Sri Aurobindo surpassed the acme of human possibility and perfection and gave a goal to his aspiration

Re: Sri Aurobindo and the Future of Humanity
by Debashish on Sat 27 Sep 2008 11:53 PM PDT Profile Permanent Link [5:16 PM]

On R.Y. Deshpande's request, all his comments (and corresponding responses) were removed from this article, so to clarify certain questions, I am re-posting one of my own responses. Since the issue of the avatarhood of Sri Aurobindo has featured prominently in certain recent discussions, I may draw attention to my conversation with Nirodbaran on this subject, which I have introduced in this comment: ...

Finally, a word about avatarhood. I remember asking Sri Aurobindo's attendant Nirodbaran, whether he thought Sri Aurobindo was an avatar. He said he had tried in many ways to get Sri Auroboindo to confirm this proposition, but in vain. But, he went on to say, this question did not concern him anymore. In fact, he felt it was a question that ought not to concern anyone. For him, Sri Aurobindo surpassed the acme of human possibility and perfection and gave a goal to his aspiration. In the growth to this goal, it may be given to him to know what an avatar is and that Sri Aurobindo is an avatar. At that point, the question of avatarhood would make sense, but not now. These words of Nirod-da have stayed with me since then and have moulded my approach to Sri Aurobindo.DB