Essays, Commentaries, Jottings, Photography, Videos – In the Light of Sri Aurobindo
Continued from PART 1 PART II “Faith in the heart is the obscure & often distorted reflection of a hidden knowledge. The believer is often more plagued by doubt than the most inveterate sceptic. He persists because there is something subconscient in him which knows. That tolerates both his blind faith & twilit doubts... Continue Reading →
Introductory Note from Matriwords: She is a well-known name in the blogging world. Greatly admired for her witty writing on a wide range of topics related to life and family, and deeply respected for her sagely scripting on several sensitive topics related to society and culture. Yes, I am speaking of the one who has... Continue Reading →
Continued from Part 3 Future of Hinduism, Future of India The final task that Hinduism has to fulfil is to bring spirituality into life itself. If Hinduism has to fulfil its true role in the renaissance of India, in the rebirth of the soul of India, "it must insist much more finally and integrally than it... Continue Reading →
Continued from Part 2 The External Layers We shall now identify some of those elements which belong to the less internal layers of the social-religious culture which grew around Hinduism. It may be argued that many of the social practices and conventions that emerged in India have nothing really to do with the core of the... Continue Reading →
Continued from Part 1 Hinduism and Secularism in Independent India However that might be, India recovered its strength and consequently in 1947 India attained independence and formed its own government. We shall not go into the political developments that took place since then. For the specific purpose of this article, we may only note... Continue Reading →
Note from matriwords: Sri Aurobindo's insights and commentaries presented in his essays, letters, speeches, and talks on various aspects related to India - her culture, civilisation, religion, politics, society - are amazingly vast, rich and deep. Though more than a hundred years have gone by since he wrote bulk of his writings on these topics, they... Continue Reading →
Essay published in Collaboration: Journal of the Integral Yoga of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Vol. 40 (2), pp. 29-33. CONTINUED FROM PART 4 PART 5 (CONCLUDED) First, we must remember that the true being hidden inside whispers to us very softly through the light it shines upon its outer instruments; the intellect and Reason being the... Continue Reading →
Essay published in Collaboration: Journal of the Integral Yoga of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Vol. 40 (2), pp. 29-33. CONTINUED FROM PART 3 PART 4 In order to facilitate the right working out of our inner law of being, we must act according to a decision or choice based on the highest light we can reach... Continue Reading →
Essay published in Collaboration: Journal of the Integral Yoga of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Vol. 40 (2), pp. 29-33. CONTINUED FROM PART 2 PART 3 Then the question arises – what to do, how to decide our actions, make our choices till one is living in one’s soul, one’s truth of being. Before we... Continue Reading →
Essay published in Collaboration: Journal of the Integral Yoga of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Vol. 40 (2), pp. 29-33. CONTINUED FROM PART 1 PART 2 Given below is another clear and powerful description about Dharma given by Nolini Kanta Gupta[1] which helps us see how the terms Right, Duty and Dharma are better understood as... Continue Reading →
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