Friday, September 18, 2020

Hares keen to box with foxes

The basic idea behind PRI’s teachings is that human bodies are naturally asymmetrical, and this affects how we move and breathe. Although you are likely pretty symmetrical on the outside (two arms, two legs, two breasts, etc.), internally, your heart sits on your left side, and to make room for it, your left lung is slightly smaller than your right lung. Your main breathing muscle, the diaphragm, is actually two muscles, a stronger, larger right leaflet and a smaller, weaker left leaflet. “Because of this, the left and the right side are not doing the same thing,” says Jennifer Platt, DPT, executive director of the Postural Restoration Institute. [...]
Problems begin when stress and repetitive activities in our lives accentuate this natural imbalance. “Walking, riding the bike, or sitting at the computer, doing any of these repetitive activities, you become very lateralized. You become one-side dominant,” Platt says. And that can wreak havoc on your neck, shoulders, back, and joints. 
https://elemental.medium.com/everything-you-know-about-good-posture-is-wrong-cca9b941b651
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Kropotkin’s actual argument is far more interesting. Much of it, for instance, is concerned with how animal cooperation often has nothing to do with survival or reproduction, but is a form of pleasure in itself. “To take flight in flocks merely for pleasure is quite common among all sorts of birds,” he writes. Kropotkin multiplies examples of social play: pairs of vultures wheeling about for their own entertainment, hares so keen to box with other species that they occasionally (and unwisely) approach foxes, flocks of birds performing military-style maneuvers, bands of squirrels coming together for wrestling and similar games: [...]

To exercise one’s capacities to their fullest extent is to take pleasure in one’s own existence, and with sociable creatures, such pleasures are proportionally magnified when performed in company. From the Russian perspective, this does not need to be explained. It is simply what life is. We don’t have to explain why creatures desire to be alive. Life is an end in itself. And if what being alive actually consists of is having powers—to run, jump, fight, fly through the air—then surely the exercise of such powers as an end in itself does not have to be explained either. It’s just an extension of the same principle.

Friedrich Schiller had already argued in 1795 that it was precisely in play that we find the origins of self-consciousness, and hence freedom, and hence morality. 
https://thebaffler.com/salvos/whats-the-point-if-we-cant-have-fun?fbclid=IwAR3heJ8pRmvbr-_F2FrHAIAg6uZCAT5NnxEBC4p8cqIChIZYVnspd9cHgwg

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Saturday, August 29, 2020

Dwarf as Yaksha and Elf as Gandharva

I decided to translate the music lyrics of my favorite songs from across the world into Telugu.

Telugu readers, please follow my blog. 😀 I will try to translate the lyrics of a new song each day. 

Today is Tinariwen’s “Ténéré”. 🙂
https://t.co/ioZwNK2WRhతేనేరేకి-ఏమైంది/
https://twitter.com/vakibs/status/1293239572487430149?s=19
Here is a translation of Tolkien’s “Farover the misty mountains cold” from “The Hobbit” into Telugu (గున్నబుడుగు కథ) with a justification for why I translated “Dwarf” as “Yaksha” & “Elf” as “Gandharva”. Had so much fun with this.😀
https://t.co/rHldTQYZCWమంచు-ముసిరిన-పర్వతాల-వెన/
The genius of Tolkien lies not just with the story, but also in his words, which are pregnant with linguistic traces, that evoke a beautiful image in one's mind, if one speaks English proficiently. It is a challenge to keep these traces (at least some of them) in translation.
I translated "Rivendell" as సరోదరీలోయ in Telugu. My objective is to evoke a beautiful image in the mind, comparable to the adventure stories one might have heard from Indian folk tales, or one might have read in Chandamāma etc. Tolkien is a good challenge in this regard. :)
I translated two romantic French songs into Telugu: "Le temps des cerises" and "Le temps de l'amour". In my opinion, they both flow like a pair of rivers. The first song also has a strong connection with the idealism of the period of the Paris Commune.
https://t.co/xELoxQWQUz
Today, I translated "Glosoli" from the Icelandic band "Sigur Ros". In my opinion, the lyrics of this song contain a tantalizing metaphor for a Yogic journey. I tried to keep the subtle meanings intact in my translation. Well, I'm not sure how well i did.😄
https://t.co/rfjhEz0Cgf
I translated Schiller’s “An die Freude” (Ode to Joy) into Telugu as ఆనందహేలి. This poem was famously set to music by Beethoven in his 9th symphony. I translated “Freude” idealistically as “Ānanda” although “Sukha” or “Prīti” is literally more apt.
https://t.co/5ZfO4dZVD0ఆనందహేలి/
I translated “Elysium” as అమృతావటి and “flash mob” as మెరుపుగుంపు. Don’t know if anybody translated them before. 😀 There are so many concepts that are tough to translate as Sanskrit (and Telugu) have hundreds of words to describe what is said by one word in European languages.
Today, I translated the song "Zangalewa" from Cameroon pidgin language into Telugu as వెంగళివాయ్. I discussed the African tradition of ridiculing the European colonization and its imposed military and wars.

This is something we need to learn in India.
https://t.co/U8lvWTXJGk
As a protest to the onslaught of pidginization of Indian languages, I translated the lyrics exclusively in Telugu. I translated even the exclamations into Telugu idiom.

Just like in Africa, all Indian languages are turning into lifeless pidgins, due to the same colonial reasons.
Today, I translated the song of Renate Flores "Qawachkanchik chay killallata" from Quechua into Telugu as ఒకే చంద్రుణ్ణి చూస్తూ. Artists like Flores are breathing new life into languages like Quecha. My translation is a tiny way of tribute to their work.
https://t.co/bv11snyrsd
Today, I translated David Bowie's "Space Oddity" into Telugu as వ్యోమంలో విడ్డూరం, along with the delightful version by Chris Hadfield. I discussed the references in Bowie's lyrics to drugs, and on the profound influence of space travel on popular culture.
https://t.co/YJt0SrpQM8
I eschewed all the words in English, and translated even all the technical terms into Telugu. Just because I can do that. 😄 Science fiction is always a portal into a beautiful alternative reality, and I wanted to peek into a portal where India was never colonized by the English.
There is sadly a dearth of science fiction in Indian languages. In earlier times, Indian scientists like Jagadish Chandra Bose also wrote science fiction in Bengali. I hope more Indian scientists follow suit, enrich their imaginations and their own languages!
Today, I translated the Cuban song "Guantanamera" from Spanish into Telugu as గ్వంతనమో జవరాలా. This is a beautiful song that is sung by many international artists. Hopefully, somebody would sing it in Telugu too, adapting the lyrics naturally to music.
https://t.co/Ufa1lKFlHZ
Today, I translated the peasants' song from "Евгений Онегин" (Eugene Onegin) into Telugu as పల్లెవారి బృందగానం. This masterpiece of Pushkin was composed as an opera by Tchaikovsky. I hope this fantastic work will be brought to life in Telugu at some point.
https://t.co/OLAwhdQeYN
Today, I translated a German punk rock song "Westerland" into Telugu as సముద్రంపై బెంగ. These tongue in cheek lyrics are very much to the point during these Corona times. "Sehnsucht" is a German national emotion, I hope I painted this well into Telugu. 😄
https://t.co/WtOOrvm8om
How would you translate “punk” into Telugu?
Today, I translated the famous song "Baila Me" of Gipsy Kings from Spanish into Telugu as నాట్యమాడించు నన్ను. I discussed the rich culture of Roma people, their migrations from India ultimately to Europe, and how they enriched European music.
https://t.co/rsjqvxVgUs
Today, I translated a Hebrew song "ממעמקים" (Mi'ma'amakim) by Idan Raichel Project into Telugu as లోతులనుండి పిలిచాను, via an English translation. Apparently, it is inspired from a prayer psalm.

The devotional sentiment is comparable to Bhakti poetry.
https://t.co/wgEBt4PDut
Aujourd'hui j'ai traduit à Telougou les paroles de la chanson "Senegal Fastfood" chanté par Manu Chao, Amadou et Mariam. J'ai comparé les vies des ouvriers migrants Africains en Europe avec celles des ouvriers Indiens dans les États du Golfe.
https://t.co/JwkORcpC87
Today, I translated the lyrics of the song "Senegal Fast Food" from French into Telugu as సెనెగాల్ ఫాస్ట్-ఫుడ్డు. They describe the lives of migrant workers who live far away from their families, comparable to those of Indian laborers in the Gulf states.
https://t.co/JwkORcpC87
Today, I translated "Andrii Popa" from Romanian into Telugu as ఆంద్రీపోపా మొనగాడు. The band Phoenix sung the lyrics penned by poet Vasile Alecsandri, about the Hajduk or robber-hero. I compared the story to Indian folk tales about rebels in the mountains.
https://t.co/2d46xeFXZN
There are many robber-heroes in Indian history similar to Hajduks like Andrii Popa, who fought an occupying army of foreigners by taking to hills and jungles. Many stories are sadly forgotten.

Here is one story of Mukunda Rāju ముకుందరాజు of Kāsimkōṭa & the Reddi hill warriors. https://t.co/5LsrqtrW7T
Today, I translated "Making of a Cyborg" from the soundtrack of the one-and-only "Ghost in the Shell". యంత్రకాయప్రవేశం is one of the most delightful translation experiences, due to the deep connections of the symbolism between Japanese and Indian cultures.
https://t.co/pmw9la5mJL

యంత్రకాయప్రవేశం

నేను నృత్యం చేశాను గనుక
భువనసుందరి ముగ్ధమయ్యింది
నేను నృత్యం చేశాను గనుక
చంద్రుని వెన్నెల ప్రతిధ్వనించింది

నన్ను పాణిగ్రహణం చేసుకోవడానికి
ఒక దేవుడు దిగివస్తాడు
నిశిరాత్రి చెదిరిపోతుంది
మాయాపక్షి మనసెత్తి పాడుతుంది

https://t.co/EIAOq1nnfP

I translated “cyborg” as “Yantrakāya” యంత్రకాయ यन्त्रकाय (machine-bodied).

The feminine version is యంత్రకాయిని.

“Entering of cyborg body” is యంత్రకాయప్రవేశం यनत्रकायप्रवेश which is similar to the Yogic Siddhi known as పరకాయప్రవేశం परकायप्रवेश (entering another person’s body).
I translated “animation/anime” as Anuprānita అనుప్రాణితం अनुप्राणित (breathed into life).
Today, I translated the Samoan song by Opetaia Foai "Tātou te horomoana" from the soundtrack of the Disney film "Moana" into Telugu as నీలిసాగరపథం తెలుసులే. 

The song celebrates the voyages of Polynesian explorers in the deep blue Pacific ocean.

https://t.co/TgEzSKwWkJ
I have long been a fan of Polynesians. At some point, I hope to visit these islands and speak a few words in their languages. If we ever want to travel in deep space, we need to learn from these cultures. Crossing the Pacific with canoes is the closest analogy we have on earth.
I am also certain that they have some knowledge of Kalinga civilization, and perhaps were even trade partners. This must be investigated.

See this remarkable similarity of the name of the Saptamātrika constellation.

One important constellation is the Pleiades, which is called the Krittika in India. They are considered the Sapta Matrikas (7 divine mothers) from whom life on earth is supposed to derive spiritual energy.

Now a curious name for the Pleaides in the Maori language: "Matariki" https://t.co/e6IHmLWOTU
Of course, the name Bacchus is related to the Sanskrit name of a deity : Bhaga. The Bhaga who gave the name Bhāgirathi for the Ganges. And the word Bhagavān, used to describe Vishṇu today.

Bhaga is the lord of fortune, for celebrating the harvest, since far earlier Vedic times.
At some point, Bacchus (Bhaga) got associated with the phenomenon related to Kārtikēya/Skanda. The Greeks probably borrowed this indirectly from the Egyptians. However, disaster happened due to the precession: Pleiades stopped being visible in the northern hemisphere in summer.

There are many human cultures in the world. But we share 2 things: we all need to grow food, and we all live under the same sky.

In this thread, I will discuss various deities for agriculture: how they have similar names and how they are influenced by astronomical observations. https://t.co/9odJsahTIC
https://twitter.com/vakibs/status/1020326969936924672?s=19
In Slavic countries, the goddess of agriculture was called "Uroda". This word relates most directly to water (oda/udaka) which is the basis of agriculture. The prefix "ur" is an ancient root, connected to Sanskrit "Ara" and "Ārya", which refer to planned "irri"gation of canals. https://t.co/1QqV4xnqul

In this thread, I will discuss a deadly serious issue: the fate of rivers. But with some speculative ideas in a light-headed vein.

This is Bhāgīrathi (the Ganges), the most sacred river in India. Perhaps, no other river has been venerated as much by humans all through history. https://t.co/ylRv175l1B
https://twitter.com/vakibs/status/1018421214707093504?s=19
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କବି ସମ୍ରାଟ ଉପେନ୍ଦ୍ର ଭଞ୍ଜ ଙ୍କ ଯୁଗାନ୍ତକାରୀ କାବ୍ୟ ଵେଦେହୀଶ ବିଳାସ ର ପୁନଃ ପପ୍ରସାରଣ ମନକୁ ଉତ୍ଫୁଳିତ କରୁଛି, ଏ ଜାତି ର ସ୍ମୃତି ପଟ ରେ ଭଞ୍ଜଙ୍କୁ ବଞ୍ଚେଇ ରଖିବାକୁ କରିଥିବା ସଂଗ୍ରାମ ରେ ଏହି ଧାରାବାହିକ ର ଏକ ବିଶେଷ ସ୍ଥାନ ରହିବ, ମୋ ଅଗ୍ରଲେଖ ଶୁଣିବେ
@AkashvaniAIR @AIRCuttack ଙ୍କୁ ମୋର ଆନ୍ତରିକ ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ ଓ ଶୁଭେଚ୍ଛା https://t.co/pwmybNmfVc
https://twitter.com/RajatKar_Odisha/status/1298265740663906304?s=19

ବାଟ ଛାଡ ସୁହଟ ନାଗର ର ଦି' ଟା ସଂସ୍କରଣ ଶୁଣିଲି 
୧. ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର ମିଶ୍ର /ସ୍ଵର୍ଣ୍ଣପ୍ରଭା ତ୍ରିପାଠୀ 
୨. ବାଳକୃଷ୍ଣ ଦାଶ / ସଂଯୁକ୍ତା ମହାନ୍ତି 
ଭିନ୍ନ ରାଗ . ପ୍ରଥମ ଟି ମୋର ବ୍ୟକ୍ତିଗତ ପସନ୍ଦ 
@pattaprateek ଙ୍କୁ ଅନୁରୋଧ ରାଗ ବିଷୟ ରେ କିଛି ଆଲୋକପାତ କରିବେ
ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ @odiamelody
https://twitter.com/DandapaniSatap1/status/1297528274273198080?s=19
ଉଭୟ ପାରମ୍ପରିକ ଓଡ଼ିଶୀ ସ୍ୱର, ସଂଯୋଜନା ଏଥିରେ କିଛି ନାହିଁ, କେବଳ ଯାହା ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦେଶନା ଦେଇଥିବେ / ଗାୟକଙ୍କୁ ଢାଞ୍ଚା ଶିଖେଇଥିବେ ।
୧। ରାଗ ଇମନ କଲ୍ୟାଣ, ତାଳ ରୂପକ
୨। ରାଗ କଲ୍ୟାଣ, ତାଳ ଝୁଲା
https://twitter.com/pattaprateek/status/1297552692928114690?s=19

Small rendition of a melancholic vātsalya song from Prahallada Nataka— in which the mother Lilabati beseeches her son to forget Hari for his own good. Preceded by the Rāga-dhyāna of Kāmodi in Skt and Odia following Odissi tradition & shastras. 1/2 #OdissiMusic https://t.co/fMbnuMlZsh
https://twitter.com/pattaprateek/status/1296863543803838464?s=19

ତାଙ୍କର ଧ ଆଉ ଦ ଉଭୟ ପରମ୍ପରାରେ ପ୍ରଚଳିତ, ଦ ଅମାନ୍ୟ କରାଯାଏନି ; କର୍ଣ୍ଣାଟକୀ ପ୍ରାୟ ସମସ୍ତେ ଦ କୁହନ୍ତି (ତାଙ୍କ ଭାଷାର ଗୁଣ ସେପରି) । ଓଡ଼ିଶୀ ପରମ୍ପରାରେ 'ଧା' କହିବାକୁ ବାଧ୍ୟ ; ଆକାର କାଟିଲେ ବି ଚଳିବ ନାହିଁ ।
ଓଡ଼ିଶୀ : ଉଭୟ ରେ ଓ ରି ପ୍ରଚଳିତ ଥିବା ଦେଖାଯାଏ ; ଆମ ଶାସ୍ତ୍ରମତ 'ରି' (ଦକ୍ଷିଣ ଓଡ଼ିଶାରେ ଏହା ଏଯାବତ ପ୍ରଚଳିତ) - 'ରେ' ମଧ୍ୟ ପ୍ରାଚୀନ କାଳରୁ ବ୍ୟବହାର ହେଉଛି ବୋଲି ପ୍ରମାଣ ମିଳୁଛି କିନ୍ତୁ 'ରି' ବେଶୀ ପ୍ରାଚୀନ

ହିନ୍ଦୁସ୍ଥାନୀ : 'ରେ' (ରି କେହି କହିବା ଶୁଣିନି)
କର୍ଣ୍ଣାଟକୀ : ରି

ଛୋଟ ସଜେସଣ : ଏହି ଗୋଟିଏ shotରେ ଥିବା ଖମ୍ବଗୁଡ଼ିକ ଉତ୍କଳୀୟ ଶୈଳୀର ନୁହେଁ । କଳା ଖମ୍ବଗୁଡ଼ିକ କର୍ଣ୍ଣାଟକ ହୟଶାଳା ଶୈଳୀୟ ଏବଂ ବାହାର ଖମ୍ବଗୁଡ଼ିକ ପଶ୍ଚିମ ଭାରତ ପରି ଦିଶୁଛି । ଏତେ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ମନ୍ଦିର ଥାଉଣୁ ଖଞ୍ଜିବା ଆବଶ୍ୟକ ନ ଥିଲା । https://t.co/EHK5wUUP9f
ସଂଳାପ ଯିଏ ଲେଖିଛନ୍ତି ମାନିବାକୁ ପଡ଼ିବ । ଖାଣ୍ଟି ଓଡ଼ିଆ । କୁହାଯିବା ଶୈଳୀ ମଧ୍ୟ ସମପରିମାଣରେ ପ୍ରଭାବଶାଳୀ । @samareshroutray ଓ ମନୋଜ ମିଶ୍ର ଆଜ୍ଞାଙ୍କୁ ଦଣ୍ଡବତ— ନିଜ ନିଜ ଚରିତ୍ରଙ୍କୁ ଜୀବନ୍ତ କରି ଥୋଇଦେଲେ ।
https://twitter.com/pattaprateek/status/1294483655092396038?s=19

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Sunday, March 01, 2020

British imperialism had a strong racist component

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Prithwindra Mukherjee, Manoj Das, and Eric Weiss - Temple is a body, Ram an eternal ideal Observer Research Foundation-11-Nov-2019 ... in a world still occupied by anarchic forces, the Animal Mind and the p...

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Defective worldviews need to be jettisoned - Make Sri Aurobindo the 'Voice of India and its Politics' ! https://t.co/cd8ZmFXjfb via @IPC https://twitter.com/singh_shreepal/status/1230647763546886144?s=...

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...

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Saturday, February 22, 2020

Defective worldviews need to be jettisoned

Make Sri Aurobindo the 'Voice of India and its Politics' ! https://t.co/cd8ZmFXjfb via @IPC
https://twitter.com/singh_shreepal/status/1230647763546886144?s=19
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By elisa freschi

In the Nyāyasiddhāñjana and the Nyāyapariśuddhi, Veṅkaṭanātha discusses some fundamental ontological topics in order to distinguish his positions from the Nyāya-Vaiśeṣika position.

The Nyāyasūtra proposes a fundamental division of realities into dravya ‘substances’, guṇa ‘qualities’, and karman ‘actions’,1 with the former as the substrate of the latter two. This leads to two difficulties for Veṅkaṭanātha’s agenda. On the one hand, the radical distinction between substance and attribute means that Nyāya authors imagine liberation to be the end of the connection of the ātman ‘self’ to all attributes, from sufferance to consciousness. By contrast, Veṅkaṭanātha, would never accept consciousness to be separated from the individual soul and even less from God. The other difficulty regards the theology of Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta. Since the beginnings of Pañcarātra, one of its chief doctrines has been that of the manifestations (vibhūti) of Viṣṇu, which are dependent on Him but co-eternal with Him and in this sense are unexplainable according to the division of substances into eternal and transient.

To that, Veṅkaṭanātha opposes more than one classification, so that it is clear that Veṅkaṭanātha's main point is addressing the above-mentioned problems with the Nyāya ontology, rather than establishing in full detail a distinct ontology.

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Within the history of theology, some authors claimed that God can be known through reason alone (Collins, Voltaire, Lessing, Kant, #Nyāya and  Śaivasiddhānta authors…), while others insisted that S/He can only be known through personal insight and/or sacred texts. 1/many
#Mīmāṃsā authors insist that perception, inference, etc. can only know what there is (siddha). For the 'ought' and what is in principle imperceptible (e.g., dharma), one needs to resort to sacred texts. #SanskritPhilosophy 2/many
This is also the position of #Veṅkaṭanātha (and of all #ViśiṣṭādvaitaVedānta authors I know) who, in the Īśvarapariccheda of the Nyāyasiddhāñjana criticises the #Nyāya position and in general the idea of the inferability of God (see F.X.Clooney 2000). #SanskritTheology 3/many
The #Mīmāṃsā is commonly considered an “atheist” system, but why should a theist like Veṅkaṭanātha implements the Mīmāṃsā argument against a rational theology? Because he disagreed with the project of rational theology as presented in the Nyāya school. Why? 4/many
The Nyāya project de facto endangers the value of the Vedas as instr. of knowledge: Since the Vedas have been authored by God, they are not unique—God could utter new (and perhaps even better) works. And, the Vedas are not the only way to approach a specific realm (like dharma)5/
https://twitter.com/elisa_freschi/status/1230450940630704134?s=19

Sri Aurobindo's psychological interpretation of the Veda on the other hand opens up new vistas of integral understanding. Relying upon defective worldviews of the past needs to be jettisoned in a scientific spirit. Otherwise it misguides and misleads students & future generation.
https://twitter.com/NathTusar/status/1230453035773648897?s=19

The meta-psychogy of Reason --An Aurobindonian perspective https://t.co/wiePoSfpsZ
https://twitter.com/drsbasu2115/status/1219160495090888704?s=19
The Therapeutic Barter --Implications in  mental health https://t.co/ybZ7nyHDEZ
https://twitter.com/drsbasu2115/status/1203679569175175168?s=19

The Esoteric Sense of the Ashwamedha, the Horse Sacrifice https://t.co/zJbog54mC4
https://twitter.com/santoshk1/status/1230860209301663752?s=19

Savitri Era Learning Forum: Socratic irony, Galileo's error, and Gargi's silence https://t.co/SoWH9xG4wh
If you harbour even an iota of desire to understand #TheMother & #SriAurobindo, here's a chance just at a glance https://t.co/upjH4BU1Q1 by @NathTusar https://t.co/YGoEhdLyp7
https://twitter.com/SavitriEraParty/status/1231092991957311488?s=19

Feel Philosophy: Uberman may come flying https://t.co/IQGPF1Xs2p #SavitriEra: #SriAurobindo's theoretical salience https://t.co/upjH4BU1Q1 @NathTusar Further
https://t.co/YGoEhdLyp7
https://t.co/9IaBwJNfVI
https://t.co/h0M1PU8wpP
February 21 is the birth anniversary of #TheMother
https://twitter.com/SavitriEraParty/status/1230890191411392513?s=19

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Thursday, August 29, 2019

Inner meanings of Veda and its application in daily life


Assorted tweets collated by @NathTusar Director #SavitriEra Learning Forum (SELF) #SriAurobindo #FiveDreams

Some Indian babas r also claiming "Avatarhood"!!!! Sri Aurobindo, as Esha di heard once, said to her : " dui mohiruha, Ramakrishna n Sri Aurobindo"( 2 big trees: Ramakrishna n Sri Aurobindo). Both r living Avatars as we see by their impact on the world.
https://twitter.com/GoutamGhosal2/status/1166975792183574528?s=19

In Search of the Dangerous Hindu: Image of the dangerous Hindu is a ploy to mask ongoing cultural aggression that refuses to accept India’s profound civilizational value, largely Hindu, and can guide the world to a higher consciousness https://t.co/a7UwBjtRCX via @davidfrawleyved
https://twitter.com/Sanjay_Dixit/status/1166944629352099840?s=19 https://t.co/vFvRD1Tvgj Sri @davidfrawleyved  debuts in The Dharma Dispatch with this brilliant piece ripping the ongoing fake narrative targeting Hindus as dangerous. Must read!
https://twitter.com/dharmadispatch/status/1166932010679431168?s=19 

Two recent books on Savarkar explore the genesis of his philosophy and describe in detail how a radical anti-colonial revolutionary transformed into a ‘Hindu Hriday Samrat’.
https://t.co/mh0yLuK0Jz
https://twitter.com/prasannavishy/status/1166655628447600640?s=19

An excellent, in-depth article on the fundamentals of understanding Article 370 and its abrogation, authored by Sri @Sanjay_Dixit who debuts on The Dharma Dispatch. Do Read and Circulate widely. https://t.co/FFlwW80B9a
https://twitter.com/dharmadispatch/status/1166278539647127552?s=19

Arundhati Roy apologises for 2011 video on Pakistan Army, says may have been thoughtless...
Say at some point of time we all “mifgt have said something thoughtless or stupid...” #ThePrintExclusive
https://t.co/9EeC3NHxKw
https://twitter.com/ShekharGupta/status/1166733054297010176?s=19

Justice Sarang Kotwal ought to have known that "War and Peace" (Marathi translation) is published by the Maharashtra govt itself. Amey Tirodkar in Newsclick In. #BhimaKoregaon https://t.co/y9hdBEC3VF
https://twitter.com/SauravDatta29/status/1166983681510117376?s=19

A stunning cultural & intellectual destruction has occurred over last 70 years in India
'R.C. Majumdar for instance, died as recently as 1980. In my limited reading, I didn’t come across a single “mainstream” newspaper or magazine..' https://t.co/VlXTkCXMZO via @dharmadispatch
https://twitter.com/HinduLiberty/status/1166351418954924032?s=19

आरक्षण व जातिवाद औपनिवेशिक षड्यंत्र - शांत प्रकाश जाटव
https://t.co/xm3VoSOyNt
https://twitter.com/shantprakash/status/1166311840013373442?s=19

There is no caste system in this country. There are tribal communities (known as jaatis) in this country. Each such community is exclusive in nature as tribal formations all over the world have been https://t.co/V6thxwK7qh
https://twitter.com/IndiaFactsOrg/status/1167097072635432961?s=19

How All India Radio ended up democratising Hindustani music - excerpted from @aneesh ji's recent book - 'Chasing the Raag Dream'. https://t.co/WkTr2td4JU #HindustaniMusic #AllIndiaRadio #IndianClassicalMusic
https://twitter.com/abhiertigibbet/status/1167026625864560641?s=19

What is the "New Normal"? Delusional narcissism and bad faith. My take on the history and meaning of the "New Normal" as transitional state between ages https://t.co/NS9JxdA4jh
https://twitter.com/fourfoldvision/status/1167094581537779712?s=19

Spiritual Experiences of the Seeker of Enlightenment https://t.co/gC9PiP6dLh
https://twitter.com/santoshk1/status/1167096299742728192?s=19

Avoid & whenever possible expose these self-proclaimed propaganda platforms of "liberalism" in the West... The @WSJ has now metamorphosed into GossipStreetJournal https://t.co/jTolvljYDQ
https://twitter.com/anirbanganguly/status/1167086463659331584?s=19

Will get into factors including "SEX".
Note: Don't read Osho or Nigurananda if one doesn't have base of Philosophy of Yoga & Tantra. Only when one has base of both PLUS Bhagvat Gita, one should try his or her hand at both Masters. Enough for today. Am going back to reading.
https://twitter.com/ArunudoyB/status/1064114633332674560?s=19

If you decide to run 'ITIHASA' marathon, you will meet Krishna at 7.6K (5626 BCE) and Rama at 14.2K (12240 BCE). https://t.co/hePWSPsu96
https://twitter.com/NileshOak/status/1166696092819447810?s=19

Devdutt Pattanaik's writings show a persistent tendency to distort and fabricate. His outbursts on social media paint a picture of a man prone to hurling abuses when questioned and a remarkable inability to respond to valid criticisms, says @AbhinavAgarwal https://t.co/k6AvOFhOYM
https://twitter.com/IndiaFactsOrg/status/1166678386946625538?s=19

Learn some Sanskrit and try to read the original texts to the extent you can.
https://twitter.com/blog_supplement/status/1166572695267479552?s=19


In a first, scientists in #Ethiopia find 3.8 million-years-old human skull belonging to one of our most important ancestral species. This report by @palkisu explores this landmark discovery that could solve many puzzles related to human evolution
https://t.co/iYhNDYBv8I
https://twitter.com/WIONews/status/1167127815189229570?s=19


The fountainhead of inspiration, analogies for communication of an Indic mind will be from Indic civilization, Indic experiences. Now, see how much the Cong-Left brings in Nazi,rather than Churchill, how much Swapan Jis, Kanchan Jis quote Nirad Chaudhuri Sahib as opposed 2 Subhas
https://twitter.com/sarkar_swati/status/1166693633472565249?s=19

Apparently Arundhati Roy has issued a statement regretting her high praise for the #Pakistan Army. This follows a cloudburst of criticism even by her fans. Her 'regret' is fake and not to be taken seriously. In any case, she seceded from #India long ago. #LeftLiberal
https://twitter.com/KanchanGupta/status/1166739685206478850?s=19

I remember Kanchan's regular column in The Pioneer when it was relaunched first three decades back spreading alternative perspectives. Some have pioneering roles and that should get due recognition. Countless people might have benefitted from such endeavours. Each word mattered.
https://twitter.com/NathTusar/status/1166981880215826432?s=19
Fairly educated and well meaning persons not able to write even one sentence with right spelling, grammar, or punctuation marks has become a common feature like people wearing torn jeans, these days. Adding emoticons and other visuals to the text is another irritating phenomenon. https://t.co/cwkeYpU29v
https://twitter.com/SavitriEraParty/status/1166965528977502208?s=19
Savitri Era Religious Fraternity: Comparative works can widen Sri Aurobindo Studies https://t.co/hAQi2vj4mi
Assorted tweets collated by @NathTusar Director #SavitriEra Learning Forum (SELF) #SriAurobindo #FiveDreams
SAVITRI ERA OF THOSE WHO ADORE,
OM SRI AUROBINDO AND THE MOTHER.
https://twitter.com/SavitriEraParty/status/1166972599399616512?s=19
My original contributions to understanding or interpreting Sri Aurobindo can be summarised under a number of heads:
1) Against Hindutva, Mythology, & Astrology
2) Vedas against Rituals
3) Against Vivekananda
4) Espousing Modernity & Democracy
5) Nationhood to States & languages.
https://twitter.com/NathTusar/status/1097133810544562176?s=19

Some experts on Sri Aurobindo are active in Twitter:
1. Civilisation & culture @kittur @singh_shreepal
2. Psychology & healing @drsbasu2115 @AuroMaa_org
3. Poetry & literature @GoutamGhosal2 @smurali1234
4. Philosophy & yoga @santoshk1 @akazlev
Knowledge seekers may consult them instead of dilettantes
https://twitter.com/SavitriEraParty/status/1154053103911440384?s=19

Murali Sivaramakrishnan has dismissed research on Sri Aurobindo "as mere descriptive essays and interpretative monographs." Going beyond the texts to dwell in the free land of ideas is the real challenge; not the past but the future must capture attention. https://t.co/Ru1Hs7FHTg
https://twitter.com/SavitriEraParty/status/965187323624292353?s=19
Dr. Murali Sivaramakrishnan's “Sri Aurobindo's Aesthetics and Poetics: New Directions” | Overman . - http://t.co/JW5mW5wSkY #GoogleAlerts


Our new article: something we find most interesting:
https://t.co/F3ho4bcDad
You can see if you might have an answer for what are open questions for us.
https://twitter.com/blog_supplement/status/1166574709586243586?s=19

Initiated discussion on an Advaitic interpretation of Wittgenstein's transcendental, trans-cultural conception of religion which resembles to contemporary neo-vedantins' (such as Vivekananda's and Sri Aurobindo's) universal religion/intuitive religion at ICPR Centre, Lucknow. https://t.co/495AgVP4U1
https://twitter.com/kcpandeyp/status/1167124487784919041?s=19

Taitariya Brahmana Vol 2 was released with blessings from  Bindu Madhava Swamy at Belaguru. Prof. R. L Kashyap, Dr. R. V. Jahagirdhar and Sakshi volunteers joined the celebration. #sakshitrust #Veda https://t.co/h3tkFYdlQk
https://twitter.com/sakshitrust/status/1166216496487383040?s=19
Veda Karyagara for purohits is aimed to share awareness on inner meanings of veda and its application in daily life. This was started in Mar 2017 and Sakshi continues to conduct workshops in various districts of Karnataka. #SAKSHI, #Veda, #VedaKaryagara
https://twitter.com/sakshitrust/status/1162406720917909504?s=19

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Saturday, July 20, 2019

Śāntideva, Vyasatirtha, and Hemachandra


Assorted tweets:

Register for a three day interactive workshop in Pondicherry for all True Lovers of India: By Sri Aurobindo’s Action, Pondicherry on Oct. 5-7, 2019.
@narendramodi @friendsofrss @rss_org @bjp4india @KiranKS @rishibagree @istmgroup @integralyog @lopamudra_adak @Auro_Mere @AmitShah https://t.co/blEB59aC4j
https://twitter.com/Hero1Warrior/status/1151886107371376641?s=19

Upcoming Event at SAFIC - Special Lecture by Sandeep Balakrishna @dharmadispatch on August 10, 2019 - Luminaries from Modern Indian Renaissance, 1857-1947 https://t.co/762kr8yLKA
https://twitter.com/AUROSAFIC/status/1152103528321732609?s=19
Another upcoming event at SAFIC - Open to all! "Enchanting Sounds:
Sanskrit Songs, Mantras and Shlokas" by Gabriella Burnel - August 6, 2019 https://t.co/hQ0zve7yHx
https://twitter.com/AUROSAFIC/status/1152473426608570368?s=19

Thousands years BCE, most land was uninhabitated. Population was negligible. No kingdoms with borders. Only few hamlets/ towns near rivers. Formalized religion was yet to be. Trade & agriculture had started. Wandering/migrating was common all over the earth. https://t.co/WvlExwOKXl
https://twitter.com/rationalindian9/status/1152223605838630913?s=19

The authors of the book featured here have been systematically distorting history concerning Subhas Chandra Bose, as briefly described here. https://t.co/U2JzEVzGnW More to come in Part 3 @avatans Modus Operandi: outright falsehood or Suppresio Veri Suggestio Falsi https://t.co/XLD5kQc3sK
https://twitter.com/sarkar_swati/status/1152429440523231232?s=19

A new book giveaway starting now!
We will be giving away copies of "Conundrum", by @ChandrachurG Ghose & @AnujDhar
Details follow in the next tweets.
#IBCGiveawayConundrum
https://t.co/KW5w6uGleE https://t.co/6cScaIqXty
https://twitter.com/IndicBookClub/status/1145017113653833731?s=19
This is the first work that compiles the names of the Bengalis in the INA, both men and women. The list may however be quite incomplete as the names of the INA members have not been documented by and large. Saturday read:  https://t.co/U2JzEVzGnW
https://twitter.com/sarkar_swati/status/1152443604574580737?s=19

There was a request from some to consolidate all my threads. Here it is!
Indian election history : https://t.co/oIeU9q5TUe
1931 census : https://t.co/WLPVkgNlLT
Karnataka's political exceptionalism: https://t.co/8bXjSXGLx8
(Contd..)
https://twitter.com/shrikanth_krish/status/1013488067116765184?s=19
On means vs outliers, and on whether modernity focuses excessively on the mean
https://t.co/aSRWb97STR
Some thoughts on Jefferson's phrase "Life Liberty and Pursuit of Happiness"
https://t.co/D2C5DSpDk9
On the misplaced Indian obsession with start-ups
https://t.co/d2PApLqMnt
Language wars are a constant feature of Indian public life. Twitter being no exception
But amidst the language squabbles, we tend to reflect less on the root cause of all this
The rise of the Vernacular. A relatively recent phenomenon in Indian history
https://twitter.com/shrikanth_krish/status/1135350570468958213?s=19
Twitter is rife with the news of vandalism at the Brindavana of Vyasatirtha - the great Madhwa theologian (1460-1539)
This is a good time to reflect on Vyasatirtha
A figure not as well known as he should be
One who belongs to a period of v hectic theological activity in India https://t.co/H7N7oUKfm9
His most famous work is a book named "NyayAmruta" - a work of such immense importance in Dvaita thought that it has an entire portal dedicated to it today!
https://t.co/kpglQTytTh
https://twitter.com/shrikanth_krish/status/1152035633478586368?s=19
The 20th century historian of Indian philosophy Surendranath Dasgupta said - "The logical skill and depth of acute dialectical thinking shown by Vyasa-tirtha stands almost unrivalled in the whole field of Indian thought"
Nyayamruta is one of the few Indian books, about which it can be legitimately argued that it created "waves"
It shook the intellectual world, with its frontal critique of Advaita
https://twitter.com/shrikanth_krish/status/1152035636045443073?s=19

Does Śāntideva think bodhisattvas are happy? https://t.co/qdG6xpKwSU
https://twitter.com/loveofallwisdom/status/1099791290366078976?s=19
The importance of reading Buddhaghosa closely https://t.co/Et0CCES6yl
https://twitter.com/loveofallwisdom/status/1120069808966520835?s=19
The importance of being Thich Quang Duc https://t.co/rtbZAFfc0X
https://twitter.com/loveofallwisdom/status/1147973738899607552?s=19
A Sellarsian solution for the self? https://t.co/FQdVfIrOz8
https://twitter.com/loveofallwisdom/status/1137826924892426241?s=19

Enlightening debate on Equal Treatment vs Exclusive Privileges. Raghav Pandey, @Guruprakash88 and @The_NehaJoshi made many a forceful and thought provoking arguments. https://t.co/2mNj1a5nmH
https://twitter.com/TulasidasRPai/status/1152459952683831297?s=19

My column ⁦@htTweets⁩ on subaltern Hindutva. People forget that Ram Mandir movement was the first time several subaltern castes entered mainstream political mobilisation. And appeal of Hindu identity has always been strong unlike activist propaganda. https://t.co/zdni8ViM4R
https://twitter.com/Abhina_Prakash/status/1151779103772561408?s=19

what is the use? Majority of people are involved in corruption and corruption practices who will rise the issue and who is ready to take right action? World know our country's position in corruption
https://twitter.com/sathya_adv/status/1152516190285078528?s=19

Rainbow & the Other: Afghan women must be able to speak for themselves - By Fatima Nasser, ssispune
Afghanistan has been grappling with war for nearly 40 years. The war has affected aspects of individual life and social institutions, including politics ... https://t.co/P03ylFQqjL
https://twitter.com/SavitriEraParty/status/1151775603877486592?s=19

Odin was the victim in a sacrifice to Odin offered by Odin. What does this remind you of? This aspect of Indo-European religion perhaps will be most alien to lay Hindus and folks from abrahma pathas. https://t.co/SS6AT08Mcj
https://twitter.com/RangaTheDude/status/1152407902470037505?s=19
For comparison, here is a snippet from taittiriya yajurveda where Indra offers a yajña to himself and agni. Why do Gods offer sacrifice to themselves? If you understand this, you'll begin to understand basics of pūrvamīmāsa. https://t.co/kolg6ADzNk

Vahia ji did get wrong...अथ_इन्द्राय शुनासीराय पुरोडाशं द्वादशकपालं निर्वपति । संवत्सरो वा इन्द्रा शुनासीरः । A time when Shunasira-Porcyon or Sirius was on ecliptic within 34 light Nakshatra system, immemorial times, amazing, not just 6000BCE, but may be 60,000 BCE. Insane!!!!! https://t.co/mTRwneIZFv
https://twitter.com/ArchitectRupa/status/1152250711977017345?s=19

8 Shiva temples in a straight line--same longitude: Kedarnath 79.0669° Kalahashti 79.7037° Ekambaranatha- Kanchi 79.7036° Thiruvanamalai 79.0747°  Thiruvanaikaval 78.7108 Chidambaram Nataraja 79.6954° Rameshwaram 79.3129° Kaleshwaram N-India 79.9067° https://t.co/pqgAx7voGA
https://twitter.com/MakrandParanspe/status/1151742881985519616?s=19
Remarkable!
But please call them hemachandra-fibonacci spirals giving due credit to original discoverer
https://twitter.com/RajeevSrinivasa/status/1152395436281360384?s=19
yes, the earlier greenwitch mean longitude, earlier to kurukshetra -ujjain -Lanka. may be from even  before 40,000 bce
https://twitter.com/ArchitectRupa/status/1151890823308464130?s=19

Director Prof. Makarand R. Paranjape delivered the introductory remark during the lecture by Guest Fellow Prof. Michel Danino on "The Aryan Myth in the Arsenal of the British Raj".
@MakrandParanspe https://t.co/CzgnkCQ1b4
https://twitter.com/IIASShimla/status/1152158652469370880?s=19
Prof. Michel Danino, Guest Fellow, IIAS, delivering a lecture on "The Aryan Myth in the Arsenal of the British Raj" in the Seminar Room of the Institute. Dr. Bindu Sahni, Fellow,  IIAS, is chairing the session.
Race conflict was one major weapon for the establishment of the British Raj as Viceroy Lord Lytton once said "The essential and insurmountable distinctions of race quality are fundamental to our position in India" - Prof. Michel Danino during the lecture.
@MakrandParanspe https://t.co/xQKJHjIQXO
@MakrandParanspe https://t.co/qQsMfD5fZ7

Makarand ji has revived this mostly unknown institution....now lectures are held regularly and varied set of guests visit from across India. One driven soul can make a huge difference. Pranams to him and his team
https://twitter.com/agrawalgautam15/status/1152250002502225920?s=19
The view goes against Sri Aurobindo's theory of poetry. Great poetry maybe bare. "The winds come to me from the fields of sleep." WORDSWORTH. Great line! Bare.
https://twitter.com/GoutamGhosal2/status/1152499232785367040?s=19

Satprem..Mother’s favourite child, hence denounced by establishment..our GuruBhai, mentor and Sadhak..without whom we would have declared ourselves insane..to put it mildly... Yesss!! Many details but not in public for now..establishment has its ‘norms’...
https://twitter.com/kalisbrood/status/1152263407623479296?s=19
Many years hence..a story shall be told..mystic and occult..of Satprem and those who awakened to Sri Aurobindo and Mother, the work of Transformation and the role of the collective.. https://t.co/AlQwIVerDI
https://twitter.com/kalisbrood/status/1152262087726362625?s=19

Dr. R L Kashyap from Karnataka is nominated for The Padma Shri Award in Literature and Education Field. Please nominate from your end to Rangasami Lakshminarayana Kashyap for Padma Shri by following link https://t.co/EWDlpArymR
https://twitter.com/sakshitrust/status/1152232135438155776?s=19

Language is the most enduring glue to bind people together and old boundaries can change. For instance, all Bhojpuri speaking areas can be melded into a new nation instead of imposing Hindi. Of course, all depends upon the will of the people, ultimately.
https://twitter.com/NathTusar/status/1151686058465087490?s=19
That's status quo but I'm trying to highlight that due to overpopulation, Development, Democracy, and Governance is not reaching the last mile. And correction is needed. Sovereignty to States is absolutely necessary for this purpose. Otherwise, self-determination unrest may rise.
https://twitter.com/SavitriEraParty/status/1152281284531507200?s=19
Please try to understand my argument:
1. Each major language is a natural nation
2. They have been forcibly put under Delhi rule
3. This British legacy needs to be reversed
4. It's up to them to manage their future
5. 50m population figure is optimum
6. They can form a Federation
https://twitter.com/NathTusar/status/1151538698141356032?s=19
Power and progress are dominant concerns whenever I discuss Sovereignty to States whereas I stress on language and culture, the organic kernel of a nation. Recognising primacy of that is important relegating other materialistic speculations in the hands of future. @SpiritWithBody
https://twitter.com/NathTusar/status/1151437782591475712?s=19
Fine, but I have the compulsion of disseminating Sri Aurobindo's #FiveDreams broadcast on August 14, 1947. I believe that formation of an EU like Bharat Federation can be the nucleus of the future #WorldUnion
https://twitter.com/NathTusar/status/1151542747213398016?s=19
I'm arguing on the basis of Evolutionary prophecy of Sri Aurobindo which relies less upon history and more on the urgency of the ideal of human unity. He wrote this treatise a hundred years back and it's becoming increasingly relevant.
https://twitter.com/NathTusar/status/1151449185146658816?s=19
True, but nothing is permanent and Nature keeps on experimenting. We are not aware of its intention but Sri Aurobindo sketches a probable scenario in his The Human Cycle. He is confident that abstract notions like goodness, generosity, nobility, etc. will be a reality in future.
https://twitter.com/NathTusar/status/1151551288112373761?s=19

Savitri Era: Knowledge is not like a collage https://t.co/YVbba8UTOn @NathTusar, Director, Savitri Era Learning Forum (SELF), SRA-102-C, Shipra Riviera, Indirapuram, Ghaziabad - 201014 (U.P.). #FiveDreams #WorldUnion
Savitri Era of those who adore,
Om Sri Aurobindo & The Mother.
https://twitter.com/SavitriEraParty/status/1151010724136673280?s=19

[PDF] South Korean Government's Role in Public Diplomacy: A Case Study of the Korean Wave Boom
PE Nasir, R Isnarti - Andalas Journal of International Studies, 2019
… Korean government. The Significance of Public Diplomacy In today‟s era, achieving
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Brahma Kumaris Sahaj Raj-Yoga Meditation-As a Tool to Manage Various Levels of Stress
S Naragatti, NK Hiregoudar - Journal of Advanced Research in Ayurveda, Yoga …, 2019
… Indian. Psychology, Yoga and Consciousness organised by the Indian Council of Philosophical Research at the. Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education Pondicherry, India, 10-13 December 2004 The Indian. Approach 

An Integral Approach to Mood Disorders
M Breuer
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Monday, July 08, 2019

Sri Aurobindo's fame as a mystic obscured his importance as a poet and aesthetician


Assorted tweets:

EVENT: Rainbow Dreams’ – All India Children’s Camp 2019
WHEN: 29 September–6 October 2019
WHERE: Society House, Sri Aurobindo Society, Puducherry
Details and the registration form are available at https://t.co/eRoihAMjZa
#ChildrensCamp #KidsCamp #Pondicherry #Puducherry
https://twitter.com/AuroSociety/status/1147359699685138434?s=19

Registration now open for International Conference on Spiritual  Perspectives on Creating a Conscious Humanity, Oct 18-20, 2019 Last date  Aug 15 to submit proposal for presentation https://t.co/zyp6mKW6Z0 https://t.co/nx2mzg5pWk
https://twitter.com/AUROSAFIC/status/1147878430014394369?s=19

Rare video of The Mother. At Pondicherry. Devotees of Aurobindo & The Mother will feel blessed.
@integralyog @LGov_Puducherry @AUROSAFIC https://t.co/mpbvHENkEM
https://twitter.com/sttalkindia/status/1147875917038940160?s=19

Now it's great !  Two Giant trees of Spirituality: Sri Aurobindo n Ramakrishna.  Bond with the best. Nothing below them.
https://twitter.com/GoutamGhosal2/status/1147793419219030016?s=19
There are great scholars in Pondicherry like Deshpandeji,   Sampadananda ji, Kittu da, and others. They r comfortable anywhere in the world . I feel humbled by them. The new generation must learn from them humbly.  Living in Pondicherry doesn't give "all" a special status!
https://twitter.com/GoutamGhosal2/status/1147893296783450118?s=19

Join us for the free online course on "Sri Aurobindo and his Essential thought" Click here for registration=> https://t.co/uHWjHXwvE0 https://t.co/n9iVGCH22H
https://twitter.com/SACAR_IN/status/1145974640042364928?s=19

Supreme Life of Our Life, Part 2: Becoming Aware of the Existence of Prana https://t.co/5oJO0lFP1L
https://twitter.com/santoshk1/status/1147878757702782976?s=19

Welcome to the 12th session of the #LearnSamskritam through Twitter chat. In this session we will learn about the denominatives or the verbal forms derived from the noun bases. Such verbal base derived from noun is known as नामधातु nāmadhātu or a nominal base. 12/1
https://twitter.com/Sampadananda/status/1147651431807123456?s=19

https://t.co/Uy4WuTW18r A friend sent this...I should think I know, for I have a daughter too. @IndicAcademy
https://twitter.com/MakrandParanspe/status/1147874307625771009?s=19

#BookExcerpt | "In other words, an intelligent person with an inaccurate belief system may become more ignorant after having heard the actual facts." @d_a_robson: https://t.co/Vf7PCxBM7m
https://twitter.com/thecaravanindia/status/1147890515230130177?s=19

It's not about Tamil Brahmin. Anyone who gets in awe of West and white man and thinks of himself as inferior, he will act like that. Bhadralok and Tambrahams (Those who took to serve Goras) were first but the rest of us are not far behind.
https://t.co/cvnLV5D0hW
https://twitter.com/Hiranyareta/status/1147887396672942087?s=19

While a muslim hostelmate does namaz multiple times daily with no excuses. My Tamil Brahmin roommate proudly proclaims he tasted beef. Hindu degradation today is swayamkrtam. #SundayThoughts
https://twitter.com/AdiShankaraa/status/1147851824935759876?s=19

Dear Internet Hindus, 1 sincere question, How many of you get up early in the morning, take bath, worship(at least for 5 minutes) and then start your day? I can assure not even 4/10, many of you must be thinking it a regressive practice. No wonder, why we are degrading culturally
https://twitter.com/theinfluencer7/status/1147758176860663808?s=19

And yet it is necessary to stay fit and keep your bones healthy. With excellent medical facilities around, most of you will live up to your 80s or 90s. And at that age, you have to preserve enough mobility and strength to perform activities of daily living without assistance.
https://twitter.com/Roflindian/status/1147778254234738688?s=19
So what are the essentials of healthy living? Quite simple & elementary. Eat three meals a day, the lightest at night. Cut down on sugary stuff. Quit smoking. Go for brisk morning/evening walks. 45-60 minutes if you can manage. Learn basic stretching from YouTube & do regularly.
There's nothing wrong in gym culture as such. Just remember that you are physiologically designed to be either a meso, ecto or an endomorph, and that each comes with its own limitations. Remember that the heart is a muscle too that should NEVER be driven to fatigue.
https://twitter.com/Roflindian/status/1147797989911494656?s=19

Exercise should be treated as a tonic. You don't gulp down bottles and bottles of tonic. Similarly, 15-20 minutes of daily, mindful exercise will do wonders. It will improve your mood, give you energy, and most importantly, stave of decrepitude as you age.
https://twitter.com/ka_pill/status/1147783245666197504?s=19

Growing evidence suggests Parkinson's disease starts in gut - https://t.co/bAFDkSsU4O https://t.co/Vgw6Eu69Qy
https://twitter.com/nikmedia123/status/1143902659650260992?s=19

"If you can’t slap, if you can’t touch your woman wherever you want, you can’t kiss, you can’t use cuss words then I don’t see emotions in there", says #SandeepReddyVanga. What do you think of his notion of love? #KabirSingh
https://t.co/aUFfHouOtR
https://twitter.com/SheThePeopleTV/status/1147849576017039366?s=19

#MeToo doesn’t mean an end to socializing and fun https://t.co/ZhiLLZbCqf
https://twitter.com/raaeft1234/status/1076483070121906182?s=19

Dynastic politics has become an integral part of India’s political DNA. It is a structural problem that several political parties face in various degrees. https://t.co/rPmshKPm5d
https://twitter.com/epw_in/status/1147890516236722176?s=19

Scientists Show That Water Has Memory - Resonance Science Foundation https://t.co/BnZGxm8MQl
https://twitter.com/4modernmystics/status/1147889181529726977?s=19

One person’s trash is another person’s treasure. And what better way to manifest this other than the Museum of Trash in East Harlem of New York? https://t.co/TIIHGHBsu5
https://twitter.com/ttindia/status/1147890516115087360?s=19

42) Hymns 269 - 275 (Verses 2,779 - 2,848): Description of Rig-Veda, Mandala 03, Sukta 035 to 041 (all hymns addressed to Indra); with #SriAurobindo's words on the beginnings of European Indology and Sayana's influence on it https://t.co/bRENxonbX1
https://twitter.com/Auro_Mere/status/1147855241020239872?s=19

Consciousness and Disability
https://t.co/hpjk3zkVCs
https://twitter.com/drsbasu2115/status/1140506155220967425?s=19
Sri Aurobindo: YOGA: we mean by this term a methodised effort towards self-perception by the expression of the secret potentialities latent in the being & a union of the human individual with the universal and transcendent Existence we see partially expressed in man & in the Cosmos
https://twitter.com/drsbasu2115/status/1137096043965763584?s=19

The Garden of the Unexpected: evaluating an innovative approach | Auroville https://t.co/aIZJPuamkc
https://twitter.com/aurovilletoday/status/1104624869134589952?s=19

Sharanam Rural Development Centre is the #Auroville Earth Institute’s latest project in #Pondicherry
https://t.co/t5kCH586Qz https://t.co/lLr2aSJOIT
https://twitter.com/aurovilletoday/status/1119894614113042432?s=19

February'18 Newsletter: Celebrating the Unexpected - https://t.co/p1r9tE7eEn
https://twitter.com/AurovilleInfo/status/1098461910037610496?s=19
April'19 Newsletter: Awareness and Compassion - https://t.co/jBa9eq5rMi
https://twitter.com/AurovilleInfo/status/1124200303987961857?s=19

The Township of #Auroville was founded 50 years ago. Ist aims: #basicincome for all, #nohierarchies, all decisions based on #consensus. Frederick has been there from the very start. Our photographer took amazing images too. https://t.co/0hzfDXkBCn https://t.co/jzsgIObCcA
https://twitter.com/GI_MMB_Delhi/status/1117669524134932481?s=19

Auroville - a city located in South India where people live without money, politics, or religion. But how does this community function? Read our latest blog to discover the history behind Auroville and how the city operates on such a large scale!  https://t.co/uhZXS3a97q https://t.co/7o2VaHVuy4
https://twitter.com/myimpactjourney/status/1147173444980740097?s=19

Going back to nature is actually "moving" forward. The proposed highway thru the greenbelt is tragedy for the villages and Auroville. It will cause so much inviromental damage. Wildlife and forest will be destroyed in the name of modernisation. #rethinkdevelopment https://t.co/XyunKSpbdx
https://twitter.com/aurovillenews/status/1021235959491309568?s=19

Climate change is a global ploy for wealth redistribution. Anyone that cries about global warming, I mean, climate change, and does not mention weather modification, does not know the whole truth of the climate issue.
https://twitter.com/Donna0sborn/status/1145764110442930177?s=19

Proof of improving ecology OR Proof of man-animal conflict due to "development" & encroachment of natural habitats? Genuine question... https://t.co/DkyKFnentl
https://twitter.com/Savitri4Ever/status/1147803709461553153?s=19

Can Modern Dance Be Preserved? https://t.co/Gr8YPtR7u5
https://twitter.com/avartservice/status/1144520926916153345?s=19

I enjoyed this: 'Digital Transformation Is Seriously Misnamed' https://t.co/iyloDZnvIl via @ShellyPalmer
https://twitter.com/PactAuroville/status/1125276232340451328?s=19

Auroville is one of the right places on earth for Shelly Palmer's vision of an EPCOT for the 5th Industrial Revolution. She meets the conditions such as future orientation of life,  the daily numerous visitors, the possibility of 200-300 acres of land. https://t.co/PK2zKJ6MLZ
https://twitter.com/PactAuroville/status/1125277388189814785?s=19
I am referring to the vision, the aspiration,  the "dream", the ideals, the goal of Auroville. It is something "afar". You hope you get it.  J.R.D. Tata remarked during his visit to Auroville in 1992: "Aurovillle is not an idea. It is the future, the future of the world."
https://twitter.com/PactAuroville/status/1136540294814556160?s=19

Rainbow & the Other: We see things as we are, not as they are https://t.co/W1hw8J0pnh
@NathTusar, Director, Savitri Era Learning Forum (SELF), SRA-102-C, Shipra Riviera, Indirapuram, Ghaziabad. #FiveDreams #WorldUnion
Savitri Era of those who adore,
Om Sri Aurobindo & The Mother.
https://twitter.com/SavitriEraParty/status/1147762713793196034?s=19
Sri Aurobindo Ashram and Auroville has scores of scholars who have dedicated their lives to research on Sri Aurobindo and allied fields but media including RW journals are fond of giving coverage only to foreigners. This colonial mentality should end and Indians should get chance
https://twitter.com/SavitriEraParty/status/1147131619402084352?s=19

Publications:


[PDF] The (In) Domitable Spirit of a Woman: Realistic Contemporary Cinema
S Chandhok - IJELLH (International Journal of English Language …, 2019
… Introduction: The Indian cinema Much has been written about the Indian films right from the silent era to the contemporary period … Some other women directors were Jaddan bai, P. Bhanumathi Ramakrishna, Shobhana Samarth, K. Savitri, Manju De, Arundhati Devi …



Sri Aurobindo's Savitri: a study of the evolution of neo-femininity and 'Colonial Masculinity'in the historical perspective
A Goswami - IJELLH (International Journal of English Language …, 2019
Aurobindo's magnum opus Savitri brings into foreground the poetic self which on the one hand interrogates the then-existent norms of patriarchy through the characters of Yama, the personified state of dominant male identity in vogue; and on the other …

[PDF] The Divine Elements in Sri Aubindo's Savitri
K Rajaraman, E Ezhilmathi - IJELLH (International Journal of English Language …, 2019
… ezhilmathie@gmail.com The Divine Elements in Sri Aubindo's Savitri Abstract Sri Aurobindo was a man of versatile genius and achievements. He was a rishi, the … him the promise of the superman. Sri Aurobindo's poetry and …

[PDF] Experiencing Shadarsanas of Vedic philosophy in selected works of Indian English Literature: An Aesthetic Appraisal
Y Menda - IJELLH (International Journal of English Language …, 2019
… selected works of Nissim Ezekiel, Samkhya yoga based on realistic understanding of the universe and yogic practices of meditation in Selected works of Sri Aurobindo Mimamsa and … systems. Sankhya Yoga Philosophy in selected works of Sri Aurobindo …

[PDF] Relocating Sri Aurobindo's Aesthetics and Urdu Literature
D Das
Sri Aurobindo could not directly influence the Urdu world. Perhaps he was not properly known as a mystic philosopher all over the world. His fame as a mystic obscured his importance as a poet and aesthetician. This is perhaps another reason …

[HTML] Counterflows of knowledge: the transnational circulation of physical culture practices between India and the West during the early 20th century
A Ramachandran - 2019
Learning, knowledge, research, insight: welcome to the world of UBC Library, the second-largest academic research library in Canada.

[PDF] Tibet, China and the World: Realizing Peace, Freedom and Harmony
AK Giri
… But India learnt her lesson in a bitter way when China attacked India in Oct. 1962 twelve years of her invasion of Tibet. It is interesting that Sri Aurobindo in his last testament on 11 November 1950 before his passing away on Dec. 5, 1950 had said 


What Is Gnosis? An Exploration
A Versluis - Gnosis: Journal of Gnostic Studies, 2019
Jump to Content Jump to Main Navigation …

[PDF] Negotiating the Identity Crisis: An Overview of Indian Drama in English
V Lathar - IJELLH (International Journal of English Language …, 2019
… During the pre-independence Indian English Drama grew under the creative efforts of some stalwarts like Rabindranath Tagore, Sri Aurobindo, TP Kailasam, ASP Ayyar, Lobo-Prabhu, Harindranath Chattopadhyaya, Bharati Sarabhai 

The Revolution Will Not Be Theorized: Cultural Revolution in the Black Power Era
EA Henderson - 2019
THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE THEORIZED Page 3. SUNY series …


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