SRI AUROBINDO AND LORD KRISHNA

You can’t expect me to argue about my own spiritual greatness in comparison with Krishna’s. The question itself would be relevant only if there were two sectarian religions in opposition, Aurobindoism and Vaishnavism, each insisting on its own God’s greatness. That is not the case. And then what Krishna must I challenge, — the Krishna of the Gita who is the transcendent Godhead, Paramatma,

Chance and Illusion

Chance is not in this universe;
the idea of illusion is itself an illusion.
There was never illusion
yet in the human mind that was not the concealing and disfigurement of a truth.                                                                             - Sri Aurobindo(Thoughts and Aphorisms 19)

Consequences of our actions

The Divine does not see things as men do and has no need to punish or reward. Each and every action carries in itself its fruit and its consequences.According to the nature of the action, it brings you near to the Divine or takes you away from Him, and that is the supreme consequence.                                                                                                    - The Mother

Main Points in Sri Aurobindo’s Teachings

·         The human is a transitional being. A new spiritual life, a divine life on earth awaits him.·         We can attain this new life on earth by making the effort of transformation.·         We must not only cope with the problems of life but transform them so they are changed permanently.·         Religion has failed to change the essential nature of man. It has not focused on permanent

The physical Nature

The physical Nature does not mean the body alone but the phrase includes the transformation of the whole physical mind, vital, material nature – not by imposing Siddhis [occult powers] on them, but by creating a new physical nature which is to be the habitation of the supramental being in a new evolution. I am not aware that this has been done by any Hathayogic or other process. Mental or vital

Sri Aurobindo on "Savitri"

The tale of Satyavan and Savitri is recited in the Mahabharata as a story of conjugal love conquering death. But this legend is, as shown by many features of the human tale, one of the many symbolic myths of the Vedic cycle. Satyavan is the soul carrying the divine truth of being within itself but descended into the grip of death and ignorance; Savitri is the Divine Word, daughter of the Sun,

A Talk By The Mother On Sri Aurobindo's "Savitri"

- Do You read Savitri ?
- Yes Mother, yes.
- You have read the whole poem?
- Yes Mother, I have read it twice.
- Have you understood all that you have read?
- Not much, but I like poetry, that is why I read it.
- It does not matter if you do not understand it — Savitri, read it always. You will see that every time you read it, something new will be revealed to you. Each time you will get a new