Thursday, August 01, 2024

Sri Aurobindo is not an exclusivist advocate of Hindu chauvinism

 Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra

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Kindly indicate exactly where the Raja has "promoted Christian ideals as being superior to Hindu traditions". If anything, my examination of the Raja's work plus the reception of that work by some of the best minds of Modern India (Vivekananda, Rabindranath, Aurobindo) made me conclude that the Raja has always everywhere tried to uphold the Hindu religious and intellectual traditions, even when it concerns universal themes -- such as a 'universal religion'. More in my upcoming book.

https://x.com/sreejit_d/status/1818189124928684445?t=iGD_qRP4300TuRpPj7UuUA&s=19

CIC’s 2nd show cause notice to Secretariat, AV Foundation: 

“two years had elapsed” after an RTI application for a copy of an audit report on a housing project; “was not able to submit a proper reply” at the hearing of the Commission #SriAurobindo #TheMother #Auroville

https://x.com/trueseek/status/1818486437773558207?t=et8Gw1UEpUcyEGFwgaj3zQ&s=19

In this video snippet, Mohit Bansal explains Sri Aurobindo's stages for national unity: build a common social order, establish political organization, and promote internal development. India's vastness and diversity tolerance delayed unity but avoided class conflicts. Watch the full talk here: youtu.be/pCDMzSCgPIU #SangamTalks

https://x.com/sangamtalks/status/1818609835685904396?t=VVQurXtmA68xc7HHXMdYTA&s=19

The problem with science as a stand-in for religion was articulated clearly by Aurobindo. Science is a system of verification and archival of facts (as in contingent [mis]steps on the way towards truth) but there is nothing in science to necessitate the transformation of the knowledge worker. In that sense it is counter to the will to power inherent to human being which is at root aspirational. We seek power not merely knowledge. Yoga, as Aurobindo relates, is exactly the working out of man's aspirational nature through very practical psychology. Yet it is not limited to a flatland plane of mental discursion (as in Western psychology) but assimilative of metaphysics.

https://x.com/jwayneascetus/status/1818673124210360804?t=Uct5p0wK_8jdpYuBq4b_YA&s=19

I think Sri Aurobindo saw the importance of the sacred geography of Punjab & Sindh (under present Pakistan) which is why he supported a unified India even with separate electorates. Ironically with the polarized voting of Muslims in India separate electorate has bcome a reality.

https://x.com/Subhajit_sen1/status/1818859536943337660?t=vltcc9TMP2EigIdaHzdycA&s=19

To really understand Sri Aurobindo's position one has to read his "5-dreams" AIR Tiruchirapally speech on 14/8/1947 carefully: "sriaurobindosaction.org/Dreams.htm".

https://x.com/Subhajit_sen1/status/1818978752480645324?t=B9aX_W080_IqB7FbNdQ84Q&s=19

This seems to be consequence of mother nature's plan for this age 

According to Sri Aurobindo, iirc, she wants  humanity to truly master the matter and materialistic aspect of universe  

That's why there is an unprecedented respect for logic based on sensory data in this age

https://x.com/ImperiumHindu/status/1818999391702712439?t=zRbQ9YsqCLwvIfuSf2rupw&s=19

In Puducherry today, delivered inaugural address at the National Workshop on Sri Aurobindo’s World View! Noteworthy was the work of host org, Sri Aurobindo Centre for Advanced Research (SACAR). Dr Ananda Reddy is the moving force behind. A good no of young students & teachers from many parts was also remarkable!

@narendramodi @AmitShah @JPNadda

https://x.com/Vinay1011/status/1819029656412275012?t=-yTkVnpsUqhxdx6XC2c_mg&s=19

Praise for Aurobindo: An Ideologue of New Nationalism

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… Now comes a brilliant gem about the early philosophy of Sri Aurobindo, arguably the most underrated yet profound thinker of the nationalist period. An important analysis is Aurobindo’s vital argument for Hindu–Muslim unity, introduced in the rst …… is controverts any interpretation of Aurobindo as an exclusivist advocate of Hindu chauvinism. e nexus of ideas formulated by Aurobindo is … All of this demonstrates the systematic web of thought that Aurobindo ingeniously developed until 1910 …

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Value Theory

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… This integral approach to values from the lower to the higher values is the hallmark of the theory of purusharthas (Sri Aurobindo 1985). … to exclude the lower values in the scheme of an integral life (Sri Aurobindo 2000). The lower and the …… from the lower to the higher values is the hallmark of the theory of purusharthas (Sri Aurobindo 1985). … lower values in the scheme of an integral life (Sri Aurobindo 2000). The lower and the higher values … Thus there is a meeting point where both …

Practical Morality

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Though ethics is meant for the world World , it so happens that the actual world remains unaffected by the ethical ideals. The world does not appear to be the ideal home for the moral values, because there is always a mismatch between what we …… on the basis of their spiritual unity supported by their rational capacity (Sri Aurobindo 1962). If the human beings can rise above their group and … The narrow human mind has to be transformed by greater spiritual effort (Sri Aurobindo (1962) at …

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