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Subject: [K-list] RE: Which works of Sri Aurobindo you read ?
From: Bhavin Desai

RK Shankar,

Thank you for the attachment (which I have removed from this message),
which I have already read at
http://savitribysriaurobindo.com/motheronsavitri.html.
Prompted by your email, I had another detailed look at Savitri (on the
above site). I also sampled several sections ahead. In conclusion, I
really can't follow it. It just does not appeal to me, although it
clearly appeals to many others.

There are many paths in the world/universe. It is better to choose one
path that is consistent with ones own character and personality. It is
not good to try too many paths, nor to jump from one to another
regularly when there is not enough improvement or "enjoyment". Even so,
it is possible to know about other paths/ways/systems for the purposes
of an overview and general discussions.

However, it should be clarified that even though I choose a certain path
and other choose different paths, I still have respect for all paths
that genuinely have the ultimate goal of Yoga, ie union of Jiva Atman
and Param Atman. Furthermore, unless I know about a topic, I do not
discuss it in detail nor disrespect it.

If you are interested in a (brief) list of my favourite readings then
here it is: Ramayana, Mahabharata (which includes the famous Bhagavada
Gita), Hatha Yoga Pradipika, Gheranda Samhita, Patanjali Yoga Sutras,
Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas, Samihitas, and various Mantras/Shlokas.

I have read some text extracts of other religions and paths. They give
me a similar spiritual thrill and "expansion". Which justifies to
myself that it is necessary and sufficient to follow one path
thoroughly, but to respect other paths by at least knowing about them in
general.

Bhavin.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: rkshankar [mailto:rkshankar AT_NOSPAM vsnl.net]
> Sent: 17 April 2003 02:55
> To: Bhavin Desai
> Subject: Re: Which works of Sri Aurobindo you read ?
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bhavin Desai <bhavin.desai AT_NOSPAM ntlworld.com>
> > It does not appeal to me
> It is fine if Sri A's Works do not appeal to you
> It is still very fine if you have your Guru and follow Him.
>
> > I read Aurobindo when I was a teenager.
> Sri A propounded a new religion in the 20th century
> He made English into a mantra language
> His Savitri is a stream of English mantras
> Mantras contain vibrations of equivalent images
> And, Supramental images, at that!
>
> > However, I did persevere, eventhough I did not fully understand
> Persevering is a mental way of functioning
> One cannot go far with this in spiritual pursuits
> Definitely, not in Sri A's method
> Also, the Symbol Dawn is the hardest canto in Savitri
> You may try reading 'Pursuit of the Unknowable'.
> You may try reading Letters on yoga by Sri A and the Mother (many
vols)
>
> > I did start Savitri, but could not continue with it.
> One is supposed to 'aspire'
> It is the 'soul' of man that has this quality
> One has to bring this to the front
> Into the surface mental awareness
>
> > I therefore tend to avoid overly abstract or theoretical discussions
> In Sri A's Works, everything is 'infinitely practical'.
> I have been reading and practising Sri A's integral yoga for over 15
years
> Once He appeared in an early morning dream-Vision alongwith the
Mother's
> Light
> and the following day, He saved my daughter from drowning in the ocean
in
> Cape Town, SA
> Mind you, I do not meditate on any form. I have never had any Guru in
a
> physical sense
> I am attaching what the Mother said about Savitri and Sri Aurobindo
> This will clarify things.
>
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