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Materialism – Spiritualism: Prepare for Synthesis

March 22, 2005 · Posted in Uncategorized · Comment 

Sri Aurobindo was one of the sages of the last century whose philosophy will provide increasingly useful in the world we live in. His approach was marked by synthesis. As we enter the 21st century, we see dualism everywhere around us. It nearly seems that dualism has been stretched to the max, especially when one considers political or socio-economic factors. Synthesis is desperately needed.
Nearly all philosophies are either materialistic or spiritualistic. Either they embrace life and the ego/body, or they deny it. Neither is particularly satisfactory explanation for life.
Following is a paper I wrote recently on Materialism and Spritiualism, and on how Sri Aurobindo’s philosophy provides an approach to overcoming the two.

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