Sri Aurobindo

03/19/2021
Sri Aurobindo

Silencing mental activity

The turmoil of mental (intellectual) activity has also to be silenced like the vital activity of desire in order that the calm and peace may be […]
03/14/2021
Sri Aurobindo

Permanence of spiritual experiences

As to permanence, you cannot expect permanence of the initial spiritual experiences from the beginning—only a few have that and even for them the high intensity […]
03/08/2021

Solace in the most unlikely place

When I was asleep in the Ignorance, I came to a place of meditation full of holy men and I found their company wearisome and the […]
03/08/2021

Yoga

Yoga is a means by which one arrives at union with the Truth behind things through an inner discipline which leads us from the consciousness of […]
03/07/2021

Sri Aurobindo on The Gita

In the Gita there is very little that is merely local or temporal and its spirit is so large, profound and universal that even this little […]
03/05/2021
Sri Aurobindo

The two goals of Yoga

The object of our Yoga is self-perfection, not self-annulment. There are two paths set for the feet of the Yogin, withdrawal from the universe and perfection […]
03/04/2021
Sri Aurobindo

Fasting

The idea of giving up food is a wrong inspiration. You can go on with a small quantity of food, but not without food altogether, except […]
02/23/2021
Sri Aurobindo

The three principles of education

The first principle of true teaching is that nothing can be taught. The teacher is not an instructor or taskmaster, he is a helper and guide. […]
02/20/2021

Consciousness of the Divine Presence

Our presence, force, peace, love are always with you. That is a thing you must realise and learn to keep the consciousness of it. If you […]