Savitri Era Learning Forum (SELF) was started in 2005

Links on Integral Philosophy and spirituality
Aurobindonian: Orthodox Aurobindonian - Sri Aurobindo and the Mother
More on Sri Aurobindo and the Mother Blogs from within the Integral Yoga community
There don't seem to that many Aurobindonian bloggers around. A few are listed here.

Mirror of Tomorrow - blog by long time Aurobindo ashramite RY Deshpande, with discussion.

Integral Yoga of Sri Aurobindo & The Mother - useful blog with lots of original quotations, discusses the Integral Yoga of Sri Aurobindo & The Mother.

Savitri Era Learning Forum - Savitri Era of those who adore, Om Sri Aurobindo & The Mother. - Family of blogs by Tusar N Mohapatra. I won't give all of them, there are two many, but if you go to the first one, Savitri Era Learning Forum (or SELF for short), which was started in 2005, you can follow the links to the others. Posts a huge amount of material, often totally unsorted, of anything that appears on the Web that is in any way related to Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, usually with editrorial comment in the headings only. Adopts a religious devotee approach.

Barindranath Chaki's Blog - prolific blogger, essays on Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, very much devotional / inspirational. See also All choice, Barin Chaki - blogspot. Also there is Aspiration - community forum started by Barin, unlike most generic New Age/Spiritual forums it has a strong Aurobindoanian emphasis, at least when I last checked (in this Barin is more successful that I was; I found it very difficult to get much interest in Integral Transformation happening when I was running the Esotericism and Spirituality forum)

Science, Culture and Integral Yoga (SCIY) - Aurobindonian multi-authored blog and webzine based on the coming together of the teachings of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother and intellectual/postmodernist social commentary in approach. Founded by Rich Carlson, it is one of the few examples of Aurobindonians engaging with secular modernity, although some would say it is too secular. Totally unlike all the other (devotional or religious) blogs listed here. Yet I cannot but feel that in losing the religion, the fire of intensity is lost as well in thr blandness of modernity. The ideal then (which I haven't seen much of in SCIY) is to combine the best of both, while avoiding the limitations of each.

Much as I am uncomfortable with the intellectual limitations of the religious element (and such limitations need to be challenged and critiqued), I cannot fault the deviotional approach. This is the original, esoteric, Integral Tradition. As far as I am concerned, this is the true Integral Approach, and all the others are pretenders. Yet it is also respected in the exoteric, non-gnostic, materialistic-postmodernist-inspired Integral community.

Because Wilber speaks very highly of Sri Aurobindo (even if his understanding of him is only partial), that means that Aurobindonian ideas have been able to trickle through to even Orthodox Wilberian Integral theory (a bit like how Aristotle was able to enter Christianity via Aquinus perhaps) Kheper Home contact me page by M.Alan Kazlev. page uploaded 1 Aug 2009 (material from old Integral index page dated 25 June 2004 to 26 July 2009), last modified 26 October 2009

Related Blogs:
Sri Aurobindo,yoga, Mother, sri aurobindo ashram, Search for True - searchforlight.org
Sri Aurobindo Studies - sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com
Sri Aurobindo Yoga Website - sriaurobindoyoga.com/news
A critique of the book "The Lives of Sri Aurobindo" by Peter Heehs - thelives of sriaurobindo.com/
Sri Aurobindo Society, Singapore - sas singapore.blogspot.com/

Brief introduction to 'The Life Divine’ by Prashant Khanna

Sri Aurobindo Complex Trust: Talk on ‘A brief introduction to The Life Divine’ by Prashant Khanna, Sri Aurobindo Complex, Sri Aurobindo Marg, J.P. Nagar 1st Phase, 4 p.m. The Hindu: Engagements: Bangalore Today

Jaya Jaya Mahabharatham by Dr. Prema Nandakumar
A century ago, Sri Aurobindo had noted the social relevance of the Mahabharata for our own times... Sri Aurobindo proved that it was a total mistake to think of the Indians as given solely to contemplation, a myth which is often used to explain away the poverty and non-development which keeps India down... But, as Sri Aurobindo points out, even earlier, in the Udyoga Parva, ... As I took up Sri Aurobindo’s Savitri for my doctoral subject in 1957, the ties with Mahabharata became stronger. November 8, 2009

Vande Mataram! Aspiration Posted by Gopal on November 8, 2009 at 11:30pm View Gopal's blog
By this time there must have been numbers of blogs written on the fatwa issued by one Islamic organization in India, expressing the anger, disagreement, discontent over the fatwa. This present article is certainly not an effort to be one among them. This is also not just another attempt to condemn the Islamic community for their different views.

Being a devotee of The Mother and Sri Aurobindo, I have learned by this time that I should not separate any section of Life, be it a stone or a person, or a community. This is rather a humble effort by me to present the Spirit, the Mantra of Vande Mataram has embodied in it, as Sri Bankim Chandra received it from those higher spheres, and as Sri Aurobindo presented it to the whole world, in clear words which can even be understood by a common man, not just in those times of freedom struggle, even today. [...]

When muslims are showing fanaticism over Vande Mataram, which is certainly unnecessary, if we too copy them, then it is a “self” defeat. Not the defeat of the egoistic self of ours, but the larger “Self” of ours, The Mother, whom we adore with Vande Mataram. Always the Divine is opposed by the hostile forces. That is the very method of the hostile forces and the lower nature. As in Yoga the choice is ours, either be a captive of the hostile forces, or the free warrior of The Supreme, here too we must follow the same. After all, All Life is Yoga!

It is very natural that one who has known the Vande Mataram, and the inspiration it generated, and freedom it bestowed us, gets angry and agitated over this issue of fatwa. And it is even very natural that he spreads this message of anger and agitation throughout the community. So the result is more agitation and anger in the society, rather than the Force of Vande Mataram acting through people to bring in harmony and victory as it did and for which it is meant. It is again an act of hostility and lower nature, if we continue to spread the anger and agitation.Instead, we must again link ourselves to The Supreme Divine Mother, through Vande Mataram, to Her Transcendent Force, be one with it, embody it, and spread it. [...]

Therefore, I urge to stop spreading the anger and agitation and embody the Power of Vande Matarm. Be the instruments of The Divine Mother, and work for Her, instead of being in the captivity of hostile forces, and work for Her, through Vande Mataram. Dedicated to Her Feet, Gopal B Athani 7th November 2009 Tags: fatwa, sri aurobindo, the mother, vande mataram

Michael Madhusudan Dutt - Meghnadh Badh Kabya Bengali Poetry ...
Sri Aurobindo wrote about Megnad Badh Kabyo and Michael Madhusudan Dutt, "All the stormiest passions of man's soul he expressed in gigantic language." ...

Samarpan: Vande Mataram !
by AKM Bankin Chandra composed the song Vande Mataram in an inspired moment, Rabindranath sang it by setting a glorious tune to it and it was left to the genius of Shri Aurobindo to interpret the deeper meaning of the song out of which India ...

Savitri: the Light of the Supreme :: Aswapati compels mortal birth ...
by RY Deshpande The phrase “portals of the birth that is a death” in Sri Aurobindo's The Mother is a precise and beautiful description of this sorrowful world, this world of ours, also a very poignant description of our mortal lot, our mortal state, ...

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Master of Philosophy in Sri Aurobindo Studies,

Sunday, Nov 08, 2009
The Hindu: Engagements: In Coimbatore Today
Sri Aurobindo Devotees: Collective prayers to Sri Annai, Sri Annai Meditation Centre, Kovaipudur, 4 p.m.; Sasi Balika Vidya Mandir, R.S. Puram,. 9.30 a.m.

The Hindu: Engagements: In Chennai Today
Sri Aurobindo Society: Meeting, 5, Smith Rd., Anna Salai, 10.30 a.m.

Actually Upanishads were esoteric by definition, the word itself implies to sit down at the feet of a teacher : "shad" means to appease, sit, "up" means near and "ni" for a movement downwards. The student had to have enough peace of mind, aspiration and receptivity, and the teacher had to possess both Vedic knowledge and spiritual realization. It was conveyed through oral transmission. Sri Aurobindo did not study them this way but directly from the texts, and IMO his commentaries are pearls of wisdom. Moreover upanishads are pieces of great poetry. Philippe* Moreover Sri Aurobindo did not have a good opinion of Theosophy.

Esoteric and mystic is what Aurobindo makes it for his christianity-groomed western orientalist audience aupmanyav*

Monday, 09 Nov
Dancing Astrology ::: New Creation Dance Studio ::: Mon ::: 6:00 PM
Daily Yoga class in Verite ::: Verite Hall ::: Mon ::: 6:45 AM
Introduction to sustainable food growing ::: Buddha Garden ::: Mon ::: 10:00 AM
DANCE SPACE ::: Verite Hall ::: Mon ::: 5:00 PM
Tuesday, 10 Nov
Daily Yoga class in Verite ::: Verite Hall ::: Tue ::: 6:45 AM
Verite - Weekly “Drop-In” Class ::: Verite Hall ::: Tue ::: 7:30 PM
Well Being (Pranayama) Workshop ::: SAWCHU, BHarat Nivas ::: Tue ::: 6:45 AM
Wednesday, 11 Nov
Integral Meditation ::: New Creation Sport Resource Center ::: Wed ::: 4:30 PM
Yoga Nidra ::: New Creation Sports Resource Center ::: Wed ::: 5:30 PM
Daily Yoga class in Verite ::: Verite Hall ::: Wed ::: 6:45 AM
"Soul and Psychic Being" - Introductory workshop on the Integral Yoga of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother ::: Savitri Bhavan ::: Wed ::: 9:00 AM
Painting Exhibition by Sivakumar ::: Pitanga (until 24 November) ::: Wed ::: 8:00 AM
Asia Unity Meeting at Pitanga ::: Pitanga, Samasti ::: Wed ::: 3:00 PM
Thursday, 12 Nov
Daily Yoga class in Verite ::: Verite Hall ::: Thu ::: 6:45 AM
Dancing Astrology ::: New Creation Sports Resource Center ::: Thu ::: 7:30 PM
Painting Exhibition by Sivakumar ::: Pitanga (until 24 November) ::: Thu ::: 8:00 AM
Friday, 13 Nov
Daily Yoga class in Verite ::: Verite Hall ::: Fri ::: 6:45 AM
Painting Exhibition by Sivakumar ::: Pitanga (until 24 November) ::: Fri ::: 8:00 AM
Saturday, 14 Nov
Daily Yoga class in Verite ::: Verite Hall ::: Sat ::: 6:45 AM
Painting Exhibition by Sivakumar ::: Pitanga (until 24 November) ::: Sat ::: 8:00 AM
Sunday, 15 Nov
Daily Yoga class in Verite ::: Verite Hall ::: Sun ::: 6:45 AM
Painting Exhibition by Sivakumar ::: Pitanga (until 24 November) ::: Sun ::: 8:00 AM

AurovilleRadio Weekly Schedule Written by Radio Team Sunday, 08 November 2009
This week you can listen to:
Anjlee Agarwal and Ashwani Kumar - Accessible Auroville
Holger - La Fiesta
Harini, Martin and Vikram - What are the human resources for industrial growth?
Aurovilians and Guests - Jam Session at the Visitor Center
David - Radio Teen
Vladimir - As we build the City...
Dr. Richard Stein - Dr. Carl Gustav Jung and Sri AurobindoTo see the broadcast time click here.

M.K. Ramaswami speaks on The Mother's Prayers and Meditation

The Hindu: Engagements: In Chennai Today
'The Mother's Prayers and Meditation': M.K. Ramaswami, Sri Aurobindo Society, 5, Smith Rd., Anna Salai, 6.30 p.m.

A memorable rendezvous with French enclave Deccan Chronicle
And that is because of a young firebrand revolutionary, philosopher and yogi called Sri Aurobindo. Firmly entrenched in India's freedom struggle against the ...

Saikat Sen speaks on Sri Aurobindo and the world situation

The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) Metro Timeout November 6 at Sri Aurobindo Bhavan, 8 Shakespeare Sarani; 6.15 pm: Saikat Sen of Sri Aurobindo Society, Pondicherry will speak on Bharatiyo Upamahadesh, Biswa Paristhiti O Sri Aurobindo. Front Page > Calcutta > Timeout Friday , November 6 , 2009

Friday, 06 Nov
Daily Yoga class in Verite ::: Verite Hall ::: Fri ::: 6:45 AM
C I N E M A - La France ::: Bharat Nivas, Auditorium ::: Fri ::: 7:45 PM
Painting Exhibition by Hufreesh ::: Pitanga (until 6 November) ::: Fri ::: 8:00 AM
Saturday, 07 Nov
Daily Yoga class in Verite ::: Verite Hall ::: Sat ::: 6:45 AM
Rainbow Culture Performance ::: Bharat Nivas ::: Sat ::: 8:00 PM
Being Well: A Two-Day Retreat (Please register) ::: Savitri Bhavan ::: Sat ::: 9:00 AM
Sunday, 08 Nov
Daily Yoga class in Verite ::: Verite Hall ::: Sun ::: 6:45 AM
Monday, 09 Nov
Dancing Astrology ::: New Creation Dance Studio ::: Mon ::: 6:00 PM
Daily Yoga class in Verite ::: Verite Hall ::: Mon ::: 6:45 AM
Introduction to sustainable food growing ::: Buddha Garden ::: Mon ::: 10:00 AM
DANCE SPACE ::: Verite Hall ::: Mon ::: 5:00 PM
Tuesday, 10 Nov
Daily Yoga class in Verite ::: Verite Hall ::: Tue ::: 6:45 AM
Verite - Weekly “Drop-In” Class ::: Verite Hall ::: Tue ::: 7:30 PM
Wednesday, 11 Nov
Integral Meditation ::: New Creation Sport Resource Center ::: Wed ::: 4:30 PM
Yoga Nidra ::: New Creation Sports Resource Center ::: Wed ::: 5:30 PM
Daily Yoga class in Verite ::: Verite Hall ::: Wed ::: 6:45 AM
"Soul and Psychic Being" - Introductory workshop on the Integral Yoga of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother ::: Savitri Bhavan ::: Wed ::: 9:00 AM
Painting Exhibition by Sivakumar ::: Pitanga (until 24 November) ::: Wed ::: 8:00 AM
Thursday, 12 Nov
Daily Yoga class in Verite ::: Verite Hall ::: Thu ::: 6:45 AM
Dancing Astrology ::: New Creation Sports Resource Center ::: Thu ::: 7:30 PM
Painting Exhibition by Sivakumar ::: Pitanga (until 24 November) ::: Thu ::: 8:00 AM
AurovilleRadio Imagination Written by Yahalom Thursday, 05 November 2009
On the 14th of November children will have a great opportunity to express themselves on many different ways – from drawing, to drumming, theater, to mask making, kolams and more. Different ways which serves as tools for their inner expression. The children will find the inspirational surroundings of the Youth Center. This day is national children day, so Mohanam Cultural Center and Youth Center decided to organize Auroville Children's Art Festival. Morning workshops with many materials and other ways of expression will be followed by lunch. In the afternoon an open exhibition of the children's work will be presented to parents and visitors. To download the magazine click here
AurovilleRadio Weekly Schedule Written by Radio Team Saturday, 31 October 2009
This week the AurovilleRadio is broadcasting new programs and magazines.- Vladimir: As we build the City- Anna & Chloe: All That Jazz, Concert in SAWCHU- Chittaranjan Das: Perspectives of Unending Education- Varuna Electricity: Wind Generator Project proposal- Mirra Womens Group: Oh what a night- People of Auroville: To meet is to unite- David: Radio Teen- Upahara, Bina & Jivan: Devotional Chant- Arul, Laurent and Balu: Gramap Check the schedules by clicking here.
AurovilleRadio RadioTeen Written by David Friday, 30 October 2009
Time for some music! Sit back, relax and just listen. 45 minutes of beautiful hand selected music. Although you will find a few mainstream songs, a lot of the tracks are less known and some are from independent artists. Every show put together has its own unique subject to oversee which tracks I select. I hope you all will enjoy hearing it as much as I enjoy putting this program together. Cheers!
AurovilleRadio Devotional Chant Written by Radio Team Thursday, 29 October 2009
A stunning devotional chant (Bhajans), moving, emotional, spiritual, singing the Divine names led by Upahara and Bina from Thiruvannamalai... always a treat. Hear the music, relax and feel the love. People sung their hearts out, plenty of new faces as well as the usual crowd attended. Amazing. People clapped, people smiled, people played instruments, an environment of peace was achieved.
Yahaloam & Pavan recorded the chant and was edited by Pavan. The recording of the event will be broadcast from Saturday 31st of November.

AUROMIRRA: Toda vida é yoga. - [ Translate this page ] by AUROMIRRA Fez diversas viagens ao longo de sua vida participando de vários grupos espiritualistas e ocultistas quando finalmente em 1914 chegou a Índia onde em 29 de março daquele ano chegou a Pondicherry e conheceu Sri Aurobindo tornando-se não ...

Savitri: the Light of the Supreme :: Aswapati compels the mortal ... by RY Deshpande In The Life Divine Sri Aurobindo writes: (p. 279). Purusha and Prakriti, Conscious Soul and executive Force of Nature, are in the supramental harmony a two-aspected single truth, being and dynamis of the Reality; there can be no ...

Sampad Mishra speaks on Sanskrit: A key to the heart of India

The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) Metro Timeout
November 4 at Sri Aurobindo Bhavan, 8 Shakespeare Sarani; 6.15 pm: Sampad Mishra will speak on Sanskrit: A key to the heart of India.

Savitri: the Light of the Supreme :: The Yoga of the Supreme: The ...
The equivalent of this classical tapahaprabhāva, the arduous personal effort, the “constant expansion and self-perfecting” in Sri Aurobindo's transformative ...

Freedom from the Habitual Response to Duality « Sri Aurobindo Studies
2 Nov 2009 by sriaurobindostudies Sri Aurobindo Studies. Sri Aurobindo's Integral Yoga. « Becoming Liberated from Habit of Pleasure, Pain and Indifference. Freedom from the Habitual Response to Duality. By sriaurobindostudies. our body and our nervous reactions to ...

Circumsolatious: For Want of a Common Soul & a Supramental Knowledge
In 2008 the biography, 'The Lives of Sri Aurobindo' by Peter Heehs was ... Sri Aurobindo explained to us that the Divine is not only Transcendent but also ...

Claude Arpi: China bullies Bangladesh
Indian Consulate in Tibet (4); Interviews (5); McMahon Line (3); Obama (3); Pakistan (5); Partition of India (3); Sri Aurobindo (2); Submarine (2) ...

Bloodline Triumphs HardNews Magazine - New Delhi, India... a hollow was made by tearing out some pages to place the historical ornament for smuggling, turns out to be a volume of Life Divine by Sri Aurobindo. ...

Sampad Mishra speaks on Gita in the light of Sri Aurobindo

November 3 at Sri Aurobindo Bhavan, 8 Shakespeare Sarani; 6.15 pm: Sampad Mishra will speak on Srimadbhagavadgita in the light of Sri Aurobindo: A multimedia presentation. Calcutta Telegraph - Calcutta, India

Tuesday, 03 Nov
Daily Yoga class in Verite ::: Verite Hall ::: Tue ::: 6:45 AM
Verite - Weekly “Drop-In” Class ::: Verite Hall ::: Tue ::: 7:30 PM
Painting Exhibition by Hufreesh ::: Pitanga (until 6 November) ::: Tue ::: 8:00 AM
Wednesday, 04 Nov
Integral Meditation ::: New Creation Sport Resource Center ::: Wed ::: 4:30 PM
Daily Yoga class in Verite ::: Verite Hall ::: Wed ::: 6:45 AM
Yoga & Sophrology with Sandra ::: Quiet Healing Center ::: Wed ::: 3:00 PM
Painting Exhibition by Hufreesh ::: Pitanga (until 6 November) ::: Wed ::: 8:00 AM
Thursday, 05 Nov
Daily Yoga class in Verite ::: Verite Hall ::: Thu ::: 6:45 AM
Painting Exhibition by Hufreesh ::: Pitanga (until 6 November) ::: Thu ::: 8:00 AM
Friday, 06 Nov
Daily Yoga class in Verite ::: Verite Hall ::: Fri ::: 6:45 AM
C I N E M A - La France ::: Bharat Nivas, Auditorium ::: Fri ::: 7:45 PM
Painting Exhibition by Hufreesh ::: Pitanga (until 6 November) ::: Fri ::: 8:00 AM
Saturday, 07 Nov
Daily Yoga class in Verite ::: Verite Hall ::: Sat ::: 6:45 AM
Being Well: A Two-Day Retreat (Please register) ::: Savitri Bhavan ::: Sat ::: 9:00 AM
Sunday, 08 Nov
Daily Yoga class in Verite ::: Verite Hall ::: Sun ::: 6:45 AM
Monday, 09 Nov
Daily Yoga class in Verite ::: Verite Hall ::: Mon ::: 6:45 AM
Introduction to sustainable food growing ::: Buddha Garden ::: Mon ::: 10:00 AM
DANCE SPACE ::: Verite Hall ::: Mon ::: 5:00 PM

Events Calendar Coming Events Aspiration Savitri: the Light of the Supreme Mirror of Tomorrow SCIY Recent Comments IYF SAOW Saaba A critique of the book by Peter Heehs Events - University of Human Unity Inputs may be mailed to tusarnmohapatra@gmail.com

Critics do exaggerate

The Hindu : Engagements : In Chennai Today

Sri Aurobindo Society: Meeting, 5, Smith Rd., Anna Salai, 10-30 a.m.

New Arrivals Hindu - ‎Oct 26, 2009‎
The God Touch and Other Lights from Sri Aurobindo's Savitri: Compiled by AS Dalal; Sri Aurobindo Ashram Publication Department, Pondicherry-605002.

A writer of philosophy and truth Express Buzz - Chennai,Tamil Nadu, India Later, he was influenced by Marxist thought, Aurobindo and MN Roy's philosophy; as for literature, he was influenced by Bernard Shaw, Henrik Ibsen and Oscar ...

The Book and its Background -- by Alok Pandey
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 ...

Walking in Light
28 Oct 2009 by Sri Aurobindo Society, Singapore 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. ...

The Bliss of the Eternal « Sri Aurobindo Studies
30 Oct 2009 by sriaurobindostudies Sri Aurobindo asks us to look for a common thread that underlies the “infra-ethical”, the “ethical” and the “supra-ethical” stages of existence. While humans have clearly developed a framework of ethics, it is clear that the ...

Aspects of Karma-Yoga « Integral Yoga of Sri Aurobindo & The Mother
by Sandeep Sri Aurobindo said no mental rules can be laid down for what action is Divine and what is not Divine. It is only out of our ever-growing spiritual consciousness and our rising intuition that we must decide what work is suitable at any ...

Personal Growth: Well Being Workshop 7th to 13th October 2009
25 Oct 2009 by JV I like to face the pictures of the Mother and Sri Aurobindo. The painting by Astreji adds to the ambience and reminds me of the aim of Auroville. All in all, it is a privilege and pleasure to have been offering Well being Workshops here ...

People: Angelina Jolie is due an apology, biographer says Denver Post - Lori Smith‎
Grammy winner singer-rapper-musician-producer Kanye West also has been planning to spend about a month in Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry to seek ...

On upcoming India trip, Hindus urge Lindsay Lohan to “reinvent” her in ashram Thaindian.com - ‎Oct 29, 2009‎
Grammy winner American singer-rapper-musician-producer Kanye West has been reportedly planning to spend about a month in Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry ...

Ashram ransacked over land dispute Express Buzz - ‎Oct 23, 2009‎
It was set up under the supervision of the management of Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pudducherry. Later, the land was encroached upon by hundreds of villagers for ...

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

The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) Metro Timeout

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
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 ...

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.

Extension building at Auroville Institute of Applied Technology

Sri Aurobindo - Google Search: "The Hindu : Engagements : In Chennai Today - Sri Aurobindo Society: Meeting, 5, Smith Rd., Anna Salai, 6-30 p.m.."

German industries plan investment in Tamil Nadu The Hindu - Chennai, India He was speaking at the inauguration of an extension building at Auroville Institute of Applied Technology. “Germany has taken the lead in becoming the ...

Channelscom Web Video DVR Auroville TV Auroville Filmfestival tube ...Watch this impressive Auroville Filmfestival 09 tube installation by Jesse and Jonas on Wednesday, 16th Sept. somewhere between Certitude and Solar Kitchen.

Delhi Events: "Sri Aurobindo: A Contemporary Reader" by ... By Rohit Malik "Sri Aurobindo: A Contemporary Reader" by Sachidananda Mohanty" Book Discussion at Main Building, IIC - 6:30 pm on 29th September 09. Time : 6:30 pm. Entry : Free, Call 011-24619431 ( IIC ) to re-confirm any last minute change or ... Delhi Events - Upcoming Events - http://www.delhievents.com/

Sri Aurobindo Society and Sri Aurobindo’s Action are two brothers

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4 Down memory lane Shyam Sundar Jhunjhunwala 120
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6 From the Editor’s Desk – Some Socio-Spiritual perspectives Shyam Sundar Jhunjhunwala 95
7 The wisdom of India Shyam Sundar Jhunjhunwala 45
8 Bhagavat Gita(translated in free verse) Shyam Sundar Jhunjhunwala 40
9 Pondicherry Environment Aju Mukhopadhyay 40

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Sri Aurobindo Society, Tirupati observed the tenth anniversary of the enshrinement of relics

Overcome your fears to face divinity Deccan Chronicle
Home > Sunday Chronicle September 13th, 2009 By Mani Shankar

You will never experience God by just using more words. You need to go beyond — you need to overcome your fears and dive into deep pools of joy, you need to touch the source which created the mind in the first place. If you can do this, you will suddenly, spontaneously come face to face with Divinity itself. You will, as Sri Aurobindo said, ‘tear the veil from Deity’s face’. You will understand what every great Vedantic master has understood from the last 35 centuries, and like them, you will never be able to describe what you felt. When Buddha was asked about God, he looked at a flower and smiled in silence. Your answer will probably be the same. The author is a filmmaker. Email him at mani2shankar@gmail.com

The Hindu : Andhra Pradesh - Tirupati News : Tributes paid to Sri Aurobindo Staff Reporter

TIRUPATI: Rich tributes were paid to renowned spiritual guru Sri Aurobindo by his devotees and general public on Saturday. Devotees performed milk bath to his statue.
Sri Aurobindo Society’s Tirupati branch observed the tenth anniversary of the enshrinement of his relics at its NGO’s colony premises. Preserving physical parts or remnants as a relic is not only in remembrance of the great souls, but also to draw magical powers and inspiration from them. It is an age-old practice transcending faiths and religious affiliations. Sri Aurobindo’s nail and hair were enshrined as relics in the Tirupati branch alongside his statue, making it one of the 223 relic shrines in the world.
B. Venkatramaiah, a retired IAS officer and chairman of Sri Aurobindo Society’s state committee, explained the significance of relics. P.V. Ramasubba Reddy, principal of SV Medical College, said one could feel the area reverberating with tranquility due to the presence of the relics.
A book, Prayers and Meditation, authored by The Mother and translated into Telugu by Kamalakara Venkat Rao, was released on the occasion. M. Balarama Reddy, president of the Tirupati branch, explained the activities.

Mirror of Tomorrow :: Sanatana Dharma XVI— Yajna in Savitri's ...
by RY Deshpande The truth that is there behind this Yoga of Meditation is what is actually revealed to us by Sri Aurobindo in the present passage. Indeed, it is Savitri's meditation and we cannot enter into its magnificence, unique as it is to her ...

the seventh waves: The Four Supreme Angels Or Beings
by the seventh waves Sri Aurobindo identifies them as the Vedic Gods Mitra, Varuna, Bhaga and Aryaman. Visited by an artist friend, Johannes Hohlenberg, who takes a photograph of Sri Aurobindo in standing profile and also paints his portrait in oil. ...

Moving beyond the Limitations of Matter « Sri Aurobindo Studies
by sriaurobindostudies Sri Aurobindo pointed out in The Life Divine that “eventually even these must disappear; for when the laws and forces of the supraphysical are studied with the right starting-point, the means will infallibly be found for Mind directly ...

Savitri: the Light of the Supreme :: Poetic Appreciation of a ...
by RY Deshpande Sri Aurobindo's elucidation of it should also help us in establishing relationship with his many-hued and many-toned and many-breathing and many-winged ornithology of strange or familiar mythical birds that become real in our inner or ...

Thoughts and Aphorisms 16
8 Sep 2009 by Barindranath Chaki The Mother has said, while interpreting Sri Aurobindo, that the mind has several levels or zones or regions from the ordinary physical mind to the higher mind, which receives the rays of the Supramental Light in the form of intuitions. ... All choice

IAS OUR DREAM: MODERN HINDU RENAISSANCE
Sri Aurobindo Ghose (1872-1950) eloquently interpreted the basic concepts of the Hindu Dharma and expounded the yoga philosophy for the transformation of human consciousness.

The Hindu: Engagements: Chennai Today
Mundaka Upanishad: V. Purushotaman, Sri Aurobindo Society Centre, AP-514, J Block, 8th Street, Anna Nagar, 6 p.m.

Daily Meditation Works at Sri Aurobindo Ashrm [ Delhi ]
Daily meditation works is organized at Sri Aurobindo Ashrm. This program includes meditation workshop for sound health and long life. Timing:-7:00 PM - 7:30 PM (Except Sundays) Click India Events

Hindutva Undermines the Pristine Values of Hinduism - Mainstream ...
Hindutva was very different from Sri Aurobindo's inclusive concept of Hindu nationalism which was not at all divisive.

Mainstream Weekly Home page > 2009 > 9) September 2009 > Vol XLVII, No 39, Hindutva Undermines the Pristine Values of Hinduism
Saturday 12 September 2009, by Sailendra Nath Ghosh

The word ‘Hindutva’ was coined by Savarkar with an underlying premise that the conglomerate of religious communities which, over the last one thousand years, has been known as Hindus is a separate nation within the Indian nation and Hindutva is its ideology. This concept was in some measure parallel to Sir Syed Ahmed Khan’s concept of Muslims as a separate nation. Hindutva was very different from Sri Aurobindo’s inclusive concept of Hindu nationalism which was not at all divisive. The RSS must admit that Hindutva’s basic premise was wrong and divisive, and that it must now bat for Bharatiyata so as not to have any scope for confusion.

[While the arguments adduced above are the author’s own, the historical facts have been taken from Radhakamal Mukherjee’s book, A History of Indian Civilisation —Part II.]
The author is one of the country’s earliest environ-mentalists and a social philosopher. He can be contacted at sailendranathghosh@yahoo.com and sailendranathg@gmail.com

Birth centenary seminar on Nishikanto

The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) Metro Timeout SEMINAR September 10 & 11 at Sri Aurobindo Institute of Culture, 3 Regent Park; 5.30 pm: Inauguration of a birth centenary seminar on Nishikanto. Hosted by Sri Aurobindo Institute of Culture in collaboration with Sahitya Akademi and Visva Bharati.

SEMINAR September 11 at Sri Aurobindo Institute of Culture, 3 Regent Park; 2 pm: The concluding day of a birth centenary seminar on Nishikanto. Hosted by Sri Aurobindo Institute of Culture in collaboration with Sahitya Akademi and Visva Bharati. Today at 2 pm: Genre: Life; speakers: Dalia Sarkar, Biswanath Ray and Nirmal Singh Nahar; at 3.30 pm: Genre: Literature; speakers: Amal Pal, Manabendra Mukhopadhyay and Kalikrishna Guha; at 5 pm: Genre: Painting and Music; speakers: Subhash Chaudhury and Satyajit Chaudhury. Calcutta Telegraph > Front Page > Calcutta > Timeout

The Mother and Sri Aurobindo and their vision of the future

The Hindu : Engagements : Chennai Today Chennai Branch of Sri Aurobindo Society: Talk on ‘Grace and protection’, 5, Smith Rd., Anna Salai, 10-30 a.m.
Sri Aurobindo Society Centre: Talk on ‘Miracles in spiritual life’, 514, 8th St., Anna Nagar, 6 p.m.

The Hindu : Engagements : Coimbatore Today Sri Aurobindo Devotees Prayer Group: Collective Prayers to Sri Annai, Sri Annai Meditation Centre, W 7 / C, Kovaipudur, 4 p.m.; Sasi Balika Vidya Mandir, Azad Road, R.S. Puram, 9.30 a.m.

The Statesman Sraddha Sri Aurobindo Bhavan pp 124, Rs 50 THIS scholarly collection of essays is exclusively devoted to an elucidation of the thoughts and ideas of The Mother and Sri Aurobindo and their vision of the future. The series of meaningful, objective and insightful studies convey the significance and the abiding relevance of Sri Aurobindo’s teachings. The essays cover religion, psychology and the modern social sciences and are inter-disciplinary in nature. The reputed essayists confront the problems besetting humanity, our existential dilemmas, and seek a transcendental escape in Sri Aurobindo’s teachings.

'70000 tonnes of garbage cleared' Express Buzz - Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Joss, an Australian, now settled at Auroville has taken similar restoration of wetlands at Anna University pond and Otteri dumping ground. ...

Savitri: the Light of the Supreme :: A Shrine for the God of Love ... By RY Deshpande During the period 1936-47 Sri Aurobindo had written a number of letters, mostly to Amal Kiran, dealing with a few aspects of Savitri. Elucidations were sought in various respects, particularly about the text of Part I, the first three ...

Movement for the Restoration of Vedic Wisdom: Examples of a ... Three are given in Sri Aurobindo's symbol itself. So, in a sense this is not my revelation but his and the Mother's since we know that she designed their ...

Mirror of Tomorrow :: Sanatana Dharma XIV—Purusha Sukta: an ... It is interesting to note how Sri Aurobindo looks at caturvarņa from the point ... Sri Aurobindo views this Holocaust of the Divine Soul not in terms of the ...

The Integral Yoga of Sri Aurobindo by Rishabhchand

08-21-2009, 06:52 PM #1 (permalink) Thomas ouden estin Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 3,378
Christianity: An Integral Yoga?

In a recent exchange of views I 'stuck to my guns' on the belief that the body has a part to play in the Scheme of Things as does the soul — the subtext being that the body is the form of the soul, and that the soul manifests a form according to whatever 'world' or order of being it occupies ... from this perspective the 'disembodied soul' is an incomplete human being, and furthermore that the Resurrection holds the promise for the future realisation of the whole and total perfection of the individual human person in a mode of being that is veiled within the mystery of the eschaton.So it was with some subsequent surprise and delight that I picked up both (slim) volumes of "The Integral Yoga of Sri Aurobindo" at a car boot sale for the princely sum of 40p, and flicking through the pages came across this:
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The second postulate is that this union with Chatushpat Brahman (the Fourfold Brahman) can and is to be realised not only in the soul (psyche), but in the whole being (person) — the soul (psyche) and nature (ousia) — of man. The mind (nous), the life (physis) and even the body (soma) of man are to participate, as well as the soul (psyche), in the blissful experience of identity, union and communion (beatitude) with the Supreme Being (The Integral Yoga of Sri Aurobindo, author: Rishabhchand, pub. Shri Aurobindo Ashram Press, Pondicherry, 1953, p46 — Greek equivalent theological terms my insertion in parentheses)

Well, well ...
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Sri Aurobino says that each part of the being of man is derived from the Supreme, is permeated and sustained by the Supreme and is developed and led towards a conscious union and communion with Him which is its birth-right.

And it goes on ......

my gob is well and truly smacked! I always knew that Brahminic metaphysics is a profound discourse on the nature of being, and non-being, but this, so succinctly put, goes beyond my expectations.

This is the ground of true ecumenical discourse, as far as I'm concerned. With Eriugena's The Division of Nature (a recent and impatiently awaited purchase) on the one hand, and Aurobindo's Integral Yoga on the other, both of which assert that the Supreme is All in All, whilst resisting the temptation/assumption of any mode of pantheism, I'm set for some interesting times. Life, I love it! It's full of surprises! Pax bonum! Thomas

ASPIRATION Discussion Permalink Reply by Jordi Valero
You viewpoint is very interesting, at least for me. You see, I belong to the West and, here, is common to think that only through the sorrows can the human being become wise. I am not wholly agree with you in this point. I think that a wise man ought to know to extract teachings from every situation...even if it is a good situation.

Movement for the Restoration of Vedic Wisdom: The Triune Formula ... I even included Sri Aurobindo's comments on these three powers of the eternal manifestation, by which, he said, we come to understand existence itself. ...

the seventh waves: The Power Of Love
Birth anniversary of Sri Aurobindo on Independence Day. 5 days ago. Barin Chaki. 1 month ago. G-Snapz - Snaps like the hangman's knot on your neck ...

Savitri: the Light of the Supreme :: A Shrine for the God of Love ...
by RY Deshpande During the period 1936-47 Sri Aurobindo had written a number of letters, mostly to Amal Kiran, dealing with a few aspects of Savitri. Elucidations were sought in various respects, particularly about the text of Part I, the first three ...

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The Open Award Centre will be opened on the 5th of September 2009, this is also celebrated as Teachers Day in India. The centre will be set up at Sri Aurobindo Society campus, and will be part of SACAC (Sri Aurobindo Centre for Arts and Communication...) - The International Award is an exciting self-development programme available to all young people between the ages of 14 and 25. It aims to equip them with life skills to make a difference to themselves, their communities and the world.

Why India needs the BJP
Rediff - Sri Aurobindo's Bhawani Bharati concept which saw India as Durga incarnate and declared Sanatan Dharma as the nationality of India, Vivekananda, ...

Indira Gandhi National Open University – M.Phil Admission 2009 ...
20 Aug 2009 by neha M.Phil in Sri Aurobindo Studies: The candidate must have a Master's Degree or equivalent degree from a recognized university in India or abroad. Applicants are asked to submit with their completed application a Curriculum Vitae/resume ...

The Hindu : Engagements : Chennai Today Sri Aurobindo Society: Meeting, 5, Smith Rd., Anna Salai, 6-30 p.m.