(A Counter to) Deliberate Distortions of Sri Aurobindo's Life and Yoga

Index on References to The Lives of Sri Aurobindo by Peter Heehs

general issues

bias against Sri Aurobindo 6-8, 357

clever denigration of Sri Aurobindo, 359-61

five divisions of Sri Aurobindo’s life in 'The Lives of Sri Aurobindo' 339-40 frequently asked questions on 11-22

Hinduism, part of the general attack on it by certain Western authors 8-10

intention to criticise Sri Aurobindo 350-51

intention to tarnish the reputation of Sri Aurobindo 95 lessons to learn from 101-02

list of damaging conclusions on 25 preface of 'The Lives of Sri Aurobindo' 56-60, 338-58, 369-86

series of lies on Sri Aurobindo 66-67 sheer indecency of some passages in 167

Sri Aurobindo’s work, will cause great harm to 16-17, 28-29

deceptions and distortions

deception, a great work in the art of 76-77 deception, deliberate 25-26

deceptions to malign Sri Aurobindo, use of different kinds of 7

dishonest research 166-67 distortion of facts in 24-27

distortions and misrepresentations, full of deliberate 13 distortions intended to form the first layer of a Freudian

interpretation of Sri Aurobindo 18-19 distortions, dangers of ignoring 17-18

distortions, no campaign against 'The Lives of Sri Aurobindo' but a rebuttal of 14-16

extracts of 'The Lives of Sri Aurobindo'

argument that the extracts are decontextualised 170-75 circulation of the extracts of 169-70, 451

defence of the extracts of 169-181

views on 'The Lives of Sri Aurobindo'

East-West divide in opinion, cause of the perceived 27-29 Indians and Westerners, necessity of mutual appreciation than condemnation 567-68

Indians educated in Western culture, but Westerners hardly know Indian culture 469-71

Western mind, the excuse that it is written for 13-14 Westerners and Indians, split in the opinions of 14-15 Westerners versus Indians, misrepresenting the controversy as between 483-84

Westerners versus Indians, politics of 468-69

criticism of 'The Lives of Sri Aurobindo'

Amazon website, review on 40

Ashram management and senior sadhaks of the Ashram, views of 42-44

logic of defending Peter Heehs can be also used by his critics 450-51

Manoj Das, the writer, found 60 objectionable passages in 'The Lives of Sri Aurobindo' 27

negative publicity cannot be avoided when countering the distortions 17-18

not recommended; read instead the biographies of Srinivas Iyengar and A.B. Purani 106

personal attacks on all those who have academically refuted 'The Lives of Sri Aurobindo' 30-31

Sri Aurobindo Ashram Trust does not approve of it 3-4 Sri Aurobindo Society strongly disapproves of it 5

praise of 'The Lives of Sri Aurobindo'

Gautier, François; his admiration stems from ignorance of well-known facts 28

IYF (Integral Yoga Fundamentalism) website, Sraddhalu Ranade’s reply to 23-49

IYF website’s main charges against those who have criticised 'The Lives of Sri Aurobindo' 38-49

Pratap Bhanu Mehta’s condemnation of the critics of Peter Heehs is unfounded 411-18

Ramchandra Guha’s misplaced praise of 'The Lives of Sri Aurobindo' 103-04 Richard Hartz in the controversy, reaction of 467-68 shifting grounds of defence of 45-48

supporters of Heehs, summary of the conclusions of 436-37 Westerners supporting Heehs 448-49

why some people have enjoyed reading it 20-22