One Must Try to Become Like a Flower
We feature a most delightful conversation from the book ‘Sweet Mother: Luminous Notes’.
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Review – ‘Dancing with the Moon & Other Poems’
For our ‘Book of the Month’ we are happy to feature Dr. Charan Singh Kedarkhandi’s recently released book of English poetry, a collection of 80 poems, each with its own special charm and beauty, each expressing a different emotion.
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The Future of the Family (Book Excerpt)
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
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“This is the Mother’s War”: Of WW2, Victory and Atomic Bomb
A few excerpts from the book ‘On the Mother: The Chronicle of a Manifestation and Ministry’, which speak of the Mother’s and Sri Aurobindo’s yogic work in WW2.
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Meditation on Peace, the Real Truth of Our Being
We highlight a beautiful piece excerpted from Anilbaran Roy’s ‘Songs from the Soul’ which is a collection of his meditations and poems.
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Major Somnath Sharma, PVC – The ‘Saviour of Kashmir’ (Part 3)
Shyam Kumari writes: “It was as if the Goddess of war was asking for the sacrifice of this brave soldier to make a martyr of him.”
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“Wherever there is a receptivity, the Force acts” – A Prisoner’s Transformation
Silviu Craciunas who was on verge of suicide in prison had visions of an Indian sage whom he called Aurobin Dogos and found the strength to survive his ordeal.
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Where is Agni? — The Colloquy of Agni and the Gods
What is the symbolism of a Rig Vedic parable about Agni hiding in the Inconscience and only coming out when gods descend from above?
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The Human Aspiration – Deliberations on The Life Divine (1)
From Dr. Ananda Reddy’s multi-volume series ‘Deliberations on The Life Divine’, we feature his contemplation on the first chapter, ‘The Human Aspiration’.
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The Human Aspiration – Deliberations on The Life Divine (2)
In this first chapter, we get an overview of the eternal human aspiration that has been there since the beginning and promises to remain until the end. This is followed by a review of the apparent contradictions in present human life at present, which Sri Aurobindo explains are Nature’s own method of moving towards a harmony that will fructify ultimately in the transformation of mind, life and body through the light and power of a new consciousness, the emerging Supermind.
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