The Mother on True and Sublime Charity
Charity is often misunderstood and practiced ignorantly out of ego. Only a serene soul and self-mastery can lead to truly effective charity.
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Sri Aurobindo on Morality and Yoga
We often confuse or misinterpret the ‘good’ by limiting our understanding to a moral-ethical view of ‘good’ and ‘bad’, right and wrong. Sri Aurobindo wrote several letters explaining the core difference with between a moral life and spiritual life. A few are featured here.
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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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A Documentary on Peepal Farm, an Animal Rescue Farm
This documentary about an animal rescue farm reminds us of the Mother’s advice that one should always treat animals with respect, love and compassion.
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Cultivate Goodness and Kindness toward Animals
The author summarises the right attitude of compassion, kindness and respect one must cultivate toward all living creatures.
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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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Resolving the Inner Revolts by Calling the Mother
Shobha Mitra shares an incident when she was in the grip of jealousy which the Mother made completely disappear from her being.
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Sādhanā: To Transfigure Egoism into Goodness
This prayer reminds us to take refuge in Divine Love to transfigure our consciousness and manifest 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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