Arka, the ‘Courage’ Crown Flower
This flower-meditation on Arka, the ‘Courage’ flower beautifully blends some profound reflections on faith and sadhana with a story from the Mahabharata.
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Dare to Journey High (Poem)
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.
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The Poetic Strength and Beauty of ‘Baji Prabhou’ – Part I
Read how Sri Aurobindo, the poet par excellence, expresses the exemplary strength, patriotism and valour of Baji Prabhou Deshpande by invoking different rasas.
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The Poetic Strength and Beauty of ‘Baji Prabhou’ – Part II
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.
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Major Somnath Sharma, PVC – The ‘Saviour of Kashmir’ (Part 1)
This brief biography of Major Somnath Sharma, independent India’s first recipient of Param Vir Chakra, is written by a member of Sri Aurobindo Ashram.
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Exploring Indian Culture and History through Curated Heritage Trails (Video)
Sawani Shetye shares with us some insights on how travel can be used effectively to learn and appreciate the diverse histories of India and her rich heritage.
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The Bourgeois and the Samurai – Part 1
This essay by Sri Aurobindo presents perhaps the finest analysis ever made about one of the most significant ways in which European colonial rule destroyed the spirit of India which strove for high ideals and noble values.
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The Bourgeois and the Samurai – Part 2
Sri Aurobindo explains how the British policy and British education successfully fostered and ensured the rapid growth of Bourgeois mentality in India.
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सर्वे सन्तु निरामयाः – May All be Free from Illness – 10
Offering physical service for the Divine can be a means to elevate the individual’s consciousness. We explore here some seva rituals at temples.
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Always Stay Open to a New Progress
A special issue with 21 offerings celebrating the Mother’s birthday and exploring the attribute ‘Progress’ from individual and collective perspectives.
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“Always Go Forward, Advance, Advance”
Earthly life is a field of progress,. While one inevitably makes progress with the rhythm of Nature, with sadhana this progress can become conscious and swift. Because we are incapable of judging our own progress our attitude should rather be to constantly strive for progress for the joy of it. All our effort should be a spontaneous act of offering to the Divine with full trust in Him.
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Progress in Sadhana: Words of Sri Aurobindo
Featured here is some highly practical guidance by Sri Aurobindo selected from his letters about how inner nearness to the Mother and a constant opening to her force are key to making progress in sadhana.
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Psychic Being and Progress: Words of the Mother
These selections help us understand the relation of psychic being and soul, and the progressive quality of the psychic being.
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Progress and Perfection: Words of the Mother
The deep influence of the Western intellectual frameworks of modernist and postmodernist kind have led the modern mind to look at both the words — Progress and Perfection — in somewhat narrow and limited manner and often in a superficial way. This has also led to a certain kind of mental prejudice and bias. These selections help us remove these intellectual cobwebs and gain a deeper dimension to these ideas of Progress and Perfection.
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The Mahakali Aspect of the Divine Mother
As an offering on the Mother’s 144th birthday and given our theme of Progress, we focus on the Mahakali aspect of the Divine Mother.
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