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His father krishnadhan chose was a wellknown surgeon while his mother swarnalatha devi was the daughter of rishi rajnarain bose a great intellectual and spiritualist who was one of the leading spirits of the indian renaissance. Kings college, cambridge, university of cambridge, st pauls school, london. For sri aurobindo, behind every event that is happening in the world, there are forces at play. He put in charge of his disciples his spiritual consort shakti, mira richard 18781973, a frenchborn woman of egyptian descent who had joined him in pondicherry in 1914. Integral yoga, also called supramental yoga, is the yogabased philosophy and practice of sri aurobindo and the mother mirra alfassa. Sri aurobindo books biography and list of works author of the. It is a brilliant attempt to discover the concept of man in sri aurobindos poetry.
Anand math is a 1952 hindi patriotichistorical film directed by hemen gupta, based on anandamath, the famous bengali novel written by bankim chandra chattopadhyay in 1882. She founded the sri aurobindo ashram and established auroville as a universal town. The lives of sri aurobindo easily constitutes the most comprehensive, thorough, and balanced study of sri aurobindo ghoses life and thought to date. Jun 18, 2014 indian nationalist, philosopher, yogi, guru, and poet, influential leader, spiritual reformer, philosopher with his own vision on human progress and spiritual evolution. Share sri aurobindo quotations about soul, consciousness and yoga. Sri aurobindo s personal attendant, he brought out a collection of reminiscences. Sri aurobindo is famous for his theory of spiritual evolution, supermind, which bridges darwins evolutional theory and indian concept of avtarhood. Aurobindo ghose, better known as sri aurobindo is known to the entire world as a great scholar, a national leader and a spiritual guru. May 18, 2018 with sri aurobindos help and inspiration he flowered into a wonderful poet. Top 30 quotes of sri aurobindo famous quotes and sayings. Sri aurobindo was born in calcutta on 15 august, 1872.
Before gandhi, aurobindo ghose tested the british colony with his courageous writings on independence and his extraordinary energy. Sri aurobindos concept of the integral yoga system is described in his books, the synthesis of yoga and. With sri aurobindos help and inspiration he flowered into a wonderful poet. Who was it that came to me in a boat made of dreamfirewith his flame brow and his sungold body. He was arrested by the british on charges of sedition and after a deep spiritual experience in jail, he left politics to pursue a path of spiritual seeking. Sri aurobindo was born aravinda akroyd ghose in kolkata, india, in 1872.
However, sri aurobindo was convinced that alfassa was a yogini of the same stature as him and started calling her the mother. He joined the indian movement for freedom from british rule, for a while became one of its influential leaders and then turned into a spiritual reformer, introducing his visions on. Krishnadhan ghose chose to send aurobindo and his two. Sri aurobindo 15 august 1872 5 december 1950 was an indian nationalist, scholar, poet, mystic, evolutionary philosopher, yogi and guru. Apr 30, 20 the first biographer of sri aurobindo, his book evening talks also offer glimpses of sri aurobindo s wisdom on many contemporary topics as well as literature, history, politics, philosophy and the like.
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List of books and articles about sri aurobindo ghose online. He attained his basic as well as higher education from the united kingdom. Man is everywhere in his poetry with minute projections, innumerable possibilities and natural tendencies towards selfexceeding. Jitendra sharma obtained the masters degree in french from karnatak university dharwar and had m. He described this as an essential means to free ourselves from ignorance and learn the supreme truth about the divine power which reveals itself in the universe. He served sri aurobindo till his passing away in 1950.
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Sri aurobindo, a famous yoga teacher, propounded integral purna yoga in the early 1900s. Sri aurobindo succeeded in bringing the supramental golden light into his very physical body in 1950. Sri aurobindo s most popular book is the life divine. Concept of man in sri aurobindo s poetry is a tribute to the greatest soul and an insightful gift to sri aurobindo s followers. Here on, you can find all the works of the indian scholar, yogi, revolutionary and mystic sri aurobindo. The mother and the revolutionary the story of sri aurobindo. After returning to india he took up various civil service works under the maharaja of the princely state of baroda and b.
The fundamentals of this vital yoga fuse and complement the teachings of karma, jnana and bhakti yogas. Sri aurobindo finds that there has always been impulse or longings in humans in search for god, light, bliss, freedom, immortality which has presented itself in a right place in a sequence, which nature is seeking to evolve beyond mind. He joined the indian movement for independence from british rule, for a while was one of its influential leaders and then became a spiritual reformer, introducing his visions on human progress and spiritual evolution. Download free pdf versions from sri aurobindo ashram website download free ebooks for tablets and kindle from auro ebooks.
The novel and film are set in the events of the sannyasi rebellion, which took place in the late 18th century in eastern india, especially bengal. Sri aurobindo books list of books by author sri aurobindo. Download the complete works of sri aurobindo as a free pdf. Sri aurobindo, sabcl vol 3, harmony of virtue, p 118 this sanatana dharma. Sri aurobindo books biography and list of works author of.
Being a study in the ideas of indian nationalism based on the rare writings of sri aurobindo in the daily bande mataram during the years 190608. Roy posners book an analysis of sri aurobindos the life. Sri aurobindos most popular book is the life divine. By the simple fact that this book was written by sri aurobindo, one of the greatest being of our time since the ancient indian seers 3000 years ago. The essential gitawith selected text,english translation,and commentary in the words of sri aurobindo. Mirra alfassa 21 february 1878 17 november 1973, known to her followers as the mother, was a spiritual guru, an occultist and a collaborator of sri aurobindo, who considered her to be of equal yogic stature to him and called her by the name the mother. In 1879, at the age of seven, he was taken with his two elder brothers to england for education and lived there for fourteen years. Sri aurobindo had a flair for poetry even at the time he was settled in england. Mirra alfassa 21 february 1878 17 november 1973, also known as the mother, was the spiritual collaborator of sri aurobindo, who wrote a book about her in which he promoted her by the name mother. Talks with sri aurobindo by nirodbaran volume 1 and 2. In 1926, sri aurobindo, as he came to be called, retired into seclusion. If sri aurobindo is an ocean of peace, mother is an eternal spring of sweetness. Sri aurobindo succeeded in bringing the supramental golden light into his very physical body in.
Sri aurobindos top 10 quotations about india, hinduism. In 1938 when sri aurobindo broke his leg, he was drawn into the inner circle of sri aurobindos personal attendants. Writings of sri aurobindo amassed from over two dozen volumes of aurobindo s works, this book is essential to an understanding of one of the greatest minds of the 20th century, who combines the alacrity of the west with the illuminations of the east. Jun 21, 2018 however, sri aurobindo was convinced that alfassa was a yogini of the same stature as him and started calling her the mother. Educated in cambridge, he returned home to a fiery career as an extremist nationalist. Information quoted from website of sri aurobindo ashram.
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In the blue of the sky in the green of the forestwhose is the hand that has painted the glow. When he was imprisoned for sedition, aurobindo turned to meditation and, finding refuge in the french enclave. Thinker, spiritual leader, mystic, poet, and nationalist, sri aurobindo 18721950 was one of modern indias most intriguing and enigmatic leaders. The lives of sri aurobindo by peter heehs 9780231140980. His correspondence with sri aurobindo is an invaluable treasure. In the 1960s, she established auroville or city of dawn as a place where normal people from all over the world could live together in harmony, seeking spirituality. Born in bengal, he was sent to england and lived there for 14 years, completing his education at cambridge.
Returning to india in 1893, he plunged into the study of indian languages and culture. Here are a few enlightening books that can help bridge the gap between life and the spirit. Dr ghose, who had lived in britain, and had studied at aberdeen university, was determined that his children should have a completely european upbringing, sent aurobindo and his siblings to the loretto convent school at darjeeling. This book brings out sri aurobindo ghoses integral philosophy of man and his existence in this universeand beyond it. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Sri aurobindo has 387 books on goodreads with 10044 ratings. Discover librarianselected research resources on sri aurobindo ghose from. Thoughtprovoking quotes by sri aurobindo that will. Since his death in 1950, sri aurobindo ghose has been known primarily as a yogi and a philosopher of spiritual evolution who was nominated for the nobel prize in peace and literature. Indeed, there have been instances where great intellectuals, famed savants found. Sri aurobindo was an indian philosopher, yogi, guru, poet, and nationalist. Yoga approach to psychological health and growth, selections from the works of sri aurobindo and the mother. Sri aurobindo biography famous people in history, famous. Sri aurobindo has 388 books on goodreads with 10254 ratings.
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