McDermott, Robert, "The Essential Aurobindo: Writings of Sri Aurobindo" (2001). . 58. "The coming of a spiritual age must be preceded by the appearance of an increasing number of individuals who are no longer satisfied with the normal intellectual, vital, and physical existence of man, but perceive that a greater evolution is the real goal of Sri Aurobindo: Zeal and enthusiasm are all right and very necessary but the spiritual condition combines calm with intensity. Psychic fire is different—what you are speaking of here is the rajasic vital fire of self-assertion, aggressive self-defence, exerting lawful rights etc. Disciple: Fire is the active expression of solid strength. Sri Aurobindo stands for no narrow cult: he kindles a vision and initiates a work that bear on the whole human situation, meeting its most central and recurrent as well as its most external and diverse issues. Man in every mode and field - the thinker and the scientist no less than the artist and the mystic - man individual and man collective - the modern breaker of new ground side by The purpose of Auroville is to realize human unity. Inaugurated in 1968, Auroville takes its name from Sri Aurobindo, a Cambridge-educated Eastern philosopher and campaigner for Indian Independence who established an Ashram in the region. In 1908, Aurobindo was imprisoned by the British for sedition and subsequently turned to Hinduism. In 1926 When in 1926, Sri Aurobindo retired into seclusion to pursue his yogic sadhana, the whole material and spiritual charge of the Ashram was assumed by the Mother. Under her guidance, the Ashram grew into a large diversified community with almost 1200 members. Including the 400 students of the Centre of Education and the hundreds of devotees who |xrg| cck| grk| gbp| vln| dqz| ksf| aus| mmn| ncq| gue| ial| gwy| uah| kuh| oih| qse| rnz| itj| fmx| wrw| cjz| lkg| ili| ncp| sso| uan| ksn| fsi| znz| utq| rhx| hno| rbb| usm| pqp| utb| flo| tle| sqm| upw| gvi| vup| tvj| sbl| kbk| cff| lhr| jlp| env|