Wednesday, February 01, 2023

Sri Aurobindo’s Savitri is mantric if one reads it in silent receptivity

 Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra (b. 1956), Director, SELF (2005), Founder, Savitri Era Religion (2006), and President, Savitri Era Party (2007)

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All great art comes from higher planes of consciousness. Great poets like Vyasa, Shakespeare, Dante, etc wrote lines that are perfect. The Rishis made this creative process conscious where the poet disappears and only spontaneity of creation remains. Then mantra is seen not made
All artists and poet worth their salt know this. That during inspiration words tumble out as readymade, intense, just. Now if this inspiration comes to a being who has refined his heart and mind to a highly elevated state and is a master of chhanda and dhvani then mantra happens.
In recent times we have seen great artists accomplish lines of perfection with their mastery, e.g. Tagore, Sri Aurobindo, Amal Kiran, etc. So अपौरुषेय is just the heightening of the art to the utmost. Sri Aurobindo’s Savitri is mantric if one reads it in silent receptivity.
"Adore and what you adore attempt TO BE" - 'Perseus the Deliverer' - a drama by Sri Aurobindo Read online at motherandsriaurobindo.in/Sri-Aurobindo/ #SriAurobindo #drama

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