Jeremy Johnson11:45
AM
Sad
to see so much confrontation around Aurobindo and the Mother. They were very
clear about not wishing to create, or continue religions. There will always be
power-play, but one of the things the in spirants of Aurobindo and the Mother
could do is to create a polyphony of views, a shared and divergent ecology of
communities who are each working together towards social transformation,
despite their disagreements. We are all part of this spiritual and metaphysical
transformation together. How silly it is to argue and bicker over authority.
Let the writings speak for themselves. Let the scholars share their voice among
many.
Jeremy Johnson12:12
PM
I
think part of the response we can give to the religious communities around Sri
Aurobindo is to consider them part of that ecology. I find Gebser's work
helpful here, because he too felt that we can't necessarily eliminate old
consciousness structures, but see them as co-constituents in the integral
world. Within the Integral Yoga community, maybe, this can also happen?
Jeremy Johnson12:15
PM
Great
point about focusing on the writings alone. Made me think about the legalistic
view, which I hadn't considered before when saying "let their works speak
for themselves." It still leaves tension, however, between the original
work and the subsequent adaptations. Some things can get lost in this process.
So how to acknowledge the "practice?" I guess the answer isn't
academic. Maybe, simply, creating another "practice" which aligns
more with our own take on Aurobindo and the Mother. Or any philosophy/school
for that matter! :)
Jeremy Johnson12:50
PM
Very
interesting that the Mother enshrined Aurobindo's relics. Well, that does
complicate the reality, doesn't it? As far as Gebser and the Supramental
Manifestation, I don't think we can say, either way, what he envisioned or
inspired his work. In the second publication of EPO, Gebser made a point to say
he and Aurobindo were doing work in parallel and that he was pleased with this.
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