M V Nadkarni – Writings

There is undoubtedly a Hindu upsurge in the country today. But whether we seize the tide at its flood and use it to bring about a spiritual renaissance or let it peter out into a mere religious revival – this will decide the future of this country. My aim in this paper is to see the whole phenomenon in a different light  — the light of Sri Aurobindo.

Most people regard their body as their real being. They are most of the time preoccupied with the problems of feeding it, keeping it healthy and comfortable and trying to preserve its looks as long as possible. The outer form of man is deceptive because it hides everything else about him.

We have Indian bodies but our minds have become, if not completely Western, at least alien to the true Indian perspective. We are unable to appreciate India and its cultural and spiritual bases and tendencies except as seen by Western scholars.

The triune path of works, knowl­edge and devotion is the core of the teaching of the Gita. The Gita is one of the great syntheses in which the Indian spiritual tradition is so rich. It starts from the Vedantic synthe­sis and builds another harmony of Love, Knowledge and Works through which we can approach the Divine.