Aspects of Sri Aurobindo—A Review of Amal Kiran’s Book from Mirror of Tomorrow by RY Deshpande
There is an equally scathing attack regarding the
ādesh-episode,—the command received by Sri Aurobindo directing him to go to the
French territory, he recognising it always as imperative in character. The
impression that the Divine Command was prompted by a human agent, rather than
the other way around, as has been suggested by a presumptuous historian, Peter
Heehs, has been convincingly dismissed by Amal Kiran.
Comment
posted by: Sandeep Re: What Jugal told me about Record of Yoga
In the physical absence of the Mother, and lacking
her emanation within us, one cannot sit back and wait for miraculous descents
of some kind to automatically happen. One has to start from scratch and
practice Yoga (silence the mind, etc)
I’m not sure how much having an interest in
influencing regimes of global discourse in the micropolitics of power typically
translates into readiness or capacity for practicing Integral yoga. One usually
thinks more of things like readiness of the inner being, capacity to open the
mind upwards, etc…
Another goal of yours seems to be to offer
postmodern intellectual sensibilities as a potential antidote to the
(perceived) threat of religiosity and fanaticism attaching itself to and in
some ways usurping Integral yoga. This may be an even steeper road to climb,
but again one can imagine some fruit to be found somewhere along it.
Comment on Introduction to The Seven Quartets of Becoming by R
from Comments for Posthuman Destinies by R
Deleuze is a materialist philosopher in the most
non-reductive sense of the word: materialism. Like complexity theorist of today
he sees materialism in terms of emergence not reduction. This new way to frame
our understanding of matter is in fact another point of convergence I find in
his work with that of Sri Aurobindo/Mother.
Badiou said commit, live passionately, and continue.
Badiou said risk, risk everything for a Truth. Badiou said wager.
What dominated Continental thought at the time was a series of meditations on
why it is unreasonable to wager, risk, and commit. Badiou said commit and
continue. Suddenly the air felt very different.
The image conjured up by the word "leader"
is one of charisma and power, of leading followers, of wisdom and knowledge, of
being responsible for taking the organization forward, while also guiding and
helping people to achieve goals, develop themselves, maximize their
professional potential, and learn. Among the many roles that a leader plays,
one of the most crucial is the possession and effective imparting of
knowledge-in other words, teaching. Now, whether this is referred to as
coaching, guiding, or mentoring, the basic premise is that the leader is
imparting the sum of his or her knowledge and experience in order to steer
people in the right direction.
People today have a cornucopia of knowledge at their
fingertips, thanks to various media, including the World Wide Web and advanced
methods of communication. This knowledge, however, needs a tremendous amount of
distilling and careful analysis. In the past, the possession of knowledge was
considered a source of power. Today, the ability to analyze the huge amounts of
available information and sift out the vital components and then share them
with others is the source of power for an individual. The leader is in a
position to empower people, and thus indirectly the organization, by sharing
this type of knowledge…
Viewing this through another lens, you realize that
when you teach you are, yourself, learning valuable lessons. As an individual,
some of your biggest moments of revelation happen when you are teaching because
your brain has to go through a cognitive function of precisely, logically
outlining the essence of your message. And in that process you find yourself
learning because you are reinforcing your knowledge. The second remarkable
thing that happens in terms of learning is that when you teach, you are
questioned-and frequently, the questions thrown at you address an angle you
haven't thought of… To conclude, the one overriding quality other than knowledge
and good communication skills and willingness to learn that helps a leader to
become an exceptional teacher is a great passion for the work and the
organization, which transmits itself to the learner. About the Author: Nooruddin
(Rudy) Karsan is the Chairman and CEO of Kenexa.
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