AT THE FEET OF THE MOTHER
Ask Alok da

I was listening to one of the talk where you mentioned about a book written by Anirvan which is on Gita. Can you please give the name of that bookπŸ“–?

Anirvan translated The Life Divine in Bengali. You are probably referring to Anil Baran who has written the Bhagavad Gita with English translation and appropriate passages from Sri Aurobindo’s writings. It is available through SABDA.

Affectionately,

Alok Da

Share this…

Related Posts

Sri Aurobindo writes: “The supramental love means an intense unity of soul with soul, mind with mind, life with life, and an entire flooding of the body consciousness with the physical experience of oneness, the presence of the Beloved in every part, in every cell of the body. Is that too something aloof and grand but undesirable?… ” βœ’οΈπŸ“–πŸ˜ŠπŸ™πŸ»πŸŒ»[…]

This is a letter written to Dilip Kumar Roy who was into traditional bhakti of Krishna. He wondered if the supramental could provide the kind of joy that ordinarily one finds through bhakti. Sri Aurobindo answers that not only it will do so but so…

Read More >

What is the major difference between Sacrifice and Renunciation of something for the sake of the Divine? Sri Rama leaving the kingdom and going to the forest is only Satya Nishtha, not Renunciation or Sacrifice, but Bharatha offering the kingdom to Rama Paduka and remaining in Chitrakut and governing Rama’s kingdom is Renunciation. Am I right? 🫴🏼πŸͺ·πŸ˜ŠπŸ™πŸ»πŸŒ»

It is a question of semantics, playing with words. Satya nistha is the motive but the act is renunciation. Renunciation is an action that may be done for a number of reasons such as inability to face the challenges of life …

Read More >