18/03/2012 : Reading of “Sri Aurobindo and The Mother about themselves”,
“Vignettes” followed by OM Choir
We had all gathered at the Centre and started our Sunday session with an Opening Meditation with the powerful Gayathri Mantra being played in the background. Absorbing the strong vibrations in the atmosphere around us, we formed a circle.
We were to read a very special book that day—A book which would give us a peek into the lives of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother, that too in their own words! It was called ‘Sri Aurobindo and The Mother about themselves’. It is one thing to study their work, follow their principles but it is a totally different thing to know them as they lived their lives on a day to day basis. After a quick read up, a few of us picked up a page each in ‘Vignettes’ and read the stories aloud. This seemed like a natural extension to the first activity, as these were devotees’ anecdotes on Sri Aurobindo and The Mother. After a short discussion, we formed a small circle for the OM Choir around a gloriously lit candle. We had a quick voice exercise session and then began offering our best OMs harmoniously. The music floated in the room and made us float too for a short while.
25/03/2012 & 01/04/2012: Meditation with Savitri Video
The last and first Sundays of every month is when we have the Savitri Reading Circle at the Centre. We were to read selected lines of Book 2 Canto 1 and Canto 2 - THE WORLD-STAIR and THE KINGDOM OF SUBTLE MATTER. Huta’s pictures capture the beauty of Sri Aurobindo’s exquisite description about the ascent to the world beyond the physical world. The subtle world above our material world is supposed to be unique for its beauty, the symmetry of its forms and the perfect layout of its designs. Huta’s paintings helped us see it all in our mind’s eyes all so well.
08/04/2012: “Elements of Yoga” by Sri Aurobindo (Love)
‘Elements of Yoga’ by Sri Aurobindo was the book we were to read at the Reading Circle. “Love” was the chosen chapter for the day. After reading the chapter aloud, we used the ‘Commentaries on Elements of Yoga’ by the Mother as a guide to help us understand it better.
There were numerous questions posed to The Mother on the subject of “Love” and the different kinds of love and the elements constituting each of them. The Mother answers each of them with utmost love and in such simple language that helps us identify the different levels of “Love” and other aspects of it so effortlessly.
“Vignettes” followed by OM Choir
We had all gathered at the Centre and started our Sunday session with an Opening Meditation with the powerful Gayathri Mantra being played in the background. Absorbing the strong vibrations in the atmosphere around us, we formed a circle.
We were to read a very special book that day—A book which would give us a peek into the lives of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother, that too in their own words! It was called ‘Sri Aurobindo and The Mother about themselves’. It is one thing to study their work, follow their principles but it is a totally different thing to know them as they lived their lives on a day to day basis. After a quick read up, a few of us picked up a page each in ‘Vignettes’ and read the stories aloud. This seemed like a natural extension to the first activity, as these were devotees’ anecdotes on Sri Aurobindo and The Mother. After a short discussion, we formed a small circle for the OM Choir around a gloriously lit candle. We had a quick voice exercise session and then began offering our best OMs harmoniously. The music floated in the room and made us float too for a short while.
25/03/2012 & 01/04/2012: Meditation with Savitri Video
The last and first Sundays of every month is when we have the Savitri Reading Circle at the Centre. We were to read selected lines of Book 2 Canto 1 and Canto 2 - THE WORLD-STAIR and THE KINGDOM OF SUBTLE MATTER. Huta’s pictures capture the beauty of Sri Aurobindo’s exquisite description about the ascent to the world beyond the physical world. The subtle world above our material world is supposed to be unique for its beauty, the symmetry of its forms and the perfect layout of its designs. Huta’s paintings helped us see it all in our mind’s eyes all so well.
08/04/2012: “Elements of Yoga” by Sri Aurobindo (Love)
‘Elements of Yoga’ by Sri Aurobindo was the book we were to read at the Reading Circle. “Love” was the chosen chapter for the day. After reading the chapter aloud, we used the ‘Commentaries on Elements of Yoga’ by the Mother as a guide to help us understand it better.
There were numerous questions posed to The Mother on the subject of “Love” and the different kinds of love and the elements constituting each of them. The Mother answers each of them with utmost love and in such simple language that helps us identify the different levels of “Love” and other aspects of it so effortlessly.
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