August 31, 2025

Everything is obvious in retrospect

 Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra

This is a summary of Chapter 9 of the Second Series of "Essays on the Gita" by Sri Aurobindo ... sriaurobindo #thedivine #spirituality #integralyoga ...
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19 hours ago — Sri Aurobindo's WritingsOn His Published Prose WritingsPassages from The Synthesis of Yoga ... SRI AUROBINDO, pp. 269-70. ↩. ***. Quote Selection. The Synthesis ...
Morality, Idealism, Religion (not Dharma but ordered religion). Sri Aurobindo lays out how these 3 vectors of Human quest to create order are inadequate.
... he has to give a breath of life to the word and for that must find out and make full use of its potential power of living suggestion..." SRI AUROBINDO.
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Ambikātanayadatta’s “Perumāḷna Kendāvare” (an inspired translation of Sri Aurobindo’s equally inspired “Rose of God”), is basically the Gāyatrī mantra.

https://x.com/AmshumanKR/status/1962025135965344134?t=ZZNm1MmssxSVpy5dNwMtVg&s=19

Achievements, true. Pure creativity... arguable. Newton's achievements were foundational, critically important; but not always stunningly creative. Admittedly, it's extremely difficult to judge creative difficulty since nearly everything is obvious in retrospect, or seems so.

https://x.com/RussellJohnston/status/1961208169469735056?t=0ynca5bBagj-Ammk4afgJQ&s=19

The comparison is not fair, because Newton researched in a time with lots of low hanging fruit. Einstein had it harder and single handedly started QM, STR, GTR. Today there are no "superstars" because all low hanging fruit has been already picked

https://x.com/ContrapunctusC/status/1961148429364511171?t=MJ-cA_hnr9YN-DYua0vtzQ&s=19

Being called a bad feminist for focusing on females always baffles me. Men will benefit from women's liberation but aren't political focus. White people will benefit from end to racism but aren't political focus. Oppressed groups can (must!) educate, agitate, organise away from their oppressor.

https://bsky.app/profile/drrachelbroady.bsky.social/post/3lxn3neybr22q

As theatre artists, we understand the difference between what characters say they want and what they actually do... 

Theatre taught us that intentions don't matter, only outcomes do. When government says "digital infrastructure for citizens" but delivers "data harvesting for corporations," we must call it what it is.

https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=5093790

[PDF] A SYSTEMATIC AND SCIENTIFIC EFFECT OF DIVERSE INTEGRATED MODULES OF YOGIC PRACTICES ON CHOSEN PHYSIOLOGICAL VARIABLES AMONG …

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… of different yoga modules [3]. However, one study detailed how to create yoga RCT; this study does not concentrate on the process of validating yoga modules. For … Effect of integral yoga on psychological and health variables and their correlations …

[PDF] SHORTHORN

L Kirchner - 2025
… Course explains yoga mysteries … Beginning and intermediate yoga classes are … with their feet) meet from 3 to 4:30 pm under the guidance of Swami Vivekanada, chief instructor of the Integral Yoga Institute of Dallas. …

[DOC] AN ASSESMENT OF PANDIT NILAKANTHA DAS'S PHILOSOPHY

S Dash, RSA Prasad
Odisha has been in the time when entire country was in the shackles of Britisher’s government. Rule of raven has not only clutched the functional administration but also made sure to break the integral identity of the state. Where education, language …The only difference between the thinkers is that Nilakantha was able to implement his vision into reality but whereas we are still listening to the unimplemented ideas of Plato

The Bhagavad-Gītā and ESG/CSR Implementation: A Philosophical and Functional Model for Firm Financial Success

KK Goel, R Sapra, RR Sharma - Journal of Human Values
… Acknowledging the Bhagavad-Gītā’s immense potential to guide management thought, this article links the text’s core teaching—Jñāna-yoga, Bhakti-yoga and Karma-yoga—to three core functions namely, information, engagement and …

[PDF] Technology-assisted Personalized Yoga for Better Health-Challenges and Outlook

V Kumar, H Sahu, HP Gupta, B Srivastava - arXiv preprint arXiv:2508.18283, 2025
… AY AMA) - and refer to them as items belonging to the Yoga set. These two integral elements of traditional Yoga activities play a fundamental role in cultivating its holistic benefits, positively influencing both the physical and mental well-being of …

[PDF] Rethinking Global Peace through Indian Philosophy: A Civilizational Approach to International Relations

GN Dheeraj
… Additionally, the integral view proposed by Indian philosophy with respect to the relationship of human beings to Nature, offers renewed … selfless action and views on governance based on Karma Yoga (selfless action), Ahimsa (non-violence), and …

[PDF] The Spiritual Singularity vs. The Technological Singularity

JD Michels
… The method for this conscious cooperation is his Integral Yoga (Pūrṇa Yoga). Unlike traditional yogas that often aim for an escape from the material world into a transcendent spiritual state, Integral Yoga seeks the transformation of the entire …

[PDF] Interdisciplinary Perspectives of Education

R Mishra
… The scope of this paper will extend to cover a wider spectrum of the techniques of mindfulness and yoga which can be used by clinical … In summary, mindfulness and sustainability are integral to the NEP's vision of creating a forward-looking …

[PDF] Leading and Learning From Inside Out: Insights from Meditative Inquiry

JL Rebek - Journal of Contemplative and Holistic Education, 2025
This article explores our modern world and our role in shaping collective experiences. By our thoughts, choices and behaviours (our character), we influence our shared reality. Higher education has an imperative responsibility to engage …

[PDF] Introduction to Wellness Tourism

S Tourism - Wellness Tourism: An Introduction
… Yoga tourism is defined as travel for “the express purpose of engaging in yoga practice or where tourists travel with the intention … yoga tourists are interested in a fun-filled getaway—often combining yoga with activities like a beach vacation—busy …

[PDF] Wellness Tourism Management

KI THAL - Wellness Tourism: An Introduction
… Known for its abundance of wellness offerings including alternative therapies, meditation, yoga, and health retreats, Byron Bay enjoys … settings are not only preferred by wellness tourists but may also be integral to the wellness tourism …

[PDF] The Wellness Industry

KI THAL - Wellness Tourism: An Introduction
Physical activity is a major component, offering guests the opportunity to participate in fitness classes such as yoga, Pilates, spinning, and … that amenities and services designed to enhance holistic well-being are integral to their design and … GWI has measured the annual growth and size of the global wellness economy (Global Wellness Institute, 2024). Their figures show that overall growth has remained strong and the outlook promising. In the first published report, GWI estimated that the …

Religion and Mental Health in South Asia

RP Rajkumar - Social Psychiatry in South Asia, 2025
The relationship between religion and mental health can be studied under at least eight broad categories:(a) the influence of religion on the clinical presenta-tion of mental disorders,(b) the relationship between religion and positive mental health,(c) …

Embodied Pleasure: A Solo Woman's Guide to Tantric Sexuality and Yoni Healing

LH Hazra
… Think of it like yoga. Most Western yoga classes don't teach the full eight limbs of Patanjali's classical yoga system. They focus on the physical postures (asana) and maybe some breathing (pranayama). Similarly, neo-tantra focuses on specific …

August 30, 2025

ଶ୍ରୀଅରବିନ୍ଦ ଏତେ ପୃଷ୍ଠାର ଅନେକ ବହି କେମିତି ଲେଖିଲେ

 Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra

The story of Kiki carries different aspects. At one point in the story, Kiki was stunned by a scorpion. Then the mother bring the cat to Sri Orbindo and Shri ...
21 hours ago — The quintessence of the power that Savitri holds within her is succinctly summarised in these four lines on the last page of Sri Aurobindo's epic poem. When ...
"ଅତିମାନସ ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ - ଶ୍ରୀଅରବିନ୍ଦ" - By Ajaya Kumar Palei. Dt.16-08-25. 266 views · 7 days ago ...more. THE FLAMING PIONEERS. 1.66K.
ନିଖିଳ ଉତ୍କଳ ଶ୍ରୀଅରବିନ୍ଦ ପାଠଚକ୍ର ସଙ୍ଗଠନର "ସଙ୍ଗଠନ ସମାଚାର-୬୧" (୧.୮.୨୦୨୫) | ସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା ୬.୩୦ ମି · Comments.
48:09. Go to channel · ଶ୍ରୀଅରବିନ୍ଦ ଆଶ୍ରମ ଓ ଶ୍ରୀଗଣେଶ ତତ୍ତ୍ବ । ଇଂସୁବାସ କର । ଭୁବନେଶ୍ବର । Miraville Yoga New ...
14. Share. Save. Report. Comments. 1. Add a comment... 41:01 · Go to channel · "ଅତିମାନସ ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ - ଶ୍ରୀଅରବିନ୍ଦ" - By Ajaya Kumar Palei. Dt.16-08-25. THE FLAMING PIONEERS• ...
15 hours ago — Sri Aurobindo asked where was the money going? When I replied, he remarked, "He also is like the others!" Anilbaran: I was satisfying myself that all I earn was ...
SRI AUROBINDO KEEPS POETRY AT THE CENTRE OF KNOWLEDGE "Poetry n art ... are born mediators between the immaterial and the concrete, the spirit and life.
18 hours ago — Sri Aurobindo and his collaborator, The Mother have developed their Integral Yoga as a universal solution to the evolutionary crisis. The aim of this yoga is to ...
#ଯୋଗ_ସମନ୍ୱୟ ବହିର ଏହି ଅଧ୍ୟାୟ ଟି ଏବେ ସରିଲା। 880 ପୃଷ୍ଠାର ବହିଟି। ଏମିତିକା ଅନେକ ବହି ଅଛି। ମୁଁ ଏ ବହିର 527 ପୃଷ୍ଠା ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଆସିଲି। ବହୁତ ଦିନ ହେବ ପଢା ଚାଲିଛି। ବୁଝିବାକୁ ଚେଷ୍ଟା କରିନାହିଁ। କିନ୍ତୁ ଶ୍ରୀଅରବିନ୍ଦ ଏତେ ପୃଷ୍ଠାର ଅନେକ ବହି କେମିତି ଲେଖିଲେ ବୋଲି ...

On the occasion of the Punyatithi of Shri S. N. Jauhar, the following programmes will be held at Sri Aurobindo Ashram – Delhi Branch on Tuesday, 2nd September 2025: 7:00 am – Invocation 8:30 am – Havan & Flower Offering 6:45 pm – Lights of Aspiration 7:00 – 7:45 pm – Musical Offering & Reading

All are cordially invited.

“श्वेतांक ने पूछा—“और पाप !”

भगवतीचरण वर्मा के उपन्यास 'चित्रलेखा' की शुरुआत इसी वाक्य से होती है। मुझे यह उपन्यास अपनी इस शुरुआती पंक्ति के कारण भी पसंद है। पहले वाक्य से ही जैसे आगे पढ़ने का कौतूहल जाग जाता है।

आपको किन उपन्यासों की शुरुआत याद आती है?

https://x.com/prabhatranjann/status/1961673669102768282?t=oHcLr3yYhqSMtJ8gAORk-A&s=19

[Someone must have been telling lies about Josef K., he knew he had done nothing wrong but, one morning, he was arrested.] The Trial by Franz Kafka (Translated by David Wyllie)

[It was the hour before the Gods awake.] Savitri, poem by Sri Aurobindo

https://x.com/SavitriEra/status/1961688501684211778?t=FrBztyFZ4KpF3lJ0tvsrXw&s=19

Sri Aurobindo makes a distinction between life and heart; and mind and intellect. All the four are vital but have different functions as Asura can be construed as the secular.

[দাও, মাতঃ, প্রাণে মনে অসুরের শক্তি, অসুরের উদ্যম, দাও, মাতঃ, হৃদয়ে বুদ্ধিতে দেবের চরিত্র, দেবের জ্ঞান]

https://x.com/SavitriEra/status/1961711918848295257?t=1m-qnYqV156zQ_8lHC4lPw&s=19

3. The Sangh Parivar fuels a venomous mix of hate, divisive propaganda, and caste-driven division, fracturing Hindu society while hiding behind the facade of #PseudoHindutva. If a 100 years of existence proves an organisation's virtue, then the Congress, with its 140-year legacy, towers above in goodness and utility. Yet, the #Chaddis tirelessly smear Congress, spreading malicious falsehoods against its leaders. While Congress has been criminally indifferent to Hindu grievances through its pseudo-secular policies, the RSS-BJP poses as Hindu champions while stabbing Hindus in the back... 

4. The #RamJanmabhoomi Temple saga stands as a stark betrayal of Hindu sentiments, shamelessly exploited by the RSS-BJP to seize political power, only to abandon the very community they claimed to champion. The Supreme Court deserves credit for its historic verdict on November 9, 2019. Yet, the RSS-BJP audaciously claims this triumph as their own doing. Their hypocrisy is laid bare—why, then, have they failed to secure favourable judicial outcomes for other Hindu causes, such as Sabarimala and countless others?

The Sangh Parivar brazenly collected over Rs. 3,200 crores officially—and potentially thousands of crores more unofficially—from devout Hindus in the name of the #RamJanmabhumi Mandir; only Bhagwan Ram would know the true fate of that heist. Far from a sacred endeavour, the #Chaddis have transformed this holy Ayodhya site into a ruthless money-spinning machine, preying on the gullible with unrelenting greed. Here is a chilling exposé of their duplicity: x.com/MNageswarRaoIP

https://x.com/MNageswarRaoIPS/status/1961369855858233733?t=qEyODM6CNBvClMRrP8dmSg&s=19

Letters | Swarati Sabhapandit’s “The Constitution as a Contested Terrain: Rights of Women in a Majoritarian State” (EPW, 2 August 2025) persuasively shows how women’s constitutional rights are refracted through the lens of dominant social institutions. 

https://x.com/epw_in/status/1961345655294534055?t=tzQb768tUnDFvaOVOhzJEg&s=19

I've been thinking a lot about how we build our identity and how often we get stuck in outdated versions of ourselves. I ended up writing this blog post as a personal memo to remember these ideas. I'm sharing it in case….

https://substack.com/inbox/post/172237280

https://x.com/harsh8848/status/1961336717337673864?t=ziBBA5vm3hB13J4GgRfSJQ&s=19

For me, no novel provides a better account of what we humans are up against in our pursuit of the true and the good than Joseph Conrad’s Lord Jim (1900). It does this alongside Conrad’s other great works, Heart of Darkness (1899) and Nostromo (1904).

Lord Jim reveals that, even in our secular age, we remain creatures of ineluctable faith. Our sense of being good derives from this faith. But the kicker is that, perhaps inevitably, it is bad faith, because what we do for it – how we reaffirm our faith – is all too often not good.

https://amp.scroll.in/article/1085879/guide-to-the-classics-joseph-conrads-1900-novel-lord-jim-sees-humanitys-darkness

"When you enter that ancient culture, you are really entering a different world. The task of philology shifts from trying to understand correctly the meaning of ancient texts to trying to understand the civilizations that produced those texts."

https://x.com/five_books/status/1961338076220829833?t=MD4iBqINkYvg_CSnXEKFxg&s=19

A literary star of the Harlem Renaissance, Jessie Redmon Fauset often gets overlooked. Why?

https://x.com/aldaily/status/1961244915775504880?t=hA7Ah7Nv4Om3IeXfLtyM8A&s=19

A century of scholarship has shown that the figure of the lone genius is largely mythical. Is Einstein the exception?

https://x.com/aldaily/status/1961185781197754813?t=rfuVKkSsp9i_NfsrqTq3jg&s=19

[HTML] Lokasamgraha: A Model for Ethical and Social Governance in the Contemporary World You are here

A Verma
This paper investigates the relevance of Lokasaṁgraha as guiding principle for ethical and social leadership and their implementation in the governance in modern society. Lokasaṁgraha emerging from Bhagavad Gītā’s teachings, highlights …

[PDF] The Spiritual Singularity vs. The Technological Singularity

JD Michels
… Aurobindo was a philosopher educated in both the Western intellectual tradition – King’s College in Cambridge – and the depths of the yogic tradition in his homeland. Not only a scholar but also a mystical practitioner, Aurobindo … evolutionary process …

[PDF] A Critical Examination of Radhakrishnan's Idealistic Philosophy

P Pal, MS Mandal - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING …, 2025
This paper offers a critical exploration of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan’s idealistic philosophy, a unique synthesis of traditional Indian metaphysics and modern Western philosophical insights. As one of the most prominent philosopher-statesmen …

[PDF] Women in the Rig Veda

J Das - Creative Flight, 2025
This paper explores the multifaceted presence of women in the Rig Veda, the earliest extant Sanskrit text from ancient India, composed around 1500 BCE. While acknowledging the Rig Veda as a predominantly male-authored and male-dominated …

The Bhagavad-Gītā and ESG/CSR Implementation: A Philosophical and Functional Model for Firm Financial Success

KK Goel, R Sapra, RR Sharma - Journal of Human Values
A growing consensus has emerged on the positive role of environmental, social and governance (ESG)/corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies in firm success. However, many organizations lack formal systems for their implementation, and …

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Violence and counter-violence have always been observed in everyday politics in West Bengal. During the Left Front rule, violence was used strategically at the sub-terrain level. The TMC regime has turned political violence into a permanent and structured …

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This study explores the impact of social media platforms, particularly Facebook and Instagram, on the evolution of Pondicherry as a prominent tourist destination. Through qualitative analysis of user-generated content, including posts, comments …

A JOURNEY TOWARDS BEING A COMPLETE MAN: LIFE SKILLS AND HOLISTIC EDUCATION

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In recent decades, educational thoughts have shifted from a narrow focus on disciplinary content to a more holistic approach that emphasizes life skills and the development of the whole person. This chapter explores the historical and …… Vivekananda stresses self-realization and ethical growth through Vedanta, and Sri Aurobindo advocates integral education that unites various levels of consciousness. Wilber’s transpersonal psychology and Jung’s collective …

[PDF] Rethinking Global Peace through Indian Philosophy: A Civilizational Approach to International Relations

GN Dheeraj
In a world increasingly prone to geopolitical conflicts, cultural polarization, and insufficient state-based diplomacy, this study aims to investigate the prospect of Indigenous Indian Philosophy as a normative and ethical paradigm for global …

[PDF] Anil.(2025)

P Chauhan, BS Rathore - Vaidik Entrepreneurship: Ancient Wisdom for Modern …
Step into the cathedral of modern commerce. The air is electric with the dialect of disruption, the litanies of lean startups, and the fervent prayers for a billion-dollar valuation. The high priests of venture capital preach from the gospel of growth, while …