Educational philosophy of sri aurobindo ghosh sriaurobindo18721950,thegreateducationistofindia,hassetforthhisphilosophyin the life divine. Educational philosophy of sri aurobindo ghosh the guiding principles of sri aurobindo. It is a synthesis of idealism, realism, pragmatism and spiritualism. He joined the indian movement for independence from british rule, for a while was one of its influential leaders and then became a spiritual reformer, introducing his visions on human progress and spiritual evolution.
It would pursue physical and psychical sciences, not merely to know the world and nature in her processes and to use them for material human needs, but to know through them the spirit in the world and the ways of the spirit in its appearances. Aurobindo ghosh biography in hindi language with life history and important work. Sri aurobindos philosophy of evolution according to sri aurobindo, evolution is a word which merely states the phenomenon of the graduated development of life in matter and of mind in matter, but does not explain this surprising phenomenon. Download free ebooks for tablets and kindle from auro ebooks. Relvance of educational philosophy of sri aurobindo ghosh in. Jun 29, 2018 6the educational philosophy of sri aurobindo ghosh still holds relevance for the present india. Sriaurobindo ghose 18721950, was one of the greatest cultural. Since 1971 most of the contents of the volume have appeared under the editorial title the supramental manifestation and other writings. There, he served as a teacher in various colleges and nurtured his intellect on indian traditions. During his stay at cambridge he joined indian majlis a students. Here on you can find all the works of the indian scholar, yogi, revolutionary and mystic sri aurobindo. His knowledge of eastern and western educational thought is immense.
Brief life sketch, philosophy of education, basic principles, concept, aims of. He was a great poet, a thoughtful thinker, a distinguished metaphysican, a great prophet and a passionate patriot. Brief life sketch sri aurobindo born in calcutta on 15th august in 1872 at the age of 7 went to england and live there for 14 years latin, greek, french, german, italian and spanish brilliant and passed i. Aurobindo was indeed a versatile genius a great poet, a profound thinker, a notable metaphysican, a great seer and an ardent patriot. Sri aurobindo was an indian nationalist and freedom fighter, major indian english poet, philosopher, and yogi. Jan 15, 2019 don and ramnath have already given two terrific answers. He describes sri aurobindos philosophy as an original synthesis of the indian and western traditions. Sri aurobindo biography childhood, life achievements. He contends that there seems to be no reason why life should evolve out of material elements or mind out of. At a philosophical plane, aurobindo ghosh claimed that he acknowledges the divergence between indian ascetic transcendental idealism and western secularist materialism. In evaluating the idea of resurrection of the soul in his essay philosophy of rebirth, aurobindo claims that conventional monisms e. S ri aurobindo ghosh aurobindo occupies a pre eminent position among contemporary philosophers of education in india. Table of contents for the complete works of sri aurobindo.
Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from india and world. He has admitted that after the attainment of independence, changes have occurred in our system of education, but it is not in conformity with the mental and spiritual needs of. Education would not only aim at the integral development of personality, but it would also embrace all knowledge in its scope. According to aurobindo, the philosophical synthesis of aristotle, leibniz and hegel is merely intellectual, while that of his reveals a complete course of a mans spiritual consciousness. Aurobindos vision on education school of educators. The primary and secondary sources related to sri aurobindo ghoshs educational. Beyond man the life and work of sri aurobindo and the mother, harpercollins publishers india, new delhi 1999, isbn 8172233272. Doc the sociopolitical philosophy of sri aurobindo dr. Baltinder kaur principal kirpal sagar college of education. After his studies in united kingdom, he returned to his homeland and served the ruler of the princely state of baroda. Sri aurobindo points to the need of a still wider and deeper enlargement of self, the realization of the divine self, individual, universal and transcendent all lesser selves should be sacrificed for this highest one. Sri aurobindo also spelled shri aurobindo, yogi, seer, philosopher, poet, and indian nationalist who propounded a philosophy of divine life on earth through spiritual evolution. Aurobindo ghose was a renowned indian scholar and a spiritual preacher known for his theory of divine life. The surname ghose is pronounced, and usually written in english, as ghosh, and aurobindos name often appears as arabindo ghosh in english academic sources.
Sri aurobindo the prophet of indian nationalism and renaissance. An avid scholar of western and hindu philosophy and ever thirsty for the mystery of. Satprem, sri aurobindo, or the adventure of consciousness 1968, pondicherry, india. The foundation of political philosophy of aurobindo was his notion of spiritual nationalism and the mysticism of the motherland. Sri aurobindos philosophy is based on an experienced integralism. Essays in philosophy and yoga short works in prose written between 1909 and 1950 and published during sri aurobindos. Relvance of educational philosophy of sri aurobindo ghosh in the. Sri aurobindo, born aurobindo ghosh, was an indian nationalist, freedom. Relvance of educational philosophy of sri aurobindo ghosh. Part i of the book relates to the lives and teachings of sri aurobindo and the mother. Download the complete works of sri aurobindo as a free pdf. It would pursue physical and psychical sciences, not merely to know the world and nature in her processes and to use them for material.
Aurobindo ghose expressed his educational ideas in the weekly k, karmayogin published from february 12 to april 2, 1910. Returned to 1893 and joined baroda college as lecturer 4. The contribution of the educational philosophy of sri aurobindo. Birth and parentage an accomplished scholar apostle of indian nationalism awakened to the divine mission his practice of yoga ashram at pondicherry sri aurobindos philosophy the sages mahasamadhi related sites. The life divine by sri aurobindo combines a synthesis of western thought and eastern spirituality with sri aurobindos own original insights. Some years ago i started uploading the 35 volumes, every single book in a single file. At the age of seven, aurobindo was sent to england by his father to insulate him against any indian influence. Essay on the main principles of sri aurobindos educational. It should be related to life truth and self mastery by the child. Education would not only aim at the integral development of personality. Shri aurobindo ghosh was deadly against the prevalent education of his times. Aurobindo ghose biography aurobindo ghosh indian freedom.
Bose writes the illustrious example of arabindo ghosh looms large before my vision. The paper reflects the spiritual philosophy of aurobindo g hosh which is helpful in today s education. Starting page of the site dedicated to sri aurobindo and the mother. Sri aurobindo was born in calcutta on 15 august 1872. According to him, the indian mind had achieved tremendous credit in the realm of intellectual, vitalistic and political activities, and its. Aurobindo s metaphysics grew out of a fusion of indian and western ideals. Print version is available from sri aurobindo book distribution agency sabda. It relates the importance of aurobindos philosophy of education with different components of education. Mans progress to the mental is through the physical and the vital. Exposition of the philosophy of sri aurobindo and the techniques of integral yoga. The issue is related to gs4 syllabus under the following heading. Sri aurobindo s philosophy of evolution according to sri aurobindo, evolution is a word which merely states the phenomenon of the graduated development of life in matter and of mind in matter, but does not explain this surprising phenomenon.
Sri aurobindos philosophy has a lot of practicality associated with it. The contribution of the educational philosophy of sri. Raj narayan bose, an acknowledged leader in bengali literature, and the grandfather of indian nationalism was sri aurobindos maternal grandfather. The primary and secondary sources related to sri aurobindo ghoshs educational philosophy were evaluated after detailed analysis. In this book, sri aurobindo presents a theory of spiritual evolution and suggests that the present crisis of humanity will lead to a spiritual transformation of the human being and the advent of a divine life upon earth.
This is the true and whole meaning of selfrealization in the moral philosophy of sri aurobindo. Spiritual perspective of aurobindo ghosh s philosophy in today s education mr. It can be said that his philosophy revolves around logic and rationality. The contribution of the educational philosophy of sri aurobindo ghosh. Aurobindo ghosh, the great educationist of india, is known by the name aurobindo. He attained his basic as well as higher education from the united kingdom. Book the upanishads by sri aurobindo contains his final translations of and commentaries on the isha and kena, his final translations of the mundaka and katha upanishads, and a commentary on part of the taittiriya upanishad. These stages are psychological rather than chronological and in the social philosophy of sri aurobindo, it is the former which have always been held as the real meaning of the latter. Aurobindo ghosh owes not only his rich spiritual nature, but even his.
Jan 17, 2018 the integral yoga of sri aurobindo, part one. It is a synthesisofidealism,realism,pragmatismandspiritualism. He has admitted that after the attainment of independence, changes have occurred in our system of education, but it is not in conformity with the mental and spiritual needs of children and demands of the nation. Sri aurobindo s philosophy has a lot of practicality associated with it. His literary excellence had been exemplary and brought him innumerable acclaims. Know thyself tatwamasi is the keynote of educational philosophy of sri aurobindo. Sri aurobindo 1872 1950 was a key figure in the early movement for indian independence. It is true that aurobindo is one of the greatest educationist of humanity of all times, in. Relvance of educational philosophy of sri aurobindo ghosh in the present system of education educational philosophy of sri aurobindo ghosh the guiding principles of sri aurobindo. His approach to philosophy of educa tion is mainly value based and he wanted to look at education from an integral point of view. New pages links write us main site mirror 1 mirror 2. New thinking allowed with jeffrey mishlove 56,193 views.
At the age of seven he was taken to england for education. England, as aravind or arvind while in baroda, and as aurobindo when he moved to bengal. The guiding principle of sri aurobindos educational philosophy was the awakening of the individual as a spiritual being. Philosophy of swami vivekananda and sri aurobindo a critical. He bases his philosophy on the original vedanta of the upanishadas.
In england he stayed for fourteen years till 1893 and was educated at manchester, london and cambridge. Aurobindo, the education must emphasis on the whole aspects of human life such as physical, psychic, mental, beauty, power, knowledge and. Essays in philosophy and yoga shorter works 19101950. Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from. Sri aurobindo has set forth his philosophy in the life divine. His integral yoga was characterized by its holistic approach and its aim of a fulfilled and spiritually transformed life on earth. The difficulty in describing his approach over quora is that you and i dont have a relationship on the surface and hence it is hard to find out what to set as the base. Ghose chose the middle name akroyd to honour his friend annette akroyd. The paper deals with the spiritual education with special reference to the aurovindos philosophy in which his life philosophy and social psychology influence spiritual education. He was arrested by the british on charges of sedition and after a deep spiritual experience in jail, he left politics to pursue a path of spiritual seeking. Aurobindo offered an element of spiritualism to nationalism. Essay on the main principles of sri aurobindos educational philosophy. If you can know yourself, your true nature and your innate capacity, you will be able to know the whole world, understanding of the self or soul atma is basic to all kinds of knowledge.
Download free pdf versions from sri aurobindo ashram website. Upanishads are the ancient treatises on spiritual truths as envisioned by the seers, sages and rishis of the civilization of india. Aurobindo ghosh owes not only his rich spiritual nature, but even his very superior literary capacity, to his mothers line. For conducting this study, philosophical and historical methods were employed. Pauls school, london, and at kings college, cambridge. Sbs nagar 1 introduction all the problems that india is facing today, they are probably not so pressing, not as urgent as the problem of educational reconstruction. Sri aurobindo was renowned and important personality in the history of the indian resurgence and indian nationalism. The yoga we practice is not for ourselves alone, but for the divine.
Aurobindo ghose was born in calcutta now kolkata, bengal presidency, india on 15. The revolutionary yogi, with debashish banerji duration. He joined the movement for indias freedom from british rule and for a duration 19051910 became one of its most important leaders, before turning to developing his own vision and philosophy of human progress and spiritual evolution. Sri aurobindo believes that earlier vedanta represent and integral or balanced view of life. His writings represent the crystallization of the new and rising soul of india and have a spiritual message for humanity. Once rabindranath tagore visited the aurobindo ashram and said, you have the word and we are waiting to accept it from you. Since 1971 most of the contents of the volume have appeared under. Pdf sri aurobindo ghoshs philosophy of education dr. Jul 15, 2016 download the complete works of sri aurobindo here as one huge pdf file 15. Aurobindo ghosh was born on 15th august, 1872 at calcutta. Sri aurobindos philosophy of education book by sri aurobindo.
Upanishads are the ancient treatises on spiritual truths as envisioned by the seers, sages and rishis of. But as aurobindo astutely points out, if this is the case, rebirth of the. Aurobindo ghose, better known as sri aurobindo is known to the entire world as a great scholar, a national leader and a spiritual guru. The life divine covers topics such as the human aspiration, the emergence of life in the cosmos from out of a divine source, the evolution of matter to spirit in the universe, the division and dualities inherent in human consciousness.
The main objective of this study was to analyze the integral education as envisaged by sri aurobindo ghosh. Download the complete works of sri aurobindo here as one huge pdf file 15. Vedantics and upanishads contend the universe is one, and that matter ebbs and flows from this oneness like waves from the sea. The social political thought of sri aurobindo is most astonishing one as it is not devoid of spiritual touch. Sri aurobindo the prophet of indian nationalism and. Fundamental principles of teaching and other details. Spiritual perspective of aurobindo ghosha s philosophy in. His writings in this period must be visualized against the political background of india in the last quarter of the nineteenth century. Don and ramnath have already given two terrific answers. The contribution of the educational philosophy of sri aurobindo ghosh in the present system of education.
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