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Does Nature revolt against machinery?

Posted on December 28, 2011 by

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 Continue reading →

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The teachings of Paracelsus

Posted on February 12, 2011 by

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. Continue reading →

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Aspects of Karma-Yoga

Posted on October 31, 2009 by

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. Continue reading →

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Man shall not live by bread alone

Posted on May 27, 2009 by

The words of Christ: “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God” (Matthew 4:4) have deep meaning to those who practice Yoga. The “word of God” here indicates that … Continue reading →

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