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Sri Aurobindo’s Love for Man and Earth – 4

Sri Aurobindo’s love for man and earth is not humanism, idealistic or realistic; it is not an outcome of an emotional or imaginative idealism, nor an overflow from the widened heart of Spirit-touched sainthood. It is more than compassion and more than even the spiritual emotion born of inner identity. It is a beatific blossom of a complete and constant identification with the Divine who is everywhere, in Matter and Life as much as in the silent Spirit; and it is this union and identification that makes Sri Aurobindo declare in the inspired strain of the Vedic Rishis, “Matter is Brahman”

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The Psychology of Indian Nationalism -13

In this part, the author emphasises that only a decisive turn to spiritualise all life can be the true basis of a spiritual nationalism. He reminds that this decisive and all-encompassing turn of spiritual evolution is India’s true mission and role for the future of humanity.

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The Psychology of Indian Nationalism -14

Nation, Sri Aurobindo Circle Archives / By A V Sastri / October 1, 2019

The author highlights the triple basis of a spiritual turn of the society if that is the future destiny of humanity and nations. This is – Divine, Freedom and Unity. The significance of individual freedom is brought to light because individual indeed is the basis of evolution of consciousness.

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The Psychology of Indian Nationalism – 15

Nation, Sri Aurobindo Circle Archives / By A V Sastri / October 1, 2019

In this concluding part of the 15-part series, the author summarises the inner evolution of Indian national consciousness of which the political idea of nationalism is only a small part. He reminds us that the future course of Indian nationhood lies in spiritualising all the outer aims and activities including science, art, literature, politics and socio-economic organisation.

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The Psychology of Indian Nationalism – 11

Nation, Sri Aurobindo Circle Archives / By A V Sastri / September 1, 2019

Continuing with the analysis presented earlier, in this part the author argues that Indian national consciousness must arrive at a deeper subjectivity and make spirituality the sole principle of its new effort if India is to be true to her age-long endeavour and render to the world the gift of her spiritual knowledge and her means for the spiritualisation of life to the whole race.

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The Psychology of Indian Nationalism – 12

Nation, Sri Aurobindo Circle Archives / By A V Sastri / September 1, 2019

In this part, the author brings the readers’ attention to the deeper reason why the Western idea of secularism, which is a natural outcome of the Western emphasis on outer life and mind is not in harmony with the true spirit of Indian view of life and its purpose.

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The Psychology of Indian Nationalism – 9

Nation, Sri Aurobindo Circle Archives / By A V Sastri / August 1, 2019

In this part, A V Sastri briefly outlines how the unique Indian spirit of nationalist struggle for independence led by Sri Aurobindo, Lokmanya Tilak and others was gradually replaced by the moral-ethical nature of Gandhian call for political freedom. He also writes of the limits of such moralistic attempts.

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The Psychology of Indian Nationalism – 10

Nation, Sri Aurobindo Circle Archives / By A V Sastri / August 1, 2019

In this part, the author argues that the time of moral phase of nationalism is over. The need of the hour is a spiritual nationalism, but before we get there we must recognise the ethical-moral development as a necessary stage in human evolution.

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The Psychology of Indian Nationalism – 6

Nation, Sri Aurobindo Circle Archives / By A V Sastri / July 1, 2019

In this part, A. V. Sastri speaks of the imitative nature of the early nationalist movement in 19th century India. Indian leaders at that time were so mesmerised by the British versions of Indian political history that they never explored India’s unique line of political development in the past.

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The Psychology of Indian Nationalism – 7

Nation, Sri Aurobindo Circle Archives / By A V Sastri / July 1, 2019

With a religious reawakening in Bengal, the early imitative nationalism became more aligned with the Indian historical and temperamental truth. The religious consciousness extended to the political field and the movement in Bengal prefigured the coming struggle on the wider stage of India.

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The Psychology of Indian Nationalism – 8

Nation, Sri Aurobindo Circle Archives / By A V Sastri / July 1, 2019

Sri Aurobindo envisages a future for the Indian nation for which there is no example or exact parallel in history, a new type of people lifting nationalism to a new pinnacle justifying the separate existence, separate effort of a whole people in fundamental unity with entire humanity.

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To a Seeker in the West – More Advice from Sri Aurobindo

All Life is Yoga, Sri Aurobindo Circle Archives, Sunlit Path / By Sri Aurobindo / June 1, 2019

In the matter of yoga a little experience is worth much more than long dissertations. But it is also good to have a clear understanding of what has to be done and realised, of what is required and of the main lines of the process.

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To a Beginner in Yoga: Some Advice from Sri Aurobindo

All Life is Yoga, Sri Aurobindo Circle Archives, Sunlit Path / By Sri Aurobindo / June 1, 2019

It is true that Yoga demands an equipoise and that every weak point, physical or mental, is a source of much trouble and much difficulty. But what is, should always be taken as it is; it is inevitably the point from which one has to start. And the start must be made forthwith.

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The Psychology of Indian Nationalism – 4

Nation, Sri Aurobindo Circle Archives / By A V Sastri / June 1, 2019

According to A V Sastri, the triple realisation of the Divine helped the Rishis to conceive a social order reconciling all conflict between the individual and society or nation by submitting both to a higher, the highest Truth. Essential ideals of the polity shaped by the Rishis are also mentioned.

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The Psychology of Indian Nationalism – 5

Nation, Sri Aurobindo Circle Archives / By A V Sastri / June 1, 2019

In this part, A V Sastri briefly outlines the historical evolution of the Indian polity from a simple organic community to its era of decline which was also marked by imposition of news systems and cultures from Western Asia and Europe.

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The Psychology of Indian Nationalism – 1

Nation, Sri Aurobindo Circle Archives / By A V Sastri / May 1, 2019

In this opening part, author A V Sastri suggests that to comprehend the idea of nationalism as interpreted by Sri Aurobindo requires one to enter the whole region of his thought as it shapes and expresses itself in his major works.

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The Psychology of Indian Nationalism – 2

Nation, Sri Aurobindo Circle Archives / By A V Sastri / May 1, 2019

Exploring India’s mission for the humanity, A V Sastri in this part explains that Indian nationalism at its core must be as inclusive, as many-sided, as much rooted in Divine and Humanity, at once as disciplined and liberal, as much one in spirit but myriad in expression as Sanatana Dharma.

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The Psychology of Indian Nationalism – 3

Nation, Sri Aurobindo Circle Archives / By A V Sastri / May 1, 2019

In this part, A V Sastri briefly explores the nation-making in the West, which has been primarily an external evolution. But a subjective approach to forming a national identity can also bring great danger, as shown by the example of Germany. A spiritual view of individual and society is necessary.

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Sri Aurobindo’s Love for Man and Earth – 4

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The Psychology of Indian Nationalism – 6

The Psychology of Indian Nationalism – 7

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To a Seeker in the West – More Advice from Sri Aurobindo

To a Beginner in Yoga: Some Advice from Sri Aurobindo

The Psychology of Indian Nationalism – 4

The Psychology of Indian Nationalism – 5

The Psychology of Indian Nationalism – 1

The Psychology of Indian Nationalism – 2

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