The statements offer a profound and insightful exploration of Aurobindo and his interaction with the world of experience. Remarkably, even after more than a century, their core meaning and interconnectedness remain significant for the future of India. A mindful futurist recognises the spiritual and yogic value of ancient intellectual heritage, maintaining an awareness of the non-empirical self while preserving the empirical self, all within the context of ongoing scientific advancements in the p…
Read moreThe statements offer a profound and insightful exploration of Aurobindo and his interaction with the world of experience. Remarkably, even after more than a century, their core meaning and interconnectedness remain significant for the future of India. A mindful futurist recognises the spiritual and yogic value of ancient intellectual heritage, maintaining an awareness of the non-empirical self while preserving the empirical self, all within the context of ongoing scientific advancements in the phenomenal world. Aurobindo wrote essays, poetry, political writings, dramas, literary criticism articles, and other writings. However, the paper examines the philosophical expositions like essays on the Bhagvad Gita (BG), the importance of Upanishads, and writings on the Veda, making an impeccable case for the interiorisation of rituals. The writings on Upanishads offer a philosophical foundation of his envisioned future of India, acclimating to the problems in nature exteriorisation and integration of non-embodied self with the empirical world, sought to rekindle the belief and path for the future of India.
