This book brings to focus one of the prominent 20th century Indian thinkers, Sri Aurobindo, by providing an overview of his philosophy on life and yoga, and by elucidating his thought in the context of contemporary society. This text is unique in approaching Sri Aurobindo as a problem solver and from a conflict resolution perspective, the latter being the author’s expertise. Sri Aurobindo’s contributions such as Ideal of Human Unity, Integral Yoga, Life Divine and his poetic vision as embodied in his epic poem, Savitri, are explored in-depth. The book explores these ideas to seek possible solutions to the current predicaments of human life and society. This monograph attracts not only students and researchers in the fields of philosophy, religion, yoga, political science, international politics, Indian thought, and conflict resolution, but also general interest readers.
Author(s): Debidatta A. Mahapatra
Series: Sophia Studies in Cross-cultural Philosophy of Traditions and Cultures, 40
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2023
Language: English
Pages: 164
City: Cham
Preface
Contents
Introduction
1 The Making of Sri Aurobindo
2 Integral Vision
3 Ideal of Human Unity and Conflict Resolution
4 Organization of the Book
References
All Life Is Yoga
1 Evolutionary Yoga
2 Brahman: Relative and Absolute, Matter and Spirit, Manifest and Unmanifest, and Beyond
3 Supermind and Superman: Sachchidananda
4 Savitri: A Journey and a Call
5 Conclusion
References
Ideal of Human Unity
1 The Vision
2 The Evolutionary Thesis
3 Nationalism, National Ego, and Nation-Soul
3.1 Means at Arriving at Human Unity; Mechanical Means Won’t Work
3.2 Auroville as a Model of Human Unity
4 Ideal of Human Unity and Global Governance
5 Conclusion
References
Integral Conflict Resolution
1 A Brief Survey of the Discipline
2 An Integral Approach
3 An Integral Perspective on Indian Freedom Struggle and Select International Developments
4 Conclusion
References
Sri Aurobindo in the Twenty-First Century
1 ‘Inner War Without Escape’
2 Integral Yoga Calls for Individual and Collective Praxis
3 Reflection on Select Issues by Applying the Integral Perspective
4 Conclusion
References
Index
