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" t is impossible to speak authoritatively of the future evolution of humanity

and a yogic vision for all to follow without acknowledging the contribution of

Sri Aurobindo and his line. Their revelation of a New Supramental Consciousness

and Realization and the forms it evolves for its manifestation are utterly

unique and they alone hold the promise of a transformed Indian/Hindu society. "

See below for conference advertisement/announcement

Reply to David Frawley's " Call for the Intellectual Kshatriya "

By

Robert E. Wilkinson

To persons of knowledge, David Frawley's (1.) Call for India's Rebirth is an

unfortunate misrepresentation of the realities of a Hindu renaissance. His

limited understanding of the process not only deflects attention away from the

serious work of transformation now going on in India but conceals the surprising

fact that his own beliefs are an impediment to the very rebirth that he seeks.

Frawley's impassioned 'Call for the Intellectual Kshatriya', while no doubt

well-intentioned, reveals a profound lack of understanding of both the

underlying cause of the problems of modern Hinduism (2.) as well as the proper

means of bringing about its recovery. It simply boggles the mind to see him

suggest that a Hindu renaissance might be brought about through a media war in

which activist pundits such as he might arouse the 'timid, feeble, half-hearted'

Hindu into a powerful and progressive social force. This would be no renaissance

but the way of the religious revivalists who seeks to proselytize the masses

with rajasic rhetoric. This approach will not work with Hinduism because it is

not a religion, it is purely metaphysical in its essence and cannot be coerced

into renaissance by the contrived actions of an elite intelligentsia. The moment

of its resurgence is totally dependent upon the Time-Spirit, Mahakala. It knows

this and waits patiently for the hour.

A true Hindu Renaissance and by consequence an Indian Rebirth is predicated upon

one thing: a restoration of the " Sanatana Dharma " - the eternal truths of the

Veda. Frawley's claims notwithstanding, it is impossible to speak

authoritatively of the future evolution of humanity and a yogic vision for all

to follow without acknowledging the contribution of Sri Aurobindo (3.) and his

line. Their revelation of a New Supramental Consciousness and Realization and

the forms it evolves for its manifestation are utterly unique and they alone

hold the promise of a transformed Indian/Hindu society. Frawley is evidently

unaware of this because in his article he lumps Sri Aurobindo together with

Ramana Maharshi, Shivananda and Chinmayananda, making no distinction of their

different evolutionary visions. This suggests either a superficial understanding

of their work or an inability or unwillingness on Frawley's part to go to the

heart of the issue.

The Vedic way to an Indian renaissance disclosed by Sri Aurobindo, the Mother

and Thea (Patrizia Norelli-Bachelet) is based upon profound yogic formulas given

out in great detail in the Rig Veda itself. Through the lived experience of this

yoga they have discovered the means and mechanism of restoring the Sanatana

Dharma and returning India to its rightful place in the community of nations.

Almost no one today, including David Frawley, is aware of these discoveries

because the realization of these eternal truths requires more than just a

scholarly, intellectual knowledge of the Veda. Sri Aurobindo explains:

" The perfect truth of the Veda, where it is now hidden, can only be recovered

by the same means by which it was originally possessed. Revelation and

experience are the doors of the Spirit. It cannot be attained either by logical

reasoning or by scholastic investigation. [sanskrit text].'Not by explanation of

texts nor by much learning', 'not by logic is this realisation attainable.'

Logical reasoning and scholastic research can only be aids useful for confirming

to the intellect what has already been acquired by revelation and spiritual

experience. This limitation, this necessity are the inexorable results of the

very nature of Veda. "

Sri Aurobindo - The Life Divine

Part and parcel of this Vedic realization is the profound relationship between

the Cosmic Order and the symbols of its manifestation upon the earth. This

knowledge is found in every Vedic temple which, if properly built, is a symbolic

reconstruction of the universe, binding together the world of the Gods and man.

Rituals to the Vedic Gods and the timing of their collective worship was

considered the most important aspect of temple culture because it imprinted upon

the worshipers the correspondences and equivalencies designed to awaken an

awareness of the common Center that exists in both the cosmic order and the

human soul.

There is one thing I can agree with in Frawley's thesis and that is the need of

a MODEL to revitalize Hindu society. If he had bothered to go deeply into the

Supramental Knowledge of Sri Aurobindo, the Mother and Thea (Patrizia

Norelli-Bachelet), Frawley would know that just such a model exists. It is the

Mother's Temple/Chamber (4.) unveiled in its totality by Thea (Patrizia

Norelli-Bachelet) in her opus work, The New Way. (5.) It is the greatest feat

of sacred architecture yet to be realized upon the earth; what the Mother

called, " A Symbol of the Future Realization. " Those of us who have been

initiated into its mysteries can state unequivocally that it is not some call to

arms of an intellectual warrior class that will catalyze a Hindu renaissance but

a Temple, a new model of the universe that resonates with the Hindu Soul.

" Ayodhya " should serve as a profound example of how a symbol such as this can

arouse the sleeping energies of the Hindu Samaj.

In addition to the Inner Chamber as our guide, the work today of those who seek

a true Indian rebirth and Hindu renaissance follows a form inspired by Sri

Aurobindo and articulated by Thea as a vehicle for the deployment of the

Supermind. It is a " Sangha " , a seed community that embodies the Vedic principle

of action from a Center. Like the hub of a wheel, all that happens in the

periphery extends from and has its origin in the Hub or Center. (6.) From that

Soul/Center/Skambha alone can one obtain a vision of the true order of things

and bring about the needful changes in the periphery. One of the most profound

examples of this " Seeing " from a Center is Thea's unveiling of India as the Soul

of the Earth. Her " Indocentric Cosmology " (7.) precisely confirms what the

Mother wrote years ago about the Destiny of India:

" INDIA is a divinely chosen country with a unique spiritual heritage. She is not

the earth, rivers and mountains, nor simply the collective name for the

inhabitants of this land. India is a living being, conscious of her mission in

the world and waiting for the exterior means of its manifestation. India alone

can lead the earth to peace and a new world order. "

The Mother: " On the Destiny of India "

The Mother's vision of India's Soul and its unique mission in the world is yet

another, more global example of a harmonious action from a center. It follows

precisely the laws of correspondence laid down in the Veda and establishes a

common denominator between the Individual and the Nation Soul. In order to

obtain that Centered vision and rise to fulfill their sacred Dharma, both must

reconnect with the true Cosmic Order laid down by the Rishis of old.

As it stands now, nearly all Hindu temples base their ritual celebrations on an

Astronomical rather than Vedic system of measure. The Nirayana, Sidereal system

of calendar measure espoused by David Frawley is unreliable, confusing and

contradicts the verses in the Rig Veda that describe " One Wheel of three-hundred

and sixty spokes, firmly riveted that shake not in the least (8.) " As a result

of this confusion, almost the entire Hindu Samaj celebrates the most important

Hindu festival, the Makar Sankranti or Winter Solstice on 14 January, some 23

days after the actual Winter Solstice. How can this possibly be? The Winter

Solstice - Shortest Day of the Year is not a matter of interpretation. It is an

unmistakable event that occurs every year on 21 December with the change of the

Sun's direction from the Lower Hemisphere (Daksinayana) to the Upper Hemisphere

(Uttarayana) and into the sign Capricorn, India's zodiacal ruler. Yet most of

the Hindu community, unaware of their error, continues to celebrate the Makar

Sankranti 23 days after the actual Solstice, and Capricorn gateway, thereby

following the constellations rather than the tropical/seasonal UNCHANGING

ecliptic zodiac. Few may admit it, but it is precisely this kind of fuzzy

un-Vedic calendar measure that sets the faithful on a path of adharma and

prevents both individual and nation from rising to fulfill their mission.

Knowing the critical importance of this true Vedic measure to the Hindu temple

culture, Thea convened a Movement for the Restoration of Vedic Wisdom (9.). Its

mission statement was to educate the Hindu community about the importance of

Vedic Cosmology and the deeper symbolic meaning of their ritual celebrations.

Since 2006 the Movement has reported 30 (thirty) temples (10.) in South India

that have incorporated the Tropical Sayana system and have re-poised their

ritual worship on those eternal foundations of solstice and equinox. This is a

modest beginning to be sure but it represents a decisive turn in the Hindu

psyche towards a reconnection with its collective soul. This is the way of

Renaissance, the Vedic Dharmic Way.

If David Frawley and his Hindu intelligentsia are sincere about becoming a

meaningful part of India's great adventure of renaissance, let them move beyond

the mere mental ideal and commit themselves to the rigors of a personal

transformation born out of the practice of a Vedic Yoga which alone can produce

a new consciousness and a new species. For who has the right to call for an

awakening that they have not experienced themselves?

Robert E. Wilkinson

April 30th, 2008

robtw

For those interested in learning more about Sri Aurobindo's, the Mother's and

Thea's evolutionary work and becoming part of this great adventure of Vedic

Renaissance described in this article, we are offering an international

conference in India on September 20 - 26. See details below:

Aeon Centre of Cosmology

in collaboration with the

Movement for the Restoration of Vedic Wisdom

will be holding

The Ennead of Convergence International Conference

20 to 26 September 2008

Applications of the New Cosmology - 'The Individual - The Nation - The World'

-

Conducted by Patrizia Norelli-Bachelet (Thea), Director, Aeon Centre of

Cosmology

Venue: The Carlton. Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, India

For Additional Information contact Conference Coordinators

In India: Dr Patricia Heidt: pheidt, patriciaheidt

Outside India: Ms Jeanette Caurant: caurant

Notes:

1.) David Frawley is a well known Astrologer and American Hindu pundit who came

to prominence through his scholarly works debunking the colonial-inspired " Aryan

Invasion Theory. " He is also the founder and director of the American Institute

for Vedic Studies .

" Call for the Intellectual Kshatryia " -

http://www.hinduvoice.co.uk/Issues/13/IK.htm

In his book, The Astrology of the Seers, p. 48, Frawley writes: " Vedic

astrology considers the Sidereal zodiac to be more important. "

2.) 'The Origins and Nature of Hindu Decline': Part I , Part II, Part III, Part

IV - Patrizia Norelli-Bachelet, November - December, 2006, and published in

Bhavan's Journal, 31 December 2007 to 15 February 2008.

movementforrestorationofvedicwisdom/message/13

3.) See: The Supramental Line - http://www.aeongroup.com

4.) See: The Mother's Temple - http://www.matacom.com

5.) The New Way Vol. I & II: A study in the rise and the establishment of

a gnostic society, Volumes 1 & 2, by Patrizia Norelli-Bachelet, at $45.00, from

Æon Books, ISBN: 0945747063. The preeminent symbol of a new consciousness now

manifesting upon the Earth is a cosmological structure known as the Mother's

Inner Chamber. This sacred structure is a living manifestation of the descending

Truth-Consciousness into Earth's atmosphere and symbolizes Earth's emerging

Soul. Written into its architectonic structure are keys to the harmonies of the

cosmos and the secrets of Supramental Time. Ms. Norelli-Bachelet explains the

origins of this contemporary temple design and its occult measurements which

define the evolution of consciousness on this planet.

The New Way, Volume III by Patrizia Norelli-Bachelet at $36.00, Rs 750 from Æon

Books, ISBN:0945747039. In this volume the INDIVIDUAL is featured in his

evolutionary journey. The contemporary process of evolving a completely new

condition of being, called the Supramental by Sri Aurobindo is the theme of this

volume. To illustrate the method, the author reveals the occult significance of

Leonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian Man, the famous drawing of a man within a circle

and a square which she calls the Universal Being. On the backdrop of the

Mother's Inner Chamber, the central revelation of Volumes 1 and 2, through

Leonardo's drawing the author carries sacred art to dimensions never before

reached. The author also elaborates further on her discoveries concerning Time

and its role as an ally in the evolutionary process we are all experiencing.

She writes about the importance of experiencing Whole Time, the complete cycle

of experience, previously unknown and now open to humanity and with it the

ultimate conquering of Death.

6.) SKAMBHA is mentioned in the Rig Veda and Atharva Veda as the Supreme

Principle of Creation. The realization of Skambha goes to the very heart of

creation and unveils the mystery of existence itself. Its ontological

significance as the Support of the Worlds follows upon the Rishi's declaration

that the universe was born and developed. from a core, a central point (Rig Veda

X -149) - ie. The Hub of a Wheel.

7.) Temple India - an Indocentric Cosmology -

http://www.aeongroup.com/caprcrn.htm

8.) " Twelve spokes, one wheel, navels three.

Who can comprehend this?

On it are placed together

Three hundred and sixty like pegs.

They shake not in the least. " (Rig Veda 1.154.48)

" One is the wheel; the bands are twelve;

three are the hubs - who can understand it?

Three hundred spokes and sixty in addition

have been hammered therein and firmly riveted.

Though manifested, it is yet hidden, secret,

its name is the Ancient, a mighty mode of being;

in Skambha is established this whole world;

therein is set fast all that moves and breathes. " (Atharva Veda X, 8)

9.) Movement for the Restoration of Vedic Wisdom: 'The Zero, the Veda, & the

Divine Measure of the Year' -

http://www.quantumyoga.org/Movement%20for%20the%20Restoration%20.pdf

10.) Temples in South India that are now incorporating the Sayana calendar for

Hindu festivals:

1.SriMahamariamman temple,Valangaiman.

2.Sri Kailasanather temple,Valangaiman.

3.Sri Kothandaramar temple,Valangaiman.

4.SriArunachaleswarar temple,Valangaiman.

5.Sri Swarnapureeswarar temple,Andankoil.

6.Sri Pasupatheeswarar temple,Avoor.

7.Sri Anadeeswarar temple,Saluvanpettai.

8.Sri Lakhsminarayanaperumal temple,Saluvanpettai.

9.Sri Kalinganarthanaperumal temple,Uthukadu.

10.Sri Ayyanar temple,Kiliyur.

11.Sri Lakshminarayanaprumal temple.Udayalur.

12.Sri Kailasanathar temple,Udayalur.

13.Sri Selvamahakaliamman temple,Udayalur.

14.Sri Lakshminarayanaperumal temple,Mathur.

15.Sri Kamakshi temple Sithanvalur.

16.Sri Subramanya temple,Engan.

17.Sri Adheeswarar temple,Athanur.

18.Sri Athanooramman temple,Athanur.

19.Sri Mariamman temple,Salem.

20.Sri Mullaivananathar temple,Thirukarukavur.

21.Sri Abathsahayeswarar temple.Alangudi.

22.Sri Abayavaradeeswarar temple,Alangudi.

23.Sri Rajagopalaswami temple,Mannargudi.

24.Sri Santhanagopalaswami temple,Needamangalam.

25.Sri Kasiviswanathar temple.Needamangalam.

26.Sri Moolanathar temple,Poovalur.

27.Sri Kailasanathar temple,Uthukadu.

28.Sri Saragapani temple,Kumbakonam.

29.Sri Vasishteswarar temple,Thittai.

30 Sri Ramaswami temple.Kumbakonam

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