Monday, June 24, 2019

Nietzsche or Emerson say to be more individual, Kant tells us to be more universal


Plasim Radar

Yoga Intégral & Défauts Humains (III): Sri Aurobindo sur la Psychanalyse - NOTE DE SATPREM SUR LE PASSAGE DE “L’AGENDA DE MÈRE” CITÉ DANS L’ARTICLE PRÉCÉDENT: 3 Lorsque nous avons publié partiellement cette conversation dans le Bu...

A manifesting instrument of the Divine Shakti in her works - Your only object in action shall be to serve, to receive, to fulfil, to become a manifesting instrument of the Divine Shakti in her works.” Sri Aurobindo,...

Kant’s quantitative individualism - This post is not about Indian philosophy until its last paragraph. However, it is a direct response to a comment made here on the IPB, so I thought IPB rea...

Kant’s quantitative individualism - In response to my discussion a while ago of the problems between Buddhism and qualitative individualism, Patrick O’Donnell suggested that … Continue readin...

Reactionary and Revolutionary Predilections in an Age of Transition - So the previous posting on Jean Gebser and the reactionary mind generated a bit of discussion about the nature of reaction in the context of present polari...

Sanjukta Paul on Uber - In a previous post, we looked at Sanjukta Paul's theory that 'coordination rights' are created by Law and thus should be allocated in the public interest. ...

The Mind Behind the Mind, Part 1 - We find it impossible to account for the rise of the mental consciousness when we start from the position that the universe began as dead matter that someh...

The Law of Vital Worlds, pp. 178-179 - Each world is governed by its own inherent and intrinsic law. Its beings and creatures as well as those who act under its influence come under this law a...

Theology of Nature Templeton research proposal, shelved : ( - Several weeks ago, I submitted a proposal for a Templeton Foundation research fellowship called “God and the Book of Nature: Science-engaged Theology of Na...

Companion to ‘The Secret of the Veda’ by Mukund Ainapure - Companion to ‘The Secret of the Veda’ The Companion to The Secret of the Veda is meant as an aid to the systematic study of The Secret of the Veda for th...

Mansplaining religion - While the hot cases [in Malaysia] differ in their details from those in the United States, the structure of the story is familiar. A clash between commun...

- Weimar Republic & the Phenomenology of Being Episode 30 of the Iphigenia Inquiry with Philip Armstrong.

Adorno and the Origins of “Never Again” - Ever since then candidate Trump began calling for mass deportations and religious bans, comparisons to the Third Reich have consistently been made. While m...

India is variety personified - Mirage of a strong state is not a reality. *Making of a strong state is the reality and reality need not get confined to existing or established labels or...

Sensory inputs turn us into robots -Assorted tweets: Debates prior to Sri Aurobindo must be understood for locating him properly. [Where Nietzsche or Emerson say to be more individual, Kant t...

Meritocracy makes the successful feel entitled and absolves the greedy of guilt - Basic purpose of Indian Constitution is to orient every person of an ethos transcending narrow boundaries like region or religion. This boils down to an i...

Vedic mantras were articulated long before the Hindus - The irony of disowning one’s culture It is not wise to confuse the treasures of our heritage with the Hindu religion as it is understood and interpreted to...

A non-fiction novel about Auroville -Aurora Mirabilis Sri Aurobindo is the last word on human behaviour and collective psychology - Assorted tweets: Remember here the story of Purani ji Who wa...

Geography and nature teach the primacy of diversity - Tweets in original by @SavitriEraParty and @NathTusar Five hundred years back, Copernicus was struggling to prove that planets are revolving around the Sun...

My original contributions to understanding Sri Aurobindo - My original contributions to understanding or interpreting Sri Aurobindo can be summarised under a number of heads: 1) Against Hindutva, Mythology, & Astro...

Assorted tweets:

Feel Philosophy: Sensory inputs turn us into robots https://t.co/M26GLZHVUA https://t.co/uPzOX7eOFn
Evergreen Essays: Cricket, chess, or tennis: see life through the learning lens https://t.co/1Lurcy1qEX
Savitri Era Party: Savitri Era Party is the right alternative to Hindutva https://t.co/BB8PLCpZxl
Rainbow & the Other: Chemical and evolutionary basis for love https://t.co/tyQa7rBDsv
the Orchid and the rOse: Bringing Sri Aurobindo's knowledge to the forefront https://t.co/6J55615TIY
Feel Philosophy: There is no yoga; you make your own path https://t.co/weRQKi1XqS
Aurora Mirabilis: Vedic mantras were articulated long before the Hindus https://t.co/BehBw0gfSK
Marketime: Only Sri Aurobindo remains relevant for the future https://t.co/jjXQJPduHI
Savitri Era Open Forum: Sri Aurobindo’s Shakespeare criticism is unmatched https://t.co/GgiccKjWJJ
Savitri Era Political Action: Savitri Era to replace all other religions https://t.co/tLKzA15ibm
Marketime: Even when one is deep into Sri Aurobindo one loses balance https://t.co/bSRswKffws
Savitri Era Religious Fraternity: A practical and effective means of coming out of the present chaos https://t.co/QeDsDrpm7j
VIP VAK: Even in retirement Sri Aurobindo was more active https://t.co/tgmdO0p3Fu
Evergreen Essays: One must crawl before one can walk https://t.co/xg0WgFQgFc
Plain & Simple: A non-fiction novel about Auroville https://t.co/CqBX0uqINP
Savitri Era Learning Forum: Aesthetics like nutrition should seek the right-mix https://t.co/yO1kstnTKy
Aurora Mirabilis: Sri Aurobindo is the last word on human behaviour and collective psychology https://t.co/V8RgM5489S
the Orchid and the rOse: Much-needed respite from certainty and triumphalism https://t.co/u5NnxA16Q7
Savitri Era Open Forum: Each narrative needs some corrective https://t.co/4eRT7vsbYU
Feel Philosophy: Do not pause to ask why https://t.co/R6WKT4bmTE
Savitri Era Religious Fraternity: Yoga includes Rasa; Aesthetics is beyond morality https://t.co/IOUBt8woOA
Savitri Era Political Action: Not all societies are attempting to solve the same kinds of problems https://t.co/CRDVR8O7HR
Savitri Era: Geography and nature teach the primacy of diversity https://t.co/wwTPZIyQuy
Savitri Era Learning Forum: Fiction says nothing concrete; it does not deliver clear judgements https://t.co/liWlPq4unx
Marketime: Electoral victory is not ideological victory https://t.co/pinJ2hQQ4y

Reimagining and Refashioning Integral Management - Tusar Nath Mohapatra, Savitri Era Learning Forum (SELF) Ghaziabad https://t.co/YGoEhdLyp7
Harnessing Western Philosophy for Self-Management
TN Mohapatra
SAMSMRITI SAMS Journal 10 (2), 16-17 2016
Reimagining and Refashioning Integral Management
TN Mohapatra
Nitte Management Review 9 (2), 1-18 2015
https://t.co/35A274GeOu
#MirraAlfassa #SriAurobindo #WorldUnion #SAVITRI

Friday, June 14, 2019

A non-fiction novel about Auroville


Sri Aurobindo is the last word on human behaviour and collective psychology - Assorted tweets: Remember here the story of Purani ji Who wanted Assurance from #sriaurobindo about independence ! SA assured him !! When he repea...

Do not pause to ask why - Plasim Radar AuroMaa Savitri Satsang 097 pp. 169-171 - A weekly sharing on Savitri by Dr Alok Pandey (an audio recording in English). The post Savitri Sat...

Geography and nature teach the primacy of diversity - Tweets in original by @SavitriEraParty and @NathTusar Five hundred years back, Copernicus was struggling to prove that planets are revolving around the Sun...

Electoral victory is not ideological victory - Cultures which buried their dead with objects have an advantage in proving their cultural claim on their ancestral land: Hindus who cremated have only thei...

Indian Renaissance was more like the Celtic movement in Ireland - [PDF] Vision, Experience and Experiment in Sri Aurobindo's poems entitled ''Transformation'' and ''The Stone Goddess'' with the special reference of Integ...

My original contributions to understanding Sri Aurobindo - My original contributions to understanding or interpreting Sri Aurobindo can be summarised under a number of heads: 1) Against Hindutva, Mythology, & Astro...

Plasim Radar

Aesthetics like nutrition should seek the right-mix - The irony of disowning one's culture The New Indian Express-04-Jun-2019 It is not wise to confuse the treasures of our heritage with the Hindu religion as ...

Mechanical Mind - The useless mechanical mind is very active, while the useful recording mind has fallen silent; it can’t do any thinking or even note down the experienc...

Prabhat Patnaik puerile Theory of Money - Why does paper money have value? The answer is because it is legal tender. You discharge your contractual obligations and pay your taxes by using it. Your ...

Catherine Prueitt hired by the University of British Columbia - Continuing the good news about Canada: Catherine Prueitt has accepted a position in at The University of British Columbia. Congratulations to her and to UBC!

- On the claim of science. For Heidegger, “each supposition is always already grounded in a certain kind of *acceptio*. Only when the presence of something ...

Isha Upanishad: the Methods of Realisation, Part 4, the Human Standpoint and the Link to the Divine Standpoint - The description of seven ‘worlds’ or states of consciousness, in the Vedic terminology includes 3 in a higher hemisphere, and 3 in a lower hemisphere, and ...

Deepening the “zero-sum binary” - Via Islamic finance, “rites” have increased their power over “rights” in Malaysia.

The Anthropocene as Psychodrama - Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day To the last syllable of recorded time, And all our yesterdays have lighted ...

The right-wing reaction is part of the legacy of the fall of the Soviet Union - In Neoliberalism’s Demons, available wherever fine books are sold, I argue that the right-wing reaction is not a necessary outcome of neoliberalism — in pa...

Antithesis of Yoga - Antithesis of Yoga is a non-fiction novel about Auroville’s first 25 years. Jocelyn one of the early settlers in Auroville since 1969, chronicles the sto...

A Sellarsian solution for the self? - The conflict between Buddhism and qualitative individualism is a major difficulty for my own philosophy. In addressing that conflict, there … Continue read...

Gobalisation over Isolationism - Some sane leaders amid power mongering and passion whipping political schemers. 1. Isolationism and xenophobia are extensions of bossy insolence of racia...

Geography and nature teach the primacy of diversity - Tweets in original by @SavitriEraParty and @NathTusar Five hundred years back, Copernicus was struggling to prove that planets are revolving around the Sun...

A Series Inspired by India’s Rebirth – 3 - Author: Beloo Mehra (2019). Published under the title ‘When Young India Awakes’ in Sri Aurobindo’s Action, Vol. 50 (2 & 3), pp. 16-19. Continued from Part ...

Kusum-ben Nagda: In Memoriam by Anurag Banerjee - Dear Friends, On Sunday, 12 May 2019, one of the senior-most inmates of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram community as well as one of its most loved members breathe...

The Nature of Matter in Indian Thought – M S Srinivasan - In our earlier discussions on the nature of matter, we have studied in some details. The discoveries of New Physics in the series of articles, The Nature ...

Burning Man and the Seeds of a New Story - Mission at Tenth special supplement Vol. 7, 274-279 (2018) “Carnival of Consciousness: Practice as Research in Black Rock City” A Submission by Matthew T. ...

Konttho (Bengali Film) review - If you have had a smoker in your family you will appreciate this film more than those who don’t know what it is to see someone destroy himself with cigaret...


Unearthing the Path: A Photo-Essay - In my ongoing ‘decluttering’ journey, I have decided to clean my blog as well. I have started a process of sorting through old blogs and will be keeping on...

24th April Special - Newness of the New World - by Aryadeep - Today, 99 years ago, the Mother returned to Pondicherry for good. As I have often done in the past, I present here certain interesting things to mark the ...

24.4.1920: Mother’s Return to Pondichéry - This Darshan Day marks Mother’s return from Japan after WWI, to stay for good in then French ‘Pondichéry’ and start her real collaboration with Sri Aurobin...

Monthly updates and newsletter articles - From Jan 2019 we will not be updating this blog. Please refer to our website at https://sriaurobindosociety.org.sg/ For newsletters and articles, please r...

Favorite Music Videos, 2018 - Here is a rough list of my favorite music videos for 2018. It was complied fairly casually, so I may well have forgotten something. As for the order, the t...

Material Time - I’m slowly walking along the isthmus in Svaerholt, Norway. My legs are tired from climbing hills and mountains and I can’t move any faster through the gra...

Non-essence of Mirambika - What has befallen the world? Those who utter MC, BC to punctuate their speech nonsense now beseech Hot Pants to preserve Mirambika’s Essence! And she a fum...

Sterlite Protests: Development hits minority roadblock - The recent Sterlite protests in Tamil Nadu that eventually led to the closure of the factory should serve as a warning

UPDATE - UPDATE I AM NOT ALTOGETHER WELL I SHALL RETURN TO HOSPITAL TOMORROW FOR BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS. I'II KEEP READERS INFORMED. BEST WISHES. GAVON

The Sanskrit word for algorithm: Vṛtti वृत्ति - *Red Mandala, by the Flickr user GarlandCannon. A fine illustration of the swirling nature of Vṛttis, and of how they are recursively composed of each ot...

Kālidāsa’s Influence - Kālidāsa and Other Arts From his works, it is clear that Kālidāsa had extensive knowledge of dance, music and painting. His knowledge of dance can be esti...

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