The Mother shares that today’s world is filled with worthless literature. There are many books that lower or degrade one’s consciousness. One needs to consciously choose books that are filled with light.
How to Choose Which Books to Read? Read More »
The author emphasises that we should so train ourselves in heart and mind that Savitri becomes an experience of a miraculous communion.
What Basically is Savitri? – A Brief Commentary Read More »
After all that Sri Aurobindo had set forth in his major works, why he undertook another massive effort of literary creation, namely, Savitri?
“To read Savitri is indeed to practise Yoga.” Read More »
The author presents a few key facets of Sri Aurobindo’s poetry and poetics that she, a poet herself, finds most fascinating.
‘A Great Illuminative Power’ – Appreciating Sri Aurobindo’s Poetry – Part 1 Read More »
In this part, with the help of a few examples, the author speaks of poetic vision of Sri Aurobindo and also discusses Overhead aesthesis.
‘A Great Illuminative Power’ – Appreciating Sri Aurobindo’s Poetry – Part 2 Read More »
In this concluding part of the series, the author highlights Sri Aurobindo’s epic commentary on the crest-jewel of the Mahabharata, the Bhagavad Gita.
Sri Aurobindo’s Interpretation of Indian Culture: The Mahabharata – 6 Read More »
For our ‘Book of the Month’ we are happy to feature Dr. Charan Singh Kedarkhandi’s recently released book of English poetry, a collection of 80 poems, each with its own special charm and beauty, each expressing a different emotion.
Review – ‘Dancing with the Moon & Other Poems’ Read More »
We feature English translations of a few verses by Shah Abdul Latif (1689 to 1752 CE), a renowned Sufi mystic and poet. Anju Makhija is a Sahitya Akademi award-winning poet and translator, and co-founder of Pondicherry/Auroville poetry festival.
Seeking the Beloved: Sufi Verses, in English Read More »