The short version: 1. Any identity is based on the proscription of certain ways of moving in order to facilitate others. Identity filters...

The last part of Book I of the Life Divine introduces some further refinements in the layered ontology that Sri Aurobindo sketched so...

Philosophy is often conceived (and practiced) as something that is done mostly by ‘thinking’ about a given subject, analysing its...

What are we really looking for? I mean, really. When we ask this question, ordinarily we come up with a list of ideals: happiness, love,...

Embodiment is a process, not a state. Being in a body, having a body, living through a body are all events, not things. Not only do they...

With this new group of chapters, we descend from the level of Supermind and Mind to that of Life. The guiding idea is the same: to...

One of my favourite hobbies is trying to squeeze as much thought, experience and (dare I say it) wisdom into as few words as possible....

The feeling of safety may be the most important component of spiritual and contemplative practices. Most attention goes often to how...

In this upcoming group of chapters, Sri Aurobindo continues the exposition of the nature of the Supermind and its relation to the ‘lower’...

A manifesto for deep embodiment Imagine Imagine a moment in which you surrendered yourself into the embrace of another being you love (a...

After having introduced the nature of Existence-Consciousness-Bliss, Sri Aurobindo starts a series of Chapter that will take use towards...

Experience can range between two extremes. On the one hand, there is the experience of an infinite, absolute principle, all-being,...

The next three chapters in The Life Divine introduce the other two essential qualities of the ultimate principle (Sachchidandana),...

* Oh, Agni! An abyss of light burns In the core of this being that is yours. Here. The mind teeming with restless thoughts. This is you,...

The devastating impact of human civilisation on our planet is not accidental. Our exploitation of the environment is merely a tool,...

With Chapter 6, Sri Aurobindo starts to explore in greater detail the integral view that he seeks to establish. After having shown the...

Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) is a world-famous philosopher, mostly known for his vocal defense of atheism. In fact, this is already an...

The following excerpt is from the unpublished manuscript of a book about early Buddhist thought, entitled The End of the World. The...

Afterthoughts after a retreat. Full explanation here.

I’m moving forward, but I’ve no idea where I’m going. It is as if the pieces of a huge and complex puzzle were suddenly falling into...