My friend, @HindolSengupta-ji, your books are wonderful; the one of Swamiji, especially, is so sincere & inspiring! The lives of Sri Ramakrishna & Swami Vivekananda show how great a virtue forbearance is. Our trials are so trivial compared to theirs. @RatanSharda55 @TIinExile
https://twitter.com/MakrandParanspe/status/1308832333877973000?s=19
And inspired by your honey-laden message @MakrandParanspe -ji, I rest my final case, and am out of all this now. We all have so much to do, so much to write. All this is a distraction. Thank you again.
https://twitter.com/HindolSengupta/status/1308835769914724353?s=19
If you find this ridiculous, you have missed a very obvious thing. It's well recognised and accepted that Swami Vivekananda used to tailor his speeches according to his audience. What he said to western people was very different from his message to Hindu crowds in India.
https://twitter.com/entropied/status/1308956580541616128?s=19
At the end of the day we have to acknowledge that Swami Vivekananda himself had a naive view on Jesus Christ. Which I believe an exC like yourself can attest to it.
Unfortunately this is the case with most modern hindu gurus who blame "church" for the sins of Jesus Christ.
https://twitter.com/kkdr611/status/1308939469119053824?s=19
My latest article. It was, as usual, a labor of love. I talk about the Murali/Truschke incident, scholarly ethics, and being a Hindu In the Academy. I would be honored if you read it. (It’s long but worth it!) 🙏🏽 https://t.co/Zt2rxYF8UM
https://twitter.com/indumathi37/status/1308282173259046912?s=19
My sankalpa is that the larger community of scholars will grow increasingly aware of the hostile environment that some Hindu scholars face in the Academy, and will stand by us and help us hold the space for ethical, powerful, rigorous academic work that allows for a multitude of Hindu voices and perspectives. Reflexivity, diversity, and self-awareness are some of the Academy’s greatest strengths. During this particular moment, when institutions and scholarly communities are becoming increasingly clear in how they can be even more inclusive and more ethical in their treatment of people and ideas, I hope that Hindu scholars will soon be able to breathe a little easier and more Hindu voices will be honored by the Academy.
How scientists fool themselves – and how they can stop
Humans are remarkably good at self-deception. But growing concern about reproducibility is driving many researchers to seek ways to fight their own worst instincts.
https://t.co/7UDpWRgapo https://t.co/9FpOoHC3z5
https://twitter.com/amiya_rbehera/status/1308532565922455552?s=19
#Fair #democracy of experts without any intermediaries or brokers such as politicians (MPs, MLAs, PM, CM) and bureaucrats, who delay the implementation. People will transact directly with their service provider departments.
https://t.co/kvW14Pc00w
https://twitter.com/amiya_rbehera/status/1258294541087473665?s=19
Tree of Democracy: Design it and improve it with time. #EvolutionaryDemocracy
https://t.co/ex0q4tcJLS
From hypocrisy to democracy, This way: Delegated Proof of Stake
https://t.co/fUvnbOSOwg
Unfair Democracy https://t.co/37eFkuLTf6
Cricket, Bollywood, and Music keep the youth busy. No incentive in reading. Basically, no intellectual quest. Lack of acquaintance with Philosophy proper is the cause.
https://twitter.com/NathTusar/status/1308506791123189760?s=19
It isn't my fault that though born and brought up in a traditional Hindu family, I found more meaning in the teaching of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo. No doubt it needs some effort which I find others aren't very particular about. Most are satisfied with the ordinary religious mode.
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Posted on September 21, 2020
It seems wherever we turn nowadays we are confronted with enormous challenges. Climate change and global pollution are taking a toll on the planet and scientists confirm we are in the midst of the sixth species “die off” event they could document through geologic evidence on the planet. The earth is under pressure like never before. When we add to that humanity overrunning the resources of the planet by utilizing resources at a pace that is at least three times that which is sustainable, and that certain resources, such as fresh water, are under tremendous pressure.
All of these things are causes of disruption in human society and represent causes of conflict, migration and mass suffering. Droughts, pandemics, increased intensity of catastrophic storms and fires, all challenge our way of interacting with the environment, the other species that share the planet with us, and with our fellow human beings.
Based on the habitual manner in which our mind responds to the vital and physical world around us, and the overarching influence of the vital ego on our mental processes, we have not only disrupted the balance of Nature, but we have created endless conflict through our narrow, limited, fragmented “either/or” way of seeing things and responding to issues that arise. We thus see a proliferation of economic models, political systems, religious approaches to life that all seem to conflict with each other and which each believe to be the only truth, and therefore entitled to set the rules and guidelines for everyone else, either through persuasion or through majority rule, or if that fails, through compulsion and destructive acts. The principle of desire which permeates the vital stage of evolution controls the application of the mind to achieve egoistic, not universal, objectives.
Meanwhile we continue to invade habitat that provides both the needed oxygen production for us to breathe, as well as restricts the range of other species, and increase the proximity of potential disease vectors, creating more opportunity for global pandemic events to occur. Climate change also extends the range of disease vectors.
We continue to try to compensate for our depletion of resources through use of artificial fertilizers, and the expanded use of pesticides and herbicides, all of which increase the toxic load on the planet.
If this is not sufficient cause for concern, our economic models tend to result in a small number of individuals controlling the vast bulk of all resources on the planet and preventing equitable access to all of humanity. Add to this our scourges of genocide, racism, religious bigotry and misogyny and we have created a toxic environment that makes it difficult, if not virtually impossible to resolve issues on a global basis with our current mental approach to affairs.
Clearly a change is needed.
Sri Aurobindo has pointed out that the process of Nature in its evolutionary cycle is not solely related to the change of forms, but first and foremost, an evolution of consciousness, from the material, to the vital, to the mental, thus far. He points out that this process tends to involve an increasing pressure on the existing status quo until such time as the next level of evolution can manifest and add an entirely new perspective and method of action. It is time, based on the pressure we see in the natural world around us, and the gridlock that humanity has reached in its mental approach, for the next stage of the evolutionary cycle to manifest, the supramental manifestation.
The mind operates on the basis of separation, fragmentation and limited linear approaches to things. It therefore misses major factors that are affected by its focused approach, leading to massive unintended consequences. It is therefore not capable of solving the global, all-encompassing issues that threaten the very survival of humanity on the planet. A new consciousness, based in oneness and recognizing the unity of the entire creation, the divine intention in that creation, and the infinite diversity that exists in the creation, is required to develop insights, solutions and methods that can resolve these conflicting approaches currently wreaking havoc on the planet.
Many believe that the solution to these crises will come about through advanced technology. Technology certainly must play a role in addressing a number of issues, but it must be technology under the management of a comprehensive, integral vision, not driven by the mind’s limited and fragmented approach which creates problems while it solves specific issues.
A careful review of evolution, and an insightful view of human psychology and the unexplained capacities that sometimes arise, show us that there is a next phase to the evolutionary cycle that is pressuring to manifest more widely. Humanity can support this needed development through conscious participation and preparation of our human psychology to widen, expand our capacities, perfect our instruments of action, and recognize the need for a wider, more inclusive view in our actions in the world.
The Future Evolution of Man has provided an organized presentation of the basis, necessity and steps towards the manifestation of the supramental consciousness on earth. For those who want more detail we recommend reading The Life Divine, The Synthesis of Yoga, and The Human Cycle: the Psychology of Social Development from which the presentation in the current volume has been compiled and presented by P.B. Saint-Hilaire.
