Saturday, April 22, 2023

Bound to what?

 Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra (b. 1956), Director, Savitri Era Learning Forum (2005), Founder, Savitri Era Religion (2006), and President, Savitri Era Party (2007). Savitri Era of those who adore, Om Sri Aurobindo & The Mother.

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Yes i'm aware of that. I 'm also aware of the incredibly high regard RRMR was held in by luminaries including Vidyasagar & Sri Aurobindo. Perhaps they were not aware of the full body of his works which we have the luxury to view in totality today.
When a ~100 years ago Sri Aurobindo supported and Tilak opposed the Hindu intercaste marriage bill of Sardar Patel’s brother-Aurobindo clearly stated that he would prefer an organic evolution of views but given that state is now important such a bill is also inevitably important.
In that context, however, it is especially jarring to see SC confuse notions about sex vs gender, whereas it has not done activism wrt UCC. At the same time it talks of basic structure but says they are not bound to any original interpretation. Bound to what exactly then? Whims.
All contraries are aspects of God's face. - Savitri #sriaurobindo #TheMother #savitri
Just as we revere Swami Vivekananda and Sri Aurobindo for their direction to an entire Yuga, we can and should examine others including Roy by their words and actions, while factoring context and without being absolutist. Nestling everything under a macro would be a disservice.

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Please teach your daughters that following a man through hell is not love. Sticking by his side while he drags you through years of embarrassment and infidelity that makes you question your worth is not love. Abandoning your dignity and self respect to keep the peace is not love. Unlearn that shit. No man that truly loves you would ever put himself in a position to lose you or to hurt you.
India seems to be heading for a prolonged phase of intellectual anarchy as a response and resistance to Hindutva. Revisionist sections within the Hindutva camp itself are acting as catalytic forces for such an implosion. Judicial stances on some social issues are another trigger.
Savitri Era Religious Fraternity: Sympathy, self-interest, and fraternity serfrat.blogspot.com/2023/04/sympat Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra (b. 1956), Founder, Savitri Era Religion (2006) & President, Savitri Era Party (2007). Savitri Era of those who adore, Om Sri Aurobindo & The Mother.

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