Woman in Sri Aurobindo’s Poetry
The author presents a delightful reading of the portrayal of selected key women figures from several poems of Sri Aurobindo, from Ahana to Savitri.
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On Life, Literature and Yoga
What is the right place and significance of reading spiritual literature in the path of sadhana? Can reading help prepare the sadhak, can it become a hindrance? Should a sadhak read only spiritual or religious literature? What about the literary classics that are often considered ‘secular’ literature? What does it mean to study literature or write only for the Divine? These and a few more questions are explored in the current issue.
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Not to be a Sadhak of Books but of the Infinite
What is the right place and significance of reading spiritual literature in the path of sadhana? We get valuable insights from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother.
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Literature and Progress on the Path
The Mother answers some questions about how one should approach literature, especially if one is an aspirant on the path of integral yoga. She explains that the significance of literature is not on what is said but on how it is being said and the feeling it evokes in the reader.
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How to Choose Which Books to Read?
The Mother shares that today’s world is filled with worthless literature. There are many books that lower or degrade one’s consciousness. One needs to consciously choose books that are filled with light.
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How to Read Sri Aurobindo and Get Answers from Him
Sri Aurobindo’s words are containers of spiritual forces. When read with true aspiration, little by little, and regularly with a silent mind they penetrate the depth of the being.
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Sri Aurobindo’s Translations from Tamil
We feature the English translations written by Sri Aurobindo for two familiar Tamil literature, ThiruKural and Andal’s poem.
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What Basically is Savitri? – A Brief Commentary
The author emphasises that we should so train ourselves in heart and mind that Savitri becomes an experience of a miraculous communion.
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“To read Savitri is indeed to practise Yoga.”
After all that Sri Aurobindo had set forth in his major works, why he undertook another massive effort of literary creation, namely, Savitri?
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‘A Great Illuminative Power’ – Appreciating Sri Aurobindo’s Poetry – Part 1
The author presents a few key facets of Sri Aurobindo’s poetry and poetics that she, a poet herself, finds most fascinating.
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‘A Great Illuminative Power’ – Appreciating Sri Aurobindo’s Poetry – Part 2
In this part, with the help of a few examples, the author speaks of poetic vision of Sri Aurobindo and also discusses Overhead aesthesis.
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Sri Aurobindo’s Interpretation of Indian Culture: The Mahabharata – 6
In this concluding part of the series, the author highlights Sri Aurobindo’s epic commentary on the crest-jewel of the Mahabharata, the Bhagavad Gita.
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