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		<title>How does the brain absorb new ideas?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:31:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the years, the Mother conducted numerous dialogues with students at the Ashram school in which she expatiated on the proper method of studying and diligently developing the mind.   What seem like banal exhortations are in reality infused with innate wisdom, as becomes evident when we juxtapose her insights with anecdotes from the lives of scientists such as Richard and Joan Feynman, Stanislav Ulam and Sofia Kovalevskaya. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2012/01/27/how-does-the-brain-absorb-new-ideas/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=7690&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sattwic ego, Rajasic ego and Tamasic ego</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 20:14:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandeep</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When people are told “be humble”, they think immediately of “being humble before other men” and that humility is wrong. true humility is humility before the Divine, that is, a precise, exact, living sense that one is nothing, one can do nothing, understand nothing without the Divine, ... <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2012/01/21/sattwic-ego-rajasic-ego-and-tamasic-ego/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=7664&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A mystical incident in the life of Mughal Emperor Akbar</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:32:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Akbar (1542-1605) was the third Mughal Emperor who ruled over much of Northern and Central India.  When he was thirty six years old, he had a mystical experience which seems to have been a turning point in his life. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2012/01/19/a-mystical-incident-in-the-life-of-mughal-emperor-akbar/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=7650&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How can Sri Aurobindo smoke and drink while practising Yoga?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:34:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandeep</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article is motivated by a recent comment on this blog.  Those who have gained some familiarity with Sri Aurobindo are often baffled by his conduct: How could he smoke, eat meat and at times, even drink wine, while practicing Yoga?  Doesn’t it violate the central tenets of Yoga?  If that didn’t hinder his practice, can I emulate him?  The answer is: “No, you shouldn’t emulate him” as we shall see by the end of this article. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2012/01/12/how-can-sri-aurobindo-smoke-and-drink-while-practising-yoga/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=7619&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>My words will remain imprinted on your soul</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2012/01/06/my-words-will-remain-imprinted-on-your-soul/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:23:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandeep</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sri Ramakrishna made my condition such that after hearing him for seven or eight hours and observing him closely, I could remember everything when I returned home at night. I could note down every detail. I could not finish it all in a single day.  It would come to my mind gradually. Such was the deep impression he made. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2012/01/06/my-words-will-remain-imprinted-on-your-soul/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=7457&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>2011 in review</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 14:29:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2012/01/02/2011-in-review/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=7582&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Does Nature revolt against machinery?</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/12/28/does-nature-revolt-against-machinery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 01:08:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandeep</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For instance, take the wind which blows; now scientists will tell you: “These are manifestations of forces of Nature, and it is the result of such and such a phenomenon”, they will speak about heat and cold, high and low, etc., and they will tell you: “That’s the cause of the wind’s blowing, these are currents of air produced in the atmosphere.” But it is not this.  There are entities behind, only they are so huge that their form eludes us...These forces which bring about wind, rain, earthquakes, etc. are manifestations of — call them gestures, if you like — of movements of certain beings so formidably huge that we hardly see the end of their foot and don’t realise their size <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/12/28/does-nature-revolt-against-machinery/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=7568&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Progress reports of Sri Aurobindo</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/progress-reports-of-sri-aurobindo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 17:54:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandeep</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[These are a couple of progress reports that Sri Aurobindo had jotted down in his diary The Record of Yoga during his early years in Pondicherry.  They indicate the ceaseless struggle and the consequent reversal of consciousness that he underwent in the quest for yogic perfection. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/progress-reports-of-sri-aurobindo/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=7533&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What exactly is a &#8220;crush&#8221; or &#8220;love at first sight&#8221;?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:15:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What exactly is this singular phenomenon called the "crush" or "love at first sight" during which the breath quickens, the cheeks become flushed, the voice quivers, and the heart continues pounding without respite? <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/what-exactly-is-a-crush-or-love-at-first-sight/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=7496&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Handling Rejection by the Guru</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/12/08/handling-rejection-by-the-guru/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:35:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What do you do if the Guru, the very person you expected to be an epitome of boundless compassion, suddenly turns cold and hard?  It can be a particularly acute test for the disciple as the two anecdotes here illustrate. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/12/08/handling-rejection-by-the-guru/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=7474&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Gorakhnath’s enumeration of contemplation methods</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/12/01/gorakhnaths-enumeration-of-contemplation-methods/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:52:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandeep</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Goraknath]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article outlines the meditation methods that Gorakhnath first enumerated in his work Siddha Siddhanta Paddhati.    <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/12/01/gorakhnaths-enumeration-of-contemplation-methods/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=7429&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Can I have more than one Guru?</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/11/18/can-i-have-more-than-one-guru/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2011 01:28:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandeep</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Spiritual practice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dilipkumar Roy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ganapati-sastri]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[guru]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kapali-sastry]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mirra Alfassa]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Genuine Gurus are rare these days, so the question of multiple Gurus shouldn't arise, but for what its worth, these are some insights by Sri Aurobindo and the Mother on whether one can benefit from having multiple Gurus. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/11/18/can-i-have-more-than-one-guru/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=7393&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Insights into animal cognition</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/11/12/insights-into-animal-cognition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 20:33:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandeep</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Psychology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[animal-cognition]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[cognitive-ethology]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mirra Alfassa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Record of Yoga]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Yogin who attains Self-realization discovers latent powers of perception that have awakened within the illumined consciousness.  He or she begins to receive subtle images and sounds that convey the subjective internal states of the beings around him – humans, animals, and possibly even aliens. In this article, we compare yogic insights on animal intelligence with recent developments in comparative psychology and cognitive ethology. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/11/12/insights-into-animal-cognition/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=7363&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>On death, burials, cremations, funerals and resurrection</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/11/04/on-death-burials-cremations-funerals-and-resurrection/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 19:28:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandeep</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kapala Moksha]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mirra Alfassa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nine-gates]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article discusses an assorted range of post-mortem topics : the difference between sleep and death, the state just before death, the difference between cremation and burial, the need for funeral ceremonies and resurrection.  <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/11/04/on-death-burials-cremations-funerals-and-resurrection/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=7346&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>On suicide, euthanasia, and capital punishment</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/10/31/on-suicide-euthanasia-and-capital-punishment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 20:39:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandeep</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[capital-punishment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Euthanasia]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Benjamin Franklin famously said that there are two things we cannot escape - death and taxes.  In this article, we cover observations made by Sri Aurobindo and the Mother Mirra Alfassa on some taxing questions related to death - suicide, euthanasia and capital punishment. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/10/31/on-suicide-euthanasia-and-capital-punishment/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=7327&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sri Aurobindo on lawyers</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/10/25/sri-aurobindo-on-lawyers-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:27:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandeep</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ethical quandaries abound for those hardy souls who, shunning the sheltered existence of a remote hermitage, aspire to practice spiritual ideals  in the chiaroscuro of everyday life.  In this article, we read the advice given by Sri Aurobindo to a disciple who was dismayed by the corrosive effect the legal profession was having on his soul. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/10/25/sri-aurobindo-on-lawyers-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=7291&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Further remarks on sexuality</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/10/21/further-remarks-on-sexuality/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 18:33:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[integral-yoga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mirra Alfassa]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[These are some general observations by Sri Aurobindo and the Mother Mirra Alfassa on topics related to sexuality - sex education; touching; whether indulgence, starving the flesh or mixing freely can alleviate sexual imaginations. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/10/21/further-remarks-on-sexuality/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=7270&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Should women dress modestly?</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/10/14/should-women-dress-modestly/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 22:57:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For centuries, religious clerics have railed against women for tempting men with their seductive and skimpy clothing, and sought to sequester them and restrict their dress choices.  Sri Aurobindo and the Mother said that the primary cause is not the external agent (women) but the gap in the human consciousness which needs to be sealed.   This article examines their insights on this matter. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/10/14/should-women-dress-modestly/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=5683&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The story of a soul</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/10/06/the-story-of-a-soul/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 01:17:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[huta]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Never feel ashamed or fear before me. You must come freely to me as a child to a Divine Mother. Because I never look at mistakes and faults – I only look at the soul, the psychic being, for it to come to the surface and to take the lead of the whole being. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/10/06/the-story-of-a-soul/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=7202&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Emma Calvé&#8217;s interaction with Swami Vivekananda</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/09/30/emma-calves-interaction-with-swami-vivekananda/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:30:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hyacinthe Loyson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prabuddha Bharata]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Emma Calvé (1858 - 1942) was a well-known French female opera soprano of the Belle Époque.   These are the recollections of her interaction with  Swami Vivekananda(1863-1902). <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/09/30/emma-calves-interaction-with-swami-vivekananda/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=7169&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Birthmarks due to reincarnation</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/09/25/birthmarks-due-to-reincarnation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 01:20:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandeep</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ian Stevenson]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article discusses cases of birthmarks and birth defects found in children who claimed to remember past lives.  It also attempts to construct an explanation for these cases based on the insights of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother.  <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/09/25/birthmarks-due-to-reincarnation/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=7093&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Religious, mechanical and psychological methods of self-realization</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/09/24/religious-mechanical-and-psychological-methods-of-self-realization/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2011 16:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandeep</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Spiritual practice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asana]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mirra Alfassa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nicholas Roerich]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Mother Mirra Alfassa offers a taxonomy of the various methods of self-realization that have been developed.  This article has been synthesized from three of her recorded talks. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/09/24/religious-mechanical-and-psychological-methods-of-self-realization/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=7109&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Brain imaging can reveal the movies in our mind</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/09/22/brain-imaging-can-reveal-the-movies-in-our-mind/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 23:43:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandeep</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[University of California Berkeley]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley have managed to reverse-engineer the motion-processing which goes on within the brain's visual cortex.  They recorded the brain activity of volunteers watching videos and then used that recorded data to approximately reconstruct the videos they had been viewing. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/09/22/brain-imaging-can-reveal-the-movies-in-our-mind/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=7084&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The first meeting of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother Mirra Alfassa</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/09/14/the-first-meeting-of-sri-aurobindo-and-the-mother-mirra-alfassa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 22:57:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandeep</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[About midway down the Coromandel coast of southeastern India stands the quaint little port-town of Pondicherry, which was a French colony from 1673 to 1954.  It was here on a nondescript afternoon in March, 1914 that the spiritual collaboration between Sri Aurobindo and the Mother Mirra Alfassa began.   This is an account of that memorable meeting along with some related anecdotes. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/09/14/the-first-meeting-of-sri-aurobindo-and-the-mother-mirra-alfassa/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=6987&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Somnambulists who do creative work in their sleep</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/09/02/somnambulists-who-do-creative-work-in-their-sleep/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 23:35:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandeep</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[36 year-old Lee Hadwin of North Wales, Britain has neither the talent nor training to be an artist.  His day job is a nurse.  But he wakes up in the middle of the night and creates fantastical works of art, of which he has no recollection in the morning.   He began drawing in his sleep in childhood and these drawings became more detailed by the time he was sixteen.  Today, his work is displayed in art galleries ... <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/09/02/somnambulists-who-do-creative-work-in-their-sleep/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=7024&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The message of the Gita</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/08/25/the-message-of-the-gita/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:56:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandeep</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gita]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Bhagavad Gita is an inspiring scripture on which people rely for guidance.  Unfortunately, its aphoristic quality and the backdrop of the war through which its message has been expounded makes it amenable to divergent interpretations. Pacifists tend to be distressed by the justification of war while the hawkish delight in it.  The Gita’s enunciation of multiple spiritual paths provides leeway for commentators to selectively highlight the sections they prefer and ignore the rest of the book.  Ethicists, for instance, may assume that the Gita preaches the performance of duty above everything.  In this article, we examine Sri Aurobindo's perspective on the Gita. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/08/25/the-message-of-the-gita/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=6146&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Mother Mirra Alfassa as a Guru</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/08/18/the-mother-mirra-alfassa-as-a-guru/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 21:17:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandeep</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of my stumbling-blocks was that I reacted violently when people blamed me without proper grounds.  At times I would even ask the Mother why she paid heed to such and such false rumours, why I should be the victim of such charges, even though I had done nothing of the kind! Her answer to me was that it did not matter whether I did or did not do some such things in that particular instance; what mattered was that previously I had proved myself capable of them, and there were reports about that.... It was not enough to have stopped indulging in some of the movements. So long as I had not raised myself to a higher level of consciousness, and lived there constantly, such occasions would continue to be there.  <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/08/18/the-mother-mirra-alfassa-as-a-guru/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=6902&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Allusions in Savitri &#8211; part 2</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/08/11/allusions-in-savitri-part-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 13:51:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandeep</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[dryden]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article continues a previous article “Allusions in Savitri” in which we discussed some allusions used by Sri Aurobindo in his epic poem Savitri.   Sri Aurobindo had to evolve a new diction in English to describe his supernatural experiences and towards this end, he occasionally employed images, symbols and phrases from English Romantic poetry.   <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/08/11/allusions-in-savitri-part-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=6874&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How to bring up a child</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 21:20:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With very few exceptions, parents are not aware of the disastrous influence that their own defects, impulses, weaknesses and lack of self-control have on their children. If you wish to be respected by a child, have respect for yourself and be worthy of respect at every moment. Never be authoritarian, despotic, impatient or ill-tempered. When your child asks you a question, do not give him a stupid or silly answer under the pretext that he cannot understand you. You can always make yourself understood if you take enough trouble; and in spite of the popular saying that it is always good to tell the truth, I affirm that it is always good to tell the truth, but that the art consists in telling it in such a way as to make it accessible to the mind of the hearer.  <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/08/05/how-to-bring-up-a-child/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=6834&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sri Aurobindo&#8217;s interaction with an American soldier during World War II</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/07/29/sri-aurobindos-interaction-with-an-american-soldier-during-world-war-ii/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 16:19:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandeep</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One night, holed up a trench in France during the World War II, Sgt. John Kelly of the US Army (Easy Company, 276th Infantry Regiment, 70th Infantry) began having spectacular visions of two beings of Light whom he called ‘Great Sir’ and ‘Heaven Lady’.  Their continuing guidance through visions and voices saved him from enemy fire a few times.  After the war, John found a copy of Sri Aurobindo’s "The Life Divine" in a library, and then came across a photograph of the Mother Mirra Alfassa.  At this point, he realized that the two Beings who had guided him during the war were Sri Aurobindo and the Mother Mirra Alfassa.  He visited the Ashram in Pondicherry in 1966 and met the Mother.  In this article, he recounts his experiences from the war. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/07/29/sri-aurobindos-interaction-with-an-american-soldier-during-world-war-ii/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=6812&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>On absent-mindedness, instinctive and willful actions</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/07/22/on-absent-mindedness-instinctive-and-willful-actions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 18:39:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandeep</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Psychology]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In our daily life, we perform many actions without complete cognitive control.  You may drive the car while lost deep in thought and later exclaim that you can’t recall the route you traveled.  Or you have the nagging feeling that you have forgotten to lock the door but after checking you discover that you had indeed locked it.  The 19th century American psychologist William James describes the case of a person who went to the bedroom to change clothes, but instead ended up going directly to bed.  This article examines the basis of such phenomena from the standpoint of cognitive psychology, neuroscience and integral psychology. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/07/22/on-absent-mindedness-instinctive-and-willful-actions/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=6783&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why do we forget our vivid dreams?</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/07/14/why-do-we-forget-our-vivid-dreams/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 23:05:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandeep</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the May 2011 issue of the Scientific American Mind magazine, a reader asked the question "Why do memories of vivid dreams disappear soon after waking up?".  According to current science, clarity of dreams depends on neurochemical conditions in the brain.  In this article, we will examine this question based on the Integral Psychology of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/07/14/why-do-we-forget-our-vivid-dreams/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=6453&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How to choose the right life partner</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/07/08/how-to-choose-the-right-life-partner/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:27:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A disciple, Dilip Kumar Roy, wrote a letter in 1924 to Sri Aurobindo asking certain questions regarding marriage.  The answer depends on many factors, as Sri Aurobindo indicates in the following text.  He outlines the three kinds of bonds which usually form in a marital union: (a) vital or physical, (b) psychic and (c) spiritual.  His insights must be read with the understanding that no cut and dried answers can be given to such intricate questions. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/07/08/how-to-choose-the-right-life-partner/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=6685&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Does dying in holy cities like Varanasi bring salvation?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:43:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this article, we examine the assertion given in some Hindu scriptures that liberation from the cycle of reincarnations can be guaranteed by dying in a holy city in India (e.g. Varanasi, Kashi, Mathura).  Questions regarding the continuing validity of these scriptural remarks have been raised before some seers of the modern era such as Anandamayi Ma, Ramana Maharshi and Ramakrishna Paramahansa. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/06/24/does-dying-in-holy-cities-like-varanasi-bring-salvation/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=6563&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why the future is veiled from us</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 16:53:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Imagine for a moment that you knew the future.  Doesn’t that seem a good thing?  You could relax and work without getting stressed out; you could plan ahead and direct your energies only in those paths that you know would lead to success; you could avoid all those intransigent people who keep trapping you in some debilitating vortex of time.  There would be no wastage of energy, no error, no agonizing in hindsight over missed opportunities.  What a utopian world it would be!  But counter-intuitive as it seems, Sri Aurobindo and the Mother Mirra Alfassa offered some legitimate reasons as to why the future is deliberately hidden from us. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/06/17/why-the-future-is-veiled-from-us/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=6509&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why spiritual experiences do not repeat?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:03:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why is it that the same contemplation does not always produce the same sensation in oneself? That is, for example, when one looks at the sea or the stars and thinks of one’s insignificance, then there is a particular sensation which is produced within, and then at another time, when one wants to have the same experience, even if one thinks about it, why doesn’t it recur? <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/06/10/why-spiritual-experiences-do-not-repeat/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=6435&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sri Aurobindo&#8217;s 1947 meeting with two French visitors</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 16:52:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Towards the end of September 1947, leading Indian newspapers carried reports that Sri Aurobindo, in seclusion since 1926 had received two visitors, the first it was said since his meeting with Tagore 19 years earlier. These two visitors who remained with Sri Aurobindo in his room for three-quarters of an hour were M. Maurice Schumann, leading a cultural mission despatched to newly-independent India by the Government of recently-liberated France; and M. Francois Baron, then Governor of Pondicherry.  Three members of Auroville International France were privileged to meet M. Schumann in December 1988 and to interview him about his visit to Sri Aurobindo.   The text that follows is an extract translated from the account of this interview published in the Summer 1989 issue of La Revue d'Auroville. It tells us something of what happened in Sri Aurobindo's room that day.  This article was written by Shraddhavan and also appeared in the 1989 issue of the Mother India magazine and the Summer 1990 of the Collaboration magazine. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/06/03/sri-aurobindos-1947-meeting-with-two-french-visitors/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=6439&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Anandamayi Ma as the Guru</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/05/27/anandamayi-ma-as-the-guru/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 19:12:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandeep</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“How would the lives of Western women have been different if they had been raised to believe that God was a Mother, all loving and all powerful?”  It is with this thought-provoking question that Lisa "Prajna" Hallstrom opens her book Mother of Bliss on the life of the Bengali woman saint, Anandmayi Ma(1896-1982).  Hallstrom, through this book, sought to understand the phenomenon of female spiritual Gurus in India. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/05/27/anandamayi-ma-as-the-guru/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=5995&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pancha-mahabhutas: the five subtle constituents of matter</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/05/19/pancha-mahabhutas-the-five-subtle-constituents-of-matter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 00:16:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandeep</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cosmology]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If everything is consciousness (Brahman), then how does this conscious energy put on the appearance of material solidity.  Why does the table appear solid?  In order to bridge the gulf between consciousness and apparently durable matter, ancient Indian sages postulated (or "divined") that all physical things are constituted of five subtle elements  called Pancha-Mahabhutas - earth, fire, water, air, ether.  The descriptions of these five constituents are quite similar across Sankhya, Tantra and Buddhist philosophy and even Greek Stoic texts.  In this article, we compare various expositions of these elements. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/05/19/pancha-mahabhutas-the-five-subtle-constituents-of-matter/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=4328&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Linguistic abilities of babies</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/05/12/linguistic-abilities-of-babies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 17:41:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandeep</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Psychology]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Neuroscience with its impressive array of technologies continues to plumb the depths of the human brain and throw up fascinating new results, not all of which can be adequately  explained through the Yoga psychology model, which relies on occult insights handed down by Yogis, both ancient and modern.   In a recent TED talk, neuroscientist Patricia Kuhl described an intriguing anomaly that she and her colleagues uncovered while investigating the linguistic abilities of 6-10 month old babies, which we briefly discuss here. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/05/12/linguistic-abilities-of-babies/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=5891&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>When does the soul enter the body?</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/04/27/when-does-the-soul-enter-the-body/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 23:22:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandeep</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An Indian spiritual Guru, who shall remain unnamed, was recently asked the question by someone in an American audience: “When does the soul choose a body?  After conception, is it ok to abort a foetus if we already have children and do not want an accidental pregnancy?“.  While Sri Aurobindo and the Mother Mirra Alfassa did not specifically comment on  abortion, they did offer a few relevant remarks on time of conception and contraception, which we present here. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/04/27/when-does-the-soul-enter-the-body/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=6221&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Practising Titiksha with marshmallows</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/04/25/practising-titiksha-with-marshmallows/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 18:23:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandeep</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Stanford marshmallow experiment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Walter Mischel]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Pop psychology, especially in Western culture, believes that repressed emotions can lead to psychological disorders and consequently, free expression and fulfillment of pleasures is encouraged.   The marshmallow experiment conducted on children in the 1970s as well as recent studies suggest otherwise; it advances the notion that children who are able to withstand temptation and demonstrate self-control evolve into more mature human beings. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/04/25/practising-titiksha-with-marshmallows/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=6053&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Rising above ennui or boredom</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/04/22/rising-above-ennui-or-boredom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 16:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandeep</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Psychology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[boredom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ennui]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[M.P. Pandit]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boredom is a dullness of the consciousness; and if you seek the cure within yourself, you will see that it immediately dissolves. Most people, when they feel bored, instead of making an effort to rise one step higher in their consciousness, come down one step lower; they come down even lower than they were before and do stupid things, they make themselves vulgar in the hope of amusing themselves. That is why men intoxicate themselves, spoil their health, deaden their brains. If they had risen instead of falling, they would have made use of this opportunity to progress. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/04/22/rising-above-ennui-or-boredom/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=6172&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Significance of places of worship, relics and prayer rooms</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/04/16/places-of-worship-relics-prayer-rooms/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Apr 2011 21:34:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandeep</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[faith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[God]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mirra Alfassa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Place of worship]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One must strive to understand the psychological purpose behind every action in the spiritual path, otherwise it degenerates into a mere mechanical act followed out of fear, habit or superstition.  With that in mind, here we explore the role that can be played by places of worship, relics, shrines, and prayer rooms in the spiritual path.
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		<title>Identifying the signs of spiritual progress</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/04/07/identifying-the-signs-of-spiritual-progress/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 16:37:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandeep</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How often does one come across the complaint, "There is no progress in my sadhana(practice)". People are dispirited, aggrieved that in spite of all their strenuous efforts, regular prayers, meditations, selfless work, they are very much where they were. Why is there no progress, they ask plaintively. How do you know that there is no progress, would be the natural counter question. Progress, especially in spiritual life, is not a matter to be measured in external terms, something like the muscles of the body-builder.  <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/04/07/identifying-the-signs-of-spiritual-progress/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=6169&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>On collective prayer and meditation</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/04/03/on-collective-prayer-and-meditation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:20:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[These are a couple of talks by the Mother Mirra Alfassa on the  potency of collective meditation.   <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/04/03/on-collective-prayer-and-meditation/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=5889&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Modalities of the Initiation process (Diksha)</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/03/29/modalities-of-the-initiation-process-diksha/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 22:38:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an era suffering from an overabundance of Gurus and Avatars, it  has become difficult to distinguish the real from the fake, especially when these Gurus are surrounded by a retinue of adoring, immature minions who tend to conflate coincidences with miracles and fervent imagination with spiritual experiences.  Whose story should we believe?   Various ancient Hindu scriptures speak of the different methods by which a Guru may  initiate a disciple, and these signs can provide a test for discernment.  <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/03/29/modalities-of-the-initiation-process-diksha/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=6051&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Physical marks appearing after injuries sustained in dreams</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/03/21/physical-marks-appearing-after-injuries-sustained-in-dreams/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 23:51:30 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Psychology]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The worlds that we sojourn into during our dreams are as real as the physical world and nothing substantiates this fact better than the bone-chilling reports of physical body marks found on people who reported of having been attacked in their dreams.  Here are three such incidents. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/03/21/physical-marks-appearing-after-injuries-sustained-in-dreams/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=6094&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The origin of the Sapta Chatusthaya</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/03/15/the-origin-of-the-sapta-chatusthaya/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 18:56:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article presents presumably decisive proof of the origin of the Sapta Chatusthaya and maybe of interest more to longtime Aurobindonians than others.  The Sapta Chatusthaya (Seven Quartets) is a program for inner yogic development that Sri Aurobindo received through his spiritual visions sometime in the 1908-1912 period. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/03/15/the-origin-of-the-sapta-chatusthaya/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=6045&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cases of reincarnation across religions</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/03/14/cases-of-reincarnation-across-religions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 23:28:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this article, we present some fascinating cases of people being reborn into a different religion which were investigated by Dr Antonia Mills, currently Professor at the University of Northern British Columbia.  When evidence of this kind surfaces, it can spur introspection into the validity of varying religious practices that people fastidiously observe because we are abruptly confronted with the fact that behind those holy foods and holy clothes and prayer rituals, we are indeed innately the same - all orphans of the One Divine; that our religious beliefs are just condensed thought-forms affirmed consistently in the  mind, which, if relinquished, might obliviously open us to the nature of the Ultimate Reality.

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		<title>Does population growth invalidate reincarnation?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 20:03:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[People who are acquainted with the theory of reincarnation are apt to look at the  increasing lifespan and the rising population on Earth and wonder if the population growth invalidates the theory of reincarnation.  We all know where babies come from but where are all the new souls which inhabit these bodies coming from?  In this article, we address this demand-supply problem. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/03/09/does-population-growth-invalidate-reincarnation/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=6001&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Are Indians more spiritual?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Mar 2011 18:25:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The short answer to the question "Are Indians more spiritual" is "no, certainly not".  If you look at the hoi polloi, they can be as materialistic as people in other countries - spending their leisure hours shopping in malls and merrily wining and dining their way through life.  But the long answer is a little more complicated since it requires some occult perception of the cultural and subconscious atmosphere which pervades in every country.   <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/03/05/are-indians-more-spiritual/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=5943&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Allusions in Sri Aurobindo&#8217;s Savitri</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 01:26:42 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Savitri]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[John Milton]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In his epic poem Savitri, Sri Aurobindo sought to convey many of the superconscient experiences that he and the Mother Mirra Alfassa underwent. In order to bring home the touch of the Ineffable to the reader, he employed a number of literary devices as part of the diction, including what are known as "allusions".   V.K.Gokak, a professor of English and Kannada literature, was able to uncover about 140 allusions to Romantic era poetry in Savitri.  In this article, we cover a few of allusions that he discovered. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/02/28/allusions-in-sri-aurobindos-savitri/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=5887&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The role of intellectual development in the spiritual path</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Feb 2011 19:38:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chandogya Upanishad]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[intuition]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Someone asked the question in a comment on this blog, "If one is automatically going to obtain knowledge by following the spiritual path, why should we read books and create stress in the body? Why bother?  Why not just sleep well and be relaxed?" People in spiritual communities sometimes tend to deprecate the intellect (and consequently, intellectuals) because the scriptures state that the intellect is a creator of illusions and has to be transcended in order to experience the Spirit which pervades the universe.  The question raised above calls for a nuanced understanding of the felicitous role played by the intellect in the often-misunderstood "spiritual path". <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/02/26/the-role-of-intellectual-development-in-the-spiritual-path/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=5936&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Stages of meditation</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Feb 2011 21:46:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is known that the restless mind cannot immediately enter into a state of thoughtlessness.  That is why meditation is practised in stages.  A 2005 paper "Meditation and the Neuroscience of Consciousness" by Antoine Lutz and his colleagues contains a very succinct description of this layered process accompanied by a concise table, which we highlight in this post.    <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/02/19/stages-of-meditation/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=5899&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The teachings of Paracelsus</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 20:54:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Theophrastus Paracelsus (1493-1541) was a remarkable physician, alchemist and occultist of the Renaissance era who left behind 106 books filled with highly original insights into a wide range of esoteric subjects such as astrology, healing plants and minerals, occult anatomy, sleep and dreams, elemental beings, etc.   Frantz Hartmann, who wrote the book "Paracelsus: Life and Teachings", remarks that many of his divinations, then unknown in the West, were quite congruent to teachings of Eastern mysticism. In this article, I will focus on some remarkable passages which provide a glimpse of his wisdom, interspersed with comparisons to corresponding remarks made by Sri Aurobindo and the Mother.   <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/02/12/the-teachings-of-paracelsus/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=5838&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Can a brain stroke victim experience Nirvana?</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/02/05/can-a-brain-stroke-victim-experience-nirvana/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 19:48:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In her 2006 book “My Stroke of Insight”, neuroscientist Jill Bolte-Taylor describes how a brain haemorrhage that she suffered incapacitated her left brain and induced a feeling of bliss and euphoria, a state she alludes to as being akin to Nirvana. ("I'm no authority, but I think the Buddhists would say I entered the mode of existence they call Nirvana")  This post explores the intriguing possibility whether her experience could resemble the transcendental  moments experienced by yogis. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/02/05/can-a-brain-stroke-victim-experience-nirvana/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=5623&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Memory transference in organ transplant recipients</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/01/29/memory-transference-in-organ-transplant-recipients/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Jan 2011 20:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There have been perplexing reports of organ transplant receivers claiming that they seem to have inherited the memory, experiences and emotions of their deceased donors, causing quirky changes in their personality.  We will present a few cases and then discuss a possible explanation in the light of the occult insights of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother Mirra Alfassa. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/01/29/memory-transference-in-organ-transplant-recipients/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=5740&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How can we &#8220;see&#8221; in our dreams when our eyes are closed?</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/01/21/how-can-we-see-in-our-dreams-when-our-eyes-are-closed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 20:02:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the Ask Brains Column of the Nov 2010 issue of the Scientific American Mind magazine, a reader asked the question, "How we can "see" in our dreams when our eyes are closed (since the retina is inactive)?"[1]. The answer given over there was that these dream visions originate either in the visual centers within the brain or in the latent memories residing in the brain which in turn stimulate the visual cortex.  You can read the question and the response over here.  That answer is based on current model of the brain in neuroscience; it assumes that the brain is equivalent to the mind and that consciousness is the result of brain activity.  In this post, we present the answer from the perspective of "yoga psychology". <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/01/21/how-can-we-see-in-our-dreams-when-our-eyes-are-closed/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=5693&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Early mystic experiences of Sri Aurobindo</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/01/09/early-mystic-experiences-of-sri-aurobindo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jan 2011 21:20:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandeep</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the formative years of our youth, some of us experience those serendipitous and decisive moments which open new vistas and reveal to us our calling  in life; one individual may chance upon a stirring piece of music and be impelled to become a musician; another may be captivated by a enigmatic pattern of numbers and enroll in math studies; and yet another might discover an uncanny aptitude for mechanical tools and go on to build a business around it.  These are predestined moments, moments when the soul shines forth to disclose our purpose and guides us to our vocation in this incarnation.   In the lives of mystics as well, we can find such transcendental moments which initiate their entry into the spiritual path.  This article presents some early mystic experiences of Sri Aurobindo as noted down in his poems. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/01/09/early-mystic-experiences-of-sri-aurobindo/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=5551&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Embodied cognition in Yoga psychology</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/01/04/embodied-cognition-in-yoga-psychology/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 23:03:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandeep</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Cartesian paradigm which dominated (plagued?) science for the past three centuries is gradually being jettisoned.  In the cognitive sciences, one of the latest theories being actively researched is called Embodied Cognition, which posits that the mind is inextricably tied to the environment.  It argues that higher cognitive processes are shaped by and grounded in the  bodily experience.  In the works of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother Mirra Alfassa, we  find unstinting affirmation for this model of cognition; in fact, their whole model of Integral Psychology is based on a fine-grained differentiation of the intricate connection between the mind, the vital and the physical parts of the human consciousness.  In this article, we present the connection between the Integral Psychology of Sri Aurobindo and Embodied cognition. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2011/01/04/embodied-cognition-in-yoga-psychology/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=5507&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Obsessive-compulsive spirituality by Dr Ramesh Bijlani</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010 15:15:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Among the visitors to spiritual organizations like Sri Aurobindo Ashram are some dead serious, sincere and intense young people who claim to be on the spiritual path but seem to be on the verge of losing their mental balance, if they have not lost it already. The question naturally arises what makes something as laudable as the spiritual path a risky road to walk on. The risk lies in a faulty approach to spirituality. Young people who become miserable as a result of their engagement with spirituality invariably treat spirituality as yet another worldly achievement. They go about searching for techniques that would take them to the peak by the easiest, shortest and fastest route. They treat spirituality like mountaineering.... <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/12/28/obsessive-compulsive-spirituality/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=5531&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sleep disorders : somnambulism and somniloquy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 18:11:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this article, we discuss sleep disorders such as somnambulism and somniloquy from an occult perspective.   There are supposed to be five concentric sheaths in our consciousness and during sleep, the subtle sheaths eject themselves from the gross physical sheath to travel in their corresponding subtle realms, as was discussed in an earlier article on Explaining out-of-body and near-death experiences.  Some sleep disorders can be attributed to the irregularity in the manner in which these sheaths interact with each other during sleep. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/12/16/sleep-disorders-somnambulism-and-somniloquy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=5462&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sri Aurobindo on synchronicity</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 01:45:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Synchronous events occur because, unbeknownst to us, we are eternally in communion with the people around us through the inner sheaths  of our consciousness, and sometimes those hidden perceptions float to the surface, making us respond in some striking fortuitous manner that our plodding reasoning mind would not have otherwise reacted. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/12/12/sri-aurobindo-on-synchronicity/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=5359&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Raising a child prodigy</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Dec 2010 17:09:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is a truth universally acknowledged that a married couple in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a whizkid.  In today's hyper-competitive world, harried parents are incessantly searching for and investing in innovative methods to secure the ultimate edge for their bewildered toddler.   In the mad rush to turn the child into the next Einstein, one area which seems to have been overlooked is the time before childbirth.   Few seem to have asked the question : can the pre-natal period be tweaked to pre-select a genius?  <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/12/05/raising-a-child-prodigy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=4045&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Walking with eyes unfocused</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 01:33:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“I’ve told you that the internal dialogue is what grounds us.  The world is such and such or so and so, only because we talk to ourselves about its being such and such or so and so....Walking in that specific manner saturates the tonal.  It floods it. You see, the attention of the tonal has to be placed on its creations. In fact, it is that attention that creates the order of the world in the first place; so, the tonal must be attentive to the elements of its world in order to maintain it, and must, above all, uphold the view of the world as internal dialogue.” <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/11/28/walking-with-eyes-unfocussed/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=5351&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Perception of Time changes with the concentration of consciousness</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/11/19/perception-of-time-changes-with-the-concentration-of-consciousness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Nov 2010 01:21:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The whole, entire universe moves forward with fantastic speed and in perfect immobility. Words seem idiotic, but you can feel this - you can feel it, see it, live it. A luminous immobility moving forward with fantastic speed.  In that immobility there is perfect transparency ... and the problem does not exist: the solution comes ahead of the problem. That is to say, things organize themselves (gesture showing the movement of universal forces) in such a way that they can change positions or take a different place in order to express the new thing that must be expressed: something new constantly enters the manifestation (as if emerging from the Nonmanifest), it enters the manifestation and transforms.  <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/11/19/perception-of-time-changes-with-the-concentration-of-consciousness/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=4984&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Similarities between Sumerian Anki and Vedic Agni by Jean-Yves Lung</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2010 18:47:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandeep</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A previous blog post on Kundalini  examined whether the notion of Kundalini may have existed in ancient Greek and other cultures.  In consonance with that theme, this article by Jean-Yves Lung probes the similarities between the Vedic god Agni and the Sumerian god Enki.   Jean-Yves Lung is a teacher-researcher living in Auroville since 1993.  He teaches French, History and Sanskrit.  This article originally appeared in June 2009 issue of Ritam, a bi-annual journal published by Sri Aurobindo International Institute for Educaitional Research (SAIIER) <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/11/11/similarities-between-sumerian-anki-and-vedic-agni-by-jean-yves-lung/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=5230&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Identifying the celestial quality in music</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Nov 2010 15:55:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandeep</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One sometimes chances upon those seemingly divine pieces of music which seem to mystically inundate the heart and transport the soul into a reverie.  It is as if their vibrations were suffused with some enchanting je ne sais quoi.   This can happen even if the song happens to be sung in some alien language.  The reason this exaltation occurs, according to the Mother Mirra Alfassa, is that there are certain universal associations of sounds which, when present in any devotional music, can magically open the doorway to the soul. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/11/06/identifying-the-celestial-quality-in-music/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=5110&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Kundalini in ancient Greek and other non-Indian cultures</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 16:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandeep</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thomas McEvilley has done a systematic study of the correspondence between ancient Greek and Indian philosophy in his 2001 book The Shape of Ancient Thought. This post summarizes his discovery of the Kundalini concept in Greek and other ancient non-Indian cultures.    <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/11/02/kundalini-in-ancient-greek-and-other-cultures/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=5200&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Towards more conscious sleep and dreams</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Oct 2010 16:42:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the consciousness becomes purified through regular practice of Yoga, one finds that sleep becomes more active and more real. Dreams no longer seem to be phantasmagoric illusions but become excursions into the occult worlds.   We truly possess one unbroken stream of consciousness, which during the day dwells in the physical world and at night interacts with the occult worlds and consequently, the experiences we have in dreams are inextricably linked to the events in the physical world.  In this article, we discuss various ways to make sleep more conscious. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/10/24/towards-more-conscious-sleep-and-dreaming/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=5142&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Summary of Savitri by Jyotipriya (Dr Judith Tyberg)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 14:47:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is Jyotipriya's summary of Sri Aurobindo's epic poem Savitri.    Jyotipriya  aka Dr Judith Tyberg (1902-1980) was the founder and director of the Sri Aurobindo Center of Los Angeles.   Savitri is an epic poem in blank verse of about 24000 lines, which narrates the spiritual journey undertaken by Sri Aurobindo and the Mother as part of their Integral Yoga.   It details the varied occult worlds they witnessed, the states of consciousness they experienced, and the work of Supramental Transformation that they undertook in their life.  Sri Aurobindo has rendered in accessible English verse many of the concepts found scattered across the numerous Vedas, Upanishads and Puranas. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/10/18/summary-of-savitri-by-jyotipriya/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=5106&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The ability to withstand hardships in the spiritual path</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2010 17:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most people in the initial stages of the spiritual path attain what may be called a "passive calm".  The glow on their face lasts only as long as they are surrounded by kind and gentle people like themselves.   Faced with a protracted conflict, they either shrink from it in revulsion or unexpectedly lose their composure in exasperation.   One must strive to attain an "active calm" which doesn't dissipate even in the midst of conflict.  The ability to handle vicissitudes in the hustle and bustle of daily life has to be developed.  It is in the darkest hour, when circumstances are the opposite of one's spiritual ideals, that one must be able to survive solely by the power of the inner lamp. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/10/06/hardships-in-the-spiritual-path/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=4644&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>On being truthful in speech</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 21:51:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As children, many of us are told to speak the truth as we see it but as we grow up, we realize that the forthright manner of asserting the truth can have undesirable consequences, as it may impede some higher ideals that need to be upheld or perhaps because there are conflicting ideals which may call for exercising discretion.  In the spiritual path, one gradually becomes conscious that behind the objective affectation of truth stands a Higher Truth which needs to be understood and manifested in speech. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/10/01/on-being-truthful-in-speech/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=5053&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How to act in an unstable world</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/09/23/how-to-act-in-a-unstable-world/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 23:56:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandeep</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Society and Culture]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ramana Maharshi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sri Aurobindo]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is a commonly observed amongst those who have awakened to the spiritual path that once they have ceased to be selfish, they start thinking of ways to uplift the rest of the world.  One may feel despondent at the chaos in society and seek some semblance of stability or some foothold on which a better future can be built.  When we grapple with this intractable problem, we find ourselves psychologically evolving through successive stages of inner growth and along with us, the solution to our  dilemma also evolves. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/09/23/how-to-act-in-a-unstable-world/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=4164&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How to increase will-power</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/09/17/how-to-increase-will-power/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 19:35:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandeep</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Spiritual practice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consciousness]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We know we are doing something wrong and yet, when the time comes, we are unable to stop ourselves.  This can happen for very small things and also for things which have a crucial impact on our lives.  When we are quiet, by ourselves, we feel that we will not indulge in wrong movements or repeat our mistakes. But as soon as the occasion arises, not only do we forget our resolutions, but even begin to find justifications and excuses for our indulgence. And the whole cycle repeats itself over and over again. We sometimes wonder why this is so.   This article explores the way out of this psychological predicament. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/09/17/how-to-increase-will-power/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=4913&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Receiving guidance from Masters of a bygone age</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/09/09/receiving-guidance-from-masters-of-a-bygone-age/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:42:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandeep</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Spiritual practice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ramana Maharshi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sri Aurobindo]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the risk of sounding like a crackpot, the topic indicated in the title deserves exploration because it pertinent to the spiritual quest.  Many spiritual aspirants, devoid of a living Guru, do at times wonder in one of their despondent moods if it is possible to receive  spiritual guidance from Enlightened Masters who had lived before.   This question is all the more relevant in an age where the thirst for something spiritual is abundant but is unfortunately exploited by charlatans  who masquerade as teachers.  In this article, we speculate on the prospects with a few examples. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/09/09/receiving-guidance-from-masters-of-a-bygone-age/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=4868&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Disrupting the routines of life</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/09/01/disrupting-the-routines-of-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:34:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandeep</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Spiritual practice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[castaneda]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Human beings are creatures of habit.  We seek refuge in an uncertain world by indulging in all kinds of humdrum routines - big and small.   We impart stability and coherence to our life by staying plugged into some social network, eating at regular hours, engaging in small-talk with loved ones or even strangers, meticulously scheduling daily chores - all in the desperate desire to fill that void within.  One of the object lessons that we gain from Castaneda's books is the necessity of giving up attachment to such routines.   That doesn't necessarily imply that one must become erratic in conduct; it's just that one must stop being an automaton. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/09/01/disrupting-the-routines-of-life/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=4800&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The phenomenon of double consciousness</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/08/22/the-phenomenon-of-double-consciousness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 20:03:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandeep</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is a seminal phase in the spiritual path when, after years of arduous practice, the surface personality becomes subdued and the inner being(subtle body) begins to awake.  It is then that one has the palpable feeling that there are two different beings within - a stable inner part and an insecure outer part.  One begins to live in the vast calm of the sturdy inner being even as one observes the action of the restless outer personality as it reacts to phenomenal events based on pre-conceived constructs.  In this condition, we gain living proof of the observation noted in various scriptures that "there are two birds sitting on the tree of life; one eats the fruit while the other eats not." (Rig Veda 1.164.20,  Mundaka Upanishad 3.1, Shwetashwatara Upanishad 4.6). <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/08/22/the-phenomenon-of-double-consciousness/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=4769&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Signs of spiritual apitude</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/08/14/signs-of-spiritual-apitude/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 2010 00:20:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandeep</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Psychology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dakshineswar]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mirra Alfassa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Physiognomy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When the third eye is awakened in a Yogi, he/she is able to visualize the subtle face  of a person which offers precise indications on the character of that particular individual.  It is the soul that builds the face.  To the awakened Master, certain physical features can be singular indicators of our past incarnations.  The examples below illustrate  how  Sri Aurobindo, the Mother Mirra Alfassa and Ramakrishna Paramahansa could determine the physiognomy of individuals. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/08/14/signs-of-spiritual-apitude/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=4716&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why does Yoga give you a &#8220;high&#8221;?</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/08/06/why-does-yoga-give-you-a-high/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:22:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bhakti Yoga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hatha Yoga]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many methods of Yoga have been developed in the Upanishads and other scriptures - Raja Yoga, Hatha Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Mantra Yoga and what not.  Why do they work?  What is the physiological basis for the "high" you get through meditation?   This is a brief exploration of this topic. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/08/06/why-does-yoga-give-you-a-high/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=4679&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Some disciples of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/07/31/some-disciples-of-sri-aurobindo-and-the-mother/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[judith-tyberg]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[These are some life-stories and interviews of some disciples of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother - Gauri Pinto, Tehmi Masalawalla, Gauri Poddar, Richard Pearson, Judith Tyberg and Margaret Woodrow Wilson. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/07/31/some-disciples-of-sri-aurobindo-and-the-mother/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=4572&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Developing one&#8217;s own spiritual atmosphere (Gita 3:17)</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/07/29/developing-ones-own-spiritual-atmosphere-gita-317/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:35:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Those who live for Thee and in Thee may change their physical surroundings, their habits, climate, “milieu”, but everywhere they find the same atmosphere; they carry that atmosphere in themselves, in their thought constantly fixed on Thee.  Everywhere they feel at home, for everywhere they are in Thy house.  <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/07/29/developing-ones-own-spiritual-atmosphere-gita-317/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=4560&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The rationale behind vegetarianism</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/07/25/the-rationale-behind-vegetarianism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:47:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post discusses the rationale behind vegetarianism based on the observations of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother.   On the question of diet, there is no generic answer possible in light of the fact that the world consists of people with varying genetic makeup who exist in different stages of evolution - most are inclined to worldly success while some are inclined to inner growth. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/07/25/the-rationale-behind-vegetarianism/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=4574&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Spirituality : between morality and immorality</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/07/18/spirituality-between-morality-and-immorality/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 21:22:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandeep</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the world, we generally find two kinds of people: there are those whose minds are so entangled in a complex web of moral laws that they are afraid of sin and live in awe of God; and there are those who derisively mock any notion of morality and  flamboyantly engage in unrestrained hedonism.   In the spiritual path, one has to anchor oneself in the narrow pathway between these two sides - between morality and immorality.   One has to adopt an inner discipline which is conducive to growth of one's consciousness but which may or may not adhere to any moral laws.  The Mother Mirra Alfassa made contradictory observations on this issue convey this difference. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/07/18/spirituality-between-morality-and-immorality/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=4270&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why are artists irregular in their conduct?</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/07/13/why-are-artists-irregular-in-their-conduct/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:42:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandeep</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Psychology]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is one of the contradictions of life that great personalities who are revered for their achievements also tend to be coarse in private life during periods of relaxation.   In these couple of dialogues, the Mother Mirra Alfassa expatiates on the reason behind this anomaly.   <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/07/13/why-are-artists-irregular-in-their-conduct/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=4347&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The occult forces behind artistic movements</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/07/13/the-occult-forces-behind-artistic-movements/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:42:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the history of various countries, one often finds a core group of artists born about the same time who went on to create a cultural movement which ennobled civilization as a whole.   A few examples of this would be the European Renaissance, the Carolingian Renaissance, the Bengal Renaissance, the Harlem Renaissance, the Celtic Revival and many other literary and art movements.   Is there an occult explanation for such collective movements? <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/07/13/the-occult-forces-behind-artistic-movements/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=4335&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>On some customs and traditions of Hinduism</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/07/02/on-some-customs-and-traditions-of-hinduism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 18:27:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Truths realized by enlightened sages and prophets are relayed down the ages without proper understanding, they tend to get petrified into customs observed by the masses out of habit or due to fear of God.  Such archaic customs tend to accumulate until they are shattered by the next enlightened sage who appears on the scene.   In this context,  these are some striking observations of Mother Mirra Alfassa on some vestiges of Hinduism. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/07/02/on-some-customs-and-traditions-of-hinduism/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=4250&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Explaining the Ascent-Descent in Integral Yoga</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/06/25/explaining-the-ascent-descent-in-integral-yoga/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 19:12:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sri Aurobindo and the Mother Mirra Alfassa frequently spoke of ascents and descents which occur during meditation.   Ramana Maharshi, when informed of these statements, firmly denied any such occurrences.   Such puzzling contradictions can occur due to different vocabularies used by various sages as well as due to the varied transformations by which they attain self-realization.  In this article, I will endeavour to outline the  resolution to this contradiction and hopefully clear the confusion. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/06/25/explaining-the-ascent-descent-in-integral-yoga/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=4179&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The spiritual aptitude (adhikara) needed for Yoga</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:34:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As with every undertaking in life, so also in the practice of Yoga, some aptitude or competency is required.  Some people take to meditation like fish to water, while others labor all their life to unveil the light which lies latent within.   Aptitude can be developed through right living and right thinking and is carried over into future incarnations, guiding us into contact with saints and Yogis who can lead us to enlightenment.  The Guru adapts his teaching based on the aptitude of the disciple since all are not capable of assimilating and realizing the Truth in identical manner.   This is also the reason why different kinds of meditation techniques have developed over time.  These are some selections on this subject from various sages. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/06/25/the-spiritual-aptitude-adhikara-needed-for-yoga/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=4219&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The brain is not the mind as per Yoga psychology</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 19:56:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The current scientific consensus equates the mind with the brain and sees consciousness as the outcome of brain activity.   In contrast, various sages  have asserted (based on their experience of self-realization) that the mind is distinct from and greater than the brain.   It is only after one is established in mental silence that one begins to catch a glimpse into the truth behind these assertions.  <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/06/15/brain-not-mind-yoga-psycho/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=4225&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Distinguishing between stilling the mind and dynamizing meditation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 17:22:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Generally, people don’t have a dynamic meditation. When they enter into meditation or at least what they call meditation ― they enter into a kind of immobility where nothing stirs, and they come out of it exactly as they went in, without any change either in their being or in their consciousness. And the more motionless it is, the happier they are. They could meditate in this way for eternities, it would never change anything either in the universe or in themselves. That is why Sri Aurobindo speaks of a dynamic meditation which is exactly the very opposite. It is a transforming meditation. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/06/11/distinguishing-between-stilling-the-mind-and-dynamizing-meditation/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=4216&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hermeneutics: how to read holy scriptures</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/06/10/hermeneutics-how-to-read-holy-scriptures/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 20:19:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When men come across a book of true knowledge, each finds himself there, and at every new reading he discovers things that he did not see in it at first; it opens to him each time a new field of knowledge that had till then escaped him in it. But that is because it reaches layers of knowledge that were waiting for expression in the subconscious in him; the expression has now been given by somebody else and much better than he could himself have done it. But, once expressed, he immediately recognises it and feels that it is the truth. The knowledge that seems to come to you from outside is only an occasion for bringing out the knowledge that is within you <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/06/10/hermeneutics-how-to-read-holy-scriptures/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=2116&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The age of economic barbarism</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/06/10/the-age-of-economic-barbarism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:47:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The progress of Science has virtually obliterated the religious mentality of the Middle Ages, replacing it with the skeptical, objective and scientific temperament  which  devotes it's energies to earthly pursuits.  In this process, it has brought about a capitalist world where money is the primary driver.  Today, a nation's worth is decided by it's GDP, international relations pivot on trade partnerships and opening of new markets, the earth is valued for it's natural resources,  and the World Economic Forum has become a prestigious annual event.  All these changes shape our thinking in ways we seldom realize; they produce what Sri  Aurobindo called an "economic barbarism". <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/06/10/the-age-of-economic-barbarism/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=4184&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Developing discernment on which actions are spiritual</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/05/31/developing-discernment-on-which-actions-are-spiritual/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 20:35:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cultural values tend to vary across countries, civilizations and time.  This frequently creates confusion as to which actions are spiritual in nature.   Those who are raised in traditional societies prefer to conform to some ancient norms while those who are raised in secular societies tend to propound a free-for-all model.  Furthermore, in the frenetic pace of life, it is difficult to distinguish the activities which please the surface personality from the activities which bring deeper joy to the soul.  Which movies to watch?  Which music to listen to?  Which books to read?  Which friends are better?  <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/05/31/developing-discernment-on-which-actions-are-spiritual/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=4027&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How religions are formed</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/05/30/how-religions-are-formed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 May 2010 16:43:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The contemporary religious tendency is to divide people into believers and non-believers instead of viewing them all as souls who are part of the One Divine, to regard sin as a deviance from morality subject to punishment rather than a transient condition which can be overcome with growth of consciousness, to assume that deliverance of the soul occurs due to strong belief in God rather than sublime contemplation.   These are a couple of discourses by the Mother Mirra Alfassa on how religions are formed. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/05/30/how-religions-are-formed/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=2935&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Equanimity as the foundation of Integral Yoga.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 20:32:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ordinary life undulates between inspired action, drudgery, boredom and leisure.  Our response to the events of the day is shaped by our memory of the past.  Abuse, poverty, illness and betrayal leave their mark on our consciousness making us polarized, disheartened, bitter or hard-charging.  To uplift the abased life, the first goal of the Integral Yoga of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother is the practice and perfection of equanimity (Samata in the words of the Gita) in every aspect of life.  Instead of renouncing everything and retiring to some cave/ashram/monastery to meditate, the secret is to live in society and absorb the impacts without inducing stress. To be equal in all circumstances is the first step in perfection because it disengages the Spirit (Purusha) from the material consciousness (Prakriti).  It is from the poise of equanimity that we rise into true freedom.  The rest of this article covers various aspects of equanimity. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/05/27/equanimity-as-the-foundation-of-integral-yoga/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=4102&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How to know the Divine Will?</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/05/20/how-to-know-the-divine-will/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 15:54:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Divine Will is an elusive thing for sure.  The religious preacher substitutes his strong beliefs as the Divine Will, the despot attributes his success to it's action, and spiritual aspirant is supposed to surrender to it.  Does any such thing as the Divine Will really exist?  How can one recognize it ?   <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/05/20/how-to-know-the-divine-will/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=4055&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The existence of vital signs during sleep or coma</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 01:16:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When we fall asleep or go into a coma, the greater part of our consciousness recedes from the surface and plunges into the depths of the subliminal being.  But there still persists a life-force within the body which can exhibit primitive responses when presented with external stimulus.  Writing in the early part of the twentieth century, Sri Aurobindo had outlined this condition of consciousness in his work The Life Divine.   Medical science is now offering experimental validation of his observation as adduced from a couple of experiments discussed in this article. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/05/19/vital-signs-during-sleep-or-coma/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=4068&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The foundation of spiritual relationships</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 18:49:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As long as we base our relationships on mundane issues such as the need for space, need for recognition, need for affection and so on, our life remains a compromise and an accommodation with others.   As long as we favour creature comforts such as the desire to make (more and more) money, to travel, to chat, to eat well, etc., we stagnate with people who live an aimless life.  Two egos bound together will remain two egos if the principles by which they live are not changed.  It is only people who are united in their aspiration to live to the highest ideals who can grow psychologically and spiritually through life.  Therefore, the best way to have happy relationships is to organize one's life around high ideals and find someone who wishes to live up to those  same ideals.   Undoubtedly, there will still be conflicts but these will have to be resolved in favour of high ideals rather than personal predilections.   There is no right answer here.  Life has to be lived to discover the Truth.   These are some observations by the Mother Mirra Alfassa on this topic. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/05/08/the-foundation-of-spiritual-relationships/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=3032&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Four epistemic methods of consciousness</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 17:48:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The human consciousness in its attempt to know something divides itself into two parts : the first is the movement of identity whereby one gets to know something by becoming that thing and the second is the movement of differentiation where one stands apart as the subject and analyzes the entity as an object.   Building on this observation, Sri Aurobindo  outlined four epistemic modes of consciousness which differ from each other in the relative intensity of these movements of identity and differentiation [1].
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		<title>The greater powers of the sense-mind (Manas)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 17:38:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At a certain stage of spiritual progress, when the mind acquires the ability to stay tranquil for large periods of time and the subtle body disengages itself from the bulk of the physical body and begins to extend freely in the subtle physical world, one starts having those flashes of intuition which are indicative of the working of the greater sense-mind (called Manas in Sanskrit).   The mind can see things without the aid of the senses or, as the Katha Upanishad says, mind is the real sense behind the senses.   According to the Mother Mirra Alfassa, some of the esoteric traditions of antiquity recognized that man had not five but twelve senses.   The rest of this article outlines the greater powers of the sense-mind with some examples from recent history followed by a method for enhancing the action of the senses. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/05/03/the-greater-powers-of-the-sense-mind-manas/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=3958&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Introduction</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 01:39:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome! This blog discusses the Integral Yoga of Sri Aurobindo &#38; The Mother, whose pictures are seen above. Bio of  Sri Aurobindo and here Bio of  Mira Alfassa/The Mother and here Guide to literature and links Click on the sidebar &#8230; <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/04/24/posts-page/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=174&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why one should not hate the sinner?</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/04/24/why-not-hate-the-sinner/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 16:15:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sri Aurobindo once said, "To hate the sinner is the worst sin, for it is hating God; yet he who commits it glories in his superior virtue".  Mahatma Gandhi is known to have said "hate the sin; love the sinner".  This post discusses the psycho-spiritual reasons why one may not want to hate the sinner. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/04/24/why-not-hate-the-sinner/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=2141&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The action of subliminal memory</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/04/23/the-action-of-subliminal-memory/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 21:46:47 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Psychology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[autism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The sultry weather, the pungent aromas, the pensive faces, the distant inaudible music...we may not remember everything we experience during the day, but unknown to us, these things are accurately recorded in our consciousness.  Writing in the early twentieth century, Sri Aurobindo said that "there is a subliminal memory which can hold all things, even those which the mind cannot understand, e.g. if you hear somebody talking Hebrew, the subliminal memory can hold that and bring it up accurately in some abnormal state, e.g. the hypnotic. Exact images are retained by the subliminal memory.  All that is subliminal is described by mainstream psychology as the subconscient which is not true because the consciousness that holds exact memories is far wider and fuller than our waking or surface consciousness, and so is cannot be called subconscient."[1].   Modern psychology uses the term eidetic memory or photographic memory to refer to such precision memory recall skills.   This article covers a few examples of this action of the subliminal memory. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/04/23/the-action-of-subliminal-memory/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=3816&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Stabilizing the body before meditation</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 19:15:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandeep</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[meditation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first problem we often face in meditation is restlessness in the body.  There is always some irritating sensation which distracts us from sitting still for long periods of time.   This inability to concentrate can be usually attributed to past indulgences like coffee, cigarettes and alcohol that have contaminated the body.  By sustained effort as well as forswearing of any further excesses, the physical body has to be molded so it can become a willing receptacle (Adhar) which can bear the power and light which pours in during Yoga.    A strong nervous system is a sine qua non for any spiritual transformation. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/04/18/stabilizing-the-body-before-meditation/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=3379&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sublimating the sexual urge through Yoga</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/04/17/understanding-the-sexual-urge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 17:19:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandeep</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The path of Yoga demands the difficult task of transmuting the sexual energy(Retas) into spiritual vigor(Ojas) as discussed in a previous post. Sex is a natural urge implanted in human beings for the procreation of the species but when indulged in excess, it leads to the degradation of the soul. The spiritual solution lies neither in forced suppression nor licentious expression but moderation through the application of progressive self-control. There is usually a period of struggle, which varies depending on past-life development, before the individual consciousness evolves to a stage where the sexual urge drops off naturally.  How you pace yourself in this conversion is upto you.  This post brings together some observations on the sublimation of sexual energy derived from the works of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/04/17/understanding-the-sexual-urge/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=3696&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Aurobindonian model of Karma</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/04/11/aurobindonian-perspective-on-karma/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2010 17:40:06 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Cosmology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[destiny]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The conventional view of Karma is that of a rigid, ethical, mechanical and almost revengeful law of Nature which brings rewards for good deeds and punishment for evil actions.  We are told that the individual who commits evil today will suffer in some future life while the good person is suffering right now because of some evil act done in a past life.  This definition seems unconvincing at times because it does not explain the many anomalies seen in real life.  In his works, Sri Aurobindo presented a more flexible and panoptic model of Karma.  He observed that Nature is not rigid or revengeful but subtle and liberal in her application of law, working through multi-faceted principles to achieve her aims.  This article is a distillation of his thoughts. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/04/11/aurobindonian-perspective-on-karma/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=3260&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The transmutation of sexual energy</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/04/06/the-transmutation-of-sexual-energy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:07:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In these excerpts from Kishor Gandhi's book Light on life-problems, Sri Aurobindo eludicates on the spiritual purpose behind transmutation of sexual energies and whether psychological disorders can be caused by complete abstinence. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/04/06/the-transmutation-of-sexual-energy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=3693&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The latent Consciousness within Matter</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/03/25/latent-consciousness-within-matter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 19:18:41 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Cosmology]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the Taittiriya Upanishad, Bhrigu is asked by his Guru to (spiritually) realize : "Matter is Conscious!".   The ancients believed that Matter was also a form of Consciousness and that this fact could be uncovered through Yoga.  This consciousness within Matter discloses itself as the will in the atom, the symmetry of the crystals, the fatigue in metals, etc.  There is an Intuition in Matter which holds the action of the material world from the electron to the sun and planets and their contents.  To the modern rational mind, any such proposition seems preposterous and untenable.  Modern science has found that Matter and Energy are interchangeable but it has not yet been able to resolve the mind-body dichotomy.   On this topic, Sri Aurobindo said, "Only by an extension of the field of our consciousness or an unhoped-for increase in our instruments of knowledge can the ancient quarrel be decided."[1]   In the absence of such an advance on either side, all one can do for now is examine and anticipate the possibilities... <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/03/25/latent-consciousness-within-matter/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=3500&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Spacetime in occult worlds</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 09:47:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Einstein’s theory of relativity, in layman terms, states that time slows and length contracts with increasing speed of the observer.  At the speed of light, time stops (in subjective terms).  Something similar occurs in the occult worlds which exist hidden behind our physical world.  The Universe with its physical and supraphysical worlds is a manifestation of Consciousness with different orders of Space-Time. The Yogi by shifting the center of his consciousness is able to awaken in these occult worlds.  As one goes higher up the planes of consciousness, the perception of Time changes while Space becomes more flexible and no longer exhibits the fixed laws seen here in the physical world. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/03/25/spacetime-in-occult-worlds/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=3506&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How to rise above the ordinary life?</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/03/24/how-to-rise-above-the-ordinary-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:55:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[destiny]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is question we may ask ourselves at times "Why don't we progress spiritually faster?"  Because we may meditate for fifteen minutes but, psychologically, the rest of our life remains untransformed.  The way we eat, the way we talk, the friends we keep, the desires we nurture - none of these  really change.  As long as life does not deliver any adversities which throw us off-track, we let things continue and allow ourselves to languish.  These are a couple of conversations by the Mother Mirra Alfassa on how to rise above the ordinary life that we find ourselves in. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/03/24/how-to-rise-above-the-ordinary-life/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=3574&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Vidyas in the Upanishads &#8211; part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 09:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Upanishads feature  koans for contemplation called Vidyas(literally means knowledge).  They are meant to trigger the mind into perceiving yet another facet of the Divine Reality thereby guiding the aspirant into deeper grades of meditation.   In a previous post Vidyas in the Upanishads, five such Vidyas were covered: Bhuma, Prana, Shandilya, Madhu and Vaishvanara.  The book Supreme Knowledge by Swami Brahmananda [3] lists an astounding 101 Vidyas drawn from the Upanishads.  This post discusses a few Vidyas drawn from this book. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/03/24/vidyas-in-the-upanishads-part-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=3289&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>PanchaTattva Dharana : contemplation on the five elements</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:41:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post supplements a previous post  Videha Dharana : fixing the mind outside the body, which discussed a method called Videha Dharana as per  Sri Anirvan.   The method is drawn from the Upanishads and can also be called PanchaTattva Dharana or contemplation on the five (pancha) elements (tattva) - namely earth, water, air, fire, ether.   There is a similar technique in the Tantra texts called Bhuta-Shuddhi which is also outlined  here. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/03/23/panchatattva-dharana-contemplation-on-the-five-elements/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=3141&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sri Aurobindo and the Mother on Astrology</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:49:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We turn to astrology because it gives us hope amidst an uncertain world.  It also affirms our identity and increases our self-esteem ("This is my sun-sign and that is why I am good at that").  Unfortunately, it also reinforces our defeatist tendencies ("I am always going to have this problem according to my sun-sign").    This raises the question "Do stars rule our destiny?"  According to Sri Aurobindo &#38; The Mother, the stars are merely indicators of our future; they do not control our destiny.   Furthermore, those who take up the practice of Yoga (and by that, I mean more  than just breathing and postures) begin to actively shape their own destiny.  The practice of Yoga can alter our nature and change our Karma.   In such cases, the horoscope no longer remains a guide to the future.   The following are observations of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother on the general topic of astrology. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/03/18/sri-aurobindo-and-the-mother-on-astrology/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=3083&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Syncretism in Sri Aurobindo&#8217;s thought &#8211; part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:45:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ordinary human mind has a propensity for exaggerating one side of the Truth and ignoring the other.  One of the pleasures of reading Sri Aurobindo’s works is that such contradictions do not exist because he traces every contradiction to its Divine origin and reconciles it as part of a larger Truth.   He explicates how every principle has it’s play in a certain context but if we generalize too much, then it loses its value.  In the previous post, Syncretism in Sri Aurobindo's thought - part 1, we covered five puzzles which were reconciled by Sri Aurobindo into a larger Truth.  This article presents a few more additions: Self-esteem versus Humility, Good versus Evil, Various formulations of the Divine, Nature versus Nurture, Evolution versus Creationism. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/03/18/syncretism-in-sri-aurobindos-thought-part-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=3423&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Syncretism in Sri Aurobindo&#8217;s thought &#8211; part 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:10:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ordinary human mind has a propensity for exaggerating one side of the Truth and ignoring the other.  Those who are benevolent by nature tend to prescribe compassion to solve every problem while those who are endowed with dynamism advocate taking action in every instance.  Likewise, some theorize aiding the businessmen and letting the poor uplift themselves while others suggest helping the poor and letting the businessmen take care of themselves.   One of the pleasures of reading Sri Aurobindo's works is that such contradictions do not exist because he traces every contradiction to its Divine origin and reconciles it as part of a larger Truth.   He explicates how every principle has it's play in a certain context but if we over-generalize , then it loses its value.  We shall outline some  contradictions resolved by Sri Aurobindo. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/03/16/syncretism-in-sri-aurobindos-thought-part-1/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=3135&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How does the mind change with Yoga?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:37:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The nature of the thought process changes as the mind becomes illuminated with progress in Yoga.  Sri Aurobindo identified various stages in this progression referred to as the Higher, Illumined, Intuitive and Overmind.  This post contains excerpts from Sri Aurobindo's conversations on this issue. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/03/10/how-does-the-mind-change-with-yoga/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=2772&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:46:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sri Aurobindo and the Mother Mirra Alfassa were twin souls.  They made explicit statements and also dropped plenty of hints as to the essential unity of their consciousness.   He wrote that the "supreme state of human love...is the unity of one soul in two bodies" [1].   This post collects some of the material on twin souls. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/03/08/twin-souls/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=3429&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The occult spirits which influence our actions</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:03:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The universe is larger than the physical world as explained in the section on Cosmology.  There are many occult worlds peopled by conscious beings which exert an influence on earth and man.  There is some element of truth in the fairy tales of yore which talk of elfins, genii, fairies and Titans.  The majority of men are ignorant puppets in the hands of these forces and it only when the Yogin has progressed to a stage where his/her subliminal consciousness has opened to a greater cosmic consciousness that he/she begins to directly perceive the influence of these occult forces.   One may find oneself  succumbing to sudden depressions, violent outbursts and other dreadful thought formations which are the handiwork of these beings of various occult worlds.   <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/03/06/the-occult-spirits-which-influence-our-actions/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=3368&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 03:18:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oftentimes in life, one hits a fork in the road where one is faced with a life-changing decision and has to make a choice without knowing all the facts.  In such situations, one must understand that there are alternate futures.   Those who want to grow spiritually should know that the inner motive with which one makes the choice is more important than the choice itself.   One must examine one's thoughts and ask, "what is the underlying motive on which my choice is based?"  Is the choice driven by money, comfort, desire for social status, religious law, despair, anger, cruelty or  the inability to admit mistakes ?  Can one live with the decision in the future...?  One must look for signs of uneasiness in the heart.  Looking back later in life, it is quite possible that one realizes that the choice one made then was pre-destined! <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/03/05/when-faced-with-a-serious-decision-how-to-make-the-right-choice/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=2720&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Jnana Yoga : the ego blocks that have to be dissolved</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:46:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yoga is more than meditation and breathing exercises.  It also requires cultivating an awareness of one's own psychology - the traits that one has inherited from one's parents, culture and environment.  One must patiently trace the source of every impulse which arises before it is acted upon.  (i.e. "Am I doing this for glory, out of fear, out of habit, etc").   This introspection constitutes the practice of Jnana Yoga (Yoga of knowledge and discrimination), which must be undertaken in order to cleanse the soul of its lower egoistic formations. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/02/19/jnana-yoga-the-ego-blocks-that-have-to-be-dissolved/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=2833&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The subtle sounds which indicate progress in Yoga</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/02/12/the-subtle-sounds-which-indicate-progress-in-yoga/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:23:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When the Yoga enters into deeper states of trance, the heat of the Kundalini begins to course through the body, the  subtle body is activated and the brain experiences a reverberating natural silence. The Yogin experiences a sense of purity, rejuvenation and alertness within.   At this point, one may hear subtle sounds in the ear, smell burning incense or floral fragrances (which have non-worldly origin) and gain sight into the occult worlds.  The sounds which the Yogin hears tend to vary depending on the inner plane of consciousness to which one is currently attuned.  This post is a collection of these subtle sounds as noted in various ancient scriptures.  As we see, there is lot of similarity in these descriptions. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/02/12/the-subtle-sounds-which-indicate-progress-in-yoga/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=3205&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Meditation techniques from the Yoga Upanishads</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:24:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Out of the 108 Upanishads, there are 21 which are known as the Yoga Upanishads.   These contain various methods of Dharana (i.e. one-pointed concentration).   The book Dharana Darshan by Swami Nirajananda Saraswati of the Bihar School of Yoga discusses them in detail <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/02/04/meditation-techniques-from-the-yoga-upanishads/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=3143&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cultivating witness consciousness (Saksi Bhava) &#8211; part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 20:03:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandeep</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In our daily life, our consciousness is like a constantly changing movie-screen across which various thought forms flip through, have their play and die out.  We are so busy with ourselves that these transitions normally goes unnoticed.  Traditionally, various parts of our body consciousness emit their own semi-conscious response to any stimulus and the cumulative sum of these responses is denoted as our personality.   But as we deepen our practice of witness consciousness discussed in a previous post (Cultivating witness consciousness),  this coherence of our personality begins to fall apart.   It is then that we  become aware of the time interval during which our consciousness undergoes a change while responding to an external stimulus.   These subtle changes in our reaction process are discussed below. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/01/30/cultivating-witness-consciousness-saksi-bhava-part/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=3086&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Difference between religion and spirituality</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:21:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We live in times where spirituality is the new buzzword and religion is derided as outdated.   Yet, it is not clear what the differences between the two are.  The religious approach can be summed up as a combination of nostalgia for the past, desire for structure  in life, respect for authority and an inability to entertain ambiguity.  The spiritual path is propelled by the desire to rediscover the Truth for oneself by using some psychological and occult practices.  The rest of this article delineates these differences in detail. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/01/24/difference-between-religion-and-spirituality/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=2106&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Are earthquakes due to Divine retribution?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:48:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a natural disaster such as an earthquake or hurricane, religiously inclined personalities tend to attribute the disaster to Divine retribution.  In 1934, when an earthquake hit the state of Bihar in India killing thousands of people, Mahatma Gandhi called it God's punishment for the practice of untouchability in India [1].   More recently, we have Pat Robertson claiming that the earthquake in Haiti was God's punishment [2].   This pattern of thinking can be found across all religions. This post outlines Sri Aurobindo and the Mother Mirra Alfassa's observations on the cause of natural disasters. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/01/21/are-earthquakes-divine-retribution/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=2996&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The liminality or negative capability required in Yoga</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:29:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The path of Yoga begins with an imperfect understanding of the working of the Divine  Power which pervades the Universe, as well as the planes and parts of one's own consciousness.   This understanding grows with spiritual experiences and expansion of consciousness.   Under such circumstances, what is crucial is the attitude of liminality or ambiguity towards Truths uttered by past prophets and passed down through extant scriptures. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/01/17/liminality-or-negative-capability-required-in-yoga/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=2963&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The purpose of idolatry and its limitations</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:51:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are all idol-worshippers.  We worship actors, sportsmen, thinkers and - when we are feeling proud - even ourselves!   Our subconscious desire is to mold ourselves in the image of our idols.   The Hindu practice of idolatry re-directs this urge to spiritual goals by clothing the Divine in various forms.   The modern rational mind forgets the original psychological motive behind image worship and dismisses it all as an abomination; it throws the baby out with the bathwater.  On the other hand, there are the believers who narrowly fix themselves in adoration  of their  chosen image forgetting that this is only a preparatory step in the spiritual path.   This post explores the various pros and cons of idolatry(aka image worship). <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/01/15/the-purpose-of-idolatry-and-its-limitations-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=2939&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Is fear and awe of God necessary?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:28:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why do we live in fear or awe of God?  Sri Aurobindo says it is our primitive mentality which is to blame.  We create a deformed conception of God based on our egoistic human standards - we see God as a magnified Man.   We seek to influence this conception of God by bribing him with animal sacrifice, self-mortification  and more generally, with a crafty trading mentality(e.g. "I will do this if you give me that").  Religion begins with an adoration of God but due to the crudity of human nature and lack of any practical method for abolishing the ego, ends up as the fear and awe of God.   Yoga, by virtue of  various spiritual practices aimed at abolishing the ego, does not suffer from the same limitation and hence brings about Divine union.  The following is an excerpt from the Synthesis of Yoga on the rationale behind man's fear and awe of God. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/01/14/why-do-we-live-in-fear-and-awe-of-god/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=2922&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Art as an aid in Yoga</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 18:22:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Any activity, if done with the right attitude, can elevate the consciousness and prepare the  foundation for an integral union with the Divine.  This was the rationale  behind Sri Aurobindo's assertion "All life is Yoga".   A previous post discussed how the study of science can aid in Yoga.  In this post, we cover Sri Aurobindo &#38; The Mother's thoughts on how artistic endeavours such as poetry, painting and music can aid in the Yogic effort. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/01/10/art-as-an-aid-in-yoga/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=2343&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Karma can be changed. Your destiny is in your hands</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/01/06/karma-can-be-changed-destiny-in-your-hands/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:45:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article continues the previous post on the Illusion of Free will.   Free will, as we commonly understand it, is an illusion because the personality which drives our will is fixed and makes predictable decisions.  Furthermore, we are unaware of the invisible Forces of Nature (Prakriti) which impinge on our consciousness and compel us to act in pre-determined fashion.   It is only when we expand in consciousness and gradually unite with the Divine through Yoga that we begin to experience the true nature of free will, for then our will becomes aligned with the will of the Supreme.  True freedom comes with True Knowledge. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/01/06/karma-can-be-changed-destiny-in-your-hands/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=2251&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Study of science as an aid in Yoga</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/01/02/study-of-science-as-an-aid-in-yoga/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 18:10:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A child studying in the Ashram school once asked the Mother(Mira Alfassa) how studying mathematics, history or sciences could help him in Yoga. This post elaborates on her answer. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2010/01/02/study-of-science-as-an-aid-in-yoga/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=2782&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How to awaken the soul (psychic being)?</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2009/12/20/how-to-rawaken-the-soul-psychic-being/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:56:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandeep</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The psychic being(soul) in us is the portion of the Divine which  sits behind the heart and guides individual evolution over incarnations.  It’s presence is palpable in the innocence and spontaneity of the child but gradually it becomes camouflaged by the carefully cultivated self-image of the adult.   It is an important step in Integral Yoga when this psychic being is unveiled because it has the capacity to accelerate the spiritual transformation (in conventional Yoga, this unveiling is symbolized by the opening of the heart Chakra).  One has to replace in oneself, the craftiness of the adult with the joyful innocence of the child but this must be done without losing the wisdom and maturity one  has gained.   In this post, we discuss the activities which aid the awakening of the psychic being. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2009/12/20/how-to-rawaken-the-soul-psychic-being/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=2405&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Transcending the work-leisure cycle</title>
		<link>http://auromere.wordpress.com/2009/12/17/transcending-the-work-leisure-cycle-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:37:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The desire to relax after a hard day's work or a difficult week is a universal phenomenon observed in people everywhere. The human body has a finite capacity of concentration and needs to relieve the pressure which builds up after a significant amount of mental or physical effort.  Unfortunately the methods of relaxation we choose tend to make the situation worse for we sink into a malaise which further depletes our energy.   It is here that the psychological methods of Yoga need to be applied. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2009/12/17/transcending-the-work-leisure-cycle-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=2659&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Videha Dharana : fixing the mind outside the body</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:11:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As discussed in the post Taming the Monkey Mind, the mind in contemplation can focus its awareness on many different objects - be they gross or subtle, within the body or without.  In this post, we will cover one more method called Videha Dharana(fixing the awareness outside the body) which has been briefly mentioned in Patanjali's Yoga Sutras and elaborated by Sri Anirvan in his book Inner Yoga.  As we see below, what is noteworthy is that Sri Anirvan's description of the transformation bears resemblance to some changes in body consciousness that were noted in exchanges between Sri Aurobindo and his disciples. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2009/12/14/videha-dharana-fixing-the-mind-outside-the-body/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=2562&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Taming the monkey mind</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:27:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As anyone who practises meditation will attest, it is not easy to suspend the thought process.   Even if thoughts regarding the external objects are switched off,  our internal memory (Chitta) keeps feeding thoughts about past events to our mind and these do not die down easily.   Any attempt to control or force the mind to stop always ends in failure.   What is required are some supports on which the mind can rest before it glides off into effortless flight.  These are observations on a few aids which might help in quieting the thought process. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2009/12/11/taming-the-monkey-mind/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=2126&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Interplay of Faith and Doubt in Yoga</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The path of Yoga requires a steady faith concomitant with a healthy self-doubt.  This is quite different from the religious definition of faith.  This post elucidates on the  spiritual attitude required of the practitioner of Yoga. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2009/12/11/interplay-of-faith-and-doubt-in-yoga/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=2506&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Various ways in which the Kundalini rises</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:10:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is always of interest when psycho-spiritual descriptions provided by one Yoga practitioner match up with those given by a practitioner of another system of Yoga.  In the Gospel of Ramakrishna, Ramakrishna Paramahansa briefly mentions five ways in which the Kundalini rises.   In his book Kashmir Shaivism, Swami Lakshman Joo discusses six ways in which the Kundalini rises.   It is possible to identify some correspondence between their descriptions. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/various-ways-in-which-the-kundalini-rises/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=2482&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ill-effects of television on Yoga</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 22:37:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The television, a relatively recent 20th century invention, is a powerful form of entertainment and escape from the travails of life.  By identifying with someone else's life, we momentarily forget the ennui of our own life.   TV also provides excitement in the form of sports programs or crime  dramas (not to mention the absurd reality shows).   But watching TV also has some subtle negative consequences on the consciousness of the spiritual aspirant which are seldom mentioned.  In his poem Savitri (all of which was composed before 1950), Sri Aurobindo seems to have anticipated some of these ill-effects.  He wrote in his poem... <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/ill-effects-of-television-on-yoga/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=2190&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Signs of readiness for the spiritual path</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:29:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Mother of the Aurobindo Ashram, Mira Alfassa, detailed three signs which indicate that one is ready for the spiritual path. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2009/12/04/signs-of-readiness-for-the-spiritual-path/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=2464&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Triple movement of Integral Yoga (Witness, Consenter, Enjoyer)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:51:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every movement of consciousness in Sri Aurobindo's Integral Yoga progresses in three stages : Witness(Sakshi), Consenter(Anumanta) and Enjoyer (Bhokta).  When Sri Aurobindo said, "All life is Yoga", he did not mean "Continue to live as you are" but rather that one must first go within, recover one's complete consciousness and then apply this newfound consciousness to worldly life.  This post demonstrates how this triple movement can be applied to every activity. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2009/11/30/triple-movement-of-integral-yoga/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=2401&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>States of self-realization defined in the Gita</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:58:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post is a collection of some interesting terms from the Bhagavad Gita that denote various states of self-realization, along with explanatory text from the works of Sri Aurobindo.  The terms covered are Vyavasaya-yukta Buddhi, Atmarati, Brahmi-sthithi, Nimitta-Matra, Brahma-Nirvana, Samahita, Samyatendriyah, Samsiddhi, Samam Brahma, Udasinavat, Krsna-vit, Brahma-bhuya and Madbhava. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/states-of-self-realization-defined-in-the-gita/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=2243&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Subtle forms of the ego &#8211; (transcending suffocation)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:39:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once the spiritual aspirant has steadied himself(herself) in mental silence, he is faced with the next challenge and that is the surrender of the unruly vital personality.   The vital (AKA life energy or pranamaya kosha) centered in the region from the heart to the navel is the reservoir of all our fears, desires, attractions and repulsions.  The mental ego is easy to identify and isolate; it stamps it's impress on the train of thoughts and begins to subside when the mind is tranquilized by mental silence.  But the vital ego is much more difficult to isolate and subdue for it is stubborn and subtle in it's working; it is the source of our self-justifications, our revolts, our feeling of self-pity and many other petty movements of our consciousness which often go unnoticed in our daily life.  One such outcrop of the vital ego discussed in this post is the feeling of suffocation. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/subtle-forms-of-the-ego/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=2366&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Gita Chapter 18, Verse 60-61: The illusion of free-will</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:59:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Bhagavad Gita in Chapter 18, verses 60-61 states that all creatures are mounted on the machine of Nature and act accordingly.  This post explicates the meaning of these two verses. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/gita-chapter-18-verse-60-61-illusion-of-free-will/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=2256&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ethical, logical and aesthetic mind</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:36:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sri Aurobindo identified three trajectories of the higher mind (Buddhi) - ethical, logical and aesthetic.   The ethical mind is concerned with distinguishing right and good, the logical mind seen in scientists is concerned with reasoning while the aesthetic mind  seen in artists is in pursuit of beauty in nature.   This is a short note on the origin, perfection and conflicts created by these three trajectories of the mind. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/ethical-logical-and-aesthetic-mind/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=2325&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Aspects of Karma-Yoga</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:03:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Karma Yoga(Yoga of Works), as outlined in the Bhagavad Gita, involves doing work not for one's ego but as an offering to the Divine.  The principles of Karma  Yoga can be easily applied in the tranquil atmosphere of some spiritual retreat where one is surrounded by like-minded people but it is much more difficult to practice in a professional or business environment of today's capitalistic society.   This post discusses some finer points of Karma Yoga based on the commentaries of Sri Aurobindo. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2009/10/31/aspects-of-karma-yoga/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=2254&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 23:21:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[During meditation, our consciousness gains contact with the Superconscient realms and becomes filled with calmness and power.  This power acquired through meditation must be retained as much as possible in order to successfully transform our consciousness.  The power dissipates into the external world if we engage in fruitless conversation.   Economy of speech is a sine qua non for success on the spiritual path.  <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2009/10/17/self-control-over-speech/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=2150&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How to cultivate the state of witness consciousness(Saksi-bhava)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:04:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yoga is the process of shifting the center of our consciousness from the empirical self  to the eternal Self.  The first step required in this endeavour is to separate the eternal from the empirical, the Purusha from Prakriti, the Being from Becoming.   This is achieved by following a process of detachment which is normally referred to attaining the "state of the witness" or Saksi-Bhava.   In this talk, Kireet Joshi, a direct disciple of Sri Aurobindo &#38; The Mother, discusses the gradual process by which we can attain this state of witness-consciousness. <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/how-to-cultivate-witness-consciousness-saksi-bhava/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=2130&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Stages in the spiritual journey (Anandamayi Ma)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anandamayi Ma (wiki) was once asked to detail the stages in the spiritual journey.   She enumerated four stages: <a href="http://auromere.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/stages-in-the-spiritual-journey/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=auromere.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176448&amp;post=2100&amp;subd=auromere&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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