ABOUT RENAISSANCE

“It is not by books that Sri Aurobindo ought to be studied but by subjects—what he has said on the Divine, on Unity, on religion, on evolution, on education, on self-perfection, on supermind, etc., etc.”

– The Mother (CWM, Vol. 12, p. 206)

Guided by the above advice from the Mother, we aim to bring to the readers thoughtfully curated pearls of deep wisdom from the oceanic writings of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother on a variety of themes. Published by Sri Aurobindo Society, Renaissance is a monthly online journal with special focus on India’s Rebirth through Integral Yoga.

Renaissance features…

  • Curated selections from the works of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother1
  • Inspiring content in the light of Sri Aurobindo’s vision for India and her role in the future of humanity
  • Accounts of India’s creative genius expressed in various domains – spiritual, artistic, literary, philosophic, aesthetic, social-political
  • Selected writings, talks and correspondences of some of the early sadhaks of Integral Yoga, and of scholar-practitioners who dedicated their lives to studying and disseminating Sri Aurobindo’s and the Mother’s vision and teachings2
  • Inspired by Sri Aurobindo’s Vision, new voices on issues concerning India – her past, present, and most importantly, her future 
  • Inspiring articles
  • Long form essays
  • Tales & Stories
  • Videos inspired by the writings of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother
  • Reflective accounts
  • Insightful Conversations

Speaking of the vaster and deeper significance of a new rebirth of India, Sri Aurobindo wrote more than a hundred years ago:

“This Renaissance, this new birth in India,… must become a thing of immense importance both to herself and the world, to herself because of all that is meant for her in the recovery or the change of her time-old spirit and national ideals, to the world because of the possibilities involved in the rearising of a force that is in many respects unlike any other and its genius very different from the mentality and spirit that have hitherto governed the modern idea in mankind, although not so far away perhaps from that which is preparing to govern the future.”

(CWSA, Vol. 20, p. 3)

Inspired by deep love for Mother India, this work is an expression of our aspiration for a new, brighter future for our motherland, one that is in harmony with her innate genius. We offer it at the lotus feet of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother.

~ In gratitude, 
Beloo Mehra, Editor

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EDITORIAL TEAM

The contents of Renaissance journal are researched and curated by Dr. Beloo Mehra who also manages the website layout and publishing. She is supported by her team at BhāratShakti, a department of Sri Aurobindo Society, dedicated to study, research and programme development in the area of Indian Culture in the light of Sri Aurobindo’s vision for India and her work for the future of humanity.

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Notes

  1. Without altering anything from the original texts of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, we slightly reformat the paragraphs or add a few sub-headings if necessary, keeping in consideration preferences of today’s readers and the requirements of a digital presentation. These writings are selected from the archives of Sri Aurobindo Circle, Mother India and other publications of Sri Aurobindo Ashram and related institutions. We also feature selections from compilations of talks and correspondences with Sri Aurobindo and the Mother. ↩︎
  2. These writings are selected from the archives of Sri Aurobindo Circle, Mother India and other publications of Sri Aurobindo Ashram and related institutions. We also feature selections from compilations of talks and correspondences with Sri Aurobindo and the Mother. ↩︎

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