Featured here is some highly practical guidance by Sri Aurobindo selected from his letters about how inner nearness to the Mother and a constant opening to her force are key to making progress in sadhana.
Progress in Sadhana: Words of Sri Aurobindo Read More »
Drawing upon some key insights from Hindu scriptures, Sri Aurobindo explains that the Hindu mind has never admitted the principle of linear progress in Nature.
Ancient Hindu Cyclical Theory of Evolution Read More »
Sri Aurobindo gives us a broad summary of the two different lines of progress that have been predominant in the West and East and speaks of the ideal which harmonises the two for the future humanity.
An Ideal for the Future Progress of Humanity Read More »
Sri Aurobindo explains that when seen from an evolutionary perspective past, present and future are parts of a single movement of progress.
On Conservation and Progress Read More »
What is the nature of the Divine Force? What are the conditions for its working? Can the divine force help develop new powers, bring in new knowledge, change the character?
“Only One Force Acting in the World” Read More »
Sri Aurobindo helps us understand the conditions under which the spiritual force works to cure illnesses. We also get a glimpse of how the Mother and Sri Aurobindo were using the Divine Force to help sadhaks in their healing process. The faith and inner receptivity of both the patient and the instrument that is used to apply such force, namely the doctor, are important factors.
Sri Aurobindo’s and the Mother’s Force for Healing Read More »
Selected humorous correspondence of Nirodbaran with Sri Aurobindo which explore a few themes related to the working of Sri Aurobindo’s Force and its receptivity by the sadhaks.
Of Force, Receptivity and Laughs Read More »
How to become more receptive to the yogic force as we walk the sunlit path of yoga of works? Sri Aurobindo gives us practical guidance.
Receptivity to the Force for Work: Words of Sri Aurobindo Read More »
Sri Aurobindo has also been spoken of as a poet-maker. Some sadhaks also discovered their latent poetic talents and poured out beautiful poetry, all because of the Yoga-shakti of the Master who also took great pains in correcting their poems.
The Force that Made Poets: Selected Letters of Sri Aurobindo Read More »
Agni, the Vedic godhead is the seer-will in the universe, the immortal worker in man, the primordial aspiration, the secret inhabitant of Matter and its forms.
Agni, the Divine Will-Force, the Priest of the Sacrifice Read More »
In several letters written to his disciples, Sri Aurobindo emphasised unlimited patience and perseverance because Integral Yoga demands a complete transformation of outer nature.
“A Yoga like this Needs Patience” Read More »
In this interesting conversation of Sri Aurobindo with a small set of disciples, dated January 6, 1939, about methods of effacing the ego, Sri Aurobindo makes an important distinction between outward modesty and the true attitude of psychic humility which can help the sadhak get rid of the vital ego. As an added bonus, we also get a glimpse here of a facet of Sri Aurobindo’s outer personality during his political revolutionary days.
Sri Aurobindo on Outward Humility Read More »