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This brings me to the next point of comparison. Both Sri Aurobindo and Gandhi shared, as it would appear, a deep ambivalence regarding religion and the religious consciousness. On the one hand, they were only too aware of social and political problems embedded in the free pursuit and propagation of religion, especially in a complex plural society like India. This, as they were quick to realize, bred dogmatism, intolerance and bitter sectarian rivalry, often resulting in violence between religious communities and the loss of life and property. On the other hand, as I have briefly discussed above, a deep and abiding religiosity characterized their lives and works. It might be argued that for these men, even patriotism was ultimately a spiritual virtue. In modern India, there could not have been a man more committed to combating sectarianism and inter-faith hostility than Gandhi. Also, he could not have been unaware of the fact that communal sentiments, as distinguished from the purely religious, represented an overt and tendentious politicization of the religious.
The point then is that regardless of the dangers implicit in such associations, Gandhi consistently maintained that political self-expressions could not be separated from the religious. It occurs to me, therefore, that the biggest paradox in the lives of Gandhi and Sri Aurobindo lies in the fact that they treated religion to be an integral and eternal part of Indian life and values even as they were only too well aware of the problems inherent in the persistence with religion and religious life. I suspect that the problem lay in their failure to acknowledge the fact that few indeed could meaningfully separate the spiritual from the religious...
Gandhi’s spirituality is rooted at the grassroots level, in each person’s pain, in each living being’s care, in not hurting anyone, etc. Using G.E. Moore’s proof for the hand “This is my hand” is the most real, day-to-day experience of every human being for Gandhi. His Vaisnav-Vedanta is spiritual for each individual. But for Sri Aurobindo, the spiritual as worked out in his Lila Vedanta (as presented here) is rooted in transcendence, though it begins with human experience and existence.
Mahatma Gandhi and Sri Aurobindo
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[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.]
Because Thou Art: Sri Aurobindo has turned the Veda universal becausethouart.blogspot.com/2022/11/sri-au
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[PDF] EPISTEMOLOGICAL INQUIRY IN CONSIDERATION WITH INTEGRAL CONSCIOUSNESS AND SPIRITUAL EVOLUTION
A MISHRA, DRA MUDDGAL, DRNK SHUKLA
… Sri Aurobindo elucidated that the one and only means to reach a higher level of
consciousness is Yoga. The integral yoga aims at achieving the state of liberation
and transcendence, it transforms the entire being. Yoga is a systematic effort …
consciousness is Yoga. The integral yoga aims at achieving the state of liberation
and transcendence, it transforms the entire being. Yoga is a systematic effort …
Book review: Purushottama Bilimoria and Aleksandra Wenta (Eds.), Emotions in Indian Thought Systems
S Shankar - 2022
… integral to Indian classical traditions, such as bhakti, Sanātana, Śaiva, Vaiṣṇava
tantrism, Buddhism, Jainism, aesthetics, classical yoga, … The essay focuses on
understanding the impact that yoga and language have on basic human passions …
tantrism, Buddhism, Jainism, aesthetics, classical yoga, … The essay focuses on
understanding the impact that yoga and language have on basic human passions …
[PDF] Historical Backdrop of the Sahajiya Vaishnava Community in Bengal
A Sarkar - Journal of People's History and Culture Vol, 2022
… Since the Tantrics" and Buddhists' psychological Yogic Sadhanaled to the
development of the Vaishnava Sahajiya's emotional yoga … development in general,
Caitanyaism's dogmas and spiritual practices are no less integral components of the …
development of the Vaishnava Sahajiya's emotional yoga … development in general,
Caitanyaism's dogmas and spiritual practices are no less integral components of the …
Selfish or Substituting Spirituality? Clarifying the Relationship between Spiritual Practice and Political Engagement
J Kucinskas, E Stewart - American Sociological Review, 2022
Churches have long been sites of local charity work as well as national political
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spirituality, like mindfulness meditation or yoga, rather than participate in religious …
[PDF] Mining ESI competencies from ancient scriptures & evolving 'triple s' model
H Goparaj, RR Sharma - 2022
… The texts like Bhagavad Gita and yoga sutras are believed to contain possible
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[HTML] Love is Worldmaking: Reading Rabindranath Tagore's Gora as International Theory
L Hartnett - International Studies Quarterly, 2022
Love constitutes the global because it is normatively implicated in worldmaking work.
I illustrate this empirically via a close and contextualized reading of the political
novel Gora, which was set during a key moment of worldmaking during empire and …
I illustrate this empirically via a close and contextualized reading of the political
novel Gora, which was set during a key moment of worldmaking during empire and …
Transnational Yoga at Work: Spiritual Tourism and Its Blind Spots
LE Klepinger - 2022
… Swami Sivananda taught a set of ideas he called Integral Yoga, drawn from
Vivekananda’s formulation around the turn of the twentieth century which is based
on the integration of practices from each of four paths: Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga …
Vivekananda’s formulation around the turn of the twentieth century which is based
on the integration of practices from each of four paths: Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga …
Unworking: The Reinvention of the Modern Office
J Myerson, P Ross - 2022
… f city-centre away the daily grind of the clock-watching workers inside the office
buildings of the early 1920s was a world from the yoga … According to Robinson,
we can expect offices to provide more things like yoga, mindfulness, cry rooms …
buildings of the early 1920s was a world from the yoga … According to Robinson,
we can expect offices to provide more things like yoga, mindfulness, cry rooms …
Religion, Identity, Socialization, and Well-Being
P Kapur, G Misra, NK Verma - Psychological Perspectives on Identity, Religion and …, 2022
… Memberships to collectives serve as reference groups and become an integral
part of identity as they are potential sources of identity. Religion often serves as a
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part of identity as they are potential sources of identity. Religion often serves as a
key reference group and provides a claim to a single (religious) and the most salient …
“Be More Human”: CrossFit, Reebok, and Sporting Consumerism
C Musselman - Religion and Sport in North America
… Together, these three sections demonstrate how integral consumer companies,
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planted firmly on a yoga mat as his legs float off the ground in Astavakrasana pose …
like Reebok, are in linking the physical with the metaphy sical … His hands are
planted firmly on a yoga mat as his legs float off the ground in Astavakrasana pose …
Teaching and Learning In, About and Through Dance Education
R Buck - Dance Pedagogy and Education in China, 2022
… Having just completed a course to be a Yoga teacher in 2022, I caution my earlier
thoughts and Green’s affirmation. In respect to yoga as a somatic practice, teachers
need to be cautious of not making Western assumptions about the body and pay …
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[HTML] Theatre, Dance and Performance Training Blog
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… For Jesse, these beings are an integral part of one’s cultural heritage, are in fact
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an integral part of reality. Seeing how he offered himself … that were purported to
have taught Suler yoga – Demidov is clearly the person who introduced yoga to …
[PDF] Drumbeats Beat Themselves Through Me: Interorality in Practice
RSA Stromberg - 2022
… Yoga is popularly known as a style of modern postural yoga that involves a
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introduces students to four types of yoga: karma yoga, bhakti yoga, jñāna yoga, and …
particular sequence of 12 āsanas (physical postures), the yoga … The course
introduces students to four types of yoga: karma yoga, bhakti yoga, jñāna yoga, and …
The catharsis of male consumption: reimagining masculinity in India
A Das, H Roy Chaudhuri, P Goswami - Journal of Consumer Affairs
Research on alternate masculinity from India that emphasize consumption and
consequent SWB is primarily about gay men. However, our research points to
different marginal masculinity, alternate consumption, and consecutive SWB. The …
consequent SWB is primarily about gay men. However, our research points to
different marginal masculinity, alternate consumption, and consecutive SWB. The …
Whither utopia?
DS Reddy - Contemporary South Asia, 2022
… The universal township called Auroville, a few kilometres from the erstwhile seat
of French … two major books on Auroville: the first, a memoir of growing up through
Auroville's early years by … texts which are united nonetheless by their treatment of …
of French … two major books on Auroville: the first, a memoir of growing up through
Auroville's early years by … texts which are united nonetheless by their treatment of …
[HTML] Alternatives to sustainable development: what can we learn from the pluriverse in practice?
S Kaul, B Akbulut, F Demaria, JF Gerber - Sustainability Science, 2022
… Clarence-Smith and Monticelli (this special feature) present a study of decision-making
in Auroville township, India—one of the largest and … The authors define Auroville
as an example of a “prefigurative” alternative: a laboratory that embodies a future …
in Auroville township, India—one of the largest and … The authors define Auroville
as an example of a “prefigurative” alternative: a laboratory that embodies a future …
[HTML] The Loose Mass, The Open Society, and the Co-operative Commonwealth: Altermodernities Between the Wars
H Weihl - Modernism/modernity Print Plus, 2022
In their book Commonwealth from 2009, Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri look
forward to a commonwealth of the future, a true democracy of the multitude;
reconceptualized forms of sociality and conviviality; a new culture and new modes of …
forward to a commonwealth of the future, a true democracy of the multitude;
reconceptualized forms of sociality and conviviality; a new culture and new modes of …
The expanding role of majoritarianism in India
S Palshikar - The Round Table, 2022
This article aims to explain the concept of majoritarianism that is currently commonly
used in the context of Indian politics. It also attempts to make sense of available
empirical data that suggests a considerable presence of majoritarianism in India and …
used in the context of Indian politics. It also attempts to make sense of available
empirical data that suggests a considerable presence of majoritarianism in India and …
The Word of God for the Indian Muslim of Today
JP Hartung - Dynamics of Islam in the Modern World: Essays in …, 2022
Other than post-Ottoman Turkey, where the principle of laïcité was–by proxy of the
Swiss Civil Code of 1907–copied from the French post-revolutionary political
paradigm, early twentieth-century British India turned out a stage almost as …
Swiss Civil Code of 1907–copied from the French post-revolutionary political
paradigm, early twentieth-century British India turned out a stage almost as …
Religion and Peace: Global Perspectives and Possibilities
NA Sandal, I Trauschweizer - 2022
Can religion help societies achieve peace and stability? What actions can religious
leaders take to facilitate conflict resolution? This book addresses these critical
questions in terms of numerous contemporary conflicts within and between countries …
leaders take to facilitate conflict resolution? This book addresses these critical
questions in terms of numerous contemporary conflicts within and between countries …
Rethinking Difference in India Through Racialization: Caste, Tribe, and Hindu Nationalism in Transnational Perspective
JF Cháirez-Garza, MD Gergan, M Ranganathan… - 2022
Through the analytic of racialization, the chapters in this book argue that social
difference in India is reproduced and buttressed through casteist, racist, colonial,
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difference in India is reproduced and buttressed through casteist, racist, colonial,
and Hindu nationalist projects that generate tacit or explicit consent for continued …
[PDF] Hijab, Patriarchy, and the Women's Question
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… As Angshuman Choudhury and Suraj Gogoi have pointed out, some proHindutva
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in the proHindutva debates on the hijab controversy. While they argue that the hijab …
commentators side with the cause of the hijab ban by … A similar case is observed
in the proHindutva debates on the hijab controversy. While they argue that the hijab …
Laying Down Love Laws: Arundhati Roy's The God of Small Things and Micro-Fascisms
K Potter - Deleuze and Guattari Studies, 2022
… Roy has in mind here the coordinated efforts by Modi’s Baratiya Janata Party (BJP)
and their parent organisation, the Rashtriya Swayama Sangh (RSS), to consolidate
a regime of Hindu nationalism and ethnic purity (‘Hindutva’), and to intensify a …
and their parent organisation, the Rashtriya Swayama Sangh (RSS), to consolidate
a regime of Hindu nationalism and ethnic purity (‘Hindutva’), and to intensify a …
[HTML] Introduction: India at 75
A Pande - The Round Table, 2022
… The Hindutva vision of a homogenous, centralised body politic united by shared
culture and belief clashes with the reality of India and the pluralism of India’s
founders. The Indian Constitution guarantees the equal treatment of all faiths and …
culture and belief clashes with the reality of India and the pluralism of India’s
founders. The Indian Constitution guarantees the equal treatment of all faiths and …
[HTML] Gods in the public sphere: political deification in South Asia
M Sen, KB Nielsen - Religion, 2022
This article proposes the idea of ‘political deification’ as a useful analytical concept
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social movements and electoral politics in South Asia. This article uses the insight …
to theorize the efficacy of religious icons, symbols, and objects in the political field of
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The Biology of Transformation: They Physiology of Presence and Spiritual Transcendence
TJ Barsotti, M Th - 2022
… The ancient cultures believed that the internal and external environments as well
as the mind played integral parts in our overall health and quality of life. Ancient
teachings bring us elements of the invisible regarding life-force energy, which are …
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teachings bring us elements of the invisible regarding life-force energy, which are …
3.3 Dance Education Theories Underpinning My Focus on 'In, About and Through'
R BUCK - Dance Pedagogy and Education in China: A personal …, 2022
… Having just completed a course to be a Yoga teacher in 2022, I caution my earlier
thoughts and Green’s affirmation. In respect to yoga as a … Integral to ‘what’dance
educators are teaching is ‘how’ we are teaching dance education. Shulman (1986) …
thoughts and Green’s affirmation. In respect to yoga as a … Integral to ‘what’dance
educators are teaching is ‘how’ we are teaching dance education. Shulman (1986) …
