July 12, 2010

Sri Aurobindo was convinced that there were significant similarities between the Upanishads and Heraclitus

Sri Aurobindo is convinced both theoretically and practically that man can realize the purpose in Nature. "In man her thinker she for the first time upon this earth devises self-conscious means and willed arrangement of activities by ...
Making a World After Empire: The Bandung Moment and Its Political ... - Page 91 Christopher Lee - 2010 - 280 pages
Aurobindo was convinced that the war would bring an end to European political domination and cultural hegemony throughout Asia.52 In his view, the conflict had laid bare, for all humanity to see, the moral and intellectual bankruptcy of ... Decolonization: perspectives from now and then - Page 91
Prasenjit Duara - 2004 - 312 pages
Guru English: South Asian religion in a cosmopolitan language - Page 100 Srinivas Aravamudan - 2006 - 330 pages
... indifferent to Britain's war effort and who sometimes actively courted Britain's enemies (witness Subhas Chandra Bose's alliance of the outlawed Indian National Army with Japan), Aurobindo was convinced that Hitler and his followers ...
Recent philosophies of education in India - Page 108 Sarayu Prasad Chaube - 2005 - 288 pages
The critical reason of man is not prepared to accept this power, because "the admixture of error, caprice, or a biased imagination" may distort its perfect working. Yet Sri Aurobindo is convinced of the existence and manifestation of ...
Hindu spirituality: Postclassical and modern - Page 374 K. R. Sundararajan, Bithika Mukerji - 2003 - 584 pages
This is the leitmotif to which he bends his power of insight and persuasion. In spite of what hostile critics might say, Aurobindo is convinced that "India has been as much a home of serious and solid realities, of a firm grappling with the problems of thought and life, of measured and wise organisation and ...
Historical thinking in South Asia: a handbook of sources from ... Michael Gottlob - 2003 - 318 pages
Aurobindo was convinced that without Dutt's Economic History, the boycott campaign would hardly have been successful. ...
Neoplatonism and Indian Philosophy - Page 157 Paulos Gregorios, International Society for ... - 2002 - 275 pages
Both these books furnish ample proof that Sri Aurobindo is convinced that God has a purpose to achieve in the world. The spiritual destiny of the individual human being is sketched out in his The Synthesis of Yoga which also describes ...
The essential Aurobindo - Page 117 Aurobindo Ghose, Robert A. McDermott - 2001 - 288 pages
On the basis of his own political involvement and his study of historical evolution, Sri Aurobindo was convinced that at the present stage of evolution neither individuals nor history can escape the kind of dilemma Arjuna faced in the ...
Sri Aurobindo Ghose: the dweller in the lands of silence William Kluback, Michael Finkenthal - 2001 - 167 pages
Sri Aurobindo was convinced that there were significant similarities between the Upanishads and Heraclitus. We don't find the similarities extraordinary. We keep in mind that it is the man who is thinking who interests us, and although ...
The genius of India Guy Sorman - 2001 - 232 pages
Aurobindo was convinced that through his spiritual and physical exercises or integral yoga, it was possible to reach a higher plane of consciousness, the supramental, and lead the human species to a higher stage of evolution. ...
The Indian imagination: critical essays on Indian writing in English - Page 228 K. D. Verma - 2000 - 268 pages
"And given the complete isolation from politics, as well as the duration of that isolation," remarks Johnson, “I would maintain that Aurobindo was convinced of a basic incompatibility between spiritual goals and political goals" (119). ...
Philosophy of history: some reflections on North-east India - Page 68 S.C. Daniel - 2000 - 80 pages
Sri Aurobindo is convinced that this sort of religion is the only hope of humanity to end the strife, tension and war between man and man, between race and race, and between nation and nation. As it has been pointed above Sri Aurobindo ...
A concise encyclopedia of Hinduism Klaus K. Klostermaier - 1998 - 243 pages
Aurobindo was convinced that the whole universe was the manifestation of consciousness in a process of evolution from matter through mind to super- mind and that it was the task of humans to facilitate this evolution by dedicating ...
Through a glass darkly: essays in the religious imagination - Page 209 John Charles Hawley - 1996 - 299 pages
... the unchaste collective guilt and of the self-destructive political reality that writers like Conrad and Forster were to dramatize in their works. Aurobindo was convinced that the colonial rule, in its lustful intent and approach, ...
Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism Gariepy - 1996 - 483 pages
Aurobindo was convinced that the colonial rule, in its lustful intent and approach, was engaged in robbing the subjects of their national and cultural identity and that it had, in the due course of history, firmly established a ... World literature written in English
Modern Language Association of America ... - 1990
Asian thought and society 1995
Second, Aurobindo was convinced that India had a spiritual mission to the rest of the world, which was to put into motion the mechanics for a spiritual revival of all mankind and to heighten the world's awareness of righteousness and ...
Indian thought between tradition and the culture of technology David Lawrence Johnson - 1995 - 140 pages
Aurobindo was convinced that since the movement for political freedom (swaraj) was linked to spiritual freedom (moksha), there must be a yoga appropriate to the task. Yet a selection of a yoga was governed by pragmatic criteria: a ...
Assam in Indian independence - Page 21 Arun Bhattacharjee - 1993 - 157 pages
Aurobindo was convinced that the goal he had in view could not be achieved by a mere group of leisurely politicians and speech-makers, it could be attained only by a band of political Sannyasis who would completely dedicate themselves ...
The Political Philosophy of Sri Aurobindo - Page 391 V. P. Varma - 1990 - 494 pages
... we could have a parliament of man or a political federation of mankind we could solve our problems. Aurobindo is convinced that institutional devices would not carry us very far because behind institutions are the men who run them, ...
India's freedom struggle, 1857-1947: a short history Peter Heehs - 1990 - 116 pages
Aurobindo Ghose, now known as Sri Aurobindo, was convinced that the militarism of
Germany and Japan constituted a far greater threat to India and the world than British imperialism. He welcomed the Cripps Proposals 'as an opportunity ...
India and Europe: an essay in understanding Wilhelm Halbfass - 1988 - 604 pages
Aurobindo is convinced that the spiritual realities can be made manifest in the actual, current world, and that in this process Hinduism can prove its concrete ...
Indo-British review Indo-British Historical Society - 1988
... Aurobindo was convinced that the calming of the nationalist clamor ...
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Modern Indian responses to religious pluralism Harold G. Coward - 1987 - 340 pages
Aurobindo was convinced that she was an incarnation of the energy that was the evolutionary process, the sakti often traditionally pictured as a goddess, and even of Supermind consciousness itself.3 Thus, her consciousness even exceeded ...
Sri Aurobindo's treatment of Hindu myth Jan Feys - 1983 - 59 pages
... Vedic myth occurs anew, ever actual, in Sri Aurobindo's yoga. As a result, the image acquires the everlasting significance of its prototype. That is why Sri Aurobindo was convinced that his yoga had a more than personal impact. ...
... all mythological allusions, the 'indispensable setting of a Hindu legend'. Nonetheless, at the time of writing Love and Death Sri Aurobindo was convinced that he had "carefully preserved the essence of the Hindu spirit and ...
Ideology, modernization, and politics in India Vrajendra Raj Mehta - 1983 - 232 pages
Aurobindo was convinced that India was struggling for self-preservation against the onslaught of foreign ideas and it was not until the struggle turned in favour of the national law of development (dharma) that the survival of India was ...
Contemporary Indian philosophy T. M. P. Mahadevan, G. V. Saroja - 1983 - 282 pages
Each commentator finds a key for unlocking this harmony. The key that Sankara discovers is the truth of non- duality (Advaita). 
Even as Sri Aurobindo is convinced that all the Vedic hymns have a harmonious meaning, Sankara feels certain that all the Upanisads have an identical import. Probably, Sri Aurobindo will not object to Sankara's interpretation of the ...
Sri Aurobindo's integral approach to political thought Shiva Kumar Mital - 1981 - 268 pages
Sri Aurobindo is convinced that institutional devices would not carry us very far because behind institutions are the men who run them, and the political creations of imperfect men are also bound to be imperfect. ...
The psychic side of sports Michael Murphy, Rhea A. White - 1978 - 227 pages
God is not dead, He's in the gut. Murphy and White in this book are raising the ante on body mysticism. Murphy, having lived in an ashram in
India and become a student of Sri Aurobindo, is convinced, as was Aurobindo, ...
Sri Aurobindo, the perfect and the good Robert Neil Minor - 1978 - 191 pages
Aurobindo was convinced that his system was able to affirm the truths of others by giving them their proper place in an integral system. The statements of the experiences of others, then, would never be able to falsify Aurobindo's ...
Aurobindo is convinced that the Triple Transformation can do this. At best, such statements might indicate a supramental experience but a partial statement of it. For Aurobindo, then, verification comes in his integral experience and ...
The future of man according to Teilhard de Chardin and Aurobindo Ghose J. Chetany - 1978 - 500 pages
Thus Aurobindo is convinced that man is not the last word in the cosmic evolution; he has a long way to go and he has a bright future ahead of him. Commenting upon this Aurobindo- nean conclusion, ...
The national culture of India Sayyid ʻĀbid usain - 1978 - 202 pages
But Sri Aurobindo was convinced that the Hindus could succeed in liberating their country and promoting Dharma only when they had reached a higher stage of spiritual development. In order to meditate on the nature of spiritual ...
Beyond Marxism: towards an alternative perspective Vrajendra Raj Mehta - 1978 - 147 pages
Aurobindo was convinced that reason has to discover the light before it can be a useful minister of life. The integral perspective led him to grasp the equal importance of the objective and the subjective in the enrichment of life, ...
Sri Aurobindo: archives and research Sri Aurobindo Ashram Trust - 1978
Yet, as we have seen, Sri Aurobindo was convinced that the "original connection between the Dravidian and Aryan tongues was far closer and more extensive than is usually supposed." Sri Aurobindo knew, like the modern linguist, ...
The quest for political and spiritual liberation: a study in the ... June O'Connor - 1977 - 153 pages
Aurobindo was convinced that ventilating grievances was an inadequate response to the repressive measures of
Britain. He wanted the Congress to be an agent of radical change. It was his collaboration with ...
Such an exteriorly imposed law is dependent upon coercive control or on its own good character, but is not dependent on its source. To resist such laws is to make this utterly clear to the law-maker. Aurobindo is convinced that his ...
The political philosophy of Sri Aurobindo Vishwanath Prasad Varma - 1976 - 494 pages
Aurobindo is convinced that institutional devices would not carry us Very far because behind institutions are the men who run them, and the political creations of imperfect men are also bound to be imperfect. ...
Sri Aurobindo: a centenary tribute Aurobindo Ghose, K. R. Srinivasa Iyengar - 1974 - 346 pages
Sri Aurobindo is convinced that Sayana is obsessed by the naturalistic formula and seeks continually to force the sense of the Veda into that narrow mould.6 Many of the gods are identified with natural powers such as the Sun, the Fire, ...
Sri Aurobindo and Iqbal: a comparative study of their philosophy M. Rafique - 1974 - 213 pages
Sri Aurobindo is convinced that the result of this kind of attitude has been the loss of life-power and the degeneration of
India. He ridicules this one-sided spirituality in these words : "A few Sanyasis and ...
Prabuddha bharata: or awakened India Advaita Ashrama - 1974
Even as Sri Aurobindo is convinced that all the Vedic hymns have a harmonious meaning, Sankara feels certain that all the Upanisads have an identical purport. Probably, Sri Aurobindo will not object to Sankara's interpretation of the ...

Sri Aurobindo is convinced that Sayana is obsessed by the naturalistic formula and seeks continually to force the sense of the Veda into that narrow mould. Many of the gods are identified with natural powers such as the Sun, Fire, ...
The religious roots of Indian nationalism: Aurobindo's early ... David L. Johnson - 1974 - 128 pages
And given the complete isolation from politics, as well as the duration of that isolation, I would maintain that Aurobindo was convinced of a basic incompatibility between spiritual goals and political goals. I aver, however, that such...
Seed of grandeur: commentary on Sri Aurobindo's Thought the ... S. Krishna Sarma - 1972 - 96 pages
As a yogi, Sri Aurobindo was convinced that the establishment of the divine life on earth was neither a myth nor a Utopian dream ; one could, he had said, arrive at the supramental levels of Existence through yoga and the path of jnana, ...
The persistence of religion: an essay on Tantrism and Sri ... - Page 82 Kees W. Bolle - 1971 - 134 pages
The third "folly" is that he does not regard the country as an inert object: "I look upon my country as the mother, I worship her and adore her as the mother."
Aurobindo is convinced that he is called to come to the rescue of India. The mother is to be rescued by her son. "The power of the warrior is not the only kind of force, there is also the power of Brahman, which is founded on knowledge. ... Studies in the history of religions 1965 Studies in the history of religions - Page 82 1956
Vedanta: an anthology of Hindu scripture, commentary and poetry Clive Johnson - 1971 - 243 pages
Sri Aurobindo was convinced that Consciousness or Brahman manifests itself as matter through a process of what he called "involution" and then progressively brings about an unfoldment of its powers through evolution. ...
Some foundations and guidelines of modern education: incorporating ... Sarayu Prasad Chaube - 1968 - 372 pages
Yet Sri Aurobindo is convinced of the existence and coming of this power. He argues that if it were not so the humanity would not have advanced to its present stage. Sri Aurobindo remarks that the educationists have not yet grappled with the ...
Nivedita commemoration volume Sister Nivedita - 1968 - 321 pages
While Kant thinks that Man is essentially ambiguous, ie both natural and spiritual, Sri Aurobindo is convinced of Man's essential simplicity, ie spirituality. But this does not prevent the latter from recognising the due importance of ...
Modern Indian thought: a philosophical survey Vishwanath S. Naravane, Indian Council for ... - 1964 - 310 pages
In the achievement of these ideals, Aurobindo was convinced,
India is destined to play a great part. "It is she who must send forth from herself the future religion of the entire world, the eternal religion which will harmonize all ...
Religion and society Christian Institute for the Study of Religion ... - 1962
In either case the gnostic principle might be expected, if not at once, yet finally to dominate the whole."22 Sri Aurobindo is convinced that the time for such a transmutation of humanity is at hand. ...
The philosophy of Sri Aurobindo in the light of the Gospel Eva Olsson - 1959 - 73 pages
Sri Aurobindo was convinced that it would take place in the near future. In Sri Aurobindo's terminology salvation would mean change of consciousness. Ignorance disappears at the ascent of consciousness from the mental level to the ...
The Year book of education University of London. Institute of Education ... - 1957
Sri Aurobindo is convinced that in social and international matters the soul of man, endowed with perfect knowledge and invincible will, will most effectively take the lead. For in and through all his fundamental impulses man is seeking ...
Sri Aurobindo is convinced that the evolution of this principle and power is decreed and inevitable. He views the whole process of Nature as an attempt to bring out the inherent perfection in things. In man this process becomes ...
The Modern review Ramananda Chatterjee - 1955
Considering the Plan of Campaign and obstructive methods of Parnell in Ireland and the organised untiring campaign of murders, riots, strikes and agrarian unrest (as in Russia), Aurobindo was convinced that the only effective means of ...
Sri Aurobindo, Indian poet, philosopher and mystic George Harry Langley - 1949 - 134 pages
... in the consummating spiritual experience. Any conviction of this kind may seem to many to be held in utter disregard of the plain facts of human experience. But if Aurobindo is convinced that evil must be excluded from the higher ...
From his own experience Aurobindo is convinced that persons in their subliminal consciousness — that is, in the experience which arises out of intercourse with others, but which does not become explicitly the object of their attention ...

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