Sri Aurobindo - The Eternal Presence

It is a perfect opportunity, this Hour of God, 15 August 2022 – the date that marks the 150th birthday of Sri Aurobindo, and by no coincidence, 75 years of India’s political independence, to sing glories of the Eternal Presence that Sri Aurobindo was, is and will be.

Aug 15 2022May 4, 2023

The Mother on Sri Aurobindo, the Eternal Presence

Article, Guru, Sri Aurobindo - The Eternal Presence / By The Mother

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 2022May 4, 2023

Sri Aurobindo on Himself: Life, Work, Past Lives

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

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 2022May 4, 2023

Inner Significance of 15 August: Sri Aurobindo’s Message

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

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

Aug 15 2022August 29, 2022

The Series of Avatars and Avatar of the Future

Article, Mother India Archives, Spiritual Philosophy, Sri Aurobindo - The Eternal Presence / By Amal Kiran

In this insightful writing Amal Kiran imakes some perceptive comments on the Mother’s Message dated April 24, 1957, and clarifies the meaning of Supermind and its connection with Avatarhood.

Aug 15 2022May 4, 2023

Sri Aurobindo on His Supramentalisation and Immortality

Divine Humour, Spiritual Philosophy, Sri Aurobindo - The Eternal Presence, Yoga / By Sri Aurobindo

Replying humorously to Nirodbaran’s queries, Sri Aurobindo reveals a nuanced view of his Supramentalisation and his conquest of death.

Aug 15 2022January 16, 2023

The Greatness of the Great: A Sesquicentennial Salutation to Sri Aurobindo

Article, Human Evolution, Sri Aurobindo - The Eternal Presence / By Nolini Kanta Gupta

The author beautifully summarises what Sri Aurobindo worked for, and what he promises for the future of earth and mankind.

Aug 15 2022August 11, 2022

Sri Aurobindo, the Reconciler of Light and Life – 1

Article, Spiritual Philosophy, Sri Aurobindo - The Eternal Presence, Sri Aurobindo Circle Archives, Yoga / By Rishabhchand

The author navigates as we follow Sri Aurobindo in his illuminating exposition of the origin of life and the aim and steps of its evolutionary progression.

Aug 15 2022August 11, 2022

Sri Aurobindo, the Reconciler of Light and Life – 2

Article, Spiritual Philosophy, Sri Aurobindo - The Eternal Presence, Sri Aurobindo Circle Archives, Yoga / By Rishabhchand

Sri Aurobindo explains how life ascends from status to status till it reaches the summit of its evolution and becomes one with and a dynamic movement of Light.

Aug 15 2022August 26, 2022

The Timeless Relevance of Sri Aurobindo

Article, Human Evolution, Sri Aurobindo - The Eternal Presence / By Ananda Reddy

The author writes that as time advances so will the relevance of Sri Aurobindo increase, intensify, and become the inevitable guiding spirit and force of humanity.

Aug 15 2022August 11, 2022

Sri Aurobindo’s Work for India’s Political Liberation

Article, Mother India Archives, Nation, Sri Aurobindo - The Eternal Presence / By Vijay Poddar

Written by Vijay Poddar as his second quarterly test answer in the 1st year of Higher Course at SAICE, this was published in Mother India, 15 August 1962.

Aug 15 2022August 11, 2022

Sri Aurobindo: His Birth Unique, His Presence Ubiquitous

Article, Indian History, Nation, Poetry, Sri Aurobindo - The Eternal Presence / By Charan Singh Kedarkhandi

The author elucidates how the three epithets – “a prophet of nationalism, a poet of patriotism and a lover of humanity” fit Sri Aurobindo’s personality.

Aug 15 2022August 11, 2022

We bow to you, Sri Aurobindo, O Sun of the New Age, Bringer of the New Light! (Video)

Poetry, Sri Aurobindo - The Eternal Presence, Video / By Suhas Mehra

A video post on the poem ‘The New Creator’ which speaks of the significance of the Yoga of Sri Aurobindo for the future of India, world, humanity and earth.

Aug 15 2022August 13, 2022

Sri Aurobindo and Indian Cultural Renaissance – 1

Culture, Essay, Indian History, Nation, Sri Aurobindo - The Eternal Presence / By A. B. Purani

Why did Sri Aurobindo with his cosmic vision of human history write at length about Indian culture highlighting the values that are indispensable to the conception of a perfect human culture? Read on.