In the tale of Samudra-manthan, the appearance of Mohini creates a situation where only the right discernment, viveka, can help the seeker of amrita separate the truth from falsehood, eternal from the transient, and make the right choice.
A Story about Viveka, Mohini, Vishnumāya and Mrityu Read More »
This story is about the freedom of choice. The wise is the one who knows how to choose.
Three Boons – A Tale of Choice and Wisdom Read More »
In our Insightful Conversations series, we bring to you a fascinating conversation on a topic highly significant for our times – Dharma, Shastra and Future Society. Our guest today is Nithin Sridhar.
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Volume II, Issue 2Author: Nithin Sridhar Editor’s note: For our Book of the Month, we bring for our readers a few excerpts from Nithin Sridhar’s latest book ‘Īśopaniṣad: An English Commentary’ published by Subbu Publications (2021). Don’t miss Nithin Sridhar in a conversation with Renaissance team on the topic – Dharma, Shastra and Future Society,
Excerpts from the Book – “Īśopaniṣad: An English Commentary” Read More »
In this second part of the series, the author speaks of the great value and emphasis our ancestors placed on protecting the plant kingdom given its role in keeping the whole cycle of life robust and strong. Several religious and social rituals were put in place to encourage the protection of plants and trees.
सर्वे सन्तु निरामयाः – May All be Free from Illness – 2 Read More »
We are relaunching the Renaissance with this issue centered on the theme of Yoga. Sri Aurobindo once said that it is to make the yoga the ideal of human life that India is rising today. Guided by these words, this present issue is our humble offering toward the celebration of June 21 as the International Yoga Day.
“To make the yoga the ideal of human life that India rises today” Read More »
A small selection of excerpts from letters of Sri Aurobindo guiding us on the three central processes of Integral Yoga – Aspiration, Rejection and Surrender.
The Triple Labour – Aspiration Rejection Surrender Read More »
Speaking of Sri Aurobindo as the greatest yogi of our age, Amal Kiran tells us that Integral Yoga, set on a manifold practical basis by Sri Aurobindo, promises the emergence of a new state of consciousness by which our persisting problems, individual and collective, will be radically solved.
The Greatest Yogi of Our Age Read More »
These passages give a glimpse of the fundamental difference between Integral Yoga and other paths of yoga, with a focus on evolutionary aim of Integral Yoga.
Integral Yoga – Finding the Divine in the Life Read More »
In our Insightful Conversations series, we feature a fascinating conversation on a topic highly significant for our times – Yoga and Cultural Misappropriation. Our guest today is Yogacharya Dr. Ananda Bhavanani.
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In these short excerpts, we hear of some of the fundamentals of the path of Integral Yoga – steadfastness, cheerfulness, complete reliance on the Mother, and the force that is Divine Grace.
Who Knows Yoga? Rely on the Mother. Read More »
Every month we feature a small prayer or meditation, with an aspiration that this will be the Light illuminating and purifying all our movements every day of the month. May our conscious effort to refer all the movements in all parts of our being to this dhyāna-mantra be our offering into the yajñá for a true rebirth of the Indian soul, a rebirth in which not only the Mind but the entire Life begins to experience the touch of the Spirit.
Sādhanā: To combine passive receptivity and realising activity Read More »
AuroYajna, a new vertical at Sri Aurobindo Society, aspires to offer its work toward the vaster goal of ‘the Divine Life in the Divine Body’.
AuroYajna: All Life is Yoga Read More »
The author speaks of the inner light that illumines the aspirant’s path, and emphasises the value of sincerity, openness and an inner discernment.
In this series, the author, a qualified specialist in Alternative Medicine who has conducted extensive research among rural and tribal communities of our country learning about diverse customs and practices related to health and well-being, advocates living in harmony with Nature for a life of wellness and also strives to evoke and enhance the inherent divinity within.
सर्वे सन्तु निरामयाः – May All be Free from Illness -1 Read More »