Archive for 2010

The Cracked Pot

The Cracked Pot

0 / Dec 22, 2010 1:15 PM

Once upon a time there was a water-bearer who had two large pots, each hung on each end of a […]

Harmony

Harmony

0 / Dec 17, 2010 10:50 AM

Harmony. Even the word itself sounds like what it means. But how little we understand it, and how long it […]

Spiritual, Religious and Personal Beliefs

Spiritual, Religious and Personal Beliefs

0 / Dec 17, 2010 9:01 AM

If we earnestly pursue the search for the spiritual dimension of man (and his health), we find ourselves far removed […]

Answering the Call

Answering the Call

0 / Dec 17, 2010 8:50 AM

Not all of us experience the call to the Path in the same manner. Sri Aurobindo tells us of some […]

Introvert and Extrovert – A Deeper Perspective

Introvert and Extrovert – A Deeper Perspective

0 / Nov 22, 2010 2:03 PM

A well-known concept in modern psychology is the classification of human temperaments into two categories: Introvert and Extrovert. A somewhat […]

Perceptions

Perceptions

0 / Nov 17, 2010 8:09 AM

Man-management is essentially an extension of self-management. What we see in others is a projection of our own selves. A […]

Cultivating Certain Qualities in Children

Cultivating Certain Qualities in Children

0 / Nov 17, 2010 8:00 AM

There is another quality which must be cultivated in the child even when it is quite young. It is the […]

Personal Relations and Yoga

Personal Relations and Yoga

0 / Nov 17, 2010 7:55 AM

Many times we feel our endeavours are misplaced or come to naught when faced with a conflict between the Divine […]

Pride without Prejudice

Pride without Prejudice

0 / Nov 17, 2010 7:51 AM

The Commonwealth Games came and went. Such a hue and cry took place before the Games and surely there will […]

Perspective

Perspective

0 / Oct 17, 2010 5:09 AM

The rich executive had just received a heart transplant. The cardiothoracic surgeon complimented himself for his success and newspapers ran […]

Teaching Children

Teaching Children

0 / Oct 17, 2010 5:04 AM

It would be interesting to formualte or to work out a new method of teaching children; to take them very […]

The Secret of Good Governance

The Secret of Good Governance

0 / Oct 17, 2010 4:58 AM

(Review of the book, Lee KuanYew: The Man and His Ideas by Han Fook Kwang, Warren Fernandes, Sumiko Tan, Singapore […]

The Moment of Realisation

The Moment of Realisation

0 / Oct 17, 2010 4:46 AM

This is it… this is the body we have and we offer it to You Lord to do Your bidding. […]

The Vision that made the Nation – IV

The Vision that made the Nation – IV

0 / Oct 1, 2010 1:52 PM

The Vedic Social Ideal The other important question regarding the Vedic vision is whether the Vedic ideal is purely individualistic […]

Birdwing

Birdwing

0 / Sep 22, 2010 2:26 PM

Book: Birdwing; Author, Rafe Martin Birdwing by Rafe Martin is the story of a strange boy with one arm, and […]

The Self & Nature

The Self & Nature

0 / Sep 17, 2010 4:30 AM

The Self and Nature are like the light and its lamp. Light is an essential common element. The quality, intensity, […]

The Need of a Spiritual Change

The Need of a Spiritual Change

0 / Sep 17, 2010 4:27 AM

At present mankind is undergoing an evolutionary crisis in which is concealed a choice of its destiny; for a stage […]

Youth and Yoga

Youth and Yoga

0 / Sep 17, 2010 4:24 AM

There are times when in our own excitement and enthusiasm of having discovered the Path, we try to influence and […]

Saying Thank You

Saying Thank You

0 / Sep 17, 2010 4:14 AM

The other day a doctor was heard commenting on how those who benefited by him had the tendency to first […]

The Vision that made the Nation – III

The Vision that made the Nation – III

0 / Sep 1, 2010 1:50 PM

Man and Cosmos (Vedic Cosmology) All great spiritual traditions had a system of cosmology.  In the Vedic tradition, cosmology is […]

The Healer Within

The Healer Within

0 / Aug 17, 2010 3:55 AM

“Or we may find when all the rest has failed Hid in ourselves the key of perfect change.”(1) Introduction All […]

Man and Evolution

Man and Evolution

0 / Aug 17, 2010 3:51 AM

An evolution of consciousness is the central motive of terrestrial existence. The evolutionary working of Nature has a double process: […]

Delays are not Denials

Delays are not Denials

0 / Aug 17, 2010 3:44 AM

Sri Ramakrishna walked across the paddy-fields in the vicinity of the Dakshineswar Temple. A few disciples were with him. To […]

What is an Asura?

What is an Asura?

0 / Aug 17, 2010 3:38 AM

We have often heard of the term ‘Hostile Forces’ when pursuing the path of Yoga. Some may tend to glamourise […]

Free Forever

Free Forever

1 / Aug 17, 2010 3:28 AM

Freedom is a strange notion. Everyone wants it. In every form possible. Freedom of choice. Freedom of speech. Freedom of […]

The Vision that made the Nation – II

The Vision that made the Nation – II

0 / Aug 1, 2010 1:48 PM

The Fire of Sacrifice The key to the secret of Vedic way of Life lies in a clear understanding of […]

The Taj Crisis

The Taj Crisis

0 / Jul 17, 2010 9:17 AM

There’s always something going on in this country… good, bad, ugly. In that respect one is always assured a subject […]

Psychotherapy and Indian Thought – III

Psychotherapy and Indian Thought – III

0 / Jul 16, 2010 1:27 PM

The grand synthesis and more It is here that Sri Aurobindo steps in with His Yoga, stretching the line of […]

Askesis for Knowledge

Askesis for Knowledge

0 / Jul 16, 2010 1:16 PM

The logical intelligence of man is a great obstacle for realising spiritual truths and in leading a religious life. This […]

Building Sandcastles

Building Sandcastles

1 / Jul 16, 2010 12:55 PM

A little boy is on his knees scooping and packing the sand with plastic shovels into a bright blue bucket. […]