At the Feet of The Mother

Pilgrim of the Supermind (tributes)

Pilgrim of the Supermind – Tributes to Nolini-da. Part 1 by Nirodbaran

33 years ago, on 7th February 1984, Nolini Kanta Gupta, a foremost disciple of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother, left his body. In the following weeks we will share several tributes to Nolini-da's life, which we find to be very inspiring and touching. We start with an article by Nirod-da.

Pilgrim of the Supermind – Tributes to Nolini-da. Part 2 by Amal Kiran

"... none can serve as a third Guru in the domain of so rare a reach of Divine Consciousness. Neither did Nolini ever claim to be such. But nobody deserved as richly as he to be a potent helper on the way... He has also figured admirably as a guardian of the Ashram by his wide reputation for deep mystical experience and a many-sided wisdom."

Pilgrim of the Supermind – Tributes to Nolini-da. Part 3 by Arabinda Basu

"Nolini Kanta is a name to reckon with in the history of man’s spiritual evolution. In spite of being an amazingly versatile talent bordering on genius, he was first and foremost a seeker of the spiritual life. Under the luminous and effective guidance of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother he blossomed into a yogi of high stature and all-round spiritual growth. "

Pilgrim of the Supermind – Tributes to Nolini-da. Part 4 by Indra Sen

"Quiet and economical in words and action, as he always was, he was able to dispose of a great deal of business of the Ashram and yet save a lot of time for his varied studies and writings. He looked so leisurely in the midst of all this."

Pilgrim of the Supermind – Tributes to Nolini-da. Part 5 by Madhav P Pandit

"Speaking of Maheshwari, Sri Aurobindo writes: "To the wise she gives a greater and more luminous wisdom; those that have vision she admits to her counsels." Nolini Kanta Gupta was perhaps the first of the few whom the Mother so admitted to her counsels."

Pilgrim of the Supermind – Tributes to Nolini-da. Part 6 by Shyam Kumari

"In golden moments of creation, great souls descend to earth surrounding the Avatar. These forerunners of superhumanity come to help in hewing the ways of immortality as the playmates, servants, comrades and the true children of the Lord. Surely one such was our Nolini-da."

Pilgrim of the Supermind – Tributes to Nolini-da. Part 7 by Satadal

A Rishi is characterised by his seer-vision. Whatever he writes or states is like something seen before the very eyes and described in toto with minute precision right to the inmost depths. Such is Nolini Kanta, our Nolinida, as he is revealed through his writings.