Sunday, July 26, 2026

Whether I possess any agency at all

 Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra

Public debates in contemporary society often escalate with striking speed.

From the rise of cancel culture, to whether a novel should be taught at school, to whether a statue should be torn down, public opinion can feel more starkly divided than ever.

While we often perceive these clashes as a fight between conservatives and liberals, social psychologist Namrata Goyal argues that the real divide runs deeper; a psychological and philosophical split between moral absolutism and moral relativism.

In this article, Goyal proposes that understanding this divide is key to making sense of today’s culture wars. Tap the link to find out more. iai.tv/articles/studi

Namrata Goyal | Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior and Academic Director of the Decision Lab at ESADE Business School

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Am I an agent of Soros? Or of the Deep State? A Sanghi or a flunkey of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty? A patriot? A traitor?

Every disagreement begs the question; how can a man arrive at his opinions by the exercise of his own judgment. The question, then, is not whose agent I am. It is whether I possess any agency at all.

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Goal seems there none for the ball that is chased throughout Time by the Fate Teams! 

A verse from Illion by Sri Aurobindo, how he sees the football!

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In this important chapter of The Synthesis of Yoga, titled ‘Concentration,’ Sri Aurobindo clearly distinguishes the meaning that he gives to such terms as dharana and samadhi from the traditional meanings - Rod Hemsell 

rodhemsell.substack.com/p/sri-aurobind

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Respectfully disagree @rvaidya2000. No need to confuse with US. "Federal govt" reflect Bharath, which is very heterogeneous. No need to feel insecure abt it. Central govt reeks of control & bureaucracy -perhaps ok during colonial rule but not now. Federal > union > central imho.

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The opposition to "federal govt" comes from people who are insecure about India. Is India that fragile that using an appropriate term will result in her disintegration? From Swamiji to Tilak to Sri Aurobindo our founding fathers wouldn't have objected to calling it federal govt.

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As I complete two years in formal academia (as a profession) and two years at @JindalGlobalUNI I have written in detail about what education really means in India, what does it mean to be a teacher, and student, and how Indian civilization has seen knowledge, and the process of acquiring knowledge. Invoking the Isha Upanishad, Vivekananda and Aurobindo, Radhakrishnan, and Dharampal, among others, I argue that without truly understanding its own legacy of knowledge, India cannot walk the path to great power ambition.

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To all the trollers: Stop confusing religion with spirituality.

Religion seeks followers. Spirituality seeks transformation.

Religion is an institution that defines identity, authority, and control. Spirituality is a deeply personal awakening that expresses itself through every thought, word, and action.

Politics infused with religion divides. Politics guided by spirituality unites and aspires to the ideal of the philosopher-king: one who serves with wisdom, compassion, restraint, and truth.

Sri Aurobindo said, "When it is said that India shall rise, it is the Sanatana Dharma that shall rise. India is rising for the sake of the Sanatana Dharma."

Sanatana Dharma is the bedrock of Indian civilisation. It was never meant to be a religion in the narrow, institutional sense, nor can any political party monopolise it. It is a way of being, a path of inner evolution, and a lived pursuit of Truth.

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Vedic Meditation: Being अंतरंग or the Art of Intimacy with the Divine

One of the greatest realizations in yoga is the feeling of intimacy with the Divine. It is oneness with the Beloved, युक्ति identification 

Sri Aurobindo said that this is the easiest and fastest way to grow in yoga.

Now, let me bring in the dhatu ang- which implies to glow, to burn brilliantly as in the word angaara अंगार. It is also one of the roots of Agni

But it also implies being part of as a limb as in अंतरंग (अंतर + अंग) Intimate. In Rig Veda 1.1.6 we come across a beautiful phrase यदंग दाशुषे. Saayana translates this as truly. So does TV Kapali Sastry. But this is my humble submission:

That here Agni gives us the gifts of Yajna as an intimate part of us, that this is Agni’s nature or truth तवेत् तत् सत्यम् अंगिर:

That He is our Truth as an inalienable part of us

Am I overreading here? Imposing my own sense on the ancient expression? I feel it is a legitimate interpretation based on my own assimilation of the Veda and a well known yogic realization. If you agree, then being intimate with Agni is our yoga in RV 1.1.6

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nurtured in harmony. His focus on inner development and cultural rootedness …

Do we overlook some wisdom, and why, and how can we correct this?

R Walsh - Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology, 2026
… There can also be state-specific limitations on comprehending wisdom that is
discovered in altered states of consciousness such as those of meditation or yoga.
Likewise, there can be stage-specific limitations on fully comprehending wisdom …

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[PDF] IUN Research Journal

PP Roul, BABE Student, D Sharma, I Mishra…
… deteriorated under colonial Western educational systems, the system has
undergone contemporary resurgence through the Arya Samaj organizations and
constituent models such as Sri Aurobindo Ashram. Its postulates are close to the …

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