“Sri Aurobindo’s linking of archetypal wisdom, its basic metapsychology to the modern crisis marks him as a mature visionary. The disproportionate development of a post-industrial society calls for a matching insight. To the anguish of modern man there is no remedy but the mystical,” writes the author.
New Dimensions in Spirituality – Part 2 Read More »
This piece highlights the vast, integral being of Sri Aurobindo, the Rishi, as well as the greatly endearing personality of Sri Aurobindo, the modern Guru.
What Sri Aurobindo Means to Me Read More »
Read here about the seer-vision and the divine force with which Sri Aurobindo, the Rishi of our times, has shown the path for the future march of India and the world.
Sri Aurobindo and India of the Future Read More »
After taking up themes on Conscious Parenting, Education, Work, Human Relations, Money, Religion, and Literature, we now take up the theme of Food, Sleep and Yoga in our All Life is Yoga series. Curating and editing this issue has been an especially joyful work because of the numerous possibilities this theme offered to share and express what we were learning.
Food that Nourishes, Sleep that Refreshes Read More »
In these letters Sri Aurobindo explains the right attitude a sadhak of Integral Yoga must cultivate toward food. While the letters were written in response to queries from the disciples living in the Ashram, the advice is equally applicable to the aspirants and devotees living outside.
Cultivating a Yogic Attitude toward Food Read More »
Featured here are some selections from Sri Aurobindo’s letters regarding how to overcome desire and greed for food.
Getting Rid of Desire and Greed for Food Read More »
While discussing physical education the Mother highlighted the need for developing healthy habits related to food. Children must be taught to eat according to hunger, neither more nor less, and not to make meals an occasion to satisfy their greed or gluttony.
Education of the Body and Food Habits Read More »
How and why did the taste for food develop? How can one refine and develop one’s sense of taste? Read excerpts from the Mother’s conversation on these subjects.
Refining the Sense of Taste with No Attachment to Food Read More »
We feature here a few letters of Sri Aurobindo which he wrote in response to some food related queries from the disciples at the Ashram. Some of the queries were about the kinds of food that a spiritual aspirant should avoid.
Quick Read: The What and Why of Sattwic Food Read More »
For the ‘Book of the Month’ we again highlight Nirodbaran’s magnificent ‘Twelve Years with Sri Aurobindo’. The focus this time is on his delightful description of Sri Aurobindo’s suppertime, his second and last meal of the day.
An Account of Sri Aurobindo’s Supper Time Read More »
M.P. Pandit explains why in our scriptures (Brihadaranyaka Upanishad) it is said that eater eating is eaten or hunger is verily death.
Quick Read: Food as Agent of Death Read More »
Kireet joshi in his book ‘Glimpses of Vedic Literature’ summarises the essence of Bhriguvalli from Taittiriya Upanishad and emphasises that Food or Matter is also a manifestation of the Divine which should not be rejected but instead be mastered.
From Annam to Ananda in Taittiriya Upanishad Read More »
Sri Aurobindo emphasises on becoming more conscious in our sleep. The Mother gives us a step-by-step process to enter into a higher consciousness during sleep.
Preparing for Conscious Sleep Read More »
Is there something like metaphysical food and sleep? The author makes us reflect on these dimensions of food and sleep and offers some valuable insights in the spirit of ‘All Life is Yoga.’
Food and Sleep, Beyond the Physical Read More »
From not knowing anything about cooking the author not only slowly learned how to cook but also discovered her love for conscious and healthy cooking.
Quick Read: My Journey with Food Read More »
What is the right place and significance of reading spiritual literature in the path of sadhana? Can reading help prepare the sadhak, can it become a hindrance? Should a sadhak read only spiritual or religious literature? What about the literary classics that are often considered ‘secular’ literature? What does it mean to study literature or write only for the Divine? These and a few more questions are explored in the current issue.
On Life, Literature and Yoga Read More »
What is the right place and significance of reading spiritual literature in the path of sadhana? We get valuable insights from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother.
Not to be a Sadhak of Books but of the Infinite Read More »
The author emphasises that we should so train ourselves in heart and mind that Savitri becomes an experience of a miraculous communion.
What Basically is Savitri? – A Brief Commentary Read More »
After all that Sri Aurobindo had set forth in his major works, why he undertook another massive effort of literary creation, namely, Savitri?
“To read Savitri is indeed to practise Yoga.” Read More »
The author presents a few key facets of Sri Aurobindo’s poetry and poetics that she, a poet herself, finds most fascinating.
‘A Great Illuminative Power’ – Appreciating Sri Aurobindo’s Poetry – Part 1 Read More »