Saturday, July 06, 2024

Towards a Vedāntic-European civilization

 Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra

12 hours ago — Sri Aurobindo describes the first few steps of the journey after death. Read More.
12|Ramanujacharya&Sri Aurobindo|Dr.V.Ananda Reddy in conversation with Dr.Pariksith Singh|AuroTalks *** Topic: Sri Ramanujacharya and Sri Aurobindo: The ...
The Triple Soul-Forces, The Book of Yoga, Savitri, Sri Aurobindo - Page 506. 8 views · 2 hours ago #themother #sriaurobindo #integralyoga ...more. Arangaswamy ...
8 hours ago — It is not by books that Sri Aurobindo ought to be studied but by subjects — what he has said on the Divine, on Unity, on religion, on evolution, on education, ...
देव और महाकाली : श्री अरविंद, sri aurobindo, the mother, Bhagavad blessings, your queries - #dev aur mahakali : sri aurobindo #sri aurobindo #the ...
Sri Aurobindo's Sacred Relics Shrine, Dalki Jharsuguda Hello friends, I am Rasraj. I try my best to inspire you to work on Handwriting/ Calligraphy.
The Triple Soul-Forces, The Book of Yoga, Savitri, Sri Aurobindo - Page 507. 1 waiting #themother #sriaurobindo #integralyoga ...more. Arangaswamy

The Existential Crisis of Humanity and the Evolution of Consciousness sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2024/07/05/the… via @santoshk1

https://x.com/santoshk1/status/1809266843250729297?t=Ssc9x-R6fIRulP5SBjW7lw&s=19

Richard Marshall's End Time Series continues to be one of the best resources for philosophical essays, interviews, etc. 

End Times series - 3:16 (3-16am.co.uk)

https://x.com/vjgtweets/status/1809265771803246690?t=D_UpPpauOcOG1ZVPd1_wFw&s=19

Hindu bodybuilding culture & secret societies simultaneously originated in North Kolkata in 1870s.

Revolutionary nationalism can't be understood without understanding late 19th century North Kolkata.

Shivnath Shastri founded a secret society in 1876.

Their goal was self-rule (Swaraj).

BC Paul, the great leader, a member of this society, later played an important role in establishment of the Dhaka Anushilan Samiti.

https://x.com/From_Himalaya/status/1809288402518393341?t=9Oz6gQqmkdtevuIwoDq3TQ&s=19

Kabir and Vaishnavism 

Dr. David Lorenzen explores if Kabir should be considered to be a Vaishnava, a follower of a tradition that associates the Divine with Vishnu. The article argues that even though Kabir uses predominantly Vaishnava terminology for the Divine he disregards the incarnations of Vishnu and points to a nirguni (without quality/mark/form) Supreme God - all of which pushes him outside of the boundaries of the Vaishnava tradition. 

Despite Kabir's original intentions, Dr. Lorenzen concludes that more recently: "Kabir has been incorporated into a capacious and diverse but largely conservative Vaishnava and Hindu religion. Unlike the Sikhs, Kabir’s followers have not attempted to break away from an identification with traditional Vaishnava and Hindu religion."

You can read the full article here: manglacharan.com/Adi+Guru+Grant

https://x.com/jvalaaa/status/1803142017842630775?t=mxXfmjCuX7SPH_-WFj9RFQ&s=19

Read this wonderful book - Disappearance of Rituals amzn.to/3zGz171 by Byung Chul Han - makes you realise the role of play and pleasure in our lives stuck in work and consumption. 

What #books are you #reading this weekend?

https://x.com/anuradhagoyal/status/1809479717495488726?t=KmcD23g49ghZfggn7YK9Tg&s=19

Enjoyed discussing sunspots, observational vs. empirical data in astronomy, and interconnection in the Universe with Pierre Sokolsky for his book, The Clock In The Sun, published by @ColumbiaUP. Listen here at
@NewBooksNetwork: newbooksnetwork.com/clock-in-the-s

https://x.com/gar_i_ma/status/1809520828058386571?t=KUiZRVSOU5jOWprda0XJjA&s=19

[PDF] EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY OF SRI AUROBINDO: A TRANSCENDENT VISION FOR HOLISTIC LEARNING

K Das, S Ray - EPRA International Journal of Research and …, 2024
… practicing solitary yoga, which he called "Integral yoga." In his view, spiritual practice plays a crucial role in a person's development into a divine being. However, he studied the Gita and other spiritual texts while incarcerated and dedicated most of …

[HTML] Gods, Absolute, Non-theistic Divinity, and Monotheism in Indian Philosophy of Religion: A Genealogical Critique of Evolutionary Theogony

P Bilimoria - Sophia, 2024
There are various permutations of theism: henotheism, pantheism, panentheism, a/theism, and nontheistic divinity. There is debate whether the idea of OmniGod was ever achieved in India. RC Zaehner argued that an evolutionary transition from … As a part-time Australian, I venture to suggest that multiculturalism extends to matters theological as well. And as Ashis Nandy (2010), the renowned postcolonial Indian psychologist-philosopher notes, that after 1500 years of freedom in philosophical-theological thinking, India came under the sway since the 1820s of Orientalists and certain Hindu reformists (such as Keshab Chunder Sen and Ram Mohan Roy) who came to believe that the Protestant model of religious faith would be best for India heretofore (A similar trajectory was adopted by early 20th century Sinhala Buddhist reformists in Sri Lanka, which had dire consequences for Tamil Hindus in the island across the tip of southern India the latter call Eelam.). Hence it would follow that the quicker the Indian people (particularly the Hindus but also the tribal and hills-people) grew out of what Hegel had called the ‘perfidiously perverse polytheism’ and worship of pagan gods and goddesses, and heathen spirits, the earlier the nation-to-be would move towards enlightenment and be gifted a Vedāntic-European civilization. If not a fully-fledged libertarian civilization, then at least at least they will be endowed with a sky-high opulent temple to a single god in Ayodhyā, the like of which it never had in its ancient, or medieval, or later times when Europe was gracefully enjoying its Renaissance, Reformation and Enlightenment.

Reaching

SG Smith - The Meaning of Height in Aspiration, Responsibility …, 2024
An aspirational higher life for me is a life in which I exercise farther-reaching capacities than I have exercised hitherto, making intrinsically desirable gains in vitality. Three broad phases of increasing human vitality involve reaches to the …

[PDF] DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH-PG-CBCS-LOCF (For those who join in June 2022) Title of the Course: CHAUCER AND THE ELIZABETHAN AGE Semester: I Course …

GCS Tales, E Spenser-Prothalamion, JMPL Book…
Course Learning Outcomes: On completion of the course, the students are able to ➢ know the early writers from the 14th century and understand the transition from the Middle English period to the Elizabethan Age.➢ gain deeper knowledge of the …

[PDF] INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE SYSTEM: BOON FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

RJ Mishra, S Singh
… This research paper found that our ancient Indigenous knowledge about yoga, … The practice of yoga should be an integral part of our daily routine to attain harmony of body and mind. The practice of Patanjali Ashtanga yoga sutra can bring inner as …

Locating Indian knowledge in modern libraries: Incorporating the traditional classification of knowledge in India

JK Bajaj, MD Srinivas - Indian Journal of History of Science, 2024
… The National Education Policy (NEP), adopted by the Government of India in 2020, seeks to make Indian Knowledge (IK) an essential and integral part of both education and research in India. An intensive and wide-ranging effort is underway to …

[PDF] INDIAN MEDICAL TOURISM–THREATS AND OPPORTUNITIES

RM Ganpati
… Despite its limitations, the opportunities, now become an integral part of Indian service Industry.India's age old tradition provides a holistic health care by connecting mind, body and spirit with yoga,meditation, ayurvedic and other Indian …

[HTML] Enabling justice for nature-based solutions in real estate development

C Perera, H Toxopeus, S Klein, K Merfeld - Nature-Based Solutions, 2024
… Active community participation is integral to enhancing engagement and promoting procedural justice. Involving future residents in the design, development, and furnishing of a housing cooperative not only facilitated understanding of …

[PDF] A study of the scientific approach inherited in the Indian knowledge system (IKS)

A Gupta - The Scientific Temper, 2024
… The present article presents a deep analysis of science as being an integral part of IKS. … The classical treatise known as the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali describes the fundamental ideas and techniques of yoga. • The recognition and attractiveness of …

Seeking a new world: Modernism and alternative spirituality

I Woodberry - 2024
… My methodology is informed by recent critical work which has sought to show why spirituality was an integral component of British … often directed at specific facets of their traditions, notably the techniques of yoga and meditation, rather than the …

Donna Ladkin, award‑winning author of Rethinking Leadership: A New Look at Old Leadership Questions and Professor of Inclusive Leadership, Birmingham …

X Li
… The integral yoga: Sri Aurobindo’s teaching and method of practice: Selected letters of Sri Aurobindo. Lotus Press. Baeck, R. … Integral yoga as foundation for social entrepreneurship: Leading toward sustainable welfare (Shubh Laabh). In J …

[PDF] MULTIPLICITY OF MEDIA CHOICES AND PRIVATISED MOBILITY IN QUARANTINE

D JONTES, B LUTHAR, M PUŠNIK - MEDIÁLNÍ STUDIA
… situations that do not stand out of but are an integral part of individuals’ way of living. Media … use of media technology is intricately linked to the daily routine and forms its integral part. 6 … , and Neli (25) did her guided yoga workout via YouTube …

[HTML] Kaushitaki Upanishad

B Gita
The Kaushitaki Upanishad (Sanskrit: कौषीतकि उपनिषद्, Kauṣītaki Upaniṣad) is an ancient Sanskrit text contained inside the Rigveda. It is associated with the Kaushitaki shakha, but a Sāmānya Upanishad, meaning that it is" common" to all …

[PDF] MEDIÁLNÍ STUDIA

D Jontes, B Luthar, M Pušnik
… situations that do not stand out of but are an integral part of individuals’ way of living. Media … use of media technology is intricately linked to the daily routine and forms its integral part.… laptop, and Neli (25) did her guided yoga workout via …

[PDF] The Effects of Instruction on At-Home Use of the Virtual Reality Environment'Walk in Nature'

C Vulink - 2024
… During the yoga task, visual instruction is present in the form of a virtual yoga teacher who demonstrates to the user on how to do different yoga poses. Visual instruction is also present in this exercise due to the ‘breathing bubble’: a circle that …

[HTML] The Irreplaceable Importance of Animal Protein-with Dr. Natasha Campbell

E Welch, K Boyer
In this eye-opening episode, we sit down with Zen Honeycutt, founder of Moms Across America, to discuss the alarming findings from their extensive food testing. Zen reveals shocking levels of heavy metals, glyphosate, pesticides, animal …

The secular cleansing that wasn't: “Vande Mataram” and the expurgated story of Indian nationalism

S Hashmi - Journal of Postcolonial Writing, 2024
This article shows the religious iconography of Indian nationalism by observing the manner in which the defining text of the Hindu Right came to legitimize an unapologetically majoritarian nationalism. It revisits the history of the Indian … Consequently, the article argues that the story of “Vande Mataram” becomes an unparalleled example in Indian history of how the secular is structured on the ideological foundations of the communal and is therefore conceptually intertwined with it. 2. Studying the lyric form, Sandeep Banerjee (Citation2019) has offered a reading which explores the idealizing and idolizing impulse of the song.

Responding to Violent and Hateful Extremism

A Ware, LM Kelly, G Barton
… In India, Sri Lanka, and Myanmar, however, it is Muslims, as members of prominent minority communities, who are the victims of this sort of toxic nationalism, from extremist Hindutva and Buddhist groups, including state actors. Viewed through …

[PDF] Understanding the Resilience of Caste: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Community Profiles on X

N Kirasur, S Jhaver - arXiv preprint arXiv:2407.02810, 2024
Despite decades of anti-caste efforts, sociocultural practices that marginalize lower-caste groups in India remain resilient and have even proliferated with the use of social media. This paper examines how groups engaged in caste-based discrimination …

Strongman's Brokers

A Lutfi, N Mathew, S Yolaçan
Strongman’s Brokers; Old Diasporas and New Networks in the Age of Populism Page 1 Page 2 Strongman’s Brokers This book explores the critical role of informal diplomats in shaping contemporary global politics as they navigate complex … 

Shrinking spaces: a study of Indian Muslims

M Asmer Beg - The Round Table, 2024
This article attempts to understand how perceptions of Indian Muslims are guided by myths which often masquerade as truths. It looks closely into the institutional discrimination which Muslims in India face both collectively and individually and …

Engaging with a Nation

S Biswas
… It discusses key themes such as nationalism in the contemporary Indian context, the concept of Hindutva, Islam nationalism and queer nationalism. An important contribution, this book will be of interest to students and scholars of Indian studies …

Cultures of Learning

SB GS
… The politics of hate unleashed by the Hindutva forces targeting the Muslim girl students in the recent hijab controversy not only diminishes the power of the constitutional democracy but also undermines the educational institutions aiming to …

Small Town Stardom and the Big Picture: Cinematic Intimacies on TikTok.

I Dey - Bioscope: South Asian Screen Studies, 2024
This article demonstrates how new media technologies remediate traditional cinematic modes of stardom, specifically in and through small towns in India. Through two case studies, it explores registers of stardom that have emerged …