Mother India, a Spiritual Light
Read here a to-the-point description of the essence of Mother India, Ma Bharati – “the face of form of our presiding genius”.
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Sri Aurobindo and the New Ideal
India and Indians must regain a solid grounding in the eternal spirit which has for long nourished and enriched this land of Bharat, her people, her culture — materially, intellectually, and spiritually.
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A New Orientation for the Spiritual Ideal
Our work for New India must be “an outer activity as well as an inner change”, and “at once a spiritual, cultural, educational, social and economical action”.
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India Between Memory and Myth: Resurrecting the Future of Sri Aurobindo’s Dream
The author helps us reimagine a new India and reminds us of the essential work that is necessary for the rebirth of India’s timeless spirit in new forms.
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India, the Spiritual Battlefield of the World
In our ongoing series – Streams of Sadhana, we turn our attention to collective yoga this time – Yoga of the Indian Nation. India today is politically free. But is she also on her way to rediscover her unique temperament, her true role and mission? Are we as a people working toward a true Indian renaissance that is grounded in India’s eternal spirit and truths? The current issue explores some of these questions and more.
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On Indian Nationalism and Yoga
This writing from Karmayogin speaks perfectly of the deeper nationalism which is compatible with the eternal Indian spirit. What was true for the Indian freedom movement remains valid today, in the sense that similar level of tapasya, pursuit of wisdom and invocation of shakti is demanded for building a future India that is true to her inner genius.
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The Indian Nation and Unity in Diversity
These passages highlight some of Sri Aurobindo’s insights on the true nature of Indian nation towards which we must aspire and work. The specific focus is on the point that the idea of unity in diversity is inherent in the very nature of Indian idea of nation. We also get important hints in these passages on the Hindu spirit of Indian nationalism, a topic that is very timely and significant for today’s and tomorrow’s India.
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Of Politics, Patriotism and Yoga
Read why politics as it is practiced today is not compatible with the path of Yoga. But the sentiment of love for one’s country has a place in Integral Yoga.
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The Ideal Flag for India – Part 1
Originally published in Mother India, August 1949, this essay, approved by Sri Aurobindo, deepens the current discourse on our essential national identity and its expressions.
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