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Archive for 2011
Nalanda and the Pursuit of Science
0(This is a transcription of Dr. Amartya Sen’s keynote address at the 98th Indian Science Congress in Chennai.) The subject […]
Babies take Giant Steps
0I am standing next to the bamboo groove at the edge of the small round pond at the entrance, watching […]
The Terminally Ill
0How do we interact with and bring solace to those who are terminally ill without feeling a deep sense of […]
Useless Words
0Once upon a time an old man spread rumors that his neighbor was a thief. As a result, the young […]
Work and Yoga
0Many of us come to the Ashram with our own notions of what one must do when one comes – […]
Breathing it in…
0When you think of wisdom and those who are wise, is there a stereotype – wise old man (or woman) […]
A Ph.D. in Polo
0Polo and Me When I tell people, “I wouldn’t have a Ph.D. if I didn’t play polo,” they either tilt […]
Who’s Teaching Whom?
2I washed my cumbersome long hair in the morning. Since, it’s still wet, I walk into the school with my […]
Integral Health
0An integral view of illness demands an integral cure, provided our patience allows it. For living in an age of […]
Worship
2What can I worship you with? I tried songs woven with words But the words themselves became a veil behind […]
Spiritual Aim
0What exactly does the Ashram itself mean to those who seek it and at what point should one come? Sri […]
A Single Vibration
1Everything has a vibration. We have all been told that or have read that. And most of us would have […]
Illness – An Integral View
0This article explores the different ways of regaining health through illness. It speaks to people in the present world running […]
Corruption and Discipline
0We are witnessing today two interesting phenomena. In India, unbridled corruption, and in another Asiatic nation, Japan, exemplary manifestation of […]
A River and a Lake
0A river is a lake that is in a hurry to reach the ocean; A lake is a river that […]
Where does God Live?
0The other morning, as my six year old daughter was watching me shave, she suddenly asked, “Daddy, where does God […]
Conversion and Consecration
0When we start our climb towards the gates of the Divine, there come many stages of which one is conversion. […]
Understanding Love
1Love is so misunderstood. Be it with friends or family or companions, it still remains fraught with ambiguity and tension. […]
Why do Grown-ups Ask Strange Questions?
0I ask a serious-looking Khyati, an 8 year old of Orange Group who’s been hit by a ball in the […]
Stress: Killer or Healer
0The mask of death Stress is regarded today as the number one killer disease. The receding frontiers of ignorance in […]
An Invaluable Gift
0There was once a king who decided to distribute costly robes amongst his nobles. One of them, given to fits […]
Sri Aurobindo’s Yoga (II)
0When one begins to walk on this path, it is alright to do some charity but we should not confuse […]
Cultural Differences
0Many times we come across or participate ourselves in a debate as to whether the western mind can just as […]
Less Equals More
2It actually takes the smallest part of a second to have ones sense of equanimity ruffled if it isn’t integrated […]
All that Comes is by His Grace Sent
0Having cast aside the trinkets of the world, I lie in His arms contentedly curled. Draping around me His light, […]
Sri Aurobindo’s Yoga (I)
0If we look at the earth from a cosmic standpoint, it will look like a small dot in infinity. And […]
Misleading Conclusions
0There is a recent dangerous trend in certain scientific circles that explains away deeper and higher truths on the basis […]
Dropping more than Drawers
2Love drops from Above Soaking the body’s cloak and diffuses into the invisible …leaving no stains The children are washing […]
Eliminate Egoism
0Get the psychic being in front and keep it there, putting its power on the mind, vital and physical, so […]
