ri Aurobindo (Bengali: শ্রী
অরবিন্দ Sri Ôrobindo) was an Indian nationalist and freedom fighter,
major Indian English poet, philosopher, and yogi. He joined the movement
for India's freedom from British rule and for a duration (1905–10),
became one of its most important leaders, before turning to developing
his own vision and philosophy of human progress and spiritual evolution.
The central theme of Sri Aurobindo's vision is the evolution of life into a "life divine". In his own words: "Man
is a transitional being. He is not final. The step from man to superman
is the next approaching achievement in the earth evolution. It is
inevitable because it is at once the intention of the inner spirit and
the logic of Nature's process."
