This year, the world is commemorating the 150th birth anniversary of Sri Aurobindo. He is known as a great yogi, philosopher, poet, literary critic, and revolutionary.
Background
Born as Aurobindo Ghose in Kolkata on August 15, 1872, he went to England for his studies. He appeared for the Indian Civil Services examination in Cambridge but absented himself in the last part of the horse-riding test. After coming to India, he joined the service of the Maharaja of Baroda. Soon, he joined national politics. His articles in Bande Mataram, Karmayogin, and other revolutionary journals enthused the youth everywhere. In May 1908, he was arrested in the Alipore Conspiracy Case. In prison, he had many spiritual experiences. He was acquitted on May 6, 1909. On April 4, 1910, he went to Pondicherry and stayed there for four decades.
Current crisis
At present, the entire world is in a state of turmoil. Global warming, wars, the Ukraine crisis, diseases, and fear have infiltrated man's psyche. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic gripped humans in all parts of the world. The coronavirus continues to take lives everywhere. Man is desperately searching for solutions to these unforeseen problems. The present world crisis concerns the entire humanity the world over. But we all know that the night is darkest before dawn. A new world is about to be born.
Change of consciousness
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