In recent years, Sri Aurobindo—a twentieth-century Indian thinker and visionary—has attracted renewed interest across diverse fields, including spirituality, nationalism, aesthetics and the philosophy of mind. Among his many contributions, it is his metaphysical and spiritual vision, particularly articulated in The Life Divine , that continues to inspire deep engagement. Building briefly on...
This article attempts to study the problem of perception in Sandor Márai’s celebrated novel Embers from the standpoint of the pramana (a method of knowledge) of Advaita Vedanta. An epistemic problem, the problem of perception, concerns the overwhelming questions of life, culminating in an enigmatic amalgamation of dilemmas and paradoxes. Genuine dilemmas and paradoxes problematize human...
While living a life based on universal principles is well accepted by many, the reality of living acts as a great detriment to those who want to centre their lives on these timeless truths. Further, institutional mechanisms and work environments do not conform in general to such principle-centred living. The agents of the state, especially those in the police, have to work under tremendous...