Sri Aurobindo was born in Bengal on the 15th of August 1872. The third of four children of Dr.Krishnadhan Ghosh and Swarnalata Ghosh,he studied in Darjeeling till the age of 12 when his father sent him to England for his schooling. He studied in England till 1893 and did his BA(Tripos) and completed his graduation with flying colours. At his father's insistence he appeared for his ICS standing 12th in the Merit list. A precocious student he learnt Greek,Latin,French and Hindi. He was completely ignorant of Indian culture but was absolutely well-versed in Western culture and its traditions. On his return to India in 1893 he joined the services of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad the ruler of Baroda and was appointed Professor of English in the college. While teaching English he taught himself Sanskrit,Gujrati,Marathi and Urdu. His love for his motherland for so tremendous that he left teaching and started a revolutionary movement for liberating his motherland. He travelled all over India inspiring the youth to overthrow the foreign yoke and fight for self-determination and Swaraj.
He was arrested in 1908 after being falsely implicated in Conspiracy case. He was defended by C R Das,another revolutionary lawyer. In his closing speech he told the Magistrate " This man who stands here is no ordinary man and his words will one day spread all over the Globe and change the course of history". After his acquittal Sri Aurobindo left for Pondicherry on a divine Adesh along with a few of his close associates. He realized that without spiritual attainment it will not be possible to uplift the world from its present state of darkness and ignorance. He set about that task single-mindedly.In 1926 he was joined by The Mother,a French lady who too had the same ideas as him. Together they built the Ashram guiding the disciples to their spiritual destiny.
Sri Aurobindo and The Mother had vast expectations of India and the entire world. They envisaged a society free of exploitation and oppression and based on the principles of love,compassion,brotherhood,inter-dependence,inter-linked,cooperation,tolerance,mutual goodwill,international unity and peace. They together by spiritual means achieved the Supramental which is the next stage in the Evolutionary process. They both believed that mankind was not the last step and it would have to evolve into a higher and better species. They both believed that Women would be the vital component in leading humanity to the next evolutionary step. They believed that the division between men and women is artificial and both are complementary-supplementary to each other. Each is a part of the Supreme Power or Divine and fulfillment is prophesized. Their vision of the Universe was so vast and complete and had predicted that one day the Universe would definitely become Divine and fulfill its Divine destiny.
To them India was intended to be the Guru or the teacher to the world due to its past heritage.Because of the power of Tapasya by its ancient seers it had acquired such tremendous power that it could inspire and illuminate the whole universe for times to come. Their message to the people was simple 'Be true to thine ownself and the rest will follow".
Sri Aurobindo and The Mother together wrote the "Savitri" an epic composed of 12 books which shows the path to divine fulfillment.
Mr.JRD Tata and Mr. Nani Palkhiwala along with many others were deeply inspired by The Mother and always sought counseling from her to build the India of her dreams. Even Indira Gandhi always came to the Mother to seek her blessings in times of distress however later on she too deviated from her teachings and became power-hungry which proved her undoing.
Their view about wealth was that it was intended to be shared between people and promote universal brotherhood and harmony. They believed that easy money corrupts people and only promotes crime,misery and pettiness in people.
They laid tremendous emphasis on character building,moral values,physical training and spiritual values.
Sri Aurobindo was deeply disturbed by the turn of events at the time of Partition.He firmly predicted that the Partition would definitely go and India would be one united country. The Mother's vision of India was composed of Burma,Pakistan,Bangladesh,Sri Lanka,Bhutan,Nepal,Afghanistan and India since they shared the same cultural heritage.
We have only to be true to Sri Aurobindo and The Mother's teachings and be their worthy children without guile and deceit and our divine fulfillment is ensured.
" All is miracle here and can by miracle change" Savitri
He was arrested in 1908 after being falsely implicated in Conspiracy case. He was defended by C R Das,another revolutionary lawyer. In his closing speech he told the Magistrate " This man who stands here is no ordinary man and his words will one day spread all over the Globe and change the course of history". After his acquittal Sri Aurobindo left for Pondicherry on a divine Adesh along with a few of his close associates. He realized that without spiritual attainment it will not be possible to uplift the world from its present state of darkness and ignorance. He set about that task single-mindedly.In 1926 he was joined by The Mother,a French lady who too had the same ideas as him. Together they built the Ashram guiding the disciples to their spiritual destiny.
Sri Aurobindo and The Mother had vast expectations of India and the entire world. They envisaged a society free of exploitation and oppression and based on the principles of love,compassion,brotherhood,inter-dependence,inter-linked,cooperation,tolerance,mutual goodwill,international unity and peace. They together by spiritual means achieved the Supramental which is the next stage in the Evolutionary process. They both believed that mankind was not the last step and it would have to evolve into a higher and better species. They both believed that Women would be the vital component in leading humanity to the next evolutionary step. They believed that the division between men and women is artificial and both are complementary-supplementary to each other. Each is a part of the Supreme Power or Divine and fulfillment is prophesized. Their vision of the Universe was so vast and complete and had predicted that one day the Universe would definitely become Divine and fulfill its Divine destiny.
To them India was intended to be the Guru or the teacher to the world due to its past heritage.Because of the power of Tapasya by its ancient seers it had acquired such tremendous power that it could inspire and illuminate the whole universe for times to come. Their message to the people was simple 'Be true to thine ownself and the rest will follow".
Sri Aurobindo and The Mother together wrote the "Savitri" an epic composed of 12 books which shows the path to divine fulfillment.
Mr.JRD Tata and Mr. Nani Palkhiwala along with many others were deeply inspired by The Mother and always sought counseling from her to build the India of her dreams. Even Indira Gandhi always came to the Mother to seek her blessings in times of distress however later on she too deviated from her teachings and became power-hungry which proved her undoing.
Their view about wealth was that it was intended to be shared between people and promote universal brotherhood and harmony. They believed that easy money corrupts people and only promotes crime,misery and pettiness in people.
They laid tremendous emphasis on character building,moral values,physical training and spiritual values.
Sri Aurobindo was deeply disturbed by the turn of events at the time of Partition.He firmly predicted that the Partition would definitely go and India would be one united country. The Mother's vision of India was composed of Burma,Pakistan,Bangladesh,Sri Lanka,Bhutan,Nepal,Afghanistan and India since they shared the same cultural heritage.
We have only to be true to Sri Aurobindo and The Mother's teachings and be their worthy children without guile and deceit and our divine fulfillment is ensured.
" All is miracle here and can by miracle change" Savitri
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