Originally posted on sciy.org by Ron Anastasia on Fri 15 Jul 2005 11:38 AM PDT
044 am. Re: yoga, culture, choice (post 1973)
Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 19:18:28 +0530
From: Ameeta Mehra <ameetamehra@vsnl.com>
Subject: Re: yoga, culture, choice (post 1973)
To: scienceandspirit@sriaurobindocenter-la.com
Message - 044/149
Dear Rich, Debashish, and Alok,
I have read with interest your postings on the questions related to
Yoga, Action in the world, culture and choice. Thank you for sending
them.
1) Can one ignore events transpiring in the world, or ones call
to action in the world, and still purport to practice a yoga of the
world?
To add to Alok's comments, Firstly, I believe that an integral
yoga, by its very origin and practise demands a participation in the
world, whether on the subjective or objective dimension. Therefore the
question itself seems almost contradictory. Except that as Alok said
that one need not jump into active participation, unless as Rich puts
it, one receives 'a call to action', presumably for a deeper voice
within.
2) Since 1973 (after the Mother's passing) there is no Guru to turn
to for advice on interpreting world events and those following IY must
formulate their own interpretations; what is the best methodology for
doing this ?
I agree completely, Rich, there could be no better alternative to
having the Mother present in her physical body, and have her direct
guidance on all matters, movements, of the world. However, in her
physical absence, I guess, I try and look at all events from a deeper
perspective. Not just seeing the surface, but what the surface often
disguises and hides. The Mother has often spoken about developing a
psychic discrimination in the consciousness. This essentially could be
one methodology. There would be ofcourse many others, but here it
depends a lot on the person's prakriti.
3) Can we formulate supra-ethical concerns in the integral yoga, (one
special area of consideration would be regarding the evolutionary
bio-technologies of cloning, transgenic organisms, chimeras (e.g.
human/animal hybrids)?
I suppose, one could formulate such supra-ethical concerns.
However, the efï¬cacy of such formulations would depend as much on the
greater or lesser power of consciousness of the formuliser, and would
impact accordingly. I like your question, Debashish, 'Is there a place
for ethics in the intergal yoga?' I would probably say, yes, at a
certain stage in the yoga, there is a place for ethics, but as one goes
higher and higher in consciousness, one could ï¬nd that the ethical
modes, themselves are cartoned up in formulations that do not allow a
different seeing. More, later, the outer action-world is calling me in
the present.
regards,
ameeta
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