Kireet joshi in his book ‘Glimpses of Vedic Literature’ summarises the essence of Bhriguvalli from Taittiriya Upanishad and emphasises that Food or Matter is also a manifestation of the Divine which should not be rejected but instead be mastered.
Champaklal shares an incident of how Mother educated a boy to hold a right attitude, without speaking to him even a single word.
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.
Based on his own experience, the author shares some observations on how one may prepare to approach reading the epic poem, Savitri.
A short selection of letters and notes received or compiled by Champaklal from the Mother and Sri Aurobindo, with a focus on becoming more receptive and open.
We find here deeper meaning of spiritual call, initiation, adhikāra and the importance of endurance and steadfastness in the path of the Integral Yoga.
A most divine nobility and a perfectly sincere humility are the key highlights of the adorable personality of Sri Aurobindo which we see presented in this wonderful narration by Nirodbaran. This talk was given on June 12, 1970 at Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education and was first published in Mother India.
Reading Nirodbaran’s narration of the divine qualities of Sri Aurobindo’s personality, one is reminded of the description Sri Aurobindo once gave of an Aryan gentleman. India’s rebirth and regeneration requires such character, such nobility in our youth; our national education must work toward this goal.
This issue explores two inter-related themes. One has to do with Choice and Wisdom, related to which is the faculty of viveka, the intuitive discriminating reason which is developed by a purification of the organs of thought and knowledge. All effort and progress toward true knowledge and wisdom is possible only by the grace of the Guru, which is our second theme for this issue, especially chosen to mark the occasion of Guru Purnima.
In the introductory chapter of his two-volume book ‘Correspondence with Sri Aurobindo’ Nirodbaran refers to Sri Aurobindo as a modern Guru for the modern age. What does he mean by that? Let’s find out.
In part 1 of this two-part article a few selected insights from Sri Aurobindo on the guru-shishya parampara are presented, with a particular focus on a few specific topics — why does one need a Guru and what is the true role or work of a Guru.
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.
In these short excerpts, we hear of some of the fundamentals of the path of Integral Yoga – steadfastness, cheerfulness, complete reliance on the Mother, and the force that is Divine Grace.
