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In the Fire of Revelation – PART 1

On Sri Aurobindo, Poetry, Spiritual Philosophy, Sri Aurobindo, the Rishi / By /

In this two-part article, author Narendra Murty speaks of the higher ranges of consciousness beyond the intellect — inspiration, intuition and revelation — from where a Rishi receives knowledge. A Rishi is someone who sees and hears the Truth which he then expresses as Mantra. Using several insightful passages from Sri Aurobindo’s writings, particularly The Future Poetry, the author brings out Sri Aurobindo’s rishihood.     

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Food that Nourishes, Sleep that Refreshes

All Life is Yoga, Editorial, Food, Sleep and Yoga, Reflection / By /

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.

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On Life, Literature and Yoga

All Life is Yoga, Editorial, Life, Literature and Yoga / By /

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.

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Sri Aurobindo on Religion as the Law of Life

All Life is Yoga, Guiding Light, Human Evolution, Religion, Religion and Yoga, Society / By /

This selection from Sri Aurobindo’s book ‘The Human Cycle’ explores why in human history religion has not been a sufficient guide for conducting individual and collective life. He also tells us that this need not be so if we understand the true nature of religion, which is its spiritual core.

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