Assorted tweets:
The philosophy of Josiah Royce: When evaluating your life, don’t ask, “How happy am I?” Ask, “How loyal am I, and to what?” https://t.co/ji6N9DcF1e
The understated Nietzsche. Far from a bombastic prophet, he was mild-mannered, “uncomplicated,” a perfect gentleman https://t.co/2gfLw01mIf
John Stuart Mill is routinely seen by liberals and conservatives as a secular saint. Turns out he was decidedly less secular than we thought https://t.co/MeKKp4jqP3
Because Thou Art: Art ought to be an enabler https://t.co/K7AWNqsMTC Churchill took to the canvas. Milton visited Galileo. Exhibitions have now proliferated. Satyajit Ray-Mrinal Sen rivalry. Naipaul said India is building as if it has no history. New War memorial is underwhelming
VIP VAK: Sri Aurobindo knew the Origin of all languages https://t.co/sv9oQ3hg6N [So, if you want to get into the spirit of the Rig Vedic poetry make Sanskrit your mother tongue. It is as simple as that. When you want to read Savitri make English as your native language, ... -RYD]
On this day, exactly 126 years ago, #SriAurobindo made a permanent return to India.
Let us try to follow his journey throughout India, until his final stop in Pondicherry after ~17 years.. https://t.co/tbRc6iGxNK
Mohit Bansal - 06 Feb 19
https://twitter.com/Auro_Mere/status/1093141990257025024?s=19
1) Arrival in India (6th Feb.1893):
#SriAurobindo's ship arrived at Apollo Bunder, Bombay.
(Carthage, route taken --> London – Gibraltar – Port Said – Aden – Bombay)
After a long absence of ~14 years. Mother India welcomed Him with a vast calm.. https://t.co/X4LkobA1E7
2) 1st job at Baroda:
#SriAurobindo arrived in Baroda on 8th Feb 1893, & reported to work on 18th
(Land Settlement Dept, Monthly salary of Rs.200)
Impressed with him, the Maharaja later employed him in the Secretariat
A remarkable incident happened during his 1st year of stay: https://t.co/fH4TTSiXl2
3) Meeting his family in Ajmer & Deogarh:
After a long absence, #SriAurobindo had to meet his family, & went out ~ Jan.1894, travelling to Ajmer (met Benoybhusan) & Deogharh (met larger family)
Here is how the family members & Sri Aurobindo would later describe their meeting.. https://t.co/Ot437xbeNY
4) Travelling to Ooty (26 May,1895):
V.S. Bapat, an officer in the Baroda survey settlement dept., was indicted for corruption in ~1894.
Gaekwar, who was in Ooty, called #SriAurobindo there to prepare a precis of the case.
Bapat had for his help another distinguished gentleman: https://t.co/r61KWKXjI1
5) Moved to Baroda College:
#SriAurobindo was not interested in admin., so he entered Baroda College , 1st as a part time lecturer in French (1897), then as a regular Prof. of English (1900) & finally appointed Vice-Principal (1904)
Some interesting reminiscences of the period: https://t.co/NHJPIGW7HO
6) Vacations in Bengal:
During his teaching period, #SriAurobindo used to pass his vacations in Bengal, generally during the Puja holidays — visiting his relatives and joining the festivities..
"Auro-dada's" wit and humour used to amaze people even then! https://t.co/idvbwAjD2o
7) First Political move in Baroda:
Jatin Banerjee came to Baroda for military training in ~1898. Once ready, he was sent to Bengal by #SriAurobindo for revolutionary work
This political decision wasn't sudden, Sri Aurobindo's intimacy with India had been growing over the years: https://t.co/2hlbQOYPel
8) Selecting the bride from Shillong:
~1900, #SriAurobindo was turning 28 & wanted to get married. So he advertised in Calcutta papers for a bride. And within a year, he found the match..
Interestingly the name of the Bengali girl he selected & His own name, both mean 'Lotus'! https://t.co/c6wfpb7gjn
9) Marriage in Calcutta:
#SriAurobindo got married to Mrinalini on 30 Apr,1901 acc. to Hindu rites. The function was attended by famous scientist J.C. Bose, Lord Sinha, barrister Byomkesh Chakravarty etc
Of course Sri Aurobindo's marriage couldn't have been purely conventional: https://t.co/uzF7VPmyAp
10) Trip to Nainital:
After his marriage (1901), #SriAurobindo went to Deoghar & from there traveled to Nainital with His wife Mrinalini & His sister Sarojini. They reached their destination ~ 28th May, 1901.
We can have a brief glimpse of His experience there from this letter: https://t.co/qAsNcDwrHg
11) Friends in Baroda (i):
#SriAurobindo returned to Baroda in Jul-1901 with His wife & sister. He had asked his friend Madhavrao Jadhav to furnish a rented house for their arrival.
Sri Aurobindo had developed a circle of friends in Baroda, let's take a look at the Jadhavs 1st: https://t.co/v5g0JHbTFJ
12) Friends in Baroda (ii):
~Late 1898, #SriAurobindo enrolled the services of D.K. Roy to improve his Bengali. They traveled from Deoghar to Baroda via Bankipore (Patna) & Bombay
D.K. Roy would stay with Him for next ~2 years, that'd prove to be a rich source of reminiscences: https://t.co/GDKPeqDAn6
13) Friends in Baroda (iii):
Finally, #SriAurobindo had some friends there whom he knew from his early days in England. The two we know of from His conversations are Keshav G. Deshpande & Bapubhai Majumdar
After Madhavrao, Deshpande was probably the most intimate friend of His: https://t.co/GEQ2Wij0By
14) Tutoring at Baroda Palace:
As soon as #SriAurobindo had returned from Nainital, the Maharaja had an assignment ready for Him - To tutor his children!
The Gaekwad would keep giving such peculiar jobs to Sri Aurobindo for the next few years: https://t.co/ExfkKYOSGb
15) Welcoming Barin in Baroda:
Barindra Kumar, #SriAurobindo's youngest brother, would suddenly turn up in Baroda in 1901, just a few months after Sri Aurobindo's marriage
One with a romantic imagination, he would keep pestering his 'Sejda' for supporting his ever new ventures: https://t.co/smOzPpj8vn
16) Guiding secret societies in Udaipur & Midnapur:
#SriAurobindo had already sent Jatin to Bengal, but in Apr-1902 He applied for a one month leave to guide the revolutionary work.
In a single year, he would be associated with both western & eastern Indian secret revolutions!: https://t.co/Sk6bBza7jR
17) Travelling to Lonavala:
Within few months of #SriAurobindo's marriage, both Sarojini & Mrinalini went back to Calcutta, perhaps due to a plague epidemic in Baroda. He would then be called to Lonavala by the Gaekwad ~ June 1902..
He had a curious nickname for His employer: https://t.co/Yu6UColJX5
18) Visiting Ahmedabad & Ajwa for Cricket (i):
With greater responsibilities,#SriAurobindo had to have some time for recreation. & he had his share of fun while watching cricket! Yes, He was a non-playing member of Baroda Cricket Club
Let's listen to Ahmedabad story 1st (1902): https://t.co/EfcDu1ymDk
19) Visiting Ahmedabad & Ajwa for Cricket (ii):
#SriAurobindo was not a sportsman, he had played cricket only as a young boy in Manchester in Mr Drewett’s (his caretaker's) garden. But He had a spectator's interest in the sport.
Now let's listen to the Ajwa picnic story (1902): https://t.co/0MidzzrzGj
20) Meeting Nivedita in Baroda:
In October 1902, Sister Nivedita would turn up in Baroda from Nagpur during her tour of North India. #SriAurobindo & Khaserao were delegated by the Gaekwad to receive the State guest..
Nivedita had found that day a fellow "worshipper of Shakti" : https://t.co/5VXeSLPEhd
21) Meeting revolutionaries in Bombay:
In Dec.1902, #SriAurobindo traveled to Bombay with Barin mainly to meet Govind Madgaokar, an ICS officer & an instrument to spread the revolution in Gujarat..
Also around this time, Sri Aurobindo wrote a remarkable speech for the Gaekwad: https://t.co/75y9w3NgXt
Karma, acc. to #SriAurobindo, is a subtler concept than the popular view of it as a system of reward & retribution..In one sense, it's a kind of feedback mechanism for the soul evolution
If interested, one can read His views here :)
https://t.co/d35jGrXmdo
https://t.co/bKT3YhsXOE
https://twitter.com/Auro_Mere/status/1100279506210824192?s=19
@rajivvarma42 Bengal was under the influence of William Carey. His shishya #RamMohanRoy,#Ramakrishna, #Vivekananda all experimented with ONE GOD but in some speeches Swami Vivekananda does acknowledge the influence of #cryptochristianity in #NeoVedanta. But he passed away too soon
https://twitter.com/pburavalli/status/1100083258807734272?s=19
No. My pt is that Ramakrishna and Vivekananda also fell for british narrative and insidious propaganda that Hinduism was regressive and needed to be reformed
One more. Every reformer of Hindu religion has called Hindus regressive and have said they need to reform. What was Ramanujacharya if not a reformer? Buddha, Mahaveera? Can we say that they were all influenced by Christian/Western thought?
https://twitter.com/Chintana2020/status/1100235670218366979?s=19
BHARATIYAS ACKNOWLEDGE the TRUTH: Christian faith wasn't entered through British invaders. Check the history.
Way before them many missionary people like WILLIAM CAREY on God's call came and uprooted the SATI, BAN ON WOMEN EDUCATION etc. Started first printing press etc for good.
https://twitter.com/thotamallaravi/status/1099653172220416000?s=19
Raja Ram Mohan Roy is a Christian, was evangelised by Missionary William Carey. Plz know the history! Sati was abolished on promulgation of official Gazzette of India by the then Viceroy of India! God knows who’ll abolish caste system too!! it’ll soon be done!! God Bless them!!
https://twitter.com/cwilliams_k/status/1100441252175069184?s=19
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Promoting honest, astute, and dispassionate scholarship is the need of the hour to rectify distortion of history and the overall narrative accumulated so far. Courage needed to face Sri Aurobindo's work which is subversive of the tradition and religion. https://t.co/267RIdYTnj
https://twitter.com/NathTusar/status/1100321304366862339?s=19
Second term for Modi agenda should be separated from Hindutva. Similarly, CHARTER OF HINDU DEMANDS (HCD) should be separated from Hindutva. Hindutva itself should be separated from Hinduism. Hinduism in turn has to be separated from Sri Aurobindo's vision. https://t.co/zY0LyxDF0v
https://twitter.com/SavitriEraParty/status/1100414451243638785?s=19
Democracy entails separation of powers and functions like between civilians and services. People join armed forces not out of patriotism or nationalism but as another job. Thus, trying to whip up sentiments over routine Defence operations and other security matters is anomalous.
https://twitter.com/SavitriEraParty/status/1100420578144604160?s=19
Savitri Era Learning Forum: William Carey, Prafulla Chakraborty, & Ram Swarup https://t.co/tMnDRmcL3o -Tusar Nath Mohapatra @NathTusar Director, SELF-SRA102C #ShipraRiviera #Indirapuram #Ghaziabad #UttarPradesh 201014
#SavitriEra of those who adore,
Om #SriAurobindo & #TheMother
[Georges Van Vrekhem (recounts) the unexpected but well-documented role of the Indian philosopher and sage Sri Aurobindo in the action against Hitler before and during the Second World War.] https://t.co/DbK2r3M7NF
https://twitter.com/NathTusar/status/1100336673915789317?s=19
Been reading this. Intriguing how, in order for Nazi ideas to take hold, it was first necessary to dismantle German Christianity, and replace it with what was basically a mass acceptance of New Age ideas including occult, alt health, Eastern religion, parapsychology, and veganism https://t.co/PBPFHJHeR9
https://twitter.com/EdwardJDale/status/1099729943141986304?s=19
(1/3) I think it's important not to make any sweeping claims along the lines of: We've seen a significant rise in esoteric beliefs since the 1960s therefore we are in danger of re-Nazification. The cultural elements that laid the ground were the Nazi Party were complex & specific
https://twitter.com/summeroflove85/status/1100166536902393856?s=19
(2/3) to the German situation: Teutonic romanticism, the rise of racial philology, cultural antisemitism, the statism of Hegel, German folk nationalism, the dubious interpretations of selected Hindu & Buddhist texts by 19th German scholars. But if the pieces had fallen in a slightly different way, Nazism would not have had the cultural resources. Some of the elements mentioned functioned equally well against Nazism. I'm thinking of the Occultist Dion Fortune & her astral campaign against Hitler https://t.co/KZwWzgFedP
Thanks Edward. I've been thinking about this for a while! I recommend Otto Rahn's work. He was commissioned by the SS to find evidence of the Holy Grail. You may have already come across him in the book you mention above.
https://twitter.com/summeroflove85/status/1100177275696414720?s=19
One of Marx's most valuable tools for understanding our condition is alienation (Entfremdung). Alienation is not merely the powerless induced by a technological society (the separation of agency from production) but the sense we don't know who we 'really' are.
https://twitter.com/summeroflove85/status/1098673072004100096?s=19
Dark, hateful Heidegger comprehended something beautiful. Never forget the fleeting mystery of life. It is the ground of all grace, all sense of gift. When we contemplate Being-Itself, even in the smallest leaf, we live, immune to the inane. Respice post te Hominem te memento. https://t.co/ZVdlTco1aq
https://twitter.com/summeroflove85/status/1100155758325497858?s=19
Sep 17, 2014 - If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, fruit or water, I will ... is without senses, cannot comprehend this verse of Bhagavad-gita.
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