The Dawn of the Last Day
The author elaborates on a mesmerising poetic description of the beauty of dawn we find at the very start of Sri Aurobindo’s Ilion.
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Sri Aurobindo’s Response to a Sceptic
Going through the voluminous correspondence of the Master with Nirodbaran, Dilip Kumar Roy and several other disciples, we find a deeply endearing human and humourous side of the great Mahayogi. Even when it came to a serious topic such as the conflict between science and religion, Sri Aurobindo could use his charming wit and satire to make a profound point.
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Tantric Art as Visual Metaphysics
Read here a brief account of Yantras and Mandalas, the artistic expressions often grouped as ‘Sacred Geometry’ that are inspired by the Tantric philosophy.
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Tabo: A Lamp for the Kingdom
This photo essay gives us a peek into a Buddhist monastery in Spiti valley, famously known as the Ajanta of the Himalayas.
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Invasion of Peace: Indian Temple Architecture in Cambodia
Enjoy a photo-tour of Angkor Wat and Bayun in Cambodia. Khmer temple architecture was deeply influenced by Indian rock-cut architecture.
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Envisioning the Divine in Indian Art
The essential element of the highest art in India is the artist’s insistence on expressing the Infinite in a finite form. To quote from Sri Aurobindo, it is to “disclose something of the Self, the Infinite, the Divine to the regard of the soul, the Self through its expressions, the Infinite through its living finite symbols, the Divine through his powers”
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The Figures of Eternity
If all Art is an artist’s interpretation of what he sees in Nature (or in Life), is it right to assume that it would express only beauty? Read to explore.
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Towards an Everlasting “Yes”
The author highlights that the essence of Sri Aurobindo’s Avataric work is the complete transformation of the earth-nature.
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One Note of Zen
The author tells the story of a Zen master, Kakua, the first Japanese to study Zen. But no one remembers Kakua. Why? Read on to find the reason.
In the Playhouse of Infinite Forms
From Guru Nanak to William Blake and Kahlil Gibran, from Tagore to Sri Aurobindo — immerse yourself in the beautiful poetic expressions the author shares of the Immanent Divine, the Divine present in myriad forms in Nature.
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