Savitri Era Open Forum: Voltaire, Darwin, Husserl, and Sri Aurobindo

Edmund Husserl and Sri Aurobindo

21 & 22 June 2016

Centre for Phenomenological Studies in association with Sri Aurobindo Centre for Advanced Research (SACAR) organises a workshop on Phenomenology of Edmund Husserl and Integral Philosophy of Sri Aurobindo from 21 to 22 June 2016

This workshop explores the philosophical insights of two eminent philosophers of the East and the West – Sri Aurobindo and Edmund Husserl. Both the thinkers have immensely contributed to our understanding of the nature of consciousness and the significance of the world we live in. Their method of doing philosophy may vary, but the impact of their philosophical insights is visible across the boundaries of various fields of human enquiry.

The workshop is open to all learners and seekers from the academia and other walks of life. No matter who you are, where you come from, or what your current form of engagement, this workshop will provide a platform for exchange of your ideas and insights. Students and researchers in Humanities and Social Sciences, especially in Philosophy, Sociology, Psychology, and Literature will find this workshop suitable for their academic pursuit.

While there will be facilitators to guide you through the workshop, the format of this event is very interactive to create a space for learning from one another and from the community of participants.

The workshop will be led by Dr. Ananda Reddy (Sri Aurobindo Centre for Advanced Research, Puducherry) and Dr. V. C. Thomas (Centre for Phenomenological Studies, Puducherry).

REGISTRATION

Participants are requested to register online before 10th June 2016, by paying Rs.1500/- (Rupees one thousand and five hundred only). Payments can be made directly to the bank account (AC. No. 35722340981 / IFSC code: SBIN0010507) of Centre for Phenomenological Studies, State Bank of India, Lawspet Branch, Puducherry-605008 or by means of a Demand Draft drawn in favour of ‘Centre for Phenomenological Studies’, payable at Puducherry from any bank.

After transferring the amount an e-mail may be sent to: phenomenologicalstudies@gmail.com giving details of the payment.

The registration fee covers food and accommodation for the two days of the workshop. Students pursuing studies in Colleges/University in Puducherry are eligible for a concession in registration fee on production of records.

CALL FOR PAPERS

Limited number of participants will have an opportunity to present papers in the workshop. Scholars who wish to present papers in the conference need to register themselves for the conference and submit the abstract of the paper (250 words) by 10th June 2016. Please send the abstract by email to: phenomenologicalstudies@gmail.com.

The workshop committee will review the abstract and the invitation to present the paper is conditional to the acceptance of the abstract. Full papers must be submitted by 20th June 2016. Advance registration and adhering to the time schedule is recommended to ensure your participation.

VENUE

The workshop will be held at Sri Aurobindo Centre for Advanced Research (SACAR), 39 Vanniar Street, Puducherry, 605012. Phone. 9500578132

ACCOMMODATION

During the workshop the participants will stay in the ‘International Scholar’s Home’ of Sri Aurobindo Centre for Advanced Research (SACAR), 39 Vanniar Street, Puducherry, 605012.

Landmarks: Near Mother’s House (Guest House) and Masimagham Road. Rooms may have to be shared in double and triple bed-rooms. A/C Rooms if availed would incur extra charges. Participants wanting to stay before or beyond the camp dates will have to pay the regular room rent.

ADDRESS FOR COMMUNICATION

Director

Centre for Phenomenological Studies

41, Marai Malai Adigal Street, Shanti Nagar

Lawspet, Puducherry 605008 India

Phone: 9500578132

Email: phenomenologicalstudies@gmail.com

Web:www.phenomenology.in

PROGRAMME

DAY ONE: Tuesday, 21 June 2016
10.00- 11.00	Session I: Introduction to Phenomenological Movement
11.00- 11.30	Break
11.30- 13.00	Session II: Reflective analysis
13.00- 14.00	Break
14.00- 15.00	Session III: Introduction to the vision of Sri Aurobindo
15.00- 16.00	Session IV: The integral philosophy of Sri Aurobindo
16.00- 16.30	Break
16.30- 17.30	Paper presentations by the participants
DAY TWO: Wednesday, 22 June 2016
10.00- 11.00	Session V: Husserlian understanding of consciousness-I
11.00- 11.30	Break
11.30- 13.00	Session VI: Husserlian understanding of consciousness-II
13.00- 14.00	Break
14.00- 15.00	Session VII: Dimensions of consciousness in Sri Aurobindo-I
15.00- 16.00	Session VIII: Dimensions of consciousness in Sri Aurobindo-II
16.00- 16.30	Break
16.30- 17.30	Paper presentations by the participants

Sri Aurobindo Centre for Advanced Research (SACAR), Puducherry

Sri Aurobindo Centre for Advanced Research (SACAR), is a not for profit charitable trust established in Pondicherry in 1998. SACAR has for its objective an in-depth study of and research into the thought and vision of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother and relate it to the present and future of India in particular, and the world in general. The Centre encourages study of all allied thought and perspectives from other visionaries from different cultures with an objective to offer a synthetic view of the future. SACAR is a centre of research and learning dedicated to acquiring and implementing in all areas a new and broader perspective on human life.

Centre for Phenomenological Studies, Puducherry

Centre for Phenomenological Studies, is a registered not for profit charitable trust providing a learning space and research facility for phenomenological studies in India. It facilitates exchange of ideas at interdisciplinary and intra-institutional level by maintaining national as well as international collaborations and partnerships. The Centre is a home for researchers pursuing individual research projects or collaborative work in the domain of phenomenology. In addition to philosophy, the Centre engages in dialogue with phenomenologists in other cultural disciplines of anthropology, architecture, communicology, ecology, ethnic studies, gender studies, geography, history, literature, nursing, political science, psychiatry, psychology, religious studies, sociology, etc. The Centre also encourages research into methodological and foundational questions in these disciplinary areas.

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“Living Within” Study Camp no. 17

Realisations of the Rishis

Isha Upanishad and The Life Divine

16 to 19 June 2016

Jointly organised by

Sri Aurobindo Centre for Advanced Research (SACAR)

Sri Aurobindo Foundation of Indian Culture (SAFIC) & Sri Aurobindo Society, Puducherry

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CAMP THEME

The fundamental realization of both the Vedic rishis and that of Maharishi Sri Aurobindo is the one subject, “without a second”, and yet by the very nature of that subject they take all life and being and knowledge for their portion. Their theme is the One who is Many. The secrets of the Upanishad are unraveled and revealed by the author of The Life Divine, Sri Aurobindo.

While the Isha Upanishad stressed on the discovery of the luminous Self to attain immortality, Sri Aurobindo showed the way to achieve it by the discovery and descent of Supramental Consciousness into the very physical substance. While the Rishi of Isha Upanishad spoke of the “brilliant golden lid” covering the face of Truth, Sri Aurobindo removed it bringing the next future closer to humanity.

Both the Isha Upanishad and The Life Divine present metaphysical arguments offering humanity “a gospel of a divine life in the world and a statement of the conditions under which it is possible.” The ancient treatise was a promise while the modern one is the promise fulfilled.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

DAY ONE: Thursday, 16 June 2016
09.00 - 10.15	Introduction to Isha Upanishad (Dr. S. Mishra)
10.15 - 10.30	Tea Break
10.30 - 11.30	(SM)
11.30 - 12.45	Introduction to The Life Divine (Dr. Ananda Reddy)
12.45 - 01.30	Lunch Break
02.30 - 03.30	Devbhasa Sanskrit (SM)
03.30 - 03.45	Tea Break
03.45 - 04.45	Group Discussion and Q & A (SM)
04.45 - 05.30	Mantra Chanting (Mrs. Deepshikha Reddy)
DAY TWO: Friday, 17 June 2016
09.00 - 10.15	Isha Upanishad and The Life Divine (AR)
10.15 - 10.30	Tea Break
10.30 - 11.30	Conscious Lord and Nature (AR)
11.30 - 12.45	On Being and Becoming (Prof. S. Radhakrishnan)
12.45 - 01.30	Lunch Break
02.30 - 03.30	Textual Analysis of Isha Upanishads (SM)
03.30 - 03.45	Tea Break
03.45 - 04.45	Textual Analysis of Isha Upanishads (SM)
04.45 - 05.30	Paper presentations by the participants
DAY THREE: Saturday, 18 June 2016
09.00 - 11.00	Renunciation and Enjoyment (Dr. Alok Pandey)
11.00 - 11.15	Tea Break
11.15 - 12.45	Birth and Non-Birth (AR)
12.45 - 01.30	Lunch Break
02.30 - 03.30	Birth and Non-Birth (AR)
03.30 - 03.45	Tea Break
03.45 - 04.45	The Language of The Life Divine (Dr. Shruti)
04.45 - 05.30	Group Discussion and Q & A (AR)
DAY FOUR: Sunday, 19 June 2016
09.00 - 10.15	Vidya and Avidya (Mr. Richard Hartz)
10.15 - 10.30	Tea Break
10.30 - 11.30	Textual Analysis of Isha Upanishads (SM)
11.30 - 12.45	Knowledge and Work (Dr. Ananda Reddy)
12.45 - 01.30	Lunch Break
02.30 - 03.30	Presentations by the participants
03.30 - 03.45	Tea Break
03.45 - 05.30	Activities on The Upanishads

REGISTRATION

Camp Fee for residents at SACAR’s Guest House: Rs. 4000 (Including Food, Stay and Study)

For non-residents: Rs. 2800 (Including Lunch-Tea and Study)

CAMP FEE IS NON-REFUNDABLE

Mode of Payment: DD/ Cheque/ Cash/Bank transfer in favour of SACAR TRUST.

For registration and further information please contact:

E-mail: sacarstudycamps@gmail.com Mob: 9994190403, 9443019172

VENUE

SACAR, 39 Vanniar Street Vaithikuppam, Puducherry-12

Landmarks: Near Mother’s House (Guest House) and Masimagham Road.

For Guest House Booking and further details please contact: sacaroffice@gmail.com Mob: 7867930369, 763990796

Note

Rooms may have to be shared in double and triple bed-rooms. A/C Rooms if availed would incur extra-charges.

Participants wanting to stay before or beyond the camp dates will have to pay the regular room rent.

Expected Arrival of resident participants: 15th Evening by 10 pm. Expected Departure: 19th Evening

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Seminar on Sri Aurobindo - KARNATAKA - The Hindu

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MYSURU, April 27, 2016 A two-day national seminar on Sri Aurobindo will be held at the Department of Studies in English, Manasagangotri from April 27, according to a release.

C.N. Srinath, director, Dhvanyaloka The Literary Criteria Centre for Literature and Indigenous Arts, will deliver the keynote address. Vice-Chancellor of the University of Mysore, K.S. Rangappa, will preside, and delegates from Aurobindo ashram in Puducherry, Vishwa Bharathi, West Bengal, and other places will present papers.

Events 2016 - Jawaharlal Nehru University

www.jnu.ac.in/Events/

The lecture brings a cross-cultural perspective on life world by dialoguing with Gandhi and Sri Aurobindo as they bring the dimension of Swaraj, Satyagraha and ...

Centre for Studies in Science Policy
School of Social Sciences, JNU

a Talk on

Research As Realization: Science, Spiritualty and Harmony

Prof Ananta Kumar GiriMadras Institute of Development Studies
Chennai

Date: Wednesday, 13th April, 2016

Khudiram Bose - Speaking Tree

www.speakingtree.in/blog/khudiram-bose-627873

16 hours ago - During this time Sri Aurobindo and Sister Nivedita were in Medinipur to deliver a lecture inspiring people to join the freedom struggle against the British.

The Church of Darwin: Dogmas of evolution and the scientists that criticize it

Apr 21, 2016 | Kindle eBook

by Valentino Bellucci

What happens when science falls into the trap of dogma and ideologies? What happens is that any attempt to undermine these dogmas is seen as an anti-scientific attitude; the best example of this situation It can be seen in the theories of evolution since Darwin... But today these theories not only are not confirmed by actual evidence, they are the all unsustainable. Many scientists from the pack, had the courage to denounce the ideology of evolutionists and their dogmatism, but have punctually suffered ostracism and threats. It is not, as in America, the sterile debate between evolutionists and creationists biblical; geneticists, biologists molecular, and many other paleontologists now say the evidence of a Intelligent design, a design of every living system. This idea was accepted by men like Voltaire and like Leonardo were also ... their fanatics of the Bible? No, simply they accepted intelligence as a cause of an order, of an information. This paper analyzes the studies of dissident scientists, of all those who, by real heretics, have no accepted the dogmas of the “Church of Darwin.”

... Sri Aurobindo e Mère, Krishna, Domani, India 1997, pag. 52. 180.