The Mother once explained, precisely and perfectly, Sri Aurobindonian conception of the world.
The world as it is, is not the divine creation it is meant to be, but an obscure and perverted expression of it. It is not the expression of the divine consciousness and will, but this is what it is meant to become; it has been created to develop into a perfect manifestation of the Divine under all His forms and aspects―Light and Knowledge, Power, Love and Beauty.
This is our conception of it and the aim we follow.
In this Sri Aurobindonian conception, we hear clearly a note regarding the future of humanity and the world. But we also see that the solution hinted here has to do with the transformation of the very consciousness that is at the base of our present world existence.
But how do we work towards such radical transformation of consciousness? It sounds almost beyond our limited human capacities. Perhaps because it is. It is not through our human effort alone that we will do it. What is absolutely essential is – Opening to the Force and Light of the Divine Mother, and Surrender to Her. These two things are at the heart of the practice of Integral Yoga.
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But two more things are equally essential. One is an unfailing and sincere aspiration for this transformation. And the other is a complete śraddhā in the assurance given by the Mother and Sri Aurobindo that there is a progressive unfolding of the Divine Truth in manifestation, and the Divine Life is not a mere chimera. In fact, in a message given on 22 November, 1965, the Mother says, “Consider the Divine Life as the most important thing to obtain” (CWM, 12: 301).
It is the force of śraddhā that saves us from all stumbles and errors and sustains us as we walk the Sunlit path. On April 24, 1956, two months after the Supramental Manifestation of February 29, 1956, the Mother gave a message which truly is Divine’s assurance.
“The manifestation of the Supramental upon earth is no more a promise but a living fact, a reality.
“It is at work here, and one day will come when the most blind, the most unconscious, even the most unwilling shall be obliged to recognize it.”
With such assurance by the Divine Mother, what more do we need to deepen our śraddhā and strengthen our aspiration? We must make the steady and sincere effort to grow within, grow into a new consciousness. We must constantly work to progressively transform the separative, divisive, egoistic tendencies that move every action and decision of ours into unifying, integrative, harmonizing, and ego-less tendencies. This is how we offer our squirrel-like āhuti into the grand yajña, the Great Sacrifice of the Divine Mother.
Current Issue
The March 2026 issue of Renaissance builds upon some of these thoughts. In an article titled, The Work of Today for a Supramental Future, Chitra Kolluru reflects on the work each one of us must do if we aspire to collaborate with the Divine in bringing forth the Next Future, a Supramental Creation.
In a two-part essay titled, Envisioning the Future Society, Editor, Dr. Beloo Mehra, describes a future society that may result as more and more individuals begin their inward journeys with an aim to evolve in their consciousness. The analysis begins with a brief description of a few signs we see today that indicate an increasing trend of such inner seeking both on the levels of individual and society.
In part 2, we find a general description of some of the social and economic structures of a future society that has moved beyond the rationalistic-individualistic worldview and is an aggregate of individuals who are seeking their true subjective self. The essay leads us to the question whether this futuristic subjective society may open the way to a truly spiritual stage of society.
The poem titled The Sun-eyed Children of a Marvellous Dawn by Sanjeev Patra is an ode to one of the most beautiful and profound vision revealed by Sri Aurobindo for the future march of humanity. If we aspire to collaborate in the Divine Mission of progressive unfolding of the Truth in the earth-consciousness, we must make a steady and sincere effort to transcend the limits of our ego-bound self and nature.
The Indian Story
Two offerings in the current issue relate, in particular, to the work we Indians must do in the spirit of an offering to the fulfilment of the Divine Will. India, that is Bhārat, is going through a multi-faceted resurgence. One can sense a great optimism in the air, an inexhaustible life-energy pouring itself out in various forms.
It is often said that this is because demographically we are a young nation. But is that all? Is there some deeper truth of our being that is driving this great urge for a rediscovery of our past as a civilisational-nation? Is there a deeper sense to the idea of ‘youthfulness’ which must lead us to a new future that is yet rooted in the truth of our essential being?
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To address such questions, we reflect back on the time when India had just achieved political independence from the British. We republish an article from the March 19, 1949 issue of Mother India, titled, How Shall we Grow in Greatness? Sri Aurobindo at that time approved almost everything which appeared in the pages of Mother India; he spoke of it as “my paper”. In this Amal Kiran (K. D. Sethna) not only describes succinctly the mood of the nation at the time of India’s Independence. He also hints at the course of direction that India must take in order to achieve true heights of greatness.
In a crisply written piece titled From Sadhana to Superconsciousness: Sanatana Dharma as a Civilisational Imperative, Sunil Kumar articulates how Sri Aurobindo’s Integral Yoga is a continuation of Sanatana Dharma, when the latter is seen in the widest light as a sustained inquiry into the nature, possibilities, and destiny of consciousness.
We hope our readers will enjoy going through the various offerings in this issue. As always, we offer this work at the lotus feet of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother.
In gratitude,
Beloo Mehra (for Renaissance Editorial Team)
