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.
Literature and Progress on the Path Read More »
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.
How to Choose Which Books to Read? Read More »
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.
How to Read Sri Aurobindo and Get Answers from Him Read More »
We feature the English translations written by Sri Aurobindo for two familiar Tamil literature, ThiruKural and Andal’s poem.
Sri Aurobindo’s Translations from Tamil Read More »
The author emphasises that we should so train ourselves in heart and mind that Savitri becomes an experience of a miraculous communion.
What Basically is Savitri? – A Brief Commentary Read More »
After all that Sri Aurobindo had set forth in his major works, why he undertook another massive effort of literary creation, namely, Savitri?
“To read Savitri is indeed to practise Yoga.” Read More »
The author presents a few key facets of Sri Aurobindo’s poetry and poetics that she, a poet herself, finds most fascinating.
‘A Great Illuminative Power’ – Appreciating Sri Aurobindo’s Poetry – Part 1 Read More »
In this part, with the help of a few examples, the author speaks of poetic vision of Sri Aurobindo and also discusses Overhead aesthesis.
‘A Great Illuminative Power’ – Appreciating Sri Aurobindo’s Poetry – Part 2 Read More »
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.
Sri Aurobindo’s Interpretation of Indian Culture: The Mahabharata – 6 Read More »
For our ‘Book of the Month’ we are happy to feature Dr. Charan Singh Kedarkhandi’s recently released book of English poetry, a collection of 80 poems, each with its own special charm and beauty, each expressing a different emotion.
Review – ‘Dancing with the Moon & Other Poems’ Read More »
We feature English translations of a few verses by Shah Abdul Latif (1689 to 1752 CE), a renowned Sufi mystic and poet. Anju Makhija is a Sahitya Akademi award-winning poet and translator, and co-founder of Pondicherry/Auroville poetry festival.
Seeking the Beloved: Sufi Verses, in English Read More »
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.”
A Splendour that Lit up the Suns Read More »
The author zooms in on Eric which is a story of love, heroism, responding to a higher call and opening to a greater power.
Life, Love and Union in Sri Aurobindo’s Eric Read More »
The Mother encouraged a small group of Ashram children to write stories. We feature a short story written by Tara Jauhar and corrected by the Mother.
A Children’s Story on Simplicity Read More »
What is the nature of religion? And how is it connected with spirituality or yoga? This issue explores these and many other related questions.
Religion and Spirituality – Do the Two Ever Meet? Read More »
This selection from Sri Aurobindo’s book ‘The Human Cycle’ explores why in human history religion has not been a sufficient guide for conducting individual and collective life. He also tells us that this need not be so if we understand the true nature of religion, which is its spiritual core.
Sri Aurobindo on Religion as the Law of Life Read More »
The Mother explains that religion may be divine in its ultimate origin; in its actual nature it is not divine but human.
The Mother on the Origin and Social Crystallization of Religion Read More »
The Mother explains that religion can actually be a helper to those with spiritual destiny and sincerity of inner effort to realise the Divine.
Religion – Helper or an Obstacle to Spiritual Life? Read More »
Sri Aurobindo explains the commonalities and differences between popular religion and Yoga of Devotion. Fear of God, he says, has no place in true Bhakti.
Religion, Yoga of Bhakti and the Conception of the Divine Read More »
We feature here a few selections from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother highlighting the important differences between a moral life, religious life and spiritual life.
On Morality, Religion and Spirituality Read More »