Sri Aurobindo guides us on the right place of friendship and affection Integral Yoga. His words about the nature of human love are a must-read.
Friendship and Affection in the Path of Sadhana Read More »
Editor’s note: In our Book of the Month feature, we present some relevant excerpts from Kishor Gandhi’s significant book titled, ‘Social Philosophy of Sri Aurobindo and the New Age.’ The following extracts are taken from the 1991 edition published by Sri Aurobindo Ashram Trust, pp. 367-372. We have made a few formatting revisions for the
The Future of the Family (Book Excerpt) Read More »
These selected passages from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother give us practical guidance on how to handle the sources of disharmony in human relations in daily life. These sources include narrowmindedness, dislike and fault-finding in others.
Sources of Disharmony in Human Relations Read More »
The author reviews a book by M. V. Seetharaman which unfolds the inner significance of the five poetic dramas written by Sri Aurobindo – Rodogune, The Viziers of Bassora, Perseus the Deliverer, Vasavadutta and Eric.
Studies in Sri Aurobindo’s Dramatic Poems Read More »
Beloo Mehra weaves together some insights on love and human relationships from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother with examples from Indian literary tradition.
Insights on Love and Human Relationships – 1 Read More »
The focus in this part is on nature of the human love and how it gets limited and distorted with impurities such as vital attractions, surface emotions, expectations and possessiveness. Human love can be taken as a practice ground to expand and purify oneself to receive the universal force of love.
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The author highlights the words of the Mother and Sri Aurobindo to throw light on the origin and nature of parental love and love between family relations and friends. We also see how human love and relationships can never satisfy the deep thirst for love which can only be quenched by the divine love.
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For her first contribution to Renaissance, Gayatri Majumdar pens a poem that evokes a range of subtle emotions that make up most of our human relations. And yet there is always that gentle reminder, a call even to transcend the bondage of those emotions toward an inner freedom.
Shilpi – Who Saw and Sang Read More »
We feature a Pauranic story which illustrates the hold that our attachments have on the ordinary experience of human relationships.
Such Indeed is Maya – a Tale Retold by Sri Ramakrishna Read More »
The author shares how her understanding of human relations has been deepening as she makes conscious effort to be an aspirant on the path of Integral Yoga.
Deepening My Understanding of Relationships Read More »
How important are human relations in larger scheme of life and our spiritual destiny? A Zen story highlights the attitudes of detachment and equanimity.
Make Not a Bond of Love Read More »
The Kurukshetra war must have been caused by several political factors. Sri Aurobindo analysed the preceding political tangle which is as important as the war.
Sri Aurobindo’s Interpretation of Indian Culture: The Mahabharata – 2 Read More »
In our ‘All Life is Yoga’ series, this month we take up the theme – Work and Yoga. In addition to relevant selections from different volumes of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, our offerings also include insightful writings by M.P. Pandit, Shobha Mitra, Prema Nandkumar, Martha Orton, M.S. Srinivasan, Divyanshi Chugh, Narendra Murty and a video recording of a book discussion with Larry Seidlitz.
Arjuna’s Crisis and Divine Obligation to Act Read More »
We feature here some valuable guidance from Sri Aurobindo on the value and significance of work in the path of Integral Yoga.
Sri Aurobindo on Work as Sadhana Read More »
The Mother’s guidance on Work and Surrender is especially relevant for all aspiring to grow inwardly through yoga of works.
“I make no difference between work and yoga.” Read More »
Excerpts from Sri Aurobindo’s ‘The Synthesis of Yoga’, where he describes the key principles of the Karmayoga as laid down in the Bhagavad Gita.
Equality in the Yoga of Works: The Way of the Gita Read More »
These selections from Sri Aurobindo’s ‘Letters on Yoga’ speak of the usefulness of work, and how to cultivate the right attitude toward work.
Guidance on Why Work and How to Work Read More »
Sri Aurobindo reminds us that all work is equal in the eyes of the spirit. No work is big or small, and all work can be done in the spirit of sadhana.
“Spiritually there is nothing big or small.” Read More »
The Mother gives highly practical guidance about the right attitude necessary for sincerely practicing the yoga of works in a collective setting.
“I do not give positions… I give them work” Read More »
M.P. Pandit writes that when done with right attitude and as a sincere offering to the Mother, work has more dynamic effect than meditation.
The Spirit of Karmayoga at Sri Aurobindo Ashram Read More »