Avatarhood in ‘Essays on the Gita’ – 1
Sri Aurobindo’s in-depth and profound explanation of the concept of Avatarhood as given in the Bhagavad Gita is the best one would find anywhere.
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Avatarhood in ‘Essays on the Gita’ – 2
Sri Aurobindo explains that the Avatar comes to bring nearer the kingdom of heaven on earth in the collectivity as well as to build the kingdom of heaven within in the individual human soul.
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Sri Aurobindo and the Kalki Avatar -1
We are presenting this comprehensive essay in 5 parts. In Part 1, the author gives an excellent summary of Sri Aurobindo’s explanation of the real meaning and purpose of Avatarhood.
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Sri Aurobindo and the Kalki Avatar – 2
In Part 2, the author helps us understand the “world-arrangement” so as to fully understand the avataric mission of Sri Aurobindo.
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Sri Aurobindo and the Kalki Avatar – 3
In Part 3, the author zooms in on the avatarhood of Sri Aurobindo, with a focus on the double nature of his avataric work – to bring down the Supermind as well as to wage a war against the hostile forces.
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Sri Aurobindo and the Kalki Avatar – 4
Continued from PART 3 Editor’s Note: In Part 4, the author focuses on the Avatarhood of the Mother, because as Sri Aurobindo and the Mother both have said, they are One Consciousness. 4. The Mother Avatar Outspoken or not, the avatarhood of the Mother has been much more controversial than that of Sri Aurobindo. From the
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Sri Aurobindo and the Kalki Avatar – 5
In this concluding part, the author focuses on the Complete Avatar that are Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, connecting their work to the Kalki Avatar.
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The Upanishads Elucidated: The Enigmatic Seed
Enjoy this beautiful retelling of how the Supreme seated Itself in all Manifestation – in a seed form, waiting to blossom in full.
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How Flowers Brought Me Closer to the Divine
The author recounts how flowers became the medium for the author to grow into a deeper relation with the Divine in her childhood.
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The One Who Fashions a Cosmos, and a Curl
The absolute Brahman manifests as the Ishwara, the one Eternal. It also manifests as the multiplicity of the One in the Jiva, the living creature. Thus creating the double aspect of Being and Becoming. What we call as the soul or psychic entity in the individual is an eternal portion of Brahman, the Ishwara. But what of the other parts in an individual which move, act, and grow in the plane of Ignorance? What of the world movements, the affairs of our lives and the struggles and conflicts therein? If all these are workings of the Nature, of which our human nature is an intrinsic aspect, what is the relation of Ishwara with the Nature? The current issue and the one following this will explore some aspects of the theme – Divine in Nature.
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