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The most auspicious form of the Sun-God

पूषन्नेकर्षे यम सूर्य प्राजापत्य व्यूह रश्मीन् समूह । तेजो यत् ते रुपं कल्याणतमं तत्ते पश्यामि योऽसावसौ पुरुषः सोऽहमस्मि ॥१६॥ 16) O Fosterer, O sole Seer, O Ordainer, O illumining Sun,…
Three more Himalaya Paintings by Marc D

The experience of the great expanse of golden light on a mountain-top came because I had asked X to aspire for the higher experiences of the consciousness from above. The symbolic image of…
An Auspicious Breeze — A Poem in Marathi and English

वाऱ्याची मंगलदायी झुळूक आली आहे वाऱ्याची मंगलदायी झुळूक, पहाटेच, कल्पनेच्या उल्हसीत पूर्वेकडून; गाता गाता झाले गाणे निश्चलतेचे वाद्य, न उच्चारलेले शब्द प्रभावशाली स्तोत्र; पाठी ठेवला होता अद्भुततेचा महामेरू, चढता चढता…
The Mother speaks of her past appearances — 3

I heard something written by Sri Aurobindo, saying that for the Supramental to manifest upon earth the physical mind must receive it and manifest it — and it is just…
The Mother speaks of her past appearances — 2

Sri Aurobindo had made it clear to me when I was still in France that this yoga in matter is the most difficult of all. For the … the yoga…
The Mother speaks of her past appearances — 1

Since the beginning of the earth, wherever and whenever there was the possibility of manifesting a ray of the Consciousness, I was there. [CWM, Vol. 13] That which is speaking…
The Mother’s body better suited for the work of transfomation

Yogi Aswapati makes an ardent and strong persuasive prayer to the Divine Mother. This was in spite of the “absolute and wise” counsel from her to let things happen in…
About “He whom we saw yesterday”

About her meeting with Sri Aurobindo on 29 March 1914 for the first time the Mother writes in her Prayers and Meditations, dated 30 March 1914, the following: “It matters…
Sri Aurobindo an immense spiritual Evolution

Seen from the European angle, Sri Aurobindo represents an immense spiritual revolution, redeeming Matter and the creation, which to the Christian religion is fundamentally a fall—it’s really unclear how what…
Hymn to Durga

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…
Her body’s voiceless call

If Inconscience is God’s creation, and the body is irremediably subject to its law under the sway of Death and Falsehood, there must also be a power of the transcendent…
There was the light of joy

There was the light of joy The miracle of life had started growing dynamic. There was the light of joy in the emotions. The light of joy had in it…
We are in full transition

We are in full transition We are in full transition. Concentration of force is greater and greater. It’s a strange experience. The body feels it no longer belongs to the…
A possible Sentence without a Verb in Savitri

A possible Sentence without a Verb in Savitri We are looking into the following from original Savitri Book IV Canto iii: O Spirit, traveller of eternity, Who camest from the…
A Sonnet in English and Marathi — In a Tranquil Night

A Sonnet in English and Marathi — In a Tranquil Night In a tranquil night In a tranquil night when the dreams were still asleep An incredible news the voice…
Apropos of Two Vast Negations — 20

Apropos of Two Vast Negations — 20 Savitri-Satyavan return to earth with Krishna-Kali Down with a hurried swimming floating lapse Through unseen worlds and bottomless spaces forced Sank like a…
Apropos of Two Vast Negations — 19

Apropos of Two Vast Negations — 19 Savitri wins the most exceptional Divine Boon Here is the most affirmative declaration of this earthly life becoming the life divine. It is…
Apropos of Two Vast Negations — 18

Apropos of Two Vast Negations — 18 Built is the golden tower, flame-child born It is transfigured Death who is announcing the birth of the flame-child, Agni-Kumār, the son of…