Studies of the Rig Veda: Four Hymns to Surya-Savitri
Posted by vladimir in Vedic Studies on May 26th, 2010 Surya-Savitri
RV 10.170 ṛṣi: vibhrāṭ saurya; devatā: sūrya; chanda: jagatī, 4 vistāra paṅkti vibhrā́ḍ bṛhát pibatu somiyám mádhu ā́yur dádhad yajñápatāv ávihrutam vā́tajūto yó abhirákṣati tmánā prajā́ḥ pupoṣa purudhā́ ví rājati 10.170.01 1 MAY the Bright God drink glorious Soma−mingled meath, giving the sacrifice’s lord uninjured life; He who, wind−urged, in person guards our offspring well, [...]
...read moreTHE “UNIVERSITY OF HUMAN UNITY” IN AUROVILLE
Posted by vladimir in Miscellaneous on April 14th, 2010
Background and Inspiration The international township of Auroville was founded in 1968 in southern India, near Pondicherry, – in the words of the Charter of Auroville: “to be the site of material and spiritual researches for a living embodiment of an actual Human Unity.” As stated in the 4th UNESCO Resolution on Auroville, in 1983, [...]
...read moreKen Wilber and Sri Aurobindo: A Critical Perspective by Rod Hemsell
Posted by vladimir in Philosophy on April 12th, 2010 Philosophy, Sri Aurobindo, The Life Divine, Wilber
Ken Wilber and Sri Aurobindo: A Critical Perspective Part One – Wilber’s Early Works Introduction Ken Wilber’s work now spans two decades, from The Atman Project (1980), to A Theory of Everything (2001), and it includes some 20 books. In most of these books Sri Aurobindo’s work, especially The Life Divine and The Synthesis of [...]
...read moreIn search of Integral Paradigm of Knowledge: Three Vedic Epistemologies
“The central aim of Knowledge is the recovery of the Self, of our true self-existence.”[1] Vedic tradition designed many different epistemological frameworks. Some of them were depicted in the Brahmanic literature as adhilokam, ‘from the point of view of the worlds or levels of consciousness’, or adhijyautiṣam, ‘from the point of view of their energies’; [...]
...read moreStudy of Rig-veda II.24, Hymn to Brahmanaspati, by Nishtha
Posted by vladimir in Vedic Studies on April 7th, 2010 Vedic Studies
Study of Rig-veda II.24, Hymn to Brahmanaspati. (For Sri Aurobindo’s detailed comments on verses 4 – 7 of this hymn see the Appendix below.) ṛṣi: gṛtsamada (āṅgirasa śaunahotra paścād) bhārgava śaunaka; devatā: brahmaṇaspati, 1,10 bṛhaspati, 12 indrābrahmaṇaspatī; chanda: jagatī, 12,16 triṣṭup. Metrically Restored Text. sémā́m aviḍḍhi prábhr̥ tiṃ yá ī́śiṣe ayā́ vidhema návayā mahā́ girā́ [...]
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Posted by vladimir in Vedic Studies on April 7th, 2010 Vedic Studies
We are opening a page of Vedic Studies in the light of Sri Aurobindo. These sessions are taking place in IPI (Indian Psychology Institute) Pondicherry and in the University of Human Unity, Auroville. Hymns to different Godheads in the Rig Veda are studied in detail.
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