A concluding part of the series by Dr Alok Pandey.
At the Feet of The Mother
These are worlds where Love blooms with beauty and delight as its accompaniments. One can enter this high realm through the psychic door in the heart.
This talk is about Sri Krishna's message and how Sri Aurobindo has carried it further to its logical conclusion. The talk also includes Sri Aurobindo's sonnet on Krishna.
An interview with Amalda by Anie Nunnally
Amal was born Kekushru (Kekoo) D. Sethna on November 25, 1904 in Bombay. The family were members of the Parsi community in Bombay; descendants of the Zoroastrian Persians
A short video clip based on the spiritual meaning of flowers: Divine Love - Pomegranate. The Mother's text is read by Vivek. Photo and video: Ritam, Alexey. Music by Nadaprem.
A fragment from a French documentary (with English subtitles), showing historic footage of the Ashram.
A short video clip based on the spiritual meaning of Pomegranate flowers: Divine Love.
A message, given by Sri Aurobindo for the Siddhi Day in 1929
The Mother commissioned this set of dragons for 15 August 1947 to celebrate Sri Aurobindo’s birthday and the independence of India. The embroideries were to adorn the walls, lintels and tables of Sri Aurobindo’s rooms.
True pooja or worship is not a rule-bound ritual but a state of devotion and prayer and offering of ourselves at the Feet of the Divine, through whatever means, through the heart's love, through the body's work done as a service.
TEXT IN ENGLISH
Just as the mantra is the first stir of creation or manifestation, a yantra is a form that represents the Deity who is being evoked. The figure is a symbolic representation.
REFLECTIONS ON PRAYERS AND MEDITATIONS OF THE MOTHER (VIDEO)
This prayer teaches us true humility which is the first condition for knowing the Divine.
Aswapati now begins his ascent to still higher luminous kingdoms at the summit of the Mind worlds. The very first steps into this realm of luminous heavens are so intoxicating that it is easy to stop and let our journey cease there.
A weekly sharing on Savitri by Alok Pandey (an audio recording in English).
A talk by Dr Alok Pandey (video in Hindi)
In this brief Hindi reflection, we touch upon the subject of inculcating Sanskar (values) in children in Today's World.
The Mother: Past-Present-Future
Q: So many problems have been facing me of late. I wonder how they are to be solved happily.
Mother: “The only way to a true and lasting happiness is a complete and exclusive reliance on the Divine’s Grace.” (19-10-1941)
TEXT IN ENGLISH
The first stir of creation is the primal vibration or the primordial sound. It takes place without any medium (since none was there). It expands endlessly in Space which is nothing else but Brahman (the Supreme Reality).
A TALK BY DR ALOK PANDEY (VIDEO IN ENGLISH)
This Sri Aurobindo's poem is addressed to the Sea and uses the image to bring out our innate soul strength against the opposition of world forces.