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Happy to announce my book on Sri Aurobindo, a collection of essays that cover the life and the essence of some of his extraordinary writings. Please do buy, share, and review.
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Sri Aurobindo (1872-1950), a yogi, philosopher, nationalist, poet, linguist, and writer of unparalleled excellence, wrote on an extraordinary variety of subjects that ideally should have provided a blueprint for laying the foundations of a resurgent India at independence that were based on Indian traditions. Unfortunately, policymakers largely overlooked him.
Sri Aurobindo’s works provide access to some of the most insightful reflections on the nature of humanity, the world, and the divine. This book serves as an invitation for readers to explore Sri Aurobindo's contributions further.
India was once renowned for its many achievements and actively engaged in knowledge production. Alien rule for almost a millennium forced Indian culture, to some extent, to shift from a mode of knowledge production to one of knowledge protection.
At independence, Indian leaders and intellectuals should have reflected on the country's past to comprehend why India had reached such remarkable heights that attracted numerous invaders. Western ideas captivate most of our leaders from independence to date. Regrettably, our educational systems over decades wilfully disregarded the rich cultural heritage of the country and the significant material and spiritual achievements of India prior to the onset of imperial attacks.
Sri Aurobindo's writings fundamentally assert that the past, which should not be equated with primitiveness, offers solutions not only for India but also for the entire world as it navigates a precarious future. His insights remain relevant even today, making it crucial for intellectuals to revisit Sri Aurobindo's work in order to reassess current understandings that are causing more strife than healing.
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The first thing you notice about the marble temples is the Victorian lawns, symmetrical fountains a lotus pond shaped like the flower. There are no fruit-bearing trees that can attract monkeys, birds and insects; no flowering trees that can attract snakes thehindu.com/opinion/column…
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Heisenberg’s Physics and Philosophy shows how quantum mechanics reshaped our understanding of reality, blending science with deep philosophical questions.
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The Schrödinger equation is the foundation of quantum mechanics. It describes how a particle's wavefunction changes over time and how its motion depends on its energy and surroundings.
iℏ(∂ψ/∂t) = −(ℏ²/2m)∇²ψ + Vψ
Here, ψ is the wavefunction, ℏ is the reduced Planck constant, m is the particle's mass, V is the potential energy, and ∇² is the Laplacian operator that describes how the wavefunction changes through space.
This single equation explains phenomena such as atomic structure, quantum tunneling, and the behavior of electrons inside atoms.
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Most scientists work within an accepted framework, a paradigm that determines which questions matter, which methods are legitimate and what counts as a satisfactory answer. But observations sometimes appear that the prevailing framework cannot comfortably explain.
Kuhn was not arguing that evidence is irrelevant or that every theory is equally valid. He was showing that science is a human and historical activity whose deepest advances can transform the very language through which reality is investigated.
Read this book to understand not only what science discovers, but how scientific communities decide what can be seen, questioned and known.
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Rebirth and Karma - U.S. Edition - Sri Aurobindo. In-depth study of the concepts of rebirth, karma and the higher lines of karma. One of the best introductions we have ever found. lotuspress.com/rebirth-and-ka… #reincarnation #rebirth #karma #sriaurobindo #aurobindo
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