A humble offering on the Mother’s 144th birthday, February 21, 2022
The Mother of God – A Poem by Sri Aurobindo
A humble offering on the Mother’s 144th birthday, February 21, 2022
A Series Inspired by India’s Rebirth – 17
Author: Beloo Mehra (2020). Published under the title ‘When Young India Awakes’ in Sri Aurobindo’s Action, Vol. 51 (6), July 2020, pp. 8-10 CONTINUED FROM Part 16 When Young India Awakes CHAPTER XVI After a quick bath in his room at the guest house, Yuvaan went out to take in all the grandeur of the vast Somnāth... Continue Reading →
Krishna – A Sonnet by Sri Aurobindo (Video)
The sonnet 'Krishna' by Sri Aurobindo, dated 15 September 1939, speaks of the soul, heart and life becoming one with, realising their complete identity with the Anandamaya Sri Krishna, the Divine Lover. It paints a soul-stirring picture of a major spiritual realisation that Sri Aurobindo had in Alipore prison in 1908-09, of which he spoke... Continue Reading →
A Series Inspired by India’s Rebirth – 16
Author: Beloo Mehra (2020). Published under the title ‘When Young India Awakes’ in Sri Aurobindo’s Action, Vol. 51 (6), June 2020, pp. 8-10 CONTINUED FROM Part 15 When Young India Awakes CHAPTER XV Yuvaan was fascinated to learn of some historical details about the temple reconstruction in free India. It was only after the accession... Continue Reading →
Video: Durga Stotra – Hymn to Durga by Sri Aurobindo
(Recitation: Beloo Mehra, Video compilation: Suhas Mehra) As a result of his thorough European education, first in Darjeeling and then in England since the age of seven, Sri Aurobindo grew up fluent in English and unable to speak his mother tongue. During his last two years in England, while studying at Cambridge he began to... Continue Reading →
Bhoga Nandishwara Temple – A Celebration of Life – Part 2 (Video)
Continued from Part 1 Photos and video by Suhas Mehra, text by Beloo Mehra In the previous part we spent some time inside the three main shrines of the magnificent Sri Bhoga Nandishwara Temple, situated at the foothills of Nandi Hills near Bengaluru, Karnataka. Let us now explore some more of the divine beauty spread... Continue Reading →
A Series Inspired by India’s Rebirth – 15
Author: Beloo Mehra (2020). Published under the title ‘When Young India Awakes’ in Sri Aurobindo’s Action, Vol. 51 (5), May 2020, pp. 8-10 CONTINUED FROM Part 14 When Young India Awakes CHAPTER XIV Yuvaan was now really looking forward to being at the Somnāth temple at Prabhas Patan. He had just received a little lesson... Continue Reading →
“His Presence is Enough” (Video)
A day after Her first meeting with Sri Aurobindo, The Mother wrote in her dairy: It matters little that there are thousands of beings plunged in the densest ignorance, He whom we saw yesterday is on earth; his presence is enough to prove that a day will come when darkness shall be transformed into light,... Continue Reading →
A Series Inspired by India’s Rebirth – 14
Author: Beloo Mehra (2020). Published under the title ‘When Young India Awakes’ in Sri Aurobindo’s Action, Vol. 51 (4), April 2020, pp. 8-10 CONTINUED FROM Part 13c When Young India Awakes CHAPTER XIII As the car sped on the road to Somnath, Yuvaan relaxed on the back seat and felt a great sense of gratitude... Continue Reading →
Bhoga Nandishwara Temple – A Celebration of Life – Part 1 (Video)
Photos and video by Suhas Mehra, text by Beloo Mehra Situated in the beautiful Nandi village at the foothills of the Nandi Hills, about 60 kms from Bengaluru, Bhoga Nandishwara temple presents a unique synthesis of architectural influences from several dynasties who ruled the area from 9th century onward. The temple's deeper significance exists in... Continue Reading →
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