When Rules become Indispensible
When we leave the old world and commit to a life in the search for Truth, discipline is extremely helpful […]
When we leave the old world and commit to a life in the search for Truth, discipline is extremely helpful […]
Life is so incredibly interesting. Every step of the way, one comes across something new that challenges our very being. […]
I got up refreshed at 6 am. As usual, I sat on a chair on our outdoor deck to meditate. […]
I spot Subu outside the ‘living museum’ struggling to put his shoes on, quite alone as usual. I run to […]
After a spate of scams and a strong popular uprising against corruption, we feel the pressing and urgent need for […]
(This was a talk delivered at the “Intensive Awareness Camp” for Workers of the Society, 2008. We have refrained from […]
When we leave the old world and commit to a life in the search for Truth, discipline is extremely helpful […]
We find the play of gravity as a constant in every dimension of our life. Most of us take it […]
The self and its experience after death Is there life after death? This question has vexed humanity since the beginning. […]
A young, 18-year-old student was struggling to pay his fees. He was an orphan, and not knowing where to turn […]
Boris Pasternak’s classic novel Doctor Zhivago is set in a turbulent period in Russia, beginning before the First World War and ending […]
In all organisations, including those which may be spiritual in their objective, propaganda does invariably play a part in order […]
Moment by moment. Years upon years. Life after life. The cycle repeats itself ad infinitum. Some things change, some don’t. […]
Death the great annihilator of the works of time is the only thing certain about life. Yet we know nearly […]
(Rabindranath Tagore was undoubtedly one of the greatest intellects of India. He was a poet, writer, educationist, and India’s ‘conscience […]
Sri Aurobindo’s Teachings Sri Aurobindo’s teachings or vision of life revolves around the following three central ideas: Evolution of Consciousness […]
Silence appearing as thought, The formless assuming a form, Infinity playing at being in time, The voiceless wearing a voice, […]
The Guru once wished to put his disciples through a test. Giving a coconut to each one of them, he […]
In India the objective behind entering the world of Politics is greatly misunderstood but Sri Aurobindo tells a sadhak what […]
It’s exhausting sometimes to try and keep up with life and the demands it makes of us. Just when we […]
(This is a transcription of Dr. Amartya Sen’s keynote address at the 98th Indian Science Congress in Chennai.) The subject […]
I am standing next to the bamboo groove at the edge of the small round pond at the entrance, watching […]
How do we interact with and bring solace to those who are terminally ill without feeling a deep sense of […]
Once upon a time an old man spread rumors that his neighbor was a thief. As a result, the young […]
Many of us come to the Ashram with our own notions of what one must do when one comes – […]
When you think of wisdom and those who are wise, is there a stereotype – wise old man (or woman) […]
Polo and Me When I tell people, “I wouldn’t have a Ph.D. if I didn’t play polo,” they either tilt […]
I washed my cumbersome long hair in the morning. Since, it’s still wet, I walk into the school with my […]
An integral view of illness demands an integral cure, provided our patience allows it. For living in an age of […]
What can I worship you with? I tried songs woven with words But the words themselves became a veil behind […]