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Sri Aurobindo had not come to establish once again the Krishna world upon earth. His gift of the Gita still ranks and would continue to rank among the greatest of world-scriptures. Yet this was not enough.
At the Feet of The Mother
Essays on Yoga
Essays and Letters by Dr Alok Pandey on Yoga
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The real purpose of the Divine descents is to release the hidden Divine Consciousness hidden in the depths of matter so that a progressive divine manifestation can take place. The chosen place for this progressive divine manifestation is the earth with India as the spiritual epicentre at least for the present cycle.
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There are a number of transitional moments in Sri Aurobindo’s life, each having an impact upon the life around him and even on the life of India and the earth.
The way to enter the inner atmosphere of the Ashram is through faith, sincerity of aspiration, true will to surrender and for these the outer Ashram becomes a royal doorway to enter and facilitate Sri Aurobindo's yoga.
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It has always been known that the original temple of the Divine is within us. The outer temples are symbolic representations of certain inner realities.
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This day carries the sense of a divine mystery that is beyond the reach of the human mind subject to its yardsticks and measures.
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It takes great courage and determination as well as patience and perseverance to cultivate this indispensable quality and one can never have enough of it.
Let us hope and pray that the souls of nations trapped in their armour of the ego are freed and each nation gives its own unique positive gift to the world.
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The effect of philanthropy depends upon the state of consciousness with which a philanthropist gives.
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... for us there is only one way, the faith and surrender and the will to align ourselves with the Divine Will working towards the New Creation.
Though there is a fixity in the cosmic scheme and the cosmic consciousness moves along the lines determined by the Cosmic Divine, there is another Transcendent status of the Divine wherein entirely new possibilities can be brought into play.
The Spirit seeks to embody itself in new ways and possibilities of manifestation, it needs new forms, and the movement becomes complicated and difficult.
The lasting comfort is never found in the environment. It is an inner state and comes with a certain kind of inner acceptance of present limitations combined with an inner aspiration to bring about the needed change.
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His Beauty and Light and Love dwells in everything including that which we, in our superior pride sometimes or the sense of vanity, abhor and condescend.
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Our relation with the Divine can be primarily of a philosophical, religious, occult or a spiritual nature.
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... it is best to follow the maxim, to each his own path. At the same time one respects the right of others to follow their own way without deviating from the truth one has seen and felt within oneself.
It is true that the more one grows spiritually the rarer it becomes possible to find a partner who can truly walk together.
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... one can concentrate upon the Name and Form of the Divine Mother preferably in the heart (centre of the chest), in the head crown or even above the head.