This talk focuses on the warrior aspect of one aspiring for a greater life. It takes up especially the aspect of Truth that we must discover before becoming instruments of the Divine. It also deals with the qualities of a true leader.
Nationalism is not opposed to Internationalism but a needed complimentary. It enriches the world rather than opposes its evolutionary march. India too is going through its own process and period of soul-searching. This talk is about the soul of India and true nationalism that will prepare us rightly for the future.
Unutterably effaced, no one and null,
A vanishing vestige like a violet trace,
A faint record merely of a self now past,
She was a point in the unknowable.
I am nothing but Thy inexhaustible love; I penetrate all things; living within the heart of each atom I kindle therein the fire which purifies and transfigures, the fire that never burns out ...
This talk centers around converting our inner being into a ground for the temple of the Lord. Some key aspects of turning our life into yoga are shared.
Sri Aurobindo’s yoga is not done for oneself alone but for the Divine. It’s larger aim and scope is eventually not just an individual but a collective transformation. This talk focuses upon some of the processes of this yoga which is meant to have an impact upon the world.
A Mother-wisdom works in Nature's breast
To pour delight on the heart of toil and want
And press perfection on life's stumbling powers,
Impose heaven-sentience on the obscure abyss
And make dumb Matter conscious of its God.
This talk focuses on some of the principles and processes of living within, how one can cultivate a spirit of equanimity and remain quiet while facing the difficulties of life and the journey of yoga.