Since 1980, Shraddhavan has been teaching English in Auroville through close readings of Sri Aurobindo's revelatory epic Savitri: a legend and a symbol. In August 1998 these classes were resumed at Savitri Bhavan, with a growing number of students, including young Tamil teacher-trainees from the Arul Vazhi School located in Promesse, Auroville. These classes were given the name 'The English of Savitri' and they concluded in May of 2009 as this group reached the end of the poem.This ...

Like the previous book in the series, The English of Savitri Volume 2 is based on transcripts of classes led by the author at Savitri Bhavan, in this case from December 2012 to June 2013. The transcripts have been carefully revised and edited for conciseness and clarity, while aiming to preserve the informal atmosphere of the course. This second volume covers the four cantos of Book Three, The Book of the Divine Mother, of Sri Aurobindo's epic, Savitri – a legend and a symbol. Each sentenc...

A delightful selection of poems created by a long time resident of Auroville, Shraddhavan. Written in an open, free-flowing style, Shraddhavan embraces the world around her, particularly the natural world, as it whispers to her the story of her own evolving spirituality. If we listen quietly, she whispers to us as well.

One of the greatest classics of spiritual discipline ever written, revealing a timeless path to mastery of the mind and inner freedom.Although yoga is mentioned in the Vedas, the Upanishads, and the Bhagavad Gita, it was Patanjali who first gave this ancient tradition its clear and systematic form. In a series of 195 concise aphorisms, he set forth a practical discipline aimed at training the mind, refining awareness, and leading the seeker toward a deeper knowledg...

The classic Buddhist text and “essential guidebook” on the ideal of compassion and the methods of attaining it (Pema Chödrön, author of When Things Fall Apart**)**Treasured by Buddhists of all traditions, The Way of the Bodhisattva (Bodhicharyavatara) is a guide to cultivating the mind of enlightenment, and to generating the qualities of love, compassion, generosity, and patience. This text has been studied, practiced, an...

There is a golden thread that runs through every religion in the world. There is a golden thread that runs through the lives and the teachings of all the prophets, seers, sages, and saviours in the world's history, through the lives of all men and women of truly great and lasting power.All that they have ever done or attained to has been done in full accordance with law. What one has done, all may do.This same golden thread must enter into the lives of all who today, in this...

This book is a collection of Jiddu Krishnamurti's writings and poems including the famous At the Feet of the Master that he wrote at age 14.

This is the annotated edition including * an extensive annotation of more than 10.000 words about the history and basics of Buddhism, written by Thomas William Rhys Davids The Lotus Sktra is one of the most popular and influential Mahyna sktras, and the basis on which the Tiantai and Nichiren schools of Buddhism were established. This sutra is known for its extensive instruction on the concept and usage of skillful means - the seventh paramita or perfection of a Bodhisattva - mostly in the...

This is a set of lectures by Swami Vivekananda on the subject of Karma Yoga, one of the several yogic paths to enlightenment. Karma Yoga is a mental discipline which allows one to carry out one's duties as a service to the entire world, as a path to enlightenment. By working in the real world, but giving up attachment to work, we can obtain spiritual liberation. Vivekananda discusses the concept of Karma in the Bhagavada-Gita, and singles out the Buddha as a primary example of this form of...

First published in 1904, ‘Knowledge of the Higher Worlds and its Attainment’ by Rudolf Steiner is the classic account of the modern Western esoteric path of initiation. This work constitutes a fundamental guide to the anthroposophical path of cognition or knowledge. In human consciousness, faculties are sleeping that, if awakened, lead to life-giving wisdom. Steiner begins with the premise that “the capacities by which we can gain insights into the higher worlds lie dormant within each one...

The Divine Plan is a living symbol of the kingdoms of heaven coming down upon the earth. To read is to get in touch with all the empowering forces that work behind the scene and sustain and support each and everyone one of us and the whole Universe. You will learn and see and experience the great workings behind all that exists. You will break free from the clutches and the Powers of the Ignorance which keeps you divided and limit your perceptions. This is an adventure and a vast journey o...

Buddha, The Word discusses the teachings of Guatama Buddha. The Four Noble Truths teach that suffering is inherent in life, but that through acknowledging the origins of suffering and following the Eightfold Path, suffering can be ceased. The Eightfold path teaches how understanding, thought, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness and concentration can all be undertaken with rightness.