Guru

Feb 21 2023February 21, 2023

Some Memories of the Mother

Article, Divine Mother, Guru, Mother India Archives, Sadhana / By Amal Kiran

Amal Kiran narrates a few incidents that tell us about the Mother’s grace and eternal love and also the way she helped sadhaks overcome their petty desires.

Feb 21 2023February 20, 2023

The Mother’s Divine Ways of Action

Article, Divine Mother, Guru, Sadhana, Sunlit Path, Work and Yoga / By Nirodbaran

Nirodbaran describes the various ways in which the Mother prepared, and helped sadhaks. Some of her ways are hidden, subtle and guided by inner laws.

Feb 21 2023March 16, 2023

Mother’s Way of Inculcating the Right Attitude

Article, Aspiration, Divine Mother, Guru, Receptivity, Sadhana, Twelve Soul-qualities / By Champaklal

Champaklal shares an incident of how Mother educated a boy to hold a right attitude, without speaking to him even a single word.

Oct 21 2022October 11, 2022

A Teacher has to be a Yogi

All Life is Yoga, Article, Aspiration, Education, Guru / By Nolini Kanta Gupta

This article highlights a new dimension of consciousness that deeply effects the quality of interaction between the teacher and pupil.

Oct 21 2022October 20, 2022

The Initiation – A Story Told by the Mother

All Life is Yoga, Education, Guru, Tales and Stories, Yoga / By Renaissance Editor

A delightful story told by the Mother which speaks of what a real initiation means and how a guru prepares a shishya for receiving higher knowledge.

Oct 21 2022October 20, 2022

True Attitude of the Teacher – Part 1

All Life is Yoga, Article, Education, Essay, Guru / By Pavitra PB Saint-Hilaire

Read here about the role of a teacher in the light of Sri Aurobindo’s first principle of true teaching and soul-based free progress approach.

Oct 21 2022October 20, 2022

True Attitude of the Teacher – Part 2

All Life is Yoga, Article, Education, Essay, Guru / By Pavitra PB Saint-Hilaire

How can teachers help children learn to discriminate among the various inner movements? What is teacher’s role in a free progress system? Read this and more.

Aug 15 2022August 11, 2022

Sri Aurobindo on Himself: Life, Work, Past Lives

Guiding Light, Guru, Sri Aurobindo - The Eternal Presence, Yoga / By Renaissance Editor

Read selected words of Sri Aurobindo on himself on various subjects such as his difficulties in life and work and his reasons for leaving politics. Don’t miss his replies to questions on his past lives.

Aug 15 2022August 12, 2022

The Mother on Sri Aurobindo, the Eternal Presence

Article, Guru, Sri Aurobindo - The Eternal Presence / By Renaissance Editor

We feature selected words of the Mother on the eternal presence of Sri Aurobindo, and her advice given at the time of Sri Aurobindo’s Birth Centenary.

Aug 15 2022August 11, 2022

Inner Significance of 15 August: Sri Aurobindo’s Message

Article, Guru, Spiritual Philosophy, Sri Aurobindo - The Eternal Presence, Yoga / By Renaissance Editor

In a message given to his close disciples on 15 August 1926 Sri Aurobindo spoke of the deeper significance of August 15 for yoga.

Jul 21 2022July 20, 2022

For Peace, Go to Ramana Maharshi

Divine Humour, Guru, Peace, Sadhana, Twelve Soul-qualities, Yoga / By Renaissance Editor

We present selected conversations of Sri Aurobindo with a few disciples where the matter of peace came up. Readers will find some insightful perspectives here which may help widen and deepen our understanding of peace in Integral Yoga.

Jan 21 2022January 28, 2022

The Force that Made Poets: Selected Letters of Sri Aurobindo

Aspiration, Guru, Receptivity, Sadhana, Twelve Soul-qualities / By Renaissance Editor

Sri Aurobindo has also been spoken of as a poet-maker. Some sadhaks also discovered their latent poetic talents and poured out beautiful poetry, all because of the Yoga-shakti of the Master who also took great pains in correcting their poems.

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