“Evening Talks” is a record of Sri Aurobindo’s talks with his disciples during the two periods, 1923-1926 and 1938-1943. In the second chapter of the Gita, Arjuna asks Sri Krishna as to how does a person who is poised speak, sit and walk. This is a question which people have asked of spiritual personalities. It… Continue reading Outer form and inner value
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Meaningful verses from the Bhagavad Gita
Sri Aurobindo has paraphrased most of Bhagavad Gita’s Sanskrit verses into English. The e-book of the English version written by Sri Aurobindo can be here: https://www.auro-ebooks.com/bhagavad-gita/ I am sharing below some of the verses which I found meaningful: Chapter 2: Sankhya-Yoga Chapter 2/Verse 11: The Blessed Lord said that the enlightened man does not mourn… Continue reading Meaningful verses from the Bhagavad Gita
Moksha vs. Transformation
Man has four parts in his being: physical, vital, mental and spiritual. When the soul is separated from his being (comprising of the above four parts of body, vital, mind and spirit) and is taken to its origin it is called moksha in the tradition. Sri Aurobindo’s yoga does not seek moksha but seeks transformation.… Continue reading Moksha vs. Transformation
3 things to make man invincible
Sri Aurobindo says that the real difficulty is within ourselves and not in our surroundings. There are three things necessary in order to make man invincible: Will, Disinterestedness and Faith. We have to resort to a higher power than that of our mind and body in order to overcome unprecedented obstacles. This is the need… Continue reading 3 things to make man invincible
Body free from thoughts and fears
Mother says in the Agenda that when the body goes out of the mental rhythm of thoughts it has extraordinary endurance. What makes things difficult for the body are thoughts, fears, old habits etc. #Mother’s Agenda #Jan03_1968 #SriAurobindo Mother adds that once the body has understood something or has had the right experience, the thing… Continue reading Body free from thoughts and fears
Beyond Time and Space
Can one go out of Time and Space?When one goes out of manifestation, we can go out of Time and Space. The moment the objective world was created, time and space were also created. To go out of it one must return to the origin that is go out of manifestation. So from the very… Continue reading Beyond Time and Space
The Hour of God is the hour of the unexpected
There are moments when the Spirit moves among men. There are other times when men are left to act on the basis of their own egoism. The first period is when a little effort produces great results and changes destiny. The second are times when hours of labor produces little result. It is true that… Continue reading The Hour of God is the hour of the unexpected
The Fear of Death – A Poem by Sri Aurobindo
Sri Aurobindo has written a poem titled “The Fear of Death”. In this poem he describes Death as always hovering around our life and breath. And he asks why should we fear death? He says that death has a laughing face filled with the light of grace. He describes death as a lovely maiden collecting… Continue reading The Fear of Death – A Poem by Sri Aurobindo
The Sole Motive of Man’s Existence by Sri Aurobindo
Julian is hosting a banquet at his house. He has his friends both men and women attend the party and wine is served during the party. Julian remarks saying that the popular Gods should be denied but respected. For which Erinna replies that Julian has combined wine and women in the party. Julian replies to… Continue reading The Sole Motive of Man’s Existence by Sri Aurobindo
The Birth of Sin – A play by Sri Aurobindo
The Birth of Sin is a play written by Sri Aurobindo. Lucifer is the Angel of Power. He is talking to the Sun and asks him to lift his rays over the troubled flood. Lucifer insists that the Sun obey his command. The Sun questions Lucifer’s authority. He asks Lucifer as to who gave him… Continue reading The Birth of Sin – A play by Sri Aurobindo
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