The Lord Knows Best What He Is Doing
I took my seat, it was almost time, perhaps half a minute before, and all of a sudden, without preparation, […]
I took my seat, it was almost time, perhaps half a minute before, and all of a sudden, without preparation, […]
What is exactly the role of Sri Aurobindo in the Indian Freedom Movement? Many in India knew Sri Aurobindo as […]
(This is a transcription of a talk given by Alok Pandey) There is a poem by Sri Aurobindo – ‘One […]
At last I find a meaning of soul’s birth Into this universe terrible and sweet, I who have felt the […]
Book: Sri Aurobindo: The Poet, Yogi and Philosopher Essays by Arabinda Basu (Publisher: Centre for Sri Aurobindo Studies, Kolkata, in […]
I have met a number of artistes, painters, actors, writers in the course of my life and found many stereotypes […]
Behind the enormous untapped potential of the human mind and body lies the power of a single cell. If we […]
The veil parted momentarily, To reveal a silver white shore of peace My mind tired, my limbs aching, I longed […]
Always indeed it is the higher Power that acts. Our sense of personal effort and aspiration comes from the attempt […]
I have been trying to understand what causes disappointment – not in the world at large or for humanity in […]
“Education is not a mechanical system; it is a human system. It’s about people.” – Ken Robinson Any reader of […]
… the experience precedes and transcends by far the formulation you give it in your mind. The experience comes before, […]
“A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.” That man is indeed blessed who has found […]
A rather pleasant surprise came my way recently. It seems I have a ‘fan’ – not the kind that rotates […]
A Kindergarten teacher was observing her classroom of children while they drew. She would occasionally walk around to see each […]
Sweet Mother, is there a spiritual being in everybody? That depends on what we call “being”. If for “being” we […]
Extinguish my eyes, I’ll go on seeing you. Seal my ears, I’ll go on hearing you. And without feet I […]
Thank you to my distinguished friends, President Amy Gutmann, Provost Vincent Price and Rev. Charles Howard for inviting me to […]
Edi Rama is the Mayor of Tirana, the capital of Albania. In other words, he is a politician. And he’s […]
A resplendent sun rises above the horizon. It is your Lord that comes to you. The whole world awakes and […]
I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is prest […]
Enforcement by Law Government laws and regulation on environment is one of the most well-known forms of institutional intervention for […]
We move in an age whence the boundaries of well-defined parameters appear to be crumbling. The physical sciences, on one […]
I beg of you, stop ill-treating your children! Stop forcing them to work, and, even worse, exploiting them to meet […]
Man, perhaps, has been the only animal who has the capability of actually participating in his own evolutionary progress, since […]
What happens when one of the most abundantly found birds goes extinct in a matter of decades? For one thing, […]
1857 The Real Story of the Great Uprising by Vishnu Bhatt Godshe Versaikar & Translated by Mrinal Pande 1857 The […]
This is a trailer from a documentary being made by the Cornell University, and is itself part of a larger […]
There is this ancient lock in the main entrance to our house, known as the भुन्नासी ताला, (Bhunnasi Taala) the […]
An aimless life is always a miserable life. Every one of you should have an aim. But do not forget […]