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The pain of not being what one wants to be because one doesn’t want it all the time. The pain of knowing what is right and not being able to live that because not all of one wants that. O Mother, how does one overcome this dominating vital? What if one has not reached a point where the psychic interest will supersede all else? Just be quiet and do what has to be done. Do not worry about the motivation. Just do it with discipline and perfection – with discipline for perfection. And do it especially in all the daily things – all the things little – common. Your discipline will raise them to a different height and with it will rise your vital. The interest will grow and then a passion, then, perfection would be a passion, and the rest will flow. Just begin and leave the rest to Me. Anuradha

(Introducing śrī aravindopaniṣad with word by word meaning and explanatory notes) Introduction In the realm of philosophical works inspired by the ancient Upanishads, one gem shines forth, authored by Sri Aurobindo and later known as ‘śrī aravindopaniṣad’. This small yet profound masterpiece conveys the essence of Sri Aurobindo's philosophical vision in just 27 lines, reminiscent of the wisdom and eloquence found in the timeless Upanishadic texts. This small text is all about the divine play of All-Blissful Existence.   Reverently preserved within a substantial notebook employed by Sri Aurobindo during the years around 1912-13, this profound work encompasses his insightful commentaries on the Upanishads and other writings.   Initially unnamed in the manuscript, this wonderful creation was unveiled to the world with an English translation in December 1978 through the scholarly repository known as Sri Aurobindo: Archives and Research. Adorned with the title "ekamevādvitīyam brah...

My consciousness, the field of awareness that pours itself into the vessel of my individual experience, is not entirely individuated. It is not totally cut off or isolated from the cosmic consciousness of which it is a portion. I may experience myself as a finite and separate being, a being with edges that interact with a world outside, but the deeper I go into myself the more I find that I do not begin or end. The field of consciousness stretches out infinitely in every direction, but the particular coalescence that I feel to be myself is relatively contained. It gathers around a node, a point of unique being, but it doesn't have clearly defined edges or boundaries. The whole that contains all these radiating centers of consciousness we can call cosmic consciousness. It holds all the unique nodes and the fields that surround them, and it also partakes of and understands them all. Its experience integrates all the experiences. Its vision integrates all the visions. When we enter in...

Puducherry, once a French province, the southern city of India, now a tourist’s hub, Laden with vast coastline, beach, monuments and pubs!! For the holidaymakers, it is a retreat from the hustle and bustle of busy city, Restaurants with delicious cuisine, is indeed a treat for the foody!! For the travelling architect, the city offers in bountiful, The heritage bungalows, French architectural edifice, so beautiful!! For the pubescent,  the new norm of the  era – skimpy attire,  gadgets  and bottles of beer, What is life without beach, weekend party, friends, selfies and a cheer??? Uploading photos on social media – counting the likes and comments, Happiness at the superficial level is only but for a moment. The peripheral life, at Puducherry, in the last few years has gained a spur, People throng the city, but without a mystical nudge!! On the contrary, this city life also revolves around the psychic era, Unknown to majority tech-savvy society about the Spiritual aura...