tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492774704026276830.post5453467039859507131..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: Second Response to Debashish Banerji -- by Raman ReddyGeneral Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08357387091233027707noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492774704026276830.post-24817505225896713352010-04-04T10:18:28.938+05:302010-04-04T10:18:28.938+05:30Anonymous Comment:
Excellent articles and good re...Anonymous Comment:<br /><br />Excellent articles and good reminders of basic truths which people so easily forget. <br /><br />The problem with the intellectual research of Debashish and Heehs seems to be:<br /><br />1) It is based only on words and lacks the capacity to go beyond them to the real truth behind. <br /><br />2) It lacks the spiritual insight and dimension regarding things that are beyond intellectual understanding, especially of the critical intellect.<br /><br />Yes, I too have read that people came to the Ashram to escape the War. There may be some truth in it. Others came to escape their economic conditions, still others to forget their spouses and girlfriends/boyfriends (I suppose Peter found his taxi driving too strenuous and turned to Integral yoga of which he claims to be an adept - I suppose it would be too difficult to go back to it now), but all these are superficial explanations for things that run much deeper. Some hidden aspiration in Heehs buried under the mass of ignorant mentality and intellectual pride devoid of any genuine seeking for truth, might still be seeking the liberating touch of a sadguru in order to be free. Debashish on the basis of some words claims to understand the sequence of events and actions that concern people threatened by the War without taking into consideration any spiritual factors. Then I would like to ask him how he himself got associated with Auroville or Heehs. The statement about people coming to Pondy due to the threat of War (Pondy being the safest place due to the presence of Sri Aurobindo is Mother's appraisal of the situation.) is for me a speculation. Why did not then the whole of Calcutta emigrate to Pondy if the threat of the War were so real? Did these people (the ones who came) get an Adesh to go to Pondy? Certainly not and Peter's research is there to prove it !!!. You rightly point out that there has been no real analysis forthcoming to explain the errors of interpretation that have been pointed out to these so-called scholars. I suspect Debashish's appreciation of Peter's work is itself hagiographical in nature. Anyway, I don't want to read stuff that just wastes my time on speculations. I am sorry that you have to plough through it.Raman Reddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15086196989336805401noreply@blogger.com