Money as Power
M.P. Pandit summarises several essential points from the teachings of the Mother and Sri Aurobindo on the attitude one should cultivate with regard to money.
“Europe is the land of enjoyment, India of sacrifice”
Sri Aurobindo writes of the kindness, generosity, self-control, charity and other noble qualities that he witnessed in the convicts in Alipore Jail.
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Towards a New World – Work of the Dual Avatāra
In addition to exploring the attribute of ‘Goodness’ this issue is our offering for the special month of April. On April 4 in 1910, Sri Aurobindo arrived in Pondicherry, his “cave of tapasya”. In 1920 on April 24th, the Mother arrived in Pondicherry to be with Sri Aurobindo and collaborate in the Supramental Yoga to bring down a new consciousness on the earth.
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Goodness in Sri Aurobindo’s Aphorisms
We feature here some comments of the Mother on three aphorisms of Sri Aurobindo. These words reveal for us a deeper meaning of practicing goodness toward all.
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Vishnu’s Fourth Stride, from Humanity to Divinity
An offering for April 4 and April 24 – an essay summarising the new future which Sri Aurobindo and the Mother brought down with their Supramental Yoga.
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The Manifestation of the Mother of Ananda
This offering for April 24, the date of second and final arrival of the Mother in Pondicherry, gives a peek into the Yogic work of the Mother.
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Sri Aurobindo on the Essence of Ethics
Like others parts of our being, the ethical being is also a growth and a seeking towards the absolute, the divine, which can only be attained securely in the suprarational.
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Of God, Universe, Good and Evil
These words of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother emphasise that Divine is beyond good and evil and that man moving Godwards must identify with the Divine.
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Sri Aurobindo on the Principle of Evil
An answer to a question many ask – if there is a God and if He is All-love, sarvamaṅgalam, why does He create evil or, if He does not create it, why permits it.
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Goodness in Bhartrihari’s Nitishataka
Sri Aurobindo’s free renderings into English of Bhartrihari’s Nitishataka is a delightful reading. We feature a few verses related to the theme of Goodness.
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Courage Our Armour, Faith Our Sword, We Must Walk
We explore Courage through several viewpoints for it is an essential quality on the path of yoga of transformation – on individual and collective level.
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Sri Aurobindo on the Aryan Ideal of Courage
An important writing of Sri Aurobindo, published in Arya in September 1914, in which he answers the question – What is the significance of the name, “Arya”.
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Get Rid of Fear, Distrust and Despair
The Mother emphasises the necessity of getting rid of fear, distrust, despair and face all challenges with courage if we aspire to walk the path of sadhana.
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Of Life and War: Sri Aurobindo on Kurukshetra
Sri Aurobindo considers closely the situation from which the Gita arises, “in its largest bearings as a type of human life and even of all world-existence.”
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The Conquest of India by the English
Sri Aurobindo give us a deeper understanding of the principal reasons why the mighty India could be easily conquered by the British.
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On Courage and Nationalism
These bold and spirited passages from Bande Mataram give us a deeper view of nationalism based in courage — making them highly relevant for our times.
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The Perfection of the Kshatriya Soul-Force
Sri Aurobindo helps us understand the Kshatriya turn of the nature and the integral perfection it can arrive at with the Yoga of Self-perfection.
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Of Courage, Wars, and Evolution of the Earth
Sri Aurobindo and the Mother remind us that war will cease to exist when it becomes unnecessary to the evolution of the earth.
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Something of the Stuff of the Hero and of the Titan
Featuring a passage from Sri Aurobindo with the Mother’s commentary, which reminds of what is necessary at this critical moment of our evolutionary crisis.
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Remembering Bagha Jatin – Part 1
As an offering to celebrate the 75th year of Indian independence, we highlight the tremendous contribution of the great revolutionary Jatin Mukherjeee, popularly known as Bagha Jatin.
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