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THE FRENCH REVOLUTIONKarmayogiSECTION - 1Revolutions are landmarks in history.Form the point of view of Spiritualevolution, revolutions are criticalstages in the evolution of the earth. Mothersays Sri Aurobindo was present on earth atevery such critical stage. She too was withHim invariably. He says the FrenchRevolution originated in the Himalayas.Anything fundamental anywhere in the worldshould originate in the Spirit, just as any newproduct of technology should originate inscientific research. Ourscience is calledexperimental science.Some people think it ismaterial science, as it is thescience of the materialworld. The phrase ‘Lifescience’ has come to stay.What the world needs isthe Science of Life, abranch of knowledge thatstudies how life behaves.It may not be justpsychology, but willinclude psychology. Psychology studies thebehaviour of the Mind. Should a subjectcalled ‘Science of Spirit’ come intoexistence, the occurrence of revolutions asthe unfolding of the earth’s evolution willbe seen.Sri Aurobindo has remarked on India’sevolution that if is a nation destined to leadthe world spiritually. Apparently they arestray remarks inserted in various places. Onlyhe who has the spiritual vision of what SriAurobindo stands for can know thesignificance of those statements and howthey all go together around a central vision.The following are some of those statementsthat I can recollect now:1. Nature resorted to foreign invasionto unite India geographically, as all herprevious efforts had failed.2. India became FREE in the subtleplane in 1910.3. Indian FREEDOMwould lead to the freedomof Asia.4. World union willcome into existence.5. India will become theGuru of the world.6. Mother has said thatFrance will collaboratewith India in this mission.7. . Indian bodies carry Spiritual light.8. America is in the vanguard of theearth’s evolution. The Americans exhibit acuriosity to know of the evolutionarypossibilities.9. Sri Aurobindo said that he has playedrole in the world wars, particularly in Irelandand Turkey. He also had a little to do withthe Russian Revolution.(The New Indian Express)SAMARTHA BHARATA 24