Sri Aurobindo - Brief Introduction English

 

Sri Aurobindo also known as Uttaryogi(15.08.1872-05.12.1950)

This name is given to Sri Aurobindo on the basis of the prophecy of the famous Tamil Yogi. Nagaijapta, the famous yogi of the south, predicted that after thirty years a yogi from the north would come to the south and would practice complete yoga here in the south. He said three words 'madness' as a symptom to identify that yogi. All three of them are found in the letters of Sri Aurobindo to his wife. Those three madness  were  1- All his  abilities are God's gift and these  abilities are  only for the nation. 2- Search of God 3- The goal of making India independent.

Sri Aurobindo was endowed with versatility, not only he was a great yogi, seer, sage, philosopher, poet, writer but also a great patriot, freedom fighter and revolutionary.

1.            Sri Aurobindo had for the first time demanded complete independence.

2.    Sri Aurobindo did not consider the country of India to be inert matter - fields, fields, forests, mountains and rivers. He used to see the country as Mother India.- "Bharat Mata"

3.       The British government considered Sri Aurobindo to be the most dangerous person in India. The plan of an armed rebellion  is found in the 'Bhavani Mandir'.

4.       Sri Aurobindo's national education policy is based on holistic personality development, national thought and global vision.

5.       Sri Aurobindo's Uttarpara speech guides to understand Sanatan Dharma in the simplest language

6.       Sri Aurobindo's message on  15th August is relevant even today in which Sri Aurobindo tells about five dreams 1. Opposing the Partition of India 2. Rise  of Asia 3. Role of United Nations 4. Spiritual contribution of India to the world 5. In the process of evolution,  important role of Yoga in which India's leading role will be expected.

7.       Sri Aurobindo provides a ray of hope to mankind in the midst of an evolutionary crisis based on divine life through supramental transformation.

8.       According to Sri Aurobindo, the course of evolution is not finished, logic is neither the last word and nor  the reasoning animal is the supreme creation of God. Human has appeared from animal. In the same way, the superman will emerge from the human.

9.       Taking inspiration from Sri Aurobindo's philosophy, thinking and literature, the role of India in the world was discussed in the Constituent Assembly during the framig of the Constitution of India .

10.   Literature - Divine Life, Savitri, Foundations  of Indian Culture, Essays on Geeta, Synthesis of Yoga, Letters of Sri Aurobindo, Human Cycle, Secret of Veda, Our Yoga and its Object,BandeMataram, etc

 

Rabindranath Tagore wrote a poem on the occasion of Sri Aurobindo's arrest in the Vande Mataram case, and while defending the Alipore bomb case, CR Das said that after this dispute was settled, long after his departure from this world. Sri Aurobindo  will be revered as a poet of patriotism, a prophet of nationalism and a lover of humanity, and his voice will continue to resonate and resonate not only in India, but also across distant seas and countries.

Surya Pratap Singh Rajawat

Secretary SAS Rajasthan