Sri Aurobindo

Author : Peter Heehs
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780231140980

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The Lives of Sri Aurobindo by Peter Heehs Pdf

Since his death in 1950, Sri Aurobindo Ghose has been known primarily as a yogi and a philosopher of spiritual evolution who was nominated for the Nobel Prize in peace and literature. But the years Aurobindo spent in yogic retirement were preceded by nearly four decades of rich public and intellectual work. Biographers usually focus solely on Aurobindo's life as a politician or sage, but he was also a scholar, a revolutionary, a poet, a philosopher, a social and cultural theorist, and the inspiration for an experiment in communal living. Peter Heehs, one of the founders of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram Archives, is the first to relate all the aspects of Aurobindo's life in its entirety. Consulting rare primary sources, Heehs describes the leader's role in the freedom movement and in the framing of modern Indian spirituality. He examines the thinker's literary, cultural, and sociological writings and the Sanskrit, Bengali, English, and French literature that influenced them, and he finds the foundations of Aurobindo's yoga practice in his diaries and unpublished letters. Heehs's biography is a sensitive, honest portrait of a life that also provides surprising insights into twentieth-century Indian history.

Author : Ananta Kumar Giri
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000468670

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Mahatma Gandhi and Sri Aurobindo by Ananta Kumar Giri Pdf

This book presents the first systematic critical exploration of the philosophical and political thoughts of Mahatma Gandhi and Sri Aurobindo, both pioneers of modern Indian thought. Bringing together experts from across the world, the volume examines the thoughts, ideas, actions, lives and experiments of Mahatma Gandhi and Sri Aurobindo on themes such as radical politics and human agency; ideals of human unity; social practices and citizenship; horizons of sustainable development and climate change; inclusive freedom; conceptions of swaraj; interpretations of texts; Sri Aurobindo’s views on Indian culture; integral yoga; transformative leadership; Anthropocene and alternative planetary futures. The book discusses the contemporary legacies and works of the two influential thinkers. It offers insights into historical, philosophical, theoretical, literary and sociological questions that establish the need for transdisciplinary dialogues and the relevance of their visions towards future evolution. This book will be useful to scholars and researchers of political science, Indian political thought, comparative politics, philosophy, Indian philosophy, sociology, anthropology, modern Indian history, peace studies, cultural studies, religious studies and South Asian studies.

Author : Peter Heehs
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015021710283

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Sri Aurobindo by Peter Heehs Pdf

Sri Aurobindo, 1872-1950, an Indian philosopher and freedom fighter.

Author : Sri Aurobindo,M. P. Pandit
Publisher : Lotus Press
Page : 47 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Tantrism
ISBN : 9788175090392

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Sri Aurobindo on the Tantra by Sri Aurobindo,M. P. Pandit Pdf

Sri Aurobindo writes "The Tantric system is in its aspiration one of the greatest attempts yet made to embrace the whole of God manifested & unmanifested in the adoration, self-discipline & knowledge of a single human soul". This compilation from Sri Aurobindo's writings focuses on a remarkable though grossly misunderstood Yogic system, the Tantra.

Author : Satprem
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2015-03-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1508991960

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Sri Aurobindo Or the Adventure of Consciousness by Satprem Pdf

In this century, so hurried, incoherent, full of riches which dominate us more than they serve, we have need of a true mastery and of the joy that comes of it. But our psychology knows yet only the surfaces of being, and our imported orientalism illumines some obscure depths which may perhaps be adequate for the cross-legged sage, but not for the beleaguered men we are. This now classic introduction to Sri Aurobindo not only tells us the story of his life-in itself a remarkable adventure-but Satprem also takes us along in a methodical exploration of Sri Aurobindo's integral yoga, showing how it leads to a divine rehabilitation of Matter and gives our painful evolution its meaning and hope. Now the time may have come at last to unveil the Mysteries and to recover the complete truth of the two poles within a third position, which is neither that of the materialists nor that of the spiritualists. Sri Aurobindo, or The Adventure of Consciousness has been written from a Western point of view and for those who yearn for a truth of Life and not only a truth with eyes closed. It presents just one aspect of Sri Aurobindo, the most practical one. We only hope it will lead the reader to explore for himself Sri Aurobindo, and perhaps, with him, find the perfect harmony of East and West, of inner freedom and outer mastery. One volume: 340 pages.

Author : K. R. Srinivasa Iyengar
Publisher : Pondicherry : Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education
Page : 670 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCAL:B3627160

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Sri Aurobindo by K. R. Srinivasa Iyengar Pdf

Author : Kireet Joshi
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publishe
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 8120806557

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Sri Aurobindo and the Mother by Kireet Joshi Pdf

Aryadeva's Catuhsataka, along with the work of Nagarjuna, provided the philosophical basis for much of subsequent Mahayana Buddhism. Like Nagarjuna's Mulamadhyamakakarikas, it too was commented upon by Vijnanavada, or Idealist, thinkers as well as by those of the Madhyamaka, or Middle Way school. Thus the Catuhsataka was interpreted in very different, and yet philoslophically rich, fashioned by its sixth century commentators, Dharmapala and Candrakirti: the former saw it as only refuting ascriptions of imagined natures (parikalpitasvabhava) to phenomena while leaving real natures untouched; the latter interpreted Aryadeva's work as a thorough going rejection of all real intrinsic natures (svabhava) whatsoever. Tom Tillemans, in this reprint of his 1990 doctoral thesis, takes up the key themes in Dharmapala's and Candrakirti's philosophies and translates two chapters from their respective works on Catuhsataka. Both commentaries had a strong influence on subsequent Buddhism: Candrakirti's was important for Tibetan developments; Dharmapala's played a formative role in the increasingly marked differentiation between Vijnanavada and Madhyamaka philosophies.

Author : Debi Prasad Chattopadhyaya
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8120803884

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Sri Aurobindo and Karl Marx by Debi Prasad Chattopadhyaya Pdf

Karl Marx and Sri aurobindo with whose ideas this book is mainly concerned, through belong to two different culturesand ages, the affinity of their chosen themes is very instructive. This book will be of interest to social scientists, philosophers and the reading public.

Author : Amrita Paresh Patel,Jaydipsinh Dodiya
Publisher : Sarup & Sons
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8176252638

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Perspectives on Sri Aurobindo's Poetry, Plays, and Criticism by Amrita Paresh Patel,Jaydipsinh Dodiya Pdf

This Book, It Is Hoped, Will Create In The Readers Not Only An Interest In Sri Aurobindo`S Literary Work, But Also An Awareness About His Message Of Integralism And Its Continued Relevance For All Times.

Author : Bimal Narayan Thakur
Publisher : Northern Book Centre
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 8172111819

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Poetic Plays of Sri Aurobindo by Bimal Narayan Thakur Pdf

Sri Aurobindo was the reveler of the Life Divine and prophet of the great epic Savitri. Both the unsurpassed titles bear divine messages but for those who could read them. But his stage-worthy plays teach his philosophical ideas through entertainments. Perhaps he wrote the plays to teach integral philosophy of life to all beings. Present work entitled Poetic Plays of Sri Aurobindo is an exhaustive study of his five blank verse drama maintaining the essential elements of drama and dramaturgy from Oriental to Occidental. In his plays, we could enjoy the dramatic art of Shakespeare and Shaw, Bhasa and Kalidasa. Sri Aurobindo was the deliverer of the whole human life and hence, this book enlightens - - how to deliberate one's own self along with the all. - how to bring hormony in individual, social, national and universal life. - how to attain Universal brotherhood by revealing oneness with all other beings. - how to build children's characters, so that, they can live a manly life, reveal universal friendship and enjoy a life divine on earth.

Author : Aurobindo Ghose,Michel Danino
Publisher : Rupa Publication
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9353040566

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Sri Aurobindo and India's Rebirth by Aurobindo Ghose,Michel Danino Pdf

Revolutionary, philosopher, litterateur, and seer, Sri Aurobindo remains one of the brightest minds India has ever had. This book captures the evolution of his thought through excerpts from his political articles and speeches, essays, talks with and letters to disciples, and public messages-presented chronologically. It includes his views on Jawaharlal Nehru and Subhas Chandra Bose; his doubts about Gandhi's method to attain freedom and insistence on Ahimsa; and his very distinctive contribution to the nascent Nationalist Movement. Both prophetic of the challenges to come India's way post-Independence, and persuaded of her potential to overcome them, Sri Aurobindo's vision of a new India melds the spiritual with the political. More than sixty years after his passing, Sri Aurobindo's penetrating insights on issues such as building on India's cultural and spiritual foundations, a national agenda for education, Hindu-Muslim coexistence and the need to distinguish reason from a blind imitation of the West, continue to resonate.

Author : Kaushal Kishore
Publisher : Prabhat Prakashan
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2016-01-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9788184303681

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The Life and Times of Sri Aurobindo Ghosh by Kaushal Kishore Pdf

Aurobindo’s ideology and principles embody divinity; ethics; spontaneity and knowledge. He was an accomplished teacher; a profound scholar; writer and a spiritual Guru. For him nationalism was a holy offering to the motherland when viewed from the divine perspective. Aurobindo also played a very prominent role as a revolutionary. His contribution to politics cannot be ignored. Although his writings are philosophical in nature they also provide valuable social and cultural analysis. He was the one who suggested that ‘Poorna Swaraj’; should the main aim behind the revolutionary movement against the British. Nationalists were aroused with the inspiration to seize power from the foreign masters. Aurobindo was an eminent educationist also. He valued greatly the inherent qualities and talents in each child. He felt that the role of education should be to nurture and enhance these God-given qualities. This book throws light on Sri Aurobindo Ghosh Life. This is a biographical sketch for readers.

Author : Vishwanath Prasad Varma
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 8120806867

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The Political Philosophy of Sri Aurobindo by Vishwanath Prasad Varma Pdf

Author : Mother
Publisher : Lotus Press (WI)
Page : 7100 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2004-04-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0940985780

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Collected Works of the Mother by Mother Pdf

This 2nd edition of the Collected Works of the Mother in 17 volumes has been released to coincide with the 125th Birth Anniversary of the Mother. The Mother's writings contain a powerful force of yogic action that can transform the seeker's practice.

Author : Sachidananda Mohanty
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2012-04-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136516542

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Sri Aurobindo by Sachidananda Mohanty Pdf

This book compiles some of the finest writings of Sri Aurobindo (1872–1950) — the nationalist, visionary, poet-philosopher. It reflects the range, depth and outreach of the moral, intellectual and spiritual vision of this versatile and multifaceted genius. It aims at providing, at one place, access to the key concepts, tenets, and the spirit of the extraordinary range of texts authored by him. Although concretely grounded in contemporary times — with its location in a specific socio-cultural matrix — this work projects a body of writings that is certain to have lasting value. In particular, the compilation brings forth Sri Aurobindo’s social vision and his role as a cultural critic: his views on ethnicity, his exposition of the key role language plays in the formation of communitarian identities, his crucial understanding of self-determination which has incidentally become an important aspect of human rights discourse today. Situating the writings in a specific intellectual, spiritual and historical context, this collection will enable readers to appreciate the overall vision of Sri Aurobindo, in what can be conceived as a caravan of history of ideas in terms of a common heritage of humankind, and recent developments in theory and disciplinary practice, especially those pertaining to consciousness and future studies.