What Sri Aurobindo Means to Me
This piece highlights the vast, integral being of Sri Aurobindo, the Rishi, as well as the greatly endearing personality of Sri Aurobindo, the modern Guru.
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Sri Aurobindo and India of the Future
Read here about the seer-vision and the divine force with which Sri Aurobindo, the Rishi of our times, has shown the path for the future march of India and the world.
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In the Fire of Revelation – PART 1
In this two-part article, author Narendra Murty speaks of the higher ranges of consciousness beyond the intellect — inspiration, intuition and revelation — from where a Rishi receives knowledge. A Rishi is someone who sees and hears the Truth which he then expresses as Mantra. Using several insightful passages from Sri Aurobindo’s writings, particularly The Future Poetry, the author brings out Sri Aurobindo’s rishihood.
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In the Fire of Revelation – PART 2
Sri Aurobindo’s inner realizations gave him the key through which he was able to bring out the true inner truth of the Rig Veda. His Mantric poem, Savitri, is a Veda of the future that only a Rishi could have received through divine hearing and seeing, and expressed in sublime poetry.
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An Account of Sri Aurobindo’s Supper Time
For the ‘Book of the Month’ we again highlight Nirodbaran’s magnificent ‘Twelve Years with Sri Aurobindo’. The focus this time is on his delightful description of Sri Aurobindo’s suppertime, his second and last meal of the day.
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“A God’s Labour”: Sri Aurobindo’s Work Divine
It is a perfect opportunity, this Hour of God, 15 August 2022 – the date that marks the 150th birthday of Sri Aurobindo, and by no coincidence, 75 years of India’s political independence, to sing glories of the Eternal Presence that Sri Aurobindo was, is and will be.
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The Mother on Sri Aurobindo, the Eternal Presence
We feature selected words of the Mother on the eternal presence of Sri Aurobindo, and her advice given at the time of Sri Aurobindo’s Birth Centenary.
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Sri Aurobindo on Himself: Life, Work, Past Lives
Read selected words of Sri Aurobindo on himself on various subjects such as his difficulties in life and work and his reasons for leaving politics. Don’t miss his replies to questions on his past lives.
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Inner Significance of 15 August: Sri Aurobindo’s Message
In a message given to his close disciples on 15 August 1926 Sri Aurobindo spoke of the deeper significance of August 15 for yoga.
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The Series of Avatars and Avatar of the Future
In this insightful writing Amal Kiran imakes some perceptive comments on the Mother’s Message dated April 24, 1957, and clarifies the meaning of Supermind and its connection with Avatarhood.
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Sri Aurobindo on His Supramentalisation and Immortality
Replying humorously to Nirodbaran’s queries, Sri Aurobindo reveals a nuanced view of his Supramentalisation and his conquest of death.
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The Greatness of the Great: A Sesquicentennial Salutation to Sri Aurobindo
The author beautifully summarises what Sri Aurobindo worked for, and what he promises for the future of earth and mankind.
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Sri Aurobindo, the Reconciler of Light and Life – 1
The author navigates as we follow Sri Aurobindo in his illuminating exposition of the origin of life and the aim and steps of its evolutionary progression.
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Sri Aurobindo, the Reconciler of Light and Life – 2
Sri Aurobindo explains how life ascends from status to status till it reaches the summit of its evolution and becomes one with and a dynamic movement of Light.
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The Timeless Relevance of Sri Aurobindo
The author writes that as time advances so will the relevance of Sri Aurobindo increase, intensify, and become the inevitable guiding spirit and force of humanity.
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Sri Aurobindo’s Work for India’s Political Liberation
Written by Vijay Poddar as his second quarterly test answer in the 1st year of Higher Course at SAICE, this was published in Mother India, 15 August 1962.
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Sri Aurobindo: His Birth Unique, His Presence Ubiquitous
The author elucidates how the three epithets – “a prophet of nationalism, a poet of patriotism and a lover of humanity” fit Sri Aurobindo’s personality.
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We bow to you, Sri Aurobindo, O Sun of the New Age, Bringer of the New Light! (Video)
A video post on the poem ‘The New Creator’ which speaks of the significance of the Yoga of Sri Aurobindo for the future of India, world, humanity and earth.
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Sri Aurobindo and Indian Cultural Renaissance – 1
Why did Sri Aurobindo with his cosmic vision of human history write at length about Indian culture highlighting the values that are indispensable to the conception of a perfect human culture? Read on.
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Sri Aurobindo and Indian Cultural Renaissance – 2
The author mentions a few attempts at cultural rejuvenation of India which seem to lack the very central springs of Indian culture.
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