Progress in Sadhana and the Mother’s Force
In these letters Sri Aurobindo describes the working of the Mother’s Force in Integral Yoga and how we must open to receive it.
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Concentration in Spiritual Life
Given that concentration is such an important aspect of all spiritual pursuit and life, in various works of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother we find a great body of deep insights and detailed explanations on this. We present here a small selection of practical advice and guidance given by Sri Aurobindo.
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Meditation and Concentration
These selections speak not only of the difference between meditation and concentration, but also on the significance of concentration for one’s spiritual growth.
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Swami Vivekananda on Concentration
This transcript of a lecture given by Swami Vivekananda at San Francisco on March 16, 1900 is available in Volume 4 of his complete works.
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Of Supermind, Vedic Rishis and Sri Aurobindo
These conversations of the Mother speak of the hint of Supermind in the Veda and Sri Aurobindo’s yogic work with regard to the descent of the Supermind.
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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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Cultivating a Yogic Attitude toward Food
In these letters Sri Aurobindo explains the right attitude a sadhak of Integral Yoga must cultivate toward food. While the letters were written in response to queries from the disciples living in the Ashram, the advice is equally applicable to the aspirants and devotees living outside.
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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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“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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