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OUR FIRST new publication in this issue is a compilation edited by A. S. Dalal titled Morality, Idealism, Religion and Yoga. In his introduction, Dalal lays out the aim of the book, which is to distinguish spirituality, or yoga in its widest sense, from morality, idealism, and religion—other higher pursuits of life with which it is often confused. Morality involves regulating one’s physical and vital desires and impulses by the power of the mental will. Service to others – family, society, country – and other forms of idealism, while helping to discipline and mould human nature, still belong to the mental evolution and are bound by the ego. Exoteric religion serves a purpose in the life of societies to correct collective egoism and provide a support and help to those who have some spiritual devotion. But there is a radical difference between these three approaches to higher life and that of spirituality. Spirituality and yoga depend essentially on a change of consciousness; they reveal to man another realm entirely, beyond the rule of the ego, where one can begin to live more freely and unite with one’s true self. As a first-hand account of life in the Ashram spanning five decades, Pramila Devi’s book of reminiscences, The Luminous Past, offers an intimate and instructive perspective on the sadhaks’ relations with Sri Aurobindo and the Mother and with each other. These interactions were often full of humour and affection. The book reflects the humility of a life lived simply, in the Mother’s service. Pramila-di recalls how Nolini-da offered her the following advice when she first took up the work of caring for the children at Jhunjhun Home:
Earth, Love and Doom is a treatise on myth and symbolism in Sri Aurobindo’s epic poem Savitri. In an early chapter titled "Savitri—A Mythicised Romance with Symbolic Overtones", the author explains the premises for his detailed studies in later chapters. He also says that "myth reveals the internal qualities of man to fight with falsehood" and goes on to explore the symbolic dimensions of the legend in the light of Sri Aurobindo’s own comment that the characters in Savitri are "incarnations or emanations of living and Conscious Forces with whom we can enter into concrete touch and they take human bodies in order to help man and show him the way from his mortal state to a divine consciousness and immortal life."
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![]() | Morality, Idealism, Religion and Yoga
The Meaning of Spirituality |
Spirituality may often be confused with morality, idealism, and religion, which play significant roles in regulating, controlling, and directing the lives of most men. But spirituality, or yoga in its more general sense, is essentially different because it proceeds directly by a change of consciousness and presents a radical new approach to life. This approach, which goes beyond the ego and its exclusive focus on the common habits of the mind, life, and body, reveals to man how to find his true self and seek union with the Divine. The editor has selected passages from the works of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother that define and clarify these fundamental differences and, in the final section, that describe how to prepare for and take up the path of yoga. | |
![]() | The Luminous Past
Pramila Devi |
The anecdotes collected in this book, a translation of the original Bengali, span five decades, from the early 1940s to the late 1980s. Pramila Devi joined the Ashram as a young woman in 1941. She learned French, worked in the bakery and the laundry and also taught at the school. Such sadhaks as Nolini, André, Amrita, Pavitra, Pranab, Janina, her cousin Jatin, and especially Bharati often figure in her recollections of these years. In 1962, the Mother asked her to look after the Jhunjhun boarding for students, a work she continued until her passing in 1995. This translation first appeared in serial form in Mother India between 2011 and 2013. | |
![]() | Earth, Love and Doom
Mythico-Symbolic Dimensions of Sri Aurobindo’s Savitri |
This scholarly study begins with an overview of Sri Aurobindo’s life and his philosophic and spiritual thought. The next chapter discusses Sri Aurobindo’s poetics, in which vision is the characteristic power of a poet. Subsequent chapters deal with symbolism in his poetry, a comparative study of myth and symbol in world literature and in the context of Savitri, Aswapathy’s spiritual odyssey of the soul, and a look at the major symbols of fire, the sun, the dawn, light, and night in Savitri, with reference to the Vedas and Upanishads. The final chapters study symbolism in Savitri and the Divine Comedy, and the use of myth as an instrument of higher knowledge and vision in modern literature. | |
![]() | The Joy of Light
Compiled and designed by Huta |
The forty-seven crayon sketches on tinted papers collected in this volume were done by Huta and were inspired by visions which the Mother had recounted to her. Every day over a period of about six months, Huta would do at least one picture. After being shown each drawing, the Mother would concentrate and then note down the significance of the sketch, such as “Unshaken Hope”, “Grateful Receptivity”, and “The Birth of a Consciousness”. These significances, in facsimiles of the Mother’s handwriting, are given with the drawings. The book also includes a few sketches done by the Mother as well as her comments on several of Huta’s drawings. | |
![]() | Management by Consciousness
Edited by Dr. G. P. Gupta and M. S. Srinivasan |
Management by consciousness is an alternative approach by which managers and leaders can enhance efficiency and productivity by shifting the emphasis away from the purely external organisation of a business to the inner development of the powers, potentials, and faculties of the human consciousness. It highlights the concept that work is primarily the field for an integral progress, an inner growth, and not merely the means of the production and distribution of goods and services. This anthology includes relevant passages from the works of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother as well as articles by reputed authors. Originally published in 1994, this revised and enlarged edition has an expanded list of contributors, and incorporates new research and relevant studies on the consciousness approach to management. | |
![]() | What Is to Be Done?
Compiled from the Writings of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother |
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![]() | What the Mother's Symbol Represents
Compiled from the Writings of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother |
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FRENCH | |
![]() | Le Yoga du Sommeil et des Rêves
Extraits des œuvres de Sri Aurobindo et de la Mère |
On peut devenir conscient de ses nuits et pendant son sommeil comme on est conscient pendant le jour, nous dit la Mère, à condition de poursuivre un développement intérieur et une discipline consciente. Ce livre contient de précieux conseils pour rendre le sommeil plus conscient, remplacer les rêves subconscients par des expériences conscientes et finalement transformer le sommeil en un état de repos yoguique qui nous permet d’entrer dans les mondes intérieurs et d’y agir comme nous le faisons dans le monde physique. | |
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![]() | Die inneren Kräfte
Auszüge aus den werken von Sri Aurobindo und Die Mutter |
Dieses Buch beschäftigt sich mit Fähigkeiten, die dem Menschen innewohnen und in mehr oder weniger starken Maße verborgen oder unterentwickelt in ihm vorhanden sind. Zwei Arten von latenten Kräften werden unterschieden: jene, die sich noch kaum entwickelt haben oder nicht einmal vermutet werden, wie Hellsichtigkeit, Telepathie und andere okkulte Kräfte – und jene, die wir bereits besitzen, aber meistens auf rudimentäre Art und Weise anwenden, wie die Macht der Gedanken und der Vorstellung, sowie die Kräfte des Willens, der Konzentration und Intuition. Diese Auswahl aus den Schriften von Sri Aurobindo und der Mutter beleuchtet die Natur dieser “Mächte im Innern”, damit wir lernen, wie man in vermehrtem Maße aus ihnen Nutzen ziehen kann. | |
![]() | Mein Leben bei der Mutter
Tara Jauhar |
Dieses Buch ist eine mit Kommentaren versehene Sammlung von Korrespondenz, Mitteilungen und Konversationen der Mutter mit Tara Jauhar, welche viele Jahre in großer Nähe zur Mutter verbrachte. Die verschiedenen Teile des Buches, die von Erziehung, sadhana und Leben, von Meditationen mit der Mutter, oder Blumen handeln, beginnen mit einer Einführung von Tara, welche den Kontext für den zum Thema gehörenden, ausgewählten Briefwechsel liefert. Diese Briefe und Gespräche enthüllen, wie die Mutter auf liebende und geduldige Weise dieses junge Mädchen zur Entdeckung ihres inneren Wesens führte. | |
ITALIAN | |
![]() | Preghiere e Meditazioni
La Madre |
Italian translation of Prières et Méditations / Prayers and Meditations Description of content for Prayers and Meditations: | |
![]() | La Supermente
Un mondo nuovo è nato |
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RUSSIAN | |
![]() | Savitri: Legenda i Simbol (Tom 4: Kniga VIII-XII)
Sri Aurobindo |
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HINDI | |
![]() | Is Jagat ki Paheli
Sri Aravind |
Hindi translation of The Riddle of This World Description of content for original work: | |
![]() | Prashna aur Uttar 1955
Sri Mataji |
Hindi translation of Questions and Answers 1955 Description of content for Questions and Answers 1955: | |
![]() | Jeevan ka Saccha Lakshya
Srima evam Sri Aravinda ke shabdon mein |
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![]() | Bhagavat Jeevan
Triyugi Narayan |
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![]() | Purnayog ke Prakash Mein
Jyoti Thanki |
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GUJARATI | |
![]() | Savitri Shabdamrut - 3
Shraddhavan |
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BENGALI | |
![]() | Atmajibanimulak Katha
ebang Aitihasik Mulyabishishta Anyanya Lekha |
Bengali translation of Autobiographical Notes and Other Writings of Historical Interest Description of content for original work: This documentary volume is divided into four parts: autobiographical notes, which consist primarily of things he wrote to correct statements made by others about him; letters of historical interest, mostly written before 1927 to family members, political and professional associates, people interested in his yogic practice, and public figures; public statements on Indian and world events; and public notices concerning his ashram and yoga. It contains a detailed table of contents and nearly sixty pages of editorial notes, containing information on the people and historical events referred to in the texts. | |
![]() | Savitri: Pratham Parba
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![]() | Prarthana O Mantra
Sri Aurobindo ebang Srimayer Lekhar Sankalan |
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![]() | Mayer Karuna O Atmasamarpan
Sri Aurobindo ebang Srimayer Lekhar Sankalan |
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![]() | Purano Katha
Tin khando ekatre |
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![]() | Sangram Dashakey Sri Aurobindo
Dr Jayanti Mukhopadhyay |
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![]() | Alore Sanai
Satadal |
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![]() | Sri Aurobinder Karakahini Prasange
Trija Roy |
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ORIYA | |
![]() | Bartamanara Swabhabika Jiban O Bastava Atmika Jiban
Compiled from the Works of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother |
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![]() | Prarthana o Japa
Compiled from the Writings of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother |
Oriya translation of Prayer and Japa Description of content for original work: | |
ASSAMESE | |
![]() | Maar Ashirbad
Srimayer Nirbachita Bani-Sankalan |
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![]() | Maye Diya Navabarshar Ashirbadbani
Maar Nirbachita Bani-Sankalan |
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