The yoga we practice is not for ourselves alone, but for the Divine; its aim is to work out the will of the Divine in the world, to effect a spiritual transformation and to bring down a divine nature and a divine life into the mental, vital and physical nature and life of humanity.
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Powers of our mind, life, and body
For the powers of our mind, life, and body are bound to their own limitations, and however high they may rise or however widely expand, they cannot rise beyond them.
All life is the play of universal forces
The individual gives a personal form to these universal forces.But he can choose whether he shall respond or not to the action of a particular force.
Five workings of the life-force called the five Pranas
“Then there is the life-force, the Prana, that works in our vital being and nervous system.
More high-reaching, subtle, many-sided, curious and profound than the Greek
More high-reaching, subtle, many-sided, curious and profound than the Greek, more noble and humane than the Roman, more large and spiritual than the old Egyptian, more vast and original than any other Asiatic civilization.
To play with baubles is our ambition
To play with baubles is our ambition, not to deal with grave questions in a spirit of serious energy.
Modern Indian Philosophy at SOAS
SOAS, University of London has a formal partnership agreement with the Sri Aurobindo Trust in order to deliver – ‘Modern Indian Philosophy with a focus on the teachings of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother’. SOAS Director Paul Webley said: “The study of religions has been an integral focus of our teaching and research programmes sinceContinue reading “Modern Indian Philosophy at SOAS”
We have to create strength where it did not exist before
We have to create strength where it did not exist before; we have to change our natures, and become new men with new hearts, to be born again.
In Sri Aurobindo’s poetry, a vision for spiritual consciousness
As part of celebrations for the 150th birth anniversary of Sri Aurobindo, Sri Aurobindo Foundation for Indian Culture showcases the poetic legacy of the spiritual reformer.
Prime Minister Modi redirects our collective attention to Sri Aurobindo
In his Mann Ki Baat on November 29, Prime Minister Modi made a profoundly inspiring reference to Sri Aurobindo.