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Reflections on Sri Aurobindo’s Poetry

Author: Dr. Alok Pandey

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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.
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SAP 44: A Thing Seen

SAP 44: A Thing Seen

2023-05-2717:28

Today we take up the following poem of Sri Aurobindo, written in Baroda around 1900. 
SAP 43: Renewal

SAP 43: Renewal

2023-05-2728:12

This poem is about reconnecting the curves of Fate.  
SAP 42: Shiva

SAP 42: Shiva

2023-05-2701:07:17

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.
SAP 41: The Little Ego

SAP 41: The Little Ego

2023-05-2719:45

Dr Alok Pandey shares selected Sri Aurobindo’s poems and his understanding of their poetic beauty and spiritual message.
SAP 40: The Blue Bird

SAP 40: The Blue Bird

2023-05-2726:10

The blue bird is a symbolic poem that describes the state of the liberated divine soul that connects the earthly life with the Beyond.
In this poem we read about a beautiful experience of Sri Aurobindo.
LP 25: Nirvana

LP 25: Nirvana

2023-05-2753:57

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
LP24: The Divine Project

LP24: The Divine Project

2022-02-0701:01:25

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.
Today’s talk touches upon some of Sri Aurobindo’s personal experience of transformation in the body and its impact upon the earth. 
This talk is touching upon Sri Aurobindo’s sacrifice to redeem matter.
LP21: Plunge into the Night

LP21: Plunge into the Night

2022-01-2201:04:26

Today’s talk touches upon the Divine Sacrifice of Sri Aurobindo into the Inconscient Night to clear the passage. 
LP20: Bugles of Light

LP20: Bugles of Light

2022-01-1554:24

Today’s talk touches upon the events centred around the end of World War ll.
LP19: The Mother’s War

LP19: The Mother’s War

2022-01-1301:02:15

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.
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.
Sri Aurobindo’s Life through his Poems. Today’s talk touches upon the coming of disciples around Sri Aurobindo and the Mother.
LP 16: Krishna and Kali

LP 16: Krishna and Kali

2021-11-2801:03:06

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.
Today’s talk touches upon the period from 1914 to 1920 primarily upon Sri Aurobindo’s Writings in the Arya.
Today’s talk touches upon the coming together of the Mother and Sri Aurobindo.
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]
LP 12: The Cosmic Man

LP 12: The Cosmic Man

2021-10-3001:07:00

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
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