Although he stood ten feet above us, each foot a
sky, he yet attended to every detail of this life of ours, eternity taking care
of each and every moment of time, each ray kindling a spark in each grain, in
each particle of dust. Comment
posted by RY Deshpande Re: Two Poems by Arjava with Sri Aurobindo’s
Comments Mar
7, 2012 08:23 PM
Ranganath Raghavan's Response to "A Declaration of Solidarity" from A critique of the book "The Lives of Sri Aurobindo"
by Peter Heehs To
Jay Raichuria and Meera Gupta (Sabda)
Besides, we may say that individual sadhana is not
the only purpose in the Ashram. The collective sadhana is equally important and
this imposes many responsibilities on the management which they have to
discharge with great care and equity. Removing members from their work spots on
relatively flimsy grounds does not seem to meet the requirements expected of
the trustees... But if problems are to be solved internally, without
external intervention, a sincere dialogue seems to be the only way. January 24,
2012 Ranganath Raghavan 12:23 PM
The point of this declaration is not to issue a
personal endorsement of the trustees as individuals. It does not even matter
who the five trustees happen to be. Rather this is an initiative that expresses
faith in the constitutional structure and processes enshrined in the Trust
Deed, the Mother's document. It is therefore an initiative in support of the
high ideals, the very idea, the sheer reality, of Sri Aurobindo Ashram
itself. We must not and will not see the fabric that holds our organization
together ripped apart. And by the same token, those making the point that they
are only attacking the trustees and not the Ashram itself and that their
actions are for the good of the institution are deluding themselves and playing
a dangerous game. There are vested interests attempting to create the
impression that a majority of Ashramites are sympathetic to those filing
lawsuits against the Trust, but nothing could be further from the truth. We
will not allow this false and dangerous notion to gain further ground. This is
the time to stand firm, stand together in the face of this assault on the core
values of our Ashram, to lend our voices in support of Sri Aurobindo and
the Mother's institution and its appointed representatives against the forces
that are out to destabilize our community.
from: Narayan T Rao narayan.t.rao@gmail.com date: 6
March 2012 22:16 subject: reply to Shri Ranganath's response to the Declaration 12:33 PM 6:37 PM 7:45 PM 8:41 PM 9:48 PM
How many Ashrams have we imagined where the inmates,
some unmarried, especially women, expose their lower bottom on the body by
wearing shorts and go out on the streets, even to the markets? How many
traditional Indian ashrams serve non-vegetarian food to their inmates? This is
a reality in the Sri Aurobindo Ashram and a big attack by some fundamental
groups who are plotting a planned and systematic attack to the very essence and
existence of its survival. This is the nature of attack…
Anybody, following the words of our Gurus is doing
Their work, be it a coolie in a railway station, or an inmate working in a
department of Ashram or an individual trustee working for the Ashram Trust
Board. The aim of the individual determines the direction one takes in life… You
say that the number is big and they are highly dissatisfied with the management…
If numbers and figures determine the views of the inmates, then we should be
having trustees who are Oriyas only, and not from any other state, I think... Manas
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