Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Without the withdrawal from the world

By Dr Bhadran Ambalathara
One of the six orthodox systems (darshans) of Indian philosophy, which has had widespread influence on many schools of Indian thought. It is better known through its practical aspect than its intellectual content, which is largely based on the philosophy of Samkhya...
The basic text of the Yoga philosophical school, the Yoga Sutras of Patañjali (2d cent. B.C.), is a systematization of one of these older traditions. Contemporary systems of yoga, such as those of Sri Aurobindo Ghose and Sri Chinmoy Ghose, stress that spiritual realization can be attained without the withdrawal from the world characteristic of the older traditions. Yoga is usually practiced under the guidance of a guru, or spiritual guide. posted by prem at 9:05 PM
~ Tusar N Mohapatra of SELF Forum posts a review of The Integral Advaitism of Sri Aurobindo by Ram Shankar Misra. posted by WH @ 3:52 AM 1 comments

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