The Lives of Sri Aurobindo

Peter Heehs (c/o Sri Aurobindo Ashram Archives)

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Columbia University Press
19 May 2008

Biography: general; Memoirs; Religion: general

Since his death in 1950, Sri Aurobindo Ghose has been known primarily as a yogi and a philosopher of spiritual evolution who was nominated for the Nobel Prize in peace and literature. But the years Aurobindo spent in yogic retirement were preceded by nearly four decades of rich public and intellectual work. Biographers usually focus solely on Aurobindo's life as a politician or sage, but he was also a scholar, a revolutionary, a poet, a philosopher, a social and cultural theorist, and the inspiration for an experiment in communal living.

Peter Heehs, one of the founders of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram Archives, is the first to relate all the aspects of Aurobindo's life in its entirety. Consulting rare primary sources, Heehs describes the leader's role in the freedom movement and in the framing of modern Indian spirituality. He examines the thinker's literary, cultural, and sociological writings and the Sanskrit, Bengali, English, and French literature that influenced them, and he finds the foundations of Aurobindo's yoga practice in his diaries and unpublished letters. Heehs's biography is a sensitive, honest portrait of a life that also provides surprising insights into twentieth-century Indian history.

By: Peter Heehs (c/o Sri Aurobindo Ashram Archives)
Imprint: Columbia University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 37mm
Weight: 907g
ISBN: 9780231140980
ISBN 10: 0231140983
Pages: 528
Publication Date: 19 May 2008
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Note on Proper Names Part One: Son 1. Early Years in India: Bengal, 1872-1879 Part Two: Scholar 2. Growing up English: England, 1879-1893 3. Encountering India: Baroda, 1893-1910 Part Three: Revolutionary 4. Into the Fray: Calcutta, 1906-1908 5. In Jail and After: Bengal, 1908-1910 Part Four: Yogi and Philosopher 6. A Laboratory Experiment: Pondicherry, 1910-1915 7. The Major Works: Pondicherry, 1914-1920 Part Five: Guide 8. The Ascent to Supermind: Pondicherry, 1915-1926 9. An Active Retirement: Pondicherry, 1927-1950 Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index

Peter Heehs was born and educated in the United States but has lived in India since 1971. One of the founders of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram Archives, he is currently a member of the editorial board of the Complete Works of Sri Aurobindo, and has published many books and articles.

Reviews for The Lives of Sri Aurobindo

All students and scholars of Sri Aurobindo will find this extraordinary book most rewarding... Essential. CHOICE 10/1/08 A great biography... a doorway into [Sri Aurobindo's] extraordinary spiritual philosophy and vision. EnlightenNext 12/1/08 It is engagingly written and supported by a bounty of historical materials. Students of India with little familiarity of Aurobindo will discover that Heehs offers a multisided portrait of a brilliant and enigmatic man whose lifetime spanned a momentous period in modern Indian history... -- Hanna H. Kim H-Asia 6/1/11