Balancing
Perfection of the Individual With Development of the Society - Reblogged
from Sri Aurobindo Studies: Throughout the history of human civilisation,
there have been various societies or cultures that have focused, at one time or
another, on one of the 3 major strains of the aspiration for perfection that
drives the evolutionary effort of mankind.
These three primary directions are, first, the
perfection and fulfillment of the individual; second, the subordination of the
individual to the development and perfection of the society or culture; and
third, the perfection of the relationship between the individual and society
and more broadly between varying societies or cultures. Read more… 271 more words
An
Evolutionary Crisis and a Choice of Destiny - Reblogged
from Sri Aurobindo Studies: Humanity has essentially gotten to the point
where it is on the edge of the abyss and is facing a stark choice of its future
and to a very great degree, even its potential survival. We have explored,
developed and unleashed enormous forces at the material level, to the point of
having the power to manipulate the building blocks of the material world through
nuclear research, and the building blocks of life through genetic research and
manipulation. Read more… 421 more words
An Evolutionary Failure?
- Reblogged
from Sri Aurobindo Studies: The evolutionary process of Nature provides humanity
the opportunity, but not the guarantee, of providing the foundation for the
next evolutionary stage to develop. Historically we note the systematic
development of increasing powers of consciousness. There is a general correlation with an increasing power and complexity of consciousness through
this development, with the first stages generally corresponding to the basic
physical and vital needs and considerations, with further development focused
on the mental and emotional powers including ethics, morality, aesthetics,
religion and spirituality and science. Read more… 215 more words
Uniformity
and Regimentation Are Not Solutions to the Evolutionary Crisis - Reblogged
from Sri Aurobindo Studies: When confronted with the complexity of the
issues facing humanity, the first tendency of the mind is to try to simplify.
The tendency throughout history has been to attempt to regiment or control the
individuals in the society so that there is a more unified approach to the
society’s concerns. Unfortunately there are two major defects in this approach.
First, the problems confronting us are too complex, by orders of magnitude, for
simple, one-sided mental or vital solutions; and second, it is the individuals,
varying from the patterns that created the problems in the first place, who are
required to find new responses and bring the necessary progress forward. Read more… 221 more words
The Existential
Crisis for Humanity - Reblogged
from Sri Aurobindo Studies: Humanity has reached a point where the
extraordinary developments in terms of manipulating the building blocks of
Matter and Life are beyond the point where we can actually deal with the
complexity of issues and interactions that come about as a result. If we look
at tribal society, we see a relatively simple framework of life, and generally,
that life is able to be kept in balance. Read more… 688 more words
Economic
Systems Cannot Solve the Evolutionary Crisis - Reblogged
from Sri Aurobindo Studies: Sri Aurobindo continues to explore the various
proposed methods for effecting positive change in human life and society so as
to confront the evolutionary crisis we see before us. Some have proposed that
the solution can be found in developing a more perfect economic system, and
much effort has gone into developing and implementing a number of economic
models which go under names such as capitalism, communism, socialism, etc. Read more… 205 more words
Difference between Immortality and the Deathless State—the
Mother from Mirror of Tomorrow by RY Deshpande July
16, 2012
There is a difference between immortality and the
deathless state. Sri Aurobindo has described it very well in Savitri. The
deathless state is what can be envisaged for the human physical body in the
future: it is constant rebirth. Instead of again tumbling backwards and falling
apart due to a lack of plasticity and an [...]
What usually happens is that when the body reaches
its maximum intensity of aspiration or of ecstasy of Love, it is unable to
contain it. It becomes flat, motionless. It falls back. Things settle down—you
are enriched with a new vibration, but then everything resumes its course. So
you must widen yourself in order to [...] Read more of this post
'If I have rubbed people the wrong way, I have ... -
The Indian Express - Coomi Kapoor:
Sun Jul 15 2012 'If I have rubbed people the wrong way, I have also
been rubbed the wrong way' - Journalist, former editor and writer Kuldip Nayar speaks about his
autobiography Beyond the Lines: Emergency, and journalism then and now.
Whatever I might say or you might think, Mrs Gandhi
was authoritarian, not a dictator. There is a difference. As a dictator, she
had to start killing people. The Emergency had diminishing returns and people
were being taken to jail. What do you do to maintain discipline? She had to
think of stricter means, more cruel steps. But I think she didn’t have it in
her. She was always looking to the West for recognition.
Why is India corrupt? - Indian Express - The Indian
Express Meghnad Desai: Sun Jul 15 2012
It cannot be the laws but behaviour which is the key
to the tolerance of corruption. India
In short, in India India
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