Reflections on Sri Aurobindo’s Poetry

This podcast includes two series of talks by Dr. Alok Pandey. The first series SAP - “On Poetry of Sri Aurobindo” is devoted to examination of the poetry of Sri Aurobindo. The second series LP - “Sri Aurobindo’s Life through His Poems” is a glimpse at his life through his poems.

SAP 44: A Thing Seen

Today we take up the following poem of Sri Aurobindo, written in Baroda around 1900. 

05-27
17:28

SAP 43: Renewal

This poem is about reconnecting the curves of Fate.  

05-27
28:12

SAP 42: Shiva

On the day of Mahashivratri celebrated across India this talk provides a glimpse of Shiva along with two of Sri Aurobindo’s Poems, – Shiva and Epiphany.

05-27
01:07:17

SAP 41: The Little Ego

Dr Alok Pandey shares selected Sri Aurobindo’s poems and his understanding of their poetic beauty and spiritual message.

05-27
19:45

SAP 40: The Blue Bird

The blue bird is a symbolic poem that describes the state of the liberated divine soul that connects the earthly life with the Beyond.

05-27
26:10

LP 26: The Hill-Top Temple

In this poem we read about a beautiful experience of Sri Aurobindo.

05-27
24:04

LP 25: Nirvana

In this poem we learn about the first major realisation of Sri Aurobindo, the experience of Nirvana. We read the poem and a letter by Sri Aurobindo

05-27
53:57

LP24: The Divine Project

This is the last talk of the series “Sri Aurobindo’s Life through His Poems”. We close with the vision and work of Sri Aurobindo, and a few passages from Savitri. Text of the poems which were recited is below.

02-07
01:01:25

LP23: The Call of the Impossible

Today’s talk touches upon some of Sri Aurobindo’s personal experience of transformation in the body and its impact upon the earth. 

01-30
59:49

LP22: The Divine Sacrifice

This talk is touching upon Sri Aurobindo’s sacrifice to redeem matter.

01-22
51:54

LP21: Plunge into the Night

Today’s talk touches upon the Divine Sacrifice of Sri Aurobindo into the Inconscient Night to clear the passage. 

01-22
01:04:26

LP20: Bugles of Light

Today’s talk touches upon the events centred around the end of World War ll.

01-15
54:24

LP19: The Mother’s War

Today’s talk touches upon the period of World War II. The poems included: I made Danger my Helper, The Children of Wotan, The Dwarf Napoleon, and In the Battle.

01-13
01:02:15

LP 18: The Divine Laboratory

Sri Aurobindo’s life through his poems. Today’s talk touches upon the period from 1926 to the 1938 when the Ashram was being consolidated.

01-02
58:37

LP 17: The Seeds of the Collective Yoga

Sri Aurobindo’s Life through his Poems. Today’s talk touches upon the coming of disciples around Sri Aurobindo and the Mother.

12-21
01:03:41

LP 16: Krishna and Kali

The subject of the talk is an event of Sri Aurobindo’s identification with Sri Krishna on the 24th November 1926. The texts of quoted poems and aphorisms are below.

11-28
01:03:06

LP 15: Word of the Silence

Today’s talk touches upon the period from 1914 to 1920 primarily upon Sri Aurobindo’s Writings in the Arya.

11-21
42:33

LP 14: The Mother of God

Today’s talk touches upon the coming together of the Mother and Sri Aurobindo.

11-15
57:57

LP 13: Ascent Beyond the Silence

Selected poems give a glimpse of Sri Aurobindo’s yoga as it was developing along unique lines after reaching Pondicherry. The poems include the following:– Ascent (‘The Silence’ and ‘Beyond the Silence’), pp. 581-582– Descent, p. 578– O Will of God, p. 520– Ahana, pp. 477-491– Light, p. 618– Bride of the Fire, p. 532[pages for CWSA 2: Collected Poems]

11-06
59:37

LP 12: The Cosmic Man

We take up a few poems to touch upon some of Sri Aurobindo’s experiences around the time he left for Pondicherry. The poems include:– Transit, Non Periit– To R. On her Birthday– A child’s imagination– The Divine worker– The Cosmic man– The blue bird

10-30
01:07:00

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