Essays, Commentaries, Jottings, Photography, Videos – In the Light of Sri Aurobindo
"...the colloquy at Kurukshetra will yet liberate humanity." (Sri Aurobindo) The Bhagavad Gita brings to us the essence of all the experiences and teachings found in the Upanishads and Vedas. Just as the Upanishads mark a culmination or fruition of Vedic knowledge, the Gita is considered as another grand synthesis of all Upanishadic and Vedic... Continue Reading →
"I am open to spirituality, but I don't think I can surrender myself or commit to any one particular path or guru or approach or teaching...that's just not me." "I think I am more of a universalist in my spiritual approach, I prefer being open and wide. No narrow religious type commitment for me." "I feel... Continue Reading →
Continued from PART 2 PART 3 (Conclusion) I remember another conversation I had with my father during this phase. ‘Why does God let good people suffer so much? Is it true that those who reject Him are punished?’ ‘What has God got to do with your own deeds?’ father asked me. ‘He gave you the power to... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
Essay published in Collaboration: Journal of the Integral Yoga of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Vol. 40 (2), pp. 29-33. PART 1 "Do what feels right to you, to the real you inside." "Listen to your inner voice, and act accordingly." "Don't give in to the societal pressure, hear the voice of your soul." We... Continue Reading →
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