Ram Swarup gave the spiritual and philosophical basis

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["I use half a bucket of water for taking bath during summer and ask other family members to follow," chief minister Sheila Dikshit said on Thursday,] https://t.co/70ODQ7iy2K https://t.co/Fabqfe8IxE

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Serve only Half a Glass of Water First to UP MLA's in UP Assembly: Speaker. #JanShakti4JalShakti #JalShaktiAbhiyan #UttarPradesh

That's not his claim to fame🙂 #OmShivPuri ji was a theatre legend and first head of  #NSDRepertory, the professional wing of #NSD. Acted in & directed a number of legendary plays with his wife #SudhaShivpuri ji, such as #AdheAdhure, #KhamoshAdalatJariHai & #Tughlaq @apurvnagpal

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ICYMI: The best books on Friendship, recommended by Lauren Mechling https://t.co/P6m2Jx5YkM

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“Window details are much more a result of a decision based upon building regulation and concern for the spread of fire than they are the result of an isolated artistic aesthetic decision.”

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“Neil Armstrong is as significant as the first semi-amphibious fish that slithered out from the ocean and onto dry land” https://t.co/21jbZeBaVW

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It's #InternationalChessDay so here are the best books on Chess. "Chess does correspond, in some ways, to what we see in art ­– it does have a kind of beauty.”

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800 yrs ago Swami Vedanta Desika composed a poem of 64 aksharas (letters), which was laid one each on each square of the #Chess board. Each time horse moved on #Chess board, those aksharas resulted in a new poem. This sort of poetry writing was known as Chithra Bhandhana

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Once u get the book, keep it under a red or yellow cloth cover, such clothes are available in puja shops, like this I am using. And keep the book in ur puja room.don't try to decipher it with intellect, read the flow of words keeping mind as silent observer, u will hear sanskrit. https://t.co/7GAgE64RXh

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Red attracts the human consciousness and helps it focus on the object, yellow is the gross hue of the subtle jyoti from anandamaya kosha.

'Veda Kiranna' was initiated in March 2019 to spread benefits of mantra chanting at homes. This provides opportunities for learned vidwans to recollect, chant mantras, earn living, as well encourage young minds at houses to opt Veda as a career option. SAKSHI offers this for free

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I never said poetry would be without  metaphor always.  But there may be bare poetry sometimes. Metaphor is not a must in Vyasa. Sri Aurobindo calls the bare metaphorless style in poets  "bare Vyasian". Wordsworth's early poetry has this bareness, which SA rates  very high.

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Metaphor is a must. Both in prose n poetry. Some writers like Nolini Kanta Gupta use it sparingly. Cool, colourless bare Nolini Kanta! That is also an art. Rare in literature. Valmiki uses images profusely. Both Vyasa n Valmiki are great poets. 2 different types. "Vyasa is the most masculine of writers". Sri Aurobindo

There are gradations of inspirations, Master spoke of influence of various planes upon mind..each comes with it characteristic signature..but it seems when one touches borders of Shruti, again of many levels, all bets are off as to what construct it might or might not use..

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By construct I mean metaphors or allusions or anything else..the Shruti is manifestation of an yet unmanifested aspect of Truth and as such it uses materials of language available but also invents its own structures that are better suitable for its expression...

I remember a comment by Master in response to a query about language of the Supramental..His response and i paraphrase..’you won’t have even the illusion of understanding if I used the Supramental language’..so one can imagine consequences..

Take the SaptaChatusthaya..just seven tetrads..such brief lines..and yet the whole Record of Yoga is a parsing of its sense, practise, unfolding and effective manifestation...this is Shruti..direct, bare and pregnant with the future realisation to be and with power to manifest it

And first sections of Savitri..where Master begins at the very beginning of this all...remember the line around cloak slipping from a reclining God...how to classify this?! I believe the Shruti chooses its expression..and our disposition to slot it is of little relevance to it

Young Politicians & Political Observers join in the Discussions on "Future of Nationalists & Liberals in India" in Session II of #YTM2019 with Shri @PandaJay & @Tejasvi_Surya. The Session is Chaired by Shri @rammadhavbjp. https://t.co/WvFpztWDwE

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We delve into past as its present in the future. Bose challenged the Gandhian trusteeship & political funding model, yet got national following from outside the "preferred" region:  this precedence is the continuing threat driving his bashers still today. https://t.co/zY31qXrIls

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Special farewell tribute to Sri Ram Swarup and summary of his teachings by @HinduismToday from April 1999, a few months after his passing. https://t.co/hXteSP78Cm

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For those studying the works of Sita Ram Goel, note also the books of his guru Sri Ram Swarup who gave the spiritual and philosophical basis for his teachings going back to the Vedas. 

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Why entrenched wealth and social inequality matters. My take on the newest reports of still rapidly increasing inequalities and the propaganda system meant to disguise it

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On the 50th anniversary of the Apollo-11 moon landing, here are five books that bring out the real, raw and honest stories of man’s tryst with moon. #Apollo50th @prakharkgupta

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It's very, very tempting to believe in God and unburden all one's troubles and responsibilities on Him. But that would be a betrayal of one's own logical thinking and scientific spirit

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Nothing makes my heart happier than divorce rates going up. Women aren’t here to take your shit. Behave or fucking be left. Hallelujah.

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Men are pressed Talk to me when men don’t beat and rape their wives, when men stop taking their financial autonomy away, when they stop treating them like breeding machines, when they are not relegated to house chores and taking care of kids and elders. Until then, yay divorce

Read these tweets aloud to students for my Gender Studies lecture today  and the responses to it by men and it helped them understand why men are so trash. Thanks guys.

I'm always in support of women growth & respect they should get but someone need to teach you that divorce rate going high isn't women empowerment, there are legit hundreds of reasons for divorces where you can't blame men. Instead of helping women grow you're brainwashing them. https://t.co/bJcO17yqdw

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The fairer sex is also the dumber sex when it comes to matters of heart. Ladies, fall in love all you want. Trust madly. But do verify, keep your eyes open at all times and  don't sweep red flags under the carpet.

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Slightly disagree. Women are generally rational when it comes to choices since the costs of a mistake are higher. But , they need wise counsel , especially of their own mothers  during crucial years. https://t.co/3KeZ1nOO5u

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In Playing the Whore, sex workers' demands, too long relegated to the margins, take center stage: sex work is work, and sex workers' rights are human rights. PLAYING THE WHORE by @melissagira is now 40% off as part of our Jacobin sale.

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I don't know exactly why the villagers were booked, but by handing Ansari to police, they most likely prevented some rapes

This important report by Down To earth cites several studies co-relating bestiality and sexual assaults on humans

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...Like an American study that apparently found that 96% of offenders who had engaged in bestiality also admitted to committing sexual assaults on humans

Do you know that Ameerul Islam, accused in 2016 Jisha murder case, was accused of raping and killing dogs and goats before?

Supporting women of color and fighting against racism isn’t leftward. It’s basic humanity.

If there’s something worth fighting for in American values it’s this - dignity, respect, and equal opportunities for all.  https://t.co/C3syNzrvJz

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You can never be too old to read fairy tales; it often takes the simplicity of a story meant for children to remind us of what’s really important in life, writes MARGUERITE THEOPHIL #STArchives

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Did you know that traditionally, tawaifs would celebrate the birth of a daughter in their homes (kothas) by singing, dancing & throwing a ‘biriyani’ feast, but when a son was born, the mood was opposite; the child would be left unattended on a छज्जा (balcony) hoping it’d die 1/2 https://t.co/XXAZ3L0p9s

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In most of our minds, a tawaif is a prostitute - that’s how badly informed we are & we continue to live with the prejudices that go with it.

‘Tawaifnama’ by Saba Dewan is an exhaustively researched account of tawaifs, their lives & community. @ContextIndia @WestlandBooks

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"Sociologist Ghanshyam Shah sees the developments stemming from Sanskritization of OBC"

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You are not born with Aastha, you develop it by experiences; going to temples is one such experience...... reading is another. There is no barometer or scale for measuring Aastha. Bhagwan has not yet appointed anyone to measure it first to allow entry into temples..... https://t.co/beAsba6cyX

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This is how the now famous Ganga Aarti in Benaras was started some time in 80 s. Till then Ganga Arti was done only in Haridwar. It's proved to be great  promoter, not of religious piety but tourism and political agendas. Watch this space. https://t.co/64ndP52Huk

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We are seeing the RSS version of `Hindu rashtra' in play already. And we see how it has nothing to do with Hinduism.

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Did the love of Bengal detract from the nationalism of Subhas-babu? Or was the nationalism of Subhas-babu a product of his love of Bengal? @sarkar_swati @dikgaj and I investigate whether the love of a nation is reduced by the love of one's home region? https://t.co/Hm0d2KMd9z

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But I am saying you will learn from your failures. If you want to win in life then first get the courage to fail early and often. The Sri Aurobindo School in Pondicherry offers no grades no exams. That's the one I am aiming for for the twins. I am sure they will curse me for it.

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In this week's issue of Collidoscope, I looked at recent research on collective bargaining and how it functions in different parts of the world https://t.co/MRMwQuVZLk via @thewire_in

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Epic. With such logic, there shouldn't be any objection to conversions. Gels well with the approach of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo. Individuals should be free to handle their own religious experiences or spiritual evolution. https://t.co/a33Pai84Iu

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How Sri Aurobindo delineates the qualities of Dakshina or Daksha in The Secret of the Veda is very useful to understand this difference between left and right. Besides, he writes on Rta or the right.

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The Secret of the Veda by Sri Aurobindo is the only guide for authentic interpretation of various names of deities which are in fact cosmic powers and principles without any connection with later day mythological portrayals as well as depiction as idols, sculptures, or paintings.

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Sri Aurobindo introduces the concept of the logic of the Infinite to examine problems like this. The Life Divine is basically meant for resolving all sorts of questions and conundrums relating to our existence in this world in consonance with science. Surely an indispensable read

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The whole of east has been a philosophical melting pot from the ancient times. #PrachiValley https://t.co/OneC9Nif2j

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Thanks for excellent presentation. A trivia: First Odia ICS Officer, Nilamani Senapati belongs to the Garedi Panchana village. He and Bhingarpur Choudhury family are within our circle of relatives. Our caste is Mastan (perhaps Mahasthan) Brahmins who don't perform puja (Bhumihar)

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I'm from Sailo Jharapada village, 12 KM away. There are several villages with Sailo prefix/suffix like Barasailo indicating 12. Read somewhere about Sailo kingdom. It may be Shaila or so. Any idea? @OdiaCulture

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the Orchid and the rOse: Śāntideva, Vyasatirtha, and Hemachandra https://t.co/PILeiiZ1nL @NathTusar, Director, Savitri Era Learning Forum (SELF), Shipra Riviera, Indirapuram, Ghaziabad - 201014 #FiveDreams #WorldUnion

Savitri Era of those who adore,

Om Sri Aurobindo & The Mother.

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It's a wrong move to punish Peter Heehs

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A unique Study Camp on the Gita   

Check the link below for details:   

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 Here one will learn:  

-every verse of the Gita with word by word analysis  

-simple and clear chanting of the entire Gita  

-the deeper meanings of the key words of the Gita https://t.co/P2hT2XBeMi

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51) Hymns 329 - 333 (Verses 3,431 - 3,478): Description of Rig-Veda, Mandala 04, Sukta 033 to 037 (all hymns addressed to Ribhus); with #SriAurobindo's words on the true psychological significance of Agni https://t.co/tABcNzdurb

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The Master said, "The gentleman cherishes virtue; the small man cherishes land. The gentleman cherishes institutions; the small man cherishes favours." (An. 4.11)

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Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility.-Freud

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People will often say "I'm tired" when they're actually just depressed and upset.

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Psychology says, depression is often the result of over thinking, our minds create problems that initially didn't exist.

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Psychology claims that over thinking can cause the mind to experience "emotional hangovers" which leads to depression.

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Before sleeping, 90% of your mind begins to imagine stuff you'd like to happen

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The human body is better suited for 2 four-hour sleep cycles instead on 1 eight-hour session.

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The best feeling comes when you realize that you're perfectly happy without the people you thought you needed most.

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Hugging or holding hands with someone special can instantly reduce stress.

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People think being alone makes you LONELY but being surrounded by the wrong people is the loneliest thing in the world.

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Begun @sapinker's latest book, "Enlightenment Now: The Case For Reason, Science, Humanism & Progress"

"Reason is non-negotiable... "

I had enjoyed his last bestseller, "The Better Angels of our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined." Looking forward to this one... https://t.co/Z0LwAF5uGM

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It is a wonderful book! You'll love it. Also check out Jonathan Haidt's latest book The Coddling of the American mind.

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Hindus must read Ronald Inden. https://t.co/Ol3haQ47bT

There is way too much quoting of colonial era scholars in H articles today and a complete lack of engagement with modern scholarship.

there is no divine inspiration here: the computer will fail. ramanujan got his insights from his goddess in dreams, he acknowledged when someone asked him how he came up with his staggering and beautiful equations https://t.co/NApxy4dLEy

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"The fierce self-idolatry of nation-worship is now all-consuming, and it risks killing the very thing it claims to protect — the soul of Hindu dharma and culture." @MrSamratX, clear-headed about what these things called nationalism and Hindutva are doing. https://t.co/UY8AX8cn2Z

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We hired the author of 'Black Hawk Down' and an illustrator from 'Archer' to adapt the Mueller report so you'll actually read it https://t.co/iO7uSqeq3b via @thisisinsider

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This sin of nuns is imposed on our Devadasi system and banned it. Funny thing is Indian society accepts nuns as virtuous but self-flagellate at Devadasi system. In fact, Devadasi system is very empowering to women and Dharmic feminism.

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Devadasi system is for women who prefer to pursue arts & sciences without family responsibilities while enjoying marital indulgence.Many traditional Devadasis came from well endowed Brahmin and Kshatriya families.

Reference:Autobiography of a Devadasi by Bangalore Naga Ratnamma.

Bindu Rao was also fortunate to have got a good set of students under his tutelage. One of the first among those students was Smt. Shakuntalabai Panduranga Rao, who still mesmerises audience through her kāvya-vācana.

S G Bindu Rao (Part 2) https://t.co/i8ZhZrJebT

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Reading Sri Aurobindo even a little gives us a great force. One should know how to digest it. The way to the top is long; the way to the understanding of  his texts is also not short. A cool receptivity is needed at every step as also a patient ear to those walking alongside.

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In dat case I find these adjectives applicable to men too. D Human Vital-- as per the integral psychology of Sri Aurobindo- is not gender specific. Maybe men r   upset  to find his own self mirrored in the women speaking out with his own idiom now- a violence echoing violence!

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It's a wrong move to "punish" Peter. Stark evil, no doubt. But y make him an epic hero  by trying to deport him? He tempts us to attack him. Coz he wants  publicity by his nuisance value! He wants to make money by selling his "great" book! Let him make money! No problem.

I know Peter hates me the most. Because I didn't react to his poisonous words on Sri Aurobindo. I simply say he has no training in literature n therefore he is a ridiculous nonsense when he comments on Sri Aurobindo's literature n poetry!

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All evil is essentially unoriginal in being often pulled irresistibly to the Divine. Manifests differently. Some bully, some besmirch.. its a helpless rage of hostile microbes facing inhibiting drugs..one should think less and less of the bacterial pathogens & so be disease-free.

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Your tweets seem to be a bit uncharitable. Your article may have highlighted some miseries but that's not the whole story. There are many persons who are well acquainted with Ashram history. However, past sufferings should not diminish the relevance of Sri Aurobindo's philosophy.

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Following the party line is the duty of the cadre and not pointing out mistakes of the leader.

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That's okay. Then, who decides what's right or wrong for a party? It's subjective for citizens but strategic for the party. What step a party takes in its self-interest has its own validity. How can a supporter be more loyal than the king?

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There is no perfect model for a party or Democracy: practices till now are as per convenience. Principles are surrendered at the altar of self-interest. People often enter conspiracy of silence for the sake of future careers. Those who speak out, generally lose; land in oblivion.

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Any scope of appreciating the fact that what the PM is doing or not doing now is in greater interest of the nation? Weren't past promises for garnering support but may not be really practicable? Why can't the leader be allowed to evolve in his chair in the light of wider horizon?

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Indian culture and languages are on the upswing but no one demands freedom from the colonial practice of medicine names in Latin. Why basic Medicine shouldn't be taught at the school level is another riddle. Added awareness on food and nutrition should be a priority of education.

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Savitri Era Learning Forum: Latin university motto is similar to Chinese tattoo https://t.co/X9JXkVsLhK @NathTusar, Director, Savitri Era Learning Forum (SELF), Indirapuram, Ghaziabad (U.P.). #FiveDreams #WorldUnion

Savitri Era of those who adore,

Om Sri Aurobindo & The Mother.

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Liberals are aping this close-mindedness

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The philosophy of #evolution has a special status in the integral philosophy of Sri Aurobindo. There are two aspects involved-an ‘Involution’ (a downward movement) and an ‘Evolution’ (an upward movement) https://t.co/TsjSnzJjQ9

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We have often objected to the “us vs. them” intolerance of right-wing ideologues. But increasingly, liberals are aping this close-mindedness to alternative views.

The liberal says 'future Indian liberalism may belong to those rooted in regional & cultural traditions & histories of India, allowing them to speak a homegrown language of faith & plurality' https://t.co/ZEmAAHmNUa

Is Indian liberalism moving away from Nehru to Vivekananda?

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The 12 Early Warning Signs of Fascism https://t.co/1FSm9KHD99: PROBLEM is the definition of terms; Each of the 12 apply to Communism and Lutyens

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A completely new light on the established narrative of the #partition and #independence of #India https://t.co/1aLUI4UZZZ #IndianHistory

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The Hijacking of Indian Astronomy- II https://t.co/YvlRFRm9On

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Did Gandhi refuse to denounce the caste system?

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What does the Nehru historian has to do with rocket science? 🧐

It is harder than even explaining the birth and death of stars, IMO. https://t.co/8dQESSjnj8

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From menstrual hygiene to sexual harassment a young IAS officer is trying to open conversations on lesser spoken subjects in the district of Budgam.

#ReporterDiary @ShujaUH  

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A brilliant essay on sexuality &fertility from a deeper Ayurvedic perspective, summary of papers presented at a national seminar on conscious conception, pregnancy, reproductive health, Review of @nkgrock book on menstruation and lots more. Check it out! https://t.co/8LsU2c5wWA

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IndicaYoga's 4 day workshop -'The world of Prana', exploring the subtle dimensions of human experience thru philosophy & practice, wid Gabi( EUY), Anuradha Choudry & Vinayachandra concludes wid insightful sharing & learning.Thanks 2 all participants. @IndicAcademy 

@indictoday https://t.co/FA86K0LYMH

https://twitter.com/aurovinaya/status/1145859552254005249?s=19

There has always been a Dharmic idea of India. It is neither majoritarian nor does it suffer from any phobia. It sees India as a land of myriad thoughts, customs and practices woven together by a strong cultural thread https://t.co/3n5JwWmBOd

https://twitter.com/IndiaFactsOrg/status/1145938905440477184?s=19

#India can take some pride in the fact that Euler’s interest in #astronomy, and the significant output that followed, was first stoked by #IndianAstronomy, when Bayer asked for his help with the Tranquebar notes https://t.co/YvlRFRm9On

https://twitter.com/IndiaFactsOrg/status/1145917899522990081?s=19

Satasloki is one of the Prakarana-Granthas of Adi #Shankaracharya consisting a hundred and one verses teaching the highest knowledge of non-duality. Swamini Svatmavidyananda sheds light on this text in this new lecture series- https://t.co/p4GX2wixp7 #Advaita #Vedanta

https://twitter.com/advaitaacademy/status/1145918372225228800?s=19

Is fiction meant to be an escape from the real world, or a commentary on current affairs? The award-winning writer Liu Cixin seems to be of two minds. https://t.co/Zv8jADrRR0

https://twitter.com/NewYorker/status/1145932426742501376?s=19

1. The truth of paurANika kathas has nothing to do with literal occurrence in historical time. Sure, great bhaktas will speak as if they occurred in such a manner. That is to induce a certain rasa in oneself & others.++

2. Nowhere in dharma is the literal understanding of paurANika kathas as actual occurrences in historical time in some corner of the universe deemed as some fundamental article of faith. That is your own assumption, due to your sheer lack of reading/training.

3. By privileging the materialist definition of truth as "actual, historical occurrence", you have completely ceded the ground to your enemies. Both Xtians & their earliest opponents (the post-Enlightenment atheist freaks) were literally 2 sides of the same coin++

3'Contd: Both based their respective stances on the historical reality of the bible. The Xtians attempted to prove the accuracy of their bible by demonstrating how historical evidence matches with biblical testimony. Atheists tried to show how it did not match.++

3'Contd: Don't get sucked into the game. I am not saying that matters of historical value can't be found in our texts. Of course they can & we must do all we can to uncover our history. But we do not need "actual occurrence" to extract the truth of purANa-kathas.

The idea that historical actuality of scripture is essential in order for scriptures/traditions to have any worth/value is shared by both abrahamisms & modern atheism.

By Liam Jerrold Fraser in "The Secret Sympathy: New Atheism, Protestant Fundamentalism, and Evolution": https://t.co/ErZgwQ4LKP

https://twitter.com/GhorAngirasa/status/1145295551249780737?s=19

4. AcAryas got the importance of reading a shAstra properly. Merely saying, "Oh I easily believe all these things as they are; you dare reflect on this? You faithless intellectual" is no display of shraddhA. It is lazy thoughtlessness & vain virtue-signalling disguised as piety.+

5. When a great man from a hoary guru-parampara, who lived & taught more than a 1000 years ago, explains painstakingly why purANa stories (shiva entrancing the wives of daruka-vana sages, killing andhaka, etc) are to be understood non-literally, you can either give up or read.

12. Interpretation of texts is a very complex task. There is no single way to look at it. There is no one conclusion. "Historicity is good", "Historicity is bad", "Symbolic meaning is good for everything". There is a case by case approach for all of this.

13. We should NOT use "historicity" to undermine our shAstras/sampradAyas. We should NOT limit our definition of "truth" to "occurrence in historical time". Having said that, we can use both historical & symbolic readings to enhance our appreciation of certain matters.//End

https://twitter.com/GhorAngirasa/status/1145402320236077057?s=19

You have never put in the hours to do the hard work. You don’t even possess a basic vocabulary of the matters on which you abuse others. You can’t even say the names of relevant works of AcAryas since all you know is a few hot-off-the-press titles written in the last 5-10 years.

Unpopular opinion: Forming opinions & arguments on Hindu theological issues should never be a democratic, free-for-all process. There should be a diversity of opinions, yes; but from a small group of intelligent people. Unfortunately, we can’t enforce that here.

https://twitter.com/GhorAngirasa/status/1145278256603467776?s=19

Illogical stuff from itihAsa-purANas shouldn't be justified either. Maybe folks who claim tokenism for shruti - "respect and relegate" have a point after all.

https://twitter.com/RangaTheDude/status/1145541716943855618?s=19

If there is one feature that redeems modernity and technology..it must be that one can stumble upon @OGSaffron @GhorAngirasa @Gopanarya @Auro_Mere and so many more..who bring a certain elevation and subtlety to this medium..else all is treachery or deception, or just mundane!!

https://twitter.com/kalisbrood/status/1145741178140102658?s=19

Absolutely..the essence of surrender is this..to only act when the Divine impels and not otherwise..

Yes! I follow all of them. Exceptional. Like @BharatPronam mentions, Mohit bhai was the first person connected to Sri Aurobindo and Mother I started following. Through him many wonderful contacts. There is a certain perfection in material work that I love and admire in Mohit.

https://twitter.com/RaghuveerBelur/status/1145944584058310657?s=19

Sri Aurobindo  Sri Aurobindo represents “the completest synthesis  that has been written by Shrikanth https://t.co/vx9GvlIhCg #columns

https://twitter.com/medhajournal/status/1145921099403866118?s=19

India’s flaws create millions of jobs. The laziness of its rich, men who are protected from house chores, the need to be feudal lords, the imagination that if you put a malnourished man in a paramilitary costume he will become a 'guard'. My latest column: https://t.co/BkCK2WFNgS

https://twitter.com/manujosephsan/status/1145496370674929664?s=19

Indians deeming some jobs fit only for low castes, too, provides jobs. Even monopoly over some jobs. Dalits aren't 'entrapped' by low jobs. The fact is Brahmins are more entrapped in caste-dictated jobs: Software, surgery, finance are sophisticated version of cow-skinning.

one may not concur with all stereotypes ets in the article,

but nearly total uselessness of 'security' paraphernalia based on the 'malnourished' & 'defeated' cadre is very right

https://twitter.com/IndiTrades/status/1145565503873667072?s=19

"Bengal's intellect and Kerala's literacy were biggest misbelief of last century"

https://twitter.com/SimplyIshank/status/1145545416659722240?s=19

There is a kind of age-related cognitive decay that’s like needing reading glasses. Thoughts lose precision the way fields of view blur. You have to hold ideas at arms length to process them, but then you lose resolution and can’t process small font size (intricate logic)

https://twitter.com/vgr/status/1145720241432887296?s=19

Half my experience of being a writer, as far as reader responses go, is people informing me with barely concealed impatience, that I’m rediscovering in ersatz pop form something esoteric by someone they like... Baudrillard, Deleuze, Marx, Nietzsche, are popular accusations

https://twitter.com/vgr/status/1145888857109360641?s=19

Cyberspace reminds of Shakespeare's *The Tempest*. Same space of dreaming and the imagination -- but also mania, delirium, phantasmagoria, pandaemonium, and the sinister Caliban (or Wetigo) spirit. 

https://t.co/zIEnilnv9W

https://twitter.com/fourfoldvision/status/1145858853294227463?s=19

Rolf Jensen's brave new world of *The Dream Society* would be inconceivable unless physical reality was assimilated by, and made subordinate to, virtual reality. That would mean loss of discernment between subject and object spaces.

That is the implication of Aurobindo's *Age of Subjectivism*.

30) Hymns 185 - 191 (Verses 1,931 - 2,006): Description of Rig-Veda, Mandala 01, Sukta 185 to 191 (including an Apri hymn)

with #SriAurobindo's words on Vedic Preservation & Prosody

(End of Mandala 01) https://t.co/fQ4vY7oVkp

https://twitter.com/Auro_Mere/status/1145840205468848129?s=19

29) Hymns 179 - 184 (Verses 1,886 - 1,930): Description of Rig-Veda, Mandala 01, Sukta 173 to 178 (including the conversation of Agastya and Lopamudra) with #SriAurobindo's words on Vedic Preservation & Prosody https://t.co/LJMQD3BlfM

Plain & Simple: Welcome to Peter Heehs 2.0 at Sri Aurobindo Ashram Archives https://t.co/HGaREtRssn

Posted by @NathTusar, Director, Savitri Era Learning Forum (SELF), SRA-102-C, Shipra Riviera, Indirapuram, Ghaziabad - 201014 (U.P.) on July 1, 2019. #FiveDreams #WorldUnion

https://twitter.com/SavitriEraParty/status/1145755784443121664?s=19

Fighting against fascists is no less fascist; ultimately, conflict and war are the primary modes of human behaviour. In fact, they are at the root of the whole biology. Sri Aurobindo, however, shows the Evolutionary dimensions vis-à-vis Vedic aspirations ingrained in certain acts

https://twitter.com/NathTusar/status/1144545875798061056?s=19