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Sthitaprajna
Sri Krishna Prem explains Sthitaprajna, a foundational concept of the Bhagavad Gita Only he who is thus established in the prajna will be able to make the final leap to the anamayam padam, the Sorrowless State, with any hope of success, and, in order to attain this union with the buddhi the method recommended is skill ...
Yoga
Sri Aurobindo’s Sublime Adventure
From our ongoing series on the Mother’s writings on Sri Aurobindo and His Work Perhaps if those who from the beginning have proclaimed that it would be, those very people say, “It is going to be…”, after all, perhaps they are the best informed. I am considering how from the ...
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Sri Aurobindo And India’s Destiny
Pencil drawing of Sri Aurobindo by The Mother, 1935 A day will dawn when people of all classes in my country will band together as one living mass at the sacred altar of the World-Mother, represented here by our Motherland and face the rest of [the] world with heads held ...
Inspirations
Sri Aurobindo
I realized what the Hindu religion meant. We speak often of the Hindu religion, of the Sanatan Dharma, but few of us really know what that religion is. Other religions are preponderatingly religions of faith and profession, but the Sanatan Dharma is life itself; it is a thing that has ...
Darshan
Some Thoughts on Shunya
An exploration of the idea of shunya, or zero, in science, mathematics and philosophy The Sanskrit word, shunya, has various shades of meaning, mainly depending upon the contexture of use. The five principal concepts are: 1) Numerical: Zero; Cipher.2) Spatial: Space; Vacuum3) Cosmological: Nothing(ness); Emptiness4) Material: Barrenness; Aridity.5) Spiritual: Void; ...
Editorial
Sanatan Dharma, a Quest for Truth
This 15th August marks the 151st birth anniversary of Sri Aurobindo. To commemorate this occasion, BluOne Ink is launching a seminal work on Sanatan Dharma by Partho Partho’s book, This is Sanatan Dharma, ( एष धर्म: सनातन: )— The Quest for Truth will be consecrated to the Mother and Sri Aurobindo on 3rd August at the ...
Yoga
Reflections on the Self
Self-contemplation and understanding: the way of atma-vichara. What or who am I? Where does this query lead? Is there a reality behind the outer form and personality. A Vedantic investigation. The Sorrowless State, anamayam padam, is the inner state of one who has understood and has come to rest in ...
Darshan
Oneness & Multiplicity
Is Reality one and indivisible, as the vedantis declare, or is it multitudinous, as we experience? Or, is it both? — Glimpses into the mysticism of Vedanta. Sarvam Brahmeti—All this is Brahman, the Divine The first most common objection to the central formula of sarvam brahmeti is that it does not really ...
Perspectives
My Journey to Nationalism
A brief account of a sadhaka’s journey to Dharma and nationalism. Early Life I was born and raised in Chandigarh. As far back as I can remember, I used to feel a very strong and passionate love for our motherland—Bharat. I don’t know why it was so, since no one ...
Katha
Krishna’s Flute
Every morning Krishna would go to his garden and whisper words of love to all the plants, and the plants would respond with their love and devotion for the Divine. Krishna, who was a flute player as well, once needed to make himself a new flute but he did not ...