exploring the Connection Between Economic Conditions and Societal Stability

S Kumar, P Sharma, S Kumar - Library Progress International, 2024
This study delves into the nuanced interplay between economic conditions and societal stability on a global scale. Utilizing panel data analysis spanning diverse nations and temporal contexts, our research endeavours to furnish a comprehensive …

[PDF] Introduction to the Special Issue: Hindutva and the

MS Selvaraj, R Susewind - Social & Legal Studies, 2024
… version of it: how does Hindutva as a political ideology and the current dispensation as political agents conceive of the rule of law, its purpose and function? Which rules do they want the law to follow? We combine papers that trace Hindutva’s …

[PDF] SECULARISM AND THE POLITICS OF IDENTITY: ANALYZING THE MUSLIM EXPERIENCE IN CONTEMPORARY INDIA

NU Islam
… Communal nationalism, particularly as articulated through the ideology of “Hindutva”, envisions India as fundamentally a Hindu nation. This vision often conflicts with the secular ideal of religious equality and pluralism, instead promoting a hierarchical …

[HTML] The Global Resurgence of Authoritarianism and Its Existential Threats to Education: Implications for Scholarship in Comparative and International Education

FD Salajan, tavis d jules - Comparative Education Review, 2024
… 2014 and leader of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)—which will be responsible for forming the next, potentially coalition, government after the 2024 elections—has used a nationalist-populist and ethnoreligious discourse to marshal …

Mapping Histories: An Environmental Perspective for Writing Local History in Pakistan

A Shafiq - South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies, 2024
Local history in Pakistan has a complex relationship with national historical narratives that are derived from ideological debates on Muslim nationhood in South Asia. This article discusses how ‘local’ is understood in Pakistan’s historiography …

[PDF] CAN YOU STOP YOUR MIND AND YOUR DAILY ACTIVITIES? AN ANALYSIS OF MEDITATION IN YOGA PRACTICE

K KONECKI
… of hatha yoga. Meanings and knowledge transfer in body practice” in which we tried to describe, among other things, meditative states, concerned analysis of the experience of hatha yoga and the transfer of bodily knowledge. As meditation is one …

Death Consciousness and the East: Loss and Bereavement in the Maoist People's War in Nepal

S Karn - 2024
This unique new book addresses the rise of death studies as an academic discipline, and serves those who work in the anthropology of death and loss. It gives a perspective on death, with reference to Maoists politics and violence in Nepal, so …

Public health as critique: examining the caste of filth and disease in Katherine Mayo's Mother India

M Nath - Interventions, 2024
Drawing on Dalit writer Kanwal Bharti’s 2019 translation of Katherine Mayo’s Mother India (1927), this essay argues that through the employment of a radical anti-caste reading practice, the original text yields a powerful critique of Hindu caste structures …

Queer Acts and Caste Hegemony: The narrative of Indian savarna exceptionalism

R Das - Interventions, 2024
… from right-wing queer and trans protagonists as well as from Hindutva Footnote 3 politics in general. While Jasbir Puar (Citation2017, 3) … a savarna model that tries to distinguish between liberal Hinduism and illiberal Hindutva. It facilitates “switching” …

[PDF] “Main Kaun Hoon, Main Kya Hoon”: De-centering Sexual & Political Subjecthood in Anup Singh's Qissa (2013)

I Basu, D Dhar - Vol. 6 March 2023
In an almost cinematic continuation with Ghatak’s partition films, Anup Singh's Qissa celebrates the very illegitimacy attached to the wish to be reunited with the lost homeland–the other side–and the film achieves it through a curious queering …

Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Tragic lack of imagination

 Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra

[PDF] 3. Implementation of National Education Policy 2020 Through Adoption of Sri Aurobindo's Approach to Integral Education

PH Vyas
… Sri Aurobindo’s philosophy of integral education aims to purify a student's life, mind, and soul… This paper has attempted to review various aspects of sri Aurobindo’s Philosophy regarding … and examine its relevance in adopting Sri …

Can’t understand why Tulsidas ji made many variations in #ramayan from the original Ramayan by #Valmikiji ? Like— Hanuman ji didn’t met bibhshan in his mission to search Maa #Sitaji ! In stead Bibhishan sent his daughter named Kala to meet Sita ji , Ravana didn’t manhandled bibhishan in his court .. can someone please explain ? @djvtwit @Auro_Mere @GoutamGhosal3 @kalisbrood @RaghuveerBelur @LifeDivine108 @iamchamanjmu

https://x.com/Sanjays81301051/status/1825921260393550254?t=ttFERDlZKqJcjt9FCR7ejw&s=19

Join us tomorrow, 21st Aug, 6:30 pm IST, for the launch of our latest book ‘The Battle for Consciousness Theory: A response to Ken Wilber’s Appropriation of Sri Aurobindo’s work and other Indian thought,’ at Delhi.

All are welcome.

For more details, please see below.

@ManognaSastry @BluOneInk

https://x.com/RajivMessage/status/1825845415448596493?t=uhPxDz4WKfC6AuAUD8hzhg&s=19

In this episode, Surya Sarathi Roy and Debasis Sarkar discuss Bengal's rich heritage. Discover Bengal’s role in epics, maritime history, and key events like the Turkish invasion, Baro Bhuiyans' struggles, and the Indigo Revolt.

youtu.be/xLplNhIqlOk

#SangamTalks #BengalHeritage

https://x.com/sangamtalks/status/1826129302938644843?t=mnL-8r4bE4fuNGd0m2mKEQ&s=19

Today, the Hindu society has become unrecognisable from what it had been even 50 years ago. This has been achieved by vilifying its core values which had been reinforced by customs, rituals. The bloodiest assault has been against the Hindu family system.

https://x.com/dharmadispatch/status/1826119748699967748?t=cBD9jMXA9QPTpLSENAa2DQ&s=19

I sympathize with the underlying spirit that drives stuff like this. The Hindu diaspora in America has achieved great material success and naturally feels more established and wants to assert itself culturally and politically, especially in the face of an increasingly hostile academic & media climate. 

But these statues represent that assertion in its coarsest form. The magnitude of these things provide easy fodder for triumphalist WhatsApp posts, but all I see is a tragic lack of imagination. It's quite easy to attack the "south asian left" (which I do quite often) as reflecting what KC Bhattacharya called an "imaginary progressiveness merely imitative of the West”, but those attacks are blunted when the alternative is simply "big ass statues of Hanuman in Houston". 

Yes, statues like this one will draw tourists, but will they inspire the children of the boomer uncles who fund these things to carry on the tradition themselves? Speaking as someone who is a part of that generation, I'll tell you that the answer is no. 

Imagine if the resources directed towards this statue were, OTOH, put towards a parochial school, a publishing house, or perhaps even a media outfit. Deploying resources in this way requires a level of vision that I'm afraid is simply lacking in Hindu society as a whole. We are in the midst of a "vast emotional upsurge" that can be of immense power if channeled properly, but in the absence of those channels, we're just left with big statues, laser shows, and gaudy temples.

https://x.com/vjgtweets/status/1825760100121981086?t=CGPXBOCXiH73-3q4gFpNDA&s=19

I seriously want to learn the brain-washing techniques Ayurveda colleges use in their training curriculum for me to use the same to impose critical thinking, scientific temperament and rationalism in people.

https://x.com/theliverdr/status/1825845225086140550?t=1Uk4uMDIb1ho6aRTg3KhHg&s=19

Dawkins’s Law of the Conservation of Difficulty. Pretentious obscurantism in an academic discipline expands to fill the vacuum of its intrinsic simplicity. #PhysicsEnvy #PostmodernMetabollocks

https://x.com/RichardDawkins/status/1825779445031952629?t=Sy02eCcvf_ChbJ0RNDZOJw&s=19

The Darwinian Theory of Gravity. Things that go up have long since disappeared, and we are left with only the things that go down.

https://x.com/RichardDawkins/status/1825421783698231548?t=lqeq-TDBlwTB1HCbT6lxjg&s=19

Turns out Darwin's theory was about life, which is rather more a matter of levity than gravity. Living organisms don't just "go down"--they grow up. Evolution is not simply a blind engine of selection driven by death. There is death in it, surely; but there is also aim.

https://x.com/ThouArtThat/status/1826049943666299354?t=M76L48fVzSGSuf23eBmiwg&s=19

[PDF] The Pluralistic Paradigm: Sri Ramakrishna's Approach to Vedantic Philosophy and Spiritual Diversity

R Khan
… Jnana Yoga: Alongside his devotional practices, Ramakrishna engaged in the path of Jnana Yoga… of higher states of consciousness validated the teachings of Jnana Yoga for him. … Sri Ramakrishna’s pluralistic paradigm encompasses …

Inviting Death In: Incorporating Death Education in Public School Music Classes

GM Burgess - The Canadian Music Educator, 2024
In this article the author discusses the importance of, and possibilities around, including death education in school curriculum, particularly music education. Themes of death and grief are discussed, and possibilities are explored as to how …

Culture and Cultural Policy in Radhakamal Mukerjee and Indian Sociology: Text in Context

M Chaudhuri - Sociological Bulletin, 2024
… It is perhaps not happenstance that Aurobindo Ghosh wrote on culture, spiritual essence in … One of the most insightful defenders of Aurobindo’s culturalist imagination has been Sugata … Peter Heehs too has endeavoured to rescue …

[PDF] The Integration of Wang Yangming's Philosophy and New Quality Productivity: Modern Practice Driven by Knowledge Innovation

D Yang - 2024
This article explores the relationship between Wang Yangming's philosophy and the new quality productivity, revealing how the new quality productivity, while inheriting the core ideas of Yangming's philosophy, achieves a higher level through innovation …

Exploring Krishna-Arjuna sambada in the Bhagavad Gita through a non-Western communication model

RK Baral - The International Journal of Communication and …, 2024
This study applies the Sadharanikaran Model of Communication (SMC) to examine Krishna-Arjuna sambada (dialogue) in the Bhagavad Gita and reveals the model’s efficacy to elucidate the dynamics inherent in their conversation. It explores how …