Peter Heehs' aim has been to raise doubts about Sri Aurobindo

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October 30 at Sri Aurobindo Bhavan, 8 Shakespeare Sarani; 6.15 pm: Arabinda Basu will speak on Integral yoga and other parts.

The Erect Hindu Spine Tarun Vijay
They will never accept R.C. Majumdar, Jadunath Sarkar, Sita Ram Goyal, Sri Aurobindo or even Vivekananda. Their sources will always be in the hate-India ...

Is Suffering in the Universe an Ethical Problem? « Sri Aurobindo ...
Sri Aurobindo Studies. Sri Aurobindo's Integral Yoga ... For more information on Sri Aurobindo visit our website at www.Aurobindo.net ...

A critique of the book "The Lives of Sri Aurobindo" by Peter Heehs ...
27 Oct 2009 by Raman Reddy True disciples, those whom the biographer of The Lives of Sri Aurobindo calls hagiographers, may exaggerate sometimes the achievements and qualities of a great Master. But it is also true that critics do just the same, but with a bias ... Right from the beginning, this man has courted controversies, the aim of which has been to raise doubts about Sri Aurobindo's statements on his own life, his English, his works, his yoga, on the Mother and so on and so forth. ... by-alok-pandey

Wilkinson crossed swords with Chaki

Commentaries on THE FUTURE REALIZATION: Reply to Barindranath ...
27 Oct 2009 by Robert E. Wilkinson What lapse of intellectual integrity allows him to believe for one instant that he is qualified to make such pompous pronouncements about Sri Aurobindo's Avatarhood and the conditions that the Supermind would employ in the process of

Vishnu, Sri Aurobindo & the Force of a Secret Unity
24 Oct 2009 by Lori Tompkins When such patterns are seen within and throughout the whole, one can better appreciate what Sri Aurobindo called the Supramental Consciousness – a vast multi-dimensional or all-dimensional truth-consciousness and all-pervading force ...

Sri Aurobindo and Avatarhood 1
23 Oct 2009 by Jordi She has also said that Sri Aurobindo would return, but NOT in a human body — NOT in a body born as a human being or of a human being. And His return may even be as late as five hundred years from his departure. ...

Hyperbolic rant popularized by Tusar Mohapatra that Sri Aurobindo ...
27 Oct 2009 by Tusar N Mohapatra Instead of sticking to facts, Chaki goes spinning off into the same kind of hyperbolic rant popularized by Tusar Mohapatra, that Sri Aurobindo is beyond all concept, system and order. He is beyond the Gods, beyond the Veda and beyond ...

Alok Pandey's second letter to Peter Heehs
25 Oct 2009 by Raman Reddy The point is not whether the details of Sri Aurobindo's outer life are historically correct or not. The point is whether the image and the picture of Sri Aurobindo that you portray and must bring out (as any worthwhile biographer ...

Mirror of Tomorrow Re: Avatar and Grace--Record of Yoga by RY Deshpande on Sat 24 Oct 2009 06:01 AM IST Profile Permanent Link
Alok Pandey sends me the following comment: One can clearly see the pattern, the same force that worked strongly to mislead by misrepresenting her words through a misplaced emphasis (the Agenda) and created confusion and division is once again trying to do the same. The basic method is the same. Only the details are different. It is obviously most cunning to use their words to nullify their work. But it too will meet its nemesis. You can't play with Sri Aurobindo and his works or play the fool with Divine. The karma catches upon you sometime or the other and then it hits—sometimes hits very hard—forcing you to see despite yourself.
by rakesh on Sun 25 Oct 2009 09:46 AM IST Profile Permanent Link
I do not agree with the conspiracy theory behind the publication of the Record of Yoga. If the Record is not useful to some people it does not mean it is not useful to anybody. This is a superfluous assumption... Why scheme propaganda and conspiracy theories and impose our opinions on everybody? ... by rakesh on Mon 26 Oct 2009 10:57 AM IST Profile Permanent Link Your fear that people might read only the Record of yoga and dismiss all other books of Sri Aurobindo and run after siddhis is a possibility but a faint one. Re: Avatar and Grace--Record of Yoga by Srikanth ... Re: Avatar and Grace--Record of Yoga by narendra on Mon 26 Oct 2009 01:44 PM IST Profile Permanent Link
In the presence of Sri Aurobindo's firm instruction to keep Record of Yoga confidential and in the absence of the Mother's instruction for their publication the onus firmly lies on Ashram's responsible trustees for stating the reasons or conditions which necessitated the publication of Record of Yoga. I suggest someone should officially ask for explaining the said publication rather than continuing the discussion here.

Sri Aurobindo Society, Singapore: Walking in Light
Continuing from last month's discussion, Sri Aurobindo, in Letters on Yoga, points out Falsehood as anti-divine, as a creation of the “Asuric power” and a power which is in revolt against the Truth, a divine force. ...

Sri Aurobindo Savitri - Windows Live This excerpt from a talk by Debashish Banerji on the Supramental Manifestation is part of a set of 16 videos titled "The Conquest of Death: An Introduction to Sri Aurobindo's Savitri, a Legend and a Symbol." Scene and music selection ...

Savitri: the Light of the Supreme :: The Yoga of the Supreme: The ...
by RY Deshpande About Aswapati's Yoga comprising of these three parts Sri Aurobindo explains it in a letter to Amal Kiran as follows: (Letters on Savitri, pp. 773-74, 1946) ... First, he is achieving his own spiritual self-fulfilment as the individual ...

Conscious Force
25 Oct 2009 by sriaurobindostudies reference: Sri Aurobindo, The Life Divine, Chapter 10, Conscious Force. For more information on Sri Aurobindo visit our website at www.Aurobindo.net. For Sri Aurobindo's books, visit the US publisher Lotus Press Website.

Sri Aurobindo « Human Expression
by John Sri Aurobindo spent his formative years in England studying at St Paul's and Trinity College where he excelled in the study of Literature and the Classics. In 1892 he returned to India where he became heavily involved in the Indian ...

Auroville - City of Dawn itslife.in
21 Oct 2009 by Nirupama Sriram Auroville means “City of Dawn”, where people live as one in harmony with no nationality, politics, caste, creed or color. The city was envisioned by Mother, who was a partner of Sri Aurobindo in the spiritual quest.

Human rights and culture « Meghan & Galen's Life in Auroville By galenmurray Compounding the problem is a lack of support within Auroville itself. Many wonder what right Aurovillians have to impose their standards on another culture, acting as if human rights are culturally specific and not universal. ...

Auroville A Fashion Vista I went to Auroville as a must see destination for all its hoopla of community living and international benediction What I discovered instead was a hub of ...

Sookta Sumana: WENDY DONIGER'S CULTURAL PROFICIENCY A TOTAL FRAUD!!
byAditi Banerjee ... of Swami Vivekananda's disciples, has been revered as a true Hindu saint by many orthodox Hindus, including Brahmins; so also has Mother (Mira Alfassa), the Frenchwoman closely associated with (and successor to) Sri Aurobindo. ...

Why Hinduism is known as Santana Dharma? – Sri Aurobindo By abhilash Sri Aurobindo. Hinduism gave itself no name, because it set itself no sectarian limits; it claimed no universal adhesion, asserted no sole infallible dogma, set up no single narrow path or gate of salvation; it was less a creed or cult ...

Naxalites for Dummies Monthly Review As early as 1902, inspired by the works of Vivekananda and Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, the Anushilan Samithi and Juganthar with Sri Aurobindo as a founder ...

Sri Aurobindo gives this concept of Divine life

Silobreaker: In The Capital Today
Sri Aurobindo Ashram: Lecture by Dr. Ramesh Bijlani on The Great Adventure, Sri Aurobindo Marg, 10 a.m. to 11-15 a.m.

Personal Growth: Well Being Workshop 7th to 13th October 2009
And, there is something very wonderful in this space of Sri Aurobindo World Center for ... I like to face the pictures of the Mother and Sri Aurobindo. ...

The need for a new Indic school of thought
It is not only the tradition of ancient sages from the Vedas and Upanishads to Buddhist and Yoga traditions but also modern teachers like Sri Aurobindo and ...

Coimbatore Today - Worldnews.com
Religion Sri Aurobindo Devotees: collective prayers to Sri Annai, Sri Annai Meditation Centre, Kovaipudur, 4 pm; Sasi Balika Vidya Mandir, 9.30 am Bharatiya ...

Do You Have A Good Relationship With Youself? Times of India Aurobindo gives this concept of Divine life: he didnt say that life is an illusion; that we have to run away from life, or go to the Himalayas. ...

His return may even be as late as five hundred years

The Hindu : Engagements : Chennai Today

Sri Aurobindo Society: M.K.Ramaswami on The Mother, 5, Smith Rd., Anna Salai, 6.30 p.m.

Ashram ransacked over land dispute
It was set up under the supervision of the management of Sri Aurobindo Ashram, ... Meanwhile, manager of Sri Aurobindo Ashram of Pudducherry Prakash Panda ...

The Hindu : Arts / Crafts : To dream, perchance to create
And unlikely casual encounters foment conversations of existential import, as in when Sri Aurobindo, an Indian philosopher, parlays with Led Zeppelin.

Sri Aurobindo and Avatarhood 1
22 Oct 2009 by Barindranath Chaki She has also said that Sri Aurobindo would return, but NOT in a human body — NOT in a body born as a human being or of a human being. And His return may even be as late as five hundred years from his departure.

Ron Jon Anastasia, founding editor of SCIY, passes

In memoriam Ron Jon Anastasia d. October 20th 2009
from Science, Culture and Integral Yoga™ by Rich
"Peace, peace! he is not dead, he doth not sleep - he hath awakened from the dream of life - 'Tis we, who lost in stormy visions, keep with phantoms an unprofitable strife." Shelley

With great sadness we announce the passing of Ron Anastasia who passed over into the greater life on Tuesday October 20th. Ron was the founding editor and inspiration for Science, Culture, Integral Yoga (SCIY). Without him this site would not exist. Our prayers and thoughts are with his wife Kim who did a remarkable job caring for him through the last year of his illness.Rons had an amazing life his biography follows in the article... In memoriam Ron Jon Anastasia

Stamp to mark the centenary of the arrival of Sri Aurobindo in Puducherry

The Hindu : Other States - Puducherry News : Postal stamp to mark ...
PUDUCHERRY: The Postal Department has agreed to release a stamp to mark the centenary celebrations of the arrival of Sri Aurobindo in Puducherry, ...

The Hindu : Engagements : Bangalore today
Veda and Upanishads in the Light of Sri Aurobindo: R.L. Kashyap, Sri Aurobindo Complex, Sri Aurobindo Marg, J.P. Nagar I Phase, 6 p.m. ...

The Sense Mind and the Five Senses integral playground
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Personal Growth: Program at Sri Aurobindo Relics Center, Chennai
13 Oct 2009 by JV This is the centenary year of Sri Aurobindo's arrival in Puducherry. To celebrate the centenary year, Syamala started an initiative, under the aegis of Arulvazhi, to reach out to places in Tamil Nadu and offer some events. ...

Youth Group: Summary-11/Nov/09 Session
12 Oct 2009 by aurohyd Many followers of Sri Aurobindo are surprised by Asimovs foundation series and wonder whether he was inspired by Sri Aurobindo as the one of characters he depicts has close resemblence to Sri Aurobindo. It is also wondered if he based ... Sri Aurobindo Society, Hyderabad

Veda and Upanishads in the Light of Sri Aurobindo: Discourse by R.L. Kashyap

The Hindu: Engagements: In Bangalore Today Veda and Upanishads in the Light of Sri Aurobindo: Discourse by R.L. Kashyap, Sri Aurobindo Complex, Sri Aurobindo Marg, J.P. Nagar I Phase, 6 p.m.

The Hindu: Engagements: In Coimbatore Today Sri Aurobindo Devotees Prayer Group: Prayers, Sri Annai Meditation Centre, Kovaipudur, 4 p.m.; Sasi Balika Vidya Mandir, R.S. Puram, 9.30 a.m.

The Hindu : Engagements - New Delhi : In the Capital Today Aurobindo Ashram: Lecture series on Spiritual Approach to Life by Bimal Mohanty

Bharat Sandesh Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, welcoming West's reported plan to stay in Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry to ...

Philosophy Discussion Forums - What's life for?
More progressive eastern spiritual philosophies, such as Sri Aurobindo's integral yoga, suggest that Life is a purposeful evolution of consciousness. ...

e g r e g o r e s: Choose Your Delusion: Dancing With the ...
3 Oct 2009 by Apuleius Platonicus But even if we are fortunate enough to be able to spontaneously grasp the immediate reality of the dance of Maya, Sri Aurobindo urges us to realize that "all has not yet been explained": We know the Reality of the Universe, ...

Eckhart Tolle & Sri Aurobindo: Two Perspectives on Enlightenment
7 Oct 2009 by Stone Hill Foundation Publishing Pvt Ltd,... Described by Ken Wilber as "India's greatest modern philosopher-sage" and as "the greatest of all Vedantic philosophers," Sri Aurobindo (1872–1950) is considered one of the foremost philosophers of the 20th-century, and was, as well, ...

Govind Rajesh: The “intensity” of bhakti yoga, according to Peter ...
4 Oct 2009 by Raman Reddy Peter has filled his biography The Lives of Sri Aurobindo (TLOSA) with insidious suggestions about Sri Aurobindo, speculating about lurid and sensational topics such as his sexuality or apparent lack of it, his seeming inadequacy as a ...

ANAMIKA: 'A House For Mister God'
4 Oct 2009 by R. Nandakumar - Sri Aurobindo, for example, began work on a detailed commentary and left it unfinished; what he did write down runs to something like 40 printed pages and they analyze only the first 2 Shlokas (some contrast, that, with the simple ...

Sri Aurobindo who learnt Tamil from Bharathiar, had translated works like Tirukkural, Azhwar Pasurangal into English

sri aurobindo - Google Search: The Hindu : Tamil Nadu - Tiruchi ‘Flowers and their spiritual significance’ Special Correspondent
Expo of flowers, photos, books on Mother, Sri Aurobindo begins
— PHOTO: R. M. RAJARATHINAM Meaningful: Flower exhibition organised by Sri Aurobindo Society in Tiruchi on Friday. TIRUCHI:

Exhibition of flowers, photos and books on The Mother and Sri Aurobindo marked the sixth anniversary of the Tiruchi Centre of Sri Aurobindo Society here at K. A. P. Viswanatham Higher Secondary School on Friday.
Over 250 varieties of flowers procured locally, also from Bangalore and Kodaikanal were on display at the flowers exhibition held under the title ‘flowers and their spiritual significance.’ According to the organisers, Mother always used to say that about 950 varieties of flowers had spiritual significance, and hence the special exhibition of flowers to mark the anniversary.
While a majority of the flower varieties were procured locally, varieties of rare flowers like jerbera, gladilolus, were brought from Bangalore and varieties like Lilly were from Kodaikanal. The expo was also meant to provide an opportunity to the local people to have a feel of the various varieties of rare flowers.
The rare collections of books by The Mother and Aurobindo were the cynosure of all eyes at the book exhibition, along with various titles on the life and achievements of both the spiritual leaders. The photo exhibition had rare and interesting pictures of both of them since their childhood.

M. Ramasubramani, DIG of Police, Tiruchi Range, who inaugurated the flower, photo and book exhibition, explained the spiritual significance of the flowers. He commended the Society for its activities for the benefit of mankind.
Sethupathi, Tamil Professor, Bharathidasan Government Women’s College, Puducherry, participated in a special session to discuss the Tamil literary works of Aurobindo. He said, Sri Aurobindo who learnt Tamil from Bharathiar, had translated works like Tirukkural, Azhwar Pasurangal into English and these works were hailed world over. He also interacted with members of the society.
Prema Nandakumar, noted writer, presided over the session.
The highlight of the day long programme was the setting up of a meditation hall at the venue with the symbols of The Mother and Sri Aurobindo decorated with flowers. A large number of visitors and members of the Society meditated at the centre.
Members of other Aurobindo Societies at Thanjavur, Mannargudi, Namakkal and Pudukottai participated in the programme.

The Hindu: Engagements: Chennai Today - Pranayama: B. Muralidharan, Sri Aurobindo Society Centre, AP-514, J Block, 8th Street, Anna Nagar, 6 p.m.