An Indian Temple in its Inmost Reality – I
Sri Aurobindo explains how one must ‘see’ the Indian temple to get closer to its deepest inner significance and its spiritual symbolism.
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“Temple-Tower to Heaven”, in Sri Aurobindo’s Savitri
The author explains Aswapathy’s visions of the “mountain chariot of the Gods” and “the single stair to being’s goal” connecting them to a temple tower.
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Matrimandir: An Impressionistic Picture
The author speaks of Matrimandir as the Mother’s epic. It was first published in Auroville Today in 1992, and later reprinted in Mother India, January 1993.
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Mystery-Miracle-Magic of Halebidu and Belur
The author recounts her unforgettable visit to the magnificent temples at Halebidu and Belur, two prime examples of the great Hoysala temple architecture.
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Divine Sight – A Sonnet by Sri Aurobindo (Video)
A visualization of Sri Aurobindo’s sonnet titled Divine Sight. The seer-poet expresses here all that is seen by the seeing of the Soul.
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The Way of the Indian Artist
In the Indian vision, all Art is a medium to express the Ananda, this Eternal Delight through form. An Indian painter or sculptor seeks the pure intensities of delight as he searches for the universal beauty revealed or hidden in all creation. As he seeks perfection in the form that comes through his hand or brush, his inner being experiences a sort of enlightenment through the power of a certain “spiritually aesthetic Ananda”, reminds Sri Aurobindo.
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The Persistent Within the Transient
Read what is unique about the origin of the greatest art in India, and how it is essentially different from the Western view of artistic creation.
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The Great Impersonal Creators and Their Living Creations
Find out what makes one a “true creator” whose living creations withstand the test of time, and explore the relation of Art and Yoga.
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Soul-realisation – The Method of Artistic Creation
Sri Aurobindo reminds us of the highest business of ancient Indian art at its greatest. The Mother explains how an artist may express the “One Divine.”
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“Creation is a misnomer; nothing in the world is created”
The author gives a broad overview of what constitutes an ideal artist as per the Indian cultural tradition. The focus is primarily on visual arts.
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Art as Part of the Yogic Life
Sri Aurobindo explains the right Yogic attitude one must have towards artistic pursuit in the path of integral sādhana.
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YogArt – Bringing Art and Yoga Together in Practice
YogArt is dedicated to giving practical form to the Mother’s teaching – “the discipline of Art has at its center the same principle as the discipline of Yoga”.
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Rasa: Its Meaning and Scope – 3
The author presents an ideal for an artist. The artist is one in whom the sattwic buddhi or the capacity for ideal sensibility predominates.
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Rasa: Its Meaning and Scope – 2
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.
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The Purpose of Art – From Beauty to Bliss
This new series explores the Spirit and Forms of Art in India. The first issue focuses on the theme: The Purpose of Art – From Beauty to Bliss.
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