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Themes in Life Divine: Chapter 1 - Part 3

Date: 
May 31, 2020
Speaker(s): 
Mr. Garry Jacobs
Notes: 
  • Explanation to the Life Divine theme: Contraries are complementaries
  • Sri Aurobindo’s third poise: Being of the Becoming
  • How to study the Life Divine? - Realize that what one’s read in the Life Divine in their life experience and succeed. Be never satisfied until we experience the themes of Life Divine in life.
  • Nethi Nethi, Ithi Ithi: In the Chapter Destiny of the Individual, Sri Aurobindo states that there is no conception by which Brahman can be described. Nethi Nethi refers to “neither this nor that”. Ithi Ithi refers to “this one is, that one is”.
  • How does one use the idea of Nethi- Nethi, Ithi-Ithi in practical life?
  • Central Principle of creation comes as Contradictions. Greater contradictions are between Man and Woman. When a Man and Woman resolve their contradictions, life presents with them the Eternal Romance.
  • Explanation to the Life Divine theme: Do not stop in the middle, go till the end.
  • Sri Aurobindo states that the unknown is not the Unknowable. It need not remain unknown unless we persist in our ignorance.
  • How to continue till we reach the end? Stop using the faculties one already has -- Truth and Knowledge will take us to the end.
  • Applying the spiritual themes in everyday activity - Understanding the process.
  • Experiences from Auro Child School and Everyday Life Divine Session



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