Sadhana - Tagore, Rabindranath

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Résumé :
All the great utterances of man have to be judged not by the letter but by the spirit--the spirit which unfolds itself with the growth of life in history. We get to know the real meaning of Christianity by observing its living aspect at the present moment--however different that may be, even in important respects, from the Christianity of earlier periods. For western scholars the great religious scriptures of India seem to possess merely a retrospective and arch?logical interest...

Biographie:
Rabindranath Tagore was born on May 7, 1861 in a Kolkata, India. He was the son of Debendranath Tagore (1817-1905) and Sarada Devi (1830-1875). Because of his mother's early death and his father's frequent travel, he spent most of his childhood with servants. He didn't like classroom schooling and roamed around Bolpur and Panihati where his family frequently visited. He was married to Mrinalini Devi (1873-1902) when she was 10 years of age. His father also had a keen interest in music and invited several professional Dhrupad musicians to teach music to children. Rabindranath's original surname was Kushari which was changed to Tagore. He belonged to Pirali Brahmin from the village of Kush in Burdwan district of West Bengal. He is known for reshaping Bengali literature, music and art with modernization. He became the first Non-European and first lyricist to win Nobel Prize in Literature. He was a polymath and wrote poems, short stories, songs, play writer, philosopher and painter. Tagore started writing poems from the age of eight and at the age of sixteen his first poem released under pseudonym Bh?nusi?ha. In 1877, his short stories and dramas released under his real name. From 1878 to 1912 he traveled to more than 30 countries on five continents.

Sommaire:
A series of philosophical reflections on the relationship between the individual, nature, and the universal. In Sadhana: The Realization of Life, Rabindranath Tagore presents a sequence of essays derived from lectures, examining the principles underlying human existence through a synthesis of spiritual insight and reflective thought. The work develops through consideration of unity, harmony, and the integration of the individual with a larger order, drawing upon Indian philosophical traditions while addressing a broader intellectual audience. Tagore's method is interpretive rather than doctrinal, emphasizing continuity between inner awareness and the external world. The essays proceed through thematic exploration, linking concepts of self, environment, and creative expression. Positioned within early twentieth-century philosophical writing, Sadhana reflects Tagore's engagement with both Eastern and Western traditions, offering a framework that connects spiritual perception with lived experience. It remains of interest to readers of philosophy, religion, and cross-cultural thought....