Patterns of the Present - Softcover

Vrekhem

Softcover

ISBN 10: 8171677681 ISBN 13: 9788171677689

Publisher: Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd., 2002

Synopsis

A companion volume to Overman: The Intermediary between the Human and the Supramental Being, Patterns of the Present is a profound and enjoyable account of the present situation of mankind and the world itives in. As the world entered the threshold of a new millennium, many theories were formed on what possibilitiesay ahead for mankind. Patterns of the Present explores the meaning of history, the globalisation of our planet, the values of the East and West and the future evolution of mankind to present the current position of humanity through the perspective of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother.

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About the Author

Georges Van Vrekhem is a Flemish speaking Belgian. He became quite well-known as a journalist, poet and playwright. He became acquainted with the works of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother in 1964. In 1970 he joined the Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry, and in 1978 he moved to Auroville, which has been his home ever since. He has translated into Dutch several books of Sri Aurobindo, the Mother and Satprem, as well as selected writings from the Rama­yana and the Mahabharata. He is also the author of Beyond Man – Life and the works of Sri Aurobindo.

Synopsis

The author puts the present situation of humanity in the perspective of the evolutionary vision of Sri Aurobindo and the mother. The meaning of history, the globalisation of our planet, the values represented by east and west their meeting and reciprocal fertilisation.

Edition details

• Publisher: Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd.
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8171677681
• ISBN 13: 9788171677689
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256