One Note of Zen
The author tells the story of a Zen master, Kakua, the first Japanese to study Zen. But no one remembers Kakua. Why? Read on to find the reason.
Sea of Stormy Passions, Sea of Serene Silences (a poem, a narration and more)
As we come to the close of our ‘Streams of Sadhana’ topic, we take up the theme Silence and Solitude. This is the first of the two issues on this theme.
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Sri Aurobindo on His Silence, Sadhana and Nirvana
In these letters Sri Aurobindo gives a detailed description of his first spiritual realization – that of Silent Brahman or Nirvana in 1908.
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Of Social Relations, Retirement and Sadhana
These letters throw light on the rightful place of and the right attitude to have toward solitude and retirement from external activity Integral Yoga.
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हृदय में ज्ञान का दीप मौन में ही जलता है – In Silence Alone Dawns the True Knowledge
The author speaks of the deep inner silence necessary to grow closer to the Divine. She reminds that none of this is possible without the Grace of the Guru.
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“An unseen Presence moulds the oblivious clay.”
We continue our exploration of the theme – Divine in Nature, with a greater focus on communion with material nature as a means to widen our consciousness.
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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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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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In the Playhouse of Infinite Forms
From Guru Nanak to William Blake and Kahlil Gibran, from Tagore to Sri Aurobindo — immerse yourself in the beautiful poetic expressions the author shares of the Immanent Divine, the Divine present in myriad forms in Nature.
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