Peter Heehs is studying and practising Sri Aurobindo’s Yoga

Comment posted by: RY Deshpande Re: An Open Letter ... Manoj Das’s Disastrous Advice

Manoj Das Gupta, Managing Trustee, Sri Aurobindo Ashram Trust, wrote on 21 June 2010 a letter to the Regional Registration Officer, Pondicherry, for the extension of the visa of Peter Heehs by five years. This looks strange, to say the least. He had asked Peter Heehs to stay away from the Archives a few months ago, but did not officially assign work in any department of the Ashram. Now here’s a letter of recommendation! If Peter Heehs is here for the purposes of “studying and practising Sri Aurobindo’s Yoga", as the letter states, we do not know in what exact capacity he is here—as a private individual or as a member of the Ashram. It is obligatory for the Managing Trustee to clarify the point. ~ RYD

Hour of God & Mind of Light

Volume 9		Writings in Bengali and Sanskrit (TO BE PUBLISHED) All writings in Bengali and Sanskrit. Most of the pieces in Bengali were written by Sri Aurobindo in 1909 and 1910 for Dharma, a Calcutta weekly he edited at that time; the material consists chiefly of brief political, social and cultural works. His reminiscences of detention in Alipore Jail for one year ("Tales of Prison Life") are also included. There is also some correspondence with Bengali disciples living in his ashram. The Sanskrit works deal largely with philosophical and cultural themes. (This volume will be available both in the original languages and in a separate volume of English transla tions.)
Volumes 10-11		PDF last updated: 15 Aug 09 The Record of Yoga — I–II Sri Aurobindo's diary of his yogic practice between 1909 and 1927. This two-volume record of sadhana contains fairly regular entries between 1912 and 1920 and a few entries in 1909, 1911 and 1927. It also contains related materials Sri Aurobindo wrote about his practice of yoga during this period, including descriptions of the seven "chatusthayas" (groups of four elements), which are the basis of the yoga of the Record.	4.61MB
Volume 12		PDF last updated: 15 Aug 09 Essays Divine and Human Short prose pieces written between 1910 and 1950, but not pub lished during Sri Aurobindo’s lifetime. The material is arranged in four parts: (1) "Essays Divine and Human", complete essays on yoga and related subjects, (2) "From Man to Superman: Notes and Fragments on Philosophy, Psychology and Yoga"; (3) "Notes and Fragments on Various Subjects", and (4) Thoughts and Aphorisms. (Some of this material was formally published under the title The Hour of God and Other Writings)	1.49MB
Volume 13		PDF last updated: 15 Aug 09 Essays in Philosophy and Yoga Short works in prose written between 1909 and 1950 and published during Sri Aurobindo's lifetime. Most of these short works are concerned with aspects of spiritual philosopy, yoga, and related subjects. The material includes: (1) essays from the Karmayogin, (2) The Yoga and Its Objects, (3) writings from theArya, such as On Ideals and Progress, The Superman, Evolution, Thoughts and Glimpses, The Problem of Re birth, and (4) The Supramental Manifestation upon Earth. (Most of these works were formerly published together under the title The Supramental Manifestation upon Earth and Other Writings.)	1.82MB

Volume 26

PDF last updated: 15 Aug 09 The Future Poetry with On Quantitative Metre Sri Aurobindo's principal work of literary criticism. In this work, Sri Aurobindo outlines the history of English poetry and explores the possibility of a spiritual poetry in the future. It was first published in a series of essays between 1917 and 1920; parts were later revised for publication as a book.

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Birth anniversary celebration of Sri Aurobindo in Puducherry

Aurobindo's birth anniversary celebrated - ChennaiOnline News Puducherry, Aug 15 

A large number of people from different parts of the country today thronged Sri Aurobindo Ashram here on the occasion of the 138th birth anniversary of the saint philosopher.

Followers of Sri Aurobindo sat in meditation before the samadhis of him and The Mother (his spiritual collaborator) and also visited the room where the saint philosopher had carried on his spiritual works.

Aurobindo, who founded the ashram in 1926, had evolved a new method of spiritual practice, which he called the Integral Yoga. He died on December 5, 1950. - (Agencies) Aug 15, 2010 Aurobindo's birth anniversary celebrated Deccan Herald

Even now things can be mended

An Open Letter to Manoj-baboo from RY Deshpande Comment posted by: RY Deshpande >> Had the Trust gone ahead and swiftly evicted Heehs out…>>

Even now things can be mended to a large extent if the action of eviction is taken by the trustees. Instead, what they are doing is, give him repeatedly certificates of good conduct and of invaluable services rendered by him to the Ashram. Which only means that the full blame for the divide will have to be put at the door of their office. They will have to take the responsibility on them. If they realize that such a divide is contrary to the ideals and practices in the Mother’s work, they should act at least now particularly after the issue having become public. ~ RYD

Mirror of Tomorrow :: Sraddhalu Ranade writes to Manoj Das

[Clarification for those unfamiliar with these names: Manoj Das Gupta (MDG) is the present Managing Trustee of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram Trust, while Manoj Das is the scholar and journalist in answer to whom this letter is written.]

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