In this talk, the speaker reads and explains the Chariot of Jagannath written by Sri Aurobindo. The speaker explains the four wheels of this chariot which are unity, freedom, knowledge, and power.
The speaker discusses the process of cloning in this context. In its origin, there is a possibility of an old person becoming young (by a process of Kayakalp) thereby extending life.
The speaker explains how this truth got distorted over a period of time by the human consciousness. Speaker also explains how subtle truth in religions got distorted with time.
Man should unite within himself before he can think of human unity. As an illustration of the principle of Ekattva, the speaker narrates the story of Shikhidhwaja and Chudala, and also the story of Yajnavalkya.
Why is there grief and suffering on earth? Is it Karma or Divine Grace (Pragya) or both? Is law of Karma a crude mechanism of sin and virtue or is it a means for progress and evolution? Does one suffer due to ignorance? Should one accept a particular situation or try to change it? Speaker answers these questions in detail.
Nature has its way of playing and it takes very long time to progress. Man can excel the process by yoga and compress the thousands years’ work in just one life time. We have to focus the goal and organize all our movements towards the goal.
The expectations of the outcome of meditation according to our mental calculation may not work. However no effort goes in vain. If possible one can find out a place in one’s own house and keep a positive atmosphere.
This talk takes up few selected passages from Savitri related to Savitri’s choice of Satyavan, the prophesy by Narad and Savitri’s resolve to fight against fixed Fate. There are also question and answers on reading Savitri, Religious conversion, Meditation, Conserving energy etc.
This talk is based on Savitri Book Three Canto four wherein Aswapati passing through the doors of the Unknowable is face to face with the Divine Mother.
Our so called understanding of creation and its purpose is vague and incomplete. Sri Aurobindo not only explains the why and wherefore but completes it by his revelations about the earth’s luminous future.
In the evolution of life, man stands with a mixture of qualities in his nature. Some parts are developed, open towards light and knowledge but some parts also like to stay in dark.
When we take up yoga, difficulties arise for several reasons. All yoga is difficult and the integral yoga is especially so. Yet we have to face it in a yogic way.
There is often a gap between the inner and the outer life. Sometimes we aspire and dwell in a beautiful consciousness inwardly but as we encounter outer life, we lose the inner state.