tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492774704026276830.post3845336303916014504..comments2023-10-25T12:50:37.376+05:30Comments on A critique of "The Lives of Sri Aurobindo" by Peter Heehs and its consequences in the Ashram life: Reply to Dr. Raghu -- by Dr. Alok PandeyGeneral Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08357387091233027707noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492774704026276830.post-66970716278290680322010-06-02T18:37:44.073+05:302010-06-02T18:37:44.073+05:30This "doctor", whatever his medical cred...This "doctor", whatever his medical credentials, is at the very least an intellectual quack. Without the least bit of understanding or experience he takes on the whole subject of "Yogic" powers, dismisses them summarily as a delusion and then, like a petulant child, expects that those he denounces and vilifies will go out of their way to spoon-feed and carefully administer to him the knowledge that will deliver him from his own blind beliefs and prejudices. It is more than obvious that to try to educate this lazy and slothful kind of mentality would be a giant exercise in futility. If he is genuine in his quest for knowledge, as he so pompously claims to be, then he can very easily take up the Yoga or any other Yoga and verify for himself the results. If he were the least bit sincere and possessed of an iota of the truly "scientific" spirit, this would be the only course of action he need adopt to answer his doubts. Instead he chooses to waste his own and other people's time in useless sarcastic e-mails and needlessly abrasive verbal pugilism. Under normal circumstances we could happily ignore the jarring croaks of such self-important koopa-mandooks who choose to stay confined in the well of their own comfortable delusions and self-inflicted littleness, while broadcasting their contempt for those outside of it. However, incredible as it may seem, there is some value to Raghu's rant. It demonstrates starkly how this book serves as ammunition in the hands of the hostile and the close-minded. Indeed, this smug little brain has used only one small section of the book to attack Sri Aurobindo, the disciples and Yoga in general. There is infinitely greater room for more such mischief based on other parts and passages in the book. This is what critics of the book have been pointing out consistently since the very beginning, that the book lends itself naturally to such abuse and distortion of its great subject. If anything, Raghu proves the point that the book's critics have been making from day one. No doubt more such worthies will crawl out of the woodwork in support of the book. It is to be hoped that effusive praise from such nakedly hostile individuals will have the inadvertent effect of opening the eyes of those within the Aurobindonian community who have chosen to endorse this book themselves.Govindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02553294084255808629noreply@blogger.com