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Who has written The Life Divine ?

1. Dante
2. Emerson
3. Sri Aurobindo
4. Jayant Mahapatra

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The correct answer is 3. Sri Aurobindo, and here's the explanation:

"The Life Divine" is a major philosophical work by Sri Aurobindo, an Indian philosopher, yogi, and spiritual reformer. The book systematically presents his vision of the evolution of human life into a divine life on earth through Integral Yoga.

Key Points:
Published: Initially serialized in the journal Arya (1914–1919); later compiled into two volumes.

Theme: The book explores metaphysical ideas, integrating Vedantic philosophy with modern thought. It seeks to answer why the Divine manifests in the material world and how humans can evolve spiritually toward a supramental existence.

Core Concept: Human beings are not the final stage of evolution; instead, they are a transitional species aiming toward a higher consciousness.

Why not the others?
Dante – An Italian poet best known for The Divine Comedy, not The Life Divine.

Emerson – An American transcendentalist philosopher and essayist; wrote works like Self-Reliance and Nature, not The Life Divine.

Jayant Mahapatra – An Indian English poet, known for Relationship and other poetry collections, not this philosophical treatise.
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