Thursday, October 15, 2026

Both Jean Gebser and Sri Aurobindo are outliers

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Join us for the IHC - ICPR Study Circle, Lecture Series. “Yoga of Self-Perfection: Sri Aurobindo's Integral Path”. Talk by Prof. (Dr.) Sampadananda Mishra, Director, Rishihood University, Sonipat, and Adjunct Professor, IIT Guwahati. Chief Guest: Prof. Rakesh Mohan Joshi, Academician & Author. Co-Convenor: Prof. Bindu Puri, Centre for Philosophy, Jawaharlal Nehru University. Chair: Prof. (Dr.) K. G. Suresh, Director, IHC. 15th Oct | 7:00pm | Gulmohar #IndiaHabitatCentre #IHCDelhi #Talk

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Looking forward to drawing insights from Sri Aurobindo one of the great modern Indian philosophers ! The session is open to all !

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The Literary Genius of Isha Upanishad: shloka 4 pada 1

अनेजदेकं मनसो जवीयो

Translated as “motionless, one faster than mind…”

This is a paradox or virodhabhasa

The root ejr signifies movement or vibration. Anejad means motionless. But how is it possible that it can move faster than mind? This shloka is one of the most foundational verses in Vedanta. And in a radical but powerful image it takes us to a new anukrama or order. A realm that exceeds time and space

This shloka is in trishtupa with 11 varnas to each pada and with four padas. Notice how we have moved from the Anushtup in the first three shlokas to Trishtup here. Why? Feel the rhythm and see if you can answer 

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The Literary Genius of the Isha Upanishad: Shloka 4 pada 2

नैनद्देवा आप्नुवन्पूर्वमर्षत्

Translation: That the devas reach not, for it progresses ever in front (Translated by Sri Aurobindo)

Arshat here is a powerful reference. It means to have reached or arrived. But arka also means the Sun from which come words like Arsha Vidya and Rik. It is not necessarily a shlesha but more a poetic reference or sandarbha to the Vedic Sruti

Aapnuvan is another loaded word. For Apas means water and works. But here it means to reach or achieve. We will meet this dhatu again in the fourth pada of this Shloka and there it shows how Isha enters the pranic sheath of the universe

Sankara said deva here means senses. Sri Aurobindo takes deva literally as the beings of light first described in the Veda. We suddenly realize how deeply integrated the Isha Upanishad is with the Veda. Every word becomes multidimensional when seen in this context

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Sri Aurobindo INFALLIBLE hain, unme KOI DOSH NAHI fir bhi ve Shisyon ka majaak jhelte the ??

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बीस-तीस साल खपने के बाद राजनीति का मुहावरा पकड़ में आता है और कई बार फिर भी नहीं आता। ख़ास तौर पर संघर्ष की राजनीति का मुहावरा। इसलिए इन नेताओं को बेनेफिट ऑफ डाउट दिया जाना चाहिए। अपने पूर्वाग्रहों से निष्कर्ष निकालने की जल्दबाज़ी नहीं करनी चाहिए।

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