Saturday, November 14, 2026

Seven virtues and Eight soul-types

 Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra

August 15, 1872 - Sri Aurobindo was born in Kolkata

August 15, 1914 - First issue of a monthly philosophical journal called Arya with Sri Aurobindo as editor came out from Puducherry

August 14, 1947 - Sri Aurobindo's Independence Day message was broadcast over AIR Tiruchirappalli #FiveDreamsManifesto

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Expressing my gratitude to the greats who told about the Divine Manifestation of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo to the world and showed me the path.

1 Nolini, Purani, Amrita, Pavitra

2 Anil, Amal, Nirod, Dilip

3 Kapali, Madhava, Kishor, Sisir

4 Rishabh, Jugal, Indra Sen, and Satprem

#FiveDreamsManifesto

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Rod Hemsell had royally demolished Ken Wilber in 2002 https://www.integralworld.net/hemsell.html

Grilling The Life Divine Frank Visser - "But its elegance is not evidence." https://www.integralworld.net/visser1351.html

Same for Jung - how much of the system is supported by evidence https://www.integralworld.net/visser1700.html

SELF - Savitri Era Religious Fraternity: Victory Conference at Hooghly Chunchura https://serfrat.blogspot.com/2026/11/victory-conference-at-hooghly-chunchura.html

Two Cheers For Brahminism - Harsh Gupta Madhusudan https://swarajyamag.com/amp/story/ideas%2Ftwo-cheers-for-brahminism

Mricchakatika as an Allegory of Emergency - Sandeep Balakrishna https://www.dharmadispatch.in/mricchakatika-as-an-allegory-of-the-emergency/

SELF - Marketime: Dilthey rejected introspection https://marketime.blogspot.com/2026/11/dilthey-rejected-introspection.html

Cosmopolitan Modernity: Everyday Imaginaries and the Register of Difference - Mica Nava https://uel-repository.worktribe.com/output/463617/cosmopolitan-modernity-everyday-imaginaries-and-the-register-of-difference

Cosmopolitan Modernity 20C India - Sachidananda Mohanty https://philpapers.org/rec/MOHCMI

SELF - Aurora Mirabilis: Sri Aurobindo's insights on India's destiny https://auroramirabilis.blogspot.com/2026/11/sri-aurobindos-insights-regarding.html

Satyavan: The Golden Tower and Future of Earth — Pravir Malik - R.Y. Deshpande https://thewindsofwonder.org/2026/10/28/satyavan-the-golden-tower-and-the-future-of-the-earth-pravir-malik/

From Jung to Wilber - Frank Visser https://www.integralworld.net/visser1700.html

SELF - Because Thou Art: Kabir, Rajnarayan Basu, Sham Lal, and Dr Kurban Hussain https://becausethouart.blogspot.com/2026/11/kabir-rajnarayan-basu-sham-lal-and.html

State Control over Hindu Temples - Viren Nihalani https://oxfordlr.com/about/en/article/view/45

200th birth anniversary of Rajnarayan Basu; pioneer of nationalism https://organiser.org/2026/11/03/423754/international/intl-rss-news/rss-statement-on-200th-birth-anniversary-of-rajnarayan-basu-dattatreya-ji-calls-him-pioneer-of-national-consciousness/amp/

SELF - Evergreen Essays: Parallels between Ahab and Mansur al-Hallaj https://evergreenessays.blogspot.com/2026/11/parallels-between-ahab-and-mansur-al.html

Standing Between Two Dawns - THE INDIAN CLAUSE https://theindianclause.substack.com/p/standing-between-two-dawns

Savarkar and the Ancient Problem of Political Allegiance - Avneesh Kasture https://x.com/AvneeshKasture/status/2117489546850152704?a=tXh7fURm2ixtJeoF65M&s=19

SELF - Feel Philosophy: Everything is part of Isha, good, bad and ugly https://feelphilosophy.blogspot.com/2026/11/everything-is-part-of-isha-good-bad-and.html

Heidegger, Turing & IT Law -Shivam Kapoor https://oxfordlr.com/about/en/article/view/8

Politicizing the Sacred: Feminist Reimagining of Epics - Amit Kumar Soni and Seema Soni https://raseindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/RASE-Journal-Volume-25-2026.pdf#page=45

SELF - Orchid and the rose: The one rupee challenge to Udar https://orchidrose.blogspot.com/2026/11/the-one-rupee-challenge-to-udar.html

Transforming the Subjective and the Objective - Edited by Ananta Kumar Giri https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/10.4324/9781042009541/transforming-subjective-objective-ananta-kumar-giri?refId=3427ad43-5a66-49b4-a61d-6ca0b325c3de&context=ubx

DU@100: An Anecdotal History - Neelesh Kulkarni and Seema Gupta https://books.google.co.in/books?hl=en&lr=lang_en&id=m1sjEgAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PT4&dq=%22Sri+Aurobindo%22&ots=KpGi1aqpf-&sig=5tkA-GF67GP7qgbkzkEMwHtK2qY#v=onepage&q=%22Sri%20Aurobindo%22&f=false

SELF -Plain & Simple: How to stay human in a world driven by apps https://plasim.blogspot.com/2026/11/how-to-stay-human-in-world-driven-by.html

The Vedas: An Introduction to Hinduism’s Sacred Texts - Roshen Dalal https://www.amazon.in/Vedas-Introduction-Hinduisms-Sacred-Texts-ebook/dp/B06XYFQ7WF

HITLER AND WORLD WAR II IN THE LIGHT OF SRI AUROBINDO -DEVALEENA NANDI https://www.amazon.in/HITLER-WORLD-WAR-LIGHT-AUROBINDO-ebook/dp/B0HKD1N5XB

SELF - Rainbow & the Other: Supermind to change the very fabric of earthly nature https://rainbowther.blogspot.com/2026/11/supermind-to-change-very-fabric-of.html

Sri Aurobindo's Fourfold Mahāśakti - R.S. Hariharan https://www.josd.info/volume2issue1/2

The Last Leaf / Lootera - Pratibha, Shantanu, and Garima https://www.agathos-international-review.com/issues/2026/33-34/52.Tiwari,%20Ghosh%20&%20Dalal.pdf

SELF - Savitri Era Learning Forum: Ranganath, S. Sivakumar, Nilisha, and Shantanu Bhattacharyya https://selforum.blogspot.com/2026/11/ranganath-s-sivakumar-nilisha-and.html

Four powers - Sri Aurobindo https://incarnateword.in/cwsa/24/faith-and-shakti

Varuna, Aryaman, and Mitra https://incarnateword.in/cwsa/15/the-guardians-of-the-light

Caturvarṇa https://incarnateword.in/cwsa/25/the-cycle-of-society

SELF - VIP VAK: Hooks, puns, and shock value https://vipvak.blogspot.com/2026/11/hooks-puns-and-shock-value.html

Srikrishna, Balarama, Pradyumna, and Aniruddha https://incarnateword.in/cwsa/01/things-seen-in-symbols-i

Pradyumna, Rudra (Balarama), and Aniruddha (Kama) https://incarnateword.in/cwsa/10/8-february-1912

Aniruddha and Mahasaraswati https://incarnateword.in/cwsa/10/31-december-1912

SELF -Savitri Era Open Forum: Sri Aurobindo's reading of cultures is teleological https://seof.blogspot.com/2026/11/sri-aurobindos-reading-of-world.html

Four Powers of the Mother and Humanity’s Eight Soul-Types - Divyanshi Chugh https://purnamcommunity.in/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/soul-force-fourfold-force-paper.pdf

Sri Aurobindo's Fourfold Mahāśakti - R.S. Hariharan https://josd.info/volume2issue1/2

SELF - Savitri Era Party: Philanthropy launders wealth into moral authority https://savitrieraparty.blogspot.com/2026/11/philanthropy-launders-wealth-into-moral.html

Religion and Socialism in Modern Indian Thought - Mark Hager https://economynext.com/sri-aurobindo-mystical-awareness-supplants-production-100831/

Aurobindo’s Anticolonial Darwinism - INDER S. MARWAH https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/american-political-science-review/article/view-from-the-future-aurobindo-ghoses-anticolonial-darwinism/AE2F52371D601C3C1216B836F92B6572

SELF -Savitri Era Political Action: Conceptual engineering Linguistic activism https://sepact.blogspot.com/2026/11/conceptual-engineering-and-linguistic.html

Inconsistencies in others’ moral judgments -Veronika Luptáková https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09515089.2025.2558902

Indianness in Poetry of Sri Aurobindo -Alok Mishra https://theindianauthors.in/opinions/indianness-in-the-english-poetry-of-sri-aurobindo-a-never-ending-search-for-poetic-truth-adorned-with-a-religiously-charged-spiritual-quest-says-dr-alok-mishra/

SELF - Savitri Era Religious Fraternity: Satyajit Ghosh, Shreepal Singh, and Alok Mishra https://serfrat.blogspot.com/2026/11/satyajit-ghosh-shreepal-singh-and-alok.html

Gita in Sri Aurobindo’s Words https://www.bhagavadgita.org.in/explorations/the-gita-in-sri-aurobindos-words/about

Upanishads in the Light of Sri Aurobindo: Śvetāśvatara Upanishad, 2.10 https://upanishads.org.in/u/shvetashvatara/p/2.10

Savitri Era: Deep State vs. Deep Faith https://savitriera.blogspot.com/2026/11/deep-state-vs-deep-faith.html

Collated X posts, in original, by Tusar Nath Mohapatra, President, Savitri Era Party (2007), Founder, Savitri Era Religion (2006), and Director, SELF (2005).

Savitri Era of those who adore,

Om Sri Aurobindo & The Mother.

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The Soul Force Profiler (Chugh, Pavithran, & Varshaney, 2023) therefore divides each soul-force into two complementary poles, yielding eight fundamental soul-types: under Wisdom, the Sage and the Scientist; under Strength, the Leader and the Warrior; under Harmony, the Mother and the Entrepreneur; under Perfection, the Perfectionist and the Servant.

References 

Chugh, D., Pavithran, M., & Varshaney, P. (2023). The Soul Force Profiler. Purnam Centre for Integrality. https://tools.purnamcommunity.in 

https://purnamcommunity.in/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/soul-force-fourfold-force-paper.pdf

[HTML] A Complete Master List of Virtues from the Ancient Traditions

SJ April
… In the light of this article, thought it might be useful to also include that “virtues”
appear integral to the spiritual development of an individual too. Present in some
form or the other in all the religions, streams of spirituality, and philosophies, that …

Primary Virtues

The virtues that reveal themselves the most often throughout the traditions are:

Benevolence / Compassion / Kindness / Charity / Love / Magnanimity / Friendliness / Courtesy

These reflect the heart’s natural inclination to care for, uplift, and honor the well-being of others.

Temperance / Moderation / Patience / Frugality / Modesty / Humility

The discipline of balance—choosing restraint over excess and harmony over impulse.

Truthfulness / Honesty / Integrity / Sincerity

The courage to be inwardly and outwardly genuine, aligning speech and action with reality.

Prudence / Wisdom / Knowledge / Intelligence

The light of discernment guides right judgment, foresight, and continual learning.

Courage / Fortitude

The inner strength to face fear, endure hardship, and act in alignment with principle.

Justice / Righteousness / Honor

The steadfast commitment to fairness, reciprocity, and moral order in human relations.

Equanimity / Tranquility / Contentment

The calm center of the spirit—accepting life’s change with poise and inner peace.

Secondary Virtues

The following virtues are “secondary” in the sense that they occur less frequently in the above lists. (Most of them only occur once in the above lists.)

Faith / Hope

The sustaining trust that goodness, meaning, and possibility endure beyond difficulty.

Diligence

Persistent, mindful effort that transforms intention into mastery.

Wit

The play of insight and humor that keeps wisdom flexible and human.

Cleanliness / Order

The outer reflection of inner clarity and respect for one’s environment.

Proper Ambition

Purposeful striving guided by integrity rather than ego or comparison.

Magnificence

Generosity in great acts—beauty and nobility expressed through creative abundance.

Chastity

Responsible reverence for life‑force and the purity of intention behind desire.

Loyalty

Constancy of heart—the honoring of trust, relationship, and shared purpose.

So, we’re left with seven primary virtues and approximately 15 total virtues. - by Scott Jeffrey June 13, 2026 

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SELF https://auroramirabilis.blogspot.com/2026/07/a-master-list-of-virtues.html

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Sikh Dharma International and the Global Sikh Panth: Transformations, Contestations, and Collaborations

VA Dusenbery - Sikhs In North America, 2027
… And, thus, during the early years, the primary orientation of the group was towards
recruitment of new members through yoga classes and … , initially to introduce them
to his own yoga teacher, Virsa Singh, in New Delhi. But when a split with his yoga …

[PDF] Therapeutic Legacy of Shalmali (Bombax ceiba L.) and Mocharasa in Classical Rasashastra Literature: A Review

V Parkhi, S Dabhi, P Mali, B Patel, R Acharya - Journal of Ayurveda and Holistic …, 2026
Background-Plant-based medicinal formulations are an integral part of classical
Ayurveda therapeutics. Although Rasashastra is predominantly focused on metals
and minerals, many processes such as Shodhana and Marana are incomplete …

Rudraksha Herbal Medicine and Its Spiritual Significance

SK Das, S Kumar, S Sharma, A Joshi, M Rastogi - Modern Advances in Secondary …, 2027
… For millennia, Rudraksha has been an integral part of Indian culture and
spirituality, … yoga with the presence of Rudraksha to amplify its benefits. The
Rudraksha mandap, a dedicated space adorned with Rudraksha, creates a …

[PDF] Study IV

MK Butt, R Šalakaitė, N Grigutytė, J Eimontas - … Stress Among War Refugee Support Workers …
… Reflexivity was an integral part of the analytic process. The researchers engaged
in continuous reflection on their assumptions, perspectives, and interpretive role in
shaping the analysis. Rather than seeking coding consensus, the analysis …

Social Sustainability in Ecovillages: A Systematic Scoping Review of Collective Processes and Contextual Conditions

O Zeybek - Sustainable Development, 2026
Ecovillages merge ecological practices with alternative modes of collective living,
but their sustainability cannot be solely attributed to environmental commitments.
This systematic scoping review synthesizes findings from 96 publications identified …

The Rhino With No Name and Other Stories: How Storytelling Creates Transformative Change in Conservation

C Bliss - Society & Animals, 2026
Stories remind us of the values we want to live by and create visions of the future.
Using autoethnography, I present four stories about animals whom I encountered on
fieldwork in Kenya, South Africa, England, and the Netherlands. With these stories, I …

6 On the threshold of autobiography and biography

HC Leão - Modern Sanskrit and the Rise of Life Writing: Genre …, 2026

On the threshold of autobiography and biography: Selected short stories by Harshdev Madhav

HC Leão - Modern Sanskrit and the Rise of Life Writing
… Her only son—it was said—went to the Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry, stayed
there practicing yoga, and never even used to come home [with a visit]. Her
daughter lived nearby with a husband who was insane. . . . Mamcha’s appearance …

Challenges in translating Dalit life-history into Sanskrit: A case study of translating Āmcā Bāp ān Āmhi by Narendra Jadhav in Sanskrit

M Narsalay, R Panchal - Modern Sanskrit and the Rise of Life Writing
… We see a rise in newer theories: Aurobindo’s view of translation was that of a
psycho-spiritual journey through three levels: (a) Nāma (name/ linguistics), (b) Rūpa
(form/meaning), and (c) Svarūpa (essential truth). He believed a translator must …

[TXT] Erin Prophet The esoteric appropriation of evolution in the sense of self-improvement or personal transformation can be better understood by combining a historical …

E Prophet, TS Secular
… spiritual teacher Sri Aurobindo.16 …

Active ignorance as uncertainty reduction: an agnotological extension of predictive processing

MJC Vázquez, S de Jager, I Wilkins - 2026
This article explores the concept of active ignorance to elucidate the overlooked role
of ignorance within the frameworks of predictive processing (PP) and active
inference (AIF). We call this ignorance active because it refers to an operative …

Active ignorance is characterized as an ‘agno-inferential’ tendency (i.e., inference by ignorance) whereby a cognitive system reduces uncertainty by ignoring, denying or altering evidence that contrasts with deeply held beliefs, expectations, or hypotheses. We build upon analyses of (socio-cultural) ignorance in agnotology, epistemic injustice and critical race theory to articulate the concept of active ignorance. We then make explicit some of the implications of the AIF at the cultural niche-construction level by discussing how ignorance is a pervasive aspect of cognition structured according to its historical and political geography. We argue that the tacit conception of mind as progressing towards knowledge, implicit in many PP and AIF accounts, is inadequate. This conception of the mind can obstruct the consideration of persistently maintained false inferences, maladaptive features of socially-scaffolded cognition, and the identification of features that are favorable to specific types of agents.

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