This presents an evolving view of a woman’s personal understanding of her rightful place and work in the context of family and the larger society and nation.
Bankim’s Heroines: A Conversation Translated from Bengali Read More »
Read how a chance meeting with a stranger becomes an opportunity to reflect on life, becoming conscious of one’s inner movements, stilling the mind, being present for others, the power of compassionate listening and more.
The Stillness Between Two Hearts Read More »
In this second issue exploring Silence and Solitude, we begin with a reflection on the place of solitude in human relations.
On Life, Love and Inner Solitude Read More »
After a break in December, we are back with our new issue, the first one in 2023. Continuing with our series – All Life is Yoga, this time we focus on the theme – Human Relations and Yoga.
On Life, Love and Relationships Read More »
Divine love is a universal force which descends in even the densest matter. Deeper yearning behind all human love is to unite with the Divine.
The Mother on Love Divine and Human Read More »
Sri Aurobindo and the Mother give important guidance on the complexity of man-woman relationship in the path of Integral Yoga.
Relations between Men and Women in Integral Yoga Read More »
Sri Aurobindo elucidates that one of the aims in Integral Yoga is to purify and transform the usual egoistic human love into a purer love towards the Divine at all levels of the being. He also explains that after one enters the spiritual life, the relationship with the Divine take precedence over the ordinary social relations. Either the family relations naturally fall off or become the ground for karmayoga based on the soul’s need.
Sri Aurobindo on Family Relations in Yoga Read More »
Sri Aurobindo guides us on the right place of friendship and affection Integral Yoga. His words about the nature of human love are a must-read.
Friendship and Affection in the Path of Sadhana Read More »
Editor’s note: In our Book of the Month feature, we present some relevant excerpts from Kishor Gandhi’s significant book titled, ‘Social Philosophy of Sri Aurobindo and the New Age.’ The following extracts are taken from the 1991 edition published by Sri Aurobindo Ashram Trust, pp. 367-372. We have made a few formatting revisions for the
The Future of the Family (Book Excerpt) Read More »