Sunday, September 30, 2012

Sri Ramana Maharshi and Sri Aurobindo





















Courtesy: "LIFE" Magazine, May 30, 1949







Ramana Maharshi -
Initiation in Mantras is must



Question
: Can anyone get any benefit by repeating sacred syllables [mantras] picked up
casually?
Ramana
Maharshi: No. He must be competent and initiated in such
mantras. This is illustrated by the story of the king and his

Monday, September 17, 2012

Henri Cartier-Bresson's Photos of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother with Diary Notes









NOTE FROM BRESSON’S PERSONAL DIARY:

‘Four times a year, Sri Aurobindo puts in an appearance
before
his disciples. They are allowed to file past him, one by one, and

many deposit  flowers in a hold at his feet. He
sits immovable for

hours, in a sort of tabernacle with silk ornament.
Next to him is

the Mother, his counterpart in divinity, in long gold veils
covering

her forehead down

Sunday, September 16, 2012

Mahatma Gandhi’s aborted attempt to meet Sri Aurobindo by Sandeep Joshi













In 1934, Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of the Indian freedom struggle, sought to meet Sri Aurobindo because they had never met in person before.  The latter declined the request because he didn’t want to break the seclusion that he had been observing since 1926.  Strangely, the Mother who had no such restriction also declined to meet him.  By combining the correspondence available in the

Saturday, September 15, 2012

The Supramental Harbingers: Sri Aurobindo and The Mother






 




SEQUENCES

TITLE

YEAR


27.
SRI AUROBINDO SACRIFICES HIS BODY1950

28.
THE ASHRAM SCHOOL1951-1955

29.
MANIFESTATION OF THE SUPRAMENTAL1956-1958

30.
THE MOTHER ‘ON A DANGEROUS BRINK’1959-1962

31.
THE MOTHER’S NEW BODY1963-1967












































SEQUENCE – 27: SRI AUROBINDO SACRIFICES HIS BODY : 1950
TOPIC 1:Incident a)
In April 1950, The Mother allowed, for

Friday, September 14, 2012

Hidden Cartier-Bresson images exhibited for first time




Friday, 14.09.2012


An image entitled "The Mother playing tennis" from the album ‘Sri Aurobindo and His Ashram’ by French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson. ©AFP









Long-hidden photographs from French master Henri Cartier-Bresson are to
be exhibited this weekend for the first time, shedding light on a little-known
and controversial project of his in India, AFP reports.

Cartier-Bresson

Saturday, September 8, 2012

Mere Mann ke Andh Tamas mein By Jagjit Singh







Album Name: Maa Lyrics : Members of Sri Aurobindo Society PondicherryRelease Year: 1993Company: HMVGenre: Devotional




Sarveshwari Jagdishwari Hey maat by Jagjit Singh







Album Name: "Maa" Lyrics : Members of Sri Aurobindo Society, PondicherryRelease Year: 1993Company: HMVGenre: Devotional


Mother and Political Leaders








Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Remembering a Guru







Remembering a Guru - by SRIDHAR-CHAAMA




Born on August 15, 1872, Aurobind Ghose blossomed into Mahaan - Sri Aurobindo by donning many
roles: a shrewd student, high profile officer, professor, revolutionary,
patriot, a loving husband, poet, philosopher, yogi, guru and visionary. At
seven, along with his two elder brothers, he was sent to England for studies. Despite
securing the 11 rank (