Archive for 2014

Offer the Shadow

Offer the Shadow

0 / May 14, 2014 4:05 AM

Examine thyself without pity, then thou wilt be more charitable and pitiful to others. – Sri Aurobindo Very good! It […]

Can a Politician be a Gentleman?

Can a Politician be a Gentleman?

0 / May 14, 2014 4:04 AM

(Following is a compelling speech on politics and politicians by an eminent politician of pre-independence days delivered at the NagpurUniversity […]

Take the Weather with You

Take the Weather with You

0 / May 14, 2014 4:04 AM

Traveller: “What kind of weather are we going to have today?” Shepherd: “The kind of weather I like.” Traveller: “How […]

Machinery and Logical Intelligence – Part II

Machinery and Logical Intelligence – Part II

0 / May 14, 2014 4:03 AM

(Continued….) And then comes literature – I shall speak particularly of poetry. Here, not only has the logical intelligence created […]

Transformation of Consciousness in Savitri

Transformation of Consciousness in Savitri

0 / May 14, 2014 4:00 AM

Book: Transformation of Consciousness in Savitri Author: Kalpana Bidwaikar As we read and try to understand Sri Aurobindo’s works, especially […]

To Walk Through Life

To Walk Through Life

0 / Apr 16, 2014 4:06 AM

To walk through life armoured against all fear, peril and disaster, only two things are needed, two that go always […]

A Prayer to the Mother

A Prayer to the Mother

0 / Apr 16, 2014 4:05 AM

With worshipping hearts we bow to Thee this day Of Thy arrival thirty-two years ago To join the Godhead of […]

Machinery and Logical Intelligence – Part I

Machinery and Logical Intelligence – Part I

0 / Apr 16, 2014 4:03 AM

There is no doubt that the machines, factories and workshops of the modern age have helped us immensely, facilitating our […]

The Pale Blue Dot

The Pale Blue Dot

0 / Apr 16, 2014 4:02 AM

Sri Aurobindo and the Mother have spoken a lot about the Earth and our spiritual journey and ultimate goal, and […]

Business Gardening

Business Gardening

0 / Mar 12, 2014 4:03 AM

Remarks prepared by William Rosenzweig On the occasion of the presentation of the Oslo Business For Peace Award 18 October […]

The Constant Mantra

The Constant Mantra

0 / Mar 12, 2014 4:03 AM

If you desire only the Divine, there is an absolute certitude that you will reach the Divine, but all these […]

Why bees are disappearing

Why bees are disappearing

0 / Mar 12, 2014 4:02 AM

I’m not a big fan of bees. I’ve been stung a few times and having a beehive in my garden […]

The Other Point of View

The Other Point of View

0 / Mar 12, 2014 4:01 AM

A student asked Suzuki Roshi why the Japanese make their teacups so thin and delicate that they break easily. “It’s […]

The Tale of My Exile

The Tale of My Exile

0 / Mar 12, 2014 4:00 AM

Book: The Tale of My Exile (Twelve Years in the Andamans) Author: Barindra Kumar Ghose Barindra Ghose’s The Tale of […]

You in All

You in All

0 / Feb 20, 2014 4:07 AM

Let me see you in all In every voice your soundless call. Your summons to Love and adore Your eternal […]

I Am With You

I Am With You

0 / Feb 20, 2014 4:04 AM

“I am with you.” What does it mean exactly? When we pray or struggle with a problem within ourselves, are […]

The Shakti of Sri Aurobindo

The Shakti of Sri Aurobindo

0 / Feb 20, 2014 4:01 AM

I have been asked to speak about the Mother. How to speak about one whose movement is inscrutable even for […]

The Mother Abides

The Mother Abides

0 / Feb 20, 2014 4:00 AM

Book: The Mother Abides               Final Reflections (1973–1983) Author: Nolini Kanta Gupta   “The time was over. Sri Aurobindo and […]

What I learned from Nelson Mandela

What I learned from Nelson Mandela

0 / Feb 1, 2014 4:07 AM

What is the gift that Africa has to share with the rest of the world? Boyd Varty in a light […]

Profiles in Greatness: Sudhir Kumar Sarkar

Profiles in Greatness: Sudhir Kumar Sarkar

0 / Feb 1, 2014 4:05 AM

There are men and men; qualities differ.  We have little men in plenty even though famous and powerful.  Such little […]

Paths to Self Discovery

Paths to Self Discovery

0 / Feb 1, 2014 4:04 AM

Book: Paths to Self-Discovery: Reflective Practices with Children Author: Mirambika Team I am but a refugee of divine Grace! Picked […]

The Most Essential Condition

The Most Essential Condition

0 / Feb 1, 2014 4:03 AM

It is then by a transformation of life in its very principle, not by an external manipulation of its phenomena, […]

The Master and the Disciple: The Ancient Indian Ideal

The Master and the Disciple: The Ancient Indian Ideal

0 / Feb 1, 2014 4:00 AM

My idea of education is Gurugriha-vasa. Without the personal life of the teacher, there would be no education. One should […]

Sri Aurobindo’s Call to the Youth of India

Sri Aurobindo’s Call to the Youth of India

0 / Jan 11, 2014 4:05 AM

All great and new creation has to come from the youth.  And India at present needs such a new and […]

Rising above the Subhuman

Rising above the Subhuman

0 / Jan 11, 2014 4:04 AM

The course of evolution proceeding from the vegetable to the animal, from the animal to the man, starts in the […]

Nakedness

Nakedness

0 / Jan 11, 2014 4:03 AM

Lost in the many layers of clothing that I wear I hear your call Beloved; An invitation to shed these […]

Profiles in Greatness: Nolini Kanta Gupta

Profiles in Greatness: Nolini Kanta Gupta

0 / Jan 11, 2014 4:02 AM

There are men and men; qualities differ.  We have little men in plenty even though famous and powerful.  Such little […]

A Tribute to Mandela

A Tribute to Mandela

0 / Jan 11, 2014 4:00 AM

On 5th December 2013, the world mourned the passing away of one of the most iconic leaders in recent times. […]