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
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
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
Thursday, September 6, 2012
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 (
Monday, September 3, 2012
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