Essays, Commentaries, Jottings, Photography, Videos – In the Light of Sri Aurobindo
I am happy to share with the readers a new review of my book on Indian Education. This is a very special review because of two reasons. One, that it is written by one of my esteemed teachers, Prof. Kittu Reddy, otherwise known to all of us as Kittu-da. And second reason that makes this... Continue Reading →
This is the concluding part of the series. In this part we share some passages from the Mother's Questions and Answers series from 1929 and 1951. Read Part 1 and Part 2. Q: Will you say something to us about Yoga? What do you want the Yoga for? To get power? To attain to peace and... Continue Reading →
Continued from Part 1... Today we share some excerpts from one of Sri Aurobindo's major works on the philosophy and practice of Integral Yoga titled, The Synthesis of Yoga. In the opening chapter, titled Life and Yoga, he writes: In the right view both of life and of Yoga all life is either consciously or subconsciously a Yoga.... Continue Reading →
In honour of the upcoming International Yoga Day, we share some excerpts from two of the writings of Sri Aurobindo. In this first part of this series, we share a small essay written by Sri Aurobindo around 1911. We believe these selected passages shed some much needed light on what is Yoga in its essence. This is especially... Continue Reading →
Please see part 1, part 2, and part 3. From a talk given at Pondicherry by Beloo Mehra, 2007 (Part 4) Continued from Part 3.... This final post in the series presents a few important details about Sri Aurobindo Ashram. Sri Aurobindo himself once wrote about the organic ‘development’ of the Ashram in a letter: “There was no... Continue Reading →
Please see part 1 and part 2. From a talk given at Pondicherry by Beloo Mehra, 2007 (Part 3) Continued from Part 2.... A Few Examples Let us now take a look at some of the famous ashrams in present-day India to illustrate some of their key roles. These examples illustrate the outer organizational diversity of... Continue Reading →
Please see part 1. From a talk given at Pondicherry by Beloo Mehra, 2007 (Part 2) Continued from Part 1.... The key role of an ashram in ancient as well as in modern India is that it serves as a centre for organizing individual and collective life around spiritual pursuit and inner seeking. In his... Continue Reading →
Ashrams as spiritual retreats are a magnet for visitors seeking for the spirit of India. Certainly, the practice of tirtha-yatra or pilgrimage has been an important element of Indian social life since ancient times, and nowadays remains the mainstay of the domestic tourism industry. There is little doubt that India also continues to attract large... Continue Reading →
In just a few days, the first e-book of Matriwords, "The Thinking Indian: Essays on Indian Socio-Cultural Matters in the Light of Sri Aurobindo" will be released. Matriwords is not a commercial venture, all our works are driven by one simple goal - to study, research and share the pearls of wisdom found in the social-cultural-educational-political thought... Continue Reading →
In the last few months much has been reported, misreported, misinterpreted, re-interpreted, challenged and counter-challenged about the whole religious conversion issue in India. There are sections of Indian intelligentsia and media who claim they are profoundly disturbed by some of the incidents of 'ghar-wapsi' (homecoming/re-conversion) that have been conducted by a few Hindu religious-political organisations in... Continue Reading →
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