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Carl Gustav Jung 2nd Chapter from the book “The Undiscovered Self” In order to free the fiction of the sovereign State – in other words, the whims of those who manipulate it – from every wholesome restriction, all sociopolitical movements…

By Sri Aurobindo This article is in continuation of last blog. But the Gita’s teaching here has a still profounder significance if we take it not as a detached quotation self-contained in meaning, as is too often done, but as…

By Sri Aurobindo This article is in continuation of last blog. The ancient system of the four orders had a triple aspect; it took a social and economic, a cultural and a spiritual appearance. On the economic side it recognised…

In the vast tapestry of Indian civilisation, the concepts of Varṇa and Jāti have often been misunderstood, oversimplified, or distorted. Colonial classifications and modern interpretations projected a rigid hierarchy onto a system that, in its original vision, was organic, ethical,…

By A. K. Saran TODAY there is no living Hindu society in India. The process of the decay of Hindu society and religion (which must be distinguished from Hindu spirituality) began very long ago. It reached a decisive phase during…

Hinduism’s starting point is neither God nor the Creation (the universe, the world). It is the simple but inexhaustible question: Who am I? Before going further, it should be emphasized that the form and the logic of this question are…

37. KARMA Jiva is beginningless because he is born of ignorance which is beginningless. During this existence. Jiva assumes different forms and goes through countless births and deaths. While in human form, the Jiva performs actions (Karmas) which are both…

37. कर्म (Karma) जीव अनादि है, क्योंकि वह अनादि अविद्या से उत्पन्न हुआ है। इस अस्तित्व के क्रम में जीव अनेक रूप धारण करता है और असंख्य जन्म-मरण के चक्र से गुजरता है। मनुष्य रूप में रहते हुए जीव विविध…

32. TAT TWAMASI (That Thou Art) 32. ननु साहंकारस्य किंचिज्ज्ञस्य जीवस्य निरहंकारस्य सर्वज्ञस्य ईश्वरस्य तत्त्वमसीति महावाक्यात् कथमभेदबुद्धिः स्यादुभयोः विरुद्धधर्माक्रान्तत्वात् इति चेत । But the Jiva is endowed with ego, and his knowledge is limited. (Whereas) Isvara is without ego and…

32. तत् त्वम् असि (तू वही है) 32. ननु साहंकारस्य किंचिज्ज्ञस्य जीवस्य निरहंकारस्य सर्वज्ञस्य ईश्वरस्य तत्त्वमसीति महावाक्यात् कथमभेदबुद्धिः स्यादुभयोः विरुद्धधर्माक्रान्तत्वात् इति चेत । परंतु जीव अहंकारयुक्त और सीमित ज्ञान वाला है, जबकि ईश्वर अहंकाररहित और सर्वज्ञ है। तब ऐसे में…

24. EVOLUTION OF THE TAMASIC ASPECT एतेषां पञ्चतत्वानां तामसांशात् पञ्चीकृतपञ्चतत्वानि भवन्ति । From the Tamas aspect of these five subtle elements, the grossified five elements are born. 24.1 पञ्चीकरणं कथम् इति चेत्। If it is asked how this Pachikarana (grossification)…