Category: Sri Aurobindo

Peter Heehs’s Betrayal and an Ashram in Upheaval – Two Sides of the Same Mistake

Award-winning economist Joseph E. Stiglitz recently wrote an article on the factors leading to the current economic crisis for Vanity Fair entitled ‘Capitalist Fools’ which begins, ‘What were the critical decisions that led to the crisis? Mistakes were made at every fork in the road – we had what engineers call a “system failure,” when… Continue reading Peter Heehs’s Betrayal and an Ashram in Upheaval – Two Sides of the Same Mistake

‘La Salle du Mensonge’

Written for students of the New Cosmology by Thea (Patrizia Norelli-Bachelet) Director, Aeon Centre of Cosmology, Skambha, 22.1.2009, 11 am. [This article was referenced in The Question of Alignment and the iconic 2012] In early Ashram days there was a reading room where all the daily newspapers were kept and the sadhaks could read. It… Continue reading ‘La Salle du Mensonge’

Is the True Significance of Immortality Day Lost on Followers of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother?

The 26 November Mumbai Attacks fell on the 82nd anniversary of Immortality Day, and 36 years exactly after the Mother gave the following ‘Immortality Day’ message: ‘Before dying, falsehood rises in full swing. Still people understand only the lesson of Catastrophe. Will it have to come before they open their eyes to the truth? I… Continue reading Is the True Significance of Immortality Day Lost on Followers of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother?

The Nehrus: A Phenomenon of India’s New Cosmology

‘There is perhaps a truth in the Vedic idea that the Spirit of creation framed all the movements of the world by chandas, in certain fixed rhythms of the formative Word, and it is because they are faithful to the cosmic metres that the basic world-movements unchangingly endure. A balance harmony maintained by a system… Continue reading The Nehrus: A Phenomenon of India’s New Cosmology

A Hymn to Durga by Sri Aurobindo

A Nice Prayer for the New Year! (2008) Mother Durga! Rider on the lion, giver of all strength, Mother, beloved of Shiva! We, born from thy parts of Power, we the youth of India, are seated here in thy temple. Listen, O Mother, descend upon earth, make thyself manifest in this land of India.