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To Know Oneself

To Know Oneself

0 Oct 15, 2009 8:03 AM

All spiritual disciplines lay a great stress on self-awareness and self-mastery. But its importance is not confined to spiritual seekers […]

The Boycott Celebration

The Boycott Celebration

0 Aug 15, 2009 8:23 AM

(A hundred years ago, India was like a raft in a rocky sea in the middle of a storm — […]

Doubting the Existence of the Divine

Doubting the Existence of the Divine

0 Aug 15, 2009 5:06 AM

Most spiritual journeys start with a faith in the existence of God or the Divine, though we may not know […]

A Task Unaccomplished

A Task Unaccomplished

0 Jul 22, 2009 5:34 AM

(A hundred years ago, India was like a raft in a rocky sea in the middle of a storm — […]

Overcoming Fear

Overcoming Fear

0 Jul 15, 2009 4:07 AM

All of us are confronted with various types of fears, though their nature may vary from person to person. Very […]

The Ideal of the Karmayogin

The Ideal of the Karmayogin

0 Jun 22, 2009 6:19 AM

(A hundred years ago, India was like a raft in a rocky sea in the middle of a storm — […]

Concentration and the Control of Thoughts

Concentration and the Control of Thoughts

0 Jun 14, 2009 2:07 PM

Concentration is a very important part of many spiritual disciplines. One of the elements of concentration is control and mastery […]

Dealing with Others

Dealing with Others

0 May 14, 2009 1:10 PM

Man is a social being and has different relations with various members of the community. When we see the behaviour […]

Divinisation of Life

Divinisation of Life

0 Apr 14, 2009 12:32 PM

In the spiritual history of humankind, there have always been two beliefs: there are those who have the faith that […]

Faith and Trust Essential

Faith and Trust Essential

0 Mar 14, 2009 12:12 PM

There is a second [thing], which is obviously, as indispensable if you want to go forward; it is to have […]

Turning Difficulties into Opportunities

Turning Difficulties into Opportunities

0 Feb 14, 2009 10:46 AM

We all face, and are bound to face, difficulties in our inner and outer lives. We are also told that […]

Love without an Agenda

Love without an Agenda

0 Jan 14, 2009 9:46 AM

Each month we take a question of this nature and present an answer based on the writings of Sri Aurobindo […]

Concentration

Concentration

0 Dec 14, 2008 5:32 AM

Each month we take a question of this nature and present an answer based on the writings of Sri Aurobindo […]

The What and How of Meditation

The What and How of Meditation

0 Nov 14, 2008 4:30 AM

In the speed and stress of modern life, more and more persons all over the world, are turning to Meditation, […]

Hell

Hell

0 Oct 11, 2008 4:48 PM

One who speaks untruth goes to Hell like one who, when he has done a thing, says: “I did not […]

Difficulties in Meditation

Difficulties in Meditation

0 Oct 11, 2008 4:39 PM

Meditation has always been part of spiritual disciplines all over the world. But in the modern times, with the tensions […]

Dealing with Unpleasant Thoughts

Dealing with Unpleasant Thoughts

0 Sep 11, 2008 3:32 PM

We have very little control over our mind and thoughts. And very often we find that we are assailed by […]

The Path

The Path

0 Aug 11, 2008 11:24 AM

The best of all paths is the Eightfold Path; the best of all truths is the Fourfold Truth; the best […]

The Illusion of Action

The Illusion of Action

0 Jul 11, 2008 10:10 AM

The illusion of action is one of the great illusions of life. Most of us believe that we must always […]

Life is a Dynamic Mirror

Life is a Dynamic Mirror

0 Jun 11, 2008 9:20 AM

We find it happening every day – we are shocked by the way some people around us behave. We are […]

The Power of Desire

The Power of Desire

1 May 11, 2008 7:24 AM

The highest spiritual experience affirms that the Divine alone exists, nothing happens without His will. But the world as we […]

Does Visualization Help?

Does Visualization Help?

0 Apr 11, 2008 6:40 AM

A very important part of sadhana, of spiritual seeking is the discovery of the Divine presence in us, of one’s […]

Pleasure

Pleasure

0 Apr 11, 2008 5:18 AM

One who gives himself entirely to what is unprofitable, who does not give himself to what is profitable, who sacrifices […]

Happiness

Happiness

1 Mar 10, 2008 10:04 AM

Among those who hate, happy are we to live without hatred. Among men who hate, let us live free from […]

Decay and Death

Decay and Death

0 Mar 10, 2008 9:56 AM

From times immemorial, one of the dreams and aspirations of humankind has been for the conquest of death, for immortality. […]

What Makes a Good Teacher

What Makes a Good Teacher

0 Feb 10, 2008 9:21 AM

Teachers who are not perfectly calm, who do not have an endurance that never fails, and a quietude which nothing […]

The Awakened One (The Buddha)

The Awakened One (The Buddha)

0 Feb 10, 2008 9:07 AM

He whose victory has never been surpassed nor even equalled—which path can lead to Him, the Pathless, the Awakened One who […]

Everything for the Divine

Everything for the Divine

0 Feb 8, 2008 4:27 AM

All spiritual paths and yogas lay stress upon the need of getting liberated from the clutches of our lower nature, […]

The Certitude of Finding the Divine

The Certitude of Finding the Divine

0 Jan 7, 2008 11:33 AM

The search for God, the effort to find the Divine and to unite with Him is a difficult and long […]

The Ego

The Ego

0 Dec 7, 2007 5:03 AM

If a man holds himself dear, let him guard himself closely. The sage should watch through one of the three […]