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Millennial Eclipse 15 January 2010 captured at Auroville by Paulette

by RY Deshpande on Mon 18 Jan 2010 12:19 PM IST

I have used 100 ASA, 1/4000 seconds, diaphragm 11 (the extreme values I had). The batteries of the new Fuji run out so I continued with the old Fuji, opting for less dramatic effects. Here are four of them.

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Jung’s Psychology of the Living God and Transformation of Individual and Community: Preface—by David Johnston

by RY Deshpande on Mon 18 Jan 2010 03:30 AM IST

When I lived in Pondicherry and worked at the Ashram during the early seventies, I began my study of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother as well as Jung. They came together for me in such a way that, despite their differences, I could only see similarities in their work and not oppositional positions. Nor was it simply a question of areas of overlap, but the similarities often had to do with essential aspects of their respective paths. At the same time I was conscious of the fact that several sadhaks of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother viewed Jung with suspicion if not downright contempt or dislike. I learned early on that it was taboo to speak to some sadhaks about Jung with any sense of respect or admiration; and I was very careful to watch my ‘p’s and ‘q’s.’ My general impression is that the dynamics involved have cast a dark cloud over Jung, which is at the origin of the negative impression held towards him by several disciples of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother. But an open attitude and willingness to seek a reconciling truth could benefit everybody concerned. Now is the time for it and, some forty years after my initial exposure to Sri Aurobindo, the Mother and Jung and as a contribution to the discourse I feel prepared to give an answer to those whom I believe don’t give Jung his appropriate due.

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