Archive for 2014

At the Samadhi of Sri Aurobindo

At the Samadhi of Sri Aurobindo

0 / Dec 24, 2014 5:05 AM

Majestic Master of the immutable Light, Calm traveler of the tortured paths of clay, Love like a universe thronged within […]

On Attachments

On Attachments

0 / Dec 24, 2014 5:04 AM

As a new year approaches, pondering on a perennial question becomes stronger. How can we really let go of the various attachments that bind us? Giving […]

Death and Immortality

Death and Immortality

0 / Dec 24, 2014 5:03 AM

The quest for immortality is as old as man himself. Without knowing death it seems we cannot fully understand life […]

Giving Voice to the Animal Kingdom

Giving Voice to the Animal Kingdom

16 / Dec 24, 2014 5:02 AM
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A short and powerful talk by Frans Lanting who not only captures the most beautiful moments of the animal world […]

Steps to Freedom and Mastery

Steps to Freedom and Mastery

0 / Dec 24, 2014 5:00 AM

Steps to Freedom and Mastery Publisher: Sri Aurobindo Ashram Publication Department, Pondicherry The perennial thirst of man is freedom; and […]

Yogic Principles for the Teacher

Yogic Principles for the Teacher

0 / Nov 24, 2014 4:05 AM

Sri Aurobindo tells us that man is a transitional being; that is, he is evolving from the animal to the […]

Much Needed to Come Out of the Animal

Much Needed to Come Out of the Animal

0 / Nov 24, 2014 4:03 AM

…the only thing which is very important for the moment is the change of consciousness. And don’t think that this […]

Music without Boundaries

Music without Boundaries

0 / Nov 24, 2014 4:00 AM

Recently I stumbled across a singer just by chance – Snatam Kaur. I know music is very subjective and we […]

A Unique Little Girl

0 / Nov 24, 2014 4:00 AM

A Unique Little Girl — Pournaprema Publisher: Sri Aurobindo Ashram Publication Department, Pondicherry Biographies of the Mother and reminiscences by […]

The Touch of a Master’s Hand

The Touch of a Master’s Hand

0 / Nov 23, 2014 8:34 AM

I was battered and scarred and the auctioneer Thought it scarcely worth his while To waste much time on the […]

Help Desks

Help Desks

0 / Oct 16, 2014 5:05 AM

I came across this piece of ingenuity in an article on Huffington Post. Of course there are many unaddressed aspects […]

Eco-friendly Economic Development

Eco-friendly Economic Development

0 / Oct 16, 2014 5:04 AM

(Continued from the September issue)   The other important part of the solution is a constant and unremitting effort to […]

The Spiritual Teacher

The Spiritual Teacher

0 / Oct 16, 2014 4:02 AM

In all spiritual traditions the teacher, or the guru as we call him in India, occupies a pivotal place. The […]

Pain is the Hammer of the Gods

Pain is the Hammer of the Gods

0 / Oct 16, 2014 4:01 AM

As  I  walk  the  wet by-lanes  of  Mumbai  sheltered  by  my  umbrella  the  rains  stab  the  streets  with  a million  […]

Seed of Grandeur

Seed of Grandeur

0 / Oct 16, 2014 4:00 AM

Seed of Grandeur Commentary on Sri Aurobindo’s ‘Thought the Paraclete’, ‘Rose of God’ and Savitri — S. K. Sarma It […]

Growth of Consciousness

Growth of Consciousness

0 / Sep 3, 2014 5:05 AM

Is the body purely matter? How is it different from metal or mud? What is the link between a human […]

I am that Change

I am that Change

0 / Sep 3, 2014 5:04 AM

A powerful video indeed… Are you that Change?

Sustainable Technologies: Energy Imperatives

Sustainable Technologies: Energy Imperatives

0 / Sep 3, 2014 5:03 AM

At present, the world is facing a serious environmental crisis which is threatening our very life-support system. But what is the […]

On Movies, Art and Culture

On Movies, Art and Culture

0 / Sep 3, 2014 5:03 AM

About a month ago I watched a movie called “The Monuments Men“, an American-German production directed by George Clooney, who […]

Judging

Judging

0 / Sep 3, 2014 5:01 AM

Unless your vision is constantly the vision of the Divine in all things, you have not only no right but […]

The Soul of a Nation

The Soul of a Nation

0 / Aug 5, 2014 5:05 AM

(Sri Aurobindo has said, “India of the ages is not dead nor has she spoken her last creative word; she […]

India the Secular State (The Right Interpretation and the Wrong)

India the Secular State (The Right Interpretation and the Wrong)

0 / Aug 5, 2014 5:04 AM

(This article first appeared in Mother India (1949-1950) after being approved by Sri Aurobindo) India has been declared a Secular […]

Historicity of Krishna

Historicity of Krishna

0 / Aug 5, 2014 5:03 AM

They say that the gospels are forgeries and Krishna a creation of the poets. Thank God then for the forgeries […]

Krishna

Krishna

0 / Aug 5, 2014 5:02 AM

Like a song of joy, humming On dreaming wings, He whispers into my heart Sweet nothings, Wreathing my face with […]

Sri Aurobindo: Saga of a Great Indian Sage

Sri Aurobindo: Saga of a Great Indian Sage

0 / Aug 5, 2014 5:00 AM

Sri Aurobindo: Saga of a Great Indian Sage Author: Wilfried Huchzermeyer Since the publication of the first biography of Sri […]

Consciousness as Freedom

Consciousness as Freedom

0 / Jun 12, 2014 4:06 AM

Consciousness is liberty, unconsciousness is slavery. When you are unconscious you are a prey to all kinds of forces and […]

Musings on Surrender

Musings on Surrender

1 / Jun 12, 2014 4:05 AM

“True Surrender enlarges you; it increases your capacity; it gives you a greater measure in quality and in quantity which […]

The Knowledge Within

The Knowledge Within

0 / Jun 12, 2014 4:02 AM

Book: The Knowledge Within The Source, the Breath, the Five Elements, the Body or Matter — Compiled from the Works […]

Dots and Stickers

Dots and Stickers

0 / Jun 12, 2014 4:01 AM

The Wemmicks were small wooden people. These little wooden people were carved by a woodworker named Eli whose  workshop sat […]

Progress on the Path

Progress on the Path

0 / Jun 12, 2014 4:00 AM

Sweet Mother, when we make an effort to do better but don’t see any progress, we feel discouraged. What is […]