Starting with this issue, we will be featuring in various parts a series of essays Prema Nandakumar wrote for Mother India on the literary, cultural and spiritual significance of the Puranas in the light of Sri Aurobindo.
The Puranas and Our Century – 1 Read More »
This part emphasises Puranas as a continuation of the Vedas, while simultaneously making the ancient legends a contemporaneous experience for the listeners.
The Puranas and Our Century – 2 Read More »
How do we invoke the power of Indra to help us conquer the modern Vritras that bind us today? Where lies the spark that can activate the vajra of the Indra?
The Upanishads Elucidated: Indrajāl – Be a Spark-ling in Indra’s Cosmic Net – 1 Read More »
In this part, continue to read the story of Kavi and how he finds the source of that spark which will help activate the vajra of Indra.
The Upanishads Elucidated: Indrajāl – Be a Spark-ling in Indra’s Cosmic Net – 2 Read More »
Selections from the book ‘Indian Sculpture and Iconography: Forms and Measurements’ (2002) published by Sri Aurobindo Society.
From the One Formless to Many Forms Read More »
The author presents an ideal for an artist. The artist is one in whom the sattwic buddhi or the capacity for ideal sensibility predominates.
Rasa: Its Meaning and Scope – 3 Read More »
In this part the author explores if there a primary rasa from which other rasa-s originate. He also helps us reflect on how rasa is an attribute of the soul.
Rasa: Its Meaning and Scope – 2 Read More »
A few selections from a comprehensive essay, first published in two parts in the annual journal, Sri Aurobindo Circle (1949 and 1950).
Rasa: Its Meaning and Scope – 1 Read More »