Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Battle of perspectives, narratives, and manipulations

 Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra

Welcome to 'The Synthesis of Yoga' by Sri Aurobindo. Part 1 The Yoga of Divine Works Chapter 1, The Four Aids, Paragraphs 1 to 6 ...
Sri Aurobindo on the Cold War and Human Unity https://t.co/mYsX076jlv.
The Journey in Eternal Night and the Voice of the Darkness, Savitri, Sri Aurobindo - Page 592. 1 view · 2 minutes ago #themother #sriaurobindo #integralyoga
songs in Sanskrit, Hindi and Gujarati on The Mother and Sri Aurobindo, set to music by himself. At present he is a full time music teacher in Sri Aurobindo ...
Savitri by Sri Aurobindo Page 153. ... Savitri by Sri Aurobindo Page 153. 1 view · 14 minutes ago ...more. buzzutopia. 220.
Welcome to 'The Synthesis of Yoga' by Sri Aurobindo. Sri Aurobindo uses the words Purusha, Prakriti, He and She frequently in The Synthesis of Yoga.
Poems of Harindranath Chattopadhyay - Poems and Plays - Reverie (Read by Narad). No views · 2 minutes ago ...more. The Mother & Sri Aurobindo : E-library.
Poems of Narad - Songs to the One - Do Not Cling To the Past. 2 views · 5 minutes ago ...more. The Mother & Sri Aurobindo : E-library. 10.7K. Subscribe.
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Part 3: A clash of visionary insight versus materialist and literal confinement!

In a battle of perspectives, @PingaliGopal presents #SriAurobindo's view of the Vedas as a spiritual roadmap, brimming with cosmic mysteries, while Western scholars limit them to mere ritualistic interpretations.

#AurobindoIndology #JamisonBrereton @rekha_dhar @SaamaanyaJ @IndicaOrg

indica.today/long-reads/par

https://x.com/indicatoday/status/1838833800803160389?t=H2Renbgx4ijXlqriK7I_Xw&s=19

Spotlight on Auroville: A UNESCO-recognized township in Tamil Nadu, Auroville thrives as a model for human unity & sustainable development. Insights shared by architect Lalit Bhati & Dr. Keya Chakraborty at UNU-FLORES. #ResourceNexus

https://x.com/UNU_FLORES/status/1838850184412823817?t=_aSPc1-PxyOV5b8dYPOMXg&s=19

From 1900 BC-300 BC we do not have sculptures. Vedic people did not make sculptures, at least not in durable materials. During the Mauryan Empire (320-185 BCE), royal sculptures were built on top of pillars.

Read more Art and Culture with Devdutt Pattanaik | What sculptures tell us about Indian culture #UPSC
indianexpress.com/article/upsc-c… via @IndianExpress

https://x.com/devduttmyth/status/1838855370715893885?t=rM5suxc3LVn8UQqexM565Q&s=19

According to the research, alcohol reduces social anxiety and lowers inhibitions. This creates a psychological effect where people feel more relaxed and confident, allowing them to speak without the usual hesitation they would have when sober. This reduced anxiety makes the brain feel more comfortable accessing second languages—thus, "English" starts flowing out. However, this doesn’t mean their language skills are actually improving. In fact, alcohol impairs cognitive functions such as memory and judgment, which can lead to mispronunciations and incorrect usage of words.

Researchers have also noted that this effect is short-lived. Once the alcohol's influence wears off, the same person may find it difficult to string together coherent sentences in a second language. Moreover, excessive drinking can have the opposite effect, impairing speech altogether.

The consequences of alcohol consumption don’t stop at temporary language confidence. Prolonged drinking has been linked to brain damage, particularly to the cortex, the part of the brain responsible for memory, decision-making, and creativity. People suffering from Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) experience long-term damage that affects more than just language fluency.

https://www.dnaindia.com/viral/report-people-start-speaking-english-after-drinking-alcohol-due-to-3109253/amp 

25 Aug 2024 — Psychedelic drug, any of the so-called mind-expanding drugs that are able to induce states of altered perception and thought, ...
Psychedelics are drugs that alter a person's perception of reality and cause them to see or hear things that do not exist or are distorted.
Psychedelic and dissociative drugs can temporarily alter a person's mood, thoughts, and perceptions of reality.
What are the common tactics used by narcissistic manipulators (gaslighting, projection, blame-shifting)?
9 May 2024 — Love bombing involves a person overwhelming their partner with loving words, actions, and behavior as a manipulation tool. The manipulator uses ...
Gaslighting is perhaps one of the most insidious manipulative tactics out there because it works to distort and erode your sense of reality.
1 Feb 2024 — ... manipulation techniques commonly used in toxic relationships ... Gaslighting: Making the other person feel that their version of ...
3 May 2022 — Manipulation targets and controls how someone feels, thinks, and behaves in order for the manipulator to get what they want. While manipulative ...
The 4 stages of manipulation · Flattery: The first stage is when the person with manipulative behaviors puts on a facade of being kind, caring, and helpful.
18 Jul 2016 — 10 Techniques Used by Manipulators (and How to ... "Gaslighting is a manipulative tactic that can be described in different variations of ...

I'm very happy to report that my paper "Narrative Understanding" is now out at the European Journal of Philosophy!  
The paper explores the role of narratives in fields like sociology and political science. The article also builds on some ideas I wrote about in the New Statesmen a few years back

Great article with insightful ideas on the value and role of narratives. Reflecting on it, narratives are a subjective semantic representation of data or events, loosely structured, offering an alternative to visual tools like graphs. They serve as vehicles of understanding. Broadly speaking, a typical academic paper combines narrative, visuals, Great article with insightful ideas on the value and role of narratives. Reflecting on it, narratives are a subjective semantic representation of data or events, loosely structured, offering an alternative to visual tools like graphs. They serve as vehicles of understanding. Broadly speaking, a typical academic paper combines narrative, visuals, Great article with insightful ideas on the value and role of narratives. Reflecting on it, narratives are a subjective semantic representation of data or events, loosely structured, offering an alternative to visual tools like graphs. They serve as vehicles of understanding. Broadly speaking, a typical academic paper combines narrative, visuals, and data, structured more rigidly for common understanding and data, structured more rigidly for common understanding among academics. Narratives are part of the pragmatic toolkit for effective communication and deeper understanding.

Narratives in Times of Radical Transformation

T Kawai, J Fahlbusch, HL Dienel, O Renn, R Renn - 2024
This book explores how narratives have been and can be used to facilitate radical transformations towards a more sustainable future. Scholars from various disciplines have been increasingly utilizing social and cultural narratives to understand personal …

[PDF] Re-imagining Education and NEP 2020

DM Bhatnagar, DP Bhatnagar - 2024
… the important needs of education system is to integrate employability skills as an integral part of education system. Now a day’s technology has … the classical literature of India, and they know the benefits of yoga and meditation. They are …

[PDF] VALUE EDUCATION IN ANCIENT INDIA: A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO LEARNING

S Roy, S kumar Paul
This study explores the holistic approach to education in ancient India, emphasizing the integration of moral, ethical, and spiritual development with academic learning. Ancient Indian educational practices, notably the Gurukula system, were deeply …

Educating the Whole Person Includes the Spiritual Dimension

JL Lindsey
humanness into the classroom. The philosophy of holistic education is predicated upon the principal that the purpose of schooling is to develop the whole person; with the “whole” being a product of biological, psychological, social/environmental, and …

The Girl Child in the Life, Lore and Literature of Bengal: Selected Writings of Sibaji Bandyopadhyay

N Sen - 2024
Contemporary children’s literature in Bangla celebrates irreverent, defiant and deviant boys whose subversive doings critique the parenting and schooling they go through, while the girl child is neglected and marginalised. The rare fictional girls …