The urge to help is one of the impulses that characterise the nobler side of our humanity. It is also a first corrective to our grosser forms of egoism and reminds us that we are neither isolated nor alone.
At the Feet of The Mother
The powers of the Greater Mind not only grant a deeper wisdom but also change the heart into a dwelling place for the Divine Mother’s aspects and powers.
The second video from the new series "Reflections on Sri Aurobindo's Poetry". This early (1900-1906) poem reveals to us about what true love is.
The lovers of the gold-pot can be left to their earnings and hoardings but the lovers of high and noble things, the lovers of idealism, the lovers of poetry and literature and art for the joy of it, the lovers of true love are the ones who are remembered when time enters an age to sweep it clear of all that is dead and gone.
You must neither turn with an ascetic shrinking from the money power, the means it gives and the objects it brings, nor cherish a rajasic attachment to them or a spirit of enslaving self-indulgence in their gratifications.
True love is indeed a divinity in its own right. If true love is there or at least an effort towards it then one is already striving on the Path. It does not matter whether one outwardly believes in god or not or is into some formal practice. [w]
A weekly sharing on Savitri by Alok Pandey (audio recording in English).
This talk touches upon various aspects of decision-making such as choices and their consequences; making a conscious choice; ego-driven and true individual-driven impulsions; immediate and long term results of our actions. Some practical advices on making a decision are also given.
SELECTIONS FROM CONVERSATIONS BY THE MOTHER (TEXT)
The ego is surely the instrument for individualisation; that is, until one is an individualised being, constituted in himself, the ego is an absolutely necessary factor.... But once the individuality has been formed, the ego becomes not only useless but harmful.
an audio in english
What then is this goal? It is one with the purpose of man’s life and his mission in the universe. The goal: “Call him what you will, for to the wise, he is the Possessor of all names.”
This realm of bright gods who inspire our thoughts from the heights have their station here, in this Kingdom of the Greater Mind. Still it is the Mind and hence the ultimate reconciliation cannot be found here.
Video in English
This webinar is to orient parents about bringing up children in a holistic way.
Let us close with a wonderful description of the awakening of this Divine Shakti in man revealed in Savitri which is going to open the doors to an inevitable divine destiny bequeathed to man since first his heart dared death and suffered life.
Video in Hindi
This talk is a summary of Book Two Canto Twelve of Savitri. Climbing through the summit of Thought Aswapati now enters the realm of Ideas where the forces of Truth are unleashed like rays as phalanx from the body of Light.
Essays and Talks of Nirodbaran
Sri Aurobindo said that when He was in jail the Gita was put into His hand. ... So He told us that this Gita was given to Him by Sri Krishna; and if you read Essays on the Gita, which I recommend very strongly to all of you, those particularly who are grown up, you will have no doubt that it was Sri Aurobindo Himself who was Sri Krishna.
The nine forms of the goddess form an ascending hierarchy rising from the root chakra at the base of the spine and traveling upwards until it reaches the crown and passing beyond unites with its Lord.