This poem speaks of the “steely serenity” that we need to go through the ups and downs of life, and also of a spirit of boldness and courage and devotion with which to take everything as a means to rise higher.
Dare to Journey High (Poem) Read More »
Read how Sri Aurobindo, the poet par excellence, expresses the exemplary strength, patriotism and valour of Baji Prabhou Deshpande by invoking different rasas.
The Poetic Strength and Beauty of ‘Baji Prabhou’ – Part I Read More »
The author reminds us that Sri Aurobindo, Swami Vivekananda and Shivaji, all three of them worked for the nation in the spirit of the yoga of the Bhagavad Gita.
The Poetic Strength and Beauty of ‘Baji Prabhou’ – Part II Read More »
For decades Dr. Murildhar Chandniwala has been translating and re-expressing Vedic mantras in Hindi poetry. His poem inspired by RV 2.1 is presented here.
A Vedic Hymn to Agni – A Poem in Hindi Read More »
The poet while expressing his aspiration for a divine life on earth, his dream of a new world based on a new consciousness of unity, harmony, bliss, and progress, invites all who wish to walk the path of self-perfection for perfecting the world outside.
I Dream of a Better World (Poem) Read More »
The poet’s aspiration to feel and see and experience the Divine Presence in all and everything around and within her is expressed in a few simple lines.
Only Thou Art (A Poem in Urdu) Read More »
Selected excerpts from Maithilisharan Gupt’s most famous work, Bharat Bharati, which stirred deep nationalist emotions among Indians when it was first published in 1912.
Bhārat-Bhārati – Excerpts from Rashtrakavi’s Famous Kāvya Read More »
These few lines on Humility and Grace came in a moment of gratitude when the author was reading the Sunlit Path, a compilation of some of the Mother’s writings and talks on Integral Yoga.
A Humble Offering (Poem) Read More »
When a few moments of sincere introspection lead the heart to express humbly what it is feeling, a poem like this is born.
To Be Humble (A Reflection and a Poem) Read More »
Sri Aurobindo’s love of man and earth is a love of God in man and earth, or rather of God as man and earth. That he did not develop it but was born with it, will be amply illustrated and confirmed by his writings, prose and poetical. No greater lover of man has ever been born, – of the entire being of man, and not only of his soul; and no greater prophet of man’s divine destiny.
Sri Aurobindo’s Love for Man and Earth – 2 Read More »
The author highlights a few verses to suggest how Savitri, Sri Aurobindo’s epic poem seems like a proclamation of the inexhaustible female powers and gives magical formulae of true women empowerment.
Sri Aurobindo’s Savitri and True Women Empowerment Read More »
In this month’s Guiding Light section we highlight three poems of Sri Aurobindo which speak of Silence, Space and Spirit.
“A stillness of God building his earthly abode” Read More »
India is not a mere piece of land. It is a Shakti, a power, a godhead. To this Shakti that is Mother India is dedicated this small poem in Hindi invoking the sacredness that is She. An English translation of the poem is also included.
माँ भारती (Mā Bhārati) Read More »
A poem expressing the marvels of Mother Nature which make a dawn contemplative and beautiful giving the entire space – within and without – a deep sense of sacredness and serenity.
That Marvelous Dawn Read More »
A college student from Mumbai, who had attended a Sanskrit appreciation and learning workshop at Sri Aurobindo Society expresses her love for Sanskrit in this poem.
छात्रप्रश्नाः (A Student’s Questions) Read More »
