Yoga

After all that Sri Aurobindo had set forth in his major works, why he undertook another massive effort of literary creation, namely, Savitri?

Apr 21 2023May 3, 2023

Religion and Spirituality – Do the Two Ever Meet?

All Life is Yoga, Editorial, Religion and Yoga / By Beloo Mehra

What is the nature of religion? And how is it connected with spirituality or yoga? This issue explores these and many other related questions.

Apr 21 2023May 3, 2023

Attitude Toward Religion When You Come to Yoga

All Life is Yoga, Article, Human Evolution, Religion, Religion and Yoga, Sadhana, Society, Yoga / By The Mother

When one enters yoga, one must leave all the bondage and clingings of the past life. For a yogin, Divine alone is one’s religion, country, family, everything.

Mar 21 2023May 3, 2023

Sri Aurobindo on Economic Barbarism, Business and Dharma

All Life is Yoga, Article, Education, Generosity, Indian History, Money and Yoga, Sadhana, Society, Spiritual Philosophy, Work and Yoga, Yoga / By Sri Aurobindo

Indian spiritual tradition reminds that business like all other work when done as per dharma does not interfere with pursuit of a spiritual life.

Mar 21 2023April 14, 2023

Pondicherry Yatra, an Inner Journey – 2

All Life is Yoga, Conscious Travel, Culture, Reflection, Sacred Spaces, Society, Yoga / By Charan Singh Kedarkhandi

In this part, the author begins with some misperceptions people have about Yoga and describes beautifully the practice of Integral Yoga at Sri Aurobindo Ashram.

Feb 21 2023March 18, 2023

The One Whom We Adore as The Mother

Divine Mother, Editorial / By Beloo Mehra

A special issue featuring a few precious memories recounted by some of the senior sadhaks who were blessed to have close interactions with the Mother.

Jan 21 2023May 3, 2023

Sources of Disharmony in Human Relations

All Life is Yoga, Article, Equality, Goodness, Human Relations and Yoga, Humility, Sadhana, Twelve Soul-qualities, Yoga / By Sri Aurobindo and The Mother

These selected passages from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother give us practical guidance on how to handle the sources of disharmony in human relations in daily life. These sources include narrowmindedness, dislike and fault-finding in others.

Jan 21 2023February 20, 2023

Insights on Love and Human Relationships – 1

All Life is Yoga, Article, Human Relations and Yoga, Sadhana, Yoga / By Beloo Mehra

Beloo Mehra weaves together some insights on love and human relationships from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother with examples from Indian literary tradition.

Jan 21 2023January 21, 2023

Insights on Love and Human Relationships – 2

All Life is Yoga, Article, Human Relations and Yoga, Receptivity, Sadhana, Yoga / By Beloo Mehra

The focus in this part is on nature of the human love and how it gets limited and distorted with impurities such as vital attractions, surface emotions, expectations and possessiveness. Human love can be taken as a practice ground to expand and purify oneself to receive the universal force of love.

Jan 21 2023January 14, 2023

Insights on Love and Human Relationships – 3

All Life is Yoga, Article, Human Relations and Yoga, Sadhana, Yoga / By Beloo Mehra

The author highlights the words of the Mother and Sri Aurobindo to throw light on the origin and nature of parental love and love between family relations and friends. We also see how human love and relationships can never satisfy the deep thirst for love which can only be quenched by the divine love.

Jan 21 2023January 14, 2023

Make Not a Bond of Love

All Life is Yoga, Article, Human Relations and Yoga, Tales and Stories, Yoga / By Narendra Murty

How important are human relations in larger scheme of life and our spiritual destiny? A Zen story highlights the attitudes of detachment and equanimity.