A few selections from the works of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother which highlight some key ideas – what does it mean to be receptive, on what does receptivity depend, how is receptivity connected to aspiration and sincerity, what is the significance of becoming collectively more receptive, and a few more.
On Receptivity, Aspiration and Progress Read More »
In this passage, the Mother speaks of how one may draw on the universal vital force and how one may increase the receptivity to the higher force.
“It isn’t the forces that are limited, it is the receptivity” – Words of the Mother Read More »
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.
The Force that Made Poets: Selected Letters of Sri Aurobindo Read More »
Two short stories written by a young author and artist whose work is primarily inspired by her devotion and adoration for Gampu bhai, the name she uses to lovingly call her ishta devata, Lord Ganesha.
A Little Girl and Her Big Brother – Stories of a Personal Relation with the Divine Read More »
Aspiration is like an arrow, or like a flame rising upward. But it has to be tended, constantly rekindled. Its direction also needs to be reset when it tends to go here and there. It has to be purified so that no desire or demand gets mixed up with it. Its goal has to be kept in front, always. And what happens when it goes into hiding somewhere? How to light the fire again? And what about the Grace? Will Divine Grace help me rekindle my aspiration? These and many other questions have been explored in the variety of selections featured in this issue.
Aspire Intensely but Without Impatience Read More »
These selections from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother emphasise that a single-minded effort is needed to keep awake the aspiration.
Aspiration is to be Developed, Tended, Kept Awake and Living Read More »
We highlight a few gems from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother which offer some practical guidance for the aspirant on the path of Integral Yoga.
Be Conscious of Your Inner Flame Read More »
The Mothers explains what it means to become conscious of one’s psychic being, and how the contact with psychic consciousness gives intensity and joy to the aspiration.
Aspiration and the Psychic Being Read More »