The Divine

Never forget that you are not alone. The Divine is with you helping and guiding you. He is the companion who never fails, the friend whose love comforts and strengthens. The more you feel lonely, the more you are ready to perceive His luminous Presence. Have faith and He will do everything for you.                                                                                             - The

At what point of transformation had Sri Aurobindo arrived?

Q. I asked myself a question about Sri Aurobindo. I wanted to know at what point he had arrived when he passed away – at what point of transformation. What difference in the work, for example, is there between what you are doing now and what he was doing at that time?
Ans. He had gathered in his body a great amount of supramental force and as soon as he left ... You see, he was lying on his bed

A Rare Press Interview of the Mother in ‘The Times of India’ dated 2 November 1954

French Example for Portugal                                                   “MOTHER’S PLEA”
PONDICHERRY, October 31: The “Mother,” the principle disciple of Shri Aurobindo and head of the ashram in Pondicherry, today declared: “If the Portuguese are reasonable they should follow the example of France.”She made the statement in one of her rare press interviews.In a special interview on the eve

The Mother and the biographer's dilemma

Biographers tend to idealise their subjects or portray them as all too human. Georges Van Vrekhem's biography of Mirra Alfassa, the Mother of Auroville, manages an ideal balance, says PETER HEEHS.HOW should a writer recount the life of an extraordinary person? By concentrating on what makes that person different? The result is likely to strain our credibility. Of course, this is what most

Pilgrims pray for peace on top of the world

THREE spiritual expeditions are making their way up Mount Everest this month, to pray on top of the world’s highest mountain.A primary-school teacher, Joga­byasa Bhoi, from Orissa, India, seeks to spread the message of the Indian revolutionary Sri Aurobindo by making the climb. Mr Bhoi told Ecumenical News International: “Aurobindo believed India would have spiritual regeneration and become the

A divine life in a divine body

“A divine life in a divine body is the formula of the ideal that we envisage.”The stream in a canal advances on a set path confined between its narrow banks but there is a surging river, the gushing waters of which build their own course. Similarly, there are some people who advance, setting as their aim, one amongst the many well-established possibilities; however, there are some rare

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