Unceasing Effort for Progress
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Archive for 2005
Strong Wind Uproots a Feeble Tree
0Just as the strong wind uproots a feeble tree, so Mara overwhelms the man who lives only in pursuit of […]
Understanding the Tsunami
0On 26th December 2004, a devastating earthquake with an intensity of 8.9 on the Richter scale rocked Indonesia. The upheaval […]
A Tough Hand
0Thinking about the past year, with its tsunami, droughts, famines, floods, human conflicts and the innumerable atrocities that take place […]
Sri Aurobindo
0Brahman defies description, mind and speech return baffled from it. Likewise Sri Aurobindo defies description, no adjective, no epithet, no […]
Why Meet if Death is Inevitable?
0Death is the ultimate mystery, the unanswered question which seems to deprive life of all its meaning. And it appears […]
States of Receptivity
0There are many different reasons which make one feel at times more alive, more full of force and joy…. Usually, […]
Willing a Strong Will
0Having a strong will… what does it really mean? Many of us take the will to reside in the mind […]
The Two Spirits
0There is a spirit of enquiry and there is a spirit of doubt. The two appear similar and close but […]
Useless Talk
0We seem to be drowned in an ocean of words, and the world is deafened by the sound of useless […]
The Inner Marriage
0We all know of marriage as a social institution. But some of the ancient occult and spiritual traditions, for example […]
The Pair of Hands
0It happened almost twenty five years ago. I was then quite preoccupied with painting. They were mostly images of gods […]
When Prayer and Meditation become Mechanical
0It is (a letter) from someone who is trying to prepare himself to receive the Supermind, and in this preparation, […]
Admitting our Addictions
0Sometimes following the spiritual path is like entering a detox centre. The mind is plagued by addictions to various diseases […]
The Triple Filter Test
0In ancient Greece, Socrates was reputed to hold knowledge in high esteem. One day an acquaintance met the great philosopher […]
Everything
0For a moment the big hall seemed empty. The technicians had left for a cup of coffee in the cafeteria, […]
Hatred is Appeased with Love
0For, in truth, in this world hatred is not appeased by hatred; hatred is appeased by love alone. This is […]
Dealing with Desires and Wrong Movements
0Desires, impulses, wrong movements — who amongst us is without them. Yet, most of us are neither aware of them […]
What does Society Expect of Us?
2That’s a question that will take most of us a lifetime to answer! Are we socially more acceptable if we […]
Pitfalls in Sadhana (III)
0Obsessions-Defects-Desires We observed that the first pitfall is mistaking the means for the end. What is a process, a […]
How to Deal with Depression
0Depression is a malady which is affecting more and more persons around the world. The sad part is that now […]
The Miracles around Us
0Many of us go through roller coaster rides not just in our life in the long run but almost on […]
A Pilgrimage with a Difference
0Great men undertake works of gigantic proportions, accomplished by the call of their inner voice. Their pure consciousness makes them […]
Beyond Thy Gifts
0What use will all the praise and applause be, If He who I yearn for I can no longer see? […]
Are you Listening?
0The man whispered, “God, speak to me.” And, a meadowlark sang. But, the man did not hear. So the man […]
History and the Future – V
0One of the major defects which pursues the study of history is the lack of a proper perspective. The subject […]
Preparing the Path
0… Have you never had the feeling in your life that you were on the way towards something? No? One […]
Thoughts one can do Without
0“He has insulted me, he has beaten me, he has humiliated me, he has robbed me.” Those who nourish thoughts […]
History and the Future – IV
0One of the major defects which pursues the study of history is the lack of a proper perspective. The subject […]
Pitfalls in Sadhana (II)
0Rituals-Emotions-Psychic We were speaking of pitfalls in sadhana. Let us be clear that pitfalls are different from downfalls. When […]
