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Apropos of Two Vast Negations — 17

Apropos of Two Vast Negations — 17 Earth-nature cannot rise to the celestial levels Transfigured Death, the godhead of the vision wonderful, does not see the possibility of earth-nature and…
Apropos of Two Vast Negations — 16

Apropos of Two Vast Negations — 16 Earth is the chosen place of mightiest souls Savitri addresses transfigured Death as a “Besetter”. His argument to tempt her away from the…
Apropos of Two Vast Negations — 15

Apropos of Two Vast Negations — 15 Two Powers: One leans to earth, the other yearns to the skies Transfigured Death advises Savitri to forget the myth of earth’s desire…
09: Notes — Not always too explicit

09: Notes — Not always too explicit Amal Kiran often said that the words and phrases in poetry should always be precise, true, exact, to the point. But there should…
Let there be no setting Sun

नसावा मावळणारा सूर्य प्रबळ इच्छा की नसावा मावळणारा सूर्य, नसावी गुणगुणारी नदी कोरडी कधीही; भरगच्च धान्याने भरलेले आहे कोठार, अंतःकरण समृद्धीच्या अमाप सौभाग्याने; वाचनायलात ज्ञानविज्ञानांचे जाड ग्रंथ, निळे आकाश आणि…
Two sheets from the Savitri Manuscripts

Two sheets from the Savitri Manuscripts Savitri Book Three Canto Four in Double-Column Manuscript 1944 Images III:iv A: Eternal darkness & B: Halfway he stops The Final Text Around him…
The Word

The Word The Word was broken up into four quarters, And the articulate voice flowed in the streams, And the seeing sound pierced the hill of substance, And Agni took…
The Body is becoming Conscious

The Body is becoming Conscious 8 September 1971 It’s really a period of transition for the body. The body is realising, becoming conscious of what in it prevents it from…
This indeed is a wonderful surprise!

This indeed is a wonderful surprise! This indeed is a happy wonderful surprise, thanks to Facebook. It is about my book The First Hymn of Rishi Vāmadeva. The surprise is…
A line from the plane of Intuition

A line from the plane of Intuition A few days ago Anjali Jaipuria of Integral Education Society Lucknow had shown a poem of hers to me. It contains a very…
In the House of Possibilities

In the House of Possibilities शक्यतेच्या घरात शक्यतेच्या घरात राहतो मी, ते काव्यापेक्षाही बहारदार; म्हणूनच गगनात पक्षी, निळेपण त्याचे शोधण्यास; गुणगुण प्रशांत सूरांची, प्रवाह प्रियंवद नदीचा; आभरण केलेले अग्नीने धगधगे…
Art is self-expression of Consciousness

Art is self-expression of Consciousness Art is not only technique or form of Beauty, not only the discovery or the expression of Beauty, — it is a self-expression of Consciousness…
“The Fort is won but the Lion is lost”

“The Fort is won but the Lion is lost” This is a history-based poem in Marathi describing the Battle of Koṇdānā fought against the Mughals on 4 February 1670. Shivaji’s…
07: Notes — The Queen’s wrong Question

07: Notes — The Queen’s wrong Question In the Mahabharata narrative of the Savitri-tale Narad makes a very special purposeful visit to king Aswapati in Madra. In the palace hall…
Freedom is to Flourish in the Spirit’s Possibilities

धन्यत्वाची महान प्रचिती Freedom is to flourish in the Spirit’s Possibilities समर्पिलें देवाला सर्व, दैवाधीन न होता, क्रियाशील आत्मा उभारे समृद्धीचा संसार; नाही देव देवघरातच, घर सांभाळण्या, वाढे त्याची कीर्ती…
On the threshold of a great Secret

On the threshold of a great Secret 4 September 1971 I have noticed something, but lately it has become very concrete. When I speak, there is a Consciousness which is…
Apropos of Two Vast Negations — 12: The Prayer and the Boon

Apropos of Two Vast Negations — 12 The Prayer and the Boon Yogi Aswapati does not accept the proposition offered by the supreme Mother. His plea and solicitation have another…
Happy Birthday — 3 September

Flowers from Auroville