August 15: Its World-Significance
0(This article by Amal Kiran was published on August 15th 1950 in the monthly journal Mother India. The sub-title read: “Pointers […]
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The Secret behind Pain
0“Pain and grief are Nature’s reminder to the soul that the pleasure it enjoys is only a feeble hint of […]
Inner Technology
0There is an outer technology of machinery and equipment which has made human life a little more comfortable. A lot […]
Man is a Transitional Being
0Man is a transitional being, he is not final; for in him and high beyond him ascend the radiant degrees […]
Yoga, Psychology and the Indian Genius
0India is well-known as the land of religion and philosophy. The spiritual masters of modern India like Sri Aurobindo and […]
The Beginning
0A million years ago the animal sprawling in the swamps of Africa and Asia stood erect, – a marvel of […]
Manifestation of the Supermind
0In fact, a supermind is already here but it is involved, concealed behind this manifest mind, life and Matter and […]
Feeling and Experience
0Sri Aurobindo clarifies the meaning of the words ‘feeling’ and ‘experience’ when used in a spiritual context. There is no […]
The Mother’s Mission
0The Mother was once asked when and how she became conscious of her mission, when and how she came to […]
The Joy of Self-giving to the Divine
0All sadhana and spiritual effort lays stress on the importance of self-giving to the Divine. But this is not easy […]
How is a Paradigm Formed?
0A group of scientists placed 5 monkeys in a cage and in the middle, a ladder with bananas on the […]
Experience and Realisation
0There is a tendency to interchange words like experience and realisation but Sri Aurobindo draws an emphatic difference between them. […]
More with Less
0We buy use and throw. Often we buy much more than we actually need. The whole consumerist culture is based […]
The Outside World
0Some of us are not fortunate enough to leave everything and move to the Ashram in sole pursuit of the […]
The Sacrifice of Sri Aurobindo
01.26 am, December 5, 1950. A moment like any other, in a night like many a night – except to […]
The Last Embodied Darshan
0(This was written by Amal Kiran (K.D.Sethna) in 1950, about November 24th and what it meant to him. It appeared […]
When Rules become Indispensible
0When we leave the old world and commit to a life in the search for Truth, discipline is extremely helpful […]
Meditation and Concentration
0(This was a talk delivered at the “Intensive Awareness Camp” for Workers of the Society, 2008. We have refrained from […]
Rules and Yoga
1When we leave the old world and commit to a life in the search for Truth, discipline is extremely helpful […]
Propaganda and Yoga
1In all organisations, including those which may be spiritual in their objective, propaganda does invariably play a part in order […]
Sri Aurobindo’s Teachings and Yoga
0Sri Aurobindo’s Teachings Sri Aurobindo’s teachings or vision of life revolves around the following three central ideas: Evolution of Consciousness […]
The Purpose of Politics
0In India the objective behind entering the world of Politics is greatly misunderstood but Sri Aurobindo tells a sadhak what […]
Work and Yoga
0Many of us come to the Ashram with our own notions of what one must do when one comes – […]
Spiritual Aim
0What exactly does the Ashram itself mean to those who seek it and at what point should one come? Sri […]
Conversion and Consecration
0When we start our climb towards the gates of the Divine, there come many stages of which one is conversion. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Eliminate Egoism
0Get the psychic being in front and keep it there, putting its power on the mind, vital and physical, so […]
