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Nirvana and Human Consciousness by SRI AUROBINDO
0In the following letters, Sri Aurobindo describes his major inner realisations. In the first letter, he describes his Nirvanic experiences […]
The Man Who Took ‘Integral Yoga’ to China—Xu Fancheng
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At the Celebration of the 68th Anniversary of the Founding of the People’s Republic of China, the current Chinese Ambassador […]
KARMA by the Mother
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(In this article, the Mother explains the consequences of one’s action—‘karma’—on the present and future births/lives and a very simple […]
An Afternoon at Ajanta
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“The first and lowest use of Art is the purely aesthetic, the second is the intellectual or educative, the third […]
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Learning from Movies0
When the dastardly incident involving a 23 year old female student in Delhi took place in December of 2011, there […]
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Man and Woman – forever distinct?0
This is a December few of us will forget. Delhi-ites, Indians and people across the world waited with anxiety and […]
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FDI In Retail and Political Decision Making0
The decision of the Government of India to bring in foreign companies to retail has generated much heat, controversy and […]
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Corruption and Discipline0
We are witnessing today two interesting phenomena. In India, unbridled corruption, and in another Asiatic nation, Japan, exemplary manifestation of […]
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The Ideal Friendship0
Human affection is obviously unreliable because it is so much bound up with selfishness and desire; it is a flame […]
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Musings on Surrender1
“True Surrender enlarges you; it increases your capacity; it gives you a greater measure in quality and in quantity which […]
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The Pale Blue Dot0
Sri Aurobindo and the Mother have spoken a lot about the Earth and our spiritual journey and ultimate goal, and […]
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The Other Point of View0
A student asked Suzuki Roshi why the Japanese make their teacups so thin and delicate that they break easily. “It’s […]
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A Taste in the Mouth0
O unknowable land of familiar stories your secrets concealed behind invisible masks for us to uncover. A teasing now and […]
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One Day (The Little More)0
One day, and all the half-dead is done, One day, and all the unborn begun; A little path and the […]
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Life and Death0
Life, death, – death, life; the words have led for ages Our thought and consciousness and firmly seemed Two opposites; […]
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This is Love0
The lover dissolving into the unseen, Making visible the object of love This is love. The desire to be seen […]
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An Afternoon at Ajanta0
“The first and lowest use of Art is the purely aesthetic, the second is the intellectual or educative, the third […]
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Hiye Kaaya Mein (In this Body…)0
(From the Kabir Project) Kabir evokes the simultaneous beauty and fragility of our body-selves through a series of metaphors in […]
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On Sri Aurobindo’s Savitri0
On Sri Aurobindo’s Savitri Part Two: Collected Comments — Writings by Amal Kiran (K. D. Sethna) Whereas volume one of […]
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The Glass Palace0
Amitav Ghosh’s The Glass Palace is an epic novel that traces the political, social and cultural transformation of British colonies […]
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Breaking Barriers
The human body can adapt endlessly. All we need is to believe. To have faith. And courage. In this extraordinary […]
Hiye Kaaya Mein (In this Body…)
(From the Kabir Project) Kabir evokes the simultaneous beauty and fragility of our body-selves through a series of metaphors in […]
The Pursuit of Ignorance
In this witty talk, neuroscientist Stuart Firestein walks us through the reality behind knowledge which is in fact another word […]
Tu Ka Tu (You only You)
Prahlad Tipanya is one of the foremost names which comes to mind when one speaks of the revival of the […]
Giving Voice to the Animal Kingdom
A short and powerful talk by Frans Lanting who not only captures the most beautiful moments of the animal world […]
Music without Boundaries
Recently I stumbled across a singer just by chance – Snatam Kaur. I know music is very subjective and we […]
Help Desks
I came across this piece of ingenuity in an article on Huffington Post. Of course there are many unaddressed aspects […]
The Pale Blue Dot
Sri Aurobindo and the Mother have spoken a lot about the Earth and our spiritual journey and ultimate goal, and […]
Why bees are disappearing
I’m not a big fan of bees. I’ve been stung a few times and having a beehive in my garden […]
What I learned from Nelson Mandela
What is the gift that Africa has to share with the rest of the world? Boyd Varty in a light […]
A Tribute to Mandela
On 5th December 2013, the world mourned the passing away of one of the most iconic leaders in recent times. […]
The Story of Solutions
I had to go shopping for a pair of shoes recently. I live in Pondicherry which hasn’t got enough stores […]
Leather and meat without killing animals
Andras Forgacs may be saying things which seem absurd to us right now, but having witnessed the fast pace of […]
Light in a Bottle
Everyone loves innovative ideas. And simpler, the better. I came across an advertizement on the Internet which I thought was […]
