In this six-part series, we present an essay by M.P. Pandit which summarises some of Sri Aurobindo’s commentaries on the Isha Upanishad. The first introductory part highlights Sri Aurobindo’s comments on translating the Upanishads, and the errors made by Max Muller and other Indologists who fail to capture the spirit of the scripture because they lack the inner vision of the Truth expressed in scripture.
Sri Aurobindo on Isha Upanishad – 1 Read More »
Nirodbaran refers to Sri Aurobindo as a modern Guru for the modern age. What does he mean by that? Read an excerpt from a talk delivered at SAICE.
A Very Modern Guru – Excerpts from Nirodbaran’s Talks Read More »
Read here some insights from Sri Aurobindo on the guru-shishya parampara focusing on why one needs a Guru and the true role or work of a Guru.
Insights from Sri Aurobindo on Guru-Shishya Parampara – Part 1 Read More »
This second part of the 2-part article highlights Sri Aurobindo’s insights on the ideal relation between a Guru and a disciple, and why the Indian spiritual tradition has always supported a diversity of teachings, paths and gurus.
Insights from Sri Aurobindo on Guru-Shishya Parampara – Part 2 Read More »
We are relaunching the Renaissance with this issue centered on the theme of Yoga. Sri Aurobindo once said that it is to make the yoga the ideal of human life that India is rising today. Guided by these words, this present issue is our humble offering toward the celebration of June 21 as the International Yoga Day.
“To make the yoga the ideal of human life that India rises today” Read More »
These passages give a glimpse of the fundamental difference between Integral Yoga and other paths of yoga, with a focus on evolutionary aim of Integral Yoga.
Integral Yoga – Finding the Divine in the Life Read More »
Speaking of Sri Aurobindo as the greatest yogi of our age, Amal Kiran tells us that Integral Yoga, set on a manifold practical basis by Sri Aurobindo, promises the emergence of a new state of consciousness by which our persisting problems, individual and collective, will be radically solved.
The Greatest Yogi of Our Age Read More »
A small selection of excerpts from letters of Sri Aurobindo guiding us on the three central processes of Integral Yoga – Aspiration, Rejection and Surrender.
The Triple Labour – Aspiration Rejection Surrender Read More »