
Can you explain Krishna’s strategy when Ashwatama’s elephant was killed? I did not understand it. 🏹🐘🦚🕊️
In the entire Mahabharata we see that the rules of war were being broken. The most blatant example of this was the killing of Abhimanyu.

In the entire Mahabharata we see that the rules of war were being broken. The most blatant example of this was the killing of Abhimanyu.

I would rather say that it was accomplished. Much of humanity has grown reasonable. Yes it tends to slide back as Sattwa still belongs to

Shiva defies definition since he is the great liberator. He liberates us not only from ignorance but also from form. He is the essence of

The curse of the gods and the realised seers are often a blessing in the obverse. The many Masters are the kings who will rule

I am not sure where is this said about Rama about the non-existence of Rama in the Evening Talks. Sri Aurobindo has very much included

Mother Parvati is the Shakti, the Force of Shiva. Hence she has to work both in the realms of knowledge as well as of ignorance.

Jesus was not just someone who had realised the Divine but an Avatara, a being who had come from the higher dimension to help humanity.

The Vanara was a stage of evolution from the Apes to Man. Of course they were not just monkeys but a kind of prototype humanity
The Avatars don’t evolve from one to another. They are special descents that come during critical moments of earth’s evolutionary history to carry it safely

The story of Satyanarayan Swami occurs in the later puranas, Skanda and Bhavisya Purana with a specific intent to counter the degrading effects of Kaliyuga.

If we take a closer look at the five pratah smaraniya, the five women worth remembering every morning with respect we shall see a common

The story of Mahabharata and the Ramayana reveals to us the different archetypes and how their life unfolds. Being universal archetypes you can find them

There is a way to interpret the Ramayana and the Mahabharata in this symbolic way. But for a symbol to be correct it should be

Leave aside the great ones and all others with their timelines and use logic and commonsense. The Srimadbhagwat mentions that when King Parikshit took over

They suffered, as Arjuna had feared. Wars, especially wars in ancient times almost invariably led to great number of widows as well as girls and

Ah, you are asking me to choose the best jewel from the treasure trove of jewels….

Many of these depictions are not necessarily by yogis and seers who alone can see and discern the form of gods. Most images are rather

It gives us the secret of harmony which is to unite around the Divine Self and recognize our one and common Divine Mother. We may