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The Dialogue with Death
In the Dialogue with Death the author presents the superb mysticism of Sri Aurobindo as he has expounded it in his own inimitable style in the exquisite poem Savitri. Savitri is a monumental work in which sri Aurodindo is seen as a yogi and a philosopher a mystic and an occultist a poet and a lover all at once. It contains the quintessence of Sri Aurobindo`s great spiritual adventure which aimed at bridging the gulf between Heaven and Earth.
370 pages, Paperback
First published July 30, 2003
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July 5, 2018
The Dialogue with Death
To understand this book one should be familiar with the Pativrata-mahatmya Parva of The Mahabharata(Sections CCLXLI - CCCVIII) because it deals with Savitri's love towards her husband who was predestined to die one year from the day Narada announced that Savitri made a bad choice regarding her husband. That's not all. To understand this book one should also be at home with Aurobindo's epic work entitled "Savitri" because Rohit Mehta's book looks like a commentary to Aurobindo's "Savitri".
Rohit Mehta's style is somewhat prolix. Some introductory pages can be skipped. The real dialouge with the God of death can be found at the end of his book.
Although Mehta is acquainted with the English language and literature, no traces of any western methodology of interpretation can be found in his book. He does not seem to have targeted any group of international consumers.
To understand this book one should be familiar with the Pativrata-mahatmya Parva of The Mahabharata(Sections CCLXLI - CCCVIII) because it deals with Savitri's love towards her husband who was predestined to die one year from the day Narada announced that Savitri made a bad choice regarding her husband. That's not all. To understand this book one should also be at home with Aurobindo's epic work entitled "Savitri" because Rohit Mehta's book looks like a commentary to Aurobindo's "Savitri".
Rohit Mehta's style is somewhat prolix. Some introductory pages can be skipped. The real dialouge with the God of death can be found at the end of his book.
Although Mehta is acquainted with the English language and literature, no traces of any western methodology of interpretation can be found in his book. He does not seem to have targeted any group of international consumers.
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