The Century of Life. The Nitishataka of Bhartrihari Freely Rendered into English Verse.
Pondicherry, India: Sri Aurobindo Ashram, 1969. Softcover. 8vo. x + 52 pp. Original cardboard covers with wrappers. Sri Aurobindo (aka Aurobindo Ghose) 1872-1950) was an Indian nationalist, philosopher, yogi, and writer. Aurobindo was educated in England and after returning to India joined the Indian movement for independence from British rule. Aurobindo later developed a method of spiritual practice he called Integral Yoga, in which the central theme of writings was the evolution of human life into a "life divine" on earth. In 1926, with the help of his spiritual collaborator, Mirra Alfassa (referred to as "The Mother"), he founded the Sri Aurobindo Ashram. Aurobindo was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1943 and for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1950. Light general wear with a bit of rubbing and fading to edges and a few light bumps to spine ends and corners. Otherwise, an unmarked and tight VG copy. Item #19812
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