Be Generous, Be Sincere, and Evolve
Is our act of altruism truly an unselfish or non-egoistic act? Because often “altruism is only the sublimest form of selfishness,” reminds Sri Aurobindo.
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“One is unhappy only when one is not generous”
For the guiding light feature, we present a few short passages from the Mother and Sri Aurobindo which shed light on some key facets related to ‘Generosity’ which are then elaborated upon in other features.
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Give All You Are, All You Have
In this conversation the Mother speaks on giving oneself sincerely to the Divine without bargaining. She also narrates a beautiful story about perfect giving.
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Service to Humanity or an Ambition to be a Great Man?
The Mother speaks candidly that most ideas people have of serving the humanity are nothing but sign of personal ambition.
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The Ideal of Forgiveness – A Story by Sri Aurobindo
In this story, originally written in Bengali, Sri Aurobindo reminds of the high ideal of forgiveness that marks the Aryan character.
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Empathy – the Origin of True Charity
In our Goodness issue, we published the Mother’s talk on the meaning of true and sublime charity. This essay reminds again what is true charity.
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The Generous and the Avaricious
We feature here an excerpt from a conversation between a group of children and the Mother where she explains that both generosity and avarice are deformations of a higher truth.
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Sādhanā: Prayer for a Generous Heart and Boundless Love
This prayer from the Mother’s ‘Prayers and Meditations’ reminds us to pray and aspire for a generous heart and boundless love.
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The More Money We Have, the More We Need…
The Mother explains that money is a force of nature which creates harmonious balance if circulated and utilised for its true work.
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Money as Power
M.P. Pandit summarises several essential points from the teachings of the Mother and Sri Aurobindo on the attitude one should cultivate with regard to money.