An Indian Temple in its Inmost Reality – I
Sri Aurobindo explains how one must ‘see’ the Indian temple to get closer to its deepest inner significance and its spiritual symbolism.
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An Indian Temple in its Inmost Reality – II
In its inmost reality, a temple symbolizes spiritual aspiration. Its rich details and ornamentation represent the infinite multiplicity in Infinite Oneness.
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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 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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Art as Part of the Yogic Life
Sri Aurobindo explains the right Yogic attitude one must have towards artistic pursuit in the path of integral sādhana.
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Art for Art’s Sake? Certainly, But Also Art for the Soul’s Sake
This remarkable letter of Sri Aurobindo, with relevant examples and detailed explanations, is a perfect response to the slogan – Art for Art’s Sake.
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“In India God is the All-beautiful” – Conversations with Sri Aurobindo
Read these selections from Evening Talks with Sri Aurobindo on beauty, and the relation between aesthetic refinement and spiritual development.
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Beauty and Harmony in the Warp and Woof of Nature
These passages from Sri Aurobindo’s play ‘The Harmony of Virtue’ written in 1892, highlight the Beauty in Nature which is based on the principle of Harmony.
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“To find highest beauty is to find God”
What do we are truly seek when we seek beauty? How can one consciously appreciate that which is beautiful and true? Read and discover.
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Avatarhood in ‘Essays on the Gita’ – 1
Sri Aurobindo’s in-depth and profound explanation of the concept of Avatarhood as given in the Bhagavad Gita is the best one would find anywhere.
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