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?
Month: December 2008
More on Makar Sankranti & the Winter Solstice
An excerpt taken from Movement of Restoration of Vedic Wisdom: ‘From antiquity the Vedic/Hindu civilization has been founded upon certain eternal truths, forming the basis of the ancient dharma. It is a mythic civilization, rooted in the cosmic harmonies which permeate every facet of its culture, not merely as a passive reflection of a static… Continue reading More on Makar Sankranti & the Winter Solstice
Conference on Vedic Calendar Reform
Dear Friends, I am happy to announce that the one day Conference on Vedic Calendar at Kumbakonam conducted by Madam Thea on 9th December 2008 ended successfully.The Conference was held at Hotel Le Garden’s Le Senate Board Room and exactly 48 persons participated. The attendees included the followers of Vethadri Maharishi, RSS group, H.R. &… Continue reading Conference on Vedic Calendar Reform
Makar Sankranti and the Winter Solstice
[I was recently asked in a study group] to write something about the approaching Winter Solstice celebrated in India as its most important cosmological ritual, the Makar Sankranti. As most of you will know by now, the Solstices and Equinoxes are the balancing points of our journey, both individual and collective, around the Gnostic Circle.… Continue reading Makar Sankranti and the Winter Solstice
India and America in the New Order
An Interview with Thea conducted by Dr. Patricia Heidt, March 2008 Published in Bhavan’s Journal June 15 & 30, 2008 Q: There has been a lot of news here in India on the upcoming elections in the USA. A month ago when the primaries began the front page of THE HINDU was full of the… Continue reading India and America in the New Order