http://www.sciy.org/blog Welcome to the Science, Culture & Integral Yoga webzine - "SCIY" 1) SCIY is a continually updated webzine: Recently posted articles are displayed on this SCIY title page, called the "Main Page." Scroll down to see our purpose statement and short excerpts of the latest 15 days of posted articles, newest at the top. Click on the "more »" links to continue reading articles that interest you. (Tip: Click on the titles in the "Recent Articles" list in the right-hand column to view the 15 most recent articles or in the "Recent Comments" list for the 10 most recent comments.) 2) Free Reader Accounts: Only registered "Readers" can post comments in response to articles, or reply to comments posted by others. To register, click the "Create Reader Account" link located below the Login frame in the upper left column. Don't worry, it's free, and entails no obligations on your part. (Tip: Readers can also choose to get free email Notifications of newly posted articles & comments. See Items 5 & 6 below.) ... more » Why SCIY? (pronounced "sci-y") by rjon on August 11, 2006 07:50AM (PDT) Our Purpose Vision: To consider emerging planetary science and culture in the light of Sri Aurobindo's integral yoga through mutually respectful dialogue, creative imagination, critical inquiry and non-dual epistemologies. Mission: To discern trends within contemporary arts, sciences and technologies which appear to facilitate (or not) the co-evolution of integral spirituality, scientific research and emerging planetary culture. Goals: To foster intra- and inter-community dialog among those who actively aspire to create a terrestrial environment which will advance an integral evolution of consciousness and thus a world of increasing truth, beauty and sustainable human unity. Who we are: The founders and core group of SCIY are engaged in the study and practice of Sri Aurobindo's "Integral Yoga," a non-sectarian spiritual path toward realizing "a living embodiment of an actual Human Unity."* - Our aspiration for SCIY is to foster inclusive scientific, cultural and spiritual research that serves this realization. We invite those who share this aspiration to join us. -------- * Quote from Sri Aurobindo's spiritual colleague, Mirra Alfassa (also known as "the Mother"), in her Charter for the Auroville universal township project being built near Pondicherry, India. _____________ "There are people who love adventure. It is these I call, and I tell them this: 'I invite you to the great adventure...' " en-us Sun, 19 Oct 2008 21:01:42 -0700 .. Vladimir Yatsento Blogware Debashish http://www.sciy.org/blog/_archives/2008/8/9/3831409.html http://www.sciy.org/blog/_archives/2008/8/9/3831409.html Sat, 09 Aug 2008 11:41:00 -0700 SCIY Editor Vladimir Yatsenko will teach an online course in the Vedas starting in October 2008. We carry the details here as well as a link to one of the lecture transcripts posted earlier in SCIY. Main Page .. Vladimir Yatsento .. Hinduism SPIRITUALITY .. India INTEGRAL YOGA IY PHILOSOPHY AV in visitors' blogs Vedas Vladimir http://www.sciy.org/blog/_archives/2006/12/22/2590415.html http://www.sciy.org/blog/_archives/2006/12/22/2590415.html Fri, 22 Dec 2006 04:53:00 -0800 There are many myths in the Veda which describe the Beginning of Creation from different angles or stages. Some of them start with the description of the Supreme Person, Atman, Self (4), others - of the Impersonal Spirit, Brahman (5), some start from Nothingness or Darkness (6), which they call “night”, ratri-, or apas, apraketam salilam (7), “dark waters”, or sometimes as mrityu (8), “death”, etc., etc. They all refer to different stages of Creation, where Darkness or Nothingness was depicted as our beginning, but not as our Origin. We can easily reconcile these myths, knowing that Darkness was the result of the Fall of the Supreme Light, (Involution): ... Main Page .. Vladimir Yatsento COSMOLOGY COLLECTIVE & INDIVID. IY IY PHILOSOPHY .. Supramentalization SRI AUROBINDO .. 'Savitri' THE MOTHER SriAurobindo Veda Spirit Self Origin Nothingness Creation Brahman Atman