A Splendour that Lit up the Suns
The author reminds that “if there is a highest point of meeting between Literature and Yoga, it has to be in the works of Sri Aurobindo.”
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Blessed Are the Pure in Heart
Pointing out the nature of religion, the author highlights how religion while being a means of social cohesion can also become a source of conflict. He emphasises that because most religious oriented people tend to focus only on the external aspects, religion as such does not help in inner transformation. For that one must go on an inner search, the path of yoga.
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The Stairway of Yoga
The view which separates ordinary life — and its related goal of pursuit of money — from spiritual life is inconsistent with the declaration of Isha Upanishad – Isha vasyam idam sarvam.
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Make Not a Bond of Love
How important are human relations in larger scheme of life and our spiritual destiny? A Zen story highlights the attitudes of detachment and equanimity.
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The Tunnel – A Zen Story
This brief commentary on a Zen story is a selection from the author’s forthcoming book titled ‘An Oak Tree in the Garden – Exploring the World of Zen’.
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On Reading Sri Aurobindo’s Works: A Personal Account – Part 1
Observations and suggestions made by the author here are based on his personal experience of reading Sri Aurobindo’s works.
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On Reading Sri Aurobindo’s Works: A Personal Account – Part 2
Based on his own experience, the author shares some observations on how one may prepare to approach reading the epic poem, Savitri.
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