"In that wide cynic den of thinking beasts
One looked in vain for a trace of pity or love;
There was no touch of sweetness anywhere,
But only Force and its acolytes, greed and hate"
The final talk of a three-part session by Prof. Mangesh V. Nadkarni at SAYFNA, New Jersey, in April 2000. Prof. Jagdish Vyas, who organized and hosted the venue, can also be seen in this video with his concluding remarks.
Our greater self of knowledge waits for us,
A supreme light in the truth-conscious Vast:
It sees from summits beyond thinking mind,
It moves in a splendid air transcending life.
It shall descend and make earth’s life divine.
There is sometimes a natural tendency to compare Sri Aurobindo’s yoga with other yogas. Today we take a look at the experience of Kundalini awakening with regard to Sri Aurobindo’s Yoga.
"Around him crowded grey and squalid huts
Neighbouring proud palaces of perverted Power ...
A misery haunting splendour pressed those fell
Dun suburbs of the cities of dream-life."