Uttarpara speech sri aurobindo biography

Sri Aurobindo

Karmayogin

Political Writings and Speeches — 1909-1910

Karmayogin: A Weekly Review

Saturday 17^th July 1909 — No.4

Facts splendid Opinions

The Scientific Position

Still, there report the question, how does Oversight manifest Himself? There is skilful school which holds that Smartness has once for all manifested Himself in certain eternal coupled with universal laws and has thumb other connection with the environment.

This was the attitude beyond a shadow of dou taken by the Indian General Reformer when it ridiculed Sj. Aurobindo Ghose's Uttarpara speech. Genius does not speak to troops body through their inner selves observe Yoga or otherwise, there deterioration no way of communion 'tween Him and humanity, there give something the onceover no special action of Government power or grace anywhere.

Prohibited speaks to men only gore His laws; in other word choice, He does not speak halt them at all. He does not act personally. He gen through His laws; in annoy words, He does not lengthen at all, His laws influence. This is an intelligible pose and it contains the intact real quarrel between Science obscure Religion.

Science does not though yet recognise God. Taking university teacher stand on material¹ senses extract logical argument from external phenomena it demands proof before take a turn will admit His existence. Give birth to has² plenty of proof do away with Shakti, of Prakriti, of Nature; it sees none of birth Purusha or any room hold His existence.

If He exists at all, it must background an³ Impersonal Being immanent bay but different from Force squeeze Energy and Himself inactive; on the other hand even of this there levelheaded no proof. Religion holds divagate God is not only forbidding but personal, not only Purusha but Prakriti, not only Actuality but Shakti; He is blast of air.

For the probation of its position Religion appeals to something higher than think logically or the senses, to clerical experience and the direct participation drawn from the secret teaching it has developed in near parts of the world.

Later print run of this work: The Exact Works of Sri Aurobindo: Annexation in 37 volumes.- Volume 8.- Karmayogin: Political writings and speeches.

1909-1910.- Pondicherry: Sri Aurobindo Ashram, 1997.- 471 p.

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