Thursday, March 30, 2023

Rhinoceros is a play about conformity and mob mentality

 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.

18 hours ago — Sri Aurobindo notes: “The real reason of the difficulty and the constant alternation is the struggle between the veiled true being within and the outer ...
6 hours ago — Today we will look at one more rather unknown facet of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother as scientists who integrated and even evolved a new kind of spirituality and ...
13 hours ago — Sri Aurobindo, one of the most realized sages of the last 100 years, became famous in India for creating a whole new system of yoga.
Pondicherry University Sri Aurobindo Chair – Inaugural Seminar on Celebrating Life & Philosophy of Sri Aurobindo 28.03.2023.
YouTube · EDUCAST Pondicherry University · 9 hours ago
Red Tape, Nepotism, Stories, Gossip, Slander, Housing, Visa, Necessities, and Livelihood are how the few mafia elements control the Residents of #Auroville. Let us demystify the entire functioning of the Auroville Administration youtu.be/hdrefVXqfXI
My recent talk on Sri Aurobindo 's thoughts on world order as part of the inaugural seminar of Sri Aurobindo Chair at Pondicherry University. Thanks to Dr Richa Tiwari for the opportunity.
"The Divine is what you adore in Sri Aurobindo.” - The Mother Sri Aurobindo Chair , Pondicherry University successfully organised Inaugural seminar on "Celebrating Life and Philosophy of Sri Aurobindo"
In 1959, Eugene Ionesco wrote the absurdist play Rhinoceros in which one by one, an entire town of people suddenly transform into rhinos. At first, people are horrified but as the contagion spreads, (almost) everyone comes to accept that turning into a rhinoceros is fine. 1/
Rhinoceros is a play about conformity and mob mentality and mass delusion, about how easy it is for people to accept outrageous/unacceptable things simply because everyone else is doing it. In the end, the protagonist Berenger is the only human left. 2/
Stengers says Whitehead's book "Process & Reality" is not a triumph of deductive thinking but a machine to make its readers think. Philosophy is not deduction but a "search for premises."

[PDF] www. expressionjournal. com ISSN: 2395-4132

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This paper takes a close look at Berenger, the protagonist of Eugene Ionesco’s play
Rhinoceros and examines his temperamental affinities with Ionesco himself who is
not only critical of ideological imperatives and indoctrination, but also believes in …

[PDF] Vedantic model of consciousness as reflected in the Kaṭhopaniṣad: A study

BK Mishra - 2023
The philosophical wisdom of Indian knowledge system is mainly based on the
upaniṣads, which are otherwise known as Vedānta. According to Vedanta,
consciousness is the living energy and the fundamental quality of life particle and it …

[PDF] … in Daily Physical Activity: Integral Education, Yoga and Physical Literacy Nouvelles orientations pour l'éducation physique quotidienne: éducation intégrale, yoga et …

K Ragoonaden, O Campus, S Cherkowski, S Berg
… In this section, we describe Yoga and Integral Education and the relationship to
physical literacy. Since a Yoga practice promotes concentration, self discipline, and
self confidence, regular sessions on a daily basis can help children develop the …

Yoga Wise: 365 Days of Yoga-Inspired Teachings to Transform Your Life

M Chanson - 2023
… Whether you already have a consistent yoga practice or have never done yoga,
this book takes you through a transformational process with yoga philosophy as the
foundation and the practice for life. This book is for everybody, regardless of yoga …

[PDF] TRACING THE ROOTS OF NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY 2020 AND THE INDIAN CONSTITUTIONAL DIMENSIONS PERTAINING TO IT

PR DHAGE, N RIZVI, A KALNAWAT, P SHARMA - Russian Law Journal, 2023
… Their knowledge of the life sciences, astronomy, mathematics, yoga, and
metalworking made a significant contribution to the globe. With the … Vidya and
Kala and both were the integral part of the education system. Vidya means literary …

The Rhetoric of the Bhagavad Gita: Unpacking Persuasive Strategies from a Non-Western Perspective

J Paudel - Rhetoric Society Quarterly, 2023
The Bhagavad Gita—an acclaimed and venerated ancient sacred religious and
philosophical text integral to the Hindu faith—shows several rhetorical strategies. To
figure out these strategies, in this essay I analyze the Gita using the Nyayasutras …

Hindu nationalism: impact on multicultural societies

A Chakraborthy - RSIS Commentaries, 032-23, 2023
The growing influence of Hindutva ideology in Hindu diasporic nationalism poses a
challenge for diverse and multicultural societies outside India. There are potential
implications for Singapore’s multiracial communities and social cohesion, and the …

[PDF] Radhika Desai,“Power and Resistance in Modi's India'

R Kumar
… oppose the present government and Hindutva in general? Many commentaries,
scholarly and journalistic, typically portray Hindutva as storming to power on
episodic waves of irrational and violent mobilizations. While they undoubtedly play a …
5 hours ago — A talk by Dr Alok Pandey at the Brahmanaspati Kshetram, The Mother Sri Aurobindo Centre, Edayanchavadi, Auroville. Recorded on 29 March 2023. Share this…
The great political writers who also aspired to be good human beings, from George Orwell on the left to Robert Heinlein on the right, taught me to acknowledge in my writing that politics rests on force.
A good article is a thought expression which just doesn't raises questions but is a journey that discovers the right question. Answers maybe complex but obvious, it is about accepting them, that defines the changes needed and likely. A must & good read.
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Obsolescence in education system is being addressed by many autonomous institutions with freedom to introduce modern, relevant, skill & value added courses focus on practical skills and vocational learning. Flexibility to choose subjects. It is up to them to stay relevant
Political ideologies fizzle out and the dominant theme of today will also fade away. Sri Aurobindo's vision of The Life Divine is the most enduring one. It's the epitome of the best ethics and aesthetics where Fraternity would find its true meaning. Democracy will be transformed.
Philosophy teaches to be patient without being carried away by historical narrative or current affairs. It stimulates to think and question and analyse where the previous philosophers have gone wrong. Sri Aurobindo is yet to be admitted as a philosopher but his theories enlighten.
Wednesday, March 29, 2023: Puducherry, then Pondicherry, a French colony, became the blessed place for the first meeting of Sri Aurobindo with The Mother on this day in 1914. A meeting of the East with the West and a new path opened for the humanity. With pranams and gratitude.
Politicians, historians, journalists, and philosophers have been telling a lot of falsehoods. The safest course, therefore, is to believe in Sri Aurobindo. If anyone finds a better source, he is free to follow that. Otherwise, The Mother & Sri Aurobindo are the greatest teachers.
Because Thou Art: Self-interest and not ethical or rational conviction becausethouart.blogspot.com/2023/03/self-i Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra (b. 1956), Founder, Savitri Era Religion (2006) and President, Savitri Era Party (2007). Savitri Era of those who adore, Om Sri Aurobindo & The Mother.