Document Type
Audio File
Publication Date
2014
Abstract
The spirit of integral living encompasses living a life in the world, which is concerned not only with the transcendent divine but also with the imminent divine, for it is held that the creation or manifestation is an extension of the transcendent divine in space, time, and causation. For the transformation of earth and body, the role of the Divine Mother becomes extremely crucial, for it is She who in the scheme of integral philosophy is considered to be the creator and sustainer of all that happens in this universe. It is through a collaborative participation with the Divine Mother that the transformation of body and terrestrial consciousness can occur. In this presentation, Kundan will provide a brief outline of Sri Aurobindo’s cosmology, speak about four great aspects of the Divine Mother in her universal or cosmic manifestation, and link the above two for the transformation and perfection of earth and body.
Recommended Citation
Singh, Kundan, "Transformation of Earth and Body in Sri Aurobindo’s Integral Vision through Conscious and Collaborative participation with the Divine Mother" (2014). Founders Symposium. 26.
https://digitalcommons.ciis.edu/founderssymposium/26
Comments
Kundan Singh, Ph.D. is an Associate Core Faculty at Sofia University (formerly the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology), Palo Alto and Adjunct Faculty the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS), San Francisco from where he obtained his doctorate in Humanities. He has authored a book titled The Evolution of Integral Yoga: Sri Aurobindo, Sri Ramakrishna, and Swami Vivekananda and several book chapters in edited works such as “Beyond Mind: The Future of Psychology as Science,” “Beyond Postmodernism: Towards a Future Psychology,” “Relativism, Self-Referentiality, and Beyond Mind,” and “Relativism and its Relevance for Psychology.” Some of his journal articles are as follows: “Laying the Foundation for Indian Psychology” and “Sri Ramakrishna: The Initiator of Integral Yoga.”