Swami Satyananda Saraswati and his dog

        There is a lovely story about Swami Satyananda Saraswati and his dog, the very closest companion of his last years.He said this very special dog was a former disciple who chose to be this dog to be near him again.....If this is possible, I do not know...but look at the photo .... such beautiful eyes. Very wise, very psychic!

Sri Aurobindo: A French University for Pondicherry

Although Pondicherry is celebrating the 100th anniversary of Sri Aurobindo’s arrival in the former French Establishment, the Bengali Seer‘s highest ideals and vision remain today virtually unknown in India.
August 15, 1947, the day India obtained her independence, coincided with Sri Aurobindo’s 75th birthday. It was a ‘justice of history’ for someone who had tirelessly worked for this

Pranayama

Mother did not encourage Pranayama in the Ashram. She Herself had done Pranayama after reading Swami Vivekananda’s book on Raja Yoga. But, in the Ashram She did not encourage it. Because, more than a physical exercise, Pranayama involves psychological practices which require close guidance of  a guru.                                      - Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya(Courtesy - ‘Sports Spirit’)

Do you know Sri Aurobindo - the freedom fighter, poet and a great scholar ?

Sri Aurobindo was born in Calcutta. The day was August 15, 1872, the time - 5.00 a.m., the hour of dawn. The date is doubly important. Seventy-five years later, exactly on that date - August 15 - India attained her freedom. In a message given on that day Sri Aurobindo, who had played a leading role in the freedom struggle, said:

"I take this coincidence, not as a fortuitous accident, but as

Inner Lamps

In moments when the inner lamps are litAnd the life's cherished guests are left outside,Our spirit sits alone and speaks to its gulfs.                                                   - Sri Aurobindo(Savitri, Volume 28, p. 47)

Sri Aurobindo Talks About Animals

SRI AUROBINDO: People say animals can't think or reason. It is not at all true. Their intelligence has evolved to act only within the narrow limits of life, according to their own needs. But they have latent faculties which have not been developed.Cats have a language of their own. They utter different kinds of mews for different purposes. For instance, when the mother cat mews in a particular

The Last Photographs of Sri Aurobindo

Link: http://overmanfoundation.wordpress.com/2011/05/01/the-last-photographs-of-sri-aurobindo/