Category Archives: Soul

There Is A Power Within That Knows Beyond — Sri Aurobindo

There is a Power within that knows beyond Our knowings; we are greater than our thoughts, And sometimes earth unveils that vision here. To live, to love are signs of infinite things, Love is a glory from eternity’s spheres. The … Continue reading →

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Power to Practise An Inner Isolation — Sri Aurobindo

It is not absolutely necessary to abandon the ordinary life in order to seek after the Light or to practise Yoga. This is usually done by those who want to make a clean cut, to live a purely religious or … Continue reading →

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An Atom of Thy Joy is Sufficient — The Mother

Each time that a heart leaps at the touch of Thy divine breath, a little more beauty seems to be born upon the Earth, the air is embalmed with a sweet perfume, all becomes more friendly. How great is Thy … Continue reading →

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The Effect of Profound Books and Their Loss in Significance — By Sri Aurobindo

November 1936 Disciple: I read your Essays on the Gita twice or thrice before. But when I started reading it again, I found that there were many ideas in it which I had missed before. I think if I read … Continue reading →

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Sadhaka of The Infinite — Sri Aurobindo

For the sadhaka of the integral Yoga it is necessary to remember that no written Shastra, however great its authority or however large its spirit, can be more than a partial expression of the eternal Knowledge. He will use, but … Continue reading →

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Sincerity Means More Than Honesty — Sri Aurobindo

Sincerity means more than mere honesty. It means that you mean what you say, feel what you profess, are earnest in your will. As the sadhak aspires to be an instrument of the Divine and one with the Divine, sincerity … Continue reading →

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The Deep Joy and the Happy Fruitfulness — Sri Aurobindo

The law of sacrifice is the common divine action that was thrown out into the world in its beginning as a symbol of the solidarity of the universe. It is by the attraction of this law that a divinising principle, … Continue reading →

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Never Doubt My Love — Mother

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Four Methods of Conquering Death — Mother

The method to be followed in order to overcome the fear of death will differ according to the nature of the case and the state of the consciousness. These methods can be classified into four principal kinds, although each one … Continue reading →

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Remembering Jyotipriya

May 16 is the birth anniversary of beloved Jyotipriya, the founder of Sri Aurobindo Center of Los Angeles. Sri Aurobindo, her spiritual Guru, in whom she had taken refuge, gave her the name “Lover of Light” (Jyotipriya). This day every … Continue reading →

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