(v) Sita's ordeal and Return of Śrī Rāma, Sita and Lakshmana to Ayodhyā Canto CXIV Having greeted the foremost of all archers, Śrī Rāma, whose eyes resembled the petals of a lotus, that great sage (Hanūmān) submitted to him as follows: — (1) "You ought to see that divine princess of Mithilā, who is sorely stricken with grief, for whose sake this course of action was undertaken, which has (now) borne fruit. (2) Having heard of your consummate victory, that princess1 of Mithilā, who is over whelmed with grief, her eyes bedimmed with tears, longs to see you. (3) By her, who was full of trust in m

Selected Episodes ( i ) Śrī Rāma is Exiled Canto XVI (Ayodhyākanda) Passing through the outermost gate of the inner chambers (for women), which was crowded with men, Sumantra (who knew many old legends) next reached the inner gate, which was solitary and was guarded by young men wielding a Prāsa (a barbed missile) and a bow and adorned with ear rings of burnished gold, unfailing in their duty and single minded of purpose and fully devoted (to their master) (1-2) Here he saw stationed at the gate, staff in hand, aged men clad in ochre coloured liveries and richly adorned, most attentive to their duty and guarding the inmates of the inner apart

(ii) Dialogue of Śrī Rāma and Bharata in the Forest Canto XCVI Having shown on that occasion the hilly stream (Mandakinī) to Sītā (the Princess of Mithila), Śrī Rāma sat down on a single flat rock humouring Sītā with a description of the pulp of fruits fit for the consumption of austere sages (as follows): — (1) "This (fruit) is fit for being offered as an oblation into the sacred fire, this is luscious and this (bulb) has been roasted well in fire." In this way the celebrated Śrī Rāma (a scion of Raghu), whose mind was devoted to righteousness, spent his time with Sītā. (2) While he remained sitting there, the dust raised by th

Story of Ramayana in a Nutshell Canto I (Balakanda) The sage Vālmīki put the following question direct to Narada, the heavenly sage, the foremost of those skilled in expression, who remains (ever) engaged in askesis and the study of the self (the study of the Vedas): — (1) "Who can possibly be full of virtues in this world at present? Who is possessed of prowess and knows what is right? Who is conscious of services done, truthful of speech and firm of resolve? (2) Who is possessed of right conduct and who is friendly to all living beings? Who is a man of knowledge? Nay, who is powerful and who has a singularly lovable appearanc

References The quotations from the Writings of Sri Aurobindo are reproduced from Sri Aurobindo Birth Centenary Library volumes 15 & 19 and are serially as follows : Introduction The Human Cycle - p. 181, p. 201. Reason and Democracy The Human Cycle - p. 183, pp. 183-5, p. 185. The Ideal of Human Unity - p. 450, pp. 450-1. The Human Cycle — pp. 185-6. The Ideal of Human Unity - p. 444, p. 444, p. 448. The Human Cycle — p. 187. Reaction to Capitalism The Human Cycle - p. 188, p. 188, pp. 188-9, p. 189, p. 189, pp. 189-90, pp. 195-6, pp. 196-7, p. 197, p. 192, pp. 193-4, p. 194. Reaction to Suprem

Reason and Democracy What is the relationship between Reason and Democracy? Why did Monarchy come to be replaced by Democracy? Are ordinary people extraordinary in the art of government? Is perfect democracy practicable? What is the necessity of Parliamentary Democracy? Democracy is on the anvil. Democracy is in crisis. Has Parliamentary Democracy succeeded? What is the likely future of Parliamentary Democracy? Will Democracy come to be replaced by Monarchy or Totalitarianism? Individualistic Democracy leads to a huge organised but unbridled competitive system — to the present industrialised capitalism, and to an increasing plutocratic tendency. It leads to scramble

Definitions and Explanations of Sociological and Political Terms (Collected from Various Dictionaries and Encyclopidias) Anarchism is the belief that it is practicable and desirable to abolish all organised government, laws and machinery for law enforcement. Anarchists aim at a Stateless society in which harmony is maintained by voluntary agreements among individuals and groups. They envisage a social order without prisons, armies, police or other organised force to maintain property rights, collect taxes or enforce such personal obligations as contracts, debts or alimony. Aristocracy denotes the theory and practice of government by an elite generally

Introduction •Reason projects the democratic Trinity of Godheads: Liberty, Equality and Fraternity. •But Reason cannot sufficiently establish them or sustain them. One by one, these Godheads tend to be discarded as noxious democratic chimeras. •What is the solution? The Train of Reason Democracy - Socialism - Anarchism Liberty - Equality - Fraternity "If we may judge from the modern movement, the progress of the reason as a social renovator and creator, if not interrupted in its course, would be destined to pass through three successive stages which are the very logic of its growth, the first individualistic and increasingly democratic with liberty for its

TOWARDS A NEW SOCIAL ORDER TOWARDS A NEW SOCIAL ORDER (A Compilation of Passages from the Writings of Sri Aurobindo) by Kireet Joshi The Mother's Institute of Research, New Delhi. mothersinstitute@hotmail.com All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form, or by any means, without written permission of the compiler or the publisher. First edition, 2011 ISBN: 978-81-909651-3 Published by: POPULAR MEDIA, Jhilmil

Reaction to the Supremacy of the State and to Totalitarianism: Transition to Anarchism, Intellectual or Spiritual: Towards the true solution What are the basic springs of Anarchism? What is Anarchism? What is the relationship between Anarchism and the democratic godheads of humanity? Will Anarchism go beyond the stage of theory and intellectual revolt? "The State will wither away " - Is not that Russian ideal of communism Anarchistic? Is that ideal not likely to be realised? What are the defects of Anarchism ? Will Anarchism be surpassed? What is the true solution? - Spiritual or Spiritualised Anarchism? - Or a radical spiritual change and transforma