Divine Sight – A Sonnet by Sri Aurobindo (Video)
A visualization of Sri Aurobindo’s sonnet titled Divine Sight. The seer-poet expresses here all that is seen by the seeing of the Soul.
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The Way of the Indian Artist
In the Indian vision, all Art is a medium to express the Ananda, this Eternal Delight through form. An Indian painter or sculptor seeks the pure intensities of delight as he searches for the universal beauty revealed or hidden in all creation. As he seeks perfection in the form that comes through his hand or brush, his inner being experiences a sort of enlightenment through the power of a certain “spiritually aesthetic Ananda”, reminds Sri Aurobindo.
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The Persistent Within the Transient
Read what is unique about the origin of the greatest art in India, and how it is essentially different from the Western view of artistic creation.
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The Relation of Art to Yoga – I
The Mother gives a detailed explanation of the relation between Art and Yoga. She speaks of various art forms, changing conceptions of art over time, and gives relevant examples.
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The Relation of Art to Yoga – II
In Part 2, the Mother also explains the phenomenon of mushroom art where art becomes disconnected with life and is no longer an expression of integral harmony and beauty.
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The Great Impersonal Creators and Their Living Creations
Find out what makes one a “true creator” whose living creations withstand the test of time, and explore the relation of Art and Yoga.
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Soul-realisation – The Method of Artistic Creation
Sri Aurobindo reminds us of the highest business of ancient Indian art at its greatest. The Mother explains how an artist may express the “One Divine.”
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